Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Boy’s Life
by Robert McCammon
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
A bizarre murder in an idyllic southern town propels a boy and his father into a world of evil in this World Fantasy Award–winning horror novel.
Small town boys see weird sights, and Zephyr has provided Cory Jay Mackenson with his fair share of oddities. He knows the bootleggers who lurk in the dark places outside of town. On moonless nights, he’s heard spirits congregate in the churchyard to reminisce about the good old days. He’s seen rain that flooded Main Street and left it crawling with snakes. Cory knows magic, and relishes it as only a young boy can…
The Way of the Bear
by Anne Hillerman
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Fossil harvesting, ancient lore, greed, rejected love and murder combine in this gripping new installment of New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman’s Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series.
An unexpected death on a lonely road outside of Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument raises questions for Navajo Tribal Police officers Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito. Why would a seasoned outdoorsman and well-known paleontologist freeze to death within walking distance of his car? A second death brings more turmoil. Who is the unidentified man killed during a home invasion where nothing much seems to have been taken? Why was he murdered?
Boys Who Hurt
by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Fresh from maternity leave, Detective Elma finds herself confronted with a complex case, when a man is found murdered in a holiday cottage in the depths of the Icelandic countryside – the victim of a frenzied knife attack, with a shocking message scrawled on the wall above him.
At home with their baby daughter, Savar is finding it hard to let go of work, until the chance discovery in a discarded box provides him with a distraction. Could the diary of a young boy, detailing the events of a long-ago summer have a bearing on Elma’s case?
Betrayal
by Fern Michaels
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
In Fern Michaels’ dazzling new novel, a woman devastated by betrayal embarks on a daring quest for justice.
She Lost Everything . . . Kate and Alex Rocket are blessed with a wonderful marriage and a lovely home. Although Kate can’t have children, she and Alex look upon Sara and Emily, daughters of their good friends Don and Debbie Winter, as part of their family.
Except Hope . . .
Panacea
by F. Paul Wilson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Two secret societies vie for control of the ultimate medical miracle in a thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Hidden series.
Medical examiner Laura Fanning has two charred corpses and no answers. Both bear a mysterious tattoo but exhibit no known cause of death. Their only connection to one another is a string of puzzling miracle cures. Her preliminary investigation points to a cult in the possession of the fabled panacea—the substance that can cure all ills—but that’s impossible…
Beyond Eden
by Catherine Coulter
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A heart-stopping story of romantic suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter.
Lindsay Foxe is a successful model in New York, a woman who hides behind a new name to protect herself from a past of betrayal and treachery and a present that becomes fraught with danger. The product of old San Francisco wealth, the daughter of a man who despises her, her life is forever changed when she is brutally assaulted by her sister’s husband, and then rejected by her family.
Bride, Bullet, Blizzard
by James Leonard
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Here comes another western adventure of relentless action, obstacles and a touch of western romance
Hudson Noble came West to forget the war. But walking away from the past isn’t as easy as he thinks.
After leaving behind the carnage of the buffalo trade, he stakes a quiet claim in Colorado Territory—it’s his best shot at peace. That peace is short-lived.
Abigail McCall arrives on the last stage before snowfall, a mail-order bride with no groom. Her intended dropped dead before she ever stepped off the coach. With no family, no prospects, and winter closing in, she accepts Hudson’s offer: room and board in exchange for honest work on his homestead. Neither of them expects more.
Guardian: An Angel Story
by Dennis Higgins
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Robby’s guardian angel, Charmeine was born in Heaven just prior to her charge. His special Angel of Harmony came to the earthly plane to watch over him all the days of his centenarian life—and beyond. From childhood through the Great Depression and as a soldier during World War II, to his life as a St. Louis police officer, Charmeine was by his side. She guided him against a temptress demon and was with him through two remarkable women during his long life.
True Hospitality
by Jamie Cooperstein
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
“Everything points back to the uniformed girl at the podium in the lobby of the Rittenhouse.”
At twenty-two Jamie Cooperstein dreamed of becoming a successful sports journalist. She never expected that putting on a concierge uniform and stepping into the lobby of the Five Diamond-rated Rittenhouse Hotel would lead to anything more than a paycheck.
Written with wit and humor, True Hospitality is a story of finding an unexpected calling behind the concierge desk. Through personal anecdotes of outlandish guest requests, lavish weddings and parties, celebrity stays, and smoke-filled lobbies, Cooperstein takes an honest look at the true meaning of hospitality and how it came to define her.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Séance and Sensibility
by Kirsten Weiss
Kindle $2.99 Rating: Brand nEw Release #ad
In the beach town of San Borromeo, (patron saint of heartburn suffers), Abigail and Hyperion have brewed more than just the perfect cup of Darjeeling. Their latest endeavor? Hosting a séance for the local Jane Austen fan-fic group in their tea and Tarot room.
