Fiction - Thrillers - Psychological

Three separate yet strangely connected novellas kick off Crystal Lake's Dark Tide series with stories of Mystery and Suspense. THE STRANGEST TWIST UPON HER LIPS by Chad Lutzke: When a suicide note is just too much to bear, an absurd celebration of life feels...

Three separate yet strangely connected novellas kick off Crystal Lake's Dark Tide series with stories of Mystery and Suspense. THE STRANGEST TWIST UPON HER LIPS by Chad Lutzke: When a suicide note is just too much to bear, an absurd celebration of life feels...

I love my family. But can I trust them?Walking down an airport corridor I see her. My mother's sister. There is no mistaking we're related; we have the same long, black hair and brown eyes. But my aunt is the one person in the...

YOUNG WOMEN ARE BEING TORTURED AND KILLEDFollowing the discovery of her protege's mutilated corpse, SFPD Detective Kate Barnes vows to capture the infamous serial killer known as The Tower Torturer. Famous for revisiting history's darkest forms of cruelty on his victims, the sick psychopath...

Beautiful Sarah Winslow fell in love with handsome and sweet-talking Jackson Talbott while in college. She married him right out of law school when the couple eloped to Las Vegas, despite her family's concerns about Jack's motives. Sara thought she found her forever love.Five...

For fans of Riley Sager and Wendy Walker, Jessica Hamilton's Don't You Dare is a searing look at the things we are willing to do in the name of friendship; a spine-tingling suspense filled with secrets and lies. When best friends Hannah and Scarlett...

Author: Matthew StandifordISBN-10: 1087972221ISBN-13: 9781087972220Publisher: Matthew StandifordLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2022Pages: 122Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.29d

2020 International Book Awards finalist for Best Horror LiteratureBailey Nguyen has been dead for nine years, and yet, he still lingers. Chase Sheppard was Bailey's best friend, but something had always lurked beneath Bailey's surface; something dark and sadistic that had made him more...

"A GLASS-SHATTERING, DIESEL-FUELED, HARD-CHARGING THRILL RIDE OF A READ . . . John Case is] a confident master working at peak performance."-LORENZO CARCATERRA Author of Street Boys and SleepersDr. Jeff Duran suffers from severe panic attacks whenever he ventures outside his home office. And...

The discovery of the partially-clothed body of a teenage girl in Bristol's red light district indicates a tragic yet familiar scenario for DI David Vogel. But this marks the start of a murder investigation where nothing is as it seems. A darkly complex secret...

Assassins converge on a bank in Washington, D.C., murder everyone inside and escape without stealing a dime, leaving only a message for police warning of another attack. Jenna and the BAU team have a challenge profiling a dozen killers as the clock ticks down....

On being told that her estranged mother has killed herself and her severely disabled young son, Eden Radley heads to Cleveland, Ohio, in search of answers. She discovers there was so much she didn't know about her mother and her troubled, enigmatic stepfather, Flynn....

Jim Rook, remedial English teacher and psychic, knows it's going to be a bad day. He nearly runs over someone dressed entirely in black - but why did they walk right in the middle of the college driveway? And who just walks off into...

Will Coady has failed as a teacher, a husband, and a man. He will not fail as a father.Will is a miserable teacher with a wife that hates him. Just as he thinks that life can't get any worse, an unstable student becomes obsessed...

A brand new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Bridesmaid and The Daughter in Law.In the quiet village of Helesbury, Miranda Wallace prides herself on being the most popular member of her small social circle; the perfect friend, the best mum -...

A man afraid to leave the light for his own mind. Strangers kidnapped and left in a seemingly abandoned hotel. Two detectives pit against a megalomaniacal serial killer. Events separated by distance and years of time, but something connects them. There is no such...

John Sweeney is CEO at Alpha. He is also a psychopath with a vile secret. He learnt everything he knows about managing people from the mad house where he spend most of his youth and now he uses the place to recruit his henchmen...

