Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Missing in Little Leaf Creek
by Cindy Bell
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Living in the country comes with lovable animals, a stubborn next-door neighbor, two missing people and a murder…
Cassie Alberta is loving her new life in Little Leaf Creek. She is finally coming to terms with the ghosts from her past and moving forward. She loves living next to two cheeky goats and a lovable collie mix. But when two people from Little Leaf Creek go missing and one turns up dead, she finds herself right in the middle of two baffling mysteries.
Cassie joins forces with her ornery, next-door neighbor to try and solve the murder and find the missing person.
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(A Little Leaf Creek Cozy Mysteries)
Rory: Mountain Man And Longhunter
by Mike Mackessy
Rating: 4.0 #ad
The seventh Mountain Man adventure with Rory: Mountain Man and Longhunter from Mike Mackessy has arrived!
Rory is the mountain man the Penny Dreadful has named Rory Yellowstone. He hates the name and refuses to use it. Cara is his third daughter, the one that takes after her pa the most. She also seems to attract the same kind of trouble Rory does. Like her pa, trouble and problems only make her stronger.
Rory sends her to take delivery of horses he bought in Texas. The crooked sheriff and mayor frame her for rustling. They do not know who she is nor who her pa is. When Rory, her brothers, and a group of ranch hands reach that town to escort Cara and the horses, well, Cara has handled the problem in her typical way—before Rory rides into town.
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(The First Of The Mountain Men Western Mysteries)
The Dying Day
by Vaseem Khan
Rating: 4.5 #ad
A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles.
Bombay, 1950. For over a century, one of the world’s great treasures, a six-hundred-year-old copy of Dante’s The Divine Comedy, has been safely housed at Bombay’s Asiatic Society. But when it vanishes, together with the man charged with its care, British scholar and war hero, John Healy, the case lands on Inspector Persis Wadia’s desk.
Unstoppable Liv Beaufont Complete Boxed Set
by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Olivia Beaufont likes fixing things and keeping to herself. She’s simple like that—but her life is about to drastically change.
Liv is a rebel with royal blood who abdicated her birthright. A string of murders changes everything and the House of Seven asks her to take on a role as a Warrior, one of seven positions revered for protecting magic.
Although Liv would rather stay out of the politics and conspiracies that she ran away from years ago, her family needs her. It’s only a twelve-year stint until her sister, the next in line, can take over.
So, what’s the harm in activating her magic and accepting her place as a warrior?
Murder at Greysbridge
by Andrea Carter
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Being adapted for a television crime series
Summer has arrived in Inishowen and solicitor Benedicta (Ben) O’Keeffe is greatly tempted by a job offer from a law firm in America. Yet before making any life-changing decisions, there is her assistant Leah’s wedding to attend at the newly restored Greysbridge Hotel—with its private beach and beautiful pier.
The perfect location—but the festivities are brutally cut short when a young American, a visitor also staying at the hotel, drowns in full view of the wedding guests. And when a second death is discovered the same evening, Ben finds herself embroiled in a real country-house-murder-mystery, where all the guests are suspects.
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(An Inishowen Mysteries)
Wild Vengeance
by Frank Wheeler
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Gavin Hammer was just a kid when his family was murdered in front of him. Ten years later, the event still haunts him. Everyone knows Stone is responsible for the crime, but he’s still running free. If the law can’t catch him, Gavin will. Capturing Stone won’t be easy though. The outlaw’s got men in every town throughout Texas, and there are sheriffs on his payroll.
When Gavin’s need for justice pushes him to a ranch run by the widow Essie Wilcox, he thinks it’s the sort of idyllic life he could get used to. But tragedy strikes again when Stone reappears, only this time it’s Essie’s family who pays the price.
The Cellist
by Daniel Silva
Rating: 4.0 #ad
Viktor Orlov had a longstanding appointment with death. Once Russia’s richest man, he now resides in splendid exile in London, where he has waged a tireless crusade against the authoritarian kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin. His mansion in Chelsea’s exclusive Cheyne Walk is one of the most heavily protected private dwellings in London. Yet somehow, on a rainy summer evening, in the midst of a global pandemic, Russia’s vengeful president finally manages to cross Orlov’s name off his kill list.
Before him was the receiver from his landline telephone, a half-drunk glass of red wine, and a stack of documents.…
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(Gabriel Allon Mysteries)
House on Fire
by Joseph Finder
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Nick Heller is at the top of his game when he receives some devastating news: his old army buddy Sean has died of an overdose. Sean, who once saved Nick’s life, got addicted to opioids after returning home wounded from war.
Then at Sean’s funeral, a stranger approaches Nick with a job, and maybe also a way for Nick to hold someone accountable.
