Mysteries
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Easter Hair Hunt
by Nancy J. Cohen
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Can a stylish sleuth pull a rabbit out of her hat to solve an Easter murder in this to-dye-for cozy mystery?
When hairstylist Marla Vail attends an Easter egg hunt at historic Tremayne Manor, she’s only there to fix hair for a client, Bonnie “Blinky” Morris. But when she’s asked to comb the grounds for leftover goodies, Marla discovers more than just a few dyed eggs. The dead body in the bunny costume is definitely not having a good hare day. And Blinky seems to have disappeared down a rabbit hole…
Drowning Tides
by Karen Harper
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A forensic psychologist and a lawyer must rescue her daughter from a killer in this romantic suspense novel by a New York Times–bestselling author.
When forensic psychologist Claire Britten started working with lawyer Nick Markwood on his South Shores project, she had no idea it would endanger her life—and the life of her daughter. But when the little girl goes missing from her South Florida home, and Nick insists his longtime nemesis is to blame, Claire frantically follows the trail to the Cayman Islands, desperate to save her daughter before it’s too late…
Serpents in Eden: Countryside Crimes
by Martin Edwards
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
‘The lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside…. Think of the deeds of hellish cruelty, the hidden wickedness which may go on, year in, year out, in such places, and none the wiser.’ — Sherlock Holmes
Many of the greatest British crime writers have explored the possibilities of crime in the countryside in lively and ingenious short stories. Serpents in Eden celebrates the rural British mystery by bringing together an eclectic mix of crime stories written over half a century…
Lapidius
by Matthew Runals
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Thirteen-year-old Joey is in trouble. His mother can hardly feed him, which-because of his small size-is saying a lot. As war moves closer to their little town, his mother’s options for more work are a big fat zero. Desperate, she sends him to a place where he won’t starve, Lapidius. Soon after arriving, however, Joey learns that he and the hundreds of other children aren’t just charity cases. Lapidius is a prestigious military institute that develops specialized skills for combat. But Lapidius is also a mysterious place where Joey learns that the battle for which they are being trained fot is full of magic, malevolence, and monsters. The new students discover a nation found worthy to fight for.
The Third Twin
by Ken Follett
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Using a restricted FBI database, genetic researcher Jeanie Ferrami has located identical twins born to different mothers. Frightened by her bizarre discovery, she is determined to discover the truth at any cost—until she finds herself at the center of a scandal that could ruin her career.
To extricate herself, Jeannie plunges into a maze of hidden evidence. With growing horror, she uncovers a cynical, far-reaching conspiracy involving disturbing genetic experiments and some of the most powerful men in America—men who will kill to keep their secrets concealed.
The Amber Room
by Steve Berry
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Atlanta judge Rachel Cutler loves her job and her kids, but her life takes a dark turn when her father dies under strange circumstances, leaving behind clues to a secret about one of the greatest treasures ever made by man. Forged of the exquisite gem, the Amber Room inexplicably disappeared sometime during World War II. Determined to solve its mysteries, Rachel takes off for Germany with her ex-husband, Paul, close behind. Before long, they’re in over their heads. Locked into a treacherous game with professional killers, Rachel and Paul find themselves on a collision course with the forces of greed, power, and history itself.
The Best Cadet
by Lucas Kinkaid
Kindle $2.99 Rating:5.0 #ad
Paul Wildman is an out-of-control college student from a very wealthy family. Saint Michael’s Military Academy is a private military school for individuals from wealthy families. It is dedicated to disciplining out-of-control college students.
Paul Wildman is forced by his wealthy family to attend Saint Michael’s Military Academy . The private military academy has to accept Paul Wildman because of its financial considerations.
Things occur that make the out-of-control college student and private military academy aware they desperately need one another.
“What a wild ride this story was! The main character Paul Wildman was to me, a very dislikeable sort. The ups and downs of his snarky personality are revealed chapter by chapter giving a great story with lots of chuckles, lots of surprises, and lots of heart! Very enjoyable!” by Amazon Customer
Marshal of Snowdonia
by Simon McCleave
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Retired detective Frank Marshal lives in a remote part of Snowdonia with his wife Rachel who is suffering from dementia. Working as a park ranger, Frank gets a phone call from close friend Annie, a retired judge. Her sister Meg has gone missing from a local caravan park and she needs his help to find her.
As Frank and Annie start to unravel the dark secrets of Meg’s life, it seems at first that her disappearance might be linked to her nephew and a drug deal gone wrong. In a shocking twist, their investigation leads them to a series of murders in North Wales from the 1990s and a possible miscarriage of justice.
