Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Here Today, Scone Tomorrow
by R. A. Hutchins
Rating: 4.2 #ad
When the self-titled Lord of the Manor, Harold Baker, meets an untimely end, the residents of Baker’s Rise believe that he has simply died from choking. It is fair to say that they are certainly not sad to see him go!
Former city dweller Flora Miller, new to the quaint English village and in charge of the recently restored Tearoom on the Rise, is the unlucky recipient of the late man’s parrot. Her new feathered companion has no filter and a vibrant personality that cannot be ignored! Witness to Harold’s murder, the bird won’t let the matter lie, and it’s not long before Flora becomes suspicious.
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(Baker’s Rise Mysteries)
Writer’s Block
by K.G. Lewis
Rating: 4.3 #ad
A group of friends find an old game that exposes the truths they’ve been hiding from each other. A small town murder has world-changing implications. A girl wakes in the hospital to find a strange man sitting next to her bed.
Be thankful you aren’t the characters in this collection of 20 terrifying, twisted, and thought-provoking tales from K.G. Lewis. In the places they live, even something as simple as Writer’s Block can be deadly.
Careless in Red
by Elizabeth George
Rating: 4.3 #ad
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George, a stunning mystery featuring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley that explores the perfect crime.
After the senseless murder of his pregnant wife, Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley hands in his badge and walks out of Scotland Yard. He goes home to Cornwall. The only way he can deal with his painful memories is to hike the trails over the cliffs of the Cornish coast. There, on the forty-third day of his walk, he finds the lifeless body of a young man, dead from a fall.
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(Inspector Lynley Mysteries)
Bones of Skeleton Creek
by Eric Wilder
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Non-stop action, paranormal adventure, demonic shifters, pagan revelers, and a touch of wild romance
When an Oklahoma cattle rancher hires paranormal investigator. Buck McDivit to investigate a gory murder committed by something not quite human, and a rural community populated by pagan women, he has to think fast or end up dead. Though no choir boy, Buck is unprepared for his role as the lone male participant in a spring equinox fertility ceremony. The only thing worse for the paranormal cowboy than having no woman is too many women – or maybe being eaten alive by a supernatural black panther
The Shadow of Death
by Jane Willan
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Call the Midwife meets Agatha Christie in this charming mystery debut set at a bucolic Welsh convent, where a mystery-loving nun finds herself in the midst of a real-life murder case
The sisters of Gwenafwy Abbey have cherished their contemplative life—days spent in prayer, reflection, tending the Convent’s vegetable gardens and making their award-winning organic cheese, Heavenly Gouda. Life seems perfect, except for Sister Agatha, a die-hard mystery fan who despairs of ever finding any real life inspiration for her own novel. That is, until the Abbey’s sexton is found dead under an avalanche of gouda. Despite the reservations of the local constable, Sister Agatha is convinced it’s murder and the game is afoot.
Killing the Blues
by Michael Brandman
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone returns in a brilliant new addition to the New York Times-bestselling series.
Paradise, Massachusetts, is preparing for the summer tourist season when a string of car thefts disturbs what is usually a quiet time in town. In a sudden escalation of violence, the thefts become murder, and chief of police Jesse Stone finds himself facing one of the toughest cases of his career. Pressure from the town politicians only increases when another crime wave puts residents on edge. Jesse confronts a personal dilemma as well: a burgeoning relationship with a young PR executive, whose plans to turn Paradise into a summertime concert destination may have her running afoul of the law.
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(Jesse Stone Mysteries)
My MacArthur
by Cindy Fazzi
Rating: 4.2 #ad
The year is 1930. The place: Manila. Douglas MacArthur is the most powerful man in the Philippines, a United States colony. He’s fifty years old, divorced, and he falls in love at first sight with a ravishing young Filipino woman. He writes her a love note on the spot. Her name is Isabel Rosario Cooper, an aspiring movie actress. One glance at his note and she thinks of him as my MacArthur.
MacArthur pursues his romantic obsession even though he’s breaking numerous taboos. She reciprocates his affection because he could open doors for her financially struggling family. That MacArthur happens to be handsome compensates for the fact that he’s as old as her father.
When MacArthur is appointed the U.S. Army chief of staff, he becomes the youngest four-star general and one of America’s most powerful men. Out of hubris, he takes Isabel with him to America without marrying her.
Legendary Bastards of the Crown (Complete Series)
by Elizabeth Rose
Rating: 4.9 #ad
This is the complete Legendary Bastards of the Crown Series.
This boxed set includes:
Destiny’s Kiss
Restless Sea Lord
Ruthless Knight
Reckless Highlander
“Elizabeth Rose became one of my favorite authors. I love how her mind works when writing. Her imaginations take me far and beyond. These 3 book series is about 3 brothers full of laughter, hatred , war and finally ever after. These brothers were once lost now found. I’m definitely going to continue reading.” by Amazon Customer