Psychological

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Luke Thompson, best known for his role in the hit Netflix drama Bridgerton. This definitive recording includes an introduction by David McDuff. The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons...

Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except… Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher affair, with one student, Addie, at its center.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, winner of the 2019 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. A terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Don Warrington, known for his roles in Death in Paradise and The Five as well as his multiple Shakespearean performances. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Oliver Ready. 'A truly great translation . . . This...

There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men’s maximum-security prison: 1) Treat all prisoners with respect. 2) Never reveal any personal information. 3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates....

Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything—youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does—at a mental hospital...

Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit....

Nina can never forgive Maggie for what she did. And she can never let her leave. They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past....

Ulysses is regarded by many as the single most important novel of the 20th century....

From the bestselling author of The Party comes a "dark and wild ride of redemption, betrayal, and friendship" (Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push) following a homeless woman fleeing a dangerous past—and the wealthy society wife she saves from drowning. Lee Gulliver...

It was The Magic Mountain (Der Zauberberg) that confirmed Thomas Mann as a Nobel prizewinner for literature and rightly so, for it is undoubtedly one of the great novels of the 20th century....

"Welcome to Robert Ludlum's world...fast pacing, tight plotting, international intrigue." (Cleveland Plain Dealer) In Robert Ludlum's The Ambler Warning, an agent breaks out of a top security institution where the government has kept him drugged for years only to discover that he's not the...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Ben Barnes, star of the film adaptation of Dorian Gray, also known for his roles in Westworld and The Chronicles of Narnia. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Robert Mighall. Enthralled by his own exquisite...

Low-life writer and unrepentant alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive. After decades of slacking off at low-paying dead-end jobs, blowing his cash on booze and women, and scrimping by in flea-bitten apartments, Chinaski sees his poetic star rising at last. Now, at fifty, he is reveling in...

¿Qué daño puede llegar a hacer la envidia en el mundo editorial? Descúbrelo en esta intrigante novela de la autora superventas número 1 del New York Times R. F. Kuang....

Boy Parts is the incendiary debut novel from Eliza Clark, a pitch-black comedy both shocking and hilarious, fearlessly exploring the taboo regions of sexuality and gender roles in the 21st century....

Six teens murdered. A suspect behind bars. A desperate father. In a case this shadowy, the truth is easy to hide....

One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author. “A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of My Name is Lucy Barton and the Oprah’s Book Club pick Olive, Again “Fiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge. . . . You’ll never forget her...

Two Couples. Three Secrets. One Murder....

Meet Noah - an A-honor-roll student, award-winning swimmer, and small-town star destined for greatness. There weren't any signs that something was wrong until the day he confesses to molesting little girls during swim-team practice....

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Anna Popplewell, best known for her leading role as Susan Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia films. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Stevie Davies. Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt...

From a New York Times bestselling author, a recent widow falls in love with life again, thanks to the help of her guardian angel–her late husband. Now a feature film starring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler. Holly and Gerry were childhood sweethearts–soulmates. And then the unthinkable...

Emma and Ariella, neighbours in one of Sydney’s most exclusive suburbs, appear to have it all—perfect homes, perfect husbands, perfect lives. But they both know dark secrets lurk beneath the surface and shallow waters can’t hide Ariella’s. Now she has been found murdered....

Beth and Cath are leaving their husbands. This is a story about two very different women. One is wealthy and having an affair with a man who gives her the kind of love that her cold, detached husband does not....

Mein Mann findet, ich muss lockerer werden. Aber wie soll ich mich entspannen, wenn der Sommerurlaub mit einem Fieber­infekt unseres Sohnes beginnt? Außerdem meint er, ich mache mir zu viele Sorgen. Er glaubt, der Alltag als berufstätige Mutter überfordert mich. Was er nicht weiß: Das ist nicht alles. Ich habe mich in Schwierigkeiten gebracht. Ein Freund hat mich um einen Gefallen gebeten und ich habe ihm geholfen. Weil ich dachte, dass es keine große Sache wäre. Doch nun haben sich die Dinge verkompliziert.

Tra le brughiere dello Yorkshire, la famosa autrice Faye Mathis sta provando ad accettare la sua diagnosi di demenza a esordio precoce. Ha cominciato a scrivere un memoir per lasciare una traccia scritta del suo passato prima che la sua mente la tradisca. Però, ci sono tanti vuoti, legami spezzati e nodi da sciogliere nella sua storia familiare…

Chelsea Whitlock is a woman who has turned past trauma into a life filled with love and prosperity. When Tyler Atwater unexpectedly enters her world, emotions she thought were long buried resurface. Little does she know that fate is harboring a perilous threat to the delicate foundation of their burgeoning relationship. Parallel to Chelsea’s journey is that of J. Scott Anderson, a man who appears to be living the dream, with a flourishing career, good health, and a loving family. However, Scott’s idyllic life falls apart as he becomes the obsession of a sinister individual.

Wittenmoos, ein kleines Dorf im Schwarzwald, ist die Heimat dreier Frauen, alle groß und dünn, sie überragen die meisten Dorfbewohner und wollen so gar nicht in die Gemeinschaft passen. Und doch sind sie hier verwurzelt und müssen ihren eigenen Weg in den engen Grenzen des Dorfes finden. Liese, die in den 60er Jahren still und unerbittlich die Metzgerei führt. Cora, ihre Tochter, die Wütende, die ausbrechen wird und lernen muss, dass Heimkehr keine Niederlage ist. Und Eva, Coras Tochter, die den Wald liebt und als Försterin in und mit ihm lebt.

