Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Decked
by Carol Higgins Clark
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The daughter of a successful mystery writer and a P.I. with pizzazz, Regan Reilly is attending her class reunion at St. Polycarp’s England, when the long-dead body of her former roommate turns up under the bushes. It’s a case Regan would love to solve, but a prior commitment puts her on a transatlantic cruise. She shouldn’t have fretted. The clues to the crime are following her on the Queen Guinevere…
Bloodwork
by Melissa Demirel
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
A LONELY SERIAL KILLER. A BORED VAMPIRE NURSE. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A DEVIL MAKES A DEAL WITH ANOTHER DEVIL?
Timothy is a serial killer. He’s also very lonely. He’s a walking contradiction, and his psychological predicament doesn’t escape him.
Lynnette is a vampire. She’s also a nurse. She, too, is a walking contradiction…
Clutch of Constables
by Ngaio Marsh
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Inspector Alleyn’s wife, the artist Agatha Troy, has a special fondness for Constables—the paintings, that is, not the policemen. So she jumps at the chance to take a river cruise through “Constable Country” in the east of England, in honor of the nineteenth-century master of landscapes. Her enthusiasm dims a little, though, when it becomes clear that the ticket became available at the last minute only because a previous passenger was murdered in his cabin . . .
The Scent of Death
by Simon Beckett
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Once a busy hospital, St. Jude’s now stands derelict, awaiting demolition. When a partially mummified corpse is found in the building’s cavernous loft, forensics expert Dr. David Hunter is called in to take a look. David can’t say how long the body’s been there, but he is certain it’s that of a young woman. And that she was pregnant.
Then part of the attic floor collapses, revealing another of the hospital’s secrets: a bricked-up chamber with beds inside. And some of them are still occupied…
The Whispering Hollows
by Lisa Unger
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger delivers a spellbinding novella, told in three parts, featuring reluctant psychic Eloise Montgomery. This in-depth exploration of Eloise is a perfect way for newcomers to be introduced to The Hollows, and experience the sense of place Unger is building that “rivals Stephen King’s Castle Rock for continuity and creepiness.” (The News & Observer – Raleigh) It is also a treasure trove of insight and greater understanding of connections for those already drawn deep into The Hollows. ..
The October List
by Jeffery Deaver
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
#1 Bestselling author Jeffery Deaver has created the most riveting and original novel of the year-a race-against-the-clock mystery, told in reverse.
Gabriela waits desperately for news of her abducted daughter. At last, the door opens. But it’s not the negotiators. It’s not the FBI. It’s the kidnapper. And he has a gun.
How did it come to this?
My Canvas Bag
by Lucas Kinkaid
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Mark is a young man born into a bad situation. His parents drink too much, and his family often forgets him. He works hard to hide the harsh reality of his home life from those around him. Mark does this to avoid feeling shame. He escapes the chaos of his family by spending time in nearby woods. Mark keeps a canvas bag hidden close to his house. It contains blankets, a flashlight, cans of food, a transistor radio, things to read, and more. It has everything he needs to escape from his family’s dysfunction for a while. Mark truly enjoys the peace and solitude he finds in the woods…
80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill
by Ralph Alshouse
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
“My favorite part was when his wingmen told him he was trailing smoke, that somewhere in his airplane, there was a fire. ‘Paul and Russ agreed to do the radio work just when my radio died. The receiver-transmitter is behind the pilot’s seat. I knew where the fire was.’ No fluff, no BS, no emotion. And he saved the airplane.” – Mark A. Hewitt, bestselling author of the Duncan Hunter Thriller (aviation) series
A post-Depression 11-year-old farm boy sees a Piper Cub for the first time and chases the dream of being a pilot.
When war breaks out, Ralph T. Alshouse does the unthinkable-he leaves the family farm to enlist in the Navy and as one of a handful of high school graduates, was accepted as an Aviation Cadet and eventually won U.S. Navy Wings of Gold.
The Healer From Qumran
by Adiya Shapira
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
He wanted to heal the world… But first, he must heal himself.
Asaf and Nimrod, two cousins longing for a life of purpose, leave the safety and comfort of their home in the Galilee to join a secretive sect in the Qumran caves. Deep in the isolated Judean Desert, by the banks of the Dead Sea, the two are immersed in the timeless wisdom of the Essenes – an enigmatic group of Israelites dedicated to preserving the ancient ways, and the original covenant of God…
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Lost & Hound
by Rita Mae Brown
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When a body is found curiously displayed on “Sister” Jane Arnold’s foxhunting grounds, members of her hunt club realize someone is sending them a dire message, in this exciting mystery from New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown.
Early fall in Virginia means shorter days, cooler temperatures, the blooming milkweeds of summer giving way to fields of fluffy seeds – and of course, the start of fox hunting season. It’s “Sister” Jane Arnold’s favorite time of year. And this year, the Jefferson Hunt Club is busier than ever, organizing a fundraising drive to help with the upkeep of their beloved hunting grounds.
