Psychological Crime Thrillers

The city that never sleeps has a killer on the loose… When a string of bodies turns up in New York City’s grimy alleyways and subway tunnels, Detective Jack Carver finds himself on the trail of a sadistic serial killer the newspapers are calling “The Butcher.” Teaming up with a psychological profiler, they descend into the city’s underbelly, hunting a faceless predator who always seems one step ahead. In this urban labyrinth of smoke-filled alleys, neon-lit bars, and hidden darkness, one wrong move could be their last. Gritty crime thriller meets slasher horror, Kiss of the Knife ...

Gina Royal is the definition of average—a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children. But when a car accident reveals her husband’s secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as Gwen Proctor—the ultimate warrior mom. With her ex now in prison, Gwen has finally found refuge in a new home on remote Stillhouse Lake.

When Agent Mercedes Ramirez finds an abused young boy on her porch, covered in blood and clutching a teddy bear, she has no idea that this is just the beginning. He tells her a chilling tale: an angel killed his parents and then brought him here so Mercedes could keep him safe. His parents weren’t just murdered. It was a slaughter - a rage kill like no one on the Crimes Against Children team had seen before. But they’re going to see it again. An avenging angel is meting out savage justice, and she’s far from through.

All five books in the critically acclaimed Bad Games series under one terrifying roof. Bad Games: The Complete Series includes: Bad Games, Vengeful Games, Hellbent, Malevolent, and Psychopath. Follow the ordeals of the Lambert family in this series.

Nathan, a devoted father of two, gets the shock of his life when he wakes one morning to find that both of his children are missing. When they don’t return, his world is turned upside down as he is forced to defend himself from accusations and mistrust. The sheriff thinks he did the unthinkable. His relatives don’t believe him. His world begins to slowly fall apart. To find the answers, Nathan must finally come to terms with deep secrets and deceit in his past before he can face the unbelievable truth about his family—and himself. This fast paced, mystery, suspense novel will keep you...

When Theodora Scott met Connor—wealthy, charming, and a member of the powerful Dalton family—she fell in love in an instant. Six months later, he’s brought her to Idlewood, his family’s isolated winter retreat, to win over his skeptical relatives. Stay away from Connor Dalton.Theo has tried to ignore the threatening messages on her phone, but she can’t ignore the footprints in the snow outside the cabin window or the strange sense of familiarity she has about this place. Then, in a disused cabin, Theo finds something impossible: a photo of herself as a child. A photo taken at Idlewood.

Nina can never forgive Maggie for what she did. And she can never let her leave. They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, and into the heavy chain that keeps her there.

Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all—a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night, when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. Suspicion immediately lands on the parents. But the truth is a much more complicated story.

Claire Johnson’s seemingly ordinary life takes a chilling turn when she wakes up hungover on a Sunday morning with a foggy memory and no recollection of how she got home. She tries to hide her indiscretions from her husband, but this becomes increasingly difficult when she discovers that a man she knows has gone missing and all signs point to her. As the evidence mounts against her, Claire questions her innocence and grapples with the terrifying possibility that she may be a killer. However, as she delves deeper into the mystery of the man’s disappearance, she questions whether someone ...

Fatal accidents do happen. Or was there a plan? A six-year-old dies in a car driven by her father. He barely survives. A simple hit and run? Yet the police think its murder. And who might be next? The mother is out of her mind. If losing her daughter is not enough, why is she being stalked?

Called to an isolated farm to check on an elderly widow, Sheriff Bree Taggert finds a brutal double homicide. One of the victims is Eugene Oscar, the bitter and corrupt former deputy she recently forced out of the department. Working with criminal investigator Matt Flynn, Bree discovers that she isn’t the only one who had a troubling history with Eugene. But someone doesn’t want Bree digging up the past. She becomes the target of a stranger’s sick and devious campaign calculated to destroy her reputation, career, family, and new relationship with Matt.

A tragic cold case. A vengeful killer. A shattering reality. In a chilling tale of mystery and justice, Kristen’s life is haunted by an unsolved cold case—the tragic murder of her mother. Driven by an unyielding determination, she embarks on a quest to unearth the truth, unknowingly facing sinister forces lurking in the shadows. Terrifying letters from the infamous “Ravenwood Ripper” start arriving, revealing intimate details about Kristen’s life, intensifying her fear of the dangerous killer and his motives. As the danger escalates, Kristen and her fiancé, Ethan, confront ...

Your phone rings. A stranger has kidnapped your child. To free them you must abduct someone else's child. Your child will be released when your victim's parents kidnap another child. If any of these things don't happen: Your child will be killed. You are now part of the chain.

Zaara thought she had the perfect marriage—until she discovered her husband’s darkest secrets. What began as a series of late nights and unanswered calls spirals into a web of deception and betrayal when Zaara receives a set of chilling photos: her husband, Nathan, entwined with a striking young woman in a quiet hotel lobby. Her mind races, but nothing prepares her for what lies ahead. Determined to uncover the truth, Zaara steps into a world of manipulation, lies, and shadows that she never knew existed. But when she meets Alivia, the so-called “other woman,” everything changes. ...

A NEW CASE OF INSPECTOR VEGA MARTÍN. An addictive thriller by the Spanish bestselling author in Spain who has captivated over 400,000 readers worldwide. PARADISE AND HELL CAN GO HAND IN HAND… …And the “perfect” couple is about to find out. Lucía becomes, in less than two months, the fourth victim of the elusive Glove Killer. Information leaked to the press and many speculations, but nothing sufficiently revealing for Inspectors Vega Martín and Daniel Haro, until a security camera in the right place brings them closer to the shocking truth. Astrid Rubio and Hugo Sanz, the ...

Simon and Vicky couldn’t seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a respected law professor, she an advocate for domestic violence victims. A stable, if unexciting marriage. But one thing’s for sure: absolutely nothing is what it seems. The pair are far from normal, and one of them just may be a killer. When the body of a beautiful socialite is found hanging in a mansion in a nearby suburb, Simon and Vicky’s secrets begin to unravel. A secret whirlwind affair. A twenty-million-dollar trust fund about to come due.

When wealthy suburban women are found murdered in their small town without rhyme or reason, Jessie soon realizes she is up against no ordinary killer. He is an unpredictable psychopath, beyond anyone she’s ever been up against—and she will have to enter the dark canals of his twisted mind if she has any chance of saving the next woman on his list.

Released from the hospital with her memory still blurred, the only survivor of a horrific car crash meets the brother of one of the victims. They soon suspect that someone will do anything to hide the truth of what happened on the road that night—and why. A serial killer calls up a late-night radio DJ with a gruesome request. Ellie and Ash have moved into a beautiful old house—but it has a mysterious past, and their life in the countryside is about to take a dark turn. A woman is haunted by an event in her past—and tormented by a mysterious killer who won’t let her forget it.

For three years, Detective Jude Fontaine was kept from the outside world. Held in an underground cell, her only contact was with her sadistic captor, and reading his face was her entire existence. Learning his every line, every movement, and every flicker of thought is what kept her alive. After her experience with isolation and torture, she is left with a fierce desire for justice - and a heightened ability to interpret the body language of both the living and the dead.

Jethro Hanson has blood on his hands. He's working within ivy-covered university halls now, but he knows that his work with the Deep Ops team and the deadly acts he once committed for the sake of Queen and country place him beyond forgiveness—until he meets Gemma. Soon, the passion between them stuns them both. But when Jethro discovers a threat is fast overtaking her, he must choose between the redemption he seeks—and releasing the ever-present killer inside.