We all know what psychopathy is.Or, at least, we think we do. For decades, we have looked at psychopaths as something 'other': as monsters, or bogeyman. But psychopaths don't just exist on our screens - they exist in our communities, offices and, sometimes, in our very own families.The Psychopath Effect is the story of the psychopaths among us, those who are searingly antagonistic yet still have a job. Those who approach empathy as an optional ex...

A brilliant debut psychological thriller by a former police psychologist. Perfect for fans of Nicci French, Tana French and S. J. Watson.A plane falls out of the sky. A woman is murdered. Four people all have something to hide.Jim is a retired police officer, and worried father. His beloved daughter has disappeared and he knows something is wrong.Tom has woken up to discover that his wife was on the plane and must break the...

'Clever, gripping, utterly surprising' TAMMY COHEN'An absolute scorcher of a mystery' C.M. EWAN'Searing. A clever, compelling and innovative eco-thriller in which both literal and metaphorical fires burn through the characters' lives, changing them forever' ANNA MAZZOLAThe perfect lifeRobyn knows she's lucky. Adopted by the wealthy Sandoval family after her mother's death, her future has been mapped out for her - taking over the business tha...

'A thrill a minute - I loved it!' Clare MackintoshNO ONE KNOWS THE MIND OF A KILLER LIKE EMMA KAVANAGH.I've been watching you DS Alice Parr.I saw you trying to save the poor young woman you found in the park.The woman I tried to kill.I've been waiting for you to find her family. To find someone who cares about her.But you can't can you?You've never had a case like this.I know everythi...

_____________________________'Prepare to have your mind well and truly twisted' - HeatA woman disappearsOne moment, Selena Cole is in the playground with her children and the next, she has vanished without a trace.A woman returnsTwenty hours later, Selena is found safe and well, but with no memory of where she has been.What took place in those missing hours, and are t...

A gripping psychological thriller by a former police psychologist. Perfect for fans of Nicci French, Tana French and S. J. Watson.HE'S WATCHINGA gunman is stalking the wards of a local hospital. He's unidentified and dangerous, and has to be located. Urgently.Police Firearms Officer Aden McCarthy is tasked with tracking him down. Still troubled by the shooting of a schoolboy, Aden is determined to make amends by finding the ...

Up until yesterday I knew who I was.Up until yesterday my life wasn't a lie.Rosa Fisher is the smart girl, the good girl. At twenty-five and mid-way through a PhD in the psychology of fraud, she thinks she has herself all figured out. Until that night, when the house is dark and she is all alone, and she hears an intruder on the stairs.But the intruder isn't looking for Rosa Fisher. He's after someone else. And everything Rosa has ever known about her world ...

'This is the book for right now. This is the book for understanding burnout and then kick-starting the rebuild.' Professor Lucy Easthope'If you are coming to the end of this year feeling battered and bruised, please read this hugely consoling short book.' Sunday TimesWe are all broken at one time or another. All of us fall apart. But it is possible to take those pieces and rebuild into a stronger version of ourselves....

The first body comes as a shockThe second brings horrorThe third signals the beginning of a nightmareWhen fifteen-year-old Isla Bell finds three bodies propped against Hadrian’s Wall, her whole world falls apart. In such a close-knit community, everyone knows the victims, and the man who did it.Twenty years on and Isla has dedicated her life to forensic psychology; studying the brains of serial killers, and ...

Bodies surface and disappear, seduce and corrupt in these original stories by bestselling, award-winning female crime writers from the Killer Women crime-writing collective. Keep your eyes peeled, your ears cocked and your wits about you as twenty deliciously twisted tales take you to surprising places... 'A killer collection of dark and devious tales' Mark Billingham'A lot of women have terrified me over the years, but none quite like these...

A gunman is at large, stalking the halls of a local hospital. No one knows who he is or why he is there, and the best men in the force have been tasked to stop him. Among them is Aden, determined to do the right thing. For hospital psychologist Imogen, weighed down by troubles of her own, the presence of the gunman seems to have little to do with her, but she couldn’t be more wrong…

When three bodies are found in close succession in a tight-knit Cumbrian community, everyone knows the victims. This was fifteen years ago. Since then, there have been more deaths, but no further clues. Emilia Hellier has grown up in the shadow of a serial killer, watching her father’s hunt for the killer twist and change her family. Now she belongs to the same CID department. Now it’s her turn to figure out who has cast such a shadow over their lives.