Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
The Great Brownie Taste-off
by Lisa Maliga
Kindle $0.99 Rating: Brand NEW Release #ad
Cat shelter employee Yolanda Carter loves her job, but her dream is to own a bakery. Living in Sherman Oaks, California with her tuxedo cat, her only outlet is baking treats for her friends, coworkers and family.
Her situation changes when her high school friend, Teagan Mishkin, drops by to tell her about an incredible job opportunity that will give Yolanda enough money to launch her bakery…
Least of Evils
by J. M. Gregson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
The Northumberland detective makes “a memorable hero, as distinctive as Inspector Morse” in this thrilling whodunit of murder among the moneyed (Booklist).
DCI Percy Peach has been called to the sprawling Thorley Grange estate in Brunton to investigate the murder of Oliver Ketley. The beloved philanthropist was found in his Bentley, shot through the head. When he arrives, Peach discovers a wounded intruder lurking on the grounds, hoarding a bag of priceless gems. Case closed? Not exactly. A guy like Oliver doesn’t die in a simple robbery gone wrong. Not with his secrets.
The Other Wife
by Michael Robotham
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Childhood sweethearts William and Mary have been married for sixty years. William is a celebrated surgeon, Mary a devoted wife. Both have a strong sense of right and wrong.
This is what their son, Joe O’Loughlin, has always believed. But when Joe is summoned to the hospital with news that his father has been brutally attacked, his world is turned upside down. Who is the strange woman crying at William’s bedside, covered in his blood – a friend, a mistress, a fantasist or a killer?
Trophy Hunt
by C. J. Box
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
In this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Joe Pickett series, the Wyoming game warden is up against a vicious killer who’s more beast than man…
Local authorities in Twelve Sleep County, Wyoming, are quick to label a rash of animal mutilations as the work of a grizzly bear, but game warden Joe Pickett suspects that something far more sinister is afoot. And when the bodies of two men are found disfigured in the same way, his worst feats are confirmed: A modern-day Jack the Ripper is on the loose—and the killings have just begun.
On the Street Where You Live
by Mary Higgins Clark
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Following a nasty divorce and the trauma of being stalked, criminal defense attorney Emily Graham leaves Albany to work in Manhattan. Craving roots, she buys her ancestral home, a Victorian house in the seaside resort town of Spring Lake, New Jersey. Her family sold the house in 1892, after one of Emily’s forebears, Madeline Shapley, then a young girl, disappeared.
As the house is renovated and a pool dug, a skeleton is found and identified as Martha Lawrence, a young Spring Lake woman who vanished several years ago…
Stardust
by Robert B. Parker
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When a Hollywood-based TV series schedules filming in Boston, Spenser smells trouble. When he signs up to protect the show’s star, Jill Joyce, he knows it’s on its way.First, there’s Jill herself. She’s spoiled, arrogant, drugged out — made worse by fear. Someone is out to get her — does she imagine it, or is it real?Spenser monitors her neurosis, but finds evidence of harassment. It escalates to murder. Now begins the dangerous part — while the act may have ended, the murderer lingers on.”STARDUST is a four-star noir suspense that no Spenser fan will be able to resist.” (Publisher’s Source)
Beneath A Deadly Sky
by Frank Wheeler
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
John Mitchell returned home from the war a changed man. Betrayed by his commanding officer, General Nathaniel Carver, all he wanted was a fresh start. But that fresh start was shattered when John’s is killed, leaving him as guardian to his six-year-old niece, Sienna.
Six years later, just as life begins to settle, Carver reappears, coveting John’s land for its rich coal deposits. Only this time, John is not backing down. Joined by his fierce ally Rune, a blacksmith with a quick temper, and Myra, Carver’s defiant daughter, John sets out to stop Carver before he can hurt anyone else.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Flowers of Evil
by N.L. Holmes
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
When two young women in ancient Egypt open a medical dispensary, they don’t expect their first patient to be a dying florist of Amen whose last words are totally mysterious. It’s Neferet and Bener-ib’s nature to want to appease the ba of the murder victim by finding his killer, and their teenaged apprentice is a born detective. But between the skepticism of their own families and the malice of a rival healer, they find out the simple desire to do the right thing gets them into more trouble than they could have imagined!
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Lacey’s Star
by Kay DiBianca
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
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Was it an accident? Or was it murder? Private pilot Cassie Deakin lands in the middle of an unwanted adventure and reluctantly agrees to team up with Deputy Frank White to investigate the mysterious death of young Lacey Alderson.
