Fiction - Thrillers - Psychological

She has to know the truth about Overtoun Estate, but there is a reason it has stayed buried for so long.When journalist Ava Brent decides to investigate the dark mystery of Overtoun Estate--a 'thin place', steeped in myth--she has no idea how dangerous this...

From the bestselling author of Our Little Secret comes a "twisty, gripping" psychological thriller "with heart" set in the Rocky Mountains (Kaira Rouda, author of The Favorite Daughter) Reunited for the first time since childhood, two estranged sisters fight to keep their darkest secret...

A woman's dark past makes her the prime suspect in a high-profile murder case in this compulsively readable suspense thriller for fans of B.A. Paris and Mary Kubica Do the mistakes of the past mark us as guilty for life? After a childhood marred...

"A Southern Gothic for the video-game age, mixing scares and shootouts, relationships and reprisals in one big, brash package." -Leslie Mizell, Editor and WriterStill reeling from the death of his beloved wife and unborn child, homicide detective Isaac Murphy must investigate a growing string...

For fans of the high-stakes tension of the New York Times bestsellers Luckiest Girl Alive and The Lying Game, comes "a brilliantly paced thriller that gets under your skin in the best possible way" (Megan Collins, author of The Winter Sister) about female ambition...

One of 10 Novels You Should Read in June --CrimeReads Starred review, Publishers Weekly Listed on CrimeReads' The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020: Summer Reading Edition Listed in the New York Times Globetrotting 2020 preview Outside the Lines is a journey through the...

Amber Olivier awakens in a cold sweat, the bitter taste of blood in her mouth and her head throbbing. Not even a hint of light reaches her. She reaches left, right, and above, but within inches, her hands meet a solid structure covered with...

You've got everything she wants ... Newly married Natasha has the perfect house, a loving husband and a beautiful little girl called Emily. She'd have it all if it wasn't for Jen, her husband's ex-wife who just won't leave them alone ... Then Natasha...

Heathers meets The Devil Wears Prada in this "sick and vicious and funny" thriller set in the cut-throat world of fashion (Caroline Kepnes, New York Times-bestselling author of You) Fashion editor Anya St. Clair is on the verge of greatness. A to-die-for wardrobe. Killer...

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones delivers a gripping new thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. A detective with a dark secret... Samantha Jazz used to be one of the top profilers in...

I have three deadly problems: 1. I've seriously offended a maniacal killer.2. I just had a bullet removed from my brain.3. My new daughter is growing up too fast--and she's in the line of fire.Living on an obscure, technology-free island off California means safety...

'I keep feeling like I'm being watched - dropping the boys off at school, choosing wine at the supermarket - but when I turn around there's nobody there...' When single mother Darcy's son falls from a rope bridge at a local playground, life stands...

Trusting his family was her first mistake. All Ria ever wanted was a family. Growing up alone in foster care, she imagined just how it would be. So when she fell in love with Grayson and had their daughter Shelley, she was determined to...

I'm Lucy, and I have a secret I have a beautiful home, that I'm desperate to escape. But that's not my secret. I tell my friends I've never wanted children, when I always have. But that's not my secret. My husband is a celebrated...

'I literally could not put it down... I finished in less than 24 hours, it draws you in from the very first chapter... WOW... And just when you think that's it... BAM.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'You don't deserve a sister...' Lizzy Beresford is...

'WOW, what a story... Utterly hooked from page one, so glad it was a weekend and I could binge read ... An absolute must-read 5 huge stars from me.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars Everyone makes mistakes. But does everyone deserve to be forgiven? She...

'Thrilling, intense. Readers of The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl will love Shalini Boland.' Red Adept 'Don't take my baby.' Kirstie Rawlings is jolted awake by a child crying. Racing upstairs to check on her new-born, she is plunged into every parents'...

