Fiction - Thrillers - Psychological

From the New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes, a thrilling, genre-bending mystery about two murdered girls, a town with dark secrets, and a race to break a deadly cycle Anna Maybourne never imagined herself living in a place like Harper's Creek,...

Your life is in his hands... Exactly where he wants it. When an eminent surgeon is arrested for murder, he knows he didn't do it. He knows what it's like to feel a person die on his operating table, but he didn't inflict the...

In this atmospheric thriller from Catriona McPherson, a young widow seeking refuge from her grief wades into the mists at the far end of memory lane--where something even darker awaits.Reeling from the death of her husband, thirty-something audiobook narrator Lindsay Hale retreats to her...

Twelve-year-old Henry just wanted to be a cartoon tester. Instead, he entered a nightmare realm of haunted broadcasts, psychotic puppets, and a flesh-and-blood boogeyman named Michael. Trapped in a twisted state called Arcadia-where kids are auctioned, tortured, and brainwashed-Henry must survive a splatterpunk hell...

Step inside "The Doll House," a spellbinding tale where secrets lurk in every room and the past whispers through forgotten corridors. Uncover the mysteries that bind the lives of its inhabitants as they navigate a world where appearances deceive and nothing is as it...

Kate Morgan has faced numerous struggles in her life, including being kidnapped at a young age, enduring bad relationships, and witnessing her mother's murder. Anxious by nature, she often ran away from her problems. However, she takes a leap of faith when she marries...

The White Cat Cafe.In a world where reclusive programmer Ryder Hartman finds himself captivated by a mystical white cat named Nimbus and the enigmatic community surrounding her at The Enchanted Cat Cafe, a thrilling tale of secrets, trust, and unlikely alliances unfolds. Owned by...

In the summer of 2006, Emma Price watched helplessly as her six-year-old son's red coat was fished out of the River Ouse. It was the tragic story of the year - a little boy, Aiden, wandered away from school during a terrible flood, fell...

Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back. Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. She has...

There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men's maximum-security prison: 1) Treat all prisoners with respect. 2) Never reveal any personal information. 3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates. But none of the staff...

Tim is a public school teacher who has just received a large inheritance. Always unlucky in love, he finds out that his stunning and exotic new girlfriend is a serial gold-digger with a penchant for violence. Will he be able to escape her clutches...

A single mother, a deranged animal, and an agent desperate to release her personal demons bind together when a six-year-old girl goes missing.Jamie's life shattered the day her daughter disappeared. Scrappy and jaded, she's trying to build a better life. Cast out of her...

When a decimated body is found in the wooded area of a suburban park, Detective Alex Ramsey is forced to confront evil. The bone-chilling murder has the town on edge. With a desperate criminal on the loose, Alex is determined to find answers faster...

Who can you believe when you can't trust your own eyes? Hayden is excited to begin a new life with her husband, Sid, after he accepts a job offer back in his hometown. She doesn't love the idea of being so far from her...

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,...

A #1 bestselling hypnotic psychological thriller from Iceland, in which a woman abandons her husband on an uninhabited island. "So gripping I simply couldn't put it down. . . Atmospheric and original with an ending I did not see coming" -- Eva Björg gisdóttir,...

He said. She said. He's dead.Nicole Long is one failed breathalyzer away from unemployment. The lawyer's future was promising when she first joined the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office. Then Nicole's demons caught up with her in the form of a bourbon habit. Her boss...

Gord--the son of Harry and Brenda, who are long-time friends of Joseph's--has a serious drug and alcohol problem. Joseph tries to help the boy, but to no avail. Suffering from a lifetime of losses himself, Joseph has become a vigilante, determined to eliminate the...

JUSTICE! How can you get it if the system fails you totally? They say that if the right buttons are pushed, a person can sometimes be made to do things that they would have thought impossible. The right buttons have been pushed. His mother...

Tobias Butler has been sitting on death row since being sentenced for a gruesome murder in 2007. Bored out of his mind, he decided to apply to the online penpal program in 2012. It's a pleasant distraction-nothing more, nothing less-for three years, until he's...

Killer Thriller Quick Reads -- Three darkly twisted crime tales: JUSTICE A convict is tormented by his wife's memory -- and his lack of one...OLD FLAME A twisted tale of lust, obsession and revenge.THE BUTCHER Meet Antony Harding, psychopath. He'll make your skin crawl......

Phineas first appeared to Jack as a friend and took him away from the horrors of his childhood. No one could see Phineas except Jack and as the years passed heseemed less like a friend and more like a demon. Then he met Steve...

Ex-crime investigator SCCunningham takes a gritty crime investigator's lens and layers it with fearless divine reckoning, hot chemistry, sharp social commentary, and a no-holds-barred brand of justice. Building unforgettable morally-complex characters in a film-worthy world with a signature that's unmistakably hers. ✨ THE DAVID...

NORTH OF ORDINARY, Book Three--NO ORDINARY REVENGE Knowing someone's secrets can be beautiful... or murder. The band is on tour, and Vance is confident that his new life is finally on the right track--until the unthinkable happens. Confused friends and fans are sent home...

Find out what happens when sisters are pulled apart.When one young life is cut short while protecting the other.What lengths will they go to, to hold on to what once was and what will be again one day?How does one twin survive without the...

Synopsis: Marina, a 38-year-old woman with a strained marriage, falls in love with a married coworker who has a child. The two engage in a torrid affair, and one of them commits a murder. Oscar, a detective specializing in homicides, is assigned to the...

