Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
A Brush with Death
by J.M. Hall
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Retired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz, Pat and Thelma have a brand-new mystery to solve in this wonderfully witty cosy mystery.
Retired schoolteachers Pat, Liz and Thelma don’t know what to think. The death of Neville Hilton is not a crime. Just your standard, if tragic, heart attack. At least that’s what the autopsy shows.
But his ex-wife isn’t convinced. She’s sure the current Mrs Hilton is involved – maybe she wasn’t at some horse event, as she told police…
The Ghostway
by Tony Hillerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Old Joseph Joe sees it all. Two strangers spill blood at the Shiprock Wash-O-Mat. One dies. The other drives off into the dry lands of the Big Reservation, but not before he shows the old Navajo a photo of the man he seeks.
This is all Tribal Policeman Jim Chee needs to set him off on an odyssey that moves from a trapped ghost in an Indian hogan to the seedy underbelly of L.A. to an ancient healing ceremony where death is the cure, and into the dark heart of murder and revenge.
The Legend of Childer’s Forest
by Gillian Young
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Poppy the golden retriever returns with her younger sister, Devon, in another crazy cream adventure.
When a family of rabbits are driven from their home, Poppy and Devon make it their mission to help.
Their quest takes them to Childer’s Forest, the site of ancient and mysterious events. So, when the safety of their human brother, Jack, is also threatened, Poppy and Devon call on the famous Legend of Childer’s Forest for help.
The Neighbor
by Lisa Gardner
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A young mother, blond and pretty, vanishes from her South Boston home, leaving behind only one witness – her four-year-old daughter – and one suspect – her handsome, secretive husband.
From the moment Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren arrives at the Joneses’ snug little bungalow, instinct tells her that something is seriously off with the wholesome image the couple has worked so hard to create.
Strange Weather: Four Short Novels
by Joe Hill
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A collection of four chilling novels, ingeniously wrought gems of terror from the brilliantly imaginative, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman, Joe Hill.
“One of America’s finest horror writers” (Time magazine), Joe Hill has been hailed among legendary talents such as Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman, and Jonathan Lethem. In Strange Weather, this “compelling chronicler of human nature’s continual war between good and evil,” (Providence Journal-Bulletin) who “pushes genre conventions to new extremes” (New York Times Book Review) deftly expose the darkness that lies just beneath the surface of everyday life.
Vamped Up
by Kristin Miller
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Vampires in Crimson Bay have been saved by the successful duplication of Eve’s pure blood. The threat to her safety is gone, Ruan. You can return to our haven’ But if you choose the love of a mundane over the duty to your khiss, you re on your own.
Note from the San Francisco Primus. I said stop, Eve. A dark musky smell emitted from Ruan’s skin. It was possession. You don’t know what you re asking of me.
Eve had spent an entire month begging Ruan to drink from her. To share one of the most erotic experiences a vampire and mundane could share. Yet he’d denied her. Now, there was no turning back…
Hardly Knew Her
by Laura Lippman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
For the first time together in one collection is a mix of brand new Tess Monaghan short mysteries as well as previously published, award-winning short stories.
Split into three parts—Girls Gone Wild (seven stories about girls behaving badly); Other Cities, Not My Own (four stories about places outside of Baltimore); My Baby Walks the Streets of Baltimore (four stories and a profile)—the inimitable Tess Monaghan, along with some old friends and new faces, is back solving crime.
Vows in Magic and Steel Complete Boxed Set
by River Tatum, Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
All three novels in the enchanting enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance series where magic, duty, and centuries-old hatred collide.
When the monarchy forces a marriage between two feuding noble houses, gifted mage Elysia Kallendore and proud knight Lorand Valecrest must choose between their families’ ancient hatred and a fragile chance at peace. As mysterious attacks plague their lands and sinister forces threaten to destroy everything they hold dear, these sworn enemies discover that the strongest magic of all might be the love growing between them…
Blood Moon
by Sandra Brown
Kindle $7.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Detective John Bowie is one misstep away from being fired from the Auclair Police Department in coastal Louisiana. Recently divorced and slightly heavy-handed with his liquor, Bowie does all that he can to cope with the actions taken (or not taken) during the investigation of Crissy Mellin, a teenage girl who disappeared more than three years prior. But now, Crisis Point, a long-running true crime television series, is soon to air an episode documenting the unsolved Mellin case. Bowie has been instructed by his unscrupulous boss to keep to his grievances and criticisms over the mishandling of the investigation to himself.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer
by Krista Davis
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Wagtail, Virginia, the top pet-friendly getaway in the United States, is gearing up for a howling good Halloween—until a spooky murder shakes the town to its core..
