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Ideal for readers who enjoy atmospheric psychological suspense, isolated settings, and buried secrets.
Buried in the Woods Below
Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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Called “gripping, tense, and absolutely unputdownable” by Noelle W. Ihli, this thriller from USA Today bestselling author Daniel G. Miller follows Charlotte back to the island where tragedy shattered her life eighteen years ago. Threatening notes, whispered ghost stories, and new deaths suggest someone lured her home for a reason. Ideal for readers who enjoy atmospheric psychological suspense, isolated settings, and buried secrets.
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Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden's The Housemaid, Riley Sager's The Only One Left and Alice Feeney's My Husband's Wife, this addictive psychological suspense-thriller is a must-read for anyone who loves dark secrets, isolated settings, and jaw-dropping twists.
SOME MEMORIES WERE NEVER MEANT TO STAY BURIED.
When Charlotte Hoffman's picture-perfect career implodes overnight, she retreats to the one place she swore she'd never return: Big Island, Minnesota. Home to her childhood best friend, Olivia Parker, and the place where her life first fell apart.
Eighteen years ago, tragedy struck, and Charlotte's blamed herself for that bloody night ever since. Now she's back, staying with the Parkers in their isolated lakeside home, surrounded by dark woods shrouded in mist and the decaying remains of a long-abandoned amusement park.
But something isn't right.
The Parkers' young twin girls whisper about ghosts in the trees. Threatening notes appear on doors. An old carousel screams in the wind. And every night the island claims another victim.
As Charlotte wades ever-deeper into danger, she can't shake the feeling that someone brought her back to the isolated island for a reason.
Someone who wants to finish what was started all those years ago.
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This will appeal to readers who want forensic suspense, conspiracies, and high-stakes psychological thrillers.
The Face of Deception
Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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Called “fast-paced, nonstop, clever” by USA Today, The Face of Deception introduces forensic sculptor Eve Duncan, who is hired by billionaire John Logan to reconstruct a skull whose identity powerful people want buried. It has a 4.5-star rating from more than 3,400 Amazon reviewers. This will appeal to readers who want forensic suspense, conspiracies, and high-stakes psychological thrillers.
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In this “fast-paced, nonstop, clever” (USA Today) novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen introduces her most popular character ever: forensic sculptor Eve Duncan.
“Johansen keeps her story moving at breakneck speed.”—Chicago Daily Sun
An unidentified skull. A trail of shocking secrets. And a woman whose hands could reveal the terrifying truth.
After her beloved daughter vanishes, Eve Duncan survives by immersing herself in her work. The best in her elite field at rebuilding faces from fragments of skull bones, she helps to put a name to a face, to identify missing children. It is Eve’s way of coming to terms with her personal nightmare. But more terror lies ahead when she accepts a job from billionaire John Logan. Beneath Eve’s gifted hands, a face begins to emerge from the skull he has given her to reconstruct—a face that no one was ever meant to see.
Now Eve is trapped in a web of murder and deceit as powerful enemies rush to cover up the truth, determined that their secrets go to the grave—even if Eve gets buried with them.
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Ideal for readers looking for a claustrophobic psychological thriller built around captivity, mistrust, and a high-stakes escape.
The Girl in the Cellar
Horror · Mystery · Thriller · Psychological Thriller · Suspense
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A woman who believes she has been held in a cellar for nearly a year sees a chance to escape when another woman comes downstairs, only to realize the newcomer may be her captor’s wife and in danger too, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 800 Amazon reviewers. Ideal for readers looking for a claustrophobic psychological thriller built around captivity, mistrust, and a high-stakes escape.
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'Wow!!! Is all I can say about this absolutely outstanding book . . . I read it in 12 hours . . . I loved every paragraph, every sentence and every word of this masterpiece!' Reader review, 5 stars
I haven't seen sunlight in almost a year.
Or at least that's how long I think I have been down here. I can only eat when I have been good. I can only wash when he says so. Every day is the same. The darkness. The waiting. The fear when I hear his key turn in the lock and I know he is back.
