Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder Comes First
by Frances Lockridge, Richard Lockridge
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When an old widow is murdered, Mr. and Mrs. North work to prove a trio of aunts innocent of the crime
Jerry and Pamela North have tangled with countless murderers, blackmailers, and thieves, but nothing could prepare them for a weekend with Pamela’s aunts. Thelma, Lucinda, and Pennina sweep into town like hurricanes, and take no notice of the destruction they cause. No amount of martinis can soothe Pamela and Jerry’s rattled nerves, and when the martinis stop working, the Norths are in trouble…
The St. Zita Society
by Ruth Rendell
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.7 #ad
*Includes an excerpt of Rendell’s final novel, Dark Corners *
Life on Hexam Place appears orderly on the outside: drivers take their employers to and from work, dogs are walked, flowers are planted in gardens. But beneath this tranquil veneer, this quintessentially London world of servants and their masters is set to combust. Henry, the handsome valet to Lord Studley, is sleeping with both the Lord’s wife and his university-age daughter. Montserrat, the Still family’s lazy au pair, assists Mrs. Still in keeping secret her illicit affair with a television actor—in exchange for pocket cash…
Lost Horizon
by James Hilton
Kindle $0.49 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A Journey to Shangri-La
The story follows Hugh Conway, a British diplomat, who, along with a group of travelers, is stranded in the mystical paradise of Shangri-La after a plane crash. As Conway learns more about this secluded utopia and its enigmatic leader, he is faced with profound questions about life, purpose, and the nature of happiness. Is Shangri-La a sanctuary or a seductive illusion?
Unfinished Business
by J.A. Jance
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
In this heart-pounding and sharply written thriller from J.A. Jance, the “grand master of the genre” (The Providence Journal), Ali Reynolds’s personal life is thrown into turmoil just as two men show up on the scene—a former employee of her husband’s who has just been released from prison and a serial killer who sets his sights a little too close to home.
Mateo Vega, a one-time employee of Ali Reynold’s husband, B. Simpson, has spent the last sixteen years of his life behind bars. According to the courts, he murdered his girlfriend. But Mateo knows that her real killer is still on the loose, and the first thing he’s going to do when he gets a taste of freedom is track him down.
Love and Music
by Patricia Ryan
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
What would you give up to follow your dream?
Leonora has set her sights on a career on the international stage. In pursuit of her dream, she arrives in the romantic city of Munich to study with renowned voice teacher Maestro Roberto Mazzone. Encouraged by the Maestro’s vision of her as a future Madam Butterfly, she begins to follow the path he lays out for her. And then she meets handsome tenor Walter Saville, and falls in love. With conflicting loyalties to the Maestro and Walter, Leonora struggles to stay true to her dream. When Walter forces her to choose between them, she faces a heart-breaking decision…
Squall
by Sean Costello
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Bush pilot Tom Stokes is about to face the worst day of his life. On a clear winter morning, he sets out to do some repairs on a remote hunt camp, leaving his five-year-old son and very pregnant wife snug in their beds.
On the return trip, a squall forces him into an emergency landing and he winds up—quite literally—in the lap of petty criminal Dale Knight. Dale, now a fugitive from the law—and worse, from a merciless drug lord who just happens to be his brother—draws Tom into a web of mayhem and treachery that puts not only his life at risk, but the lives of his wife, son . . . and unborn child.
The Early Works of Agatha Christie
by Agatha Christie
Kindle $0.09 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Discover the origins of the world’s best-loved crime writer in The Early Works of Agatha Christie, a compelling collection that showcases the novels that ignited a literary revolution.
These early novels reveal Agatha Christie’s mastery of misdirection, her deep understanding of human nature, and the ingenuity that would come to define modern detective fiction. A must-read for new fans and longtime admirers alike.
Far Away Home
by Susan Denning
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
In post-Civil War New York City, sixteen-year-old Aislynn Denehy cannot find a job, she has no place to live and no family to help her. Some might think this is a problem; Aislynn believes it is an opportunity, but she has a lot to learn.
No formulaic romance, this well-researched love story depicts life as it truly was for the thousands of women who went west reaching for a new life. Aislynn’s journey begins in a New York City tenement and leads her across the frontier to a Utah mining camp where she must cope with the three very different men in her life: smart, solicitous Tim, good-natured, good-guy Johnny and the intense but intriguing Liam Moran. Life in the roughshod camp brings small joys and devastating losses…
Never Flinch
by Stephen King
Kindle $16.99 Rating: BRAND NEW RELEASE #ad
From master storyteller Stephen King comes an extraordinary new novel with intertwining storylines—one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante targeting a feminist celebrity speaker—featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters.
