Wednesday’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.
Criminal
by Karin Slaughter
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Will Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him. Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is inexplicably kept off the case by his supervisor and mentor, deputy director Amanda Wagner. Will cannot fathom Amanda’s motivation until the two of them literally collide in an abandoned orphanage they have both been drawn to for different reasons. Decades before, when his father was imprisoned for murder, this was Will’s home. It appears that the case that launched Amanda’s career forty years ago has suddenly come back to life—and it involves the long-held mystery of Will’s birth and parentage…
The River Runs Silent
by Kathryn Beck
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
He needs her to find the truth. She may be the one thing that destroys it.
Private Investigator Devanie Hutchins has spent years outrunning her past—former homicide detective, former foster kid. Former college sweetheart of Jackson Everett.
Now a powerful Texas congressman, Jack has built his life on control, a flawless reputation, and distance from the woman who once knew him better than anyone.
Until his sister is murdered.
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
by Richard Matheson, Stephen King
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Personally selected by Richard Matheson, the bestselling author of I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come, the stories in Nightmare at 20,000 feet more than demonstrate why Matheson’s regarded as one of our most influential horror writers.
Featuring the story “Duel,” a nail-biting tale of man versus machines that inspired Steven Spielberg’s first film.
Remember that monster on the wing of the airplane? William Shatner saw it on The Twilight Zone, John Lithgow saw it in the movie-even Bart Simpson saw it. “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” is just one of many classic horror stories by Richard Matheson that have insinuated themselves into our collective imagination.
A Reluctant Spy
by David Goodman
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Jamie Tulloch is a successful exec at a top tech company, a long way from the tough upbringing that drove him to rise so far and so quickly.
But he has a secret…since the age of 23, he’s had a helping hand from the Legend Programme, a secret intelligence effort to prepare impenetrable backstories for undercover agents. Real people, living real lives, willing to hand over their identities for a few weeks in return for a helping hand with plum jobs, influence and access.
When his tap on the shoulder finally comes, it’s swiftly followed by the thud of a body…
Speaking in Bones
by Kathy Reichs
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
No one speaks the language of suspense more brilliantly than Kathy Reichs, author of the acclaimed Temperance Brennan series. In Speaking in Bones, the forensic anthropologist finds herself drawn into a world of dark secrets and dangerous beliefs, where good and evil blur.
Professionally, Temperance Brennan knows exactly what to do—test, analyze, identify. Her personal life is another story. She’s at a loss, wondering how to answer police detective Andrew Ryan’s marriage proposal. But the matter of matrimony takes a backseat when murder rears its head.
The Twenty
by Sam Holland
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When DCI Adam Bishop arrives at the crime scene in the dead of night, the sight of the body is bad enough—but what Adam notices next chills him to his core. More bodies surface. And the spray-painted numbers daubed above the corpses reveal the horrific truth: the killer is counting down. But to what end?
Adam has no idea—until Dr. Romilly Cole knocks on his door with damning evidence pointing to a series of murders twenty five years earlier—a case she knows intimately from her past. Now, it’s personal—and the next knock on his door could be fatal.
HOTEL OBSCURE Collection
by Lisette Brodey
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
From the author of The Waiting House: A Novel in Stories
In a run-down neighborhood in an unnamed city, people live and die in “the Obscure.” Whether anyone remembers the real name of the derelict establishment is a mystery. In this six-story building, most who occupy the rooms are long-term residents, though some stay for as little as an hour.
The patronage is an eclectic group: musicians, writers, addicts, hookers, lonely people, poor people, rich people, once-well-off people, and those who have reason to hide from their former lives or to escape the demands of a disapproving and punishing society.
The Last Mandarin
by Louise Penny, Mellissa Fung
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A gripping thriller about family and power co-written by Louise Penny, #1 bestselling author of the Gamache novels, and Mellissa Fung, an award-winning journalist.
A mother and a daughter race against time in this all-too-real thriller that reaches from Tiananmen Square all the way to the White House.
Alice Li, a first-generation Chinese American and former food blogger, has long lived in the shadow of her mother, Vivien Li— a Tiananmen Square dissident turned world-renowned human rights activist and passionate advocate for a free and democratic China.
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Burnside Body Snatcher
by G.G. Morris
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
The residents of Portland’s charming Alphabet District are horrified when the neighborhood’s favorite auntie goes missing–on the day of her funeral! Soon, other prominent citizens are meeting nasty ends and bodies are vanishing like pies on windowsills.
