Psychological

Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I’ll soon learn that the Winchesters’ secrets are far more dangerous than my own....

It’s hard to find an employer who doesn’t ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen....

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....

Kit Darling is a maid with a snooping problem. She’s the “invisible girl,” compelled to poke into her wealthy clients’ closely guarded lives. It’s a harmless hobby until Kit sees something she can’t unsee in the home of her brand-new clients....

After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind agitates over a woman named Sabine with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently....

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....

Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary. From his floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine, he prescribes novels for the hardships of life....

Was denkst du gerade, Amy? Das habe ich sie oft gefragt. Was denkst du? Wie geht es dir? Wer bist du? Wie gut kennt man eigentlich den Menschen...

The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably....

YouTube baking sensation April Masterson knows the secret to the perfect gooey brownies. Or how to make key lime squares that will melt in your mouth. But if you keep watching her offline, you may find out some other secrets about April; secrets she’d rather you didn’t know....

Simon and Vicky couldn’t seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a respected law professor, she an advocate for domestic violence victims. A stable, if unexciting marriage. But one thing’s for sure: absolutely nothing is what it seems.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for eternal youth....

Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back. Dawn Schiff is strange....

Die neunzehnjährige Katharina und Hans, ein verheirateter Mann Mitte fünfzig, begegnen sich Ende der achtziger Jahre in Ost-Berlin, zufällig, und...

Ainsley Greenburg is a fixer. It’s what she prides herself on. So when Ainsley realizes her marriage is at its breaking point, she makes a decision to repair it, no matter the cost. Approaching her husband to propose the arrangement is supposed to be the hard part....

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....

Chyna Shepard, twenty-six, gazes out a moonlit window, unable to sleep. Instinct proves reliable. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Foreman Vess, has entered the house, intent on killing everyone inside....

Samuel, the day we met I knew I’d finally found what I’ve been waiting for....

From the bestselling author of The Party comes a deliciously twisted story of friendship, retribution, and betrayal following a homeless woman fleeing a dangerous past—and the wealthy society wife she saves....

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

The domestic bliss of Detective Inspector Rowan Jackman, of Fenland Constabulary, doesn’t last long. His old nemesis, serial killer Alistair Ashcroft, is back in town and ready to tidy up unfinished business....

Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel is a brilliant crime story and a passionate philosophical debate. The dissolute landowner Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is murdered; his sons—atheist intellectual Ivan, hot-blooded Dmitry, and saintly novice Alyosha—are all at some level involved....

Bellona is a city at the dead center of the United States. Something has happened there...the population has fled. Madmen and criminals wander the streets....

A 10-part dramatisation of the best-selling thriller by Slumdog Millionaire author Vikas Swarup....

Author Olivia Rossi hasn’t been able to write a word since tragedy struck two years ago and ripped her world apart. Heartbroken and still haunted by the past, she accepts an offer to spend the summer at a friend’s apartment in Paris in search of healing and her lost muse....

Mumu is the psychological story of Ivan Turgenev about the deaf-mute janitor Gerasim, who, due to the whim of his lady, was forced to part with his beloved and drown his only friend - a dog. The author sympathizes with the simple and kind Gerasim, and his mistress portrays tough, cynical and capricious. Other famous works, such as "Asya", "Fathers and Sons", "Noble's Nest", "Biryuk", "Fire at Sea", "Inn", "Clock, belong to the author", "Three portraits", "Strange story", " Date", etc.

Un nuovo anno sta per concludersi e Asle, un anziano pittore rimasto vedovo, ripensa alla sua storia. L'uomo vive da solo sulla costa norvegese, i suoi unici amici sono il suo vicino, Åsleik, un contadino-pescatore scapolo, e Beyer, un gallerista che vive in città, a un paio d'ore di auto. Lì vive anche un altro Asle, artista anch'egli, solitario e consumato dall'alcool. Asle e Asle sono due versioni della stessa persona, due racconti della stessa vita, che si interrogano sull'esistenza, la morte, l'ombra e la luce, la fede e la disperazione. Dall’autore Premio Nobel per la Letteratura 2023.

Nach einer falschen Verdächtigung liegt das Leben von Ted Conkaffey in Trümmern: Das ganze Land hält ihn für den Vergewaltiger des Mädchens, dem er vor zwei Jahren zufällig am Rande eines Highways begegnet war. Von seiner Familie verlassen und vom Polizeidienst suspendiert, lebt er seit dem Vorfall zurückgezogen in der düsteren Kleinstadt Crimson Lake. Doch auch dort wird er von seiner Vergangenheit immer wieder eingeholt: Ausgerechnet an dem Tag, an dem seine kleine Tochter Lillian ihn zum ersten Mal in Crimson Lake besuchen soll, verschwindet im White Caps Hotel ein 8-jähriger Junge spurlos.

Um dem Alltag zu entfliehen, gehen die vier Freundinnen Maggie, Liz, Helena und Joni in der norwegischen Wildnis wandern. Zwischen steil aufragenden Bergen, glasklaren Seen, grünen Wäldern und einsamen Blockhütten sind die Freundinnen auf sich allein gestellt. Es ist eine Wanderung, die die vier Frauen an ihre Grenzen bringt und ihre Freundschaft auf eine harte Probe stellt. Denn die Wildnis hat auch eine dunkle Seite: Vor einem Jahr ist in den Bergen eine Frau spurlos verschwunden. Und irgendwo da draußen weiß jemand genau, was mit ihr geschehen ist, und wird alles dafür tun, dass es ein Geheimnis bleibt.

