Fiction - Thrillers - Psychological

Although Polish, Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest English writers, and Heart of Darkness is considered his best. As a reader we are brought to face our psychological selves to answer, 'Who is the true savage?'Author: Joseph ConradISBN-10: 1945644346ISBN-13: 9781945644344Publisher: Chump ChangeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Twenty million in diamonds missing.Kate Sawyer, a cop in witness protection, holds the key.If she could only remember. Early-onset Alzheimer's clouds the past. Stem cell therapy is working to clear it.But time is running out for Kate.One night she finds a dead man in...

From friends ... to lovers ... to murder.Haley Montgomery is chasing a dream she can't quite catch, to become a successful screenwriter. She'd do anything to escape her family's failing vineyard and unrequited love for her best friend Marc Vincetti. Then the opportunity of...

This is the story of a man who shot his wife's lover and thus created a memory which wrecked his own life. Arnold Dudley loved his wife and killed the man who stole her from him. Hunted by justice, pursued by bitter remorse, he...

A twisty, chilling psychological thriller cum gothic ghost story set in a Victorian psychiatric home with a disturbing history, and someone set on revenge... LONGLISTED for the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize Number One Bestseller in Ebook 'Cements Holliday's position as one of the...

Two childhoods destroyed. One story they will never tell. Until now. Beth ran away from her family when she was a teenager. She left behind a terrible evil that took her innocence. She also left behind her sister, Sara. When Beth returns home, she...

"A FINE LINE is a terrific novel, a legal thriller that is also full of complex meditations on the life of the lawyer and the difficult compromises inherent in any system of criminal justice. A book that is intensely rewarding at many levels."Scott Turow...

Sarah Carpenter lives with her two dogs in a farmhouse, high on the North Yorkshire moors. Alone for the first time since her husband died and her children left home, she isn't exactly lonely but welcomes the arrival of an old friend, Aiden Beck,...

'Your daughter is dead.' When Kat Cavanaugh hears the words every mother dreads, her perfect world shatters. She takes in the beautiful long blonde hair, torn yellow dress and chipped blue nail-varnish. It can't be real. And then the police add the word 'suicide'....

The sun is out. Your little boy is smiling. The next time you look... he's gone. When Lana and Todd win a trip to Blue Crest Adventure Park, their four-year-old Cooper is ecstatic, but when Lana goes to meet them, Todd is out cold,...

A best-selling, autobiographical depiction of class privilege, bad romance, and political intrigue during World War II in China. Now available in English for the first time, Eileen Chang's dark romance opens with Julie, living at a convent school in Hong Kong on the eve...

A daughter -- Beth has always known there was something strange about her daughter, Hannah. The lack of emotion, the disturbing behavior, the apparent delight in hurting others . . . Sometimes Beth is scared of her and what she could be capable of.Author:...

In the quiet of the forest, the darkest fears are born. The people of Dunballan, harbour a dark secret. A secret more terrible than the Beast that stalks the dense forests of Dunballan. A secret that holds David McCavendish, last in a long line...

A literary thriller about an infamous desert art installation, the cult it inspired, and the search for a missing young woman that is "cinematic . . . readers will be compelled to start again at page one to discover how O'Connor pieces together his...

If the new District Sheriff, Tristan Haraldsen, thought moving to a remote village on the island of Vagar would be the chance for a peaceful life with his wife Elsebeth, his first few weeks in office swiftly correct him of that notion. Provoked into...

'What a read! I was hooked from the very first chapter! Chilling and terrifying, this is guaranteed to have your heart pounding the whole way through!' Netgalley reviewer, 5*****__I told my daughter a terrible lie...Lorna never told her sixteen-year-old daughter the chilling truth about...

"Buckle up for a full-throttle thriller drawn with full-bodied characters." -Best ThrillersAn hour after Randolph Spiers quits his job as a mechanical engineer, he finally approaches the woman he's eyed at the supermarket, only to watch it explode minutes later with her trapped inside....

Dear Louise. It's time we all put the past behind us. We're meeting for my birthday. I want you there. Love, Amy. XWhen Louise receives an invitation to her old friend Amy's birthday weekend in a cottage next to the woods near their old...

She rolls over and reaches for her instinctively: her baby. Her hand hits air and flaps redundantly. She stumbles out of bed and switches on the light. But this only confirms it. The baby is gone. Someone has taken her.Sixteen years ago, Lizzie Armitage...

A little girl has been left for dead. And now my husband is missing.'I can give you a lift home, ' the man says. Little Alice tightens the zip of her big red coat. She's unsure, but the walk will be cold and dark....

"[Francesca Lia] Block writes about the real Los Angeles better than anyone since Raymond Chandler."--The New York Times Book Review"[Block] uses language like a jeweled sword glittering as it cuts to the heart."--Kirkus ReviewsAfter enduring from afar a seemingly endless series of outside worldwide...

I didn't mean to get involved with a married man - I had no idea he had a family at home. But by the time I found out about Helen I was head over heels in love with him. I would have done anything...

Arthur Ellis Award finalist Rio Youers combines vengeance and deceit, love and bullets, secrets, and twists in this high-octane action thriller with a vibrant emotional core.Brody Ellis is short on luck and even shorter on cash to buy the medication his sister Molly needs.Desperate,...

'Very twisty... you think you figured it out, but I was so wrong.' Goodreads reviewer 'The conclusion was brilliant and surprised me.' Goodreads reviewer 'I couldn't guess who did it.' Goodreads reviewer 'Full of surprises.' Goodreads reviewer Maura was perfect. A perfect liar. One...

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK"I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong." -- Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author...

