Psychological

The phone rings. It's your daughter. She's been dead for four months. So begins East Texas police dispatcher Ian Hunt's fight to get his daughter back. The call is cut off by the man who snatched her from her bedroom seven years ago, and a basic description of the kidnapper is all Ian has to go on.

When a repairman accidentally finds a parallel universe, everyone sees it as an opportunity, whether as a way to ease Earth’s overcrowding, set up a personal kingdom, or hide an inconvenient mistress. But when a civilization is found already living there, the people on this side of the crack are sent scrambling to discover their motives. Will these parallel humans come in peace, or are they just as corrupt and ill-intentioned as the people of this world?

Laura Phillips always wanted to travel the world but was too afraid to go it alone. So when her new boyfriend, Dave, invites her on a romantic getaway to the remote island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas, she jumps at the chance. As soon as they arrive at the Pink Sands resort, Laura and Dave are handed cocktails garnished with umbrellas and led to a luxurious suite. It’s a lovers’ paradise. But when they head down to the pristine beach, Laura notices an oddity among the sunbathing couples: a woman vacationing alone.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

"Au moment où s’ouvre ce livre, je romps une promesse. Lorsque je l’ai faite, c’est idiot, j’étais sûre que je la tiendrais. Enfin, idiot, je ne sais pas. La moindre des choses, quand on fait une promesse, n’est-ce pas d’y croire ?" Que s’est-il passé avec son compagnon pour que la romancière Claire Lancel doive se défendre devant un tribunal ? Au fil du récit, elle raconte comment elle s’est peu à peu laissé entraîner dans une histoire faite de manipulations et de mensonges.

The daughter of a Taiwanese father and white mother, Vi Liu has never quite fit into her Midwestern college town. Aimless after getting dumped by her boyfriend and dropping out of college, Vi works at the front desk of a hotel where she greets guests, refills cucumber water samovars, and tries to evade her bubbly blond coworker, Rachel. Little does Vi know her life is about to be permanently transformed when she agrees to a night out with Rachel. In the alley outside the bar, Vi discovers a strange blob—a small living creature with beady black eyes.

Amber Pierce thought she'd planned the perfect family vacation. Seeking to mend the rift with her daughter, she books a camping retreat in the breathtaking Cascades . . . a trip that includes her ex-husband and his new wife. But hours into their first hike, the group takes a wrong turn. Days later, they're lost, hungry, dehydrated, and hope is fading.

It's 1970, and on the Windy Creek Reservation in South Dakota, amidst the rise of AIM in neighboring Pine Ridge, a baby boy appears on the doorstep of St. Rose Catholic Church. His appearance disrupts the life of reservation priest Father Joe Kreitzer. The child, whom they name Bear, finds refuge under the care of Father Joe's closest friend, Alice Nighthawk. Thirteen years pass without event, when Alice's older son, Albert, is mysteriously murdered outside a bar in Rapid City, and Bear is accused of attempting to kill the only person who knows what happened that night.

Michael Köhlmeiers faszinierender Roman über Schuld und Sühne – von ihm selbst gelesen. Als Johann ein Kind war, fragte sein Vater, ob er einen Wunsch im Leben habe. Und Johann hatte sich nicht getraut zu antworten: "Einmal im Leben möchte ich einen Mann töten." Anfang der Siebziger kommt Johann zum Studieren in die Stadt, den Kopf voll wirrer Träume. Er trifft Christiane und Tommi, die ein Paar sind und ihn in ihre Mitte nehmen. Gemeinsam erkunden sie die hellen und die dunklen Seiten der Liebe, gefangen in einem Dreieck, das sich immer enger zuzieht.

When bestselling author Allen Bennett’s wife, Cheyenne, dies in a tragic accident, his world crumbles. As he navigates grief, betrayal, and anger, he finds himself grappling with devastating secrets that shake his very foundation. Set against a backdrop of heartache and mystery, The Darkness Within explores the thin line between love and hate, truth and deception. What happens when the person you trusted most turns out to have a secret life? Will Allen find peace in the answers he uncovers, or will the truth destroy him?

In der schriftlich fixierten Sprachanwendung ist Albert Ehrenstein den meisten zeitgenössischen Autoren um Lichtjahre voraus, dennoch ist er bis heute nahezu unbekannt. Gepaart mit herrlicher Situationskomik und einem großartigen Verständnis für Menschen und Gesellschaftsstrukturen entsteht so eine bemerkenswerte Prosa, welche ihren poetischen Glanz auf diesem Hörbuch in Form der Erzählung Seltene Gäste erstrahlen lässt: Man hüte sich vor seiner Wahrnehmung, denn Perspektiven täuschen nur allzu leicht.

A dazzling novel about one young woman’s summer of infinite possibility . . .

Судьба Франческо – родиться и умереть на своем ранчо. Днем он помогает вести хозяйство, а ночью считает звезды и время, отведенное ему на беспечную молодость. Однако с появлением мистера Рида его земля – его смысл жизни – оказывается под угрозой. Цель Рида – золото, которое недавно нашли в здешних краях. Есть ли у Франческо хоть шанс спасти свое ранчо от начинающейся золотой лихорадки? Сын мистера Рида Грегори — друг или враг? Решения придется принимать быстро, а их исход помнят лишь август тысяча восемьсот сорок девятого года и долина золотоискателей….

