Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Blackberry Burial
by Sharon Farrow
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Between a booming art scene and elaborate Independence Day festivities, July in lakeshore Oriole Point, Michigan, is always a blast. Especially when an explosive murder case crashes the fun . . .
As owner of The Berry Basket, Marlee Jacob has learned a thing or two about surviving the summer tourist season in Oriole Point. So she gladly agrees to help run the annual road rally in honor of the local Blackberry Art School’s centenary celebration. While alumni arrive from around the country, Marlee hopes the expansive Sanderling farm will make an appropriate starting point for the race—despite rumors that the land is cursed . . .
Splinter the Silence
by Val McDermid
Rating: 4.6 #ad
From the international bestselling author of The Mermaids Singing and The Wire in the Blood comes the ninth installment of her beloved series featuring psychologist Tony Hill and former DCI Carol Jordan . . .
Vicious online attacks seem to be driving outspoken women to silence themselves through suicide. Yet for profiler Tony Hill, who knows a thing or two about patterns in human behavior, something doesn’t add up.
Carol Jordan, meanwhile, is too busy tackling her own demons to think about a potential serial killer. But when she gets an opportunity for a second chance, it’s game on. This time around, though, the stakes have never been higher.
Slivering Curse
by D.D. Croix, DeAnna Cameron
Rating: 4.4 #ad
A Fayte Guardian with secrets. A dark fae craves her power. Only one will survive their battle of wits, wile, and magic.
After rescuing Queen Victoria from an otherworldly enemy, Jane has settled comfortably into her new life as a Fayte Guardian, working as a maid in the royal kitchen while standing ready to protect the sovereign from any worldly—and otherworldly—threats. She finally has friends, a purpose, and a promising romance. But when she visits Balmoral Castle in Scotland’s misty hills, she discovers the battle she thought she won isn’t over at all.
Something evil lurks in the heart of the Fayte stronghold, and when she investigates, she’s drawn into a conspiracy that threatens everyone and everything she holds dear…
Creeper
by Stuart James
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Do you believe in Creeper?
Keep telling yourself he’s not real. He’s not real. A story so terrifying, the locals won’t mention his name. It’s said that Creeper is an urban legend, a chilling, made-up character fabricated to scare children into behaving themselves. He’s known as Painswicks own Bogeyman. Parents tell their children that Creeper will come if they’re naughty. Adults continually look over their shoulders. It’s said that he hides out front late at night or crawls around in the basement. Others believe Creeper watches them as they sleep.
Bleed a River Deep
by Brian McGilloway
Rating: 4.2 #ad
When a controversial US diplomat is attacked during the opening of a Donegal gold mine, Garda Inspector Benedict Devlin is disciplined for the lapse in security. The gunman turns out to be a young environmentalist – related to an old friend of Devlin’s. Within days, the killing of an illegal immigrant near the Irish border leads Devlin to a vicious people-smuggling ring. Then Bradley himself is found dead near the mine and Devlin begins to suspect that the business is a front for something far more sinister than mere mining. Bleed a River Deep is the new novel from one of the most acclaimed young crime-writers around, a labyrinthine tale of big business, the new Europe, and the dispossessed.
The Bad Place
by Dean Koontz
Rating: 4.5 #ad
New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz delivers terrifying thrills in this novel about a man caught in a never-ending nightmare.
Frank Pollard is afraid to fall asleep. Every morning he awakes, he discovers something strange—like blood on his hands—a bizarre mystery that tortures his soul. Two investigators have been hired to follow the haunted man. But only one person—a young man with Down’s syndrome—can imagine where their journeys might end. That terrible place from which no one ever returns…
Midlife Magic Omnibus Books 1-3
by Carolina Mac
Rating: 5.0 #ad
When Martina Spencer hits the big 40 – she makes big changes in her life.
She retires from her job as homicide lieutenant on the Las Vegas Police Force, packs up her worldly goods, and hits the road with her K-9 partner, Backup.
Her adventures take her to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and her life changes in ways she never imagined possible. Follow Martina as her magical powers develop and she discovers she can handle anything that comes her way!
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Death at Crookham Hall
by Michelle Salter
Rating: 4.2 #ad
A fatal jump. A missing suffragette. An inexplicable murder.
