Fiction - Psychological

"Completely addictive. A nail-biting, sleep-depriving, brilliant read."--Saskia Sarginson, author of The Twins Rachel Jenner is walking in a Bristol park with her eight-year-old son, Ben, when he asks if he can run ahead. It's an ordinary request on an ordinary Sunday afternoon, and Rachel...

From the critically acclaimed Olaf Olafsson, an intimate yet sweeping story of a New York neurologist and the three women who change his lifeAn overlooked pianist who finally receives fraught success after decades of disappointment. An elusive dancer whose untimely death her fianc is...

"Oates' American saga captivates because it exists within an actual drama playing out across the country...Martyrs is a graceful and excruciating story of two families who do not live very far apart, but exist in different realities. " --USA Today, 4-star review"Successful because Oates]...

Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author"An atmospheric and harrowing tale, richly literary in complexity but ripe with all the crazed undertones, confusions, and forebodings inherent in the gothic genre. Recommend this riveting, du Maurier-like novel to fans of Jennifer McMahon." -- Booklist (starred review)From the...

You'll have your deposit within seven business days, just like it says on Getaway.com. I've put through a refund to your credit card for the full amount, minus $200 to replace the stained sheets...MirandaWhen 30-year-old Dawn reads Miranda's email, she sees red. People have...

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Heart-Shaped Box comes a chilling novel about a worldwide pandemic of spontaneous combustion that threatens to reduce civilization to ashes and a band of improbable heroes who battle to save it, led by...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook offers a timely novel featuring his most fascinating character yet, a Vietnam vet embarking on a quixotic crusade to track down his nemesis from the war.After sixty-eight-year-old David Granger crashes his BMW, medical...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Monogram Murders and Woman with a Secret returns with a disturbing tale of psychological suspense and obsession that hits at the heart of some of our most precious relationships.What if having a best friend could put...

A frighteningly prescient novel of today's America--one man's story of a racially charged real estate experiment in Detroit, Michigan."You get in the habit of living a certain kind of life, you keep going in a certain direction, but most of the pressure on you...

A stylish psychological thriller with the compelling intrigue of The Silent Wife and Turn of Mind and the white-knuckle pacing of Before I Go to Sleep--in which a woman suffering from bipolar disorder cannot remember if she murdered her friend.Dana Catrell is shocked when...

Ren e Knight follows up her international sensation Disclaimer with this shivery tale of psychological suspense, featuring a character as disturbing and compelling as Mrs. Danvers in Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca.From her first day as Personal Assistant to the celebrated Mina Appleton, Christine Butcher...

A mesmerizing tale of psychological suspense about a woman who must fight to escape an expert manipulator determined to possess her, Claire Kendal's debut novel is a sophisticated and disturbing portrait of compulsion, control, and terror that will appeal to fans of Before I...

"Elegant and engrossing....Henderson is a talent to watch." --Danielle Trussoni, author of Angelology "This is not a book you'll soon forget." --Sara Gruen, author of Water for ElephantsThe gripping debut novel from Litpark.com founder and Pushcart Prize-nominee Susan Henderson, Up From the Blue is...

"Abby Drake is a masterful storyteller."--Sue Margolis, author of Gucci, Gucci, Coo The secrets sisters keep can be startling--and in the hands of Abby Drake, author of Perfect Little Ladies and Good Little Wives, they can be outrageous, eye-opening, wickedly smart and wildly funny....

"Those of us who love Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie will now have to make room next to it on our shelves for Joshua Gaylord's winning debut." --Brock Clarke, author of An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England"Hummingbirds positively...

Intelligent, wry, and seriously twisted, Peter Crumb is a man who suffers two personalities, only one of which is capable of remorse. His life has been derailed by a single, devastating act of violence, and now, in what he intends to be his last...

Celebrated author Joshua Seigl, an idiosyncratic bachelor and confirmed recluse--young but in failing health--reluctantly admits to himself that he must hire a live-in assistant to help him with his increasingly complicated professional and personal affairs. Then one day at the bookstore he encounters Alma,...

Far from resting on her laurels, Lessing goes from strength to strength. Ben's half-human ignorance, paranoia, and rage are magnificently imagined and vividly present on every page. The condition of the outsider has hardly ever before in fiction been portrayed with such raw power...

Karen Nevitt has brought new life to old, abandoned things. Her vintage clothing collection, nestled away in Washington, D.C.'s picturesque Georgetown, features exquisite designer originals from decades past. But there is something deadly sewn into the lace and delicate fabrics she has--clues to a...

On September 5, 2003, illusionist David Blaine entered a small Perspex box adjacent to London's Thames River and began starving himself. Forty-four days later, on October 19, he left the box, fifty pounds lighter. That much, at least, is clear. And the rest? The...

Taking its title from a description of Peter Pan's Neverland, Astonishing Splashes of Colour follows the life of Kitty, a woman who, in a sense, has never grown up. As her moods swing dramatically from high to low, they are illuminated by an unusual...

Lives of the Circus Animals is a brilliant new comedy about New York theater people: actors, writers, personal assistants, and a drama critic for the New York Times. They are male, female, straight, gay, in love with their work or in love with each...

Don't miss Philippa East's gripping and suspenseful new novel, A Guilty Secret available to pre-order now!'Breathtaking suspense. A phenomenal talent' HOLLY SEDDON'Terrifically engaging' JO SPAIN'Addictive. I couldn't put it down' PHOEBE MORGANBut seven years later, Abigail is found.And as Anne struggles to connect with...

'Brilliant Cuts to the heart yet powerfully uplifting' Jane CorryHer love for her daughter is everythingHer love for him is deadlyCath had twenty-five perfect days with her newborn daughter before Mia's deadly illness was diagnosed.As her life implodes, Cath's despair drives her to a...

