Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Big Shot
by Kirsten Weiss
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Small Town. Big Murder.
Hi. I’m Alice. The number one secret to my success as a bodyguard? Staying under the radar. But when a public disaster blew up my career and my reputation, my perfect, solo life took a hard left turn to crazy town. And to bodies. Lots of dead bodies.
I thought my hometown of Nowhere would be an out-of-the-way refuge to wait out the media storm. It wasn’t.
A Hussar’s Promise
by Griffin Brady
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
A disgraced soldier. Evil men playing for power. When all that is dear to him is wrenched away, will he hold true to his oaths?
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1614. Jacek Dąbrowski has endured an unjust exile. Falsely accused of murder, hopelessly in love with his liege’s wife, and assigned to defend the perilous borderlands against Ottoman incursions, the winged hussar captain has tried to bury his resentment by performing his duty flawlessly. But when the scheming lord who betrayed him is murdered, Jacek finally returns home to confront the widow he has never forgotten—only to find the estate sabotaged by an unseen enemy.
The Deeds of the Disturber
by Elizabeth Peters
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Back in London after an archaeological dig, adventurous sleuth Amelia Peabody -“rather like Indiana Jones, Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple all rolled into one” – discovers that a night watchman at the museum has perished in the shadow of a mummy case (The Washington Post Book World).
There are murmurings about an ancient curse, but a skeptical Amelia is determined to find an all-too-human killer. Soon, she’s balancing family demands, including the troubles of her precocious son, Ramses (aka Walter), with not just one unsolved crime, but two . . .
North of the Killing Hand
by Joni M Fisher
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Years after witnessing the murder of her parents, a young woman pursues a career in law enforcement, but later must choose between the rule of law and the temptation of revenge.
“A compelling crime page-turner. You will be enchanted by Nefi’s smarts and strategic thinking ability. Will she avenge the savage murder of her parents in the Brazilian rainforest? Follow her as she discovers that the criminal element is much deeper and extends all the way into US political and social arenas. Discover the unusual talent she inherited. A very satisfying read.” by Amazon Customer
The Witness
by Sandra Brown
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
After narrowly escaping a deadly car crash, Kendall Deaton and her son find refuge in a small South Carolina town. But their relief is short-lived when Keaton makes a terrifying discovery. The town of Prosper isn’t so innocent after all.
Now, Kendall is a reluctant witness intent on escaping from an insidious evil–and a community that will stop at nothing to protect what is “theirs”.
Arcane
by Sever Bronny
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Nominated for the Epic Fantasy Fanatics Readers Choice Award
Orphan and former farm slave Augum dreams of becoming a warlock. But that would take courage and aptitude, both of which he lacks. Doesn’t help that his mentor is a cranky recluse who sends him on strange errands.
When a vicious tyrant ravages the kingdom in a quest for seven mythic artifacts, Augum discovers his mentor possesses one. They flee to a mysterious castle with other aspiring warlocks, including two quirky girls. Adventure ensues as the aspirants explore the castle’s secrets and learn spellcraft.
In Desperation
by Rick Mofina
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
“A superbly written thriller…Timely, tense, and terrifying.”—Brad Thor
“A blisteringly paced story that cuts to the bone. It left me ripping through pages deep into the night.”—James Rollins
Eleven-year-old Tilly Martin is dragged from her suburban bedroom. Her mother, Cora, pleads for mercy but the kidnappers are clear: if they don’t get their $5 million back in five days, Tilly dies. If anyone contacts police, Tilly dies.
Journalist Jack Gannon’s estranged sister, Cora, disappeared without a trace decades ago. Now she is frantically reaching out to him for help…
The Push
by Ashley Audrain
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family—and a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all what she hoped for—and everything she feared
Blythe Connor is determined that she will be the warm, comforting mother to her new baby Violet that she herself never had.
But in the thick of motherhood’s exhausting early days, Blythe becomes convinced that something is wrong with her daughter—she doesn’t behave like most children do.
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Christmas Mittens Murder
by Lee Hollis, Lynn Cahoon, Maddie Day
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Crisp Christmas weather is made for mittens—and some mittens are made for murder in this delectable holiday cozy mystery anthology!