It’s the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt. As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his island home, his life has been a lie on many levels. He’s a talented footballer who wanted to be an artist. A gay man in a sport that rejects diversity. A defendant whose knowledge of what took place on that fateful night threatens more than just his freedom or career.

Esta es una obra maestra de observación y simbolismo, en la que la delicada danza entre la libertad y la restricción se despliega a través de la vida de dos pájaros cautivos. El autor, con su inigualable profundidad psicológica y su agudo sentido de la naturaleza, teje una narrativa que explora el deseo innato de libertad frente a las cadenas invisibles que nos atan. Este relato no solo es un estudio sobre la autonomía y la interdependencia, sino también una reflexión poética sobre las relaciones humanas y nuestra propia búsqueda de liberación.

Emma is the one that got away. The only survivor of a serial killer known in the tabloids as “The Hairdresser”, because of the trophies he takes from his victims. The police aren't convinced. Nor is her husband. She never actually saw her tormentor properly, but now she recognizes him in every man she sees. Haunted by the horrifying incident and unwanted notoriety, Emma gives up her job as a psychiatrist and retreats from the outside world to recuperate at home, where it’s quiet. Where she can be anonymous and safe. Where no one can hurt her.

From bestselling novelist Patrícia Melo comes a masterful thriller set in the far west of Brazil that is by turns poetic, inspiring, humorous and harrowing. To escape an overprotective family and an abusive partner, a young lawyer accepts an assignment in the Amazonian border town of Cruzeiro do Sul. There, she meets Carla, a local prosecutor, and Marcos, the son of an indigenous woman, and learns about an epidemic of violence against women that seems beyond comprehension.

Lena just moved to Mandalay Close. She needed a new start, since her boyfriend cheated her out of the happy-ever-after she’d believed they were always going to share. But on the day Lena moves in, letters begin to arrive for all her new neighbours. Letters that promise to expose everyone’s deepest, darkest secrets. Every house has received one - except for Lena’s. Someone clearly wants to implicate her, to ruin her new life and turn everyone against her. She’s made an enemy, but who, and why?

Step into a chilling mystery unfolding deep in remote forests. When archaeologists disturb long-buried ruins, they unleash an ominous presence over the land. Strange events now plague a close-knit village as dark forces begin stirring. Lead researcher Dr. Maya Carter finds herself embroiled in an epic battle to understand - and withstand - horrors beyond imagination. Join her harrowing journey facing terrors that twist the mind. As reality's fragile veil is rent, you'll glimpse vanished worlds and question everything.

Il libro ha come protagonista un giovane avvocato di successo, Luca Pertinelli, e il coro di amici (e colleghi di lavoro) che l'accompagnano "in scena". Fino a quando non arriva dall'Inghilterra la giovane Sabine, di cui Luca si innamora entrando in conflitto con il proprio ambiente, la moglie e le regole di un mondo in cui egli stesso è irrimediabilmente prigioniero. Nella seconda parte del romanzo, la scena si sposta su un'isola vacanziera dove la presenza di Sabine farà esplodere in modo drammatico le contraddizioni che dominano il circuito di sciagurati gaudenti attorno ai quali Bulgaro traccia un disegno collettivo di grande respiro.

Never trust a stranger… But late at night and trapped in the middle of nowhere during a terrible snowstorm, Tibby and Walker have no choice. With roads shutting down and cell towers out, running into each other and deciding to travel together could either be their saving grace or worst mistake. When they’re forced to take an unexpected detour and seek refuge in a roadside motel, the storm quickly becomes the least of their worries.

... und sie lebten glücklich bis an ihr schreckliches Ende. Das Finale der furiosen Thriller-Trilogie von Bestsellerautor Elias Haller. Du darfst niemandem trauen! An diesen Satz klammert sich Kriminalhauptkommissarin Nora Rothmann nach ihren traumatischen Erlebnissen. Seelisch und körperlich angeschlagen, will sie nur noch Rache an den Leuten nehmen, die ihr Schreckliches angetan haben. Doch ein Killer, der sich selbst »Der Erzähler« nennt, durchkreuzt ihr Vorhaben. Nacheinander tötet der Unbekannte jeden, der etwas über die Grimm-Akten zu wissen scheint.

DC Alex McKenna is meant to be resting following her last case, so she lets her boyfriend to take her to the Isle of Skye for the weekend. But what's meant to be a getaway to see the aurora borealis soon turns into a nightmare when they discover that their hotel has double booked. In desperation, they check into the only hotel with rooms available nearby - The Loch House. But from the moment they step foot in the guest house Alex knows something is very wrong. And as snow starts to fall, and night closes in, she begins to wonder if they will ever leave here alive.

Calvin finally owns the bakery of his dreams, in an idyllic village in the Lake District. After reluctantly following his wife Vicky’s advice to promote it on social media, he’s thrilled when a viral clip makes him a legend overnight. But then the creepy DMs start flooding in—all from a stranger who claims she’s his biggest fan. Meanwhile, a local recluse is found on a nearby beach, buried to his neck and left to drown, and the community goes into shock.