Fiction - Thrillers - Psychological

Desperation had a flavor.It was all Emma could taste as her life in Washington DC started to crumble before her. In a city filled with prestige and American dreams also lay political fallacy and corruption-corruption she would soon find herself indulging in.Emma would have...

"Like the best filmmakers, Li draws you to the edge of your seat and keeps you there." --The New York Times Book Review After a long-buried, harrowing incident, a woman whose promising film career was derailed contemplates revenge in this thriller about power, privilege,...

From the Shirley Jackson Award-winning author of The Hole, a slow-burning thriller with a touch of horror and the uncanny A disappearance. A missing brother. A lawyer asking questions. And a vast forest in the mountains--the western woods--where the trees huddle close together emanating...

A Wall Street Journal Best Mystery A GUARDIAN BEST CRIME BOOK AND THRILLER Longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award The Accident on the A35 returns to the scene of Burnet's accomplished first novel, The Disappearance of Ad le...

For better, for worseWildlife vet Holly's life seems blissful: husband Dylan is the man of her dreams, she has a rewarding career and a lovely home. And yet, a tiny niggle is growing daily. Dylan is becoming increasingly remote - but why? Holly is...

After the death of her mother, Jessie discovers her old diary, written in 1998 during a traumatic three weeks of captivity, having being kidnapped by Corsican nationalists. Twenty-two years later, she decides to return to the island, to face the memories that continue to...

Would you go to a beauty clinic that promises to transform your life? If you're prepared to put the work in.It seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. An all-inclusive stay at a top-of-the-line wellness retreat for a month of pampering and luxury. Not...

Boybands have changed. Not in what they wear or the music they produce but in their spiritual significance to this generation. They've cleaned up to the point where they are likeable; they're relevant and their tunes are half decent. The past naff quota has...

For fans of Kathleen Barber and Julia Heaberlin comes a chilling psychological suspense from award-winning author Jen Williams about a woman who discovers her late mother had a decades-long secret correspondence with a serial killer, begging the question: how well do we know our...

***NATIONAL ON-SALE DATE: MARCH 28, 2023*** From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Crossfire(R) saga comes the beginning of a twisty tale of obsession and rage, as a trinity of women protect what they covet at any cost. You can't believe...

Caught in a web of assassins, Alex Cross enters the final battle with the all-knowing genius who has stalked him and his family for years. Dr. Alex Cross and Detective John Sampson venture into the rugged Montana wilderness--where they will be the prey. They're...

From the bestselling author of The Party comes a "dark and wild ride of redemption, betrayal, and friendship" (Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push) following a homeless woman fleeing a dangerous past--and the wealthy society wife she saves from drowning....

Ten years ago, David and Dawn Michaels purchased a "Fixer Upper" mobile home in Shady Lane, a fifty-five plus community. It was peaceful living until the day new neighbors moved in three homes away, bringing with them lies, deceit and...death. This is a true...

A LibraryReads Pick Be careful who you sleep with...They've already made their bed. Lucy and her husband, Adam, have been best friends with another couple, Cora and Scott, for years. The four are practically family--they vacation together, co-own a beach cottage, and their children...

Finalist for the CALIBA 2023 Golden Poppy Award A LibraryReads Pick Utterly original and wildly entertaining, Killing Me is a laugh-loud-loud thriller with a protagonist whose life is a total mess. She escaped a serial killer. Then things got weird. Amber Jamison can't believe...

The Last Flight meets Killing Eve in this "timely and emotional" thriller that follows two mothers racing to uncover the truth behind a horrific attack (Julie Clark, New York Times bestselling author)--even after it becomes clear that the reality will destroy one of their...

In this newest suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub, three friends' lives terrifyingly unravel when they win a billion-dollar lottery jackpot--and one goes missing. Perfect for fans of novels like Taylor Adams' No Exit and The Club by Ellery...

Two college lovers suspected of a brutal double homicide enlist a podcasting crime journalist to proclaim their innocence in this psychologically riveting and compulsively readable novel of love, lies, and murder, perfect for fans of The Lady Vanishes podcast and I'll Be Gone in...

Ghost of A Dog is told in the first person, out of chronological order, and instead in a manner the narrator feels he can emotionally handle. Each chapter almost serves as a story itself as he recounts episodes of his life. It is the...

Ré describes the journey of a man who lives on the margins of hubris, identity, and romance. Minzhé must come to grips with his identity as both a liberator and world leader. He will arrive to personal and worldly realization through a series of...

Her professor is not what he seems.When Denise Walker begins her first year of college at a prestigious university, a strange encounter with one of her professors piques her curiosity. Denise believes the young and sexy professor is attracted to her, as she is...

From an ancient dungeon in the heart of France to an abandoned schoolhouse in a lonely Scottish borough, the international assassin, Cobra, has embarked upon a long-awaited journey for vengeance. Though it is unclear even to him what - or who - was the...

Grace has the perfect life. Then her husband replaces her with a younger, blonder version. Three years later, Grace's sixteen-year-old daughter Tara is stabbed to death in a seedy hotel. Grace's life stops. After a harrowing trial, Tara's boyfriend is convicted of her murder....

Then: Morning light shines into the nursery, casting shadows across the pale pink walls and wooden cot in the middle of the room. She opens the door expecting to hear the soft coo of her daughter Sofia stretching herself awake. But the room is...

My husband has been murdered. Everyone thinks I did it. Now I have to prove my innocence but I can't tell the truth. Because then I'd have to confess who I really am... My name is Sarah Shaw. I'm a nurse. I'm working at...

