Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Patchwork Quilt Murder
by Leslie Meier
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
During a heatwave in Tinker’s Cove, Maine, part-time reporter Lucy Stone becomes unseasonably entangled in handmade quilts—and a twisted case of murder . . .
When a community center opens in town, many embrace it as a space where locals of all ages can gather and create. Others view it as a waste of taxpayer dollars. The director, Darleen Busby-Platt, is no less controversial. Intense and showy, Darleen has huge plans for her new role. But Lucy believes the woman isn’t exactly as warm hearted—or qualified—as she seems. That hunch deepens when Darleen and a young employee vanish . . . and dismembered remains appear!
Seared
by Sulterra
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Born into slavery, Jace will rise to power.
When Jace was a newborn baby, he was branded with a metal bracer to prevent cultivation. Destined to live a life of slavery for a crime he didn’t commit, Jace can only dream of one day becoming a powerful cultivator and leaving his shackles behind.
But when danger threatens the life of his sister, Jace decides to take fate into his own hands. He boldly escapes his master’s estate and makes his way through dangerous lands to rescue his sister.
Rock Bottom
by Fern Michaels
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
#1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels continues her long-running and acclaimed Sisterhood series, in which a group of very different women forge a bond to help them right wrongs—especially when the victims are other women. Rock Bottom brings together some of her readers’ favorite characters in an adventure-packed story that will satisfy every Fern fan.
Isabelle “Izzy” Flanders and Yoko Akia are beginning a new project—an indoor/outdoor café that will be the cornerstone of a market village. Izzy knows just where to get the project off the ground: her old college classmate, Zoe Danfield, now vice president of a huge construction corporation. But the Zoe that Izzy reencounters doesn’t seem like her old, confident friend. This Zoe is tense and stressed, and Izzy eventually learns why…
After the Armistice Ball
by Catriona McPherson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.8 #ad
A classic murder-mystery set among the struggling upper classes of 1920s Perthshire as, in the aftermath of the First World War, their comfortable world begins to crumble.
Dandy Gilver, her husband back from the War, her children off at school and her uniform growing musty in the attic, is bored to a whimper in the spring of 1923 and a little light snooping seems like harmless fun. Before long, though, the puzzle of what really happened to the Duffy diamonds after the Armistice Ball has been swept aside by a sudden, unexpected death in a lonely seaside cottage in Galloway. Society and the law seem ready to call it an accident but Dandy, along with Cara Duffy’s fiancé Alec, is sure that there is more going on than meets the eye.
Unspoken
by Lisa Jackson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
The More You Know The envelope delivered to Shelby Cole’s Seattle home contains no return address, just a photograph of a little girl. Shelby knows at once that this is the daughter she was told died at birth. And in that moment, Shelby knows something else: she needs to go back to Bad Luck, Texas.
The More You Tell She’s not the only one coming home. A long-ago killing is in the news again following recanted testimony. A violent nightmare from Shelby’s past has been set free. And she can’t shake a suspicion that someone is baiting her, luring her back here for their own ends.
The More There Is To Fear
If I Can’t Have You
by Gregg Olsen, Rebecca Morris
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
In If I Can’t Have You, bestselling author Gregg Olsen and co-author Rebecca Morris investigate one of the 21st Century’s most puzzling disappearances and how it resulted in the murder of two children by their father.
Every once in a great while a genuine murder mystery unfolds before the eyes of the American public. The tragic story of Susan Powell and her murdered boys, Charlie and Braden, is the only case that rivals the Jon Benet Ramsey saga in the annals of true crime. When the pretty, blonde Utah mother went missing in December of 2009 the media was swept up in the story – with lenses and microphones trained on Susan’s husband, Josh. He said he had no idea what happened to his young wife, and that he and the boys had been camping in the middle of a snowstorm…
Quest for the Scroll
by R.L. Rinne
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Immerse yourself in a tale that weaves together threads of adventure and romance, in a young man’s arduous quest to protect a sacred scroll containing Saint Martin’s profound reflections on healing for both individuals and the world at large.
