Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Armchair Detectives
by Matt Dunn
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Meet Martin Maxwell: octogenarian, dog lover and amateur sleuth.
For most residents at Twilight Lodge, a picture-perfect retirement home by the sea, their days are filled with jigsaws, endless cups of tea and afternoon karaoke. But when Martin discovers that three residents have died in less than two weeks, all with clean bills of health, he suspects foul play. Trouble is, no-one believes him.
Martin knows he needs expert help and who better than fellow ‘Lodger’ Albie – Martin’s arch-nemesis back when they worked for a secret government organization. With the life of his puzzle-loving sweetheart Barbara under threat, Albie reluctantly agrees to join forces.
Lights out America
by Colton Lively
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
An EMP Post Apocalypse Prepper Survival Thriller Boxset
After a mysterious blackout shatters society, Samantha and her dog Dean journey through looted cities and treacherous wilds. Haunted by her parents’ deaths and unable to save a wounded survivor, she finds an unlikely ally in Gabriel. As danger closes in, a hidden bunker may be their last chance at hope.
Bodyguard
by William C. Dietz
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.0 #ad
From a New York Times–bestselling author: In a future where androids do most of the work, one man manages to find a job—but it may cost him his life . . .
Max Maxon is an ex-marine who makes his living with a gun. Sasha Casad is a rich teenager trying to catch the next spaceship home. Max’s job is to get her there alive. Somebody’s trying to stop them–somebody with plenty of money and firepower. That doesn’t bother Max. A contract is a contract. Against all odds, he’s going to fulfill this one. And then he’s going to make somebody pay!
From Potter’s Field
by Patricia Cornwell
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
An unidentified nude female sits propped against a fountain in Central Park. There are no signs of struggle. When Dr. Kay Scarpetta and her colleagues Benton Wesley and Pete Marino arrive on the scene, they instantly recognize the signature of serial killer Temple Brooks Gault. Scarpetta, on assignment with the FBI, visits the New York City morgue on Christmas morning, where she must use her forensic expertise to give a name to the nameless—a difficult task. But as she sorts through conflicting forensic clues, Gault claims his next victim.
Unraveling Oliver
by Liz Nugent
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
“Top-notch grip lit…incredibly brilliant.” – Marian Keyes, New York Times bestselling author
In this astonishing debut novel, a man’s shocking act of savagery stuns a local community—and the revelations that follow will keep you gripped until the very last page.
Oliver Ryan has the perfect life. Elegant and seductive, he wants for nothing, sharing a lovely home with his steadfast wife, Alice, who illustrates the award-winning children’s books that have brought him wealth and fame. Until one evening, after eating the dinner Alice has carefully prepared, Oliver savagely assaults her and leaves her for dead.
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft
by H. P. Lovecraft
Kindle $0.45 Rating: 4.6 #ad
The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft collects the author’s all Solo Writings as an adult. Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft’s trademark fantastical creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themes.
This Edition has over 60 Stories; Included in this volume are, ‘The Tomb’; ‘The Case of Charles Dexter Ward’, ‘Old Bugs’; ‘The Call of Cthulhu’, ‘The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath’, ‘At the Mountains of Madness’, ‘The Temple’, ‘The Haunter of The Dark’, ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’, ‘The Color Out of Space’, ‘The Dunwich Horror’, and many more hair-raising tales.
Taming the Wind
by Joe R. Eagleman
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
What if the power to command the storm was no longer natures alone?
Dr. Jack Engle, a brilliant scientist, respected professor, and bestselling textbook author, has done the unthinkable: he has engineered the first artificial tornado. Designed to revolutionize clean energy, his creation could change the world—or destroy it.
But Engle isn’t just a scientist. He’s also a family man who finds balance in Sunday jam sessions with his children and grandchildren, performing in the family band that keeps him grounded. His world of music, teaching, and family dinners is suddenly shattered when his discovery ignites a corporate firestorm…
Superhero Summer Camp
by Asaf Gitler
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Help kids discover their inner superhero in an empowering and mindful environment!
Danny is used to being shy and nervous, but today, everything feels especially stressful because he’s starting the Superhero Summer Camp. Good thing he has friends like Naomi, Eithan, and Maya to help him find his Inner Dragon Breath, become Super Flexible, or transform his world with Magic Glasses for every need. In the end, Danny might discover that he had a superhero inside him all along.
With thoughtful, empowering lessons for children and adults, Danny’s relatable story will not only delight young readers from age 6 to 12