Friday’s Mystery eBooks
The Body in the Wardrobe
by Katherine Hall Page
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Minster’s wife, caterer, and part-time sleuth Faith Fairchild pairs up with Sophie Maxwell, last seen in Body in the Birches and now a newlywed living in historic Savannah, Georgia, where Sophie crosses paths with murder. Another delightful entry in the beloved mystery series, complete with delectable recipes.
Attorney Sophie Maxwell has come to Savannah to be with her new husband, Will. But nothing throws cold water on a hot relationship faster than a dead body. Worse for Sophie, no one believes the body she knows she saw is real…
Unnatural Exposure
by Patricia Cornwell
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Kay Scarpetta finds herself pitted against a possible bioterrorist in this suspense-filled read from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.
When a woman turns up dismembered in a landfill, Scarpetta initially suspects the work of a serial killer she’s been tracking. But her investigation turns far more dangerous when she realizes the victim’s skin is covered in an unusual rash—and Scarpetta herself may have just been exposed to a deadly virus.
The Third Secret
by Steve Berry
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Explosive in both its pace and its revelations, The Third Secret is a remarkable international thriller. Bestselling author Steve Berry tackles some of the most controversial ideas of our time in a breakneck journey through the history of the Church and the future of religion.
Fatima, Portugal, 1917: The Virgin Mary appears to three peasant children, sharing with them three secrets, two of which are soon revealed to the world. The third secret is sealed away in the Vatican, read only by popes, and not disclosed until the year 2000…
“M” is for Malice
by Sue Grafton
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
“M” is for money. Lots of it. “M” is for Malek Construction, the $40 million company that grew out of modest soil to become one of the big three in California construction, one of the few still in family hands.
“M” is for the Malek family: four sons now nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune–four men with very different outlooks, temperaments, and needs, linked only by blood and money. Eighteen years ago, one of them–angry, troubled, and in trouble–went missing.
Eaters of the Dead
by Michael Crichton
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes an epic tale of unspeakable horror.
It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to their home. He is appalled by their customs—the gratuitous sexuality of their women, their disregard for cleanliness, and their cold-blooded sacrifices. As they enter the frozen, forbidden landscape of the North—where the day’s length does not equal the night’s, where after sunset the sky burns in streaks of color—Fadlan soon discovers that he has been unwillingly enlisted to combat the terrors in the night that come to slaughter the Vikings, the monsters of the mist that devour human flesh.
The Modigliani Scandal
by Ken Follett
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 3.6 #ad
A high-speed, high-stakes thriller from Ken Follett, the grand master of international action and suspense.
A fabulous “lost masterpiece” becomes the ultimate prize—for an art historian whose ambition consumes everyone around her, an angry young painter with a plan for revenge on the art establishment, and a desperate gallery owner who may have double-crossed his own life away. Behind the elegance and glamour of the art world, anything goes—theft, forgery, betrayal, and maybe even murder. . . .
Time Travel Twins
by James Patterson, Tad Safran
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
All that stands between an evil villain and world domination is a pair of twelve-year-olds who just learned they’re time travelers. What could go wrong?!?! This Revolutionary, action-packed adventure is perfect for fans of City Spies, Treasure Hunters, and Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales.
Twins Pew and Basket Church dream of escaping the miserable misfortune of their isolated orphanage. Or, even better, the return of their unknown parents. But even in their wildest dreams, they never imagined the truth: The twins can travel through time.
Vortex
by Catherine Coulter
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
#1 New York Times bestselling Catherine Coulter returns with a brilliant new novel in her FBI thriller series, in which agents Sherlock and Savich find themselves dealing with very powerful figures from the past who could wreak havoc in the present.
Seven years ago, Mia Briscoe was at a college frat rave with her best friend, Serena, when a fire broke out. Everyone was accounted for except Serena, who was never seen nor heard from again. Now an investigative journalist covering the political scene in New York City, Mia discovers old photos taken the night of Serena’s disappearance and begins to uncover a sinister string of events going all the way back to that disastrous party…
Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon
by James Lovegrove
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
London, 1890: Days before Christmas, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson are visited at Baker Street by a distressed new client, Eve Allerthorpe. The eldest daughter of a grand but somewhat eccentric Yorkshire-based dynasty, Eve believes she is being haunted by a demonic Christmas spirit.
Eve’s late mother told her terrifying tales of the sinister Black Thurrick—and Eve is sure that she has seen the creature from her bedroom window. What’s more, she’s received mysterious parcels of birch twigs, the Black Thurrick’s calling card.
The Neighbor
by Lisa Gardner
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A young mother, blond and pretty, vanishes from her South Boston home, leaving behind only one witness—her four-year-old daughter—and one suspect—her handsome, secretive husband.
From the moment Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren arrives at the Joneses’ snug little bungalow, instinct tells her that something is seriously off with the wholesome image the couple has worked so hard to create.
The Lightness of Water
by Toni Cabell
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
2022 B.R.A.G. Medallion Award
2022 Winner – The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
2022 Gold Medal – Best Fantasy Romance – Global Book Awards
Solace is beautiful, strong-willed, and called the water witch by her neighbors. She divines for water in the arid hills of her home – a dangerous pastime across the border, where the king controls access to all the water.
Rhees is brooding, bitter, and hiding a deadly secret. But he’s determined to find a way to help the thirsty people of his land – even if it means kidnapping the last living water diviner.
The Dragon’s Brave Nanny
by Serena Meadows
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Keith never expected to become a single dad overnight.
When his ex leaves their infant son on his doorstep, he’s thrown into chaos. Desperate for help, he hires Stella, a professional nanny hiding from a dangerous past.
As they head to the Heart of the Ocean resort, sparks fly between the struggling father and his new nanny. But when Jordan starts showing signs of his dragon shifter heritage, and Stella’s past catches up to her, Keith is forced to reveal his own secret. With danger closing in, they’ll have to trust each other to survive and protect the family they’re building.
