Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Squeeze Me
by Carl Hiaasen
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
At the height of Palm Beach’s charity ball season, Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons, a prominent member of geriatric high society, suddenly vanishes during a swank gala. Kiki Pew was a founding member of the Potussies, a group of women dedicated to supporting the President, who spends half the year at the “Winter White House” just down the road. Meanwhile, Angie Armstrong, wildlife wrangler extraordinaire, is called to the island to deal with a monster-sized Burmese python that has taken residency in a tree…
Frozen Blackout Collection
by Clay Wise
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Five Bestselling EMP Prepper Fiction Books with 100+ Five-Star Reviews from the Bestselling Safe Passage Series!
“This is the first post-apocalyptic series in years that’s really gotten to me.”
When an EMP decimates the United States, Lori, a former Marine Raider, must embark on a treacherous journey with her daughter across the former United States from Pennsylvania to a rumored sanctuary in Washington State.
The Third Angel
by Alice Hoffman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Headstrong Madeleine Heller finds herself hopelessly attracted to her sister’s fiancé. Frieda Lewis, a doctor’s daughter and a runaway, becomes the muse of an ill-fated rock star. And beautiful Bryn Evans is set to marry an Englishman while secretly obsessed with her ex-husband. At the heart of the novel is Lucy Green, who blames herself for a tragic accident she witnessed at the age of twelve, and who spends four decades searching for the Third Angel–the angel on earth who will renew her faith…
Shock Front
by Aiden Bailey
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
National security is under threat. It’s time to call the Trigger Man.
CIA operator Mark Pierce is the perfect weapon—skilled, focused, and unstoppable. His latest mission: extract a civilian, Roshini Jahandar, from India before some seriously bad people can get to her.
Roshini is considered a high-value asset because she is carrying half of a classified encryption device capable of unlocking America’s most closely guarded military secrets.
The bad guys know she has it and if they find her first the fallout will be catastrophic…
The Vendetta Defense
by Lisa Scottoline
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
In the sixth riveting thriller in #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline’s Rosato & Associates series, a lawyer is handed the case that could make her career—and jeopardize her life.
Judy Carrier takes the case of her career to defend Anthony Lucia, fondly known as “Pigeon Tony,” who freely admits to killing his lifelong enemy in order to settle a personal vendetta. Her client’s guilt, however, is only the beginning of Judy’s problems. The victim’s family wants revenge and is determined to finish off Pigeon Tony and Judy before the case goes to trial. Then there’s Pigeon Tony’s hunky grandson, who makes Judy think about everything but the law…
Secrets of the Dragon’s Heart
by Serena Meadows
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
He’s hiding a dangerous secret. She’s determined to uncover it. But love was never part of the plan.
Cameron Sullivan is desperate to escape his fate as the next leader of his dragon shifter clan. Retreating to a tropical island, he hopes to focus on his DNA research and avoid the magical pull of destiny. But when investigative journalist Kennedy Fisher crosses his path, his carefully guarded world begins to crumble.
Kennedy needs the perfect scoop to save her career, and Cameron’s mysterious life is the story of a lifetime. But her quest for the truth becomes complicated when sparks fly between them. Determined to stay professional, Kennedy tries to ignore her growing feelings—even as Cameron’s undeniable charm and protective nature make that impossible…
Body Count
by Ian Loome
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
A Russian sleeper cell. A deadly conspiracy. Bob is on the warpath.
Ex-CIA assassin Bob Singleton agrees to help out an old friend, a police officer whose career is on the line when a body goes missing from an accident scene. Sounds simple enough. But Bob has no idea what he’s getting into. Because the missing body is linked to a legendary Russian spy, codename Uncle.
Together with the granddaughter of the missing man, Bob starts to investigate. They immediately find themselves in the crosshairs of an elite team of Russian killers determined to protect Uncle’s identity at all costs…
One Last Breath
by Ginny Myers Sain
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The perfect blend of Natasha Preston, Krystal Sutherland, and Delia Owens, with a paranormal twist.
Mount Orange, Florida, is famous for two things: cerulean freshwater springs, ideal for free divers who aren’t afraid of lurking gators. And the gruesome cold case murder of best friends, Bailey and Celeste, twenty years ago.
Bailey and Celeste’s murders cast a permanent darkness over sunny Mount Orange. Tru has always lived in that shadow. Now she’s supposed to head to FSU in the fall with her boyfriend, but those unsolved murders—and the death of her own sister—invade her every thought. It’s only in the shadowy deep of Hidden Glen Springs that she can breathe…
Five Decembers
by James Kestrel
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Nominated for Best Novel in the 2022 EDGAR AWARDS
NOMINATED FOR BEST THRILLER IN THE 2022 BARRY AWARDS
FINALIST FOR THE HAMMETT PRIZE 2021
This extraordinary novel is so much more than just a gripping crime story – it’s a story of survival against all odds, of love and loss and the human cost of war. Spanning the entirety of World War II, FIVE DECEMBERS is a beautiful, masterful, powerful novel that will live in your memory forever.
