Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Death of a Knit Wit
by Peggy Ehrhart
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
When a professor is poisoned, Pamela Paterson and the members of the Knit and Nibble knitting club must take a crash course in solving his mysterious murder.
Pamela has organized a weekend-long knitting bee as part of a conference on fiber arts and crafts at Wendelstaff College. But when pompous Professor Robert Greer-Gordon Critter, the keynote speaker at the conference, crashes the bee, he seems more interested in flirting than knitting. The man’s reputation as a philanderer supersedes his academic reputation. After coffee and cookies are served, the professor suddenly collapses, seemingly poisoned—but how?
The Grave Maurice
by Martha Grimes
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
“Chew on this,” says Melrose Plant to Richard Jury, who’s in the hospital being driven crazy by Hannibal, a nurse who likes to speculate on his chances for survival. Jury could use a good story, preferably one not ending with his own demise.
Plant tells Jury of something he overheard in The Grave Maurice, a pub near the hospital. A woman told an intriguing story about a girl named Nell Ryder, granddaughter to the owner of the Ryder Stud Farm in Cambridgeshire, who went missing more than a year before and has never been found. What is especially interesting to Plant is that Nell is also the daughter of Jury’s surgeon.
But Nell’s disappearance isn’t the only mystery at the Ryder farm. A woman has been found dead on the track-a woman who was a stranger even to the Ryders.
Under the Marshal’s Protection
by Kathleen Tailer
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Entrap her own brother for a U.S. Marshal? Jessica Blake can’t bear the thought, but what choice does she have? It isn’t just the marshals who are after Michael. If his co-conspirators in the counterfeiting ring find him first, he won’t live long enough to clear his name. And both the U.S. Marshals and the counterfeiters think the best way to get to Michael is through Jessica. With danger on every sidefor herself and for the only family she has leftJessica has to make a choice. Can she trust U.S. Marshal Dominic Sullivan with her safety, her brother’s life and her heart?
The Omega Factor
by Steve Berry
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Enter UNESCO investigator, Nicholas Lee, who works for the United Nations’ Cultural Liaison and Investigative Office (CLIO). Nick’s job is to protect the world’s cultural artifacts—anything and everything from countless lesser-known objects to national treasures.
When Nick travels to Belgium for a visit with a woman from his past, he unwittingly stumbles on the trail of a legendary panel from the Ghent Altarpiece, stolen in 1934 under cover of night and never seen since. Soon Nick is plunged into a bitter conflict, one that has been simmering for nearly two thousand years…
Whisper of Danger
by Alexa Verde
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Her second chance at love or her last chance to survive?
Lydia, a school counselor with sharpshooting skills, guards her gut-wrenching secret with enough desperation to break off her engagement to the hometown cop Aidan Rowe. But when her friend’s child is kidnapped, Lydia has no choice but to unite forces with the man she still loves. When the search for the missing child leads her to a trail of past mistakes and painful personal connections, how much will she sacrifice for love and loyalty?
A Dog Gone Murder
by Elaine Viets
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Mystery shopper Josie Marcus catches a new case when the owner of a popular doggy day spa bites the dust and her mother’s friend is collared for the crime…
Josie’s been assigned to sniff around Uncle Bob’s Doggy Day Camp, one of St. Louis’s hottest pet spas. It doesn’t take her long to dig up dirt on the camp’s top dog, “Uncle” Bob Manning himself. Employee Frank Hyzy – Josie’s mom’s new boyfriend – reveals Bob should be in the doghouse for his cruel treatment of the canine customers. But before Josie can write Bob up, someone puts him down…and Frank is the cops’ prime suspect.
It Should Have Been Me
by Susan Wilkins
Kindle $1.49 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A murdered sister, a killer released from jail, a cop in a deadly battle to uncover the truth.
DC Jo Boden was eleven years old when her older sister, Sarah, was brutally murdered during her first year at university. Sarah’s boyfriend, Nathan Wade, was convicted of the killing.
Now, sixteen years later, Wade is being released on licence and documentary filmmaker, Briony Rowe, insists she can prove his innocence.
The Code Girl From London
by Deb Stratas
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
The Germans’ transmissions are in her hands. Will she be enough to save her loved ones’ lives?
England, 1944. On a classified Navy base situated atop the cliffs of Dover, telegraph operator Katie Kingston toils day and night intercepting and translating enemy transmissions in Morse Code, hunting for the next piece of information that will give Britain the edge in the ongoing war.
But as the entire base quietly prepares for Britain’s most daring operation yet, Katie has more at stake than her fellow telegraphists. Because among the allied forces due to land on the shores of Normandy in Operation Overlord is Special Forces Lt. Ciaran McElroy, an Irishman who has stolen her heart.
Our Little Secret
by Lisa Jackson
Kindle $9.52 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
He swore he’d never let her go. She should have believed him.
Brooke Hastings is ready to end her six-week affair. Gideon Ross is charming and sexy, but he’s not worth throwing away her marriage and family for. So she breaks it off, hoping Gideon will understand.
He doesn’t. Gideon insists that he and Brooke are meant to be together. Finally, he backs off, but not before issuing a promise: he’ll never let her go.
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.