Mia Hamilton lived the perfect life with her husband, university teacher Zach, and their two-year-old daughter. But everything changed when Zach committed suicide on the same night one of his students vanished. Five years later, just when Mia is beginning to heal, stranger Alison...

This award-winning, psychological experience is back in print, and includes the exclusive sequel The Sound of his Bones Breaking, a novella that will leave you truly shaken. "This taut, grisly thriller reads like a sick and twisted extreme horror SPEED. You don't know who,...

Featured in HelloSunshine.com's Father's Day Book Gift Guide"Wicked River is partly a who-is-my-husband-really story, partly a horror-in-the-wilderness story, and partly a Manhattan-family drama, all rolled up in elegantly propulsive prose, and shot through with sinister suspense."?LEE CHILD, New York Times bestselling authorNewlyweds Nat and...

After she unwittingly frees a dangerous contract killer, a surgeon reluctantly joins forces with a tenacious detective obsessed with taking down their enemy at all costs.As a surgeon, Dr. Rennie Newton is the consummate professional. When she's summoned to jury duty, she brings competence...

In his sexiest, scariest novel yet, James Patterson deftly confirms that he always "takes thrills to the next level" (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review).When FBI agent John O'Hara first sees Nora Sinclair, she seems perfect. She has the looks. The career. The clothes. The wit. The sophistication....

Hellbent /adj. / 1. very determined to do something, especially when the results might be bad. "The psychopath was hellbent on making him suffer before he died." A year has passed. Marine and security specialist Domino Taylor does not work anymore. His days and...

DON'T MISS THE ORIGINAL SERIES--NOW AVAILABLE ON PBS! A disturbing and addictive novel of domestic suspense from an internationally bestselling author, where secrets kept hidden from spouses cause shocking surprises that hit home... There's nothing unusual about a new family moving in at 91...

Alex Cross was a rising star in the Washington, DC, Police Department when an unknown shooter gunned down his wife, Maria, in front of him. Alex's need for vengeance was placed on hold as he faced another huge challenge-raising his children without their mother....

A flamboyant beauty who once partied with the Prince of Wales and who now, in her seventh decade, has "gone native" in a Ceylonese jungle. A proud, Oxford-educated lawyer who unwittingly seals his own professional fate when he dares to solve the sensational Hamilton...

The highly acclaimed author of Watching Edie returns with a new novel of dark psychological suspense that explores how those closest to us have the most to hide... A daughterBeth has always known there was something strange about her daughter, Hannah. The lack of...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Crime Novels of 2016 Now in paperback--the next blockbuster thriller for those who loved The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl... "a finely-crafted novel with a killer twist"...

The final game is here... A decade has passed. The Lambert family is thriving. Amy Lambert is a successful entrepreneur and in a promising relationship with Allan Brown. Caleb Lambert is a respected member of the United States Marine Corps. Carrie Lambert is a...

In 1982 the brilliant science fiction movie Blade Runner was released, and a phenomenon was born. Set in the steel-and-microchip jungle of twenty-first century Los Angeles, this masterpiece re-created our vision of the future, telling the story of Rick Deckard, a 'blade runner' who...

In this New York Times bestseller, two killers-one operating in America, one in Europe-believe Alex Cross is the only worthy opponent in the deadly game each has planned.Gary Soneji, a dying prison escapee, is looking for revenge on Cross, while another insane killer is...

"A brutal, incredibly bizarre exploration of insanity, guilt, love, and the darkness inside all of us . . . This novel is a hybrid monster that's part Lovecraftian nightmare and part literary exploration of evil." --Gabino Iglesias, NPR Emma is hitchhiking across the United...

Dr. Dylan Reinhart and Detective Elizabeth Needham reunite to stop the most sinister plot against New York City since 9/11. The murder of an Ivy League professor pulls Dr. Dylan Reinhart out of his ivory tower and onto the streets of New York, where...

