Fiction - Thrillers - Psychological

Glamorous messiah or charlatan? A mask of beauty hides deadly secrets in #1 New York Times and Amazon Charts bestselling author Gregg Olsen's mesmerizing novel of suspense.In the Pacific Northwest, detective Lindsay Jackman is investigating the murder of a young journalist found at the...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Past midnight, Chyna Shepard, twenty-six, gazes out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend's family. Instinct proves reliable. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Foreman Vess, has entered the...

"At loose ends after the devastating death of her mother, Una Richardson responds to an advertisement for a ladies' companion, a position that leads her into the wealthy, secluded world of Mrs. Elspeth McKenzie. But Elspeth's home isn't the comforting haven it seems. Kathryn,...

From the bestselling author of the DI Amy Winter series comes a thriller about a shocking disappearance--and the village that has conspired to keep the truth buried.Ten years ago, the Harper family disappeared. Their deserted cottage was left with the water running, the television...

A dead man's secrets put a family in peril in a twisting novel of suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of the David Adams series.Alex Mahan is married to his high school sweetheart, Taylor. They have two daughters and a beautiful home, and...

I moved closer to the little girl, afraid that our voices would be caught by the monitor. 'What happened to you, Lucy? Can you tell me?' When Sophie's life falls apart, she accepts an invitation from a childhood friend, Caroline, to visit her family's...

To catch this monster is to become one.The heart-pulsing sequel to YOU MADE ME.When police detective Claire Wolfe starts her new life in Quantico, a deadly attack shatters her dreams. A cold-blooded assassin is hunting FBI agents, and she wants to get under Claire's...

Ken Kesey's bracing, inslightful novel about the meaning of madness and the value of self-reliance, and the inspiration for the new Netflix original series Ratched One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's...

An addicting and twisty debut about an apartment building devastated by the disappearance of a teenage girl--and by the secrets that won't be kept behind each closed door--that will thrill fans of Lisa Jewell and Shari Lapena. One House. Three Families. Countless Secrets. From...

Domestic noir at its best. Readers will devour this stunning page-turner about the disintegration of a marriage as grief, jealousy, betrayal and murder destroy the facade of the perfect literary couple. New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison takes her exceptional writing to a...

"Elvis Cole provides more fun for the reader than any L.A. private eye to come along in years."--Joseph Wambaugh WINNER OF THE ANTHONY AND MACAVITY AWARDS FOR BEST NOVEL - NOMINATED FOR THE EDGAR AND SHAMUS AWARDS FOR BEST NOVEL Meet Elvis Cole, L.A....

Bram Stoker Award nominee for Best First Novel!"This claustrophobic, horror-leaning tour de force is highly recommended for fans of Jeff VanderMeer's Annihilation and Andy Weir's The Martian." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)The thrilling, atmospheric debut from the author of The Death of Jane Lawrence,...

Three-year-old Millie Everleigh disappears on a crisp winter's day, and nothing is as it seems... It's the phone call every mother dreads. I'm climbing into the car after a trip to the grocery store. As the engine starts, my phone rings. It's my stepdaughter,...

Nationally Bestselling Author! * Winner - Best Novel, 2019 ITW Thriller Award * Authors on the Air Network - Thriller of the Year 2018 * Finalist - Anthony Award for Best Novel * Finalist - Macavity Award for Best Novel * MysteryTribune Ten Women...

"If you loved Big Little Lies and Little Fires Everywhere, allow me to introduce you to your next obsession. --Kim Liggett, New York Times bestselling author of The Grace YearA tangled web of lies draws together three women in this explosive thriller of revenge,...

In this psychological thriller from a bestselling author, two seemingly unconnected businessmen are found murdered in an abandoned warehouse, leaving their two widows desperately seeking answers--both with secrets of their own. Henry North is a down-on-his-luck cybersecurity expert from New Orleans. Wei "Adam" Zhang...

'You don't think Jamie and I have secrets, do you? No, we tell each other everything.' She smiled. 'Including your dirty little secret. So maybe it's time to start being nice to me?' THE WIFE: Clare is ready for a break. It's been a...

An Amazon Charts and USA Today bestseller.Gina Royal is the definition of average--a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children. But when a car accident reveals her husband's secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as Gwen...

A wife finds herself racing for answers when the decision to rent out her family vacation home takes a deadly turn in this "twisty thriller" perfect for fans of Megan Miranda (Megan Goldin, author of The Escape Room). Ever have the feeling you're being...

AN INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Wholly original. Scarily clever. Completely mesmerizing. You will never look at family road trips the same way again."--Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author A most anticipated book by Hello Sunshine ∙ Cosmo ∙ Entertainment Weekly ∙ Betches ∙...

"A suspenseful roller-coaster ride."--Karin Slaughter - "Lisa Gardner always delivers heart-stopping suspense."--Harlan Coben He knows everything about you--including the first place you'll hide. On a warm summer night in one of Boston's working-class neighborhoods, an unthinkable crime has been committed: Four members of a...

Can you really trust the family next door? Brooke is delighted when Oliver decides to rent her old family home with his three-year-old son Finley. Finally someone to bring happiness to the rundown house across the street. They seem like the perfect tenants, but...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Lying Room, a sexy, intricate thriller about the temptation of secrets, the weight of lies, and the price of betrayal and suspicion.Who is more dangerous? An enemy, a friend, or a lover?When Bonnie Graham arrives at her...

"Every time Laura Lippman comes out with a new book, I get chills because I know I am back in the hands of the master. She is simply a brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America right now, and Sunburn is her...

Six months after witnessing her foster brother take his own life, Kim finds herself scraping the bottom of the bucket, searching for any and everything she believes could assist her in her new obsession; finding her biological parents. While still balancing guardianship, working a...