London, 1920. For the first time ever, two women are competing against each other to become an MP. Reporter Iris Woodmore has a big story on her hands when she accompanies one of the candidates to the House of Commons. But it’s a place that holds painful memories. In 1914, her mother died there when she fell into the River Thames during a daring suffragette protest. Then, in the shadow of Big Ben, a waterman tells Iris her mother didn’t fall – she jumped.
Give unto Others
by Donna Leon
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Brunetti is forced to confront the price of loyalty, to his past and in his work, as a seemingly innocent request leads him into troubling waters.
Brunetti is approached for a favor by Elisabetta Foscarini, a woman he knows casually, but her mother was good to Brunetti’s mother, so he feels obliged to at least look into the matter privately, and not as official police business. Foscarini’s son-in-law, Enrico Fenzo, has alarmed his wife (her daughter) by confessing their family might be in danger because of something he’s involved with. Since Fenzo is an accountant, Brunetti logically suspects the cause of danger is related to the finances of a client.
Bluebonnet Ballerina
by Carol Kilgore
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Gracie Hofner returns, and chaos reigns—including a couple of ghosts trying to save their granddaughter.
As Gracie dances from problem to problem, she’s unaware the music has been orchestrated into a murderous symphony. When a different melody reaches Gracie’s ears from a guitar played by the new tenant living in her garage apartment, her tension vanishes. She listens unseen, cocooned in the shadows on her patio, and wonders who he’s longing for—and how it would feel for a man to crave her that much.
She can’t dwell on those thoughts, however. Problems of murder and missing prisoners abound. To say nothing of the ghosts. No one ever said being a law enforcement consultant would be easy.
The Garden of Evil
by Genoveva Ortiz
Rating: 4.7 #ad
The True Story of Herb Baumeister and The Disturbing Horror at The Fox Hollow Farm
Meet the I-70 Strangler who threw away eleven bodies like yesterday’s garbage in this chilling true crime expose.
Herb Baumeister – known by those closest to him as a successful businessman, family man, and later, one of America’s most notorious serial killers. But there must be a reason for such a transition, right?
While eleven murders are ultimately attributed to him, many believe he could be responsible for a lot more deaths.
Boys of Courage
by Amos Blas
Rating: 4.5 #ad
He’ll do anything to save his family… but what will he do when the time comes to save himself?
Poland, 1939. Kadish is barely more than a boy when war breaks out. Forced to grow up fast, he takes it upon himself to provide for his family in the ghetto – stealing through the sewers under the cover of darkness to smuggle food and supplies back to his helpless parents and younger cousin Robbie, who’s always looked up to him.
Until one night, Kadish disappears.
Years later, Robbie, who remembers his brave cousin Kadish as his savior, is now an old man. He’s never known what happened to his hero after that terrifying day – until a phone call startles him in the middle of the night.
The Oracle of Maracoor
by Gregory Maguire
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire brings us the enchanting second novel in the series Another Day, returning to the world he first created in Wicked.
That strange land, Maracoor – across the ocean from Oz—is beset by an invading army. In the mayhem, Rain and Cossy, a child felon, break out of prison. Helped by a few flying monkeys, they struggle to escape the city before it falls under siege. Their arresting officer, Lucikles, also retreats with his family to a highland redoubt. But safety eludes them all. Chaos thunders upon them in the form of warriors, refugees, and brigands. The very fabric of reality loosens, liberating creatures of myth and legend—huge blue wolves, harpies, and giants made of the very landscape.
Within and Without Time
by D. I. Hennessey
Rating: 4.8 #ad
Be prepared to laugh and cry, to be inspired, and find your heart rejoicing!
A powerful Christian revival …
When a sixteen-year-old boy is suddenly caught up in a series of miraculous encounters, it heralds an adventure that will transform his life, rock his town, and trigger events that will ultimately change the world!
Befriended by a powerful angelic warrior, Jimmy finds himself in the center of God’s plan for Earth’s final Great Revival. The beginning of God’s amazing harvest at the End of the Age. Like an intense roller coaster, the journey he experiences is exciting and unpredictable. Heartwarming, as well as heart-rending. God prepares him for a mission more extraordinary than anything he could have imagined, placing him in the rare company of ancient prophets and apostles alike…
Money Is Easy
by Angela Todd, Charles Todd
Rating: 4.5 #ad
“I’ll teach you that money is as easy as counting 1, 2, 3!” – Money Mike
Money is Easy is an empowering and beautifully illustrated rhyming book that teaches kids Christian values and important life lessons about saving money, tithing, working hard and staying out of debt. Money Mike, the friendly money tree takes toddlers, preschool, and early elementary school aged kids on a fun and educational look at why money is important and how
to start saving money from a young age!
