Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Couch Carnival Caper
by G.G. Morris
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
The Two Fellows Carnival has rolled into town! Residents of Portland’s charming Alphabet District are flocking to Couch Park to enjoy the funfair’s electrifying performances. But on opening night spectators get more bang for their buck when a carnie performer bites the big one in a spectacular way. Was it an unfortunate accident? Or is something more sinister afoot?
Soon, more performers are taking their final curtain calls. Something must be done before the gig is permanently up. Enter amateur sleuth, Wanda Whipple! Navigating a cast of whacky suspects with more motives than you can shake a cinnamon churro at, Wanda must get to the bottom of the Couch Carnival Capers before she ends up with her ticket permanently punched.
A Second Helping of Crazy
by John D. Ottini
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
In A Second Helping of Crazy, author John D. Ottini has collected thirteen of his most memorable stories in one volume. Three stories were previously chosen as Finalists in the annual Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Awards competition, and the rest are a selection of the author’s personal favorites.
“This is a new author to me, as I ran across his stories when searching for short story collections. All 13 of these shorts are written well and quite entertaining and creative. I’ll read more of his work.” by Amazon Customer
The Canal Murders
by J. R. Ellis
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Life moves at a slower pace on the canals. But death always comes when you least expect it.
The last thing DS Stephanie Johnson and DS Andy Carter expected during their much-needed canal holiday was a murder. When retired folk musician Annie Shipton is found stabbed through the neck at the helm of her barge, the couple can’t help investigating the seemingly impossible crime. Nobody else boarded Annie’s boat—so how was she killed from behind?
With the method a perplexing mystery, DCI Oldroyd is summoned from Harrogate, and it’s not long before the detectives have a long list of potential suspects with a motive to want Annie dead…
Depths of Deception
by Stacy Angell Curtis
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Her parents are dead. And Bryn Marsh doesn’t want to believe allegations from the FBI–and known criminals–about her deceased mother.
Then her uncle reveals an old secret. And her world turns upside down.
Jack McKerrick would do anything to protect Bryn—as her billionaire uncle’s head of security—and as a man who wants to spend the rest of his life with her. But when a nineteenth-century corpse and new deadly threats collide with a Cat 4 hurricane, Jack will need a miracle to keep Bryn alive.
City of Destruction
by Vaseem Khan
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Bombay, 1951. A political rally ends in tragedy when India’s first female police detective, Persis Wadia, kills a lone gunman as he attempts to assassinate the divisive new defence minister, a man calling for war with India’s new post-Independence neighbours.
With the Malabar House team tasked to hunt down the assassin’s co-conspirators – aided by agents from Britain’s MI6 security service – Persis is quickly relegated to the sidelines. But then she is given a second case, the burned body of an unidentified white man found on a Bombay beach.
Annie Bot
by Sierra Greer
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
For fans of Never Let Me Go and My Dark Vanessa, a powerful, provocative novel about the relationship between a female robot and her human owner, exploring questions of intimacy, power, autonomy, and control.
Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. True, she’s not the greatest at keeping Doug’s place spotless, but she’s trying to please him. She’s trying hard.
She’s learning, too.
The Burning Stones
by Antti Tuomainen, David Hackston
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Love, murder, middle age, and a sauna to die for…
A cold-blooded killer strikes at the hottest moment: the new head of a sauna-stove company is murdered … in the sauna. Who has turned up the temperature and burned him to death? The evidence points in the direction of Anni Korpinen – top salesperson and the victim’s successor at Steam Devil.
And as if hitting middle-age, being in a marriage that has lost its purpose, and struggling with work weren’t enough, Anni realizes that she must be quicker than both the police and the murderer to uncover who is behind it all – before it’s too late…
Butcher’s Moon
by Richard Stark, Lawrence Block
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
The professional thief is out to settle old scores—and make a killing in this hard-boiled heist novel.
Butcher’s Moon is more than twice as long as most of the master heister’s adventures, and absolutely jammed with the action, violence, and nerve-jangling tension readers have come to expect.
Back in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in Slayground, Parker assembles a stunning cast of characters from throughout his career for one gigantic, blowout job: starting—and finishing—a gang war. It feels like the Parker novel to end all Parker novels.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Quick Study
by Maggie Barbieri
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
College English professor Alison Bergeron thought that dating a cute NYPD detective like Bobby Crawford would be exciting and involve a lot of riding around in cruisers and putting away sleazy crooks, but he has yet to invite her on any stakeouts. . . .
Then when a friend asks her to help him find his nephew, she goes to Bobby for advice only to find out that he already knows about the case. He pulled the boy out of the Hudson River a few days earlier. The boy’s employer calls it an accident, but Alison and Bobby aren’t convinced.
My Canvas Bag
by Lucas Kinkaid
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Mark is a young man born into a bad situation. His parents drink too much, and his family often forgets him. He works hard to hide the harsh reality of his home life from those around him. Mark does this to avoid feeling shame. He escapes the chaos of his family by spending time in nearby woods…
He constantly struggles with the judgments of others when it comes to his family. It hurts Mark when people share their negative opinions about he and his family. He is often avoided by other kids and usually not included in things.
The anger and resentment Mark feels increase as he gets older. He makes some bad decisions and gets into trouble. There comes a time when he must choose a path for his life. Mark decides to try and separate himself from the dysfunction of his family and past mistakes. He refuses to give up.
Mark realizes he has a talent for writing and then discovers himself.
The Final Sunshine
by Joseph Galloway
Kindle $2.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
The Final Sunshine is an apocalyptic thriller set in a future where the sky has fallen and the sun no longer shines. A time of darkness will come upon the Earth. Nothing on Earth will grow. There will be famine on the Earth. Extreme violence will exist. Lawlessness will become the norm as governing bodies cease to exist. Everyone will be fighting for their own survival. Many will die from the violence, famine and sickness. Wild beasts will roam the Earth and seek out humans for food. Technology will no longer exist. Transportation will no longer exist as fuel will not be available. Money will have no value as food becomes the most essential commodity. The limited available resources will only last a short period. Producing more food will be impossible without sunlight.
This catastrophe forces people to become monsters as they fight over food and resources to survive.
Episode 1 is where the sky begins to fall, and half the Earth’s population perishes during this event. The population is confused and horrified about what is happening.
Digging in the Dark
by Tom Fowler
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
When a true crime podcaster asks PI C.T. Ferguson to help review an old murder case, he accepts.
It turns out his cousin Rich was the investigating officer . . . And C.T. thinks Rich got it wrong.
Now a homicide lieutenant, Rich remembers the case. He says he got it right. But when C.T. shows him the results of a new investigation, Rich comes around to the idea that the wrong person could be in jail.
It means a very guilty man is walking free. Now, Rich and C.T. have to figure out who killed a man eight years ago. As they dig deeper, the murderer sets his sights on them.
A Life Stolen
by Vanessa Luther
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
My Father’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s
Through the initial days at home to hospital stays, living in a memory care unit, rehab stints and eventually hospice care, this book reveals many of the struggles encountered while facing Alzheimer’s in a world not quite ready for it. It is based on actual events depicted exactly as they happened while travelling the heartbreaking and harrowing road through this horrific illness. Its purpose is to give guidance and insight to others caring for loved ones with this terrible affliction, whether it is in providing helpful information, feelings of support or simply words of encouragement. Most importantly, the hope is that it will make the road for others an easier one to travel. May the many tears in this journey be the fortitude that helps others deal with the adversity from this overwhelming disease.
The Secret Room
by Jane Casey
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A closed door. An impossible murder. 2:32 p.m. Wealthy, privileged Ilaria Cavendish checks into a luxury London hotel and orders a bottle of champagne. Within the hour, her lover discovers her submerged in a bath of scalding water, dead.
At first glance it looks like an accident. No one went in with her. No one came out. But all the signs point to murder.
For DS Maeve Kerrigan, the case is a welcome distraction. But when shock news hits close to home, affecting her partner, DI Josh Derwent, she faces the toughest challenge of her career. And if she fails her world will never be the same again…
Bloodsucker County
by Jeff Strand
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Bloodsuckers—fanged and feral creatures who don’t play by the vampire rules—now far outnumber humans. All the major cities have fallen. Life is an ongoing struggle to simply survive.
However, nineteen-year-old Lance Black has spent the past several years living with his mother in Out of Harm’s Way County. The few residents there have stayed alive by not drawing attention to themselves. It’s a lonely existence, but it keeps them from falling prey to the monsters…
…until Lance, walking through the forest, finds a stranger named Bill Tremaine covered in blood. He’s so badly injured that he’ll be lucky to make it through the night.
Black Widow
by Janice Kay Johnson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A kiss good-night… Could be deadly
Jordan Hendrick has had her guard up for as long as she can remember. It was hard enough surviving an abusive past with the “hometown hero,” let alone the accusations and rumors that followed his death at her hands in self-defense. But someone wants revenge and Jordan is the number one suspect in a string of murders. Victims all connected to her—men whose only crime was going out with Jordan. So trusting her new next-door neighbor, Tom Moore, is no easy endeavor. He’s handsome, a fierce defender and stand-in bodyguard when threats zero in on Jordan. The perfect catch…or the next casualty?
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Shot Through the Book
by Eva Gates
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
In the twelfth installment of the Lighthouse Library mysteries, Lucy McNeil is back on the case, but this time she’s on the case alone.
The upcoming YA book festival at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library is bringing in renowned authors from all over the world. When best selling author Todd Harrison unexpectedly visits librarian Lucy McNeil at her Outer Banks beach house after a meeting, she is puzzled by his presence, since they’re virtually strangers. After she steps inside to get him a drink, she’s shocked to discover that he’s been murdered on her deck in the few minutes she left him alone…
The Stranger Inside
by Ruth Harrow
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Zoe invited a stranger into her home. That was her first mistake. Finally free of her abusive ex, Zoe is rebuilding her life.
Then, on a parenting forum, she meets Lisa who is going through the same thing Zoe escaped- psychological torture at the hands of a cold, controlling partner.
Zoe rescues Lisa from her evil husband, Greg, and offers her a place to stay. It’s supposed to be temporary, just until Lisa gets back on her feet.
But Lisa has no plans to leave.
The Bratva Contract
by Annie J. Rose
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I’m not his bride. I’m his property. Our marriage is a contract. Signed in blood. Paid for in power.
Dima Petrov. Bratva royalty. A king who takes without asking.
I’m meant to give him an heir and stay out of his way. But his hands don’t just claim. They punish. They possess. They make me crave the man I should fear most.
Then I’m taken by his enemies. A pawn in a game I never agreed to play. But Dima doesn’t bargain. He hunts. He destroys. He burns the world to get me back.
Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
When hometown horrors come back to haunt, friendship is salvation in a novel about childhood fears and buried secrets by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz.
As kids, outcasts Rebecca, Bobby, Spencer, and Ernie were inseparable friends in the idyllic town of Maple Grove. Three left to pursue lofty dreams—and achieved them. Only Ernie never left. When he falls into a coma, his three amigos feel an urgent need to return home. Don’t they remember people lapsing into comas back then? And those people always awoke…didn’t they?
The Memory Collectors
by Dete Meserve
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
What would you do if you could spend an hour in your past? Four strangers in the beach town of Ventura, California are about to find out.
Elizabeth aches for one more precious hour with her son who died in a senseless accident. Andy is desperate to find his first love who vanished after a whirlwind romance. Logan craves the rush of surfing and mountain climbing, yearning to reclaim the freedom he lost after a misstep landed him in a wheelchair. Brooke is looking for an hour of relief from the guilt of an unforgivable mistake.
So Drunk A Tooth’s Gotta Go
by Joy Alicia
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Writer’s Digest Humor winner, Readers’ Favorite Humor/Comedy award finalist, Los Angeles Book Festival 2025 Memoir honorable mention winner, Amazon’s #1 new release in “Humor,” June 2025.
So Drunk A Tooth’s Gotta Go is a laugh-out-loud, no-holds-barred collection of essays that turns life’s messiest moments into empowering, relatable, and wildly entertaining stories.
Written by stand-up comic Joy Alicia, this raw guide of 19 standalone essays is a bold invitation to laugh through the hookups, heartbreak, ghosting, toxic friendships, and all the awkward first dates in between.
No One Left Behind: The Complete Series
by John Walker
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Edgar Bryce thought his war was over. Then he heard the signal.
Once a decorated soldier, Bryce now roams the stars as a freelance prospector, trading danger for solitude. The battles may be behind him, but peace has never come easy. He’s drifting until a strange signal pulls him off course.
A hidden transmission. A plea for help. A distress call from human prisoners long thought lost. The authorities won’t act. Peace is too fragile. Diplomats would rather look away. But Bryce remembers what it means to wear the uniform and the unspoken vow that comes with it. He’ll have to do the impossible: form a team, cross the border, and bring them home.
Because some promises don’t expire. And some missions… choose you.
The Motel
by Nancy Savage
Kindle $0.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Pearl just checked in. To her own personal nightmare.
Things aren’t going well for Pearl Fuller. Reeling from a breakup and struggling to make ends meet, she’s sleeping on her ex’s couch and working nights at The Driftwood Motel.
The same motel that years ago was the scene of the legendary Berkman murder. They say that room 52 has been empty ever since that night. But if that’s true why can Pearl see someone moving around in there? And why is she the only one who can hear that eerie voice?
Big Easy
by Eric Wilder
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Step into the sultry streets of New Orleans and immerse yourself in a world of voodoo, mystery, and murder in this gripping crime thriller. N.O.P.D. homicide detective Tony Nicosia faces the greatest challenge of his career: a sadistic serial killer who delights in ritualistic murders of his victims. With voodoo as the only link, Tony enlists the help of urban French Quarter private investigator Wyatt Thomas and voodoo mambo Mama Mulate to unravel the paranormal mystery and bring the killer to justice.
As Tony and Mama delve deeper into the world of voodoo, they uncover a shocking truth: the killer is none other than a former U.S. senator and a prominent member of New Orleans’ high society. Is he a demon, psychic, shapeshifter, vampire, voodoo spirit, or all of the above? With the clock ticking and the stakes higher than ever, Tony must navigate the dark, treacherous waters of local politics and mob corruption to stop the ominous killer before it’s too late.
EMBRACE THE WIND
by Susan Denning
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
What is the cost of living life on your own terms? For a young woman on the American Frontier, the price can be high. Aislynn Maher trusted the wrong man. To conceal her disgrace, she abandons her job, her home, her family and friends. She turns to the raw, contentious US marshal of the Wyoming Territory, Orrin Sage, who is hiding a guilty secret of his own. Setting out alone, Aislynn brings her optimism and determination to Cheyenne. But in this rough town, with its prejudice, violence and lawlessness, it’s not just difficult to do what you believe is right─ it’s potentially deadly. This unlikely love story details real triumphs and tragedies from frontier women’s letters, diaries and newspapers of the day, and places Aislynn in the center of their history. EMBRACE THE WIND illuminates an intimate picture of the American frontier; the story of the women who changed the West and helped forge the freedoms we enjoy today.
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Dolphin Bay Cozy Mysteries – Complete Collection
by Leena Clover
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Complete 9 book cozy mystery series that has entertained thousands! Widowed cafe owner Anna Butler uncovers shocking secrets from her past as she tries to prove she did not murder her husband. Packed with twists you never saw coming, every book in this series leaves readers wanting more.
