Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Lamps of Doom
by Stephanie Parker McKean
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Texas landscape artist Nicky Randall arrives in Scotland to get the historic stone mansion she inherited from her grandparents ready to sell. Miserable childhood memories of vacation time in Scotland already plague Nic, and when she meets the couple who were supposed to introduce her to her home already leaving, the Scotland trip is off to a wobbly start.
Although Nicky inherited the house and garden, her cousin, Sheena McAlpine, inherited the antique furnishings, including her grandmother’s extensive collection of valuable, historical lamps. When Nicky first sees the lamp collection, the odd phrase, “Lamps of Doom,” pops into her mind. It proves an apt phrase when the lamps start vanishing. Nicky fears that Sheena will blame her. Who else could steal lamps from a locked house?
A Game of Fear
by Charles Todd
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In this newest installment of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series, Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge is faced with his most perplexing case yet: a murder with no body, and a killer who can only be a ghost.
Spring, 1921. Scotland Yard sends Inspector Ian Rutledge to the sea-battered village of Walmer on the coast of Essex, where amongst the salt flats and a military airfield lies Benton Abbey, a grand manor with a storied past. The lady of the house may prove his most bewildering witness yet. She claims she saw a violent murder—but there is no body, no blood. She also insists she recognized the killer: Captain Nelson. Only it could not have been Nelson because he died during the war.
Night Moves
by Nora Roberts
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When her husband died, Maggie Fitzgerald abandoned her career and place among the wealthy elite for a small town existence where she could grieve in peace and quiet. Her broken heart finds solace in the company of her landscaper, Cliff Delaney.
But Cliff has a temperamental side, and when human bones are found on Maggie’s property, he becomes the police’s number one suspect. Obsessed with learning if the man she’s grown to love is capable of murder, Maggie puts her own life in a killer’s crosshairs…
Scarlet
by Kari Trumbo
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Scarlet’s first mission as a Northern Guardian might be her last.
She’s trained for years, determined to live safe and free after her own brush with trafficking. But her first assignment is far from simple—it requires carrying the gun she hates and protecting people who don’t trust her.
Wes has spent his adult life building a security business to provide for his son. When a disgruntled employee turns dangerous, Wes and his son are at risk. Spirit, his twin, begs him to give in to their demands, but surrendering would cost him everything he built for Griffen.
Tales From the Crossroad Collection
by Multiple Authors
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Crossroad Volume 1 brings together ten short stories and five novel excerpts from a talented group of Crossroad Press authors. Consisting of obscure reprints and one original short story, plus chosen excerpts from the authors’ novels, this is a great introduction to their work, as well as a valuable resource for locating their books. Each author’s complete Crossroad Press catalog is linked in the book for your convenience.
Singularity Point
by Mark Hacker
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When a sentient AI becomes a ghost in the machine, only the man who can think like the monsters can stop it.
THE THREAT: An AI experiment gone wrong created Charlie Moore—part human genius, part self-improving artificial intelligence, all monster. Before he was stopped, Austin burned and global markets collapsed. Humanity’s worst nightmare: an AI enhanced genius with unlimited intelligence and zero empathy.
THE HUNTER: Zach Axton stopped Charlie Moore by becoming what he hunted. The mission cost him everything: his team, his sanity, his future. Now he lives in isolation, miles from civilization, trying to silence the artificial whispers in his own mind.
Charlie Moore is dead. Axton made sure of it.
THE FOREVER COTTAGE
by Nan Adel
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First in a continuing series. Have you ever thought it would be fun to travel back in time, temporarily or even permanently? How would it feel to meet and get to know your long-gone ancestors? What if you found out that people you thought you knew were not who you thought they were at all?.
That happened to co-workers Brian and Lisa after a party. During the night of September 9, 1999, in separate rooms in Brian’s condo, they both had a dream about falling. In the morning, they woke up in the year 1865. They were now in a tavern that was torn down in the 1920s to build The Westlake, the condo Brian lives in. Was it destiny, a miracle, an accident, or a curse?
The Name of the Game
by Nora Roberts
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Television producer Johanna Patterson forged her career through talent and tenacity, avoiding the egos and libidos of her male counterparts who dominate the industry. So when movie star Sam Weaver sets his sights on her, she knows better than to trust his words and actions.
But as Sam reveals more of his true self, Johanna finds herself falling for a man completely different from his celebrity persona.
The Crossroads
by C.J. Box
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Marybeth Pickett gets the call she has always dreaded: her husband Joe is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head.
Joe was found in his pickup at Antler Creek Junction, a crossroads connecting three ranches. Each road leading to a dangerous family. Each family with a different bone to pick with the local game warden. Marybeth and the new sheriff assume that Joe was ambushed by one of the families, but they have no idea which one since Joe didn’t say where he was going or why…