Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Irresistible Freedom
by Mimi Barbour
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Escape… a new beginning. That’s what Demi Fedora yearns for. And so, she leaves everything and everyone she knows to move to her deceased grandfather’s derelict cabin in the wilds of Alaska, the one he left her in his will.
Meeting Whittaker Hart isn’t in her plans. Though the ruggedly handsome gold prospector does everything to win her over, she keeps her distance until her need to survive a life totally foreign to her nature overcomes her desire to do everything herself.
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The 5 Greatest Warriors
by Matthew Reilly
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
When we last left Jack West Jr., he was plummeting into a fathomless abyss and his quest to save the world from impending Armageddon appeared doomed.
But all hope is not lost.
After an astonishing escape, the Australian ex-SAS soldier regroups with his trusty team. Racing to rebuild the final pieces of the fabled “Machine,” they discover an ancient inscription containing a rhyme about five mysterious unnamed warriors—great historical figures whose knowledge will be vital to unlocking the secrets of the Machine and its long-lost “pillars.”
Touch & Go
by Lisa Gardner
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The secrets of a picture perfect family are exposed in this “tour de force”* thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner.
Ten minutes after walking the elite Back Bay townhouse and investigator Tessa Leoni already doesn’t like what she sees. Signs of an abduction. Clearly the work of professionals. At best, the entire family has been kidnapped. At worst…
The more Tessa learns about the Denbe family, the less she likes their chances…
Iberia
by James A. Michener
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Spain is an immemorial land like no other, one that James A. Michener, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author and celebrated citizen of the world, came to love as his own. Iberia is Michener’s enduring nonfiction tribute to his cherished second home. In the fresh and vivid prose that is his trademark, he not only reveals the celebrated history of bullfighters and warrior kings, painters and processions, cathedrals and olive orchards, he also shares the intimate, often hidden country he came to know, where the congeniality of living souls is thrust against the dark weight of history. Wild, contradictory, passionately beautiful, this is Spain as experienced by a master writer.
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener’s Hawaii.
Serpentine
by Thomas Thompson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
There was no pattern to the murders, no common thread other than the fact that the victims were all vacationers, robbed of their possessions and slain in seemingly random crimes. Authorities across three continents and a dozen nations had no idea they were all looking for same man: Charles Sobhraj, aka “The Serpent.”
A handsome Frenchman of Vietnamese and Indian origin, Sobhraj targeted backpackers on the “hippie trail” between Europe and South Asia. A master of deception, he used his powerful intellect and considerable sex appeal to lure naïve travelers into a life of crime…
Secrets of the Catalogue
by Amelia Spencer
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A secret Library in the heart of New York City. A Catalogue filled with books that are doorways to parallel universes. But the organization running the Library has begun banning books and hunting down the authors. Are the banned books dangerous? Or does the Library have something to hide?
Emerson Blackwell’s world shattered the night her mother perished when their cottage in Maine burned to the ground. Unable to face her new reality, Emerson booked a one-way train to New York City. For eight years, she found solace in New York’s bustling streets and tried to forget the trauma of her past, but it all comes rushing back when she discovers a hidden library deep within the heart of the city.
Frontier Feud
by Jesse Storm
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For his whole life, Henry Henderson assumes that his father’s death has something to do with the family feud between the Hendersons and the Cartwrights, but nothing is as it seems.
After his father is killed, Henry moves away from his hometown and makes a modest living as a blacksmith in the town of Dusty Ridge.
Henry eventually finds out that a cunning rancher called Alexander Roberts is the one that has orchestrated his father’s murder.
Diana, William, and Harry
by James Patterson, Chris Mooney
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
From the moments William and Harry are born into the House of Windsor, they become their young mother’s whole world.
I’ve got two very healthy, strong boys. I realize how incredibly lucky I am, Diana reminds herself every morning. But even the Princess of Wales questions, Am I a good mother?
Diana’s faced with a seemingly impossible challenge: one son destined to be King of England and another determined to find his own way. She teaches them to honor royal tradition, even while daring to break it…
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder at the Theatre
by Greg Mosse
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Maisie Cooper is looking for peace and quiet. But the arrival of a troupe of actors for a new production at the local theatre turn her best laid plans upside down.
