Serial Killer Psychological Thrillers

Los Angeles homicide detective Dinah Marino may have a complicated relationship with her family, but her psychiatrist husband, Joe, makes her feel safe, secure, and happy. She couldn’t want for a more loving or trusting man. But throughout their ten-year marriage, she’s been keeping a secret from him—a secret she’d take to the grave. Dr. Joe Marino loves his wife more than anything in this world, but there are things he’s learned to keep close to the chest—including a few dead bodies.

Across London, hospital patients are dying - in shockingly unnatural circumstances. A sadistic young woman is targeting them as they lie helpless in their beds, eking out every last sensation of pain as their lives ebb to an excruciating close. The killer is a sadist, but careful too, so the police bring in forensic psychologist Dr. Alex Madison to track down what is clearly an extraordinary and damaged mind.

Everything Elka knows of the world she learned from the man she calls Father, the solitary hunter who took her under his wing when she was just seven years old. He has taught her how to shoot, track, set snares, and start fires - all the skills she needs to survive in a frozen, lawless land where civilization has been destroyed and men are at the mercy of the elements and each other. But the man Elka thought she knew so well is harboring a terrible secret. He's a killer. A monster.

Ryker joins his unit in a puzzling police investigation after a weeklong profiling course in Dallas. To add to their workload, dead bodies begin piling up around them. Something about these murders feels off to Ryker. The unit investigates two major cases which leave the four detectives stressed and tired. Once they solve their first case, they turn their attention to the murders and the mystery behind them. But nothing makes sense until they find Ryker’s badge number tattooed on a victim’s forehead. Then, the realization hit Ryker full force. He knew who was involved in these killings....

In the bleak countryside around Blithfield Reservoir, a serial murderer and rapist is leaving a trail of bloodshed. His savage calling card: the word ‘MINE’ carved into each of his victims. DI Kate Young struggles to get the case moving - even when one of the team’s own investigators is found dead in a dumpster. But Kate is battling her own demons. Obsessed with exposing Superintendent John Dickson and convinced there’s a conspiracy running deep in the force, she no longer knows who to trust.

Detective Tony Pantera of the Richmond Police Department takes on his first serial killer. The city is experiencing seemingly motiveless murders, and Pantera must find the killer. He wonders at the odd clues left behind on each victim, each wrapped in a piece of discarded paper and urinated upon: a victim’s severed wedding ring finger with the expensive rings still there . . . strands of a victim’s pubic hair . . . a man’s wallet, the credit cards and cash left behind. What could they mean? Why is the killer urinating on each item? None of the victim’s have been raped or sexually ...

On the surface, Annie Powers' life in a wealthy Floridian suburb is happy and idyllic. Her husband, Gray, loves her fiercely; together, they dote on their beautiful young daughter, Victory. But the bubble surrounding Annie is pricked when she senses that the demons of her past have resurfaced and, to her horror, are now creeping up on her.

Book One of the Psychological Thriller Series — The Weight of Your Shadow You don’t feel like a killer. You feel like clarity. Like precision. Like justice where justice has failed. By day, you’re a quiet, intelligent professional living in New York City. An observer. A programmer. Invisible by design. But at night—when the silence sharpens—you follow a darker rhythm. One kill at a time. No pattern. No signature. Only purpose. When the voice inside you returns, cold and instructive, you know it's time again. This time, the target is a corrupt criminal defense attorney who has made...

I am at home with the television on when I hear the news. A woman has been found by the docks. In heavy tones, the reporter says it appears the notorious local serial killer has returned. My breath comes short in my chest. My legs tremble. I know that can’t be true, because I know who the killer was. My father. My sisters and I learned the shocking truth after his funeral. We made a pledge to say nothing: Revealing the truth would only bring more pain. We set fire to his confession, turning his secrets into ash. But now, someone is sending us a message. Someone knows we lied.

He meets women. He gains their trust. He kills them. That's all Maeve Kerrigan knows about the man she is hunting. Three women have been targeted in their homes by the same sadistic killer. With no sign of a break-in, every indication shows that they let him in. But the evidence is pointing at a shocking suspect: DI Josh Derwent, Maeve's colleague. Maeve refuses to believe he could be involved, but how well does she really know him? Because this isn't the first time Derwent's been accused of murder.

