Mysteries
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Deadly Ever After
by Eva Gates
Rating: 4.7 #ad
They’re getting married! Lucy Richardson and Connor McNeil have announced their engagement. Their friends throw a party for the couple at Coquina Beach, close to Lucy’s beloved Bodie Island Lighthouse Library.
As they’re packing up the presents and the (few) leftovers from Josie’s Cozy Bakery, who should arrive, but Richard Eric Lewiston III, Lucy’s former almost-fiancé and his overbearing mother, Evangeline. Push comes to love when Evangeline makes no secret of why she’s here: to get Lucy and Ricky back together.
Who’s Killing All My Old Girlfriends
by Jon Spoelstra
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Charlie has old girlfriend problems. The cops think retired blogger Charlie North murdered his three old girlfriends. They want to see him fry.
Charlie needs to catch the killers before the cops, or the killers, catch him. Desperate, Charlie investigates the murders. He hires a stunning–and brilliant–private detective. Good first move. As they dig up clues, Charlie dutifully reports their findings in his blog, naming names, naming everything.
North of the Killing Hand
by Joni M Fisher
Rating: 4.8 #ad
Finalist in the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Awards Competition, and a finalist in the 2017 National Indie Excellence Awards in the suspense category, this story has overlapping characters from South of Justice.
After Nefi Jenkins witnesses her parents’ murder in Brazil, she bonds with her American rescuers. They bring her to the U.S. to live with her relatives where she must adapt to a radically different lifestyle. She dedicates her life to law enforcement, in large part to impress Vincent Gunnerson, one of her rescuers. As an adult, Nefi will be forced to choose between the rule of law and the temptation of revenge.
An Unkindness of Ravens
by Ruth Rendell
Rating: 3.9 #ad
For London’s Chief Inspector Reg Wexford, it wasn’t an official call. He was just being neighborly when he agreed to talk to Joy Williams about her missing husband, Rodney. Apparently, he went to Ipswich on business and never came home. Wexford has an idea what happened: He most likely ran off with one of his girlfriends.
However, there are a few nagging concerns, like Rodney’s suspicious letter of resignation and his abandoned car. And is it just a fluke that his disappearance coincides with a rash of stabbings—all straight through the heart, all with male victims.
Arctic Homestead
by Norma Cobb, Charles W. Sasser
Rating: 4.5 #ad
In 1973, Norma Cobb, her husband Lester and the their five children, the oldest of whom was nine years old and the youngest, twins, barely one, pulled up stakes in the lower 48 and headed north to Alaska to follow a pioneer dream of claiming land under the Homestead Act. The only land available lay north of Fairbanks near the Arctic Circle where grizzlies outnumbered humans twenty to one. In addition to fierce winters and predatory animals, the Alaskan frontier drew the more unsavory elements of society’s fringes. From the beginning, the Cobbs found themselves pitted in a life or death feud with unscrupulous neighbors who would rob from new settlers, attempt to burn them out, shoot them and jump their claim.
A Prayer for the Dying
by Jack Higgins
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Martin Fallon has more blood on his hands than any man has a right to. And once upon a time he had no problem with that, killing for his IRA brethren without remorse or regret. But when a mistake leads to the explosion of a school bus full of children, Fallon flees to London to hide with his guilt.
His seclusion is broken when he agrees to make one last killing on behalf of the criminal Meehan brothers—and that may be his greatest mistake. For the hit is witnessed by a priest—and now the Meehans want him dead, too.
Silverlake Enforcers Box Set
by Anastasia Wilde
Rating: 4.6 #ad
The Silverlake Enforcers – tough, wild and badass, until their true mates bring out the softer side they show to no one else…
“Three books- all engaging. Loved the different paranormals added too. Well written, with each having a a great action and adventure climax to their suspenseful plots. I highly recommend this set.” by Amazon Customer
Gone, Baby, Gone
by Dennis Lehane
Rating: 4.4 #ad
In Gone, Baby, Gone, the master of the new noir, New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Shutter Island), vividly captures the complex beauty and darkness of working-class Boston. A gripping, deeply evocative thriller about the devastating secrets surrounding a little girl lost, featuring the popular detective team of Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, Gone, Baby, Gone was the basis for the critically acclaimed motion picture directed by Ben Affleck and starring Casey Affleck, Ed Harris, and Morgan Freeman.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
A Pen Dipped in Poison
by J.M. Hall
Rating: 4.1 #ad
Retired schoolteachers Liz, Pat and Thelma are back at their usual table at the Thirsk Garden Centre café with a brand-new mystery to solve…
Curious white envelopes have been delivered to friends and neighbors. Inside are letters revealing the deepest secrets they have tried to hide. As one by one, careers are ended, marriages destroyed and no one is beyond suspicion, the three friends decide enough is enough. They must take matters into their own hands before more damage is done.
