Mysteries
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
A Curiously Convenient Demise
by Hannah Hendy
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
The higher the bid, the heavier the price.
Summerview Secondary School is holding its annual charity auction. Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are on hand to prepare delicious baked goods for the big day with the assistance of Clementine’s mysterious sister, Maria.
As the auction begins, chaos erupts when Eleanor Black, the owner of Dewstow Museum, is found murdered in the stage storeroom. Maria has vanished. Her fingerprints cover the crime scene.
The Perfect Couple
by Jackie Kabler
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
The perfect couple … or the perfect lie?
A devoted wife… A year ago, Gemma met the love of her life, Danny. Since then, their relationship has been perfect. But one evening, Danny doesn’t return home.
A missing husband… Gemma turns to the police. She is horrified by what she discovers – a serial killer is on the loose in Bristol. When she sees photos of the victims she is even more stunned…they all look just like Danny.
Who would you believe?
Escaping the Dashia
by Rebecca Inch-Partridge
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Discovering who you are can be dangerous—even deadly.
Twyla’s been living in hiding on Earth, hoping to leave her past behind.
But when her mother, Madam Cassiopeia DeConnett finds her and kidnaps her back to the Paraxous Star Cluster, she expects her daughter to take her rightful place within the family business. The DeConnetts are Dashia—a group of genetically- engineered telepaths who use their powers to control some and ruin others. Their criminal organization is rich, powerful, and spans The Cluster.
Parallel Roads
by Dennis Higgins
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
When the spring of 1946 comes, Katherine Callahan decides to leave her loving husband and newborn baby so that she may embark upon an unknowingly tragic journey across the famous American highway from Chicago to her sister’s home in Burbank. She never does arrive.
Fast forward into the present, Kevin Callahan, Katherine’s grandson, along with his best friend Cheryl Bachman, traces his grandmother’s steps along the now decommissioned road to uncover the mystery surrounding her disappearance. They are armed with only a handful of postcards from Katherine and a Victorian secret code involving postage stamps surrounding a mysterious man from her past.
Keeper of the Bride
by Tess Gerritsen
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
If Nina Cormier’s wedding had taken place, she would be dead. But after the bride was left at the altar, the church stood empty when the bomb exploded. It wasn’t until a stranger tried to run her off the road that Nina realized someone actually wanted to kill her. But who?
That’s what Detective Sam Navarro has to find out…fast. With a nightmare unfolding all around them, Sam and Nina must try to decipher the terrifying truth: they are at the mercy of a brilliant madman, one who is playing for keeps.…
The End of the World As We Know It
by Christopher Golden, Brian Keene, Stephen King
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
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An original short story anthology based on master storyteller Stephen King’s #1 New York Times bestselling classic The Stand!
Since its initial publication in 1978, The Stand has been considered Stephen King’s seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction, with millions of copies sold and adapted twice for television. Although there are other extraordinary works exploring the unraveling of human society, none have been as influential as this iconic novel—generations of writers have been impacted by its dark yet ultimately hopeful vision of the end and new beginning of civilization, and its stunning array of characters.
Deadly Greed
by Joe Sharkey
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
The true crime story of a Boston man who murdered his pregnant wife and pinned the crime on a black man—the case behind HBO’s Murder in Boston.
On October 23, 1989, affluent businessman Charles Stuart made a frantic 911 call from his car to report that he and his seven-months-pregnant wife, Carol, a lawyer, had been robbed and shot by a black male in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston. By the time police arrived, Carol was dead, and the baby was soon lost as well. The attack incited a furor during a time of heightened racial tension in the community.
Wait and See
by Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Investigator Kendra Michaels—formerly blind and now with uniquely insightful observational skills in the tradition of Sherlock Holmes—returns in this action-packed novel from the #1 New York Times and Edgar Award-winning writing duo Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen.
