Mysteries
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
The Golden Egg
by Donna Leon
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Commissario Brunetti’s latest assignment is to look into a minor shop-keeping violation committed by the mayor’s future daughter-in-law. Brunetti has no interest in helping his boss amass political favors, but has little choice but to comply. Then Brunetti’s wife comes to him with a request of her own. The sweet, simple-minded man who worked at their dry cleaner has just died of a sleeping pill overdose, and Paola loathes the idea that he lived and died without anyone noticing him, or helping him.
Brunetti begins to investigate and is surprised when he finds nothing on the man: no birth certificate, no passport, no driver’s license, no credit cards…
Crimes of the Blood Cults
by Fredrick Niles
Rating: 4.4 #ad
The streets of Blackburg run red with the blood of the sacrificed.
Strange rumors of figures in black robes are circulating, people are disappearing, bodies are turning up in the streets, and the police are either too crooked or burnt out to do anything.
Dive deep into the seedy depths of a city pushed to the brink. In this short story collection from the author of Cold Water Forest and The Omen Tree, you’ll find:
Private Investigators limping along to the next payday; Idealistic cops caught in a world they no longer understand; Average joes trying to make sense of senseless crimes; Serial killers driven by an indescribable need; Victims hell-bent on finding justice at any cost; Creatures beyond your wildest nightmares
Above Suspicion
by Helen Macinnes
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Two married academics are recruited to search for a missing spy in this bestselling espionage thriller that takes readers into the heart of Nazi Germany just before World War II
Richard and Frances Myles are preparing for their annual European summer vacation in 1939 when they are visited at their Oxford college by old friend Peter Galt, who has a seemingly simple job for them. But in the heightened atmosphere of pre-war Europe, nobody is above suspicion. In fact, it seems the husband and wife are being carefully monitored by shadowy figures . . .
Miss Riddell’s Cozy A 10 Book Boxset
by P.C. James
Rating: 5.0 #ad
A Yorkshire Christmas, a Manchester mobster, and a Galapagos cruise. Will her determined detecting help her set them all to rights?
Boxset: Over 2,300 pages of clues, conundrums, and canny investigating!
Northern England. Miss Pauline Riddell can’t abide injustice. So when she gets tangled up in a suspicious homicide, she sets her sharp mind to unraveling the messy murder. And after unmasking the killer, the eagle-eyed accountant realizes she has a flair for investigation that could change her entire life.
This collection contains all ten volumes in the Miss Riddell series, with adventures spanning from 1953 to 1988. While away the hours immersed in delightfully deft prose, vivid historical details, and humorous-yet-believable plots.
Going Rogue
by Janet Evanovich
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Monday mornings aren’t supposed to be fun, but they should be predictable. However, on this particular Monday, Stephanie Plum knows that something is amiss when she turns up for work at Vinnie’s Bail Bonds to find that longtime office manager Connie Rosolli, who is as reliable as the tides in Atlantic City, hasn’t shown up.
Stephanie’s worst fears are confirmed when she gets a call from Connie’s abductor. He says he will only release her in exchange for a mysterious coin that a recently murdered man left as collateral for his bail.
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An Impossible Impostor
by Deanna Raybourn
Rating: 4.6 #ad
London, 1889. Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian beau Stoker are summoned by Sir Hugo Montgomerie, head of Special Branch. He has a personal request on behalf of his goddaughter, Euphemia Hathaway. After years of traveling the world, her eldest brother, Jonathan, heir to Hathaway Hall, was believed to have been killed in the catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa a few years before.
But now a man matching Jonathan’s description and carrying his possessions has arrived at Hathaway Hall with no memory of his identity or where he has been.
Alien Archives
by Robert Silverberg
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Every day we are discovering new worlds in far-reaching galaxies which may or may not sustain life as we know it. In Alien Archives: Eighteen Stories of Extraterrestrial Encounters, sci-fi Grand Master Robert Silverberg collects his finest short stories and novellas about one of the genre’s most enduring themes.
Spanning fifty years of writing from the Science Fiction Grand Master, this collection of alien encounters features new introductions to all fifteen stories, including the Hugo Award-nominated “Schwartz Between the Galaxies” and HBO adapted “Amanda and the Alien.” In these pages lie tales of a young man venturing into the occupied territory of an alien conquered United States to rescue his brother, three visitors from a very strange alien world arriving on Earth and meeting a tragic fate, and a dangerous life-form from a far-off world finding that suburban California holds some beings that are even more dangerous than it is.