Absolute Fear
by Lisa Jackson
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Eve Renner loved Cole Dennis – until the moment he tried to kill her. That was three months ago, when Eve was lured to a cabin where she found an old friend brutally murdered. Eve is almost positive it was Cole’s face she saw right before she was shot. But her memories were too shaky to stand up to trial. Cole is a free man again. And a new string of killings has begun.
The murders all link back to Our Lady of Virtues, the asylum where Eve’s father worked as a doctor. She wandered those hallways as a child, exploring hidden rooms and chambers, too young to understand what was happening there.
One Man’s Promise
by Laura Domino
Rating: 4.5 #ad
In a safe haven, but still learning about love. One Man’s Promise continues Sharla’s story from book one. Read One Man’s Haven first!
Afraid for her life, Sharla flees San Francisco and hopes the rest of her family is still safe. Her life isn’t over after all, but she’s still unsettled. Staying under the radar and out of her enemy’s grasp means she must learn a new way of life away from the city.
Is Sharla starting over in the right place? Hiding isn’t paradise when her enemy catches up with her. How will Sharla escape a second time?
The Gulag Archipelago
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Rating: 4.7 #ad
The Nobel Prize winner’s towering masterpiece of world literature, the searing record of four decades of terror and oppression, in one abridged volume (authorized by the author). Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.
Drawing on his own experiences before, during and after his eleven years of incarceration and exile, on evidence provided by more than 200 fellow prisoners, and on Soviet archives, Solzhenitsyn reveals with torrential narrative and dramatic power the entire apparatus of Soviet repression, the state within the state that once ruled all-powerfully with its creation by Lenin in 1918.
The Prisoner of Heaven
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafón creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature, passion, and revenge, set in a dark, gothic Barcelona, in which the heroes of The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel’s Game must contend with a nemesis that threatens to destroy them.
Barcelona, 1957. It is Christmas, and Daniel Sempere and his wife, Bea, have much to celebrate. They have a beautiful new baby son named Julián, and their close friend Fermín Romero de Torres is about to be wed. But their joy is eclipsed when a mysterious stranger visits the Sempere bookshop and threatens to divulge a terrible secret that has been buried for two decades in the city’s dark past.
TOO PRETTY TO DIE
by Willow Rose
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Inspired by a true story.
Four women went on a weekend of fun to Miami. Four best friends who were inseparable. No one returned. The story made national headlines, and even after weeks of searching for them, they were never found. What happened to them…
Three years later, the teenage children of those same four women decide to take a trip together, against the wishes of their families. They are followed by a TV crew doing a true crime show. They’re returning to Miami to find out what happened to their mothers.
Fear of Shadows
by Stephanie Parker McKean
Rating: 4.5 #ad
“I was about to lose my virginity against my will in a moldy smelling house with plaster falling off the walls – on a torn, stained bed with no sheets and rat droppings bouncing around me. I deserved better. I deserved the right of choice.”
Self-sufficient Texas Eugenia Thornhill espouses many rebellions, including giving any man authority over her heart or her life. She hates the mother who named her “Texas” after her birth state instead of giving her a real name. She hates the mother who ran off and left her young child with a cold, emotionless father.
Texas brags that she’s not afraid of anything – not even spiders or snakes. Her boast proves empty when she meets childhood friend West Strom and realizes she is deathly afraid of shadows, but clueless as to why.
Finding Honor
by Lorhainne Eckhart
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Trusting the wrong person can be dangerous.
