Twisted Thrillers

When Detective Kim Stone is called to a local business, what she sees leaves her speechless. The photo on the driving license bears little resemblance to the man laid out before her, and she knows she’s up against the most twisted killer she has ever encountered. But as she breaks the devastating news to the victim’s wife, Diane Phipps, Kim can’t help feeling that something isn’t quite right about the woman’s reaction.

Diverse, provocative, eerie, and twisted, this collection of Jeffery Deaver's best crime stories exhibits amazing range and the signature plot twists that have made him a perennial best seller. With nods to O. Henry and Edgar Allen Poe, these beautifully crafted pieces are suspenseful spoonfuls of Deaver at his best. Listeners will be surprised by the subtlety of some of these stories and, as always, by the plot surprises.

After a betrayal that sent their marriage into freefall, Hannah and Sam are desperate for a fresh start with their eight-year-old daughter Lily—and where better than picture-perfect Owl Cottage in beautiful Cornwall. But something about the holiday home stirs dark memories for Hannah… When she finds dead creatures on the doorstep and hears mysterious knocks at the door, Hannah can’t help wondering whether someone is messing with her—or whether the past she’s been running from has finally claimed her sanity.

I’m Lucy, and I have a secret I have a beautiful home that I’m desperate to escape. But that’s not my secret. I tell my friends I’ve never wanted children when I always have. But that’s not my secret. My husband is a celebrated surgeon who tries to control me. But that’s not my secret. Adele knows. Once upon a time, I knew everything about her and she knew everything about me. Best friends forever. But now our secret is beginning to surface. I can trust her more than anyone. We made a pact. And she’s never do anything to hurt me. Would she?

She told me she was the housekeeper, and who was I to question? Our stay in this perfectly renovated Victorian house on the rich side of Hastings was a favour from an old school friend while the fire damage to our own little place was being fixed. This is not my house, and they are not my rules. So I step aside, and I let her in. Am I paranoid to think that she’s watching my every move? What am I supposed to do when she rests her head on my husband’s broad shoulder, a glint in her eye that only I can see?

Five years ago, Marina lost her husband in a car accident. Since then her life seems strange and foggy to her. Something bothers her, but she can't find a real reason for her anxiety. Why does she wake up in the middle of every night in a cold sweat? Why does she run into her son's room all the time to see if he is all right? Why does she, sometimes, catch her second's husband's intense look? The one she can't explain? Why does she feel like someone is watching her? Marina doesn't know how to answer her questions until one day she changes her usual route to work and her life, as she knows ...

A stand-alone mystery featuring DCI Peter Hatherall. It's hard to defend yourself when you have memory lapses, and everyone thinks you are crazy. Journalist, Megan Roach, is given a story by an old man in a nursing home that could make her famous. When her carefully constructed life starts to unravel, she is forced to confront her childhood demons and the possibility she could be a murderer. DCI Peter Hatherall uncovers a conspiracy that confronts his own beliefs and goes far deeper than Megan Roach imagined. But can he believe anything she says?

In a town full of liars, who can you trust? When Detective Finnegan Beck is demoted from his high-powered job in Dublin and relocated in disgrace to the small Irish town of Cross Beg, he predicts boredom will be his biggest threat. But then a beautiful local teenage girl is found strangled in the cold, dark woods a mile from town. The prime suspect is the seemingly gentle drifter who found Tanya’s body. Beck seems to be the only person who can’t escape the feeling that Tanya wasn’t killed at random.

Dr. Christopher Kellan spends his days at Loveland Psychiatric Hospital, overseeing a unit known as Alpha Twelve, home to the most deranged and psychotic killers imaginable. His newest patient, Donny Ray Smith, is accused of murdering ten young girls and making their bodies disappear. But during his first encounter with Donny, Christopher finds something else unsettling: the man looks familiar.

