Mysteries
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Death at Crookham Hall
by Michelle Salter
Rating: 4.2 #ad
A fatal jump. A missing suffragette. An inexplicable murder.
London, 1920. For the first time ever, two women are competing against each other to become an MP. Reporter Iris Woodmore has a big story on her hands when she accompanies one of the candidates to the House of Commons. But it’s a place that holds painful memories. In 1914, her mother died there when she fell into the River Thames during a daring suffragette protest. Then, in the shadow of Big Ben, a waterman tells Iris her mother didn’t fall – she jumped.
Give unto Others
by Donna Leon
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Brunetti is forced to confront the price of loyalty, to his past and in his work, as a seemingly innocent request leads him into troubling waters.
Brunetti is approached for a favor by Elisabetta Foscarini, a woman he knows casually, but her mother was good to Brunetti’s mother, so he feels obliged to at least look into the matter privately, and not as official police business. Foscarini’s son-in-law, Enrico Fenzo, has alarmed his wife (her daughter) by confessing their family might be in danger because of something he’s involved with. Since Fenzo is an accountant, Brunetti logically suspects the cause of danger is related to the finances of a client.
Bluebonnet Ballerina
by Carol Kilgore
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Gracie Hofner returns, and chaos reigns—including a couple of ghosts trying to save their granddaughter.
As Gracie dances from problem to problem, she’s unaware the music has been orchestrated into a murderous symphony. When a different melody reaches Gracie’s ears from a guitar played by the new tenant living in her garage apartment, her tension vanishes. She listens unseen, cocooned in the shadows on her patio, and wonders who he’s longing for—and how it would feel for a man to crave her that much.
She can’t dwell on those thoughts, however. Problems of murder and missing prisoners abound. To say nothing of the ghosts. No one ever said being a law enforcement consultant would be easy.
The Garden of Evil
by Genoveva Ortiz
Rating: 4.7 #ad
The True Story of Herb Baumeister and The Disturbing Horror at The Fox Hollow Farm
Meet the I-70 Strangler who threw away eleven bodies like yesterday’s garbage in this chilling true crime expose.
Herb Baumeister – known by those closest to him as a successful businessman, family man, and later, one of America’s most notorious serial killers. But there must be a reason for such a transition, right?
While eleven murders are ultimately attributed to him, many believe he could be responsible for a lot more deaths.
Boys of Courage
by Amos Blas
Rating: 4.5 #ad
He’ll do anything to save his family… but what will he do when the time comes to save himself?
Poland, 1939. Kadish is barely more than a boy when war breaks out. Forced to grow up fast, he takes it upon himself to provide for his family in the ghetto – stealing through the sewers under the cover of darkness to smuggle food and supplies back to his helpless parents and younger cousin Robbie, who’s always looked up to him.
Until one night, Kadish disappears.
Years later, Robbie, who remembers his brave cousin Kadish as his savior, is now an old man. He’s never known what happened to his hero after that terrifying day – until a phone call startles him in the middle of the night.
The Oracle of Maracoor
by Gregory Maguire
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire brings us the enchanting second novel in the series Another Day, returning to the world he first created in Wicked.
That strange land, Maracoor – across the ocean from Oz—is beset by an invading army. In the mayhem, Rain and Cossy, a child felon, break out of prison. Helped by a few flying monkeys, they struggle to escape the city before it falls under siege. Their arresting officer, Lucikles, also retreats with his family to a highland redoubt. But safety eludes them all. Chaos thunders upon them in the form of warriors, refugees, and brigands. The very fabric of reality loosens, liberating creatures of myth and legend—huge blue wolves, harpies, and giants made of the very landscape.
Within and Without Time
by D. I. Hennessey
Rating: 4.8 #ad
Be prepared to laugh and cry, to be inspired, and find your heart rejoicing!
A powerful Christian revival …
When a sixteen-year-old boy is suddenly caught up in a series of miraculous encounters, it heralds an adventure that will transform his life, rock his town, and trigger events that will ultimately change the world!
Befriended by a powerful angelic warrior, Jimmy finds himself in the center of God’s plan for Earth’s final Great Revival. The beginning of God’s amazing harvest at the End of the Age. Like an intense roller coaster, the journey he experiences is exciting and unpredictable. Heartwarming, as well as heart-rending. God prepares him for a mission more extraordinary than anything he could have imagined, placing him in the rare company of ancient prophets and apostles alike…
Money Is Easy
by Angela Todd, Charles Todd
Rating: 4.5 #ad
“I’ll teach you that money is as easy as counting 1, 2, 3!” – Money Mike
Money is Easy is an empowering and beautifully illustrated rhyming book that teaches kids Christian values and important life lessons about saving money, tithing, working hard and staying out of debt. Money Mike, the friendly money tree takes toddlers, preschool, and early elementary school aged kids on a fun and educational look at why money is important and how
to start saving money from a young age!
