Psychological

What is a happily ever after really worth? Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, get married, buy a dream house, start a family . . . Then—he kicks her out, hires the city’s best divorce lawyers, drains their accounts, and takes up with a...

Son rôle est simple: prétendre être sa petite amie… Alicia a quitté son fils en bas âge et sa sœur pour tenter une nouvelle vie à Londres. Mais si elle cherche les opportunités, elle fuit surtout la vérité. Au Météore, un immeuble luxueux surplombant la ville et fréquenté par l’élite, Alicia travaille en tant que serveuse et observe tout ce qui se passe autour d’elle. Lorsque le charismatique propriétaire du Météore lui propose un marché, se faire passer pour sa petite amie en échange d’un salaire et d’un toit, Alicia accepte. Après tout, ce n’est qu’un jeu… Du moins, au début.

When reports come in of an attack on a group of friends on the grounds of an abandoned summer camp, Detective Morgan Brookes races to the scene. Seeing a body in the lake, she throws herself into the freezing water, but the boy’s battered face and blue lips are evidence that she is far too late. With his killer at large, and one young girl missing, a desperate search ensues.

Everyone said a change of scenery would help after my divorce. That's how I found my perfect little cottage on Willow Lane, in the postcard-pretty Norfolk village of Blakeney. Twenty years ago, three teenagers went into the woods. One was found dead. One vanished without a trace. Hope was the only one who came home. I didn't plan to get close to her. I was new to Willow Lane. And we both seemed to need a friend.

Don't miss this heart-stopping drama from the nation's favourite storyteller! Will the sleeping shadows of a family’s past torment a new generation? Twenty years ago, an unspeakable crime tore Jack’s family apart. An evil that consumed his mother and ripped him away from everything and...

When Caroline Alleyn inherits Wickham Grange, all she wants to do is sell up. There are bad memories there, linked to her childhood as the daughter of a single mother – and to all the other mothers she knew in that house. But her grandmother Frances’s will means that it can’t be sold...

A gripping collection of propulsive, psychologically suspenseful stories by the legendary Joyce Carol Oates “who is surely on any shortlist of America’s greatest living writers” (The New York Times Magazine) “A genius in the truest sense of the word.”—Rebecca Makkai “One of the...

In a family built on lies, what happens when the truth comes out? ‘A glamorous, dramatic portrait of the lives, desires, and tensions of Nigeria’s upper class.' Oyinkan Braithwaite Bukola Obanile’s 60th birthday party is the hottest ticket in town. But champagne isn’t all that is being...

My husband thinks he’s away on a routine business trip. He has no idea I’ll soon show up at his hotel… or what I’ve got planned. When I finally reach his door, two futures could be lying in wait. In one, he’ll pull me into his arms, we’ll take off in the rental car I’ve booked, and we'll salvage what’s left of our marriage. In the other, he’ll shut me out even more than he has already, and the long journey I’m making will have been for nothing.

The Gambler: In the decadent spa town of Roulettenberg, Alexis Ivanovitch, tutor to a Russian family on the brink of ruin, is torn between his obsessive love for the enigmatic Polina and the consuming fever of roulette. While the General and his entourage cynically await the death of the wealthy "Baboulenka" to inherit, the matriarch appears shockingly alive to squander her fortune before their very eyes.

Edgar Allan Poe’s William Wilson is a dark psychological tale of guilt, identity, and self-destruction. Following a man haunted by a mysterious double who mirrors his every move, this classic story explores conscience, obsession, and the terrifying conflict between the self and the shadow...

New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight delivers a tour de force of character-driven suspense: the story of two women whose secrets and desires entrap them in a deadly love triangle. “McCreight’s new stunner Someone Else’s Husband takes readers from the peaks of Mt...

A haunting portrait of love, ambition, obsession, and regret. In My Mortal Enemy, Willa Cather crafts a powerful psychological novel that explores the hidden costs of desire and the complexities of human relationships. Through the life of Myra Henshawe—a woman whose choices have shaped both...

When the body is found on an Edinburgh street, a chain reaction begins that will destroy lives. Gavin and Jess Sterling have it all – successful business, stunning home and enough money to last them two lifetimes. But all that glitters is not gold and when secrets begin to creep into their marriage, their ivory tower starts shaking on its foundations. Gavin has taken a chance, risked everything and when the gamble doesn't come off, he has just weeks to find a solution. With the clock ticking and his stress levels rising, Gavin meets a man who offers a way out.