When the boondoggling detective fails to provide the terror-stricken community with answers, amateur sleuth Wanda Whipple steps up to the plate. But the disturbing clues quickly lead her down a sinister path involving an enigmatic cult and a frightening legend from the Alphabet District’s shadowy past. Will Wanda uncover the identity of the Burnside Body Snatcher, or will she become the killer’s next victim?
Return, Ericka Stone Case #013
by Felicia Rogers
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Ericka Stone has succeeded in all measures of life. She’s been in the military. She’s become a police officer and detective for multiple police departments. She’s married the love of her life. Now all she wants to do is settle down to a simple life in a small town with her new name: Ericka Stone Kane. But the adage that expectations often set one up for failure has now become a reality.
When Greg and Ericka are let go from the small-town sheriff’s department in Clifton, Tennessee, their high expectations are exchanged for worry. Worry about meeting the bills.
Playing for the Ashes
by Elizabeth George
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When milkman Martin Snell makes his usual delivery to fifteenth-century Celandine Cottage one morning in Kent, he expects to be greeted by the cottage’s sensual and seductive tenant, Gabriella Patten—not by the ugly remains of a fire pointing to a murder. As Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, begin their investigation, they soon find themselves in conflict with the local investigator—and discover ripples of shock spreading outward from the crime: from the victim’s husband, who claims indifference to her faithlessness, to the estranged wife of a member of the national cricket team, to an angry teenager, a former prostitute, and an ex-lover of Gabriella who has sworn her off to save his marriage.
The Last Hour
by Mason Dean
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
An EMP Post Apocalypse Prepper Survival Thriller Boxset
When the power goes out for good, chaos takes over. Evelyn Hart, a surgeon haunted by loss, must survive gangs, violence, and betrayal. With only her skills and courage, she faces a ruthless new world where every choice could mean life or death.
The Boy from the Woods
by Harlan Coben
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A man with a mysterious past must find a missing teenage girl in this shocking thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away.
Thirty years ago, Wilde was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past. Now an adult, he still doesn’t know where he comes from, and another child has gone missing.No one seems to take Naomi Pine’s disappearance seriously, not even her father—with one exception. Hester Crimstein, a television criminal attorney, knows through her grandson that Naomi was relentlessly bullied at school.
The Long Burn
by Robert J. Walker
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
An EMP Post Apocalypse Prepper Survival Thriller
When an EMP kills the grid on Halloween, Lance Cooper races through a city of fire, fear, and violence to reach the people he loves.
“This book was very well written. No annoying typos. There was nonstop action and the characters were likeable. I hope there is more from this author. Great job! I read it in two days. It was that good.” by Amazon Customer
The Devoted Game
by Debra Webb
Kindle $2.49 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A disgraced FBI agent is challenged to a life-or-death match by a deviously clever kidnapper in this propulsive novel by USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb.
Former FBI agent Ryan McBride crashed and burned three years ago after a case took a fatal turn. He swore he was done with the Bureau forever—until Special Agent Vivian Grace shows up at his door with a new case he can’t refuse.
Six-year-old Alyssa Byrne has been kidnapped, and her abductor, alias Devoted Fan, has threatened to kill her in twenty-four hours. He promises to reveal the girl’s location to the FBI on one condition: He’ll only talk to McBride.
She Made a Mistake Complete Series
by Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Two worlds. One destiny.
Lord Dickus Kahn is unbeatable in the online gaming world, but in real life, Laith Kelso is a pushover—allowing his ex-girlfriend to walk all over him while she dates other men in their shared apartment.
His life changes forever when a mysterious portal sucks him into another world called Krish.
Pick up this complete trilogy today and journey between worlds with Laith where online gaming skills might just save humanity.
The Fourth Option
by Jack Carr, M.P. Woodward
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When law enforcement, the courts, and the prison system fail, there is a fourth and final option. #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr launches a new thriller series cowritten with New York Times bestselling author M.P. Woodward.
Disillusioned by the government and institutions he dedicated his life to serving, former Navy SEAL and CIA ground branch operative Chris Walker is about to end his life when he receives a call that saves it. The wife of a teammate he lost in Afghanistan has now lost her son to the opioid crisis and needs Walker’s help. Thrust into a conspiracy that goes deeper than he ever imagined, Walker must go up against the system and the very Constitution he once swore an oath to support and defend in order to find justice for his friend’s widow.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
The Ankeny Arsonist
by G.G. Morris
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Daughter of a famous chanteuse, Wanda Whipple prefers sleuthing to champagne and caviar. When an arsonist lights up the mayor’s home, Wanda’s investigative skills are put to a trial by fire…literally!
