Twisted Psychological Thriller

Claudia Shephard’s husband died in a fire. Everyone says it was tragic. Accidental. She doesn't remember much—just smoke, panic, the way her lungs burned as she ran. But three weeks after the funeral, a manuscript arrives on her doorstep. A book she didn’t write. A book that describes, in disturbingly intimate detail, her husband’s affair… and the precise steps she took to murder him. It’s written in her voice. With her quirks. Her phrases. Her secrets. And page by page, Claudia feels her grip on reality begin to unravel. As whispers swirl through their coastal town and friends ...

If you love Insidious, the Conjuring, or Sinister, Dark is right up your alley Arinna seems to be trapped in a world full of darkness. While trying to escape her past, and the terrible thing she’s done, she finds herself looking the dark in the face time after time. Dean tried to teach Arinna about the darkness, about the marks that call to the dead, but she can’t seem to understand how these symbols keep finding her. Someone, or something, wants to get to her, and it’s becoming clear, they’ll stop at nothing until they do. She is faced with the realization of who she really is, ...

Layla Grant is the picture of domestic bliss. But behind closed doors, she's suffering. She has a life many women would kill for, complete with two healthy young children and a doting husband who puts her every want and need above his own. Her happy family is the envy of friends and neighbors alike. Looks can be quite deceiving. Layla's husband is in big, life-altering trouble and will soon be headed to federal prison. No one knows. Layla is desperate to keep it that way. Can she withstand the pressure? Will her marriage survive? And how will she hold true to her own sense of right and ...

He thought he knew everything about his wife... He was wrong! Tom and Amy Pearce have built a seemingly perfect life - a loving marriage, a beautiful daughter, fulfilling careers, and a comfortable home. They couldn't ask for more. So why is Amy hiding something? When Tom stumbles upon an object he believed was lost in a tragic accident, memories flood back, catapulting him into an emotional whirlwind. A few days later, Tom observes an encounter between Amy and a mysterious stranger. The subtle shift in her demeanour piques his concern, stirring a deep unease within him. Desperate for ...

It’s 5 November, and a woman awakens to a nightmare. Bound and gagged, she lies trapped in the heart of a towering bonfire. As the smoke thickens, panic sets in–she’s moments away from being engulfed in flames. How did it come to this? Rewind eleven months: Margot, a faded TV star, and her long-suffering friend Anna watch as glamorous Liv and her flawless family move into their street. The three women soon fabricate the perfect pretence of friendship, but each harbours her own deadly secret–and newcomer Liv senses something is terribly wrong beneath the polished exteriors.

The Child Taker In a chilling tale drawn from the haunting realities of high-profile child abductions, The Child Taker immerses readers in a desperate race against time. Five-year-old twins vanish from their tent in the serene Lake District, thrusting their family into a nightmare and sparking a frenetic hunt for a sinister paedophile ring. With police protocol dictating that 60% of abducted children are murdered within the first four hours—an hour they refer to as the "golden hour"—every second counts. As the investigation intensifies, the clock ticks mercilessly, plunging detectives ...

Emily thought she knew what love was—until she found herself locked away in a secluded cabin by the one person she trusted the most. What began as a romantic weekend escape quickly turns into a twisted nightmare. Jason, her seemingly perfect boyfriend, takes control of everything—where she goes, what she eats, even when she sleeps. As the walls of their idyllic cabin close in, Emily starts to see the truth behind Jason’s charm: a dark obsession that runs deeper than she ever imagined. But Jason isn’t the only one hiding secrets. When Rachel, a mysterious woman with her own dark past...

He has to become a child killer to save his daughter's life. On May 6, five-year-old Annie Miller goes missing in a park. On May 7, her father, David Miller, fails a lie detector test. On May 9, during a hypnosis session, David confesses to murdering his daughter and gives the police the location of the knife he used to kill her. The knife has traces of Annie's blood and David's fingerprints all over it. Two weeks later, a man named Ben calls David and tells him Annie's alive. Ben is willing to let the girl go, but first David has to do something for him--something that would land David in ...

Trapped in a mansion. Watched by an AI. Tested beyond reason. Only one will be chosen to survive. When tech visionary Eliot Vance invites six of his closest friends to an exclusive retreat in the mountains, they expect luxury, secrets, and maybe a few mind games. What they get instead is something else entirely. A glass-walled house that observes them. A mysterious system that forces confessions. Simulations that expose their darkest choices. And a voice that whispers: Choose… or be chosen. As the walls begin to shift and reality bends, the group realizes they are no longer guests. They ...

It’s murder out there… In the new Baker & Tate mystery, Ruth faces a sniper’s deadly game on a remote desert highway where escape is impossible and survival is uncertain. Texas Ranger Ruth Baker thought she’d seen everything—until travelers start turning up dead along an isolated stretch of highway, victims of a group of snipers who strike without warning and without apparent motive. Partnered with Aaron Tate, Ruth is called in to investigate the chilling case. But with no witnesses and no evidence, the killers seem to vanish into the endless desert, leaving only fear and carnage ...

