Fiction - Psychological

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...

Fathers and Sons is a major work of nineteenth-century fiction and one of the most acclaimed Russian novels of all time. The story follows the relationships between a father, his sons Pavel and Arkady, and Arkady's nihilist friend Bazarov. Against the backdrop of a...

"I'll drop anything for a new Adele Parks: she nails it every time"--Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment"Absolutely gripping"--Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of The Family Remains"Whip-smart protagonist, immensely satisfying"--Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author...

As the Australis Star cruises for nineteen days from Sydney to Honolulu, the lives of five passengers are changed forever.Genevieve hates cruises; all that lounging around quaffing cocktails and too much food. But Peter, her husband, has bought this one for her after the...

Penny lives a mundane life teaching high school but craves more. Ignored and mocked by everyone around her, she suffers in silence while dreaming of something better. But secrets hide behind her fake smile. Sexual attraction to blood, violent fantasies, and childhood trauma from...

The archetypal Symbolist novel, and a gorgeous tapestry of death and melancholy, Bruges-la-Morte was also the first work of fiction to employ photographs in the style of Breton, Drndic and SebaldA widower, Hugues Viane, takes refuge in the decay of Bruges, living among the...

Such a quiet and ordinary wife and mother. Who will even notice what she's done?Lillian Smith leads an unexceptional life, writing obituaries and killing time with her inattentive husband and disconnected son. Then she meets David, a handsome stranger, in a coffee shop. Lured...

Revered as a true gothic masterpiece, "Melmoth the Wanderer" is the last complete work by the Irish author and playwright, Charles Maturin. Since its publication in 1820 it has been admired by such authors as Sir Walter Scott, Honoré de Balzac, Edgar Allan Poe,...

First published in 1829 at the beginning of Victor Hugo's literary career, "The Last Day of a Condemned Man" is one of the author's first mature works of fiction. It recounts the thoughts of a condemned man as the day of his execution draws...

College students Tessa Parker (Red), Inessa Alexeyev (Nessa/Stone), and Kalina Izumi (Fox) were driving one day after classes to grab some food, but the GPS was acting weird and took them down a deadly detour in the woods where now they are being hunted...

For a year and a half, morning and night, Alexandria Tackleman prayed she would be able to escape from her abusive husband and isolated life. Was this day at the beach her chance? Winston Grover had been watching the mistreated woman who looked like...

Abi had a secret life. That's why she had to die.Grace is living through every mother's worst nightmare. Her student daughter Abi went away on a dream vacation - and was murdered.Overwhelmed by grief, and fighting off old demons which have resurfaced, Grace tries...

Six months have passed since serial killer Phineas Slater was recaptured and put back behind bars. Liam Emerson has moved on with his life, and he's doing much better, thanks for asking. He's not drinking. He's not plagued by intrusive thoughts about the man...

"Like a Chinese Kurt Vonnegut. By turns lyrical and satirical, Wang Xiaobo's sexual comedies set during the Chinese Cultural Revolution are as improbable as that genre sounds. His long overdue publication in English comes as a gift. Golden Age is funny and brave and...

Never trust other people's memories, and watch out for your own Sean Whittlesea was there when his wife was murdered. He saw the light leave her eyes. He held her dead body in his arms. He knows he wept, but he cannot recollect a...

An NPR Best Book of the Year A wildly original, incendiary story about race, redemption, the dangerous imbalances that continue to destabilize society, and speaking out for what's right. One could argue the story begins the night Allegra Douglass is awarded Distinguished Chair in...

The tranquility of a sleepy Winnipeg morning is shattered by a grisly discovery. Salaciously posed on the steps of a Wellington Crescent mansion, a young woman grins menacingly, a sadistic welcome to those who might discover her. The pool of blood that surrounds her,...

We have been led to believe that the most private and secure possession we own is our thoughts. What if that isn't true? When police call in forensic psychology professor Elizabeth Monroe to consult in a series of strange murders, for the first time...

Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Russian-American writer Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in the United Kingdom. The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age. Individualism. Without a doubt, individualism...

At the age of 16, in 1959, Dalton Henson, an athletic but emotionally disturbed youth living in a small central Florida town, suddenly becomes sexually attracted to prepubescent boys. This attraction gradually intensifies until it nearly completely replaces the attraction he previously felt toward...

"Hermann Burger was an artist who went the whole hog every time, didn't conserve himself. He was a man with a big longing for happiness." --Marcel Reich-Ranicki Appearing in English for the very first time, Brenner is a delightfully unusual novel full of dark...

What happens when a gang of vicious drug dealers hit the sleepy Canadian town of Serendipity?After waking up to the sound of gunshots, Annie rushes over to Ben 'The Butcher' Rough's meat shop, only to find out the man has been shot and killed....

A trilogy of stories that shatter the myths of stereotypical islands of paradise.In Promises, during the late 1960s, the ketch, Mercy, sinks during a sea storm off Culebra near the Virgin Islands. Ciara Malloy assumes custody of her drowned fiancé's son and learns a...

A NOVEL OF TERROR AND MEDICAL SUSPENSE People put their lives in doctors' hands every day--but in no other situation is this so precisely true as at the moment the anesthesiologist looks down at you and says, "You'll be going off to sleep now...

A winner: tense and terrifying with a twist you'll never see coming. You won't soon forget these characters and the shocking ways their lives intersect. -- Laura Dave, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told MeEvery marriage has its...

Justine wakes to her android digital companion, DANA, attuned to her breath, heartbeat, and every emotion 365 days of the year.The year is 2410, and technology runs every facet of human life. Convinced humans have sacrificed their autonomy, Justine wants to unplug from the...

