Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Art of the Decoy
by Trish Esden
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Perfect for fans of Jane K. Cleland and Connie Berry, Tricia Esden’s series debut is sure to please.
After her mother is sent to prison for art forgery, Edie Brown returns to Northern Vermont to rebuild her family’s fine art and antiques business. She’s certain she can do it now that her mother is gone. After all, butting heads with her mom over bad business practices was what drove Edie away three years ago, including a screwup that landed Edie on probation for selling stolen property.
The Outsider
by Stephen King
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Evil has many faces…maybe even yours in this #1 New York Times bestseller from master storyteller Stephen King.
An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is discovered in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens—Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon have DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad.
Within and Without Time
by D. I. Hennessey
Rating: 4.8 #ad
Birch Patterson served his country. Now he’s saving his home.
When Birch returns home from the war, he’s shocked to discover how much Brigand’s Gate has changed. The town he loved so much is gone, and in its place is a den of iniquity.
The Body Falls
by Andrea Carter
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Bridges Down – Roads Impassable – Killer Trapped
April in Florida and Benedicta (Ben) O’Keeffe is enjoying balmy temperatures during the last few days of a six month stint with a U.S. law firm. A week later, she returns to Glendara, Inishowen, where a charity cycle event is taking place. The town is abuzz with excitement, but it starts to rain, causing the cyclists to postpone the start of their event and stay overnight in the town. The rain doesn’t stop—it becomes relentless, torrential.
In the middle of the night, Police Sergeant Tom Molloy is called out to Mamore Gap, where a body, dislodged from a high bank by the heavy rain, has fallen onto a passing vehicle.
Arrietty
by Abby Davies
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Terrified… Arrietty wakes one morning to find her mother gone. Turning to her father for reassurance, she gets the terrifying sense that he – and others – are hiding a crime too dreadful to name.
Trapped… Confined to the house on the cliff, Arrietty worries for the safety of her brother as her father becomes increasingly unstable and unpredictable.
Truth… Arrietty’s hunt for answers plunges her into a nightmarish fight for survival that leads her to the most awful secret of all.
The Promise
by Frank Wheeler
Rating: 5.0 #ad
A classic western novel from Frank Wheeler with non-stop epic adventure and a blend of western romance
Three Devils, Wyoming is dangerous ground for anyone who prefers honesty and integrity to lies and threats. When Remington’s parents are killed in front of him, he learns the hard way.
That… sometimes… evil wins.
Ten years later he’s back in Three Devils. He’s back with a promise. He’s back with a plan. And he’s back with a gun.
The Crucible
by Waldo Rodriguez
Rating: 4.3 #ad
From the ashes of a dying world, a god will rise.
As an out of shape nerd, Gabriel Rivera had more pressing issues than outlandish things like godhood: Evacuating the city, joining the military, and protecting his family. Simple right?
Everything changed when the PAC invaded.
When the grim fate of his world is revealed, Gabriel joins the Reclaimer Project to save his family. A lowly F ranker, he’s weaker than even the worst recruits. Good thing he’s too stubborn for his own good.
Through blood and sweat Gabriel aims to grow stronger and rise above the rest.