Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
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Farm to Trouble
by Amanda Flower
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Coming home to a run-down farm, gossipy neighbors, and a shady investor is a lot to handle… but a murderer on the loose is the final straw!
Shiloh Bellamy cashed in her big city job and 401K to return home to Michigan to save the family farm, but turning Bellamy Farms into a sustainable, organic operation—complete with a farm-to-table café—is no small feat. Especially when her new investor is found dead among the flowers just hours after the contract is signed. Everyone knows her father had a grudge against the investor, and word travels fast in a small town…
Desperation Kills
by John D. Ottini
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
In Desperation Kills, author John D. Ottini weaves together three standalone yet interconnected stories about the dangerous and sometimes deadly situations that people find themselves in when blinded by passion or pushed to the point of desperation.
Parting Words
Sitting by the bedside of her dying mother, Gwen is told a secret so startling that she can only hope that what she is hearing are simply the delusions of an over-medicated woman in her final hours of life. But in the weeks and months following the funeral, that hope crumbles as more pieces of evidence come to light, threatening everything Gwen holds dear. Then tragedy strikes once more.
Eaters of the Dead
by Michael Crichton
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to their home. He is appalled by their customs—the gratuitous sexuality of their women, their disregard for cleanliness, and their cold-blooded sacrifices. As they enter the frozen, forbidden landscape of the North—where the day’s length does not equal the night’s, where after sunset the sky burns in streaks of color—Fadlan soon discovers that he has been unwillingly enlisted to combat the terrors in the night that come to slaughter the Vikings, the monsters of the mist that devour human flesh.
The Wrong Child
by M. J. Arlidge, Julia Crouch
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A mother with a dark secret… A daughter dying to tell.
When 3-month-old Max is abducted, his parents are plunged into their worst nightmare. Devastated mum Sarah only took her eyes off him for a second, but that doesn’t stop her guilt. Even husband Jake can’t hide his anger that their little boy went missing on her watch.
By contrast there are smiles and celebration at a caravan park in Lincolnshire, as baby Blaze is introduced to the Star family. Jenna and Gary are delighted with the new addition to their family. He is their fourth child and a real object of delight to their eldest – fifteen-year-old Willow – who once again will raise the child.
Dark Water
by Sharon Sala
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Twenty years ago, Sarah Whitman’s father Frank disappeared from Marmet, Maine, after stealing a fortune from the local bank, leaving his wife and daughter to face the town’s vitriol. Now, Frank Whitman’s body has been found at the bottom of Flagstaff Lake, leading Sarah back home, determined to find the real thief-turned-killer and clear her father’s name.
But there are those in Marmet who aren’t keen on Sarah stirring up the past. And what she uncovers will put a target on her back. Her childhood crush, Tony DeMarco, claims to be concerned for her safety. But Sarah isn’t sure she can trust anyone in a place where everyone has something to hide…
Fool Me Once
by Harlan Coben
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
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A widowed veteran gets the shock of her life in this impossible-to-put-down thriller from the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix dramas The Stranger and Stay Close.
In the course of eight consecutive #1 New York Times bestsellers, millions of readers have discovered Harlan Coben’s page-turning thrillers, filled with his trademark edge-of-your-seat suspense and gut-wrenching emotion. In Fool Me Once, Coben once again outdoes himself….
The Ambler Warning
by Robert Ludlum
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
On Parrish Island, a restricted island off the coast of Virginia, is a little-known and never-visited psychiatric facility. There, far from prying eyes, the government stores former intelligence employees whose psychiatric states make them a danger to their own government, people whose ramblings might endanger ongoing operations or prove dangerously inconvenient. One of these employees, former Consular Operations agent Hal Ambler, is kept heavily medicated and closely watched. But there’s one difference between Hal and the other patients – Hal isn’t crazy. With the help of a sympathetic nurse, Hal manages to clear his mind of the drug-induced haze and then pulls off a daring escape.
The Reader’s Companion to the Gothic Genre
by Joe Giampaolo
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
“Joe Giampaolo has written the most helpful and informative guide to the Gothic genre. The Reader’s Companion to the Gothic Genre is written in clear and understandable language, providing the student of literature and the faithful reader of Gothic novels with a guide to understanding the genre’s origin and the elements that place a novel in this genre.” ~ Readers’ Favorite
This essay is the third installment in the Reader’s Companion collection and it is a brief analysis of the Gothic genre in British literature from its origins in the middle of the 18th century to the ghost stories and horror tales of the following Victorian era that shared much of the DNA with their predecessors. We will end this voyage into this fascinating topic with a case study of Oscar Wilde’s magnum opus, The Portrait of Dorian Gray.
