Twisted Psychological Thriller

Blood Spurts Without pain, there can be no pleasure. Behind the closed doors of academia, a secret society stirs—where blood is both ritual and release, and desire is etched in flesh. When university staff member Mary, war-hardened ex-Marine Mike, and enigmatic student Amy form an unlikely and dangerous bond, their shared lust for pain and pleasure draws others into their twisted web. But what begins as consensual exploration spirals into chaos when a night of indulgence ends with a body—and a roomful of suspects. As lies unravel and hidden motives come to light, the Blood Spurts are ...

Wenn du glaubst, diese Geschichte zu durchschauen, fängt sie erst an. Millie kann ihr Glück kaum fassen, als die elegante Nina ihr die Stelle als Haushaltshilfe inklusive Kost und Logis bei ihrer Familie auf Long Island anbietet. Schließlich hat sie eine Vergangenheit, von der niemand etwas wissen soll. Doch kaum ist Millie eingezogen, zeigt Nina ihr wahres Gesicht: Sie verwüstet das Haus und unterstellt ihr Dinge, die sie nicht getan hat.

From the bestselling author of HER and The Social Affair comes a dark, unrelenting psychological thriller where marriage is a battlefield, deception is a weapon, and losing means death. Mr. and Mrs. Smith meets Dexter. Jude and Kate are the perfect suburban couple—at least, that's what they want you to believe. In reality? He's a contract killer. She likes to even the score. Few married couples are as competitive as Jude and Kate. But then, most spouses don't track their arguments with a body count. Their silent pact to outdo each other begins as a twisted game of skill, survival, and ...

Following a whirlwind four-month romance, lawyer Claire and hotel entrepreneur Angus are engaged to be married. Happy and successful, and ready to start their new life together, Claire and Angus find what they believe to be the perfect home. But when Claire meets Mark, the man selling them the house, he looks eerily familiar. He looks exactly like the man she loved five years ago, the man she couldn’t bear to lose.

What are the chances of meeting your double? Impossible, Jess used to say, until the day she met hers on a train. But although they looked like identical twins, their lives couldn’t be more different. Jess has no money, no job and few prospects; her double has a fabulous life and everything that anyone could possibly wish for. Jess is envious of her double but reasons that it’s just the way life is; that’s the way of the world and there’s nothing she can do to change it. Her boyfriend, Mac, has other ideas.

A Forbidden Truth. A Haunting Past. A Reckoning Unfolds. Some secrets should remain buried, but these won’t stay hidden. A cloning experiment spirals into chaos, its horrifying consequences bleeding into reality. Shadows twist and whisper as spectral hauntings refuse to be ignored, dragging their victims into the unknown. Betrayal poisons trust, transforming love into a battlefield where survival demands sacrifice. Vigilante justice is swift and merciless. Covert operations unravel under deception’s weight. The past claws its way into the present. Chilling kidnappings unfold where ...

A violent murder. A family secret. And a boyfriend who's not who he says he is... Sydney, Australia. Lawyer and companion Natalie Coommaraswamy struggles to be the good daughter her parents demand. A second-generation Sri Lankan, she’s never penetrated her family’s resolute silence surrounding their flight from Sri Lanka, and has been left with unanswered questions about where she belongs and who she can trust. Then her best friend is found murdered. Fuelled by disinterest from the police, Natalie begins her own hunt for the murderer. But when clues point to her new lover, her carefully...

A secret hidden for 40 years is about to come out. The man at the centre of this secret discovers from his dying adoptive mother that he has a family he knew nothing about. With nothing to go on, he is determined to find them whatever the cost. However, the more he learns, the more dangerous his quest becomes. But when he finds out the truth it is so shocking and scandalous, it may well cost him his life and the lives of his family.

Cleo knows she should be happy for her brother Mark. He's managed to find someone new after the sudden death of his first wife - but something about Evie just doesn't feel right...When Evie starts having accidents at home, her friends grow concerned. Could Mark be causing her injuries? Called out to their clifftop house one night, Sergeant Stephanie King finds two bodies entangled on blood-drenched sheets. Where does murder begin? When the knife is raised to strike, or before, at the first thought of violence?

A chilling psychological thriller that blurs the lines between justice and guilt, where every secret carries a deadly price. Clara Reed is one of the most sought-after defense attorneys in the country, known for her unwavering belief in the law and her ability to secure victories even in the most challenging cases. But her greatest courtroom triumph becomes her worst nightmare when her client, Ethan Keating, a man accused of horrific crimes, leans in after his acquittal and utters the words that will haunt her forever: “I did it.” Ethan’s confession shatters Clara’s confidence in ...

