Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder at the Theatre
by Greg Mosse
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Maisie Cooper is looking for peace and quiet. But the arrival of a troupe of actors for a new production at the local theatre turn her best laid plans upside down.
Among them is the young French actress, Adélaïde Amour, who appeals to Maisie for help as she struggles to prepare for her new role. As opening night approaches, a terrible crime is committed, and a body is found concealed behind the scenes in the theatre. Can Maisie unravel a real-life plot worthy of a great play? Or will the killer strike again?
Obelisk – System Integration
by Conor Malachi
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Ominous Obelisks land on Earth with a single message: Join the Games to give humanity a fighting chance to survive…OR ROLL OVER AND DIE.
Too bad for them, Warren isn’t the rolling over type.
Cancer may be kicking Warren’s a*&, but he’s not about to let aliens destroy his home and everything he loves (which is mostly just his dog, Buck)… Besides, what does he have to lose?
Better to die with sword in hand, bleeding out from a head wound, than in some hospital bed… Once the games begin, Warren can’t help but think, ‘Maybe hospital beds aren’t so bad after all.’
Night Road
by Kristin Hannah
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
From Kristin Hannah, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash-hit novels Firefly Lane, The Nightingale, and The Four Winds comes a novel about how one reckless night destroys the lives of three teenagers and their families.
For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children’s needs above her own, and it shows—her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia’s best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable.
The Medici Quest
by Jeff Raymond
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Unlock the secrets of the past and embark on a modern-day treasure hunt.
In the heart of Florence, Italy, Ethan Montgomery and Chloe Conrad cross paths for the first time. Little do they know, their encounter will set them on a journey spanning centuries and continents. The Medici family, one of history’s most powerful and mysterious dynasties, left behind a trail of cryptic clues that could lead to a monumental discovery.
The Medici Quest takes readers on a pulse-pounding adventure as Ethan and Chloe race against time and enemies to uncover the truth behind the ancient manuscript. From the historic streets of Florence to the grandeur of Rome and the tranquil shores of Rhodes, they must navigate puzzles, danger, and treachery. But as their bond grows stronger, so does the threat from those who will stop at nothing to claim the treasure for themselves.
We Will All Go Down Together
by Gemma Files, Amanda Downum
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
“A vivid, haunting mix of horror and fantasy woven together through a complex fugue of short stories” from the award-winning author of Kissing Carrion (Entertainment Weekly).
One of Canada’s most acclaimed horror writers, Gemma Files presents a mosaic of interconnected stories about interconnected families. After fleeing Scotland, five clans settled in the fictional town of Dourvale in northern Ontario. Known as the Five-Family Coven, they are the descendants of witches and witch-children, none of whom were spared persecution in their native country. Now shamans, spellcasters, singers, and thieves, the members of the Devize, Druir, Glouwer, Roke, and Rusk families survive by trading their occult powers and talents—though few can really afford their price…
The House at the End of the World
by Dean Koontz
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
In retreat from a devastating loss and crushing injustice, Katie lives alone in a fortresslike stone house on Jacob’s Ladder island. Once a rising star in the art world, she finds refuge in her painting.
The neighboring island of Ringrock houses a secret: a government research facility. And now two agents have arrived on Jacob’s Ladder in search of someone—or something—they refuse to identify. Although an air of menace hangs over these men, an infinitely greater threat has arrived, one so strange even the island animals are in a state of high alarm.
When a Killer Calls
by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
From John Douglas—the legendary FBI criminal profiler, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the Netflix show Mindhunter—comes a chilling journey inside the mind and crimes of Larry Gene Bell, one of the most dangerous serial killers Douglas confronted, and the desperate effort to identify and catch him.
On May 31, 1985, two days before her high school graduation, Shari Smith was abducted from the driveway of her family home in South Carolina. Based on the crime scene and the abductor’s repeated and taunting calls to the family, law enforcement quickly realized they were dealing with a sophisticated and highly dangerous criminal. A letter arrived the next day entitled “Last Will & Testament,” in which Shari, knowing she was to be murdered, wrote bravely and achingly of her love for her parents, siblings, and boyfriend, saying that while they would miss her, she knew they would persevere through their faith.
You Like It Darker: Stories
by Stephen King
Kindle $14.99 Rating: BRAND NEW RELEASE #ad
From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.
“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel “the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind,” and in You Like It Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again.