This Is Why We Lied
by Karin Slaughter
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand NEW Release #ad
One toxic family. Eight suspicious guests. Everyone is guilty. But who is a killer?
For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night.
A murderer in their midst…
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
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Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice
by Elle Cosimano
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
From New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano comes Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice—the fiercely anticipated next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series.
Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero are in sore need of a girls’ weekend away. They plan a trip to Atlantic City, but odds are—seeing as it’s actually a cover story to negotiate a deal with a dangerous loan shark, save Vero’s childhood crush Javi, and hunt down a stolen car—it won’t be all fun and games. When Finlay’s ex-husband Steven and her mother insist on tagging along too, Finlay and Vero suddenly have a few too many meddlesome passengers along for the ride.
Coincidence, you say?
by Partick Hogan
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Coincidence, you say, is a story of adolescent rebellion, love, bravery, resiliency, and a will to persevere in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges. The book goes far beyond an autobiography as it examines the range of circumstances the author encountered during his lifetime. From his earliest recollections as a child right up to his retirement years.
Coincidence, you say?, may read like a work of fiction, but it’s not. It’s real life.
Confessions of a Murder Suspect
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
On the night Malcolm and Maud Angel are murdered, Tandy Angel knows just three things: 1) She was the last person to see her parents alive. 2) The police have no suspects besides Tandy and her three siblings. 3) She can’t trust anyone-maybe not even herself. As Tandy sets out to clear the family name, she begins to recall flashes of experiences long buried in her vulnerable psyche. These memories shed light on her family’s dark secrets, and digging deeper into her powerful parents’ affairs proves to be a disturbing and dangerous game. Who knows what any of the Angels are truly capable of?
Murder in the Crooked House
by Soji Shimada
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
A delightfully comic Japanese murder mystery “reminiscent of Agatha Christie” from a master of the genre—now available for the first time in English (Wall Street Journal)!
The Crooked House sits on a snowbound cliff overlooking icy seas at the remote northern tip of Japan. A curious place for the millionaire Kozaburo Hamamoto to build a house, but even more curious is the house itself—a disorienting maze of sloping floors and strangely situated staircases, full of bloodcurdling masks and uncanny, lifesize dolls. When a man is found dead in one of the mansion’s rooms, murdered in seemingly impossible circumstances, the police are called…
One Last Kill
by Robert Dugoni
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Detective Tracy Crosswhite draws a long-dormant serial killer out of hiding in a nerve-shattering novel by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.
Tracy Crosswhite is reopening the investigation into Seattle’s Route 99 serial killer. After thirteen victims, he stopped hunting and the trail went cold, stirring public outrage. Now, nearly three decades after his first kill, Tracy is expected to finally bring closure to the victims’ families and redeem the Seattle PD’s reputation. Even if it means working with her nemesis, Captain Johnny Nolasco.
Lord Valentine’s Castle
by Robert Silverberg
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Valentine, a drifter who remembers nothing except his name, finds himself on the fringes of a great city. Joining a motley troupe of jugglers and acrobats, he travels with them across the magical planet of Majipoor. All the while, he hopes to meet someone who can help him retrieve his past.
Then Valentine begins to dream – and to receive messages in those dreams. Messages that tell him he is a lord, a king turned out of his castle. Now his travels have a purpose: to return to his home, discover what enemy took his memory, and claim the destiny that awaits him.
The Order of the Black Robe
by Tiana Dokerty
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
In a kingdom overrun by shadows, one girl’s abduction sparks the light of hope.
Rebekah Otual lives a peaceful life in the kingdom of Freislicht. While her husband Jonathan, a Knight of J’shua, is off on a missionary journey, she is happy to stay at home raising her six-year-old daughter Sarah.
But when an official from the earl shows up one morning with soldiers demanding immediate payment for a debt and Rebekah has no means to pay it, Sarah is snatched as collateral.
A Leadership Study Guide
by Mike Manazir
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Discover the path to people’s hearts. Unleash your leadership potential.
Leadership thrives in collaboration, not isolation. This study guide is an invitation to embark on a transformative journey with one or more trusted peers or mentor. In today’s fast-paced world, the support and wisdom of trusted partners can make all the difference.
This journey isn’t about ticking boxes – it’s about building deep connections, embracing vulnerability and pushing each other to raise the bar. I urge you to step out of your comfort zone, find partners who share your passion for leadership and commit to this empowering journey. Unlock the transformative power of leading from the heart.