Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Breaking Silence
by Alan Brenham
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
A Brand New Release from Alan Brenham
Silence is like trust: easily broken. The first time Claire and Megan Deveraux receive a cryptic text from the anonymous “AMZ”, they decide it’s a sophisticated scam. But when further evidence of a long-lost sibling starts to add up, Claire begins to wonder whether there is merit to AMZ’s wild claims…or just photoshop and dumb luck?
As the sisters weigh up the risks of pursuing a ruthless blackmailer’s trail, another victim is scrambling to keep his secret safe, whatever the cost. Because no amount of money can make a man bulletproof…
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Bloodstream
by Tess Gerritsen
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Lapped by the gentle waters of Locust Lake, the small resort town of Tranquility, Maine, seems like the perfect spot for Dr. Claire Elliot to shelter her adolescent son, Noah, from the distractions of the big city and the lingering memory of his father’s death. But with the first snap of winter comes shocking news that puts her practice on the line: a teenage boy under her care has committed an appalling act of violence. And as Claire and all of Tranquility soon discover, it is just the start of a chain of lethal outbursts among the town’s teenagers.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
by Henry Farrell, Mitch Douglas
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
As seen on the FX series Feud: Bette and Joan, which chronicles the rivalry between the Hollywood stars during their filming of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
The neighbors all whisper about the two sisters who live on the hill: It’s Blanche Hudson who lives in that house, you know. The Blanche Hudson, who starred in big Hollywood films all those years ago. Such a shame her career ended so early, all because of that accident. They say it was her sister, Jane, who did it—that she crashed the car because she was drunk. They say that’s why she looks after Blanche now, because of the guilt. That’s what they say, at least…
Pigeon Tony’s Last Stand
by Lisa Scottoline
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
In this emotional short story by number one bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, one man’s past drives him to take a stand against his neighborhood’s criminal underbelly, whatever the personal cost.
When amiable Italian immigrant Pigeon Tony discovers that local drug dealers are pressuring his young neighbor into joining their ranks, he resolves to put an end to the crime wave before it can take over the community. Pigeon Tony knows the law isn’t always on the right side, but it takes only one person to rally a revolution…
Until It Was Gone
by David B. Seaburn
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When, at the end of their fortieth anniversary dinner, Laney announces she’s leaving Franklin, he’s stunned and asks if she ever loved him, to which she answers, “Yes, until it was gone.”
Laney leaves for the Oklahoma panhandle in search of Roz, their estranged daughter, who left home at sixteen, and the nineteen-year-old granddaughter, Maggie, Laney has never met.
Shortly after she leaves, Franklin contracts COVID which morphs into long COVID. His episodes of fogginess and disorientation awaken memories of abuse at the hands of his father. His sister comes to take care of him, but she needs to return home soon for the sentencing of a mass murderer who killed her husband…
Theodore Boone: The Abduction
by John Grisham
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
When we last saw Theo Boone, he ensured that justice was served by uncovering evidence that kept a guilty man off of the streets. Hot off this high-profile murder trial, thirteen-year-old Theo is still dispensing legal advice to friends and teachers. But just when it seems as if his life has calmed down and gone back to the status quo, a new legal mystery comes to town, and this time it’s personal.
Blood from a Stone
by Donna Leon
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
On a cold Venetian night shortly before Christmas, a street vendor is killed in a scuffle in Campo San Stefano. The closest witnesses to the event are the tourists who had been browsing the man’s wares before his death—fake handbags of every designer label.
The dead man was one of the many African immigrants purveying goods outside normal shop hours and trading without a work permit. Once Commissario Guido Brunetti begins to investigate this unfamiliar Venetian underworld, he discovers that matters of great value are at stake within the secretive society. And his boss’s warning to avoid getting involved only makes Brunetti more determined to unearth the truth behind this mysterious killing.
A Deadly Game
by Catherine Crier, Cole Thompson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Catherine Crier, a former judge and one of television’s most popular legal analysts, offers a riveting and authoritative account of one of the most memorable crime dramas of our time: the murder of Laci Peterson at the hands of her husband, Scott, on Christmas Eve 2002. Drawing on extensive interviews with key witnesses and lead investigators, as well as secret evidence files that never made it to trial, Crier traces Scott’s bizarre behavior; shares dozens of transcripts of Scott’s chilling and incriminating phone conversations; offers accounts of Scott’s womanizing from two former mistresses before Amber Frey; and includes scores of never-before-seen police photos, documents, and other evidence.
