Mysteries
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Death of the Kona Man
by Catherine Bruns
Rating: 4.7 #ad
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Carrie Jorgenson is living the dream in Hawaii. She has a steady job as a waitress at the Loco Moco Café, a hot new love interest in her manager, and the curtain’s about to rise on her role in a local theater production. But when she’s asked to deliver food to a guest at the Aloha Lagoon resort – who then drops dead! – her dreams quickly become the stuff of nightmares.
World renowned food critic Randolph Cremshaw has no shortage of enemies. He’s rude, patronizing, and famous for his one-star reviews. After the coffee Carrie delivers is discovered to have been poisoned, she and the café quickly rise to the top of the suspects list.
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(Aloha Lagoon Mysteries)
A Justified Murder
by Jude Deveraux
Rating: 4.4 #ad
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New York Times bestselling romance author Jude Deveraux continues her breakout Medlar Mystery series with a twisted tale of guilt and revenge…
The small town of Lachlan, Florida, was rocked last year when two bodies were uncovered in the roots of a fallen tree. Despite their lack of investigative experience, Sara Medlar; her niece, Kate; and Jack Wyatt found themselves at the center of the mystery, working together to reveal the truth behind a decades-old secret in the sleepy town. After a narrow escape, they vowed to never again involve themselves in something so dangerous—until Janet Beeson is murdered.
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(A Medlar Mysteries)
Taking on Injustice
by William Black
Rating: 5.0 #ad
The Civil War veteran stands alone in his fight for justice and safety for his townsfolk.
Friendly cowboy Gil Richards is one laid-back bronco buster. The war veteran happily makes his living as a wrangler near Hugo, Arizona. But that all changes when a stranger mysteriously dies right in front of him.
Gil suspects the dead man may be a state prisoner being used illegally by shady businessman Mort Odom. Mort, and his henchmen don’t let anything or anyone get in their way. If that involves murder, then so be it.
Extreme Measures
by Michael Palmer
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Dr. Eric Najarian. He’s young, talented, and ambitious. He has all the qualities they’re looking for at White Memorial Hospital. He doesn’t know he’s being watched. Judged. An elite clique of medical professionals thinks he has what it takes to join their secret club. All the young doctor has to do is agree to play by their rules.
But Eric has already seen too much. A missing corpse. An unspeakable mutilation. A brutal abduction. It’s only the beginning of a plot of terrifying evil. A sinister plan the group will stop at nothing to hide. And if Eric refuses to become their colleague–he will be their next victim.
Moving Mars
by Greg Bear
Rating: 4.0 #ad
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A galaxy-altering scientific breakthrough on Mars inspires treachery and revolution in this Nebula Award–winning science fiction epic.
The child of one of the oldest, most revered family-corporate units on colonized Mars, Casseia Majumdar has spent her entire life in the tunnels that run beneath the surface of her homeworld. As a young college student in 2171, the fifty-third year of the Martian settlement, she experiences a profound political awakening, and her embrace of radical activism only intensifies following a failed diplomatic mission to Earth.
Rescued By A Kiss
by Colleen Mooney
Rating: 4.3 #ad
All the fun of Mardi Gras—without the hangover! New Orleans is a big, small town where everybody knows someone you know. They will see what you do and talk about it. It’s hard to steal a kiss at Mardi Gras and not be the topic of local gossip, especially if the man you kissed got shot at the end of the parade…
Colleen Mooney’s humorous, romantic, delightfully meandering cozy mysteries gua-ran-tee you gon’ have a authentic N’ Awlins experience, dawlin’! And a wild ride into the bargain…
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(The New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles)
The River Murders
by James Patterson, James O. Born
Rating: 5.0 #ad
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Sometimes figuring out the truth means going to the point of no return. For Mitchum, returning is not important. Read 3 exciting thrillers from the world’s #1 bestselling writer!
HIDDEN: After being rejected from the Navy SEALs, Mitchum becomes his small town’s unofficial private eye. But his investigation skills are put to the test when he must find his missing teenage cousin–and uncovers a government conspiracy in the process.
MALICIOUS: Mitchum is back. His brother’s been charged with murder. Nathaniel swears he didn’t kill anyone, but word on the street is that he was involved with the victim’s wife. Now, Navy SEAL dropout Mitchum will break every rule to expose the truth–even if it destroys the people he loves.
