Mind Thriller

A collection of thrillingly gory and violent horror themed short stories, flash fiction, and poems. The perfect scary listen when alone in the dark. In this volume, we both continue previous tales and add new ones.

In these 12 electrifying tales Jeffery Deaver proves once again his genius for the unexpected - in his world, appearances are always deceiving. A devoted housekeeper embarks on a quest to find the truth behind her employer's murder. A washed-up Hollywood actor gets one last, high-stakes chance to revive his career. A man makes an impulsive visit to his hometown, and learns more about his past than he bargained for. Two Olympic track hopefuls receive terrorist threats. And Deaver's beloved series characters Lincoln Rhyme, Kathryn Dance, and John Pellam return.

Join Cassie on a thrilling journey into the heart of Savannah's mysteries, where secrets are currency, trust is fragile, and every revelation could cost her everything. Will she find the strength to face the past and unravel the enigma that threatens not only her future but the lives of countless others? Dive into this gripping tale, where danger lurks in the shadows, and uncovering the truth could mean paying the ultimate price.

A serial killer taking the lives of young men is roaming the busy streets of Cape Town. Are the murders just the evildoing of a religious lunatic or is a much more convoluted motive at stake? While DI Brite gets closer to the truth, ghosts from his past keep appearing. Solving the case is turning into an obsession weaving its way through his analytical mind. But is he up to the task or far too occupied with his connection to Isar Efra?

Ema Efra doesn't give up. Ever. She lost everything—her parents, her boyfriend, her life. Starting in a different country seems to be the only option left. But when she's attacked and left for dead the search begins. Can she trust the people she calls friends, or is one of them connected to her past, out to destroy everything she has built?

Rajeev Sunduram awakens from a 15-year coma to find that his consciousness has been transferred to an experimental android body. He's alone in a world that has gone on without him, uncertain of who - or what - he can trust. In this strange new world, Rajeev is caught in the middle of two corporate titans on the cusp of creating a lucrative new body replacement industry. One offers organic replacements; the other offers robotic models.

Los Angeles might be the City of Angels, but Cassie knows better than most how many demons hide in the shadows. With Chicago in their rearview mirror, she and Detective Harris are more determined than ever to uncover the truth about David. And it’s finally within reach.

Hostage Jessica would appear to have everything: money, a devoted husband, a lively son and a fulfilling career. But her life takes a nasty turn when she is kidnapped and trapped in a room by three thugs demanding a huge ransom from her rich father. In a bid to escape, she cuts a hole in the bedroom floor with a knife. From there, Jess spies upon her kidnappers as they go about their everyday business. That’s when their hostage starts playing psychological games with them. That’s when her spying pulls her into a dangerous mind game with her abductors.

Caleb Talbot escaped from prison during a riot. Kansas State Penitentiary enlisted the aid of Officer Michael Quincy and his canine partner to find the escapee and return him to prison where he belongs. Michael soon realizes the man he had been hired to capture has a disturbing past lined with brutality and bloodshed. He also knows Talbot has little regard for human life. Can Michael and his canine partner Sasha bring the madman to justice? Or will they be just another name on Caleb's ever growing list of heinous murder victims?

Solve a murder, bring a killer to justice... but at what cost? Harry Probert-Lloyd, a young barrister forced home from London by encroaching blindness, has begun work as the acting coroner of Teifi Valley with solicitor's clerk John Davies as his assistant. When a faceless body is found on an isolated beach, Harry must lead the inquest. But his dogged pursuit of the truth begins to ruffle feathers. Especially when he decides to work alongside a local doctor with a dubious reputation and experimental theories considered radical and dangerous.

When her estranged brother Kyle finally reaches out, Alice will do everything in her power to help, even if it goes against everything she’s ever believed in. When Kyle’s fractured past comes to light, Alice realizes they are both hunting the same target. The very man who betrayed their family.

Jeff Resnick hardly knew his well-heeled half-brother. But after suffering a fractured skull in a vicious mugging, he reluctantly accepts the fact that he has a long and brutal recovery to face - and his closest of kin can provide him with the time and place to do it. Now, Jeff is haunted by unexplained visions of a heinous crime - a banker, stalked, killed, and eviscerated like a 10-point buck. When Matt Sumner's murder is discovered, a still-recovering Jeff realizes this was what he had seen. Jeff must not only convince himself of his new-found psychic ability, but also his skeptical brother, Richard Alpert.

Gifted with an explosive psychic talent, Geneva Ericksen can’t risk letting Rolf Jorgensen in her life. If she does, she might accidentally kill him. But when Rolf’s sister goes missing, Geneva and her extraordinary abilities may be his only hope to find her.

Crime reporter Sawyer Brooks still grieves for the family she and her two sisters never had. Raised in a house of horrors, they continue to fight through the trauma - releasing their rage by seeking justice for those who are just as vulnerable as they were. When a little girl’s bones are unearthed in Sacramento’s Land Park and 12-year-old Riley Addison disappears, solving these cases becomes an obsession for Sawyer - one that puts her job at risk. Yet she can’t turn back, and the deeper Sawyer’s investigation goes, the darker it gets.

Laura Kasischke, the critically acclaimed and nationally bestselling poet and author of The Raising, returns Mind of Winter, a dark and chilling thriller that combines domestic drama with elements of psychological suspense and horror - an addictive tale of denial and guilt that is part Joyce Carol Oates and part Chris Bohjalian. On a snowy Christmas morning, Holly Judge awakens with the fragments of a nightmare floating on the edge of her consciousness. Something followed them from Russia.

Out of guilt over having to take the life of his lifelong friend, Tom Elliot, Michael Gully bought his distressed house to restore it back to its original state. During his stay, he hears the howls and growls of werewolves the same way his friend had. Visitations from people from past centuries convince Michael there is an infestation of werewolves. Perhaps Tom had been right: Were werewolves on the loose?

A collection of thrillingly gory and violent horror themed short stories, flash fiction, and poems. The perfect scary listen when alone in the dark. This title and the others of the same title/namesake all are violent, gory, and disturbing. Those of sensitive constitution or moral compass should not listen to this title. This audiobook and the others in this series were also written sequentially and each following title is a continuation of the previous title's story content. Listening to any title solo may result in confusion and feelings of an incomplete story.

A collection of short stories from some of your favorite authors. You think you know darkness? Think again. Bloodhound Books presents Dark Minds - a collection of stories by authors who have come together to produce an anthology that will lure, tantalize, and shock listeners.

Recently graduated Ruger-Phillips employee Dr. Sam “Doc” Price is looking forward to his new project - evaluating training for a team. But it’s a team like no other because only one of the team members is human. The other is one of the most intelligent and lethal machines ever built by man - the Joint Aerial Combat Capability (JACC). Loaded with the latest in detection and threat assessment technology, JACC is a silent, deadly military drone.

I’m not crazy. I’m the product of a schizophrenic mother who seemed more evil than human, and a bipolar father who didn’t love me enough to stay. But I’m not crazy. Now I’m struggling with life and question myself and my decisions every single day. Are these signs? Red flags? I won’t let myself look too close. I refuse to be crazy. Then four men swoop in just when I need them. They’re protective, supportive, and everything I never had, even though we’re unconventional. I want to be the person they need me to be. I need it. But I’m afraid...that I’m crazy.