True Crime Psychological Thriller

For two thousand passengers, it’s the vacation of a lifetime. For a killer, it’s a floating tomb—and the perfect hunting ground. Rory Blake, a retired criminal profiler, wants nothing to do with the string of grisly deaths plaguing the ship's exclusive legal retreat. He’s just a guest speaker trying to escape his own past. But when a cunning serial killer begins executing the legal world's elite one by one, staging each murder as a symbolic masterpiece, Rory is dragged into a desperate hunt. Trapped on the open ocean with a murderer who knows every secret passage of the ship and a ...

Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie has been listening to Alix’s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.

Psychologist Margot Scott has a picture-perfect life: a nice house in the suburbs, a husband, two children and a successful career. On a warm spring morning Margot approaches one of her clients on a busy train platform. He is looking down at his phone, with his duffel bag in hand as the train approaches. That’s when she slams into his back and he falls in front of the train. Margot’s clients all lie to her, but one lie cost her family and freedom.

A sinister secret lies buried—one that swallows two young teens into an abyss of mystery. When two young teens at a county fair are drawn to desperate cries emanating from the House of Horrors, their world spins into chaos. They never enter, but suddenly, they're gone—vanished into thin air. Thus begins a baffling mystery into which rookie detective Teresa Simmonds and veteran Allan Yeats are thrown headfirst into a maze of secrets and lies. As they unravel the web of secrets and cover-ups, the question haunts them: What happened to Yasmine and Jerry, and why does no one want the truth ...

The Headlines Told You What Happened. These Stories Explore the Chilling Why... and the Terrifying What If. You’ve read the news clippings, seen the grainy photos. But behind every infamous crime lies a story far darker and more complex than any headline can reveal. From the masterful pen of Logan Carter comes TRUE CRIME: RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES, a harrowing collection of 30 fictionalized short stories, each plunging into the heart of real-life tragedies that shocked the world. Step beyond the yellow tape and into meticulously crafted narratives inspired by cases that continue to haunt ...

A fifteen year old dead body, with a note in its throat. What does this mean for Detective Robin Matthews?Here is what reader are saying about The Robin Matthews Series: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Now I’m scared to close my eyes lol. This was awesome and really kept me guessing. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is just WOW. It is intense. The writing gets you heart rate up. The characters are outstanding. This one wept me on the edge of my seat. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A really wild series! Definitely, “More Mayhem, More People Killed!” I don’t think I have ever read a story with a more fierce killer. ⭐⭐...

*Read by the authors and celebrated podcasters, Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan!* From the beloved hosts of the hit podcast I've Had It, an honest, irreverent and inspiring guide to overcoming life's unexpected challenges and finding joy, stability and humor in today's chaotic world, for fans...

When you can’t hear…death comes silently. Scotland Yard detective Valerie Crowther is assigned to investigate the murder of a student at a university for the Deaf in London, England. The murder investigation coincides with a deadly flu virus outbreak, resulting in the university being quarantined from the outside world. When more Deaf students are murdered, it becomes clear there is a serial killer operating within the sealed-off university. A chilling cat-and-mouse game evolves as the unknown killer targets Valerie and the virus claims more lives. A stunning, claustrophobic, “...

In the quiet New England town of Havenwood, an old stone well demands a price for every wish it grants. For journalist Mara Kane, it’s a place she’s avoided for twenty years, ever since a childhood wish ended in tragedy. But when a series of bizarre murders reawakens the terrifying local legend of the "Well Wraith," Mara is pulled back into the town’s dark history. Each victim is found with a silver dollar—the same coin Mara threw into the well two decades ago. To stop the killings, Mara must confront the secrets she’s spent a lifetime burying. As she digs into a string of cold ...

Zoe Nolan disappeared from Manchester University in 2011. Her story was sad, certainly, but hardly sensational, Joseph Knox thought. As a crime writer, he felt that dead girls were everywhere, and the missing ones just didn't cut it. He wouldn't have given her any more thought were it not for Evelyn Mitchell. Another writer struggling to come up with a new idea, Evelyn attended one of Joseph's publicity events, and she was wondering just what happened to all the girls who go missing.

