Friday’s Mystery eBooks
The Couch Carnival Caper
by G.G. Morris
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
The Two Fellows Carnival has rolled into town! Residents of Portland’s charming Alphabet District are flocking to Couch Park to enjoy the funfair’s electrifying performances. But on opening night spectators get more bang for their buck when a carnie performer bites the big one in a spectacular way. Was it an unfortunate accident? Or is something more sinister afoot?
Soon, more performers are taking their final curtain calls. Something must be done before the gig is permanently up. Enter amateur sleuth, Wanda Whipple! Navigating a cast of whacky suspects with more motives than you can shake a cinnamon churro at, Wanda must get to the bottom of the Couch Carnival Capers before she ends up with her ticket permanently punched.
The Bandit Queens
by Parini Shroff
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Shondaland, She Reads, CrimeReads
Five years ago, Geeta lost her no-good husband. As in, she actually lost him—he walked out on her and she has no idea where he is. But in her remote village in India, rumor has it that Geeta killed him. And it’s a rumor that just won’t die.
It turns out that being known as a “self-made” widow comes with some perks. No one messes with her, harasses her, or tries to control (ahem, marry) her. It’s even been good for business; no one dares to not buy her jewelry…
Bullets in the Briar
by Kimber Silver
Kindle $5.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
“Light from an almost full moon bathed the flat expanse of land in a milky glow. A scraggly coyote trotted into sight, and when it stopped a few yards in front of his pickup, Lincoln wrapped his arms around the steering wheel to study the animal. Seconds after hearing the report, bullets pinged off his pickup…”
The discovery of a mutilated body on remote farmland is only the start of Sheriff Lincoln James’ latest investigation. A mysterious religious sect and an intimidating biker gang add fuel to the fire. Within the sheriff’s circle of friends is someone with a hidden connection – If only she’d be willing to step forward…
To add to his problems, Lincoln has a fiercely contested election to win if he’s going to continue as sheriff. His opponent is a smooth out-of-towner who is making friends among the local people, so it’s going to be a fight.
1979
by Val McDermid
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
The year started badly and only got worse—blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest were the norm. For investigative journalist Allie Burns, however, someone else’s bad news was the unmistakable sound of opportunity knocking, and 1979 is ripe with possibilities.
But Allie is a woman in what is still a man’s world. Desperate to get away from the “women’s stories” the Glasgow desk keeps assigning her, she strikes up an alliance with wannabe investigative journalist Danny Sullivan. From the start, their stories create enemies…
A Nearly Normal Family
by M. T. Edvardsson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Eighteen-year-old Stella Sandell stands accused of the brutal murder of a man almost fifteen years her senior. She is an ordinary teenager from an upstanding local family. What reason could she have to know a shady businessman, let alone to kill him?
Stella’s father, a pastor, and mother, a criminal defense attorney, find their moral compasses tested as they defend their daughter, while struggling to understand why she is a suspect. Told in an unusual three-part structure, A Nearly Normal Family asks the questions: How well do you know your own children? How far would you go to protect them?
The Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi Novels Volume Three
by Robert K. Tanenbaum
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Four razor-sharp thrillers in the long-running series from a New York Times–bestselling author—and “one hell of a writer” (New York Post).
Corruption of Blood,
Falsely Accused,
Irresistible Impulse,
Reckless Endangerment
Handling the Undead
by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
In his new novel, John Ajvide Lindqvist does for zombies what his previous novel, Let the Right One In, did for vampires.
Across Stockholm the power grid has gone crazy. In the morgue and in cemeteries, the recently deceased are waking up. One grandfather is alight with hope that his grandson will be returned, but one husband is aghast at what his adored wife has become.
A horror novel that transcends its genre by showing what the return of the dead might really mean to those who loved them.