Fiction - Thrillers - Psychological

Mickey Quinn, a wife-killer and bar owner, decides he will control the destiny of his only son, conceived thru intimidation and violence over his employee, Darlene Bundt. Quinn's got plans for his kid: he's gonna raise him up sharp, tough, and ""connected"" to the...

I have no idea why he thinks I had anything to do with Danielle's accident. My only crime was being in the vicinity when she fell down the stairs.Being forced into therapy for stalking, though, is well over the top. But my therapist, Justine,...

The twisty locked-room mystery from two-time Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author Carol Goodman, about a group of former classmates trapped on their college campus--with a murderer among them."One of the best and smartest locked-room mysteries I've read in a long time. A page-turner with...

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?"Fans of Caroline Kepnes' You or Gillian Flynn will find My Husband to be a new, satisfying, and...

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...

Owen Hanson packs a bag and leaves his past where it belongs-dead and buried in his small Connecticut hometown. His new life as a clothing inspector is boring and predictable and the perfect escape. He's finally in control.Lydia March is unexpected, but he can't...

Mariana, now a web design graduate, looks forward to the day when she can start up a business, and work independently, and let the budding relationship between her and Carl blossom. When a mysterious package arrives in the mail with disturbing contents and the...

They all have entered into that palace in that village in the corner of that country along with their family members to stay one week or so and enjoy themselves in the assumption that they have been invited by their friend Nivaas and Nivaas...

First he kills the mother, then he kidnaps the child. The grieving father is given 45 hours to search. If the child isn't found, they die, captive. The press call him the Eye Collector. Because the horror doesn't end with the murders. Every body...

The brilliant new psychological thriller from bestselling author, Valerie Keogh!'Keogh is the queen of compelling narratives and twisty plots' Jenny O'Brien'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...

An unputdownable psychological thriller with a breathtaking twist.Verity's widowed mother has a new boyfriend. But is he really all he seems? Verity finds out her mother is secretly dating a man she met online. After five long years of widowhood, Eleanor is finally happy...

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...

*2024 Books of Horror Indie Brawl Contender*Chandler Hendricks hates his life. Socially awkward and a near shut-in, Chandler spends his time caring for his ailing mother and watching the neighbors from his window.His favorite person to watch is his next-door neighbor Samantha. Young and...

Title: "The Shadows Within: A Haunting Symphony of Nightmares"Summary: Artemis, Eva, and Damien, ancient vampires living in seclusion, are forced to confront a group of rogue vampires terrorizing the countryside. Despite their belief in safety, the trio embarks on a perilous journey to stop...

"A perfect storm of thrilling suspense and intricate plot twists that will leave readers breathless!" --Nancy Mehl, author of the Ryland & St. Clair seriesOn a remote Outer Banks island, a serial killer collects his prized specimens. And to stop him, an FBI agent...

The international sensation -- a riveting and electrifying blend of mystery, terror, and tense, violent actionAnna Heymes fears she is losing her mind. The wife of a top-ranking Parisian official, she suffers from amnesia and terrifying hallucinations -- a living nightmare made more horrifying...

A Postmodern Killer for a Postmodern World Charles Cullen, a brilliant university professor and ruthless killer, makes a daring escape from a California hospital for the criminally insane. Dr. Joseph Kallinger, the psychologist who examined Cullen, is called in to help capture him. The...

"A proper twisty thriller."--Sarah PinboroughA stranger has infiltrated your family...and now he's taking over.Paul's just here to help, or so he claims--sent by a charity for vulnerable people to do odd jobs for elderly widow Gwen. But for Gwen's daughter Connie, there's just something...

"Amina Akhtar's Almost Surely Dead is a witty, fresh psychological thriller that's part stalker thriller, part ghost story. This book took turns I never saw coming. I was up all night, tearing through the pages as the mysterious pieces came together, leading to an...

"The ending shattered me in a way only Tarryn Fisher can!" --Colleen HooverFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Never NeverIris Walsh saw her twin sister get kidnapped--so why does no one believe her? Iris narrowly escaped her twin sister's fate as...

I thought he took my secret to the grave. But the truth can't stay buried forever... In the wake of my darling husband's death, I am so lucky to have my three beautiful, grown-up daughters by my side at our holiday home in Scotland....

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium, a Reese's Book Club pick, this is detective Elin Warner's second outing, as she uncovers the truth behind the suspicious deaths on a stunning island getaway. Most are here to recharge and refresh. But...

Date: November 5thTime: 10:32pm (everyone thinks I'm asleep!)Age: eight years, five months, thirteen days (nearly exactly eight and a half!)Dear Diary, I saw Daddy do something weird again. I mean, worse than weird. I shouldn't even write it down here in case he finds...

One snowy night in 1998, Brooke Mulcahy's car slides off the road in rural Vermont. Her car is discovered. She is not. Twenty-one years later, Robert Kirby, Brooke's stepbrother, is paid a visit from a young woman (Lily), claiming to be Brooke's daughter. Since...

A copycat killer has hit town. Stuck with the mindless circle of death, the original killer from jail is called upon, along with his therapist, to help track down and solve the murders. Elijah James is just as unpredictable as they say, but when...