'I loved this book ... So gripping that I read it in one sitting. I just couldn't put it down.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars The letter is addressed to me. No stamp, swirly handwriting in black ink. I pull out a piece of paper,...

For the third time this week he is watching her scream.Watching, not listening.Rebecca Laurence is centre stage and shining in her role as Ophelia. She pivots, rotating like a ballerina impaled in a musical box, red hair cascading down her back.Amidst the thundering applause,...

"A crisply written crime novel that methodically reveals the pieces of a complex puzzle, effectively challenging armchair sleuths" ― Kirkus ReviewsA young mother's death leads Bristol detective David Vogel to uncover a shocking series of family secrets stretching back 30 years.Jane Ferguson suffers from...

International & National Bestseller with over 200,000 copies sold worldwide in 3 languages YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO MAKE A DECISION: Let A Kidnapper Take Your Child, Or Watch Your Son Die. Choose Sadie O'Connell is a bestselling author and a proud mother. But...

Ken Plough was the scourge of tiny Oletha, Iowa for decades. He stole livestock, robbed homes and violated young women. He avoided the consequences of his actions by bullying and terrorizing the townspeople with threats against them, their families and homes, burning a house...

A US Marshal K9 ThrillerUS Deputy Marshal Caitlyn Reed, and her K9 partner, Renegade, are tasked with guarding a federal judge in an obscure court in north-western Wyoming. What should be a boring assignment soon explodes into an all-out catastrophe when a killer makes...

A US Marshal K9 ThrillerThe U.S. Marshals service seeks a K9 Unit for their elite strike team tasked with hunting down America's most wanted criminals. Caitlyn Reed and her K9 partner, Renegade, are called up to the varsity to face this harrowing challenge. Has...

Small Town Thriller! ★★★★★Caitlyn Reed and her dog, Renegade, are thrown into the midst of murder and intrigue when they discover a dead body while on a trail ride in the black hills of Wyoming.The local sheriff is hell bent on a conviction, and...

Maddie Wells' life spirals out of control after the murder of her wife Char, a transgender woman of color. Hunger for revenge drives Maddie to take a job at a wax museum near the murderer's hometown, where she studies revenge and plots how to...

At Everett College, perfection has a DARK side...Beautiful and brilliant Brooke, a transfer student with a mysterious past, aims to graduate first in her class at Everett and attend medical school. Her classmates and professors are captivated by her achievements and appearance. Only Jessica,...

The truth commands a devastating price. She's kept it a secret. Until now.When Lauren's parents die in a small plane crash, she inherits the fortune they made with the sale of their software business. Determined to follow in their footsteps, she moves her young...

"Riveting ..." - Byron Rupert McCafferty, Seattle Book Journal "I'm already looking forward to the next white-knuckle entry in this 12-book thriller series." - George "Harley" Davidson, Zoo in a Book This is a contemporary psychological thriller about dark obsessions, and the fathers who...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THE WOMAN BEFORE ME'Superbly written... The plot twists and turns on the way to a nail-biting finale. A compelling read.' The Sun'The eponymous young adult Ben is drawn with unflinching honesty by a writer with a masterful...

Based on an original screenplay by award-winning filmmaker, Crystal E. Green.Her life is picture perfect. She's strikingly beautiful. She has the career and the home of her dreams. She couldn't ask for a better husband, and her family has never left nor will they...

'Keogh is the queen of compelling narratives and twisty plots' Jenny O'BrienThe brilliant new psychological thriller from bestseller Valerie Keogh.'A wonderful book, I can't rate this one highly enough. If only there were ten stars, it's that good. Valerie Keogh is a master story-teller,...

The body lay in the river, arms outstretched. Long brown hair swirled in all directions, flowing with the current of the water. Her eyes were wide open in death, pale pink lips parted in a scream. Detective Ellie Reeves should be enjoying the wedding...

