Monday’s Mystery eBooks
The Visitor Catches a Bouquet
by Marji Laine
Rating: 4.8 #ad
How do a bride-to-be, a retired principal, and a group of teenage volunteers add up to murder?
Connie B. Wright is in the thick of it this time!
Mackenzie Chastain is the spitting image of her Aunt Connie, and she’s delighted that the Wright Foundation has agreed to host a huge event in support of Archway Kids. She has a special passion for the charity that has become her career path. Not to mention the handsome director who will soon become her husband.
The New Husband
by Brian R. O’Rourke
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Mary always dreamed of a perfect husband. Now she’s got one. When Mary’s husband Brent returns from a month-long wellness retreat, he seems like a totally different person.
Before he went away, Brent was anxious, depressed, and in danger of losing his job. Now, he’s decisive, optimistic, and full of energy. He also has big plans to start his own business … big plans which require a lot of capital.
As Mary spends more time around her husband, she begins to realise just how much he’s changed in every little way. Is the man she’s living with really the same person she married?
Prisoners of the Castle
by Ben Macintyre
Rating: 4.6 #ad
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “entertaining [and] often-moving account” (The Wall Street Journal) of the remarkable POWs whose relentlessly creative attempts to escape a notorious Nazi prison embodied the spirit of resistance against fascism, from the author of The Spy and the Traitor
In this gripping narrative, Ben Macintyre tackles one of the most famous prison stories in history and makes it utterly his own. During World War II, the German army used the towering Colditz Castle to hold the most defiant Allied prisoners. For four years, these prisoners of the castle tested its walls and its guards with ingenious escape attempts that would become legend.
The Survivor
by Iris Johansen
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Eve Duncan and Riley Smith must solve their most exciting puzzle since A Face to Die For when asked to uncover the mysterious secret hidden on a remote island.
When archeologist Riley Smith comes to ask Eve Duncan for help, Eve has to say no. Traveling halfway around the world on a dangerous quest is not her expertise as a forensic sculptor. But Eve is intrigued by the prospect of an isolated island that holds a secret locked in time…
Relentless
by Jonathan Maberry
Rating: 4.6 #ad
JOE LEDGER’s world has been torn apart. The people closest to him have been savagely murdered and Ledger is on the hunt for the killers. His already fragile psyche has cracked apart, allowing a dangerous darkness to overwhelm him.
His hunt takes him deep into the world of the deadly black market weapons sales, and standing in his way are a new generation of private military contractors. These mercenaries have been enhanced with cutting-edge cybernetics and chemical enhancements, transforming them into real-world super soldiers. Stronger, faster, harder to hurt, and fitted with built-in weapons. They are beyond anything Joe has ever faced.
The Viking Deception
by J. Robert Kennedy
Rating: 4.5 #ad
In 989 AD, when informed of her impending arranged marriage, Fatima takes drastic action with her forbidden lover, Viking Prince Magnus, actions that not only have immediate consequences for her entire family, but reverberate a millennium later.
When Archaeology Professor James Acton receives an invitation from a friend to visit a new dig site where an unusual artifact has been discovered linking the Vikings to the Islamic Caliphate, he and his wife eagerly accept. But upon arriving in Stockholm, Sweden, their friend is nowhere to be found, last seen entering the Saudi embassy and not heard from since.
Lion & Lamb
by James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
Rating: 4.5 #ad
BRAND NEW RELEASE at REGULAR PRICE
The city is in a state of shock over the fate of two hometown heroes: Eagles starting quarterback Archie Hughes, and his even more famous wife, Grammy-winning singer Francine Hughes.
One spouse is murdered. The other is suspect #1.
Even before the case hits the courtroom, it’s the hottest ticket in town. For the defense: Cooper Lamb, private investigator to the stars. For the prosecution: Veena Lion, a sleuth so bright she’s got to wear shades.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
The Vanishing Type
by Ellery Adams
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Entertainment Weekly hails the Secret, Book, and Scone Society series by the beloved New York Times bestselling author as “a love letter to reading.” In this entrancing new story, bookshop owner, bibliotherapist, and occasional sleuth Nora Pennington must enlist the help of her brilliant, brassy librarian friend to unravel the connection between The Scarlet Letter, an obscure 19th century writer, and a dead hiker . . .