The new psychological thriller from V.A. Rudys: How far would you go for your freedom? Ethan Page had it all: a respectable job, loving friends, and a beautiful apartment - the envy of all his friends. He was madly in love with his wife, Jodie - until he discovered the power she possessed beyond all comprehension and the price she demanded for engineering his perfect life.

But no one was married that day. Now Lucas has invited us back to celebrate the anniversary. But the anniversary of what? The wedding that never happened, or the tragedy that occurred just hours before the ceremony was due to begin? He's told us that tonight he has planned a game. We have our costumes, we have our parts, and everyone must play. The game, he tells us, is about to begin. What does Lucas want from us? What are we not being told? And what's going to happen when this terrible game is over?

SEX, LIES, SECRETS, AND MURDER! WHO CAN YOU TRUST IN HOLLYWOOD? Lance and April have the perfect marriage. As a symbol of her deep love, April always wears the charm bracelet Lance gave her on their first anniversary. Following a romantic weekend of romance and passion, Lance is off to an out-of-town conference. April works late that night. On the way to her car, an assailant grabs her from behind. IS THE ASSAILANT SOMEONE SHE KNOWS OR A STRANGER? When April discovers she is pregnant, she's worried. Who is the father—Lance or the attacker? She pulls away from Lance, and her strange, ...

Have You Ever Wondered What It Would Be Like to Return to a Time When You Were Your Happiest, and Where Nothing Could Kill You? A middle-aged woman and once promising fiction writer who now finds herself a widow and an empty-nester, decides to embark on "a road-trip to nowhere." The man she repeatedly runs into...a hitchhiker...will change her world forever and cause her to question the nature of her existence on earth. New psychological suspense inspired by The Twilight Zone from New York Times bestselling Thriller Award winning author, Vincent Zandri. "Vincent Zandri is one of the most ...

Lovely and Beauty know their place: at home, beneath the watchful eye of their mother. Life has never included friends, an education, or anything the sisters can call their own. Their comings and goings are supervised by Farida. Otherwise, they don’t come and go at all. That changes on Lovely’s fortieth birthday. In a stroke of inexplicable fortune, Farida permits her eldest daughter to go to the Gausia Market alone, with no instructions but to abide by her curfew. For once on her own, Lovely is goaded by the voice in her head to push her mother’s—and her own—boundaries.

From the bestselling author of The Secretary comes a dark, seductive psychological thriller where marriage is a contract, power is a game, and murder might just be the honeymoon phase. Some vows are meant to be broken. Some secrets should never be shared. And some wives are deadlier than others. When Joel answers a mail-order bride ad in the Farmers' Almanac, he doesn't know what to expect. For sure, it isn't Gina. Gina always knew she was special. Her father called it a "gift." A power that could make any man fall at her feet. But Pine Lake is a small town, and Gina has big dreams—dreams...

The new face of evil. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado is home to one of the most breathtaking and deepest canyons in the United States. For twelve-year-old Brian Garrett, a weekend camping trip is meant to be a chance to reconnect with his distant parents. But when his father suffers a brutal accident during a hike to the canyon floor, things spiral out of control. In the next twenty-four hours, Brian will discover a horrifying dark side to his father—and an even darker side to himself.

Every day, in her basement flat in a quiet street, Rene arranges her collection of objects just so. She takes her pills, looks at her photographs and remembers her free-spirited sister, Lauren, before she vanished. But lately the memories are shifting. When a letter arrives out of the blue, the opening words send ice through her veins. Lauren is alive. She’s waiting. And she needs Rene to find her before it’s too late.

When Nina almost dies during a disastrous blind date, her life is saved by a waitress called Angel. But later that evening, Nina is surprised by a knock on the door. It’s Angel - and she’s pointing a gun at her. Minutes later, Angel’s younger brother Lucas turns up, covered in blood, shielding a stolen newborn baby in his arms. Nina is about to endure the longest night of her life - a night that will be filled with terror and lead her to take risks she would never have believed herself capable of.

Accident or murder? Truth or lies? In the shadows of New Orleans’ Garden District, nothing is what it seems. When a powerful real estate tycoon is found dead in his opulent mansion, the city is quick to call it suicide. But the governor isn’t buying it—and neither is the FBI. Enter Special Agent Briana Song, new to New Orleans and eager to prove herself on her very first case in the city. Partnered with the seasoned James Buckley, Briana is thrust into a world of southern secrets and high-society deception. As the investigation unfolds, every clue uncovers more questions than answers....