Psychological category: 8170 books

Gordon Rutherford, a young writer, finds himself in a dangerous dilemma when he is the only witness to the accidental death of an acquaintance. Because of the strange circumstances of the case, Rutherford knows that if he goes to the police he will almost certainly be accused of murder. But if he...

When Carl awakens from a coma after being attacked on a subway train, life around him feels unfamiliar, even strange. He arrives at his best friend's house without remembering how he got there; he seems to be having an affair with his secretary, which is pleasant but surprising. He starts to notice...

“Luminous and affecting . . . [Exposure] examines the often fine line between art and abuse. . . . Taut in plot, beautifully realistic, and intelligently disturbing.” –Harper’s Bazaar Ann Rogers appears to be a happily married, successful young woman. A talented photographer, she creates...

Library Journal Starred Review ------------------- Twenty-nine-year-old Lisa Newberry can barely make it through the day. Suddenly widowed and a survivor of a near-fatal attack, she is wracked with grief and despair. Then she hears of a medical trial for a tiny brain chip that emits...

Originally titled Native Death Scenes: An American Murder Novel Mystery, this story explores the psychological, emotional, cultural and geographic distance between individuals. The characters attempt, and sometimes don't attempt, to break through isolation in an attempt to become real to themselves and others.

An international sensation that The Wall Street Journal called a “publishing phenomenon,” this layered, poignant, and chilling novel of psychological suspense is the year’s most stunning American fiction debut. From its wrenching opening to its shocking climax, Beautiful Malice unfolds a haunting...

Winner of FC2’s Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Prize An unflinching and riveting meditation on the pain that attends every facet of existence—love and sacrifice and intimacy and beauty—a biography of torture. Like all of Vi Khi Nao’s acclaimed and award-winning work, A Brief...

Jonathan Flite wants to disappear. Apart from being Rhode Island’s infamous nurse killer about to walk free, he’s also facing more public scrutiny than ever before. The FBI has begun taking his connection to the long-lost Idle County Seven seriously, drawing links between people Jonathan claims...

The novel won the Goncourt Prize (in 1973, the first ever won by a non-French writer). It is a dark, literary, psychological work and not a crime novel in any shape or form. Should benefit from the success of ‘The Vampire of Ropraz’ and ‘A Jew Must Die’. Fits with the contemporary...

  Read the science fiction trilogy from the nominee for Top Female Author of 2017 by The Author Show. Awarded the IndiePENdent’s Seal of Good Writing, Dreams of the Queen is the first book in The Brajj Trilogy, a multi-genre, psychological, sci-fi thriller by Jacqueline Patricks. **NIGHTMARES...

"I knelt down… and I kissed… the marble face… that bears our name… I broke down… when I heard the sound… of the wind- cry out your name… I broke down… I broke down… ‘cause your all gone now." - Ben Sieff Book 2 of the Finding Forever Trilogy.  Life...

"Dark Ties is twisted in the best ways. I enjoyed the macabre cat-and-mouse plot, and look forward to great things from debut author, Mark Dame." - Jaye Wells, USA Today Bestselling author of the Sabina Kane series A fast-paced psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until...

Nick Easton, business owner, finds himself captive in the basement of an old barn. He doesn't understand why. But after months of hell, he is confronted with a choice. Marg Cunningham is the police detective tasked with finding Easton. The trail leads in several directions, but she becomes...

In this gripping psychological thriller--smart, chilling, and unrelenting--Nancy Springer establishes herself as an exciting new suspense writer with a distinctive voice and some surprises up her sleeve... To their neighbors, Dorrie and Sam Whiteare a contented couple in America’s heartland,...