Fates intertwine when Magnus encounters Cynde, the spirited innkeeper’s daughter who joins him on the quest, her determination mirroring his own.
A malevolent bishop, fueled by an insatiable thirst for power leads a ruthless band of mercenaries. Relentlessly they pursue Magnus and Cynde across the ancient landscapes of Britain with one obsession, to destroy both of them, and the precious relic they guard.
A Forever Kind of Love Collection
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
The Stanislaski dynasty lives on as the next generation looks for love!
Waiting for Nick: Frederica Kimball has had a crush on Nicholas LeBeck since they were kids. Once a reckless teenager, Nick has cleaned up his act and is now one of the most sought-after composers on Broadway. So when Freddie is offered the opportunity to work on a musical with Nick, she wastes no time.
Considering Kate: Kate Stanislaski Kimball is ready for change. After years in the spotlight, Kate retires from her job as a prima ballerina and decides to open a dance studio in her small hometown. She finally owns the historic building she admired as a kid but needs help fixing it up—which comes in the form of handsome contractor Brody O’Connell…
Iron Dad
by Paul Weigel
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A powerful memoir about a dad navigating loss, fighting cancer, surviving, and thriving alongside the most important person in his life—his daughter.
Paul Weigel’s life always felt hard. Throughout his isolated childhood, with distant and detached parents, losing his college sweetheart in a horrible tragedy, and enduring the unexpected death of his father, Weigel spent his life in despair. It all just hurt.
Everything changed when his daughter was born…
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Blindsight
by Robin Cook
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Today, organ transplants are common miracles of science. But if the supply cannot meet the demand, how far will people go to find donors? Dr. Laurie Montgomery, a forensic pathologist, learns the terrifying answer when she investigates a series of fatal “overdose” of young professionals. Some crimes are beyond comprehension. But seeing is believing…
With pulse-pounding suspense and a thought-provoking exploration of medical ethics, this gripping tale takes readers on a thrilling journey through the dark side of modern medicine.
Fire Games
by Lorana Hoopes
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
“Cassidy loves working for the Fire Department, putting out fires and saving lives. But, she’s so very lonely. When the opportunity to be on a dating reality show appears, she decided to take the chance to find love. Jordan’s a Police Detective working on a kidnapping case with three young children missing. It’s when Cassidy realizes she has a stalker that she meets Jordan. Can Jordan find her stalker while looking for the missing children? Will they both be able to leave their pasts behind in order to take a chance on love again? This is a story full of suspense, mystery and clean romance!“ by Amazon Customer
The Unholy Consult
by R. Scott Bakker
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
The Men of the Great Ordeal have been abandoned by Anasurimbor Kellhus, and the grand crusade has devolved into cannibalism and chaos. When Exalt-General Proyas attempts to gain control of the lost Men and continue their march to Golgotterath, it becomes clear that the lost Lord-and-Prophet is not so easily shaken from the mission.
As Sorweel, the Believer-King of Sakarpus, and Serwa, daughter of the Aspect-Emperor, join the Great Ordeal, they discover that the shortest path is not always the safest. Souls, morality, and relationships are called into question when no one can be trusted, and the price for their sins is greater than they imagined.
Overkill
by Gregg Olsen, Rebecca Morris
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
New York Times bestselling authors Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris take a new look at some of the country’s most notorious crimes. Overkill is a compilation of Notorious Colorado, Notorious Arizona and Notorious Utah.
Colorado’s edition includes three of the country’s most infamous crimes which all occurred in the same area of Colorado: the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, the Columbine school shooting, and the Aurora movie theater massacre. They also report on an Amish serial killer, a fatal attraction that led to a murder, and on a minister’s wife whose illicit passion drove her to murder.
Faithless
by Karin Slaughter
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
“Brilliant plotting, relentless suspense,” raved the Washington Post. “A new synonym for terror,” crowned the Detroit Free Press. The critics agree: no one writes suspense like Karin Slaughter, whose thrillers featuring medical examiner Sara Linton and her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, have propelled her to the top of bestseller lists the world over. Now Slaughter fuses her unmatched grasp of forensic science and a mastery of complex relationships in a riveting tale of faith, doubt, and murder.
