Mysteries
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Saks and Violins
by Mary Daheim
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Life has hit some sour notes as of late for B&B hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn and her cousin Renie. Graphic design guru Renie’s up to her eyebrows in debt after some seriously overzealous spending sprees. Meanwhile, Judith’s got her hands full with her wacky new neighbor, Rudi, a virtuoso violinist whose daily—and usually unclothed—practices are unhinging her and other neighbors in the cul-de-sac.
But, though they’d all love to kill nude, rude Rudi, it’s his larger-than-life mentor, Dolph Kluger, who takes his final bow after ingesting some ruthlessly poisoned rhubarb…
Stilettos and Sniper Rifles
by Gail Koger
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
I’ve been a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy for four years. Most folks don’t have a clue about what a cop deals with every day. Like a pack of attack chihuahuas, a monkey with a bad case of diarrhea, a hungry python, a Brahma bull named Bodacious and a six-foot iguana.
And that is just the critters. Now let me tell you about the two-legged varmints. Such as a three-hundred-pound biker who got a bit irate when I zapped him with a stun gun, or a murderous nun, and let’s not forget the senior citizens having an orgy. Ugh…
The First Eagle
by Tony Hillerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+!
From a brilliant new voice comes a brilliant new epic fantasy saga of war, prophecy, betrayal, history, and destiny.
When Acting Lt. Jim Chee catches a Hopi poacher huddled over a butchered Navajo Tribal police officer, he has an open-and-shut case—until his former boss, Joe Leaphorn, blows it wide open. Now retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, Leaphorn has been hired to find a hotheaded female biologist hunting for the key to a virulent plague lurking in the Southwest…
SWANWAKE: Echoes of Future Battles
by Juan Carlos Toral Dueñas
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
In a hyper-advanced future, technology is king. Survival, a luxury. And Artificial Intelligence? The ultimate weapon.
When a catastrophic blackout cripples Veridia—Kaledon Republic’s shining beacon of progress—Elena’s world shatters. Pregnant and alone, she’s thrust into a desperate fight for survival as rival powers declare all-out futuristic war, an age dominated by devastating cyberattacks and swarms of autonomous drones.
Yet, the overt warfare is merely a smokescreen. Beneath it lies a covert struggle for global dominance: a high-stakes war for AI supremacy, a race to control an artificial intelligence that could seal humanity’s fate. Shadowy conspiracies ignite, internal betrayals unleash terrifying new weapons, and shifting alliances rewrite the rules of engagement.
We Are Watching
by Alison Gaylin
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
From USA Today bestselling and Edgar and Shamus Award–winning author Alison Gaylin comes a riveting tale of psychological suspense and family bonds, in which a mother and daughter are desperate to protect one another as they become targets of a group of violent conspiracy theorists.
Sometimes the world is out to get you.
Meg Russo was behind the wheel when it happened. She and her husband Justin were driving their daughter Lily to Ithaca College, the family celebrating the eighteen-year-old music prodigy’s future.
Closing Time
by Lacey Fosburgh
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
The real story behind the murder of a Manhattan schoolteacher that became a symbol of the dangers of casual sex: “A first-rate achievement” (Truman Capote).
In 1973, Roseann Quinn, an Irish-Catholic teacher at a school for deaf children, was killed in New York City after bringing a man home to her apartment from an Upper West Side pub. The crime made headlines and the ensuing case quickly evolved into a cultural phenomenon, spawning both a #1 New York Times–bestselling novel and a film adaptation starring Diane Keaton and Richard Gere, and sparking debates about the sexual revolution and the perils of the “pickup scene” at what were popularly known as singles bars.
Portrait of a Spy
by Daniel Silva
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Portrait of a Spy is Silva’s eleventh thriller to feature art restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon as he races from Great Britain to Washington to New York to the Middle East on the trail of a deadly and elusive terrorist network responsible for massacres in Paris, Copenhagen, and at London’s Covent Garden.
Gabriel Allon, master art restorer and spy,returns in a spellbinding new novel from#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva.
