Psychological

Young married couple Heidi and Freddie just moved to Huntington Grove. All the neighbours see they are friendly and polite but why is one door in their house always locked? Across the street, Willow tries not to argue with her teenage daughter – even as her marriage is falling apart. And where does her husband really go each night, leaving the bed beside her cold?

Haunted by a past trauma, Cathy yearns for sanctuary away from city life. She finds it with her boyfriend Alfie, at Blacksheep Farm, a haven in the Peaks of Derbyshire. But their peace is blighted by Bertha, the cold-hearted matriarch of Alfie’s family, who is hell-bent on keeping control of the farm—and her children. When a collection of hidden portraits is found by Alfie, Cathy is drawn to their mysterious beauty and embarks on a quest to return them to their owner. But her journey threatens to unearth long-buried secrets and tear her new life apart.

In compiling this anthology, it was my intention to focus on stories of crime motivated by hate. Not racially, politically, or religiously motivated violence, even though these are labeled ‘hate crimes’ in contemporary media.

As escritoras June Hayward e Athena Liu se formaram em Yale e publicaram seus romances de estreia na mesma época. Tudo indicava que chegariam juntas ao estrelato, mas, pouco depois da graduação, Athena começou a colher louros literários, enquanto June recebeu apenas migalhas de reconhecimento. Quando Athena morre em um estranho incidente, June decide que chegou seu momento de brilhar. Por impulso, ela rouba o manuscrito do novo livro da amiga, uma obra experimental sobre a relevância dos trabalhadores chineses durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial.

“El pozo y el péndulo” (título original: The Pit and the Pendulum) es uno de los cuentos más famosos y celebrados de Edgar Allan Poe. Está considerado como uno de los relatos más espeluznantes dentro de la literatura de terror, pues transmite el abandono, la desorientación, el desconcierto y la desesperanza de una persona que sabe que va a morir. En él Poe demuestra su dominio sobre el lenguaje y las técnicas narrativas más efectivas para hacernos sentir partícipes de los agobiantes pensamientos que tiene el torturado.

The son of a schizophrenic, Jared Gordon has lived his entire life with a genetic time bomb coded into his DNA. So when the night terrors and hallucinations arrive in force, it seems undeniable that the same disease responsible for his father’s suicide is to blame.

When Mab and Nessa's mother died and their father disappeared to New Zealand, their lives changed forever. But the loss of their parents wasn’t the only thing that cast a shadow over their childhood… Twenty years later, when Mab and Nessa receive the news of their estranged father’s death, it stirs up a storm of long-buried memories and emotions.

This extraordinary Strega Prize-winning novel confirms Domenico Starnone's reputation as one of Italy's greatest living writers. Told against the backdrop of Naples in the 1960s, a city that itself becomes a vivid character in this lush, atmospheric novel, The House on Via Gemito is a masterpiece of Italian fiction.

Als Arthur Schnitzler 1925 seine Erzählung veröffentlichte, durchlief die Wiener Gesellschaft ein Schauder. Die Gnadenlosigkeit, mit der er den Seelengrund eines gesitteten Ehepaares bloßlegte, schockierte die Gemüter. Der Stoff erfuhr nach Schnitzlers Tod zahlreiche Adaptionen. Zu den bekanntesten gehört Stanley Kubricks Verfilmung Eyes Wide Shut mit Nicole Kidman und Tom Cruise in den Hauptrollen. 100 Jahre nach der Erstveröffentlichung der Novelle begeben sich Schauspieler Andreas Pietschmann und Musiker Stefan Weinzierl auf einen nächtlichen Streifzug.

Смелая женщина до сорока лет — это колоритный сборник рассказов и новелл, в котором переплетаются ирония, юмор и искусно тонкие психологические наблюдения. Денис Драгунский виртуозно играет сразу несколькими жанрами, от реализма до волшебного гротеска. Каждая история становится частью феерической мозаики: ненаписанный рассказ О.Генри, вымышленные воспоминания полуграмотного дьячка из Ясной Поляны, секреты мастерства сценариста — и пронзительный мемуар о Глебе Павловском.

What happens when you've been caught red handed committing an unspeakable crime in front of dozens of witnesses? What happens when you're smart and cunning enough to escape being caught? Follow the unconventional journey of Ian Avery as he narrowly escapes the law and attempts to live a normal life under a different identity - hiding in plain sight.

Jake, once a rising star in the literary world, is now a man on the edge of madness. Now, the characters he created—once confined to the pages of his stories—are haunting his every waking moment. Victor Black, the cold-blooded villain. The Butcher, pure evil incarnate. Eliza Nightshade, deadly and seductive. The eerie Twins, laughing in the shadows. And Mr. Snuggles, the sarcastic talking cat, now a chilling figure of Jake's spiraling mind, stalking him with yellow eyes and a grin that promises terror.

Wie durch Glas Mayas Leben scheint nahezu perfekt. Sie arbeitet in Hamburg als Ärztin in einer Klinik und lebt in einer festen Beziehung. Doch dann erhält sie einen Anruf. Sie soll zurück nach München kommen. Ihre Mutter hatte einen Unfall, und Maya muss sich um ihren Bruder kümmern, der als Autist schon immer das Zentrum der Familie war. Bereits als Kind hatte sie das Gefühl, für ihre Eltern unsichtbar zu sein. Alle Sorge galt ihrem Bruder Tobias. Als Maya zurückkehrt, begreift sie, dass sie endlich ihren eigenen Weg finden muss - nicht gegen, sondern zusammen mit ihrer Familie.

