Twisted Psychological Thriller

When a perfect marriage, the perfect husband, and perfect life is nothing but an illusion. Sarah Standon is living the dream, at least that’s what everyone tells her. She is the wife of a successful solicitor who looks like a movie star. They live a Stepford existence and appear to have it all. Then, one fateful night, everything changes. A terrible accident leaves Sarah alone to deal with a situation so frightening she starts to question her grip on reality. Her perfect life has been exposed as the lie it always was and she loses everything.

Violet Woods buries her firstborn child. Not lacking in fortitude, she soon produces five replacement boys. Violet, a matriarch with barely concealed neurotic psychosis, stifles the Woods brothers under her protective wing, and keeps them safe from wanton girls. As her hotel empire grows and the decades pass, the boys coerce their way into adulthood, each with his secrets and flaws. And Julie Spencer is pulled into the depraved family dynamic—trapped in their world. Through Katherine Black’s signature style of probing the darkest depths of twisting suspense, The Last Matriarch is a ...

What has given Greg an obsession with suicide? Why is Helen afraid of her past catching her? When did Phillip start to collect useless trinkets? Who in the British Government want all three dead? When journalist Helen Taylor lands her dream job on a national newspaper, she could never have imagined that her first assignment would become her worst nightmare. Travelling to France for a simple story, Helen encounters Phillip, a puzzling Englishman who avoids contact with anyone. When she meets him, she feels there is something dark about him, which may provide her with a major scoop. Greg, an ...

Gwen Maner is a widowed single mom, returning to her Ohio hometown with her daughter. And thanks to former acquaintance Nicola Kimmel, this is the start of Gwen’s new and promising life. Nicola’s secured Gwen a lucrative job, rented Gwen a house on her same street, and won the heart of Gwen’s daughter, but she almost seems too good to be true. She’s so selfless. So charismatic. And so take-charge. Gwen is sure Nicola is yearning only for someone to get close to. After all, according to Nicola, her marriage is falling apart, and her best friend just up and left one day.

I was cast out and exiled to a life of silence and penance. Five years in a convent, paying for sins that weren’t mine. But they can’t keep me caged any longer. I’m coming back, not as the obedient girl they wanted but as the woman I was always meant to be—vengeful, ruthless, and unbreakable. My brother thought he could bury me. Now, I’ll show him just how wrong he was. Twisted Truths takes place days before the start of Beautiful Mistakes, with haunting flashbacks into Raiden and Lucrezia's dark pasts to set the scene for their epic romance.

Two years after the death of his fifteen-year-old daughter, investigative reporter Cole Sloane is still struggling to cope. Between the PTSD episodes, crippling depression, and a trial separation from his wife, he’s flailing, especially at work. But when a mysterious blast from his past—one that connects all the pieces of his life—lands on his doorstep, everything changes.

Sophia's world is a tapestry of secrets, lies, and haunting memories. At just 20, she's determined to unravel the tragic events that have shadowed her family for generations. On the glittering French Riviera, amidst the luxurious backdrop of Cannes, Sophia's journey to uncover the truth about her mother's suicide, her grandmother's poisoning, and her grandfather's imprisonment takes her down a dark and dangerous path. Despite a tumultuous and ill-fated love affair that leaves her heartbroken, Sophia finds an unexpected ally in a sophisticated nightclub owner. Together, they delve deep into ...

Revised - Revamped - Refreshed in 2025 A Gripping Psychological Thriller That Will Keep You Riveted Until the Very Last Page… Investigating historical murders is nothing new for crime writer James and his new partner Geraldine—until the past turns dangerously personal. When Geri becomes the target of a relentless killer, their research takes a deadly twist. The closer they get to the truth, the more perilous the game becomes. Next door, Lee Barnes is preparing for his wife Lydia’s return. She’s spent six years behind bars for the unimaginable—killing their infant son. But as he ...

A Forbidden Truth. A Haunting Past. A Reckoning Unfolds. Some secrets should remain buried, but these won’t stay hidden. A cloning experiment spirals into chaos, its horrifying consequences bleeding into reality. Shadows twist and whisper as spectral hauntings refuse to be ignored, dragging their victims into the unknown. Betrayal poisons trust, transforming love into a battlefield where survival demands sacrifice. Vigilante justice is swift and merciless. Covert operations unravel under deception’s weight. The past claws its way into the present. Chilling kidnappings unfold where ...

