Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Dead Calm
by Annelise Ryan
Rating: 4.7 #ad
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As deputy medical examiner and homicide detective respectively, newlyweds Mattie Winston and Steve Hurley are dispatched to a grisly crime scene at the Grizzly Motel, a seedy joint for illicit liaisons on the outskirts of Sorenson, Wisconsin. A man and woman are found dead next to each other in bed in what initially appears to be a grim but straightforward murder-suicide. An affair gone sour?
But as the forensic evidence is gathered and autopsies are performed, Mattie and Hurley realize the scene has been staged. They have a double murder on their hands. The spurned spouses of both victims top the list of suspects, but as more is revealed, the case becomes increasingly complex.
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(A Mattie Winston Mysteries)
Grace Discovered
by Emmaline Givens
Rating: 5.0 #ad
He’s a wolf, nobody knows what she is… but a shifter and witch are hunting them both.
A young woman returns to her family farm following the death of her grandmother. After meeting her handsome neighbor with a dark past of his own, her life is quickly turned upside down. Soon strange things begin to happen, and secrets are revealed. Her search for answers uncovers a family history of centuries-old magic, supernatural forces and ancient prophecies. As she gets closer to the truth, she finds herself in a battle not only for her freedom, but for her life.
Through the Wall
by Patricia Wentworth
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Martin Brand always had a dark sense of humor. Surrounded by relatives he despised, he looked forward to the day when, dead and buried, he would no longer have to concern himself with them. As a last joke, he willed his entire fortune to a poor relation, and went to his grave a smiling man.
After years of toil caring for her layabout sister, Marion Brand is shocked to learn her unknown uncle has left her his estate. Now, she can finally be happy. But claiming the riches isn’t so simple. Before long someone is dead—and it will be up to Miss Maud Silver to find the killer.
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(The Miss Silver Mysteries)
Shadow Informant
by Edita A. Petrick
Rating: 5.0 #ad
A killer is leaving a trail of bodies all over Chicago and each one is a puzzle piece….
Carly wasn’t ready to deal with betrayal when it came. And there was no one there to offer a hand to help her get back up. Her ex used that weakness to convince the judge that she was an unfit mother. It wasn’t all about child support. It was malice, pure and simple. One part of her however, didn’t fracture. The one that wore a badge and swore to protect citizens of Chicago from all perils, foreign and domestic.
That part will always function at its peak efficiency. Especially when detective-sergeant Carolyn Osych is called in the middle of the night, to the site of yet another bizarre and disturbing murder. Five pounds of flesh has been vaporized from a man’s chest.
Last Girls Alive
by Jennifer Chase
Rating: 5.0 #ad
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When Detective Katie Scott is called to the discovery of a young girl buried on the grounds of a former children’s home in Pine Valley, California, Katie assumes the victim is Candace Harlan, who ran away from Elm Hill Manor five years ago. It would be a devastating end to the cold case Katie’s been working on. But the girl in the ground is not Candace.
Fear grips Katie as she takes in the black ink that decorates the mystery girl’s back – a terrifying message about a hunter stalking his prey tattooed on her skin after she drew her last breath.
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(Detective Katie Scott Mysteries)
Twisted Reunion Collection
by Mark Tullius
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Warning – Not for the faint of heart!
This anthology will shock and disturb you, fill you with dread… …and keep you coming back for more…
From the “modern master of dark and twisted tales” comes a chilling collection of stories, each creepier than the last. A pornographer practices a horrifying morning ritual. One man plots how to lose his annoying companion, while a serial killer suffers from memory loss…
Twenty-eight unique and chilling characters await in this bloody anthology. Tullius brings his love of the sinister to true horror fans in a book bound to make your skin crawl. Are you in?
The Quadrail Series Books 4–5
by Timothy Zahn
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Action science fiction, mystery, and espionage combine in books 4 and 5 of the Quadrail series from this Hugo Award–winning author.
The alien Chahwyn created the Spiders to keep their intragalactic transportation system, the Quadrail, safe and running smoothly. And ex-government agent Frank Compton is there to protect its integrity. So far, Compton and his beautiful half-human, half-Chahwyn partner, Bayta, have had their hands full keeping the Quadrail open and preventing the evil Modhri from using it to spread their mind-controlling infection. But new threats are always popping up . . .
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(Quadrail Boxset Mysteries)