Constellations for Kids
by Aniela Publications
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Are you ready to impress your friends & family with amazing knowledge & exciting tales of the constellations?! If so, keep reading…
Have you ever looked up at the night sky & imagined what might be out there? You’re not alone! People have been wondering that for thousands of years.
Technology like telescopes & space shuttles are quite new, so before we could really investigate space, people would make up stories about what they thought was up there. Some people saw heroes & monsters made out of stars & would tell stories about them.
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Sales, Secrets & Suspects
by Sally Bayless
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Libby Ballard is working hard to make a success of her new position as director of the history museum in the small town of Dogwood Springs, Missouri.
When the museum curator is unable to attend a local auction to bid on an armoire that belonged to the town founder, Libby agrees to go in his place.
But instead of winning the bid, Libby finds a dead body.
Join Libby, her golden retriever, Bella, and their friends as they try to find the killer!
Prince Lestat
by Anne Rice
Rating: 4.3 #ad
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Rice allows [her vampires] to do what they do best: wreak havoc and evoke terror. All while impeccably dressed.” – The Washington Post
The vampire world is in crisis … Old vampires, roused from deep slumber in the earth, are doing the bidding of a Voice commanding that they indiscriminately burn their kin in cities across the globe, from Paris to Mumbai, Hong Kong to San Francisco. Left with little time to spare, a host of familiar characters including Louis de Pointe du Lac, Armand, and even the vampire Lestat, must embark on a journey to discover who—or what—is driving this mysterious being.
Spell Borne
by Auden Llyr
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Some curses start with “Once upon a time…”
I thought this semester would be easy – just my thesis and attending some seminars in Lointaine. And who doesn’t love spending time in an enchanting, small town?
But it turns out Lointaine is straight out of a fairy tale, quite literally, and the spell affecting the town is determined to turn me into a princess. You know, the kind that gets chased by murderous huntsmen, assaulted in their sleep, or cleans up after stepsisters… Not my idea of a great time.
Never Lie
by Freida McFadden
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams.
But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate… with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end.
In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains audio transcripts from every single patient Dr. Hale has ever interviewed…
The Price to Love
by Lorhainne Eckhart
Rating: 4.4 #ad
She could give him everything except the one thing he wanted—A child.
A 2015 Readers’ Favorite Award Winner
In THE PRICE TO LOVE, Candy knows that her husband wants a baby, but she can’t give him one. When Neil pays for a surrogate and moves her into their home, he tells her not to worry, but she suddenly feels as if she’s on the outside looking in.
Then, one day she meets a little girl who steals her heart, a little girl with a damaged, scarred soul filled with the kind of despair and hopelessness that should never be in the innocent eyes of a child. But neither Neil nor his family understand her need to help.
The Big Book of Maker Skills
by Chris Hackett
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Makers, get ready: This is your must-have guide to taking your DIY projects to the next level. Legendary fabricator and alternative engineer Chris Hackett teams up with the editors of Popular Science to offer detailed instruction on everything from basic wood- and metalworking skills to 3D printing and laser-cutting wizardry. Hackett also explains the entrepreneurial and crowd-sourcing tactics needed to transform your back-of-the-envelope idea into a gleaming finished product.
Ice and Stone
by Marcia Muller
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Private Investigator Sharon McCone goes undercover to investigate the murders of two Indigenous women in remote Northern California in this gripping, atmospheric mystery in the New York Times bestselling series.
When the bodies of two Indigenous women are found in the wilderness of northern California, it is only the latest horrific development in a string of similar crimes in the area. Despite all evidence to the contrary, officials rule the deaths isolated incidents, which soon join the ranks of countless other unsolved cases quickly dismissed by law enforcement.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Last Seen in Santorini
by Vivian Conroy
Rating: 4.1 #ad
A gorgeous Greek island. A stranger in a veil. And a fatal fall from the cliffs…
Miss Atalanta Ashford is sightseeing near Venice when a mysterious veiled lady approaches her with the urgent request to look into her daughter’s mysterious death on the idyllic Greek island of Santorini. Whilst working as a companion for the eminent Bucardi family, the unfortunate girl took a plunge from the dramatic cliffs during a walk alone. But is all as it seems?