Until...
One day, finally, someone else comes down the steps. It's a woman... I can't believe I am finally free.
But then I see the fear in her eyes. The bruises on her arms... the ring on her finger.
If this woman is his wife, she knows exactly what he is capable of.
I hear a noise upstairs.
He's home.
Our eyes meet.
If he finds her here, will he kill us both?
An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Steena Holmes, John Marrs, Alice Feeney and Becca Day.
Readers can't get enough of THE GIRL IN THE CELLAR!
'HOLY COW!! It grabbed me like a vice from the first page and never let go!! I stayed up until 7am reading it because I just HAD to keep reading. Wrought with suspense and tension, there were times I didn't know who was the true villain. Great book!!' Reader review, 5 stars
'Um, I don't even know what to say about this one! WOW doesn't quite cover it. The turns keep coming and the twists at the end left my jaw on the floor. For fans of just about any thriller author, this one is a must read. Go, NOW.' Reader review, 5 stars
'INTENSE! Deadly game of claustrophobic cat and mouse between killer and his next victim - things get more and more entangled, who is on who's side . . . Edge of your seat for sure!' Reader review, 5 stars
'This book was phenomenal! I could not put it down. It was a cross between Frieda McFadden's writing and a little ofListen for the Lie by Amy Tintera.' Reader review, 5 stars
'You can't help the emotions reading this book! If you are fans of Freida McFadden or John Marrs, then this book is definitely right up your alley!' Reader review, 5 stars
'This book was a real page turner. I couldn't put it down it was so so good. Really hope to read another book by this author soon. A must read book brilliant.' Reader review, 5 stars
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Ideal for readers looking for claustrophobic psychological thrillers about captivity, surveillance, survival, and escape.
The Last Thing to Burn
Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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A woman held captive on an isolated farm is watched and punished by the man who calls himself her husband and calls her Jane, a name that is not hers. With an unborn child and another captive now at risk, the need to escape becomes even more urgent. Ideal for readers looking for claustrophobic psychological thrillers about captivity, surveillance, survival, and escape.
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“Immediate, intense, gripping, taut, terrifying, moving, and brilliant.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Brilliantly written...terrifying.” —Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author
A woman being held captive is willing to risk everything to save herself, her unborn child, and her captor’s latest victim in this “intense, dark, and utterly chilling” (Jennifer Hillier, author of Jar of Hearts) thriller in the tradition of Misery and Room.
On an isolated farm in the United Kingdom, a woman is trapped by the monster who kidnapped her seven years ago. When she discovers she is pregnant, she resolves to protect her child, no matter the cost, and starts to meticulously plot her escape. But when another woman is brought into the fold on the farm, her plans go awry. Can she save herself, her child, and this innocent woman at the same time? Or is she doomed to spend the remainder of her life as a captive?
Intense, dark, and utterly gripping The Last Thing to Burn “explores the resilience of the human spirit, even in the face of unfathomable evil. This harrowing journey is one worth taking” (Publishers Weekly).
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Best for readers who like isolated-setting psychological thrillers, stalking suspense, and mounting danger.
The Stalker
Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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Newlyweds Liam and Laura are honeymooning alone on a remote island off the coast of Scotland when the island’s tragic past and the sense that someone is watching them turn their escape into a threat. A message scratched into the window confirms they are not alone, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 8,500 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like isolated-setting psychological thrillers, stalking suspense, and mounting danger.
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‘WOW! WOW! WOW! What a read!’ NetGalley reviewer
‘The blockbuster of the summer!’ NetGalley reviewer
‘THAT twist. I did not see it coming!’ NetGalley reviewer
You’re looking over your shoulder, thinking someone’s watching.
You’re checking the doors are locked, spooked by a noise.
You’re running through the woods, convinced you’re being followed.
You’re being stalked. And they won’t stop until you’re theirs.