And the Dead Shall Live
by David Shawn Klein
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
“An absorbing tale of damaged souls struggling to heal as they track down evil.” –Kirkus Reviews
Two damaged souls. A malevolent secret. A risky ruse to unearth the truth that could bring redemption or a brutal end…
Philip Raymond grows more desperate by the minute. Suffering from agoraphobia after a tragic misstep led to a scandal and suicide, the former high-level political consultant and novelist needs a big win to restore his reputation and take back his life. Certain that a wealthy recluse has blood on his hands, the emotionally scarred writer hires a brainy beauty to dig up the dirt he requires for a blockbuster exposé.
And Never Let Her Go
by Ann Rule
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
The author of fifteen New York Times national bestsellers, Ann Rule, a former Seattle policewoman, has researched thousands of homicides and understands every facet of murder investigation. Now, in the most complex and shocking book of her long career, she delves into the motivation that drove a seemingly successful man to kill, and she explores heretofore unknown aspects of a fatal affair between a beautiful young woman who moved confidently in the heady world of the upper echelons of government and a widely admired millionaire attorney who was an immensely popular political figure.
War Bonds
by Pamela Norsworthy
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
“A sterling achievement, compelling from the first scene to the last.” –Shirley Miller Kamada, author of No Quiet Water
1939: As Hitler’s Panzers storm the Polish border, a small boy boards a train bound for the British countryside where strangers will safeguard him from bombs soon to darken London skies. The boy’s mother, Beryl, a hospital nurse, stays back to tend to the shredding wounds inflicted by the lethal German assault. Her depleting days are made worse when she learns her husband, Gordon, has become a prisoner of war, interned at a camp deep in the Reich.
Beryl forges a bond—tenuous and complicated—with an American pilot who helps mitigate her anguish over the husband and son she misses deeply.
Two Steps Forward
by Luana Ehrlich
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
CIA operative Titus Ray expects the unexpected. Just not this time. Just not this way. Just not on his honeymoon.
An unexpected encounter in Morocco . . . Titus and Nikki begin their new life together in a church ceremony in Norman, Oklahoma and immediately fly to Marrakesh, Morocco for their honeymoon. Then, the unexpected happens, and Titus has an encounter with Jihadi terrorist Baran Asan.
An unexpected discovery in Israel . . . Cutting their honeymoon short, Titus and Nikki head over to Israel to search for their foster child’s grandmother, but then an unexpected discovery leads to a second sighting of Baran Asan and reveals disturbing news about a planned assassination in Iraq.
An unexpected assassination in Iraq . . .
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The Fly on the Wall
by Tony Hillerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Ace reporter John Cotton is a fly on the wall — seeing all, hearing all, and keeping out of sight. But the game changes when he finds his best friend’s corpse sprawled on the marble floor of the central rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Suddenly Cotton knows too much about a scandal centered around a senatorial candidate, a million-dollar scam, and a murder. And he hears the pursuing footsteps of powerful people who have something to hide … and a willingness to kill to keep their secrets hidden.
OFF GRID
by J. P. Redding
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
From the halls of D.C. to the remote shores of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, OFF GRID is a wild ride through a dystopian near future of mass surveillance.
In the wake of a global calamity, the economy collapses. The Feds respond by wielding every power of the Welfare State to control the populace. A key tool is PivPal, an indispensable smartphone used to track citizens. As civil liberties crumble, resistance is relegated to flyover country whose residents – derided as off-gridders – cling to the time-honored virtues of freedom, self-reliance, and charity. Against this backdrop, Jenny Hernandez struggles to keep her rural church community nourished and safe…
Tom Clancy’s Op-Center: Fallout
by Jeff Rovin
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
As fears of a dangerous nuclear confrontation between China and the US escalate, China targets individual members of the Black Wasp team in this heart-pounding entry in the bestselling series.
After successfully extricating one of Beijing’s top scientists from captivity and escorting him to America, the Black Wasp commandos find themselves targeted by Chinese assassins. The killers are not only highly trained but invisible, launching tactical strikes from multiple embassies in Washington, D.C. The Chinese squad has also infiltrated American intelligence and is aware of every move Black Wasp makes.
Raised On Freedom
by Gail McGuire
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A childhood full of hijinks and hair-raising escapades. Would her girlish adventures prepare her for a life filled with joys and sorrows?
Growing up in the heyday of Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, and the American Mafia, Gail McGuire’s fascinating reminiscences push the limits of modern views of child-rearing. And as this author enthusiastically recounts the endless delights and bittersweet struggles of her youth, she offers a glimpse into an era that transformed the world forever.
Idaho, the 1960s. Gail McGuire loved being part of the wild bunch. A lightly supervised youngster in the small town of Pocatello, she reveled in every moment of scrambling through neighborhood streets, chasing bold schemes, and roaming the idyllic open spaces…
Notes for the Children
by Patrick Priestner
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A unique memoir that weaves together stories of personal triumph, love, loss, and lessons learned, Notes for the Children follows Patrick Priestner throughout his life as a son, a brother, a car salesman, an award-winning automotive entrepreneur—and his most rewarding roles, as husband and father.
Through his engaging and inspiring storytelling, Priestner transports readers from the streets of his childhood neighborhoods to the bustling car dealership where he made his first sale. He reveals the challenges and joys of his relationships with family members and loved ones, and how music and Buddhist philosophy helped him cope with the struggles that life threw his way with compassion and forgiveness.