While January snow falls outside in Miracle Springs, North Carolina, Nora Pennington is encouraging customers to cozy up indoors with a good book. Even though the shop and her bibliotherapy sessions keep Nora busy during the day, her nights are a little too quiet—until Deputy Andrews pulls Nora into the sci-fi section and asks her to help him plan a wedding proposal.
Ben in Trouble
by Luana Ehrlic
Rating: 4.8 #ad
CIA operative, Titus Ray, is used to helping his protégé, Ben Mitchell, stay out of trouble. This time, though, Ben’s trouble is brought on by his father, Senator Elijah Mitchell.
When a shakeup in the leadership at the CIA opens up the division head position at the Russian desk, Senator Mitchell uses his influence to recommend Ben for the job. The problem is, Ben doesn’t want a desk job. He’s content being a covert operative.
To thwart his father’s efforts, Ben plans to showcase his skills as an intelligence officer by volunteering for an upcoming mission to Venezuela.To do this, Ben needs Titus’s help, and although Titus agrees to be part of the operation, he discovers there’s a problem with Ben’s plan. Well, several problems.
Detective Jane Phillips
by OMJ Ryan
Rating: 4.8 #ad
INTRODUCING FOUR RIVETING, EXPLOSIVE CRIME THRILLERS FEATURING DI JANE PHILLIPS.
Perfect for fans of JD Kirk, Rachael Mclean, and Angela Marsons.
DI Jane Phillips was a star detective, but her relentless pursuit of justice got her demoted. Now, she’s trying to stay one step ahead of the ruthless killers and criminals that prowl the streets of Manchester.
Beyond Recognition
by Ridley Pearson
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Seattle police sergeant Lou Boldt is stunned when the local fire investigator presents him with frightening evidence in a series of fires that have occurred in the Seattle area. These white-hot fires burn so cleanly that even the ash disintegrates – leaving not a trace of its victims or any evidence of criminal activity. Only when Boldt is taunted by someone sending him pieces of melted green plastic – houses from a Monopoly board–does he realize that an arsonist is involving him in a deadly game.
Violence & Roses
by Justin Bourne Boring
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Bizarre worlds full of savage fighters collide explosively with fraught, forbidden love in book two of the “Thousand Scars for You” series!
More than a hundred years after a barbaric, bloody gender war between the Sinteverete sorcerers and the Pentavi shapeshifters ended in subjugation of the Pentavi women; an even bigger, more incendiary fight is brewing within the Earth realm. This burgeoning conflict threatens to ignite an apocalyptic war throughout all the realms, where no man, woman, demon or beast is safe.
Mina, the hated Yasmani Ro renegade daughter of outlaw lovers from the two warring clans, is finally ready to come out of hiding and throw down with the myriad of murderous hunters that seek her head.
Ashes of Man
by Christopher Ruocchio
Rating: 4.7 #ad
The fifth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire.
The galaxy is burning.
With the Cielcin united under one banner, the Sollan Empire stands alone after the betrayal of the Commonwealth. The Prophet-King of the Cielcin has sent its armies to burn the worlds of men, and worse, there are rumors…whispers that Hadrian Marlowe is dead, killed in the fighting.
Oyster Bay Two Step
by Eric Wilder
Rating: 4.5 #ad
A mysterious woman with dark secrets rocks Oyster Island to the core
Embark on an exhilarating journey to the Big Easy with lighthouse keeper Jack Wiesinski and the last Atakapa Indian Grogan ‘Chief’ la Tortue as they indulge in their favorite pastime at Rockie’s strip club. When an alluring stripper named Vixen takes the stage, their wild night takes an unexpected twist.
Vixen is an enigma – a mysterious woman living in squalor behind the club. With nothing but a duffel bag and a few meager possessions to her name, she captivates Chief with her otherworldly dance moves. When she unexpectedly levitates and crashes to the dance floor, the bouncer tosses her into the back alleyway.
Spelljammer
Visit the Dungeons & Dragons Store
Rating: 4.5 #ad
LIMITED TIME 50% OFF. (D&D Campaign Collection – Adventure, Setting, Monster Book, Map, and DM Screen) A thrilling space-based campaign for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.
Home of the stars and gateway to the heavens, the Astral Plane teems with excitement and possibility. With the help of magic, spelljammers can cross the oceans of Wildspace, ply the silvery void known as the Astral Sea, and hop between worlds of the D&D multiverse.
This collection contains everything a Dungeon Master needs to run a campaign set in the starlit realms of Wildspace and the Astral Sea, as well as new options for players who want to create characters at home in this fantastic setting.
