Fiction - Thrillers - Psychological

Here are two things I know about my mother: 1. She had dark hair, like mine. 2. She wasn't very happy at the end.Anna has always believed that her mother, Debbie, died 30 years ago on the night she disappeared.But when her father gets...

As the chatty classroom of kindergarten children excitedly awaits the final bell to release them for the weekend, Chloe, racked with exhaustion, desperately attempts to keep her eyes open. Nervously staring at the battered wooden desk, her six-year-old mind becomes fixated on the sound...

Amanda has it all: a successful career, a loving husband and a stable life. Until one day, when it all comes undone in an avalanche of murder, blackmail and an all-in search for big money that can't be found.When Amanda discovers her husband, Brian,...

Amanda has it all: a successful career, a loving husband and a stable life. Until one day, when it all comes undone in an avalanche of murder, blackmail and an all-in search for big money that can't be found.When Amanda discovers her husband, Brian,...

A wealthy husband is found murdered at a fabulous cliffside Palos Verdes spa resort, while vacationing with his wife. Amidst the massive guest villas, couples' massages, and chef-prepared meals, Jessie realizes that not all is as perfect as it seems. It is only perfect...

Three sisters...One terrible secretAshleigh: A creative, free spirit and loyal. But Ash is tormented by her demons and a past that refuses to be laid to rest.Jessica: Perfect wife and loving mother. But although Jessica might seem to have it all, she lives a...

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.Lucy Harper still has traumatic memories and lingering health problems from the 2020 pandemic. So, when...

James Patterson's #1 bestselling hero Detective Alex Cross hunts down a serial killer who targets entire families--and who will next be coming for the Crosses. A precise killer, he always moves under the cover of darkness, flawlessly triggering no alarms, leaving no physical evidence....

For fans of Hannah Mary McKinnon and Kimberley Belle, this emotionally charged thriller explores long-buried family secrets and the deadly reckoning that often follows their explosive reveal. For two decades, Lena Blackwell has kept her sons at her side, teaching them everything she knows...

For fans of Katrine Engberg and Lars Kepler, the second chilling novel in Anne Mette Hancock's #1 bestselling Danish crime series is a psychological whirlwind that explores the nature of truth and what it means when we can no longer trust what we know...

*Pre-order Alice Hunter's new novel BAD APPLE now! Coming in May 2024* 'OMG THAT ENDING!!!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review Is murder in the blood? In a sleepy Devon village, a woman is taken from the streets. Local vet Jenny is horrified. This kind of thing...

One dinner party will destroy everything.The night that throws a wrecking ball into Abby's life starts out perfectly at first. There's still a hint of summer sun in the purple-streaked sky. Abby and her best friend, Sienna, look on fondly as their two husbands...

Tessa Templeton has thrived at Oxford University under the tutelage and praise of esteemed classics professor Christopher Eccles. And now, his support is the one thing she can rely on: her job search has yielded nothing, and her devotion to her work has just...

Grief, lies, and murder. What happens when secrets, deceit, and depravity converge in a small town?Still reeling from a devastating loss, Paisley and her husband hope a fresh start in a new state will help them heal. Moving from the crowded city of San...

Tasha Salen is a loving wife and mother. She is trained as a medical professional, but secretly awaits the next phone call for her other career.A call that will mark her next target.Assassination isn't a trade easily broken into, and she has to prove...

Tasha Salen is a loving wife and mother. She is trained as a medical professional, but secretly awaits the next phone call for her other career.A call that will mark her next target.Assassination isn't a trade easily broken into, and she has to prove...

A dark past. A terrifying secret. A deadly game is about to begin . . . Washed-up author Rufus Orton needs money. It's the main reason he takes the gig teaching creative writing to inmates at HMP Holderness. That, and the flattery of prison...

From J. Todd Scott comes a chillingly engrossing thriller about a cult survivor who must confront the horrors of her past to ensure the safety of the future.Ten years after a fiery raid kills her family, former cult member Sybilla "Billie" Laure has a...

Alone in a hunting cabin, off-grid in an untamed wilderness. How does a marriage come to this?After John disappeared while hunting-presumed dead from a bear attack-Cameron found the crime photos. His role in the recent Seattle serial murders was discovered. The media destroyed her...

In this unforgettable psychological thriller, the dark is a terrifying mystery for a woman on the edge.Seven hard-won months into her sobriety, sociology professor Maris Heilman has her first blackout. She chalks it up to exhaustion, though she fears that her husband and daughter...

We live in a close-knit community. Thirty houses surrounding a square of garden that is perfect for our kids. We congregate here on major holidays, each family bringing a plate and sharing food and conversation. It's in the garden that I first met her....

Author: Nj MacKayISBN-10: 1398709182ISBN-13: 9781398709188Publisher: Orion DashLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2021Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.72d

Dirty pictures, secret wars and human beasts. Detective Maier is back to investigate the politics of murder.When award-winning German conflict photographer Martin Ritter disappears in a boating accident in Thailand, the nation mourns the loss of a cultural icon. A few weeks later, Detective...

A missing child, a distraught mother, and a killer on the loose set the stage for a brutal bloodbath in the Florida Everglades in this thrilling read, perfect for fans of Wendy Walker and Megan Goldin. When six-year-old Skye disappears from Everglades City, Noa...

The clock ticks down in a heart-pounding crusade for justice Susan Lentigo's daughter was murdered twenty years ago--and now, at long last, this small-town waitress sets out on a road trip all the way from Upstate New York to North Dakota to witness the...

It is July 2045 when Mary-Jane Anderson (Marj) is born at her family's farm in Kellaberrin in Western Australia. A war with China and climate change has transformed not just the world, but also life on the farm. Still, Marj knows she is loved....