On a warm Friday morning, city councilor Terrance Mack walks into his office to find a stranger waiting with an unexpected warning: If he doesn’t fall in line with the rest of the council on an upcoming vote, he’ll face consequences.
Terrance has earned a reputation as a thorn in the side of corporate America. In fact, he holds such strong values as a father, a husband, a community leader, and an advocate for the disadvantaged that he’s become a target. With his rock-solid stance of being no one’s puppet, he knows that each day he walks into his office could be his last.
Cross Down
by James Patterson, Brendan DuBois
Rating: 4.5 #ad
BRAND NEW RELEASE
Alex Cross is gravely injured. Only his partner and friend John Sampson can keep him safe . . . and get justice.
For the first time, John Sampson is on his own.
The brilliant crime-solving duo of Washington, DC’s, Metro PD and the FBI has a proven MO: Detective Alex Cross makes his own rules. Detective John Sampson enforces them.
When military-style attacks erupt, brutally sidelining Cross, Sampson is sent reeling. The patterns are too random—Sampson’s friend, his partner, his brother—have told him. Don’t trust anyone.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing
by Tarquin Hall
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Murder is no laughing matter.
Yet a prominent Indian scientist dies in a fit of giggles when a Hindu goddess appears from a mist and plunges a sword into his chest.
The only one laughing now is the main suspect, a powerful guru named Maharaj Swami, who seems to have done away with his most vocal critic.
The Sixth Kingdom
by pdmac
Rating: 4.7 #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…
Virtually Gone
by Jacquie Biggar
Rating: 4.5 #ad
From USA Today Bestselling Author, Jacquie Biggar, comes a gripping techno-thriller, part of a multi-author series tied together by an interlocking cast of characters, all centered around the fantastic new promise of high technology and the endless possibilities for crime that technology offers, in a world where getting away with murder can be not only plausible, but easy…if you just know how.
Investigative reporter Julie Crenshaw stumbles upon the case of a lifetime–one that could cost her everything.
When Julie is called on to investigate a string of sexual abuse cases, she doesn’t expect to land in the crosshairs of a serial rapist. Soon she’s in a race to find the facts before a killer makes her the headline.
Malice
by Lisa Jackson
Rating: 4.5 #ad
The scent is unmistakable – gardenias, sweet and delicate, the same perfume that his beautiful first wife, Jennifer, always wore. Opening his eyes in the hospital room where he’s recovering from an accident, New Orleans detective Rick Bentz sees her standing in the doorway. Then Jennifer blows him a kiss and disappears. But it couldn’t have been Jennifer. She died twelve years ago . . .
Once out of the hospital, Bentz begins to see Jennifer everywhere, haunting and taunting him, then vanishing without a trace. Could she still be alive?
The Last Orphan
by Gregg Hurwitz
Rating: 4.5 #ad
As a child, Evan Smoak was plucked out of a group home, raised and trained as an off-the-books assassin for the government as part of the Orphan program. When he broke with the program and went deep underground, he left with a lot of secrets in his head that the government would do anything to make sure never got out.
When he remade himself as The Nowhere Man, dedicated to helping the most desperate in their times of trouble, Evan found himself slowly back on the government’s radar. Having eliminated most of the Orphans in the program, the government will stop at nothing to eliminate the threat they see in Evan. But Orphan X has always been several steps ahead of his pursuers.
Before We Were Strangers
by Brenda Novak
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Five-year-old Sloane McBride couldn’t sleep that night. Her parents were arguing again, their harsh words heating the cool autumn air. And then there was that other sound—the ominous thump before all went quiet.
In the morning, her mother was gone.
The official story was that she left. Her loving, devoted mother! That hadn’t sat any better at the time than it did when Sloane moved out at eighteen, anxious to leave her small Texas hometown in search of anywhere else.
Next
by Michael Crichton
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Welcome to our genetic world. Fast, furious, and out of control. This is not the world of the future – it’s the world right now. Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why an adult human being resembles a chimp fetus? And should that worry us? There’s a new genetic cure for drug addiction – is it worse than the disease?
We live in a time of momentous scientific leaps; a time when it’s possible to sell our eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars; test our spouses for genetic maladies and even frame someone for a genetic crime.
