Mind Thriller

The eccentric Olive Kettering swore someone was trying to harm her. Too bad no one listened, though plenty wanted her dead. When Olive is shot and killed, Mrs. Jeffries has no problem speaking her mind to see justice served.

Our brains are noisy; certain regions are always grinding away at involuntary activities like daydreaming, worrying about the future, and self-chatter, taking up to forty-seven percent of our waking time. This is mindwandering—and while it can tug your attention away from the present, cognitive neuroscientist Moshe Bar is here to tell you about the method behind this apparent madness. Mindwandering is the first popular book to explore this multi-faceted phenomenon of your wandering mind and introduces you to the new, exciting research behind it.

Kenzie is covering a high-society wedding in New York when she learns her investigative reporter friend, Liesl, has been murdered. The last time she spoke to Liesl, Kenzie asked her to look into a cold case–a man who drugged and raped young women.

The rules were simple: complete the mission, disappear, and stay out of sight. But rules were never Jack Noble’s strong suit. When a deadly betrayal leaves him framed for murder, he finds himself hunted by enemies on both sides of the law. Every escape route is cut off. Every ally is compromised. But Jack doesn’t run. Not from men like these. From the murky back alleys of Europe to covert operations that lead him into the heart of a conspiracy, Jack sets out to clear his name the only way he knows how—by taking down the men who put him in their crosshairs.

Jack Noble is no stranger to danger. Tasked with eliminating Brett Taylor—a man as deadly as Jack himself—he expects a simple mission. But when Jack dives deeper into Taylor’s shadowy past, he finds a man hunted not just by enemies, but by a betrayal that reaches the highest levels of power. As the clock ticks down, Jack races through a web of lies, facing enemies on all sides, questioning every command, and uncovering secrets that could destroy them both. Is Taylor a ruthless killer or an unlikely ally? The truth could cost Jack everything he holds dear.

Heidi Lucy has a secret—a big one. A scary, dangerous, ugly one. There’s just one problem: thanks to a mysterious head wound, she can’t seem to remember what that secret is. In order to regain her lost memories, Heidi sets out to retrace her steps—followed grudgingly by Soren, a faithful patron of her little bookshop and the less-than-thrilled recipient of the cryptic voicemail she can’t remember leaving. But her journey gets derailed when one of Heidi’s customers drops dead in the middle of her shop, and it isn’t long before both Heidi and Soren come under suspicion.

Rachel Hatch is sent on an off-the-book fact-finding mission, a favor for Jordan Tracy, her team leader at Talon Executive Services. The task seems simple enough. Turn over enough stones is bound to find some dirt, and in some cases, a snake. Retired detective Harvey Linden becomes an unwilling pawn in a deadly game of chess. Haunted by a career-defining arrest shrouded in controversy.

When Kenzie’s friend asks her to investigate the sudden disappearance of his happily married brother-in-law, she doesn’t expect it to lead to a dark family secret and a vengeful voodoo curse.

Remember Noodle, Indiana? So does Caleb. It ain’t Noodle anymore. And it’s all Caleb’s fault. At least that’s how he sees it. And why not? Caleb brought hell to Noodle during his last visit. Specifically, multiple assassins looking to collect on a sizable contract on his head, caring less than nothing about how they’d turn the town into a post-apocalyptic mess.

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.

Twelve-year-old Crispin has lived on the streets since he was nine - with only his wits and his daring to sustain him, and only his silent dog, Harley, to call his friend. He is always on the move, never lingering in any one place long enough to risk being discovered. Still, there are certain places he returns to. In the midst of the tumultuous city, they are havens of solitude: like the hushed environs of St. Mary Salome Cemetery, a place where Crispin can feel at peace - safe, at least for a while, from the fearsome memories that plague him... and seep into his darkest nightmares.

Mind control, also known as brainwashing, involves a unique selection of tools and techniques that will allow you to lead people in conversations and establish connections that have them genuinely wanting to do whatever you have asked them to do. In many instances, they will even do so thinking it was their idea to do so, and that you haven't planted the idea in their mind at all.

In the gripping world of Maddie Castle, every fire ignites a deeper mystery. When community developer Brandon Adams faces a series of arson attacks, he enlists Maddie's help, unaware that the flames are just the beginning of a much larger intrigue. As Maddie delves into the case, she uncovers a web of environmental activism, strained family ties, and hidden agendas. But the closer Maddie gets to the truth, the more dangerous her path becomes.

The enigmatic Mr Reeder investigates eight cases involving baffling burglary and blackmail, mendacious and merciless murderers, and cruel convicts and convincing cons, using his criminal mind to solve these unusual and peculiar mysteries. A lot of his inquiries involve Margaret Belman, a very pretty and appealing young lady who lives nearby, and the detective finds himself more and more attracted to this femme fatale. Surely these feelings cannot be mutual....

Jackson Clay has been many things to law enforcement in his time helping those who have needed it most. Witness. Ally. Asset. But there’s one thing he’s never been… The prime suspect. Until now. When his ex-wife, Nathalie, is brutally killed along a lonely stretch of highway, the evidence points to Jackson. His efforts to clear his name and grieve the only woman he ever truly loved thrust him head-first into the investigation, but what he learns may be even more heartbreaking than Nathalie’s death. Nathalie received a phone call in the weeks leading up to her death. The caller?

The discovery of a rusty old camera sends Kenzie on the trail of a cold case in the heart of the Everglades. Decades ago, a series of unsolved disappearances haunted the area, with locals whispering about a phantom-like figure dubbed "The Night Watchman."Kenzie, compelled by the disturbing photographs, dives into the history, uncovering unsettling folklore and forgotten testimonies. As she and Reid venture deeper into the marshlands, they find evidence suggesting that the "Night Watchman" might be more than just a legend.

At an exclusive school somewhere outside of Arlington, Virginia, students aren’t taught history, geography, or mathematics—at least not in the usual ways. Instead, they are taught to persuade. Here the art of coercion has been raised to a science .Students harness the hidden power of...

Dr. Tim Dare is a forensic psychiatrist whose life is in a mess: his wife has just left him to find herself; his mother is being sued for libel by a small-town mayor over a mystery novel; he’s been made the monitor of a man just out of psychiatric hospital, a man he considers a psychopathic murderer; he’s being hauled before a disciplinary committee for “misplacing” a file; one of his patients is “transferring” feelings to him rather too romantically; and now someone’s threatening to kill him. He thinks he needs to see a shrink himself.

London. Jake swore he’d go straight. Desperate to keep his promise never to steal again, the reformed conman takes a risky job carrying high-value packages for giant corporations. But after he uses his powers to complete a delivery on time, Jake is horrified when a demon tracks him down and causes the death of his contact. Tormented by dreams of killing everyone he loves, the reluctant hero fears his inner darkness will doom his few friends and allies.

Failure has never been an option for Rachel Hatch. A promise made to a teenage girl trapped by a powerful human trafficking ring must be kept. Hatch's search takes her deep into Mexico, where the rules are different and the enemies are numerous. Finding the girl is only half of the problem. Getting her back home proves to be just as difficult, if not more so. With two rival cartels on the brink of war and Hatch caught in the middle, she must use everything in her arsenal to survive.