Dead Tide
by Stephen Alexander North
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 3.7 #ad
THE WORLD IS ENDING, BUT THERE ARE SURVIVORS!
Nick Talaski is a hard-bitten angry cop. Graham is a newly divorced cab driver. Bronte is a Gulf War veteran hunting his brother’s killer. Janicea is a woman consumed by unflinching hate. Trish is a gentlemen’s club dancer. Morgan is a morgue janitor.
THERE ARE NO CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR THIS!
Accidental Enemies
by Jesse Storm
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
In the aftermath of the Civil War, their paths diverge, yet fate intertwines their lives.
Gentry Hamilton, now a stalwart lawman, shoulders the weight of duty and honor while his friend Del Rankin settles down to his family farm and the warmth of his wife, Emma.
But tragedy strikes when Emma is murdered by two saddle tramps while both Gentry and Del are out of town. Blaming everyone, especially his friend Sheriff Gentry, Del spirals into madness, blinded by anguish and unleashing violence upon all who cross his path…
Shadows Within
by Timo Burnham
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Book 2 of this martial arts progression fantasy continues with even more action, intrigue and kung fu magic.
Ryushu has survived the brutal climb up the mountain and passed the entrance test. But this is only the first small step on his journey. As training begins, he will have to deal with his own weakness while traversing rivalries and potential romance on his way to becoming an adept.
Across the continent, Zashou is out of his element, dealing with courtiers and politicians as he tries to convince the Emperor to send aid to Oroto. What begins as a simple task quickly becomes complicated as he uncovers assassination attempts, secret cults and a develops a closer-than-proper relationship with the mother of the Emperor.
Misfit Chef
by Christopher J. DeStefano
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Perfect for fans of Anthony Bourdain’s irreverent food-as-adventure writing, Misfit Chef chronicles award-winning chef Christopher J. DeStefano’s wild journey at his former restaurant Christopher’s Table, an acclaimed food shop on the North Shore of Boston.
One part memoir, one part cookbook—with a dash of late-night adventure—Misfit Chef celebrates both food and people. DeStefano tells it all, from his humble roots growing up in his grandparents’ small-town New England grocery store to leading culinary adventures through the streets of Paris. He recounts opening his dream restaurant, hosting wild parties with drag queens in his restaurant’s kitchen, and escaping a catering job that literally went up in flames.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Death of a Knit Wit
by Peggy Ehrhart
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
When a professor is poisoned, Pamela Paterson and the members of the Knit and Nibble knitting club must take a crash course in solving his mysterious murder.
Pamela has organized a weekend-long knitting bee as part of a conference on fiber arts and crafts at Wendelstaff College. But when pompous Professor Robert Greer-Gordon Critter, the keynote speaker at the conference, crashes the bee, he seems more interested in flirting than knitting. The man’s reputation as a philanderer supersedes his academic reputation. After coffee and cookies are served, the professor suddenly collapses, seemingly poisoned—but how?
The Grave Maurice
by Martha Grimes
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
“Chew on this,” says Melrose Plant to Richard Jury, who’s in the hospital being driven crazy by Hannibal, a nurse who likes to speculate on his chances for survival. Jury could use a good story, preferably one not ending with his own demise.
Plant tells Jury of something he overheard in The Grave Maurice, a pub near the hospital. A woman told an intriguing story about a girl named Nell Ryder, granddaughter to the owner of the Ryder Stud Farm in Cambridgeshire, who went missing more than a year before and has never been found. What is especially interesting to Plant is that Nell is also the daughter of Jury’s surgeon.
But Nell’s disappearance isn’t the only mystery at the Ryder farm. A woman has been found dead on the track-a woman who was a stranger even to the Ryders.
Under the Marshal’s Protection
by Kathleen Tailer
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Entrap her own brother for a U.S. Marshal? Jessica Blake can’t bear the thought, but what choice does she have? It isn’t just the marshals who are after Michael. If his co-conspirators in the counterfeiting ring find him first, he won’t live long enough to clear his name. And both the U.S. Marshals and the counterfeiters think the best way to get to Michael is through Jessica. With danger on every sidefor herself and for the only family she has leftJessica has to make a choice. Can she trust U.S. Marshal Dominic Sullivan with her safety, her brother’s life and her heart?