His haunting, impressionistic study of a man's slow corruption by jealousy, Emile Zola's The Beast Within (La Bete Humaine) is translated from the French with an introduction and notes by Roger Whitehouse in Penguin Classics. Roubaud is consumed by a jealous rage when he...

Death, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide stalk the pages of Anthony Horowitz's brilliant murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne.New York Times-bestselling author Anthony Horowitz and eccentric detective Daniel Hawthorne team up again...

From two-time Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author Carol Goodman comes a new mystery, about a group of friends isolated on a remote island with a history of foul play."Carol Goodman is a brilliant writer, and she shines here." --Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling...

"In this terrifying novel from the bestselling "master of the psychological thriller" and author of Baby Teeth (Entertainment Weekly), three friends set off on a hike into the Grand Canyon--only to discover it's not so easy to leave the world behind. "Stage is a...

The clear sky burst into flames of peach and gold, illuminating the small body leaning against the rocks. He looked even smaller than he had in the photos, purple marks blemishing his neck. His eyes were open, staring ahead at the vastness of the...

Secrets, obsession and vengeance converge in this utterly original thriller about an online dating match turned deadly cat-and-mouse game She met him through a dating app. An intriguing picture on a screen, a date at a downtown bar. What she thought might be just...

A young TV journalist is forced to revisit her harrowing past when she's thrust into a sex-trafficking investigation in her hometown. A startling, searing, debut thriller by award-winning CNN journalist Sarah Sultoon. 'A brave and thought-provoking debut novel. Sarah Sultoon tackles a challenging and...

Two-time Mary Higgins Clark Award-Winning Author!In the tradition of Daphne du Maurier and Shari Lapena, comes the newest mystery thriller from New York Times bestselling author Carol Goodman--a twisty, chilling story set in a former Magdalen Laundry in Manhattan that explores today's #MeToo complexities."In...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb suspense writer...Brava, Ruth Ware. I daresay even Henry James would be impressed." --Maureen Corrigan, author of So We Read On "This appropriately twisty Turn of the Screw update finds the Woman in Cabin 10 author in her...

After a traumatic head injury, Eve questions every memory and motive in this mind-bending psychological thriller.Eve Gold's birthdays are killers, and her twenty-seventh proves to be no different. But for the up-and-coming Vancouver artist, facing death isn't the real shock -- it's what comes...

I was thirteen the first time my brother tried to kill me. These days, Della is a loving wife, a dedicated teacher, a woman trying to do her best. She has put her past far behind her. But she hasn't forgotten the lessons she...

Fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers will love this gripping new book from Emma Tallon, set in the same world as her bestselling Tyler Family series.There's a new girl in town and she has a score to settle.Scarlet Drew isn't to be messed...

How far would you go to protect your family?A read-in-one-sitting psychological suspense novel for fans of The Teacher and Behind Closed Doors'I didn't see it coming. No black cats crossed my path. No clear-eyed crows cawed alarm from the trees. There was nothing to...

As the 20th anniversary of their friendship approaches, Freckles the Clown wants to celebrate with Jim. But, Jim doesn't like Freckles at all. He never considered Freckles to be his friend. As a matter of fact, Jim is terrified of the cannibal clown that...

'Wow, just wow.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, Goodreads reviewer 'Blew me away and I'm still gasping for air.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, Goodreads reviewer 'Totally jaw-dropping.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, Goodreads reviewer 'Had me on the edge of my seat.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, Goodreads reviewer 'One of the must-read books of the year. I could...

When Special Agent Clay Jennings and his K9 partner, Ranger, take to the streets of Denver to fight human trafficking, he is shocked by the inordinate number of stolen innocents who've been forced into the sex trade. With each new face, his resolve to...

Abducted and hidden away deep in the Rocky Mountains, Susan Bell is frantic to escape her murderous captor. Freshman Special Agent Burke Cameron is straight-laced, traditionally minded, and comes with a hefty set of old-fashioned values. Burke doesn't know what to do with the...