Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks

The English Village Murder
by Peter Jay Black
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad

Ruth Morgan tried retirement. It didn’t stick. Now she solves murders. That’s not her official job, of course. The sixty-five-year-old former police officer spends her days crisscrossing Britain in her motorhome with her pampered Burmese cat, Merlin, advising restaurants on their menus . . . and staying out of trouble. Mostly.

But when Ruth makes a spontaneous stop in a charming but isolated English village, she checks into the local B&B — and discovers the elderly landlady’s body at the foot of the stairs.


Getting it Right
by Karen E. Osborne
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad

A dying father’s final request. Two sisters who never met. A family secret that refuses to stay buried. When Alex Lawrence’s father suffers a massive heart attack, his last wish sends her on an impossible mission-find the half-sister he abandoned twenty-four years ago.

Kara Lawrence has spent her life surviving that loss. Raised in foster care after her mother’s death, she has built a fragile peace in Harlem teaching children who remind her of herself. But the past she fought to escape still shadows her days-and haunts her nights.


The House of Secrets
by Brad Meltzer and Tod Goldberg
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad

When Hazel Nash was six years old, her father taught her: mysteries need to be solved. He should know. Hazel’s father is Jack Nash, the host of America’s favorite conspiracy TV show, The House of Secrets. Even as a child, she loved hearing her dad’s tall tales, especially the one about a leather book belonging to Benedict Arnold that was hidden in a corpse.

Now, years later, Hazel wakes up in the hospital and remembers nothing, not even her own name. She’s told she’s been in a car accident that killed her father and injured her brother.


The Fate of Mercy Alban
by Wendy Webb
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad

Grace Alban has spent more than twenty years avoiding her childhood home, the stately Alban House on the shores of Lake Superior, for reasons she would rather forget. But when her mother’s unexpected death brings Grace and her teenage daughter back, she finds more is haunting the halls and passageways of Alban House than her own personal demons.

Long-buried family secrets, a packet of old love letters, and a lost manuscript plunge Grace into a decades-old mystery about a scandalous party at Alban House, when a world-famous author took his own life and Grace’s aunt disappeared without a trace.


House of Lords
by Philip Rosenberg
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.1 #ad

Jeffrey Blaine is a good man, a wealthy and powerful Wall Street broker with impeccable social standing. But his wife—who supports charitable foundations from their Park Avenue townhouse—seems to have lost interest in their marriage, and his daughter, a beautiful debutante ready for Yale University in the fall, has turned sullen and rebellious.

Having achieved everything he’d ever dreamed of, Blaine now feels unsettled, stagnant, hungry for a new challenge—a challenge that presents itself suddenly in the person of Chet Fiore, an ambitious entrepreneur rumored to be tied to organized crime.


Death of a Showman
by Mariah Fredericks
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad

It is the summer of 1914 and lady’s maid Jane Prescott is back in New York with the Tylers after a glittering society wedding in Europe. On their return, Jane learns another wedding has taken place. Her old dancing partner, Leo Hirschfeld, has married a chorus girl in his new Broadway musical.

Jane and Louise Tyler are pulled into the sparkling and scandalous world of Broadway, as a star struck Louise invests in Leo’s show, and Jane chaperones her at rehearsals. But behind the glittering facade of the theater, there are rivalries, secret romances, and some very dodgy business practices.


Chosen by the Gods
by Michael Anderle
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad

What would happen if Odin and Freya decided to get involved in Midgard again? Our world is tearing itself apart. The evil among us are ripping apart the very seams of today’s society, using terrorism and blackmail to create chaos.

Valerie Kearie and Terra Olson soon discover that something is going on with them that they aren’t sure of. And then their lives change forever. Grab two complete series—15 books of urban fantasy adventure—to join Valerie, Tetra, and their teams on their adventures today!


Chain Reaction
by Lee Child and Andrew Child
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad

Jack Reacher is hard to find. It’s not easy to track him down. And he likes it that way. But General Susan Turner, based deep inside the Pentagon, has the means and the motive. She needs his help. A member of her team has been brutally murdered on covert duty. She can’t trust anyone she works with, not even her deputy. She needs someone from the outside. Someone who solves problems and disappears without a trace.

Reacher heads to Summertown, Colorado. A town as remote and bizarre as it gets.

