Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
The House Witch
by Delemhach
Rating: 4.5 #ad
When Finlay Ashowan joins the staff of the King and Queen of Daxaria, he’s an enigma. No one knows where he comes from or how he came to be where he is, which suits Fin just fine. He’s satisfied simply serving as the royal cook, keeping nosy passersby out of his kitchen, and concocting some truly uncanny meals.
But Fin’s secret identity doesn’t stay hidden for long. After all, it’s not every day a house witch and his kitten familiar, Kraken, take to meddling in imperial affairs. As his powers are gradually discovered by the court, Fin finds himself involved in a slew of intrigues…
Two Days Taken
by Luana Ehrlich
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Two days. That’s all it was supposed to take. But when Mylas suddenly discovers the truth, it’s no longer two days. It’s an eternity.
Private investigator Mylas Grey is anticipating photographer Whitney Engel’s visit to Washington. He’s been planning their itinerary, looking forward to spending time with her, and wondering if the spark between them will ignite into a roaring fire.
He isn’t anticipating having to do a favor for Senator Allen. However, the favor isn’t supposed to take more than two days. All he has to do is take a trip up to Baltimore, spend a couple of days investigating a matter for another senator, and then he’ll have the rest of the week to entertain Whitney.
But then . . .
The Life We Bury
by Allen Eskens
Rating: 4.3 #ad
A USA Today bestseller and book club favorite!
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe’s life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran–and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.
The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions
by Kerry Greenwood
Rating: 4.6 #ad
“The 15 1920s-era stories in this welcome collection from Australian author Greenwood will delight fans of Miss Phryne Fisher, who indulges in ‘Sherlockery’ for Melbourne’s citizenry when she’s not indulging her passion for ‘food, sleep, intellectual puzzles, clothes and beautiful young men’…This volume is a fine companion to the 21 novels featuring this dashing protagonist.” – Publishers Weekly
In The Lady with Gun Asks the Questions, Kerry Greenwood distills the Phryne of her books and imagination. For those fans looking for greater character depth, a richer historical context of the twenties, and Phryne as her truest, freest self, Greenwood has curated just the right stories from her 21 novels and added four brand-new ones so we may meet the real fabulous Miss Fisher.
Dawn: The Enchanters
by Mark Wylie
Rating: 4.9 #ad
Don’t you just hate it when you lose your temper and wake up on another planet?
Christian Stone is having a bad day. It wasn’t enough that the global corporation he works for blamed his team for a data breach in the most important programme on Earth. Or that he had to travel halfway across the world to try and clear their name. But when tragedy strikes, and they accuse him of that as well, Chris loses it, with unexpected—and unexplainable—results.
He wakes on another world, at the Dawn Academy, where he is invited to train, to develop and to control what they call his Gift. There’s just one catch. You can’t leave until you pass the Grading.
Control
by Melissa Cassera
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Gossip Girl meets Wednesday in this YA paranormal thriller full of twists, turns & angsty romance.
For Natalie Covington and Henry Thorne, only one thing is certain: things are about to get out of control.
18-year-old Natalie has big ambitions but very little control over her situation. She’s trapped at an elite boarding school on a private island, where cell phones are forbidden, militant guards line the iron gates, and her practically prearranged boyfriend has eyes for another girl.
Everything changes when a mysterious new student arrives named Henry Thorne. Henry is a “precog”—a hidden society of people who can see the future, and who are forbidden to reveal their powers. When Henry has a grisly vision of Natalie being murdered, he ultimately decides to save her and face the consequences.
Lost and Found
by Lorhainne Eckhart
Rating: 4.1 #ad
A 2013 Readers Favorite Award Winner
•A hit and run.
•A deserted country road.
•A parents worst nightmare.
On a warm fall morning in Gardiner, Washington, Richard and Maggie celebrate happy couple Sam and Marcie’s return. What happens next changes their lives forever. A hit and run driver on a deserted country road, and Richard and Maggie suffer a parents worst nightmare.
Captain’s Glory (Star Trek)
by William Shatner, Judith Reeves-Stevens
Rating: 4.5 #ad
With the civil war on Romulus averted, Kirk is finally free to seek out the truth behind the death of his oldest and closest friend. Was Spock killed by the shadowy organisation known as the Totality?
A generous offer from Starfleet provides him with the starship he needs in order to reach his goal. Their only proviso: that they can call on his help if they need him. But what happened to Spock is not Kirk’s only worry: Joseph, his son, is rebelling wildly against the restrictions placed on him as the price of Romulan peace. Is the Totality somehow also linked to Joseph’s rage?