Monday’s Mystery eBooks
THE CHRISTMAS MARKET MURDER
by PETER BOLAND
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A dead body. A locked Christmas stall with no way in or out.
A cunning killer who’s gone before the tea’s gone cold.
Christmas in Southbourne should be all twinkly lights and festive cheer, but Fiona, Daisy, and Partial Sue — the retired trio who run Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop — have little to celebrate. What with the elusive ‘Southbourne Stalker’ prowling the streets of their sleepy seaside town, they’re in need of a little seasonal magic.
Winter’s Malice
by Belinda G. Buchanan
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Three bodies in the span of twenty-four hours…
It’s the dead of winter, and in Weeping Rock, South Dakota—a small town crippled by racism, drugs, and violence—Sheriff’s Deputy Liam Matthews has his work cut out for him when he steps in to take over the duties of sheriff from his father, who for far too long has turned a blind eye to certain crimes for what he says is the overall good of the town…
With two seemingly unrelated murders, Liam is judged at every turn of his investigation by the local population, Hector’s reality TV star wife Kiki Grey, and his own father. Upon uncovering a tangled web of desperation, lies, and greed, the mounting pressure inside Liam to do the right thing becomes jaded when the skeletal remains of a third victim is found in a submerged car, bringing to the forefront a long-buried secret of his own—and threatening his already troubled marriage to his wife—as his past and present collide.
Watching You
by Helen Fields
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On the dark streets of Edinburgh, a killer is waiting.
When a body is found, it is only the beginning. Soon there will be seven more.
In the city’s hospital, renowned surgeon Beth Waterfall is grieving.
Her beloved only daughter fell prey to a vicious stalker a year previously – and now he’s coming for her too.
Murder Machine
by Gene Mustain, Jerry Capeci
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They were the DeMeo gang – the most deadly hit men in organized crime. Their Mafia higher-ups came to know, use, and ultimately fear them as the Murder Machine. They killed for profit and for pleasure, following cold-blooded plans and wild whims, from the mean streets of New York to the Florida Gold Coast, and from coast to coast.
Now complete with personal revelations of one of the key players, this is the savage story that leaves no corpse unturned in its terrifying telling.
Hour of the Witch
by Chris Bohjalian
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A young Puritan woman—faithful, resourceful, but afraid of the demons that dog her soul—plots her escape from a violent marriage in this riveting and propulsive novel of historical suspense.
Boston, 1662. Mary Deerfield is twenty-four-years-old. Her skin is porcelain, her eyes delft blue, and in England she might have had many suitors. But here in the New World, amid this community of saints, Mary is the second wife of Thomas Deerfield, a man as cruel as he is powerful. When Thomas, prone to drunken rage, drives a three-tined fork into the back of Mary’s hand, she resolves that she must divorce him to save her life.
Murder on a Lonely Road
by Beth Hundsdorfer, George Pawlaczyk
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A brutal murder that shocked residents of Missouri – and a killer it took 25 years to bring to justice…
On June 17, 1985, twenty-year-old beauty pageant winner Jackie Johns’s car was found abandoned, the interior drenched in blood. Four days later, her bludgeoned, nude body was found floating in a nearby lake. Sheriff Dwight McNiel vowed to catch Jackie’s killer, however long it took. His prime suspect: local rich kid Gerald Carnahan. But despite suspicions, the evidence never managed to add up, and Carnahan slipped away again and again.
Double Take
by Catherine Coulter
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FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock are joined by one of their own and a Virginia sheriff in an extraordinary case that immerses them in the world of psychic visions, mind benders, and communications with the dead
It’s been more than six months since her husband’s brutal death, and Julia Ransom is just beginning to breathe again. She loved her husband, renowned psychic August Ransom, but the media frenzy that followed his murder sapped what little strength she had left. Now, after dinner with friends, strolling along San Francisco’s Pier 39, she realizes that she’s happy. Standing at the railing, she savors the sounds around her-tourists, seals on a barge-and for a moment enjoys the sheer normalcy of it all. And then it comes to an end.
THE WAITING HOUSE
by Lisette Brodey
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From the author of Hotel Obscure…
Once an opulent hotel for lovers of the Hollywood lifestyle, today the imposing building survives, somewhere, as an apartment house for those who wait. Not all know what they’re waiting for, but the residents live in flawed concert with those of undetermined existence, among relics of the past, as they wait for answers, for lost loved ones, and for purpose.
While the stories feature different characters, many of whom are recurring, each tale couples with its own unique reality … and is narrated by Conrad, the “grand master.” There is an overall story arc: part literary fiction, part Twilight Zone … both with a healthy dose of dark humor.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
The Secrets Between Us
by Cyan Michaels
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Amy is married to her dream man. She’s about to wake up.
