Fiction - Psychological

"Man in the Dark is an undoubted pleasure to read. Auster really does possess the wand of the enchanter." --Michael Dirda, The New York Review of BooksFrom Paul Auster, a "literary original" (Wall Street Journal) comes a novel that forces us to confront the...

In this acclaimed psychological mystery, Jinx Kingsley, a prominent photographer and millionaire's daughter, wakes up in an exclusive hospital suffering from amnesia. Not only can she not remember the car accident that caused her memory loss, but she doesn't remember that her impending wedding...

An internationally bestselling comic novel in which a man--with the help of a bunny--suddenly realizes what's important in life "Escapism at its best . . . Just pure fun." --NPR.org "Which of us has not had that wonderfully seditious idea: to play hooky for...

A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, A New York Post Best Book of the WeekRecommended by Vogue, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Skimm, The BBC, Southern Living, Pure Wow, Hey Alma, Esquire, EW,...

A stunning, shocking, wonderfully well written debut reminiscent of James Patterson and one that will catapault Boris Starling to the front rank of thriller writers.London is in the grip of a heatwave: airless days, strange steamy nights and a killer stalking the streets. Wealthy...

"A twisty, fast-paced" (The Sunday Times, London) debut thriller, as electrifying as the #1 New York Times bestseller The Girl on the Train, about impending motherhood, unreliable friendship, and the high price of keeping secrets.In this "gloriously tangled game of cat and mouse that...

A young mother has done everything possible to put the past behind her, but it might not be enough in a gripping novel of suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of the Jane Doe novels.Abandoned by her fugitive ex-husband, Lily Brown is rebuilding...

When Eve Springer arrives to join the Songbirds it's the fulfillment of her lifelong dream. But that dream is soon to become a nightmare. Somebody is murdering the Songbirds, using their own instruments as weapons. Will Eve be next? "Passionate, overwhelming, a classic thriller...

In this international bestseller, a "twisty tale of secrets and lies that reverberate across generations of a dysfunctional family" (Michele Campbell, author of The Wife Who Knew Too Much), a woman diagnosed with cancer sets out to discover if someone poisoned her before her...

The tears began to flow. 'I can't do this on my own, ' Emily sobbed. 'I don't know how.'When Emily's husband dies in a terrible accident, she's not the only wife he leaves behind.Because, before their whirlwind romance and Emily's discovery she was pregnant,...

A first-person diary of a prisoner's final day before being executed for an unspecified crime, Victor Hugo's poignant tale vividly conveys the mental anguish of a man confronted with the intransigent mechanism of justice, as his mind seeks refuge in recollections from his past...

"I loved The Forever Bridge from its first beautiful sentence to its breathtaking final one." --Ann Hood With eloquent prose and lush imagery, T. Greenwood creates a heartfelt story of reconciliation and forgiveness, and of the deep, often unexpected connections that can bring you...

I was thirteen the first time my brother tried to kill me. These days, Della is a loving wife, a dedicated teacher, a woman trying to do her best. She has put her past far behind her. But she hasn't forgotten the lessons she...

The Sea-Wolf (1904) is an adventure novel by American writer Jack London. Inspired by his acquaintance Captain Alex MacLean, a sailor from the Pacific Northwest, London sought to write a novel of the high seas with psychological and philosophical underpinnings. An intelligent scholar named...

A seemingly well-reasoned justification of murder comes to pieces as the murderer is forced to confront the true nature of his crime. After much thought Rodion Raskolnikov determines that certain special people deserve the right to step outside of normal law and order to...

Oak Park, Illinois, 1875. Isabelle Larkin's future--like that of every young woman--hinges upon her choice of husband. She delights her mother by becoming engaged to Gregory Gallagher, who is charismatic, politically ambitious, and publicly devoted. But Isabelle's visions of a happy, profitable match come...

