Mysteries
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Last Remains
by Elly Griffiths
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
The discovery of a missing woman’s bones force Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings for each other as they desperately work to exonerate one of their own in this not-to-be-missed Ruth Galloway mystery from USA Today bestselling author Elly Griffiths.
When builders discover a human skeleton during a renovation of a café, they call in archeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway, who is preoccupied with the threatened closure of her department and by her ever-complicated relationship with DCI Nelson. The bones turn out to be modern—the remains of Emily Pickering, a young archaeology student who went missing in 2002. Suspicion soon falls on Emily’s Cambridge tutor and also on another archeology enthusiast who was part of the group gathered the weekend before she disappeared—Ruth’s friend Cathbad.
The Black & Blue Butterfly Tattoo
by John D. Ottini
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Psychiatrist Braydon Ferrell may be well equipped in treating patients with mental disorders and addictions, but that doesn’t grant him immunity from the follies of human weakness.
When an ill-advised sexual liaison with an unstable associate leads to lies and harassment, threatening to unravel his marriage, family and practice, Dr. Ferrell makes a cowardly decision to hide the affair from his ailing wife.
Unfortunately, affairs are messy and rarely remain hidden. When his former lover is found murdered, Dr. Ferrell becomes the target of a police investigation, has his life threatened by a stranger, and starts to believe that his wife may already know more than she is saying.
Solitude Creek
by Jeffery Deaver
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A tragedy occurs at a small concert venue on the Monterey Peninsula. Cries of “fire” are raised and, panicked, people run for the doors, only to find them blocked. A half dozen people die and others are seriously injured. But it’s the panic and the stampede that killed them; there was no fire.
Kathryn Dance–a brilliant California Bureau of Investigation agent and body language expert–discovers that the stampede was caused intentionally and that the perpetrator, a man obsessed with turning people’s own fears and greed into weapons, has more attacks planned.
Empty Earth
by Rick McManus
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Empty Earth is a breathtaking post-apocalyptic romance where two survivors discover that even after the end, something powerful endures—love that defies destruction, hope that refuses to die, and the unshakable human spirit that finds light in the deepest darkness of a dystopian world.
This inspiring science fiction follows Eva and Adam’s epic journey across a ravaged America, from frozen wastelands to scorching deserts, as they navigate the ruins of civilization in the aftermath of a global catastrophe. A powerful testament to human connection in the worst of times, this survival romance seamlessly blends heart-pounding adventure with tender moments of love blossoming amidst destruction.
Beyond Reach
by Karin Slaughter
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
In a small Georgia town, Detective Lena Adams is accused of a vicious murder. A hundred miles away, Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver learns that his young detective has been arrested. And Jeffrey’s wife, pediatrician and medical examiner Sara Linton, fighting a heartbreaking malpractice suit, is thrust into the center of a bizarre and murderous case.
For Lena has fled to the place where she grew up, careening back through the shadows of her past. Now only Jeffrey and Sara can free Lena from the web of lies that has trapped her—as this powerful novel races toward its shattering climax and a final, unforgettable twist.
Nobody’s Fool
by Harlan Coben
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There’s a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He doesn’t know what happened. His screams drown out his thoughts—and then he runs.
Twenty-two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who’s working off his debts by doing low level surveillance jobs and teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom.
A Death in Cornwall
by Daniel Silva
Kindle 1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks his help with a baffling murder investigation, he finds himself pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary.
The victim is Charlotte Blake, a celebrated professor of art history from Oxford who spends her weekends in the same seaside village where Gabriel once lived under an assumed identity. Her murder appears to be the work of a diabolical serial killer who has been terrorizing the Cornish countryside.
One Helluva Bad Time
by Chuck Dixon
Kindle 0.99 Rating: 4.6 ad
You don’t punch a cocktail waitress around Dwayne Roenbach, not even if you are his wealthy mogul boss.
Unfortunately, said boss got him blacklisted for actions that Dwayne knew were entirely appropriate of a retired US Army Ranger.
Now, a phone call from a mysterious benefactor wants Dwayne to pull together a team to help rescue scientists who are lost.
With the kind of money he’s being offered he only asks a couple of questions to make sure the job is legit.
The Veiled One
by Ruth Rendell
Kindle 2.99 Rating: 4.2 ad
When Chief Inspector Wexford enters the parking garage, the woman is already dead, slumped between two cars, concealed under a velvet shroud. The inspector doesn’t even notice her as he drives away. Only later, when he sees on the news that an old woman was garroted in the shopping mall garage, does he realize how close he was to discovering the body. In a case that starts with a hidden corpse, the truth will be dangerously elusive.
Before Wexford can sink his teeth into the elderly woman’s murder, he is nearly killed himself—by a politically motivated car bombing targeting his daughter. With the inspector in the hospital, the case falls to his partner, the intrepid Mike Burden, who must solve both mysteries before the shopping mall killer strikes again.