Before long, a body is discovered in the rubble of the mayor’s home, and the hunt is on for a killer. Wanda’s old flame heads up the investigation, but Detective Rubio’s no match for Wanda’s talent for smoking out a suspect. Wanda soon learns, however, if you play with fire you’re apt to get burned. Can Wanda catch the Ankeny arsonist before she becomes the next victim?
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Found
by Harlan Coben
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
From internationally bestselling author Harlan Coben comes this third action-packed installment of his bestselling young adult series.
It’s been eight months since Mickey Bolitar witnessed the shocking, tragic death of his father. Eight months of lies, dark secrets, and unanswered questions. While he desperately wants answers, Mickey’s sophomore year of high school brings on a whole new set of troubles. Spoon is in the hospital, Rachel won’t tell him where he stands, his basketball teammates hate him . . . and then there’s Ema’s surprise announcement: She has an online boyfriend, and he’s vanished.
Hard Gray Eyes
by Jon Richards
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A financial conspiracy. A dangerous secret. A team that refuses to back down.
What Jack Murphy thought was the banking opportunity of a lifetime turned into a humiliating arrest, a brutal prison term, and a Texas Hill Country shootout with a Mexican drug cartel.
With the help of alliances forged behind prison walls, a Texas Hill Country recluse, a wizened FBI agent willing to push limits, and the unwavering love and support of his wife, Murphy recovers millions in hidden cartel money — and orchestrates the downfall of those who engineered the false claims that sent him to prison.
Of Lightning and Silver
by Julianne Munich
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
In 1810 England, Miss Phoebe Eaton trains as a Vampire Hunter.
She has only ever used her Lightning magic to spark kitchen fires, until her training officer teaches her to use her power to knock vampire bats from the sky. Kindhearted Phoebe is always one to help others—even if she’s rather timid for a fighter.
Constable Jakob Weber is a dashing new member of the Mage law force. He saves Phoebe’s life during her first disastrous hunt—then mysteriously vanishes. Phoebe soon witnesses a brutal massacre at the hands of a newly sired vampire. The tragedy gives her a clue to Jakob’s disappearance, and she embarks on a new hunt with a talented, international team of high-powered Mages.
Away With the Fairies
by Kerry Greenwood
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Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, now streaming on Netflix, starring Essie Davis as the honourable Phryne Fisher
It’s 1928 in Melbourne and Phryne is asked to investigate the puzzling death of a famous author and illustrator of fairy stories. To do so, Phryne takes a job within the women’s magazine that employed the victim and finds herself enmeshed in her colleagues’ deceptions.
But while Phryne is learning the ins and outs of magazine publishing first hand, her personal life is thrown into chaos.,,
Juggler of Worlds
by Larry Niven, Edward M. Lerner
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
For too long, the Puppeteers have controlled the fate of worlds. Now Sigmund is pulling the strings…
Covert agent Sigmund Ausfaller is Earth’s secret weapon, humanity’s best defense against all conspiracies, real and potential – and imaginary – of foes both human and alien. Who better than a brilliant paranoid to expose the devious plots of others?
He may finally have met his match in Nessus, representative of the secretive Puppeteers, the elder race who wield vastly superior technologies. Nessus schemes in the shadows with Earth’s traitors and adversaries, even after the race he represents abruptly vanishes from Known Space.
Not Lost Forever
by Carmina Salcido, Steve Jackson
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In this memoir of true crime and survival, a woman recounts the remarkable story of her father’s murderous rampage and how she was left for dead.
On April 14, 1989, in California’s idyllic Sonoma Valley, Mexican immigrant Ramón Salcido went on a rampage, killing his wife, her two younger sisters, his mother-in-law, and his wife’s suspected lover. Then he slashed the throats of his three young daughters—ages four years, three years, and twenty-two months—and left them for dead in the county dump. A day later, when the children’s bodies were finally discovered, three-year-old Carmina was miraculously still alive. “Daddy cut me,” she told her rescuers.
Loyal Justice
by Kayla Lowe
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Protection is easy. Trust is harder. Love is hardest of all.
K-9 officer Jack Hayes has always answered the call—but nothing prepares him for Samantha Cole, a woman on the run from an abusive ex. With danger around every corner and faith guiding their steps, Jack and Sam must learn to trust God, each other, and the courage in their own hearts. Because in Glory, justice is loyal—and love can be the greatest protection of all.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Easton Island
by Hope Callaghan
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Morgan Easton finally receives the last gift from her mother just days before Christmas. While exploring Locke Pointe, she discovers her grandparents’ home holds not only secrets to her family’s past, but may also be the key to finding the priceless “Shifting Sands Medallion,” rumored to be hidden somewhere on the island.
