Mysteries
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder at Mount Ephraim
by Julie Wassmer
Rating: 4.2 #ad
‘While Oxford had Morse, Whitstable, famous for its oysters, has Pearl’ Daily Mail
Pearl Nolan receives a wedding invitation from an old school friend. Journalist Amy has chosen somewhere very special for the wedding ceremony – the historic Kent manor house of Mount Ephraim – and the invite includes a pre-nuptial stay for Pearl and other guests at this venue. Nestled in an 800-acre estate, and surrounded by beautiful gardens and a lake, Pearl sees this break as a chance to leave crime behind, along with her own detective agency and her restaurant, The Whitstable Pearl.
Lost for Murder
by Stephanie Parker McKean
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Kymber Allan might get lost in a cardboard box, but she has no problem finding trouble. After she gets fired on her second day at work for getting lost—she finds a dead body. That discovery thrusts her into a path of danger and dark secrets. From attempts on her life to thefts from her aunt’s art collection, Kymber struggles to stay one step ahead of the menace stalking her.
Finding a murder victim while being lost might be an unusual beginning for romance, but in this little Scottish village, the unusual is usual. The crook and the copper. Two men vie for her love and she must choose which one to believe.
The red-headed girl from Texas is determined to turn her famous artist aunt’s home into a museum for the Scottish village her aunt loved. That would prove a lot easier without a killer stalking her, and a next door neighbor who is quick to blame her for repeated damage to her dahlias.
The Price of Love
by Peter Robinson
Rating: 3.8 #ad
From the New York Times bestselling author comes a riveting collection of short fiction, marked by the piercing psychological insight and brilliant characterization that are hallmarks of his acclaimed novels.
Ever since the publication of his first mystery featuring Detective Inspector Alan Banks, Peter Robinson has been steadily building a reputation for compulsively readable and perceptive novels that probe the dark side of human nature. Plumbing the territory that he has so successfully staked, The Price of Love and Other Stories includes two novellas and several stories featuring the Yorkshire policeman at his finest.
The Helsing Society Complete Series Boxed Set
by Bradford Bates, Michael Anderle
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Saying no to a vampire is a dangerous thing. Especially when the vampire wants what you have.
It’s a lesson Dylan McCormick and his dad are about to find out. Their world will be turned upside down. They need help. Will the Helsing Society step up, or will it take someone else to fight back against the creatures of the night?
“The darkness holds no power over us. Tonight, we ride together into history.”
You Can’t See Me
by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
Rating: 4.1 #ad
A wealthy Icelandic family is investigated and dark secrets are exposed when a body is found on the lava fields outside the hotel where they’ ve gathered for a reunion … the chilling, gripping prequel to the addictive Forbidden Iceland series
The wealthy, powerful Snæ berg clan has gathered for a family reunion at a futuristic hotel set amongst the dark lava flows of Iceland’ s remote Snæ fellsnes peninsula.
Petra Snæ berg, a successful interior designer, is anxious about the event, and her troubled teenage daughter, Lea, whose social-media presence has attracted the wrong kind of followers…
Carol of the Witches
by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rating: 5.0 #ad
HOLIDAY HILLS CAN’T CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT BESSIE’S CHARMED CAROLING MUSIC! Join Abby and friends as they make it their number one priority to find the music sheets and bring the holidays back to Holiday Hills.
In the picturesque town of Holiday Hills, every snowflake that falls has a touch of magic and every resident has a quirky secret or two. This year, the most awaited event is Bessie’s annual Christmas carol night where magicals from near and far come together to sing enchanting carols crafted by a rare and ancient family spell that can only be conjured once a year.
In Their Footsteps
by Tess Gerritsen
Rating: 4.0 #ad
Rediscover this classic story from master thriller author Tess Gerritsen
The quiet scandal surrounding the death of her parents has always haunted Beryl Tavistock. Now she’s asking dangerous questions, and the answers are proving that the past does not die easily.
Pulled into a world of espionage, Beryl quickly discovers that she needs help, and former CIA agent Richard Wolf is her only hope. But in a world where trust is a double-edged sword, friends become enemies and enemies are killers.
Make It a Habit
by Jacob Shashoua
Rating: 4.5 #ad
The smallest things inspire the biggest results.
Changing your nutritional, financial, or personal habits can seem like a daunting challenge. Even the most motivated person would find it difficult to know where to start.