Amy Taylor thought she knew her husband Craig. A quiet tech expert, devoted father, reliable partner in their suburban life.
But then she finds the photo that changes everything. The image shows a boy identical to their son – but taken at a school he doesn’t attend. Is it possible Craig has another child?
Craig is away on business for the weekend. So Amy has 72 hours to figure out who she’s living with. And it’s so much worse than anything she could ever have imagined…
Secrets in the Cauldron
by Alexandria Clarke
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A witch, a ghost, and a very nosy town. Morgan Summers must uncover the truth behind a chilling murder… or risk losing her freedom, her home, and her cozy life forever.
A young witch living in a quaint, magically infused small town. As she hones her craft, she stumbles upon a series of mysterious events tied to the town’s history and its hidden magical undercurrents. With the help of her quirky friends and her own spell-casting skills, she investigates strange occurrences, uncovering long-buried secrets that test her courage and wit.
Got You
by Erik Therme
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Sisterhood can be fatal.
Leah has never been close to her younger half-sister, but she’s not surprised to get a frantic phone call late at night, asking for a ride. Amanda’s life has always been a snarled mess of bad choices and boyfriends, and it’s common for her to resurface mid-crisis.
But this time is different. Amanda is adamant about getting to the neighboring town of Belmont but won’t say why—only that her five-year-old son is in danger. But Amanda doesn’t have any kids.
Before Leah can get answers, Amanda runs into the road and is killed by a passing car…
The Jefferson Key
by Steve Berry
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Bonus short story The Devil’s Gold
Four presidents of the United States have been assassinated—in 1865, 1881, 1901, and 1963—each murder seemingly unrelated. But what if those presidents were all killed for the shocking same reason: a clause contained in the United States Constitution? This is the question faced by former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone. When President Danny Daniels is nearly killed in the heart of Manhattan, Malone risks his life to foil the murder—only to find himself at odds with the Commonwealth, a secret society of pirates first assembled during the American Revolution. Racing across the nation and taking to the high seas, Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt must break a secret cipher originally possessed by Thomas Jefferson, unravel a mystery concocted by Andrew Jackson, and unearth a document forged by the Founding Fathers themselves—one powerful enough to make the Commonwealth unstoppable.
Edge of Eternity
by Ken Follett
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Ken Follett’s extraordinary historical epic, the Century Trilogy, reaches its sweeping, passionate conclusion.
In Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, Ken Follett followed the fortunes of five international families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—as they made their way through the twentieth century. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, from civil rights, assassinations, mass political movements, and Vietnam to the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution—and rock and roll.
Undercover Connection & Cowboy Accomplice
by Heather Graham, B.J. Daniels
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Undercover Connection by New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham: With desire igniting between them, can the two set aside their distrust and work together to bring down the brutal mobsters?
Cowboy Accomplice by New York Times bestselling author B.J. Daniels: Reliable cowboy J.T. McCall only cares about cattle. But when city girl Regina Holland is hired on the ranch and becomes the target of a murderer, it’s up to J.T. to keep his new employee safe. Of course, the pair never counted on falling for each other…
The House We Grew Up In
by Lisa Jewell
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From the New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True and Then She Was Gone comes an unforgettable saga that follows the Bird family and how one tragedy ripples throughout their lives for years.
Meet the picture-perfect Bird family: pragmatic Meg, dreamy Beth, and towheaded twins Rory and Rhys, one an adventurous troublemaker, the other his slighter, more sensitive counterpart. Their father is a sweet, gangly man, but it’s their beautiful, free-spirited mother Lorelei who spins at the center. In those early years, Lorelei tries to freeze time by filling their simple brick house with precious mementos. Easter egg foils are her favorite. Craft supplies, too. She hangs all of the children’s art, to her husband’s chagrin.
Taken from Home
by Eric Francis
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The acclaimed true crime writer tears the mask off of the perfect father, who committed a grisly murder that Grand Junction, Colorado, will never forget.
Grand Junction, Colorado, 2001: When Michael Blagg’s adoring wife, Jennifer, and his six year-old-daughter, Abby, disappeared from their home, Michael led the charge to find them, even going so far as to make a nationwide appeal on Good Morning America for information. But seven months later, investigators found Jennifer’s remains in a Mesa County landfill, and things took a darker turn . . .
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
The Copenhagen Connection
by Elizabeth Peters
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A strange twist of fate at the Copenhagen Airport brings Elizabeth Jones face to face with her idol, the brilliant, eccentric historian Margaret Rosenberg. An even stranger accident makes Elizabeth the esteemed scholar’s new private assistant. But luck can go from good to bad in an instant—and less than twenty-four hours later, the great lady is kidnapped by persons unknown.
Suddenly desperate in a foreign land, Elizabeth must cast her lot with Rosenberg’s handsome, insufferable son Christian in hopes of finding her vanished benefactor.
Havana Storm
by Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler
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Renowned marine adventurer Dirk Pitt returns to stem a toxic outbreak.
While investigating a toxic outbreak in the Caribbean Sea that may ultimately threaten the United States, Pitt unwittingly becomes involved in something even more dangerous – a post-Castro power struggle for the control of Cuba.
Meanwhile, Pitt’s children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, are on an investigation of their own, chasing an Aztec stone that may reveal the whereabouts of a vast historical Aztec treasure. The problem is, that stone was believed to have been destroyed on the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898, which brings the pair both to Cuba as well – and squarely into harm’s way.
Watch Her Fall
by Erin Kelly
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I WATCHED HER RISE
Ava has devoted her life to being the best at what she does. Now she’s at the top, she has the world at her feet.
I TRACKED HER EVERY MOVE
Except, the feeling of success isn’t what Ava expected. She’s lonely and paranoid – and terrified. Because someone is watching her. A rival who wants what she has and is prepared to kill to get it.
AND NOW I’LL WATCH HER FALL
A Matter of Providence
by Gail McGuire
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When desperate times meet ruthless scoundrels, innocents suffer. Can one boy avenge the destructive deeds of an encroaching underworld and survive?
1930’s, Idaho. Growing up in a large and humble family during the Great Depression, Luke Bennum knows how precarious life can be. He works hard to help his family prevail against widespread hardship. But when an evil interloper moves in and preys on his community, he feels compelled to make a stand. Then tragedy strikes close to home, and the struggle becomes personal.
Gathering uncommon allies and uncovering clues, he discovers a dark path of destruction that brought this evil to his world. His frustration grows as these criminals escape justice at every turn.
29 Seconds
by T. M. Logan
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Sarah is a young professor struggling to prove herself in a workplace controlled by the charming and manipulative Alan Hawthorne. A renowned scholar and television host, Hawthorne rakes in million-dollar grants for the university where Sarah works—so his inappropriate treatment of female colleagues behind closed doors has gone unchallenged for years. And Sarah is his newest target.
When Hawthorne’s advances become threatening, Sarah is left with nowhere to turn. Until the night she witnesses an attempted kidnapping of a young child on her drive home, and impulsively jumps in to intervene.
Sundown
by Sherri Fulmer Moorer
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What is it about that cursed playground that keeps drawing me back?
The more it decays, the more haunted I am by that mystery twenty years ago that we never spoke of after that strange October day. Then the call came, and it was beyond control the moment the sun sank below the horizon and destiny drew me back to finish what it started.
Pale as Death
by Heather Graham
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From the dark depths of Hollywood’s past
The crime scene is horrific: the corpse of a young actress, drained of blood and cut in two. LAPD Detective Sophie Manning’s new case is high-profile and difficult—there’s no evidence to work with. And it’s a disturbing echo of the infamous Black Dahlia killing. Sophie is burning the candle at both ends, desperate to catch the murderer before he strikes again, when she starts to experience inexplicable visits…from ghosts.
Bruce McFadden has a particular talent that can help Sophie – he can speak with the dead.
Dragon’s Unwanted Love
by Serena Meadows
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He never wanted a mate. Fate gave him one anyway.
Jackson Howe has spent years concealing his dragon-shifter identity while pursuing his medical training. To him, attachments are liabilities—dangerous ones, especially when a single slip could expose everything he’s fought to protect.
Abby Stewart is focused on healing lives and proving her worth in a demanding profession. She’s confident in her skills, not in surrendering to distractions. Every time Jackson is near, though, something stirs—intense and undeniable.
The MACH-10 PM
by Jason Riggs
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The MACH-10 PM™: AI-Powered Product Management at Hypersonic Speed
★ Top 25 Amazon Bestseller in Business Strategy & Decision-Making
AI Product Management is evolving at hypersonic speed. The rules have changed. Lead at MACH-10 with the definitive playbook for AI-powered product leadership.
Methodical roadmaps and incremental gains no longer win. Speed without clarity is chaos. Clarity without speed is irrelevant. Artificial intelligence isn’t just another tool — it’s a tectonic shift redefining how we work, lead, and compete.