For Gabriel and his wife, Chiara, it was supposed to be the start of a pleasant weekend in London—a visit to a gallery in St. James’s to authenticate a newly discovered painting by Titian, followed by a quiet lunch. But a pair of deadly bombings in Paris and Copenhagen has already marred this autumn day. And while walking toward Covent Garden, Gabriel notices a man he believes is about to carry out a third attack. Before Gabriel can draw his weapon, he is knocked to the pavement and can only watch as the nightmare unfolds.
Wicked Tongue
by C. L. Schneider
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Discovering the wicked thing inside him was only the beginning.
A typical night of partying leaves Daniel Blair with far more than a hangover. His myriad of strange symptoms defies explanation, as does the blood on his pillow. And something is very wrong with his tongue.
Afraid he contracted a terrible unknown illness, Daniel seeks help. But his frantic search for answers takes a horrifying turn. Struck by violent impulses, and compelled by a cryptic voice in his head, he commits unspeakable acts. He struggles to fight back, but something is growing inside him, changing him, breaking his mind.
Four Doubt
by Luana Ehrlich
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
A cybersecurity executive is murdered. Was it a random shooting, or a targeted killing? It’s up to Silas McKay, chief investigator for Discreet Corporate Security Services, to find out.
When Silas is asked to investigate the murder of Sherwood Fenton, he discovers there are already two suspects.
The widow believes the owner of a rival software company killed her husband . . . She claims he threatened to get revenge on Sherwood during a heated argument.
The police believe Sherwood’s murder was a gang-related shooting . . . The homicide detectives are focused on a teenager with a facial tattoo who was seen running from the scene.
Love on the Merchain Express Complete Series
by River Tatum, Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A princess in disguise. A merchant with secrets. A love worth fighting for.
Princess Julie will do anything to avoid an arranged marriage – even pose as a merchant on the legendary MerChain Express caravan.
Her mission: prove she can secure profitable trade deals without sacrificing her independence.
Alex Kraft has his own demons to battle. Shunned by his family for his lack of magical ability, he sees the MerChain as his chance to prove his worth through cleverness and determination alone…
Treasure in a Field
by Sharon K Connell
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Who is responsible for all the strange events happening on the MacKennas’ 1800s ancestral farm outside North Bend, Nebraska? Could someone have caused the deaths of Haley’s parents? Does the legend of the MacKenna family treasure have anything to do with these events?
Haley’s life is complicated by the man whom she’s known all her life. Her brother’s best friend. A grudge against him for something he did in high school has been festering for too long. Can she forgive him? Attention from the new man in town stirs the pot. She wonders if either of them could be responsible for the trouble on the farm. And what about their trusted farmhand, Drago?
Whispers of the Dead
by Simon Beckett
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
While visiting his mentor in Tennessee, a forensics expert matches wits with a killer of terrifying skill in this acclaimed crime series.
To escape the violence that nearly killed him, forensic pathologist Dr. David Hunter leaves the United Kingdom for America, returning to the Body Farm—the Tennessee research center where he once trained. David is there to find out if he’s still up to the job of confronting death in all its strange and terrible forms. So when his former mentor asks David to accompany him to a crime scene, he agrees. But even David is unprepared for what awaits them in a remote cabin.
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
A Fatal Inversion
by Ruth Rendell
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
When the new owners of Wyvis Hall, a rural estate in Suffolk, set out to bury their pet dog on the grounds, they stumbled upon a ghastly relic: the bones of a woman and small child in a shallow grave. The gruesome find makes stunning headlines, especially so for the previous occupants.
A decade before, nineteen-year-old Adam Verne-Smith inherited the property and spent one debauched summer there with runaways, drifters, and his two best friends—none of whom have spoken since that fatal season…
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
by Gina Kirkham
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
For Mavis Upton, there’s a fine (blue) line between being a parent and a police officer in this sequel to Handcuffs, Truncheon and a Polyester Thong.
Our hapless heroine Constable Mavis Upton is preparing to step down the aisle with her fiancé Joe, but has to deal with her temperamental teen daughter, as well as investigate a serial flasher on a push bike. Throw a diva drag queen into the mix and readers can expect the usual hilarious Mavis mishaps that made the first book such a hit.
