Fiction - Psychological

When she is seven years old, Anna witnesses the tragic drowning of her younger sister, Megan. The tragedy haunts her and her parents, and in the aftermath, Anna becomes convinced she can communicate with her sister through sign language. Thirty years later, Anna, now...

When fourteen-year-old foster child Johnathan Thomas Woods is suspected of murdering his foster mother, an old letter and a tacky billboard advertisement lead him to the office of attorney Brian Stone. Unbeknownst to John, Stone is having a bad day. Attacked by an angry...

The spine-tingling, bone-chilling　novel of supernatural suspense from the #1　New York Times　bestselling author of　The Fireman　and　Horns--now an AMC original series starring Zachary Quinto, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Ashleigh Cummings."A masterwork of horror."--　TimeVictoria McQueen has an uncanny knack for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers...

On a sweltering July morning in rural Tennessee, fifty-year-old Rebecca Reynolds visits the family farm, where she literally stumbles across the dead bodies of her parents and younger sister, a sister who spent life in a wheelchair after a birth fraught with complications.Rebecca's first...

A sideways view of "coming of age," "Rapids" is the story of a young man who moves to a strange city and finds himself lost in its warren of streets and squares. He is looking for his own identity--personal, political, sexual. A series of...

Five scholars of ancient Greek philosophy harbor a secret that could forever change the intellectual landscape of Western civilization. As they deliberate sharing their discovery with the world, machinations of fate make them question the nature of truth and revelation.Author: Edward FotheringillISBN-10: 160145872XISBN-13: 9781601458728Publisher:...

Following the publication of the widely acclaimed novel Seven Years comes a trove of stories from the Swiss master Peter Stamm. They all possess the traits that have built Stamm's reputation: the directness of the prose, the deceptive surface simplicity of the narratives, and...

Fyodor Dostoyevsky "An Honest Thief" is an 1848 short story that famously tells the tale of Emelyan Ilyitch, the tragic drunk. It begins with our narrator conversing with Astafy Ivanovich, an aged soldier and temporary lodger. An unfortunate coat theft leaves Astafy dismayed one...

The brain remains one of the most mysterious and powerful organisms known to man. Even though scientists have been studying it for centuries, still relatively little is known about it's true capacity. One of the most fascinating components of brain functionality is the electro-chemical...

Evan Gramer, author and journalist, is hired by a popular magazine to conduct an interview with a certain Mr Molserat. After a peculiar introduction, Gramer starts to learn that the interviewee is a reticent person who enjoys keeping secrets. As the interview continues, tension...

A collection of eleven interconnected stories from the bestselling, award-winning author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After Life, "Stunning...A master class in literary worldbuilding... Full of speculative glee, but tinged with poignancy." (Publishers Weekly) Nothing is quite as it seems in this collection...

Killing the Taxman is a thrilling sequel to 'Dead Girl Found' and 'I Know It Was You, ' continuing the interlinked stories of DCI Grace Swan and Chloe Macbeth.Grace now faces a new threat: a ruthless serial killer who also has Grace in his...

I watched her from afar ever since she was born. I knew from the moment my eyes spied her that she was the one: the one I needed, the one I had searched for so very long. My careful planning and sacrifices would all...

As Micah drives his family home from a much needed vacation, the unthinkable occurs; a flat tire with no spare. Hours pass by without help, extinguishing hope and darkening the fond memories of the trip, but finally, their savior arrives. A grizzled mountain man...

A nerve-tingling and atmospheric thriller from master of suspense Nicci French about two families shattered by tragedy and the secrets that have been waiting decades to be revealed.On the day of Alec Salter's fiftieth birthday party, his wife, Charlotte, vanishes. Most of the small...

Luke and Jessica have the perfect life. They're happily married, and are about the have their first child.When those closest to Luke start tragically dying, his life begins to unravel. Struggling with loss, Luke has to face the truth that a killer is hunting...

Janelle Wolf longs to be the woman she once was-- an adored wife, a loving mother, a career woman, a force in her community-- before a mysterious car accident stole her memories, ruined her reputation, and upended her life. These days, her troubled family...

Two women wrenched apart by a family member's disappearance must find a way back to each other in this haunting page-turner by the author of A Crooked Tree. Nessa Garvey's sister Deena vanished without a trace in Philadelphia in 2004. In all that time,...

An "intelligently written and thought-provoking" novel of two women, an abandoned baby, a long-ago trauma, and a confrontation with truth (Cambridge Journal).When they were nineteen, taking a summer journey along the British coast, Olivia and Eve found a newborn baby in a phone box.The...

Author: Ram MuraliISBN-10: 0063386356ISBN-13: 9780063386358Publisher: Harper Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/25/2024Pages: 544Format: PaperbackLarge Print

A collection of 23 stories from Kurt Newton, including: The Pit, Puppies For Sale, Bruises, Under the Bridge, Thumbin ', Something Profound, The Whittling, creak!, Angels of Mercy, Angels of Grief, Skins, The Banana Man, Dead Dogs, Trunk Story, Nature Walk, The Dog Park,...

We come across different problems every day. We do our best to solve them. We often come to a dead end, despite the help of our friends and the support we may get from strangers. What if this is not the end of the...

THE WICKED PLACE is a riveting thriller that is 400 pages of non-stop suspense. Hannah Douglas, young, beautiful, loved, teaches reading, but not to children. Her students are murderers, rapists, and thieves, and her classroom is inside a maximum security prison where she is...

A renegade biker and respected lawyer -- once boyhood friends -- trying to keep a serial murderer from making parole, clash first with political deceit, then with each other over Deadly Visions a mysterious psychic claims will win them justiceAuthor: Richard BaronISBN-10: 0759647232ISBN-13: 9780759647237Publisher:...