From Blake Pierce, best-selling author of Once Gone (a number-one best seller with over 600 five-star reviews), comes a heart-pounding new mystery series. A bundle of books: Book one (Before He Kills) and book two (Before He Sees) in Blake Pierce’s Mackenzie White mystery series....

Driven insane by a tragic accident, Benny Smith's feelings bubble to the surface when he is released from a mental health institution. A terrible accident years earlier had killed his childhood friend and poor Benny was so overwhelmed by what he witnessed he lost his sanity and was hospitalised. In 1987, some years after the tragedy, Benny is suddenly and unexpectedly released with inadequate supervision. Haunted by the incident years earlier, and forgetting to take his medication, his disorder creates within him a disturbing fascination which can only be gratified by killing children. As ...

There’s a twisted serial killer stalking the streets of New York City, dealing his own perverse version of justice. He kills swiftly and silently, leaving his calling card - a red "J" - on the bodies of his prey. His victims have one thing in common: They’ve all been jurors in the city’s most infamous cases - cases in which the killer was found "not guilty". Overnight, the Justice Killer has the city in a stranglehold. And there’s only one man who has a shot at finding him....

Three university scientists are found dead in a gruesome murder-suicide, and the only suspect in the case, Victor Lazar, is quickly captured. When the spate of violent suicides follows him to prison he is moved to solitary confinement, reserved for the highest-risk inmates. And then his assigned psychologist inexplicably takes his own life. Alex Madison, a former forensic psychologist turned private therapist, is brought in to interview Victor. He suspects that Victor is controlling his victims, somehow coaxing them into a suggestive trance.

A brutal drug cartel. An estranged daughter. Can she confront dangerous secrets from her past and survive? Sergeant Evelyn “Mac” McGregor has finally found her place. Promoted to master sergeant rank due to her last two cases, the dedicated Latina returns home to New Mexico to help with four military members who have vanished. But even though she quickly connects the problem to a local narcotics ring, she hits roadblocks with a hostile OSI agent. Fearing the case is only racing towards a bloody, corpse-littered conclusion, she’s filled with dread when her sister calls crying about her...

Running away from a past she’d rather forget, Doctor Alison Wilson has moved to a new town to take up the role of Medical Officer at failing hospital St Margaret’s. Tasked with shaking things up, she quickly learns that things are worse than they initially seem: patient records are in disarray, staff morale is low, and there’s something afoot that she can’t quite put her finger on As Alison starts to dig into the hospital’s past, she gradually discovers a trail of lies that runs deeper and darker than she could have ever imagined.

Her mind holds her captive. Nellie has no memory of life before the cabin. Pleasing Jack and caring for her small daughter are her entire life. Living far in the woods, away from the chaos of the destroyed world keeps them safe. Life is simple. Jack goes scavenging, she stays home and cares for Aster. Above all else, keep Jack happy. Everything changes when she finds the doll. A chance encounter forces Nellie to realize life outside the woods may not be what it seems. Her entire life may be built on a lie. Is the wooden box Jack hides the key? Nellie starts to question her past and question...

There’s more than one vicious storm brewing in the small town of Thompson Trails. Cabin owners, Rick and Donna Welk, are the first to encounter the dark and mysterious stranger as he searches for shelter during one of the worst blizzards the town has ever seen. There’s no need to panic. He’s just passing through.

Her husband was murdered, then thrown into jail, and now he's missing. After her husband, Bruce, is gunned down by someone she knows, Linda calls every hospital in town but can't find him. Days later, she learns Bruce is alive and being held in a county jail. When Linda visits him, she's surprised to see no signs of gunshot wounds. Linda is happy Bruce survived, but soon she begins to suspect that the man she visited in jail is not her husband. Linda is puzzled and anxious. Where is Bruce? Is he alive? Why is the impostor impersonating him? Linda starts searching for her husband, unaware ...

Murder is Easy. But the consequences are Deadly. Amy Sholes has a problem. An obsession. She's a murderer. A talented and prolific serial killer. To most, Amy is a monster--evil, a cancer on her soul. But to many, she is an angel, avenging, serving justice and helping those who could not help themselves. Amy's only rule, she only kills those who prey on others. Beautiful and sexy, Amy is a killer you'll want to root for. Book 3 continues Amy’s story following Painful Truths. The passions and excitement of her affair with murder has left her broken and alone. But Amy has a plan: she’s ...