MALEVOLENT: Mitchum has never been more desperate. One by one his loved ones have become victims of carefully staged attacks. There’s only one way to stop the ruthless mastermind intent on destroying everyone around him–to go on the most dangerous hunt of his life.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Leave Me Breathless
by Multiple Authors
Rating: 4.7 #ad
When the daylight fades and time stands still. The feeling of flying from just one touch. Moving slowly, kissing softly. The flash of fever, becoming lost in the flames. Surrendering. Going under. These are the moments that leave us breathless.
The Ivy symbolizes dependence, endurance, and faithfulness. This collection will feature brand new stand-alone books from KL Donn, Evan Grace, Ashley Lane, C.M. Lally, Michelle Windsor, Sophia Henry, K.L. Humphreys, and Natalie Hill. The Ivy Collection can all be read as stand-alone books, guaranteed to give you a happily ever after and leave you breathless! What will it take to tempt you?
High White Sun
by J. Todd Scott
Rating: 4.5 #ad
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Sometimes we have to be wolves…
In the wake of Sheriff Stanford Ross’s death, former deputy Chris Cherry–now Sheriff Cherry–is the new “law” in Big Bend County, yet he still struggles to escape the long, dark shadow of that infamous lawman. As Chris tries to remake and modernize his corrupt department, bringing in new deputies, including young America Reynosa and Ben Harper–a hard-edged veteran homicide detective now lured out of retirement–he finds himself constantly staring down a town unwilling to change, friends and enemies unable to let go of the past, and the harsh limits of his badge.
Five Years in Yemen
by Luana Ehrlich
Rating: 4.9 #ad
A CIA contractor goes missing in Iraq. Five years later, he turns up in Yemen. Now, it’s up to Titus to find out if he’s a traitor or a patriot. After Titus accepts an assignment to bring rogue CIA contractor Jacob Levin back to the States, he learns the operation has been put on hold pending Presidential approval. That’s fine with him. He’s looking forward to spending time in Oklahoma with his fiancée, Nikki Saxon..
It begins in Springfield, Missouri . . . Where he interviews a former CIA employee about the missing Jacob Levin.
It continues in Detroit, Michigan . . . Where he and Nikki spend Thanksgiving with his relatives.
It leads to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . . . Where he encounters a killer.
It ends in Somahi, Yemen . . . Where he finally discovers the truth.
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(A Titus Ray Thriller)
The Prize
by Geoffrey M. Cooper
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Winner of National Indie Excellence Award. Silver Medal in Reader’s Favorite International Book Award Contest.
What does it take to win a Nobel Prize? Deceit? Fraud? Maybe even murder? When she finds a drug that has the potential to treat Alzheimer’s disease, Pam Weller is certain she’s made the discovery of a lifetime. But her success threatens the supremacy of Eric Prescott, a leading figure in Alzheimer’s research, who sees his chances at a Nobel Prize slipping through his fingers. His lust for the prize and the accolades that come with it drive him to concoct a plot against Pam that threatens her career, her freedom, and even her life.
The Body Politic
by Catherine Aird
Rating: 4.2 #ad
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International intrigue comes to a British village when an engineer is murdered in this mystery by a Diamond Dagger winner.
What’s the value of one British engineer when stacked against the exclusive mining rights to a rare, strategically important, and extremely valuable mineral? The British-based Anglo-Lassertan Mineral Company finds itself in hot water when one of its engineers, Alan Ottershaw, hits and kills a pedestrian while driving in a foreign country – a nation that happens to be “on the sunny side of the Iron Curtain,” with thick veins of the strategically important mineral querremitte.
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(The Calleshire Chronicles)
White Corridor
by Christopher Fowler
Rating: 4.6 #ad
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From using crackpot psychics to cutting-edge forensics, Arthur Bryant and John May are famous for their maddeningly unorthodox approach to solving crimes that the ordinary police cannot. Now Christopher Fowler, “a new master of the classical detective story,”* brings back crime detection’s oddest – and oldest—couple to solve the ultimate locked room mystery.
It’s an “impossible” crime – a member of the Peculiar Crimes Unit killed inside a locked autopsy room populated only by the dead and to which only four PCU members had a key. And to make matters worse, the Unit has been shut down for a forced “vacation” and Bryant and May are stuck in a van miles away in the Dartmoor countryside during a freak snowstorm on their way to a convention of psychics.