She’s the Missing Sister Complete Series
by Jacie Middlemann
Kindle 0.99 Rating: 4.3 ad
Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks greatest nightmare just also happens to be his grandfather’s newest business venture.
Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother.
How dangerous could it be?
An Echo of Children
by Ramsey Campbell
Kindle 6.99 Rating: Brand new Release ad
A slow burn, chilling horror in a gorgeous edition. Ramsey Campbell always delivers…
Coral and Allan Clarendon have just moved to the seaside town of Barnwall with their young son Dean. If an uncommon number of children have died unnaturally in Barnwall throughout history, surely Dean must be safe with his parents. Could their house be a source of peril? Allan and Coral seem to think so, since they call for an exorcism. Allan’s father Thom believes his wife is wrong to think the ceremony has left Dean in worse danger. But if she’s alone in seeing the terrors that are gathering around him, how desperate will her solution have to be?
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Busy Body
by M. C. Beaton
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Agatha Raisin has always been ambivalent about holiday cheer, but her cozy little village of Carsely has long prided itself on its Christmas festivities. But this year Mr. John Sunday, a self-important officer with the Health and Safety Board, has ruled that the traditional tree on top of the church is a public menace; that lampposts are unsafe for hanging illuminations; that May Dimwoody’s homemade toys are dangerous for children… Things have reached such a desperate pass that the Carsely Ladies’ Society joins forces with the ladies in the neighboring village of Odley Cruesis to try to put a stop to Mr. Sunday’s meddling—only to find that someone has literally put a stop to him with a kitchen knife.
Breakdown
by Jonathan Kellerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware meets beautiful and emotionally fragile TV actress Zelda Chase when called upon to evaluate her five-year-old son, Ovid. Years later, Alex is unexpectedly reunited with Zelda when she is involuntarily committed after a bizarre psychotic episode. Shortly after Zelda’s release, an already sad situation turns tragic when she is discovered dead on the grounds of a palatial Bel Air estate. Having experienced more than enough of L.A.’s dark side to recognize the scent of evil, Alex turns to his friend LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis for help in finding out who ended Zelda’s broken life.
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
His code name was “The Needle.” He was a German aristocrat of extraordinary intelligence – a master spy with a legacy of violence in his blood, and the object of the most desperate manhunt in history. . . .
But his fate lay in the hands of a young and vulnerable English woman, whose loyalty, if swayed, would assure his freedom – and win the war for the Nazis. . . .
The Mistaken
by M. J. Arlidge, Lisa Hall
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
In this family, everyone is telling lies.
Pete never wanted another child. Before baby Erin was born, they were happy. If Natalie hadn’t got pregnant, he would never have done what he did.
Natalie knows things have been difficult since the surprise arrival of Erin. Life with Pete and their two other children – Emily and Zadie – has been balancing on a knife-edge…
Dark as Night
by Lilja Sigurdardóttir, Lorenza Garcia
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When Áróra receives a call telling her that a child she’s never met is claiming to be her missing sister reincarnated, she is devastated … as ridiculous as the allegations might seem. For three years she has been searching for her sister without finding a single clue, and now this strange child seems to have new information.
On the same day, Icelandic detective Daníel returns home to find a note from his tenant, drag queen Lady Gúgúlú, giving notice on her flat and explaining that she has to leave the country. Daníel is immediately suspicious, and when three threatening men appear, looking for Lady, it’s clear to him that something is very wrong…
The Phoenix and the Firefighter
by Amada Hernandez
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Some people set fires with matches. Brody Mitchell does it with his hands… and his mouth.
I chase arsonists for a living. Three years as Lawrence’s fire investigator, I follow the evidence and keep my heart under lock and key. But the latest fires are personal—Latino-owned businesses reduced to ash.
Enter Fire Lieutenant Brody Mitchell. Rugged, gorgeous, infuriating… and now my partner. He’s stubborn,wounded, protective, and argues with me like it’s foreplay.
Brody doesn’t just ignite my body—he sets my soul on fire. He’s breaking down my defensive walls, making me want things I swore I’d never risk. I can see my future tangled up with his.
Experimental Film
by Gemma Files
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Former film teacher Lois Cairns is struggling to raise her autistic son while freelancing as a critic when, at a screening, she happens upon a sampled piece of silver nitrate silent footage. She is able to connect it to the early work of Mrs. Iris Dunlopp Whitcomb, the spiritualist and collector of fairy tales who mysteriously disappeared from a train compartment in 1918.
Hoping to make her own mark on the film world, Lois embarks on a project to prove that Whitcomb was Canada’s first female filmmaker. But her research takes her down a path not of darkness but of light—the blinding and searing light of a fairy tale made flesh, a noontime demon who demands that duty must be paid. As Lois discovers terrifying parallels between her own life and that of Mrs. Whitcomb, she begins to fear not just for herself, but for those closest to her heart.
