Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Protector Sweethearts Books 1-3
by Jan Thompson
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
A thief, a hero, and a spy in one boxed set collection.
Book 1: Once a Thief (Stolen World War II Artifacts): A private investigator looking for her missing mother. A reformed art thief getting a new lease on life. Twelve bejeweled eggs with secrets of their own.
Book 2: Once a Hero (Lost Amber Room): A suspended FBI special agent tracking down a terrorist. A treasure hunter searching for the lost Amber Room. An old enemy harboring family secrets.
Book 3: Once a Spy (Blackbeard’s Lost Treasures: An adventurous billionaire on a mission. A former CIA agent finding her bearings.
Treasures lost to time.
Dangerous Paradise
by K.J. Gillenwater
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
A luxury cruise. A remote island. A deadly conspiracy.
Recovering from a devastating climbing accident, Skylar Harris boards a Caribbean cruise hoping for rest—not a fight for her life. But when a violent prison break turns the idyllic stop at Saint Marielle into a war zone, she finds herself stranded with a group of survivors, including Noah Reed, a former tech CEO caught in a nightmare.
While armed fugitives sweep the island, Skylar and Noah must navigate the jungle to stay alive—battling both the brutal terrain and a growing sense that the attack may not be random. As the island descends into chaos, a darker truth emerges: stolen artifacts, buried loyalties, and a betrayal no one saw coming…
Trigger City
by Sean Chercover
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A lonely woman was murdered by her disturbed coworker. The police have investigated. The case is closed. But facts are not truth.
A routine investigation of an open-and-shut case is just what PI Ray Dudgeon needs to recover from the physical and emotional consequences of confronting the Chicago Outfit—until “routine” spirals out of control. The victim was no quiet, unassuming, unlucky single woman; she lived a double life in the shadowy realm of covert intelligence . . . and she died for the truth…
Iwo, 26 Charlie
by P. T. Deutermann
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The tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima was the focus of an epic land and sea battle that produced one of the most iconic images of World War II: US Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi, an active volcano where American and Japanese soldiers, desperate to secure the island’s airfields, fought hand to hand and always to the death. In this gripping novel, award-winning author and retired commodore P. T. Deutermann follows a young Navy gunnery officer stationed on the battleship Nevada from the beginning of the battle to its decisive end.
Close Your Eyes
by Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
In Close Your Eyes, The New York Times bestselling duo Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen are back with a suspenseful novel about a once-blind woman with a talent for tracking serial killers
The FBI doesn’t usually consult with music therapists to solve their cases. But Kendra Michael’s astonishing powers of observation and analysis have made her a favorite of law enforcement agencies all across the country. Blind for the first twenty years of her life, she cares little for investigative work but can’t deny her unique skill, or the results she’s been able to facilitate. Kendra learned at an early age to become hyper-aware of her surroundings, perfecting the art of picking up the most subtle audio, olfactory, and tactile cues in the world around her. Like a secret weapon, she is in high demand.
Sullivan’s Woman
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Nora Roberts, #1 New York Times bestselling “word artist” (Los Angeles Daily News), paints a passionate portrait of how pursuing a single moment of beauty may become a lifetime of love in Sullivan’s Woman.
Despite possessing a look envied and desired by everyone she meets, Cassidy St. John’s modeling career has stalled. So when famous painter Colin Sullivan wants her as the model for what he believes will be his visionary masterpiece, she knows this isn’t just a job but a chance to be immortalized. And as Colin strives to capture Cassidy’s allure, both artist and subject realize their growing attraction for one another cannot be contained on a canvas.
I Know What You Are
by Taylor Edison, Jane Smith
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The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend.
Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt ‘different’. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn’t around much. She just didn’t understand people, and was alone and scared most of the time.
That was until, aged just 11, an older married man called Tom befriended her. She loved having someone who would talk to her, listen to her, a protector…
Judge Stone
by James Patterson, Viola Davis
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
All rise… for Judge Stone.
The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), is Judge Mary Stone. She holds two responsibilities sacred: running her family farm and presiding over her courtroom. It’s there she draws the most controversial case in the history of the South.
Criminally, it’s open-and-shut. Ethically, there is no middle ground. Essentially, it’s a choice between life and death.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
The Address
by Fiona Davis
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
When a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house the Dakota, leads to a job offer for Sara Smythe, her world is suddenly awash in possibility – no mean feat for a servant in 1884. The opportunity to move to America. The opportunity to be the female manager of the Dakota. And the opportunity to see more of Theo, who understands Sara like no one else…and is living in the Dakota with his wife and three young children.
