Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Hypnosis Is for Hacks
by Tamara Berry
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Eleanor Wilde has traded a career as a sham medium for a (relatively) respectable life in a small English town, providing the locals with herbal remedies and elixirs. But on a trip to the seaside town of Brighton, her past comes calling—and so does a killer . . .
Though Eleanor is delighted that her brother, Liam, is visiting her in England, she must reluctantly agree that her quiet village lacks something when it comes to sightseeing—namely: sights. True, there’s nearby Castle Hartford, belonging to the family of Ellie’s boyfriend, Nicholas. But even Nicholas’s mother is eager to ditch sleepy, sweltering Sussex for a vacation in Brighton, taking Ellie and a relieved Liam with her. Yet hopes of a breezy seaside holiday quickly turn stormy, in every sense . . .
Beauty and the Scalpel
by Peter Ralph
Rating: 4.4 #ad
When young, New York plastic surgeon, Jack Donahue’s reputation is destroyed, he changes his name and makes a fresh start in Sydney.
Blessed with unique surgical skills and driven by greed and lust, it’s not long before Donahue is a multimillionaire, but he wants more – much more.
Handsome, narcissistic and cruel, when Donahue sees the opportunity to become super-wealthy, he seizes it. Will greed be his downfall?
Dark Water Rising
by Sharon Sala
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Sam and Haley Quaid buried their ten-year-old son and then ended their marriage, all in one week. It wasn’t a volatile divorce, but three years later, except for trading Christmas cards, Sam and Haley have completely lost touch . . . until a dramatic weather report sets their paths on a collision course once more.
Tropical Storm Gladys is heading straight toward coastal Texas, and locals are anxious as they prepare for potential devastation. Haley, a Realtor, has an appointment to show a property and is determined to keep it, but a hurricane isn’t the only looming danger: news reports talk of two prisoners who’ve escaped from a nearby penitentiary only a few miles from the house Haley’s headed for.
Chronicles of a Supernatural Bounty Hunter: Books 1-4
by Alex Fox
Rating: 5.0 #ad
I hunt bad guys. I don’t work for them. Ready for a fast, fun urban fantasy adventure with a snarky heroine who doesn’t pull punches? This one’s for you.
My talent for tracking has made me a damn good bounty hunter for the past decade, but it’s also gotten me solidly on the sh*t list of some seriously heavy hitters. When a dangerous con artist escapes to Louisiana, I find myself face-to-face with his boss―the Vampire Master of New Orleans.
It’s one hell of a leap to go from bail bonds and bounties to dragging supernaturals back to Texas on the back of a chain, but I’m up for it. My back may be against the wall, but I’m the kind of girl who comes out swinging.
The Ghostway
by Tony Hillerman
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Old Joseph Joe sees it all. Two strangers spill blood at the Shiprock Wash-O-Mat. One dies. The other drives off into the dry lands of the Big Reservation, but not before he shows the old Navajo a photo of the man he seeks.
This is all Tribal Policeman Jim Chee needs to set him off on an odyssey that moves from a trapped ghost in an Indian hogan to the seedy underbelly of L.A. to an ancient healing ceremony where death is the cure, and into the dark heart of murder and revenge.
999: New Stories Of Horror And Suspense
by Multiple Authors
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology
“One of the best anthologies of horror and suspense of all time.”—Rocky Mountain News
From award-winning author and “master anthologist”* Al Sarrantonio, 999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense is a specially curated collection of evocative fiction that probes the depth of human fears and frailties. From otherworldly entities stalking prey to psychological terrors borne of trauma, these stories exemplify the limitless possibilities inherent in the genre, revealing that darkness can be found anywhere the imagination dares to look for it.
Her Brand of Justice
by B.J. Daniels
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Exploring her hidden past. May rob her of her future
Ansley Brookshire’s search for her birth mother takes her from the gated estate where she grew up to Lonesome, Montana. This is where she meets Buck Crawford. Determined to help, the gorgeous rancher introduces her to Colt Brothers Investigations. But someone wants the secrets surrounding her adoption to stay buried—and they’ll do anything to keep her from uncovering the truth…
The Blacksmith Queen
by G.A. Aiken
Rating: 4.6 #ad
When a prophecy brings war to the Hill Lands, Keeley Smythe must join forces with a clan of mountain warriors in a thrilling new fantasy romance series from New York Times bestselling author G.A. Aiken.
The Old King Is Dead
With the demise of the Old King, there’s a prophecy that a queen will ascend to the throne of the Hill Lands. Bad news for the king’s sons, who are prepared to defend their birthright against all comers.