Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Glory in Death
by J.D. Robb
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
The first victim was found lying on a sidewalk in the rain. The second was murdered in her own apartment building. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas had no problem finding connections between the two crimes.
Both victims were beautiful and highly successful women. Their glamorous lives and loves were the talk of the city. And their intimate relations with men of great power and wealth provided Eve with a long list of suspects—including her own lover, Roarke.
Bodies from the Library
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 16 tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Agatha Christie crime story that has not been seen since 1922.
At a time when crime and thriller writing has once again overtaken the sales of general and literary fiction, Bodies from the Library unearths lost stories from the Golden Age, that period between the World Wars when detective fiction captured the public’s imagination and saw the emergence of some of the world’s cleverest and most popular storytellers.
Good Girls Don’t Cry
by D.K. Hood
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Madison hesitates before hitching her pink tulle prom dress and running as fast as she can into the wilderness. The ripped edge of her skirt snags on a tree root and she falls to the forest floor. As she catches her breath, she hears the unmistakable sound of heavy boots closing in on her. He knows where she is…
When news of a missing limousine reaches Sheriff Jenna Alton and her deputy, David Kane, they fear for the lives of the ten teenagers who were inside and should have been enjoying their prom night. After picking up each passenger from their home, instead of heading to prom, the car turned toward the darkness of the forest around Black Rock Falls. Has there been a tragic accident, or has something more sinister happened to the teenagers?
The Last Party
by Clare Mackintosh
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At midnight, one of them is dead. By morning, all of them are suspects. It’s the party to end all parties….but not everyone is here to celebrate.
On New Year’s Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests. His vacation homes on Mirror Lake are a success, and he’s generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbors. But by midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake.
On New Year’s Day, Ffion Morgan has a village full of suspects. The tiny community is her home, so the suspects are her neighbors, friends and family—and Ffion has her own secrets to protect.
Monster Hunting in Newtonville
by Viktor Csák
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ONE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE OUTBREAK — The Boston resistance is teetering on the brink of collapse, and so far only the Icelandic smugglers have brought any help: medicine and supplies in exchange for American relics of life before the outbreak.
The smugglers take anything that might earn them money and pay handsomely for footage showing the infected. Even though the pandemic-ravaged Zone — North America — has been sealed off, the world still hungers for news. And sometimes for something more…
Something Whiskered
by Miranda James
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A dead baron, an Irish castle, and an unexpected ghost . . . Charlie Harris, Helen Louise Brady, and their feline friend Diesel find themselves hot on the trail of a conniving killer in this delightful Cat in the Stacks Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Miranda James.
Charlie Harris and his wife, Helen Louise Brady, have arrived in Ireland for their honeymoon. After a few days in Dublin, they head to County Clare, ancestral home to Helen Louise’s extended family, the O’Bradys. Her cousin Lorcan runs Castle O’Brady as a bed-and-breakfast with his wife Caoimhe and their daughter and son-in-law. But upon arrival at the castle, the newlyweds are shocked to see a body falling from the roof.
Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah
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From the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . now a #1 Netflix series!
In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the “coolest girl in the world” moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all—beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer’s end they’ve become TullyandKate. Inseparable.
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Squirrel Skip Squabble
by Max Parrott
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The return of the prodigal son, a nutty clue to murder…
Angela Atkinson may have left her barista days behind, but little did she know her new private investigation business would lead her straight into a twisted murder mystery. When Hummings Hollow’s resident millionaire, Reginald Dean, is found bludgeoned to death in his mansion, Angela and her partner Ruff are called in to solve the case. But things take a personal turn when Angela’s estranged brother, William, becomes a prime suspect…
Deception In The Mountains: The Complete Series
by Rebecca Lake
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High-intensity suspense. Clean romance. All three books in the Deception in the Mountains series are now available in one set!
Where Secrets Lie: SOME SECRETS REFUSE TO STAY BURIED…
His Last Text: A ROMANTIC ANNIVERSARY DINNER. A HEARTFELT MESSAGE. THEN SILENCE.
