Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
A Case for the Cookie Baker
by Candace Havens
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
It’s all fun and games until the last cookie crumbles…
Ainsley McGregor and the entire town of Sweet River, Texas, are preparing for the annual summer celebration. And thanks to the extra tourist traffic, Ainsley’s shop, Bless Your Art, has never been busier. Good thing her new friend, Lizzie, has opened a bakery nearby and provides Ainsley and her staff with tasty treats and daily sugar rushes. It’s all cookies and fun, until someone ends up dead in the bakery and her new pal is the prime suspect…
Behind a Locked Door
by Sarah A. Denzil
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
She opened the wrong door. Now her life will never be the same.
When Lucy Foster visits her old friend, she doesn’t expect to hear a baby crying behind a locked cellar door. But what she finds shatters everything she thought she knew: a terrified teenage girl and a newborn, hidden away like a secret shame.
As Lucy’s quiet life spirals into a media frenzy, and as the town turns against her, one thing becomes clear—someone is watching. And they want Lucy to stop helping the girl in the cellar.
Because the truth is darker than anyone imagines. And unlocking it may cost Lucy everything.
Forgotten in Death
by J. D. Robb
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
In the latest novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, homicide detective Eve Dallas sifts through the wreckage of the past to find a killer.
The body was left in a dumpster like so much trash, the victim a woman of no fixed address, known for offering paper flowers in return for spare change—and for keeping the cops informed of any infractions she witnessed on the street. But the notebook where she scribbled her intel on litterers and other such offenders is nowhere to be found.
A Life with Ghosts
by Steve Gonsalves, Michael Aloisi
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
The official memoir from paranormal investigator and Ghost Hunters TV star Steve Gonsalves!
Widely known as a lead investigator on the smash-hit TV series Ghost Hunters as well as Ghost Hunters Academy and the ratings king, Ghost Nation, Steve Gonsalves—already considered to be one of the top paranormal investigators in the world and a pioneer in the industry—showcases a collection of his most meaningful paranormal encounters from some of his favorite haunted locations.
Of Sorrows and Silence
by Jimmy Gear
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Audrey receives a mysterious text from a stranger who claims he might know what happened to her sister, Caitlyn. Could Caitlyn really still be alive?
As Audrey delves deeper into the shadows of her past, she uncovers a web of secrets that tests her faith, her resolve, and the bonds of family. In a world where silence hides the deepest sorrows, one truth could shatter everything—or bring long-awaited redemption. This gripping finale blends heart-pounding suspense with profound spiritual themes, exploring grief, forgiveness, and the redemptive power of hope.
The Fifth Survivor: The Ultimate Collection
by Angel Ramon
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The ultimate Gamelit/LitRPG horror collection is here! All ten books of The Fifth Survivor series and three spinoffs all in one epic collection of mayhem and zombies!
ZOMBIES AND BACON RULE! The series where the worlds of Charles Bronson and Resident Evil combine into an episodic book series! Who says old men can’t be badass vigilantes? A middle-aged journalist turned vigilante will show he can kick some serious zombie butt and save the friggin world while maintaining his unhealthy bacon obsession.
If you enjoy zombie tales, prepare to sign up for one heck of an adventure—all 13 books of The Fifth Survivor in one badass package. Join George, a quirky journalist, as he attempts to prevent the great zombie apocalypse. Each episode has a different flavor, so prepare for just about anything. George will have to level up different survival skills, such as ammo crafting, lockpicking, and endurance, in this GameLit horror adventure.
One Dark Kiss
by Rebecca Zanetti
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Succession meets Black Mirror with the morally gray heat of Scarlett St. Clair and the addictively immersive realities of Rebecca Yarros, as obsession takes center stage in this steamy, neon-lit, dystopian romantasy twist on Snow White and the Huntsman, set in a seductive world of money, power, billionaires, and the dangerous desires that drive them.
Mirror, Mirror . . . Innocence or Sin. The reflection holds a darker truth.
Wire to Perdition
by Frank Wheeler
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
A classic western novel from Frank Wheeler with non-stop epic adventure and a blend of western romance
Simon Tripp keeps the mountain wires alive and the world at arm’s length. But one mistake during the war sent the wrong men to die, and the guilt has lived with him ever since. Since then he’s lived alone at a high-country telegraph station, fixing wire, cooking for one, and trying not to think about the past.
When Ronni Gamble appears at his door during a rainstorm, Simon goes against his better judgment and lets her in.
The Black Wolf
by Louise Penny
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand new Release #ad
Somewhere out there, in the darkness, a black wolf is feeding.
Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it. A man they called the Black Wolf.