One hundred years later, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities: Fresh out of rehab, the former interior designer is homeless, jobless, and penniless…
Take Down
by JT Sawyer
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Three targets. Four days. Zero margin for error.
Kansas City. When a kind-hearted mechanic is attacked by mob enforcers, Kyle Payne steps in—inadvertently killing the son-in-law of crime boss Avi Russo.
Captured and fitted with a neural kill-chip that can be activated remotely, Payne is forced to become Russo’s personal assassin. He has four days to eliminate key members of a rival crime organization. If he fails, he dies.
As Payne navigates the lethal underworld of Kansas City, he realizes he’s stumbled into a tangled web of treachery and intrigue. A mysterious bounty hunter is circling. The Russian Bratva smells blood. And Russo’s own daughter is desperate to escape her father’s empire.
The Black Wolf
by Louise Penny
Kindle $6.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Somewhere out there, in the darkness, a black wolf is feeding.
Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it. A man they called the Black Wolf.
But their relief is short-lived. In a sickening turn of events, Gamache has realized that plot, as horrific as it was, was just the beginning. Perhaps even a deliberate misdirection…
Starve
by AJ Merlin
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
All it took was one time.
One breakdown and I ended up behind the locked doors of Bluebone Ridge Sanitarium.
Something is wrong here.
It whispers through the cracked windows, coils beneath the floorboards, and breathes in the frozen Washington air that never truly warms, even in the summer.
He Is Mine
by Theo Baxter
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Three words. One lie. A deadly mistake.
Crystal Tannenbaum moved to LA hoping to become a movie star. And she has finally landed a job in show business—but only as a nanny for film producer Daniel Mosswood and his wife, Rose.
At first Daniel and Rose seem like the perfect couple, but it soon becomes clear they are anything but. Life in their sprawling Hollywood Hills mansion is a powder keg of tension and mistrust.
When Daniel turns his attention to Crystal—the gifts, the promises, the whispered plans for their future together—she lets herself believe she’s finally found a way to have the lifestyle she’s always craved. The house. The money. The children she’s grown to love.
Close My Eyes
by Sophie McKenzie
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.0 #ad
“Gone Girl meets Before I Go to Sleep” when a grieving mother learns that her daughter may still be alive in this “riveting psychological thriller” (Bookreporter).
When Geniver Loxley lost her daughter at birth eight years ago, her world stopped . . . and never fully started again. Mothers with strollers still make her flinch; her love of writing has turned into a half-hearted teaching career; and she and her husband, Art, have slipped into the kind of rut that seems inescapable.
But then a stranger shows up on their doorstep, telling Gen the very thing she’s always wanted to hear: that her daughter Beth was not stillborn, but was taken away as a healthy infant and is still out there . . . somewhere.
The Camelot Caper
by Elizabeth Peters
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
For Jessica Tregarth, an unexpected invitation to visit her grandfather in England is a wonderful surprise—an opportunity to open doors to a family past that has always been closed to her.
But sinister acts greet her arrival. A stranger tries to steal her luggage and later accosts her in Salisbury Cathedral. Mysterious villains pursue her through Cornwall, their motives and intentions unknown. Jessica’s only clue is an antique heirloom she possesses, an ancient ring that bears the Tregarth family crest…
Behind a Locked Door
by Sarah A. Denzil
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She opened the wrong door. Now her life will never be the same.
When Lucy Foster visits her old friend, she doesn’t expect to hear a baby crying behind a locked cellar door. But what she finds shatters everything she thought she knew: a terrified teenage girl and a newborn, hidden away like a secret shame.
As Lucy’s quiet life spirals into a media frenzy, and as the town turns against her, one thing becomes clear—someone is watching. And they want Lucy to stop helping the girl in the cellar.
Because the truth is darker than anyone imagines. And unlocking it may cost Lucy everything.
Dragon’s Reckless Journalist
by Serena Meadows
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He was sworn to protect a secret.
She was never meant to see it.
Ryan Bellamy is a dragon shifter bound by clan law, duty, and an engagement he never wanted. His future is already decided—until a freezing night on a mountain road puts a human woman in his path.
Paula never expected her car to die in the middle of nowhere. She never expected to witness something impossible in the sky. Ryan saves her, warns her to forget what she saw, and sends her away.
But fate isn’t finished…
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
The King’s Ransom
by Janet Evanovich
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Gabriela Rose, recovery agent extraordinaire, can find just about anything. Too bad she can’t seem to lose her gorgeous-but-infuriating ex-husband Rafer Jones. And now he needs her help. His cousin, Harley, is in trouble…big trouble.
As the president of a too-big-to-fail bank, he invested an astronomical amount of money in insuring some of the world’s most priceless artifacts at the urging of his board. It seemed like a low-risk, high-reward business move, so he jumped in with both feet. But recently, these insured pieces started going missing and worse, there’s no paper trail of Harley being directed to make these risky investments.
Now You See It . . .
by Richard Matheson
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The prolific master of suspense and horror delivers a knock-out tale the likes of which have not been seen since Henry Clouzot’s devilish thriller Diabolique.
Some years ago, the Great Delacorte, a famed stage magician, came down with a stroke that left him in a vegetative state, able to move only his eyes. The entire action of the novel is witnessed through these eyes as Delacorte sits in the Magic Room of his country estate, a room custom-tailored to display stage illusions. Delacorte’s son, Max, has taken his name and place as an illusionist in every effort to replace his father.
Black Pearl Freelancers Complete Series
by Michael Anderle
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In a galaxy where the line between right and wrong blurs, one woman seeks justice.
Fiery and determined, Madison Justice navigates the depths of space, searching for her father and a place to call home.
Will Madison find her father? Or will the universe conspire against her goals? Grab this complete trilogy to find out!
The Hideaway
by Meryl Sawyer
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After spending the night at a retreat dedicated to sensual pleasures, a woman finds herself at the center of a murder investigation in this edge-of-your-seat romantic thriller from New York Times–bestselling author Meryl Sawyer
The wolf at the door of Claire Holt’s Taos art gallery is Lobo, a dangerous hybrid of German shepherd and timber wolf belonging to Zach Coulter, the town’s one-time bad boy. Now, instead of running from the law, he is the law. But the homicide-cop-turned-local-sheriff isn’t there to rekindle an old flame…
Wickedly It Begins
by Cathrina Constantine
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One fateful night will change their lives forever. Seeley was born a hunter. God’s warrior. Endowed with inexplicable gifts, she slays creatures and demons that threaten humans. Alongside her guardian angel, Ezekiel, she faces unimaginable trials and tribulations.
Jack Chase is an orphan. Kicked from foster home to foster home, he lands with a couple who worships Satan. He has to succumb to their diabolical rituals, and soon learns he has extraordinary talents.
Asa Trebane, the leader of the Black Order of the Cult, locates Jack, a teenager he’s heard much about. He takes Jack under his wing and into his home.
The Lord Peter Wimsey Collection: Books 1-5
by Dorothy L. Sayers
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Explore the brilliant and captivating mysteries of Lord Peter Wimsey, one of literature’s most iconic detectives, in this collection of Dorothy L. Sayers’ first five novels. With wit, intellect, and a flair for solving crimes, Wimsey navigates through high society and dark secrets in these classic tales.
Whose Body?;
Clouds of Witness;
Unnatural Death;
Lord Peter Views the Body;
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
Temple
by Matthew Reilly
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A blockbuster thriller from bestselling author Matthew Reilly.
Four centuries ago, a precious idol was hidden in the jungles of Peru. To the Incan people, it is still the ultimate symbol of their spirit. To William race, an American linguist enlisted by the U.S. Army to decipher the clues to its location, it’s the ultimate symbol of the apocalypse…
Carved from a rare stone not found on Earth, the idol possesses elements more destructive than any nuclear bomb–a virtual planet killer. In the wrong hands it could mean the end of mankind. And whoever possesses the idol, possesses the unfathomable–and cataclysmic–power of the gods…
The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett
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A San Francisco gumshoe searches for a treasure to die for in this classic hardboiled crime novel, one of Time’s 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time.
A seasoned private eye like Sam Spade is no stranger to the potential risks that come with each case, but even he is caught off guard when his latest investigation leads to two murders. With the cops eager to pin the crimes on him, Spade needs to find the real killer, but first he must track down a mysterious statuette of a black bird. A few people might know where it is. There’s a perfumed grifter, a smooth-talking fat man, and a deceptive beauty. They seem willing to do anything to get their hands on the little treasure. One of them might even be desperate enough to kill . . .
