Mysteries
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
THE COMPLETE JACK HALDEAN MURDER MYSTERIES
by DOLORES GORDON-SMITH
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
GET FOUR GRIPPING 1920s MURDER MYSTERIES IN ONE GREAT-VALUE BOX SET.
BOOK 1: A FÊTE WORSE THAN DEATH
BOOK 2: MAD ABOUT THE BOY?
BOOK 3: AS IF BY MAGIC
BOOK 4: A HUNDRED THOUSAND DRAGONS
“Well-written books in an entertaining series.” by Amazon Customer
Stilettos and Gunpowder
by Gail Koger
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
My name is Gemma Stone. I’m a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy and not only must I deal with the sweat-soaked misery of the Arizona desert, I get to respond to a bunch of crazy 9-1-1 calls all day long. Like a parakeet up a tree, or a car accident where a tractor trailer full of fireworks is hit and the 4th of July comes a bit early.
But some days crime takes a deadly turn. Police cars are suddenly blowing up. Detective Sergeant Dante Delgado, the love of my life, was assigned to track down and stop the bomber. Am I worried? You betcha. There’s a madman on the loose and he is very, very good at making bombs.
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The Sleeping Doll
by Jeffery Deaver
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When Special Agent Kathryn Dance – a brilliant interrogator and kinesics expert with the California Bureau of Investigation – is sent to question the convicted killer Daniel “Son of Manson” Pell as a suspect in a newly unearthed crime, she feels both trepidation and electrifying intrigue. Pell is serving a life sentence for the brutal murders of the wealthy Croyton family in Carmel years earlier – a crime mirroring those perpetrated by Charles Manson in the 1960s. But Pell and his cult members were sloppy: Not only were they apprehended, they even left behind a survivor – the youngest of the Croyton daughters, who, because she was in bed hidden by her toys that terrible night, was dubbed the Sleeping Doll.
Stable: Someone is Taking Them…
by Cam Torrens
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
A kidnapper hiding in plain sight. A rural town with tons of suspects.
From award-winning author Cam Torrens comes a gut-wrenching suspense novel based on an actual missing person case.
A 911 call sends Search & Rescue on a search for a missing girl in the Collegiate Peaks. They find a child…but not the one they seek.
Air Force pilot Tyler Zahn’s life disintegrated when he lost his son. He discarded his family, his career, and his dignity, finding solace in apathy and beer. Eight years later, armed with new confidence, he invites his estranged daughter, Daria, to visit his Rocky Mountain home…
We Can See You
by Simon Kernick
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
You have it all. Success, a beautiful home, a happy family. Until, in a heartbeat, it’s gone.
We’ve kidnapped your daughter, and we know everything about you. Including the dark secrets from your past you thought were forgotten. We tell you not to contact the police – and that we’ll know if you do. Because we can see you. And now you know this is no ordinary abduction. It’s worse. Within hours you’re on the run, with only one thought in your head: That you will stop at nothing to get your daughter back. Even murder…
Bullets in the Briar
by Kimber Silver
Kindle $5.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A BRAND NEW RELEASE from writer of “Broken Rhodes”
The discovery of a mutilated body on remote farmland is only the start of Sheriff Lincoln James’ latest investigation. A mysterious religious sect and an intimidating biker gang add fuel to the fire. Within the sheriff’s circle of friends is someone with a hidden connection – If only she’d be willing to step forward…
To add to his problems, Lincoln has a fiercely contested election to win if he’s going to continue as sheriff. His opponent is a smooth out-of-towner who is making friends among the local people, so it’s going to be a fight.
Street Dreams
by Faye Kellerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Detective Peter Decker teams up with his wife and daughter to solve a crime rooted in both the past and present.
While on routine patrol, LAPD Officer Cindy Decker rescues a newborn abandoned in an alley dumpster. But she can’t call it a night until she sees the infant safe in a hospital, cared for by a professional — in this case a male nurse with soulful eyes and lots of charm.
Now the hunt is on for the mother. Armed with advice from her overworked father, Detective Peter Decker, Cindy plunges into her inner-city Hollywood district, a world of helpless people and violent gangs. Pursuing each new lead batters her complex relationships and endangers her life.
Elevator Pitch
by Linwood Barclay
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
It all begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in a Manhattan office tower. Each presses a button for their floor, but the elevator proceeds, non-stop, to the top. Once there, it stops for a few seconds, and then plummets.
Right to the bottom of the shaft.