This shocking true story of an abducted child’s harrowing struggle for survival amidst a horrific Russian military program is a raw examination of the atrocities of war, the resilience of spirit, and the existence of the supernatural. When an unfamiliar hand grabbed Tina Soctoy by the shoulder in the woods near her home at age 6, she suddenly found herself far from her family, disoriented, and imprisoned in the house of a military operative. His mission was to turn her into a merciless weapon of war. Her mission was to survive. In horrifying detail, Soctoy recounts the terrifying ...

The Last Supper with a Psychopath A Criminologist’s Chilling Diary of a Real Family Murder On a cold November night in 1987, the quiet town of Ina, Illinois, was devastated by a crime so brutal it defied comprehension. The Dardeen family—Keith, Elaine, their 2-year-old son Peter, and a newborn baby girl—were found murdered in their modest trailer home in one of the most disturbing and mysterious homicides in American history. Why was there no forced entry? Why was nothing stolen? And who could commit such unimaginable violence—murdering even a baby born during the attack? In The ...

Jodie Evelyn can't think of a better place for a fresh start than the exclusive gated community of The Grove. But from the moment she passes through the wrought iron gates, she starts to suspect she's made a mistake. Despite her vow to keep apart from the other residents, Jodie can't help but feel drawn to her unnerving neighbour Norah Williams and terminally ill daughter, Lacey. Jodie knows she should stay away, but something draws her in.When a murder shocks The Grove, Jodie vows to do everything in her power to save Lacey from her mother.

“Consider blocking out a few hours of uninterrupted reading time” for The Writer, #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson’s “Excellent… perfectly executed … genuinely suspenseful” (Booklist) thriller about a true-crime author swept up in a murder plot...

When Phillip is abducted, his family's hidden secrets and the town's dark mysteries come to light. Josie must confront the prejudices of their small community and uncover the sinister truth to bring her son home. A tale of courage and resilience, this story dives deep into family bonds and the shadows lurking in a seemingly peaceful town.

Fifteen years ago, Chelsea was convicted for the murder of her university roommate, Isabella. Now, she’s being released early, and she just has one thing on her mind – clearing her name. Chelsea has always maintained that she was wrongfully accused. Now’s her chance to prove her innocence, once and for all. But as Chelsea starts digging into the past, new details – and suspects – start coming to light. And the closer Chelsea gets to the truth, the more dangerous things become.

In the summer of ’84, fourteen-year-old Frankie Jubilee is shuttled off to Litani, Minnesota, to live with her estranged mother, a county prosecutor she barely knows. From the start, Frankie senses something uneasy going on in the small town. The locals whisper about The Game, and her mother warns her to stay out of the woods and away from adults. When a bullying gang of girls invites Frankie to The Game, she accepts, determined to find out what’s really going on in Litani. She’s not the only one becoming paranoid. Hysteria burns through the community. Dark secrets emerge.

It's New Year's Eve, 1972, when a boat pulls up to the Maiden Rock lighthouse with relief for the keepers. But no one greets them. When the entrance door, locked from the inside, is battered down, rescuers find an empty tower. A table is laid for a meal not eaten. The Principal Keeper's weather log describes a storm raging round the tower, but the skies have been clear. And the clocks have all stopped at 8:45.

In the shadows of France, a queen rules through fear and secrecy. For decades, Isabelle Fourniret orchestrated a network of silence, leaving a trail of victims no one dared to trace — until Claire Duval, a relentless investigative journalist, uncovers the hidden orchard of bones. When Claire steps into the labyrinth of forests, decaying cellars, and whispered threats, she becomes more than a witness — she becomes the last pawn in a game of manipulation, power, and survival. With every move, Claire risks her life, exposing ministers, bureaucrats, and the invisible watchers who protected ...

“Stunning: so clever, so gripping, so timely.” — Lucy Foley When four influential members are poisoned at London’s most exclusive private club, a young waitress is charged with their murder. Her personal life and upbringing are dissected, and five men begin to question how well they...