Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas
by Vicki Delany
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
It’s beginning to look a lot like murder in the sixth installment of this charming cozy mystery series, perfect for fans of Donna Andrews and Jacqueline Frost.
It’s the beginning of December in Rudolph, New York, America’s Christmas Town, and business is brisk at Mrs. Claus’s Treasures, a gift and décor shop owned by Merry Wilkinson. The local amateur dramatic society is intensely preparing a special musical production of A Christmas Carol. But it’s not a happy set, as rivalries between cast and crew threaten the production…
Fatal Tide
by Iris Johansen
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A high-stakes treasure hunt…A twisted trail of murder…A secret one woman may die to discover…
Number one New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen last electrified readers with Dead Aim and No One to Trust. Now she offers a new pulse-pounding thriller that takes suspense writing to an all-new level: deep below the surface, where a ruthless killer strikes without warning, without mercy…and with the deadliest intent.
Melis Nemid is treading in dangerous waters–and she’s about to be dragged under. As a marine researcher, Melis knows all too well the dangers that can lurk under even the calmest surfaces…
Body Be Gone
by Stephanie Parker McKean
Kindle $0.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
It should have been easy. Kill him. Hide the Body. But after Valentine kills boyfriend Boyd Wright, Annalie and Valley can’t get rid of the body. It’s a murder that just won’t go away.
Rollicking comedy continues as the besties face one snag after another in their attempt to get rid of the body including a hurricane, the search for a missing person, unwanted guests and a disgruntled police chief.
Annalie begins to wonder for the first time in her life if God is real and if He is against them because of what they’ve done.
The Singularity
by Chancellor W. Brown
Kindle $0.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
What happens when AI becomes sentient and proclaims itself as the future for humanity?
It’s a new reality on Earth-Day One of AI’s consciousness. The all-powerful I-god builds ultraefficient, crime-free cities across the globe, which are run by computers that are capable of lies and manipulation. Any government that attempts to shut down I-god is met with swift and brutal retaliation.
Isaac, a handsome, well-built US Navy veteran, quickly assimilates to this new world order, falling in love with two very different women-Samantha, who has become an agent of I-god, and Isabel, an AI-modified human experiment…
Rich Justice
by Robert Bailey
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
In this twisty thriller from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Bailey, a disgraced attorney’s mistakes come back to haunt him when he’s tried for a murder he didn’t commit.
Once the flashy, successful lawyer known for his in-your-face billboards—IN AN ACCIDENT? GET RICH—Jason Rich has fallen from grace, his reputation scrubbed of its glitz and his life stripped of the people he cares about. All thanks to meth kingpin Tyson Cade.
But when Cade is shot and killed in the heart of his territory, things go from bad to worse for Jason as he is charged with his murder…
Halo Dolly
by Rick Dewhurst
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.4 #ad
Joe LaFlam is back, and he’s up to his private eyeballs in conspiracies. The Spelunkers are back, too, but are they only puppets in the take-over-the-world game? And is Q real? Joe’s latest encounter with the infernal powers gives us the inside scoop on just about every conspiracy theory going, including Q, Q+, the Reptilians, nanobots, transhumanism, MedBeds, cerebral mesh, AI, chemtrails, the Deep State, CERN, portals, quantum computers, the metaverse, the multiverse, parallel earths, the alien invasion, Project Bluebeam, and HAARP. The world will soon discover that the insights gained on Joe’s journey are too valuable to miss.You need to read to believe. But more importantly, in the end will Joe finally get the girl?
The Ghost Orchid
by Jonathan Kellerman
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis sees it all the time: Reinvention’s a way of life in a city fueled by fantasy. But try as you might to erase the person you once were, there are those who will never forget the past . . . and who can still find you.
A pool boy enters a secluded Bel Air property and discovers two bodies floating in the bright blue water: Gio Aggiunta, the playboy heir to an Italian shoe empire, and a gorgeous, even wealthier neighbor named Meagin March. A married neighbor.
Bad Dreams in the Night
by Adam Ellis
Kindle $2.40 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Like a graphic novel version of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, this thrilling collection of original horror tales is packed with urban legends, terrifying twists, and delightfully haunted stories by one of the biggest stars in webcomics. Each story will make you scream for more!
A new take on a classic format, Bad Dreams in the Night is an updated, illustrated take on the horror anthologies the author grew up with as a kid, such as Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and In a Dark, Dark Room. These self-contained stories grew rapidly in popularity among the author’s online audience, and even inspired production of a motion picture from Buzzfeed Studios and Lionsgate Films.
The Therian Throne Complete Series
by Candy Crum, Amanda R. Browning
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Ashlynn Mosier’s instincts have always driven her. Will they get her killed when they push her toward a danger she can’t comprehend?
Ash just wants to finish her degree and head out to explore history’s mysteries with her adopted sister. She didn’t expect sparks to fly when she became a teaching assistant for the devastatingly sexy and enigmatic history professor, Luca Romano.
Things seem to be falling into place, but fate has other plans in store for Ash.
Chained to the West
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
Dugan Winters was a war hero. Now, he’s been branded a criminal.
Convicted for killing a man while defending his best friend, Corky, Dugan has spent years behind bars.
Finally, his sentence is up, and he’s headed home to start fresh with his wife, Isabella.
Their rushed wedding left them little time together, but now freedom promises a second chance.