'Wow, just wow.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, Goodreads reviewer 'Blew me away and I'm still gasping for air.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, Goodreads reviewer 'Totally jaw-dropping.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, Goodreads reviewer 'Had me on the edge of my seat.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, Goodreads reviewer 'One of the must-read books of the year. I could...

It was supposed to be my family's promising new start, but now it's a nightmare I can't wake up from...I need the two men sitting opposite to trust me. My family's happiness is riding on my getting this job. I smile - there's no...

"A slow-burn thriller. Emergence .... makes for a deliciously disquieting ride..."-4.5 star IndieReader Approved Review"Cass has many moments in the woods when the hair on the back of her neck rises and she cannot identify why, and the reader shares that sensation..." -Front and...

When Stevie Searle almost dies in the accident that kills her mother, she doesn't see a shining path or a golden light. Instead, she sees everyone she's ever slighted, waiting to take a piece of her in a cold, dark room. The person whose...

The international bestselling author of Her and The Social Affair returns with another suspenseful thriller that very well could be set in the house next door. Jack Mooney, a career criminal, has been in prison for nearly a decade, quietly nursing his hatred for...

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship centers upon the protagonist attempt to escape what he views as the empty life of a bourgeois businessman. Wilhelm is introduced to William Shakespeare's dramas by Jarno, and after extensive discussion of Shakespeare's work they decide to gather a theater group....

On a beautiful Spring day in the Deep South, while the azaleas and honeysuckles bloomed, Samantha Grace McKenzie's life began to fall apart. She loses her partner and her home. Her son, Danny, changes seemingly overnight, becoming distant and rebellious. Faces from her past...

Michael Hiebert's remarkable debut novel tells the riveting story of a small southern town haunted by tragedy, one brave woman's struggle to put a troubling mystery to rest--and its impact on the sensitive boy who comes of age in the midst of it all....

A KILLER STALKS HIS PREY...A calculating and deadly killer is in search for what he terms as his perfect family. Preying upon single mothers and their innocent children, the police have dubbed him "The Family Man."HE WATCHES THEM...HE TAKES THEM...He plays out his role...

Matthew Acciaccatura of Teaneck, New Jersey, begins his freshman year at NYU in the fall of 1995 with one goal in mind: to become cool. A former high school outcast, used to lumbering the hallways alone in oversize turtlenecks, Matt seems an unlikely candidate...

What would you do if your child was abducted-and the ransom was your other child? AN ORIGINAL ABDUCTION THRILLER WITH A FEARLESS YOUNG HEROINE-AND AN UNFLINCHING DESCENT INTO THE DISTURBED MIND OF A KILLER. Based on the award-winning screenplay. A routine blood donation puts...

The Titan is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, completed in 1914 as a sequel to his 1912 novel The Financier. Both books were originally a single manuscript, but the narrative's length required splitting it into two separate novels. Dreiser's manuscript of The Titan was...

The year is 1967, and the world teeters on the brink of nuclear holocaust as the Cold War goes relentlessly on. But the little city of Holloman, Connecticut, home to prestigious Chubb University and armaments giant Cornucopia, has its own crisis: twelve murders have...

Have you ever wondered about that one guy who's unlucky enough to witness a murder? That's what happens to William Qui ones Brown when he decides to be brave and check on a cute, drunk girl who might be walking alone at night. Fortunately...

To outsiders, the deep, impenetrable forest that blankets Vermont's Green Mountains gives the state its peaceful and verdant mystique, but those same dark woods hide a secret from pre-history that reaches menacingly into the present. Joseph A. Citro's widely read publications about the more...

She thought she had the dream life - and then her nightmares began..."A proper mind-blowing page-turner" - Elizabeth Haynes (Into the Darkest Corner)Eva Curtis is a pathological perfectionist whose attention to detail means she never makes mistakes - until one slip-up leads to the...

'She had the perpetual sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of being out, out, far out to sea and alone; she always had the feeling that it was very, very, dangerous to live even one day.'Virginia Woolf's most famous 'stream of consciousness' novel,...