Day one. As my eyes adjust to the darkness, I slowly start to recognise my surroundings: the small hole in the door and a narrow window allowing only a small chink of light. The jewellery given to me by my loving husband is gone and I am wearing someone else’s clothes. The room is exactly as the first woman described. And the second. And the third… It’s then I know, I am the fifth woman to be taken.

What's that movement behind the curtain? Why are those seagulls coming so close? What’s that light in the sky? Is that mist on the water? How sharp is that knife? Do dragons dwell in deep space? These questions and more are answered in Dark Rooms, ten short stories of dark fiction, supernatural, suspense and psychological horror all bound together with a black sense of humour. Stories of sibling love... and hate, and the dangers of driving in the rain. Would you really want to be stranded on a deserted island? And some days, going to the circus isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Open ...

The new face of evil. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado is home to one of the most breathtaking and deepest canyons in the United States. For twelve-year-old Brian Garrett, a weekend camping trip is meant to be a chance to reconnect with his distant parents. But when his father suffers a brutal accident during a hike to the canyon floor, things spiral out of control. In the next twenty-four hours, Brian will discover a horrifying dark side to his father—and an even darker side to himself.

The end is near... This volume of Twisted Tales dives headlong into the end of everything - shortly after the bombs fall and the mushroom clouds have barely settled. Erica's Stepfather (She might very well be the last woman on Earth, but Erica can't get him out of her head), Jacob's Final Days (Life on the farm comes to a fiery end), Waiting it Out (Michael and Amanda are twins hiding in the remains of a shopping mall as a murderous psychopath searches for them)

A third suspenseful collection of terrifying short stories! These Twisted Tales cover it all, from zombified raccoons to the horrifying ramifications of social distancing. And of course you'll find enough ghosts, vampires, alien creatures, and other sociopathic monstrosities to leave you fear-filled until the late hours of darkest night.

From the biggest of creatures to the teeniest-weeniest monsters... Twisted Tales 7 dives deep into the troubled minds of psychopaths, travels across the globe into dark jungles, and even calls ancient gods from the sky. What a Zombie Thinks (peeks inside the mushy minds of the shambling dead), When the Rain Came (the dangerous side of deity worship), Monkey Business (a retired general takes on his greatest foe), The Infestation (what happens when billions of vampire ticks are let loose), Ups and Downs (don't get caught out on the road after dark)

Bounty hunters, alien abductions, serial killers, and lost Boy Scouts. This fourth collection of Twisted Tales scratches that short horror story itch.

A fifth collection of Twisted Tales to leave you feeling troubled, unsettled, and terrified... Included this time round: Mining My Own Business (Horror a mile underground), The Thing in the Woods (A nerdish teenager's nightmare worsens as he attempts to flee from a couple of bullies), Halloween Nights (An old man remembers the terror of a Halloween past), The Gamer (Reach that next level and it may kill you), Vaccine (This is one pandemic you definitely want to steer clear of)

Afraid to travel alone to a faraway country she knows little about, Sandy chooses to go there with someone she met online. But that turns out not to be such a good idea. When she goes missing while trekking in a remote mountain region, Patrick, her father, embarks on a frantic search. Then, just as he is about to learn what has happened to Sandy, his second daughter goes missing and he becomes caught in a race against time to find her before it’s too late. If you like page-turning action and fast-paced suspense, then you’ll love to read 'The Travel Mate'.

Joy thinks she's falling in love with FBI Agent Richard Fields—but is the man who makes her mind soar and her heart swoon really who he says he is? Those who challenge the Lords of the Universe—a secret society of new-age fanatics—have a habit of winding up dead from unnaturally 'natural causes.' While witnesses in the case against the LOTU drop like wilted rose petals, FBI expert Richard Fields has been investigating one suspect in particular, Dr. Joy Clayton. The newly exonerated widow of one of the cult's fanatical leaders, Joy is beautiful, brilliant, and an angel on earth—and ...

When the worst that could happen is just the beginning: An ex-cop tries to get his life back on track but the loss of his wife hangs over him. When his old boss tempts him back to work, will it be kill or cure? When John Barker is sent on a cushy stakeout on Galaxy Starlight, a brand-new cruise ship heading for the Caribbean, passengers start dying, mysteriously at first, then brutally out in the open. Barker soon realises there’s much more to it than he thought and, aided by singer Lucy Jones, he digs deeper despite repeated warnings, discovers more lives at stake, and that he’s more ...