Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
The Welcoming
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A tale of danger and desire from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts, The Welcoming follows a man in pursuit of a master criminal risking more than his life when he meets a woman who steals his heart.
Charity Ford’s seaside inn on Orcas Island is a home away from home for people seeking the simple pleasures in life. Falling prey to a hit-and-run accident has made Charity even more aware of how precious life is. But what she doesn’t know is some of her guests are not who they appear to be. Some are involved in illegal activities—and they’re responsible for Charity’s near death experience.
Children of Wrath
by Paul Grossman
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Willi Kraus tackles the case of the Kinderfresser, the vicious Child-Eater of Berlin. Turning the clock back two years from The Sleepwalkers, the story starts out in the fall of 1929, the last days of prosperity.
Berlin is deep in the throes of a giddy rush to forget its troubled past. But the same day the stock market crashes in New York, the dark underside of the German capital flushes to the surface in the form of a burlap sack spewed by floodwaters from the city sewer system. When Willi is called to investigate and discovers the sack is full of children’s bones with teeth marks on them–and a bible with a single phrase circled in red: children of wrath–he fears he’s run into “something darker than he’s ever known.”
Fatal Heat
by Diane Capri
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
For fans of Lee Child, Jack Reacher, John Grisham, and James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club
Investigative reporter Jess Kimball, dedicated to helping crime victims, assists a friend in tracking down and stopping a dangerous killer amid the scorching, deadly heat of Arizona. It’s a fast-paced, exciting read full of tension.
One Moment
by Linda Green
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Finn and Kaz are about to meet for the first time.
Ten-year-old Finn, a quirky, sensitive boy who talks a lot and only eats at cafes with a 5-star hygiene rating, is having a tough time at school and home.
Outspoken Kaz, 59, who has an acerbic sense of humour and a heart of gold, is working at the café when Finn and his mum come in. They don’t know it yet, but the second time they meet will be a moment which changes both of their lives forever . . .
The Shadowkiller
by Matthew Scott Hansen
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Every hair on Ty’s body, the skin on his neck and arms, everything was clenched in a primeval fear stimulus response. In the thick of the woods not ten yards away stood a creature, manlike, apelike . . . some sort of hairy humanoid, like a gorilla standing upright on long legs. Motionless, it stared at Ty, and Ty froze dead in his tracks.
Jesus Christ, this is Bigfoot.
BIGFOOT IS ANGRY.
17 Blade
by Jesse Storm
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Slade “The Blade” Cassidy has only one aim in life – revenge.
At 17, he’s already a weapon, forged not by choice but by tragedy. Once a sweet boy, now a relentless young man, Blade rides to avenge his murdered family.
His sister, Millie, survived the brutal assault that claimed their home, but trauma has stolen her voice, leaving Blade with a vow to make their enemies pay.
Riding with him is Dakota Hawthorne, half-white, half-Chinese, and every bit his equal. Raised alongside Blade and also 17 years old, she can outshoot men twice her age, and she, too, lost her parents during the unprovoked attack.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Armchair Detectives
by Matt Dunn
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Meet Martin Maxwell: octogenarian, dog lover and amateur sleuth.
For most residents at Twilight Lodge, a picture-perfect retirement home by the sea, their days are filled with jigsaws, endless cups of tea and afternoon karaoke. But when Martin discovers that three residents have died in less than two weeks, all with clean bills of health, he suspects foul play. Trouble is, no-one believes him.
Martin knows he needs expert help and who better than fellow ‘Lodger’ Albie – Martin’s arch-nemesis back when they worked for a secret government organization. With the life of his puzzle-loving sweetheart Barbara under threat, Albie reluctantly agrees to join forces.
Lights out America
by Colton Lively
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
An EMP Post Apocalypse Prepper Survival Thriller Boxset
After a mysterious blackout shatters society, Samantha and her dog Dean journey through looted cities and treacherous wilds. Haunted by her parents’ deaths and unable to save a wounded survivor, she finds an unlikely ally in Gabriel. As danger closes in, a hidden bunker may be their last chance at hope.
Bodyguard
by William C. Dietz
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.0 #ad
From a New York Times–bestselling author: In a future where androids do most of the work, one man manages to find a job—but it may cost him his life . . .
Max Maxon is an ex-marine who makes his living with a gun. Sasha Casad is a rich teenager trying to catch the next spaceship home. Max’s job is to get her there alive. Somebody’s trying to stop them–somebody with plenty of money and firepower. That doesn’t bother Max. A contract is a contract. Against all odds, he’s going to fulfill this one. And then he’s going to make somebody pay!
From Potter’s Field
by Patricia Cornwell
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
An unidentified nude female sits propped against a fountain in Central Park. There are no signs of struggle. When Dr. Kay Scarpetta and her colleagues Benton Wesley and Pete Marino arrive on the scene, they instantly recognize the signature of serial killer Temple Brooks Gault. Scarpetta, on assignment with the FBI, visits the New York City morgue on Christmas morning, where she must use her forensic expertise to give a name to the nameless—a difficult task. But as she sorts through conflicting forensic clues, Gault claims his next victim.
Unraveling Oliver
by Liz Nugent
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
“Top-notch grip lit…incredibly brilliant.” – Marian Keyes, New York Times bestselling author
In this astonishing debut novel, a man’s shocking act of savagery stuns a local community—and the revelations that follow will keep you gripped until the very last page.
Oliver Ryan has the perfect life. Elegant and seductive, he wants for nothing, sharing a lovely home with his steadfast wife, Alice, who illustrates the award-winning children’s books that have brought him wealth and fame. Until one evening, after eating the dinner Alice has carefully prepared, Oliver savagely assaults her and leaves her for dead.
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft
by H. P. Lovecraft
Kindle $0.45 Rating: 4.6 #ad
The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft collects the author’s all Solo Writings as an adult. 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.
This Edition has over 60 Stories; Included in this volume are, ‘The Tomb’; ‘The Case of Charles Dexter Ward’, ‘Old Bugs’; ‘The Call of Cthulhu’, ‘The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath’, ‘At the Mountains of Madness’, ‘The Temple’, ‘The Haunter of The Dark’, ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’, ‘The Color Out of Space’, ‘The Dunwich Horror’, and many more hair-raising tales.
Taming the Wind
by Joe R. Eagleman
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
What if the power to command the storm was no longer natures alone?
Dr. Jack Engle, a brilliant scientist, respected professor, and bestselling textbook author, has done the unthinkable: he has engineered the first artificial tornado. Designed to revolutionize clean energy, his creation could change the world—or destroy it.
But Engle isn’t just a scientist. He’s also a family man who finds balance in Sunday jam sessions with his children and grandchildren, performing in the family band that keeps him grounded. His world of music, teaching, and family dinners is suddenly shattered when his discovery ignites a corporate firestorm…
Superhero Summer Camp
by Asaf Gitler
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Help kids discover their inner superhero in an empowering and mindful environment!
Danny is used to being shy and nervous, but today, everything feels especially stressful because he’s starting the Superhero Summer Camp. Good thing he has friends like Naomi, Eithan, and Maya to help him find his Inner Dragon Breath, become Super Flexible, or transform his world with Magic Glasses for every need. In the end, Danny might discover that he had a superhero inside him all along.
With thoughtful, empowering lessons for children and adults, Danny’s relatable story will not only delight young readers from age 6 to 12