Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Set Sail for Murder
by Carolyn Hart
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Though retired newspaper reporter Henrietta O’Dwyer Collins, Henrie O to her friends, once turned down a marriage proposal from Jimmy Lennox, he’s still one of her most cherished friends. So when he asks for her help on behalf of his wife, world-famous documentary filmmaker Sophia Montgomery, Henrie O reluctantly agrees to join them on a Baltic cruise. Sophia is the stepmother to the now-grown heirs of a great fortune, who are none too happy that she controls their inheritance. But do they really want her dead? Jimmy thinks so, and he wants Henrie O to prove it.
The Lost Girl
by Alan Jacobson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A Brand New Release
An ex-detective turned professional fixer finds himself up against a desperate widow out for the truth in this thriller series debut.
Attorney Amy Robbins had the perfect life until a fatal accident robbed her of her young daughter and husband. Mired in a depressive fog, she soon tanks her career and drains her life savings. Now she passes her days working a dead-end job—until an unsettling discovery upends everything she thought she knew about her family . . . and her future.
A Darker Shade of Sweden
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
Ever since Stieg Larsson shone a light on Swedish crime writing with his Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, readers around the world have devoured fiction by Scandinavian masters of suspense. A Darker Shade of Sweden includes an assortment of outstanding crime fiction – never before published in English and in some cases brand-new to this volume – from Larsson and a wide range of other talents including Henning Mankell, the creator of Kurt Wallander; Åsa Larsson; Eva Gabrielsson; Inger Frimansson; Åke Edwardson; Sara Stridsberg; Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö; and more. Also included is an introduction by Edgar nominee John-Henri Holmberg, exploring the history of these stellar authors and their contributions to crime writing.
The Palace Guard
by Charlotte MacLeod
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A museum robbery leaves a guard dead, and two Boston sleuths investigate: “If this is your first meeting with Sarah Kelling, oh how I envy you” (Margaret Maron).
It’s only been a few months since Sarah Kelling’s elderly husband passed away, and she’s struggling to adapt to life as a penniless young widow. To make ends meet, she converts her stately Boston home into a boardinghouse, a decision that brings something even better than money: the company of art-fraud investigator Max Bittersohn. The budding couple is standing on a balcony, recovering from a second-rate concert at a third-rate museum, when something plummets past them.
Pain, Pumpernickel & Profound Forgiveness
by Rosanne D’Ausilio PhD
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
Have you ever experienced moments that felt truly miraculous or beyond explanation?
In this intimate journey, she unveils the tumultuous relationship with her father—a metamorphosis from the shackles of pain, hurt, and fear to the liberating embrace of compassion, generosity, and forgiveness.
This book is both raw and redemptive — Rosanne invites you into the haunting image of a young girl, clad in a yellow pinafore, white socks, and shoes, too afraid to smile. Yet, amid the shadows, there are heartwarming vignettes of Sunday morning adventures to the bakery, where watermelon-sized pumpernickel bread and the alchemy of coconut bars become the catalysts for father-daughter camaraderie.
Thumbprint
by Joe Hill
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.7 #ad
Thirteen relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including “In the Tall Grass,” one of two stories cowritten with Stephen King and the basis for the terrifying feature film from Netflix.
A little door that opens to a world of fairy-tale wonders becomes the blood-drenched stomping ground for a gang of hunters in “Faun.” A grief-stricken librarian climbs behind the wheel of an antique Bookmobile to deliver fresh reads to the dead in “Late Returns.”
The Stranger
by Harlan Coben
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES!
A secret destroys a man’s perfect life and sends him on a collision course with a deadly conspiracy in this shocking thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben.
The Stranger appears out of nowhere, perhaps in a bar, or a parking lot, or at the grocery store. Their identity is unknown. Their motives are unclear. Their information is undeniable. Then they whisper a few words in your ear and disappear, leaving you picking up the pieces of your shattered world…
Considering Kate
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Enjoy the final book in the reader-favorite Stanislaskis series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.
Kate Stanislaski Kimball is done with glamour and fame; she has come home to make a fresh start. The only thing more perfect than the beautiful—dilapidated—building she’s bought for her new dance school is Brody O’Connell, the frustrating and surprisingly fascinating contractor she’s hired for the renovation. As a single father, Brody is determined to resist Kate’s effortless allure. But how long can a man hold out against his own heart?
The Fifth Survivor
by Angel Ramon
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Warning: This book contains mild to moderate sexual themes. Might not be appropriate for younger audiences.
The kickass bacon vigilante is prepared to kick more zombie and creature as The Fifth Survivor rolls into season 2! Who would have thought a simple janitor would make into such a mighty vigilante? Come join George in his next adventure where he saves the friggin world from the zombie apocalypse, drinks his bacon soda, and even enjoys the attention of a very attractive female partner.
Hedge Witch Diaries Complete Series
by Theophilus Monroe, Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Some witches don’t need a coven… Can a girl who sees animal spirits ever fit in?
Especially in a place like the Ozarks. Everyone knows about witches, now.
Briar Bloom isn’t your run-of-the-mill witch. She doesn’t play well with others, but when working from the hedge, she’s beholden to no one and she’ll do whatever she takes to stop those who’d hurt her friends or family.
Grab this 3-book boxed set to join Briar on her search for truth.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Ruby Red Herring
by Tracy Gardner
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
In this Avery Ayers Antique Mystery series debut, perfect for fans of Ellery Adams and Jane K. Cleland, an antiques appraiser hunts a missing gem while probing her parents’ deaths.
After her parents’ deaths, Avery Ayers takes over the family business, Antiquities & Artifacts Appraised, from the home office in Lilac Grove and a branch in Manhattan. Now living back at home with her younger sister Tilly and their newly moved-in, eccentric Aunt Midge and her Afghan hound, Avery’s life is filled with jewels, tapestries, paintings, and rare finds. But their world is rocked when Avery learns that the theft of a priceless ruby may be connected to her parents’ demise.
Small Town Secrets
by Lillian Duncan
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
On the surface, Shady Valley looks like the ideal all-American place to live with beautiful flowering trees lining both sides of the street as you enter the picturesque town. Neighbors help neighbors. Doors are often left unlocked.
Serious crimes are practically nonexistent – almost but not quite!
But like all small towns, everyone knows everyone, which means everyone knows everyone’ s business, and not everyone in Shady Valley is what they appear to be. Some have secrets— deadly secrets— that they hide behind the masks they wear.
Savage
by Robert Scott
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
Slayer – In February, 1989, Los Angeles college coed Dondi Johnson was viciously knifed to death and set afire by James Angel. In March, 1991, in a New York City strip club, dancer Yvonne Hausley, 22, was hacked to death by Tony Perillo. In April, 1992, near California’s famous Livermore labs, fortyish Barbara Muszalski died screaming under the blade of handyman “Robert” Gonzales. In all three cases, the alleged killer was the same person: fiendish, frenzied Benjamin Pedro Gonzales.
Sicko – A gangbanger and loan shark enforcer too violent for his gambler bosses, Gonzales had become a rootless drifter criss-crossing the U.S. on a rage-fueled killing spree. His signature technique was multiple stab wounds to his victims’ faces, especially in the eyes. Profilers determined that his ultra-violent killings gave him a kind of sexual release.
Savage…
Black Wolf
by Dale Brown, Jim DeFelice
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When Russia unleashes an army of genetically enhanced assassins, the Dreamland team reunites to fight back in this military techno-thriller.
The warriors of Dreamland have moved on. Some, like Breanna and Zen Stockard, to positions of power and influence; others, like Danny Freah and Nuri Lupo, into Whiplash, a cutting-edge combination of brain and brawn. Tasked by the President to handle the country’s most deadly and sensitive jobs, the elite SpecWarfare unit marries muscle to technological prowess.
The Things We Do for Love
by Kristin Hannah
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria’s heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her family’s restaurant. In West End, where life rises and falls like the tides, Angie’s fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman.
Angie hires Lauren Ribido because she sees something special in the seventeen-year-old. They quickly form a deep bond, and when Lauren is abandoned by her mother, Angie offers the girl a place to stay…
Child 44
by Tom Rob Smith
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
In a country ruled by fear, no one is innocent.
Stalin’s Soviet Union is an official paradise, where citizens live free from crime and fear only one thing: the all-powerful state. Defending this system is idealistic security officer Leo Demidov, a war hero who believes in the iron fist of the law. But when a murderer starts to kill at will and Leo dares to investigate, the State’s obedient servant finds himself demoted and exiled. Now, with only his wife at his side, Leo must fight to uncover shocking truths about a killer-and a country where “crime” doesn’t exist.
The Sixth Kingdom
by pdmac
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The Sixth Kingdom is the center of the known world. It is the repository of the all knowledge and secrets, and the heart of arcane wizardry. It is the College, the arbiter and enforcer of world peace. It’s also the place to learn magic, perfect deadly warrior skills, or bond with dragons.
Comprised of four Castes, the College accepts only the best and brightest of those who can afford to send their children to the hallowed halls of destiny where they are groomed to assume their future roles in each of the five kingdoms.
The Blitz Girls
by Johanna Bell
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
London, August 1940. The war is raging in Europe and on the home front ordinary women are stepping up to do extraordinary things to defend their country against Hitler.
Dot is dreading the day that her thuggish husband comes home on leave. As she fights her own battle to contribute to the war effort, she won’t let anything stand in her way.
Peggy has found confidence as an Air Raid Precaution Warden, despite the jeers of the men she works with. But beneath her pluck she fears for her close-knit family, scattered by the war, all determined to do their duty.
Vivian a glamorous former debutante is running away from her own heart and into danger as a volunteer ambulance driver. She will stop at nothing to save innocent lives, even if the cost is her own.