Psychological thriller Books

"The Garden Gnome" is a chilling tale that delves into the twisted depths of a cursed garden and the malevolent forces that reside within.This psychological horror story follows John, a passionate gardener whose peaceful sanctuary turns into a...

What would you dare to become in order to survive?This bone-shivering adult fairytale where the stakes could not be any higher as good and evil intertwine. The legends of the dark forest enter the lives of twins Livia and Luka...

Do you like thrilling short stories that will keep you in suspense? From the horrifying supernatural to the murderously domestic to the chilling dystopian, the Aftertaste collection has you covered! "Smart, original, and brilliantly creepy...

Two broke young backpackers are grateful to find fruitpicking work at a farm - but something is strange about the owner and his workers. Gemma and Hayley hitchhiked for days to reach the remote Llewellyn Farm. Owner Tate...

In a world of shadows and secrets, John Chayne's return home becomes a dangerous dance with betrayal and bloodshed! When John Chayne, a handsome, tall, and mysterious MIA from the Iraq War, is spotted by an ex-member of his old platoon, he is forced to...

A mute child holds the key in this addictive serial killer thriller for fans of Dark Places. Maggie Connolly never intended to work with the police, but Detective Reid Hanlon's latest homicide case requires the expertise of a shrink. What's a...

"Plötsligt låg Karl klarvaken. Något hade väckt honom ur hans oroliga sömn och han förstod att det inte bara var ödehusets förfallna väggar som knakade. Det var något som rörde sig därute i nattmörkret. Trots att han hade blockerat ytterdörren hörde han...

Ich liebe nur dich! Ein Satz, der Gänsehaut bereitet.Valerie führt eine glückliche Beziehung, in der Manuel ihr Mittelpunkt ist. Zumindest sieht es ihr Umfeld so. Doch schon bald kann sie die blauen Flecken nicht mehr verbergen.Allerdings ist die größte...

Fred sieht blendend aus, ist dynamisch und sehr erfolgreich. Er verschafft Anton Aufträge, ohne die er nicht geschäftlich überleben könnte. Aber sie geraten in Streit. Letzter Versuch, das zu kitten, soll ein gemeinsames Wochenende in Wien mit den...

Im Elsterflutbecken wird die Leiche einer kopflosen Frau angeschwemmt. Hauptkommissar Jan Krüger rätselt, könnte die junge Frau Opfer einer Fehde zwischen Russenmafia und Albaner-Clan geworden sein? Während der Ermittlungen erfährt er, dass ein Mann,...

Seul. Isolé. Ethan recherche ceux qui auraient pu être son frère et ainsi, figer leurs ressemblances à jamais.Introverti. Battu. Jules essaie de survivre avec sa mère, espérant que son père ne soit pas là pour toujours.Deux vies malmenées. Deux âmes...

Édouard tente par tous les moyens de lutter contre cette voix qui le pousse à tuer. Mais rien n'y fait.John, chargé de l'enquête, va être amené à découvrir un secret qui va chambouler sa vie...

"Taut, tense, crackling with psychological suspense and bursting with authentic detail, On the Count of Three is a tremendous thriller. Fans of Criminal Minds will love it and be left hungry for more." -Andrew Child, author of The Sentinel  He had...

The Clock is Ticking is a contemporary, character-driven murder mystery that takes place in the heart of the biotech industry in Cambridge, Massachusetts during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Police Detectives Danny Quinn and Joy Seiden are called to investigate...

Lucy Manor is an attractive young woman, 22 years old, an only child with loving parents and a mother who loves to cook. She also is a schizophrenic, and has auditory and visual hallucinations that can torment her for hours. Medicine helps for a little...

Travis Riggins is living the American dream. He has a sexy wife, a sexier truck and a beautiful home set upon a spread of suburban loveliness, and he's obsessed with protecting both it and his sense of invulnerability against an adversarial world.Yet...

I know what you're thinking. How could I stay in a dysfunctional, abusive relationship for twelve years with a man who despises me? We now have an eleven-year-old son together, Lewis. For the first time my son has shoved me like all the times he seen his...

"Barbara Freethy delivers riveting, plot-twisting suspense and a deeply emotional story. Every book is a thrilling ride." USA Today Bestselling Author Rachel GrantI was working at my sister's clothing boutique in Carmel when I got the call...

"Barbara Freethy delivers riveting, plot-twisting suspense and a deeply emotional story. Every book is a thrilling ride." USA Today Bestselling Author Rachel Grant  Ten years ago, I was seventeen, spending summers with my wealthy family...

When a surprise inheritance and whirlwind romance offer Mae a chance to escape her repressive aunt, she's all too eager to elope and start life anew in her childhood home. But when she and her new husband arrive, the towering Victorian sits in disrepair,...

According to Dante, a sin is the misdirection of love-the human will, or essentially, the direction of our beings. Love the Sinner is an examination of just how those sins can kaleidoscope into horrific consequences creating a distorted and...

If Dexter and Faith (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) had a daughter and raised her in the land of Santa Clarita Diet....she'd be Clare Bleecker.The small town of Pickman Flats offers a bright sunny place filled with quaint shopping and wine tasting...