For a woman obsessed and a killer in her shadow, remembering the past becomes a mind game in a novel of psychological suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.Twin sisters Marisa and Clare Stockton were sixteen when Clare's body was found in...

In the snow-covered silence of Swedish midwinter, a terrible accident and a deadly secret draw several strangers togetherJanuary in Gotland. The days are short, the air is cold, and all the roads are covered in snow. On a deserted, icy backroad, these wintery conditions...

In a quiet Melbourne suburb, a young boy vanishes from his front yard without a trace.Thrust into the limelight, his parents start to unravel. The more time that passes with no leads, the more public opinion swings from sympathy to suspicion, and the image...

Named an exciting new release by CrimeReads, BookRiot, Fresh Fiction, and The TempestFrom the author of Stolen Things comes a twisty thriller that asks how tightly we are bound to our pasts, how much we can trust those around us, and how far a...

British spy Elliot Kane is forced out of semi-retirement to investigate a colleague's suspicious death on Ascension Island, a remote and rocky outpost of the British military in the middle of the Atlantic.Despite foiling a plot to incite a new world war, Elliot Kane...

Nora Warren is the wife of a lawyer, mother of two young girls, and a murderer. At least, she feels like one. Nora is plagued by secrets surrounding her brother's death years before, so she lives as though he never existed. Now in her...

Cambodia, 2001 - a country re-emerging from a half-century of war, genocide, famine and cultural collapse.German Detective Maier travels to Phnom Penh, the Asian kingdom's ramshackle capital, to find the heir to a Hamburg coffee empire. As soon as the private eye and former...

From USA Today Bestselling author L.A. Detwiler comes a dark domestic thriller that will hook you from the first page. Evette Harding's world of maternal bliss is perfect except for one thing: there's something wrong with her husband. John is a lawyer and loving...

Detective Maier has a new case. This time it is a cold case: investigating the death of Julia Rendel's father, an East German culture attaché who was killed near a fabled CIA airbase in central Laos in 1976.But before the detective can set off,...

Detective Maier has a new case. This time it is a cold case: investigating the death of Julia Rendel's father, an East German culture attaché who was killed near a fabled CIA airbase in central Laos in 1976.But before the detective can set off,...

**Winner 2022 Global Ebook Awards**Gold in Suspense Fiction for The Fatal PathGold in Thriller Fiction for The Fatal PathA twin girl learns a terrible family secret that will cause the demons lurking within her young mind to rise up and threaten her close-knit family....

'With atmosphere and surprises aplenty, this will keep you gripped.' Heat Magazine'Ingenious thriller' Sunday Times When sisters Celine and Pip get a call telling them their reclusive mother has died, the women are reunited at her riverside home in Arundel to pick up the...

They're your family. The people you love and trust the most. You think you know them. But you don't.Someone amongst Jennifer's family harbours a dark secret and will stop at nothing to achieve their ends. Even if it means killing. As the unimaginable truth...

Aimee Bregman had the perfect life. She had an enviable job as head of marketing for an up-and-coming CBD-infused beer that was taking the tri-state area by storm. She had cultivated a massive social media following that showcased the beer at college campus parties...

When Amira takes her mother Afrah to Ravenswood Lodge Care Home, she thinks they will both be safe. But the past is just around the corner . . . Amira is struggling to look after her mother, Afrah. So when they arrive at Ravenswood...

'Meticulous and unsettling... a terrifyingly dark, twisty thriller, skilfully plotted and stylishly written' Irish Times THE PERFECT LIFE Doctor Luke Forde has the perfect life. A respected heart surgeon, he has a rewarding job, a successful wife, and a daughter, Nina. From their beautiful...

The gripping new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of THE BOOK CLUB 'Gripping, unpredictable and immensely satisfying' SOPHIE HANNAH, author of Haven't They Grown 'A dark, original and twisted story of revenge' FIONA CUMMINS, author of When I Was Ten 'Deliciously sinister' ALLIE...

A probing novel about a newly married couple, the surrogate they hire to carry their baby, and the unexpected consequences of their decisions. Ruth is a no-nonsense fortysomething journalist from the Midwest desperate for a child with her new husband, Hal. A divorced attorney...

It's just another Tuesday in Rockin, Alaska: one bear cub, two Bigfoot sightings, three corrupt law officers, and a sting operation that will test new police officer Gabriella Donatti to the limits.Right Motive is an all-new stand-alone novella from New York Times bestselling author...

Elizabeth thought that after all they'd been through, the bad parts were over. Guess not.After saving herself and her little boy from abductors, Elizabeth yearns to put the terror behind them, to cocoon with her son, safe and secure at home.Court hearings confirm that...

Small Town Thriller! ★★★★★Joscelyn Turner's life is torn apart when she flees a deranged stalker who terrorizes her night and day. Seeking refuge in a small Montana town, she befriends the Stone family and is welcomed into their local ranching community.Her newfound sense of...

I AM NOT ONE OF YOU.At least that's what you'll tell yourself.You'll say I'm a monster. A sicko. A deranged killer.But I am no monster, I am no sicko, and I am not deranged.I am simply a man who happens to enjoy murdering people...

Michael Dolan is a stoic perfectionist and former special operations pilot working a staff job at the Pentagon when he is approached by the CIA with an improbable request, to help prevent impending terrorist attacks in Europe. As his deep-cover role in OPERATION EXCISE...

Sometimes it's deadly at the top...Devon O'Keefe, star of the popular streaming TV series Beverly Hills Banshee, is losing her grip on life and her sudden fame. When substance abuse and erratic behavior cause production of her show to come to a halt-and after...