A wife. A mistress. A week away with no escape... As my girlfriends and I sip wine and share secrets in the flickering candlelight of our remote Scottish hideaway, we all agree we need this break. Every morning we will swim in icy cold...

Welcome to Meadowsville...the town that houses the elusive and deadly vampire, Blackheart. Follow your favorite characters like Christian Reed, Alexandra Hughes, and David Adams as they defend their hometown against the living legend. This re-release of the original first book in the Preternatural Trilogy...

Trigger warning to those sensitive to scenes depicting extreme violence and sexual assault and use of a racial slur. Read at your own discretion.When Serena wakes up in a strange room with 9 unfamiliar faces, she learns they are in a high stakes game...

ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED NOVELS OF 2023 - "A bravura feat of storytelling...a daring and completely satisfying mystery." --James Patterson, #1 best-selling author A PULSE-POUNDING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER ABOUT A SERIAL KILLER NARRATED BY THOSE CLOSEST TO HIM: HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, HIS GIRLFRIEND--AND THE...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes the terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come trueBe careful what you wish for...Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple--until a massive...

Blood Bound: The radical debut thriller of intense proportions. Are you looking for a chilling and suspenseful read? Look no further than Blood Bound! This edge-of-your-seat thriller follows FBI agent Ray and Manhattan police department cop Julia as they team up to take down...

The bad calls are the ones you remember. Mike Spence is an ex-medic haunted by his past. His PTSD has been mostly under control these past several years - the flashbacks less frequent. However, as the anniversary of his partner's death looms the flashbacks...

A fractured mind and a race against time... Tom Mondrian is watching his life ebb away directing traffic as a police constable--until a bullet to the brain changes everything. With a new unusual perspective, including an inability to recognize faces and absolutely no filter...

Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. What could be more restful, more restorative, than a weekend getaway with family and friends?...

From an ancient dungeon in the heart of France to an abandoned schoolhouse in a lonely Scottish borough, the international assassin, Cobra, has embarked upon a long-awaited journey for vengeance. Though it is unclear even to him what - or who - was the...

A devastating terrorist bomb blast at a spiritual retreat outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, sends journalist Kevin Pitcairn and his beloved Emmy on a quixotic quest to understand the roots of violence. Traveling across the country deep into the bowels of Southern Appalachia, their...

She barely survived the last round. As the Red Dog Gang closes in on her Family, can she survive the next?After the devastating events of our last chapter, all private eye and mafia wife Jacqueline Spadros wants is to get her life back.Then a...

If everyone is lying, who do you trust?A marriage gone bad...When Cheryl met Xan nine years ago, she was a struggling single parent with a five-year-old son. Xan was her knight in shining armour. Now they have two children, and he's hell-bent on turning...

A house on a quiet street on the southside of Glasgow. Neat, terraced homes with manicured lawns and pruned trees. Not the sort of place that reeks of decay or where dead bluebottles pile up on a windowsill. When the police break in, there's...

Struggling mystery author Claire Denman is enjoying a relaxing vacation at her brother's secluded house in the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia after helping a wealthy elderly woman move her cats across the country. The woman happens to be the wife of the man...

In a small Appalachian town, an amateur detective unearths a dark conspiracy and his own haunted past, in a chilling novel about sacrifice, art, and revenge.Med school dropout Harlan Winter returns to his impoverished West Virginia hometown, where the law is scarce, arsonists are...

Mexican Gothic meets Outlander in this spellbinding, atmospheric timeslip debut novel, as a woman struggling with her mental health spends the winter with her cruel in-laws in their eerie, haunting manor that sweeps her back through time and into the arms of her fiancé's...

"Shanora Williams expertly drops hints and clues as she spins and twists this psychological thriller, leaving the reader gasping for breath and racing to get to the explosive end." --Darby Kane, international bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife Perfect for fans of Jeneva Rose...

The final novel in one of the most critically acclaimed PI series in the annals of crime fiction! "Few writers working in any genre offer tales with such moral complexity, dark humor, and, most of all, heart." --Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me Drunk,...

Stacey finds herself in a living nightmare, a personal hell of her own making. Her beloved Jason is lying dead in the hallway of his own home, blood-soaked, naked, exactly where she left him. When the police arrive at her sister's grave, Stacey is...

When Andrew Tredinnick reported his wife missing at just after one o'clock on a dismal February morning, he didn't expect to be stood where he was only hours later.It started as just a normal night out with the girls. Andrew kissed Shona goodbye in...

Crime Writers of Canada Best First Novel Award FinalistEvergreen Award Nominee"Crackles with urgency and humanity...a book made to meet the moment. A must read." --Katie Lattari, author of Dark Things I AdoreFor fans of The Last Thing He Told Me comes a page-turning thriller...

A reimagining of the Gilgo Beach Murders, perfect for fans of Caroline Kepnes and Megan Abbott, this twisty debut is an unsettling thriller that asks just how far you should go to find love. Eager to get married, thirty-year-old Virginia Carey lands a job...

Greed? Hatred? Retaliation? Or a Cover-up?Winter has set in, but young Eddie Bolton will never see another snowfall in Duluth, Minnesota. Someone has killed him in what should have been a secure juvenile detox ward. Police Officer Leona "Leo" Reese and her sidekick Thom...

USA Today Best-Selling Author 1978 San Francisco--a cult leader in Ecuador--one woman's struggle to reconnect with her lost daughter before it is too late When PI and ex-con, Colleen Hayes, learns that a local neo-Nazi group is talking about shooting the mayor, she thinks...