But as Cassie and Frank peel back the layers of one mystery, they uncover deep and sinister secrets in the rural community Lacey’s family lived in. Armed with only a single, cryptic clue to the death of the child, Cassie makes a crucial discovery that lands her in the crosshairs of a murderer.
Chasing the Ripper
by Patricia Cornwell
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.6 #ad
In this Kindle Single, Cornwell restates her case against Sickert, unveils new evidence, clarifies his motivations, and makes him human—and, along the way, explains how such a prominent cultural figure could be a notorious killer. She also directly faces down her critics with withering skill and, in doing so, is likely to re-ignite the debate over history’s most heinous unsolved crime.
Chasing the Ripper offers a surprisingly personal and revealing look into what it has been like for Cornwell to pursue the most sensational murder case in criminal history—even as she continues to thrill her fans with a steady diet of new Scarpetta novels, including Flesh and Blood, her latest New York Times bestseller.
Your Heart Belongs to Me
by Dean Koontz
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
From the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense comes a riveting thriller that probes the deepest terrors of the human psyche—and the ineffable mystery of what truly makes us who we are. Here a brilliant young man finds himself fighting for his very existence in a battle that starts with the most frightening words of all…
At thirty-four, Internet entrepreneur Ryan Perry seemed to have the world in his pocket—until the first troubling symptoms appeared out of nowhere. Within days, he’s diagnosed with incurable cardiomyopathy and finds himself on the waiting list for a heart transplant; it’s his only hope, and it’s dwindling fast. Ryan is about to lose it all…his health, his girlfriend Samantha, and his life.
The Order of the Black Robe
by Tiana Dokerty
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
In a kingdom overrun by shadows, one girl’s abduction sparks the light of hope.
Rebekah Otual lives a peaceful life in the kingdom of Freislicht. While her husband Jonathan, a Knight of J’shua, is off on a missionary journey, she is happy to stay at home raising her six-year-old daughter Sarah.
But when an official from the earl shows up one morning with soldiers demanding immediate payment for a debt and Rebekah has no means to pay it, Sarah is snatched as collateral.
Let Me In
by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A series of grisly murders coincide with the arrival of a boy’s new neighbor – a strange little girl – in this international bestselling gothic vampire tale.
It is autumn 1981 when inconceivable horror comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenager is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has come at long last—revenge for the bullying he endures at school, day after day.
Butter
by Asako Yuzuki
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
A highly fresh and original novel following a journalist in contemporary Japan as she investigates a serial killer convicted of luring wealthy men in with her cooking classes only to seduce, murder, and rob them, and a gripping exploration of misogyny, obsession, and the pleasures and pressures of food
Journalist Rika Machida is facing an unusual assignment: she is tapped to investigate serial killer Manako Kajii, notorious for drawing rich men in with her pricey cooking classes, only to murder them and move on to the next. Kajii refuses to cooperate with the press until Rika writes her a letter asking for her beef stew recipe, a correspondence and ongoing series of conversations between the two women that sees Rika transforming as she becomes closer to Kajii, taking on some of her confidence and strength but also some of her deadly intention. Game on.
13 Hours
by Mitchell Zuckoff with the Annex Security Team
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi — and the basis of the movie starring Jon Krasinski and directed by Michael Bay.
13 Hours presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism, to avert tragedy on a much larger scale. This is their personal account, never before told, of what happened during the thirteen hours of that now-infamous attack.
Good Half Gone
by Tarryn Fisher
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Never
Iris Walsh saw her twin sister get kidnapped—so why does no one believe her?
Iris narrowly escaped her twin sister’s fate as a teen: abducted in broad daylight and long gone before she could convince the cops there was anything to investigate. With Piper presumed a runaway and no evidence to go on but Iris’s scattered memories, the case quickly goes cold…
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Skeleton Makes a Friend
by Leigh Perry
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Georgia Thackery is feeling pretty good about her summer job teaching at prestigious Overfeld College, and she’s renting a rustic cabin right by a lake for herself, her daughter, Madison, and her best friend, Sid the Skeleton. Together again, the trio are enjoying the quiet when a teenager named Jen shows up looking for her friend. Georgia doesn’t recognize the name, but she learns that the person Jen was looking for is actually Sid.