A happy family. A picture-perfect street. A secret someone would kill for. My husband James and I love living on Smith Street, with its neat houses and friendly family barbecues. Our daughter Scarlett grew up playing outside with the other local kids - it's...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements "Michaelides as a major player in the field" (Publishers Weekly)--now in mass market. Edward Fosca...

In this gripping psychological thriller, a new family moves onto Hogarth Street and shows their neighbors that sometimes the most perfect families are hiding the most terrible secrets. Everybody wants to live on Hogarth Street, the pretty, tree-lined avenue with its white houses. The...

All they had to do was catch him.At first, it was just another case, another serial killer to stop. They had done it countless times before; this time shouldn't have been any different. But soon, days turned into weeks. Desperation set in, and the...

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...

Squid Game meets The Left Hand of Darkness meets Under the Skin in this radical literary sensation from South Korea about an alien's hunt for food that transforms into an existential crisis about what it means to be human.After crashing their spacecraft in the...

A pair of lovers--a young female journalist and an older man who owns an isolated farm in Brazil--spend the night together. The next day they proceed to destroy each other. Amid vitriolic insults and scorching cruelty, their sexual adventure turns into a savage power...

Midwife Shelby Gianopoulos is feeling desperate... Single and alone at twenty-seven, she has spent many a family gathering fending off the increasing concern from her well-meaning relatives. Now, there's another family wedding looming and Shelby's desperate to find a date. She can't bear the...

EVERYONE HAS A PAST. . . YOURS IS COMING TO KILL YOU Alex and Morven have a pretty perfect marriage. Still madly in love after 10 years they have no secrets from each other and their life in London with daughter Poppy is... happy....

Be careful when opening this cursed book, because inside it hide horrors that go beyond our understanding.Dive into the pages of "The Labyrinth of Terror" and get ready to enter a world where the unknown and the macabre mix in an atmosphere of mystery...

THE DARK AND PROPULSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER THAT WILL KEEP YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT'A creepy, twisty page-turner where nothing is as it seems' Andrea Mara, Sunday Times bestseller 'A compulsive and propulsive read: I would give it ten stars if I could'...

She signed the papers. And now her life is in danger... Then: I gaze at my new husband and smile. It's our wedding day and I feel like the luckiest woman alive. Lucas is perfect. He brings me coffee in the morning, flowers in...

The brilliant new psychological thriller from bestselling author, Valerie Keogh!'Keogh is the queen of compelling narratives and twisty plots' Jenny O'Brien'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...

Special Agent Alexa Landers is fresh out of the FBI Academy and she has problems already... First off, she is given an impossible case to solve, the case of the Oligarch.Who could have murdered the Russian Billionaire in his swimming pool under such high...

What is greatness without madness? Criminal profiler Matthew Moore wouldn't know. To him there's no difference. Cursed with the perfection of a sharp mind but a heart void of feelings, finding an outlet for his unique abilities proves to be difficult until he discovers...

A CHILLING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM A BESTSELLER.Everyone has a friend like Carl.The friend you can't say no to.The friend you have to say no to.I'm finally in a good place. A lovely home. A steady job. And Jason. Reliable, honest, kind Jason -...

A gripping novel about a man trying to escape his violent past and soon becomes a murder suspect when a publisher--and the husband of the woman he's having an affair with--turns up dead. The man who calls himself David Loogan is hoping to escape...

Detective Alex Cross is in the sights of the Dead Hours Killer, a serial murderer on a ruthless mission. An airport killer targeting pilots expands his scope. Alex Cross Must Die. "Drop whatever you're doing, Detective Cross, and head to Reagan Airport," DC Metro...

Jealousy, obsession and murder collide in this twisty domestic thriller in which two women-one a prominent therapist, the other a bitter Jealousy, obsession and murder collide in this twisty domestic thriller in which two women-one a prominent therapist, the other a bitter rival out...

Forensic psychologist Annie Hunter runs a PI agency. She pits her talented "Nut Crackers" team against Tommy Ray Bruder, who'd snatched her best friend, Hailey, when Annie was 14. Annie made a pledge back then to find her. Bruder was caught for another crime,...

A Respectable Family Turns to a Life of CrimeForced into bitter and boring retirement solely because of advancing age, world-renowned architect Victor Harding retreats to his bucolic lakefront estate, a majestic house once owned by notorious Chicago gangster Bugsy Moran.He soon learns that his...

Jean Cage is a diligent man who is often overlooked in life; he goes unrecognized at work although he gives it his all. When his boss fires him from his 9 to 5, life surprisingly steps in.On a day where business-as-usual turns into losing...

When Landon and Joy meet they feel an instant connection and quickly become inseparable. One day shortly after they've met, they take a trip to view The Hart Farm, an idyllic property located in a remote area. It's perfect, with room for Landon to...

Dreaming of becoming a fashion designer and fresh off the heels of a bad breakup, Sam is thrilled to be accepted into a prestigious study abroad program in Finland. But when her mother becomes suddenly ill, the decision to go seems impossible. Devastated by...

At eighty-four years old, widower and award-winning geneticist Bernie Crenshaw has reached the end of his life. Bernie gifts his only grandson, eighteen-year-old Inglewood high school senior Nova, his multimillion-dollar property located in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills.Hours before his death, Bernie informs Nova that...