Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Irish Parade Murder
by Leslie Meier
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Part-time reporter Lucy Stone isn’t about to put all her eggs in one basket during a frantic Easter in Tinker’s Cove—especially when it comes to cracking a deadly mystery . . .
Known for its cheerful staff and elaborate annual Easter Bonnet Contest, the Heritage House senior center regularly attracts new residents and positive press. But once the town’s retired librarian, Miss Julia Tilley, checks in to recover from an illness, Lucy sees a side of the facility that isn’t quite so perfect and pristine. And the place may soon be making headlines for different reasons following an unexplained disappearance . . .
System Override
by K. J. Gillenwater
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
HER SECRETS COULD RESHAPE HUMANITY
When Elijah Zurbano spots a flawless robotic version of his late wife on the crowded streets of Chicago in 2043, he’s thrust into a dangerous game he didn’t know existed. The woman he loved, whose life was cut short, now appears as a machine—and the secrets she kept are far darker and more complex than he could have imagined.
As Elijah follows a trail of hidden files, encrypted data, and the shadowy operations of Callahan, Inc., he discovers a side of his wife he never knew: a brilliant mind embedded in the world of advanced robotics development, her final project possibly intended to change humanity as we know it.
The Whispers
by Ashley Audrain
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
On Harlow Street, the well-to-do neighborhood couples and their children gather for a catered barbecue as the summer winds down; drinks continue late into the night.
Everything is fabulous until the picture-perfect hostess explodes in fury because her son disobeys her. Everyone at the party hears her exquisite veneer crack—loud and clear. Before long, that same young boy falls from his bedside window in the middle of the night. And then, his mother can only sit by her son’s hospital bed, where she refuses to speak to anyone, and his life hangs in the balance.
Taerak’s Void
by M. R. Mathias
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When the wizards of the Sorcerious want you dead, magic is your only hope. Unless you have dragon in your pocket.
Taerak’s Void
After finding a strange medallion and some maps with markings that no one in his village can understand, Braxton Bray decides to take it all to the Hall of Scholars in the kingdom’s capital. But greed is everywhere. Braxton and a tough young female caravan guard named Nixalia are forced to run for their lives, for someone powerful wants what Braxton found, and is willing to go to great lengths to take it from him.
The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024
by S.A. Cosby, Steph Cha
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A collection of the year’s best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby, author of Razorblade Tears, and series editor Steph Cha.
In his introduction, guest editor S. A. Cosby observes that writing short stories is “a special skill that combines brevity with wit and cleverness and the hint of the existential malaise that imbues crime fiction with its gravitas.”
The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024 includes MEGAN ABBOTT • ALYSSA COLE • TANANARIVE DUE • ABBY GENI • JORDAN HARPER • GAR ANTHONY HAYWOOD •TONI LP KELNER • BOBBY MATHEWS • LISA UNGER • and others
Nefarious Allure
by M. R. Mathias
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
In the realm of fantasy, where imagination knows no bounds, there lies a novel that promises to captivate readers and transport them to a world filled with magic, adventure, and intrigue. Using the meticulous world-building established in the million selling, The Wardstone Trilogy, and new well-developed characters, the Devious Arcana series invites readers to embark on an epic journey, where heroism is tested and the boundaries between good and evil are blurred. The narrative offers a reading experience that is both immersive and thought-provoking.
The allure of fantasy is undeniable, and this novel delivers on all fronts. It’s a must-read for enthusiasts of the genre, as well as newcomers seeking an enthralling escape. Prepare to be swept away by a story that will leave readers yearning for more, long after the last page is turned…
Now or Never
by Janet Evanovich
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no idea what to do about it. But the way things are going, she might not live long enough to marry anyone.
While Stephanie stalls for time, she buries herself in her work as a bounty hunter, tracking down an unusually varied assortment of fugitives from justice. There’s Eugene Fleck, a seemingly sweet online influencer who might also be YouTube star Robin Hoodie, masked hero to the homeless, who hijacks delivery trucks and distributes their contents to the needy…
The British Military Quartet
by Mike Lunnon-Wood
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
If you like TOM CLANCY, FREDERICK FORSYTH, ANDY MCNAB OR DANIEL SILVA, then you’ll love MIKE LUNNON-WOOD.
This specially-priced box set includes:
BOOK 1: LET NOT THE DEEP
BOOK 2: KING’S SHILLING
BOOK 3: LONG REACH
BOOK 4: CONGO BLUE
The Mercy Seat
by Henry O. Arnold
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
Hells Canyon is a neighborhood in Richland, Tennessee where tourists never venture, and locals fear to tread. Maxwell Crane, former Marine chaplain and pastor of The Mercy Seat church, struggles to provide a beacon of hope.
But others have their eyes set on Hells Canyon: power elites, robber barons, and street gangs seek their own gain at the cost of the beleaguered urban neighborhood. For the people who live there, it’s been a fight to exist their whole lives, and that fight is getting harder…
Alone with the Horrors
by Ramsey Campbell
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Ramsey Campbell is perhaps the world’s most decorated author of horror fiction. He has won four World Fantasy Awards, ten British Fantasy Awards, three Bram Stoker Awards, and the Horror Writers’ Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Three decades into his career, Campbell paused to review his body of short fiction and selected the stories that were, to his mind, the very best of his work. Alone With the Horrors collects nearly forty tales from the first thirty years of Campbell’s writing, including several award winners.