Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Cruel Intent
by J.A. Jance
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
On a dating site, SingleatHeart.com, bored housewives can find romance with married men looking for sex without strings. But these “married singles” are flirting with more than just their vows. At the heart of this seemingly innocent service, a vengeful computer hacker is playing games with people’s lives…and deaths.
Ex-television journalist Ali Reynolds just wants a break from excitement. In the midst of a remodel, the last thing she expects is a murder investigation that will stop the construction on her home. But when the savagely murdered body of stay-at-home mom Morgan Forester is found, Ali’s contractor Bryan is the prime suspect…
Bullets in the Briar
by Kimber Silver
Kindle $5.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
The discovery of a mutilated body on remote farmland is only the start of Sheriff Lincoln James’ latest investigation. A mysterious religious sect and an intimidating biker gang add fuel to the fire. Within the sheriff’s circle of friends is someone with a hidden connection – If only she’d be willing to step forward…
To add to his problems, Lincoln has a fiercely contested election to win if he’s going to continue as sheriff. His opponent is a smooth out-of-towner who is making friends among the local people, so it’s going to be a fight.
Riptide
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
IN 1695, a notorious English pirate buried his bounty in a maze of booby-trapped tunnels on an island off the coast of Maine. In three hundred years, no one has breached this cursed and rocky fortress. Now a treasure hunter and his high-tech, million-dollar recovery team embark on the perfect operation to unlock the labyrinth’s mysteries. First the computers fail. The then crewmen begin to die. The island has guarded its secrets for centuries, and it isn’t letting them go–without a fight.
Rotten Tommy
by David Sodergren
Kindle $1.49 Rating: 4.1 #ad
It’s been forty years since Becky Sharp’s mother vanished without a trace. Becky has given up all hope of finding her, until she makes a strange discovery that may hold the key to solving her mother’s disappearance.
Three unmarked videotapes, hidden in the wall of her childhood home. And as Becky watches the tapes, she finds herself drawn into a horrific mystery far greater than she could possibly have imagined.
For Becky has unwittingly summoned a long-forgotten nightmare — a creature that threatens the lives and sanity of all around her. Rotten Tommy has come to play… and nothing on Earth can sate his diabolical bloodlust.
The Sixth Kingdom
by pdmac
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The Sixth Kingdom is the center of the known world. It is the repository of the all knowledge and secrets, and the heart of arcane wizardry. It is the College, the arbiter and enforcer of world peace. It’s also the place to learn magic, perfect deadly warrior skills, or bond with dragons.
Comprised of four Castes, the College accepts only the best and brightest of those who can afford to send their children to the hallowed halls of destiny where they are groomed to assume their future roles in each of the five kingdoms.
The Ultimate Urban Druid Collection
by Auburn Tempest , Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Magic has a price. Fiona Cumhaill is about to learn exactly how steep.
Running her family’s Irish pub in Toronto was all Fiona ever wanted, until a midnight attack left her marked with burning druid symbols. Now she sees the city’s hidden realm, where ancient spirits prowl and dark forces gather strength.
Her father buried their supernatural heritage for decades, but there’s no hiding from destiny. When a shadowy organization begins sacrificing innocents for their magic, they set their sights on Fiona’s newfound power—and they’re holding her family hostage.
Never Sleep with Strangers
by Heather Graham
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Four years ago, while vacationing at their country estate in Scotland, Jon Stuart watched his wife plummet from the balcony to a horrific death. Although cleared of any involvement, he’s endured years of public suspicion—losing friends and his good standing in the community. But this was no accident, and now he’s determined to prove it was murder.
Orchestrating a dangerous plan, Jon has gathered the prime suspects at the scene of the crime. The stage is set as past and present collide, old lovers reunite…and a killer plots another perfect crime.
Sidney Sheldon’s The Silent Widow
by Tilly Bagshawe
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
In a crime spanning generations, it seems L.A. psychologist Nikki Roberts knows all too much—and a ruthless killer knows the price of her silence.
A young American au pair, Charlotte Clancy, vanishes without a trace in Mexico City. The case is left cold, but its legacy will be devastating. A decade later, L.A. is shaken by a spate of violent murders. Psychologist Nikki Roberts is the common link between the victims, her patients at the heart of this treacherous web. When someone makes an attempt on Nikki’s life, it’s clear she is a marked woman.
Dread Tribunal of Last Resort
by Brian Kaufman
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Decker Brown is a proud young Virginian, Boston-educated, with plans to manufacture fireworks and raise a family.
He loves Paula Crane, the daughter of a Virginia flour mill owner. When the country is divided by Civil War, their loyalty to each other is put to the ultimate test. Decker believes in the Republic’s promise of liberty. Paula can’t imagine taking up arms against her friends and neighbors.
What happens when the runaway train of history shatters every hope for the future?
Tom Clancy Defense Protocol
by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
Kindle $14.99 Rating: BRAND NEW RELEASE #ad
For decades, Taiwan has been a thorn in the side of the Chinese government. An independent nation to the rest of the world, it is considered a rogue province by the PRC. Previous governments have tried to conquer the island using economic force and diplomatic pressure, but new Chinese President Li Jian Jun is done fooling around. He’s devised a secret military operation to take the island. Only one man knows how to stop Li’s mad and bloody plan for reunification and that’s Minister of Defense Qin Haiyu. Fearing for his life and the safety of his family, Qin covertly makes contact with the CIA in Beijing and signals his desire to defect to the West.