Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Dogs and More Dogs, Another Murder
by Christa Nardi
Rating: 4.2 #ad
An abandoned house, an abundance of dogs. And a dead body or two.
Sheridan Hendley’s volunteer position at Pets and Paws takes a new turn when more than twenty malnourished dogs are found at a rundown house on the outskirts of town. When the body of an elderly woman is found amidst mountains of clutter in the house, a search of the property leads to startling revelations. And another body. While Herman Stoneham’s death is deemed natural causes, his wife’s is not. Where did all the dogs come from and who’s responsible for Justine’s untimely death? Are the two connected?
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(A Sheridan Hendley Mysteries)
Indigo Slam
by Robert Crais
Rating: 4.6 #ad
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Three years ago, a Seattle family ran for their lives in a hail of bullets. Hired by three kids to find their missing father, Elvis now must pick up the cold pieces of a drama that began that night. What he finds is a sordid tale of high crimes and illicit drugs. As clues to a man’s secret life emerge from the shadows, Elvis knows he’s not just up against ruthless mobsters and some very angry Feds. He’s facing a storm of desperation and conspiracy — bearing down on three children whose only crime was their survival . . .”
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(Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Mysteries)
The Highwayman’s Confession
by Sean Kikkert
Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Emily and her parents are on their way home from a ball when the notorious highwayman, Pikehead Jack, holds up the carriage and shoots Emily and her parents. Emily awakens four days later in her bed. Her Aunt Marianne and Uncle Henry deliver the sad news that her parents were killed during the robbery. Emily is adamant she will stay at the house-the servants there will take care of her.
Upon returning from the funeral, the house is being repossessed. The bank has unexpectedly called in the loan. Emily has no choice but to go live with her aunt and uncle on their farm. Emily looks to discover her parent’s murderer and bring him to justice.
Naked Justice
by William Bernhardt
Rating: 4.6 #ad
A lawyer must defend a mayor accused of murdering his family: “Bernhardt again proves himself master of the courtroom drama” (Library Journal).
With his winning smile, acting experience, and history as one of the best quarterbacks Oklahoma University has ever seen, Wally Barrett had no trouble becoming Tulsa’s first black mayor. But this perfect politician has a dark side, too. One afternoon at an ice cream parlor, a dozen people watch as he nearly hits his wife during an argument about their children. That same night, a neighbor calls the police after hearing screams from inside the mayor’s house…
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(Ben Kincaid Mysteries)
In Plain Sight
by Dan Willis
Rating: 4.7 #ad
His investigations lead Alex to a famous thief, a daring heist, and the search for a mythic book of ancient magic, but none of that brings him any closer to finding the man responsible for the massacre. With the police and New York’s Council of Sorcerers desperate to find the culprit, Alex becomes a suspect himself, thanks to his ties to the priest who ran the soup kitchen.
Now Alex has his book of spells, a pack of matches and four days to find out where the plague came from, or that authorities will hang the crime squarely on him.
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(Arcane Casebook Mysteries)
Stone Cold
by Robert B. Parker
Rating: 4.6 #ad
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In Stone Cold, Police Chief Jesse Stone has a problem – actually, two problems – dead bodies turning up, and no clues. A man takes his dog out for a run on the beach, only to be discovered hour later with two holes in his chest. A woman drives her Volvo to the mall to do some grocery shopping, never makes it back to her house and is found dead.
Investigating a serial killer in an affluent suburban town is difficult, and with the added pressures from the town selectmen and media, the heat is turned up on Jesse. The harder these outside forces push against him, the more Jesse retreats into himself, convinced – despite all the odds – that it’s up to him alone to stop the killing.
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(Jesse Stone Mysteries)
The Shifting Tide
by Anne Perry
Rating: 4.6 #ad
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William Monk knows London’s streets like the back of his hand. But the river Thames and its teeming docks—where wharf rats and night plunderers ply their trades—is unknown territory. Only Monk’s dire need for work persuades him to accept an assignment from shipping magnate Clement Louvain, to investigate the theft of a cargo of African ivory from Louvain’s recently docked schooner, the Maude Idris. But why didn’t Louvain report the ivory theft directly to the River Police?
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(William Monk Mysteries)