Now, imagine if you picked up just one good habit a day; the progress you would make in just a year would be exceptional!
In Make It a Habit, successful businessman Jacob Shashoua gives you the practical tools you need to make all the changes you’ve been waiting for – and all in less time than it takes to brush your teeth.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Risky Business, Another Murder
by Christa Nardi
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Brand New Release
When a man engages in risky business, it’s not surprising he’s dead.
When Donald Woodlawn, an investment advisor from Lynchburg, is shot dead in their quiet town, Sheridan Hendley can’t help but wonder why. As the secrets of his questionable financial dealings with investment clients unravel, she discovers that a dangerous combination of gambling debts and alcohol drove him to target rich and powerful men.
Multiple layers of risk and Sheridan’s quick thinking leads to many suspects. Danger lurks around every corner. As the threats mount, Sheridan’s determined to peel back the layers of deception to uncover the killer.
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(A Sheridan Hendley Mysteries)
Magnify
by Stefanie Lozinski
Rating: 4.3 #ad
The dragons have fled the skies. A noble House is clinging to life. The God of gods is rising.
As the Envoy of the Four Kingdoms, Wes has had his purpose decided since birth: sacrifice the treasures of the people to the dragon gods, and they will keep Kaveryth safe.
For five years, he’s been forced to watch his Kingdom fall into ruin while carrying an unbearable grief of his own. The Elders insist that they must continue to be faithful to the Dracodei, but Wes is beginning to doubt that their protectors are holding up their end of the bargain…
Paranormal Nonsense
by Steve Higgs
Rating: 4.2 #ad
When a master vampire starts killing people in his hometown, paranormal investigator, Tempest Michaels, takes it personally …
… and soon a race against time turns into a battle for his life. He doesn’t believe in the paranormal but has a steady stream of clients with cases too weird for the police.
Mostly it’s all nonsense, but when a third victim turns up with bite marks in her lifeless throat, can he really dismiss the possibility that this time the monster is real?
An Unfinished Canvas
by Michael Glasgow, Phyllis Gobbell
Rating: 4.2 #ad
This true crime saga reveals the case of a missing Nashville woman, a husband on the run, and a rare cold case murder conviction.
Janet March had it all: a corporate lawyer husband, two beautiful children, a promising career as an artist, and a dream house she designed herself. But behind closed doors, her husband led a destructive double life. On August 16, 1996, Janet had an appointment to finally file for divorce. But she never arrived. On the night of August 15, she vanished.
Janet’s disappearance incited a massive search and media frenzy that revealed her husband Perry’s seedy dealings. When he absconded with his children to a new life in Mexico, Janet’s parents began a decade-long, international custody battle that culminated in Perry’s dramatic extradition to Tennessee.
Ghost River
by Chad Ryan
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Everything dies in the desert. Some places have a history so dark it stains the soil. Orphan Rock is one of them.
For years, the Northamm family has served the Crooked Woman. Bound by sinister magic, they commit unspeakable acts to save themselves and the ones they love from something wicked that’s stirring beneath the dirt.
Harpies in the hills. Demons in the dark. Lonely girls who command giant earthworms that tunnel between worlds… Anything goes in this twisted tale of monsters, mayhem, and revenge.
The Rogue Elf Boxed Set
by J.T. Williams
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Darkness descends and it’s up to one young high elf to stand against it… but nothing is as it appears.
War has erupted across the lands and when the elves of Urlas depart for war, Kealin is not allowed to join the other warriors as he expects. His father and mother, and the elven High Council, demand he and his siblings stay behind.
There’s something Kealin is not being told.
When a soothsayer foretells the fall of the elves that have gone to war, it’s up to Kealin and his siblings who refuse to stand by and wait. if they’re to save their parents and the lives of their kin they must act. No matter the risk involved.
Drug of Choice
by Michael Crichton
Rating: 3.8 #ad
Brand New release
Two patients in comas, not expected to live: when they both recover, sharing the same bizarre symptom of blue urine, it’s a medical miracle that Dr. Roger Clark cannot explain.
One of the patients happens to be Sharon Wilder, a beautiful Hollywood starlet. When she offers Dr. Clark the chance to accompany her to the private Caribbean island called Eden, he has to accept—if only to learn more about the bioengineering company Advance, Inc., and their promise to make your wildest dreams come true.