But their relief is short-lived. In a sickening turn of events, Gamache has realized that plot, as horrific as it was, was just the beginning. Perhaps even a deliberate misdirection…
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Cat Who Saw Red
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Jim Qwilleran and his cats Koko and Yum Yum must solve a curious caper in this mystery in the bestselling Cat Who series.
Something is amiss at Maus Haus. Not just the mystery of an unsolved “suicide” which hangs over the old mansion, but something ominous in the present-day residence. When Qwilleran moves in to work on his new gastronomical assignment, strange things begin to happen. First it’s a scream in the night, then a vanishing houseboy. But when his old girlfriend disappears, something has to be done. Qwilleran, Koko and Yum Yum set out to solve the mystery—and find a murderer!
The Contingency Plan: Thriller Boxset
by Colton Lively
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
In a powerless world with no food or government help, bounty hunter Christine and her brother Jacob fight to survive as cities burn and chaos reigns. Their mother’s dying wish binds them against treacherous odds.
A mysterious traveler reveals a secret, forcing Christine to choose: protect Jacob or risk all for the truth. Danger closes in, and survival demands sacrifice.
The Cold Millions
by Jess Walter
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins comes another “literary miracle” (NPR)—a propulsive, richly entertaining novel about two brothers swept up in the turbulent class warfare of the early twentieth century.
An intimate story of brotherhood, love, sacrifice, and betrayal set against the panoramic backdrop of an early twentieth-century America that eerily echoes our own time, The Cold Millions offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation grappling with the chasm between rich and poor, between harsh realities and simple dreams…
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
by Grady Hendrix
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
They were never girls, they were witches . . . .
They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they’re sent to the Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mothers are hidden by their families to have their babies in secret, to give them up for adoption, and most important of all, to forget any of it ever happened.
Fifteen-year-old Fern arrives at the home in the sweltering summer of 1970, pregnant, frightened, and alone. Under the watchful eye of the stern Miss Wellwood, she meets a dozen other girls in the same predicament.
No Tomorrow
by Tom Wood
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Victor the assassin returns in the new novel from the author of The Killer, The Enemy, and The Game…
THE JOB IS SIMPLE
When Victor is called to meet with an old friend who ultimately betrayed him, what he thought was an ambush is in fact a plea for help. As a Russian gangster, Norimov is accustomed to death threats, but now an unknown enemy wants more than his life. They intend to kill everyone he cares about, including his missing daughter Gisele. This time, Victor’s job is not to kill but to protect. Unfortunately, locating Gisele is his first mistake—because someone is watching his every move.
ESCAPE IS IMPOSSIBLE
Jared Wolf Kindle
by Geoffrey Porter
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
“Action-packed, the book carries the reader swiftly from chapter to chapter with no downtime. Although the author states that he particularly hopes the book will appeal to boys, it features a diverse cast of complex, well-developed characters whose hidden strengths both confound and delight. One of my favorite aspects of the book was the inclusion of full-color character cards. I think readers would love to have these cards available as a stand-alone deck with more to be added with (what I hope is the inevitable) sequel. One final note: the author offers an unusually vulnerable transparency in his bio at the back of the book, discussing his lifelong challenge of schizophrenia and how that has affected his life and his work. Both prosaic and inspirational, I think it would encourage anyone who faces mental health battles in their own life, especially adolescents who are just beginning to grapple with what that means for them. Now we wait for book two!” by Amazon Customer
The Tenth Justice
by Brad Meltzer
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Landing a prestigious position as a Supreme Court clerk fresh out of Yale Law, Ben Addison is on the ultrafast track to successun – til he inadvertently shares a classified secret with the wrong listener. And now the anonymous blackmailer who made a killing with Ben’s information is demanding more. Guilty of a criminal act, his golden future suddenly in jeopardy, Ben turns for help to his roommates—three close friends from childhood, each strategically placed near the seats of Washington power – and to his beautiful, whip-smart fellow clerk, Lisa Schulman. But trust is a dangerous commodity in the nation’s capital. And when lives, careers, and power are at stake, loyalties can shatter like glass… and betrayals can be lethal.
Taming the Wind
by Joe R. Eagleman
Kindle $5.99 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.
Coyote Hills
by Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand new Release #ad
Clay Edison has left behind the Alameda County coroner’s office to strike out on his own as a private investigator. He’s perfectly happy working low-stakes embezzlement cases—that is, until PI Regina Klein calls him with a mystery only he can solve. The son of a wealthy couple has washed up dead on the shores of San Francisco Bay with drugs in his system and a head injury. The police are calling it an accident. But the parents are adamant something’s not right—and as Clay digs deeper, he uncovers a horrifying tangle of betrayal and lies.