Instant #1 International Bestseller"Cue greed, lust, secrets, and serious suspense. Count us in."--theSkimm"An insanely plotted book...riveting."--The New York Times Book ReviewIdentical twins. One wants what the other has. How far will she go to get it? Here's what Iris knows about her identical twin...

From "a master of slow-burn suspense" (Shelf Awareness), a simmering family drama about a father and daughter who embark on a road trip through the American South -- but what they're leaving behind is as important as what lies ahead. When we first meet...

He's hiding a dark secret ... But so is she A stunning new thriller about the burden of shame from blockbuster author Sara FosterLizzie Burdett was eighteen when she vanished, and Noah Carruso has never forgotten her. She was his first crush, his unrequited...

'WOW Amazing, phenomenal, unputdownable.' NetGalley Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Hooked from the first page ' Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Utterly gobsmacked... unputdownable.' Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Easily one of the best books I have read this year.' Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A jaw-dropping, heart-stopping page turner.' By the Letter...

ONE OF BUSTLE'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF SUMMER 2020 From the acclaimed author of The Woman in the Dark: a young teacher struggles to solve the mystery of her sister's death while battling hallucinations of her own.Two girls went down to the woods...But only...

"Beautifully written and suffused with dread. Jane Shemilt's domestic settings are seductively vivid, and the final outcome is profoundly shocking and terrifying." -- Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of The NannyBig Little Lies meets Lord of The Flies in this electrifyingly twisty...

From New York Times Bestselling Author Wendy Corsi Staub comes a gripping novel of psychological suspense, as a young foundling's path to her biological parents leads to a killer with a chilling agenda.May, 1968On a murky pre-dawn Mother's Day, sinister secrets play out miles...

From the award-winning author of Little Pretty Things comes this gripping, unforgettable tale of a mother's desperate search for a lost boy.Anna Winger can know people better than they know themselves with only a glance--at their handwriting. Hired out by companies wanting to land...

The USA Today bestselling author of the Brenna Spector series returns with her most ambitious book to date, a spellbinding novel of psychological suspense, set in the glamorous, wealthy world of Hollywood--a darkly imaginative and atmospheric tale of revenge and betrayal, presumed guilt and...

Internationally bestselling author Paullina Simons returns with a sweeping new saga guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and fall in love.All the colors of your world are about to disappear...Young and handsome, Julian lives a charmed life in Los Angeles. His world is turned...

'Immensely talented new author.' John Marrs, author of The One and When You Disappeared'Engrossing, compelling and twisty from the first page to the shocking ending. This book grabbed me and didn't let go.' Michele Campbell, author of It's Always the Husband'Unique and utterly compelling....

When Chloe Macbeth begins to receive threatening letters, she has no doubt who is behind them: David Jarrett, languishing in jail for the murder of his adoptive parents.Jarrett is convinced that Chloe - out on parole following a conviction for GBH - is the...

Young Brisa, a career woman, is fighting reality through alcohol and self-abuse. After enduring a miscarriage and a walk-away husband, Brisa finds herself fighting her inner demons only to discover that the ones walking around are real. Selected for a highly-political construction project, Brisa...

Evan Dicks, the salutatorian of Beaumont High School is a brilliant journalist and writer. His first screenplay has already been optioned by Netflix. He is also a serial killer. This beautifully written memoir details the inner workings of his mind, his dark, black deeper...

In this thrilling novel from bestselling author John Marrs, a young couple's house hides terrible secrets--and not all of them are confined to the past. Mia and Finn are busy turning a derelict house into their dream home when Mia unexpectedly falls pregnant. But...

Once the ego is broken, the soul's veil of darkness may become a nightmare. Everybody has their own demons to deal with, but for some, the devil may be glaring at them back in the mirror. Mandisa is a clever young woman who comes...

One little boy. One little lie. Where will it end?Chantal and Stuart are a golden couple. She's a high-flying divorce lawyer dealing with the biggest case of her career, and he's the darling of daytime television, on the cusp of A-list celebrity. Their seventeen-year...

A marriage filled with secrets.A murder that threatens to reveal them all.When Hannah meets Mark during a chance encounter, she finds herself saying yes to him for the first time. With an immediate first date, the two begin a whirlwind romance. Soon, Hannah is...

"A spellbinding literary thriller packed with psychological suspense and profound questions about motherhood, trauma and how death illuminates life."--Amy Tan, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and Where the Past Begins"Barbara Graham is a literary alchemist. What Jonah Knew not only grabs you...

This is a Short Story - 40 Pages Mark thought his life was complete. He had married the woman he loved and they were expecting their first child together. But, when Mark discovers his wife's diary and has a sneaky read, his life is...

I know my sister didn't die by accident. Does someone know our secret?I swore I'd never go home to Brightwater. It would be safer for everyone if I stayed away.But now my sister is dead, and I am driving down the familiar highway, watching...

When her teenage daughter disappears, Marcia fears the worst. She'll do anything to find Phoebe, but her nightmare is just beginning...Marcia Lennox seems to have the perfect life. A loving husband, Harry, a beautiful daughter, Phoebe, a successful career, and an expensive London home.But...

In this compulsively readable novel of domestic suspense, a young woman takes comfort in reconnecting with her childhood nanny after her father's death, until she starts to uncover secrets the nanny has been holding for twenty years. Sue Keller is lost. When her father...

Blade-sharp, whip-smart, and genuinely original -- a thriller to refresh your faith in the genre, your belief that a story can still outpace and outsmart you.--AJ Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in The WindowClever and surprising...The superb character-driven plot...

Small Secrets" Mama Marion says I wouldn't have the sight if God didn't intend for me to do good with it. I just wish God didn't feel I needed to see this." Emmy age 16Her visions started when she was a child. Between a...