The Making of Americans, by Gertrude Stein.In one volume with page and line numbers matching the Dalkey edition.For ready reference with The Notebooks of Gertrude Stein by Leon KatzAuthor: Gertrude SteinISBN-10: 1087985870ISBN-13: 9781087985879Publisher: BiblionessLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2021Pages: 930Format: PaperbackWeight: 3.98lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 1.83d

"Elison's brutal, incisive novel cuts to the heart of what makes public figures vulnerable and asks us to question our voyeurism." --New York Times Book ReviewShe created a beautiful world. Now he wants it all.On her way to a speaking engagement, bestselling novelist Eli...

Lawrence Block writes: "As a prelude to the process of republishing The Wife-Swappers, I Googled my way to a textual analysis of Andrew Shaw titles by Lynn Munroe, perhaps the leading scholar of Midcentury Erotica. He says of this particular novel, 'Perhaps the worst-written...

He stole her childhood. Now she wants it back.Mara Sitwell was only a child when she went missing nineteen years ago.Now she's been found alive and well, wandering barefoot and confused in remote woods.She tells investigators she was imprisoned in an underground cell -...

Her memories died, but the dead won't let them sleep.There's something Allie can't remember; hidden memories that refuse to surface. Until one day, when something brings back images of a forgotten night.A year after graduating from Emsworth University, Allie receives a mysterious email asking...

Jake Smith isn't especially handsome. He isn't even as buff as those hotties on the covers of romance novels. But he understands the power of love. Until his life is torn apart by losing it. When Jake's marriage inexplicably ends, he's as devastated as...

Ray Cruz is a killer. When his daughter is attacked, he'll do anything and spill anyone's blood to protect her. Elena Maldonado struggles to reach her father's home after she's been beaten brutally by the henchman of a local businessman, Robert Meister. At one...

For years, Clair has wanted to end her life.To her, death seems like a rational solution to her problems. Clair is convinced there are no rainbows in the sky, and certain the greener grass does not exist on the other side.With many suicide attempts...

One of those rare biographical novels that bring a whole world to life in a way that lingers in memory.--Jay Parini, author of Borges and MeThis absorbing, sensitive novel portrays a famed author in a moment of crisis: an aging Hugo von Hofmannsthal returns...

After his mother and sister are killed in a trailer fire, Luke Smith turns to thievery to raise money and protect his people from oppression.In the world of gypsy travelers and underworld brigands, danger is never far away. When a burglary goes awry, Luke...

An unorthodox family living in an unorthodox place, the Barretts are exceptional in many ways.Making their life out on the water of Tricker Lake, TN, they bridge the gap between old mountain magic and the American dream, while each of them is struggling to...

The Sea-Wolf (1904) is an adventure novel by American writer Jack London. Inspired by his acquaintance Captain Alex MacLean, a sailor from the Pacific Northwest, London sought to write a novel of the high seas with psychological and philosophical underpinnings. An intelligent scholar named...

Stoner college student Flic has just received some bad news: she only has one more year to live. With her three best friends, Len, Javan and Jenkies, they decide to make it the best year ever - until one night, when they witness a...

Come into the East End of London, 1888. Walk the streets of Whitechapel and slums of Spitalfields, side by side with history's most notorious serial killer.Overhear his plans, and listen - or try not to - to his secret thoughts as he waits in...

What awaits Brandy in the Devil's Bed?While touring an old castle in France, Brandy Petracus finds an old Templar Knight graveyard. Long forgotten by the world, this ancient cemetery is known to the locals as the Devil's Bed, and its occupants do not rest...

A sheltered mother. A medically fragile child. They can't just disappear. Or can they?A typical day of medical appointments and errands. Elizabeth can handle it, she tells herself. She'll do it all until her husband returns on the weekend.But someone else has a plan...

A drowned man. A sinister circus. And murder... murder... murder.Nod Blake, the cynical, wise-cracking private eye, is back. He's an aging throwback to a bygone era of detecting on the mean streets; a dinosaur of a private eye who never got the memo that...