Flight of Dreams
by Ariel Lawhon
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
“At every page a guilty secret bobs up; at every page Lawhon keeps us guessing. Who will bring down the Hindenburg? And how?” – New York Times Book Review
On the evening of May 3rd, 1937, ninety-seven people board the Hindenburg for its final, doomed flight. Among them are a frightened stewardess who is not what she seems; the steadfast navigator determined to win her heart; a naive cabin boy eager to earn a permanent position; an impetuous journalist who has been blacklisted in her native Germany; and an enigmatic American businessman with a score to settle.
Pain, Pumpernickel & Profound Forgiveness
by Rosanne D’Ausilio PhD
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
In this intimate journey, she unveils the tumultuous relationship with her father—a metamorphosis from the shackles of pain, hurt, and fear to the liberating embrace of compassion, generosity, and forgiveness.
This book is both raw and redemptive — Rosanne invites you into the haunting image of a young girl, clad in a yellow pinafore, white socks, and shoes, too afraid to smile. Yet, amid the shadows, there are heartwarming vignettes of Sunday morning adventures to the bakery, where watermelon-sized pumpernickel bread and the alchemy of coconut bars become the catalysts for father-daughter camaraderie.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Naughty Neighbor
by Janet Evanovich
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
In a previous life, before the time of Plum, I wrote twelve short romance novels. Red-hot screwball comedies, each and every one of them. Nine of these stories were originally published by the Loveswept line between the years 1988 and 1992. All immediately went out of print and could be found only at used bookstores and yard sales.
I’m excited to tell you that those nine stories are now being re-released by HarperCollins. Naughty Neighbor is the eighth in the lineup, and it’s presented here in almost original form…
Never Let You Go
by Caleb Crowe
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Obsession is forever. When 17-year-old Ariana runs away from her foster home she finds herself living with the Willens family and looking after Daniel, their 12-year-old son.
Daniel is sensitive and brilliant – the most brilliant person Ariana has ever met. The two of them forge an extraordinary bond – and Ariana vows she will protect Daniel, now and forever.
But then their lives are torn apart by a horrifying tragedy. Forcibly separated, they do not see each other for ten years…
You Will Pay
by Lisa Jackson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
It starts as a prank – a way for teenage counselors to blow off steam after a long summer at Camp Horseshoe on the Oregon coast. Jo-Beth Chancellor wants to give Monica O’Neal a little scare. Monica has it coming, and no one will get hurt – so what could go wrong? Everything.
Twenty years later, Lucas Dalton, a senior detective with the sheriff’s department, is investigating human remains discovered in a cavern on the former campgrounds…
The Kill Room
by Jeffery Deaver
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
It was a “million-dollar bullet,” a sniper shot delivered from over a mile away. Its victim was no ordinary mark: he was a United States citizen, targeted by the United States government, and assassinated in the Bahamas.
The nation’s most renowned investigator and forensics expert, Lincoln Rhyme, is drafted to investigate. While his partner, Amelia Sachs, traces the victim’s steps in Manhattan, Rhyme leaves the city to pursue the sniper himself. As details of the case start to emerge, the pair discovers that not all is what it seems…
The Other Family
by Theo Baxter
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
This is one family you don’t want to join.
Things haven’t been easy for fifteen-year-old Sam Cotton. She’s just recovering from the death of her mother when her father Jesse has a mental breakdown. She’s taken out of his care and given to a foster family, the Bradfords. The Bradfords live in the middle of nowhere and seem like pious, God-fearing people.
But Sam soon notices some disturbing things. The forbidden rooms. The strict rules. The cameras that track her every move…
Gideon’s Sword
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Introducing Gideon Crew: trickster, prodigy, master thief
At twelve, Gideon Crew witnessed his father, a world-class mathematician, accused of treason and gunned down.
At twenty-four, summoned to his dying mother’s bedside, Gideon learned the truth: His father was framed and deliberately slaughtered. With her last breath, she begged her son to avenge him.
Now, with a new purpose in his life, Gideon crafts a one-time mission of vengeance, aimed at the perpetrator of his father’s destruction. His plan is meticulous, spectacular, and successful.
World War II Inspiring Stories for Kids
by WonderSpark Books
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
Discover the Heroes of World War II – Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage
Step into history’s most incredible moments through ten unforgettable true stories of courage, kindness, and resilience.
Meet Chips, the brave war dog who charged into battle to save his soldiers.
Follow Virginia Hall, the unstoppable spy with a wooden leg who outsmarted the Nazis.
Cheer for the Candy Bomber, the pilot who dropped chocolate to bring hope to Berlin’s children.