Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Mrs. Jeffries and the Midwinter Murders
by Emily Brightwell
Rating: 4.7 #ad
TIS THE SEASON FOR MURDER
Harriet Andover was a smart businesswoman who did not suffer fools gladly, yet somehow her house was full of them. With a husband who has no head for money and two grown stepchildren who would rather do anything than an honest day’s work, Harriet had every intention of righting the ship and putting her family back on the path to respectability. But she soon discovers that the best intentions can lead to murder when she is strangled inside her mansion with a house full of holiday guests.
The Reunion
by Jana DeLeon
Rating: 4.6 #ad
A bodyguard has his work cut out for him protecting a headstrong heiress in this classic tale from New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon.
Bodyguard to an heiress is Tyler Duhan’s idea of hell. The steely, sexy ex-marine has heard—and dismissed – the gossip about the haunted old LeBeau mansion and its “cursed” heiresses. Now the middle sibling – headstrong Joelle – has arrived to comply with her mother’s will and reunite with her long-lost sisters.
BIG: Beginnings
by Greyson Bryan
Rating: 4.2 #ad
“Engrossing first novel…Readers will root for the sympathetic Duncan as he morphs into a more grounded version of James Bond or Jason Bourne.” – Publishers Weekly
Duncan Luke is no stranger to impossible situations. A high-priced lawyer and expert in business intelligence, he knows how to extricate his clients from sticky situations while saving–or making–them millions. To be the best, he’s sacrificed everything, including his family, but now he wants out. He’s quitting his lucrative practice for academia and time with his autistic son, Sam. But his wife isn’t on board and files for divorce, forcing him to fight for custody.
With mounting legal bills, Duncan must take on one last job. He plans to get paid and get home to Sam, but Ghislaine Bingham, the client, has other ideas. She doesn’t like the looks of her new lawyer, though can’t win without him, so she hatches a plan to ensure his success whether he agrees to her meddling or not.
The Family Remains
by Lisa Jewell
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Early one morning on the shore of the Thames, DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene of a gruesome discovery. When Owusu sends the evidence for examination, he learns the bones are connected to a cold case that left three people dead on the kitchen floor in a Chelsea mansion thirty years ago.
Rachel Rimmer has also received a shock—her husband, Michael, has been found dead in the cellar of his house in France. All signs point to an intruder, and the French police need her to come urgently to answer questions about Michael and his past that she very much doesn’t want to answer.
Deadly Cross
by James Patterson
Rating: 4.6 #ad
The murder of a glamorous DC socialite becomes Alex Cross’s deadliest case since Along Came a Spider.
Kay Willingham led a life as glamorous as it was public—she was a gorgeous Georgetown socialite, philanthropist, and the ex-wife of the vice president. So why was she parked in a Bentley convertible idling behind a DC private school, in the middle of the night, with the man who was the head of that school? Who shot them both, point blank, and why? The shocking double homicide is blazed across the internet, TV, newspapers—and across Alex Cross’s mind. Kay had been his patient once. And maybe more.
Wisteria Witches
by Angela Pepper
Rating: 4.3 #ad
“Over my dead broomstick!” Zara is a newly minted witch with a knack for attracting the spirits of the dead. When she learns a ghost is haunting her new home, she teams up with a local police detective to unravel a mystery!
Wisteria Witches is Book 1 of the hit series with 1500 five-star Goodreads ratings, and over 67 million pagereads, by a Kindle Unlimited All-Star and USA Today bestselling author with over half a million books sold.
A small town with big secrets. A neighbor who bites. Plus a house with a mind of its own. Welcome to Wisteria.
If you love an un-put-down-able mystery with gripping twists, enchanting characters, and a big dose of humor, download book 1 today and see what the excitement is all about.
Bitter Gorge
by William Black
Rating: 4.0 #ad
Sheriff Dean Coleman won’t let them.
The sheriff is having a hard time finding someone that heeds his warnings or is willing to help him take out the horde of desperados…
Until he finds a young woman riding that same train. Melissa Craig. The Bandidos killed her husband. And she wants revenge. Together, they become part of the last resistance against the Bandidos and their amigos.
But time is running out. If that train reaches Bitter Gorge, it’ll leave hundreds dead. And it’ll spell certain doom for Dean’s beloved county.