Monday’s Mystery eBooks
A Death in Diamonds
by SJ Bennett
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Two murders in Chelsea plague amateur detective Queen Elizabeth II in the fourth book in the charming series, perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline Winspear.
1957, England. Young Queen Elizabeth II is finding her way in postwar Europe, trying to repair friendships with foreign governments. Advised by her father’s old courtiers, the Queen suspects that they may not have her best interests at heart. One of them is trying to sabotage her public appearances: that much she is sure of.
When two bodies turn up in Chelsea, the Queen finds herself unwillingly used as the alibi for somebody very close to her…
Body Be Gone
by Stephanie Parker McKean
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
It should have been easy. Kill him. Hide the Body. But after Valentine kills boyfriend Boyd Wright, Annalie and Valley can’t get rid of the body. It’s a murder that just won’t go away.
Rollicking comedy continues as the besties face one snag after another in their attempt to get rid of the body including a hurricane, the search for a missing person, unwanted guests and a disgruntled police chief.
Annalie begins to wonder for the first time in her life if God is real and if He is against them because of what they’ve done. They begin a life of looking over their shoulders, yet Annalie discovers that the greatest danger of all is not from the law enforcement officers watching them…it’s from love.
THE BLACK SUIT
by Andrew V. Kudin
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
The Black Suit — a historical crime novel inspired by true events in late Soviet Ukraine. A gripping tale of power, betrayal, and forbidden love, it pulls readers deep into the shadows where criminal empires rose as the Soviet world collapsed.
What would you sacrifice for absolute power? Your deepest values? Those you love most? Perhaps even your own soul?
As the USSR unravels, chaos engulfs Ukraine and violent syndicates fill the vacuum. A quiet, introspective young man from a respected intellectual family is pulled into a world darker than his worst fears. Rising fast to lead one of Ukraine’s most feared gangs, he discovers a brutal truth: power always demands its price.
The Surgeon’s Wife
by Kieran Crowley
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The New York Times–bestselling true crime account of the NYC doctor who killed his wife in cold blood and nearly got away with murder.
In the summer of 1985, in his exclusive Upper East Side Manhattan apartment, Robert Bierenbaum, a prominent surgeon and certified genius, strangled his wife Gail to death. He then drove her body to an airstrip in Caldwell, N.J., and dumped it into the Atlantic Ocean from a single-engine private plane. The next day he reported her missing.
Gail’s parents had been thrilled to learn she was marrying Robert Bierenbaum. He seemed to be the perfect match for their daughter…
The Book of Seila
by Wilda Hughes
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
The Book of Seila is a dystopian thriller about sisters caught between a police state and biblical law.
Ruby Lambert is in hiding after escaping a brutal police redemption camp. For five years, she’s been wanted for murder, heresy, and abomination.
When her sister’s husband is killed, her sister becomes a suspect in his death. To save her, Ruby comes out of hiding to help her flee the southern Covenant States.
On their way north, the women are ambushed and separated. Thus begins the clash with a twisted and cloying web of true believers and informers in the small town of Wendell.
The H. P. Lovecraft Collection
by H. P. Lovecraft
Kindle $0.49 Rating: 4.8 #ad
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This beautiful slipcased collection set brings together H.P. Lovecraft’s most celebrated works, divided into six clothbound volumes. Said to be inspired by his own nightmares, Lovecraft’s writing astounds and terrifies in equal measure. His fiction marry gothic horror with cosmic fantasy, from his early macabre stories to his tales of the dreamlands, and of course, his famous Cthulhu novellas, and have influenced authors from Stephen King to Neil Gaiman.
Ripple
by Jim Cosgrove
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
For 9 years, South Carolina officials struggled to identify “the boy in the woods,” a young man whose body had been discovered just south of Myrtle Beach in a fishing village called Murrells Inlet.
Meanwhile, 1,200 miles away in Kansas City, Missouri, Frank McGonigle was missing. His family searched for him at Grateful Dead concerts and in the face of every long-haired hitchhiker they passed. Consumed by guilt for how they’d treated him, Frank’s 8 siblings slowly came to understand that—like Jerry Garcia sang—he’s gone and nothin’s gonna bring him back.
Finally, Frank McGonigle was found—and identified as “the boy in the woods.”
Island Shadows
by Stacy Angell Curtis
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Tayla Faraday’s tragic past still haunts her nightmares. But when she discovers her only living relative—her dear uncle, Leland—is in danger, she curbs her fear and rushes to a remote island in the Caribbean to warn him. He’s kept a secret from her. And the truth stings. But maybe that’s unfair.
Because she has her own secrets.
Former CIA operative, Jason Bridger, works for the private security company, WhiteRock. Jason arrives on Isadora Island to track down a fellow agent, hoping the agent’s lack of communication is simply due to poor cell service in the tropical paradise. His mission is complicated when he meets the intriguing Tayla Faraday and learns she’s searching for her uncle on the same island.
The Picasso Heist
by James Patterson, Howard Roughan
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
A $100 million painting. A previously unknown Picasso is discovered in the attic of a French villa.