Sid reveals that he and Jen are part of a regular online gaming group that formed locally, and one of their members has gone missing…
Resthaven
by Erik Therme
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Readers’ Favorite Honorable Mention
Kindle Book Awards Finalist
Kindle Scout Winner
The last thing fifteen-year-old Kaylee wants to do is participate in a childish scavenger hunt—especially inside the abandoned retirement home on the edge of town. When she finds a bruised, deaf boy hiding inside one of the rooms, she vows to lead him to safety . . . only to discover the front doors are now padlocked, and her friends are nowhere to be found. Kaylee is about to learn that not everything that goes ‘bump in the night’ is imaginary, and sometimes there are worse things to fear than ghosts.
A Mind to Murder
by P.D. James
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
On the surface, the Steen Psychiatric Clinic is one of the most reputable institutions in London. But when the administrative head is found dead with a chisel in her heart, that distinguished facade begins to crumble as the truth emerges. Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate and quickly finds himself caught in a whirlwind of psychiatry, drugs, and deceit. Now he must analyze the deep-seated anxieties and thwarted desires of patients and staff alike to determine which of their unresolved conflicts has resulted in murder and stop a cunning killer before the next blow.
O’Hara’s Choice
by Leon Uris
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Fifty years after his first novel, Battle Cry, took the world by storm, Leon Uris returns to the topic that first inspired him to write books that captivate, educate, and thrill — the Marine Corps.
In the years following the Civil War, first-generation Irish-American Zachary O’Hara, son of a legendary Marine and a force of a man in his own right, finds himself playing a critical role in the very future of the Marines. If he can persuade the Secretary of the Navy that the Marines are more crucial than ever to America’s safety and security — all the while hefting a heavier secret weight in his heart — he’ll save the corps and make his career…
One Dark Night
by Anna Faversham
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
It is 1821 and smuggling is rife on the English coast. Lucy Yorton, dragged away from her privileged early life, must slave, friendless, on a bleak, run-down farm. Those around her suspect she is a spy and treat her accordingly. Her problems increase when two men enter her life.
Lieutenant Karl Thorsen, sworn to avenge the murder of his father, is a King’s man. He is determined to stop the violent smugglers, hang them, and hang and gibbet one in particular. Daniel Tynton has smuggling in his blood. Undaunted by Thorsen’s threats, he is respected and feared, and adored by his trusty dog. The choices we make determine our futures and Lucy is torn between two determined men as the secrets and lies undermining her life are exposed. How can she find a way to love and trust again?
Insomnia
by Sarah Pinborough
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
In the dead of night, madness lies…
Emma Averell loves her life – her high-powered legal career, her two beautiful children, and her wonderful stay-at-home husband—but it wasn’t always so perfect. When she was just five years old, Emma and her older sister went into foster care because of a deeply disturbing incident with their mother. Her sister can remember a time when their mother was loving and “normal,” but Emma can only remember her as one thing – a monster.
And that monster emerged right around their mother’s fortieth birthday, the same milestone Emma is approaching now.
Kurtherian Age of Magic Starter Pack
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
After the world ended, a new one began. Welcome to the Age of Magic.
Centuries after the collapse of the Old World, Irth has devolved into a realm of monsters and magic, ruled by petty tyrants and thieves who seek to create the world in their own image.
But despite the many changes that have befallen Irth, one thing remains the same. Heroes walk among us.
Discover six series with the first book of each series set in this shared universe.
Lapidius
by Matthew Runals
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Thirteen-year-old Joey is in trouble. His mother can hardly feed him, which-because of his small size-is saying a lot.
As war moves closer to their little town, his mother’s options for more work are a big fat zero. Desperate, she sends him to a place where he won’t starve, Lapidius. Soon after arriving, however, Joey learns that he and the hundreds of other children aren’t just charity cases. Lapidius is a prestigious military institute that develops specialized skills for combat. But Lapidius is also a mysterious place where Joey learns that the battle for which they are being trained fot is full of magic, malevolence, and monsters.
The new students discover a nation found worthy to fight for.
Ghost Camera
by Darcy Coates
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
When Jenine finds an abandoned polaroid camera, she playfully snaps a photo without a second thought. But there’s something wrong with the image: a ghostly figure stands in the background, watching her.
Fixated on her. Moving one step closer with every picture she takes.
