Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Risky Business, Another Murder
by Christa Nardi
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
An alarming violent crime disturbs the small town cozy vibe of Clover Hill.
When Dylan Woodlawn, an investment advisor from Lynchburg, is shot dead in their quiet town, amateur sleuth Sheridan Hendley can’t help but wonder why.As the secrets of his questionable financial dealings with investment clients unravel, Sheridan discovers a dangerous combination of gambling debts and alcohol use. She also finds that he is targeting rich and powerful men to finance his shortcomings.
Written in Bone
by Simon Beckett
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A forensic pathologist discovers a vicious killer loose on a remote Scottish isle in this British thriller by “one of the country’s best crime writers” (Sunday Express).
Dr. David Hunter should be at home in London with the woman he loves. Instead, as a favor to a beleaguered colleague, he’s on the remote Hebridean island of Runa to inspect a grisly discovery. David is shocked by what he finds: a body almost totally incinerated except for the feet and a single hand. The local police are certain it’s an accidental death, but David is not convinced.
Forgotten Identity
by Penny Zeller
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Who is he really? And why is someone after him?
Mariah Holzman never imagined a whiteout blizzard would sever all communication from the outside world – communication desperately needed for the injured man Mariah finds near her home. Nor did she imagine helping nurse the man back to health would lead to threats and intimidation. As danger escalates and questions rise, Mariah is left to wonder what kind of person she has allowed into her home.
Grant MacGuire never imagined he would wake up one day in a strange cabin, surrounded by strange people, with no memory of who he is or how he was injured. Nor did he imagine his presence would put the lives of those who saved him in danger. As Grant struggles with distorted memories, he wonders if his life is worth the price the Holzman family is paying.
Chapter One
by Michael Wood
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A murder that hasn’t been scripted… Or has it?
Since being left for dead in a brutal attack, crime writer Aidan Cullen hasn’t left his house. For five years his paranoia and fear have confined him to the walls of his rural home with just his dog for company. Not even his hugely successful, much-longed-for publishing career could tempt him from his self-imposed prison.
But when a murder happens so close to Aidan’s home that he can see the lights of the police cars and the white suits of the forensic team, even his elaborate security system and iron gates can’t keep the world out.
A Haunted History of Invisible Women
by Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrea Janes
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Sorrowful widows, vengeful jezebels, innocent maidens, wronged lovers, former slaves, even the occasional axe-murderess—America’s female ghosts differ widely in background, class, and circumstance. Yet one thing unites them: their ability to instill fascination and fear, long after their deaths. Here are the full stories behind some of the best-known among them, as well as the lesser-known- though no less powerful . . .
Tales whispered in darkness often divulge more about the teller than the subject. America’s most famous female ghosts, from ‘Mrs. Spencer’ who haunted Joan Rivers’ New York apartment to Bridget Bishop, the first person executed during the Salem witchcraft trials, mirror each era’s fears and prejudices. Yet through urban legends and campfire stories, even ghosts like the nameless hard-working women lost in the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire – achieve a measure of power and agency in death, in ways unavailable to them as living women.
The Curse of Camp Cold Lake
by R. L. Stine
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Camp is supposed to be fun, but Sarah hates Camp Cold Lake. For one thing, it’s a water sports camp and she’s not a fan of swimming. The lake is gross and slimy. And she’s having a little trouble with her bunkmates. They hate her.
So Sarah comes up with a plan. She’ll pretend to drown—then everyone will feel sorry for her.
But things don’t go exactly the way Sarah planned. Because down by the cold, dark lake someone is watching her. Stalking her. Someone with pale blue eyes. And a see-through body . . .
Alex Cross Must Die
by James Patterson
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
An airport killer targeting pilots expands his scope. Alex Cross Must Die.
“Drop whatever you’re doing, Detective Cross, and head to Reagan Airport,” DC Metro Police dispatch says. “A jet just crashed and exploded on the runway. The chief and the FBI want you and John Sampson there pronto.”
Cross and Sampson race to the crash site. The plane didn’t fail – it was shot down by a stolen Vietnam War–era machine gun.
The list of experts who can operate the weapon is short. And time before another lethal strike runs even shorter. Especially for Detective Cross.
Three Waves, One Ocean
by Kathryn Beck _
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Lauren MacMillan needs two things in life: a beach to ground herself and a project person to fix. When she meets Taylor Montgomery on a Southern California beach, he isn’t quite project material, but he is friend material. As their friendship cements itself, Lauren’s interest in Taylor is platonic. Until it isn’t.
Taylor isn’t in the market for a relationship, and he doesn’t need fixing. Lauren may have broken through his crusty exterior, but brutal med school schedules do not coexist with relationships—romantic or otherwise. Doctor ambitions will always trump happily-ever-after delusions.