Mysteries
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Cat Telling Tales
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Rating: 4.7 #ad
In this cozy mystery, a feline P.I. and his four-legged friends investigate a suspicious – and deadly – house fire in a California seaside town.
Even the bright seaside village of Molena Point has been hit hard by the economic downturn, and many residents are abandoning their pets. While feline P.I. Joe Grey’s human friends join together to care for their starving cats, a fire leaves a twelve-year-old boy homeless, the body of his alcoholic guardian discovered in the smoldering ruins.
Ben: Books 1-3
by Luana Ehrlich
Rating: 4.8 #ad
Enjoy this box set of three fast-paced, full-length Christian novels featuring Ben Mitchell, a CIA covert operative mentored by veteran intelligence officer, Titus Ray, who serves as the first-person narrator of this award-winning spy series.
Ben in Love – Book 1: Is Ben really in love with the daughter of a Turkish dissident?
Ben in Charge – Book 2: Can Ben handle his first assignment as a primary officer even when it turns deadly?
Ben in Trouble – Book 3: Will Ben’s scheme to impress the CIA director keep him out of a desk job?
To Tell You the Truth
by Gilly Macmillan
Rating: 4.0 #ad
The acclaimed author of The Nanny and What She Knew—hailed by stalwarts including Ruth Ware, Liane Moriarty, Tess Gerritsen, and Shari Lapena—returns with another serpentine thriller that cleverly blends atmosphere, tarnished memories, mystery, and twisty secrets from the past into a potent, intense read that will leave you questioning everything you believe.
To tell you the truth . . . everybody lies.
City of Last Chances
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Rating: 4.4 #ad
WINNER OF THE 2022 BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL
‘Endlessly creative… so much invention peeking around every corner’ Patrick Ness
Arthur C. Clarke winner and Sunday Times bestseller Adrian Tchaikovsky’s triumphant return to fantasy with a darkly inventive portrait of a city under occupation and on the verge of revolution.
There has always been a darkness to Ilmar, but never more so than now. The city chafes under the heavy hand of the Palleseen occupation, the choke-hold of its criminal underworld, the boot of its factory owners, the weight of its wretched poor and the burden of its ancient curse.
Christmas Returns to Pottersville
by Dennis Higgins
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Frank Capra’s, It’s a Wonderful Life was the ultimate parallel universe story. George Bailey was shown by an angel a world in which he had never been born. A world where the cute little town of Bedford Falls no longer existed and in its place was the seedy town of Pottersville.
But imagine if Pottersville still existed in the current age, along another path of existence. Welcome to Pottersville, a town owned and operated by Peter F. Potter. A sleazy, corrupt town where Christmas was discouraged and people were miserable. What if Potter was taken to this town, in a world in which he had never been born?
The Boat House
by Keri Beevis
Rating: 4.2 #ad
A dark secret. A deadly obsession. No place to hide. Max Hunter, my boyfriend, booked the beautiful boat house on the Norfolk Broads as a surprise autumn break
A week away to heal after a fraught few months following my father’s death. A chance to put the lies and secrets behind us and to start afresh. But in the silence it feels like someone is out there. Watching, waiting and taunting me.
When strange things begin to happen, I know this isn’t going to be the relaxing break it’s supposed to be.
The Hunger
by Alma Katsu
Rating: 4.1 #ad
That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party. Depleted rations, bitter quarrels, and the mysterious death of a little boy have driven the isolated travelers to the brink of madness. Though they dream of what awaits them in the West, long-buried secrets begin to emerge, and dissent among them escalates to the point of murder and chaos. They cannot seem to escape tragedy…or the feelings that someone–or something–is stalking them. Whether it’s a curse from the beautiful Tamsen Donner (who some think might be a witch), their ill-advised choice of route through uncharted terrain, or just plain bad luck, the ninety men, women, and children of the Donner Party are heading into one of one of the deadliest and most disastrous Western adventures in American history.
The Book of Souls
by James Oswald
Rating: 4.2 #ad
For ten years, a gruesome Christmastime tradition terrorized Edinburgh. Each year as the holiday approached, a young woman’s body was found – naked, throat slit, body washed clean. The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean’s fiancée. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake, and McLean finally put an end to the horror.
Now, twelve years later, a fellow prisoner has just murdered the incarcerated Christmas Killer. But with the arrival of the festive season comes a body. A young woman: naked, washed, her throat cut…
The Remaining
by D. J. Molles
Rating: 4.5 #ad
The first volume in D.J. Molles’s bestselling series, now in a special edition with the bonus novella The Remaining: Faith.
