Fiction - Psychological

Stephen Crane's immortal masterpiece about the nightmare of war was first published in 1895 and brought its young author immediate international fame. Set during the Civil War, it tells of the brutal disillusionment of a young recruit who had dreamed of the thrill and...

For fans of Gillian Flynn, Scott Smith, and Daniel Woodrell comes a gripping, suspenseful novel about two mysterious disappearances a generation apart. INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD WINNER AND BARRY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE...

Author: Robert Steven GoldsteinISBN-10: 0988811650ISBN-13: 9780988811652Publisher: Deft Heft BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/11/2025Pages: 316Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.27lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88dReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2025

Blow out a candle. Make a wish. Your last one.Eight years ago, Elliott Nash's daughter was murdered. Since then, everything the brilliant former criminal psychologist had is a memory--his child, his career, his wife, and his home. Now he lives on the streets around...

Each winter the crew at the Shackleton South Pole Research Facility faces nine months of isolation, round-the-clock darkness, and one of the most extreme climates on the planet. For thirty-something mechanical engineer Cass Jennings, Antarctica offers an opportunity to finally escape the guilt of...

From the bestselling author of the "wise and addictive" (New York Times) The Gifted School comes a riveting family drama about moral responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence.When the Cassidy-Shaws' autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car, killing an elderly couple, seventeen-year-old Charlie...

A group of wealthy Manhattanites visit an astrology-themed hotel, where simmering resentments and long-held secrets lead to a shocking death in this fresh, twisty, and suspenseful debut that "welcomes an incredible new talent to the world of domestic suspense" (Mary Kubica, New York Times...

"Shadows & Secrets" is a gripping tale that delves into the complexities of human nature and the blurred lines between right and wrong. Follow Brandon Parker as he navigates a tumultuous childhood marked by his father's explosive temper and his mother's quiet strength. Set...

An acclaimed author's collection of short stories for fans of genre-bending fiction, Shot blends social impact fiction and activist fiction, tackling the gun violence crisis head on. Anna argues with her mom about a school science award. Ben discovers in his seventh decade that...

Longlisted for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award What if the muse, aka the goddess of art, was male? The God of My Art paints a portrait of the artist as a young woman. Years after running away from home, gifted Helene must wrestle with...

The ad in the local paper read, "If nothing else has worked, what have you got to lose? Only those unwanted pounds. Hypnosis is safe and painless, and it gets results. Gain poise and confidence. You can change your life!" Two of the women...

"The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale" by F. Marion Crawford is a novel that delves into themes of love, loss, and the supernatural. The story follows a protagonist on a quest to find a lost love, whom they believe to have seen alive...

The mind can be the most dangerous prison of all.Dr. Emma-Jane Glass built her career on an unshakeable belief: every broken mind can be healed. But when her patient -a father consumed by grief-becomes her captor, her professional confidence shatters like the fragments of...

When a creative, introspective eighteen-year-old, newly engaged to his childhood sweetheart, is forced to serve in war, will he remain intact? Who will he be after three years of struggle, not only against an enemy force that includes his older brother, but against his...

College student Janet is grappling with the uncertainties of her life and a complicated long-distance friendship. Her world changes drastically when she encounters a supernatural entity that shatters her worries and replaces them with a primal terror.In her new reality, humans are no longer...

Graduate conducting student Kate Brenner has been on her own for a very long time. Daughter of the most detested senator in America, the press won't leave her alone and her classmates won't give her the time of day. It's hard and it's lonely...

"Max Talley is both satirist and fantasist. His stories are kaleidoscopic in their variety. He's a literary acrobat with a wondrous bag of tricks. Give yourself over to a rising star in the short story form." Monte Schulz - Metropolis, NaughtyMax Talley's, When The...

Falling in love can be as painful as it is wonderful, but what if you fell for a version of someone that only exists in your dreams? Alden's introverted New York City lifestyle is flipped upside down when a drugs testing facility prescribe him...

England, 1888. John Edgeland is the heir to an industrial empire, devastated by the loss of his wife and unwilling to face his new responsibilities. Fleeing to an isolated hydropathic hotel in the wilds of Yorkshire, he is subjected to bizarre water treatments and...

When Joel, a workaholic and plagued by childhood traumas, decided to go beyond all limits in the name of his career, an accident completely changed the direction of his life. From that moment on, he believes he is part of a great conspiracy, where...

Do you want to read Metamorphosis? If so then keep reading... Franz Kafka's 1915 novella of unexplained horror and nightmarish transformation became a worldwide classic and remains a century later one of the most widely read works of fiction in the world. It is...

This is a collection of three books of the best selling Broken but... Mending contemporary romance series. The books are: SkinExploration, healing, and forgiveness.A journey of love.Kane is still reeling with anger of betrayal at the deepest level. Hoping to find his way back...

Their surname, thinly disguised, and their musical abilities on the violin and piano appear in the characters of Julius Delamayn and his wife. Often cited as Collins's first didactic work, Man and Wife attacks both Irish and Scottish marriage laws as well as arguing...

Three people with deranged pasts are brought together when a drifter called Brother Lowdown comes to town. Simon Brith is a homicide detective known for his intense reactions when in the proximity of any female other than a hooker. Terra Donlevy is a cosmetics...

This isn't your normal horror story. This isn't a heart to heart story between father and daughter with a happy ending. It is an emotional rollercoaster that borders on what is reality and what is nothing more than a horrific nightmare come to life....