Constellations for Kids
by Aniela Publications
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Are you ready to impress your friends & family with amazing knowledge & exciting tales of the constellations?! If so, keep reading…
Have you ever looked up at the night sky & imagined what might be out there? You’re not alone! People have been wondering that for thousands of years.
Technology like telescopes & space shuttles are quite new, so before we could really investigate space, people would make up stories about what they thought was up there. Some people saw heroes & monsters made out of stars & would tell stories about them.
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Sales, Secrets & Suspects
by Sally Bayless
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Libby Ballard is working hard to make a success of her new position as director of the history museum in the small town of Dogwood Springs, Missouri.
When the museum curator is unable to attend a local auction to bid on an armoire that belonged to the town founder, Libby agrees to go in his place.
But instead of winning the bid, Libby finds a dead body.
Join Libby, her golden retriever, Bella, and their friends as they try to find the killer!
Prince Lestat
by Anne Rice
Rating: 4.3 #ad
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Rice allows [her vampires] to do what they do best: wreak havoc and evoke terror. All while impeccably dressed.” – The Washington Post
The vampire world is in crisis … Old vampires, roused from deep slumber in the earth, are doing the bidding of a Voice commanding that they indiscriminately burn their kin in cities across the globe, from Paris to Mumbai, Hong Kong to San Francisco. Left with little time to spare, a host of familiar characters including Louis de Pointe du Lac, Armand, and even the vampire Lestat, must embark on a journey to discover who—or what—is driving this mysterious being.
Spell Borne
by Auden Llyr
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Some curses start with “Once upon a time…”
I thought this semester would be easy – just my thesis and attending some seminars in Lointaine. And who doesn’t love spending time in an enchanting, small town?
But it turns out Lointaine is straight out of a fairy tale, quite literally, and the spell affecting the town is determined to turn me into a princess. You know, the kind that gets chased by murderous huntsmen, assaulted in their sleep, or cleans up after stepsisters… Not my idea of a great time.
Never Lie
by Freida McFadden
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams.
But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate… with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end.
In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains audio transcripts from every single patient Dr. Hale has ever interviewed…
The Price to Love
by Lorhainne Eckhart
Rating: 4.4 #ad
She could give him everything except the one thing he wanted—A child.
A 2015 Readers’ Favorite Award Winner
In THE PRICE TO LOVE, Candy knows that her husband wants a baby, but she can’t give him one. When Neil pays for a surrogate and moves her into their home, he tells her not to worry, but she suddenly feels as if she’s on the outside looking in.
Then, one day she meets a little girl who steals her heart, a little girl with a damaged, scarred soul filled with the kind of despair and hopelessness that should never be in the innocent eyes of a child. But neither Neil nor his family understand her need to help.
The Big Book of Maker Skills
by Chris Hackett
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Makers, get ready: This is your must-have guide to taking your DIY projects to the next level. Legendary fabricator and alternative engineer Chris Hackett teams up with the editors of Popular Science to offer detailed instruction on everything from basic wood- and metalworking skills to 3D printing and laser-cutting wizardry. Hackett also explains the entrepreneurial and crowd-sourcing tactics needed to transform your back-of-the-envelope idea into a gleaming finished product.
Ice and Stone
by Marcia Muller
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Private Investigator Sharon McCone goes undercover to investigate the murders of two Indigenous women in remote Northern California in this gripping, atmospheric mystery in the New York Times bestselling series.
When the bodies of two Indigenous women are found in the wilderness of northern California, it is only the latest horrific development in a string of similar crimes in the area. Despite all evidence to the contrary, officials rule the deaths isolated incidents, which soon join the ranks of countless other unsolved cases quickly dismissed by law enforcement.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Last Seen in Santorini
by Vivian Conroy
Rating: 4.1 #ad
A gorgeous Greek island. A stranger in a veil. And a fatal fall from the cliffs…
Miss Atalanta Ashford is sightseeing near Venice when a mysterious veiled lady approaches her with the urgent request to look into her daughter’s mysterious death on the idyllic Greek island of Santorini. Whilst working as a companion for the eminent Bucardi family, the unfortunate girl took a plunge from the dramatic cliffs during a walk alone. But is all as it seems?