Everything is going great for Oliver Brewster, the nation's action superstar. He is India’s heartthrob. A man spoiled by riches and fame, just like anyone in his position would be. That is, until he finds himself in possession of a magical note that communicates with him. Soon, he spirals through a series of unfortunate and unwanted events that help him realize the absurdity of his life and existence.

Wieczny mąż, podobnie jak inne utwory Dostojewskiego, zbudowany jest na charakterystycznych dla prozy rosyjskiego pisarza "przeklętych problemach”. Wiarołomstwo, żądza zemsty, topienie własnych lęków i rozpaczy w alkoholu, psychologiczny sadyzm i masochizm – oto, co dręczy jego bohaterów. Dostojewski ukazuje ich w całym wewnętrznym skomplikowaniu, jako jednostki głęboko nieszczęśliwe, napiętnowane poczuciem klęski i winy. Późną nocą mieszkanie Wielczaninowa niespodziewanie odwiedza Trusocki, znajomy gospodarza sprzed lat.

Fabiola has spent her life being good. The perfect daughter to her single father. A supportive wife to her entrepreneurial husband, who’s throwing everything they have at launching his start-up. A devoted mother to her three beautiful children. And a loyal best friend to Liz, who's been by Fabiola's side since Liz married her oldest childhood friend, Peter. When Liz needs help starting her own family, Fabiola comes up with the perfect plan. She’s good at being pregnant, and she so badly wants to help her friend. It seems like the greatest gift one woman can give another.

Tomás Nevinson, marito di Berta Isla, cede alla tentazione di tornare nei servizi segreti dopo esserne uscito: gli viene proposto di andare in una città del nord-ovest della Spagna per identificare una persona che dieci anni prima aveva preso parte ad alcuni attentati dell'Ira e dell'Eta. Siamo nel 1997. L'incarico reca la firma del suo ambiguo ex capo Bertram Tupra, che già in precedenza, grazie a un inganno, aveva condizionato la sua vita.

Sul giovane Tarare se ne dicono tante. Pare che abbia divorato ogni sorta di creatura: oggetti, animali, perfino una bambina. Ma lasciamo a lui l’onere...

Teaching nine-year-olds on Zoom. A relationship interrupted by enforced distance. A teenaged son who cannot leave the house. Anna McCormick is already struggling to cope with the unwanted twists 2020 has served up. But when an unstamped envelope arrives overnight, her past begins to cast its own long shadow on the present. With an uncaring government compounding her woes and a hostile threat drawing closer, Anna must dig deep to keep hope alive for herself and those around her.

Plagued by her family and school bullies, Cassie Reilly's only place of solace was the garden shed. Hiding away from the world, she could pretend all was well until her stepfather's violence spilled out of the house and threatened to destroy everything she held dear. Unwilling to remain in the shadows and watch an innocent girl beaten, the silent occupant at the bottom of the garden arose. In that moment, Cassie had two choices: be afraid of the unknown or befriend them.

Three Lives was written in 1905/06 and published in 1909 at the author’s expense. The work consists of three independent novellas: The Good Anna, Melanctha, and The Gentle Lena. Each of the titular characters lives in Bridgepoint, a fictional town based on Baltimore.

Gunnar O’Neil is a young actor on the rise, with everything going for him, until he accidentally drives his car off a cliff on his way to a party in the Hollywood Hills. Now a ghost, he must go about the process of becoming more familiar with—and coming to terms with—his new situation: Gunnar meets other ghosts (one of whom will become the best friend he ever had); he learns the rules of being a dead entity, stuck between worlds; and he eventually—after some trials and tribulations—transforms into the best version of himself he ever was.

Nipping Them in the Bud is a gripping tale of extreme horror, showcasing Edward Lee’s mastery in blending visceral terror with thought-provoking themes. Prepare yourself for a journey into darkness, where every decision carries the weight of eternity, and every action challenges the soul’s very essence.

New to the job and with everything to prove, Crown Prosecution Service lawyer Eve Wren is working on the biggest UK trial in decades. Notorious cult leader Patrick Nye and his followers, known as The Seven, are pleading not guilty to detonating a bomb in a London theatre. Patrick might be charming on the stand, but Eve knows that the evidence never lies. The trial has already started when Eve discovers a piece of evidence that calls the whole case into question.

Difamação é um thriller psicológico brilhante e profundamente perturbador sobre uma mulher assombrada pelo passado, pelo desejo de vingança e pelo preço terrível que pagamos ao esconder a verdade. Catherine Ravenscroft chegou à meia-idade levando uma vida perfeitamente normal: é casada, tem um filho, ama o emprego, gosta de ler nas horas vagas. Agora que o filho cresceu e seguiu o próprio rumo, ela e o marido decidiram se mudar para uma casa menor. Em meio ao caos da mudança, Catherine encontra O completo estranho, um livro que não se lembra de ter comprado.