GOLD MEDAL WINNER International Book ContestREVIEWS"DiSilvio's plot is cunning and ingenious..." - 5 Stars! Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite"Rich DiSilvio's novel is an action-packed thriller that is best read with your seatbelt buckled. His descriptive style is so vivid that the atrocities in Auschwitz...

Author: Samuel EtheridgeISBN-13: 9798231385461Publisher: Samuel EtheridgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/05/2025Pages: 142Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.30d

The Crimson Labyrinth is a thriller about twelve strangers who find themselves as actors in a preverse snuff film from which only one is permitted to emerge alive.Author: Yusuke KishiISBN-10: 193223411XISBN-13: 9781932234114Publisher: VerticalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2006Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.26h x 5.62w x 0.75dReview Citation(s):...

A gripping debut psychological thriller you don't want to miss! 'Louise Stone is an exciting new talent to watch. S is for Stranger is full of tension and atmosphere. A hugely compelling read.' ― Amanda Jennings, author of In Her Wake There are two...

You let her in. Was that your first mistake?Stranded in Paris during an air traffic crisis, Laura offers to share her hotel room with a young woman who seems lost and alone. It's a split-second act of kindness--one any good mother would make. But...

Detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are better together--until they're called to separate locations to investigate a pair of serious crimes. In Washington, DC... Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a DC street, calling in the bomb...

Witness the vicissitudes of youth through the eyes of three different families in this bold tale of immigration, racism, and social politics. Based on a crime witnessed in his childhood, Richard Worrell's debut novel, Nexus, illustrates life obstacles, decisions and consequences amidst the turmoil...

Witness the vicissitudes of youth through the eyes of three different families in this bold tale of immigration, racism, and social politics. Based on a crime witnessed in his childhood, Richard Worrell's debut novel, Nexus, illustrates life obstacles, decisions and consequences amidst the turmoil...

Everyone feels safe in their own house. Until it's too late.The Woods family is at peace, at last. With Allison now safe. Kaia is not afraid. But everything changes when Allison gets sick... and another child from New Haven goes missing.Everything leads to the...

As the city teeters on the brink of collapse, a small group of survivalists retreats into the mountains, determined to endure. Driven by fear of an impending apocalypse, they build a self-sufficient sanctuary, stocked with supplies and survival skills. When news of a potential...

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA USA TODAY BESTSELLERFrom the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling thriller The Perfect MarriageTill death do us part. Yours. Not Mine.It's been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his...

A tense, gripping psychological thriller from top 10 bestselling author KERI BEEVIS. A must-read for fans of Louise Candlish. Shalini Boland and C.L. Taylor I survived the car crash. But someone is determined I won t survive the truth. I was the only one...

A Culty Detective NoirWhen the lives of a soberish investigator, a viral false prophet, and two watchful siblings collide, the fallout is a darkly comic journey through deception, belief, and the fight to reclaim a stolen life.Trucker Holmes was devoted to discovering the truth....

She lost her daughter once. Now she'll go to hell andback to find her.Seventeen years ago, Sabina gave her baby up for adoption. She's wrestled with the decision ever since, clinging to the hope that she gave her daughter, Andrea, a better life. Then...

In the picturesque seaside town of Fort Pierce, Florida three unsuspecting individuals collide in a shattering revelation that binds them in a web of unimaginable truth, unleashing rippling consequences. Amidst the chaos, a glimmer of hope shines through.Chelsea Whitlock is a woman who has...

A timeless train. A haunting mystery. A passenger who never left.What was supposed to be an elegant cross-country ride, turns into the biggest mystery of Delilah Kane's life. Just before midnight, a piercing scream echoes the halls of the Transcontinental Zephyr, stopping everyone in...

In a decaying rust-belt town where secrets cling like smoke, a family brings home a secondhand television that should have been forgotten. Late at night, its static hum carries more than reruns-images surface, fractured glimpses of things that should not be seen.For Ethan Carrow,...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes a thrilling dark academic tale of murder, obsession and ruthless ambition, set in remote St Andrews, Scotland.A deadly rivalry.A chilling secret.One woman who can decipher the truth.On a frigid, windswept day...

I thought my sister was killed a year ago. But now her baby is on my doorstep... I'm drinking a glass of wine in my quiet, empty house, listening to the silence and wondering if I will always be this lonely... And then I...

My return to captivity has cost me everything I fought to protect. Gaspard's control tightens like a noose-he's stripped away all I care about, leaving me more isolated than ever.While Antosha searches desperately for a way to reach me, the tension in this house...

From #1 internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden!The only thing higher than the fail rate, is the mortality rate...When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless...

Who's killing the cancer researchers?A leading clinical investigator is butchered in his hotel room hours after receiving a prestigious award for cancer research. Weeks later, a second researcher is the victim of an apparently random mugging in a parking garage. Unexpectedly, crime scene DNA...

In this startling literary debut, the page has turned on humanity's utopian appetites, and a new chapter is underway-one of hunger turned inward; of collective anxiety, auto-consumption, and quantum mechanics run amok. Engineers plunge from balconies. Publishers fall in love with cultists. Severed limbs...

What happens when the acclaimed international TV crime drama, Blue Bloods, inspires a story?It brings to life Him, book two in the Illicit Things series.Revenge never tasted so damn sweet...Young adult author, Sean Ryan, has finally got his life under control and back on...