Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
A Minute to Midnight
by David Baldacci
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
FBI Agent Atlee Pine’s life was never the same after her twin sister Mercy was kidnapped — and likely killed — thirty years ago. After a lifetime of torturous uncertainty, Atlee’s unresolved anger finally gets the better of her on the job, and she finds she has to deal with the demons of her past if she wants to remain with the FBI.
Atlee and her assistant Carol Blum head back to Atlee’s rural hometown in Georgia to see what they can uncover about the traumatic night Mercy was taken and Pine was almost killed. But soon after Atlee begins her investigation, a local woman is found ritualistically murdered, her face covered with a wedding veil — and the first killing is quickly followed by a second bizarre murder.
The Wrights, Books 1-3
by Robin Patchen
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
The other Wright brothers: Danger, romance, and resilience collide in this thrilling boxset that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
A bodyguard confronting the shadows of her traumatic past. A mother racing against time to protect her children from a vengeful killer. High school sweethearts rekindling their bond while fleeing for their lives. These stories weave together themes of courage, justice, and the enduring power of love. With relentless enemies, heart-pounding twists, and unforgettable heroes and heroines, this collection delivers the perfect blend of suspense and emotional depth.
COURAGE IN THE SHADOWS
A MOUNTAIN TOO STEEP
ESCAPING WITH YOU
Just Another Missing Person
by Gillian McAllister
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
From the author of the Reese’s Book Club Pick and the New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes a new heart-stopping thriller in which a missing-person case unravels deeper, darker secrets that lead a detective to an impossible moral choice.
Not everyone who is lost should be found…
Twenty-two-year-old Olivia has been missing for one day…and counting. She was last seen on CCTV, entering a dead-end alley. And not coming back out again…
Sweet Revenge
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
At twenty-five, Princess Adrianne lives a life most people would envy. Beautiful and elegant, she spends her days dabbling in charities and her nights floating from one glamorous gala to the next. But her pampered-rich-girl pose is a ruse, a carefully calculated effort to hide a dangerous truth.
For ten years Adrianne has lived for revenge. As a child, she could only watch the cruelty hidden behind the facade of her parents’ fairy-tale marriage. Now she has the perfect plan to make her famous father pay. She will take possession of the one thing he values above all others—The Sun and the Moon, a fabled necklace beyond price…
The Mephisto Club
by Tess Gerritsen
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
The Latin word is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman’s brutal murder: I HAVE SINNED. It’s a chilling Christmas greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli, who swiftly link the victim to controversial celebrity psychiatrist Joyce O’Donnell–Jane’s professional nemesis and member of a sinister cabal called the Mephisto Club.
On top of Beacon Hill, the club’s acolytes devote themselves to the analysis of evil: Can it be explained by science? Does it have a physical presence? Do demons walk the earth? Drawing on a wealth of dark historical data and mysterious religious symbolism, the Mephisto scholars aim to prove a startling theory: that Satan himself exists among us.
Goes To Eleven
by Dennis Higgins
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Eleven amazing stories of intrigue for the eleventh release of Author Dennis Higgins. Wonderfully crafted stories, which include: Time Travel, Paranormal Romance, Ghost/Horror Stories, Historical, and True Stories.
Experiences include a time-traveling room, Chicago Gangsters, a famous rock star that never was, an actual angel encounter, email romance across time, spine-tingling horror, a ghost story from the phantasm’s point of view…and more. Your amazement is guaranteed.
A Calculated Risk
by Katherine Neville
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
A female financial whiz plans the perfect bank heist in this “high-tech, high-stakes” thriller from the #1 international-bestselling author of The Eight (The Washington Post).
Verity Banks is the one of the most powerful women in finance, but she still reports to a man. Her boss not only refuses to implement her security plan to safeguard customers’ deposits, he also sabotages her shot at becoming director of security at the Federal Reserve. Outraged, Verity decides to take revenge by hitting her boss where it will hurt the most: right in his company’s balance sheet. She is about to begin her assault when she hears from the last person she ever expected to see again, Zoltan Tor.
The Code
by Gregg Hurwitz
Kindle $1.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
In the latest short story from bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz, discover the teenage missions of Orphan X.
Before he was the feared black ops government assassin Orphan X, operating in the shadows and spoken about in whispers, Evan Smoak was a teenager, undergoing the most rigorous of training. At 17, Evan is sent off by his handler, ex-CIA station agent Jack Johns, to take the most intense U.S. military training course. But that is only part of the challenge before him – Evan has to get there and back, safely and quietly, maintaining operational security.
The List
by Steve Berry
Kindle $7.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
After a ten-year self-imposed exile, Brent Walker is returning home to Concord, a quaint town in central Georgia nestled close to the Savannah River. Two years ago, his father died, and now Brent, hired by Southern Republic Pulp and Paper Company as its assistant general counsel, is returning to care for his ailing mother.
For decades, Southern Republic has invested heavily in Concord, creating a thriving community where its employees live, work, and retire. But the genteel sheen of this quiet town is deceiving, and when a list of cryptic code surfaces, Brent starts to see the cracks.