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Fortune and Glory
by Janet Evanovich
Rating: 4.5 #ad
When Stephanie’s beloved Grandma Mazur’s new husband died on their wedding night, the only thing he left her was a beat-up old easy chair…and the keys to a life-changing fortune.
But as Stephanie and Grandma Mazur search for Jimmy Rosolli’s treasure, they discover that they’re not the only ones on the hunt. Two dangerous enemies from the past stand in their way—along with a new adversary who’s even more formidable: Gabriela Rose, a dark-eyed beauty from Little Havana with a taste for designer clothes. She’s also a soldier of fortune, a gourmet cook, an expert in firearms and mixed martial arts – and someone who’s about to give Stephanie a real run for her money.
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Save The Girls
by Terry Toler
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Why are all the best CIA spies always men? They aren’t.
Combine the spycraft of Bourne, the toughness of Reacher, and the beauty of a Charlie’s Angel and you have Jamie Austen. America’s beloved heroine. The Jamie Austen Spy Thrillers must be good. They’ve been number one on Amazon in ten different countries.
Jamie’s latest adventure takes her to Belarus. Three hundred girls are missing. She is the only one who can save them. Award winning author, Terry Toler, tells this gripping story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Alien Plague
by Christopher Koehler
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Humanity has united under one government and has started to take to the stars. However, FTL is dangerous, expensive, and still slow. So, a probe is sent out to gather samples and bring them back for analysis. Dr Avery Hutton is one of the scientists assisting in analysis back on Earth. But these samples contain something a bit nastier than anything humanity had encountered before. A pathogen, that if not contained, could kill everything on Earth.
The Cottage
by Lisa Stone
Rating: 4.2 #ad
The gripping new thriller with a difference from internationally bestselling author Lisa Stone
An isolated cottage… After losing her job and boyfriend, Jan Hamlin is in desperate need of a fresh start. So she jumps at the chance to rent a secluded cottage on the edge of Coleshaw Woods.
A tap at the window… Very quickly though, things take a dark turn. At night, Jan hears strange noises, and faint taps at the window. Something, or someone, is out there.
A forest that hides many secrets…
Under the Knife
by Tess Gerritsen
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Dive into the danger and drama of this classic romantic suspense novel, only from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.
For attorney David Ransom, it begins as an open-and-shut case: malpractice. Then Dr. Kate Chesne storms into his office, daring him to seek out the truth—that she’s being framed. When another patient turns up dead, David starts to believe her. Somewhere in the Honolulu hospital, a killer walks freely. And now David finds himself asking the same questions Kate is desperate to have answered.
Rise of the Grandmaster Boxed Set
by Bradford Bates, Michael Anderle
Rating: 4.0 #ad
Some people just knew how to go out in style.
Tim had never been one of those guys. Tim was always a planner. The plan was to get into college, graduate, and find a well-paying job.
That plan was coming together nicely until he saw a presentation to get paid to playThe Etheric Coast.
At his graduation ceremony. After watching the company’s employee recruitment video, Big Richie’s words had a whole new meaning. He could spend his life going from a cubicle at work to a one-bedroom apartment and back again…
Or he could take a leap of faith by entering a virtual world of unlimited possibilities.
The Vanishing Point
by Elizabeth Brundage
Rating: 4.4 #ad
From the author of the “wrenching and exhilarating” All Things Cease to Appear comes a gripping literary thriller about a man reckoning with the mysterious death of his former roommate (Wall Street Journal).
Julian Ladd and Rye Adler cross paths as photography students in the exclusive Brodsky Workshop. When Rye needs a roommate, Julian moves in, and a quiet, compulsive envy takes root, assuring, at least in his own mind, that he will never achieve Rye’s certain success. Both men are fascinated with their beautiful and talented classmate, Magda, whose captivating images of her Polish neighborhood set her apart, and each will come to know her intimately – a woman neither can possess and only one can love.
Hard to Break
by Michael Ledwidge
Rating: 4.2 #ad
THE NEXT INSTALLMENT IN THE PULSE-POUNDING GANNON SERIES FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING COAUTHOR OF JAMES PATTERSON’S MICHAEL BENNETT SERIES
Mike Gannon always wanted to go to Alaska. That’s why when a bucket-list grizzly bear trip to the Klondike comes up, he’s on it with both feet. But as he arrives up in the northern wilds, he discovers other hunters are there. And they’re not looking for grizzly.
Soon Mike finds himself alone and captured on a corporate plane heading southbound for an incredibly lethal encounter that is about to blow his mind before it tries to blow him away.