As teenagers in Brookline, Massachusetts, Barry and Elliot were best friends, sharing their passions for sports, music, movies, and girls, as well as their dreams of literary fame. Years later, when it appears Barry's mother will inherit over a million dollars, the friends start...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Crossfire(R) saga. You can't believe all of them, but can you trust any of them? Lily Black was presumed dead for years. Now, she's back in the unquestioning arms of her loving husband, Kane....

'A real page-turner' - Ian Rankin The Party House by Lin Anderson is a deeply atmospheric psychological thriller set in the Scottish Highlands, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware. Devastated by a recent pandemic brought in by outsiders, the villagers of Blackrig...

FBI Special Agent Ana Grey debuts in this electrifying thriller marked by psychological acuity and unfaltering suspense. After Ana Grey pulls off "the most amazing arrest of the year," the squad supervisor--who doesn't like irreverent, tough-minded young women--gives her a reprimand instead of the...

The inspiration for the major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain"Had me in its grips from the first page to the astonishing and jaw-dropping ending."--Samantha M. Bailey, USA Today bestselling author of Woman On the EdgeA dark, intense domestic thriller about next-door...

Reminiscent of the works of Patricia Highsmith and Lucy Foley, a compulsive psychological thriller--"the perfect poolside reading" (Guardian)--involving gorgeous grifters on the loose in the south of France who prey on a group of unsuspecting vacationers . . . and each other.The heat is...

In this suspenseful and darkly funny debut novel, a sophisticated French woman spends her life obsessing over her perfect husband--but can their marriage survive her passionate love?A Belletrist Book Club Pick - An Amazon UK Best Book of the Year - Winner of France's...

"Polly Stewart's The Good Ones is a fantastic achievement. A classic Southern Gothic tale told through the prism of modern-day sensibilities. Not to be missed."--S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of Razorblade Tears"A riveting, unflinching exploration of adolescent female friendships, small-town pressures...

Defending an accused rapist, a high-powered lawyer learns firsthand the terrible truth about her client . . . a discovery that propels her on a quest for justice and revenge in this addictively readable thriller from the author of The Cage.Kelly McCann is a...

'Sharp writing... great plot' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley Reviewer'[I] couldn't put it down. A twisty read [and] I had no clue' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley ReviewerThe locked-room thriller that will keep you up all night. Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley.New Orleans: live music, endless...

Daylight has been locked away for the crime of being too Human. He, along with a batch of other genetically engineered military or GEMs, have been sentenced to the depths of outer space in a prison at the heart of an abandoned mining facility...

Murder, corruption, sanctioned killings, and destroyed lives still haunt an alcoholic ex-narcotics detective as he prepares for ordination in seminary. He seeks forgiveness and redemption as he confronts his shadowy past in the dark cave of his psyche and soul.LIFE AFTER RUSSIAN ROULETTE: REDEMPTION...

Not everyone handles death well. Audra would be the first to admit this horrible little truth. Ever since the death of her husband, she's been a bit... out of sorts. Something about being called to the scene of her husband's car crash damaged her....

A family of outsider artists roams the American interior in search of the New Jerusalem in David Leo Rice's new dream novel, loosely inspired by the hermetic worlds of Joseph Cornell. As Tobias Carroll writes, "The childhood of Jakob, The New House's young hero,...

I'm not afraid of what goes bump in the night, because more often than not, it's me.Severed from the delicately constructed life he had built for himself in Wometzia, Remy finds himself on the run once again. This time, though, he's alone and there...

"A psychological portrait akin to Lord of the Flies." Midwest Book Review SOME TRUTHS ARE BETTER KEPT SECRET.SOME SECRETS ARE BETTER OFF DEAD. ALONG THE BANKS OF THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER, sits the abandoned St. Francis Seminary. Beneath a canopy of oaks, blocked from...

Inspired by a terrifying true story from the author's hometown, a heart-pounding novel of suspense about a small Minnesota community where nothing is as quiet--or as safe--as it seems.Cassie McDowell's life in 1980s Minnesota seems perfectly wholesome. She lives on a farm, loves school,...