As the hunt for a series of gruesome murders intensifies, FBI Senior Special Agent Bradford Lee Ashley feces his toughest challenge yet: a murderer with multiple personalities, each more sinister than the last. Gripping and unnerving, this psychological thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat as you unravel the twisted web of deception and delve into the fragmented psyche of a killer determined to evade justice at any cost.

Things are a little off in Ed’s world when his young son Henry receives an autism diagnosis, but when childish scribbling takes on a more sinister form, Ed knows he has to do all he can to protect his children. With no one on his side, Ed sets out to discover the secret behind the sketch and destroy it once and for all.

“Memorias del Subsuelo” es una novela corta organizada en dos partes. La primera, que consta de once capítulos breves y es llamada "La Ratonera", es básicamente un monólogo interior en el que se nos presenta al protagonista, un miserable funcionario frustrado, como un antihéroe contradictorio, enfermizo y excitable, que dirige su charla a un público inexistente. La segunda parte, que nace a propósito de la "caída de nieve húmeda", consiste en el relato de una memoria del narrador, donde cuenta algo ocurrido en su juventud, relacionado con la despedida a Zvérkov.

The Girl in the Whispers is an award-winning psychological thriller by David K. Wilson. If you enjoy chilling stories with unexpected twists, then you’ll be haunted by this gripping tale of grief, guilt, and ghosts.

Seemingly unprovoked, 15-year-old Tiara attacks a woman in a Vancouver coffee shop. When she is arrested, she claims not to remember anything. The severely injured victim is alive but has fallen into a coma and has no ID on her.

Ein Buch über zwei starke Frauen, Charlotte in London und Fatima in Kairo. Zwei Attentate, zwei Schicksale und die Leben der beiden Frauen, die sich nie begegnen werden, sind dennoch auf denselben Nullpunkt zurückgeworfen. Jede für sich geht durch den größten Schmerz ihres Lebens, die eine mit Hass, die andere mit Vergebung.

Manny Grover is enjoying a peaceful life in a small North Texas town until an unexpected move to the big city turns his world upside down. As he navigates the challenges of his new environment, he encounters a cast of intriguing characters, including the scrappy and crude Jack Miller, who sticks by him through thick and thin. Manny’s growing confusion over Jack’s intentions adds to the complexity of his life.

Malesia, 1931. La sveglia e ambiziosa Ji Lin ha dovuto abbandonare il sogno di studiare all’università per pagare i debiti contratti dalla madre giocando a mahjong. Per questo durante il giorno lavora come apprendista sarta e la sera ha un secondo lavoro segreto in una sala da ballo. Durante una serata viene avvicinata da un venditore che la invita per un tango, al termine del quale l’uomo perde un oggetto inquietante che rimane fra le mani di Ji Lin: una fiala in vetro contenente un dito mozzato.

Yael hat Nein gesagt. Nein zum Leben. Nun soll sie lernen, Ja zu sagen. Dabei will sie nur, dass man sie in Ruhe lässt. Denn sie sieht keinen Grund, Ja zu sagen. Wozu auch immer. Doch ihre Schwester lässt nicht locker. Nadine J. Cohen erzählt von Yaels Suche nach Gründen, für die es sich zu leben lohnt, und wie sie sie dort findet, wo sie sie niemals vermutet hätte: einer unkonventionellen Freundschaft, beim Meeresschwimmen vor Sonnenaufgang, unfassbar großen Mengen Speiseeis, trashiger Erotikliteratur ... und immer wieder in der tiefen Bindung zu ihrer Schwester.

Mentre la seconda guerra mondiale volge al termine a Santa Maria del Mare, paesino immaginario di poche anime, la protagonista di Althénopis trascorre le sue giornate tra giochi infantili e divertenti avventure. Quando all’improvviso il padre muore, la famiglia è costretta a trasferirsi altrove e viene ospitata da diversi parenti prima di stabilirsi definitivamente a Frasca. La ragazza, nel frattempo, diventa donna e all’inizio degli anni Cinquanta decide di intraprendere un misterioso e solitario viaggio al Nord.

Eugénie Valier, héritière déclinante d'un grand groupe industriel, se résigne quant à elle à une mort prochaine. Et puisque l'humanité court à sa perte, elle décide de démanteler l'empire érigé par son père au lieu de le léguer à son fils. L'intégralité de sa fortune ira à une fondation destinée à nettoyer les “trash vortex”, ces vastes tourbillons marins qui charrient tous les déchets dérivant à la surface des océans. Mais cette mission, a priori vertueuse, sert en fait un projet de liquidation générale, auquel se mêle un inavouable règlement de comptes familial.

Daisy Costigan is desperate to leave her violent, controlling husband, Bruce. But she knows he'll never let her go. And if she tries to escape, he's promised he'll do whatever it takes to track her down and have his revenge. She's trapped. One day Daisy meets a charming stranger in a bookstore. His name is Marco and he overhears Daisy's terrified phone conversation with controller Bruce. Marco makes Daisy an offer. He'll take care of Bruce if she'll help him with a little problem—his wife.