Tom Clancy’s Op-Center
by Jeff Rovin, Tom Clancy
Rating: 4.3 #ad
When the launch of their powerful new hypersonic missile ends in destruction, the Chinese government needs someone to blame. Was it a failure of engineering, or sabotage? The chief engineer on the project, Dr. Yang Dàyóu, is targeted as the scapegoat and arrested—unable to help his family as they are hunted down by the military.
Op-Center’s Lt. Grace Lee is sent to China on a solo reconnaissance mission, but when she sees an opportunity to free the imprisoned scientist, she seizes it. With Lt. Lee on the run and the Chinese military at her heels, Director Chase Williams sends the rest of Op-Center to Mongolia as an extraction team.
The Bone Garden
by Tess Gerritsen
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Unknown bones, untold secrets, and unsolved crimes from the distant past cast ominous shadows on the present in the dazzling new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.
Present day: Julia Hamill has made a horrifying discovery on the grounds of her new home in rural Massachusetts: a skull buried in the rocky soil–human, female, and, according to the trained eye of Boston medical examiner Maura Isles, scarred with the unmistakable marks of murder. But whoever this nameless woman was, and whatever befell her, is knowledge lost to another time.
Written in Blood
by Sheila Lowe
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Trophy wife, Paige Sorensen is accused of forgery by her angry adult stepchildren. Their dead father had left his entire estate to Paige in his will, and they will do anything to keep the inheritance out of her hands.
Paige turns to none other than renowned handwriting expert Claudia Rose.
Intrigued, Claudia is sucked into the drama and soon becomes fast friends with Paige. When Paige and suicidal fourteen-year-old Annabelle suddenly disappear, Claudia learns that reading between the lines can mean the difference between life and death.
Blind Trust
by Terri Blackstock
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Two weeks before he was to marry Sherry Grayson, Clint Jessup disappeared without a trace. Now, suddenly, eight months later, he’s back with no word of explanation. Only an impossible request: trust him. Trust him despite the devastating past. . .and an inexplicable and increasingly frightening present. Whatever secret Clint is hiding, it’s changed him. And it’s about to change Sherry, sweeping her and Clint into a terrifying whirlpool of pursuit and intrigue–one where death and deliverance teeter on a razor edge of circumstance that can either restore or forever destroy Sherry’s faith not only in Clint, but in others, and perhaps in God himself.
Letting Go
by Jacquie Biggar
Rating: 4.8 #ad
When life gives you lemons…
Izzy: Mom is barely in the grave and the prodigal child is here to pick the bones clean.
I don’t want her here. My sister’s defection is a wound that won’t heal, and her return simply rubs at the scabs covering my heart. I’ve managed just fine without her. She can go back to her fancy college and forget about us- that’s what she does best anyway. If only I didn’t need her help. Or miss her so much.
Renee: The day my dad committed suicide I ran. I’ve been running ever since. Going home is supposed to be the answer. Instead, it makes me question every thoughtless decision I’ve made. My sister hates me. My little brother barely knows me. And Simon… is engaged.
The Doomsday Mother
by John Glatt
Rating: 4.4 #ad
At first, the residents of Kauai Beach Resort took little notice of their new neighbors. The glamorous blonde and her tall husband fit the image of the ritzy gated community. The couple seemed to keep to themselves—until the police knocked on their door with a search warrant. Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell had fled to Hawaii in the midst of being investigated for the disappearance of Lori’s children back in Idaho—Tylee and JJ—who hadn’t been seen alive in five months.
For years, Lori Vallow had been devoted to her children and her Mormon faith. But when her path crossed with Chad Daybell, a religious zealot who taught his followers how to prepare for the end-times, the tumultuous relationship transformed her into someone unrecognizable.
Jeb Strauss and Grant’s Gold
by John Suter
Rating: 5.0 #ad
A lost gold shipment from Ulysses S. Grant lies buried in the sediments of the Tennessee River.
Treasure hunter, Jeb Strauss, is hired by a mysterious woman to find the wreck and the treasure hidden within.
