Fiction - Thrillers - Psychological

My heart pounds as I take in the headline: 'Missing girl believed kidnapped'. Underneath is a photo of my beautiful daughter Mia, her gap-toothed grin unmistakable. But Mia is safe beside me, snuggled up on the sofa. Why would someone pretend my child has...

When a group of mothers takes the competition for private schooling too far, the consequences are deadly, in this twisting tale of secrets and betrayal, perfect for fans of Big Little Lies and One of Us is Dead. Every year, the reputable Queensland institution...

After four years of mourning, Doctor Hackett Metzger is determined to stop letting his wife's death control his life. He is finally beginning to live again, but his recovery leads to an unexpected fight for his own survival and startling revelations about what happens...

A bewildering locked-room murder occurs as an amateur crime writer investigates strange events in the Chizurui mansion in this prizewinning classic Japanese mystery The 1st book in English from Akimitsu Takagi since his "Clever, kinky, and highly entertaining" The Tattoo Murder Case (Washington Post)...

SOME SECRETSWhen Liv Dugan ducks out of work for lunch, it's just an ordinary day. When she returns, she stumbles onto a massacre. All her colleagues at Zuma Software have been shot. Only luck has left Liv unscathed, and that might be running out...

A dark secret from their teenage years comes back to haunt two women, in this novel of psychological suspense by the author of Keep Her Safe. Long ago, Nicole and Emily lied about their whereabouts and witnessed a terrible accident. Neither of them took...

Cambodia, 2001 - a country re-emerging from a half-century of war, genocide, famine and cultural collapse.German Detective Maier travels to Phnom Penh, the Asian kingdom's ramshackle capital, to find the heir to a Hamburg coffee empire. As soon as the private eye and former...

"You're having twins!" Becca runs her hand over my huge pregnant belly. It sends shivers down my spine. There's something off about her smile. And now she's living in my home... When my husband Seth and I bought our perfect home, all I wanted...

Razor Thin A twin's devotion is unending.After losing her sister, Kate Vanguard struggles with reality. Weeks before graduating top of her class and securing her dream job, an innocent party ends in murder, leaving the college student unable to focus on even the simplest...

"A great new voice in suspense." --J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of It's One of UsThree women work to uncover the scorching lies and scandal behind a self-help movement, igniting a powder keg of secrets that could blow their town apart, in...

Ophelia, a professor of Dante, is stricken when she discovers that her husband Andy has been cheating on her with a winsome colleague. What follows is Ophelia's figurative descent into hell as she obsessively tracks her subjects, performs surveillance in her beat-up Volvo, and...

One wrong choice...Every time Kate Duggan looks in a mirror she's reminded of the night her life changed forever. Kate managed to walk away from the car accident that ruined the lives of her siblings, but questions still remain about what really happened on...

"Be prepared to fully lose yourself in The Winner--a book I started and then simply couldn't stop reading. Teddy Wayne has written a timely, topical novel that still somehow feels like a classic."--Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Long Bright River Conor...

'Original, timely, terrifying' CHRIS WHITAKER 'Brilliant, profoundly unsettling' DAILY MAIL WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE WATER RUNS OUT? THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF WATER. With supply in the cities drying up, Aida is forced back home to live with her mum at their rural...

My husband was the last person to see the girl in room 12. But did he kill her?Our gorgeous house on our quiet tree-lined street is completely safe, the perfect place to raise our little girl. Or so I thought. Because my heart beats...

The Most Anticipated 2024 Book Releases by Nerd DailyMost Anticipated Crime Fiction Novels of 2024 by Novel Suspects"[An] entertaining thriller [that] maintain[s] tension and intrigue through to the satisfying end. The author's fans will devour this." --Publishers WeeklyThe Paris Apartment meets The Wrong Family...

They were cousins who shared decades of secrets.And now one of them is dead.Britta Baxter, beloved fitness influencer and estranged wife of a surgeon, gave up city life to start anew on their grandma's property overlooking Lake Shetek in southwestern Minnesota. After she convinces...

Macabre murders plague a rural town as a scam-artist psychic races to find the answers in this haunting thriller from award-winning author Jen Williams, perfect for fans of Camilla Sten and Alex North. As a child, Ashley Whitelam could often see odd things nobody...

A dangerous secret. A suspicious death. A mother determined to find answers. A gripping story of a mother's courage and devotion by the number one bestselling author of The Girlfriend Michelle Francis. Getting pregnant as a teenager was never part of Kate's plan, but...

In 2007, Beck Randall moves with his wife and teenage daughters into a long-abandoned cabin deep in the woods, built a century before by his grandparents. Once there, daughters Tina and Lucy discover that their predecessors have left an imprint of suffering and violence...

Title: Echoes of the Forgotten Past Book Description: In the shadowed recesses of memory, where the past is obscured by the mists of time, lies a tale that shatters the boundaries between reality and nightmare. "Echoes of the Forgotten Past" is a chilling psychological...

Nominated for a Bram Stoker Award(R) for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. A stark and frightening novel. Horror fans should definitely seek this one out. - Booklist Some doctors are sicker than their patients. When a troubled psychiatrist loses funding to perform clinical...

In his latest pulp horror gem, Janz channels early Stephen King to twist the story of a secluded writers' retreat into something unique and thought-provoking. - Booklist Ten writers are selected for a summer-long writing retreat with the most celebrated and reclusive author in...

I watched her from afar ever since she was born. I knew from the moment my eyes spied her that she was the one: the one I needed, the one I had searched for so very long. My careful planning and sacrifices would all...