One guest. One room. One twisted secret. After her husband’s sudden death, Kaitlyn Harper is barely hanging on. Grieving, isolated, and drowning in bills, she makes a desperate choice—rent out the guest room of the house they once shared. Rayne Miller seems perfect: quiet, respectful, pays in cash. But as soon as she moves in, strange things start happening. A shattered photo. A door left open. Anonymous texts that say things only her husband could have known. Rayne isn’t just a tenant. She’s a woman with unfinished business. And the closer Kaitlyn gets to the truth, the more she ...

When Marilyn and Scratch play matchmakers for their friends Misty and Roland, they spark an instant love connection. However, Roland and Misty harbor deep family secrets and childhood traumas. As their love story unfolds, these hidden truths become the driving force behind a gripping mystery filled with unexpected twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The RATS were the first sign. If only they would listen. Maggie De Luca recently relocated to New York. Working as a medical detective in her new position, she is called in to investigate a mysterious death. The red rings on the lungs were alarming enough, but then she hears the word plague. Now, the clock is ticking. And the death count is rising. Maggie tries to trace the origin of the disease, but is always one step behind. Then she starts seeing things...the victims...reaching out from the grave. But ghosts aren’t real, right? Meanwhile... Microbiologist Michael Harbinger believes he ...

Your emotions might betray you. The Your Perfect Match Band won’t. That was their promise. Tony and I are practically newlyweds. I love him so much it hurts. So when he brings home the YPM wristbands—free from his new client, Quantum Match Inc.—I don’t question it. “Let’s wear them. Just to test,” he says. But he cares about the results. He asks for space. And what he does next… I never saw coming. Now I’m spiraling—questioning everything about our marriage, about myself. Was I blind? Or did the Band expose a shattering truth I couldn’t bear to face? This isn’t just ...

Some secrets refuse to stay buried... Ruth didn't hesitate. She aimed and fired in the direction of the flash, squeezing off three rapid shots. The muzzle of her own weapon lit up the barn in staccato bursts, revealing fleeting glimpses of the whimsical wonderland turned battlefield. Shadows danced across the faces of smiling clowns and cartoon characters, their frozen grins taking on a sinister quality in the flashes of light. (c) Sam Baron and Baron Books llc In this explosive new Baker & Tate mystery, Texas Ranger Ruth Baker faces her darkest case yet—one that strikes at the heart of ...

Lila Richardson’s ruthless ambition has propelled her to the pinnacle of power at CR Enterprises, a business empire she wrested from her husband, Cartier, through calculated betrayal and deception. Posing as a victim of Cartier’s alleged crimes, Lila orchestrated a masterful scheme, framing him for murder and corporate corruption while eliminating anyone who threatened her rise. To the outside world, she is a symbol of resilience and leadership, but behind closed doors, she is the mastermind of a dark web of lies and manipulation. Serenity Clayborn, once loyal to both Lila and Cartier, ...

Matt Evans is in deep trouble. After taking a loan he should never have taken, his debt to local thug, Jeff Holden, has spiraled out of control. Just when it seems that time has run out, Jeff offers an alternative deal. Matt is to assist a scientist with his secret experiments to clear the debt. Despite his attempts to see the deal through, Matt soon realizes he’s trapped in a nightmare. The scientist has a dark agenda and a twisted mind that become more apparent with every visit to the underground lab. With his sanity on the line and possibly his life, Matt must escape at any cost, but ...

What happens when suburban secrets collide with deadly revenge? Ten women. One night. A pleasure party that goes terribly wrong when a gun-wielding guest turns their sexy soirée into a hostage situation. Behind their perfect facades, each woman harbors a dark secret: • Bianca's forbidden desire could destroy her family • Kristin found love in the worst possible place • Veronica's affair with a married man made her a target • Tina must choose between her perfect life and her young female lover • Maya won't settle for being just a side piece • Brooke's taste for pain leaves more ...

Her husband kept the diary of his dead ex. What she reads in it will change everything. Emily lives with her successful film producer husband, Henry, in their lavish Silver Lake home in Los Angeles. Everything in her life is perfect, until she uncovers a journal stashed away in the attic. It begins, "I am Casey Simpson, and these are my secrets." From there, it unravels as a lurid memoir of sex and crime in real time, all involving her husband. She tries to ignore it, but the allure of the journal pulls her into its story and soon she can't think of anything else. She has to verify Casey's ...

USA TODAY and #1 AMAZON bestselling author Jeremy Bates presents the complete collection of the award-winning Midnight Book Club short novels. With fast-paced plots and stunning twists, these stories offer close to 1,000 pages of heart-racing suspense, action, and terror from one of today's most exciting voices in horror. Black Canyon Twelve-year-old Brian Garrett embarks on a weekend camping trip in Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison, hoping to reconnect with his distant parents. But when his father suffers a brutal accident deep in the chasm, survival takes a sinister turn. Over ...