DEATH OF A CHRISTMAS MITTEN KNITTER by LEE HOLLIS
TWO CHRISTMAS MITTENS by LYNN CAHOON
MURDEROUS MITTENS by MADDIE DAY
“Haunted houses, a holiday staple, are an especially good fit for the authors’ folksy Down East setting…All three tales offer a dash of detection, but their strong suit is hometown charm.” —Kirkus Reviews on Halloween Party Murder
Broken Rhodes
by Kimber Silver
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Kinsley Rhodes blows into Harlow, Kansas like a tornado, twisting Sheriff Lincoln James’ life into knots. Her grandfather has been murdered and she wants answers.
As if the town’s first homicide in twenty years wasn’t enough, the beleaguered sheriff now has to deal with Henry Rhodes’ bobcat of a granddaughter, plunging his life deeper into chaos. As a dark storm threatens, long-held secrets are exposed, placing Kinsley directly in harm’s way.
Behold the Monster
by Jillian Lauren, Michael Connelly
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
He was sitting right across the table… and he would have killed her if he could
Jillian Lauren had no idea what she was getting into when she wrote her first letter to prolific serial killer Samuel Little. All she knew was her research had led her to believe he was good for far more murders than the three for which he had been convicted. While the two exchanged dozens of letters and embarked on hundreds of hours of interviews, Lauren gained the trust of a monster. After maintaining his innocence for decades, Little confessed to the murders of ninety-three women, often drawing his victims in haunting detail as he spoke. How could one man evade justice, manipulating the system for over four decades?
Silent Partner
by Jonathan Kellerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
At a party for a controversial Los Angeles sex therapist, Alex Delaware encounters a face from his own past—Sharon Ransom, an exquisite, alluring lover who left him abruptly more than a decade earlier. Sharon now hints that she desperately needs help, but Alex evades her. The next day she is dead, an apparent suicide.
“A complex and haunting story of tangled personalities, deeply buried family secrets, and of violence lying thinly under the surface . . . hits the reader right between the eyes.” – Los Angeles Times Book Review
The Blue Religion
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Taking us from smoggy Los Angeles to the woods of Idaho, from Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century to the post-Civil War frontier, these riveting stories trace the perils and occasional triumphs of lawmen and -women who put themselves in harm’s way to face down the bad guys. Some of them even walk the edge of becoming bad guys themselves.
In T. Jefferson Parker’s “Skinhead Central,” an ex-cop and his wife find unexpected menace in the idyllic setting they have chosen for their retirement. In Alafair Burke’s “Winning,” a female officer who is attacked in the line of duty must protect her own husband from his worst impulses. In Michael Connelly’s “Father’s Day,” Harry Bosch faces one of his most emotionally trying cases, investigating a young boy’s death.
A Forgotten Murder
by Jude Deveraux
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Sara Medlar, her niece Kate and their friend Jack need a change of scenery so Sara arranges for them to visit an old friend in England. Upon arrival at Oxley Manor, a centuries-old estate converted to a luxury hotel, Kate and Jack quickly realize Sara is up to something. They learn that Sara has also invited a number of others to join them.
When everyone assembles, Sara explains. Decades earlier, two people ran off together from Oxley and haven’t been heard from since—and Sara wants to solve the case. As the people who were there the night the two went missing, the guests find themselves cast in a live mystery-theater event.
Murder Island
by James Patterson, Brian Sitts
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
They thought they found heaven on earth. But their paradise becomes a nightmare when Professor Brandt Savage and his girlfriend Kira Sunlight stumble on a terrifying conspiracy.
When professor turned crime-fighter Brandt “‘Doc'”Savage and his girlfriend Kira Sunlight land on a desert island in the middle of the Atlantic, they think they’ve found a perfect utopia. An escape from their tumultuous pasts. But they don’t have long to enjoy their newfound peace before they are violently separated and dragged to opposite ends of the Earth.
The Survivors
by Jane Harper
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Kieran Elliott’s life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences.
The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home.
Kieran’s parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is his absent brother, Finn.