Psychological

Is your husband so horrible that you’d ask your best friend to kill him? Penny: I know my husband has cheated on me. But I can’t believe what I just found in the bedside drawer. Are my children safe... ? Lisa: The first time he did it was on our wedding anniversary. He broke down in tears afterwards. That’s the thing about Simon. He’s always sorry... until the next time. Holly: My husband is useless. He just loafs around the house all day and spends my money. But now I think he’s done something far worse.

One pregnancy. Two potential fathers. A web of lies that threatens to destroy everything. Olivia Hart's world is turned upside down when she discovers she's pregnant – and the father could be either her husband Daniel or her obsessive pursuer, billionaire Ethan Sterling. As her high-risk pregnancy forces her to make impossible choices, Olivia finds herself moving into Ethan's mansion, ostensibly for her health. Ethan's possessiveness intensifies, his manipulations becoming more intricate as he strives to claim both Olivia and the baby as his own.

Sarah-Jane Crosse, SJ to her friends, is desperate to avoid going to her parents’ ruby wedding anniversary party. She’s terrified of introducing her husband, Tom, to her estranged sister, Alison, because the sisters have history. Alison covets everything that belongs to SJ. With her anxiety spiralling, SJ knows she often has one or two glasses of wine too many and after a disastrously drunken night she reaches out for help. However, help does not begin at home. Tom is not supportive.

An old lady, a teenage girl, and a stray cat. What happens when you die? The age old question. The old lady thinks she might know. The teenage girl needs to know. The cat just wants to sit next to the fire.

Stroking her baby bump in the new home she shares with boyfriend Jack, Kara jumps at a knock at the door. On the doorstep stands Jack’s former mother-in-law. ‘Your boyfriend killed my daughter,’ she says. Jack always said his ex, Natalia, disappeared on a family holiday. It’s a heartbreaking story – and Kara knows she’ll never replace his first love.

For generations, the Alardyce family have lived under the shadow of a curse. Some say it died with Robert Alardyce - the ruthless patriarch whose name was whispered in fear - but others know darkness like his never truly fades. Decades later, Alardyce House stands empty, its secrets lost behind its walls. Until Kate Alardyce - Robert's sharp and ambitious great-granddaughter - decides it's time to reclaim her family's legacy. And Kate always gets what she wants...

'Knife sharp perception ... fiction that is an absolute pleasure to read,' Emily Maguire, author This vivid, engrossing, beautifully crafted family drama from an exciting debut author charts the hurtful messes, complicated relationships and profound loves of three siblings. After their...

Every Tuesday night, two couples see the same therapist for marriage counselling. At 8pm, as Liv and Jay are leaving their session, they see Maya and Hugo waiting to go in. When their young boys start at the same school, things are initially awkward, but as the women get to know one another, they become friends, sharing the fractures in their respective marriages. Soon, they are confiding their deepest secrets.

Stephanie cradles her coffee and gazes out to the little house at the end of her garden. The family who just moved in seem perfectly nice, if a little odd. And it’s only now that Stephanie realises: if she can see them, they can see everything inside her house, too… Single mother Stephanie is more than happy to welcome the Kemps to her property. Tragically, they have just lost everything in a fire. The rent money means Stephanie can keep her children in this beautiful, rambling home – so expensive to run, since the divorce – all while helping the Kemps get back on their feet.

From the internationally bestselling author of The Porcelain Moon comes a haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China. Two young women living in a crumbling, once-grand Shanghai mansion face danger as secrets of their pasts come to light, even as the mansion’s own secret threatens the present...

In this propulsive debut, a Buffalo Bills cheerleader will stop at nothing to solve the disappearance of her best friend and teammate, navigating the dark underbelly of a hardscrabble city, the grime and glamour of professional cheerleading, and her own tangled family history. “A nuanced...

New York City, Silvester 1999. Lily Chen ist 22, Tochter chinesischer Einwanderer und unbezahlte Praktikantin in einem hippen Medienunternehmen. Als sie Matthew trifft – charmant, privilegiert, Erbe eines Pharmaimperiums –, verliebt sie sich. Zwei Welten prallen aufeinander. Und doch scheint alles möglich. 21 Jahre später lebt Lilys Sohn Nick mit ihr auf einer abgelegenen Insel. Er spürt: Etwas fehlt. Als er nach seinem Vater sucht, stößt er auf Geheimnisse, die alles verändern – nicht nur für ihn.

In dem Briefladen, in dem die Zeit stillstand, umgeben von schönsten Dingen, lernt Hyoyeong nach einem schweren Schicksalsschlag, das Leben wieder zu spüren. Sie hört die Geschichten von Menschen, die ihre Hoffnungen, Ängste und Träume zu Papier bringen, und lernt dabei nicht nur neue Freund*innen kennen, sondern auch, wie man zu sich selbst zurückfindet.