Everyone wants to possess it. Filthy-rich Manhattan art people. Organized crime bosses. Power-hungry government officials. A notorious forger. A glamorous twenty-two-year-old art thief.
Only one person knows how to take it. She’s the rival none of the power players see coming.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
A Yarn-Over Murder
by Ann Yost
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A year after her marriage break-up and return to Michigan’s remote Keweenaw Peninsula, Hatti Lehtinen has settled into a peaceful life within the Finnish community as shopkeeper at Bait and Stitch, a hybrid fishing-and-yarn store.
When Hatti’s beloved dad, Pops, breaks his leg in a snowmobiling accident, the mayor tags Hatti to fill Pop’s role as the town police chief, and entire police force. Assured the job entails little more than prying quarters from frozen parking meters, Hatti steps up…
Splashdown
by Linda K. Rodante
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Lynn Stapleton likes designer handbags and high-end clothing, so how did Sharee Jergenson talk her into visiting a homeless site, much less starting a friendship with one of its residents?
Then a hurricane hits Florida, and Lynn finds herself involved in the homeless woman’s
murder. Detective Rich Richards thinks Lynn’s connection with the woman is suspicious, but Lynn doesn’t care what the blue-eyed detective thinks. She’s not leaving this investigation until the murderer is found.
A Drop in a Tin Cup
by Gabriel Barrett
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
What happens when doing the right thing feels so wrong?
Matty had it all. A well-paying job, a girl who loved him, even a few friends. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t tackle. But then, something changed. As Matty grapples with the reality of his world, he is thrust into a spiraling chain of events, testing his persistence, his relationships, and his spirit in a war against himself.
As aspects of his double life begin to interact with one another, Matty realizes doing the right thing isn’t as easy as it seems. With the clock continuing to tick and the truth threatening his very existence, Matty must continue forth, confronting his deepest fears and insecurities.
The One
by T. A. Caldwell
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Marcus knows Emily isn’t perfect. Yet.
Emily is young and naive. Fresh out of college, she dreams of true love while struggling to get a foothold in New York City. Marcus is wealthy, handsome, a charming British born billionaire who has everything – except the perfect wife.
When they meet, Marcus is immediately drawn to this vulnerable young woman. He sweeps Emily off her feet with romantic dinners and a picnic on his yacht. Head over heels, she agrees to a weekend getaway on his private Caribbean Island.
It’s perfect – golden beaches, crystal clear water, a staff to take care of every need. Emily thinks she’s landed in paradise. There’s just one problem – Marcus has no intention of ever letting her leave.
Finding Love in Pine Valley
by Judy Ann Davis
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Award-winning author Judy Ann Davis weaves another heartwarming and compelling romantic mystery of two disenchanted people searching for a stolen vintage trinket box and love again.
Lena Starron knew that leaving her two-timing ex-husband and her job in New York as a writer would be a challenge. Starting over always is. But she never thought she’d return to her old hometown in Pennsylvania where two new jobs awaited her, only to discover she had no place to live.
Wyatt Taylor of Taylor Tree Farm hired Lena to organize and open a new café while she also worked writing publicity for Pine Valley’s 200th Anniversary Celebration…
Public Secrets
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Emma McAvoy may have grown up in the limelight, but some secrets are hidden in a darkness no light can reach. Now on the verge of a successful career, and having fallen in love with the man of her dreams, Emma is looking to the future. Yet it’s the past that is about to catch up with her.
For Emma, her childhood had been almost like a rags-to-riches fairy tale—until the tragic night that changed her family forever. But what Emma thinks she knows about that terrible night and the man she’s about to marry is only half the truth.
The Handyman Method
by Nick Cutter, Andrew F. Sullivan
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.8 #ad
A chilling domestic story of terror for fans of Black Mirror and The Amityville Horror.
When a young family moves into an unfinished development community, cracks begin to emerge in both their new residence and their lives, as a mysterious online DIY instructor delivers dark subliminal suggestions about how to handle any problem around the house. The trials of home improvement, destructive insecurities, and haunted house horror all collide in this thrilling story perfect for fans of Nick Cutter’s bestsellers The Troop and The Deep.
The President’s Shadow
by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 3.5 #ad
For over 150 years, Lamont Cranston, and his alter ego, The Shadow, has possessed an array of mental and physical powers: scientific skills, shape-shifting ability, and mind control.
When a series of deadly natural disasters strike the planet, immediately set out to identify who’s responsible…
A disgruntled graduate student? The power-hungry president of the Americas? Or could it be Shiwan Khan, the Shadow’s fiercest enemy?
After Anna
by Lisa Scottoline
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Riveting and disquieting, After Anna is a groundbreaking domestic thriller, as well as a novel of emotional justice and legal intrigue. New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline keeps readers on their toes until the final shocking page.
Nobody cuts deeper than family…
Dr. Noah Alderman, a widower and single father, has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie Ippolitti, and for the first time in a long time, he and his young son are happy. Despite her longing for the daughter she hasn’t seen since she was a baby, Maggie is happy too, and she’s even more overjoyed when she unexpectedly gets another chance to be a mother to the child she thought she’d lost forever, her only daughter Anna.