Books like The Sinner by Petra Hammesfahr

Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, shoots her husband Gabriel and then falls silent, becoming a media sensation. In North London’s Grove secure unit, psychotherapist Theo Faber devotes himself to uncovering why she became the Silent Patient and his own true motives.

When a commuter train ride turns into a shocking glimpse of another life, Rachel’s curiosity pulls her deep into a murder mystery that challenges her own sense of reality.

A 2012 crime thriller that explores a marriage in turmoil as one wife disappears, leaving her husband to confront suspicion and secrets.

When Libby Day’s family is brutally murdered, she blames her older brother Ben, who is imprisoned for life. Twenty‑four years later, a coaxing group suggests Ben’s innocence and forces Libby to revisit the night’s trauma and unravel the truth.

A psychological thriller about a psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who calls himself the Son of Lindbergh, and a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology who must outmaneuver him.

Reporter Camille Preaker returns to her hometown after a brief stay in a psychiatric hospital to cover the murders of two preteen girls, and must confront the trauma of her own past to uncover the truth.

When a series of brutal jogger killings in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park baffles local police, D.C. detective Alex Cross must chase the merciless killer, the Mastermind, across the United States to protect his life and reputation.

Detective Alex Cross investigates a series of bank robberies with a mysterious criminal named the Mastermind, who demands precise instructions and will kill bank employees if the demands are not followed to the letter.

Alex Cross investigates a network of slave traders who are buying and selling beautiful women as slaves.

Alex Cross, the FBI agent, returns as a psychologist in D.C., tracking a serial rapist that resurfaces from a past case involving his wife's murder.

A serial killer with a penchant for Hollywood stars is on the loose in Los Angeles, forcing FBI Agent Alex Cross to investigate a case that could change everything.

Alex Cross uncovers a new pair of rivals and a mysterious serial murderer in Washington and Paris, seeking revenge and justice for Gary Soneji's suicide and the murder of his fiancee.

Detective Alex Cross investigates a case of serial murders in Washington, D.C., and uncovers a terrifying secret about his beloved grandmother.

Austin radio host Paris Bell faces a deadly threat when a jealous listener, “Valentino,” vows revenge after she advises his girlfriend. Racing against time, she teams with a police psychologist to stop the kidnapping and protect herself.

Syn has kept his side hustle as a mercenary a secret from the Black Dagger Brotherhood. When he takes another hit job, he not only crosses the path of the vampire race’s new enemy, but also that of a half-breed in danger of dying during her transition. Jo Early has no idea what her true nature is, and when a mysterious man appears out of the darkness, she is torn between their erotic connection and the sense that something is very wrong. Fate anointed Butch O’Neal as the Dhestroyer, the fulfiller of the prophecy that foresees the end of the Omega. As the war with the Lessening Society comes to a head, Butch gets an unexpected ally in Syn. But can he trust the male—or is the warrior with the bad past a deadly complication? With time running out, Jo gets swept up in the fighting and must join with Syn and the Brotherhood against true evil. In the end, will love true prevail…or was the prophecy wrong all along?

A gripping psychological suspense novel set in Dublin, focusing on two detectives investigating a series of murders in the woods.

In Vienna’s 1903 St. Florian Military School, cadet murder forces psychoanalytic detective Doctor Max Liebermann to probe sadist cadets, dark school secrets, and espionage while navigating forbidden love and Habsburg intrigue.

A dark contemporary romance in which a woman who grew up surrounded by privilege and secrecy becomes entangled with a powerful and obsessive man, exploring themes of power, abuse, and forbidden desire.