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Jackets, Jack-O-Lantern, & Justice
by Tonya Kappes
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Fall at the campground is my favorite time of the year. The bursts of orange, yellow, green, and red pop on the falling leaves, creating a colorful path along the trails for all of my guests at my campground is a real life picture that could never be captured by a camera.
Days are warm and at night you need a light sweater to enjoy the campfire or snuggle up in a cozy blanket. The campground is full and the campers are excited to participate in Normal’s annual Pumpkin Carving Contest…
OCELLICON: Future Visions
by A.G. Russo
Rating: 4.4 #ad
OCELLICON is a military science fiction story with elements of legal/detective/mystery/feminist/noir sci-fi. Earth barely survived nuclear battles until the militaries of the world took over from authoritarians. But rebellion was agitating from within. Prosecutor Major Annalisa Farrell, Military Academy honors graduate, war hero, wounded warrior, and child abuse survivor fought to champion justice. An unexpected adversary turned out to be Judge Bennett McCrae, the “Judge Prince.” In his courtroom, the Military, and the general population, he was as popular as Annalisa was hated. Before appearing before Judge McCrae, Annalisa Farrell fought in numerous conflicts, was special ops, and had missions in space where she worked side by side with aliens.
The Girl Who Lived Twice
by David Lagercrantz
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Mikael Blomkvist is trying to reach Lisbeth Salander – the fierce, unstoppable girl with the dragon tattoo. He needs her help unraveling the identity of a man who died with Blomkvist’s phone number in his pocket – a man who does not exist in any official records and whose garbled last words hinted at knowledge that would be dangerous to important people. But Lisbeth has disappeared. She’s sold her apartment in Stockholm. She’s gone dark. She’s told no one where she is. And no one is aware that at long last she’s got her primal enemy, her twin sister, Camilla, squarely in her sights.
Triangle of Hope
by Michael Meyer
Rating: 3.8 #ad
If one person can make a difference, just think what three can do. A tender story of love. Three strangers, each harboring a dark secret, become united by chance in a small Irish village, where the wonderful power of the human spirit comes alive. Together they take a courageous stand that will forever change their world and that around them.
Clint Westerly was a success until a fateful choice he makes tears his world all apart. Tanya Wilshire is broke but hell-bent on committing to her mother’s final deathbed request. 84-year-old Seamus Harrington needs to right an ancient wrong before times runs out.
MacKenzie Cove Romantic Suspense Box Set 1-3
by Edie James
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Small town. Big secrets. Deadly lies.
Welcome to MacKenzie Cove, a small beach town full of big secrets…and deadly lies. Join the tight-knit first responders of the MacKenzie clan as they dodge killers and unravel mysteries: finding love and renewed faith along the way. A series of clean, inspirational action adventure romances, each guaranteed to lift your heart.
Rising Storm
Rising Seas
Rising Wind
“OH, WOW! What a SPECTACULAR new series! If you crave Christian Romantic Suspense, Edie James is your gal!” Sarah S.” by Amazon Customer
The Couple Next Door
by Cole Baxter
Rating: 4.1 #ad
A hotshot lawyer. A threatening email. And a stalker hell bent on revenge.
Hotshot defense lawyer Amber Dennis has it all. She’s a successful attorney and the proud owner of a luxurious new condo, an expensive car, and a fat bank account. Not to mention a blossoming relationship with the gorgeous David Grant.
Amber’s perfect life is shattered when she starts receiving threatening emails. At first, she brushes them off. After all, she can’t help but make a few enemies in her line of work.
I Never Called Him Pa
by Diane Kane
Rating: 4.9 #ad
I Never Called Him Pa by Diane Kaneis a coming-of-age novel set in the 1950s told in the voice of Henry, a young fatherless boy living on a farm in Northern Illinois with his Grandmother, his wayward mother, and the traveler who changes all their lives. After WWII, the military sent men home on trains. Some never got off. They rode the rails in boxcars, searching for their souls lost to the toils of society or the ravages of war. Ernest, one such man of color, seeks refuge with Henry, Gram, and her daughter Janie on the farm.
Their sins and secrets could either drive them apart or bind them together. Take a journey you will never forget in I Never Called Him Pa, by Diane Kane.