Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Now or Never (Stephanie Plum Book 31)
by Janet Evanovich
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no idea what to do about it. But the way things are going, she might not live long enough to marry anyone.
While Stephanie stalls for time, she buries herself in her work as a bounty hunter, tracking down an unusually varied assortment of fugitives from justice. There’s Eugene Fleck, a seemingly sweet online influencer who might also be YouTube star Robin Hoodie, masked hero to the homeless, who hijacks delivery trucks and distributes their contents to the needy.
Sidney Sheldon’s Angel of the Dark
by Sidney Sheldon and Tilly Bagshawe
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Written in the inimitable Sheldon style and based on extensive, never before published material from his private archives, Sidney Sheldon’s Angel of the Dark is a thrilling tale of murder, lies, and lust that the master storyteller—the bestselling author of Master of the Game, The Other Side of Midnight, and so many other beloved classics—would have been proud to have called his own.
With Sidney Sheldon’s Angel of the Dark, a gripping, stylish, sexy and surprising story of a son’s globe-hopping hunt for answers about his wealthy father’s brutal death, confirmed Sheldon fans have good reason to rejoice.
The Deadly Joke (The Pierre Chambrun Mysteries Book 7)
by Hugh Pentecost
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Political fundraisers can be cynical and coarse when they’re among their own kind, and Pierre Chambrun, manager of the elegant Beaumont Hotel, prefers not to let them through his doors. But when his friend Douglas Maxwell, a hard-nosed senatorial candidate, asks to host a thousand-dollar-a-plate dinner in the Beaumont’s famous ballroom, Chambrun cannot refuse.
The fundraiser has just begun when bad taste rears its ugly head, and Maxwell steps out of his limousine smiling, waving, and wearing no pants. The crowd roars with laughter until the pantsless man falls to his knees, shot dead.
Ranger Belief
by Lynn Shannon
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
State Park Ranger Laney Torres left the battlefield behind when she traded her military uniform for park service greens. Now she patrols the trails with her loyal K-9 partner, helping families create memories and keeping her favorite corner of the world safe. But when Laney discovers the murders of a young couple at a remote campsite while the killer is still near, she’s thrust into a fight for her life.
Texas Ranger Jonah Foster has always been the grumpy realist to Laney’s unwavering optimism.
The Bookseller’s Deception (Q.A. Caine Mysteries Book 6)
by K. R. Eckert
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Q.A. Caine is a respectable book dealer and a respected member of Boston’s high society. He’s done everything and been everywhere… including prison. You see, he’s a con artist. Or he was a con artist. Which side of the law he’s on depends on the mood he’s in and where the money is.
In The Bookseller’s Deception, the money’s on the side of solving crimes, not committing them. When a Senator’s aid hires the tricky old bibliophile to find a diary filled with the dirtiest secrets of practically every politician in Washington, what Caine really finds are two murdered men.
The Escape Game (Escape Room Murders Book 1)
by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Six months ago, season four of The Escape Game ended in horror when contestant Alicia Angelos was found murdered on set. Now season five is underway, and new contestants are ready to put their skills to the test solving the show’s trickiest escape rooms.
There’s Adi, the cryptographer; Carter, the math whiz; Beck, the wannabe game master; and . . . Sierra Angelos, the girl who got away with her sister’s murder. Or so everyone believes. But Sierra’s not just here to win. She’s here for justice.
Bullets in the Briar (The Broken Rhodes Series)
by Kimber Silver
Kindle $5.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
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.
Other Worlds Than These
by Stephen King and Peter Straub
Kindle $16.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Other Worlds Than These is the story of Jack Sawyer, whom readers first met when he was twelve, crossing America and “the territories” to save his mother’s life, and met again in Black House, where Jack faces a child killer and the Crimson King (among other evils).
In Other Worlds Than These, Jack must stop a rampaging gang of infected teenagers from America-side, and the forces of the mysterious Gullet at the edge of Mid-World, before it destroys our world and all worlds.