Fiction - Psychological

Th?r?se Raquin by ?mile Zola is a powerful exploration of passion, guilt, and the irreversible consequences of immoral actions. The story centers on Th?r?se, a young woman trapped in a stifling, loveless marriage to her ailing cousin, Camille, in the working-class quarters of Paris....

First published in 1916, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is Joyce's first novel. It is a K?nstlerroman, or Artist's Novel in a modernist style, as it traces the religious and intellectual awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, a fictional alter ego...

"Never a dull moment . . . Vivid and deft." -- New York Review of BooksMaude Pratt is a legend, a photographer famous for her cutting-edge techniques and uncanny ability to strip away the masks of the world's most recognizable celebrities and luminaries. Now...

A special hardcover collector's edition of one of Ray Bradbury's most beloved collections--featuring printed endpapers and stained edges. The Martian Chronicles is a work of extraordinary imagination that evokes the wonder and folly of Earth's colonization of the fourth planet from the sun.Mars was...

The story of a family separated by an ocean, confronted by the unexplainable, and broken through loss.Having built a successful life in his adopted home of Atlanta, Seth's life is suddenly upended when his brother Sam dies. But Seth's problems go beyond tragic loss...

A new life, a brutal awakening the dark side to Apres- ski. When reality and insanity go hand in hand.Prepare to have your mind distorted.Jules thought a new career at a luxury ski resort would be the perfect way to escape the ghosts of...

In the shadowy corners of Paris, a man embarks on a quest through enigmatic locations: a famed cemetery, a bar where the damned linger, an underground city of the dead, and a magnificent estate captured in a painting. These places, immortalized by those he...

The Bone Sculptor by A.S. Mink is a literary novel exploring human resilience, sacrifice, and moral dilemmas during the Nazi occupation of World War II.During World War II, in the charming medieval town of Arnhem in Holland, a loving family strives for normalcy under...

A vivid and compulsive story of obsession, control and guilt, set in Nineties Dublin - perfect for fans of dark academia and Donna Tartt's The Secret HistoryJessica and Linda have been best friends since the first day of school. Both girls are from very...

For fans of Anthony Horowitz and Lucy Foley, a wonderfully original, genre-breaking literary debut from Ireland that's an homage to the brilliant detective novels of the early twentieth century, a twisty modern murder mystery, and a searing exploration of grief and loss.A group of...

Yoko Ogawa's The Housekeeper and the Professor is an enchanting story about what it means to live in the present, and about the curious equations that can create a family. He is a brilliant math professor with a peculiar problem--ever since a traumatic head...

In the quiet predawn hours, a fishing boat captain and his two crew members, a Haitian haunted by his past and a Cuban dreaming of his family, set out on a seemingly routine voyage to pick up refugees, but as the sun rises and...

In the aftermath of tragedy, Adam and Kat find themselves at the helm of their acquired company, navigating a sea of grief, guilt and responsibility. But while Kat embraces her newfound role with fervour, Adam struggles to find purpose amidst the chaos, his life...

Welcome back to Mossy Point, where secrets whisper through the wind and storms brew in the shadows! Jane Graham, the unassuming tow-truck driver, finds her quiet existence upended when she ventures into the town cemetery for a heart-to-heart with a departed soul, only to...

If you have done everything right and still raised a child who did everything wrong this is a must read. The names have been changed to protect the guilty. A woman plagued with a variety of mental illnesses reflects on her life's struggles with...

Mo and Birdie are back in their element, swimming against the tide.Mo is seriously conflicted about life, love, family and religion. Without Birdie to guide him, Mo would simply be a rudderless canoe drifting aimlessly with the current.After they're summoned to solve a brutal...

Head of forensics, Jeremy Hargreaves is good at his job and is regarded by colleagues and superiors as a genius. Criminals don't stand a chance if he's on the case. He's friends with everyone but allows no one into his personal space. Until now,...

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...

A haunted house horror attraction. Twelve people. $100,000 for the survivor.After fellow students torment a teen girl for years, she goes to therapy ... and comes up with an idea.Years later, they are all working comfortably. But everyone needs more money, one way or...

Inspired by author Sarah Gray's ability to creatively harness her experience of Motor Neurone Disease, Claret Press sponsored a short story competition. It called for entries that dealt with mental or physical disability in innovative ways. With Sarah, Katie Isbester PhD (editor-in-chief of Claret...

Dombey sat in the corner of the darkened room in the great arm-chair by the bedside, and Son lay tucked up warm in a little basket bedstead, carefully disposed on a low settee immediately in front of the fire and close to it, as...

Thirty-three-year-old Leslie Moreau, mother of twins, is recovering from a nasty divorce. During the last four years, she's established her own small business, Transitions Consulting, a firm that provides rehabilitation consulting services for the automobile industry. Leslie maintains a solid relationship with Tobian Government...

"The Reason You're Alive is fundamentally about the power to forgive both yourself and others.... Quick forces both readers and characters to reexamine their first impressions through his narrator.... In classic Quick fashion, the novel is full of intriguing supporting characters."--AV ClubAuthor: Matthew QuickISBN-10:...

Author: J. OutisISBN-10: 1966355041ISBN-13: 9781966355045Publisher: California Book PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/06/2025Pages: 210Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Author: Sarah GarlandISBN-13: 9798227493057Publisher: Sarah GarlandLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/07/2025Pages: 118Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28d

Depression can destroy anyone!Overwhelmed with his midlife crisis Dave Talus prepares for the ultimate sacrifice. But something inside his head is on a different path. An entity that will destroy his friends, family and anyone else who gets close. How did it get there?Who...

