Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Cottage on Gooseberry Bay
by Kathi Daley
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Ainsley Holloway had come to Gooseberry Bay to find answers about her past. She’d come to find an explanation for the dreams that haunted her after the death of the cop who’d both rescued and raised her. And she’d come to identify the family she couldn’t remember but knew in her heart she’d once belonged to. Ainsley hoped that by finding these answers, she’d also find healing. She hoped that once she’d resurrected the memories buried deep in her mind, she’d find peace…
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(Cottage on Gooseberry Bay Mysteries)
Never Die Alone
by Lisa Jackson
Rating: 4.5 #ad
A serial killer who targets twins is loose in New Orleans in this psychological thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Left to Die.
Years ago, Detective Rick Bentz helped put away the notorious serial killer known as 21, who targeted twins about to reach their twenty-first birthday. With merciless precision, 21 would arrange for his victims to die, simultaneously, at the time of their birth. But Brianna Hayward—a New Orleans woman still reeling from the murder of her twin sister—is certain the wrong man is in prison. She’s willing to do anything to convince the police, even if it means trusting a reporter who’s hiding his own secrets.
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(A Rick Bentz/Reuben Montoya Mysteries)
Wolves at the Door
by Gunnar Staalesen
Rating: 3.9 #ad
One dark January night a car drives at high speed towards PI Varg Veum, and comes very close to killing him. Veum is certain this is no accident, following so soon after the deaths of two jailed men who were convicted for their participation in a case of child pornography and sexual assault … crimes that Veum himself once stood wrongly accused of committing.
While the guilty men were apparently killed accidentally, Varg suspects that there is something more sinister at play … and that he’s on the death list of someone still at large.
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(Varg Veum Mysteries)
Paragon
by Jasper T. Scott
Rating: 4.5 #ad
THE FATE OF THE GALAXY IS IN HIS HANDS
Cade Korbin is playing for keeps this time. If he doesn’t find a way to eliminate Nadine Zabelle once and for all, she will be the death of him and everyone he cares about.
Armed with a suit of armor from the long-dead Priors and a mysterious sample of sentient, self-replicating nano bots, he accidentally discovers what killed the Priors – Omnipotence. But Nadine isn’t an easy woman to reach, and she’s determined to break Cade along the way.
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(Cade Korbin Chronicles)
Restless Dead
by David J. Gatward
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Be careful what you wish for.
When no nonsense retired Army Colonel James Fletcher starts seeing his recently deceased wife around the house again, his friends and family are more than a little worried.
But when James turns up dead, and the accident that killed him is found to be anything but, DCI Harry Grimm and his team must uncover the grisly truth before anyone else falls prey.
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(Harry Grimm Mysteries)
Teasing Secrets from the Dead
by Emily Craig Phd
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Teasing Secrets from the Dead is a front-lines story of crime scene investigation at some of the most infamous sites in recent history. In this absorbing, surprising, and undeniably compelling book, forensics expert Emily Craig tells her own story of a life spent teasing secrets from the dead.
Emily Craig has been a witness to history, helping to seek justice for thousands of murder victims, both famous and unknown. It’s a personal story that you won’t soon forget. Emily first became intrigued by forensics work when, as a respected medical illustrator, she was called in by the local police to create a model of a murder victim’s face. Her fascination with that case led to a dramatic midlife career change: She would go back to school to become a forensic anthropologist—and one of the most respected and best-known “bone hunters” in the nation.
Angelica Rising
by Shannon Grey
Rating: 5.0 #ad
I used to fear magic. Now I know it’s the only thing that can save us.
Being on my own was never easy, but then I found Jared. Magical. Hunted. Fearless. Not even the Exterminators scare him.
He saved my life once, now it’s my turn to save his. But first, I have to find him. Claudia says she’ll help me. She wants to train me so I’m as powerful as she is. As a Class 1 magician, she’s not afraid to fight for justice and stands up for women everywhere. But … I don’t trust her…
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Last Goodnight
by Kat Martin
Rating: 4.4 #ad
When Kade Logan said goodbye to his estranged wife eight years ago, he never thought it would be the last time he saw her alive. Now her car has been hauled out of a nearby lake and Kade is determined to track down the man who murdered her. Enter Eleanor Bowman, a talented private investigator who’s about to stir up a hornet’s nest on his Colorado ranch.
With old scandals still buzzing about his late wife’s many affairs and new violence erupting, Kade is faced with the discovery of another beautiful woman’s body. Are the two killings linked?
Hush Little Girl
by Lisa Regan
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Dressed in pajamas covered with stars, the little girl’s body is perfectly still, her arms folded neatly over her chest. The wildflowers decorating her hair scatter across the grass in the sharp breeze. Her lips are parted slightly, as if to whisper goodnight for the very last time…
When twelve-year-old Holly Mitchell’s fragile little body is found on the steps of a mountainside church in the small town of Denton, a doll made from pine cones clasped tightly to her chest, Detective Josie Quinn rushes to attend the scene. She knows this little girl’s angelic face, her mother had offered Josie help when she’d needed it most.
The 4th Man
by Lisa Gardner
Rating: 4.1 #ad
A young woman is found strangled in the stairwell of a college library, only her sneakers missing. With no physical evidence, no signs of sexual assault, and no witnesses, all the police have to go on are the three men who were in the library with her: her boyfriend and two campus security guards…all of whom have secrets, none of whom can be proven guilty.
Five years later, ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and his wife, former police officer Rainie Conner, agree to consult on the still-unsolved case, delving into deep background to comb for any clue that will lead to the woman’s murderer.
The Girl Behind the Wall
by Mandy Robotham
Rating: 4.4 #ad
A city divided. When the Berlin Wall goes up, Karin is on the wrong side of the city. Overnight, she’s trapped under Soviet rule in unforgiving East Berlin and separated from her twin sister, Jutta.
Two sisters torn apart. Karin and Jutta lead parallel lives for years, cut off by the Wall. But Karin finds one reason to keep going: Otto, the man who gives her hope, even amidst the brutal East German regime.
One impossible choice…
For Queen and Empire
by Mike Ponder
Rating: 5.0 #ad
A secret with the power to destroy the British Monarchy is used to blackmail Neville Chamberlain to sign the 1938 Munich Agreement, giving Germany the vital time it needs to prepare its war machine.
Now two years later will Churchill succumb to the same demands? The future of Britain, the Monarchy, and the Empire, hang by a thread. Churchill’s solution, is to kill the German officer who discovered the secret, and anyone else who may be privy to it.
Caught up in Churchill’s plot are three strangers, thrown together after their Paris bound train is destroyed by the advancing Germans, a Luftfwaffe fighter ace, and the French resistance.
Montana Shootists
by Sandra Cox
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Present Day: Abby loved David all her life. Growing up they were inseparable. When he joined the Marines she did too. Then disaster struck. After leaving the Marines, she returns to the family ranch in Montana hoping to heal her shattered heart.
1882: Jake Barrow is a part-time gambler, full-time hired gun. His decisions are based on hunches and the turn of a card. He’s in the foothills when a young woman comes tumbling down the mountain. Unsure whether Lady Luck has dealt him a good hand or a bad, he takes one look at the beauty at his feet and doesn’t need to shuffle the deck to know she’s his destiny.
The Harvest King
by Paula Quinn
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Commander Caleb Desai, leader of the famed Warriors has three goals in life, to bring God and rain back to the barren wasteland of Predaria, and to make the previous king’s usurper and the man responsible for destroying his country pay. But when the new king escapes his hands, Caleb is forced to take his daughter with him on his journey home across the plains.
Dragging a pampered princess through the arid Plains of Predaria proves to be quite a challenge, even for a man of Caleb’s patience. The woman doesn’t know of the dangers on the plains, of the Catchers, the fires, the baking sun. She’s foolish and spoiled, beautiful and innocent about God and His Son, and life without water. As she’s exposed to the dying world her father left in his wake, she lets Caleb each her how to live…
In the Family
by Lorhainne Eckhart
Rating: 4.8 #ad
Those we love always come home. Christmas has always been a happy affair for the Friessens, but this year, as the family returns home, they are faced with more than a few challenges—from the crazy whirlwind of an on-again, off-again romance to a fairytale marriage now on the rocks, with more secrets than the family knows what to do with.
Can the Friessens pull together this holiday season, and will the gift of love be all they need?
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(The Friessens)
You Can’t Blame the Flower
by Ruthie Stevens
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Introverted young attorney Lilyanna Rivers knew one day she would return to Whimser—the mysterious mansion in the middle-of-nowhere, Texas, where flowers don’t grow. She didn’t know her return would be with a select group of her corporate colleagues to quarantine at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The comedy of errors of the employees coexisting intertwines with a darker backstory of how Lilyanna came to inherit Whimser from the late William Whimsergarden, her former college professor and boss.
While the guests at Whimser navigate awkward encounters, romantic interests and workplace obstacles, Lilyanna grapples with her haunting memories of William, her insecurities with intimacy and her attraction to the captivating company vice president.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
One for the Hooks
by Betty Hechtman
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Molly Pink and the Tarzana Hookers must unwind a fiendish skein in national bestselling author Betty Hechtman’s fourteenth Crochet mystery.
These are the dog days of August, but you won’t catch the Tarzana Hookers crochet club napping. While Molly Pink knits together an idea for a new project, Miami Wilson busily converts a house she inherited into a rental property. But Miami is left shorthanded when Sloan Renner, the woman helping her clean out the house ends up dead under a pile of smelly seafood…
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(A Crochet Mysteries)
Don’t Leave Me Alone
by Kyla Sharp
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Leah’s husband has secrets. But so does she. Leah and her husband Ben move to a gorgeous timber cottage in the hills, convinced a change of scenery can fix their marriage. She’ll finally get pregnant. He’ll remain faithful.
But Ben is called back to the city for work. Leah is devastated, and all alone in a big, old cabin in the middle of nowhere. Then she starts hearing things at night. Her fears are founded when she finds a threatening note, convinced it’s targeted at her. But she needs to prove to Ben that she’s grounded enough to be a mother, so she keeps her fears a secret…
Escape From Zero
by Cassandra Finnerty
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Zero point zero. He was officially dead. To Them, he was worth nothing. But he had everything to lose. Jason has earned enough rewards to secure a beautiful girlfriend and lavish lifestyle. Until his unforgivable mistake.
Now they’re trying to kill him. In a world where a person’s worth is measured by points and evil lurks around every corner, who will win the game of survival?
Setting Fires with Dragons – the COMPLETE SERIES
by Ramy Vance, R. E. Vance
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Over 1600+ pages of magic and mayhem, action and humor fill this snarky urban fantasy boxed set.
“They say revenge is best served cold… Personally, I like mine served with a side of dragon fire.”
All I ever wanted was to be an acrobat in the circus. Then my family was killed by vampires and plans changed. I became a vigilante, instead. I still perform. My dragon, Percy, and I take to the skies in the greatest show you’ve ever seen.
Seeing this sassy Kansas girl cracking whips on the back of a dragon sure does draw in a crowd. Not that I allow their adulations (and tips) stop me from seeking what I truly crave. Vengeance.
The O’Connells Books 1 – 3
by Lorhainne Eckhart
Rating: 4.3 #ad
The O’Connells of Livingston, Montana, are not your typical family. Follow them on their journey to the dark and dangerous side of love in a series of romantic thrillers you won’t want to miss. Raised by a single mother after their father’s mysterious disappearance eighteen years ago, the six grown siblings live in a small town with all kinds of hidden secrets, lies, and deception.
This boxed set collection in The O’Connells series includes:
The Neighbor,
The Third Call,
The Secret Husband
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(The O’Connells Box Set)
Flowers In The Attic
by V.C. Andrews
Rating: 4.5 #ad
At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden. Blond, beautiful, innocent, and struggling to stay alive…
They were a perfect family, golden and carefree—until a heartbreaking tragedy shattered their happiness. Now, for the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. Kept on the top floor of their grandmother’s vast mansion, their loving mother assures them it will be just for a little while. But as brutal days swell into agonizing months and years, Cathy, Chris, and twins Cory and Carrie realize their survival is at the mercy of their cruel and superstitious grandmother…and this cramped and helpless world may be the only one they ever know.
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(Dollanganger Mysteries)
Monday the Rabbi Took Off
by Harry Kemelman
Rating: 4.3 #ad
David Small has spent 6 years as the rabbi of Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts, and every year his job has been in crisis. In desperate need of time away, he embarks on a 3-month trip to Israel. He expects a relaxing, soul-nourishing stay, but wherever Rabbi Small goes, murder follows.
A bombing disrupts his vacation and the rabbi finds himself thrust into a world of terrorism and political discord in the divided city of Jerusalem. He teams up with an Orthodox Israeli cop to hunt down the terrorists before they can attack again.
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(The Rabbi Small Mysteries)
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Crunch Time
by Diane Mott Davidson
Rating: 4.5 #ad
No one cooks up a tastier stew of murder, mystery, and mayhem than New York Times bestselling author Diana Mott Davidson. Entertainment Weekly calls her “today’s foremost practitioner of the culinary whodunit.” And now it’s Crunch Time, as Davidson’s delightful series protagonist, caterer and amateur sleuth-extraordinaire Goldy Schulz, digs into a deadly smorgasbord that includes a heaping helping of murder, a double dose of arson…and nine adorable beagle puppies!
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(Goldy Schulz Mysteries)
No Way Out
by Fern Michaels
Rating: 4.1 #ad
Ellie Bowman barely remembers the incident that put her into a coma. When she awoke, filled with unease, all she knew for certain was that her boyfriend, Rick, was missing. She knew she needed to get away from her old life and recover in safety. With the proceeds of a video game she helped develop, Ellie starts over in rural Missouri, working from her cottage and trusting no one except her friend and business partner.
Yet even in this quiet small town, it’s impossible to completely isolate herself. Especially when a curious eight-year-old boy, smitten with Ellie’s pup, stops by every day to talk to him over the fence…
Garden Girls Cozy Mysteries Box Set
by Hope Callaghan
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Treat yourself to this deluxe box set featuring the first 10 novels from bestselling author Hope Callaghan’s “Garden Girls Mystery Series.”
Gloria Rutherford, a lonely widow finds new purpose in life when she and her senior friends help solve a murder in their small Midwestern town.
Discover why so many fans love the Garden Girls Mystery Series with thousands of four and five star reviews! #ad
Fear No Evil
by James Patterson
Rating: 4.1 #ad
Dr. Alex Cross and Detective John Sampson venture into the rugged Montana wilderness—where they will be the prey.
They’re not on the job, but on a personal mission. Until they’re attacked by two rival teams of assassins, controlled by the same mastermind who has stalked Alex and his family for years.
Darkness falls. The river churns into rapids. Shots ring out through the forest.
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(Alex Cross Mysteries)
The Unexpected Storm
by Lorhainne Eckhart
Rating: 4.4 #ad
In THE UNEXPECTED STORM, Candy McRae is barely making ends meet. She’s heartbroken and alone with her horses and baby donkey living hand to mouth on the most sought after oceanfront property. Everyone wants it, including the wealthy hunk who owns the estate next door. And when he offers to buy it she refuses. His first mistake was asking her out. His second was not meaning it. Even though he could solve all her problems, she’d rather sell to the devil himself.
Smart and sexy Neil Friessen is quite the catch. He’s not only drop dead gorgeous with a body women dream of. He’s wealthy, stubborn, arrogant and thoughtful.
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(The Outsider Series)
Bloodless
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Rating: 4.4 #ad
A fabulous heist: On the evening of November 24, 1971, D. B. Cooper hijacked Flight 305—Portland to Seattle—with a fake bomb, collected a ransom of $200,000, and then parachuted from the rear of the plane, disappearing into the night…and into history.
A brutal crime steeped in legend and malevolence: Fifty years later, Agent Pendergast takes on a bizarre and gruesome case: in the ghost-haunted city of Savannah, Georgia, bodies are found with no blood left in their veins – sowing panic and reviving whispered tales of the infamous Savannah Vampire.
A case like no other:
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(Pendergast Mysteries)
Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go
by George Pelecanos
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Then a dull popping sound and a quiet splash. In his third appearance in George Pelecanos’s acclaimed series, Nick Stefanos has been spending too much time with bad women and bad booze. Which is why he wakes up one blurry morning on the banks of the Anacostia River, hungover and miserable — and now a witness to a murder. With the help of a partner as straight-arrow as Nick is bent, Nick decides to track down the killer, an investigation that leads them through the roughest part of the nation’s capital, and into the blackest parts of the human soul.
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(Nick Stefanos Mysteries)
Can You Hear Me?
by Y. Y. Chan
Rating: 4.8 #ad
Can You Hear Me? Can good things really come from bad things? Why does God allow bad things to happen? Will Daddy still be able to hear me from Heaven?
These are just some of the questions Renee starts thinking about after she finds out that her daddy has cancer. She feels very sad and struggles to understand why this is happening. He hasn’t even been her daddy for that long – there’s still so much they haven’t done yet! All she can think to do is pray and ask God to make her daddy better. But when she realises he isn’t, she begins to wonder what God’s plan is, and whether God can hear her prayers at all. She documents all the things that are happening in her diary as she watches her daddy go through the stages of cancer. Through this painful experience, she learns about the meaning of faith and how she can stay connected to her beloved father after he is gone.
Mercy
by David Baldacci
Rating: 4.8 #ad
For her entire life, FBI agent Atlee Pine has been searching for her twin sister, Mercy, who was abducted at the age of six and never seen again. Mercy’s disappearance left behind a damaged family that later shattered beyond repair when Atlee’s parents inexplicably abandoned her.
Now, after a perilous investigation that nearly proved fatal, Atlee has finally discovered not only the reason behind her parents’ abandonment and Mercy’s kidnapping, but also the most promising breakthrough yet: proof that Mercy survived her abduction and then escaped her captors many years ago.
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(Atlee Pine Mysteries)