The Ambler Warning
by Robert Ludlum
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
On Parrish Island, a restricted island off the coast of Virginia, is a little-known and never-visited psychiatric facility. There, far from prying eyes, the government stores former intelligence employees whose psychiatric states make them a danger to their own government, people whose ramblings might endanger ongoing operations or prove dangerously inconvenient. One of these employees, former Consular Operations agent Hal Ambler, is kept heavily medicated and closely watched. But there’s one difference between Hal and the other patients – Hal isn’t crazy. With the help of a sympathetic nurse, Hal manages to clear his mind of the drug-induced haze and then pulls off a daring escape.
The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
In a near future, the air pollution is so bad that everyone wears gas masks. The infant mortality rate is soaring, and birth defects, new diseases, and physical ailments of all kinds abound. The water is undrinkable—unless you’re poor and have no choice. Large corporations fighting over profits from gas masks, drinking water, and clean food tower over an ineffectual, corrupt government.
Environmentalist Austin Train is on the run. The “trainites,” a group of violent environmental activists, want him to lead their movement; the government wants him dead; and the media demands amusement. But Train just wants to survive…
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Fatal Frolic
by Hope Callaghan
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Lacy and Loretta Sweet, along with Uncle Ichabod, are busy planning a big, “resident appreciation” party for the Breezy Point Trailer Park residents and the Take Two Teepee Rental tenants.
Everything is moving along swimmingly until just days before the big party, part-time maintenance man, Ted Tuttle, discovers a dead body in the trailer park’s pool.
They soon discover that the deceased is a local and one of Misery, Mississippi’s business owners. Authorities suspect foul play and immediately blanket the entire clubhouse swimming pool area with crime scene tape.
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You Shouldn’t Have Done That
by Liz Alterman
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Two loving families. One deadly secret.
Jane Whitaker and Ivy Chapman have been best friends for twenty years – ever since their sons Cal and Brad attended the same preschool. But their close bond is severely tested when their now adult sons go skiing together in Wyoming and only one returns.
Where is Cal Whitaker and why didn’t Brad Chapman report him missing? With growing fears for Cal’s safety, his family begins to suspect Brad knows a lot more than he’s saying.
Crawlspace
by Herbert Lieberman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
In this novel of mounting psychological suspense from an award-winning author, a surprise waits beneath the home of a quiet, childless New England couple . . .
Albert and Alice Graves live a normal, if monotonous, domestic life. They’ve never had children; they spend their days tending to their home and enjoying their time together. One day, when the oil man, Richard, is refilling their furnace, Alice invites him to dinner, never suspecting that a casual act of charity will lead to a horrifying, morbid discovery in the crawlspace underneath their beloved house…
Love the Way You Lie
by Lisa Unger
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #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.
The Firebound Chronicles Complete Boxed Set
by River Tatum, Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Get all three breathtaking books The Flamebound Chronicles, where witch-fire meets forbidden love in a realm teetering on the edge of destruction, are now available in one complete boxed set!
In a kingdom built on witch persecution, fire witch Celina’s vengeance burns hot enough to bring down empires. Prince Aremus wields ancient runic magic meant to extinguish her kind. When a forbidden blood-pact binds these sworn enemies together, their connection ignites something far more dangerous than hatred—a flame that could either heal their war-torn realm or reduce it to ashes.
As an ancient sorcerer’s corruption spreads through the Wellspring of magic itself, Celina and Aremus discover their hearts may be the key to ancient powers…
Fast Charlie
by Victor Gischler
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
THE EDGAR AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL – NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!
Victor Gischler’s legendary first novel, originally published as GUN MONKEYS, tells the story of Charlie Swift, loyal Mob enforcer to a Central Florida crime boss, who goes ballistic when a rival gangster murders his crew, his boss goes missing, the FBI swarms the scene, and a cadre of killers come after him with everything they’ve got. No one’s quicker on the trigger than Charlie Swift – but is Charlie fast enough to get himself out alive…?
A Season In Saigon
by Dorothy Love
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
From veteran author Dorothy Love comes an expansive novel that explores the complexities of honor and redemption, of love and friendship forged amid the chaos of a divisive time at home and an unpopular war halfway around the world.
1968. When an honest mistake shreds her professional reputation, fashion writer Tallis Reed leaves New York for Saigon, determined to salvage her career and to make a difference by reporting the war’s hidden stories. But in a wary city teeming with refugees and orphans, soldiers and spies, truth is elusive and danger is an ever-present shadow.
The last thing she expects is to fall in love with Nick Landry, a doctor volunteering in a remote provincial hospital. Ruggedly handsome and intensely private, Nick has come to Saigon for reasons of his own…
The House of Cross
by James Patterson
Kindle $7.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
In Washington, DC, the president-elect is planning her inauguration.
The list of Supreme Court candidates is highly confidential—until it becomes evidence in Detective Alex Cross’s toughest investigation. One candidate is gunned down. A second is stabbed. A third is murdered near midnight on a city street.
Cross is the FBI’s top expert in criminal behavior. For the sake of his family, his city, and his country, he must put himself in the most dangerous place there is: inside the mind of a diabolical killer.