Mind Thriller

From Sally Hepworth, the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and The Good Sister, comes a twist-filled, darkly funny mystery about the two kinds of people no one ever expects to be murderers: little girls and old ladies. “Vivid performances emphasize resilience and the power of...

FBI agent Sarah Cole is stunned to receive an invitation to the “Game of Nines,” the most secretive and longest-running murder puzzle in history. Thrust into a mystery that has confounded law enforcement for decades, she proves to be an unexpectedly formidable "player"—and might finally end the deadly game once and for all.

When the bodies of middle-aged men begin turning up around Tacoma, the case is quickly turned over to the FBI. Ominous graves marked with cryptic shrines indicate a deeper meaning to the crimes. Are the bodies sacrifices, messages, or something else entirely? Still reeling from a fresh revelation about someone in her past, Special Agent Allie Bishop is sent on a whirlwind ride through her city's underbelly, going deep into dark, hidden worlds full of greed and corruption.

Silas West studied the darkest minds in the world. Now one of them is studying him. When a mutilated body washes ashore near Kingston, Washington, the local authorities are out of their depth. The injuries aren’t just brutal, they’re deliberate. A gruesome fusion of military torture and ritualistic branding. Former military psychologist Silas West left D. C. to write a memoir and rebuild his life in a quiet town on Washington's Puget Sound. But when he’s asked to consult on the case, what begins as a favor turns into an obsession.

He offers me his hand and a too-white smile. But my heart stops as I take in his familiar face. This man knows my deepest, darkest secret. And the last time I saw him, he was dead… I adore every second of my life as a wife and mother. Once a week–laundry folded, dinner simmering, my kids upstairs tackling homework–I kiss my gorgeous husband’s cheek, grab my gym bag and head out the door, thanking my lucky stars for this happy life.

The first three books in the riveting new thriller series from Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author L.T. Ryan. The Blake Brier books are gripping thrillers packed with twists, suspense, and nonstop action.

Dr. Lucy Crimson, criminal psychology professor, former BAU agent, has unmatched brilliance and expertise into the mind of serial killers, and is the one person the FBI turns to when they need help. But when a new killer targets her, matching her brilliance, the race is on to solve the cryptic clues before she may end up as the next victim….

Would you really like to read minds? Will Rivers is barely keeping it together—haunted by his past, terrified of real connection, and desperate for something to change. When he signs up for a clinical drug trial, he expects a quick payday. What he gets is something else entirely.

Jonas kills people...with his mind. He reaches out, focuses for a moment, and feels a snap of pain between his eyes. Then his target falls over dead: a hole in the center of their brains. The cause of death is unknown to all aside from Jonas, and his lone companion, Bubbles, a sarcastic AI with aspirations to be more human, or a serial killer. One of the two. Maybe both. Jonas calls his ability...mind bullet.

It started with a cup of black coffee. A routine morning. A familiar café. A woman who thought her life was under control. Susan lives by the rules. Quiet mornings. The comfort of repetition. But everything begins to unravel the day a well-dressed stranger walks in — spinning a metal lighter between his fingers and watching her like he already knows her secrets. First come the memory lapses. Then the dreams. Then the bruises she can’t explain. Two men enter her life — one fiery, charming, impossible to ignore. The other calm, collected… and terrifying in his quiet intensity. One of...

While suspended from the Philadelphia Police Department, Mitch Tanner travels to Savannah, Georgia, to visit Cassie, the medium who assisted on his last case, in hopes of uncovering a clue to the whereabouts of his estranged wife and son. When he arrives in Savannah, he finds himself embroiled in a triple homicide and kidnapping that Cassie has been called upon to assist in by the local detectives. It isn't long before the case gets personal. Very personal. Now, Mitch is in a race against the clock to stop a deranged madman before he kills again.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Janet Evanovich, bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series, teams up with Emmy-winning writer Phoef Sutton for a brand-new series of mysteries featuring Emerson Knight and Riley Moon, a dynamic duo with instant and undeniable chemistry. Emerson Knight is...

Remy Michaels buried his wife in D.C. and fled to the Appalachians for quiet—a place where the past couldn’t follow. But when she appears at his cabin, alive and unchanged, the ground beneath him begins to shift. The river draws strangers who kneel in the fog. The town watches too closely. And everyone insists the same thing: nothing is wrong. Remy doesn’t know if he’s been given a second chance—or if he’s finally losing his grip on reality. What he does know is that keeping her comes at a cost. Not everything that comes back is meant to stay. What would you sacrifice to hold on...

Before the Verdicts, There Was the Trial That Forged Her. Before she was a rising star in the DA’s office, Alex Hayes was a rookie prosecutor with everything to prove—and a ruthless defense attorney standing in her way. When a high-stakes fraud case lands on her desk, Alex is confident it’s open and shut. The evidence is airtight, the paper trail unbreakable, and the victims desperate for justice. But when Michael Donovan, a brilliant and manipulative defense lawyer with a reputation for turning slam-dunks into acquittals, steps in to defend the accused, everything changes.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The irrepressibly charming duo of Emerson Knight and Riley Moon returns in another gripping mystery by #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. Buddhist monk Wayan Bagus lost his island of solitude and wants to get it back. The island was about two...

Hannah doesn’t remember her life before Peter. And in this quiet Victorian neighborhood, that’s exactly how he wants it. The house is charming. The marriage seems perfect. The neighbors are polite in a way that feels rehearsed. But inside this carefully controlled world, one thing stands out—the locked upstairs room Peter insists she never open. He tells her it’s a utility space with dangerous wiring. He tells her her memory loss comes from “a traumatic past” she’s not ready to face. He tells her she’s safe now, that he’s the only one she can trust. But the late-night ...

From the #1 bestselling author of the Lucas Davenport thrillers—“Sandford conjures up the high anxiety his Prey novels are known for…this lone psychopath is among Sandford’s most chilling” (San Francisco Examiner). Run for it… Psychiatrist Andi Manette, estranged wife of a Minnesota...

Dark Matter meets HBO’s “The Last of Us” in this apocalyptic tale of humanity’s fight against a quickly spreading bacterial infection that turns people into possessed followers of the mysterious “Collective.” Olivia Scott once had a strange ability: she could glimpse echoes of high-emotion events that had taken place nearby. As a child, those visions terrified her. Now, these long-forgotten gifts might be the only thing standing between survival and annihilation.

Sabria Rivers knows what it means to be a trophy. From the cold grip of a championship athlete to the polished control of a billionaire, her life has been a series of luxurious prisons, each man leaving her with a child and a deeper scar. She plays the perfect wife, the beautiful mother, the silent partner—all while burying her fear and her secrets. But when the threats to her children become real, Sabria realizes the game is deadly. The men in her past—the athlete, the street king, the mogul—all think they own a piece of her. They believe her silence is permanent. Sabria is done ...

BRIX CAME TO RIPLEY UNIVERSITY TO KEEP HIS HEAD DOWN. He’s always been good at making people comfortable—agreeable, polite, easy to like. It’s how he’s survived. But at Ripley, that skill doesn’t make him popular. It makes him useful. When a charismatic inner circle takes an interest in him, Brix finally gets what he’s always wanted: a seat at the table. Friends. Invitations. A sense that he actually belongs. But something about them is too practiced—too coordinated—and the cost of staying close keeps rising. Conversations don’t match his memory. His instincts keep ...