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Death of a Spy
by M. C. Beaton, R.W. Green
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is worried about how the folks will react to his new assistant officer; the enigmatic American James Bland, whose true mission is to track down the members of a Russian spy network. In the meantime, he and Bland deal with it the usual crop of traffic incidents, lost wallets, lost dogs, and lost people, but a spate of burglaries committed by a man dubbed “Spiderman” give Hamish cause for serious concern.
Hamish has to use all of his contacts and every ounce of his Highland guile to find the robber and protect the village.
SEEDS OF VENGEANCE
by Stephen Joyce
Kindle $3.49 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A series of grisly murders have occurred across the country and are being sensationalized by the media.
Police forces operating in isolation have been highlighted as being spectacularly ineffective against a devious and brutal adversary, whose M.O. is designed to render forensics almost useless.
Caught in a pincer movement between MI6 and the Home Office, MI5 has been invited to lead the manhunt. However, the higher echelons in MI5 must protect their prestige. They have no appetite to be reduced to mere plods.
This experiment must fail! A scapegoat is required.
Cathedral
by Nelson DeMille
Kindle $1.999 Rating: 4.2 #ad
St. Patrick’s Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating, but everyone is in for the shock of his life. Born into the heat and hatred of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA man Brian Flynn has masterminded a brilliant terrorist act the seizure of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. Among his hostages: the woman Brian Flynn once loved, a former terrorist turned peace activist. Among his enemies: an Irish-American police lieutenant fighting against a traitor inside his own ranks and a shadowy British intelligence officer pursuing his own cynical, bloody plan. The cops face a booby-trapped, perfectly laid out killing zone inside the church. The hostages face death.
Stolen in the Night
by Gary C. King
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The horrific, grisly true crime account of a child abuser, kidnapper, and serial killer from the bestselling author of An Almost Perfect Murder.
Joseph Duncan had been convicted of raping and torturing a fourteen-year-old boy in Tacoma, Washington. On the Internet he proudly boasted of his perversions. But the system turned Duncan loose, and no one would stop him from committing an even more horrifying act . . .
This time, he prepared meticulously. He chose his getaway car. He chose his murder weapon and loaded a video camera.
The Toll
by Cherie Priest
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST HORROR NOVEL
From Cherie Priest, the author of The Family Plot and Maplecroft, comes The Toll, a tense, dark, and scary treat for modern fans of the traditionally strange and macabre.
Take a road trip into a Southern gothic horror novel.
Titus and Melanie Bell are on their honeymoon and have reservations in the Okefenokee Swamp cabins for a canoeing trip. But shortly before they reach their destination, the road narrows into a rickety bridge with old stone pilings, with room for only one car…
The Bogotá File
by David Archer, Damien Wild
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In the heart of Bogotá, Colombia, a wealthy businessman vanishes, abducted by a powerful new drug cartel under the command of the ruthless Adolfo Sanchez. Jacob Hunter, a skilled operative for the top-secret organization Skia, is tasked with finding and rescuing the kidnapped businessman, Paul Brohman.
Assigned the codename “Montoya,” Jacob navigates the dangerous criminal underworld, leveraging savant-like linguistic skills and undercover expertise. As he delves deeper, Jacob uncovers a web of corruption involving the CIA, with agents working against the government’s interests.
Escape the Night
by Richard North Patterson
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1 New York Times–bestselling author Richard North Patterson delivers a riveting novel of suspense and a powerful family’s secrets
Peter Carey was born into privilege during the McCarthy era, when the paranoia of Washington infected his parents’ house and seeped into Peter’s bones. His father was so obsessed with the family publishing business that he never had time for his son. Even as a teenager, Peter barely knew his father—and one dark night, an accident on a lonely road ensured he never would.
Peter’s memories of that horrific night have been erased by amnesia, but decades later he is still tortured by nightmares.
Bonnie
by Iris Johansen
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The truth has eluded her for years…Now, is she ready to face it? The #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen has written an explosive conclusion to the trilogy that will finally lay to rest the questions that have haunted her fans for a decade
When Eve Duncan gave birth to her daughter, she experienced a love she never knew existed. Nothing would stand in the way of giving Bonnie a wonderful life—until the unthinkable happened and the seven-year-old vanished into thin air. Eve found herself in the throes of a nightmare from which there was no escape.