Monday’s Mystery eBooks

The Book of Candlelight
by Ellery Adams
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad

Nora Pennington figures all the wet weather this spring is at least good for business. The local inns are packed with stranded travelers, and among them Nora finds new customers for her store, Miracle Books. Since a little rain never hurt anyone, Nora rides her bike over to the flea market one sodden day and buys a bowl from Danny, a Cherokee potter.

But the next day, after Miracle River overflows its banks, and Danny’s body is found floating within the churning waters, Nora decides it’s time for the Secret, Book, and Scone Society to spring into action.


Chasing Castles, Nineteen Years Living and Teaching Ballet in Italy
by Barbara File Marangon
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad

Author Barbara File Marangon begins her incredible journey of self-discovery in her grandmother’s Bronx kitchen. With a glimpse of her Irish ancestry she makes a heartfelt promise to find her ancestral castle in Ireland someday.

After the poignant finale of a Hollywood show she choreographed, an appreciative cast presents her with a ticket to Italy. She is offered a job teaching ballet in Venice, but after a painful marriage to a Venetian comes to an end, she moves to a small Italian town with a castle.


The Woman I’ve Become
by Debra Webb
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad

Twenty years ago, Julia Belmont escaped a serial killer’s captivity, but her best friend disappeared forever. Rebuilding her life from the trauma, Julia is now a psychologist married to a wealthy mayoral candidate, and mother to a beautiful six-year-old girl, Olivia. All is good. Until a heartless reporter resurrects the darkest chapter of her past.

The wild accusations go viral, and Julia retreats with Olivia and her assistant to an isolated lake house in Connecticut, where strange events begin to occur and threatening emails flood her inbox.


Scratch Moss
by David Barnett
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad

1865. There is coal under the fields of Scratch Moss Manor and Sir Henry Brody is determined to get at it. But there is something else in the ground as well, something dark and evil

1905. A more Godless set of people the Reverend George Ackman has never known than the people of the northern town of Scratch Moss. But if not God, what do they believe in? 1945. Arthur works for the Coal Commission, visiting privately-owned pits ahead of their nationalisation. But something is amiss in Scratch Moss, with a disturbing number of deaths at the mine and children going missing in the tunnels.


Sea Stories
by William H. McRaven
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad

Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden.

Sea Stories begins in 1963 at a French Officers’ Club in France, where Allied officers and their wives gathered to have drinks and tell stories about their adventures during World War II-the place where a young Bill McRaven learned the value of a good story.


What Time Has Kept
by Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad

In 1870s Scotland, Christian Maclagan—one of Britain’s first female archaeologists—struggles for recognition in a world determined to silence her. Emboldened by her acquisition of a rare Neolithic carved stone ball, she becomes obsessed with unlocking its ancient secrets. But as she studies the mysterious artifact, disturbing dreams begin to unravel her. Eventually, Christian must grapple with the shocking truths she has unconsciously buried for decades.

One hundred fifty years later, American graduate student Ellen Byrne arrives in Scotland to research her thesis.


The Session
by Andrew Mayne
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad

After a viral rescue turns paramedic Mark Greenley into an overnight hero, Summit Strategies opens its doors to him—and reveals an empire where self-improvement is cover for control.

When paramedic Mark Greenley receives an anonymous scholarship, his investigation into its source leads to a Miami conglomerate called Summit Strategies. And to its charismatic cofounder Max Lightman, Mark’s father, a shadowy figure throughout his life. Mark also discovers a half brother named Kevin, a fixture at Summit who died under suspicious circumstances. These are the least of the revelations.


At Any Cost
by Rebecca Rosenberg and Selim Algar
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad

At Any Cost unravels the twisted story of Rod Covlin, whose unrepentant greed drove him to an unspeakable act of murder and betrayal that rocked New York City.

Wealthy, beautiful, and brilliant, Shele Danishefsky had fulfillment at her fingertips. Having conquered Wall Street, she was eager to build a family with her much younger husband, promising Ivy League graduate Rod Covlin. But when his hidden vices surfaced, marital harmony gave way to a merciless divorce. Rod had long depended on Shele’s income to fund his tastes for high stakes backgammon and infidelity–and she finally vowed to sever him from her will.