Mysteries
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Christmas Thief, Deck the Halls,
Dashing Through the Snow
by Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Now, in one ebook boxed set, a collection of suspenseful and humorous holiday stories by Mary Higgins Clark, America’s Queen of Suspense, and her daughter, bestselling mystery writer Carol Higgins Clark.
Deck the Halls
The Christmas Thief
Dashing Through the Snow
Snow Globe Secrets
by Laura Thomas
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Shootings. Snow globes. Secrets. When successful realtor, Alexis James, witnesses a shooting outside the bookstore in her hometown of Hollybrook, she soon realizes the perpetrator has unfinished business, and now she is caught in the crossfire.
Tom Harrington is a British, best-selling author who needs to honor a promise and find some answers in this Canadian winter wonderland—but trouble follows him across the ocean.
As Alexis is swept up in a festive whirlwind of danger and love, Tom attempts to break through her ice queen persona. But when chilling walls close in, they both have to decide: can they share their truth, rekindle their faith, and risk their lives if they have any hope for a Happily Ever After?
Nightmare Country
by Marlys Millhiser
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 3.7 #ad
Thousands of miles apart, a man and a woman dream of each other, unaware that they’re bound together by an otherworldly evil that will threaten everyone they love
Tamara Whelan and her sullen adolescent daughter have just arrived in the isolated Wyoming mining town of Iron Mountain. The financially strapped single mother has accepted a teaching job, replacing someone who died under suspicious circumstances. As Tamara struggles to adjust to life among superstitious neighbors in an unforgiving place, she’s plagued by horrifying night visions of a strange man and an unfamiliar beach that glistens in the moonlight. Unbeknownst to her, the man, Thad Alexander, is real. He lives in Belize and has been dreaming about her as well.
Darling Girls
by Sally Hepworth
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
SISTERS, SECRETS, LOVE, AND MURDER… Sally Hepworth’s novel Darling Girls has it all.
For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah, and Alicia have been told how lucky they are. As young girls they were rescued from family tragedies and raised by a loving foster mother, Miss Fairchild, on an idyllic farming estate and given an elusive second chance at a happy family life…
When a body is discovered under the home they grew up in, the foster sisters find themselves thrust into the spotlight as key witnesses. Or are they prime suspects?
One Good Deed
by David Baldacci
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
In this fast-paced historical thriller, the #1 New York Times bestselling author introduces Archer, a WWII veteran forced to investigate a small-town murder — or risk returning to prison. It’s 1949. When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of do’s and a much longer list of don’ts: do report regularly to his parole officer, don’t go to bars, certainly don’t drink alcohol, do get a job — and don’t ever associate with loose women. The small town quickly proves more complicated and dangerous than Archer’s years serving in the war or his time in jail…
Earthly Remains
by Donna Leon
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Guido Brunetti has to deal every day with crimes big and small, suffocating corruption, and a never-ending influx of tourists. But at least he gets to do it in Venice, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In this mystery in the bestselling series, the police commissioner’s endurance will truly be tested.
During an interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl, Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he will quickly come to regret. In the fallout, he realizes that he needs a break. Granted leave from the Questura, he accompanies his wife to a villa on Sant’Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the laguna…
The Passenger in 5B
by Norm Hulcher
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A gripping story with a terrific ending … from the author of Visitors to Victorville
Richard once lived for the rush — extortion, racketeering, and drug smuggling – and for the gambling addiction that plunged him into money laundering and a criminal conviction.
Now, after eight years in the darkness, he’s a changed man: a restored Christ follower who, with God’s grace and the compassionate support of fellow believers, has rebuilt his life on repentance and faith.
But just when his restoration and the victory over his demons are seemingly complete, his evil past revisits him, confronting him with hard evidence of his most sinister act of all…
Robert B. Parker’s Showdown
by Mike Lupica
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Spenser may have uncovered an explosive secret that threatens the career of a controversial figure, in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker’s beloved series.
Vic Hale isn’t anyone’s idea of a father figure. He is one of the biggest – and loudest — podcasters in the nation and got there by spewing overheated rhetoric that’s reviled by some but loved by even more. His particular brand of “entertainment” is so successful, he’s about to sign the biggest contract in the history of online broadcasting. Vic’s riding high…until he gets a visit from Spenser, who specializes in bringing guys like Hale back down to Earth.