American Heroes
by James Patterson, Matt Eversmann
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
In this instant #1 national bestseller from the authors of Walk in My Combat Boots, “American Heroes is a gripping collection of firsthand accounts…capturing the indomitable spirit of our nation’s finest”
U.S. soldiers who served in overseas conflicts—from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan—share true stories of the actions that earned them some of America’s most distinguished military medals, up to and including the Medal of Honor.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Deadly Delivery
by Hope Callaghan
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Fall is the theme on board the Siren of the Seas after Andy wagers with a rival cruise director from another ship. It’s all fun and games until somebody turns up dead.
It’s all hands on deck as Andy and his entertainment staff jump through hoops to ensure they win the bet. But it’s not all fun and games when a crew member dies, and to make matters worse it’s Danielle’s new cabin mate.
The woman’s death is suspicious, and when an intruder sneaks into Danielle’s cabin, Millie fears for her friend’s safety. After discovering that the crew member had been receiving mysterious packages, Millie is convinced they hold the key to solving the case.
Let’s Play Dead
by Elena Frost
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Don’t speak. Don’t move. Don’t even breathe.
After a whirlwind romance, widow Lisa thinks she’s found her perfect match in senior policeman Alex. He’s everything she needs—a devoted husband and caring stepfather to her daughter Bella.
And, like Lisa, he knows what it is to lose someone precious. Alex suffered his own bereavement when his previous partner, Polly, passed away.
But is he really Mr. Right?
Child of a Swan
by David Burnett
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Rejecting her father’s master plan for her life, sixteen-year old Alyssia Barrett faces the world alone. Lyssa, it is your destiny.
Her father did not use those exact words, but he might as well have. Lyssa Barrett was born into a family of writers.
Few authors have landed more titles on national bestseller lists than has her father. Her oldest brother walks in his father’s footsteps, her second brother is a published poet, and the third a Broadway playwright. The four men, the “Barrett Band,” as they are called, are a force in American literary circles, the “first family of American letters.” And Lyssa is meant to join them.
The Darkest Evening of the Year
by Dean Koontz
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz’s The City.
With each of his #1 New York Times bestsellers, Dean Koontz has displayed an unparalleled ability to entertain and enlighten readers with novels that capture the essence of our times even as they bring us to the edge of our seats. Now he delivers a heart-gripping tour de force he’s been waiting years to write, at once a love story, a thrilling adventure, and a masterwork of suspense that redefines the boundaries of primal fear—and of enduring devotion.
The Light They Tried To Kill
by T.K. Chapin
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
They silenced the witness. Now they’re coming for the reporter who found the light.
Reporter John Quinby doesn’t chase hope – he chases headlines. But when a high-profile “suicide” doesn’t add up, his search for answers uncovers a secret that powerful enemies will do anything to keep buried.
The deeper he digs, the more dangerous it gets – and the more it forces him to confront the one thing he’s spent his life avoiding: the truth about God.
The Light They Tried to Kill is a fast-paced Christian mystery-thriller about faith under fire, the cost of truth, and the power of a light that darkness can’t overcome.
Now You See Me
by Leah Cupps
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Whitley isn’t afraid of anything. Except her husband.
Whitley Crossland dreams of a better life while working her humdrum job in a shoe store.
And her prayers are answered when she meets Roman. Charming, seductive, wealthy, he seems like her perfect man.
After a whirlwind romance, they marry, and Whitley settles down to enjoy her wonderful new life.
But there’s a problem – Roman is not who he pretends to be. And as his carefully constructed façade begins to crumble, Whitley realizes she is living with a stranger, a man she soon learns to fear.
Fevre Dream
by George R. R. Martin
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Abner Marsh, a struggling riverboat captain, suspects that something’s amiss when he is approached by a wealthy aristocrat with a lucrative offer. The hauntingly pale, steely-eyed Joshua York doesn’t care that the icy winter of 1857 has wiped out all but one of Marsh’s dilapidated fleet; nor does he care that he won’t earn back his investment in a decade. York’s reasons for traversing the powerful Mississippi are to be none of Marsh’s concern – no matter how bizarre, arbitrary, or capricious York’s actions may prove. Not until the maiden voyage of Fevre Dream does Marsh realize that he has joined a mission both more sinister, and perhaps more noble, than his most fantastic nightmare – and humankind’s most impossible dream.
The Winter People
by Jennifer McMahon
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange disappearances and old legends. The most mysterious is that of Sara Harrison Shea, who, in 1908, was found dead in the field behind her house just months after the tragic death of her daughter.