If you enjoy reading twisty psychological thrillers that leave your heart racing, then you’ll love The Stalker from USA Today bestselling author, Sarah Alderson. Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Harlan Coben.
Readers love The Stalker:
‘Wow!! What an ending!… Suspense, intrigue, and lots of twists and turns!… Then BAM! I did not see that ending coming at all!!… Wow, what a crazy good book!’ NetGalley reviewer.
‘What a book. Couldn’t put it down, had me reading in into the night.’ NetGalley reviewer.
‘Had me on the edge of my seat… I did not expect the twists and turns throughout this book at all!… The ending had my head spinning, I was so shocked and couldn’t believe how clever this was.’ NetGalley reviewer.
‘Gripping… I devoured in a couple of sittings! Nothing is quite as it seems… Brilliant!’ NetGalley reviewer.
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This will appeal to readers who want psychological suspense built around obsession, delusion, romantic fixation, and an unreliable perspective.
Cross My Heart
Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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After receiving a heart transplant, Rosie becomes convinced she is meant to be with Morgan, the widower of the woman she believes donated her heart. As their anonymous messages become more personal, Rosie’s obsession deepens and questions emerge about Morgan’s role in his wife’s death, with a 3.55-star average from more than 24,600 Goodreads ratings. This will appeal to readers who want psychological suspense built around obsession, delusion, romantic fixation, and an unreliable perspective.
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Winner of the International Thriller Writers (ITW) Award for Best Stand-Alone Novel!
From Megan Collins, a twisty and “terrific” (The New York Times) novel about a heart transplant patient who becomes romantically obsessed with her donor’s husband.
She has his wife’s heart; the one she wants is his.
Rosie Lachlan wants nothing more than to find The One.
A year after she was dumped in her wedding dress, she’s working at her parents’ bridal salon, anxious for a happy ending that can’t come soon enough. The recipient of a life-saving heart transplant, Rosie knows her health is precious and precarious. She suspects her heart donor is Daphne Thorne, the wife of local celebrity author Morgan Thorne, who she begins messaging via an anonymous service called DonorConnect, ostensibly to learn more about Daphne. But Rosie has a secret: She’s convinced that now that she has his wife’s heart, she and Morgan are meant to be together.
As she and Morgan correspond, the pretense of avoiding personal details soon disappears, but as she digs deeper into Morgan’s previous marriage, she discovers disturbing rumors about the man she’s falling for. Could Morgan have had something to do with his late wife’s death? And can Rosie’s heart sustain another break—or is she next?
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This will appeal to readers who want dark psychological suspense centered on trauma, identity, isolation, and uneasy trust.
Strange Sally Diamond
Horror · Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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Called “Shocking, disturbing, and utterly original” by Paula Hawkins, reclusive Sally Diamond follows her father’s final instruction and draws scrutiny that begins exposing her unknown past, with a 4.13-star average from more than 195,400 Goodreads ratings. This will appeal to readers who want dark psychological suspense centered on trauma, identity, isolation, and uneasy trust.
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“Shocking, disturbing, and utterly original.” —Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author
This “haunting and poignant tale, one that won’t be easy to forget any time soon” (Mystery and Suspense Magazine), follows an enigmatic woman confronting her unknown past—from internationally bestselling author Liz Nugent.
Reclusive Sally Diamond is thrust into the media spotlight when she tries to incinerate her dead father, causing widespread outrage. Now she’s the center of attention, not only from hungry reporters and police detectives, but also a sinister voice from a past she does not remember. As she begins to discover the repressed memories of her horrific early childhood, Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, big decisions, and learning that people don’t always mean what they say.
But who is the man observing Sally from the other side of the world, and why does he call her Mary? And why does her new neighbor seem to be obsessed with her? Sally’s trust issues are about to be severely challenged in this “truly incredible reading experience” (Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author).
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Ideal for readers looking for domestic suspense built around deception, escalating risk, and psychological tension.