Holly Miller doesn’t believe in spirits, but the Sugar Maple Inn is filled with guests who do. The TV series in development, Apparition Apprehenders, has descended on Wagtail’s annual Halloween festivities to investigate supernatural local legends, and Holly has her hands full showing the ghost hunters a scary-fun time…
The Band
by David Kummer
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Because of Johnny, I went with the band. Because of Kate, I stayed. They played anywhere, all through Appalachia. They were the best show for miles around. But even I didn’t expect Oakville to be the end.
Oakville, WV. It was supposed to be a quiet place: to catch our breaths, to fall in love. It was a chance to know each other completely. As long as Johnny didn’t find out.
It would also be the last show they ever played…
Judgment Call
by J. A. Jance
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
With Judgment Call, Jance achieves a new high in crime fiction, as Brady wrestles with her conflicting roles of law officer and mother when her daughter discovers the murdered body of the local high school principal, and the ensuing investigation reveals secrets no parent wants to hear. At once a breathtaking recreation of the rugged landscape of the American Southwest, a moving story of a mother’s concerns for her endangered child, and thrilling masterwork of brutal crime and expert detection, Judgment Call is prime J.A. Jance, a treat for anyone who loves a good cop story wrapped around a superior family drama.
A Taste For Lies
by LC Whitehouse
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Beauty and the Beast meets Netflix’s Bridgerton in this seductive fantasy romance! The best lies are mostly true.
Alora knows the Guild’s Ten Rules of Spy Craft and Thieving better than anyone. But none of them prepare her for being caught by the terrifying yet undeniably alluring beast prince.
She can’t believe it when instead of devouring her whole, he recruits her for an impossible heist.
The mark? His father, the king.
Omega Cometh
by J. Michael Smith
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Omega Cometh: A Riveting Sci-Fi Thriller by J. Michael Smith
What would you do if Earth’s annihilation was just a decade away?
In Omega Cometh, J. Michael Smith delivers an electrifying tale of survival and intrigue. As the world’s three Superpowers fight over dwindling resources, a washed-up, old-school astronomer discovers the unthinkable: a massive asteroid, set in motion billions of years ago, is racing toward Earth at 22,000 mph.
Global espionage, deep-seated distrust, and political power plays erupt, threatening to derail humanity’s last hope. With time running out, can the fractured nations unite to stop the inevitable, or will their conflicts seal Earth’s doom?
Forever Home
by Graham Norton
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
The internationally bestselling author and host of The Graham Norton Show returns with a tense and darkly comic novel thatcasts a caustic light on the relationship between mothers and daughters and truth and self-preservation.
Where do secrets live?
Carol is a divorced teacher living in a small town in Ireland, her only son now grown. A second chance at love brings her unexpected connection and belonging—and sparks a flurry of speculation. What does a woman like her see in a man like that? What happened to his wife who abandoned him and his children all those years ago? Carol and Declan know their relationship is the talk of the town, but the gossip only serves to bring the couple closer.
One Last Breath
by Lisa Jackson, Nancy Bush
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Rory Abernathy’s wedding to Liam Bastian was supposed to be the event of the season. Instead, it was a bloodbath. Rory fled after stabbing a masked intruder, just before a gunman opened fire on the wedding party. Five years on, Rory still has no idea who was behind the attacks. Fearful she and her daughter remain targets, she’s made a new life far from Liam and the wealthy, powerful Bastians.
But even in remote Point Roberts, Washington, Rory can’t hide from the past. Liam tracks her down, stunned to learn they have a child. Did someone in Rory’s family try to kill him for his portion of the Bastian estate?
The Haunting of Grayve Cottage
by Amy Cross
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Standing alone and isolated on the North York Moors, Grayve Cottage might just be the most foreboding place the Pearsons have visited yet. Nobody else lives anywhere near this particular cottage, and the wild landscape seems almost designed to keep all life away.
As they begin their investigations, the Pearsons immediately start to pick up hints of the paranormal. A dark presence haunts the cottage, seeking revenge for a tragedy that occurred many years earlier. Everyone has a theory about this tragedy, but for Rebecca the nightmare might just be personal. Is history about to punish her for a terrible mistake?
Before She Knew Him
by Peter Swanson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Catching a killer is dangerous—especially if he lives next door
From the hugely talented author of The Kind Worth Killing comes an exquisitely chilling tale of a young suburban wife with a history of psychological instability whose fears about her new neighbor could lead them both to murder . . .
Hen and her husband Lloyd have settled into a quiet life in a new house outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Hen (short for Henrietta) is an illustrator and works out of a studio nearby, and has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder. Finally, she’s found some stability and peace.