Friday’s Mystery eBooks
The Body in the Lighthouse
by Katherine Hall Page
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Something was very wrong on Sanpere this summer . . .
To escape the misery of a sweltering August in Aleford, Massachusetts, caterer and minister’s wife Faith Fairchild and her family head for their cottage on Maine’s peaceful Sanpere Island in Penobscot Bay. But things have changed since their last visit. An aggressive developer is moving forward on plans that will destroy the unique ambience of the island, infuriating residents. Tensions are running dangerously high, and soon murder rears its hideous head. Faith discovers a corpse while exploring the grounds of Sanpere’s historic lighthouse.
Winter’s Black Christmas
by Mary Stone
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Jingle all the way…to murder. When FBI Special Agent Winter Black enters a luxurious Montana cabin two days before Christmas, she’s excited because all the people she loves will be joining her soon. Her joy is dashed when an unexpected blizzard hits the area, leaving her stranded and without any means of communication.
And she’s not alone. Instead of her friends and family arriving, a momma cat shows up at the cabin’s door, begging for help. Braving the snow, Winter finds more than just the feline’s litter.
She finds a dead body.
When I Know Your Name
by G.M. Lawrence
Rating: 4.6 #ad
They planned the perfect kidnap. Except for one thing – they chose Elena.
Elena Dumont appears to have it all: a charmed life, a handsome boyfriend and wealthy, successful parents. But when she is kidnapped, she is forced to confront the problems that lurk beneath her perfect facade.
Although she is terrified, Elena digs deep and shows resilience and courage. One of her captors notices her bravery and they develop an unlikely bond.
Elena is faced with a choice: should she trust this man who is supposed to be her enemy?
ASBO
by Iain Rob Wright
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Andrew Goodman has never been a victim. Until now. A local gang of youths has targeted him with their sadistic games, and there’s no escape.
With his wife and daughter in danger, Andrew must face the youths outside his door, because if he doesn’t fight back, they’ll ruin his life forever.
#1 Amazon Thriller inspired by real events. Visceral and Compelling, for lovers of Eden Lake and the Girl Next Door. A disturbing thrill-ride with hundreds of 5 star reviews and a plot that is a little too close to home.
The Oracle of Maracoor
by Gregory Maguire
Rating: 4.4 #ad
The Oracle of Maracoor, the second in the trilogy called Another Day, continues the story of Elphaba’s green-skinned granddaughter, Rain. That strange land, Maracoor – across the ocean from Oz – is beset by an invading army. In the mayhem, Rain and Cossy, a child felon, break out of prison. Helped by a few flying monkeys, they struggle to escape the city before it falls under siege. Their arresting officer, Lucikles, also retreats with his family to a highland redoubt. But safety eludes them all. Chaos thunders upon them in the form of warriors, refugees, and brigands. The very fabric of reality loosens, liberating creatures of myth and legend—huge blue wolves, harpies, and giants made of the very landscape.
Six Seconds
by Rick Mofina
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Three strangers scattered across the world become entangled in a terrorist plot of global proportions in “this well-crafted and timely thriller” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
An aid worker who lost her husband and child in a brutal attack saves the life of an American contractor in Iraq. Believing he can help her avenge her family’s deaths, she follows him back home to the United States . . .
Meanwhile, a California soccer mom arrives to pick up her son from school, only to discover that her husband has taken their child and vanished without a trace . . .
Cold Mountain
by Charles Frazier
Rating: 4.4 #ad
In 1997, Charles Frazier’s debut novel Cold Mountain made publishing history when it sailed to the top of The New York Times best-seller list for sixty-one weeks, won numerous literary awards, including the National Book Award, and went on to sell over three million copies. Now, the beloved American epic returns, reissued by Grove Press to coincide with the publication of Frazier’s eagerly-anticipated second novel, Thirteen Moons. Sorely wounded and fatally disillusioned in the fighting at Petersburg, a Confederate soldier named Inman decides to walk back to his home in the Blue Ridge mountains to Ada, the woman he loves.