Psychological Twists

Two hours before he vanished, Mark Dixon stole a glass of wine. That's what bartender Sophie Braam told the cops when they questioned her about the customer whose mutilated body was just found. What she didn’t tell them is that she’s the one who killed him. Officer Nora Martin is new to the Bellair Police Department and when she meets Sophie, they build an uneasy camaraderie over shared frustrations. As winter slides into spring and bodies start piling up, Nora begins to suspect that something’s not quite right with the unnerving, enigmatic bartender.

For fans of tightly written suspense with unexpected twists, welcome to The Domino Effect, the third book in the Riley Scott detective series. The Domino Effect will have you up late at night with the lights on, checking under the beds and behind doors, turning pages, trying to figure out what is coming on the next page. The FBI estimates there are at least 25 serial killers active in the United States at any given time, committing roughly 150 murders a year. The chances of a random detective becoming involved in one of those investigations is slim to none, but Riley Scott has been through ...

A best-selling standalone novel and the first in a 7-book series, that will keep you turning the pages. When twins are abducted from a tent in the Lake District, the hunt for a dangerous trafficking ring begins. The Child Taker follows the desperate search for the missing children. Packed with action and twists. A Crime thriller that will grip the reader as you read! ; Review What people are saying about Conrad Jones; "I have never read a book before where I have had to stop reading because I couldn’t cope with the emotions the book engendered in me but the author writes so powerfully ...

I’ve worked so hard to be the lawyer I am today. Helping as many women as I can—including my sister—escape toxic marriages makes it all worth it. But as I stand in the courtroom, listening to this poor woman break down sobbing, my stomach twists. I can’t look. Her husband says she can’t be trusted. Her child is about to be taken away from her. And it’s all my fault.

When Stacey’s ex-husband turns up on her doorstep begging her to help save his kidnapped thirteen-year-old daughter, Lyra, the terror is all too familiar. Stacey’s own violent kidnapping thirty years ago was never solved, and while a severe case of amnesia spares her from recalling the specific horrors, she remembers enough… Stacey knows her father never paid the ransom—she has the missing pinkie finger to prove it. She knows she was only saved because of an anonymous tip-off to the police. And she knows her captor was never apprehended.

Gwen Maner is a widowed single mom, returning to her Ohio hometown with her daughter. And thanks to former acquaintance Nicola Kimmel, this is the start of Gwen’s new and promising life. Nicola’s secured Gwen a lucrative job, rented Gwen a house on her same street, and won the heart of Gwen’s daughter, but she almost seems too good to be true. She’s so selfless. So charismatic. And so take-charge. Gwen is sure Nicola is yearning only for someone to get close to. After all, according to Nicola, her marriage is falling apart, and her best friend just up and left one day.

***A new beachside thriller novella written by bestselling author Vanessa Jones*** When Emma flees her past to Safety Cove, she settles in to finish writing her breakthrough book. She grows fond of the small beachside town, getting to know the neighbours, even the distressing ones that threaten her to leave. But when she finds something unspeakable in the shed, she realises that there is more than just heavy morning mist that hangs over the small town. There are secrets that, once uncovered, are dangerous to know. This is a short story/novella. Praise for The Tens - a gripping thriller ...

An attack in the park causes Roman to lose his memory. He tries to remember his past, as would anyone in his place. But what he discovers terrifies him. Is he really the man his family and friends know?

"It’s a great addition to Marsh’s Dr. Kate Winters series! A little bit Criminal Minds and a little bit Paranormal investigations. It’s a story you can’t put down." Dr. Kate Winter has waited for this confrontation her entire life. Premonitions slide into reality without notice or fanfare. You think a message means one thing, then get blindsided when you are wrong. When energies gather in a particular quadrant of the sky, Dr. Kate Winter feels them. Her instincts come alive. “My latest case is personal. An intuitive nudge warned me. A force of energy from my past is coming. Now, ...

He’s my stepbrother. My tormentor. My shameful obsession. When Hayley Barton is dumped into the icy halls of Atheria Elite Academy, all she wants is to survive long enough to prove she belongs. But survival becomes a blood sport when she’s forced to live across the hall from her new stepbrother—Jenson Davidson—the Academy’s crown prince of cruelty. He rules Atheria like a dark god in designer threads, and he’s made one thing clear: Hayley’s his new favorite game. Every hallway becomes a hunting ground. Every whisper of “mouse” echoes with humiliation. And every brush of ...