A Serial Killer is Stalking and Murdering Young Gay Men.A Hateful Minister Says It's the Hand of God.Who Will Be Next?A serial killer is stalking young gay men in a Midwest college town. High school senior Kevin Bland, rich, brilliant, and a wild-child,...

In the cops, Jim Walker thinks he has seen it all. Until he confronts the unexpected, hideous activities on the island where he grew up. International syndicates are at play. Law and crime share a shady line. Ricco, a double-crossing killer, unleashes...

One letterTwo days to live.Too many suspects to fear.When Judy gets a death threat in the mail, she's shipped off to a secure location with strangers who received the same warning. Why them? They've got two days to figure it out, and what they have in...

A New Start. A Dream Business. And a Guest to Kill For...Daniel Kent has to get away. He's lost his job, his fiancée, his self-respect. The accident's the final straw; Dan needs to make a new life in the sun.As soon as he sees the house, complete with...

If you're incapable of telling the truth, then ensure you are the Last One To Lie... Fear and dread fill Matt Walker's veins as he returns to his West London apartment. He promised himself things would be different this time, yet here he was again -...

Five powerful men. One desperate woman. A seaside town rocked to its core ...When Charlotte Grayson discovers a local author dead in her seaside guest house she’s determined to find out what drove such a successful man to take his life at the...

When Caitlen Brinkley discovers a small fortune hidden away on her computer hard drive, her biggest headache is how to keep it safe. She entrusts her passwords to a group of good friends who'd do anything to help her - or so they claim. Taking them to...

Leah thought she could sleep easy now. She was wrong.A production company is interested in making a movie about Isabel Fielding’s life, but Leah knows this is a huge mistake. When the actress cast to play Leah is found murdered, she’s proven...

The game of love can be murder...When shy student Wendy is found bludgeoned to death, her classmate Bridget is the chief suspect. But what turns a caring teenager into a cold-blooded killer?Private eye Emily Swanson is desperate to find out. Bridget is...

Someone is watching your every move...When Jessica's husband is arrested for fraud, her family's future is thrown into jeopardy. Then the letter arrives. Someone called The Witness claims to be watching Jessica and her children through the windows of...

He stole her childhood. Now she wants it back.A woman is found alone and confused wandering through remote woodland.She claims to be Mara Sitwell, the little girl who mysteriously vanished from her home nineteen years ago.She says she was abducted and...

Detective Inspector Wallace Hammond is on the verge of retirement when he is tasked to investigate the unexplained disappearance of a man whose popular and friendly demeanour make him the least likely to have enemies.But as Hammond and his team delve...

“My mind is blown.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“Wow! What a thriller!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“Gave me goose bumps all the time while reading it.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 starsThe perfect house or the...

Madison walked through the fallen snow, looking left and right. It had been Kaylee’s idea to use the trail through the forest; she said no one would follow them. But Madison lost sight of Kaylee for a moment and when she found her again she...

Wheeling my suitcase down the familiar, hedge-lined street, I smile at the sound of children playing in the park nearby. Suddenly, there’s a screech of car brakes. I rush over to see a bent bike wheel sticking out of the ditch, and underneath, a...

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The news of her mother’s death hits Nell as if she’s been shot. The letter must be some kind of prank, but who could be so cruel? Because Nell’s mother died nearly thirty years ago.When Nell was just a tiny baby, her parents...

Your Secrets. Her Lies.Cassie stares at the woman on her doorstep in disbelief. Just months after losing her only son, Josh, here stands a stranger claiming to be Josh’s girlfriend. But it’s not only the woman Cassie is shocked by,...

Dressed in garish Halloween costumes, two teenage girls run through a patch of dense woodland towards the outskirts of town. But before they can reach the safety of the streets beyond, they make a shocking discovery.Following a piece of old rope, the...

When Rosie Taylor returns to work after a long recovery from a tragic accident, she can't believe how much things have changed for the worse. Not only is there a new HR guy in charge, everybody's fighting to keep their job and there are some new recruits...

It began with a family gathering - it ended in a bloodbath. When the Harrington family rent a private island to celebrate their dad's 70th birthday, old lies resurface, resulting in a murderous revenge. Ben Harrington is stuck. He's recently separated...

Desperate for money to save her sick mother, Amber reluctantly agrees to rob a man's house.After all, the man is ridiculously rich and lives in a huge mansion. What's more, he soaked an innocent woman with his Mercedes. He deserves it, right?That's what...

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 in the most violent of...

One last holiday together. One of us wouldn't come home... Saturday night:It starts as an innocent holiday game amongst old friends. As we sit around our campfire, the evening sky streaked with peach, my little boy sleeping peacefully in our tent,...

Die dreijährige Millie Everleigh verschwindet an einem kalten Wintertag, und nichts ist, wie es scheint ... Es ist der Anruf, vor dem sich jede Mutter fürchtet. Ich steige nach dem Einkaufen ins Auto als mein Handy klingelt. Es ist meine...

O mein Gott!!! ... Das spannendste Buch, das ich seit langem gelesen habe, wenn nicht überhaupt!!! ... Sag alle deine Termine ab, denn man kann es wirklich nicht mehr aus der Hand legen ... Was für ein Twist! ... Wenn du nur ein Buch in deinem Leben...