"A MASTERPIECE OF THRILLER AND MYSTERY. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake...

Some lines should never be crossed.Police corruption, an investigation that ends in tragedy, and the mystery of a little girl's silence--three unconnected events that will prove to be linked by one small town.While Detective Cormac Reilly faces enemies at work and trouble in his...

"A juicy thriller" (Entertainment Weekly) - "Absorbing" (USA Today) - "Dark and thoughtful" (Washington Post) - "Gratifying" (Wall Street Journal) - "Sun-soaked noir" (LA Review of Books) A spellbinding novel of psychological suspense that follows a young archivist's obsession with her subject's mysterious death...

An Amazon Charts Bestseller.A bone-chilling family history is unearthed in a heart-stopping thriller by New York Times bestselling author Anne Frasier.Convicted serial killer Benjamin Fisher has finally offered to lead San Bernardino detective Daniel Ellis to the isolated graves of his victims. One catch:...

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Detectives Joona Linna and Saga Bauer must confront a relentless killer who's always one step ahead in this installment of the Killer Instinct series from the #1 international bestselling author of The Hypnotist. "Action-oriented, inventive, with over-the-top plots and larger-than-life...

"The Nanny kept me in white-knuckled suspense until the very last page. Gilly Macmillan's breakout thriller is a dark and twisted version of Downton Abbey gone very, very wrong." -- Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling authorThe New York Times bestselling author of What...

This instant New York Times bestseller and "claustrophobic spine-tingler" (People) from Ruth Ware follows a group of employees trapped on a snow-covered mountain. Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French Alps doesn't sound like the worst problem in...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Perfect Girlfriend. Two women. A dying wish. And a web of lies that will bring their world crashing down..Nina and Marie were best friends--until Nina was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Before she died, Nina asked Marie...

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - This installment in the Killer Instinct Series tells the chilling story of a manipulative serial killer and the two brilliant police agents who must beat him at his own game, Detectives Joona Linna and Saga Bauer. "With its tight, staccato...

The Boy Who Followed Ripley, the fourth novel in the Ripley series, is one of Patricia Highsmith's darkest and most twisted creations. Tom Ripley meets a young American runaway who has a dark secret that he is desperate to hide. Soon this unlikely pair...

Thirteen years ago, Erin escaped her abductor. Now he has her sister.No one believed Erin when she returned. Not the local police who accused her of craving attention, or her alcoholic mother who didn't even realize she was gone.Thirteen years after her escape from...

Lady of The House shares the fictional tale of Lady, a 1940s riveter turned housewife trapped by a loveless marriage and societal framework that makes it difficult for her to abandon her current circumstances. She feels purposeless, hopeless, and she is angry. Resentful. And...

In this gripping psychological thriller, Svetlana Peterman has met her soul mate in Andrew Jovian, a young astronomer who works for Starbright International, the aerospace company his wealthy parents own. Once married, they make a home in Kirksberg, Pennsylvania, a small town famous for...

"Then She Vanishes lifts the stone on a cold case disappearance and asks chilling questions about friendship, loyalty, love, and obsession."--New York Times bestselling author Gilly MacmillanA twisty, compulsive thriller full of jolting shocks and startling secrets involving two sisters, a disappearance, a double...

Elliot Very suspects his PhD committee isn't going to be happy. He's just returned from an agricultural research project in South America and is missing data from one entire sector-Tapiama-and without it he can't meet the study's goals or complete his degree. But all...

Why would you pretend your life is a dream when you're living a nightmare?I thought my sister was happy. I thought what we all thought: that Annie and Dom led perfect lives in a lovely cottage in a quiet village by the sea, with...

From the author of the "breathtaking, bone-chilling work of psychological suspense" (Cristina Alger, USA TODAY bestselling author) Her One Mistake, comes a riveting new suspense novel about three ambitious women whose lives are turned upside down after a horrifying fire threatens to expose a...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A finely paced, shrewdly observed, multi-tiered story . . . A thinking (and feeling) reader's thriller." -Wall Street Journal "Chilling, thought-provoking, and hauntingly written, Mother May I kept me on the edge of my seat with its breathless race against time." -- Megan...

The murder of a glamorous DC socialite becomes Alex Cross's deadliest case since Along Came a Spider. Kay Willingham led a life as glamorous as it was public--she was a gorgeous Georgetown socialite, philanthropist, and the ex-wife of the vice president. So why was...

Beth and Cath are leaving their husbands. This is a story about two very different women. One is wealthy and having an affair with a man who gives her the kind of love that her cold, detached husband does not. One is living hand...

In New York Times bestselling author Nevada Barr's gripping novel What Rose Forgot, a young grandmother wakes up to find she's trapped in her worst nightmare. WHAT SHE FORGOT IS FRIGHTENING. Rose Dennis wakes up in a hospital gown, her brain in a fog....

How well can you really know someone? The smallest towns hold the darkest secrets. And the people you least suspect are the ones you should fear the most. When Cassie's friend disappears, Cassie knows all too well the tragic end Jennifer has probably met....

A journalist uncovers the dark secrets of an abandoned boarding school in this chilling suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel.Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants--the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the ones...

The bestselling author of Twenty Years Later delivers a chilling thriller where nothing is at it seems and each reveal is more shocking than the last...right up to the jaw-dropping final twist. "A gripping thriller that will blow readers away." -Mary Kubica, New York...

A gripping thriller about three young girlfriends, a dark obsession and a chilling crime that shakes up a quiet Iowa town, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence.For twelve-year-old Cora Landry and her friends Violet and Jordyn, it was...