She’s Not Sorry
Thriller · Medical Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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An instant New York Times bestseller, ICU nurse and single mother Meghan Michaels becomes emotionally involved with Caitlin, a patient whose fall from a bridge may not have been an accident. New evidence raises questions about who pushed Caitlin and why, placing Meghan and her daughter in danger, with a 4.1-star rating from more than 23,300 Amazon reviewers. Ideal for readers looking for domestic suspense built around deception, escalating risk, and psychological tension.
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The instant New York Times bestseller that BookTok calls “absolutely A-M-A-Z-I-N-G” (@hollylovesbooks1519) and “impossible to put down” (@kurryreads), from the author of Local Woman Missing and It's Not Her
Everyone has secrets, but not everyone has remorse…
A terrible accident.
Meghan Michaels is trying to find balance between being a single mom and working full time as an ICU nurse, when a patient named Caitlin arrives in her ward with a traumatic brain injury. They say she jumped from a bridge and plunged over twenty feet to the train tracks below.
A shocking revelation.
When a witness comes forward with new details about Caitlin’s fall, it calls everything they know into question. Was a crime committed? Did someone actually push Caitlin, and if so, who... and why?
No one is safe.
Meghan lets herself get close to Caitlin until she’s deeply entangled in the mystery surrounding her. Only when it’s too late, does she realize that she and her daughter could be the next victims...
“A tense, compelling thriller with completely gasp-worthy twists.” —Nita Prose, #1 bestselling author of The Maid
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Good for readers who like psychological thrillers about small-town secrets, moral pressure, grief, and betrayal.
The Perfect Accident
Thriller · Mystery · Psychological Thriller
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Called “Tess Stimson is the master of the didn’t-see-that-coming twist” by Lisa Jewell, The Perfect Accident centers on sisters Amy and Iris, a prom night boat disaster, and an impossible choice made beneath the lake. One year later, a girl wakes from a coma ready to reveal what happened, and someone wants her silenced. Good for readers who like psychological thrillers about small-town secrets, moral pressure, grief, and betrayal.
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The brand new suspense thriller from the Sunday TImes and USA Today bestseller.
'Tess Stimson is the master of the didn't-see-that-coming twist' LISA JEWELL
The Perfect Accident is gripping readers!
'An amazing, heart-racing thriller that kept me hooked from start to finish...Just when I thought I had it figured out, another twist appeared. AMAZING!!!!'
'Literally couldn't put it down!'
'Wow, this is one of the best books I've read in a while. The twists and turns, the heartbreak, the sadness, the fear, all rolled into one book.'
'Characters that will make you fall in love and hate fiercely'
YOU CAN'T SAVE THEM ALL. WHO DO YOU CHOOSE? . . .
This year, for the first time, the high school prom will be held on a luxurious cruiser on the lake. Sisters Amy and Iris are thrilled to chaperone, watching their sons step into adulthood in pressed suits and shiny shoes. It's a night of pride, celebration - and promise.
Until the boat sinks.
As darkness falls and the air begins to run out, buried secrets surface. Trapped beneath the lake, one of the sisters is forced to make an unthinkable choice: sacrifice her own son - or let her nephew and twenty-one other teenagers drown.
One year later, a girl will wake up from her coma, ready to tell everyone what really happened at the bottom of the lake.
And someone needs to keep her quiet - this time, for good . . .
A pulse-pounding novel of small-town secrets, lies and betrayal - with a twist you won't see coming.
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Best for readers who like psychological thrillers about false evidence, memory gaps, cold cases, and detectives forced to clear their own names.
All The Lies We See
Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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All The Lies We See follows Detective Jess Lambert after she wakes in a hotel room with no memory and a viral video showing her shooting the woman accused of killing her daughter. Best for readers who like psychological thrillers about false evidence, memory gaps, cold cases, and detectives forced to clear their own names.
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Framed for murder. A viral video proves it. The case she abandoned after her daughter died could save—or destroy her, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Night Olivia Fell.