The woman is the daughter of a pharmaceutical kingpin worth billions. Now she wants to become a whistleblower, exposing her father and his company for burying evidence that its biggest money-maker was dangerously addictive. It was a lie that killed hundreds of thousands of people, including Sean.
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(A Nick Heller Mysteries)
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Killer Run
by Lynn Cahoon
Rating: 4.3 #ad
The quick meet the dead during a small-town California charity race in this cozy mystery by the New York Timesbestselling author.
As the owner of South Cove, California’s most beloved bookstore café, Jill Gardner is more known for her sit-down-and-read than her get-up-and-go. Yet she’s been talked into sponsoring a 5k charity race along the beautiful California coast. Jill is happy to hit the ground running in support of the local preservation society—until a fellow runner stumbles over a very stationary body…
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(A Tourist Trap Mysteries)
Not Today
by David E Feldman
Rating: 4.4 #ad
The exhilarating first novel in The Dora Ellison Mystery Series. This tough lady solves mysteries, finds love and doles out justice.
If you like strong female heroines, amateur women sleuths or mystery romance, you’ll love this gripping, first-in-series literary, detective mystery crime thriller.
Beach City has a long and checkered history. One of the most beautiful beachfront communities on the east coast, it was once summertime home to gangsters and movie stars. Century-old political infighting led the police commissioner to murder the mayor. In some ways, little has changed.
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(A Dora Ellison Mysteries)
Killing the Mob
by Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Killing the Mob is the tenth book in Bill O’Reilly’s #1 New York Times bestselling series of popular narrative histories, with sales of nearly 18 million copies worldwide, and over 320 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
O’Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th Century organized crime in the United States, and expertly plumb the history of this nation’s most notorious serial robbers, conmen, murderers, and especially, mob family bosses. Covering the period from the 1930s to the 1980s, O’Reilly and Dugard trace the prohibition-busting bank robbers of the Depression Era, such as John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby-Face Nelson. In addition, the authors highlight the creation of the Mafia Commission…
Clint Earley: Long Ridin’ Man
by C. Wayne Winkle
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Clint Earley overcame his criminal career to become a respected sheriff in California. But nobody knew about that first career, not even his wife.
At least, nobody but the men who had run with him then.
When his ranch is raided, barn burned, horses stolen, and wife killed, he sets out to find those who brought his wonderful life to an end. From the beginning, he knows it was the work of one of the gang members from his earlier life.
THE WAITING HOUSE
by Lisette Brodey
Rating: 5.0 #ad
From the author of Hotel Obscure …
Once an opulent hotel for lovers of the Hollywood lifestyle, today the imposing building survives, somewhere, as an apartment house for those who wait. Not all know what they’re waiting for, but the residents live in flawed concert with those of undetermined existence, among relics of the past, as they wait for answers, for lost loved ones, and for purpose.
While the stories feature different characters, many of whom are recurring, each tale couples with its own unique reality … and is narrated by Conrad, the “grand master.” There is an overall story arc: part literary fiction, part Twilight Zone … both with a healthy dose of dark humor…
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his “counting house” when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals.
Yet, it was the incident in the parlor which confirmed Miss Marple’s suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme. . . .
The Match
by Harlan Coben
Rating: 4.5 #ad
BRAND NEW RELEASE at REGULAR PRICE. Named a Best Book by USA Today • Wall Street Journal • Publishers Weekly
From the creator of the #1 hit Netflix series Stay Close comes a gripping new thriller in which Wilde follows a tip that may finally reveal the truth behind his abandonment—only to end up in the sights of a ruthless killer.
After months away, Wilde has returned to the Ramapo Mountains in the wake of a failed bid at domesticity that confirms what he’s known all along: He belongs on his own, free from the comforts and constraints of modern life.
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(The Boy from the Woods)
The Bone Ships
by RJ Barker
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Two nations at war. One prize beyond compare.
For generations, the Hundred Isles have built their ships from the bones of ancient dragons to fight an endless war. The dragons disappeared, but the battles for supremacy persisted.
Now, the first dragon in centuries has been spotted in far-off waters, and both sides see a chance to shift the balance of power in their favor. Because whoever catches it will win not only glory but the war…
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(The Tide Child Trilogy)
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Easter Bunny Murder
by Leslie Meier
Rating: 4.7 #ad
With a harsh Maine winter finally over, Lucy Stone is excited to cover the annual Easter egg hunt for the Tinker’s Cove Pennysaver. Hosted by elderly socialite Vivian Van Vorst at her oceanfront estate, it’s a swanky event where the eggs are as likely to contain savings bonds as jelly beans. But when Lucy arrives at Pine Point, the gates are locked, and a man dressed as the Easter Bunny emerges, only to drop dead moments later…
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(A Lucy Stone Mysteries)
EVIL ASCENDANT – DELIVERANCE
by D. I. Hennessey
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Darkness and Light…
Evil chaos spreads across the country after dark forces seize control, marking an end to religious liberty. Cities are soon rocked by violent lawlessness while a massive drought, food shortages, and out-of-control wildfires plague the nation.
