Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Just Another Dead Author
by Katarina Bivald
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The pen is mightier than the sword—but both are deadly in the wrong hands
When mystery author Berit Gardner agrees to attend a writer’s conference in the idyllic French countryside, she dreams of basking in the sun and nurturing budding talent. But her vacation takes a dark turn when the keynote speaker—a notorious literary titan known for his biting critiques—drops dead at the end of her lecture. As whispers of foul play swirl, Berit quickly realizes she’s stepped into a tangled web of jealousy, betrayal, and long-held grudges.
Between Friends
by Natalie Banks
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Three friends. One terrible secret. The truth will destroy them all.
When Olivia vanishes without a trace, Madison and Imogen swear they’ll never speak of what happened that summer night. But years later, the past refuses to stay buried. As terrifying clues surface, Madison realizes someone knows what they did – and this time, silence won’t save them.
If you love twisty psychological suspense woven with haunting emotion, Natalie Banks delivers both in this gripping thriller.
Perfect for readers of Lisa Jewell, Freida McFadden, Melinda Leigh, and Kendra Elliot.
Phantom
by H. D. Carlton
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The married woman of the manor. The stranger outside. An intoxicating novel of dark temptation and dangerous desire by the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Cat and Mouse Duet.
November 12, 1944. This house holds on to souls for a lifetime. I thought I had given it to my husband when I vowed to love him until the end of time. I lied. Nothing could have prepared me for the day my phantom appeared outside my window. He was terrifying, yet hypnotizing, and I couldn’t deny my intrigue. I never intended to fall into a whirlwind romance with my stalker. Especially because he’s so much more than that. A criminal. A mobster…
The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
The Killing Hour
by Lisa Gardner
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Each time he strikes, he takes two victims. He waits for the first victim to be discovered—a body containing all the clues investigators need to find the second victim, who counts the seconds to a slow but certain death.
Now two girls have disappeared and the deadly countdown begins again. Rookie FBI agent Kimberly Quincy knows that the killer’s deadline can be met—but she’ll have to break some rules to do it. Joining forces with her father, renowned FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, and his partner, Rainie Conner, Kimberly will begin a dangerous hunt for a predator like none she’s ever seen.
Song of Echoes
by R.E. Palmer
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
An ancient evil stirs. The realms stand divided. Who will rise when all seems lost?
Toryn, a young man haunted by a legacy he fears may claim his life, is forced to flee his home. But when he’s seized by a witch in the north, the truth of his destiny is revealed — a truth that terrifies him.
Elodi, called to lead her people after her father’s sudden death, is burdened by doubt. When a creature from the past storms the gates of Calerdorn, she finds the courage to face the rampaging hordes that seek to enslave her people. But this is only the beginning; a far greater horror looms, one that will test every ounce of her strength and resolve.
House of Windows
by John Langan, Adam Nevill
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The haunting debut novel by the Bram Stoker Award-winning author—”think Henry James and Joyce Carol Oates with just a few paragraphs of Joe Lansdale” (Tor.com).
For the last few years, Veronica Croydon has been at the center of scandal, first as the younger woman for whom her famous professor left his wife, and then as his apparent widow. When a writer staying at the same vacation home as Veronica has the chance to hear her story, he jumps at it. What follows takes him to the dark heart of a father’s troubled relationship with his only son, in a story that stretches from the Hudson Valley to Afghanistan; and from post-9/11 America to Victorian England.
Song of the West
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
In Song of the West, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts sets the rhythm between two disparate hearts who find their natural desires are bringing their abilities to love out of the cold.
Philadelphian Samantha Evans is content with the life she made for herself after competing as an Olympic gymnast. So she has some hesitation about giving up the city for the wilds of Wyoming ranch country to help out her pregnant twin sister. It isn’t long before the beautiful mountains and natural landscape cast a spell over Sam’s spirit, tempting her to stay. But even more tempting is Jake Tanner, a rugged cowboy who knows just how to tap into her natural instinctual passions.
Harbor Lights
by James Lee Burke
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from “America’s best novelist” (Denver Post), the New York Times bestselling James Lee Burke
Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the South, weaving together love, friendship, violence, survival, and revenge.
The King’s Ransom
by Janet Evanovich
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Gabriela Rose, recovery agent extraordinaire, can find just about anything. Too bad she can’t seem to lose her gorgeous-but-infuriating ex-husband Rafer Jones. And now he needs her help. His cousin, Harley, is in trouble…big trouble.
As the president of a too-big-to-fail bank, he invested an astronomical amount of money in insuring some of the world’s most priceless artifacts at the urging of his board. It seemed like a low-risk, high-reward business move, so he jumped in with both feet.
Dragon’s Curious Cop
by Serena Meadows
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
A dragon bound by duty. A cop bound by lies. A love too dangerous to deny.
Taylor Gordon is ready to walk away from the clan that has ruled his every step. With graduation in sight, he’s determined to finally break free—even if it means facing a cousin who will stop at nothing to steal his birthright.
Emily Torres is undercover, tasked with exposing the truth about Sigma Delta Hu. Her badge demands she get close to Taylor. Her heart demands she stay far away…
Some lies can tear them apart. Only love can make them whole.
The Munich Girl
by Phyllis Edgerly Ring
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Eva Braun.
Fifty years after the war, she discovers what he never did—that her mother and Hitler’s mistress were friends.
The secret surfaces with a mysterious monogrammed handkerchief, and a man, Hannes Ritter, whose Third Reich family history is entwined with Anna’s.
Plunged into the world of the “ordinary” Munich girl who was her mother’s confidante—and a tyrant’s lover—Anna finds her every belief about right and wrong challenged. With Hannes’s help, she retraces the path of two women who met as teenagers, shared a friendship that spanned the years that Eva Braun was Hitler’s mistress, yet never knew that the men they loved had opposing ambitions.