The Omega Factor
by Steve Berry
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Enter UNESCO investigator, Nicholas Lee, who works for the United Nations’ Cultural Liaison and Investigative Office (CLIO). Nick’s job is to protect the world’s cultural artifacts—anything and everything from countless lesser-known objects to national treasures.
When Nick travels to Belgium for a visit with a woman from his past, he unwittingly stumbles on the trail of a legendary panel from the Ghent Altarpiece, stolen in 1934 under cover of night and never seen since. Soon Nick is plunged into a bitter conflict, one that has been simmering for nearly two thousand years…
Whisper of Danger
by Alexa Verde
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Her second chance at love or her last chance to survive?
Lydia, a school counselor with sharpshooting skills, guards her gut-wrenching secret with enough desperation to break off her engagement to the hometown cop Aidan Rowe. But when her friend’s child is kidnapped, Lydia has no choice but to unite forces with the man she still loves. When the search for the missing child leads her to a trail of past mistakes and painful personal connections, how much will she sacrifice for love and loyalty?
A Dog Gone Murder
by Elaine Viets
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Mystery shopper Josie Marcus catches a new case when the owner of a popular doggy day spa bites the dust and her mother’s friend is collared for the crime…
Josie’s been assigned to sniff around Uncle Bob’s Doggy Day Camp, one of St. Louis’s hottest pet spas. It doesn’t take her long to dig up dirt on the camp’s top dog, “Uncle” Bob Manning himself. Employee Frank Hyzy – Josie’s mom’s new boyfriend – reveals Bob should be in the doghouse for his cruel treatment of the canine customers. But before Josie can write Bob up, someone puts him down…and Frank is the cops’ prime suspect.
It Should Have Been Me
by Susan Wilkins
Kindle $1.49 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A murdered sister, a killer released from jail, a cop in a deadly battle to uncover the truth.
DC Jo Boden was eleven years old when her older sister, Sarah, was brutally murdered during her first year at university. Sarah’s boyfriend, Nathan Wade, was convicted of the killing.
Now, sixteen years later, Wade is being released on licence and documentary filmmaker, Briony Rowe, insists she can prove his innocence.
The Code Girl From London
by Deb Stratas
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
The Germans’ transmissions are in her hands. Will she be enough to save her loved ones’ lives?
England, 1944. On a classified Navy base situated atop the cliffs of Dover, telegraph operator Katie Kingston toils day and night intercepting and translating enemy transmissions in Morse Code, hunting for the next piece of information that will give Britain the edge in the ongoing war.
But as the entire base quietly prepares for Britain’s most daring operation yet, Katie has more at stake than her fellow telegraphists. Because among the allied forces due to land on the shores of Normandy in Operation Overlord is Special Forces Lt. Ciaran McElroy, an Irishman who has stolen her heart.
Our Little Secret
by Lisa Jackson
Kindle $9.52 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
He swore he’d never let her go. She should have believed him.
Brooke Hastings is ready to end her six-week affair. Gideon Ross is charming and sexy, but he’s not worth throwing away her marriage and family for. So she breaks it off, hoping Gideon will understand.
He doesn’t. Gideon insists that he and Brooke are meant to be together. Finally, he backs off, but not before issuing a promise: he’ll never let her go.
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder at a Vineyard Mansion
by Philip R. Craig
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The Vineyard’s criminal du jour, “the Silencer,” is loved by many and hated by some for his campaign to destroy the audio systems in music-blasting party houses and open-windowed vehicles. Owners of said houses and vehicles feel both fear and hate, while some residents who seek silence silently cheer. J.W. Jackson, former cop and now a part-time investigator, finds it difficult to get too excited about the Silencer’s crimes. J.W.’s a classical music man himself, which may explain his reluctance to take the so-called crimes very seriously.
Gravitium Complete Series Boxed Set
by Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Gravitium, where the stakes are high and the danger is real.
