Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Decked
by Carol Higgins Clark
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The daughter of a successful mystery writer and a P.I. with pizzazz, Regan Reilly is attending her class reunion at St. Polycarp’s England, when the long-dead body of her former roommate turns up under the bushes. It’s a case Regan would love to solve, but a prior commitment puts her on a transatlantic cruise. She shouldn’t have fretted. The clues to the crime are following her on the Queen Guinevere…
Bloodwork
by Melissa Demirel
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
A LONELY SERIAL KILLER. A BORED VAMPIRE NURSE. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A DEVIL MAKES A DEAL WITH ANOTHER DEVIL?
Timothy is a serial killer. He’s also very lonely. He’s a walking contradiction, and his psychological predicament doesn’t escape him.
Lynnette is a vampire. She’s also a nurse. She, too, is a walking contradiction…
Clutch of Constables
by Ngaio Marsh
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Inspector Alleyn’s wife, the artist Agatha Troy, has a special fondness for Constables—the paintings, that is, not the policemen. So she jumps at the chance to take a river cruise through “Constable Country” in the east of England, in honor of the nineteenth-century master of landscapes. Her enthusiasm dims a little, though, when it becomes clear that the ticket became available at the last minute only because a previous passenger was murdered in his cabin . . .
The Scent of Death
by Simon Beckett
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Once a busy hospital, St. Jude’s now stands derelict, awaiting demolition. When a partially mummified corpse is found in the building’s cavernous loft, forensics expert Dr. David Hunter is called in to take a look. David can’t say how long the body’s been there, but he is certain it’s that of a young woman. And that she was pregnant.
Then part of the attic floor collapses, revealing another of the hospital’s secrets: a bricked-up chamber with beds inside. And some of them are still occupied…
The Whispering Hollows
by Lisa Unger
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger delivers a spellbinding novella, told in three parts, featuring reluctant psychic Eloise Montgomery. This in-depth exploration of Eloise is a perfect way for newcomers to be introduced to The Hollows, and experience the sense of place Unger is building that “rivals Stephen King’s Castle Rock for continuity and creepiness.” (The News & Observer – Raleigh) It is also a treasure trove of insight and greater understanding of connections for those already drawn deep into The Hollows. ..
The October List
by Jeffery Deaver
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
#1 Bestselling author Jeffery Deaver has created the most riveting and original novel of the year-a race-against-the-clock mystery, told in reverse.
Gabriela waits desperately for news of her abducted daughter. At last, the door opens. But it’s not the negotiators. It’s not the FBI. It’s the kidnapper. And he has a gun.
How did it come to this?
My Canvas Bag
by Lucas Kinkaid
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Mark is a young man born into a bad situation. His parents drink too much, and his family often forgets him. He works hard to hide the harsh reality of his home life from those around him. Mark does this to avoid feeling shame. He escapes the chaos of his family by spending time in nearby woods. Mark keeps a canvas bag hidden close to his house. It contains blankets, a flashlight, cans of food, a transistor radio, things to read, and more. It has everything he needs to escape from his family’s dysfunction for a while. Mark truly enjoys the peace and solitude he finds in the woods…
80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill
by Ralph Alshouse
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
“My favorite part was when his wingmen told him he was trailing smoke, that somewhere in his airplane, there was a fire. ‘Paul and Russ agreed to do the radio work just when my radio died. The receiver-transmitter is behind the pilot’s seat. I knew where the fire was.’ No fluff, no BS, no emotion. And he saved the airplane.” – Mark A. Hewitt, bestselling author of the Duncan Hunter Thriller (aviation) series
A post-Depression 11-year-old farm boy sees a Piper Cub for the first time and chases the dream of being a pilot.
When war breaks out, Ralph T. Alshouse does the unthinkable-he leaves the family farm to enlist in the Navy and as one of a handful of high school graduates, was accepted as an Aviation Cadet and eventually won U.S. Navy Wings of Gold.
The Healer From Qumran
by Adiya Shapira
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
He wanted to heal the world… But first, he must heal himself.
Asaf and Nimrod, two cousins longing for a life of purpose, leave the safety and comfort of their home in the Galilee to join a secretive sect in the Qumran caves. Deep in the isolated Judean Desert, by the banks of the Dead Sea, the two are immersed in the timeless wisdom of the Essenes – an enigmatic group of Israelites dedicated to preserving the ancient ways, and the original covenant of God…