Now, in present day, nineteen-year-old Ruthie lives in Sara’s farmhouse with her mother, Alice, and her younger sister. Alice has always insisted that they live off the grid, a decision that has weighty consequences when Ruthie wakes up one morning to find that Alice has vanished…
Rancher Wolves
by Serena Meadows
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
If you love reading about wolf-shifters that are strong enough to save their mates from trouble, then you’ve come to the right place. These men will get themselves into trouble, get fake married, even get their mates pregnant. But can they fight off all danger to finally find love?
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
The Sacred Bridge
by Anne Hillerman
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
“A fine legacy series . . . in the spirit of her late father, Tony.” – Booklist
An ancient mystery resurfaces with ramifications for the present day in this gripping chapter in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series from New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman.
Sergeant Jim Chee’s vacation to beautiful Antelope Canyon and Lake Powell has a deeper purpose. He’s on a quest to unravel a sacred mystery his mentor, the Legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, stumbled across decades earlier.
An Eye for an Eye
by Jeffrey Archer
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A daring escape plan. Jump into the ultimate race against time in this gripping new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author.
Two deaths. Continents apart. A shocking murder in the most luxurious city on earth.
An unexpected death that sends shockwaves through the British establishment. To the world they’re unconnected. But to a master criminal, they’re the key to revenge. Can the Met’s finest detective connect the dots before it’s too late?
The Girl from Moscow’s Edge
by Nadya Frank
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
Stealing from the Russian mob is Zoya’s only chance to support her little brother – until someone kills her accomplice.
With Russia’s sexist law banning women from working as auto mechanics, Zoya Volkova turns to small-time cons. But luring gullible drivers into staged crashes and car repair scams doesn’t bring in enough to rescue her little brother from their toxic mother or build a life away from Moscow’s underworld.
Out of options and desperate, Zoya agrees to take part in a heist dangerous enough to cost her life. When the mastermind behind the job is murdered, she must figure out whether it was the crime boss they were targeting—or one of their own. If she doesn’t get to the truth fast, she’ll be the next to die…
The Book of Skulls
by Robert Silverberg
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
How far will four friends go for immortality? This novel is Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author “Robert Silverberg at his very best” (George R. R. Martin).
After Eli, a scholarly college student, finds and translates an ancient manuscript called The Book of Skulls, he and his friends embark on a cross-country trip to Arizona in search of a legendary monastery where they hope to find the secret of immortality. On the journey with Eli, there’s Timothy, an upper-class WASP with a trust fund and a solid sense of entitlement; Ned, a cynical poet and alienated gay man; and Oliver, a Kansas farm boy who escaped his rural origins and now wants to escape death.
The Woman in Room 9
by Tim Adler
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Waking up is when the nightmare begins.
Susan Gummer wakes from a coma to find herself in a remote hospital with no memory of who she is or how she came to be there. The first thing she’s told is she’s an infamous murder suspect.
Ten years ago, Jamie Mawdsley, heir to a vast healthcare empire, was killed. Susan was seen fleeing the scene, covered in blood, only to be struck by a car and trapped in unconsciousness.
There are no other suspects.
Bangtails, Grifters, and a Liar’s Kiss
by A.G. Russo
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Winner of the Silver Medal for Mystery – Detective books from the 2024 Global Book Awards
The Homefront, summer 1943, Brooklyn, New York.
Smalley Pauley is missing. His brother, gangster Guido Bonasccoro, hires reluctant O’Shaughnessy Detective Agency partners Maeve O’Shaughnessy and Vic Marino to find him.
A year after Vic Marino walked into the O’Shaughnessy detective agency office and told Maeve he was going to help her make a go of an agency on the brink of collapse, they have managed to keep it going thanks to the challenging murder case they solved the previous year. This second year provides newer, darker, more dangerous cases as they find themselves caught in the middle of a gangster turf war and forced to do risky work for G-men.
The Silent Wife
by Karin Slaughter
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Investigating the killing of a prisoner during a riot inside a state penitentiary, GBI investigator Will Trent is confronted with disturbing information. One of the inmates claims that he is innocent of a brutal attack for which he has always been the prime suspect. The man insists that he was framed by a corrupt law enforcement team led by Jeffrey Tolliver and that the real culprit is still out there—a serial killer who has systematically been preying on women across the state for years. If Will reopens the investigation and implicates the dead police officer with a hero’s reputation of wrongdoing, the opportunistic convict is willing to provide the information GBI needs about the riot murder.
THE FOREVER COTTAGE
by Nan Adel
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Have you ever thought it would be fun to travel back in time temporarily, or maybe permanently? How would it feel to meet and get to know your long-gone ancestors? Or walk through historic homes that are now brand new. Or just experience how people lived long ago, not just read about the famous in history books.
Something like that unexpectedly happened to Brian and Lisa. During the night of September 9, 1999, in their separate rooms, they both had a dream about falling. In the morning, they woke up in the year 1865. Was it destiny, a miracle, an accident, or a curse?