It should be a simple recovery operation, but someone doesn’t want the gold to ever see the light of day.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Scam Chowder
by Maya Corrigan
Rating: 4.1 #ad
Running the fitness club’s Cool Down Café–and perfecting her five-ingredient recipes–is a dream come true. But keeping her grandfather out of trouble can be a challenge…
Especially when one of his dinner party guests winds up face down in the chowder. The deceased diner apparently scammed Granddad’s best buddy, and since the other dinner guests have suddenly clammed
up, the police have all the ingredients to cook up a conviction for Granddad. With his freedom–and Val’s café job–on the line, Val is in a sweat trying to avert disaster. But dredging up old secrets might just be a recipe for murder…
Broken Rhodes
by Kimber Silver
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Kinsley Rhodes blows into Harlow, Kansas like a tornado, twisting Sheriff Lincoln James’ life into knots. Her grandfather has been murdered and she wants answers.
As if the town’s first homicide in twenty years wasn’t enough, the beleaguered sheriff now has to deal with Henry Rhodes’ bobcat of a granddaughter, plunging his life deeper into chaos. As a dark storm threatens, long-held secrets are exposed, placing Kinsley directly in harm’s way.
In a race against time, Lincoln’s prime objective is to discover the killer’s identity before Miss Rhodes becomes the next victim…
The Shadow Murders
by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Rating: 4.4 #ad
In the exhilarating penultimate thriller of the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series, the team must hunt for a nefarious criminal who has slipped under the radar for decades.
On her sixtieth birthday, a woman takes her own life. When the case lands on Detective Carl Mørck’s desk, he can’t imagine what this has to do with Department Q, Copenhagen’s cold cases division since the cause of death seems apparent. However, his superior, Marcus Jacobsen, is convinced that this is related to an unsolved case that has been plaguing him since 1988.
At Marcus’s behest, Carl and the Department Q gang—Rose, Assad, and Gordon—reluctantly begin to investigate. And they quickly discover that Marcus is onto something…
Stranger in the Woods
by Anni Taylor
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Photographer Isla Wilson is thrilled she’s landed her dream job, but the clients who hired her are getting stranger by the day.
It sounded so perfect – a month’s assignment at the lush Scottish Highlands property of architect Alban McGregor, and his wife, Jessica.
But in the woods, there’s a playhouse with a chilling history. Two years ago, the McGregors’ daughter Elodie was abducted and then died in that playhouse. The townspeople insist her abductor had to be a stranger in their town. Alban refuses to knock the playhouse down, even keeping a picture of it on his wall.
American Pain
by John Temple
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Finalist for the Edgar® Award in Best Fact Crime
New York Post, “The Post’s Favorite Books of 2015”
Suspense Magazine’s “Best True Crime Books of 2015”
Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year in True Crime
Publishers Weekly, Big Indie Book of Fall 2015
The king of the Florida pill mills was American Pain, a mega-clinic expressly created to serve addicts posing as patients. From a fortress-like former bank building, American Pain’s doctors distributed massive quantities of oxycodone to hundreds of customers a day, mostly traffickers and addicts who came by the vanload. Inked muscle-heads ran the clinic’s security. Former strippers operated the pharmacy, counting out pills and stashing cash in garbage bags. Under their lab coats, the doctors carried guns—and it was all legal… sort of.
Battle for New Canaan
by M. D. Cooper
Rating: 4.5 #ad
In the distant future, an ancient ship reappears, setting the galaxy on a course for war.
At the height of Terra’s Golden Age, the Intrepid, a ship laden with the most advanced technology known to humanity set out for a distant colony. It never arrived.
Nearly five thousand years later the ship’s XO, Tanis Richards, awakens to find herself on a small freighter far from the Intrepid, lost in space and time. She has one mission: get back to her ship and find out what has happened to her people.
A Hard Day for a Hangover
by Darynda Jones
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Some people greet the day with open arms. Sheriff Sunshine Vicram would rather give it a hearty shove and get back into bed, because there’s just too much going on right now. There’s a series of women going missing, and Sunny feels powerless to stop it. There’s her persistent and awesomely-rebellious daughter Auri, who’s out to singlehandedly become Del Sol’s youngest and fiercest investigator. And then there’s drama with Levi Ravinder – the guy she’s loved and lusted after for years. The guy who might just be her one and only. The guy who comes from a family of disingenuous vipers looking to oust him – and Sunshine – for good.
It Was Always You
by Lorhainne Eckhart
Rating: 4.3 #ad
She never realized until she lost him that he was the only man she’d ever love.
Katy and Steven were the loves of each other’s lives until a tragedy and the fallout of Steven’s injuries drove the couple apart.
They share a son, but Katy and Steven have moved on with their lives, dating other people, and neither has seen the other in five long years. But when Steven comes knocking on Katy’s parents’ door after learning she’s back in town, Katy is forced to face her estranged husband and the love that broke her heart, and his intentions regarding their all-but-over marriage are soon made very clear.