Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Lost Books and Old Bones
by Paige Shelton
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Set in Edinburgh, Scotland, Lost Books and Old Bones is a delightful new mystery by Paige Shelton, featuring bookseller and amateur sleuth Delaney Nichols.
Delaney Nichols, originally of Kansas but settling happily into her new life as a bookseller in Edinburgh, works at the Cracked Spine in the heart of town. The shop is a place filled with curiosities and surprises tucked into every shelf, and it’s Delaney’s job to research the rare tomes and obscure artifacts that people come to buy and sell. When her new friends, also students at the medical school, come to the shop to sell a collection of antique medical books, Delaney knows she’s stumbled across a rare and important find indeed…
This Book Will Bury Me
by Ashley Winstead
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
From bestselling author Ashley Winstead comes a chilling psychological thriller that explores the dark heart of digital obsession, collective grief, and what happens when murder becomes entertainment.
After losing her father, college student Jane Sharp finds solace—and purpose—in the strange intimacy of online true crime forums. Among armchair detectives and anonymous sleuths, she becomes someone new: sharp-eyed, fast-thinking, celebrated. But when the brutal deaths of three college girls in Delphine, Idaho spark a viral frenzy, Jane and her online friends become part of the investigation…
The Cursed Wyrm Court Complete Series
by River Tatum, Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A curse of scales, a heart of fire.
Healer Nyra Vexlin is kidnapped by the king’s men and imprisoned in Varynth Hold with one impossible task: cure the crown prince, Rhezan, who has been cursed into dragon form for fifteen years.
But powerful forces conspire against them. Enemy kingdoms gather at the borders, sensing weakness. And the first ritual nearly kills him.
Will Nyra be able to reverse the curse before it’s too late?
Smoked
by Kevin Hardman
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Smokescreen – the wisecracking, best bud of teen super Kid Sensation – has his first solo adventure!
Unlike several of his friends, Smokescreen isn’t anything close to a household name. With a power set that most view as little more than a parlor trick, he’s nowhere near the top of the list of folks to call in an emergency. Ergo, it’s a bit of a surprise when he’s recruited by another super-powered teen, Atalanta, for a covert mission.
Unfortunately, what was supposed to be a simple operation swiftly morphs into something incredibly convoluted…and unimaginably dangerous. Although no stranger to perilous situations, Smokescreen unexpectedly ends up at the center of events with global implications – and facing a threat that even the greatest of superheroes would find daunting.
The Hike
by Lucy Clarke
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
No help.
No cell coverage.
No one to hear them scream.
Burned-out by both her marriage and work, Liz is desperate for an escape. More than that, she craves an adventure, a total reset. So, when she plans a vacation with her three best friends, she persuades them to spend four nights camping in the stunning mountains of Norway. Following a trail that climbs through lush valleys, towering peaks, and past jewel-blue lakes, Liz is sure that the hike is just what they need.
They Thirst
by Robert McCammon
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A vampire turns Los Angeles into a city of the dead in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling and Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Swan Song.
The Kronsteen castle, a gothic monstrosity, looms over Los Angeles. Built during Hollywood’s golden age for a long-dead screen idol with a taste for the macabre, it stands as a decaying reminder of the past. Since the owner’s murder, no living thing has ever again taken up residence. But it isn’t abandoned. Prince Conrad Vulkan, Hungarian master of the vampires, as old as the centuries, calls it home. His plan is to replace all humankind with his kind. And he’s starting with the psychotic dregs of society in the City of Angels.
The Frosted Roses
by Julianne Munich
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A Sorceress suffering from her past. Young couples forced apart. An arrogant Law Officer. A tyrant Mage Lord.
Beneath a secret enchanted village in 1770s France, disobedient Mages are cast away in the Glass Dungeon under a cruel regime. Among them is Mathilde, left with her family secret and a lifetime of mistakes. Sleep—and dreams of her estranged son—are the only respites from her despair.
Her clever cousin, Armand, leads a motley crew of allies known as ‘The Frosted Roses’. The gang dreams up a plot to break into the Dungeon and organize a daring coup d’état.
Pendergast
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
From the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Preston and Child comes the Agent Pendergast origin story—a golden opportunity for longtime fans and new readers to learn about Agent Pendergast’s strange and shocking first case.
