Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Dead on Target
by M. C. Beaton, R.W. Green
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
A visit to the local village fete for a spot of fun and relaxation turns into a nightmare for Agatha Raisin when she discovers the body of the local landowner in the woods―with an arrow in his chest and trousers round his ankles.
Agatha’s old adversary, Detective Chief Inspector Wilkes, declares the death a tragic accident, believing the victim has been hit by a stray arrow from an archery demonstration. Agatha is convinced of foul play, however, and is shocked when Wilkes eventually agrees…with her as his prime murder suspect…
The 9th Girl
by Tami Hoag
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
On a frigid New Year’s Eve in Minneapolis, a young woman is found brutally murdered—the ninth so far this year in a string of grisly slayings. Homicide detectives Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska fear that it’s the work of a serial killer they call Doc Holiday, a transient who has brought his gruesome game to a new and more terrifying level.
But as Kovac and Liska uncover the truth, they find that the monsters in the ninth girl’s life may live closer to home. And even as another young woman disappears, they have to ask the question: Which is the greater evil—the devil you know or the devil you don’t?
Still See You Everywhere
by Lisa Gardner
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Missing persons expert and nomadic loner Frankie Elkin travels the country searching for the lost ones the rest of the world has forgotten. Her specialty: cold cases that typically end in tragedy. But this one could be different. Kaylee Pierson, “The Beautiful Butcher,” confessed from the start to enticing 18 men home before slitting their throats.
As the clock winds down to her death, Pierson has finally received a lead on her baby sister, abducted years ago. Kaylee’s dying wish: to know Leilani is safe and sound…
Sky Hunters: Operation Southern Cross
by Jack Shane
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The expert, the fearless, the crazy-the most lethal weapon in the U.S. arsenal
Only the best can make it in X-Battalion, the top-secret experimental arm of the U.S. military’s TF-160 Nightstalkers. The mavericks and madmen who fly the highest tech attack helicopters make their own rules as they shuttle CIA spooks and Special Ops commandos to high-risk zones — and leap into the fight without question whenever the need arises.
But fresh from a successful mission against a Colombian drug lord, XBat finds itself the target of a new and unexpected enemy: fighter jets from a revitalized Venezuelan air force. A brutal new-age SS is coming alive in this volatile…
Served Him Right
by Lisa Unger
Kindle $6.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
A woman’s brunch with friends quickly turns dark in this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger
Ana Blacksmith has gathered her closest friends and sister Vera for a brunch to celebrate her recent breakup from her boyfriend Paul. But when shocking news about Paul arrives, all eyes are on Ana, the angry ex with a bad reputation. Suspicions only intensify when Ana’s best friend falls deathly ill after the brunch.
But Ana is not the only one who had a score to settle with Paul…
Photographs of Emily and other stories
by Annalisa Crawford
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
“A ghost, perhaps, is not the spirit of someone who died, it’s the echo of someone who thought they’d lived.”
It’s been ten years since Emily lost her life in a tragic accident. For Zeb, that’s meant ten years of crushing guilt and counselling to overcome the image of his girlfriend dying in front of him because of a decision he made.
When multiple witnesses report seeing a ghostly figure in the churchyard where it happened, her family decides to host a memorial to soothe Emily’s restless spirit. Zeb cautiously returns to his estranged hometown for the service, hoping to establish the truth about these sightings.
Life and How to Live It
by Chaz Holesworth
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Chaos and poverty dominated his world. When chance opens the door, can this young boy discover what it means to live?
Pennsylvania, 1980’s. Chaz Holesworth grew up trapped between extremes. Born to a heroin-addicted father and a devoted evangelical Christian mother, he battled against roaches and rats at home while dodging gangs and drugs on the streets of Philly. And the isolated thirteen-year-old began to realize that he faced a dead-end future without hope.
Whiteout
by Ken Follett
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
A missing canister of a deadly virus. A lab technician bleeding from the eyes. Toni Gallo, the security director of a Scottish medical research firm, knows she has problems, but she has no idea of the nightmare to come.
As a Christmas Eve blizzard whips out of the north, several people, Toni among them, converge on a remote family house. All have something to gain or lose from the drug developed to fight the virus. As the storm worsens, the emotional sparks—jealousies, distrust, sexual attraction, rivalries—crackle…
More Than Just A Dream
by Jennifer Franz Griffith
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Avery has finally achieved her lifelong dream of opening a cozy coffee shop. The only catch? Moving back into her childhood home until the business can stand on its own.
But returning home awakens a gift she swore she’d never use again.
After a childhood tragedy, Avery vowed to leave astral projection behind forever. Now, night after night, she’s inexplicably drawn to a mysterious man she can only visit while her spirit walks. Though she’s determined to keep her distance, each glimpse leaves her wondering why fate keeps bringing her back to him.
Illuminus: A Nation Found
by Matt Runals
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Now the winds shift once more. The seams between worlds tremble. The Monuments whisper. And the Firebane calls Joey by name. Who—or what—it is, you must read to discover.
The cadets of Lapidius, once children, now stand at the threshold of a conflict far greater than The Game ever prepared them for. Friendships will be tested. Truths long buried will rise. The Embers’ true purpose will be revealed. And Novum Albion will face a trial unlike any in its long history. Will our young heroes ever gain their youthful innocence again or has the pseudo war taken it forever?