How to Invest for Retirement
by Anthony S. Park
Rating: 4.6 #ad
A simple path to retiring rich, independent, and free. This easy-to-read guide answers all your questions about investing for retirement:
Why is time value of money important? How compounding works in index funds
What is the best way to invest for retirement? What are some common investing mistakes?
Where to invest for retirement? Where to invest first?
How much should you invest for retirement?
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Jane and the Wandering Eye
by Stephanie Barron
Rating: 4.6 #ad
As Christmas of 1804 approaches, Jane Austen finds herself “insupportably bored with Bath, and the littleness of a town.” It is with relief that she accepts a peculiar commission from her Gentleman Rogue, Lord Harold Trowbridge—to shadow his niece, Lady Desdemona, who has fled to Bath to avoid the attentions of the unsavoury Earl of Swithin.
But Jane’s idle diversion turns deadly when a man is discovered stabbed to death in the Theatre Royal. Adding to the mystery is an unusual object found on the victim’s body—a pendant that contains a portrait of an eye! As Jane’s fascination with scandal leads her deeper into the investigation, it becomes clear that she will not uncover the truth without some dangerous playacting of her own….
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(Being a Jane Austen Mysteries)
Trials and Tribulations
by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Trials and Tribulations is a completed boxed set part of the Best-Selling Kurtherian Gambit Series
Risk be Damned: Risking One’s Heart is often harder than Risking One’s life. When you have made a point of not doing risking love for a thousand years… You wonder if the promise is worth the pain… Sometimes… Risk Be Damned, your heart doesn’t ask permission.
Damned to Hell: Risking One’s Heart is often harder than Risking One’s life. Jennifer is in a bind, and that doesn’t even stop to consider she got herself stuck right in the spider’s castle.
To Hell and Back: Hugo’s plan to use the Wechselbag as slaves has been thwarted – Jennifer and Stephen made sure he died.
The Snow Killer
by Ross Greenwood
Rating: 4.4 #ad
‘Fear the north wind. Because no one will hear you scream…’ A family is gunned down in the snow but one of the children survives. Three years on, that child takes revenge and the Snow Killer is born. But then, nothing – no further crimes are committed, and the case goes cold.
Fifty years later, has the urge to kill been reawakened? As murder follows murder, the detective team tasked with solving the crimes struggle with the lack of leads. It’s a race against time and the weather – each time it snows another person dies.
Dark Realm
by Mary Vigliante Szydlowski
Rating: Brand New release #ad
Satan has given the people a savior. A Messiah! While he rules the netherworld, his daughter, Ara, oversees his worldly realm. She’s the keeper of the faith. Her frenzied followers worship her with the same zeal they do the King of Demons. Her concert tours and sermons overflow with true believers, willing to burn themselves alive to show their devotion.
The clergy and aristocracy loathe her. They think she’s a fanatic who riles up slaves and lowborns with her foolish talk of salvation. In a place where all Satan’s children bear his mark, coal-black eyes, her blue eyes are seen as an abomination by the clerics. Though they hate her, they’re afraid to rise up against her…until the rumors start.
The Bloodline
by Lorhainne Eckhart
Rating: 4.7 #ad
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From New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Lorhainne Eckhart comes THE BLOODLINE, a big family romance series that will rock your world.
Andy Friessen has two guarantees in his life:
1. His wife Laura, and his children are safe from the control of his family.
2. A safety deposit box holds evidence that could blow his mother’s world apart.
But nothing is ever simple or easy, until one night tragedy strikes, yanking the rug from under him. This time, secrets and lies could destroy the solid foundation he’s built for his family.
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(The Friessens)
Deep Cover Jack
by Diane Capri
Rating: 4.2 #ad
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“Make some coffee. You’ll read all night.” Lee Child, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers
FBI Agents Otto and Gaspar pick up where Lee Child’s “Persuader” leaves off in the Hunt for Jack Reacher.
FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar will wait no longer. They head to Houston to find Susan Duffy, one of Jack Reacher’s known associates, determined to get answers. But Duffy’s left town, headed for trouble. Otto and Gaspar are right behind her, and powerful enemies with their backs against the wall will have everything to lose.