It appears to be a horrific, random tragedy. But then, on Tuesday, it happens again, in a different Manhattan skyscraper. And when Wednesday brings yet another high-rise catastrophe, one of the most vertical cities in the world—and the nation’s capital of media, finance, and entertainment—is plunged into chaos.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Music and Murder at the Castle
by Avery Kent
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
An English castle, a smart resourceful young sleuth, and a festival that becomes fatal.
Murder strikes a chord at Frobisher Castle’s summer festival, when a singer from a visiting band is murdered.
Kitty, a recent graduate student working at the castle, is thrust into the heart of the investigation when her close friend and castle owner Richard, is framed for the crime. Teaming up with her sharp-witted Nan, and accompanied by her loyal animal companions, Mittens the cat and Flint the castle dog, they begin to unravel the mystery.
Hidden Star
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Bailey James can’t remember a thing. She doesn’t even know who she is, let alone why her bag is filled with cash, a gun, and a large blue diamond. Desperate for help, she heads to the first detective office she can find, hoping that PI Cade Parris is someone she can trust—and with no options, Bailey doesn’t have much of a choice. Cade is sure the woman of his dreams just walked through the door when Bailey shuffles in, but he’ll have to convince her that she’s not a criminal before he can consider his love for her…
Back Spin
by Harlan Coben
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Kidnappers have snatched the teenage son of super-star golfer Linda Coldren and her husband, Jack, an aging pro, at the height of the U.S. Open. To help get the boy back, sports agent Myron Bolitar goes charging after clues and suspects from the Main Line mansions to a downtown cheaters’ motel—and back in time to a U.S. Open twenty-three years ago, when Jack Coldren should have won, but didn’t. Suddenly Myron finds him self surrounded by blue bloods, criminals, and liars. And as one family’s darkest secrets explode into murder, Myron finds out just how rough this game can get.
Our Little Secret
by Lisa Jackson
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
He swore he’d never let her go. She should have believed him.
Brooke Harmon is ready to end her brief affair. Gideon Ross is charming and sexy, but he’s not worth throwing away everything she holds dear. So she breaks it off, hoping Gideon will understand.
He doesn’t. Gideon insists that he and Brooke are meant to be together. Finally, he backs off, but not before issuing a promise: he’ll never let her go…
Dead Cert
by Dick Francis
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The debut novel from the New York Times–bestselling “master of crime fiction and equine thrills” features an investigation into the death of a jockey (The Atlantic Monthly).
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
Steeplechaser Alan York knows well the dangers of the sport. But when his best friend and rival jockey Bill Davidson takes a fall in the middle of a race and doesn’t get up again, Alan discovers it was no accident. Someone rigged a tripwire to take down the running horse.
Foundation’s Triumph
by David Brin
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy is one of the highwater marks of science fiction.The monumental story of a Galactic Empire in decline and a secret society of scientists who seek to shorten the coming Dark Age with tools of Psychohistory, Foundation pioneered many themes of modern science fiction.Now, with the approval of the Asimov estate, three of today’s most acclaimed authors have completed the epic the Grand Master left unfinished.
The Second Foundation Trilogy begins with Gregory Benford’s Foundation’s Fear, telling the origins of Hari Seldon, the Foundation’s creator.
Safe Enough
by Lee Child
Kindle $14.99 Rating: BRAND NEW RELEASE #ad
Twenty crime stories by the creator of Jack Reacher, never before collected
For the past twenty years, Lee Child has been one of the bestselling authors in the world, thanks to the popularity of his iconic and instantly recognizable hero Jack Reacher. But even at the height of Reacher’s fame, Child’s short story writing was not confined to the series; throughout the course of his career, he published tales about a range of characters on both sides of the law, including assassins, a body guard, CIA and FBI agents, gangsters, and more. Meticulously plotted and packed with Child’s trademark action and suspense, the stories show the author’s mastery of the short form, and they’ve never been collected before now.
The Firebrand
by T.M. Smith
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
~2024 American Legacy Book Award~
Rein, a Vampire mixed breed, plunged into the abyss of bludfrenzy. With icy resolve, he crawled out to become a Firebrand. He doesn’t make rash decisions.
Until… Braelyn takes a shortcut through an alley musing about what she can’t have. A new job. Adventure. A cancer-free brain. Instead, she writes for a paranormal tabloid. No, she doesn’t believe such nonsense, but she’s heading to Cleveland on assignment. Oh, and her tumor is back.
Then… Rein kidnaps her and takes her to his realm, igniting a fiery romance.
Meanwhile…