Tom Clancy’s Op-Center
by Jeff Rovin, Tom Clancy
Rating: 4.3 #ad
When the launch of their powerful new hypersonic missile ends in destruction, the Chinese government needs someone to blame. Was it a failure of engineering, or sabotage? The chief engineer on the project, Dr. Yang Dàyóu, is targeted as the scapegoat and arrested—unable to help his family as they are hunted down by the military.
Op-Center’s Lt. Grace Lee is sent to China on a solo reconnaissance mission, but when she sees an opportunity to free the imprisoned scientist, she seizes it. With Lt. Lee on the run and the Chinese military at her heels, Director Chase Williams sends the rest of Op-Center to Mongolia as an extraction team.
The Bone Garden
by Tess Gerritsen
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Unknown bones, untold secrets, and unsolved crimes from the distant past cast ominous shadows on the present in the dazzling new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.
Present day: Julia Hamill has made a horrifying discovery on the grounds of her new home in rural Massachusetts: a skull buried in the rocky soil–human, female, and, according to the trained eye of Boston medical examiner Maura Isles, scarred with the unmistakable marks of murder. But whoever this nameless woman was, and whatever befell her, is knowledge lost to another time.
Written in Blood
by Sheila Lowe
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Trophy wife, Paige Sorensen is accused of forgery by her angry adult stepchildren. Their dead father had left his entire estate to Paige in his will, and they will do anything to keep the inheritance out of her hands.
Paige turns to none other than renowned handwriting expert Claudia Rose.
Intrigued, Claudia is sucked into the drama and soon becomes fast friends with Paige. When Paige and suicidal fourteen-year-old Annabelle suddenly disappear, Claudia learns that reading between the lines can mean the difference between life and death.
Blind Trust
by Terri Blackstock
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Two weeks before he was to marry Sherry Grayson, Clint Jessup disappeared without a trace. Now, suddenly, eight months later, he’s back with no word of explanation. Only an impossible request: trust him. Trust him despite the devastating past. . .and an inexplicable and increasingly frightening present. Whatever secret Clint is hiding, it’s changed him. And it’s about to change Sherry, sweeping her and Clint into a terrifying whirlpool of pursuit and intrigue–one where death and deliverance teeter on a razor edge of circumstance that can either restore or forever destroy Sherry’s faith not only in Clint, but in others, and perhaps in God himself.
Letting Go
by Jacquie Biggar
Rating: 4.8 #ad
When life gives you lemons…
Izzy: Mom is barely in the grave and the prodigal child is here to pick the bones clean.
I don’t want her here. My sister’s defection is a wound that won’t heal, and her return simply rubs at the scabs covering my heart. I’ve managed just fine without her. She can go back to her fancy college and forget about us- that’s what she does best anyway. If only I didn’t need her help. Or miss her so much.
Renee: The day my dad committed suicide I ran. I’ve been running ever since. Going home is supposed to be the answer. Instead, it makes me question every thoughtless decision I’ve made. My sister hates me. My little brother barely knows me. And Simon… is engaged.
The Doomsday Mother
by John Glatt
Rating: 4.4 #ad
At first, the residents of Kauai Beach Resort took little notice of their new neighbors. The glamorous blonde and her tall husband fit the image of the ritzy gated community. The couple seemed to keep to themselves—until the police knocked on their door with a search warrant. Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell had fled to Hawaii in the midst of being investigated for the disappearance of Lori’s children back in Idaho—Tylee and JJ—who hadn’t been seen alive in five months.
For years, Lori Vallow had been devoted to her children and her Mormon faith. But when her path crossed with Chad Daybell, a religious zealot who taught his followers how to prepare for the end-times, the tumultuous relationship transformed her into someone unrecognizable.
Jeb Strauss and Grant’s Gold
by John Suter
Rating: 5.0 #ad
A lost gold shipment from Ulysses S. Grant lies buried in the sediments of the Tennessee River.
Treasure hunter, Jeb Strauss, is hired by a mysterious woman to find the wreck and the treasure hidden within.
It should be a simple recovery operation, but someone doesn’t want the gold to ever see the light of day.