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(The Hunt For Jack Reacher Mysteries)
Treason
by Stuart Woods
Rating: 4.0 #ad
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Brand New release at $14.99. Upon returning to New York City after a whirlwind British excursion, Stone Barrington is notified of a delicate situation within the country’s administration. A close friend requires his expertise and subtlety to eradicate a destructive presence in a classified agency – only it soon becomes clear that this renegade was sent by a rival Stone has encountered before.
From the City of Light to the rocky Maine coastline, Stone will need to summon all his wit and daring to halt the audacious plots threatening to reveal confidential intel, and catch the evasive traitor at last.
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(A Stone Barrington Mysteries)
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Penne Dreadful
by Catherine Bruns
Rating: 4.8 #ad
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Tomato sauce isn’t the only thing that runs red…
Local chef Tessa Esposito is struggling to get back on her feet following her husband’s fatal accident. And when the police knock on Tessa’s door, things just get worse. They’ve discovered Dylan’s death wasn’t an accident after all, and they need Tessa to start filling in the blanks. Who would want her beloved husband dead, and why?
With the investigation running cold, Tessa decides it’s time to save her sanity by reconnecting with her first love-cooking.
An Exaltation of Larks
by Suanne Laqueur
Rating: 4.8 #ad
GRAND PRIZE WINNER of the 2017 WRITER’S DIGEST BOOK AWARDS
September 11, 1973: Eleven-year-old Alejandro Penda watches from his apartment window as Santiago, Chile falls to a military coup, destroying his family and his childhood. Arriving alone in America, he’s taken in by the Larks: a prominent family in the town of Guelisten. Though burdened by unresolved grief for his disappeared parents, he becomes fiercely loyal to the Larks, eventually marrying one of their daughters, Valerie.
September 11, 2001: Javier Landes watches from his apartment window as New York City falls to terrorism.
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(Venery Series)
River Run
by Toni Dwiggins
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Forensic geologists Cassie Oldfield and Walter Shaws investigate one way: trouble on the canyon’s Colorado River. Stranded raft. Life vests unused. Rafters missing.
The only clue to the fate of the rafters is a bag of pebbles caught in the bowline. Following that clue, the geologists uncover a hellish scheme. Not only are the rafters in peril, but the river itself is under attack. The race to stop it takes Cassie and Walter deep into the canyon, and onto the mighty river, putting their own survival at stake.
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(The Forensic Geology Mysteries)
Terminal Freeze
by Lincoln Child
Rating: 4.1 #ad
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In this riveting, high-octane thriller from Lincoln Child, an ancient creature is inadvertently released to wreak havoc on the inhabitants of a desolate arctic landscape.
Alaska’s Federal Wilderness Zone is one of the most dangerous and inhospitable places on Earth. For paleoecologist Evan Marshall, an expedition to the Zone offers an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study the mounting effects of climate change.
The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft
by H. P. Lovecraft
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Another excellent edition in the Knickerbocker Classic series, The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft collects the author’s novel, four novellas, and fifty-three short stories. Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft’s trademark fantastical creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themes, that have influenced some of today’s writers and filmmakers, including Stephen King, Alan Moore, F. Paul Wilson, Guillermo del Toro, and Neil Gaiman. Included in this volume are The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, “The Call of Cthulhu,” “The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath,” “At the Mountains of Madness,” “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” “The Colour Out of Space,” “The Dunwich Horror,” and many more hair-raising tales.
Mother, It’s Hard to Forgive You
by Nancy Richards
Rating: 4.2 #ad
What happens when the mother-daughter bond is broken by betrayal?
After a childhood plagued with physical and emotional violence and a fourteen-year estrangement from her entire family, Nancy Richards discovers herself at a crossroads. The mother she had both loved and feared as a child reached her by telephone to offer an apology for her abuse and to express a desire for reconciliation.
As she looks into the rearview mirror of her life and at the horrors inflicted by her mother, Nancy must decide whether to risk the safety of her present life or remain an orphan of circumstances. Is there really any reason to go back for more?
The Groote Park Murder
by Freeman Wills Crofts
Rating: 4.4 #ad
When a mutilated body is found beside a railway tunnel in Groote Park the tragedy appears a straightforward case of accidental death, but Middeldorp police Detective-Inspector Vandam senses foul play. Vandam begins an investigation into the dead man, Albert Smith, which takes the case from the wilds of South Africa to mountains and glens of Scotland, where a near-identical crime has been perpetrated…