Dewey Becker was contracted by Cardinal Medicine to invent things. He called his first creations Dewboxes, and Cardinal brought him on full time as a technician to maintain them. After a troubled past as a Sergeant Major in Vietnam, he thought the job would...

A heart-racing new psychological thriller from USA Today bestselling and multiple award-winning author, Hank Phillippi Ryan. One wrong word can ruin your life. And no one knows that better than savvy crisis management expert Arden Ward. Problem is, she's now forced to handle a...

As Micah drives his family home from a much needed vacation, the unthinkable occurs; a flat tire with no spare. Hours pass by without help, extinguishing hope and darkening the fond memories of the trip, but finally, their savior arrives. A grizzled mountain man...

A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this unputdownable thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six.Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad's late...

The new DS Knight investigation now!When Alfie Hook settles down to eat his fish and chips by the Hunstanton seaside he hasn't anticipated it is going to be his last meal. DS Ashley Knight and her Major Investigation Team are called to investigate and...

Luke and Jessica have the perfect life. They're happily married, and are about the have their first child.When those closest to Luke start tragically dying, his life begins to unravel. Struggling with loss, Luke has to face the truth that a killer is hunting...

When justice couldn't be had......one man balanced the scales.Would he take Mr. Petersen's case?Beck's life took a bad turn when he went into the foster system, but it taught him to survive. He grew up with an unusual moral compass that let him do...

Two friends discover that leaving behind buried childhood demons isn't as easy as it sounds. Joelle and Kendra defied the odds of growing up abandoned and abused to grow into beautiful, smart, successful women. Now all they have to do is keep the past...

He survived-but can he ever truly escape? A chilling psychological novel about damage, desperation, and a man trapped by childhood trauma.When Monty was a child, he killed his father. His father had been kidnapping and murdering women for years, and forcing Monty to help....

One wrong choice...Every time Kate Duggan looks in a mirror she's reminded of the night her life changed forever. Kate managed to walk away from the car accident that ruined the lives of her siblings, but questions still remain about what really happened on...

Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in #1 New York Times best-selling author Nicola Yoon's first adult novel - A terrifying and thought-provoking look at what it means to be truly free in America as a woman uncovers a secret about her new home...

She knows your darkest secret... Can she keep it?It's a normal sunny day when Mia sees her ex-boyfriend on the street where she lives. But she knows that's crazy. She knows it can't possibly be him. She knows... because she killed him.Mia and Carrie...

Allison Langley is a young woman with many deep-seated psychological problems. Abused as a child, she has dissociated with many of the horrid incidents that took place years ago. The turmoil of her childhood and adolescent years has been repressed, but now some of...

How far would you go to make your dream come true? Do you believe that everything happens for a reason? Does happiness have to find you or do you have to earn it? This book is a "dark fairy tale" about love, the media,...

It is 1987 and Peter Clancy, a hard-drinking, hard-living journalist from the Melbourne Truth, returns to his hometown in North Queensland to attend his mother's funeral. Peter's two-day visit to Clarke's Flat stretches to eight as he is unwillingly drawn into the sinister secrets...

The Silent Patient meets Gone Girl in this sharp psychological thriller about a psychiatrist with a shocking past and her dangerous new patient. Brooklyn psychiatrist Dr. Caroline Strange is certain she knows what's best for her patients, her family, and pretty much everyone else,...

"My husband, Steve, and I have always had a great relationship, married, for the last five years. He's a private investigator, and I have my artwork. Much of his work involved using a special laptop, one that was rugged and lockable, in his home...

A spirited young lady trapped in a Mafia-arranged marriage is living a double life.The once-beautiful domed neo-Victorian city of Bridges is split between four crime families in an uneasy cease-fire. Social disparity increasing and its steam-driven infrastructure failing, a new faction is on the...

Robert Montagnet and Dan Cooper are a nice gay couple who live in a nice waterfront condo in a nice, touristy part of Playa del Carmen, Mexico.At least, that's who they're pretending to be.After five months on the lam, Dr. Crane is strained to...

The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller!'I adored this twisty thriller... Thoroughly entertaining - I'd love to see this on our TV screens!' PRIMA Book of the MonthThe perfect escape, or the perfect trap?When a select group of influencers and journalists receive...

This propulsive debut psychological thriller set in small-town Georgia explores rage, redemption, and the many layers of toxic friendship, perfect for fans of Andrea Bartz and Rachel Hawkins. Marley Henderson is having the worst year of her life. First, a drunken mistake costs her...

In Sedona's red rock canyons, a former reporter must piece together her shattered memories in time to stop a killer in this cat-and-mouse thriller, perfect for fans of CJ Box and Anne Hillerman. After a disastrous mistake ended her career as a crime reporter,...

Jane Eyre meets The Thirteenth Tale in this new modern gothic mystery from two-time Mary Higgins Clark Award-winner Carol Goodman, about a reclusive writer who is desperate to rewrite the past.Losing yourself inside of a book can be dangerous. Not everyone finds their way...

Will Vengeance Erase the Horrors of the Holocaust? The year is 1969. After surviving three Concentration Camps and achieving her lifelong dream of becoming a neurosurgeon in a male-dominated profession, Dr. Bridget Castle was certain that conflict and confrontation were things of the past....

Joanne knows how lucky she is--Richard is a wonderful husband, Evie is the most gorgeous baby girl, they live in a beautiful house--life couldn't be better. But then Richard's twenty-year-old daughter Chloe turns up. Chloe hasn't spoken to her father since the day he...

Author: Polly StewartISBN-10: 0063234165ISBN-13: 9780063234161Publisher: Harper PaperbacksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/04/2024Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.76d