In this tale of a city in the clouds, Adjudicator Anselm Horst will do whatever it takes to keep the floating metropolis of Summerland afloat.
But when he descends to the perilous surface in search of answers, he finds himself joined by Clare Voyhent, a fiercely capable survivor with a knack for unraveling mysteries.
As they navigate the treacherous landscape, facing assassination attempts and encountering all manner of monsters and men, Anselm and Clare must work together to uncover the truth behind the threats to their city.
But with enemies lurking around every corner and their own lives on the line, will they be able to make it back in one piece or die trying?
Fear Nothing
by Lisa Gardner
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
They were daughters of a monster—a father who slaughtered eight prostitutes before dying himself. Dr. Adeline Glen left the nightmare behind, and now she specializes in pain management. Her sister, Shana Day, followed in her father’s violent footsteps, first killing at age fourteen and being incarcerated for more than twenty-five years.
After a brutal attack, Boston Detective D. D. Warren needs Adeline’s professional help to recover physically. But when a new psychopath known as the Rose Killer begins a reign of terror, D. D. must also consult the insane Shana—who claims she can help catch the madman…
Dirty Dozen
by Lynda La Plante
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
The fifth book in the Sunday Times bestselling Jane Tennison series.
April 1980 and Jane is the first female detective to be posted to the Met’s renowned Flying Squad, commonly known as the ‘Sweeney’. Based at Rigg Approach in East London, they investigate armed robberies on banks, cash in transit and other business premises.
Jane thinks her transfer is on merit and is surprised to discover she is actually part of a short term internal experiment, intended to have a calming influence on a team that likes to dub themselves as the ‘Dirty Dozen’.
At Risk
by Patricia Cornwell
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
Sparks fly and twists abound in this electrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling crime author Patricia Cornwell.
Massachusetts state investigator Win Garano is called home from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course at the National Forensic Academy. His boss, the district attorney, attractive but hard-charging, is planning to run for governor, and as a showcase she’s planning to use a new crime initiative called At Risk—its motto: “Any crime, any time.” In particular, she’s been looking for a way to employ cutting-edge DNA technology, and she thinks she’s found the perfect subject in an unsolved twenty-year-old murder in Tennessee. If her office solves the case, it ought to make them all look pretty good, right?
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
From the author of The Passage comes a riveting standalone novel about a group of survivors on a hidden island utopia – where the truth isn’t what it seems.
The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean, in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity – or whatever remains of it.
Citizens of the main island enjoy privileged lives. They are attended to by support staff who live on a cramped neighboring island, where whispers of revolt are brewing – but for the Prosperans, life is perfection. And when the end of life approaches, they’re sent to a mysterious third island, where their bodies are refreshed, their memories are wiped away, and they return to start life anew…
The Three Emperors
by William Dietrich
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Adventurer Ethan Gage travels through the darkest and most superstitious realms of eighteenth century Europe, to the castles and caves of Bohemia to rescue his family and uncover a mysterious medieval device rumored to foretell the future.
Having quick-wittedly survived the battle of Trafalgar, Ethan is rushing to rescue “Egyptian priestess” Astiza and son Harry from imprisonment by a ruthless mystic who seeks revenge for disfigurement, and an evil dwarf alchemist who experiments with the occult on Prague’s Golden Lane.
Be Your Own Rock
by Sagar Constantin
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Are you facing changes in your life and struggling to stay positive? Do you feel overwhelmed by the uncertainty that comes with unexpected changes? Have you tried to change something in your life, but given up?
Change is the most certain thing in life…
In “Be Your Own Rock,” Sagar Constantin offers more than just strategies for making and dealing with changes; she provides a powerful blueprint for transforming life’s uncertainties into opportunities for growth. Delivering a practical, step-by-step journey toward personal resilience and self-awareness, using the latest insights from neuroscience and psychology. Whether you’re navigating personal upheavals, professional transitions, or the unpredictable twists of everyday life, this book equips you with tools to manage change and challenges with confidence and grace. You will also learn the key to change your habits, lose those extra pounds, or make changes at work. Even more important, the book will explain the reason why we resist change and give up before reaching our goals.