Among them is the young French actress, Adélaïde Amour, who appeals to Maisie for help as she struggles to prepare for her new role. As opening night approaches, a terrible crime is committed, and a body is found concealed behind the scenes in the theatre. Can Maisie unravel a real-life plot worthy of a great play? Or will the killer strike again?
Obelisk – System Integration
by Conor Malachi
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Ominous Obelisks land on Earth with a single message: Join the Games to give humanity a fighting chance to survive…OR ROLL OVER AND DIE.
Too bad for them, Warren isn’t the rolling over type.
Cancer may be kicking Warren’s a*&, but he’s not about to let aliens destroy his home and everything he loves (which is mostly just his dog, Buck)… Besides, what does he have to lose?
Better to die with sword in hand, bleeding out from a head wound, than in some hospital bed… Once the games begin, Warren can’t help but think, ‘Maybe hospital beds aren’t so bad after all.’
Night Road
by Kristin Hannah
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From Kristin Hannah, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash-hit novels Firefly Lane, The Nightingale, and The Four Winds comes a novel about how one reckless night destroys the lives of three teenagers and their families.
For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children’s needs above her own, and it shows—her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia’s best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable.
The Medici Quest
by Jeff Raymond
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Unlock the secrets of the past and embark on a modern-day treasure hunt.
In the heart of Florence, Italy, Ethan Montgomery and Chloe Conrad cross paths for the first time. Little do they know, their encounter will set them on a journey spanning centuries and continents. The Medici family, one of history’s most powerful and mysterious dynasties, left behind a trail of cryptic clues that could lead to a monumental discovery.
The Medici Quest takes readers on a pulse-pounding adventure as Ethan and Chloe race against time and enemies to uncover the truth behind the ancient manuscript. From the historic streets of Florence to the grandeur of Rome and the tranquil shores of Rhodes, they must navigate puzzles, danger, and treachery. But as their bond grows stronger, so does the threat from those who will stop at nothing to claim the treasure for themselves.
We Will All Go Down Together
by Gemma Files, Amanda Downum
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
“A vivid, haunting mix of horror and fantasy woven together through a complex fugue of short stories” from the award-winning author of Kissing Carrion (Entertainment Weekly).
One of Canada’s most acclaimed horror writers, Gemma Files presents a mosaic of interconnected stories about interconnected families. After fleeing Scotland, five clans settled in the fictional town of Dourvale in northern Ontario. Known as the Five-Family Coven, they are the descendants of witches and witch-children, none of whom were spared persecution in their native country. Now shamans, spellcasters, singers, and thieves, the members of the Devize, Druir, Glouwer, Roke, and Rusk families survive by trading their occult powers and talents—though few can really afford their price…
The House at the End of the World
by Dean Koontz
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In retreat from a devastating loss and crushing injustice, Katie lives alone in a fortresslike stone house on Jacob’s Ladder island. Once a rising star in the art world, she finds refuge in her painting.
The neighboring island of Ringrock houses a secret: a government research facility. And now two agents have arrived on Jacob’s Ladder in search of someone—or something—they refuse to identify. Although an air of menace hangs over these men, an infinitely greater threat has arrived, one so strange even the island animals are in a state of high alarm.
When a Killer Calls
by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
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From John Douglas—the legendary FBI criminal profiler, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the Netflix show Mindhunter—comes a chilling journey inside the mind and crimes of Larry Gene Bell, one of the most dangerous serial killers Douglas confronted, and the desperate effort to identify and catch him.
On May 31, 1985, two days before her high school graduation, Shari Smith was abducted from the driveway of her family home in South Carolina. Based on the crime scene and the abductor’s repeated and taunting calls to the family, law enforcement quickly realized they were dealing with a sophisticated and highly dangerous criminal. A letter arrived the next day entitled “Last Will & Testament,” in which Shari, knowing she was to be murdered, wrote bravely and achingly of her love for her parents, siblings, and boyfriend, saying that while they would miss her, she knew they would persevere through their faith.
You Like It Darker: Stories
by Stephen King
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From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.