It only took six months for the life of Special Agent Dwight Chambers to crumble around him. First, he lost his partner, and then, tragically, his wife. Returning to work at the New Orleans Field Office, Chambers is dismayed to find himself saddled with mentoring a brand new FBI agent—a certain A. X. L. Pendergast. As Chambers tries to pull himself together, his enigmatic and exasperating junior partner pulls an outrageous stunt that gets both of them suspended.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
The Body in the Malibran Theater
by Barbara Marangon
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
During the restoration of the Malibran Theater in Venice, an ancient mummy of an Asian woman is discovered buried under the stage. Detective Antonio Galimberti and Professor Francesca Pavan, an expert in Chinese antiquities, are called to the scene. Two things are found on the mummy: a tiara of inestimable value and a diary. The only other lead they have is that the theater had been built on the foundation of Marco Polo’s house.
The next day, the precious tiara is stolen from the forensic department and later the suspected thief is discovered dead—without the tiara. A murderer has it now. Eventually, two people who can identify the killer are also found murdered…
Eight Days to Live
by Iris Johansen
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
A mother and daughter risk becoming prey to a mysterious cult in this thriller from a #1 New York Times–bestselling author.
Eve Duncan and her adopted daughter, Jane MacGuire, are pitted against the members of a secretive cult who have targeted Jane and have decided that she will be their ultimate sacrifice. In eight days they will come for her. In eight days, what Jane fears the most will become a reality. In eight days, she will die.
It all begins with a painting that Jane, an artist, displays in her Parisian gallery. The painting is called “Guilt” and Jane has no idea how or why she painted the portrait of the chilling face.
The Magician Killer
by Diane Merrill-Wigginton
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
The Difference between a Sociopath and a Psychopath is a Very Fine Line
At the tender age of nineteen, Special Agent Samantha Stevens’s life was forever altered when she was forced to endure the unspeakable. But that was ten years ago. Now, she lives an uncomplicated life in Washington, D.C., void of any commitment or ties as she pours over unsolved cases and clears them with unparalleled accuracy.
Unfamiliar Partners Make for Strange Bedfellows…
V is for Vengeance
by Sue Grafton
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A spiderweb of dangerous relationships lies at the heart of this daring Kinsey Millhone mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton.
Private detective Kinsey Millhone feels a bit out of place in any department store’s lingerie section, but she’s entirely in her element when she puts a stop to a brazen shoplifting spree. For her trouble she nearly gets run over in the parking lot by one of the fleeing thieves—and later learns that the one who didn’t get away has been found dead in an apparent suicide.
Cutting Edge Collection
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.0 #ad
A chilling noir collection featuring fifteen crime and mystery tales and six poems from female authors.
Joyce Carol Oates, a queen-pin of the noir genre, has brought her keen and discerning eye to the curation of an outstanding anthology of brand-new top-shelf short stories (and poems by Margaret Atwood!). While bad men are not always the victims in these tales, they get their due often enough to satisfy readers who are sick and tired of the gendered status quo, or who just want to have a little bit of fun at the expense of a crumbling patriarchal society. This stylistically diverse collection will make you squirm in your seat, stay up at night, laugh out loud, and inevitably wish for more.
The Secret Place
by Tana French
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
A year ago a boy was found murdered at a girlsʼ boarding school, and the case was never solved. Detective Stephen Moran has been waiting for his chance to join Dublin’s Murder Squad when sixteen-year-old Holly Mackey arrives in his office with a photo of the boy with the caption: “I KNOW WHO KILLED HIM.” Stephen joins with Detective Antoinette Conway to reopen the case—beneath the watchful eye of Holly’s father, fellow detective Frank Mackey. With the clues leading back to Holly’s close-knit group of friends, to their rival clique, and to the tangle of relationships that bound them all to the murdered boy, the private underworld of teenage girls turns out to be more mysterious and more dangerous than the detectives imagined.
