Fiction - Thrillers - Psychological

Her chest tightens, her heart speeding up. The kitchen is chaos. She steps on something hard, and looks down. Toy dinosaurs are scattered everywhere. But her son is nowhere - her baby boy is gone. The police arrive. She can't look at her husband....

My family said he killed my mother. They lied... I was just a little girl, fast asleep in my stroller, the day my mother was killed. I don't remember anything about the sunny day that turned so dark. She'd be so happy for me...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER"Don't start a Freida McFadden book late at night. You won't be able to put it down!"-- Natalie Barelli, bestselling author of UnforgivableTwo women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back.Dawn...

Incarcerated at a high-security mental facility, Raymond Schalk knows intimate details of a recent spree of serial murders, and claims it was he who committed MURDER BY THE NUMBERS! A bewildering power outage brings security guards Ross Clifton and Jeff Albright face-to-face with THE...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the "claustrophobic spine-tingler" (People) One by One returns with an unputdownable mystery following a woman on the search for answers a decade after her friend's murder. April Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at...

New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past--and your family--can haunt you like nothing else. When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn't...

In the vein of Jennifer Hillier and Alex North, a ritualistic game turns deadly for two young girls on holiday--but it will be years before the real darkness comes to haunt them. When Charlie was eleven, she created a monster... For Charlie and her...

"Impossible to put down, you won't know who or what to believe and the creepy location will have you looking over your shoulder more than once."--Hannah Mary McKinnon, internationally bestselling author of Never Coming HomeIntertwining the narrative with the transcript of an anonymous interview,...

Josh and Maisie Evans are a seemingly ordinary middle-aged couple on holiday in Italy, where they meet Mrs. Fingal, an elderly woman living unhappily with her niece. Josh and Maisie have a spare room, and everyone might be better off if Mrs. Fingal moved...

On a warm spring evening, guests gather in a perfectly manicured garden to celebrate Maggie and Len's twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Maggie leans against the apple tree, watching her fun-loving husband and darling children as her heart swells with pride. As the joyful party atmosphere...

From her home office in rural Connecticut, self-published thriller author Jillian Samuels dreams of writing a bestseller. Her tall, dark and handsome chef husband Teddy, and her BFF, Natalie, a glamorous PR woman always in six-inch heels, cheer Jillian on when her new book,...

"Turn[ing] a familiar suburban setting into a deliciously chilling landscape... Garza once again proves she's a master of twisted relationships." --Ashley Winstead, author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife In this chilling new novel, a woman discovers that her estranged daughter is...

When Jack's wife is murdered, he has the chance to see justice done. But at what cost? Jack will never forget the face of the man who took his wife's life and stole his future. Emily cannot move on without her twin--forever guilt-ridden and...

The Plot meets Please Join Us in this psychological suspense debut about a young author at an exclusive writer's retreat that descends into a nightmare. Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime...

She's been buried alive.Now it's a race against time to save her. When former FBI analyst Thora Graham wakes buried in a makeshift coffin, she has only her training to keep her calm--and her faith that deputy chief Will Dresden is on the case....

After twenty years, devastation has come back to DC in the form of serial killer Jimmy Yates. Throughout his reign of terror, only one person has ever been able to elude his clutches. Mary Anderson is the girl that survived. Now Mary is all...

They both want their happy ever after. But who will kill for it? We were such good friends... until the day she married my ex-husband. Now, I've married hers, and we've agreed to get along for the sake of our families. It's all very...

After one too many questionable decisions, Anthony Romano has lost his job and entr馥 to his favorite watering hole. At a crossroads, Anthony seeks professional help. But when his psychiatrist suggests his issues stem from his tumultuous childhood, Anthony realizes he must return to...

A vacation in the Florida Keys turns suspicious when an 8-year-old child goes missing. It's every family's worst fear, and the story has just begun. On a sun-hazed afternoon in the Florida Keys, a child goes missing from the beach, and Dr. Mirren Fitzpatrick...

A taut, breakout psychological thriller with a wicked twist. Matty Melgren is a convicted serial killer serving life without parole for the murders of several women in London in the 1980s. He has consistently protested his innocence, and the evidence against him was largely...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER CBC Books "86 Works of Canadian Fiction to Read in the First Half of 2023" CBC Books "40 Canadian Books to Read This Summer" From the writer and producer of the hit TV shows Republic of Doyle and Son of a...

A New York Times Book Review Best Horror of 2023 selection. "Packed with profoundly unsettling scenes that'll slither under your skin and stay there long after you turn the last page."--Gabino Iglesias, author of The Devil Takes You Home After striking out on her...

Detective Paige McGraw is waiting for something to go her way for once. After letting a suspect slip through her fingers, her career is now in shambles. Stuck working in the shadow of the brash new homicide inspector on the force, Clarissa Wright, she...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium, a Reese's Book Club pick, here, Detective Elin Warner uncovers the truth behind the suspicious deaths on a stunning island getaway. "Devilish and deliciously twisty."--People"The suspense inexorably builds...

Best friends on social media, Allysa and Morgan share a love of three things: thriller novels, true crime, and keeping secrets from each other. As soon as Allysa asks Morgan to be her plus one at a funeral, Morgan jumps on the first available...

A town haunted by its past, in the shadow of an abandoned house.A close-knit family struggling to find answers and survive.The beginning of a three-book series, psychological thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat.The rural farming community of New Haven has...