But when the candles flicker and plunge the tearoom into darkness, the gathering takes a turn to sense and suspicion. Because when the lights come on, a guest is dead. With Abigail’s grandfather at the top of the suspect list, the situation brews into a real problem…
The Other Woman
by Daniel Silva
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
From Daniel Silva, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author, comes a modern masterpiece of espionage, love, and betrayal
She was his best-kept secret …
In an isolated village in the mountains of Andalusia, a mysterious Frenchwoman begins work on a dangerous memoir. It is the story of a man she once loved in the Beirut of old, and a child taken from her in treason’s name. The woman is the keeper of the Kremlin’s most closely guarded secret. Long ago, the KGB inserted a mole into the heart of the West—a mole who stands on the doorstep of ultimate power…
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry
by Mary Higgins Clark
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
An electrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author and “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark!
When investigative journalist Gina Kane receives an email from a “CRyan” describing her “terrible experience” while working at REL, a high-profile television news network, Gina knows she has to pursue the story. But when Ryan goes silent, Gina is shocked to discover the young woman has died tragically in a jet ski accident while on holiday.
Meanwhile, REL counsel Michael Carter finds himself in a tricky spot as several more female employees have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct…
TIME STAMPING
by Richard Brantley
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Time Stamping: A Sci-Fi Adventure Across Space and Time
My story, recorded on a nearly human-like laptop named Tin Lizzy with an outlawed chip, is one of extraordinary adventure and cosmic exploration.
At the age of seven, Dug Cooperpoly was abducted by aliens who secretly embedded blueprints in his subconscious for building a time-powered starship. Fast forward years later, StarChaser is born, enabling its crew of eleven to travel across galaxies in mere seconds through a process called Time Stamping. The key to time travel is priceless, and dangerous criminal organizations will stop at nothing to get their hands on it…
Sins of the Fathers
by J. A. Jance
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Seattle investigator J. P. Beaumont is drawn into an intriguing, and shockingly personal, case in this superb tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance.
Former Seattle homicide cop, J. P. Beaumont, is learning to enjoy the new realities of retirementdoing morning crossword puzzles by a roaring fireplace; playing frisbee with his new dog; having quiet lunches with his still working wife. But then his pastcomes calling…
The Bodies Left Behind
by Jeffery Deaver
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
When a night-time call to 911 from a secluded Wisconsin vacation house is cut short, offduty deputy Brynn McKenzie leaves her husband and son at the dinner table and drives up to Lake Mondac to investigate. Was it a misdial or an aborted crime report?
Brynn stumbles onto a scene of true horror and narrowly escapes from two professional criminals. She and a terrified visitor to the weekend house, Michelle, flee into the woods in a race for their lives…
The Monster of Silver Creek
by Belinda G. Buchanan
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
TERROR HAS COME…
This small town in Prairie County, Montana has been rocked to its very core with the brutal murders of four women. A serial killer, whose calling card is as unusual as it is twisted, is on the loose – and troubled Police Chief Nathan Sommers is bent on stopping him at all costs.
While tracking the killer, Nathan must battle his own demons as he struggles to cope with the death of his wife. He feels her dying was a direct result of his actions and is consumed with guilt. Nathan’s personal life becomes even more complicated when he meets Katie, the pretty new owner of the bakery.
The Bone Garden
by Kate Ellis
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
An excavation at the lost gardens of Earlsacre Hall is halted when a skeleton is discovered beneath a 300-year-old stone plinth – the remains of a woman who was buried alive.
But even when more skeletons are found in the walled garden, DS Wesley Peterson has more pressing matters on his hands. A man has been stabbed to death at a holiday park and the only clue to his identity is a newspaper cutting about the restoration of Earlsacre Hall gardens…
Secret Story
by Ramsey Campbell
Kindle $2.99 Rating:3.9 #ad
You’re an underpaid civil servant who dreams of chucking it all to become a famous author. You live with your overbearing mother who always seems to interrupt when you’re writing a key scene. Who always wants to know why you haven’t brought home a nice girl.
What you really are is a writer. A brilliant one, too, though like any writer, you sometimes have a dry spell. Your imagination is dark, your inspiration the terrible things that can happen to a young woman traveling alone…