Fifty five year old Anna Butler is busy testing cupcake recipes, trying to cope with the loss of her beloved husband. When the license for her dream cafe is rejected, Anna realizes the local mayor will never stop making her life difficult. The formidable woman has already turned half the town against her, all because she has a silly notion that Anna killed her husband.
Take it to the Limit
by Linda Opdyke
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Nashville P.I.’s Ethan and Michele Jenks ignite a pulse pounding showdown against a biker bar’s sinister sex trafficking ring.
Husband and wife Nashville P.I.’s Ethan and Michele (Mickey) Jenks own separate investigative agencies. He’s a seasoned pro that loves dangerous undercover work. She’s brand new and believes her skills match her husband’s, but inexperience lands her in one dangerous situation after another.
She’s hired to find a girl who disappeared from Hellbound, a notorious biker bar. He’s infiltrated a sex trafficking ring run out of that same bar. Unknown to her, they’re working the same case, but from very different angles. The bar’s hardcore biker owner uses a double-dealing journalist to manipulate Mickey into revealing how Ethan got inside and what he’s uncovered, with deadly results.
An Inquiry into Love and Death
by Simone St. James
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A young woman searches for the truth behind her uncle’s mysterious death in a town haunted by a restless ghost in this gripping novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases.
Oxford student Jillian Leigh works day and night to keep up with her studies—so to leave at the beginning of the term is next to impossible. But after her uncle Toby, a renowned ghost hunter, is killed in a fall off a cliff, she must drive to the seaside village of Rothewell to pack up his belongings.
Almost immediately, unsettling incidents—a book left in a cold stove, a gate swinging open on its own—escalate into terrifying events that convince Jillian an angry spirit is trying to enter the house.
The Secret Hours
by Mick Herron
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A gripping spy thriller from the bestselling author of Slow Horses, about a disastrous MI5 mission in Cold War Berlin—an absolute must-read for Slough House fans.
Set in the MI5 world of Slow Horses, now an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ starring Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas.
Two years ago, a hostile prime minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating “historical over-reaching” by the British Secret Service. Monochrome’s mission was to ferret out any hint of misconduct by any MI5 officer—and allowed Griselda Fleet and Malcolm Kyle, the two civil servants seconded to the project, unfettered access to any and all confidential information in the Service archives in order to do so.
The Fifth Survivor: The Ultimate Collection
by Angel Ramon
Kindle $0.99 Rating: New Release #ad
The ultimate Gamelit/LitRPG horror collection is here! All ten books of The Fifth Survivor series and three spinoffs all in one epic collection of mayhem and zombies!
ZOMBIES AND BACON RULE! The series where the worlds of Charles Bronson and Resident Evil combine into an episodic book series! Who says old men can’t be badass vigilantes? A middle-aged journalist turned vigilante will show he can kick some serious zombie butt and save the friggin world while maintaining his unhealthy bacon obsession.
A Savage Place
by Robert B. Parker
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
TV reporter Candy Sloan has eyes the color of cornflowers and legs that stretch all the way to heaven. She also has somebody threatening to rearrange her lovely face if she keeps on snooping into charges of Hollywood racketeering.
Spenser’s job is to keep Candy healthy until she breaks the biggest story of her career. But her star witness has just bowed out with three bullets in his chest, two tough guys have doubled up to test Spenser’s skill with his fists, and Candy is about to use her own sweet body as live bait in a deadly romantic game–a game that may cost Spenser his life.
Killers of the Flower Moon
by David Grann
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.
Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered.
Everyone Is Watching
by Heather Gudenkauf
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
A mysterious high-stakes game proves life-threatening in this twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest
The Best Friend. The Confidant. The Senator. The Boyfriend. The Executive.
Five contestants have been chosen to compete for ten million dollars on the game show One Lucky Winner. The catch? None of them knows what (or who) to expect, and it will be live streamed all over the world. Completely secluded in an estate in Northern California, with strict instructions not to leave the property and zero contact with the outside world, the competitors start to feel a little too isolated.