Darby Kane, author of the #1 international bestseller Pretty Little Wife, returns with a gripping domestic thriller in which a family goes missing and a long-buried family mystery resurfaces. Fifteen years ago, the Tanner family vanished without a trace, leaving behind a chilling scene...

In rain-soaked London, a quiet act of kindness sets destiny in motion. Kristine Whitaker, a literature student with a heart full of questions, lends her umbrella to two strangers one stormy evening—then disappears into the drizzle. What she doesn’t expect is how that fleeting moment will echo back through her days, intertwining her life with theirs in ways both tender and transformative. Haunted by the weight of unspoken feelings and past goodbyes, Kristine must learn that sometimes love doesn’t arrive with lightning—it slips in quietly, beneath the patter of rain.

Audiolibro narrado en castellano. La señorita Randolph es contratada como enfermera por el prestigioso y carismático cirujano Roland Maradick para ocuparse de la delicada salud de su esposa. En una atmósfera de inquietud psicológica donde lo cotidiano se vuelve amenazante, nos narra la delgada frontera entre lo real y lo imaginario hasta descubrir el final desenlace.

It only takes a minute for Amy McMurray to run from her car to the cash machine. That brief, unforgivable minute is enough time for her infant son to be snatched from the back seat and for Amy's family, her marriage, and her peace of mind to be shattered beyond repair. To everyone who meets him, Carl Jorgenson seems an exemplary single father. His son, Sam, is bright, considerate, and devoted to his dad. Only Carl knows about Sam's real identity and about his own unthinkable crime.

The Seven Year Slip meets Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers in this wholly original time loop mystery. For the past two years, Amie Teller has been stuck in a time loop. Each day, she wakes up, and it’s September 17. Same day, same weather, same people, same conversations. Until one day, it’s September 18, and Amie is free.

She made the right decision. Everything still changed. Elena Park has built her life around competence. She makes clean decisions under pressure, resolves uncertainty quickly, and keeps everything moving forward. It’s how she survives high-stakes work, family obligations, and the quiet expectation that she will always be the one who handles it. Then one ordinary choice goes through. Nothing breaks. Nothing explodes. The world keeps going. Except small things stop lining up. A memory doesn’t match. A document changes. Someone remembers Elena being somewhere she knows she wasn’t.

While studying art history at a London university, Noel Enfield falls passionately in love with aspiring artist and art school student, Bryn Jones. When mishaps and misunderstandings part the two lovers, a desperate Noel chooses to move forward in a way that will change not only her life but the lives of everyone she loves.

Der umstrittene Promi-Musiker ShEG wird schwer verletzt neben seinem Boot gefunden. Die Rettungskräfte tun ihr Möglichstes, doch Erck Schwarting, wie er mit bürgerlichem Namen heißt, stirbt auf dem Weg ins Krankenhaus. Noch bevor die Ermittlungen richtig anlaufen, wird sein Tod in diversen sozialen Medien regelrecht gefeiert und das Team der Kripo Husum muss entsetzt feststellen, dass ShEG für etliche Gruppierungen im Netz ein Feindbild war. War der Angriff auf den Musiker die Eskalation der unzähligen virtuellen Anfeindungen oder steckt etwas völlig anderes dahinter?

On Halloween night, whispers rise about Da Booga Snatcha, a strange woman who slips into homes to take what no one else would dare touch. But legends don’t begin in darkness. Before she was Da Booga Snatcha, she was a mother facing loss, eviction, and humiliation. This novelette follows her path from desperation to an absurd obsession, revealing how tragedy gave birth to one of the strangest urban legends ever told.

A secret marriage. A tragic accident. And a widow whose heartbreak turns to suspicion. Sandra and Alex have been together for years—and best friends with Blake even longer. So, when Blake suddenly announces he’s gotten married, Sandra can’t shake the feeling that something is off. Why rush? And why keep such a huge milestone a secret from your best friends? When she finally meets Tara, Blake’s new wife, Sandra’s unease only deepens. Tara is cold and distant, and something about her just doesn’t sit right.

When a missing child is found miles from home with no explanation, relief should follow. Instead, doubt does. Laura and Mark Bennett’s son disappears overnight—and returns the same day. Alive. Unharmed. Different. The details don’t line up. The shoes aren’t his. His memories feel rehearsed. And when Mark begins asking the wrong questions, the answers unravel something far more dangerous than a kidnapping. As an outside investigator quietly reviews records and timelines, a devastating possibility emerges: the child who came home may not be the one who left.

Es handelt sich um eine psychologisch tiefgründige Novelle und zeigt Wassermanns typische Themen wie Schuld, Sühne und die Auseinandersetzung mit dem eigenen Ich. Die Stille des Gefängnisses ist der Selbsteinkehr günstig. Ich werde also das Papier zu meinem Beichtiger machen und der Wahrheit gemäß berichten, wie sich die Dinge abgespielt haben, und wie ich zu der Tat gelangt bin, durch die ich mein Leben verwirkt habe.