Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
The Antiquaria
by Ned Hoste
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
In the heart of historic Exeter, Detective Inspector Whipton Barton is called to investigate the mysterious death of Dr Evelyn Merton, a brilliant historian found dead in the Cathedral’s Chapter House. As Barton delves into the world of ancient manuscripts and academic rivalries, he uncovers a web of obsession and betrayal, and a chilling hoax. With the help of his team and the insights of those closest to Evelyn, Barton must unravel the truth before the killer strikes again. The Antiquarian is a gripping cosy mystery where history isn’t just a passion – it’s a deadly force.
I Think I Was Murdered
by Colleen Coble, Rick Acker
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
This timely, high-concept novel delves into the impact of AI on a grieving widow who uses a chatbot to “talk” to her dead husband. What she never expects is the response when she asks it to tell her something she doesn’t know: I think I was murdered.
Reading a novel from bestselling authors Colleen Coble and Rick Acker feels akin to watching a BBC mystery series: by the end of the first scene you can relax, knowing you’re in the capable hands of a story that will have a complex puzzle, character-driven plot, and satisfying reveal.
Miss Silver Comes to Stay
by Patricia Wentworth
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
The British governess-turned-sleuth visits a small village hiding big secrets in this “timelessly charming” cozy mystery series (Charlotte MacLeod).
The citizens of Melling are perfectly ordinary. Some might even consider them boring, but not Miss Maud Silver. It’s been some years since she gave up work as a governess to become a detective, and her fascination with people has served her well during that time. Now, she’s come to Melling to pay a long-postponed visit to an old school chum—but Miss Silver’s vacations never last long…
The Only Human
by Rick Mofina
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.8 #ad
Thirteen-year-old Tyler Price is struggling with his parents’ divorce as he pinballs between their apartments in Manhattan. One day after school a troubled old man sits next to him on a city bus. His voice filled with fear, the man says, “the awakening” has begun, and reveals that Tyler is the only person who can stop it. The man thrusts a satchel at Tyler, telling him to never let it go, minutes before he is killed in a traffic accident while fleeing police. Against the backdrop of a series of strange happenings in New York City – the disappearance of a packed tour bus – Tyler and his school friend, Ella Shaw, become fugitives hunted by police who want the satchel.
Innocent
by Erin Kinsley
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
The pretty market town of Sterndale is a close-knit and caring community; the perfect place for friends Izzy and Laura to raise their children. But their lives are suddenly shattered following a brutal murder at a summer wedding…and everyone is terrified knowing a killer lives amongst them.
Suddenly, Izzy doesn’t know who she can trust while Laura sees suspicion and paranoia spreading through the town. As the police search for answers – and relationships begin to unravel – the secrets lurking beneath the pristine surface of Sterndale come to light…and the shocking truth will finally be revealed.
Grace for Murder
by Stephanie Parker McKean
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Pastor Paisley Yukon fought many hard battles to win acceptance and lead Ideal’s Grace Cowboy Church as a woman, but when a possible cult moves into town—her conflicts multiply along with unsolved murders.
A widow, who lost her husband and daughter in the same horrific traffic accident, Paisley could easily fall in love with Ideal’s Sheriff Kip Restwinder. However, when she befriends and hides a missing teen, the sheriff becomes inimical toward her, a fact that is only complicated by two murders and attempts on her own life.
Meanwhile, she feels obligated to discover if the church group that sprang up in Ideal is a real church, or a cult. She doesn’t want to be judgmental of a fellow pastor—but it’s hard to be dispassionate when she suspects him of murder.
Search for Love
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
When Serenity Smith’s parents passed away, she presumed she lost her only family. Then she receives word from a relative far from Washington D.C.—her grandmother, living on an estate in the beautiful Brittany region of France. But the hard-hearted Comtesse de Kergallen doesn’t welcome Serenity with open arms. Neither does her arrogant yet undeniably charming cousin Christophe. Both harbor resentments against the Smiths, believing they damaged the family’s aristocratic reputation. As Serenity sets out to clear her parents’ names, tension mounts between her and Christophe—escalating from adversarial to passionate…
The Weather Health Handbook
by Joe R Eagleman
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Have you ever wondered why your mood shifts with the changing weather? Or why do some people experience health fluctuations based on the weather around them? Look no further! “The Weather Health Handbook” is your comprehensive guide to understanding the profound influence of the weather on your health.
Inside the pages of this enlightening book, you will embark on a fascinating journey through the intricate relationship between weather patterns and your well-being. You can complete a self-test to determine your own weather sensitivity. Delve into the scientific explanations of how temperature, humidity, and air pressure impact your body. Uncover the physiological responses that occur during various weather phenomena, from the invigorating effects of sunshine to the challenges posed by extreme conditions.
Every Day is Halloween
by Kit Daven
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Once upon a Halloween, the Dead came to stay, forcing the Living to wear costumes. . . Every. Single. Day.
Fifteen-year-old Esther is comfortably hiding behind her skull mask and black robe, even though her friends are fed up with all the ghouls and ghosts telling them how to live. When her best friend vanishes, Esther still clings to her costume. Dressed as Death, will she uncover what happened to her bestie? And will she ever find the courage to step out of her comfort zone before fading into a mere shadow of herself?