Blue Dahlia
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
A Harper has always lived at Harper House, the centuries-old mansion just outside of Memphis. And for as long as anyone alive remembers, the ghostly Harper Bride has walked the halls, singing lullabies at night…
Trying to escape the ghosts of the past, young widow Stella Rothchild, along with her two energetic little boys, has moved back to her roots in southern Tennessee. She isn’t intimidated by Harper House—nor by its mistress. Despite a reputation for being difficult, Roz Harper has been nothing but kind to Stella, offering her a comfortable place to live and a challenging new job as manager of the flourishing In the Garden nursery.
Hero Redefined
by Doug Levy
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
What does it mean to be a hero – in sports and in life?
Heroes aren’t just the ones who bring home medals. Hero Redefined delves into the lesser-known stories of Olympic athletes—and a couple of special Olympic venues—that challenge the conventional narrative of glory and gold. In riveting personal profiles exploring herculean feats of strength, perseverance, and sportsmanship, award-winning sports journalist Doug Levy offers a new vision of heroism. There is more than one path to greatness, and the extraordinary acts of resilience and personal sacrifice by these athletes have left an indelible mark on the spirit of the Olympic games in quiet but fundamental ways through the ages.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
The Other Sister
by Theo Baxter
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Family reunions can be hell.
Dr. Celeste Monroe seems to have the perfect life – a thriving psychology practice, bestselling self-help books, and the respect of her peers.
But when patient Daniel St. Clair begins stalking her and releases doctored recordings of their sessions which go viral, Celeste’s career crumbles overnight. As death threats flood in and her reputation disintegrates, she realizes that what’s happening in the present may be linked to her own troubled past…
War Path
by Aiden Bailey
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
His cover is a lie. His target is a ghost. His survival is a long shot.
When DEA agent Garcia Cardoso is snatched by the Gulf Cartel in the Bolivian jungle, CIA operatives Mark Pierce and Rachel Zang are sent to rescue him. They pull him out alive—only to watch him die moments later, cut down by a sniper’s bullet.
His final words: there’s a mole inside the Agency.
Cardoso’s killer is the Sand Viper, a ghost-like assassin working for a shadowy terrorist network called the Dekaract. They’ve armed Mexico’s warring cartels with military-grade rocket systems, and they’re about to spark a conflict that will engulf both sides of the US border.
Return of the Spider
by James Patterson
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Return of the Spider is the stunning companion novel to Along Came a Spider, the New York Times bestselling classic thriller from the world’s most popular storyteller.
Enter the thrilling world of the #1 bestselling detective series that inspired the Prime Video show, Cross.
Along Came a Spider introduced Detective Alex Cross to readers around the globe and delivered an unsurpassed rivalry: Cross—named the “human superhero” by The New York Times—versus Gary Soneji, who the Lexington-Herald Leader called the “most deliciously wicked character since Hannibal Lecter”. But that wasn’t their first meeting…
Stolen Tongues
by Felix Blackwell
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
A romantic cabin getaway doesn’t go exactly as planned.
High up on the windswept cliffs of Pale Peak, Faye and Felix celebrate their new engagement. But soon, a chorus of ghastly noises erupts from the nearby woods: the screams of animals, the cries of children, and the mad babble of a hundred mournful voices. A dark figure looms near the windows in the dead of night, whispering to Faye. As the weather turns deadly, Felix discovers that his terrified fiancée isn’t just mumbling in her sleep – she’s whispering back.
Circle of Days
by Ken Follett
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT Seft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat, to witness the rituals that signal the start of a new year. He is there to trade his stone at the Midsummer Fair, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family lives in prosperity and offer Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers within their herder community.
A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE Joia, Neen’s sister, is a priestess with a vision and an unmatched ability to lead. As a child, she watches the Midsummer ceremony, enthralled, and dreams of a miraculous new monument, raised from the biggest stones in the world. But trouble is brewing among the hills and woodlands of the Great Plain.
A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION…
Strange Brew
by Mary Kay Andrews
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The sixth book in the Callahan Garrity mystery series by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews finds the beloved sleuth facing a brew of community troubles—as her bohemian Atlanta neighborhood morphs into a trendy haven for yuppies—and an old flame.
