Dark Thriller

Emily Edwards is locked in the basement. Her husband put her there. When she accused him of molesting their seven-year-old daughter, he finally snapped. But Emily isn’t alone in the basement. Her new home is infested with spirits of the dead. And some of them would die again to save her.

After the notorious 'Middle Street Massacre' of 1951, when the majority of Brighton's criminals wiped one another out in a vicious battle as the local police force enjoyed a brief stop en route for an ice cream, Inspector Steine rather enjoys life as a policeman. No criminals, no crime, no stress. He just wishes Sergeant Brunswick would stop insisting that perhaps not every criminal was wiped out that fateful day. So it's really rather annoying when an ambitious - not to mention irritating - new Constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries.

What Ian Rankin is to Edinburgh David Mark is to the seaport of Hull in Northern England. This is the beginning of a dynamic, thrilling series featuring detective Sgt. Aector McAvoy, a psychologically-probing investigator who finds patterns and motives in seemingly unrelated deaths in his hardscrabble town.

After the initial series of summer blizzards, the snowfall has decreased, but the temperatures continue to drop, the icy wind still blows, and with each passing day, the darkness lasts longer and longer. It is in the darkness the monsters thrive. Confined to the lake house and having no communication with the outside world, Grady and the others live every day in fear, questioning what the future holds. Will the snow melt? Will the sun ever rise? Can the wraiths be defeated? But as the days turn to weeks, no answers come.

If death is knocking at your door, you have no choice but to accept it. But if evil is knocking at your door, you have no choice but to kill it. It's been decades since Rebecca Underhill and her late twin sister, Molly, were abducted by a madman in the deep woods behind their farmhouse. It's also been many years since that madman was released from prison and went after Rebecca a second time. It's also been years since a copycat killer called The Skinner tried to murder Rebecca and her young son. Now sixty and alone, Rebecca is battling cancer. But soon she will encounter a third monster who...

When a shriveled body turns up in an old silver mine, failed detective Syl Dixon gets pulled into the investigation. But the strange case is even more sinister than she imagined. And the dying town of Pate, Idaho is full of secrets that don't want to be uncovered. People go missing all the time. Strange howls echo from the woods. Eerie portraits hang like shrines outside homes. But nobody-including the local sheriff-seems to care.

With the world clinging to a fragile peace forced on the Fae by humanity after the Faerie Wars, metalsmith Alex Blackwood is plunged into the world of the half-fae who traffic in illegal magical artifacts. Her best friend's murder and his cryptic last message place her in the crosshairs of a scheme to reignite the decade-old war between humans and fae. Worse, violent attacks against her and the arrival of a fae knight on a mission force Alex to face a devastating revelation of who and what she is.

THE BOOK of ELI meets HUNGER GAMES—anyone? By New York Times, USA TODAY and Amazon Top-15 Bestselling Authors Marata Eros & Tamara Rose Blodgett ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Engrossing! Couldn’t stop reading.” —B. Burgos 🔥 “I don’t want to be asked anything tough. I feel like I’m made of dandelion seed, and one harsh breath will scatter me to the edges of this desecrated earth.” —Molly 💔 A Gripping Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller In a brutal world ripped apart by collapse, danger is constant—and trust is a rare commodity. As resources vanish and society fractures, ...

Jackson and Dustin have faced horrors together that would break lesser men, saving each other’s lives more times than they can count. Their bond, forged in blood and fear, is unshakable. When Jackson’s girlfriend, Doli, vanishes during a visit to Black Mesa, he knows he needs Dustin’s help. Rumor has it that a skinwalker—a creature of legend and nightmares—has taken her. Even though Dustin’s wife, Ash, is eight months pregnant, he leaves her in the care of Lux and his mother to stand by Jackson’s side once again. Ben, grateful to Jackson for saving Lux’s life back in ...

🖤 From New York Times, USA TODAY, Amazon top-15, #1 Thriller and Dark Fantasy Bestsellers Tamara Rose Blodgett / Marata Eros ✨ Comes a searing literary survival thriller for fans of The Road, Station Eleven and The Last of Us When the lights die - what remains? ⚠️ An unexpected EMP blackout plunges America into silence. 🌎 Powerless. Lawless. Irrevocably changed. Three lives ignite the spark of a new reality: ✔️ A Navy SEAL and his new bride flee into night as their wedding turns to war. ✔️ A hardened prepper will risk everything for his family’s safety. ✔️ And a ...