In this novel based on true events, a little girl kidnapped by her father must learn to survive in the midst of a chaotic existence. Once upon a time in an exotic land called Miami Beach, a Jewish American princess was born. Not lucky...

In this wild battering ram of a novel, which was originally published to vast controversy in 1965, Norman Mailer creates a character who might be a fictional precursor of the philosopher-killer he would later profile in The Executioner's Song. As Stephen Rojack, a decorated...

Innocence is lost to unforgettable experience in these brilliant stories by E. L. Doctorow, as full of mystery and meaning as any of the longer works by this American master. In "The Writer in the Family," a young man learns the difference between lying...

'You don't really know your husband, ' my sister-in-law whispers, and a chill runs down my spine. 'Can you really trust the man you married?'Gary and I have always been happy. Our fridge is covered in the love notes I leave him every morning,...

An uncanny novel which provides keen insight on patriarchal violence and female identity by the author of feminist cult classic The Princess of 72nd Street Understand my beginning with Oliver. You will see that my love for him is not a romantic fantasy. Every...

A brilliant and compelling debut, Ravishing shines a light on the dark enticements of the beauty industry and how it capitalizes on our desire to be someone we are notA provocative, darkly surreal novel of two Indian American siblings caught in the clutches of...

The power to be seen. The power to be heard. The power to be adored. . . A woman's life is forever changed by a mysterious perfume in this stunning novel about ambition and untapped desire from the New York Times bestselling author of...

An increasingly obsessive radio host tests the boundaries of her boyfriend's love in this unforgettable dark comedy that is by turns romantic, horrific, and profound Olive is desperate to get close to Theo--really, really close. She's always struggled to connect with people. And now...

Red Pottage (1899) is novel by Mary Cholmondeley. Partly based on her experience as an artist from a devoutly religious family, Red Pottage is a story of friendship, romance, and identity that faced backlash from critics for its controversial portrayal of female sexuality. Satirical...

As it is common and necessary in the academic world, students study art and its history, perceiving many, many works over their academic career. However, it is rare that a piece art can be traced back to a student through personal history. Yet, Professor...

The secrets you bury don't disappear. They rot...It's twelve years since teenager Peter Ferguson drowned in Loch Ness--on the same night that Stephanie, her mother and her sister, Aurelie, were camping on its shores. In the shocking aftermath, their family and life as they...

The million copy, Booker Prize finalist, besteller "To describe this novel as spine-tingling in its indescribable poetic effect would be to trivialize its profoundly tragic theme. Say then that it is heart-stunning."--The New York Times It is a dream of electrifying eroticism and inexplicable...

AWARD-WINNING AUSTRALIAN FICTIONEven the heaviest secrets can float to the surface.There's something sinister lurking in the waves...It's 1921 in Widow's Peak, a gloomy fishing village on the south coast of New South Wales. Nineteen-year-old Missy Green fills her days helping her fisherman father on...

From T. Marie Vandelly, author of the acclaimed horror novel Theme Music, An Evil Premise is a mind-bending, thrilling meta-novel about possession, insanity, and the lengths a writer will go to find inspiration.When a bizarre accident leaves her sister, bestselling author Deidre Baldwin, in...

A haunted house horror attraction. Twelve people. $100,000 for the survivor.After fellow students torment a teen girl for years, she goes to therapy ... and comes up with an idea.Years later, they are all working comfortably. But everyone needs more money, one way or...

Everyone has a story. But not everyone's story is true. When a young woman vanishes from her remote Greek island estate, her best friend races to find her, using clues found in the explosive manuscript she left behind. "Full of sun, sex, money, and...

Life can sometimes be a collection of random storms that we must weather, like ships at sea. Families maneuver these storms throughout their lives.Ian and Dee Conner share the storms their family members experience in this third book of a series. The Conners are...

Something isn't quite right in Waylingbrooke, New Hampshire. Something that Dr. Patrick Denny discovers soon after moving to this seemingly quaint New England town. Having abandoned his successful career as a horror novelist to return to his former profession of psychiatry, the doctor has...

"No one does suspense better." --Stephen King Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in this "razor-sharp and emotionally charged" (Lisa Gardner) psychological thriller, which finally unlocks the secrets of Evie's past. The mystery of Evie Cormac's background has followed her into adulthood. As a...

In a world of lies, the truth is her deadliest weapon. Sierra Coleman awakens from a horrific crash, her mind a blank slate. But as she claws her way back to reality, she discovers her amnesia is just the tip of a sinister iceberg....

Someone doesn't want Katherine to have her happily ever after. Thirty-year-old Katherine (Kat) has always dreamed of the perfect husband-a man she could love and who would love her for eternity. Her search comes to an abrupt and violent end when her perfect husband,...

AN INDIE NEXT PICK AND A LIBRARYREADS SELECTION A suspenseful dark comedy about a struggling writer who wakes up to find his date from the night before dead--and must then decide how far he's willing to go to spin the misadventure into his next...

"Molly, if you love me, kill me, please." - Frankie "Dealer" MachineDirected by Otto Preminger and nominated for three Academy Awards, The Man with the Golden Arm is an impressive 1955 classic film noir drama, based on the novel of the same name by...

Author: Simon ToyneISBN-10: 006344271XISBN-13: 9780063442719Publisher: William Morrow Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/24/2025Pages: 656Format: PaperbackLarge Print

Love Island meets Lord of the Flies in this must-talk-about-it read, as bingeable as the best reality TV. Lily--a bored, beautiful twenty-something--wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast...