Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Murders of a Feather
by Eileen Brady
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It’s February in the Hudson Valley and Oak Falls veterinarian Dr. Kate is once again up to her galoshes in corpses
Hudson Valley winters can be brutal…and deadly! Dr. Kate is once again on the case (not to mention thin ice) after discovering a young engaged couple frozen to death in the lake. To make matters worse, her temporary receptionist appears to have overdosed from a recreational sedative used at the animal hospital. Kate barely has time to dread Valentine’s Day (and the fact that she’s alone on this holiday, once again) as the police investigation shows that all three fatalities are in fact homicides.
Hidden Bodies
by Caroline Kepnes
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In the compulsively readable sequel to her widely acclaimed debut novel, You, Caroline Kepnes weaves a tale that Booklist calls “the love child of Holden Caulfield and Patrick Bateman.”
In Hidden Bodies, the basis for season two of the hit Netflix series, You, Joe Goldberg returns.
Joe is no stranger to hiding bodies. In the past ten years, this thirty-something has buried four of them, collateral damage in his quest for love. Now he’s heading west to Los Angeles, the city of second chances, determined to put his past behind him.
The Devil’s Code
by Michael Wood
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A BRUTAL MURDER When Isaac McFadden is found with the dismembered body of a young man in the boot of his car, it’s an easy conviction for the jury. But, then a notebook is discovered in Isaac’s house, and the police believe they have a serial killer on their hands.
A CRYPTIC CODE Within the pages of the notebook is a chart written in a code, which DI Linus Sutton believes holds the location of more bodies. Made up of seemingly random words, numbers and symbols, and with a suspect who is refusing to talk, Sutton enlists the help of Forensic Psychologist Dr Olivia Winter.
THE FINAL GIRL
Answer at your own risk
by S Thiel
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A woman is trapped in a vicious cycle of death and resurrection. The killers change. Their voices are different. But the one thing she always remembers? The unshakable fear when the killer came for her.
No one else can hear the calls. But for her, it’s a countdown to the next brutal death.
With each resurrection, her memories fade, leaving only fear—and the hope that she can leave a warning for her future self before it’s too late. To break free, she must outsmart whoever came to hunt her.
Beloved Evolution
by Deborah Lamoreaux
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A successful content creator and her most influential client are brought together by a powerful Archangel for a specific purpose – to cripple the Verndari Agenda. To score one for humanity as they break the fake aliens’ stranglehold on their country’s poor and most vulnerable citizens.
Raphael, God’s trusted messenger, communicates with them through
intricate dreams and wondrous signs. He weaves an incredible tale, inviting them to embrace personal growth through timely challenges and blessings, amid the very real threat posed by Earth’s exiled angels.
Instead, he should have issued one single, simple instruction – Don’t. Die.
The Other Side of the Door
by Nicci French
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Who is more dangerous? An enemy, a friend, or a lover?
When Bonnie Graham arrives at her boyfriend’s apartment in London, she is horrified to discover a dead body in a pool of blood on the floor. But she doesn’t call the police. Bonnie hides the corpse and then carefully wipes away any evidence she
was ever there.
Bonnie is a music teacher who spent a long, hot summer in London rehearsing with a band to play at a friend’s wedding. It was supposed to be fun, but the band members find the complicated knots of their friendships—some old, some new—unraveling as the days themselves unwind. What was meant to be a summer of happiness, love, and music turns deadly as lovers betray one another, passions turn murderous, and friendship itself becomes a crime.
Million Dollar Smile
by Paul F. Carlson
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Million Dollar Smile follows Paul Carlson, a newlywed civilian radio operator flying dangerous missions for the Air Transport Command during World War II. Crossing the vast Pacific with his close-knit crew, Paul must navigate duty, distance, and a faith strained by the realities of war.
This moving historical novel blends aviation detail with emotional depth, shining a light on the unsung heroes of a global conflict. It is a story not just of survival, but of conviction—how faith in God can sustain ordinary men through extraordinary trials.
At its heart lies a tender love story between Paul and Alta, newlyweds separated by war but bound together through letters, prayer, and unshakable devotion. Their enduring bond reminds us that love can cross oceans and outlast the shadows of uncertainty…
For readers who appreciate Christian historical fiction, Million Dollar Smile offers a reminder that even in the darkest hours, hope endures – and love prevails.
Inspired by the true story of the author’s grandfather.
Dragon’s Forbidden Boss
by Serena Meadows
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Dorm nights. Buried legends. A dragon who can’t keep his fire—or his hands—off the wrong woman.
When a ruin is found beneath Parkhurst’s stadium, Cooper McFarland’s dream design gets demolished. The new boss of the dig?
Dr. Stephanie Warner—young, brilliant, and off-limits. She needs his campus connections; he needs her secrets. What they uncover are ancient shifter symbols, wrapped dead, and a mural that answers questions that Cooper can no longer hide the answers to. This puts a target on the entire university.
Rules say no romance on the team. Reality says one look, one kiss, one life-or-death shift. As a rival clan closes in, Cooper must expose what he is to save the site—and the woman he won’t give up.
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Death at High Tide
by Hannah Dennison
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Death at High Tide is thedelightfulfirst installment in the Island Sisters series by Hannah Dennison, featuring two sisters who inherit an old hotel in the remote Isles of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall and find it full of intrigue, danger, and romance.
When Evie Mead’s husband, Robert, suddenly drops dead of a heart attack, a mysterious note is found among his possessions. It indicates that Evie may own the rights to an old hotel on Tregarrick Rock, one of the Isles of Scilly.
Plum Spooky
by Janet Evanovich
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Plum Spooky is the first of the Stephanie Plum Between-the-Numbers novels from #1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich.
Turn on all the lights and check under your bed. Things are about to get spooky in Trenton, New Jersey.
According to legend, the Jersey Devil prowls the Pine Barrens and soars above the treetops in the dark of night. As eerie as this might seem, there are things in the Barrens that are even more frightening and dangerous. And there are monkeys. Lots of monkeys.
Seer’s Blade
by Bowen Greenwood
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Demons are real. To fight them you need a Sword of the Spirit. But a blade answers only to one who knows the Word, and Ewan Baxter doesn’t.
Not yet.
Ewan spends his workdays on Capitol Hill, and his evenings on the Washington D.C. cocktail circuit. Then he sees a woman become a horrifying apparition right before his eyes. Before he can even wonder what happened, Naomi Overstreet arrives on the scene to do battle with the thing, wielding a gleaming katana.
The Ghostwriter
by Julie Clark
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From the instant New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight and The Lies I Tell comes a dazzling new thriller.
June, 1975.
The Taylor family shatters in a single night when two teenage siblings are found dead in their own home. The only surviving sibling, Vincent, never shakes the whispers and accusations that he was the one who killed them. Decades later, the legend only grows as his career as a horror writer skyrockets.
Second Life
by S. J. Watson
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep, a sensational new psychological thriller about a woman with a secret identity that threatens to destroy her.
How well can you really know another person? How far would you go to find the truth about someone you love?
When Julia learns that her sister has been violently murdered, she must uncover why. But Julia’s quest quickly evolves into an alluring exploration of own darkest sensual desires. Becoming involved with a dangerous stranger online, she’s losing herself . . . losing control . . . perhaps losing everything. Her search for answers will jeopardize her marriage, her family, and her life.
A sword. In the twenty-first century.
Tom Clancy Shadow State
by M.P. Woodward
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Surviving a helicopter crash in the Vietnamese Highlands is only the start of the challenges facing Jack Ryan, Jr., in the latest propulsive thriller of this #1 New York Times bestselling series.
The vibrant economy of the new Vietnam is a shiny lure for Western capital. Companies are racing to uncover ideal opportunities. Not wanting to be left behind, Hendley Associates has sent their best analyst, Jack Ryan, Jr., to mine for investment gold. And he may have found some in a rare earth mining company—GeoTech.
The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas
by James Patterson, Tad Safran
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At Christmastime, the Sullivans are missing someone dear to them … until unexpected guests begin to arrive at their empty brownstone in Harlem—and they keep coming. And they stay. For twelve long, hard, topsy-turvy, messy days. But that’s when the Sullivans discover that the moments in life that defy hope, expectation, or even imagination, might be the best gifts of all.
