Thursday’s Mystery eBooks

Death Comes to London
by Catherine Lloyd
Rating: 4.3 #ad

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With the reluctant blessings of their father, the rector of Kurland St. Mary, Lucy Harrington and her sister Anna leave home for a social season in London. At the same time, Lucy’s special friend Major Robert Kurland is summoned to the city to accept a baronetcy for his wartime heroism.

Amidst the dizzying whirl of balls and formal dinners, the focus shifts from mixing and matchmaking to murder when the dowager Countess of Broughton, the mother of an old army friend of Robert, drops dead. When it’s revealed she’s been poisoned, Robert’s former betrothed, Miss Chingford, is accused, and she in turn points a finger at Anna. To protect her sister, Lucy enlists Robert’s aid in drawing out the true culprit.

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(Kurland St. Mary Mysteries)


The Mirror
by Marlys Millhiser
Rating: 4.3 #ad

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The night before she is supposed to get married, Shay Garrett has no idea that a glimpse into her grandmother’s antique Chinese mirror will completely transform her seemingly ordinary life. But after a bizarre blackout, she wakes up to find herself in the same house—but in the year 1900. Even stranger, she realizes she is now living in the body of her grandmother, Brandy McCabe, as a young woman. Meanwhile, Brandy, having looked into the same mirror, awakens in Shay’s body in the present day—and discovers herself pregnant.

As Rachael—the woman who links these two generations, mother to one and daughter to another—weaves back and forth between two time periods, this imaginative thriller explores questions of family, identity, and love.


EMBRACE THE WIND
by Susan Denning
Rating: 4.6 #ad

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What is the cost of living life on your own terms? For a young woman on the American Frontier, the price can be high.

Aislynn Maher trusted the wrong man. To conceal her disgrace, she abandons her job, her home, her family and friends. She turns to the raw, contentious US marshal of the Wyoming Territory, Orrin Sage, who is hiding a guilty secret of his own.

Setting out alone, Aislynn brings her optimism and determination to Cheyenne. But in this rough town, with its prejudice, violence and lawlessness, it’s not just difficult to do what you believe is right─ it’s potentially deadly.

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(Aislynn’s Story)


Everett Battle
by James Leonard
Rating: 4.6 #ad

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Everett Battle wants a new life. Russell Pyle just wants him dead.

When Everett arrives in Hays City, Kansas, he steps into the center of an ongoing feud and becomes its latest target. Pyle wants what isn’t his, starting with the land and cattle from the Manus ranch. But the Manus brothers aren’t ready to give up without a fight. They just need a little help going from rancher to gunman.

When Everett offers to help them, he inadvertently ups the stakes, turning the battle into a war. Unfortunately, all wars have victims.


True Believer
by Jack Carr
Rating: 4.7 #ad

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When a string of horrific terrorist attacks plagues the Western world during the holiday season, the broader markets fall into a tailspin. The attacks are being coordinated by a shadowy former Iraqi commando who has disappeared into Europe’s underground. The United States government has an asset who can turn the Iraqi against his masters: James Reece, the most-wanted domestic terrorist alive.

After avenging the deaths of his family and team members, Reece emerges deep in the wilds of Mozambique, protected by the family of his estranged best friend and former SEAL Team member. When a series of events uncovers his whereabouts, the CIA recruits him, using a Presidential pardon for Reece and immunity for the friends who helped him in his mission of vengeance.

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(Terminal List Mysteries)


Miss Riddell and the Heiress
by P.C. James
Rating: 4.5 #ad

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A lost fortune. A desperate hunt for answers. Can a persistent investigator unearth the truth and save a life?

Sydney, Australia, 1977. Miss Riddell just survived a mind-numbing audit. So when she’s approached by an Australian woman seeking to prove she’s entitled to inherit an affluent English estate, the amateur sleuth is tickled by the chance to crack an easy case. But when she heads to England and discovers the aristocratic claim has no substance, she didn’t expect her dissatisfied client to follow… or the danger she would attract.

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(Miss Riddell Cozy Mysteries)


Sunshine State
by D. P. Lyle
Rating: 4.4 #ad

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Serial killer’s message to PI Jake Longly: Two of those seven murders I confessed to are not mine—but I won’t tell you which two.

Jake Longly and Nicole Jamison are confronted with the most bizarre case yet. Serial killer Billy Wayne Baker now denies that two of his seven murders were actually his work. An anonymous benefactor, who believes Billy Wayne’s denials, has hired Longly Investigations to prove Billy Wayne right. Billy Wayne had confessed to all seven. Not only did the confessed serial killer have the motive, means, and opportunity for murder, but his DNA was found at each crime scene. Bizarre doesn’t quite cover it.

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(The Jake Longly Mysteries)


Twisted Beauty
by Summer Cooper
Rating: 4.3 #ad

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Beauty is always queen. With an abusive ex-husband, a father who didn’t care for her, and a mother who stole from her…

She had no money, no job, and no home to go back to. Beauty queen. Prom queen. Head cheerleader. Footballer’s wife. She did everything according to plan—a winning formula designed by her mother. She should be living in a mansion, being served by maids, chauffeured in limos, and showered in money. She should be sipping champagne with the other wives and girlfriends by the pool. But she isn’t.


A Double Date with Danger Collection
by Multiple Authors
Rating: New Release #ad

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Three beloved authors offer uplifting stories of mystery and romance in these six books.

The Sleuth’s Miscalculation by Kimberly Rose Johnson
The Sleuth’s Dilemma by Kimberly Rose Johnson
Make Haste Slowly by Amy K. Rognlie
Where There’s a Will by Amy K. Rognlie
A Caffeine Conundrum by Angela Ruth Strong
A Cuppa Trouble by Angela Ruth Strong