Mysteries
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Treasure State
by C.J. Box
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box’s Treasure State finds Cassie Dewell in Montana on the trail of a con man.
Private Investigator Cassie Dewell’s business is thriving, and her latest case puts her on the hunt for a slippery con man who’s disappeared somewhere in the “treasure state”. A wealthy Florida widow has accused him of absconding with her fortune, and wants Cassie to find him and get it back. The trail takes Cassie to Anaconda, Montana, a quirky former copper mining town that’s the perfect place to reinvent yourself. As the case develops, Cassie begins to wonder if her client is telling her everything.
Deep End
by Logan Ryles
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
This quiet little town is about to explode.
Army veteran Mason Sharpe moved to the tiny coastal town of Brynn’s Haven, Maine, for the peace it promised. Deep underwater, he finds something far darker: a child’s skeleton fitted with concrete boots.
When Mason brings the chilling discovery to Sheriff Donald Wirtz, he’s met with a polite shrug. But as more remains are discovered, the truth becomes brutally clear: Wirtz isn’t just ignoring the evidence—he’s burying it.
Now Mason is alone, cut off from the law and pushed into the crosshairs of a ruthless crime ring. These people play for keeps—they run this town and they will do whatever it takes to keep its secrets resting quietly on the seafloor…
Anatomy of a Scandal
by Sarah Vaughan
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Some people’s secrets are darker than others.
Sophie Whitehouse has a lovely home, two adorable children, and a handsome, successful husband. In other words, she has the “perfect” life. But everything changes the night her husband James comes home and confesses an indiscretion. Suddenly, her neat, ordered world is turned upside down. Did she ever really know the man she married?
And, as it turns out, James’s revelation is just the tip of the iceberg. He stands accused of a terrible crime.
A Banquet of Consequences
by Elizabeth George
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The unspoken secrets and buried lies of one family rise to the surface in Elizabeth George’s newest novel of crime, passion, and tragic history. As Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates the London angle of an ever more darkly disturbing case, his partner, Barbara Havers, is looking behind the peaceful façade of country life to discover a twisted world of desire and deceit.
The suicide of William Goldacre is devastating to those left behind who will have to deal with its unintended consequences—could there be a link between the young man’s leap from a Dorset cliff and a horrific poisoning in Cambridge?
Taking the Fifth
by J. A. Jance
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
The Chattanooga Times calls New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance, “One of the best—if not the best,” and this classic suspense masterwork featuring Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont emphatically proves the point.
In Taking the Fifth, a gruesome and very unusual murder plunges the intrepid Beau into a lethal cinematic nightmare. Michigan’s Flint Journal places Jance “in the elite company of Sue Grafton and Patricia Cornwell.” Taking the Fifth, now in a Premium Plus edition, is an ideal opportunity for fans of the author’s Sheriff Joanna Brady books to discover another side to the incomparable J.A. Jance.
The First Wives
by S.E. Reed
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Fans of Freida McFadden and Jeneva Rose will be glued to every twist in this tradwife psychological thriller where nothing—and no one—is what they seem.
Two women live in neighboring beachfront mansions. One posts carefully curated photos of her enviable life. The other watches from the shadows, learning every detail of that life, waiting for the right moment to destroy it.
Hannah thought she knew which one she was…
Tsisdetsi’s Shadow
by Eric Wilder
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
No one escapes
In the toxic ghost town of Picher, Oklahoma, where blood-red creeks and crumbling mine shafts whisper of a poisoned past, rumors swirl of Tsisdetsi’s Shadow—a spectral creature stalking the shadows of the Tar Creek Superfund site. When reality TV’s Cryptid Hunter star Jake Huntington sets out to capture the beast on film, he enlists his voodoo priestess girlfriend, Mama Mulate, and gritty Oklahoma P.I.
Buck McDivit to lead the charge. Guided by advice from locals, residents of an off-the-grid commune, and the cryptic wisdom of Quapaw medicine woman Nadie, the team ventures into Bone Hollow.
Shifter Wolves of Pleasant Valley Collection
by Serena Meadows
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
In Pleasant Valley, falling in love with the wrong man could change everything… especially when he’s a wolf.
Pleasant Valley looks like a quiet Texas town, but beneath the surface wolf shifters guard dangerous secrets. When human women arrive with troubled pasts, abusive exes, and lives in danger, the wolves sworn to avoid them find their fated mates instead. Protecting them means breaking the pack’s most sacred rules. Enemies close in, secrets unravel, and forbidden love threatens everything the wolves have built.
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Body in a Bush Murder
by Stephanie Parker McKean
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Newsflash: it is not a happy Skye McKay who leaves her Texas home for her grandmother’s house in Scotland. Especially not when she finds a child’s skeleton in a trash bag under her grandmother’s hedge.
She faces questions that have no answers: who was the child? Who murdered her? Why? Skye is shocked that no one seems to have even known the child was missing. She must find answers because the child deserves justice…and justice is all anyone can give her now. It’s up to Skye to fight for that justice because no one else cares.
Her search for the killer puts her in danger: her concrete artwork is vandalized; windows are broken out in her house; walls are spray painted; car tires are slashed…
Beautiful Ugly
by Alice Feeney
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
“Her best book yet.” – Harlan Coben
Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life.
Grady calls his wife to share some exciting news as she is driving home. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by the cliff edge the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there. . . but his wife has disappeared…
Ninth Templar
by Don Holbrook
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
The Ninth Templar – Guardian of the Grail
The Knights Templar died protecting a prophecy the Church could never allow.
What if Christ left a message revealing humanity’s true destiny?
A Novel by Don Allen Holbrook
What if the Knights Templar were tortured and executed not for wealth… but for what they discovered beneath the Temple of Solomon?
What if the Holy Grail was never a chalice… …but a living bloodline?
Never Say Die
by Tess Gerritsen
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Twenty years after her father’s plane crashed in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Willy Jane Maitland is finally tracking his last moves. She recognizes the danger, but her search for the truth is the only thing that matters.
Willy knows she can’t proceed without the help of ex-army officer Guy Barnard, who knows the mysterious land well. But in a place where truth has many faces, she suspects even Guy has hidden motives. What she couldn’t have prepared for are the shocking secrets and the undeniable attraction.
The Lost Tomb
by Douglas Preston, David Grann
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
What’s it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that’s been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence?
From the jungles of Honduras to macabre archaeological sites in the American Southwest, Douglas Preston’s explorations have taken him across the globe…
This Is Why We Lied
by Karin Slaughter
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
One toxic family. Eight suspicious guests. Everyone is guilty…But who is a killer?
For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night.
A murderer in their midst…
Venetian Rhapsody
by Tonya Penrose
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
In a glancing moment, Eduardo and Sofia experience a chance encounter that alters how they see their world and ignites a grand love. A romance where the barriers of time’s constraints fall away…leaving them with an unfolding mystery around their powerful connection. Two encounters a year apart bring plenty of complications, smiles, and undeniable love.
A companion album, Venetian Rhapsody, by award-winning composer and musician David Bazo highlights the story’s unfolding.
Who’s the Beach Billionaire?
by Laney Shaw
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
They’re all crazy rich. One in particular is a billionaire. Competition is fierce, fun, and keeps the staff hopping.
The Azure Palms is a luxury, tropical island resort, full of unforgettable characters. Its specialty is hosting an annual summer game for its weary vacationers in need of comfort, safety, and entertainment.
A number of wealthy participants play as “the billionaire”, putting on the ritz for the island guests. They provide elaborate feasts and exciting excursions, vying for the title of the richest donor. The winner is the guest who correctly identifies the billionaire.