Traded to a brothel owner as payment for a gambling debt, Dolly Stroud's Arizona life is forever changed.Forced into a world of exhibition and danger, Dolly is left to fend for herself - until well-meaning neighbor Trace Anderson interferes and presents the opportunity for...

Traded to a brothel owner as payment for a gambling debt, Dolly Stroud's Arizona life is forever changed.Forced into a world of exhibition and danger, Dolly is left to fend for herself - until well-meaning neighbor Trace Anderson interferes and presents the opportunity for...

A single mom just met the perfect man. But perfection comes at a price. Will she have to pay it with her life?Newly divorced Tara Spencer is a devoted single mom to her eleven-year-old daughter and is still healing from her failed marriage of...

LAWRENCE BLOCK remembers: "Actually, the header's mistaken. In point of fact, I remember next to nothing about Trailer Trollop. I've loaded it onto my Kindle in advance of republishing it, and I've made my way through a few of its chapters, and while there's...

Who is preying on young, vulnerable girls? Delve into the terrifying world of human trafficking as four victims fight to stay alive against impossible odds in 3 full-length psychological suspense novels by bestselling author J.H. Leigh.Enjoy exclusive bonus material not included in the original...

Terreno, 1983, Latin America. After a dictatorship of ten years, the brutal junta, lead by general Pelar, seems to waver.Alejandro Juron, guitarist of the famous poet and folk singer Victor P駻ez who's been executed by the junta, is released from the infamous prison "The...

Terreno, 1983, Latin America. After a dictatorship of ten years, the brutal junta, lead by general Pelar, seems to waver.Alejandro Juron, guitarist of the famous poet and folk singer Victor P駻ez who's been executed by the junta, is released from the infamous prison "The...

Alicia Collinson poses a surprising question to her dinner guests: "Do you think lying is endemic in society today?"They all have different answers based on their experiences, but what was the purpose of Alicia's question?She was separated from her twin brother, Tom, when they...

Against a backdrop of pagodas and enigmatic customs, Lidia De Campos-a mature artist carrying a private burden--tours a Southeast Asian country recently reopened to the world after a long dictatorship with a disparate group of characters; along the way, they all encounter adventures that...

From the bestselling author of While My Eyes Were Closed and One Moment comes a powerful, emotional novel about how far we can trust those closest to us. 'Linda Green is bloody brilliant!' Amanda Prowse You can run from the past but you can't...

The gripping new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of THE BOOK CLUB 'Gripping, unpredictable and immensely satisfying' SOPHIE HANNAH, author of Haven't They Grown 'A dark, original and twisted story of revenge' FIONA CUMMINS, author of When I Was Ten 'Deliciously sinister' ALLIE...

Toronto, 1960. Mo Gold and Arthur "Birdie" Birdwell are like fish out of water. Mo is Jewish and sardonic; Birdie's black, thoughtful and gargantuan. They're private detectives.Henry Turner disappeared eight years ago without a trace, and his mother wants him back. Mo and Birdie...

Read one of the most popular Jane Austen books of all timeThe definitive edition Large Print edition Features an uplifting extended biography of the life and experiences of Jane Austen Professionally remastered for premium quality print and easy reading Persuasion is one of Jane...

On the eve of the Occupy Wall Street protests, C is flat broke. Once a renowned textile artist, she's now the sole proprietor of an arts supply store in Lower Manhattan. Divorced, alone, at loose ends, C is stuck with a struggling business, a...

From NY Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Justice series, M A Comley, who has sold over three million copies worldwide. What lengths would you go to, to escape a loveless marriage? She did it, she escaped his clutches.Now she lives under...

Natalie and Miles are a couple on the edge. When one day their dangerous secret finally catches up with them, the result is 24 hours of conflict, pain, and possibly tragedy. How will they survive the consequences of those actions which have led them...

Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are (1794) is a novel by English writer and political philosopher William Godwin. Published a year after the appearance of his Enquiry Concerning Political Justice (1793), Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are is a thriller and mystery...

In the midst of World War I, the son of a British aristocrat and daughter of an English colonel are roped into a treasonous plot. They must navigate secret agents and spies who are convinced of their guilt. A chance meeting between Catherine Abbeway...

Perpetually assaulted by an army of undiagnosed mental disorders, Ben lives in the vortex between two lives. One is a kind and compassionate man. The other is a wounded animal, racked with splinters of violence and rage. One is a second shift custodian at...

Will Karen ever forgive herself for that weekend? It should have been a blissful few days set deep in a Cheshire forest. A luxurious log cabin retreat just twenty minutes' drive from home. No aeroplane to catch, no bank holiday chaos, no stress and...

A first-year resident at a major Boston children's hospital, Peyton Shields finally has the career she's always dreamed of--even though her marriage to Kevin, an up-and-coming young lawyer, is suffering from her hard work and impossibly long hours. But a late-night drive home in...

"We are trembling on the verge of one of the great ages of English literature." - Virginia Woolf."Mrs. Dalloway was the first novel to split the atom. ... It is one of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century." (Michael Cunningham, The...

Winner of the Dzanc Prize for Fiction A work of brilliant and innovative historical fiction, Asylum delves into the disturbing and seductive relationship between a young hysteric named Augustine and renowned nineteenth-century French neurologist J.M. Charcot. As Charcot risks his career to investigate the...

Now available in the US--the dark horse literary novel that has taken Britain by storm! In the best tradition of Tessa Hadley, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Ann Patchett--an astonishing, keenly observed period piece about an ordinary British woman in the 1950s whose dutiful life takes...