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
A Comedy of Heirs
by Rett MacPherson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A Comedy of Heirs is a creative and delightful entry in Rett MacPherson’s popular Torie O’Shea mystery series
Amidst planning for Christmas and the annual family reunion, Torie O’Shea barely has time to indulge in her hobby, genealogical research. But preparing for the reunion–and the influx of relatives–piques her curiosity about her own family tree. When Torie discovers that her own great-grandfather was murdered, and that her great-uncle was the main suspect, she never dreams that the past history she thought was long-buried could resurface in the present in such a deadly way.
Hole in One
by Catherine Aird
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Detective Chief Inspector (D.C.I.) C. D. Sloan works in the deceptively quiet town and county of Calleshire, where for many years he’s endured the pressures of his demanding, unreasonable boss and the company of Constable Crosby, Sloan’s all too constant but not very helpful sidekick. He’s also solved a series of complex murders in Aird’s long-running series long praised for it’s literate wit, style and charm. In her first new novel in almost two years, Hole in One, a death occurs on the links, a death that is nearly impossible and is, quite improbably, is murder. But improbable is a Calleshire specialty and as far as D. C. I. Sloan is concerned, impossible is merely par for the course.
Designated Daughters
by Margaret Maron
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
As Deborah and her husband, Sheriff’s Deputy Dwight Bryant, investigate they cross paths with an unlikely set of suspects: Rachel’s longtime minister; her neighbor, the respected local doctor; the friendly single father who often sought her advice; and perhaps the most puzzling party of all, the Designated Daughters, a support group for caregivers that Rachel’s own daughter belongs to.
When Judge Deborah Knott is summoned to her ailing Aunt Rachel’s bedside, she assumes the worst. Thankfully when she arrives at the hospice center she learns that Rachel hasn’t passed; in fact, the dying woman is awake. Surrounded by her children, her extended family, and what seems like half of Colleton County…
The Medici Return
by Steve Berry
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
From celebrated New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest installment in his wildly popular Cotton Malone series, in which Cotton must solve a five hundred year-old mystery—now in development as a streaming series.
Cotton Malone is on the hunt for a forgotten 16th century Pledge of Christ—a sworn promise made by Pope Julius II that evidences a monetary debt owed by the Vatican, still valid after five centuries—now worth in the trillions of dollars. But collecting that debt centers around what happened to the famed Medici of Florence—a family that history says died out, without heirs, centuries ago.
Love and Other Lies
by Ben McPherson
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Cal and Elsa have the perfect relationship; they’re still deeply in love after fifteen years of marriage, they have three incredible children, and most importantly, they never lie to each other. But when their oldest daughter disappears in a summer camp shooting outside Oslo, Norway, Cal and Elsa’s lives are changed forever.
Cal believes his family is strong enough to weather this blow and hold out hope for Licia’s return, but as they all deal with the tragedy in different ways, doubts begin to creep in…
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
by Robert Dugoni
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A master manipulator accused of murder. An attorney sworn to defend her. Keera Duggan returns in a riveting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.
When Jenna Bernstein, disgraced wunderkind CEO of a controversial biotech company, is accused of murdering her former partner and lover, she turns to Seattle attorney Keera Duggan to defend her. Keera is more than a master chess player who brings her intuitive moves into court—she’s Jenna’s childhood friend. But considering their history, Keera knows that where Jenna goes, trouble follows.
Etsy for Beginners
by Alyssa Garner, Garrett Garner
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
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The Haunting of Sorrow’s Leap
by Chris Sorensen
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Ellen Marx used to talk to the dead. Now they’re ghosting her…
With her psychic gifts on the fritz, she’s been demoted to hawking discount crystals at third-rate paranormal conventions. But when she inadvertently solves a supernatural challenge at New Jersey’s Hooky Spooky Convention, she catches the eye of the event’s reclusive sponsor: a washed-up horror author with a haunted mansion in need of a serious cleansing.
Reluctantly, Ellen joins his ragtag crew of psychic misfits (a near-death survivor, a paranormal tech bro, and a woman who may or may not be possessed) to investigate the mystery lurking inside his crumbling Hudson Valley estate.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Marked Fur Murder
by Dixie Lyle
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
The victim is the sister of Deirdre’s boyfriend, Ben. The cause of death appears to be a plugged-in hair dryer that fell in the water. Ben, however, insists that a few volts couldn’t have killed Ann. Like him, she’s a descendent of the Cowichan tribe who, according to legend, has a way with lightning. One of the guests must have marked her for murder! But when the suspects include a Russian pet psychic, a schizophrenic writer, and a random rock star, it’s more than puzzling to Whiskey, Tango, and Foxtrot. It’s electrifying…from author Dixie Lyle.
Crossing Day
by William A. Glass
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
It’s been one hundred and sixty years since the Confederacy won its independence at the Battle of Altamaha Crossing. Slaves of African descent still perform most of the work in the South. This seems normal to Ryan Walters and his friends who attend high school in Huntsville, Alabama. Like teens everywhere, they enjoy sharing videos, playing sports, and hanging out with friends.
Jaybird’s Drive-In is a favorite gathering place for the teenagers. There, they befriend Mish, a slave girl who works as a server. When the drive-in’s owner sells Mish to a dirty old man, Ryan and his friends awaken to the injustice around them. Despite the danger, they decide to help Mish escape. Will they succeed?
Murder Between the Lines
by Radha Vatsal
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Intrepid journalist Kitty Weeks returns in the second book in this acclaimed WW1-era historical mystery series to investigate the death of a boarding school student.
When Kitty’s latest assignment for the New York Sentinel Ladies’ Page takes her to Westfield Hall, she expects to find an orderly establishment teaching French and dancing—but there’s more going on at the school than initially meets the eye.
Tragedy strikes when a student named Elspeth is found frozen to death in Central Park. The doctor’s proclaim that the girl’s sleepwalking was the cause, but Kitty isn’t so sure.
Secrets of the Starlit Sea
by Santa Montefiore
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
ONE FATEFUL NIGHT.
ONE FINAL PROMISE…
The moment psychic detective Pixie Tate steps inside the opulent Aldershoff Hotel in Manhattan, one of the last relics of New York’s Gilded Age, she senses instantly that a dark spirit is wreaking havoc within its elegant walls.
Pixie knows that she must use her unique gift to travel back in time in order to discover the secrets of the past, and as she slips back over a hundred years, she’s shocked to find herself in the midst of one of the most famous events in history.
Dancing in the Dark
by Mary Jane Clark
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Trying to mix business with pleasure, KEY News correspondent Diane Mayfield has brought her children and her sister to the New Jersey shore town of Ocean Grove to investigate a story on “girls who cry wolf” for the season premiere of Hourglass, television’s highly rated news magazine. Diane lands an exclusive interview with a troubled young woman whose tale of being abducted and held against her will for three terrifying days had been disbelieved by the authorities. No sooner does Diane finish taping the interview, though, than a second victim disappears. The small community, already in the grip of a record heat wave, is now wracked by fear and terror—no one knows who could be next…
He’s Found Me
by Alesha Dykema
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
My ex-husband has found me. He says if I don’t come back to him he’ll kill everyone I love.
I thought I was safe.
I escaped from him seven years ago. Since then, I’ve built a new life, a new identity — far away from the man who knew me better than anyone. The man I once loved. The man I had to run from.
It starts with a red box on my doorstep. Like the ones he used to give me on my birthday.
He’s found me.
Once Bitten, Twice Dead
by Amanda M. Lee
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Ten years ago, teenagers Shauna and Eli Eaton disappeared. They were never found. That’s about to change.
On her way home from Hemlock Cove, Stormy Morgan finds two teenagers in the middle of the road. They can’t possibly be the same teenagers, though. Can they? Turns out they are, but they haven’t aged a day.
Nobody understands how the teenagers are back. The teenagers don’t know where they’ve been. To them, no time has passed. The last thing they remember is that they were supposed to have summer visitation with their father. What happened after that, though?
Red Eyes
by Luka T. Jacobs
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Some monsters are born in darkness. Others are made by it.
In the forests near Upper Klamath Lake, a young Sasquatch witnesses the violent loss of his family. What follows shapes him into something else, something feared. Over the years, he becomes a legend whispered about by locals, a towering creature with red eyes and a growing obsession with a blonde-haired girl he once saw near the edge of the woods.
That girl was Nicole Beretti.