Amid this growing darkness, a light shines, revealing that God has not abandoned his people. Jimmy’s mission takes a dramatic turn as the time comes for God to speak to the nations once again through a powerful prophetic voice, with signs and wonders.
Fasten your seatbelt for Jimmy’s most soul-stirring ride yet! Amid rising evil, God reveals a mighty Deliverance.
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(Within and Without Time Series)
A Bitter Feast
by Deborah Crombie
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Scotland Yard Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his wife, Detective Inspector Gemma James, have been invited for a relaxing weekend in the Cotswolds, one of Britain’s most enchanting regions, famous for its rolling hills, golden cottages, and picturesque villages.
Duncan, Gemma, and their children are guests at Beck House, the family estate of Melody Talbot, Gemma’s detective sergeant. The Talbot family is wealthy, prominent, and powerful—Melody’s father is the publisher of one of London’s largest and most influential newspapers…
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(Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James Mysteries)
Small Town Secrets
by Krista Wagner
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Clean & wholesome books about faith, love, and danger! Five full-length novels in the YA Small Town Secrets Series are together for the first time in this collection.
Welcome to Silver Canyon, where faith is tested and the truth is not what it seems.
Intent: In the Shadows
Intent: Deadly Secrets
Intent: Return of Evil
Intent: What No One Knew
Intent: In A Coma
Rockabilly Hell
by William W. Johnstone
Rating: 4.4 #ad
NO COVER CHARGE From From Cairo to Vicksburg, along Route 61, they lit up the night with the sounds of wailing voices and twanging guitars. All the greats played at roadside clubs filled with smoke, sex, and a driving beat . . . Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash. These jive joints are now a thing of the past. Or are they? A sheriff’s deputy has just stumbled on a mystery that will take him into the cheating heart of rockabilly hell.
NO TWO-DRINK MINIMUM In the last forty years over five hundred people have disappeared along that particular stretch of highway. Now Deputy Jesse “Cole” Younger and a beautiful reporter named Katti Baylor have entered the doors of one of those lost clubs to find what waits within—and to face what waits beyond . . .
Brightness Reef
by David Brin
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Centuries ago, the Buyur race abandoned Jijo. Now off-limits to settlers, it’s warded by guardian machines who will protect the planet until the Institutes of the Five Galaxies declare Jijo ready—in another million years—for new civilization.
But mere laws and guardians can’t keep out the desperate. Clandestine bands of “sooners” have sneaked down to the lonely planet. Six intelligent races—all refugees—have bickered . . . then built a new society in the wilds of Jijo, hidden beneath forest canopies. Together they live in harmony—and in fear of the day their illegal colony will be discovered and judgment from the Five Galaxies will rain down upon them.
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(The Uplift Saga)
EMBRACE THE WIND
by Susan Denning
Rating: 4.6 #ad
What is the cost of living life on your own terms? For a young woman on the American Frontier, the price can be high.
Aislynn Maher trusted the wrong man. To conceal her disgrace, she abandons her job, her home, her family and friends. She turns to the raw, contentious US marshal of the Wyoming Territory, Orrin Sage, who is hiding a guilty secret of his own.
Setting out alone, Aislynn brings her optimism and determination to Cheyenne. But in this rough town, with its prejudice, violence and lawlessness, it’s not just difficult to do what you believe is right─ it’s potentially deadly.
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist
by Radley Balko, Tucker Carrington, John Grisham
Rating: 4.4 #ad
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist recounts the story of how the criminal justice system allowed this to happen, and of how two men, Dr. Steven Hayne and Dr. Michael West, built successful careers on the back of that structure. For nearly two decades, Hayne, a medical examiner, performed the vast majority of Mississippi’s autopsies, while his friend Dr. West, a local dentist, pitched himself as a forensic jack-of-all-trades. Together they became the go-to experts for prosecutors and helped put countless Mississippians in prison. But then some of those convictions began to fall apart.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Pelican Cove Cozy Mystery Series Box Set
by Leena Clover
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Flour, butter … Murder! Recently divorced baker Jenny King sifts through a pound of clues and red herrings to catch the killer in this bestselling cozy mystery series thousands love.