“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel “the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind,” and in You Like It Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again.
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
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Bombshell
by Catherine Coulter
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
FBI Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith, last seen in Backfire, has been recruited by Dillon Savich to join his unit in Washington, D.C. Savich sees something special in Hammersmith, an almost preternatural instinct for tracking criminals.
While on his way to D.C., Hammersmith plans to visit his sister, Delsey, a student at Stanislaus School of Music in Maestro, Virginia. Before he arrives, he gets a phone call that Delsey was found naked, unconscious, and covered with blood after a wild party. The blood isn’t hers—so who does it belong to?
Century Portal
by Barbara Hartzler
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
We thought the battle for the Seer was over, but there’s a new threat vying for control of the Guardians. An old enemy who can now travel through time …
Bella I thought my days of wielding Sacred Stone powers were over. Then a strange portal appears in my dorm room… When a couple portal into my dorm from 1924 asking for my help, it’s hard to say no.
Especially when they tell me an old enemy from the Watcher Sapphire Wars found a way to travel through time and wants to sabotage the Seer’s line.
Halo: New Blood
by Matt Forbeck
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A new generation of Spartans needs to step up in this novel in the New York Times–bestselling series set in the universe of the blockbuster Xbox® games!
While Spartans get all the glory, no soldier—not even the legendary Master Chief—wins a war on their own. Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck and his team of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODSTs) played a major role in saving the Earth from all-out invasion at the end of the Covenant War—acts of bravery and ingenuity that did not go unnoticed by the United Nations Space Command.
A Very Furry Christmas
by John D. Ottini
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Finalist in the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Competition. (Florida Writers Association)
Dear Reader: Please be aware that this is not a children’s book.
The perfect Christmas stocking stuffer for pet lovers, family and friends. This book contains four heartwarming Christmas stories about our feline friends and the humans who love them.
The Drift
by C. J. Tudor
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Hannah awakens to carnage, all mangled metal and shattered glass. After she was evacuated from a secluded boarding school during a snowstorm, her coach careered off the road, trapping her with a handful of survivors. They’ll need to work together to escape—with their sanity and secrets intact.
Meg awakens to a gentle rocking. She’s in a cable car stranded high above snowy mountains, with five strangers and no memory of how they got on board. They are heading to a place known only as “The Retreat,” but as the temperature drops and tensions mount, Meg realizes they may not all make it there alive.
The Big Four
by Agatha Christie
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Famed private eye Hercule Poirot tackles international intrigue and espionage in this classic Agatha Christie mystery.
Framed in the doorway of Hercule Poirot’s bedroom stands an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man stares for a moment, then he sways and falls. Who is he? Is he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what is the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper?
Broadmoor Revealed
by Mark Stevens
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
On 27 May 1863, three coaches pulled up at the gates of a new asylum, built amongst the tall, dense pines of Windsor Forest. Broadmoor’s first patients had arrived.
In Broadmoor Revealed, Mark Stevens writes about what life was like for the criminally insane, over one hundred years ago. From fresh research into the Broadmoor archives, Mark has uncovered the lost lives of patients whose mental illnesses led them to become involved in crime.
I Don’t Like Patience
by Dawn De Wulf, Jen Grafton
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Molly hates waiting! Why is it taking so long for her carrots to grow? How can she speed them up?
Molly decides to handle her little crop herself, but things don’t turn out quite right when she does that. Watch how Molly and her grandfather, Poppie, work through her gardening problem and she learns a valuable lesson about the fruit of the spirit, patience. A
Join Molly in this first book about the fruit of the Spirit. “Taste” each part with her as she discovers the other 8 elements throughout the series.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Sacrifice
by Brian Freeman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Jason Bourne has faced many killers before, but none as dangerous or as cruelly inventive as the assassin who calls himself Lennon. Bourne thought he had Lennon cornered in Iceland, only to have the killer escape in a fiery explosion. Now Lennon’s trail leads Bourne to New York and then to Washington – and the body count rises with each deadly encounter.
