Fiction - Psychological

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...

I'll put it upfront: if you're looking for an easy read, there're more suitable books out there. And, due to the subject matter, some scenes are explicit; if that's not your cup of tea, you probably won't like the book.How does one exist in...

When Whitney moves to Oklahoma for a fresh start, she believes she's making a great choice. A new job and her best friend only minutes away, what more could she ask for? If only she had any luck with new places. Then she meets...

A 1919 American silent drama starring Marion Davies, The Cinema Murder is based on the 1917 book by E. Phillips Oppenheim. Elizabeth Dalston (Davies), who is preparing for a career in theatre, sees what seems to be a murder, as stated in a film...

Step into the enchanting world of Neil Munro's ""The Daft Days,"" a masterful exploration of human psychology and emotional depth that has been out of print for decades and is now lovingly republished by Alpha Editions. This vintage novel is not just a reprint;...

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...

She defied them with survival.Prisoner 43-1-12 contends with the voices of her past, present, and future in the war-altered world of Illirium. From a ranch outside a rural town, to a prison formed from city ruins, and a wilderness marked by supernatural encounters, There...

Love, Life, and Logic captures the individual struggle of a young man against the seemingly unnamed, unknown, anonymous power of the universe. In a shocking revelation of his innermost thoughts, the book depicts a painful account of his emotional turmoil arising out of his...

Trying to commit suicide Lisa is sent to a Psychiatric Hospital by the police for a 10 day evaluation. In those 10 days she is forced to face her personal demons. She will learn to see the truth about herself. Dr. Emily Bennett, a...

Got a spirit-crushing boss?Well so does Lauren Johnson - five of them.Based on true stories of bosses' political maneuverings and workers under siege, The Boss tells Lauren's story - a talented but naive professional struggling under a self-serving, insensitive boss who undermines her at...

Mebet concerns a man of the taiga, a hunter, in a moving narrative that blends ethnographic detail, indigenous mythology, and the snowy landscapes of the Arctic. The protagonist is a Nenets, a member of one of the peoples who call far northern Russia home....

There is a building in the middle of Manhattan. Well, there are lots of buildings in the middle of Manhattan. But there's this one in particular. It's sixty-two stories tall. One of the biggest on its block. Yet nobody ever goes in, and nobody...

"Zaher Alajlani's stories beautifully counterbalance realist prose writing with the darkness and violence of fantasy outbursts. Present-day places and events (Romanian everyday life, the COVID pandemic) become a background for social and moral debates, but mostly the receptacle where difference, irregularity, and monstrosity activate....

She fought to leave her past behind her, but for Charlotte, there is no escape.New Orleans Homicide Detective, Charlotte Pierce, was on the hunt for a sadistic serial killer who was known for slicing his prey, when she nearly became his ninth victim. In...

What he saw, as the blackout blind rolled out of view, caused his stomach to churn.Piled in clear view of the window was an indefinable bloody mass. Patches of sticky and mottled hair stuck out in various directions, crimson beads rolling down them and...

"My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know." Sherlock Holmes is a timeless character. His quick wit, incredible memory and penchant for observation and deduction have entertained readers across the ages. But, is there anything...

Artists is a brilliant exploration of the world of art, past and present, and two of its contemporary practitioners. They are a father and son team, although 'team' is a misnomer, as the father is by far the more brilliant of the two, with...

Unable to reconcile herself to the deaths of her husband and her eldest daughter, poet Elizabeth Layton is teetering on the edge of an emotional abyss. To keep her from excessive mourning, her sister and brother pressure Elizabeth into going on a museum sponsored...

When Lissy Shea meets Jack Porter, she tries for five whole minutes not to fall in love with him. Failing at this, she resigns herself to imminent heartache. When Jack inexplicably falls in love with her, despite her inability to hide her neediness and...

The Girl Chasing the windmill: In Room with Don Quixote is a novel that explores complex interpersonal relationships and emotional entanglements. The protagonist, Wang Peng, unexpectedly learns that his former girlfriend, Lü Xiaoran, committed suicide years ago. Through his recollections of their time together,...

"The Human Interest: A Study in Incompatibilities" by Violet Hunt explores the intricate tapestry of relationships and marriage within English society. This compelling work of domestic fiction offers a penetrating social commentary on the lives of women and the complexities they face. Hunt masterfully...

Explore the intricate landscape of love and human connection in William J. Locke's "Where Love Is." This meticulously prepared edition invites readers to delve into a classic exploration of man-woman relationships, dissecting the nuances of romantic relationships through the lens of psychological fiction. Locke...

"The truth is I was glad he was dead... I wanted to celebrate his death..."Her father's death proves the trigger for Francesca Tomasi, the first-born daughter of a Sicilian immigrant family living in Australia, to relive events she never should have witnessed. At the...

The charismatic Barry Kant hosts a TV reality show in which contestants who have suffered horrific events in their lives share their stories. A ravenous and voyeuristic audience votes for the one who's suffered the worst life experience, the winner receiving the grand prize...