It’s not what he does in the light. It’s what he hides in the shadows. Detective Laura Davis has always trusted her instincts, but when a series of gruesome murders reveals ties to a clandestine organization called the Circle, her world shatters. The Circle isn’t just a criminal syndicate—it’s a labyrinth of corruption, weaving through the city’s highest offices and into Laura’s own family history. As she hunts for the truth, Laura must navigate betrayal, unearth buried secrets, and confront a chilling revelation about those closest to her. With the help of profiler Melanie ...

The Hangman's Blind spins the tale of a Southern family mired in secrets, deception and succession. When Archie McClure bought Belle Oak, nobody wanted it. Now, everyone wants it. He turned Belle Oak into five thousand acres of the finest rice ground in Arkansas and the best duck woods in the country. But Belle Oak is in trouble. Archie's grandsons, Little George, J.D., and Trip own McClure Tug and Tow, a once thriving, now failing, barge company on the Mississippi. Trip’s brothers want to sell Belle Oak to save the barge company, but he won't hear of it. All he cares about is hunting in ...

Ishmael Jones and his partner Penny have been despatched to assist a group of scientists who are investigating a mysterious black hole which has appeared on a Somerset hillside. Could it really be a doorway to another dimension, an opening into another world? When one of the scientists disappears into the hole - with fatal consequences - Ishmael must prove whether it was an accident - or murder. But with no clues, no witnesses, and no apparent motive, he has little to go on. Is there an alien predator at large, or is an all-too-human killer responsible?

Although he hasn’t seen Robert Bergin for 40 years, Ishmael feels duty bound to respond when his old friend calls for help. Robert’s daughter Gillian is about to be married, and he is afraid she’ll fall prey to the ancient family curse. Arriving in rural Yorkshire, Ishmael and his partner Penny learn that the vicar who was to perform the ceremony has been found dead in the church, hanging from his own bell rope.

Milwaukee’s Revenge follows Detective Jack Owens as he investigates an attack on an innocent young couple from rural Wisconsin. As he searches for the group of thugs responsible, Detective Owens must also grapple with rising political pressure to draw certain predetermined conclusions about the case. The race between a police officer putting his job on the line to do the right thing and a victim out for revenge ensues. The question becomes: Are they on the same course?

Two weeks before his twenty-first birthday, Las Vegas native Bobby Ingersoll finds out he’s inherited a crushing gambling debt from his scumbag father. The debt is owed to an even scummier bag named Fraser Ruphart who oversees his bottom-rung criminal empire from the classy-adjacent Trump International Hotel. Bobby’s prospects of paying off the note, which comes due the day he turns twenty-one, are about as dim as the sign on the tower’s façade.

In the dusty arenas of New Mexico, cowboys are being found murdered in elaborate tableaus mimicking iconic Western films, and it's up to FBI Agent Harley Cole to lasso the truth. As she digs deep into the rodeo world, can she outwit a killer whose act is as precise as it is lethal before the final curtain call?

A stunning woman. A secret cabal of torture. Can she survive long enough to escape? Avril Gillios keeps herself in top physical condition. Her marathon running and healthy lifestyle unexpectedly connected her to an ancient sex trafficking ring. Little does she know she's about to be purchased... As the head of the powerful Consortium, Sir exudes power, confidence, and male charm. When he purchases Avril for his own secret pleasures, he shivers at the thought of orchestrating her delicious screams. Handcuffed to Sir's dark desires, Avril's only chance for survival depends on thoroughly ...

A terror has been unleashed inside the Harris Funeral Home, one that threatens to unhinge the Harris family's minds and send them into a dark abyss. The Harris Funeral Home hides a dark secret. Within its psychic domain lurks a malevolent entity that thrives on human suffering. When a mishap sets this psychic entity free from the body of a serial killer, the Harris family becomes its unwilling prey. Michael Harris, alongside family and friends, must enter the 'Shadow Realm' to face the malignant force that threatens to destroy them. A tale of brooding terror.

A woman is found dead by a canal. Her eyes have been poked out. Detective Stephen Greco has just started his job at Oldston CID and is faced with several murders with no obvious connection except for the murderer's penchant for disfigurement. His team are crumbling under the pressure; he doesn't know whom he can trust. Can Greco regain composure and control in order to stop the murders?