Emma, Aiden and Gina stand on the brink of a new life. After the trauma of Aiden's abduction and return, they are slowly healing and returning to a fragile normality. Emma is desperate to protect her children, but the world is fascinated by Aiden,...

I know what you did. You destroyed my life. Now I'm going to take everything from you, starting with your husband. I'm your worst nightmare, and I'm closer than you think. Moving to Prospect Close has been everything I'd hoped for. In the city,...

After shedding her biggest vice Kim would hope to find herself happy, free, and finally able to live in peace; but life could never be so kind to her. Four years after its fall, Kim and the surviving members of The Pool find themselves...

"Claire McGowan at her very best." ―Peter JamesFrom the bestselling author of What You Did comes the story of a young couple who are about to discover that in a house full of secrets there's nowhere to hide...For Helen and George, the remote fixer-upper...

Lieutenant Trufant chronicled a spiraling homicide detective's determined quest to catch a serial slayer of veterans. Now, the highly anticipated sequel pits one of his suspects in a thrilling game of cat and mouse-where the predator may actually be the prey. . .LeAnn Haddad...

New parents, Janelle and Daniel have their life flipped upside down when Daniel's mother, Kate gets more than a little greedy and secrets come out. Everything they thought they knew was a lie and things just don't seem to let up. Is Kate who...

"One of my ten best reads of the year. Easy five stars." -- Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of None of This is True A twisty and consuming thriller, Perfectly Nice Neighbors asks: When your dream home comes with nightmare neighbors, how...

Emily Stone, dedicated nurse, cat lover, and caring friend is rebuilding her life after a devastating breakup. Nothing can detract from the sanctuary of Emily's wonderful new apartment. She can ignore the news stories about a serial killer on the prowl. Even learn to...

True Crime was her life until it killed her.When well-known true crime YouTuber Natalie Baker, host of 'For Crime's Sake, ' is found dead, her sister Rebecca has a lot of questions for the local Sheriff. Questions he doesn't want to answer. Did she...

After shedding her biggest vice Kim would hope to find herself happy, free, and finally able to live in peace; but life could never be so kind to her. Four years after its fall, Kim and the surviving members of The Pool find themselves...

"USA TODAY bestselling author Kimberly Belle returns with a deeply addictive thriller exploring the dark side of the digital world when a mommy-blogger's assistant goes missing. When Alex first began posting unscripted family moments and motivational messages online, she had no intention of becoming...

The people you trust are the people who hurt you the most. Nell Cosgrove is the new wife who got it all. She married her handsome, wealthy boss within six months of meeting him. They live in a beautiful riverside home. She has a...

I finally have everything I've ever wanted: a career saving lives, my dream home among the pines, and my caring fiancé, Elton. He doesn't know about my past. And I'll do anything to keep it that way... I'm so excited for my life with...

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEARThe Washington Post・The New Yorker ・Slate・CrimeReads・Good Housekeeping・Amazon Book ReviewA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICEA suspenseful new psychological thriller from the Women's Prize for Fiction longlisted and Dublin Literary Award shortlisted author of Remote Sympathy, Catherine Chidgey.Like every other girl in her class,...

In the vein of Ruth Ware's Woman in Cabin 10 and Shanora Williams' The Wife Before, this psychological romance thriller will have you on the edge o your seat, flipping pages late into the night.Too young to be trapped in an abusive marriage, Matilda...

An "eerie, elliptical masterpiece set in a South African boarding school in the early 1960s. . . . First-rate psychological suspense . . . played out flawlessly" (Kirkus Reviews). The members of an elite girls swim team are the reigning queens at their South...

James is a New Yorker who feels stuck in life. He lacks confidence and holds a job that doesn't satisfy him. When he wakes up in the middle of the desert, he soon finds out he's not alone. As he wanders through a dune...

From the critically acclaimed author of In My Dreams I Hold A Knife and The Last Housewife comes Midnight is the Darkest Hour, a gothic Southern thriller about a killer haunting a small Louisiana town, where two outcasts--the preacher's daughter and the boy from...

Girls are dying in the town of Volga, and no one seems to be talking about who or what is behind their deaths. Emily Ellis, aka Mills, knows her talent as an artist has a purpose: to tell the stories of girls who are...

"Instantly immersive..." -Ai Jiang, Author of LinghunIf you could live your life over again, what would you ask to change? Something big? Something small? A single moment? Have you decided on your question? Zoe has.Tired of feeling alone and lost, Zoe seeks out an...

Written by award-winning entertainment strategist Aisha Tritle, this cyberpunk thriller is perfect for fans of sci-fi classics Brave New World and Logan's Run.Astrid was brought back six months ago for one purpose: to help restore balance in the city.Blessed with a broken moral compass...

Two women struggle toward a dark truth as a killer avenges the sins of the past in a twisting novel of suspense by the USA Today bestselling author of Do No Harm, Behind Every Lie, and The Night Olivia Fell.After a violent home invasion,...

Conversational Therapy is a debut collection of challenging and unusual short stories and one-act plays.In A KEEPSAKE MEMORY, a wrongfully imprisoned girl tries to escape the confines of an abandoned mental asylum and the treacherous hands of a psychotic doctor placed in charge of...

Who can you trust when you can't trust yourself?When Ella hears of her father's death, the last thing she wants is to return to the childhood home where he subjected her to years of trauma. But motivated by revenge, she and partner Dan do...