Mysteries
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
A Hamish Macbeth Collection
by M. C. Beaton
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Three New York Times–bestselling cozy mysteries, featuring Scotland’s cleverest but most unambitious policeman, by the author of the Agatha Raisin mysteries.
Death of a Kingfisher,
Death of Yesterday,
Death of a Policeman Omnibus
“This red-headed police sergeant living in the small village of Lochdubh, Scotland is such a hoot and a howl that you never want to see this character come to an end… . . . There’s never a dull moment in the life of Hamish Macbeth. . . . A+!”―New England News
Storm Damage
by Terry Bacon
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
The deadliest threat in California doesn’t come with a warning—it slips into your system, rewires your mind, and turns you into a killer with a smile.
When a banker opens fire at Folsom Flea Market, Detective Kat Hastings catches the case—but takes three bullets before she can stop the carnage. Now she’s in the ICU, the victim of a drugged-up killer.
That night, during a gig, Sonny Marshall watches helplessly as his band’s guitarist collapses mid-set, brought down by a drug no one can identify, his body locked in euphoric paralysis. The incident rattles Sonny, but the news about Kat hits harder. When he learns she was among the victims, he drops everything to be at her side.
The House on the Hill
by S Saywack
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Can a house be evil? A telegram Vince Ransome receives makes him wonder.
The Martins stand on the brow of a hill, wreathed in mystery. If a house could choose solitude, perhaps that house did. Or perhaps it was the choice of its last owner, who died mysteriously in a fire fifty years ago.
A boy witnessed it. Vince Ransome wonders: did he also witness the deaths of each owner of the house since it was built over a hundred years ago? If so, what is he? A ghost, maybe. And now, Vince’s sister owns the house.
Shadow Moon
by Alexandra Sokoloff
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Mass killer Cara Lindstrom is in the wind, after a deadly encounter which leaves FBI Special Agent Antara Singh questioning her own sanity and fitness to serve. ASAC Matthew Roarke exiles Singh to Portland to work as an assistant to his old mentor, retiring profiler Chuck Snyder—but a mysterious break-in alerts Singh and Snyder to a sinister threat revolving around an old investigation: a series of brutal murders of homeless teenagers on the streets of Portland and Seattle.
Singh and Snyder must go on the road and deep into the mystery of Roarke’s and Cara’s pasts to discover a pattern of destiny and interconnection that holds the key to unsolved child murders, past and present.
Reacher: The Stories Behind the Stories
by Lee Child
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Lee Child tells the stories behind the stories from the bestselling Jack Reacher novels.
Includes a new, never-before-seen Reacher tale.
After making his debut in 1997’s The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the most popular—and most enduring—fictional heroes to emerge in the past half century. Now, his creator tells the stories behind the stories. These are the origin tales of all of the Reacher novels written solely by Lee Child, chock full of colorful anecdotes and intriguing inspirations. One by one, they expand upon each novel and place it in the context not only of the author’s life, but of the world outside the books. And taken together, they chart the rise of an action icon, from 1999’s The Killing Floor to 2019’s Blue Moon.
Lie Down with the Devil
by Linda Barnes
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Six-foot-tall, redheaded ex-cop and Boston-based private eye Carlotta Carlyle is “the genuine article: a straightforward, funny, thoroughly American mystery heroine” (New York Post).
On the outs with her secretive mob boss lover, Sam Gianelli, Carlotta occupies herself with a seemingly routine case. She feels an immediate bond with her new client, Jessie Franklin. Right now, both women are dealing with issues of trust. For Jessie, it’s the man she’s soon to marry. Tipped off that he’s cheating on her, she wants Carlotta to tail him. No sooner does Carlotta get a track on the likely cad, than Jessie is killed by a hit-and-run driver.
Nameless
by Candle Sutton
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Danger swirls in the mists of the Puget Sound. People are disappearing, the most recent being a young child. Nothing links the victims, except the kidnapper. FBI Special Agent Dakarai Lakes suspects the victim count will only increase… unless he and his team can stop the criminal.
His team’s newest agent might be their greatest weapon. Special Agent Kevyn Taylor has a reputation as a mind reader. As a licensed clinical psychologist, she’s spent years honing her skills to read and predict human behavior with a high degree of accuracy. She might be the secret weapon they need to get inside the kidnapper’s head – if her rule-bending, renegade tactics don’t drive Dak crazy first.
Cruel Truth
by Rachel Lynch
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Even beauty has a dark side
It’s a stunning summer evening in the Lake District. The day has been hot and long, and tourists are only just leaving Rydal Water. One solitary rowing boat remains; face-down in the reeds. Underneath is the body of a young woman.
DI Kelly Porter heads to the scene but when she arrives she gets another call. A suspected suicide at a health and fitness conference nearby. Two deaths in one day is never a good sign.
Then the first body is found.
MEMOIRS of a CLEVER PRANKSTER
by Peter Henry
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Tales of laugh-out-loud unique gags, absurd jokes, and funny stories will enrich your life.
Fun-loving Peter Henry is one of the most clever pranksters EVER. Henry’s beautiful life includes hilarious gut-busting tales, funny stories, and absurd gags. With pleasure, he carefully crafts humorous jokes that evoke rousing laughter as each trick unfolds.
Henry’s memoir tells his joyful journey from childhood through his 50-year career as a hospitality professional, including an astounding 36 years as GM of America’s finest luxury destination resorts. Henry also owned and operated a highly popular Caribbean restaurant for four years.