Mysteries
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Dirty Thirty
by Janet Evanovich
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Stephanie Plum, Trenton’s hardest working, most underappreciated bounty hunter, is offered an assignment that seems simple enough. Local jeweler Martin Rabner wants her to locate his former security guard, Andy Manley (a.k.a. Nutsy), who he is convinced stole a fortune in diamonds from his safe. Stephanie is also looking for another troubled man, Duncan Dugan, a fugitive from justice arrested for robbing the same jewelry store on the same day.
With her boyfriend Morelli away in Miami on police business, Stephanie is taking care of Bob, Morelli’s giant orange dog who will devour anything, from Stephanie’s stray donuts to the upholstery in her car.
Conclave
by Robert Harris
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
“Pulsates with intrigue. . . . Ambition, sex scandals, financial corruption and terrorism all rear their ugly heads. And Harris saves one whopper of a surprise for the final pages.” —USA Today
The pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will gather to cast their votes in the world’s most secretive election. They are holy men. But they are not immune to the human temptations of power and glory. And they are not above the tribalism and factionalism that consumes humanity. When all is said and done, one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on Earth.
The House without a Key
by Earl Derr Biggers
Kindle $0.54 Rating: 4.4 #ad
The House Without a Key (1925) by Earl Derr Biggers introduces the iconic detective Charlie Chan. Set in Honolulu, the novel blends mystery with a vivid depiction of early twentieth-century Hawaiian life. The story begins with the murder of wealthy Dan Winterslip, drawing suspicion toward several individuals within the American expatriate community and local elite.
Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police Department leads the investigation with patience, sharp observation, and quiet intelligence. Unlike others, he avoids prejudice and relies on careful reasoning to uncover the truth. As the case unfolds, Chan’s thoughtful methods reveal the real culprit.
One Deadly Eye
by Randy Wayne White
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A Russian diplomat disappears while Doc is tagging great white sharks in South Africa, and members of a criminal brotherhood, Bratva, don’t think it’s a coincidence. They track the biologist to Dinkin’s Bay Marina on the west coast of Florida, where Brotherhood mercenaries have already deployed, prepared to pillage and kill in the wake of an approaching hurricane.
No one, however, is prepared for a cataclysmic event that will forever change the island and leaves Doc to deal with escapees from Russia’s most dangerous prison, including a serial killer—the Vulture Monk—who has a taste for blood…
The New Neighbour
by Valerie Keogh
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WIVES AND THE NURSE! Don’t miss this new pulse-pounding psychological thriller from Valerie Keogh. A must-read for fans of Freida McFadden and Lisa Jewell!
Chloe Tomson wants a quiet life. A new home, a new street, and no more drama – she’s had more than her share. But the moment she steps in to help her elderly neighbour during a violent altercation, the peace she craves begins to crumble.
The street seems friendly at first. Until the questions start. Who exactly is Chloe? Why did she move here? And what really happened in the house she lives in before she arrived?
EMBRACE THE WIND
by Susan Denning
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
EMBRACE THE WIND continues the story of Aislynn Maher, heroine of FAR AWAY HOME. With over 100,000 copies sold and over 3500 5 star reviews/ ratings, this sequel has ranked as a bestseller in US Historical Fiction, Western Romance, and Historical Romance American.
What is the cost of living life on your own terms? For a young woman on the American Frontier, the price can be high. Aislynn Maher trusted the wrong man. To conceal her disgrace, she abandons her job, her home, her family and friends. She turns to the raw, contentious US marshal of the Wyoming Territory, Orrin Sage, who is hiding a guilty secret of his own. Setting out alone, Aislynn brings her optimism and determination to Cheyenne…
The Buried City
by Boris Bacic
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Fans of The Dark Tower series must read this book.
No one ever escapes the Beyond.
On one side, an endless ocean stretches across the horizon. On the other, a vast black desert swallows the land whole. Trish has no memory of how she got there. No idea where her husband is, or where she should go. So she starts walking.
This world isn’t like home. Day and night don’t follow rules. Enormous eyes drift across the sky. Disembodied faces hover in the distance. Giants roam black oceans. Entire cities lie in ruins. At night, something even more dangerous comes out.
Vanessa Goes Back to Work
by Michelle O’Neil
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
They were still charting in pen when Vanessa left her nursing career to stay home with her profoundly autistic son. Fifteen years later she’s thrust back into the workforce due to a family crisis, and everything has changed. As the older new-hire, she must get up-to-speed on technology, all while navigating hot flashes and a much younger colleague that is making her life miserable.
Will she win her coworker over and succeed? Or will Vanessa lose her job, and along with it her family’s home and health insurance? Those who love novels about Gen X, friendship fiction and/or workplace fiction are in for a treat with this funny, poignant, midlife enemies-to-friends story, which features a happy marriage, and an autistic speller.
Where Secrets Lie
by Rebecca Lake
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Some secrets refuse to stay buried…
Anna Stanten thought she’d left her past behind when she fled to Texas after her mother’s death. But a haunting phone call shatters her new life, luring her back to Idaho with promises of long-buried truths. As she delves into a labyrinth of family secrets, Anna finds herself face-to-face with Wyatt Stone, the first love she’d all but forgotten. Can she trust him with her heart as she unravels the web of lies surrounding her family?
