Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
The Cornish Wedding Murder
by Fiona Leitch
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Still spinning from the hustle and bustle of city life, Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is glad to be back in the Cornish village she calls home. Having quit the Met Police in search of something less dangerous, the change of pace means she can finally start her dream catering company and raise her daughter, Daisy, somewhere safer.
But there’s nothing quite like having your first job back at home be catering an ex-boyfriend’s wedding to remind you of just how small your village is. And when the bride vanishes, Jodie is drawn into the investigation, realising that life in the countryside might not be as quaint as she remembers.
Empire of the Vampire
by Jay Kristoff
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness.
Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. But even the Silver Order could not stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains.
Storm Watch
by C. J. Box
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When a prominent University of Wyoming professor goes missing, authorities are stumped. That is, until Joe Pickett makes two surprising discoveries while hunting down a wounded elk on his district as an epic spring storm descends upon him. First, he finds the professor’s vehicle parked on a remote mountainside. Then Joe finds the professor’s frozen and mutilated body. When he attempts to learn more, his investigation is obstructed by federal agents, extremists, and Governor Colter Allen.
If I Go Missing
by Leslie Wolfe
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
If you’re reading this, I’ve gone missing. I close the binder I’ve been writing in, and walk into the living room. As I stare out of the window at your house next door, I think about all the things I stand to lose if someone comes for me. My handsome, loving husband, who has no idea what I’ve done. My family, who have supported me no matter what. This beautiful home near the ocean, where I thought I would be safe.
Everyone says that I’m paranoid, but I just think I’m prepared. My secrets have placed me in terrible danger.
Hang the Moon
by Jeannette Walls
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the 20th century into a life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While Sallie is her father’s daughter, sharp-witted and resourceful, Eddie is his mother’s son, timid and cerebral. When Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their father, her daredevil coaching leads to an accident, and Sallie is cast out.
The Witch and the Revolution
by Daniel Sugar
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
As the Tsar’s subjects turn against him, Lilly Parris races to save Anastasia Romanov and her brother Alexis – the heir to the Russian throne.
The Witch and the Revolution is a fast-paced, brand-new take on the Russian Revolution.
“Another fast paced well researched chapter in the life of Lilly Paris…very descriptive picture life in the time of the Romanovs A great read!!” by Amazon Customer
In The Dead of Night
by Frank Wheeler
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Siblings are supposed to love each other. Bethany just wants hers dead.
Chevy, Lorna, and Bethany Sinclair were born to an outlaw life. Children of the infamous “Bourbon Sinclair,” people never saw them as anything but boot scum.
But while Lorna and Chevy learned from their father’s mistakes and turned their lives around, Bethany followed in his bootsteps. And now, ten years after his death, she’s more dangerous than he ever was.
2312
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
From the acclaimed author of New York 2140 and Red Mars, this NYT bestselling novel tells the story of a future where humanity has populated miraculous new habitats engineered across the solar system — and the one death that triggers a precarious chain of events that could destroy it all.
The year is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity’s only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront its past, its present, and its future.