When Kendra Michaels receives a cryptic message from her sometimes-paramour Adam Lynch, she concludes that he must be in extreme danger—the kind where he can’t trust his FBI and Justice department colleagues to rescue him. Lynch has saved Kendra’s life during past investigations so she’s immediately willing to put everything on the line for him.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Southern Man
by Greg Iles
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
The final thrilling, page-turner in the Penn Cage series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Natchez Burning trilogy and Cemetery Road, a Southern thriller about a man—and a town—rocked by anarchy and tragedy, but unbowed in the fight to save those they love.
Fifteen years after the events of the Natchez Burning trilogy, Penn Cage is alone. Nearly all his loved ones are dead, his old allies gone, and he carries a mortal secret that separates him from the world. But Penn’s exile comes to an end when a brawl at a Mississippi rap festival triggers a bloody mass shooting—an act of domestic terrorism that nearly takes the life of his daughter Annie.
The Twisted Road Ahead
by John D. Ottini
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Finalist in the 2018 Royal Palm Literary Awards Competition
Our journey through life rarely follows a straight and narrow path. The road is filled with unexpected twists and turns and sometimes things are not as they seem. In The Twisted Road Ahead, John D. Ottini leads us on an excursion through eight suspenseful tales, each filled with joy, heartache, mystery, intrigue and a pinch of humor.
In “Tormented Heart” Austin Drummond discovers that fulfilling his departed wife’s final request is more than he ever bargained for.
When tragedy strikes, Blake Thomas is left with a broken heart and a guilty conscience. Rather than searching within his heart for the forgiveness he needs, he decides that sometimes it’s easier to just “Blame it on the Weather.”
Chat
by Archer Mayor
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
News travels fast in the small state of Vermont. In this tight-knit society, police officers and investigators maintain a kinship that transcends the boundaries of their jurisdictions. When an unidentified body is found in the town of Brattleboro, local police and the Vermont Bureau of Investigation both appear at the scene.
But before investigator Joe Gunther gather evidence of murder, a family emergency sends him to his hometown, where the lives of his mother and brother have been threatened. Gunther reaches out to a network of police officers who know him only by name and reputation as he attempts to discover the source of this imminent danger.
Wrong Choice
by Jessica Lynn Sorensen
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
A BIRTHDAY GAME WHERE COLORS KILL.
To celebrate turning another year older, Taylor and her closest friends head to her uncle’s casino… chasing thrills, luck, and one unforgettable night. But later that night when the doors lock behind them, the casino reveals its true purpose… an underground game where chance decides who lives and who dies.
Forced into a twisted version of roulette, Taylor is made to choose colors on the wheel, each sealing the fate of someone she loves. The house always wins, and the cost of losing is far more personal than she ever imagined.
The Gathering Dark
by Brett Armstrong
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
After a thousand years of light, darkness covers the Lowlands.
Jason has spent his life running from the past. But when it finally catches up to him, he takes refuge in a strange inn—and hears a story that shouldn’t matter… yet changes everything.
It’s the story of Anargen.
A young man bound by loyalty to the legendary High King of All Realms, Anargen is called away from everything he loves to fulfill a dangerous mission. Alongside his mentor, Cinaed, he journeys north to broker peace between two ancient enemies—the men of Ecthelowall and the dwarfs of Ordumair.
Her Dark Lies
by J.T. Ellison
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Fast-paced and brilliantly unpredictable, J.T. Ellison’s breathtaking novel invites you to a wedding none will forget—and some won’t survive.
Jutting from sparkling turquoise waters off the Italian coast, Isle Isola is an idyllic setting for a wedding. In the majestic cliff-top villa owned by the wealthy Compton family, up-and-coming artist Claire Hunter will marry handsome, charming Jack Compton, surrounded by close family, intimate friends…and a host of dark secrets.
The Name of the Game
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Television producer Johanna Patterson forged her career through talent and tenacity, avoiding the egos and libidos of her male counterparts who dominate the industry. So when movie star Sam Weaver sets his sights on her, she knows better than to trust his words and actions. But as Sam reveals more of his true self, Johanna finds herself falling for a man completely different from his celebrity persona.