Desperate, Jenine shares her secret with her best friend, Bree. Together they realize the camera captures unsettling impressions of the dead. But now the ghosts seem to be following the two friends. And with each new photo taken, a terrible danger grows ever clearer…
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
The Bilbao Looking Glass
by Charlotte MacLeod
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A couple finds an antique mirror that isn’t broken, but still brings bad luck—“MacLeod can be counted on for a witty, literate, and charming mystery” (Publishers Weekly).
According to Max Bittersohn, he and Sarah Kelling have witnessed enough murder and unhappiness, so it’s high time they got married. And though Sarah hasn’t yet agreed to such drastic measures, she invites Max to summer with her at Ireson’s Landing. But they haven’t been in the house ten minutes when they stumble upon summer’s first mystery—a mint-condition, antique Spanish mirror that is tremendously rare and valuable…
Operation Storm’s Eye
by E.S. Benton
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Alpha team might comprise of people from very different backgrounds. From ex-spies, to a computer expert, to an ex-assassin. They might not even know each other’s hidden pasts. But after extensive training, they’ve formed one of the most formidable teams of covert agents.
Having suffered a devastating loss, Alpha Team must pick up the trail of a group responsible for committing heinous acts following supposedly natural disasters. But within the shadows and deep underground, Alpha Team are much like their targets; hidden to all who seek them. With nothing more than the name of one man, their morality, trust, secrecy and armoury are stretched to the limit by a hidden enemy.
Afraid to Die
by Lisa Jackson
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The town of Grizzly Falls, Montana, is still on edge in the wake of a serial killer’s capture. Thanks to Detectives Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli, the nightmare is over. But a new one is about to unfold. There are two victims so far—their bodies found frozen solid and deliberately displayed. Both are women Selena knew. And each wears a piece of her jewelry.
Selena, Regan, and the entire department are on the case, as is P.I. Dylan O’Keefe—a man Selena got too close to once before. But this killer already knows too much about Selena’s secret terror, her flaws, and the past she’s tried to outrun. And soon he’ll show her that she has every reason to be afraid…
Storykeeper
by Daniel A. Smith
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
NYC Big Book Award (Distinguished Favorite 2023)
Book Excellence Awards (Historical Fiction Winner 2022)
Maincrest Media Book Award (Mainstream Winner 2021)
Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Award (Top 100 Notable 2016)
Historical Novel Society (Editor’s Choice 2015)
Best Indie Book Award (Literary/Mainstream Winner 2013)
The first recorded Europeans to cross the Mississippi River reached the western shore on June 18, 1541. Hernando De Soto and his army of three hundred and fifty conquistadors spent the next year and a half conquering the nations in the fertile flood plains of eastern Arkansas.
Three surviving sixteenth-century journals written during the expedition detailed a complex array of twelve different nations. Each had separate beliefs, languages, and interconnected villages with capital towns comparable in size to European cities of the time. Through these densely populated sites, the Spanish carried a host of deadly old-world diseases, a powerful new religion, and war…
Winter’s Malice
by Belinda G. Buchanan
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Three bodies in the span of twenty-four hours…
It’s the dead of winter, and in Weeping Rock, South Dakota—a small town crippled by racism, drugs, and violence—Sheriff’s Deputy Liam Matthews has his work cut out for him when he steps in to take over the duties of sheriff from his father, who for far too long has turned a blind eye to certain crimes for what he says is the overall good of the town.
Coming under scrutiny for hiring a Lakota to fill his position as deputy, things quickly go from bad to worse for Liam when the body of retired pro-baseball player Hector Ramirez, who had recently returned home to coach ball at his high school alma mater, is found floating in Crow’s Foot Lake. Hector’s bludgeoned corpse is no sooner on its way to the M.E.’s office in Rapid City, however, when the partially clothed body of a young girl is discovered in a clearing in the snow.
System Collapse
by Martha Wells
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Am I making it worse? I think I’m making it worse.
Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, they’re sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be an entire colony of humans, well, a free workforce is a decent runner-up prize…
A Moment on the Edge
by Elizabeth George
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
“An absolutely first-rate anthology. . . a thoughtful and intelligent paean to crime fiction.” — New York Sun
#1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George serves up a century’s worth of superb crime fiction penned by women. This veritable all-star team delivers tales of dark deeds that will keep you reading long into the night.
A Moment on the Edge is a rare treat not only for fans of crime fiction but also for anyone who appreciates a skillfully written, deftly told story.