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
The Wintringham Mystery
by Anthony Berkeley
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Originally serialized in 1926, this classic English countryside mystery contains a puzzle that even acclaimed crime author Agatha Christie couldn’t solve.
A secluded country manor in the dead of winter seems like the perfect place to hold a house party. Even better, one of the guests declares that an after-dinner séance would be so much more entertaining than bridge. And it’s all fun and games until a young woman goes missing. Assuming the disappearance is someone’s idea of a joke, the well-heeled host Lady Susan doesn’t want to ruin a good party by calling the police…
Buried Secrets
by Denise Diana Huddle
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Danger. Corruption. Passion.
When an explosion unearths human remains—and almost lands them in the morgue—historical preservationist Samantha Jordon and San Antonio police detective Nick Ballard reluctantly team up to investigate.
Since the case is as cold as the corpse, Samantha turns to the cutting-edge science of genetic genealogy to unravel the dark history of a gruesome unsolved murder and identify the body. But Nick is obstructing her at every turn. Then a targeted hit and run and a break-in force them to seek refuge in San Antonio’s forgotten historic sites and underground tunnels…
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Conspiracy in Death
by J. D. Robb
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
In a future where human nature remains as predictable as death, a killer plays God and puts innocent lives in the palm of his hand in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series.
With the precision of a surgeon, a serial killer preys on the most vulnerable souls of the world’s city streets. The first victim: a sidewalk sleeper, found dead in New York City. No bruises, no signs of struggle. Just a laser-perfect, fist-sized hole where his heart had once been. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is assigned to investigate…
The mystery of the Blue Train
by Agatha Christie
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‘The Mystery of the Blue Train’ explores themes of wealth, love, and betrayal while offering readers the classic Agatha Christie “whodunit” experience. Detective Hercule Poirot investigates a murder aboard the luxurious Blue Train traveling from Paris to the French Riviera. The story begins when wealthy American heiress Ruth Kettering is found dead in her compartment, her face disfigured and her valuable ruby, the’Heart of Fire,’missing.
The novel demonstrates that, despite the glamor of high society, human emotions like love, betrayal, and greed can lead to tragedy.
Homemade Sin
by Mary Kay Andrews
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
In the third book in this acclaimed series, Callahan Garrity runs afoul of her own family when she insists on investigating the carjacking death of the cousin she idolized.
Some people might call Callahan Garrity nosy, but she prefers to think of her tendency toward snooping as a healthy interest in the truth. So when news of her cousin Patti’s death reaches her, Callahan shakes off her House Mouse cleaning uniform to don her detective’s cap. It’s not that she doesn’t have confidence in the Atlanta police—she used to be among their ranks—it’s just that the crime seems too incongruous with Patti’s suburban life to be an accident.
Bangtails, Grifters, and a Liar’s Kiss
by A.G. Russo
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Winner of the Silver Medal for Mystery – Detective books from the 2024 Global Book Awards
The Homefront, summer 1943, Brooklyn, New York. Smalley Pauley is missing. His brother, gangster Guido Bonasccoro, hires reluctant O’Shaughnessy Detective Agency partners Maeve O’Shaughnessy and Vic Marino to find him.
A year after Vic Marino walked into the O’Shaughnessy detective agency office and told Maeve he was going to help her make a go of an agency on the brink of collapse, they have managed to keep it going thanks to the challenging murder case they solved the previous year. This second year provides newer, darker, more dangerous cases as they find themselves caught in the middle of a gangster turf war and forced to do risky work for G-men…
A Wicked Snow
by Gregg Olsen
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Hannah Griffin was a girl when tragedy struck. She still remembers the flames reflected against the newly fallen snow and the bodies the police dug up—one of them her mother’s. The killer was never found….
Twenty years later Hannah is a talented CSI investigating a case of child abuse when the past comes hurtling back. A killer with unfinished business is on the hunt. And an anonymous message turns Hannah’s blood cold: Your Mom called . . .
The Cat Next Door
by Marian Babson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Margot has come back to England from America to show solidarity with her extended family in the midst of a scandalous murder trial. Cousin Chloe stands accused of stabbing her identical twin sister, Claudia, and Margot’s well-to-do relatives are, understandably, a mess—that is to say, even more dysfunctional than usual. One is eating compulsively to cope with the stress; Claudia’s teenage daughter is hiding out in her bedroom; the paparazzi are hounding everyone; and all the while Chloe won’t speak a word to the police, lawyers, or doctors. No wonder the household’s pet Abyssinian, Tikki, has gone to stay with the neighbors.
The Housemaid Is Watching
by Freida McFadden
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
I used to clean other people’s houses—now, I can’t believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.
Even though I’m wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it’s our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it’s like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills…