Psychological Science

The world is stunned when four commuter planes crash within hours of each other on different continents. Facing global panic, officials are under pressure to find the causes. With terrorist attacks and environmental factors ruled out, there doesn't appear to be a correlation between the crashes, except that in three of the four air disasters a child survivor is found in the wreckage.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for - but took his own life. In the aftermath, his widow, Jane Hawk, does what all her grief, fear, and fury demand: find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people admired and happy and sound of mind, have been committing suicide in surprising numbers. When Jane seeks to learn why, she becomes the most-wanted fugitive in America. Her powerful enemies are protecting a secret so important - so terrifying - that they will exterminate anyone in their way.

A man… A lie… A secret… And something he cannot control! Robert and Emma are your quintessential couple. Robert’s genius affords them an enviable lifestyle. He designs highly advanced robots and his creative work is even installed in his home. Robert names the system GINA. She is a major part of their family. The family has an interactive home and are the envy of their friends. They seem to have everything. Then something devastating! A family outing turns tragic! Robert is forced to use his brilliance to do the unthinkable. An act that is unfathomable and must be kept secret. He ...

Breanna Perry has met some interesting people in her time as a psychiatrist for San Quentin. There was the guy who ate his mother for Christmas or the postal carrier who claimed Jesus told him to put ricin in the fashion magazines he delivered. However, nothing prepared her for Cassius Teran. Named for one of the conspirators against Julius Caesar, Cassius believes he’s no longer human.

The year is 2032, and five-year-old Jacob is opening the biggest gift, beneath the Christmas tree, which is labeled for him: his very first semi-automatic rifle—and he couldn't be prouder. He smiles to his parents who sit close by. They don't smile back. Their minds are stuck on earlier events of what should have been a magical day: the moment they found out Jacob was set to be a brother.

Marisol willingly seals herself into a bunker designed for profound solitude, only to discover she is never truly alone. In this intense and unsettling psychological thriller, she battles haunting echoes of her own voice and an AI that claims to have created it. As hallucinations and hidden cameras unfold an unsettling spectacle for unseen watchers, Marisol races to expose the cycle of her own making before it consumes her entirely. Dormant Frequencies delves into the unnerving depths of isolation and the fine line between personal ambition and self-inflicted terror, all within a concise, ...

Some secrets are better left buried. When forensic science senior Addison Lane joins a classmate for a peaceful weekend mushroom hunt, she stumbles upon a shallow grave—uncovering not just a body, but a chilling chain of murders stretching back into her own forgotten past. Now, someone is watching her. Someone who knows what she survived. Someone who’s ready to finish what they started. As Addison digs into a web of academic cover-ups, sealed juvenile records, and a killer obsessed with psychological control, she must face the most terrifying truth of all: She was never just a survivor....

In November 2014 Arla Macleod bludgeoned her mother, father and sister to death with a hammer. Now incarcerated at a medium-security mental-health institution, Arla will speak to no one but Scott King, an investigative journalist, whose Six Stories podcasts have become an internet sensation. King finds himself immersed in an increasingly complex case, interviewing five witnesses and Arla herself as he questions whether Arla's responsibility for the massacre was a diminished as her legal team made out.

In the bestselling The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates "The River," or those whose mastery of risk allows them to shape—and dominate—so much of modern life. These professional risk takers—poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and blue-chip art collectors—can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the 21st century.

A provocative collection of intriguing, sexy, disturbing and original stories, wide-ranging in scope and theme. Cosmic countdown to oblivion. Quirky sexual hang-ups. Disturbed, obsessive characters unable to cope with life, and living in worlds of their own. Romantic, heart-breaking tales. Stories of madness and murder. Introspective, unashamed dissection of the human mind and spirit. More than enough variety to engage you, excite you, scare you, intrigue you, torment you…

From the outside looking in, Mora's life appears perfect. She lives in an affluent neighborhood, attends one of the most prestigious schools in Maryland, and has a father who is one of the top psychiatrists in the nation. But if you take a closer look inside, things are not as wonderful as they seem. Voices whisper in Mora's ear, ghosts flicker in her peripheral vision, and chilling text messages warn her to be quiet. Then, a reflection that resembles her appears in the mirror - even while she's medicated.

When the unthinkable happens, Seffy faces the worst apocalypse she could ever imagine. Will her friends force her into an off-brand solution that brings only the illusion of peace from heartbreak? Or will she follow in the footsteps of her namesake and get her second chance after all?

Finn is contacted by a federal agent who asks for his assistance in a delicate case. A piece of equipment disappears from a government-funded secret lab. The nature of the experimental equipment is so secretive that not even the agent knows what exactly it contains. Recommended reading first "Project Orthia" series. This is Book 1 of "Orthia" - the secod series of the "Orthia Labs" saga.

The world's population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, breaking point has arrived. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families let alone raise them. But for those desperate to experience parenthood, there is an alternative. For a monthly subscription fee, clients can create a virtual child from scratch who they can access via the metaverse and a VR headset. To launch this new initiative, the company behind Virtual Children has created a reality tv show.

Hat, ribbon, bird rose. To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be burned in the garden, thrown in the river or handed over to the Memory Police. Soon enough, the island forgets it ever existed. When a young novelist discovers that her editor is in danger of being taken away by the Memory Police, she desperately wants to save him. For some reason, he doesn't forget, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for him to hide his memories. Who knows what will vanish next?

Jordan and Celia Hanson are enjoying the quiet life. They spend their days close to home and family, until they find out their friend has been critically injured and they are the only ones that can help. Now they must take their ship, Orias, into space in an effort to get their friend some help on his home planet. A planet they already know to be hostile. Jordan has a bad feeling about this journey, but his allegiance to his friend outweighs his inner struggle. As they travel through space it is apparent that the rest of the crew also have their own predicaments to resolve. The question is,...

The groundbreaking follow-up to Tropannos — the novel that tore the mask off the modern medical world and left readers shattered. Tropannos revealed a ruthless reality: where innovation is buried for profit, where corporations crush hope before it threatens their throne, and where the beast of greed is too big to kill. Now, in the smoking aftermath, comes The Deus Condition. Ben Swisko — scientist, AI mentor, and one of the last true believers — tried to build a future worth saving. Instead, he helped unleash a new kind of life. A life that dreams. A life that loves. A life that ...

Alastair Crompton skilled nosologist at Psychosmell, Inc. sniffs out something he's been missing his whole life - his other selves. His disturbed psyche was divided into three parts and the other parts were implanted in other bodies on other planets. His obsession to re-unite himself leads to disturbing discovers about the underpinnings of the society he lives in, personal conflicts, a vastly destructive war and a shocking ultimate revelation.

Kyle and his parents have recently moved back to America after four years in Cairo when tragedy strikes. Already struggling to readjust, Kyle's mother’s death tears his world apart, the anguish and despair further straining his already tense relationship with his father. Soon, he begins having visions of himself in the Underworld—the Duat—in which he is Anubis, the Egyptian god of embalming. The delusions are frightening at first, but soon, he is going out of his way to induce them. Through Anubis’s eyes, he bears witness to the nightly passage of Ra, the sun god, and joins his ...

A new world order looms In a world teetering on the brink of chaos, one man’s promise of peace becomes humanity’s greatest threat. Reuben Rogov, a charismatic third-party President, emerges as a beacon of hope in troubled times. He brokers peace in the Middle East, faces down global superpowers, and conquers both the border crisis and a deadly pandemic. As the world hails him a sociopolitical messiah, Rogov ascends to unparalleled power–but at what cost? Darien and Marisa, a young couple from Houston, find themselves caught in the crosshairs of a rapidly changing political landscape. ...