Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Cruel and Unusual
by Patricia Cornwell
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
“Killing me won’t kill the beast” are the last words of rapist-murderer Ronnie Joe Waddell, written four days before his execution. But they can’t explain how medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds Waddell’s fingerprints on another crime scene—after she’d performed his autopsy.
If this is some sort of game, Scarpetta seems to be the target. And if the next victim is someone she knows, the punishment will be cruel and unusual…
Spearthrower
by D. BRAISTED
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Earth is a cage.
Kim has always had access to food and shelter; she grew up in a comfortable world. Yet she is wild. After graduating from high school, she enters The Branch and becomes a highly trained astronaut. Kim accepts a classified mission and is launched deep. However, she is not just the test pilot; she is also the test.
Young Kala grew up on the open grass plain with a spear in hand, but she is not wild. Her tribe does not worry about time and space; her people are innately connected to the universe. And Kala’s adventure will violently choose her.
The dual storyline of Kim and Kala is thought-provoking and touching, exploring the nature of our existence and cultural beliefs.
Greenwich Park
by Katherine Faulkner
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
In this “outstanding debut thriller” (Booklist, starred review), Helen’s idyllic life—handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way—begins to change the day she attends her first prenatal class.
There, she meets Rachel, an unpredictable single mother-to-be who doesn’t seem very maternal: she smokes, drinks, and professes little interest in parenthood. Still, Helen is drawn to her. Maybe Rachel just needs a friend. And to be honest, Helen’s a bit lonely herself. At least Rachel is fun to be with. She makes Helen laugh, invites her confidences, and distracts her from her fears.
Listen for the Lie
by Amy Tintera
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn’t matter?
After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer. Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable. Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home. Savvy was the social butterfly loved by all, and if you believe the rumors, especially popular with the men in town. It’s been years since that horrible night, a night Lucy can’t remember anything about, and she has since moved to LA and started a new life.
Behind Closed Doors
by Natalie R. Collins
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 3.9 #ad
For twenty years, they had been closer than sisters, sharing girlhood secrets, their hopes and dreams for the future—and a soul-searing promise. Melissa was the only one who knew what had really happened to Jannie beyond the sacred walls of the Mormon Temple the night that changed her life forever….
UNTIL HER BEST FRIEND VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE.
Now Melissa has gone missing, just days after entrusting Jannie with a mysterious box that someone would kill to possess.
The Doll-Master: And Other Tales of Terror
by Joyce Carol Oates
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
This Bram Stoker Award–winning collection is “certain to stick in your mind long after you’ve turned the last page” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).
Includes “Big Momma,” a finalist for the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Short Story
Here are six of Joyce Carol Oates’s most “frightening—and deeply disturbing—short stories” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). In the titular story, a boy becomes obsessed with his cousin’s doll after her tragic death. As he grows older, he begins to collect “found dolls” from surrounding neighborhoods . . . each with its own sinister significance.
Speed Reading
by Kam Knight
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The #1 Speed Reading Book on Amazon for 7 Straight Years
This has become the go to book for students, teachers, educators, professionals, and home-school parents & children to quickly improve their reading speed.
It present simple tips to not only accelerate your reading, but also understanding and memory.
Unlike other books that only teach how to skim & scan, this one taps into your brain and eyes’ amazing ability to naturally read more words in a shorter time.
In truth, this isn’t your average speed reading book.