Listening to the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is a beloved holiday tradition. Now comes a new one—reading James Patterson’s instant classic, The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas.
Tailored Realities
by Brandon Sanderson
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Spanning the genres of fantasy and science fiction, Tailored Realities includes ten works of short fiction from the ingenious mind of one of the genre’s most beloved bestselling authors.
From futuristic detective thrillers to inventive space opera, superhero action, high-tech fantasy, and beyond, these gripping standalone reads have never before been gathered into one volume, with many available here in print for the first time.
The Summer Knows
by Sarah E. Pearsall
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“Perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and the Gilmore Girls.”-Jami Denison, reviewer, Chick Lit Central
Slinging fried clams at a dumpy tourist trap in Florida’s panhandle at thirty-one and being a single mom was not the future Adrienne Harris envisioned. As a girl in Harbor Point, she dreamed of becoming a chef and spending her life with Quinn Merrit, the rich and handsome boy next door. But her dreams crumbled the summer she turned seventeen, ending with her running away pregnant, heartbroken, and notorious.
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Silent Nights
by Martin Edwards
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Christmas is a mysterious, as well as magical, time of year. Strange things can happen, and this helps to explain the hallowed tradition of telling ghost stories around the fireside as the year draws to a close. Christmas tales of crime and detection have a similar appeal. When television becomes tiresome, and party games pall, the prospect of curling up in the warm with a good mystery is enticing—and much better for the digestion than yet another helping of plum pudding.
The Unbelievable Mr. Brownstone Complete Collection
by Michael Anderle
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
You never mess with a young girl around James Brownstone.
It doesn’t matter what crime syndicate you belong to, that just doesn’t sit well with him.
The world has changed since the news of Oriceran came out twenty years before. Now, countries all over the world have agreed to using a bounty system for dangerous criminals using advanced magic or advanced technology.
People too powerful for the cops to deal with. Magical criminals, thugs and bounty hunters, in the future we revert to what worked in the past.
A Midwinter Murder
by Verity Bright
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Winter 1924. When Lady Eleanor Swift unexpectedly finds herself a guest of the reclusive Duke of Auldwyke, she’s determined to enjoy Christmas with all the trimmings at his sprawling manor house. And that includes kisses under the mistletoe and cozying up by the fire with her fiancé, dashing detective Hugh Seldon.
Instead, the season of goodwill turns frosty as she finds the Duke’s studious secretary, Mr Porritt, dead in the storeroom. Clasped in his chilly hand is a golden pendant in the shape of a rose. The Dukedenies ever having seen the necklace before. But Eleanor can see the lies in his eyes… Did it belong to his mysteriously absent wife?
Scratch One
by Michael Crichton
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From the creator of Jurassic Park and ER
A pulp-fiction thrill ride through a deadly case of mistaken identity
Playboy Roger Carr is handsome, wealthy, and connected. As an occasional lawyer, he’s the right man to send to the French Riviera to secure a villa for an important client. It’s the perfect assignment, complete with fast cars and fast women, until strange things begin to happen and Roger realizes that someone is trying to kill him.
The Breaking of Time
by J. J. Hebert
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One father’s desperate choice fractures time and reality itself.
To everyone around him, Daniel Ward is a mild-mannered accountant, devoted husband and father in a quiet New England suburb. But when his ten-year-old son chases a runaway soccer ball into the street, straight into the path of a speeding truck, Daniel does the impossible. He freezes time.
That single act of defiance exposes the secret he’s buried for decades. His magic awakens the ancient order he once betrayed, the Arvynth, a brotherhood of immortal sorcerers devoted to stillness and death, determined to silence the world.
Best Friends, Occasional Enemies
by Lisa Scottoline, Francesca Serritella
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From the New York Times bestselling writing team comes a hilarious new collection of essays that observe life from a mother/daughter perspective
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline and her daughter Francesca Serritella are the best of friends—99.9% of the time. They’re number one on each other’s speed dial and they tell each other everything—well, almost everything. They share shoes and clothes – except one very special green jacket, which almost caused a catfight.
In other words, they’re just like every mother and daughter in the world. Best friends, and occasional enemies. Now they’re dishing about it all—their lives, their relationship, and their carb count.
Rapture in Death
by J. D. Robb
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They died with smiles on their faces. Three apparent suicides: a brilliant engineer, an infamous lawyer, and a controversial politician. Three strangers with nothing in common—and no obvious reasons for killing themselves. Police lieutenant Eve Dallas finds the deaths suspicious. And her instincts pay off when autopsies reveal small burns on the brains of the victims.
Was it a genetic abnormality or a high-tech method of murder? Eve’s investigation turns to the provocative world of virtual reality games—where the same techniques used to create joy and desire can also prompt the mind to become the weapon of its own destruction…
Roadside Crosses
by Jeffery Deaver
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The Monterey Peninsula is rocked when a killer begins to leave roadside crosses beside local highways – not in memoriam, but as announcements of his intention to kill. And to kill in particularly horrific and efficient ways: using the personal details about the victims that they’ve carelessly posted in blogs and on social networking websites.
The case lands on the desk of Kathryn Dance, the California Bureau of Investigation’s foremost kinesics—body language—expert. She and Deputy Michael O’Neil follow the leads to Travis Brigham, a troubled teenager whose role in a fatal car accident has inspired vicious attacks against him on a popular blog, The Chilton Report.
Journey Into Darkness
by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
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New York Times bestselling author of Mindhunter John Douglas reveals more unique cases from his time as head of the FBI’s elite Investigative Support Unit.
In Mindhunter, John Douglas—who headed the FBI’s elite Investigative Support Unit—told the story of his brilliant and terrifying career tracking down some of the most heinous criminals in history. Now, in Journey into Darkness, Douglas profiles vicious serial killers, rapists, and child molesters. He is straightforward, blunt, often irreverent, and outspoken, but takes pains not to glorify any of these murderers.
Anthony Hawk
by Jesse Storm
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They burned his home, murdered his family, and thought the land would be theirs. They were wrong.
In the rugged lands of Colorado, Anthony Hawk lives by two rules: take only what you need and keep the peace.
A half-Shoshone gold prospector, he’s resisted every offer to sell his family’s land at Eagle Rock Basin – a sacred stretch rich with gold. But when he returns from a supply run to find his homestead in ashes and his family dead, the sheriff blames Indians, ignoring the bullet wounds and tracks leading toward the Silver Cross Railroad camp.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Blood Relations
by Rett MacPherson
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In Rett MacPherson’s charming cozy mysteries, genealogist Torie O’Shea always seems to be right in the middle of it all in the goings-on in New Kassel, Missouri. When a drought hits the tiny river town and the depth of the mighty Mississippi lowers, Torie is one of the first on the scene to see what the water has revealed: the decades-old wreckage of a riverboat. Soon, the rumors that surrounded its sinking have resurfaced as well and are swirling all over town, most notably about the existence of a cache of diamonds thought to be on board that was never recovered. Before long, a trove of treasure seekers flocks to town, and inevitably, tragedy strikes amid the feverish competition of the treasure hunt.
The Bounty
by Janet Evanovich, Steve Hamilton
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FBI agent Kate O’Hare and charming criminal Nick Fox race against time to uncover a buried train filled with Nazi gold in this thrilling adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich and Steve Hamilton.
Type A special agent Kate O’Hare and international criminal Nick Fox have brought down some of the biggest bad guys out there. But now they face their most dangerous foe yet—a vast, shadowy international organization known only as the Brotherhood.
Directly descended from the Vatican Bank priests who served Hitler during World War II, the Brotherhood is on a frantic search for a lost train loaded with $30 billion in Nazi gold, untouched for over seventy-five years somewhere in the mountains of Eastern Europe.
Motive
by Jonathan Kellerman
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Jonathan Kellerman writes razor-sharp novels that cut to the quick. Now comes Motive, which pits psychologist Alex Delaware and homicide cop Milo Sturgis against a vicious criminal mind – the kind only Kellerman can bring to chilling life.