A party. A nightmare. A child gone without a trace.It started out as a party: six little girls gliding and giggling at the ice rink to celebrate Natalie's daughter's eighth birthday.But by Natalie's next head count, it's turned into a crime scene. Six children...

From critically acclaimed author Jon Bassoff, The Memory Ward is a haunting Russian doll of a novel about one man's attempt to discover what's real and what isn't ...They say it's always beautiful in Bethlam, Nevada. No place you'd rather live. The people are...

From critically acclaimed author Jon Bassoff, The Memory Ward is a haunting Russian doll of a novel about one man's attempt to discover what's real and what isn't ...They say it's always beautiful in Bethlam, Nevada. No place you'd rather live. The people are...

'Is that you, darling?' A second of silence before her son replies. 'It wasn't me'. Her heart breaks at the pain in his voice - he sounds like a little boy again. Thirty minutes later, the police knock at the door. 'Your son's girlfriend...

A haunting, unforgettable novel of obsession, pride, and forgiveness, exploring the friendship and rivalry between two gifted boys in harrowing circumstances, from the acclaimed writer ofThe RemovedMilton Muleborn has envied Matthew Echota, a talented young Cherokee artist, ever since they were locked up together...

The internationally bestselling author of the "brilliant, gripping must-read" (Glamour) Try Not to Breathe brings suspenseful thrills in this unputdownable novel following three women as they face an incoming nuclear attack. Nuclear missile threat to South England. 59 minutes until impact. Seek immediate shelter....

Set in Taiwan and the Silicon Valley, a collection of linked stories that explore the meaning of success and the purpose of existence, centered on the short life and long shadow of an engineering genius who descends deeper into despair while rising higher on...

When we move to the exclusive Cutters Island, my life changes overnight. Dressed like the perfect wife, pushing my baby down the street in her pink stroller, I look up and smile at the security cameras. Because I know they are watching. And for...

Toeing the start line of the 1983 Boston Marathon, Cooper McKenzie finds himself in a race to make meaning of his troubled, unimpressive life. Cooper McKenzie is contending with the stark realities of middle-age--he is fully disenchanted with his career, he is struggling to...

Author: Emersyn ParkISBN-13: 9798987902257Publisher: Julie FrankLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/27/2025Pages: 278Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

The #1 New York Times bestselling tale of terror from master storyteller Stephen King about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his "number one fan"--now featuring a stunning vintage cover! Bestselling novelist Paul Sheldon thinks he's finally free of Misery...

A decade ago, Meredith Whitt was the best-selling author of a book that launched a movement and her career. Until her 16-year-old daughter was murdered, sending her into a severe depression she is just now coming out of. When an enthusiastic agent encourages her...

The Necromancers by Robert Hugh Benson is a supernatural fiction novel that explores the dark world of spiritualism and the occult. Set in a Victorian Gothic atmosphere, the story follows the dangerous consequences of dabbling in s?ances and life after death. The plot revolves...

The Scapegoat by Hall Caine is a dramatic and compelling novel that delves into themes of mystery, moral conflict, and redemption. Set against the backdrop of Victorian society, the book explores the complexities of social issues and personal sacrifice through its intricate plot and...

Two brothers, torn by the trauma of war and family violence, must confront their deepest scars to find peace and closure in the aftermath of World War II.Set against the backdrop of World War II, Unseen Scars follows the Clark brothers, Jamie and Junior,...

Grace Jensen survived a horrific fire at age 15. The flames changed her: badly scarring her body and mind, but also giving her a new gift, an ability to feel other people's pain. Reclusive and unable to bear human touch, she lives with her...

"A masterwork...mesmerizing...We come away troubled, unsettled -- and in some subtle way changed."-The New York Times "The perfect steamy read for those hot summer nights." -PeopleA thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning, visionary Akwaeke Emezi One weekend. The elite underbelly of a Nigerian...

"To love is to suffer and there can be no love otherwise" - Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from the Underground The darkly fascinating novella Notes From The Underground was written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in 1864, shortly before he penned his lengthier later novels, including The...

A moving, funny, triumphant novel that exalts the quiet victories of the inconspicuous.In an elegant apartment building in the heart of Paris, Ren?e, the concierge, scrutinizes the vacuous lives of its well-to-do tenants. Outwardly she conforms to every stereotype of the concierge: plump, cantankerous,...

Seventeen-year-old Elyas isn't like other students. He's alexithymic: emotions are like a foreign language to him.All Elyas wants is to ace his final exams and escape from his abusive father. Everything changes when three students Elyas fought turn up dead. The same night, in...

"The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around Prince Lef Nicolaievitch Muishkin, a young man returning to Russia after spending several years in a Swiss sanatorium for epilepsy. Through the prince, Dostoevsky explores themes...

THE HOUSE ON DEVIL'S LANE is a chilling tale of psychological terror and things that go bump in the night... What if the home of your dreams turns into your worst nightmare? Young mum Kat Riley has reasons for wanting to escape her family....

These short stories are works of fiction, so to speak. Some of the characters were actual living beings, but I have changed their names and have changed the circumstances surrounding them. Their names and the places associated with them do not represent any living...

From critically acclaimed author Jon Bassoff, The Memory Ward is a haunting Russian doll of a novel about one man's attempt to discover what's real and what isn't ...They say it's always beautiful in Bethlam, Nevada. No place you'd rather live. The people are...