Mask up. . . or risk being seen.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder on the Lusitania
by Edward Marston
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A maritime mystery from Edward Marston, author of the bestselling Railway Detective series.
September 1907. George Dillman sets sail from Liverpool to New York on the Lusitania’s maiden voyage. Posing as a passenger, Dillman is in fact an undercover detective hired by the Cunard Line to keep an eye out for petty crimes. But after some uneventful days aboard, the ship’s blueprints are stolen and then a body is found…
Abandon
by Blake Crouch
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
A century-old mystery—and a desperate battle to survive—unfold in this standalone thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion.
On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone found.
Now, journalist Abigail Foster and her historian father have set out to explore the long-abandoned town and learn what happened. With them are two backcountry guides—along with a psychic and a paranormal photographer who are there to investigate rumors that the town is haunted.
The Captive
by Fiona King Foster
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 3.8 #ad
A rural noir about a woman on a pulse-pounding expedition to deliver a fugitive – and forced to confront her own past on the journey
In a secessionist rural state that has cut itself off completely from urban centers, where living is hardscrabble and poor but “free,” Brooke Holland runs a farm with her husband, Milo, and two daughters. Their life at the fringes of modern society is tenuous – they make barely enough from each harvest to keep going – yet Brooke cherishes the loving, peaceful life they have carved out for themselves. She has even begun to believe she is free from the violent history she has kept a secret from her family.
Lacey’s Star
by Kay DiBianca
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Get in, sit down, buckle up, and hang on!
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.
Murders at the Harmony Hollows Resort
by Gina Kirkham
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A sleuthing librarian and her friends embark on a fun-filled trip to a holiday camp—but death isn’t taking a holiday . . .
June 1998: Elodie Marshall has committed a terrible crime. But when she’s deemed unfit to plead, she is sentenced to living within the confines of a mental health facility . . .
Present day: Amateur detective Pru Pearce and her friends from the Winterbottom Women’s Institute are about to embark on their annual getaway. The 1960s Butlins-style Harmony Hollows Resort has caught their attention for a few reasons, including the northern ballroom championships and the unsolved double murder from 1983.
Cellar of Horror
by Ken Englade
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The terrifying true story of the serial killer who built a torture chamber in his Philadelphia home.
Serial killer Gary Heidnik’s name will live on in infamy, and his house in North Philadelphia is tainted with the memory of unbelievable horrors. Heidnik had dug a pit in his basement where he held young women captive for months—half-naked and chained. They had been tortured, starved, and repeatedly raped. But more grotesque discoveries lay in the kitchen: human limbs frozen, a torso burned to cinders, an empty pot suspiciously scorched…
I’ve Got My Eyes on You
by Mary Higgins Clark
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
The newest thriller and instant #1 New York Times bestseller from Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark shows us just how far a family and a town will go to protect their own in the wake of tragedy.
After a party when her parents are away, eighteen-year-old Kerry Dowling is found fully dressed at the bottom of the family pool. The immediate suspect is her boyfriend, who had a bitter argument with her at the party. Then there is a twenty-year-old neighbor who was angry because she didn’t invite him to the party. Or is there another suspect who has not yet been seen on the radar?
Across Great Divides
by Monique Roy
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Across Great Divides is a timeless, World War II story of the upheavals of war, the power of family, and the resiliency of human spirit. When Hitler comes to power in 1933, one Jewish family refuses to be destroyed and defies the Nazis only to come up against another struggle—confronting Apartheid in South Africa.
Sixteen-year-old Eva and her twin sister, Inge, witness their lives in Berlin change before their eyes. Their best friend, Trudy, betrays them when she becomes a member of the Hitler Youth. A valuable family heirloom, a beautiful emerald and diamond pendant necklace, is confiscated by the Nazis as they harass Jewish families and businesses…
The Devil’s Doctors
by Mark Felton
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
The author of Guarding Hitler delivers “a study revealing the Japanese use of Allied POWs in medical experiments during WWII.” – The Guardian
The brutal Japanese treatment of Allied POWs in WW2 has been well documented. The experiences of British, Australian and American POWs on the Burma Railway, in the mines of Formosa and in camps across the Far East, were bad enough. But the mistreatment of those used as guinea pigs in medical experiments was in a different league. The author reveals distressing evidence of Unit 731 experiments involving US prisoners and the use of British as control groups in Northern China, Hainau Island, New Guinea and in Japan. These resulted in loss of life and extreme suffering…
Absolute Redemption
by William Black
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Life hasn’t been easy for cowboy Hollis Coleman – and it’s about to get a whole lot harder.
After a string of bad decisions landed him in the notorious Clyburn gang, Hollis paid the price with four years in Texas State Prison. Now, he’s back in Greenville, determined to leave his outlaw past behind and carve out a new life. But redemption doesn’t come easy in the Wild West.
When a close relative is brutally murdered, Hollis is thrust into a dangerous quest for justice. To his shock, the Clyburn gang is still thriving, their grip on the town tighter than ever. Even the local lawmen are too afraid to stand up to them…