Summer Suspicions Collection
by Multiple Authors
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Escape into a world of love, mystery, and faith with these ten Christian romantic suspense novels. Today’s bestselling Christian fiction authors are bringing you ten page-turning, action-packed adventures filled with unforgettable characters, adrenaline-pumping mysteries, and heartwarming romance.
Summer suspicions lurk everywhere in small towns and in the countryside, as well as in the cities and on the coast. Cowboys, protectors, former military, single moms, pastors, good friends, sheriffs, missing children, hostages, fugitives, heroes, villains, and more, all in one limited-edition boxed set collection just for the summer of 2024 only.
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Miss Riddell’s Cozy Mystery Adventures – A 10 Book Boxset
by P.C. James
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Northern England. Miss Pauline Riddell can’t abide injustice. So when she gets tangled up in a suspicious homicide, she sets her sharp mind to unraveling the messy murder. And after unmasking the killer, the eagle-eyed accountant realizes she has a flair for investigation that could change her entire life.
This collection contains all ten volumes in the Miss Riddell series, with adventures spanning from 1953 to 1988. While away the hours immersed in delightfully deft prose, vivid historical details, and humorous-yet-believable plots.
Can this daring damsel track down a priceless relic? Will her sensible sobriety help her unearth a lost fortune? Does a phantom prankster stand a chance against her well-honed wits?
The Adopted Daughter
by JJ Burgess
Rating: 4.4 #ad
She says she’s his daughter. But what does she really want?
Alice and Richard are happily married and about to achieve their lifelong dream – giving up their jobs to sail around the Mediterranean on their own boat.
But shortly before they are due to leave, a young woman, Sally, appears on their doorstep and says she is Richard’s daughter, given up for adoption by his former lover…
What she finds is something she could never have imagined in her wildest nightmares…
Time of the Dragon Boxed Set 1
by Multiple Authors
Rating: 5.0 #ad
What do you do when you know the world is ending? Earth is dying, and humanity is unaware. The last of the dragons have charged themselves with protecting the planet. They’ve enlisted the help of other magical creatures to aid them, but not everyone follows the rules. Some have a code of their own.
One of the last dragons born on Earth, Grey isn’t happy with his life. None of the dragons believe that the world can be saved, so why not go out with a bang? Kelsey is living her life oblivious to the magic around her, no different from any other human in the world. A chance encounter changes her whole world. #ad
OCELLICON
by A.G. Russo
Rating: 4.4 #ad
OCELLICON is a military science fiction story with elements of legal/detective/mystery/feminist/noir sci-fi. Earth barely survived nuclear battles until the militaries of the world took over from authoritarians. But rebellion was agitating from within. Prosecutor Major Annalisa Farrell, Military Academy honors graduate, war hero, wounded warrior, and child abuse survivor fought to champion justice. An unexpected adversary turned out to be Judge Bennett McCrae, the “Judge Prince.” In his courtroom, the Military, and the general population, he was as popular as Annalisa was hated. Before appearing before Judge McCrae, Annalisa Farrell fought in numerous conflicts, was special ops, and had missions in space where she worked side by side with aliens.
Devil In The Details
by Shelley Dorey
Rating: 4.5 #ad
“Just finished the series and all 3 books are wonderful. The characters are well thought out and exasperating and funny and like people I’ve known my whole life. Only I really wish that I had friends that were this entertaining! Have fun with these books that’s what they’re meant to do, give us a laugh. So enjoy them, I did!! Now I have to go look for more of her books.” by Amazon Customer
Diablo
by Richard A. Knaak
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Since the beginning of time, the angelic forces of the High Heavens and the demonic hordes of the Burning Hells have been locked in the Eternal Conflict for the fate of all Creation. That struggle has now spilled over into Sanctuary — the world of men. Determined to win mankind over to their respective causes, the forces of good and evil wage a secret war for mortal souls. This is the tale of the Sin War — the conflict that would forever change the destiny of man.
The demon-backed Triune has fallen. All that now stands in Uldyssian’s path to freeing humanity is the Cathedral of Light and its charismatic leader the Prophet. But the Prophet is actually the renegade angel Inarius, who sees the world he created as his uncontested domain.
The Venetian Affair
by Helen Macinnes
Rating: 4.4 #ad
While on assignment in Paris and Venice, an American journalist works desperately to expose Communist espionage activities . . .