Even having hundreds of closed cases to his credit can’t keep LAPD police lieutenant Milo Sturgis from agonizing over the crimes that don’t get solved – and the victims who go without justice. Victims like Katherine Hennepin, a young woman strangled and stabbed in her home. A single suspect with a solid alibi leads to a dead end – one even Alex Delaware’s expert insight can’t explain. The only thing to do is move on to the next murder case – because there’s always a next one.
Born in Space
by Jeremy Clift
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A LONE MOTHER’S DESPERATE STRUGGLE TO REUNITE WITH SEVEN CHILDREN, BORN IN A SPACE LAB
CAN TEAGAN WIN THE COSMIC CUSTODY BATTLE OF A LIFETIME?
When Teagan Ward donates her eggs to science, she never imagines that the consequences will ripple across the cosmos. As Earth crumbles under the weight of conflict and climate disaster, Teagan discovers that seven children, born from her donated eggs, are the centerpieces of a daring experiment to populate the stars. Determined to reunite with her children, she finds herself entangled in a web of greed, betrayal, and cosmic ambition.
Depths of Deception
by Stacy Angell Curtis
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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.
The Warrior Complete Series Boxed Set
by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
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It’s been so long, Warrior… I can feel you…
Is Idina Moorfield going crazy or has an ancient magic found its source?
A new Warrior is about to find out the true roots of the Moorfield name. Nothing will ever be the same. Grab this complete 12-book boxed set to join her adventures
The Diplomat’s Wife
by Pam Jenoff
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One woman faces danger, intrigue, and love in the aftermath of World War II in this unforgettable novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris.
Marta Nederman has barely survived the brutality of a Nazi concentration camp, where she was imprisoned for her work with the Polish resistance. Lucky to have escaped with her life, she meets Paul, an American soldier, who gives her hope of a happier future. The two make a promise to meet in London, but Paul is in a deadly plane crash and never arrives.
My Heart Will Find You
by Jude Deveraux
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A mail-order bride
A lonely rancher
A portal to the past
Their love refused to stay quiet, echoing across time…
When the world is brought to a standstill in the early days of a global pandemic, Etta Wilmont finds herself suddenly stranded in Kansas City. Desperate to secure a roof over her head, Etta crosses paths with Henry Logan, a lonely older man in need of a caretaker. His invitation for Etta to stay with him seems to be the solution to both their problems—and maybe the spontaneous adventure Etta’s life has been missing.
Niergel Chronicles – Last Hope
by D. I. Hennessey
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NIERGEL CHRONICLES: LAST HOPE is an action-adventure that synthesizes fantasy, science, and faith in a unique supernatural thriller. Jeff Samuels is a brilliant young scientist and renowned professor who, because he was orphaned at eight years old, has grown up knowing little about his own ancestry. Awakened in the middle of the night by an unusual visitor with an urgent message, he soon finds himself amid events that threaten to topple everything he believes about reality.
While coming to terms with the unbelievable realities of his own ancestry, he encounters extraordinary discoveries and enthralling characters. Jeff must defend the ancient Niergel (Welsh: Near–ġ-el – Mysterious Secret) and fend off attacks from a brutal Crime Syndicate, as well as a pair of powerful evil ancestors and a horde of disembodied descendants of fallen angels, known as the Eljo – who, if not stopped, will threaten the entire world.
Spasm
by Robin Cook
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“Masterful . . . Robin Cook is at the top of his game.” –#1 NYT bestselling author FREIDA MCFADDEN
When Laurie Montgomery temporarily steps down from her position as Chief Medical Examiner, she and Jack find themselves uncharacteristically free for a couple of weeks. And the timing couldn’t be better when they receive a call from Jack’s former medical school classmate, Robert Neilson, who is the sole family practitioner in Essex Falls, an idyllic town tucked away in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. Serving also as the Hamilton County coroner, Dr. Neilson is in over his head trying to explain the sudden death of a young, healthy pest control worker on top of an outbreak of rapidly progressive Alzheimer’s-like cases, and he pleads with Jack and Laurie to come lend a professional hand.