Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder at a Vineyard Mansion
by Philip R. Craig
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The Vineyard’s criminal du jour, “the Silencer,” is loved by many and hated by some for his campaign to destroy the audio systems in music-blasting party houses and open-windowed vehicles. Owners of said houses and vehicles feel both fear and hate, while some residents who seek silence silently cheer. J.W. Jackson, former cop and now a part-time investigator, finds it difficult to get too excited about the Silencer’s crimes. J.W.’s a classical music man himself, which may explain his reluctance to take the so-called crimes very seriously.
Gravitium Complete Series Boxed Set
by Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Gravitium, where the stakes are high and the danger is real.
In this tale of a city in the clouds, Adjudicator Anselm Horst will do whatever it takes to keep the floating metropolis of Summerland afloat.
But when he descends to the perilous surface in search of answers, he finds himself joined by Clare Voyhent, a fiercely capable survivor with a knack for unraveling mysteries.
As they navigate the treacherous landscape, facing assassination attempts and encountering all manner of monsters and men, Anselm and Clare must work together to uncover the truth behind the threats to their city.
But with enemies lurking around every corner and their own lives on the line, will they be able to make it back in one piece or die trying?
Fear Nothing
by Lisa Gardner
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
They were daughters of a monster—a father who slaughtered eight prostitutes before dying himself. Dr. Adeline Glen left the nightmare behind, and now she specializes in pain management. Her sister, Shana Day, followed in her father’s violent footsteps, first killing at age fourteen and being incarcerated for more than twenty-five years.
After a brutal attack, Boston Detective D. D. Warren needs Adeline’s professional help to recover physically. But when a new psychopath known as the Rose Killer begins a reign of terror, D. D. must also consult the insane Shana—who claims she can help catch the madman…
Dirty Dozen
by Lynda La Plante
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
The fifth book in the Sunday Times bestselling Jane Tennison series.
April 1980 and Jane is the first female detective to be posted to the Met’s renowned Flying Squad, commonly known as the ‘Sweeney’. Based at Rigg Approach in East London, they investigate armed robberies on banks, cash in transit and other business premises.
Jane thinks her transfer is on merit and is surprised to discover she is actually part of a short term internal experiment, intended to have a calming influence on a team that likes to dub themselves as the ‘Dirty Dozen’.
At Risk
by Patricia Cornwell
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
Sparks fly and twists abound in this electrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling crime author Patricia Cornwell.
Massachusetts state investigator Win Garano is called home from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course at the National Forensic Academy. His boss, the district attorney, attractive but hard-charging, is planning to run for governor, and as a showcase she’s planning to use a new crime initiative called At Risk—its motto: “Any crime, any time.” In particular, she’s been looking for a way to employ cutting-edge DNA technology, and she thinks she’s found the perfect subject in an unsolved twenty-year-old murder in Tennessee. If her office solves the case, it ought to make them all look pretty good, right?
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
From the author of The Passage comes a riveting standalone novel about a group of survivors on a hidden island utopia – where the truth isn’t what it seems.
The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean, in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity – or whatever remains of it.
Citizens of the main island enjoy privileged lives. They are attended to by support staff who live on a cramped neighboring island, where whispers of revolt are brewing – but for the Prosperans, life is perfection. And when the end of life approaches, they’re sent to a mysterious third island, where their bodies are refreshed, their memories are wiped away, and they return to start life anew…
The Three Emperors
by William Dietrich
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Adventurer Ethan Gage travels through the darkest and most superstitious realms of eighteenth century Europe, to the castles and caves of Bohemia to rescue his family and uncover a mysterious medieval device rumored to foretell the future.
Having quick-wittedly survived the battle of Trafalgar, Ethan is rushing to rescue “Egyptian priestess” Astiza and son Harry from imprisonment by a ruthless mystic who seeks revenge for disfigurement, and an evil dwarf alchemist who experiments with the occult on Prague’s Golden Lane.
Be Your Own Rock
by Sagar Constantin
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Are you facing changes in your life and struggling to stay positive? Do you feel overwhelmed by the uncertainty that comes with unexpected changes? Have you tried to change something in your life, but given up?
Change is the most certain thing in life…
In “Be Your Own Rock,” Sagar Constantin offers more than just strategies for making and dealing with changes; she provides a powerful blueprint for transforming life’s uncertainties into opportunities for growth. Delivering a practical, step-by-step journey toward personal resilience and self-awareness, using the latest insights from neuroscience and psychology. Whether you’re navigating personal upheavals, professional transitions, or the unpredictable twists of everyday life, this book equips you with tools to manage change and challenges with confidence and grace. You will also learn the key to change your habits, lose those extra pounds, or make changes at work. Even more important, the book will explain the reason why we resist change and give up before reaching our goals.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Crime and Cherry Pits
by Amanda Flower
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Shiloh Bellamy can hardly believe it—for the first time in her family farm’s seventy-year history, she has managed to score a highly-coveted booth at the Cherry Farm Market in Traverse City, Michigan. It’s a huge win in her master plan to bring the rundown farm back to life… and the fact that her coup has sent her next-door neighbor and organic farming competitor into fits of jealousy doesn’t hurt, either. But the festive atmosphere at the farm market takes a dark turn when a man entered in the famous cherry pit-spitting competition chokes and dies right in front of Shiloh, who is standing near the sidelines as a spectator.
Secrets
by Jude Deveraux
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Jude Deveraux brilliantly entwines passion, memory, and a touch of intrigue in this spellbinding New York Times bestseller.
At age twelve, Cassandra Madden fell in love with Jefferson Ames, a young man she met at one of her mother’s business conferences. For years, Cassandra held on to this unrequited love in order to cope with her loneliness and the pain of her mother’s coldness; even after meeting a man she thought she might marry, her heart still yearned for Jeff.
In a decisive moment, Cassandra calls off her pending engagement and travels to Williamsburg, Virginia, to become the nanny to the now-widowed Jeff’s young daughter…
Hawk
by James Patterson
Kindle $6.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
In this dark dystopian tale, 17-year-old Hawk is growing up hard and fast in post-apocalyptic New York City – until a perilous destiny forces her to take flight and protect her home.
Where is Maximum Ride? Ten years ago a girl with wings fought to save the world. But then she disappeared. Now she’s just a fading legend, remembered only in stories.
Hawk doesn’t know her real name. She doesn’t know who her family was, or where they went. The only thing she remembers is that she was told to wait on a specific street corner, at a specific time, until her parents came back for her.
MaddAddam
by Margaret Atwood
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
From the bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testamants—this final volume of the internationally celebrated MaddAddam trilogy “has brought the previous two books together in a fitting and joyous conclusion that’s an epic not only of an imagined future but of our own past” (The New York Times Book Review).
The Waterless Flood pandemic has wiped out most of the population. Toby is part of a small band of survivors, along with the Children of Crake: the gentle, bioengineered quasi-human species who will inherit this new earth…
Twisted Tales Volume 16: Demon Stone
by Geoff North
Kindle $1.49 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Heads are rolling, and they’re being tossed in drainways and ditches all over the city.
Cain Cullen should be helping his daughter and son find the serial killer stalking San Diego’s homeless, but he’s too preoccupied fighting demons of his own in another country. When one of his children becomes the next to go missing, Cain returns, and all hell breaks loose.
This is a different kind of twist to an already twisted series of short stories. Consider Demon Stone as a stepping on point to an all new series set to launch just before Halloween!
Nightshade
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
He delivers street justice. She upholds the law. To protect the innocent, they’ll set aside their differences—and uncover undeniable common desires in Nightshade, a Night Tales novel of romantic suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.
Colt Nightshade has no patience for the bureaucratic red tape that entangles law enforcement and sets the guilty free. Lieutenant Althea Grayson believes in the rules and procedures that help keep order over the chaos that threatens society. Together, they are a teenage girl’s only hope of survival against a ruthless criminal.
Dead Fall
by Brad Thor
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
In the war-ravaged borderlands of Ukraine, a Russian mercenary unit has gone rogue. Its members, conscripted from the worst prisons and mental asylums across Russia, are the most criminally violent, psychologically dangerous combatants to ever set foot upon the modern battlefield.
With all attention focused on the frontlines, they have pushed deeper into the interior to wage a campaign of unspeakable barbarity. As they move from village to village, committing horrific war crimes, they meet little resistance as all able-bodied men are off fighting the war.
Daddy Wolf’s Fake Marriage
by Serena Meadows
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
I was trying my hardest to stay away from the sexy rancher at work… until he discovered a huge secret.
It’s almost comical to watch Mitchell care for the baby that he just found out he had. I’m a veterinarian at the same ranch he works at, and his glances haven’t escaped me. Mitchell is a tall and handsome alpha.
Asking for help isn’t in his DNA but this unique situation calls for something drastically different. Different… as in… me.