Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Revenge Game
by BR Kingsolver
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Alice Henderson was a legend at Wicklow College long before she took a header three and a half stories from her apartment window to the sidewalk below.
Savanna Robinson has only been teaching at Wicklow College of the Arcane Arts for two months, and the body count is already alarming. Her friend, Kelly Grace, is ghost writing Alice’s memoir—filled with illicit affairs and covert espionage while working for the CIA. And upon her death, the CIA appears, demanding all of Alice’s papers and the half-written book. Then the International Council of Magical Practitioners gets involved. But Alice’s isn’t the last murder to cast its shadow on Wicklow.
The Hollow Husband
by Cole Baxter
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Stella has finally met her dream man. But is David too good to be true?
Stella Greene has finally met her dream man. David is wealthy, successful, polished, and seductive. He’s got her back when an angry ex comes to call. He shares her taste in everything from wine to music. Her parents love him.
The couple are thrilled when Stella falls pregnant. David has always been attentive, but now that Stella is carrying his child, he becomes downright controlling. He claims he’s only worried about her and the baby. But Stella becomes fearful. How well does she really know her husband?
Field of Bones
by J. A. Jance
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Sheriff Joanna Brady’s best intentions to stay on maternity leave take a hit when a serial homicide case rocks Cochise County, dragging her into a far-reaching investigation to bring down a relentless killer in this chilling tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance.
This time Sheriff Joanna Brady may expect to see her maternity leave through to completion, but the world has other plans when a serial homicide case surfaces in her beloved Cochise County. Rather than staying home with her newborn and losing herself in the cold cases to be found in her father’s long unread diaries, Joanna instead finds herself overseeing a complex investigation involving multiple jurisdictions.
The Search for Christmas
by Russ Scalzo
Rating: 5.0 #ad
A Christmas Adventure. Discover the true meaning of Christmas. including links to 13 original songs.
In a world without hope, people walk around with no real reason for living. Despair is evident in the faces of the people, and Christmas is a thing of the past. That is until a young girl named Mack invents a time machine, accidentally travels back in time and discovers the Christmas Spirit. She convinces a group of friends that this holiday cheer could make all the difference, and they set off on a journey through time in the search for Christmas.
Lacey’s Star
by Kay DiBianca
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Get in, sit down, buckle up, and hang on!
Private pilot Cassie Deakin lands in the middle of an unwanted adventure when she discovers her beloved Uncle Charlie has been attacked and seriously injured by thieves.
But Cassie has a problem. She doesn’t know who she can trust. Still, she’s determined to solve the mystery behind the assault on her uncle, so she reluctantly agrees to team up with Deputy Frank White, a man she definitely does not trust, to find the culprits.
Animal
by Munish K. Batra
Rating: 4.6 #ad
A suspense thriller about a murderer targeting perpetrators of animal cruelty who is pursued internationally by a team of criminal investigators. Do the most noble of intentions justify the most horrific acts?
Two grisly murders are committed at a meatpacking plant by a person wearing a cow mask . . . not long after the CEO of a water park is brutally killed by someone wearing an orca mask.
Interpol Agent An Chang believes these are the latest acts of a ruthless serial killer he has been chasing for more than twenty years . . . a killer who targets those who harm innocent animals.
Cowboy Caleb
by Jesse Storm
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Caleb McCallister does not have a normal childhood. His mother rejected him, and his father is an alcoholic.
Despite everything, Caleb sticks to his morals and becomes a respected citizen of his hometown. Everyone loves him because of his determination to uphold the law and protect the innocent. Due to his unyielding sense of justice, Sheriff Craig Dalton believes Caleb is the only person that possesses the right set of skills to go after a notorious outlaw by the name of Silas “Blackheart” Kane.
The outlaw has been wreaking havoc in Colorado for a while. Somebody needs to stop him…
Sweetpea
by C.J. Skuse
Rating: 4.1 #ad
Rhiannon is your average girl next door, settled with her boyfriend and little dog…but she’s got a killer secret.
Although her childhood was haunted by a famous crime, Rhinannon’s life is normal now that her celebrity has dwindled. By day her job as an editorial assistant is demeaning and unsatisfying. By evening she dutifully listens to her friend’s plans for marriage and babies whilst secretly making a list.
A kill list.