Mysteries
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Death in Lovers’ Lane
by Carolyn Hart
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A Pulitzer Prize-winning ex-reporter and journalism teacher at ivy-covered Thorndyke University, Henrietta “Henrie O” Collins demands of her students the same steadfast dedication to the truth that was the cornerstone of her own illustrious career. So when beautiful, ambitious Maggie Winslow decides to investigate a trio of hitherto unresolved local crimes, Henrie O urges her to pursue the story with uncommon vigor.
But the gifted future journalist’s zeal may have cost her her life. The next day Maggie’s corpse is discovered in Lovers’ Lane–the very site of one of the unsolved mysteries the extraordinary young woman was exploring at the time of her brutal, premature death…
No One Will Hear Your Screams
by Thomas O’Callaghan
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.4 #ad
NYPD’s top cop, Homicide Commander Lt. John Driscoll, believes there’s a sociopathic killer on the loose murdering prostitutes in New York City—someone who calls himself “Tilden” and claims to have been sexually abused as a child by his mother’s john. But he soon discovers Tilden’s not a run-of-the-mill sociopath. After all, would a common murderer have taken the time to embalm his victims, which the city’s chief medical examiner determined was the cause of their deaths?
Driscoll, a man haunted by the events of an unstable childhood himself, must put aside any sympathy he may have for Tilden and put a stop to his murderous rampage…
Twilight Eyes
by Dean Koontz
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
In this chilling thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz, the carnival is coming to town – and it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen.
Slim MacKenzie is no ordinary man. With eyes the color of twilight, he’s been blessed with a psychic gift: premonitions. He’s also been cursed, for Slim can see the monsters hiding among us, feeding on our suffering…
And when Slim joins a traveling carnival seeking sanctuary, what he’ll find is a hunting ground—with humanity as the prey.
D.R. Perry Starter Boxed Set
by D.R. Perry
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Discover D.R. Perry’s Revealed World with six book ones from six of her series. Vampires, shifters, fae, and magic fill this urban fantasy world. If you like magical academies, five of the series are set in different academies in her world. Get ready to find unique characters and settings as you spend late nights following their stories!
For Us, the Living
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
From the author of Stranger in a Strange Land, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and other masterpieces of science fiction, this never-before-published debut novel, written in 1939, introduces ideas and themes that would shape his career and define the genre that is synonymous with his name.
July 12, 1939: Perry Nelson is driving along the palisades when suddenly another vehicle swerves into his lane, a tire blows out, and his car careens over a bluff. The last thing he sees before his head connects with the boulders below is a girl in a green bathing suit, prancing along the shore. . . .
Niergel Chronicles – Last Hope
by D. I. Hennessey
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
An ancient mystery… A skeptical genius… Powerful evil ancestors… A dangerous underworld Crime Syndicate… A horde of disembodied offspring of fallen angels who threaten the entire world!
A renowned scientist was orphaned at age eight and has grown to adulthood with no knowledge of his own ancestry. When he is awakened by an unusual visitor with an extremely urgent message, it leads to events that topple everything he has believed about reality.
Niergel Chronicles – Last Hope tells of a journey of discovery, danger, and extraordinary mysteries. It follows the fantastic adventure of a young man with a surprising heritage as he uncovers the astonishing truth about his family history and the earth’s past. He finds himself facing dangerous perils and shocking supernatural threats. All while contending with unsettling truths that upend his understanding of science and the world, forcing him to face the reality of a Creator whose existence he has adamantly denied.
Snowbound
by James Leonard
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Here comes another western adventure of relentless action, obstacles and a touch of western romance
In the frozen wilderness of an abandoned town, Palmer McCoy seeks refuge from a blizzard. Driven by grief over the murder of his wife, he collapses in the snow.
Upon awakening, he is greeted by the sight of Sarah Truman and her young daughter. Sarah is beautiful, but more than that, she is a survivor, like him.
As the snowstorm rages, ruthless outlaw Maynard Hughes and his vicious gang take shelter in the same ghostly town. Maynard isn’t afraid of anything. Not the marshal who’s after him. Not the raging storm. Certainly not Palmer.
HOTEL OBSCURE
by Lisette Brodey
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
In a run-down neighborhood in an unnamed city, people live and die in “the Obscure.” Whether anyone remembers the real name of the derelict establishment is a mystery. In this six-story building, most who occupy the rooms are long-term residents, though some stay for as little as an hour.
The patronage is an eclectic group: musicians, writers, addicts, hookers, lonely people, poor people, rich people, once-well-off people, and those who have reason to hide from their former lives or to escape the demands of a disapproving and punishing society.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Presumed Innocent
by Scott Turow
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
From #1 New York Times bestselling author and hailed as the most suspenseful and compelling novel in decades, this story brings to life our worst nightmare: that of an ordinary citizen facing conviction for the most terrible of all crimes.