Fenner burned Rosenfeld’s message, reminding himself wryly that he was behaving in the very best tradition. This was a game not too difficult to learn, he thought. A game? A game in deadly earnest. A vacation in Venice that was grim business. A girl constantly beside him who wasn’t his. How the hell had he walked into this upside-down world? Where, he wondered suddenly, would Venice lead?
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Tabby Trouble
by Iris Leigh
Rating: 4.2 #ad
I don’t ask for much, and I know for sure I didn’t ask to communicate with cats.
But when I agree to cat sit my best friend’s cats, that’s exactly what I get for my trouble—well, that and a baffling murder mystery to solve.
Now my next-door neighbor is dead under mysterious circumstances, the talking cat is giving me orders, and my cat is missing, and somehow both are connected.
It’s up to me to figure out how and why and solve the murder in a town full of potential suspects.
The Other
by Thomas Tryon
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Holland and Niles Perry are identical 13-year-old twins. They are close, close enough, almost, to read each other’s thoughts, but they couldn’t be more different. Holland is bold and mischievous, a bad influence, while Niles is kind and eager to please, the sort of boy who makes parents proud.
The Perrys live in the bucolic New England town their family settled centuries ago, and as it happens, the extended clan has gathered at its ancestral farm this summer to mourn the death of the twins’ father in a most unfortunate accident. Mrs. Perry still hasn’t recovered from the shock of her husband’s gruesome end and stays sequestered in her room, leaving her sons to roam free…
Deadly Night
by Heather Graham
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Aidan Flynn, a private investigator and eldest of the Flynn brothers, scoffs at the haunted-house rumors—especially since Kendall Montgomery, a tarot card reader who has been living in the mansion, is the one to tell him the tale of a woman in white. But when he finds a human bone on the grounds and another by the river, Aidan delves into the dark history of the Flynn plantation.
Forced together to uncover the truth, Aidan and Kendall realize that a serial killer whose victims seem to vanish into thin air has long been at work…and that their own fates are about to be sealed forever unless they believe in the unbelievable.
In The Dark
by Jack Slater
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Tragedy has stalked Blake Larsen her entire life. Orphaned after the violent death of her parents, her Green Beret brother Caleb was all she had left. He was there the day she graduated high school, and the first person she called after she became a federal agent.
And then the cops find him swinging from the rafters. The horrific discovery pushes Blake to the edge of despair.
But then one of Caleb’s closest friends is violently murdered outside her front door—and the killer snatches a folder from his dying fingers. It’s clear Kyle was silenced moments before coming clean. After detectives slow-walk their investigation, Blake resolves to uncover the truth. Her way.
Dead of Winter
by Anders de la Motte
Rating: 4.3 #ad
IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
WINTER 1987 Laura is excited to spend Christmas as usual with her beloved aunt Hedda and her friends. But her festive mood soon turns sour as she finds both old faces and new are keeping secrets from her. When a fire claims the life of her best friend, the scars of that night will remain with Laura for the rest of her life.
TODAY With her aunt’s death, Laura inherits the cabin village Hedda used to manage and is forced to return to the town she hasn’t set foot in since the tragedy. Laura’s presence stirs up repressed emotions in the small community and it isn’t long before a series of arson attacks casts suspicion on her.
Calculated Vendetta
by Jodie Bailey
Rating: 4.4 #ad
When army journalist Casey Jordan’s attacked, she’s convinced it’ – a random mugging – until a killer comes after the military team she’s interviewing. But who’s the real target: Casey or her ex – staff sergeant Travis Heath?
Despite an attraction that still lingers, Travis pushed Casey away months ago, convinced military life leaves no room for attachments. But when the attacks grow increasingly personal, Travis begins to question his chosen path. As the targets of a killer’s vendetta, though, it could be too late to make up for lost time . . . because he and Casey may not have a future to share.
All The Lives We Could Have Led
by Eshed Dagan
Rating: 4.4 #ad
As Avia and her son, Lavi, get off the plane in San Francisco, the first stop of their trip across the Golden State, she cannot help but feel just a little hopeful. Maybe their time together will bring them closer and even bridge the emotional chasm separating them – filled with silences and volatile, intense confrontation.
Since before her divorce, both Avia and Lavi have held on to pieces of their past – shards and fragments that continue to drive a wedge through their relationship: an abusive husband, a domineering father, illness, addiction; pieces Avia hopes to put together as they tour the landscape of Lavi’s blissful childhood, and her gravest mistakes.