As the chatty classroom of kindergarten children excitedly awaits the final bell to release them for the weekend, Chloe, racked with exhaustion, desperately attempts to keep her eyes open. Nervously staring at the battered wooden desk, her six-year-old mind becomes fixated on the sound...

Pax is the motto of Brede Abbey. Yet its peace is the peace of God-"not," as Godden brings to her readers' notice, "the world's peace." The walls of Brede witness life of unceasing work and prayer, little creature comfort, persistent disappointment and misunderstanding-yet a...

Amanda has it all: a successful career, a loving husband and a stable life. Until one day, when it all comes undone in an avalanche of murder, blackmail and an all-in search for big money that can't be found.When Amanda discovers her husband, Brian,...

Amanda has it all: a successful career, a loving husband and a stable life. Until one day, when it all comes undone in an avalanche of murder, blackmail and an all-in search for big money that can't be found.When Amanda discovers her husband, Brian,...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - "This book is every suspense lover's dream and it kept me up way too late turning pages. . . . A novel with crazy twists and turns that will have you ditching your Friday...

"Rhodesia is sleep-walking towards its devastating civil war. Three women become entangled in that war and in relationships that harbour the seeds of tragedy. With great sensitivity and insight, Tina Beattie tells a haunting story of love and war that will long linger in...

Everyone has secrets. When my wife went to prison for the murder of my mistress, I realized just how dangerous some secrets could be. She's now my ex-wife and is getting released based on new evidence. I don't want to worry, but even if...

Under the darkness of the winter night sky, in the small town of Hidden Cove.A disturbing plan was hatched. What happened afterwards may never be understood.Now at 509 Pleasant Hill Drive, the lives of the Johnsons will never be the same. Agent Ava James...

Brad Peterson is a highly trained Special Forces operative with less than a month of military service left. He is looking forward to a bright future in the civilian sector.But when his last mission in Afghanistan goes horribly wrong, Brad is injured and his...

From the bestselling author of The Social Affair and HER comes a new mind-bending thriller about a young woman whose life takes a wicked turn when she lands her dream job.The job comes with a lot of perks. A mysterious new boss is one...

Joe Forester is a recovering Christian who dreams of hosting a retreat at a local hotel with a mysterious background. After leaving a condemning church and years of pain and hurt, he moves to a small Midwest town, turning his attention to uncovering the...

Revenge is mine, sayeth the Lord. Marvin thought that was bullshit. Marvin was intelligent, quick-minded, courteous, considerate, and a smart dresser. The young lady he showed an interest in said, "Get away from me you ugly twerp." It really pissed Marvin off. Sergeant Jack...

He's known as the trapper and his family has a long history in these isolated woods. Now it's just him and the boy, and he'll raise him in the world he knows, the forest, where threats take recognizable forms: harsh weather, peak predators, the...

There is a derelict house at the end of the street. For all but one day of the year, it remains boarded up with strict punishments in place for those foolish enough to trespass. On the one day it is open (Halloween), the nearby...

What is the meaning of human life, of living for a short period in this strange world and then leaving it alone, quietly in the silence of your soul? What is the central aim of liberal arts education? What makes the life of a...

PS. Joan of a thousand days, call it over early October, 2020 after a vagrant email flash three years earlier. The Harvey Flood of Houston, Texas devastated her house and home. The Plague Year 2020 her own apartment refused refuge from the pandemic. This...

Courtney Ramsey is a recently widowed mother, drowning in grief. She lives in the epitome of the small town stereotype in Philipsburg, Montana, in a tiny apartment where she struggles to support her kids. Tired and lonely, long hours spent working at a diner...

Ribby Balustrade didn't have a very good childhood with an abusive drunken mother to deal with.Still, she gave selflessly - entertained children at the hospital.But sometimes enough is enough...That's when a voice inside answered.And killing to her was as easy as flirting.Sometimes everything turns...

Dark Laughter (1925) is a novel by Sherwood Anderson. Inspired by his own decision to abandon his family and career in order to establish himself as a professional writer, Anderson explores the guilts, routines, desires, and disappointments driving the lives of many Americans in...

We of the Never Never (1908) is an autobiographical novel by Jeannie Gunn. Based on her experience accompanying her husband Aeneas to the remote cattle station of Elsey, Gunn's novel is a fascinating masterpiece of Australian literature that explores the landscape of the continent's...

Peter Whiffle (1922) is a novel by Carl Van Vechten. Framing himself as his character's literary executor, Van Vechten provides a satirical self portrait of his unusual life in the arts through the lens of a man whose sole gift is to identify and...

After writing a series of children's books under the name Sugarland Books, author Harold Krakower "decided to use my imagination to write this beautiful story about a lonely author and the woman he meets, and what happens to them both over a period of...

A definitive edition of a modern master: three essential works that reveal his incomparable style, dark humor, and uncanny sensitivity to the complexities of "living in dangerous times" Includes White Noise, now a major motion picture starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig This first...

Tessa Templeton has thrived at Oxford University under the tutelage and praise of esteemed classics professor Christopher Eccles. And now, his support is the one thing she can rely on: her job search has yielded nothing, and her devotion to her work has just...

On a seemingly ordinary Saturday morning, Fraser McCourt awakens to a nightmare.He finds himself in the grounds of Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park, close to the University - and he's naked. A short distance away is the lifeless body of fellow student Reggie Bartholomew, with strangle...

On a seemingly ordinary Saturday morning, Fraser McCourt awakens to a nightmare.He finds himself in the grounds of Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park, close to the University - and he's naked. A short distance away is the lifeless body of fellow student Reggie Bartholomew, with strangle...