Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
One Bad Review Can Be Fatal
by Jinty James
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Murder wasn’t in the script… but Martha’s ready for her close-up!
Senior sleuth Martha is ready for her world premiere – at the Gold Leaf Valley senior center! She’s written, filmed, and starred in her very own mystery series, inspired by her own escapades. But before she can debut the first episode, a fellow senior center member is found dead… and the victim just so happened to be critical of Martha’s show.
Coincidence? Martha doesn’t think so.
With Pru, her twenty-something roommate, and Teddy, Martha’s fluffy Coton de Tulear dog by her side, Martha’s determined to solve the case before the opening night credits roll.
Stay Awake
by Megan Goldin
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
A murder she doesn’t remember committing. A killer she doesn’t remember meeting. Megan Goldin’s Stay Awake is an electrifying novel that proves memory can be deadly.
Liv Reese wakes up in the back of a taxi with no idea where she is or how she got there. When she’s dropped off at the door of her brownstone, a stranger answers—a stranger who claims to live in her apartment. She reaches for her phone to call for help, only to discover it’s missing. In its place is a bloodstained knife. Her hands are covered in scribbled messages, like graffiti on her skin: STAY AWAKE.
Tempting Fate
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts, the saga of The MacGregors continues with the story of a man and woman at odds when it comes to practicing law—only to find common desires that put both their hearts on trial.
Attorney Caine MacGregor has never lost a case. His combative persona serves his clients well in the courtroom, and his persuasive arguments have won him many conquests in the bedroom. But in counselor Diana Blade, Caine has met his match. Her legal expertise would make her an excellent partner, and discovering her personal passions would make an enticing challenge. And as Caine deliberates with Diana about business and pleasure interests, he realizes he’s truly mediating for a chance at love.
Akio Revelations Complete Series
by Charles Tillman, Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Ancient Warrior – Vampire – Queen’s Bitch…
Akio accepted his Queen’s charge to stay behind and protect humanity from the Forsaken scourge.
She never said it would be easy.
Get the complete series – all 6 books – to find out if Akio, Yuko and Eve accomplish this task for their Queen, or die trying.
Christmas and Other Horrors
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Hugo Award winning editor, and horror legend, Ellen Datlow presents this chilling horror anthology of 18 original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe, featuring chillers by Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu and many more.
The winter solstice is celebrated as a time of joy around the world – yet the long nights also conjure a darker tradition of ghouls, hauntings, and visitations. This anthology of all-new stories invites you to huddle around the fire and revel in the unholy, the dangerous, the horrific aspects of a time when families and friends come together – for better and for worse.
The Wall
by Brian Penn
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Escape to a world divided by a wall, where the promise of eternal life comes at a deadly cost. In the year 2099, the United States is torn apart by civil war, and Asher, a contraband smuggler, must navigate through a dangerous game of secrets to reunite with his beloved on the other side.
But when he discovers the true intentions of the powerful Lazurites, Asher is forced to join The Defiance in a rebellion that will determine the fate of both sides of The Wall. Will he risk everything, including his soulmate, to expose the corruption, or will he succumb to the allure of immortality?
A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy
by Ann Cleeves
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Before Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote the Inspector Ramsay series featuring a talented, brilliant detective—now in print for the first time in the US.
For Dorothea Cassidy, Thursdays were special. Every week she would look forward to the one day she could call her own, a welcome respite from the routine duties of being a vicar’s wife. But one Thursday in June would be her last—the day Dorothea Cassidy was strangled.
As the small town of Otterbridge prepares for its summer carnival, Inspector Stephen Ramsay begins a painstaking reconstruction of Dorothea’s last hours.
Beneath the Skin
by Nicci French
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Zoe. Jenny. Nadia. Three women of varying ages and backgrounds with little else in common but for one thing: Someone has sent them each a note informing them that they will be killed. A cruel joke? A hoax?
The police don’t seem to think so. Now, with no clear suspect and amid the growing threat of violence, the victims become the accused as authorities dig into their backgrounds for clues as to why they might have attracted the unrelenting attention of a killer. As Zoe, Jenny, and Nadia find themselves being victimized twice over, once by the faceless stalker and again by the police, each must ultimately face the question of which is stronger: the instinct to survive, or the desire to destroy?
A Very Furry Christmas
by John D. Ottini
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Finalist in the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Competition. (Florida Writers Association)
Dear Reader: Please be aware that this is not a children’s book.
Slipper’s Last Breath. For most people Christmas is a time for reflection, a time to share and celebrate with family and friends, but for some it is a time of sadness and quiet desperation. What if your soul mate, best friend and lover is no longer around to share in the season of joy and you are about to lose the last remaining link to a life you once knew and loved. Would you find the strength to survive?
Nash Falls
by David Baldacci
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
When Walter Nash is recruited by the FBI to help bring down a global crime network his life is turned completely upside down in this thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.
Nash is an intelligent man, tough but fair-minded. He has a wife and a daughter and a very high-level position at Sybaritic Investments, where his innate skills and dogged tenacity have carried him to the top of the pyramid in his business career. Despite never going on grand adventures, and always working too many hours, he has a happy and upscale life with his family.