When forty four year old Jenny King moved to a remote island for a second chance at life, she didn’t know it would involve murder. She’s working at the Boardwalk Cafe, baking sweet treats to forget the bitter pill that is her life. Then a stranger’s body washes up on the beach and her aunt is arrested. Compelled by circumstances, Jenny goes sleuthing to prove her aunt’s innocence.
But who said solving a murder was going to be easy?
The Girl and the Secret Society
by A.J. Rivers
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Evil has many faces. This one you will never see coming.
This is the bizarre and shocking case of Lakyn Monroe. In the midst of filming her show, Lakyn vanished ithout a trace. Four months have passed, and the unusual disappearance of the internet celebrity has garnered nationwide attention. With no clues to the reasoning behind her disappearance, the beautiful girl with the world at her feet would soon become just another missing face.
It has been months since the horror of Windsor Island. FBI agent Emma Griffin has fully settled back in Sherwood. Balancing her time between the Bureau, the local police, and making sense of her ex-boyfriend’s mysterious death.
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(Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries)
The Family Secret
by Lorhainne Eckhart
Rating: 4.5 #ad
It’s never a good thing when a corpse appears when you least expect it…especially in this dark romantic crime thriller.
Just what is the mystery behind Raymond O’Connells disappearance?
NY Times & USA Today bestselling author Lorhainne Eckhart brings you The Family Secret, an O’Connell family novel, when a body is discovered at the edge of town, rumors, circumstantial evidence and a chance for revenge lead to one family members’s arrest, and an all out effort to take several other O’Connells down as well.
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(The O’Connells Mysteries)
Tidepool
by Nicole Willson
Rating: 4.2 #ad
If ye give not willingly, the Lords will rise… In 1913, Henry Hamilton disappears while on a business trip, and his sister, Sorrow, won’t rest until she finds him. Defying her father’s orders to remain at home, she travels to Tidepool, the last place Henry visited.
Residents of the small, shabby oceanside town can’t quite meet Sorrow’s eyes when she questions them about Henry. When corpses wash up on shore looking as if they’ve been torn apart by something not quite human, Sorrow is ready to return to Baltimore and let her father send in the professional detectives.
The Alington Inheritance
by Patricia Wentworth
Rating: 4.3 #ad
A family fortune may be motive for murder: “Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot” (Manchester Evening News).
Jenny has never been one to feel sorry for herself. The illegitimate child of a wealthy man and a statureless woman, she has been an orphan since before she can remember. It is a hard life made bearable only by the kindness of her guardian, an old woman named Miss Garstone, who has always treated Jenny as her own. Struck down by a motorist, “Garsty” dies, whispering to Jenny that her parents were actually married, and she is the rightful heir to the Alington fortune.
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(The Miss Silver Mysteries Mysteries)
Hades Sent
by B.Y. Simpson
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Seventeen-year-old loner Ireland Grace is a demon living in an angel’s world. A hybrid, born to a demon mother and an angel father, Ireland is the ultimate symbol of betrayal among her peoples.
Rejected, Ireland yearns for the day she can prove herself. So, when she’s given a special assignment by the leader of the angels, she is eager to do whatever it takes to complete it. Even if that means becoming more like something she’s always feared-her mother.
Greve Kronos’ specialty is making hybrids more like their demon counterparts, a task he completes with ruthless efficiency. Commanded to destroy Ireland’s angelic side and mold her to become the tool her mother wants her to be, he begins the pursuit.
Mark of Steel
by Lynn Landes
Rating: 4.4 #ad
From singing to becoming the target of an unseen enemy. Marina Stephenson follows her heart and fills in at her friends bar the night her singer doesn’t show up. It was a simple gift from friend to friend, but her life is soon in turmoil. Dubbed the “secret singer” by the press, Marina’s life is turned upside down when she sings to Billionaire Axl Devereaux.
Inventor, Axl Devereaux, CEO of Devereaux Knives, Inc., is ready to present his cutting-edge design to the United States military. His work has been heralded by multiple branches of the government. Security has been a problem in the past, not this time. The new design could change the future in more ways than anyone can imagine. Well, almost anyone.
Someone is trying to steal the prototype but how far will they go to get what they want? Can he trust Marina?
Crystals
by Silvia Hill
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Secrets of Crystal Healing, Minerals, and Gemstones for Beginners. Discover the secrets of minerals, gemstones, and crystal healing.
Have you ever thought about how crystals are created? How do crystals heal? How can you master the art of crystal healing?Is crystal healing effective?
This book focuses on crystals, gemstones, and minerals that can be used for healing purposes. It provides crystal healing tips and techniques to help beginners understand everything about the topic. This book is aimed at beginners interested in crystal healing and can deepen your knowledge even if you already have experience with crystals.