In a steel-and-lead encased bunker a Special Forces soldier waits on his final orders. On the surface a bacterium has turned 90% of the population into hyper-aggressive predators.
Now Captain Lee Harden must leave the bunker and venture into the wasteland to rekindle a shattered America.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Who’s After Josie Malone?
by Deb Graham
Rating: 4.0 #ad
How can a metronome and a random explosion upset a ho-hum routine?
The orphaned only-child of only-child parents, Josie Malone works at the Department of Licensing, pets her cat, and eats frozen dinners most nights, never suspecting danger had been stalking her for years. In general, her life was like Groundhog Day, never varying, until the day her house blew up. With the help of Dan, the police chief (and de facto fire chief until the next election – Mayburn’s a small town), Josie embarks on a journey back into her childhood to find out what made her parents leave all they knew behind and, along the way, learn who she really is.
Her Mother’s Daughter
by Brian R. O’Rourke
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Amanda is a successful writer. But sometimes success comes at a terrible price. Amanda is enjoying her life – she’s a successful author who has finally managed to give up her day job.
But then an ex-colleague is murdered in an exact reenactment of a killing from one of Amanda’s books. Even worse, Amanda had publicly quarreled with the dead woman and now finds herself a person of interest to the police. Then it happens a second time. Another person with whom Amanda had publicly fought is murdered. And again, the method used to kill is lifted straight from the pages of one of her books.
Dead Man’s Hand
by B.J. Daniels
Rating: 4.6 #ad
If he wants her love…He might have to show his hand
DJ Diamond’s partnership with Sadie Montclair is purely professional. But when a high-stakes poker game DJ organized turns violent, Sadie refuses to leave his side. Hiding out in a snowbound cabin gives them a chance to explore the feelings they’ve kept from each other…and makes them an easy target for the gangsters who want them dead.
Christmas Captive
by Judah Knight
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Love is always willing to risk it all.
Jon and Meg Davenport return to Washington DC for a quiet Christmas celebration with the President and his family. Their time in the White House, however, is anything but quiet when they learn Jon’s niece, Kate, is missing. Kate’s parents shrug off the embarrassment because this isn’t Kate’s first time to disappear in DC. Jon and Meg aren’t convinced and decide to investigate.
Blood Red
by Wendy Corsi Staub
Rating: 4.2 #ad
The razor’s gleaming blade slices effortlessly through skin and tendon, and he relishes the final anguished moments of his prey. There’s only one thing he prizes more: their long, silken strands of red hair. But these women are merely stand-ins…a prelude to his ultimate victim.
Nestled in New York’s Hudson Valley, Mundy’s Landing is famous for its picturesque setting—and for a century-old string of gruesome unsolved murders. Rowan returned to her hometown years ago, fleeing a momentary mistake that could have destroyed her family. Life is good here. Peaceful. Until an anonymous gift brings Rowan’s fears to life again.
Mystere Parish
by Jana DeLeon
Rating: 4.6 #ad
From New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon, long-lost sisters return home to Mystere Parish to claim their inheritance…and need the help of three brave heroes to keep the bayou from also claiming their lives.
The Accused
The Betrayed
The Reunion
Waiting for Nick
by Nora Roberts
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Don’t miss the next book in the classic Stanislaskis series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.
Frederica Kimball has three goals now that she’s moved to New York City: find her own place, become a Broadway lyricist and get Nick LeBeck to fall desperately in love with her. Though Nick has always treated Freddie like a little sister, he can’t help but notice the strong, passionate and head-to-toe-gorgeous woman now standing in her place. Perhaps everything he’s ever wanted is closer than he could have imagined…
Emotional Trauma No More
by Cara Bramlett
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Do you feel CRAZY? Feel like you are LOSING YOUR MIND?
Emotional trauma happens to everyone, especially those experiencing narcissistic abuse. The challenge is breaking free or keeping your sanity until you break free. Have you ever said “I love you I don’t trust you” or had a gnawing feeling in your stomach that something wasn’t right? Perhaps you have heard “It was just a joke” or “you are too sensitive” or “that never happened.”
This is your life when dealing with gaslighting. Abuse can leave you Feeling Hopeless about Life and question your sanity. You feel anxious, have difficulty making decisions, and simply don’t trust everything you think. Maybe you start to think you are the problem. Or you maybe you are a narcissist. Or worse, you are the reason things are happening.