Raven De Winter: loner, loser, poet with a razor blade, trapped in a tormented relationship for the sake of his young son.Pegasus Belmont: melancholy dreamer, haunted by the smile of his dead mother, silver wings tattooed on his shoulder blades like a wish.Both have...

The Seventh Ritual: a race for survival, a novel for adults based on a true story A remarkable journey through fear, grit, discovery, forgiveness and triumph... with a few laughs in between. Synopsis "You must discover the cause of your unhappiness by the end...

A rock musician on the brink, his drunken father and the grieving widow of a murder victim. Facing the Strange is a tale of three lives in free-fall at the end of the analogue age - the lives of three characters that hold the...

Tom, in his mid-thirties, sells his London pub chain (themed around Charles Dickens' novels), splits with his girlfriend and moves to rural west Oxfordshire. There he begins a relationship with Sarah, which he recounts later as a form of writing therapy. Having trained as...

Author: Bill CarriganISBN-10: 0759633568ISBN-13: 9780759633568Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2001Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 8.02h x 5.00w x 0.55d

What happens when a trusted and leading psychiatrist becomes his own patient?Sam Tyler is a highly regarded Sydney psychiatrist with a regrettable past. Four years ago, while his police officer wife, Sophie, was gunned down during a routine patrol, Sam was in bed with...

The lives of a very eccentric family Sir Basil and Lady Clarissa Hare Bell and their children who live in a large manor House in England is dramatically changed with the arrival of an American Charles Huxley who is an advocate of Cryogenics -...

'Know thyself' is a Greek aphorism. But how can she? Something is missing. She can't think what it is. A mysterious amnesiac art dealer, Ruby, is jailed in Australia for the traumatic murder she cannot recall. In her high society life in London, acting...

In Unmasking a Marriage, Sal finds herself feeling unexpectedly content during her stay in the hospital. The routine, care, and attention she receives make it feel like a luxurious holiday, and she's reluctant to leave. As she starts to wonder what would happen if...

Twelve-year-old Steve Guralt has only one desire: to return to his mother's home. But on the three separate occasions that Steve has attempted to complete that journey, his efforts have been thwarted by people he can only describe as "bad men". While on his...

The love of a good woman draws out a man from sure death from addiction and psychosis and precipitates a dazzling realization.Author: Perry AayrISBN-10: 0595244742ISBN-13: 9780595244744Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/26/2002Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

Author: Carmen LynneISBN-10: 0595130747ISBN-13: 9780595130740Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2000Pages: 332Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d

Little escaped the roving, childlike eyes of this impossible man. But inverse to his knowledge of exteriors was his ignorance of interiors. He was aloof, untouchable, and understood emotions only insofar as they were reflexes, reactions, effects of sometimes discernible causes.After countless years of...

Imprisoned in a lunatic asylum, Professor Karl Barkentin writes the confession of how he came to murder his wife. I watched Lilli wordlessly for quite some time, and then - then it climbed up in me for the first time; an uncanny delight beset...

Torment is a terrible thing; it festers and consumes and is nurtured by each ugly experience. The teacher is a product of his past-left embittered by events best forgotten. He is a loner, avoiding any social contact that might inflict pain or distress. His...

Everything is to be found in these pages, from the biography of a house, through a dark love story told by tarot cards in a cafe, to an interview of an ancient Egyptian embalmer by a modern journalist. From the humour of A Disgrace...

Melinda Knowles is a 35-year-old struggling with demons from her past. She seeks help and is interviewed by a friendly psychiatrist, Alice, who wishes to determine what could possibly be wrong with her. As Melinda starts telling her life story, from her early childhood...

In this 5th novel of the continuing Forensic Criminal Series, Paul M. Valliant delves into the future where mind-altering technology is used to eliminate criminal behaviour. Nano-wiring was introduced in Valliant's previous novels as a technique to save the costs of housing psychopaths. In...

At 17 Anahita leaves her war-torn country to take refuge in Canada, where she can feel, taste, touch, and smell freedom with every fibre of her being. Throughout many years of working hard trying to achieve her dream of becoming a prominent physicist, she...

"Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died." - Genesis 5:5 But Scripture never tells us how.The Book of Adam: An Auth-ology of Truth is more than a story-it is a mirror. Dark, spiritual, and psychologically layered, this literary work explores identity, memory,...

New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight delivers a tour de force of character-driven suspense: the story of two women whose secrets and desires entrap them in a deadly love triangle. You had to rely on the power of love. That he loved you...

New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight delivers a tour de force of character-driven suspense: the story of two women whose secrets and desires entrap them in a deadly love triangle. You had to rely on the power of love. That he loved you...

"Every successful marriage has its own private language." So it is for baby-boomer Kate and her architect husband, Jack, decades into their comfortable metropolitan life together, and for millennial television writer Phoebe and her charming loafer of a partner, Tony. But everything changes when...

Author: Devona BurgessISBN-13: 9798993568300Publisher: Hollow Mark PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/06/2025Pages: 372Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d

Author: Susan Forrest CastleISBN-10: 1947175955ISBN-13: 9781947175952Publisher: Serving House BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/24/2025Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Author: Mark PeresISBN-13: 9798992832037Publisher: Shelby Press, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/05/2025Pages: 358Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d