Rusty Sabich, family man and the number-two prosecutor of Kindle County, is handed an explosive case–the brutal murder of a woman who happens to be his former lover. A shocking turn of events suddenly transforms him from the accuser into the accused… and plunges him into a nightmare world where nothing seems real and no one can be PRESUMED INNOCENT.
The Chill of Night
by James Hayman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A frozen corpse. A missing witness. Strange voices that aren’t there.
One cold night, Lainie Goff, a glamorous young attorney on the fast track to a partnership at Portland’s top firm, is found frozen in the trunk of her BMW on the local fishing pier.
Detectives Mike McCabe and Maggie Savage quickly uncover a long list of suspects: Lainie’s boss, who was also her lover; an ex-priest who runs a shelter for runaway teens; an abusive stepfather who raped Lainie as a teen; and a creepy landlord who seems to know more than he should about her private life.
IN HIS KEEPING
by Mia Frances
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Out of work and on the verge of being homeless, Sylvie Jenkins is desperate. Her desperation leads her to take a job with a reclusive writer living in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. She’s never heard of Connor Hudson, but the man is offering her room, board, and an extremely generous salary. How bad could he be? Sylvie is shocked to learn that she might not know who Connor Hudson is, but millions of readers do, scarfing up the books he writes under various pseudonyms. And Connor’s not just a bestselling author. He’s a billionaire entrepreneur whose publishing and media empires span the globe.
Ancient Images
by Ramsey Campbell
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
Tower of Fear is a lost horror film starring Karloff and Lugosi. A film historian who locates a copy dies while fleeing something that terrified him. His friend Sandy Allan vows to prove he found the film. She learns how haunted the production was and the survivors of it still are. It contains a secret about Redfield, a titled family that owns a favourite British food, Staff o’ Life. The Redfield land has uncanny guardians, and one follows Sandy home. To maintain its fertility Redfield demands a sacrifice, and a band of new age travellers is about to set up camp there…
Serpent’s Tooth
by Faye Kellerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A man walks into a trendy Los Angeles restaurant — a disgruntled ex-employee with an automatic weapon — and seconds later, thirteen people are dead and thirty-two more have been wounded. It is a heinous act of mass slaughter that haunts Homicide Detective Peter Decker.
But, though eyewitnesses saw only the lone gunman — who apparently took his own life after his bloody work was done — evidence suggests more than one weapon was fired…
Desert Star
by Michael Connelly
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
A year has passed since LAPD detective Renée Ballard quit the force in the face of misogyny, demoralization, and endless red tape. But after the chief of police himself tells her she can write her own ticket within the department, Ballard takes back her badge, leaving “the Late Show” to rebuild and lead the cold case unit at the elite Robbery-Homicide Division.
For years, Harry Bosch has been working a case that haunts him—the murder of an entire family by a psychopath who still walks free. Ballard makes Bosch an offer: come volunteer as an investigator in her new Open-Unsolved Unit, and he can pursue his “white whale” with the resources of the LAPD behind him.
Tell Me Your Secret Collection
by Jennifer Youngblood
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Every love has its secrets. Will you tell me yours? Dive into an intoxicating world where secrets intertwine with the heart’s most desperate yearnings.
This collection of topnotch contemporary romance by USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer Youngblood will keep you up late into the night, craving those satisfying endings. Each story is a journey through passion, trust, and the revelation of hidden truths that will stay with you long after the last page is turned.
The Unstoppable Patriot
One Little Switch
A Twist of Fame
Love Him or Lose Him
The Jilted Billionaire Groom
Eruption
by Michael Crichton, James Patterson
Kindle $7.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The master of the techno-blockbuster joins forces with the master of the modern thriller to create the most anticipated mega bestseller in years.
Michael Crichton, creator of Jurassic Park, ER, Twister, and Westworld, had a passion project he’d been pursuing for years, ahead of his untimely passing in 2008. Knowing how special it was, his wife, Sherri Crichton, held back his notes and the partial manuscript until she found the right author to complete it: James Patterson, the world’s most popular storyteller.
Crow
by William Black
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Steep mountain climbs, Indian raids, and lonely New Mexico roads bathed in murderous heat – Crow Woodruff has seen it all.
But he’s never had an ex-boss try to shoot him dead. Tired of being treated like a slave, Crow leaves Lawrence Bain’s freighting company and soon finds himself in charge of his own.
Now, Bain is losing his fortune. He’s desperate to regain his domination of the supply routes and all the people he abuses for to maintain a life of luxury.
By Any Other Name
by Jodi Picoult
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn’t level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym.
In 1581, young Emilia Bassano is a ward of English aristocrats. Her lessons on languages, history, and writing have endowed her with a sharp wit and a gift for storytelling, but like most women of her day, she is allowed no voice of her own…