Where Secrets End: ONE MAN’S OBSESSION. ONE WOMAN’S PAST. ONE CHANCE TO SURVIVE.
The Covenant
by James A. Michener
Kindle $199 Rating: 4.5 #ad
James A. Michener’s masterly chronicle of South Africa is an epic tale of adventurers, scoundrels, and ministers, the best and worst of two continents who carve an empire out of a vast wilderness. From the Java-born Van Doorn family tree springs two great branches: one nurtures lush vineyards, the other settles the interior to become the first Trekboers and Afrikaners. The Nxumalos, inhabitants of a peaceful village unchanged for centuries, unite warrior tribes into the powerful Zulu nation. And the wealthy Saltwoods are missionaries and settlers who join the masses to influence the wars and politics that ravage a nation.
Ends of the Earth
by Colin Falconer
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A lost legion. A Han emperor. An impossible journey. An epic adventure.
Roman Empire, 53BC: After the disastrous defeat at Carrhae, Roman tribune Valerius is captured at the far reaches of the Parthian Empire. Stranded beyond the edge of the known world, he swears he will find a way home.
In Rome, Pompey and Caesar fight for control of a collapsing Republic. Civil war brews. Old loyalties fracture.
Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.
Husband Missing
by Lisa Regan
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Fear prickles her skin. “Noah?” Photos and trinkets from their simple but perfect life together litter the carpet. The coffee table is cracked, blood along its edges. She should be taking in details, but her heart is racing too fast. A strangled cry works its way from Josie’s chest. Where is her husband?
Detective Josie Quinn’s world shatters when she returns home to find her house ransacked, and her husband, Noah, missing. When she kissed him goodbye hours earlier, called to the discovery of a woman’s body at a protest, they were putting the finishing touches to a nursery for their first adopted child. But now the house is empty, Noah’s bloodied handprints trailing the walls.
Windslash
by Chris Bennett
Kindle $1.48 Rating: 5.0 #ad
10,000 years ago. On a mythical island.
Where powerful magic exists that is destined to be lost to the seas.
Timaeus is a Wind Student, training to be a Wind Elemental. It is through an extraordinary anomaly that it is discovered he can use more than Wind Magic, this marks the beginning of an extraordinary adventure as he learns the extent of his abilities.
The Dark Elementals, malevolent and monstrous warriors, corrupted by Dark Magic, seek to revive a great evil that was sealed away long ago. After centuries of waiting they put their plan into motion, they invade Atlantis causing a war to break out, slaughtering Atlantis’ forces to find what they need to revive the great evil.
Abandon
by Blake Crouch
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A century-old mystery—and a desperate battle to survive—unfold in this standalone thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion.
On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone found.
Now, journalist Abigail Foster and her historian father have set out to explore the long-abandoned town and learn what happened. With them are two backcountry guides—along with a psychic and a paranormal photographer who are there to investigate rumors that the town is haunted.
Within and Without Time
by D. I. Hennessey
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Be prepared to laugh and cry, to be inspired, and find your heart rejoicing!
Befriended by a powerful angelic warrior, Jimmy finds himself in the center of God’s plan for Earth’s final Great Revival. The beginning of God’s amazing harvest at the End of the Age. Like an intense roller coaster, the journey he experiences is exciting and unpredictable. Heartwarming, as well as heart-rending. God prepares him for a mission more extraordinary than anything he could have imagined, placing him in the rare company of ancient prophets and apostles alike.
The Girl From the Abbey
by David Shalem
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The only thing that gives her strength is the one thing no one must ever find out.
Warsaw, 1941. The life of fifteen-year-old Hannah is ripped apart as she is forced to flee the only home she ever knew to save her life. After years of hunger and hardship, Hannah’s mother smuggles her out of the Warsaw Ghetto and into the local Christian abbey, where she made arrangements for Hannah to be looked after by any means necessary. Her final wish for her daughter—never forget who you are, and where you came from.