Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Death on the Rocks
by Hannah Ellis
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Did he fall, or was he pushed?
When Lily Larkin arrives on a picturesque Cornish island, she plans to find the ice cream shop from her childhood memories and indulge in a bit of nostalgia.
Getting dragged into the dramas of her fellow guests at the quaint bed and breakfast wasn’t on her agenda.
Nor was finding one of those guests lifeless at the base of a cliff while out for her morning jog.
Bloodlust
by Sandra Brown
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Two years ago, Detective Mitch Haskell lost his wife to a vicious act of retribution, and has since attributed her murder to two men: Roland Malone and the unidentified mastermind of the crime known only as Oz.
Malone, a ruthless executioner and drug dealer who fronts as a restaurant owner, neutralizes so cleanly that he doesn’t leave a trace. And he performs his handiwork at the biddings of Oz, the faceless kingpin of a drug trafficking operation whose name alone evokes terror.
The Tale Teller
by Anne Hillerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Legendary Navajo policeman Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn takes center stage in this riveting atmospheric mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman that combines crime, superstition, and tradition and brings the desert Southwest vividly alive.
Joe Leaphorn may have retired from the Tribal Police, but he finds himself knee-deep in a perplexing case involving a priceless artifact—a reminder of a dark time in Navajo history. Joe’s been hired to find a missing biil, a traditional dress that had been donated to the Navajo Nation. His investigation takes a sinister turn when the leading suspect dies under mysterious circumstances and Leaphorn himself receives anonymous warnings to beware—witchcraft is afoot.
By the River’s Edge
by Gregg Olsen
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
In 1990 in Washington state, the bodies of Yolanda Sapp, Nickie Lowe, and Kathy Brisbois were found on the banks of the Spokane River. They were part of a close-knit alliance of sex workers whose oath to protect each other was, in the end, hopeless. For twenty-two years their brutal murders went unsolved.
In 2012, a DNA cold hit pointed to Douglas Perry. A repeat assault offender, Douglas was currently incarcerated in Carswell, Texas. But there was a twist: The facility was for female prisoners. The man authorities hunted for decades was now Donna Perry…
What Have We Done
by Alex Finlay
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Twenty five years ago, Jenna, Donnie, and Nico were the best of friends, having forged a bond through the abuse and neglect they endured as residents of Savior House, a group home for parentless teens. When the home was shut down—after the disappearance of several kids—the three were split up.
Though the trauma of their childhood has never left them, each went on to live accomplished—if troubled—lives. They haven’t seen one another since they were teens but now are reunited for a single haunting reason: someone is trying to kill them.
Jarhead
by Anthony Swofford
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
In his New York Times bestselling Gulf War memoir of military life, Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the US marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family.
When the US Marines—or “jarheads”—were sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for the first Gulf War, Anthony Swofford was there. He lived in sand for six months; he was punished by boredom and fear; he considered suicide, pulled a gun on a fellow Marine, and was targeted by both enemy and friendly fire. As engagement with the Iraqis drew near, he was forced to consider what it means to be an American, a soldier, a son of a soldier, and a man.
Bloody River Blues
by Jeffery Deaver
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
From New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, a heart-stopping thriller filled to the brim with his trademark “ticking-bomb suspense” (People).
Hard-living Hollywood location scout John Pellam found the perfect backwater Missouri town for shooting a retro gangster film.
But when real bullets leave two people dead and one cop paralyzed, Pellam—an unwitting witness to the brutal hits—is suddenly the South’s most wanted man.
Signal In The Scree
by Ralph Hecht
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Signal in the Scree blends lost treasure, gold and silver, high-stakes adventure, survival suspense, Appalachian grit, and dangerous romance into a fast-moving thriller for readers who love hidden history, backwoods danger, and heroes who refuse to walk away from the truth.
A buried Wells Fargo box. A lost RCA satellite. A secret hum beneath the Blue Ridge. In Signal in the Scree, one dangerous discovery turns a weekend treasure hunt into a fight for survival, fortune, and the kind of romance forged only when bullets fly and the mountain refuses to give up its dead.
Channeling Marilyn
by Mima Tipper
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Seventeen-year-old Lexa Donovan’s timid, plus-size life goes sideways when the spirit of Marilyn Monroe takes up residence in her body in this laugh-out-loud funny paranormal YA tale perfect for fans of Lisa Schroeder and Ashley Poston.
High school senior Lexa Donovan longs to be more than a bit player in her own drab life—and when she’s chosen to be part of her school’s spring production of Bus Stop, she thinks her wish has come true. But her thrill turns to panic when she’s tapped to play the leading role, sexy showgirl Cherie. One thing tall, plus-size Lexa knows for sure is that she is the exact opposite of the most famous Cherie ever: sex-goddess Marilyn Monroe.