When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to “kill thirteen innocents and one guilty” in “an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man,” Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think. Are fourteen citizens about to be slaughtered in an unhinged act of retribution? As the investigation unfolds, Izzy realizes that the letter writer is deadly serious, and she turns to her friend Holly Gibney for help.
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
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Glutton for Punishment
by Cecile Lamalle
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Sleuth and master chef Charly Poisson is back in this followup to Appetite for Murder.
The winter holidays are over, and Charly and the staff of La Fermette are settling down for a quiet season when a ring of antique thieves terrorize their wealthy, weekend patrons. Things get worse when Charly finds the corpse of a local antiques dealer in the freezer. Despite warnings from the police chief, Charly can’t help investigating on his own. This title includes recipes.
The Alison Brownstone Saga
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Alison Brownstone is half-human, half-Drow… and all trouble.
If you like action, adventure, magic, and an academy-to-adult storyline, you won’t want to miss this bestselling 23-book urban fantasy boxed set. You get 2 complete series that will leave you wanting more!
Get in on the origin story of Alison Brownstone and learn the mystery behind Izzy’s past. Join us for the adventures in the School of Necessary Magic.
Midnight Offensive: Toxic Truths
by Elle E. Kay
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
One blind date. One deadly plot.
ER nurse Sadie Kline wasn’t looking for love, or even a night out, when her roommate talked her into a blind date. She’s shocked when her date turns out to be Craig Malone, her childhood neighbor and brother’s best friend—now a Homeland Security agent. What starts as an awkward reunion spirals into danger. Craig is protecting a virologist developing an antidote to a stolen biological weapon, but when Sadie crosses paths with a suspect in her ER, she lands in the sights of a terror network with millions at stake.
As New Year’s Eve nears, threats escalate and loyalties are tested. Craig is determined to keep Sadie safe, but the bioterrorists’ midnight offensive is closing in, and failure could mean disaster…
Haunted Waterways
by Sara Clancy, Scare Street
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The La Roux ancestral home may be gone, but the horror it once sheltered is still alive.
Marigold is hunted, tormented by a demon that hungers for her to kill. She doesn’t know how much longer she can resist. In a desperate attempt to keep her sanity, Marigold flees to the rusted remains of a paddle steamer, deep in the heart of the Louisiana bayous. Here, the only people she encounters are long since dead. The ghosts that haunt the boat are possessive and territorial. They keep the demon from entering. But there are many lost souls that roam the backwaters. They are drawn to the boat, to the life on board. Marigold’s hiding place may soon become her grave…
Dance Hall of the Dead
by Tony Hillerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
“Hillerman is a wonderful storyteller.” – New York Times Book Review
Two Native American boys have vanished into thin air, leaving a pool of blood behind them. Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police has no choice but to suspect the very worst, since the blood that stains the parched New Mexico ground once flowed through the veins of one of the missing, a young Zuñi. But his investigation into a terrible crime is being complicated by an important archaeological dig . . . and a steel hypodermic needle.
Old Bones
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Nora Kelly, a young curator at the Santa Fe Institute of Archaeology, is approached by historian Clive Benton with a once-in-a-lifetime proposal: to lead a team in search of the so-called “Lost Camp” of the tragic Donner Party. This was a group of pioneers who earned a terrible place in American history when they became snow-bound in the California mountains in 1847, their fate unknown until the first skeletonized survivors stumbled out of the wilderness, raving about starvation, murder-and cannibalism.
What Happened to Nina?
by Dervla McTiernan
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an emotional novel of suspense about two families at war.
Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and deeply in love. Until they leave for a weekend at his family’s cabin in Vermont, and only Simon comes home. WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA?
Nobody knows. Simon’s explanation about what happened in their last hours together doesn’t add up. Nina’s parents push the police for answers, and Simon’s parents rush to protect him. They hire expensive lawyers and a PR firm that quickly ramps up a vicious, nothing-is-off-limits media campaign.
The Price of Passage
by Larry Sommers
Kindle Bargain Rating: 4.9 #ad
“An intricately plotted library whodunit that both cozy readers and librarians will love!” – Amanda Flower, author of the Magic Bookshop Mysteries
Hidden Nature
by Nora Roberts
Kindle 14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Natural Resources police officer, Sloan Cooper, and her partner had just taken down three men preying on hikers in the Western Maryland mountains. Driving back, she pulled in at a convenience store—and walked right into a robbery in progress. One gunshot from a jittery thief was about to change her world.
After being shocked back to life on the operating table, she has a long recovery ahead, so she moves back to her parents’ peaceful house in Heron’s Rest. As for the boyfriend who dumped her via text while she was in the hospital, good riddance.