Fiction - Psychological

"What raises Deighton's genre to art is not only his absorbing characters but his metaphoric grace, droll wit, command of technical detail . . . and sure sense of place." --Washington Post Peter and Paul Winter, sons of a German businessman, are bonded by...

"What raises Deighton's genre to art is not only his absorbing characters but his metaphoric grace, droll wit, command of technical detail . . . and sure sense of place." --Washington Post Peter and Paul Winter, sons of a German businessman, are bonded by...

Eliza Moss's intoxicating debut novel is a dark, intense, and compelling account of what happens when a young woman falls in love with the wrong kind of man.Enola is approaching 30 and everything feels like a lot. The boxes aren't ticked and she feels...

The Marvel Universe details the lives and deaths of Wagner's cast of characters: an orphaned billionairess, a black man wrongly convicted of murder, a schizophrenic child obsessed with the comic book character Wolverine, a cancelled TV star, and the love child of Elon Musk....

Me: I've just turned forty. My ex dumped me a year ago - and I'm still not over him.Her: My best friend Maddie has everything I've ever wanted. A successful, handsome husband. A designer riverside home. A cleaner. A gardener. A luxury kitchen that...

"He again had the sense that all this order, balance and security in his life were really an illusion and a lie".... "Everything seemed to be slipping from his grasp; everything was becoming increasingly unreal, even his home, his wife, his child, his profession,...

Katherine Mansfield is often recognized as one of the true innovators of the modern short story. The New Zealand-born Englishwoman embraced a Bohemian lifestyle and became involved in a series of scandalous relationships, which greatly influenced some of her most significant work. Her best-known...

"He again had the sense that all this order, balance and security in his life were really an illusion and a lie".... "Everything seemed to be slipping from his grasp; everything was becoming increasingly unreal, even his home, his wife, his child, his profession,...

The tide will come in no matter what you do. Eventually it'll swallow you up if you don't move with it. Gabriel Pechman has finally fulfilled his wife's greatest dream - he's quit his finance job and moved to the Outer Banks to live...

Your Narrator has a secret, and it's hidden in the stories he tells...Brace yourself for a whirlwind of dark fiction as you enter the walls of Southern California's State Asylum for the Criminally Insane, where Your Narrator awaits with a sharpened tongue and murderous...

Perfect for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly LinkStories I Told My Dead Lover Eight searing tales of psychological horror that probe the darkest and most deeply buried parts of the human psyche ...A child is forced to grow up too soon.A woman...

The most harrowing of tyrants is one's own intellect. It is the reality Mr Soren lives every day as his callous heart and bitter soul keep him chained in mundanity. Every day repeats the other, his life fading into memory like a meaningless dream....

From the author of the hit literary horror debut Bird Box ("Hitchcockian." --USA Today) comes a chilling novel about a group of musicians conscripted by the US government to track down the source of a strange and debilitating soundThe Danes--the band known as the...

When Brandon Falcone unexpectedly comes into money, he decides to leave his mundane life behind and travel the world. He travels from place to place without a care in the world, acting completely on impulse - until a romantic encounter on the party island...

Author: Robert Louis StevensonISBN-10: 1644393344ISBN-13: 9781644393345Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/06/2020Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Ein Held unserer Zeit ist ein von 1837 bis 1840 entstandenes literarisches Werk von Michail Lermontow. In dem Roman wird die Trag die der gebildeten und freiheitlich denkenden Jugend seiner Zeit geschildert, welche mit gesellschaftlichem Stillstand unzufrieden war, sich vereinsamt f hlte und das...

Chanting the Feminine Down is at heart the painful journey of Colette, a young woman who struggles to come to grips with her Catholicism, her psychology and her soul. Vast in scope and coverage, the novel is a journey through history, mythology and time...

This story is less than a "who done it" and more of "why did he do it" and "where did he get it." Why would an 83-year-old Catholic bookkeeper leave a fortune to a Jewish Synagogue? Where did he get the millions he left?...

Lazarus is a novel written by Leonid Andreyev. It is a story that revolves around the character of Lazarus, who is resurrected from the dead by Jesus Christ. The novel explores the consequences of this miraculous event on Lazarus and his surroundings. As Lazarus...

A junkie looking for one last fix in a town full of ghosts .This is a ghost story. A junkie has gone to El Zapotal to die - to rent a room in this crumbling backwater, melt into one last fix, and not come...

"Demian" is a novel written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse. Originally published in 1919, "Demian" is a coming-of-age novel that explores themes of individualism, self-discovery, and spiritual awakening. The story is narrated by Emil Sinclair, a young boy growing up in Germany during...

Her diamond engagement ring glitters as she tells me he's the one. But I'm sure there's hesitation in her voice and the way she winces when her fiancé pulls her close makes my stomach drop. Could he be as dangerous as I feared? I...

They arrive alive. They always leave dead.But first, they give me their confessions.My name is Jack Steen, and for those who arrive on my 'death' ward at the Asylum, I'm the last face many will see before they die. I am the night nurse...

Step into Patricia Easteal's uniquely written Dancing with Demons.Meet Triple F who is traversing the puzzle-like phases of her existence-Daddy's Princess Franny, the precocious child abuse survivor; Frankie, whose extended adolescence is spent numbing trauma in unhealthy ways; and Francine, the adult who experiences...

About the BookThis collection of poetry and short stories covers a wide variety of emotions that humans experience, the obstacles and miracles we all face. The message behind the story is that no one is alone when it comes to facing these emotions; we...