Another Kind of Eden
by James Lee Burke
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
The American West in the early 1960s appears to be a pastoral paradise: golden wheat fields, mist-filled canyons, frolicking animals. Aspiring novelist Aaron Holland Broussard has observed it from the open door of a boxcar, riding the rails for both inspiration and odd jobs.
Jumping off in Denver, he finds work on a farm and meets Joanne McDuffy, an articulate and fierce college student and gifted painter. Their soul connection is immediate, but their romance is complicated by Joanne’s involvement with a shady professor who is mixed up with a drug-addled cult.
The Tree of Hands
by Ruth Rendell
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Edgar Award Finalist: In London, a missing child unites three mothers in grief, madness, and murder.
When Benet Archdale was a young girl in North London, her mother, Mopsa, made her nervous. The woman was unsound, and posed ever-present dangers. Yet Benet understood her sickness and forgave her threats. In pursuit of a relatively sane life as a novelist and loving single parent, Benet has since kept Mopsa at a distance. But it’s not only the sudden death of Benet’s two-year-old son that shakes her safe world. It’s the past. Mopsa has returned to be at her inconsolable daughter’s side. Nurturing, rational, and seemingly cured, Mopsa is going to do everything she can to ease Benet’s grief.
Where There’s Smoke
by Simon Beckett
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.8 #ad
In this psychological thriller from the author of The Chemistry of Death, a woman’s journey to motherhood leads her into deadly territory.
Successful, single, and fiercely independent, Kate Powell has always taken charge of her own life. But lately she’s felt that something is missing. She wants a child—and she’s determined to have one on her own terms. Artificial insemination seems like the best option, but Kate doesn’t want to go through life not knowing who her child’s father is.
Original Sin: A Sally Sin Adventure
by Beth McMullen
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.3 #ad
After falling in love and making a quick exit from her nine-year career in the USAWMD (United States Agency for Weapons of Mass Destruction), ex-spy Sally Sin does her best to become Lucy Hamilton, a stay-at-home mom in San Francisco. No one, not even her adoring husband Will, knows about her secret agent escapades–chasing no-good masterminds through perilous jungles, escaping evil assassins, and playing dangerous games of cat and mouse with her old nemesis, Ian Blackford, a notorious and dashing illegal arms dealer.
The Munich Girl
by Phyllis Edgerly Ring
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Eva Braun. Fifty years after the war, she discovers what he never did—that her mother and Hitler’s mistress were friends.
The secret surfaces with a mysterious monogrammed handkerchief, and a man, Hannes Ritter, whose Third Reich family history is entwined with Anna’s.
Plunged into the world of the “ordinary” Munich girl who was her mother’s confidante—and a tyrant’s lover—Anna finds her every belief about right and wrong challenged.
Artifact: Old Mans Comeback
by John Walker
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Veteran soldier Raymond “Flip” Kinnely believed his battle days were behind him.
Now, in the quiet twilight of his life, he toils as a janitor for a powerful military contractor, far from the chaos of war. But when he arrives to find his workplace in lockdown, his routine is shattered.
An otherworldly artifact has been discovered, harbored deep in the compound. As his employers attempt to understand how it works, a mysterious prisoner stands on the verge of a brutal interrogation. Through a chance encounter, Flip hears her plea for help. Drawn to her vulnerability, he discovers she may be the only thing standing between Earth and a coming disaster…
Unspoken Truths About Aging
by Joe R Eagleman
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Aging is one of life’s most profound experiences, yet much of it remains shrouded in mystery, misconceptions, and societal silence. Unspoken Truths About Aging is an eye-opening exploration into the realities of growing older that few discuss but everyone encounters. This book sheds light on the physical, emotional, and social changes that accompany aging, helping readers navigate their own journey with greater understanding and grace. Through heartfelt stories, expert insights, and practical advice, the book provides a roadmap for embracing this natural phase of life with dignity and strength.
Unlike many books that focus on the negatives of aging, Unspoken Truths About Aging emphasizes the power of resilience and adaptation.