Confronted by the enigmatic figure of her great-uncle Atticus and pursued by an unseen threat, Anna must summon the courage to face the darkness of her family’s history…
Between Sister
by Kristin Hannah
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Years ago, Meghann Dontess made a terrible choice that cost her everything, including the love of her sister, Claire. Now, Meghann is a highly successful attorney who doesn’t believe in intimacy—until she meets the one man who can change her mind. Claire Cavenaugh has fallen in love for the first time in her life. As her wedding day approaches, she prepares to face her strong-willed older sister. Reunited after more than two decades apart, these two women who believe they have nothing in common will try to become what they never were: a family.
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Not Quite Dead Yet
by Holly Jackson
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Jet is the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Woodstock, Vermont. Twenty-seven years old and back home, she’s still waiting for her life to begin. I’ll do it later, she always says. She has time.
Until Halloween night, when she is violently attacked by an unseen intruder, suffering a catastrophic head injury. Doctors are certain that within a week, the injury will trigger a fatal aneurysm. To her parents’ dismay, Jet rejects an extremely risky operation in order to guarantee herself at least a few more days.
Storm Warning
by Terry Bacon
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
He’s used to improvising on stage. Can this seasoned bluesman use his ear for music to solve a dark crime conspiracy?
Sonny Marshall never forgot how he failed his sister. Haunted by her trauma during a home invasion, the thirty-two-year-old martial artist swears he’ll never let another innocent suffer. So when the valiant saxophonist hears from a friend about a fresh clue in a missing kid’s cold case, he refuses to heed the warnings of his GF and family and pursues justice.
Certain he has vital information, Sonny clashes with the by-the-book detective troubled by her own inability to track down the little girl. But when the self-appointed hero runs afoul of pedophiles and corrupt bluebloods in this noir crime series, his ride-to-the-rescue may end with him playing his final notes.
Old Country
by Matt Query
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
“This is classic supernatural horror, made freshly compelling with believable characters and perfect pacing, and almost impossible to put down.” – The Guardian
It’s the house of their dreams. Former marine Harry and his wife, Sasha, have packed up their life and their golden retriever, Dash, and fled the corporate rat race to live off the land in rural Idaho. Their breathtaking new home sits on more than forty acres of meadow, aspen trees, and pine forest in the Teton Valley. Even if their friends and family think it’s a strange choice for an up-and-coming pair of urban professionals, Harry and Sasha couldn’t be happier about the future they’re building, all by their lonesome.
Hellhound Academy Complete Series
by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
She crawled out of Lady Bird Lake with no pulse, no memory, and someone else’s Sunday clothes — and that’s the least of Robin Sullivan’s problems.
Welcome to Hellhound Academy, Austin’s secret training ground for the recently resurrected, where cadets protect the living from supernatural threats or get sent back to the underworld permanently.
Robin’s branded, hunted, and increasingly certain someone murdered her — and the Academy might be covering it up. In this afterlife, second chances come with expiration dates.
Pick up this boxed set to get the complete urban fantasy series!
You Invited It In
by Sarah Jules
Kindle $1.49 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Sometimes, it’s best to mind your own business.
Felix Eastwood is your average guy, except for the fact that he can see the spirits of the dead. Lilith Lavelle is a fraudulent psychic, plying her trade on social media.
When Felix stumbles across an advertisement for Lilith Lavelle’s Psychic Cleansing Services, he hires her under the pretense that his family is being haunted, hoping to expose her as a scam artist. By trying to play the hero, Felix puts his family in grave danger. In the aftermath of Lilith’s visit, Felix finds himself haunted for real by something claiming to be his dead wife; something that is out for blood.
Thunderhead
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Nora Kelly, a young archaeologist in Santa Fe, receives a letter written sixteen years ago, yet mysteriously mailed only recently. In it her father, long believed dead, hints at a fantastic discovery that will make him famous and rich—the lost city of an ancient civilization that suddenly vanished a thousand years ago.
Now Nora is leading an expedition into a harsh, remote corner of Utah’s canyon country. Searching for her father and his glory, Nora begins t unravel the greatest riddle of American archeology. but what she unearths will be the newest of horrors…
The Flight Attendant
by Chris Bohjalian
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. She’s a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find adventure, and the occasional blackouts seem to be inevitable. She lives with them, and the accompanying self-loathing.
When she awakes in a Dubai hotel room, she tries to piece the previous night back together, counting the minutes until she has to catch her crew shuttle to the airport. She quietly slides out of bed, careful not to aggravate her already pounding head, and looks at the man she spent the night with. She sees his dark hair. His utter stillness. And blood, a slick, still wet pool on the crisp white sheets.
Take Her Under
by Pamela Crane
Kindle $0.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
A chilling page-turning psychological thriller with an unpredictable last-chapter twist, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Alice Feeney, and Lisa Jewell.
The next body on the embalming table may be hers.
Preparing bodies for burial wasn’t on Ashley’s career list until a horrifying accident left her to inherit Fallon’s Funeral Home. She spends her days applying final touches and ensuring the departed look more peaceful than they ever did in life.
Helpless
by Jessica Knoll
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
A NEW YORK TIMES, OPRAH DAILY, CRIME READS, TOWN & COUNTRY, AND BOOKPAGE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK!
It’s been twelve years since Faye Heron broke Henry Spalding’s heart. Henry was her college boyfriend, her first love, but Faye was in danger of being subsumed by him and the intensity of their connection—a connection that took her beyond boundaries she’d only dreamed of crossing.
Now, Faye is one half of a power-producing duo with her Hollywood husband. Henry is a married father running the family business. On the surface, both of their lives have essentially gone to plan.