Olaszországi nászútja során Mihály, a konformista polgári életre készülő fiatalember váratlanul elhagyja feleségét, hogy belevesse magát a nosztalgia és a múlt titokzatos, felszín alatti világába. Firenzén és Rómán át tartó szökésében az elveszett gyermekkori eszmények és egykori, rejtélyes baráti kör vonzásának enged. Vajon van-e menekvés a szerelem, a halálvágy és az örök utazás elől, és sikerül-e teljessé tennie azt az életet, amelyet hátrahagyni készült?

Samantha Valentine didn’t drift into my life, she collided with it. Soon it was like we had been friends forever. She told me everything about her perfect life, but I always felt there was something she was leaving out. Then one night, I get a frantic call from Samantha, hysterical and begging me to protect her from her boyfriend. Rushing to her house, instinct takes over and soon my heart is hammering out of my chest as I stand over the body of a man I had never met before this evening.

From the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and The Last Word comes a story of two friends who embark on an ill-fated caving expedition—and the dark truth of what happens deep underground. After years of excuses, Tess has finally agreed to go caving with her best friend Allie. Their lives...

From her modest home surrounded by great old trees in the small river town of Ophelia, Indiana, Birdie hears the language of the birds and believes they are talking to her. Whatever they are trying to communicate increases in intensity over her life. Born in 1900, for many years she works in the local telephone exchange and so is privy to conversations—and secrets—in Ophelia. But when she says the birds have told her something, the townspeople do not believe her; they just assume she misheard someone's phone conversation.

Kate Marshall lives an enviable life. Married to handsome, charming, James, owner of a successful company, she seems to have it all. But falling pregnant at 45 was never part of the plan. Especially as Kate's hiding a devastating secret - one that she's been running from for twenty years. So when ex-boyfriend Paul comes back into her life, threatening to expose the truth about what Kate did, the clock is ticking.

La giovane Juni, in fuga da un marito violento, si rifugia nella casa dei nonni su un'isola norvegese, un luogo ormai quasi disabitato che in lei evoca ricordi felici: è qui che è cresciuta insieme agli amati nonni, che ora non ci sono più. Rovistando tra i loro cimeli, Juni trova una fotografia che ritrae la nonna Tekla da giovane insieme a un uomo che non è il nonno; l'immagine è datata giugno 1945, l'uomo è un soldato e i due hanno tutta l'aria di essere innamorati.

New York City, Silvester 1999. Lily Chen ist 22, Tochter chinesischer Einwanderer und unbezahlte Praktikantin in einem hippen Medienunternehmen. Als sie Matthew trifft – charmant, privilegiert, Erbe eines Pharmaimperiums –, verliebt sie sich. Zwei Welten prallen aufeinander. Und doch scheint alles möglich. 21 Jahre später lebt Lilys Sohn Nick mit ihr auf einer abgelegenen Insel. Er spürt: Etwas fehlt. Als er nach seinem Vater sucht, stößt er auf Geheimnisse, die alles verändern – nicht nur für ihn.

Sarah-Jane Crosse, SJ to her friends, is desperate to avoid going to her parents’ ruby wedding anniversary party. She’s terrified of introducing her husband, Tom, to her estranged sister, Alison, because the sisters have history. Alison covets everything that belongs to SJ. With her anxiety spiralling, SJ knows she often has one or two glasses of wine too many and after a disastrously drunken night she reaches out for help. However, help does not begin at home. Tom is not supportive.

Der umstrittene Promi-Musiker ShEG wird schwer verletzt neben seinem Boot gefunden. Die Rettungskräfte tun ihr Möglichstes, doch Erck Schwarting, wie er mit bürgerlichem Namen heißt, stirbt auf dem Weg ins Krankenhaus. Noch bevor die Ermittlungen richtig anlaufen, wird sein Tod in diversen sozialen Medien regelrecht gefeiert und das Team der Kripo Husum muss entsetzt feststellen, dass ShEG für etliche Gruppierungen im Netz ein Feindbild war. War der Angriff auf den Musiker die Eskalation der unzähligen virtuellen Anfeindungen oder steckt etwas völlig anderes dahinter?

Hanna lebt in einer Gartensiedlung am Wiener Stadtrand. Als eine junge Blondine wiederholt vor Hannas Haus auftaucht, erwacht Hannas Argwohn. In diesem Sommer kehrt etwas in Hannas Leben zurück, womit sie längst nicht mehr gerechnet hat: Liebe. Drei Monate später wird ein Notarzt in Hannas Gartenhaus gerufen. Eine Frau liegt leblos im Schlafzimmer. Was geschah zwischen den beiden Frauen?

Es handelt sich um eine psychologisch tiefgründige Novelle und zeigt Wassermanns typische Themen wie Schuld, Sühne und die Auseinandersetzung mit dem eigenen Ich. Die Stille des Gefängnisses ist der Selbsteinkehr günstig. Ich werde also das Papier zu meinem Beichtiger machen und der Wahrheit gemäß berichten, wie sich die Dinge abgespielt haben, und wie ich zu der Tat gelangt bin, durch die ich mein Leben verwirkt habe.