I nearly threw the letter about the inheritance away with the recycling. Late for work, worrying about how I would afford new school shoes for Kate, I just assumed it was a mistake. But perhaps moving to a new home in a quiet seaside town would be the fresh start we both need. Away from the school bullies making Kate’s life a misery, and out of the clutches of my dangerous ex.

Casper Decuir’s psychic gift allows her to communicate with spirits, all fine and good until one wakes her up in the middle of the night to demand her time as intermediary with the police. As the younger half of H&C Investigations, she is tasked with finding an assassin who leaves no trace of his presence other than a corpse. When a student at the Gifted Elite School is threatened, Casper’s first lead takes her to a shifter with a mysterious connection to the murder victim. Whispers of Hailey Arquette’s heritage includes Vodou priestess, psychic, and all around pain in the butt. When ...

Paris aka the City of Light is alluring and seductive but by no means benign, as vintage photography expert and former paparazzo Jay Grant discovers in this fast-paced thriller set in contemporary Paris. Orange alerts for terrorism make people trigger-happy. Red and black alerts are much worse. They transform the City of Light into a dangerous City of Night... The hero of Paris City of Night is Jay Anthony Grant, alias JAG. He's the son of a recently deceased CIA officer and he has serious issues about his spook father's murky past. JAG plans to meet up with his long-time fiancée and spend...

A must-listen thriller from the author of Dead Already.

Now twenty-four, Hanna is living an outwardly normal life of domestic content. Married to real estate agent Jacob, she’s also stepmother to his teenage daughter Joelle. They live in a beautiful home, and Hanna loves her career as a phlebotomist—a job perfectly suited to her occasional need to hurt people. But when Joelle begins to change in ways that don’t suit Hanna’s purposes, her carefully planned existence threatens to come apart.

A child is promised the kingdom of darkness. The promise of complete control of the underworld and all that it possesses will be his. There are rules, he is told. In order to be awarded such a gift, he must bring souls to the table, and before that happens, he must commit one of the most heinous acts imaginable to prove he is a loyal subject to the evil one. It's a battle between good and evil. There are dangers that lurk in every corner for those that try to intervene. This dark, gruesome, and supernatural tale will keep you intrigued until the very last page. On Henry’s eighteenth ...

He just wanted to belong. Now, he wants them to scream. Martin Keene is a ghost in his own life, a janitor invisible to the world. His only solace is his obsession with Bigfoot—a creature as misunderstood and isolated as he feels. When a local squatching group offers a fleeting chance at connection, their casual rejection ignites a terrifying spiral of delusion and rage within him. Deep in the remote Adirondack Mountains, Martin’s twisted fantasy takes root. If they hunt for a monster, he will give them one they will never forget. Donning a crude costume and fueled by a lifetime of ...

My billionaire boss tricked me into what I thought was a dream marriage -- I have never been more wrong about anything in my entire life. And now that he has me, he'll never let me out of this nightmare. Graduating at the top of my class with an MBA from Yale was supposed to be my golden ticket, and landing a job at JD Berganhoff, one of the most exclusive investment firms, felt like the dream. But it wasn't just the prestige of the firm that had me hooked—it was the enigmatic, drop-dead gorgeous owners, twin brothers Julian and Dane Berganhoff. After two years of proving myself, I ...

This bundle includes three audiobooks following the cursed orphan Conrad Edison: The Living Curse, The Anchored World, and The Broken Relic.

Rachel is determined to be the perfect mother. She has a birth plan, with a playlist and a bag ready by the door. She’s chosen a lovely light cream paint for the nursery, and in wide-eyed, innocent Abbie she’s found the perfect person to help her with her baby. Because every mother needs a bit of help, don’t they? But Rachel needs a little more than most. She still makes sure her bedroom door is locked before she goes to sleep. She still checks the cameras that are dotted throughout the house.

On the surface, my life seems normal—picturesque, even. To anyone on the outside, I’m just another woman with a smile on her face, going about her day. But they don’t see what’s behind the closed doors. They don’t see the cracks in the facade or hear the screams in the silence.