"This poignant narrative sheds light on the complexities of returning home from war and the power of resilience." -Melissa Melendez, California State Senator (Ret.), Navy VeteranI've not read a debut this confident in a long, long time."-Tod Goldberg, New York Times Best-Selling Author of...

I tread quietly up the plush carpeted stairs. There's no-one here to see me as Cassie and Jon's bedroom door creaks gently open. I've watched them from afar for so long. Now I'm finally in their house. But there's no time to waste. I'm...

In The Mind of Dan MacAvoy, Dallas Clark's third Woody White legal thriller, Dan MacAvoy is a former Marine who returns from a tour in Vietnam, scarred by a horrific combat experience, only to have his tenuous psyche further damaged by his abusive, neglectful...

In this spellbinding psychological suspense, a London couple flees gossip and suspicion-but in a house full of secrets, there is nowhere to hide... When people say they love the sea, they don't really mean it. Because they don't know what that means or what...

Deb Solomon is a new mom suffering a spate of postpartum depression, a listless marriage and a career in free-fall. So she jumps at the chance to go to work in another world: a university laboratory housing language-competent apes and the humans who study...

It wasn't until Tallis tried REM for the first time that he realized he wasn't happy.The average person might stop sometimes to smell the flowers, but Tallis was the kind of person who would even admire the weeds. To him, life itself was beautiful....

Chichikov, a middle-aged gentleman of middling social class and means arrives in a small town and turns on the charm to woo key local officials and landowners. He reveals little about his past, or his purpose, as he sets about carrying out his bizarre...

I thought he was just a figment of my imagination. The tall, dark, and handsome man who kept watch over me in the most beautiful garden I've ever dreamed of. It wasn't just a garden, though, but a playground where he would teach me...

John Davys Beresford (17 March 1873 - 1 February 1947) was an English writer, now remembered for his early science fiction and some short stories in the horror story and ghost story genres. Beresford was a great admirer of H.G. Wells, and wrote the...

Hans Cadzand's father dies when he is an infant and he becomes the centre of his mother's life. As he grows up from a pretty child to a serious young man with deep religious convictions, she hopes she will remain the focus of his...

This "gripping, tender, and at times disturbing tale" (Entertainment Weekly) of unlikely devotion and sudden violence in an isolated Midwestern summer camp is a compelling follow up to the award-winning Heaven's Lake. From the prizewinning author of Heaven Lake comes an extraordinary story of...

Author: McKenzie MossISBN-10: 1403383405ISBN-13: 9781403383402Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/21/2003Pages: 476Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.53lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d

An uproarious novel about a man's often sordid, lifelong search for his possibly imaginary half brother My German Brother is the renowned Brazilian musician and author Chico Buarque's attempt to reconstruct through fiction his obsessive lifelong search for a lost sibling. In 1960s S...

"A fast-paced, twisting thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page" Paula Hawkins, International Bestselling author, The Girl on the Train.What really happened to Sara-Jane?It's been fifteen years since Gem's eight-year-old daughter Sara-Jane went missing, snatched with her best friend Abby...

'Highly recommended' MICK HERRON'The Secret History meets The Capture' J.P. DELANEY You might be paranoid, but that doesn't mean they're not watching you... Adam lives a picture-perfect life. Happy marriage. Healthy kids. Successful career as a doctor. But Adam feels like he is being...

In a timeless exploration of human nature and the divine, "The Man Who Wanted to Be God" ventures into the intricate and nuanced relationship we share with the divine. Whether through reverence, love, neutrality, or an audacious desire to transcend, humans grapple with the...

A "collection of twelve dark academia short stories...In these stories, dear student, retribution visits a lothario lecturer; the sinister truth is revealed about a missing professor; a forsaken lover uses a seance for revenge; an obsession blooms about a possible illicit affair; two graduates...

A deadly trap. A ticking clock. How long until she has only one last breath? Jessie wakes to darkness, cold, and the rain beating down on her. She reaches out, and her hands meet hard stone. Suddenly she knows where she is. Deep in...

Introducing "The Fragility of Light," Heather S. Lonczak's debut novel-a poignant exploration of mental health, resilience, and the enduring power of familial bonds.Sunny Zielinski is a beautiful and talented young woman with a promising future. A recent college graduate, Sunny has landed her dream...

Despite knowing it's a mad idea, Lily agrees to take her mother on one last road trip around the UK, in this new novel by the bestselling author of His Other Woman. This trip will be challenging because Lily's mother can no longer be...

When Mr. Richard C Legend is approached by Olivia Winston with the idea of putting the First Black President in office, he asked himself one question - how are we going to keep him alive? Mr. Legend informs Olivia he is in, and he...

A woman wakes with no memory of the past ten years, in this twisting tale of mystery and mistrust by the bestselling author of The Charcoal House. When Ellie Graham wakes from a coma, she thinks she's eighteen years old. In reality, Ellie is...

A reclusive woman living in outback Australia receives a letter acknowledging a terrible secret from her past. Thirty years before, she stole another woman's life. From the moment the letter is opened two women are on a collision course with destiny. From the London...

What does she know? On a leafy, suburban street, curtains are subtly twitched to watch the new neighbor moving in. Anne gets exactly the welcome to the neighborhood she expects: a basket of homemade cupcakes delivered by the woman next door and her best...

At 25, Michael Fletcher was wrongly sentenced to 26 years for a murder he didn't commit. Despite futile attempts to prove his innocence, he finds purpose in prison. Upon release, he embarks on a quest to uncover the truth with an unexpected ally. Adapting...