He has to catch a serial murderer who knows his deadly secret. A year after a cunning serial killer slaughtered Detective Hudson's daughter, Liz, a man named Ed Roth confesses to the murder to an informant. For some reason, Hudson is convinced Roth is lying. Why did Roth confess to a murder he didn't commit? What's his agenda? Is Hudson wrong about Roth? When another woman is killed the same way as Liz, Roth becomes the prime suspect. Despite all their efforts, detectives find no evidence linking him to the crime. They try to get him to confess on tape but fail. As he digs into Roth's past,...

When I left my parents’ home in Kentucky, I never thought I’d see my sister again. For years, we kept a terrible secret, and eventually it tore us apart. But when I get the call to say that my sister has been killed and my teenage niece Hannah is coming to live with us, I leave the past behind. Hannah is family, and I need to keep her safe. I know what could happen to her if I don’t. When my niece arrives, she bonds with my daughter Cassie instantly. But then I hear a scream from the girls’ bedroom. And in the garden, someone has lit a fire. It’s a warning.

There's a darker side to the festive season screaming to be let out in this Christmas edition of Twisted Tales... Read on in terror to five chilling stories of horror and suspense, with a couple centering around that magic time of year!

When Jules Worthington-Smith's wallet is found next to a dead man, she becomes the prime suspect in his murder. After struggling for years to build the perfect family and career, she's dangerously close to losing everything. Sure of her innocence, Jules is desperate to clear her name. But there's one big problem: she was blackout drunk when the murder took place and can't remember what happened. Unsatisfied with the police's handling of the case, Jules embarks on her own gin-fueled murder investigation.

It’s the fourth of July and the whole town is gathered at the local pool. Through the sweltering afternoon, we single mothers don’t mix with the other women - the ones with the perfect lives and happy marriages. Women like Sabine Miller. But when Sabine shoots me a desperate look across the water and suddenly disappears, my blood runs cold....

He doesn’t make threats. He makes promises. And they all end with me on my knees. Jules Rios thought she was safe—hidden away in her stepfather’s mansion, counting the days until college started. But when Jacob Lowe moves in, silence turns to suffocation. Cold, calculating, and cruelly beautiful, her new stepbrother doesn’t speak often—but when he does, it cuts like a blade. At home, he invades her space. On campus, he shadows her steps. And in the dark… he touches her without touching her at all. Jacob isn’t playing games. He’s crafting a slow, merciless breakdown. One ...

They thought they had escaped a traumatic childhood, so why does it haunt them now? Could enemies from the past be stalking them? When Joe, Maisie and Sam met in a residential children’s home, they pledged to look out for each other; three friends who were inseparable until the night Sam disappeared. Twenty years later, Maisie suffers flashbacks, struggling to understand the cause of her recurring nightmares. Shocked to find Joe, homeless on Bognor seafront, she helps him turn his life around. Yet it doesn’t seem long before their past returns to haunt them. What really went on at ...

Fans of suspenseful action will enjoy this two book set that takes place in the Red River Gorge of eastern Kentucky. THE RED RIVER GORGE KILLER: A ROMANTIC SUSPENSE THRILLER There were only two things that Lori enjoyed in life, her friends and exploring the geology and history of wilderness areas. She had been eagerly anticipating her hike in the Red River Gorge and was looking forward to the tranquility of the trail. She was unaware that a psychopath had other plans. Lori was left for dead on the trail and awakened in the hospital with serous injuries and no memory. Who was she and what ...

From the Bestselling Author of Ritualistic Murder & Two Indian Girls. 4th book in The Kanke Killings Series. Read it after reading Ritualistic Murder, Two Indian Girls and Fatal Belief. A Genius Serial Killer is on the loose. Can Police Inspector Rajiv use his deductive skills to beat the genius killer in his game? Can Inspector Rajiv live up to his name as the best in his business? Read more... You saw the killer getting arrested by the law enforcement for multiple murders case that had an entire city in a tizzy over months. There was an eerie silence in the city and while people went ...

A time to mourn. A gruesome find. A race for the truth. After her husband and son are killed in a tragic car accident, Carolyn goes to stay with her mother in a quiet, rural town. She hopes the break will help her cope with her loss. Soon, Carolyn discovers that the small town holds unforgivable secrets. One she stumbles upon when she discovers the body of a young boy down a well – only to find he has disappeared when she returns with the police. The local residents, including Carolyn’s mother, doubt her discovery and blame it on her current state of mind. Rumours begin to spread. With ...