Detective Jess Lambert is days away from the trial of the woman accused of killing her daughter when she wakes in a seedy hotel room with no memory of how she got there. On her phone is a viral video showing Jess calmly shooting the woman in cold blood.
As the footage spreads and her own department closes in, Jess has no choice but to run. Someone has engineered her downfall, and the only way to survive is to uncover who’s turning her past into a weapon. Desperate to clear her name, she follows the only lead she has—an unsolved case she abandoned after her daughter died that now holds the key to who set her up.
But the closer Jess gets to the truth, the more she realizes it may not be enough. Because when people prefer the lie, even reality becomes irrelevant.
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Best for readers who like psychological thrillers about buried trauma, cult-like settings, survivor secrets, and pasts that refuse to stay quiet.
Home Sweet Home
Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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Called “a nail-biting final act” by Steve Frech, Home Sweet Home follows Zora, who lost everyone in her commune at sixteen and is pulled back twenty years later when threatening letters force her to confront the past and the other survivors, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 6 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like psychological thrillers about buried trauma, cult-like settings, survivor secrets, and pasts that refuse to stay quiet.
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A page-turning, gripping psychological thriller perfect for readers of Shalini Boland, Lucy Clarke and Lisa Jewell
'Nordin grips you with mounting tension and pulls off a nail-biting final act. Once you pick this up, good luck putting it down’ Steve Frech
'So much suspense and tension … I wanted to keep reading long past my bedtime!' Reader Review
'Pulls you in from the very first page' Reader Review
Zora was only sixteen when she lost everyone. The commune she called home and the people she called family gone in the blink of an eye. She’s spent twenty years trying to block it out, to reinvent herself and forget the other five survivors.
But then the letters start arriving.
Someone remembers and they won’t let her forget what’s coming. After all this time, her previous life is catching up to her. Drawn back to the commune, Zora must face her past and the other survivors – the only people who truly understand what she’s been through.
But will the ghosts of their shared past threaten her future?
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Good for readers who want female-led psychological crime fiction with serial killer suspense, deception, obsession, and a twist-driven investigation.
Dark Illusion
Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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A #1 best seller in Travel Adventure, Dark Illusion follows NYPD homicide detective Sharon Davis as she hunts a serial killer targeting beautiful young women, with clues leading into New York’s elite fashion world and the secrets of an influential socialite, with a 4.0-star rating from more than 900 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want female-led psychological crime fiction with serial killer suspense, deception, obsession, and a twist-driven investigation.
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A brutal serial killer. A twisted obsession. A relentless NYPD detective drawn into a seductive maze where beauty conceals a devastating secret – and evil hides in plain sight
#1 BEST SELLER IN TRAVEL ADVENTURE
This gripping psychological thriller is a game of cat and mouse between a tenacious detective and a vicious killer that spirals deeper into darkness with every twist
Sharon Davis, NYPD homicide detective, is determined to catch a ruthless serial killer who disfigures the faces of beautiful young women before killing them.
Sharon’s pursuit of the elusive killer leads her to the glamorous fashion world and threatens to unveil the sinister past of an influential socialite in New York’s elite.
The more she investigates, chilling secrets come to light. Now another great beauty faces lurking danger unawares. Will Sharon put together all the pieces of this deceptive puzzle in time to save the next victim?
You think you have all the answers, but you won’t see it coming . . .
Revenge, love, obsession, and passion swirl together in this cleverly crafted crime novel. This female-led detective thriller will keep you on your toes until the final reveal.
This is the first volume in the Detective Sharon Davis series authored by Dana V. Moison, an Israeli-American writer and lecturer who holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in women & gender studies. It reached #1 best seller in Travel Adventure and multiple Mystery, Thriller & Suspense categories worldwide.
Dark Illusion centers on desire, vengeance, strong, confident, often fearless women, and the deception that is beauty.
If you love twisted psychological thrillers with a suspenseful storyline and strong female leads - you won't be able to stop reading the first book in the Detective Sharon Davis series!
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