Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Reading Between the Crimes
by Kate Young
Rating: 4.4 #ad
What better time than Halloween to dig into a bracing discussion of a diabolical murder mystery? And what better choice for the Jane Doe Book Club than Agatha Christie’s Crooked House? Lyla Moody and her friends are soon embroiled in debate over whether the heroine’s actions are particularly believable. But not long after the meeting, sleepy Sweet Mountain, Georgia, is rocked by a murder that uncannily echoes the novel in question.
When Lyla and her grandmother arrive at the charity event that Lyla’s mother is hosting, they barely have time to hang up their fall jackets before they stumble upon a body in the library…
Carnival Blues
by Damien Boyd
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Carnival season is off to an explosive start in this thriller from the bestselling DI Nick Dixon crime series.
Detective Chief Inspector Nick Dixon arrives late for Bridgwater’s winter carnival. He’s come to see the squibbing, the traditional firework display that brings the town’s November festivities to a dramatic close. But when the squib of Avalon Carnival Club president Richard Webb is lit, it explodes, engulfing him in flames.
Dixon knows he’s just witnessed a killer making a very public statement. And he can’t help feeling it’s only the beginning.
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(DI Nick Dixon Crime Mysteries)
Ohana
by Sally Royer-Derr
Rating: 4.4 #ad
“…a twisted, fast-paced story of deception and intrigue, which proves both creative and unique.” – BookLife Prize
They’re Gone, But I’m Still Here
Mandy’s life has become a complex labyrinth following the tragic death of her husband and twin daughters. Despondent and depressed, she withers away in a drunken haze on a glorious Maui beach, longing to turn back time, plagued by strange dreams of her family.
Even with her in this state, handsome surfer, Chase, cannot stop thinking about the mystery woman he sees lying on the beach every morning, and he befriends her. A relationship is the last thing she wants, but will it light the way to finding herself again?
How It Happened
by Michael Koryta
Rating: 4.4 #ad
An FBI investigator must uncover the secrets of his hometown to solve a double murder in this twisty “page turner” that’s “perfect summer reading” (Stephen King).
“And that is how it happened. Can we stop now?”
Kimberly Crepeaux is no good, a notorious jailhouse snitch, teen mother, and heroin addict whose petty crimes are well-known to the rural Maine community where she lives. So when she confesses to her role in the brutal murders of Jackie Pelletier and Ian Kelly, the daughter of a well-known local family and her sweetheart, the locals have little reason to believe her story.
Wizen Woods
by Velvet Davis
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Warnings echo through the woods…
Born with the mark of the scribe, Raela is bound to a magical book that will help guide her people underground to escape the invasion of their homeland. As the prophecy warns, this event signals an even worse doom on the horizon.
But the book that promises to sustain her life continues to divide her heart.
Her fierce lover, Rebial, is a man of the woods. He believes the tribe’s aging seer has misconstrued the prophecy. Unfairly denied his warrior status, he vows to stay behind and protect the sacred forest they call home.
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(Immortal Roots Mysteries)
Clyde: Return to Tucson
by William Black
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Clyde “The Kid” Cunningham never planned on returning to his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. He had ran away from home for good reason, after the horrific murder of his father by a disgruntled neighbor over three acres of farmland.
After his own life was threatened, Clyde did what any fifteen-year-old would have done – he jumped on his horse and rode as far as he could.
After ten years of living in New Mexico, Clyde and the Navajo family who had taken him in came to Tucson in an effort to get a fresh start. However, Clyde quickly learns that fresh starts aren’t as simple as they should be. Upon arrival, he learns that the greedy neighbor who had killed his father is now the mayor of Tucson.
Dead Against Her
by Melinda Leigh
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Called to an isolated farm to check on an elderly widow, Sheriff Bree Taggert finds a brutal double homicide. One of the victims is Eugene Oscar, the bitter and corrupt former deputy she recently forced out of the department.
Working with criminal investigator Matt Flynn, Bree discovers that she isn’t the only one who had a troubling history with Eugene. But someone doesn’t want Bree digging up the past. She becomes the target of a stranger’s sick and devious campaign calculated to destroy her reputation, career, family, and new relationship with Matt. To make matters worse, she’s the prime suspect in Eugene’s murder.