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Sealed with a Hiss
by Rita Mae Brown
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When a decades-forgotten car bobs to the surface of a local creek, with a body still in the driver’s seat, it’s up to Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen and her beloved cats and dogs to save the day, in this latest mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author, Sneaky Pie Brown.
Spring is in full bloom, and everything is blossoming just right for Harry in Crozet, Virginia. Restorations to the long-shuttered local segregated school are nearly complete, and the school will be renamed to commemorate an important community member. To honor the former students, Harry and her friends are hard at work planning a reunion. It’s a big affair, and the crew spends their days hanging plaques at the gym, arranging food, and writing speeches.
Law and Disorder & Secret Bodyguard
by Heather Graham, B.J. Daniels
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BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTION. Reader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors.
Law and Disorder by Heather Graham: Undercover FBI agent Nick Connolly has met Kody before and knows she might very well blow his cover. Though determined to maintain his facade, he can’t let Kody die. He won’t. And his decision to change his own rules of law and order are about to make all hell break loose.
Secret Bodyguard by B.J. Daniels: Undercover cop Jesse McCall is assigned to watch a mobster’s daughter, but when Amanda Crowe’s baby is kidnapped, Jesse will compromise everything he values to make things right for her and her daughter.
Empire: The Complete Collection
by Tim Goff
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Like Lovecraft wrote Game of Thrones! Winning the demon war was the easy part. Rebuilding the Empire is a nightmare.
Wealthy commoner Tia Samos ventures across the tottering Solarian Empire to find a highborn husband. Accompanying Tia is Rebecca, her gypsy maid and minstrel; her protector, Sir Peter Cortez, a bitter warrior weary of bloodshed; and her carriage driver, Kyle, a haunted veteran with a knack for magic, each searching for a new life in a nation that they no longer recognize…
The Complete Miss Marple Collection
by Agatha Christie
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The Complete Miss Marple Collection gathers together all of Agatha Christie’s novels featuring her beloved intrepid investigator, Miss Marple. It’s an unparalleled compendium of murder, mayhem, mystery, and detection that represents some of the finest crime fiction in the field, and is an essential omnibus for Christie fans.
Bullets in the Briar
by Kimber Silver
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The discovery of a mutilated body on remote farmland is only the start of Sheriff Lincoln James’ latest investigation. A mysterious religious sect and an intimidating biker gang add fuel to the fire. Within the sheriff’s circle of friends is someone with a hidden connection – If only she’d be willing to step forward…
To add to his problems, Lincoln has a fiercely contested election to win if he’s going to continue as sheriff. His opponent is a smooth out-of-towner who is making friends among the local people, so it’s going to be a fight.
Honest Illusions
by Nora Roberts
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A man and a woman who thrive on danger and deception find explosive passion in this compelling novel where nothing is as it seems—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.
The daughter of a world-renowned magician, Roxy Nouvelle has inherited her father’s talents—and his penchant for jewel thievery. Into this colorful worlds comes Luke Callahan, an escape artist who captures her heart—and keeps secrets that could shatter all her illusions…
The Trophy Wife
by Diana Diamond
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For the readers of Olivia Goldsmith and Susan Isaacs comes a dramatic – and fun – thriller with an over-the-top ending that will leave readers gasping.
For twenty-five years Emily Childs has been the perfect wife. She has devoted herself completely to her successful husband, Walter, on his climb to the top of the banking world, kept his home, raised his children, and entertained his clients. Now he is about to dump her for the younger, more beautiful Angela Hilliard, the perfect trophy for his life of conspicuous achievement.
Silent Children
by Ramsey Campbell
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Once upon a time there was a man who loved children. He loved them so much he tried to save them from their imperfect parents. Unfortunately, Hector Woollie didn’t work for Child Protective Services . . . and the children he rescued, he murdered.
Once upon a time, Leslie had a happy marriage, a happy son, and a happy life. Now divorced, she is trapped in ongoing battles with her ex-husband, Roger, especially over their newly-adolescent son, Ian.
When Ian and his young stepsister disappear, Roger insists the boy kidnapped the girl, while Leslie thinks Ian might have run away. She prays that her son is near and will come home soon.
Sugar and Spite
by M. C. Beaton, R.W. Green
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Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton’s cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin—the star of her own hit T.V. series—is back on the case again.
When a series of deaths within the small Cotswolds birdwatching community begins to unravel her village, Agatha and her team at Raisin Investigators are certain there has been foul play involved. Now, they must dig up decades’ worth of tempestuous relationships and simmering secrets among the birdwatching enthusiasts of the village in order to prevent any further deaths.