Black Magic Woman
by Eric Wilder
Rating: 4.4 #ad
There’s a voodoo woman in New Orleans who knows your darkest secrets
French Quarter paranormal investigator Wyatt Thomas learns he’s permanently linked to the spirit of a man with whom he’d fought a duel during another lifetime. The only person who can free Wyatt from his curse is long-dead voodoo queen Marie Laveaux. To seek her help, he must travel back to Antebellum New Orleans, succeed in his endeavor, or be trapped in the past forever. When Wyatt meets his former lover at the Mulatto Ball, he doesn’t know if he wants to return.
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(French Quarter Mysteries)
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Death of the Party
by Carolyn Hart
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Britt Barlow is certain her media mogul brother-in-law Jeremiah Addison’s fatal tumble a year ago was no accident – especially since she herself discovered, and disposed of, the trip wire someone had strung across the stairs. Now she’s bringing all who were in attendance that weekend back to Golden Silk – Addison’s luxurious secluded island estate – and inviting two extra guests, Annie and Max Darling, to help uncover a killer.
Annie Darling wouldn’t miss this party for the world! And there certainly is no lack of suspects among the guests, each of whom had a substantial motive for doing in the insufferable tycoon…
The Sixth Kingdom
by pdmac
Rating: 4.6 #ad
The Sixth Kingdom is the center of the known world. It is the repository of the all knowledge and secrets, and the heart of arcane wizardry. It is the College, the arbiter and enforcer of world peace. It’s also the place to learn magic, perfect deadly warrior skills, or bond with dragons.
Comprised of four Castes, the College accepts only the best and brightest of those who can afford to send their children to the hallowed halls of destiny where they are groomed to assume their future roles in each of the five kingdoms…
Lord Foul’s Bane
by Stephen R. Donaldson
Rating: 4.2 #ad
He called himself Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, because he dared not believe in this strange alternate world on which he suddenly found himself.
Yet the Land tempted him. He had been sick; now he seemed better than ever before. Through no fault of his own, he had been outcast, unclean, a pariah. Now he was regarded as a reincarnation of the Land’s greatest hero – Berek Halfhand – armed with the mystic power of White Gold. That power alone could protect the Lords of the Land from the ancient evil of the Despiser, Lord Foul. Except that Covenant had no idea how to use that power…
Ghost Team
by Paul Heatley
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Tom goes up against a powerful militia. Turns out they’re the least of his problems.
Tom Rollins gets news that an old Army buddy, Adam Lineker, has killed himself. But at the funeral, another friend confides that he doesn’t believe the suicide story – he thinks Adam was murdered.
Sticking around the small town of Samson to investigate, Tom goes up against the disinterested and hostile sheriff, and finds an ally in Adam’s therapist, herself an ex-deputy.
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(A Tom Rollins Thriller)
Stay With Me Collection
by Multiple Authors
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Abandoned – Liz Bradford: As the threats from a former arrestee turn into a break-in at Zara’s house while she’s gone, she’s left to wonder what the invader will do if he comes back?
Ascending Hope – Sara Blackard: As they face the sizzling heat and treacherous conditions, their attraction ignites, but the mountain has other plans. Will their love survive the deadly journey, or will their pasts come back to haunt them?
Runaway – Jennifer Pierce: Bethany will have to risk it all on a runaway and her faith in the plan God has for her if she’s going to stay alive. And if Ryan can do the same, it might be the one shot he has to finally be free.
Rodeo Sabotage – Kari Trumbo: The clock is ticking before his final ride of the season, but will it be the last of his life?
Imperium Restored
by Walter Jon Williams
Rating: 4.5 #ad
“Interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” —George R.R. Martin
Blending fast-paced military science fiction and space opera, the third and final volume in a dynamic trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Praxis, set in the universe of his popular and critically acclaimed Dread Empire’s Fall series, comes a tale of blood, courage, adventure, and battle in which the fate of an empire rests in the hands of two lovers.
Blood Crazy
by Simon Clark
Rating: 4.3 #ad
‘One of the greatest horror novels ever written is coming back into print! If you missed it the first time around, you have no excuse to miss it now. I’ll never forget how this book made me feel as I closed the last page.’ – Wesley Southard, author of Cruel Summer and Disasterpieces.
Saturday. An ordinary day. People out shopping. Going to the movies. Eating fast-food. Just an ordinary Saturday. Right?
Wrong. Twenty-four hours later, civilization has been torn apart. Adults begin roaming the streets in howling mobs. They have become murderously insane and nobody under the age of nineteen is safe.