After she finds a mysterious slip of paper with numbers written on it tucked behind her mother’s painting, Morgan is convinced it’s a clue her mother left for her years ago in order to help her in the present day…
A Matter of Circumstance
by Heather Graham
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.4 #ad
SUNSETS & SECRETS: After an easy day studying coral in the Bahamian ocean, Amanda Blayne returns to shore looking forward to a cool drink and a lazy afternoon. But the tranquil waters turn dark and treacherous when Amanda is ruthlessly abducted in broad daylight. With her captors demanding a ransom that no one can pay, Amanda’s hope dims and she begins to panic…
The New Deputy in Town by New York Times bestselling author B.J. Daniels: Some days it appears that everyone in Whitehorse has a secret—including their new lawman, Deputy Sheriff Nick Rogers. But falling for Laney Cavanaugh isn’t a good way to maintain a low profile, especially when Nick’s trying to solve an engagement party murder.
A Special Kind of Evil
by Blaine L. Pardoe, Victoria R. Hester
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For four years a killer, or killers, stalked Virginia’s Tidewater region, carefully selecting victims and terrorizing the local community. Again and again, young people in the prime of their lives were targeted. But the pattern that stitched these killings together was more like a spider web of theory, intrigue, and mathematics. Then, mysteriously, the killing spree stopped. The unknown predator, or predators, who stalked the Colonial Parkway seemingly disappeared.
Now, father-daughter true crime authors Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester blow the dust off of these cases. Interviewing the victims’ family and friends, as well as members of law enforcement, they provide the most complete and in-depth look at these horrifying murders and disappearances…
The Janson Equation
by Douglas Corleone
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Prominent U.S. Senator James Wyckoff hires former government agents-turned-private security consultants Janson and Kincaid to locate his teenage son Gregory. Gregory’s girlfriend Lynell has been found strangled in a Seoul hotel, and Gregory has fled the city to avoid being arrested for the crime. But Senator Wyckoff insists that his son is innocent, suggesting that Lynell, who was a translator, may have been murdered because of something she overheard at a recent international conference.
When Janson and Kincaid realize they’re being hunted by an assassin, they suspect that this crime—and the cover-up—were orchestrated by a shadowy unit of the U.S. State Department as part of a larger plot to provoke violence between North and South Korea…
Show Me Betrayal
by Ellen E. Withers
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Two deaths occur decades apart. Is it possible these deaths are related? What motivates a killer, who got away with murder sixty years ago, to kill again? Was it uncontrollable rage or the hope of silencing someone who fit all the puzzle pieces together and deduced who committed the crime?
Set in the picturesque town of Mexico, Missouri, Show Me Betrayal takes flight in words and emotions of rich characters woven together into a story you won’t want to put down.
Cold Wind
by C. J. Box
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Don’t miss the JOE PICKETT series—now streaming on Paramount+
Joe Pickett investigates a murder that hits close to home in this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
When Earl Alden is found dead, dangling from a wind turbine, his wife, Missy, is arrested. Unfortunately for Joe Pickett, Missy is his much-disliked mother-in-law, and he’s not sure what to do—especially since it looks like Missy is guilty as sin.
But then things happen to make Joe wonder: Is Earl’s death what it appears to be? Is Missy being set up?
The Billionaire and the Brooding Artist
by Laney Shaw
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Ben Archer doesn’t trust rich people – especially not Julia Whitmore, the powerful heiress who hired him to renovate her homes.
But when a storm traps them together, their arguments spark into something neither of them expected. One night changes everything.
When scandal and pride push them apart, Ben realizes too late that the one woman he tried to escape is the only one he can’t forget.
Now he’ll have to risk everything to prove their story didn’t end with the storm.
THE VAGUS NERVE RESET PROTOCOL
by Ava Walters
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Stress is unavoidable. Resilience is trainable. Your vagus nerve is the bridge between the two.
If you feel wired but exhausted… calm one moment and triggered the next… or stuck in stress cycles you can’t break, your vagus nerve may be the missing link to restoring calm, clarity, and control.
The Vagus Nerve Reset Protocol is a practical, science-backed workbook that shows you how to activate your vagus nerve, improve vagal tone, and retrain your nervous system for real, lasting relief.