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Death at High Tide
by Hannah Dennison
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Death at High Tide is thedelightfulfirst installment in the Island Sisters series by Hannah Dennison, featuring two sisters who inherit an old hotel in the remote Isles of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall and find it full of intrigue, danger, and romance.
When Evie Mead’s husband, Robert, suddenly drops dead of a heart attack, a mysterious note is found among his possessions. It indicates that Evie may own the rights to an old hotel on Tregarrick Rock, one of the Isles of Scilly.
Still grieving, Evie is inclined to leave the matter to the accountant to sort out. Her sister Margot, however, flown in from her glamorous career in LA, has other plans. Envisioning a luxurious weekend getaway, she goes right ahead and buys two tickets—one way—to Tregarrick.
The Kill Clause
by Lisa Unger
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
A hired killer finds herself caught between her conscience and her contract over the holidays in this riveting short thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger.
A hit woman’s work doesn’t stop for the holidays. As the advent calendar winds down, Paige slips into a palatial house, ignoring a blizzard of texts from her ex-husband. No surprise—Julian always gets maudlin this time of year. The real shock comes when the target is not alone. His young daughter is there too.
The Mask
by Dean Koontz
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Jane is a very good girl. But #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz shows that appearances can be deceiving—in a deadly way…
She appears out of nowhere, a beautiful teenage girl in the middle of traffic on a busy day. Paul and Carol Tracy are drawn to her—she’s the child they never thought they could have. But then Carol’s nightmares begin—the ghastly sounds in the night…the bloody face in the mirror…the razor-sharp ax.
Lights Out Tonight
by Mary Jane Clark
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
As KEY News film and theater critic, Caroline Enright knows her opinions have influenced the box office habits of millions of Americans. She has taken her fair share of irate phone calls, and even an occasional threat, from disgruntled movie producers and agents angered over her reviews. But she is unprepared when her trip to the Warrenstown Summer Playhouse is interrupted by murder.
Traveling to the rolling Berkshire mountains to do a piece on the prestigious summer acting festival for the morning news show KEY to America, Caroline discovers that someone in this quaint college town has a secret worth killing over.
Return to Tradd Street
by Karen White
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
In the fourth novel in the New York Times bestselling Tradd Street series, Charleston realtor Melanie Middleton is determined to leave the past behind her. But history has a tendency of catching up with her, whether she likes it or not…
Melanie is only going through the motions of living since refusing Jack Trenholm’s marriage proposal. She misses him desperately, but her broken heart is the least of her problems. Despite an insistence that she can raise their child alone, Melanie is completely unprepared for motherhood, and she struggles to complete renovations on her house on Tradd Street before the baby arrives.
THE NEEDLE
by Dan Ames
Kindle $1.49 Rating: 4.4 #ad
HE FOLLOWED THE MONEY. IT LED TO MURDER.
It is 1989. Joe Reacher is asked to investigate the brutal murder of a Treasury Agent. What begins as a routine investigation soon unravels into something far more dangerous—because the trail of secrets leads straight into Joe’s own past.
As Reacher digs deeper, he discovers a web of deception, betrayal and murder.
Packed with action, suspense, and relentless twists, The Needle will keep you hooked until the shocking finale you’ll never see coming.
The Vengeance of Love
by LoriO
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
A survivor driven by vengeance. A noble aching for freedom.
When their worlds collide, love might be the most dangerous path of all.
Mina is the last of her kind, the sole survivor of Velho, a city once blessed by the God and reduced to ruin. For years, she’s hunted the man responsible for her people’s slaughter, guided by vengeance and the divine path she believes she must follow.
Her search leads her to Fusia, the most powerful and polished city in the Sphere, where she’s pressed into service under its elite. Tasked with guiding a group through deadly marshlands, Mina begins to forge unexpected bonds, including one that threatens to change everything. Love.
Ocean and Marine Life for Kids
by Timothy Ashen
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
If your child loves ocean animals and exciting stories, this book turns real ocean science into an unforgettable adventure. Unlike fact-heavy textbooks, this is a story-driven STEM adventure, where real science is woven naturally into the plot, dialogue, and discoveries Max and Atlas make together.
Are you searching for an engaging ocean book for kids that reads like a real story? Do you want your child to learn about ocean animals, coral reefs, deep sea creatures, and marine ecosystems in a way that feels exciting and effortless? Are you looking for a book that balances imagination, emotion, and accurate STEM concepts?