Jimmy and the Crawler
by Raymond E. Feist
Rating: 4.3 #ad
In this fantastic tale, legendary author Raymond E. Feist returns to the city of Krondor and one of his most loved characters from the Riftwar Cycle, Jimmy the Hand.
The Crawler: a name whispered in fear. . .
In the crime-ridden back alleys of Krondor a rival gang has sprung up to threaten the Upright Man’s Mockers. Does the Crawler control the rival gang? Where does his power come from? And does it threaten the peace of the Kingdom?
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Cat Bearing Gifts
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Rating: 4.6 #ad
A car crash, stolen treasure, a dead thief, and a blonde divorcée have a feline P.I. and his four-legged cohorts clawing for justice in this cozy mystery.
On the twisting road home from San Francisco, tortoiseshell Kit and her elderly housemates, Lucinda and Pedric Greenlaw, are hurt in a terrible car crash. The accident is terrifying enough, but then two dangerous men steal the Greenlaw’s town car, making off with a hoard of jewels and gold carefully hidden in the car. As paramedics rush the Greenlaws to the emergency room, a badly shaken Kit hides from hungry coyotes, waiting for Joe and their human friends to rescue her.
The First Two Companions, The Assembly of Thirteen
by Omayra Vélez
Rating: 4.4 #ad
My name is June Dunbar, and I am a photojournalist for SBN. I live in Livermore, California, and everyone knows they work with radiation in the labs around here. I was minding my own business at home when a shining box appeared on my kitchen table one night. Obviously, I thought it was radioactive. Mind you, this happened in the middle of the night.
Anyway, I thought everything was contaminated and needed to be removed from my house. So, I grabbed the damn box and POW. I was blinded, but when I got my sight back, I was on another planet with two moons and blue trees with leaves the size of chairs. To top my shitimetter off, I got sucked inside the blue tree. You heard it right. The tree pulled me in, or my dog pushed me. I can’t remember.
Dark Storm
by Karen Harper
Rating: 4.5 #ad
There are some forces you can’t outrun—and they’re coming for your family. The final thriller featuring forensic psychologist Claire Markwood.
Forensic psychologist Claire Markwood has experienced her share of disaster. But nothing could prepare her for her sister, Darcy, going missing. Claire rushes to the butterfly sanctuary where Darcy has been working, prepared to do what she does best—work the clues. But her sister, along with her car and some of the sanctuary’s rarest species of butterflies, has seemingly vanished without a trace.
Prodigy of Thunder
by Sever Bronny
Rating: 4.7 #ad
The youngest warlock to ever wield lightning, fourteen-year-old Anna Atticus Stone dreams of attending the prestigious Academy of Arcane Arts.
Except her life’s a mess. She’s friendless, her older sister keeps knocking her teeth out, and her parents constantly argue.
Anna endures the chaos by studying for the coming academy entrance trials. A pass will mean friends, warlock tournaments, and exploring a thousand-year-old academy—maybe even solving a mystery or two.
Mother Daughter Traitor Spy
by Susan Elia MacNeal
Rating: 4.3 #ad
“Stirring . . . Susan Elia MacNeal’s page-turning prose is as entertaining as ever—I was riveted from beginning to end.”—Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network
June 1940. France has fallen to the Nazis, and Britain may be next—but to many Americans, the war is something happening “over there.” Veronica Grace has just graduated from college; she and her mother, Violet, are looking for a fresh start in sunny Los Angeles. After a blunder cost her a prestigious career opportunity in New York, Veronica is relieved to take a typing job in L.A.—only to realize that she’s working for one of the area’s most vicious propagandists.
Messing Psychic Academy Complete Series
by D.R. Perry
Rating: 4.0 #ad
“This series starts with a being from a higher plane introducing the main character, who was in the hospital after being hit by a car saving another from the same. Ben learns to walk, even dance with crutches with the help of others. He goes to the Messing Psychic Academy and evolves in incredible ways. He discovers things, is innovative, and practices his faith, all in a way that flows so well. It’s hard not to give anything away but you won’t be disappointed if you like innovative ya fantasy.” by Amazon Customer
Night Chills
by Dean Koontz
Rating: 4.2 #ad
The fever is spreading. Seizing the men and women of Black River. Plaguing them with night chills. Driving them to violent acts of rape and murder.The fever is spreading. Designed by top scientists, and unleashed in a monstrous conspiracy – its deadly spell can unlock the most frightening potential of the human mind.The fever is spreading. The nightmare is real. And death is the only cure.