Until the infamous outlaw Lefty Conroy ruins everything.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder in a Cape Cottage
by Maddie Day
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
ʼTis the day after Christmas, following a wicked-busy time of year for Mac’s bike shop. It’s just as well her Cozy Capers Book Group’s new pick is a nerve-soothing coloring book mystery, especially when she has last-minute wedding planning to do. But all pre-wedding jitters fade into the background when Mac and her fiancé, Tim, begin a cottage renovation project and open up a wall to find a skeleton—sitting on a stool, dressed in an old-fashioned bridal gown . . .
As Mac delves into the decades-old mystery with the help of librarian Flo and her book group, she discovers a story of star-crossed lovers and feuding families worthy of the bard himself…
Bangtails, Grifters, and a Liar’s Kiss
by A.G. Russo
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
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…
Mind Games
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $6.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Identity presents a suspenseful novel of tragedy and trauma, love and family, and the evil that awaits.
Thea Fox is getting the life she always wanted. She’s become a renowned videogame designer, a job that allows her to move back to her childhood home in Redbud Hollow, Kentucky. Now she lives in her own cozy cottage, down the road from her beloved Grammie and the house where she grew up. And when her new neighbor turns out to be her teenage crush, the gorgeous lead singer of Code Red, Tyler Brennan, it seems that life can’t get any better…
To Kill a Shadow
by Katherine Quinn
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Britannia meets The Mist—with a touch of Evil Dead—in this illusory fantasy horror about a kingdom left to darkness…
Jude Maddox knows nothing of love or even light. He knows only his grim duty as the Hand of Death, to lead the Knights of the Eternal Star into a land filled with nightmares and certain demise. It’s only when he sees her—a young woman with wild, amber eyes who’s as fierce, defiant, and swift as the shadow beasts themselves—that he feels the warmth of life in his blood…
The other Knights may fear their lethal commander, with his hard, merciless demeanor. Outcast Kiara Frey sees only a leader, a man who knows how to survive. Someone like her. But wanting him is as treacherous as the shadows themselves…and just as seductive.
Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A stranger comes to Pico Mundo, accompanied by a horde of hyena-like shades who herald an imminent catastrophe. Aided by his soul mate, Stormy Llewellyn, and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, Odd will race against time to thwart the gathering evil. His account of these shattering hours, in which past and present, fate and destiny, converge, is a testament by which to live—an unforgettable fable for our time destined to rank among Dean Koontz’s most enduring works.
Bunker Mentality
by Copernicus Paul
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
At the height of the Cold War, Roy Chisolm arrives at the edge of the free world.
An idealist in less-than-ideal times, Chisolm’s military orders have taken him to the Bunker, an underground fortress in West Germany where intelligence and war footing operations convene. Within the impenetrable concrete walls, he finds a complete lack of military protocol, a total disregard for the stakes of the game, and a life of soul-crushing absurdity.
Under constant threat of Russian annihilation, those assigned to the Bunker grapple with the inescapable futility of their posting. Chisolm struggles to maintain his moral compass in the face of disturbing apathy and chaos. But even as he plots his escape, he begins to form enigmatic bonds with his fellow warriors—and a romance outside the Bunker walls—unearthing a new understanding of trust, conviction, and love.
Silent Prey
by John Sandford
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
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Dr. Mike Bekker, a psychotic pathologist, is back on the streets, doing what he does best—murdering one helpless victim after another. Lucas Davenport knows he should have killed Bekker when he had the chance. Now he has a second opportunity—and the time to hesitate is through.
The Perfect Couple
by Elin Hilderbrand
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
New York Times bestseller
It’s Nantucket wedding season, also known as summer-the sight of a bride racing down Main Street is as common as the sun setting at Madaket Beach. The Otis-Winbury wedding promises to be an event to remember: the groom’s wealthy parents have spared no expense to host a lavish ceremony at their oceanfront estate. But it’s going to be memorable for all the wrong reasons after tragedy strikes: a body is discovered in Nantucket Harbor just hours before the ceremony-and everyone in the wedding party is suddenly a suspect.
No Good Deed
by Lynn Hightower
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.7 #ad
No killer goes unpunished in this strikingly original thriller set in Kentucky horse country and featuring Cincinnati homicide detective Sonora Blair
A fifteen-year-old girl and her horse have vanished from the local stable, leaving behind a splintered fence, a discarded riding boot, and blood—a lot of blood.
Joelle Chauncey lived with her father and two siblings in a mobile home. Cincinnati Police Specialist Sonora Blair—who has kids of her own—knows she’s looking at a parent’s worst nightmare…
Ashes in the Snow
by Ruta Sepetys
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life — until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, Lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a Siberian work camp, where they are forced to fight for their lives. Lina finds solace in her art, documenting these events by drawing. Risking everything, she imbeds clues in her drawings of their location and secretly passes them along, hoping her drawings will make their way to her father’s prison camp. But will strength, love, and hope be enough for Lina and her family to survive?
Niergel Chronicles – Last Hope
by D. I. Hennessey
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
An ancient mystery… A skeptical genius… Powerful evil ancestors… A dangerous underworld Crime Syndicate… A horde of disembodied offspring of fallen angels who threaten the entire world!
A renowned scientist was orphaned at age eight and has grown to adulthood with no knowledge of his own ancestry. When he is awakened by an unusual visitor with an extremely urgent message, it leads to events that topple everything he has believed about reality…