Cleaning lady turned sleuth Callahan Garrity has cautiously watched her hometown be transformed—and just as she fears, too much cappuccino and new money can be a bad mix…
The 7th Victim
by Alan Jacobson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Special Agent Karen Vail “is a knockout, tough and brilliant” (Tess Gerritsen). As lead profiler for the FBI, Vail is spearheading the task force investigation into a serial killer known as “Dead Eyes,” who’s been terrorizing Fairfax County, Virginia.
What separates this psychopath from the others is a peculiar savagery, and an intimate knowledge of the FBI’s detailed strategy of pursuit. What separates Vail from her peers is a life that has made her hard and uncompromising. Recently divorced from an abusive husband, and in the throes of an ugly custody battle, she’s also helpless against her mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s. But little by little, as Vail’s personal baggage begins to consume her, the investigation threatens to derail.
The Clan of Hogan Falls Collection
by Serena Meadows
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Prepare yourself for these eight stories about female wolf shifters whose lives have been in danger since birth. Abandoned by their clans, they all grew up together and now run a successful bed and breakfast.
But it isn’t until they meet their fated mates that everything becomes turbulent again. The enemies have returned, and the women have much more to lose than just their lives. They now also have their hearts on the line.
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Glory in Death
by J.D. Robb
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
The first victim was found lying on a sidewalk in the rain. The second was murdered in her own apartment building. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas had no problem finding connections between the two crimes.
Both victims were beautiful and highly successful women. Their glamorous lives and loves were the talk of the city. And their intimate relations with men of great power and wealth provided Eve with a long list of suspects—including her own lover, Roarke.
Bodies from the Library
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 16 tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Agatha Christie crime story that has not been seen since 1922.
At a time when crime and thriller writing has once again overtaken the sales of general and literary fiction, Bodies from the Library unearths lost stories from the Golden Age, that period between the World Wars when detective fiction captured the public’s imagination and saw the emergence of some of the world’s cleverest and most popular storytellers.
Good Girls Don’t Cry
by D.K. Hood
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Madison hesitates before hitching her pink tulle prom dress and running as fast as she can into the wilderness. The ripped edge of her skirt snags on a tree root and she falls to the forest floor. As she catches her breath, she hears the unmistakable sound of heavy boots closing in on her. He knows where she is…
When news of a missing limousine reaches Sheriff Jenna Alton and her deputy, David Kane, they fear for the lives of the ten teenagers who were inside and should have been enjoying their prom night. After picking up each passenger from their home, instead of heading to prom, the car turned toward the darkness of the forest around Black Rock Falls. Has there been a tragic accident, or has something more sinister happened to the teenagers?
The Last Party
by Clare Mackintosh
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
At midnight, one of them is dead. By morning, all of them are suspects. It’s the party to end all parties….but not everyone is here to celebrate.
On New Year’s Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests. His vacation homes on Mirror Lake are a success, and he’s generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbors. But by midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake.
On New Year’s Day, Ffion Morgan has a village full of suspects. The tiny community is her home, so the suspects are her neighbors, friends and family—and Ffion has her own secrets to protect.
Monster Hunting in Newtonville
by Viktor Csák
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
ONE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE OUTBREAK — The Boston resistance is teetering on the brink of collapse, and so far only the Icelandic smugglers have brought any help: medicine and supplies in exchange for American relics of life before the outbreak.
The smugglers take anything that might earn them money and pay handsomely for footage showing the infected. Even though the pandemic-ravaged Zone — North America — has been sealed off, the world still hungers for news. And sometimes for something more…
Something Whiskered
by Miranda James
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A dead baron, an Irish castle, and an unexpected ghost . . . Charlie Harris, Helen Louise Brady, and their feline friend Diesel find themselves hot on the trail of a conniving killer in this delightful Cat in the Stacks Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Miranda James.
Charlie Harris and his wife, Helen Louise Brady, have arrived in Ireland for their honeymoon. After a few days in Dublin, they head to County Clare, ancestral home to Helen Louise’s extended family, the O’Bradys. Her cousin Lorcan runs Castle O’Brady as a bed-and-breakfast with his wife Caoimhe and their daughter and son-in-law. But upon arrival at the castle, the newlyweds are shocked to see a body falling from the roof.
Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
From the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . now a #1 Netflix series!
In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the “coolest girl in the world” moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all—beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer’s end they’ve become TullyandKate. Inseparable.