Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Killer Reputation
by Cassidy Salem
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Adina can’t resist snooping when someone she knows turns up dead. Again. When a colleague at a prestigious think tank meets a violent death, Adina’s not convinced any of the obvious suspects disliked him enough to want him dead. Can the young research assistant, her quirky neighbor, and a lovable rescue pup help the police put together the pieces of the puzzle? Killer Reputation is the third mystery in the Adina Donati, Accidental Sleuth Series by Cassidy Salem. The books are standalone reads and can be read in any order.
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Look Again
by Lisa Scottoline
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Lisa Scottoline breaks new ground in Look Again, a thriller that’s both heart-stopping and heart-breaking, and sure to have new fans and book clubs buzzing.
When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a “Have You Seen This Child?” flyer in the mail, she almost throws it away. But something about it makes her look again, and her heart stops—the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son, Will. Her every instinct tells her to deny the similarity between the boys, because she knows her adoption was lawful. But she’s a journalist and won’t be able to stop thinking about the photo until she figures out the truth.
Refining Fires
by Erin Rainwater
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A ruined nurse. A disfigured veteran. A tormented child. A kept woman. Strangers whose paths cross, bringing redemption into each other’s lives in ways none of them could have predicted. Her career in ruins, a desperate nurse answers an ad to care for a disabled veteran. Disfigured in the war, the antisocial businessman can’t get his mind off the nurse he had tossed out of his home.
A young child who never leaves the confines of her mountain home must make a treacherous journey alone to save her mother’s life. A woman kept by men all her life learns through an old love that she has been kept all along by Someone else. Three stirring episodes. One magnificent Love story. Discussion questions included for book groups.
Love You More
by Lisa Gardner
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
WHO DO YOU LOVE? One question, a split-second decision, and Brian Darby lies dead on the kitchen floor. His wife, state police trooper Tessa Leoni, claims to have shot him in self-defense, and bears the bruises to back up her tale. For veteran detective D. D. Warren it should be an open-and-shut case. But where is their six-year-old daughter?
AND HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO . . . As the homicide investigation ratchets into a frantic statewide search for a missing child, D. D. Warren must partner with former lover Bobby Dodge to break through the blue wall of police brotherhood…
Conflicted
by Indy Quillen
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
A devastating natural disaster upends the world Walker knows and loves.
A rescue mission gone-wrong in unfamiliar terrain, tests the limits of his expert skills.
And challenge after challenge, Walker is determined to keep everyone safe … but he’s got to survive the mission first.
When natural disaster forces Walker and Nataya to re-evaluate their future, an opportunity to visit friends in Washington State offers a respite from the daily reminders of their tragic loss. But shortly after arriving they’re asked to help find a family missing in the local wilderness. Despite their limited experience in that specific environment, the two survival experts don’t hesitate to join the search.
The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells
Kindle $0.29 Rating: 4.3 #ad
H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest and most influential science fiction novels ever written. First published in 1898, this gripping narrative of Martian invaders landing on Earth captures the tension between humanity’s ingenuity and vulnerability in the face of otherworldly forces.
The War of the Worlds remains a cornerstone of science fiction, combining thrilling storytelling with profound social and philosophical insights. Dive into this timeless masterpiece and experience the story that continues to captivate readers more than a century after its publication.
Play Dead
by Harlan Coben
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The worlds of celebrity and sports are brilliantly dissected and turned upside down in the debut thriller from the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger.
Theirs was a marriage made in tabloid heaven, but no sooner had supermodel Laura Ayars and Celtics star David Baskin said “I do” than tragedy struck. While honeymooning on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, David went out for a swim – and never returned.
The Best Cadet
by Lucas Kinkaid
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Saint Michael’s Military Academy is a private school that needs a miracle. It has lost an unfair lawsuit and can no longer afford to continue operating. The administration does not know how to overcome this problem. A reason for hope arrives one day in the form of a very unlikely individual.
A defiant young man is forced by his wealthy family to attend the academy. Paul Wildman needs to attend the military academy to stay in good graces with his family. The academy needs the financial help this will provide. The two forge a very unlikely relationship…