Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
The Sacred Bridge
by Anne Hillerman
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
“A fine legacy series . . . in the spirit of her late father, Tony.” – Booklist
An ancient mystery resurfaces with ramifications for the present day in this gripping chapter in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series from New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman.
Sergeant Jim Chee’s vacation to beautiful Antelope Canyon and Lake Powell has a deeper purpose. He’s on a quest to unravel a sacred mystery his mentor, the Legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, stumbled across decades earlier.
An Eye for an Eye
by Jeffrey Archer
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A daring escape plan. Jump into the ultimate race against time in this gripping new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author.
Two deaths. Continents apart. A shocking murder in the most luxurious city on earth.
An unexpected death that sends shockwaves through the British establishment. To the world they’re unconnected. But to a master criminal, they’re the key to revenge. Can the Met’s finest detective connect the dots before it’s too late?
The Girl from Moscow’s Edge
by Nadya Frank
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
Stealing from the Russian mob is Zoya’s only chance to support her little brother – until someone kills her accomplice.
With Russia’s sexist law banning women from working as auto mechanics, Zoya Volkova turns to small-time cons. But luring gullible drivers into staged crashes and car repair scams doesn’t bring in enough to rescue her little brother from their toxic mother or build a life away from Moscow’s underworld.
Out of options and desperate, Zoya agrees to take part in a heist dangerous enough to cost her life. When the mastermind behind the job is murdered, she must figure out whether it was the crime boss they were targeting—or one of their own. If she doesn’t get to the truth fast, she’ll be the next to die…
The Book of Skulls
by Robert Silverberg
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
How far will four friends go for immortality? This novel is Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author “Robert Silverberg at his very best” (George R. R. Martin).
After Eli, a scholarly college student, finds and translates an ancient manuscript called The Book of Skulls, he and his friends embark on a cross-country trip to Arizona in search of a legendary monastery where they hope to find the secret of immortality. On the journey with Eli, there’s Timothy, an upper-class WASP with a trust fund and a solid sense of entitlement; Ned, a cynical poet and alienated gay man; and Oliver, a Kansas farm boy who escaped his rural origins and now wants to escape death.
The Woman in Room 9
by Tim Adler
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Waking up is when the nightmare begins.
Susan Gummer wakes from a coma to find herself in a remote hospital with no memory of who she is or how she came to be there. The first thing she’s told is she’s an infamous murder suspect.
Ten years ago, Jamie Mawdsley, heir to a vast healthcare empire, was killed. Susan was seen fleeing the scene, covered in blood, only to be struck by a car and trapped in unconsciousness.
There are no other suspects.
Bangtails, Grifters, and a Liar’s Kiss
by A.G. Russo
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Winner of the Silver Medal for Mystery – Detective books from the 2024 Global Book Awards
The Homefront, summer 1943, Brooklyn, New York.
Smalley Pauley is missing. His brother, gangster Guido Bonasccoro, hires reluctant O’Shaughnessy Detective Agency partners Maeve O’Shaughnessy and Vic Marino to find him.
A year after Vic Marino walked into the O’Shaughnessy detective agency office and told Maeve he was going to help her make a go of an agency on the brink of collapse, they have managed to keep it going thanks to the challenging murder case they solved the previous year. This second year provides newer, darker, more dangerous cases as they find themselves caught in the middle of a gangster turf war and forced to do risky work for G-men.
The Silent Wife
by Karin Slaughter
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Investigating the killing of a prisoner during a riot inside a state penitentiary, GBI investigator Will Trent is confronted with disturbing information. One of the inmates claims that he is innocent of a brutal attack for which he has always been the prime suspect. The man insists that he was framed by a corrupt law enforcement team led by Jeffrey Tolliver and that the real culprit is still out there—a serial killer who has systematically been preying on women across the state for years. If Will reopens the investigation and implicates the dead police officer with a hero’s reputation of wrongdoing, the opportunistic convict is willing to provide the information GBI needs about the riot murder.
THE FOREVER COTTAGE
by Nan Adel
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Have you ever thought it would be fun to travel back in time temporarily, or maybe permanently? How would it feel to meet and get to know your long-gone ancestors? Or walk through historic homes that are now brand new. Or just experience how people lived long ago, not just read about the famous in history books.
Something like that unexpectedly happened to Brian and Lisa. During the night of September 9, 1999, in their separate rooms, they both had a dream about falling. In the morning, they woke up in the year 1865. Was it destiny, a miracle, an accident, or a curse?