Mysteries
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
He Shall Thunder in the Sky
by Elizabeth Peters
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
One of the most beloved characters in mystery/suspense fiction, archeologist and Egyptologist Amelia Peabody bravely faces gravest peril in Cairo on the eve of World War One in New York Times bestselling Grandmaster Elizabeth Peters’s magnificent Egyptian adventure, He Shall Thunder in the Sky. The San Francisco Examiner calls these heart-racing exploits of Amelia and her courageous family, the Emersons, “pure delight.” But perhaps the New York Times Book Review states it best: “Between Amelia Peabody and Indiana Jones, it’s Amelia—in wit and daring—by a landslide.”
Lady Killer
by Lisa Scottoline
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A young lawyer searches for her missing rival from high school and finds more than she bargained for, in the latest high-octane thriller from New York Times bestselling author
She’s bright, witty, and dynamically attractive. So why can’t Mary DiNunzio still get a date? While her love life is frozen, her career is heating up. She’s become quite a rainmaker at her law firm, attracting new clients from her loyal South Philly fan base. But of all the friends-from-down-the-block, second cousins, and ersatz uncles who come for help, that last person she expects to see is Trish Gambini, a super-foxy hair colorist—and Mary’s high school rival.
Triumphs of Tenacity
by Yusra Mariyam
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Triumphs of Tenacity is an inspiring memoir by Yusra Mariyam, chronicling her remarkable journey from a young girl in Bangladesh to a UK graduate.
At seven, Yusra faced the daunting challenge of adapting to a new culture and language. Despite numerous setbacks, including academic failures and personal heartbreaks, she never lost sight of her dreams. Yusra’s transformation is profound. From a homemaker with no qualifications, raising six children, she emerged as a First-Class Honours graduate in International Business Management.
The Wife Upstairs
by Rachel Hawkins
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates– – a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the side tables of her well-heeled clients. Where no one will think to ask if Jane is her real name.
But her luck changes when she meets Eddie Rochester. Recently widowed, Eddie is Thornfield Estates’ most mysterious resident. His wife, Bea, drowned in a boating accident with her best friend, their bodies lost to the deep. Jane can’t help but see an opportunity in Eddie – –not only is he rich, brooding, and handsome, he could also offer her the kind of protection she’s always yearned for.
God of War
by Jeff Rovin, Tom Clancy
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The passengers and crew on an Airbus en route to Australia suddenly begin coughing up blood and hemorrhaging violently as the plane plunges to the ground. There are no survivors.
A luxury yacht in the South Indian Sea blows up, and a lone woman escapes the contagion that has inexplicably killed everyone else on the boat. A helicopter whose occupants have been stricken by an unknown illness crashes into a bridge in South Africa, killing motorists and pedestrians.
People of Darkness
by Tony Hillerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
The fourth novel in New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman’s highly acclaimed Leaphorn and Chee series.
A dying man is murdered. A rich man’s wife agrees to pay three thousand dollars for the return of a stolen box of rocks. A series of odd, inexplicable events is haunting Sergeant Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police and drawing him alone into the Bad Country of the merciless Southwest, where everything good struggles to survive, including Chee. Because an assassin waits for him there, protecting a thirty-year-old vision that greed has sired and blood has nourished. And only one man will walk away…
Badlands
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Kindle $7.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
In the New Mexico badlands, the skeleton of a woman is found—and the case is assigned to FBI Agent Corrie Swanson. The victim walked into the desert, shedding clothes as she went, and died in agony of heatstroke and thirst. Two rare artifacts are found clutched in her bony hands—lightning stones used by the ancient Chaco people to summon the gods.
Is it suicide or… sacrifice?
Sweet William
by James Leonard
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Here comes another western adventure of relentless action, obstacles and a touch of western romance
William Ellsworth was just nine when he watched his father die in the streets, and he swore he’d never meet the same fate. Years later, he finds honest work on the Holt ranch outside Haven’s Creek. Colonel Ephraim Holt, a retired Army officer, treats him like a son. And Annie Sutton, who runs the general shop, makes him believe there might be more to life than hard work and silence.
It seems that William’s past is just that, and his future is brighter than ever. But all of these lasted only a while…
Thunders over Idle Land
by R. F. Whong
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
A hero’s adventure… Two eras, one troubled land, two men bound by parallel existences across centuries.
Jason Guan, an assistant director dedicated to environmental conservation in pandemic-stricken Hong Kong, is worried about job-related pressures and petty quarrels threatening his marriage to Debra. Amidst the chaos, they discover an unpublished manuscript by Debra’s late father, a celebrated writer, about a wronged man in nineteenth-century China. While Jason grapples with corruption and lax regulations in wetland preservation, he is thrust into dangerous waters.
In 1834, systemic corruption cripples China and ruins lives. Two weeks before Wang Jun is to marry his beloved fiancée, he is thrown into a maximum-security prison on a remote island without a trial. His only ally? A kung fu master and medical doctor imprisoned because of a riddle linked to the buried treasure of the pirate chief, Cheng Po-Tsai.
The House of Lies
by Anita Waller
Kindle $0.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Four friends. One betrayal. And a revenge that didn’t die with him. A chilling domestic thriller from the author of The Missing Ones.