I didn’t think I’d get a second chance at love. But then I meet handsome, charming Scott in my local bookshop, and he makes me forget the mistakes of my past. I feel safe with him. As we talk about our future over a candle-lit dinner, I think he could be the one . . . Everything is perfect until my ex-husband Jonathan hammers on my door late one night. My stomach drops when he yells, ‘Scott is a killer.’ At first, I don’t believe it. Surely my ex is just stirring up trouble? Except when I question what Scott has told me about himself, I wonder if I know him as well as I think I do.

Have you ever wanted to be a better version of yourself? Eve Dawson would do anything to be a better mother. So when a pill promises to replace sleep with hours of extra productivity every day, she takes it. Within days, Eve is renovating the house at dawn, doing yoga before breakfast, and...

A wedding no one will forget: When Hetty arrives in France with her boyfriend Davey MacGregor and his twin sisters, she knows she doesn't quite belong. The MacGregors are wealthy, polished and politically connected. She's a self-confessed thriller addict from a council estate - and painfully aware of the difference. Davey's cousin Isabelle is about to marry Jean-Jacques Moreau, a rising French right-wing politician, in a lavish ceremony at the family château.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What happens when a man believes he has stepped beyond good and evil—only to discover that his own conscience is waiting in the dark? In Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky enters the fevered mind of Rodion Raskolnikov, a poor former student in St...

Ein verschollen geglaubter Ring und ein norwegisches Wappen enthüllen ein dramatisches Geheimnis. Charlotte umklammert ein kleines Kästchen und weiß, dass sie nach Hause zurückkehren muss. Im angesehensten Hotel Norwegens tritt sie ihren Traumjob als Chefköchin an und begegnet dem charismatischen Harrison. Doch als sie ihre Urgroßmutter Amalie mit dem Inhalt des Kästchens konfrontiert, enthüllt diese ein tragisches Geheimnis, das auch Charlottes Welt ins Wanken bringt. Zwei dramatische Liebesgeschichten auf zwei Zeitebenen im Land der Fjorde und Nordlichter.

In this twisty, uproarious debut, a pop culture obsessive uses her reality TV expertise to investigate a suspicious disappearance aboard a yacht ... while falling for a hot deckhand and avoiding confronting her best friend's untimely passing—perfect for fans of The Wedding People and Traitors...

Through an infinite number of lifetimes—and in the least likely of places—an immortal discovers what they value most in this contemplative fantasy novel. Stuck in a cycle of endless reincarnations, Luri has experienced everything on offer—and more. Whether it's spending decades as a monk...

A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2026 A blistering, brilliant novel from the Booker-shortlisted author, elegantly reflecting his Geoffrey Faber Memorial award–winning story collection The Quantity Theory of Insanity In The Quantity Theory of Morality, Will Self ’s unconventional new...

Der international gefeierte Bestseller: zum ersten Mal vollständig auf Deutsch. Ein Roman voller Wärme, Menschlichkeit und zarter Melancholie, der das Publikum in ganz Europa zu Tränen rührt und tröstet. Violette Toussaint ist die stille Hüterin eines kleinen Friedhofs in der...

Robinson Crusoe: This book chronicles the epic odyssey of a rebellious youth who ignores his family's advice to seek adventure at sea. Following a devastating shipwreck, Crusoe is stranded as the sole survivor on a remote island. For nearly three decades, he uses his ingenuity to build a home, cultivate food, and overcome loneliness, experiencing a profound spiritual transformation. His isolation ends after saving Friday from cannibals, forging an unbreakable friendship.

In Tonio Kröger erzählt Thomas Mann von einem jungen Schriftsteller zwischen zwei Welten: der bürgerlich-nordischen Herkunft und der leidenschaftlich-künstlerischen Natur. Tonio fühlt sich weder ganz dem Leben noch ganz der Kunst zugehörig und bleibt ein Suchender. Seine Reise wird zu einer leisen, melancholischen Selbstbefragung über Identität, Einsamkeit und die Sehnsucht nach Zugehörigkeit.