But who is Lennon working for? Bourne believes the assassin has a shadowy new employer called the Pyramid. The only clue to the group’s agenda is a young German woman murdered in Washington on her way to a covert meeting…
East of Evil
by Joni M Fisher
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A colossal fortune. A secret reaper. A young woman whose drive for justice makes her the target of dangerous people…
Nefi Jenkins dreams of becoming an FBI agent. After exposing her parents’ heartless killer, the Harvard grad focuses on getting into a stellar criminal justice master’s degree program. But her career goals take a back seat when she inherits a ten-million-dollar trust from her late parents…with a hefty chunk gone.
Seeking the help of a forensic accountant, Nefi discovers a cunning thief has been stealing from her inheritance. And with her legacy at stake, the hidden enemy’s scheme to swipe her cash could turn deadly…
Dust to Dust
by James M. Thompson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.6 #ad
A MEDICAL MIRACLE
The first subjects are lab rats. Injected with two experimental drugs by two different doctors, the rats begin to show signs of renewed youth, restored health, and remarkable vigor. Surprised by the results, neurologist Kat Williams and biochemist Burton Harris believe they have stumbled upon a major breakthrough in the science of aging. But there is only one way to know if their formula can truly reverse the aging process. Their next subject needs to be human . . .
A LIVING NIGHTMARE
Practice to Deceive
by Ann Rule
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This New York Times bestseller—from “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews) and the author of The Stranger Beside Me—is a shocking tale of greed, sex, scandal, and murder on an isolated and eerie island in the Pacific Northwest. The basis for the Lifetime movie event Circle of Deception.
With more than 50 million copies of her books in print—from her chilling personal account of knowing Ted Bundy to sixteen collections in her #1 bestselling Crime Files series—Ann Rule is a legendary true crime writer. Here, in Practice to Deceive, Rule unravels a shattering case of Christmastime murder off the coast of Washington State—presented with the clarity, authority, and emotional depth that Rule’s readers expect.
The Unwilling
by Kelly Braffet
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Judah is an orphaned girl with a secret gift, born at the gates of Highfall castle. Raised alongside Gavin, heir to Lord Elban’s empire, the two share an extrasensory bond—one that is key to Judah’s survival and her possible undoing.
Elban—as mighty as he is cruel—plans to use Judah as a pawn to amass greater control. He will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
But beyond the castle walls, a magus, a healer with his own powerful force, has arrived from the provinces. He, too, has designs on the realm, and at the heart of his plans lies Judah . . .
A Smiley And McBlythe Mystery Collection
by Bruce Hammack
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The case that started it all for Smiley and McBlythe’s partnership (prequel novella), PLUS books one and two — all in one collection!
Books Included: Exercise Is Murder (prequel), Jingle Bells, Rifle Shells (book two), Pistols And Poinsettias (book three). Each book is a complete whodunit mystery.
Exercise Is Murder
Jingle Bells, Rifle Shells
Pistols And Poinsettias
Great Stories About the Greatest Minds
by Shlomo Yakobovits
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
Who was the first to suggest there might be life beyond Earth? Which great mind began his career as a mercenary? And why was the Catholic Church the greatest enemy of the philosophers of old?
Perfect for the perpetually curious, this book is a treasure trove of history, knowledge, and wisdom. Get to know more than 80 of humanity’s greatest minds, from ancient Greek philosophers like Socrates and Aristotle to modern-day thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.
Brimming with fascinating anecdotes, obscure facts, and captivating history, Great Stories About the Greatest Minds is sure to capture your imagination and ensure that you never again struggle to think of smart things to say! Bite-sized segments and simple language make it an enjoyable and enlightening read.
The Hungry Moon
by Ramsey Campbell
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Isolated on the moors of northern England, the town of Moonwell has remained faithful to their Druid traditions and kept their old rituals alive. Right-wing evangelist Godwin Mann isn’t about to let that continue, and his intolerant brand of fundamentalism has struck a chord with the residents. But Mann goes too far when he descends into the pit where the ancient being who’s been worshipped by the Druids for centuries is said to dwell. What emerges is a demon in Mann’s shape, and only the town’s outcasts can see that something is horribly wrong. As the evil spreads, Moonwell becomes cut off from the rest of the world…