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Success
by Zipi Kobrinski
Rating: 4.8 #ad
Children with ADHD are no strangers to frustration – and neither are their parents. Raising kids with ADHD is a true struggle, especially when we can’t seem to “fix” the traits that we sometimes see as “broken.”
However, when we praise focus, organization, and academic abilities as the most important skills, we lose sight of equally important things like intelligence, curiosity, and creativity. Our children need to focus on success, not on failure, and these are exactly the qualities that are the blessing of ADHD. When nurtured and encouraged, these children can do more than just manage – they can thrive.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Miss Riddell’s Cozy A 10 Book Boxset
by P.C. James
Rating: 5.0 #ad
A Yorkshire Christmas, a Manchester mobster, and a Galapagos cruise. Will her determined detecting help her set them all to rights?
Boxset: Over 2,300 pages of clues, conundrums, and canny investigating!
Northern England. Miss Pauline Riddell can’t abide injustice. So when she gets tangled up in a suspicious homicide, she sets her sharp mind to unraveling the messy murder. And after unmasking the killer, the eagle-eyed accountant realizes she has a flair for investigation that could change her entire life.
This collection contains all ten volumes in the Miss Riddell series, with adventures spanning from 1953 to 1988. While away the hours immersed in delightfully deft prose, vivid historical details, and humorous-yet-believable plots.
The Helm of Darkness
by A. P. Mobley
Rating: 4.4 #ad
The Greek gods are real, and they’ve come back with a vengeance.
Andy and Zoey are two normal teenagers living in the year 2018—that is, until they’re knocked unconscious in a freak storm sweeping the United States.
When they wake up, the world they know has been tossed away. Their city is in ruins, strange creatures walk the earth, and worst of all, everyone is gone.
/They stumble across Diana and Spencer, two kids around their age who possess incredible magical abilities, and who claim to be the demigod children of Greek gods. Not only that, they also claim the year is 500 AS, five hundred years after the gods conjured a massive storm that destroyed most of humanity and helped them take the world as their own once again.
The Job
by Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg
Rating: 4.4 #ad
The FBI had one demand when they secretly teamed up Special Agent Kate O’Hare with charming con man Nicolas Fox—bring down the world’s most-wanted and untouchable felons. This time it’s the brutal leader of a global drug-smuggling empire. The FBI doesn’t know what their target looks like, where he is, or how to find him, but Nick Fox has a few tricks up his sleeve to roust this particular Knipschildt chocolate–loving drug lord.
From the streets of Nashville to the back alleys of Lisbon, from the rooftops of Istanbul to the middle of the Thames, Nick and Kate chase their mark…
The Dark King
by Gina L. Maxwell
Rating: 4.3 #ad
“Neon Gods meets Fifty Shades… Deliciously dark and sexy!” – #1 NYT bestselling author Helen Hardt
For Bryn Meara, a free trip to the exclusive and ultra-luxe Nightfall hotel and casino in Vegas should’ve been the perfect way to escape the debris of her crumbling career. But waking up from a martini-and-lust-fueled night to find herself married to Caiden Verran, the reclusive billionaire who owns the hotel and most of the city, isn’t the jackpot one would think. It seems her dark and sexy new husband is actual royalty – the fae king of the Night Court – and there’s an entire world beneath the veil of Vegas.
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
Rating: 4.6 #ad
NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY BESTSELLER #1 GLOBE AND MAIL HISTORICAL FICTION BESTSELLER
In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947 – are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.
1947. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She’s also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive. So when Charlie’s parents banish her to Europe to have her “little problem” taken care of, Charlie breaks free and heads to London, determined to find out what happened to the cousin she loves like a sister.
The Last Days of Jack Sparks
by Jason Arnopp
Rating: 4.2 #ad
“Ingenious and funny . . . Magnificent.” — Alan Moore, creator of Watchmen and V for Vendetta
Jack Sparks died while writing this book. It was no secret that journalist Jack Sparks had been researching the occult for his new book. No stranger to controversy, he’d already triggered a furious Twitter storm by mocking an exorcism he witnessed.
We Lie with Death
by Devin Madson
Rating: 4.4 #ad
War rages as one empire falls and another rises in its ashes in the action-packed sequel to Devin Madson’s bold epic fantasy, We Ride the Storm.
There is no calm after the storm.
In Kisia’s conquered north, former empress Miko Ts’ai is more determined than ever to save her empire. Yet, as her hunt for allies grows increasingly desperate, she may learn too late that power lies not in names but in people.
Dishiva e’Jaroven is fiercely loyal to the new Levanti emperor. Only he can lead them, but his next choice will challenge everything she wants to believe about her people’s future.
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Pot Thief Who Studied the Woman at Otowi Crossing
by J. Michael Orenduff
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Hubert Schuze is an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and he has a fairly lucrative side gig digging up ancient relics and selling them. He also seems to have a talent for finding killers. When Hubie discovers a body outside his pottery shop, it appears the victim was stabbed in the back with something resembling a screwdriver. But the story gets a lot more mysterious when a video turns up showing the man collapsing with no one else nearby. Furthermore, a slip of paper is found in his pocket, with Hubie’s name and address on it, suggesting there may be a connection between the two men—though Hubie has no idea what it could be.
The Silver Ring
by Jane Holland
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Will the secrets of the past destroy their future? A gripping dual timeline suspense novel from Jane Holland, bestselling author of THE MANOR HOUSE and GIRL NUMBER ONE
1939. Cornwall, England, on the eve of war. The wealthy Cossentines, a family of silversmiths, are poisoned at dinner: only the youngest son and daughter survive. Maurice inherits everything. Celeste, with a history of psychosis, flees, taking with her a unique silver ring. In the chaos of war, Celeste assumes a new identity and trains as a nurse but lives in fear of being recognised. When a wounded soldier captures her heart on the bloody battlefields of France, she yearns to confess. But dare she trust even Danny with her secret?
The Sinner
by Tess Gerritsen
Rating: 4.5 #ad
This ebook edition contains a special preview of Tess Gerritsen’s I Know a Secret.
Not even the icy temperatures of a typical New England winter can match the bone-chilling scene of carnage discovered at the chapel of Our Lady of Divine Light. Within the cloistered convent lie two nuns–one dead, one critically injured–victims of an unspeakably savage attacker. The brutal crime appears to be without motive, but medical examiner Maura Isles’s autopsy of the dead woman yields a shocking surprise: Twenty-year-old Sister Camille gave birth before she was murdered. Then another body is found, mutilated beyond recognition. Together, Isles and homicide detective Jane Rizzoli uncover an ancient horror that connects these terrible slaughters.
Special Agent Charli
by Mimi Barbour
Rating: 4.5 #ad
The only man she wants in her life is her old Gramps, and all he wants is a grandchild. Special Agent Charli Madison can’t get a break. After the stress of her last horrific assignment, all she wants is to spend time vacationing with her Gramps in Fort Lauderdale, a city they both love. Plans go awry, and she’s forced into witness protection, guarding a teenage girl who’s the only person able to identify a notorious killer. To make matters worse, she has to accept the womanizing local FLPD Major as her fictitious fiancé and her backup on the dangerous mission. Heaven knows, she doesn’t deserve this mess…
Blake Sebastian is tired of his role as lover for the women who hang around him in droves. Problem is – he doesn’t trust any of them with his heart, never mind with his future.
Love the Way You Lie
by Lisa Unger
Rating: 4.3 #ad
What’s drawn four damaged people back to Merle House? The answer could destroy them all in a gripping short story of the truths we bury and the lies we tell ourselves.
Matthew, Claire, Ian, and Mason haven’t set foot on the Merle family property since the summer they were sixteen. They tried for years to put their history behind them, to forget the mystery of the girl who vanished so long ago. But a powerful force from their past is still at play. This time, there’s no hiding from it.
Look Again
by Lisa Scottoline
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Lisa Scottoline breaks new ground in Look Again, a thriller that’s both heart-stopping and heart-breaking, and sure to have new fans and book clubs buzzing.
When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a “Have You Seen This Child?” flyer in the mail, she almost throws it away. But something about it makes her look again, and her heart stops—the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son, Will. Her every instinct tells her to deny the similarity between the boys, because she knows her adoption was lawful. But she’s a journalist and won’t be able to stop thinking about the photo until she figures out the truth.
Thirty
by Carole J. Sluski
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Losing a child can only be described as an immediate shock of unbearable pain, grief, and mourning one can ever feel. Carole Sluski’s experience was no different. After losing her daughter Paula as a young adult, while still on her deathbed, she grasped for the hope that a miracle would happen and she would have her child back again. At this crisis stage, she reached out to God because she had nowhere else to go.
As reality started settling in, Carole began leaning heavily on her faith to make it through each day of her life. She was given a tool to use for healing her grief. As she continues to progress in living her life daily with healing, she has experienced a new development of her faith brought on by her connection with the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.