A thought-provoking and darkly witty novel about freedom, motherhood, greed, and religion--a surprising new direction from the controversial author of Men, Women & Children and The Average American Male.Chad Kultgen has established himself as one of the most honest and candid chroniclers of human...

BLACK WAVES OF SENJAKALA, is the story of an American Eurasian graduate student, Kirana Nindita, who has taken a leave of absence from her university and traveled to Indonesia to become in engaged in anthropological fieldwork in a remote and dangerous area. A chance...

A bright pre-teen who remains on the fringe. Karen watches other kids having fun together and wonders if she could ever be a part of the group. Her protective mom tries to shield her from the world, limiting her contact with peers in case...

Every screenwriter knows the best stories come from the truth...But the truth can be terrifyingMarnie thought she'd left behind her days of writing 'celebrity' tell-all memoirs, but when her big break as a screenwriter turns to dust she's forced to take another ghost writing...

Tom Lowe's identity and his pride are invested in the work he does with his back and his hands. He designed and built his family's dream home, working extra hours to pay off the adjustable rate mortgage he took on the property, convinced he...

At once a gripping psychological thriller and a haunting meditation on memory and identity, 'Embers' is a tour de force of contemporary storytelling. When a mysterious drifter arrives in a small town and begins to wreak havoc on the lives of its inhabitants, a...

The world has ended. Now what? When Bea wakes to discover she and her lover, Evian, are still alive after the apocalypse, things seem too good to be true. Soon, she begins to suspect they are. The more concerns she voices about their survival...

The Metamorphosis tells the story of a young man who wakes up one day to find himself transformed into a giant insect. As he grapples with his bizarre condition, he faces the emotional and physical challenges of adapting to his new form. The novella...

An exploration of the class struggle in nineteenth century London where a potential inheritance turns family and friends into desperate foes eager to escape their circumstance. A compelling story about greed, deception and the innate need to survive. Michael Snowdon lives like a pauper...

"All the right scares in all the right places." The Seattle TimesA telephone rings in the dead of night with shocking news for single mother MaryAnne Carpenter: her friends the Wilkensons are suddenly, inexplicably dead, their only child, Joey, a sad and silent adolescent...

This assured debut novel from acclaimed Chilean author Andrea Jeftanovic explores the devastating psychological effects of the conflict in the Balkans on a family who flee to South America to build a new life. It is told from the perspective of the young Tamara,...

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English journalist, poet, biographer, historian, debater, radio personality, and novelist who wrote more than 100 books on a wide variety of subjects. He is best known for his beloved Father Brown series of detective stories and The Man...

Journalist Dan Starkey, hero of Divorcing Jack, is back, a few Guinnesses past sober, but quick as ever with the sarcastic rejoinder--and this time his knack for adventure, and misadventure, takes him to the unsuspecting streets of New YorkAuthor: Colin BatemanISBN-10: 1611458625ISBN-13: 9781611458626Publisher: Arcade...

The acclaimed novel about the games people play and when they suddenly lose their rules... They came together for a weekend in a California motel-twelve very different people. Plus the psychologist who was supposed to lead them. Ahead lay the most shattering hours of...

The "Honey" Series, where wives discover they really do like sex with other men, and the husbands who find they like it. Fast and naughty, these are stand-alone stories written from either the husband's or wife's perspective. Cole's fantasy of seeing his wife Renee...

An ancient beauty...Amara was once the Princess of Egypt, the beautiful wife of Mentuhotep the First. Now, 4000 years later, she and her coffin are merely prized exhibits of the Charles Ward museum. Her lovely face and strong, young body are no more. If...

Unique Elements About the Author Commentaries A STIRRING Literary Classic by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT. Behind a Mask by AMERICAN author LOUISA MAY ALCOTT is a novella-length work of literary fiction first published in 1866 in the UNITED STATES.THE SENSATIONAL classic story showcases the expert...

Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of a shipping company, dreams of having a son to continue his business, despite the fact that he already has a daughter named Florence. The book begins when his son is born and Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving...

The compulsion to kill is one that is as old as mankind itself. What, though, is it that actually drives this compulsion? Is it lust? Rage? Are we just evil to the core... Or is it that murder is just another form of expression,...

The Hoyers are an American family. Two parents, two kids, a house they can't afford, and a deep desire for more. When the black-clad, seemingly omniscient Mr. Cormorant comes to town, it seems that they might finally be able to cash in on their...

A manuscript arrives in the mail, sent by mistake. It asks the question: What if your private life was made public by someone you've never met? Stories within stories tell of two men: a photographer whose life is upended as he seeks the elusive...

Psychopaths use intelligence, manipulation, superficial charm, delusions of grandeur, lack of remorse and lack of empathy to execute behaviors that work in their best interest. This fictional book explains the development of psychopathic traits from different perspectives. The life of two Psychotherapists merge in...

There is a serial killer out there. A serial killer targeting young men. A serial killer who appears to be Linda's sister Elizabeth. Linda's dead sister Elizabeth. But it can't be Elizabeth. She's dead. Right? Could she still be alive? Or somehow back from...

By "one of the most impressive novelists of his generation" (The New York Review of Books), Children of Light is a searing, indelible love story of two ravaged spirits, played out under the merciless, magnifying prism of Hollywood. Gordon Walker, screenwriter and actor, has...

"Riveting from page one to the last breathless word."--Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You "Brilliant, riveting .. an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide...I loved this book." --Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York...

The Jewish American novelist Henry Bech--procrastinating, libidinous, and tart-tongued, his reputation growing while his powers decline--made his first appearance in 1965, in John Updike's "The Bulgarian Poetess." That story won the O. Henry First Prize, and it and the six Bech adventures that followed...