Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Collecting Can Be Murder
by Jennifer S. Alderson
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Coming out of retirement can be deadly…
After tragedy struck three years earlier, art sleuth Carmen De Luca vowed to never work in the field again. But fifty is too young to fill her days with water aerobics and bingo, so when her former partner calls and begs for her help, Carmen gladly agrees.
Yet after their first assignment – the recovery of a rare medieval prayer book from an eccentric collector living in rural France – goes horribly wrong, Carmen ends up in the crosshairs of both the local police and a murderer!
Two Believe
by Luana Ehrlich
Rating: 4.6 #ad
It was no ordinary robbery. The suspect is no ordinary thief. The investigator is no ordinary detective.
He’s Silas McKay, head of operations for Discreet Corporate Security Systems in Dallas, Texas.
Silas doesn’t usually investigate stolen merchandise, but when his boss asks him to look into a jewelry heist at Gadise Diamonds, a high-end store in the Dallas area, he makes an exception.
When Silas learns this was no ordinary robbery, and the suspect is no ordinary thief, he enlists the help of Ashley Davenport, who’s no ordinary woman.
It was no ordinary robbery . . .
The suspect is no ordinary thief . . .
Ashley is no ordinary woman . . .
2095
by Keith R. Rees
Rating: 3.4 #ad
Inspired by the 1981 concept album, Time by ELO, 2095 is an exhilarating time travel odyssey forty years in the making.
After receiving a mysterious message from beyond, Nick Devereaux is abruptly transported 114 years into the dazzling future of 2095. There he encounters an incredible society living on an enormous orbiting city circling the Earth, which itself has been ravaged by decades of plagues. When the source of the message is revealed, he has no choice but to assimilate with the new world in outer space and is soon thrust into a scintillating quest that takes him to the moon colonies and beyond.
The Midnight Conspiracy
by David Leadbeater
Rating: 4.3 #ad
When Joe Mason agrees to transport a priceless gold basin to its new owner, the ex-MI5 operative arrives only to find the recipient dead – brutally murdered in cold blood. To catch the killer, Mason must uncover the relic’s secrets.
But he’s not the only one with an interest. The Guild of Night, a dangerous and vengeful cult, is determined to bring the Church to its knees – and the basin holds the power to do just that.
The Visit
by Robert W. Kirby
Rating: 4.2 #ad
One mistake can ruin everything.
Vanessa and Curtis have just moved to an idyllic house in the seaside town of Whitstable. Their life there is wonderful, until Vanessa’s ex-boyfriend Hayden shows up out of the blue.
Hayden is not only brash and unpredictable with a warped sense of humour, he also seems intent on making life very difficult for Vanessa, who hasn’t seen him since she was sixteen.
As Hayden causes more and more disruption in their lives, Curtis begins to realise that he has some kind of bizarre hold on Vanessa.
Animosity
by James Newman
Rating: 4.3 #ad
A bestselling horror author discovers that nothing is more frightening than his own neighbors in this dark tale of psychological suspense.
After his wife leaves him for another man, Andrew Holland throws himself into his writing more vigorously than ever. He lives a quiet life in the town of Poinsettia Lane, where his neighbors are proud to know a celebrity author. But all that changes when Andy discovers a murdered child not far from his home.
Though the authorities clear Andy of any wrongdoing, the local media suggests eerie connections between his gruesome novels and his tragic discovery.