Chris Harcourt is dying. At just fifty-one, cancer is claiming his life—but not before his wife Jess delivers a final, devastating blow. On the day of his death, Jess reveals the secret she’s been hiding for decades: she slept with each of his closest friends in cold, calculated revenge for his long-ago affair.
Now, the once-tight foursome is fractured beyond repair . . . and someone is making sure it stays that way.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Toll House
by Carly Reagon
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
The past isn’t always dead and buried. A house with history. That’s how the estate agent described the old toll house on the edge of the town. For Kelda it’s the perfect rural home for her young son Dylan after a difficult few years.
But when Kelda finds a death mask concealed behind one of the walls, everything changes. Inexplicable things happen in the house, Kelda cannot shake the feeling of being watched and Dylan is plagued by nightmares, convinced he can see figures in his room…
Blood Perfect
by T.L. Bequette
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
“5/5 Stars. A fantastic read for fans of courtroom drama, light detective work, and endings with a twist…that will keep you interested from cover to cover.” –San Francisco Book Reviews
A young Joe Turner returns to defend Allston Walker, a man charged with the bloody attempted murder of a racist caretaker in this gripping courtroom thriller. Images of the vicious crime have Joe flashing back to a life-altering crime he witnessed as a child while he hurdles headlong into a steamy romance.
In the tension-filled trial, the victim, a transplanted southerner, charms the jury and remains steadfast in his identification of Walker. Snarky Joe and his investigator, an aging hippie who speaks in movie lines, wrangle with slippery police officers and an obnoxious, preening prosecutor.
No One Saw Her Go
by Sally Royer-Derr
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A summer camp in rural Pennsylvania harbors decades of deadly secrets…
When criminology student Zoey Montgomery takes a summer job as a camp counselor at Camp Medley, she has one goal: to discover what happened to her aunt Heather, who vanished from the camp over thirty years earlier. But what begins as a quest for closure quickly spirals into something far more sinister…
It’s not long until Zoey notices disturbing patterns in the camp’s history. She hears rumors of more missing girls, and strange accidents occur that leave her shaken and afraid. Is she imagining the sinister whispers from the woods, or has she made a deadly mistake? What happened to Heather, and is Zoey next?
Untamed
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
A carefree performer finds her heart drawn to a man unused to being in the spotlight in life and love in Untamed by #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.
Lawyer Keane Prescott goes from courtroom to center ring when he inherits his late father’s family business—a circus. Working with acrobats and clowns hold no appeal for him, but his curiosity about animal acts is piqued after meeting lion tamer Jovilette Wilder. As bold and unpredictable a force of nature as the big cats she trains, Jo is wary her new boss intends to cage her passion. But to her surprise, Keane is more than willing to join Jo for a walk on the wild side.
New Orleans Library of Last Secrets Complete Collection
by Jacie Middlemann
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A library filled with hidden answers and long-forgotten secrets, an unexpected visitor with secrets of his own, and danger lurking around almost every corner.
Tobias Blaise never expected to find a woman that he wanted to spend his life with, let alone one who looked at him the way Ellis did. He knew that by allowing her to be anywhere near him made her vulnerable to the constantly-looming danger that surrounded him…but he couldn’t let her go…
The Magnolia Palace
by Fiona Davis
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal, and murder within one of New York City’s most impressive Gilded Age mansions.
Eight months since losing her mother in the Spanish flu outbreak of 1919, twenty-one-year-old Lillian Carter’s life has completely fallen apart. For the past six years, under the moniker Angelica, Lillian was one of the most sought-after artists’ models in New York City, with statues based on her figure gracing landmarks from the Plaza Hotel to the Brooklyn Bridge. But with her mother gone, a grieving Lillian is rudderless and desperate—the work has dried up and a looming scandal has left her entirely without a safe haven..
Youngblood
by DT Sann
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Meet Toryn Youngblood, a 12-year-old girl who has never known life beyond Alaska’s rugged wilderness. Raised in seclusion by her uncle on the outskirts of Anchorage, Toryn’s world revolves around hunting and survival.
Everything changes when she steps into a classroom for the first time.
As a seemingly normal girl, she is introduced to society…making friends and attending routine events…until the question of her origin arises.
The Longmire Defense
by Craig Johnson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Sheriff Walt Longmire uncovers a cold case that hits very close to home and forces him to put his life on the line with implications that some people would kill to keep buried forever
Sheriff Walt Longmire and Dog are called on a routine search and rescue to Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains, where Walt finds himself on a rock outcropping remembering when his father told him about the first time he saw a man die. In the late forties, Bill Sutherland was shot but the investigation was stymied because no member of the elk camp—where he was found—was carrying the caliber rifle that killed the state accountant. When Dog discovers the missing weapon, the sheriff of Absaroka County is plunged headfirst into a cold case…
The Locked Ward
by Sarah Pekkanen
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
A shocking psychological thriller about the complex bonds of sisterhood―and what happens when they are stretched to the breaking point, The Locked Ward “will leave you guessing until the very end” (Jeneva Rose, bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage).
Some doors should never be opened. Was it bitter, all-consuming jealousy? Pathological sibling rivalry? Pure insanity?