Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Taylor Texas Box set (Books 1-3)
by Vikki Walton
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Small Town Secrets. Homemade Pies. Unshakeable Faith.
Hospice nurse Christie Taylor trades hospital hallways for hay bales and comes home to Texas, thinking she’s there to rest and contemplate her future. And finally, she has time to pursue her love of baking pies. What she doesn’t expect is that her nursing skills will be needed when Pop is seriously injured. And her Texas backbone is strong against developers who refuse to stop in their pursuit of acquiring their land. Or that strangers can quickly become family. Set against the warm, wide Texas Hill Country, these cozy mysteries are the kind of stories that remind you: truth always finds its way home, faith is forged in struggle, and love always wins.
BOOK ONE: Death Takes A Break
BOOK TWO: Death Makes A Move
BOOK THREE: Death Stakes A Claim
The Last Flight from Moscow
by Andie Newton
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In the shadowy underbelly of Cold War Moscow, Mae Pierce, once a formidable OSS agent, has found herself once again thrust into a perilous mission that could spell redemption—or ruin.
Tasked with posing as a model at the American Exhibition, Mae is haunted by the ghosts of her past. Her plan had been simple: lie low, collect her paycheck and get home. Instead, she must navigate the treacherous waters of deceit, betrayal, and the ruthless Russian Mafia.
When her new partner vanishes, Mae soon realizes that the stakes are higher than she ever imagined…
The Chaos Squad Complete Series
by Michael Anderle
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One catastrophic mistake ended Marc Black’s mercenary career — now he’s getting one last shot to earn it back.
Recruited into the Vanguard Syndicate’s most chaotic squad, Marc finds himself leading a demolitions addict, a razor-tongued infiltrator, a gadget genius with a questionable survival rate, and a Vorath warrior who communicates mostly in controlled violence. Training simulations push them to the edge — but when their final test drops them into a live black-market operation, Marc discovers that redemption doesn’t come from a simulation. It comes from deciding whether his team is worth dying for.
Dangerous Deception at Honeychurch Hall
by Hannah Dennison
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All’s fair in love . . . and antiques wars!
Things are going well for Kat Stanford; not only is her antiques business thriving, she’s also got a new date: Piers Carew, Viscount Chawley, who owns the estate next to Honeychurch Hall.
Unfortunately, Kate has a rival. Impossibly beautiful Cassandra Bowden-Forbes is also in town, conducting valuations at the same fairs as Kat – and she makes no secret of the fact she’s got her eye on Piers . . .
Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz
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As kids, outcasts Rebecca, Bobby, Spencer, and Ernie were inseparable friends in the idyllic town of Maple Grove. Three left to pursue lofty dreams—and achieved them. Only Ernie never left. When he falls into a coma, his three amigos feel an urgent need to return home. Don’t they remember people lapsing into comas back then? And those people always awoke…didn’t they?
After two decades, not a lot has changed in Maple Grove, especially Ernie’s obnoxious, scary mother. But Rebecca, Bobby, and Spencer begin to remember a hulking, murderous figure and weirdness piled on mystery that they were made to forget. As Ernie sinks deeper into darkness, something strange awaits any friend who tries to save him.
The 23rd Midnight
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan Burke in jail.
Reporter Cindy Thomas wrote a book that put him on the bestseller list.
An obsessed maniac has turned Burke’s true-crime story into a playbook. And is embellishing it with gruesome touches all his own.
Now Lindsay’s tracking an elusive suspect, and the entire Murder Club is facing destruction.
Niergel Chronicles – Last Hope
by D. I. Hennessey
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Jeff Samuels never could have predicted the wild ride his life would take.
Saved from death by a mysterious man in an invisible flying car, he soon discovers his own extraordinary abilities and a secret fortune he never knew he had. But as he begins to fall in love, Jeff also finds himself in the midst of a war against supernatural forces bent on his destruction. Welcome to the Niergel Chronicles, where fantasy, science, and faith collide in a thrilling adventure unlike any other.
In this action-packed tale, Jeff Samuels is a brilliant scientist and professor who has always been curious about his unknown ancestry. But when he is awakened in the middle of the night by an unusual visitor, his entire understanding of reality is turned upside down. As he tries to come to terms with his newfound heritage, Jeff encounters a host of mysterious characters and shocking revelations. But his biggest challenge comes when he must protect the ancient Niergel and stop a ruthless Crime Syndicate and powerful evil ancestors from destroying the world.
Thick as Thieves
by Sandra Brown
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Twenty years ago in the dead of night, four seemingly random individuals pulled the ultimate heist and almost walked away with half a million dollars. But by daybreak, their plan had been shot to hell. One of them was in the hospital. One was in jail. One was dead. And one got away with it.
Arden Maxwell, the daughter of the man who disappeared all those years ago—presumably with the money, after murdering his accomplice—has never reconciled with her father’s abandonment of her and her sister. After countless personal setbacks she decides to return to her family home near mysterious Caddo Lake, and finally get answers to the many questions that torment her. Little does she know, two of her father’s co-conspirators—a war hero and a corrupt district attorney—are watching her every move.
Murder Takes a Vacation
by Laura Lippman
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Highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow whose vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international mystery…that only she can solve.
Mrs. Blossom has a knack for blending into the background, which was an asset during her days assisting private investigator Tess Monaghan. But when she finds a winning lottery ticket in a parking lot, everything changes. She is determined to see the world that she sometimes feels is passing her by.