Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Death in the Margins
by Victoria Gilbert
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
The theater is no place for murder—but a case of backstage betrayal drags library director Amy Webber into a case that could mean curtains in critically acclaimed author Victoria Gilbert’s Blue Ridge Library mystery.
It’s early summer, and while Richard Muir and his dance partner, Karla, are preparing their new choreographic piece, Richard’s wife, Amy, is gathering the dance’s source materials. Based on folktales and the music of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the production is set to premiere at an old cinema that has been converted to a theater. But when dancer Meredith Fox—Richard’s former fiancé—is found dead backstage, Amy is once again propelled into a murder case that threatens the careers and lives of those she loves.
Her Deadly Secrets
by Laura Griffin
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A young private investigator learns the price of keeping deadly secrets when a vicious killer sets his sights on her in this pulse-pounding thriller from the USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling author.
Private investigator Kira Vance spends her days navigating the intricate labyrinth of Houston’s legal world, and she knows all of its shadowy players and dark secrets. On a seemingly normal day, she’s delivering a report to her top client when suddenly everything goes sideways and the meeting ends in a bloodbath. Twenty-four hours later, the police have no suspects but one thing is clear: a killer has Kira in his sights.
Horror Show
by Greg Kihn
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
As the tape recorder starts rolling, Stockbern travels back in time with Woodley. He hears recollections of Attack of the Haunted Saucer, the worst movie of all time, and Blood Ghouls of Malibu. But he really wants to know about Woodley’s masterpiece, Cadaver. Shot on location in the Los Angeles County morgue, the film was rumored to have used real corpses and everyone associated with the production has been fatally haunted since its 1957 release. But the truth is far more terrifying than Stockbern imagined. Is a dead Satanist, possessed by the devil, reaching out beyond the grave? Or is the reporter the final victim in a diabolical scheme dreamed up by mortals?
The Trap
by Catherine Ryan Howard
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
From award-winning, internationally bestselling crime writer Catherine Ryan Howard comes The Trap: an unsettling mystery inspired by a series of still-unsolved disappearances in Ireland in the 90s, wherein one young woman risks everything to catch a faceless killer.
One year ago, Lucy’s sister, Nicki, left to meet friends at a pub in Dublin and never came home. The third Irish woman to vanish inexplicably in as many years, the agony of not knowing what happened that night has turned Lucy’s life into a waking nightmare. So, she’s going to take matters into her own hands.
A Fatal Encounter in Tuscany
by Vivian Conroy
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Agatha Christie meets Julie Caplin in this exciting new cosy crime series that captures the glamour of the 1930s with the gorgeous escapist destinations!
An escape to Tuscany
An unexpected invitation
A murder at midnight…
When novice detective Atalanta Ashford is whisked away to Italy by her friend, race car driver Raoul Lemont, she anticipates a happy holiday under the Tuscan sun. But a chance meeting on the Orient Express with Italian heiress Catharina Lanetti leads to a party invitation…and front row seats for a mysterious murder!
The Star Rover
by Jack London
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
“The Star Rover” by Jack London is a mesmerizing journey through the depths of the human mind and the indomitable spirit of one man. Follow the story of a convict as he endures the harsh realities of prison life, finding solace in the hidden realm of astral travel. Jack London weaves a powerful tale of self-discovery, as the protagonist explores his past lives, transcending the confines of his physical existence. Faced with torture and injustice, he taps into the boundless power of the human mind, embarking on a profound quest for survival and enlightenment.
The #1 Lawyer
by James Patterson, Nancy Allen
Kindle $14.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
BRAND NEW RELEASE
Stafford Lee Penney is a small-town lawyer with a big-time reputation for winning every case he tries. In his sharp suits and polished Oxford shoes, Penney is Biloxi, Mississippi’s #1 Lawyer and top local celebrity.
Just as Penney notches his latest courtroom victory, his wife is scandalously killed. He spirals into a legal and personal losing streak, damaging his reputation and ruining his career.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Witches and Fairies and Tacos… Oh My
by Carol Kilgore
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Practical Magic meets Bewitched
Charli Quinn and her sister Brielle own House Witches Cleaning and promise to clean like magic. They may not be your everyday, run-of-the-mill witches, but they are… something.
When Charli finds the husband of one of their clients dead, the wind warns her to beware the man with eyes of green. As the sisters search for the ominous man, they find themselves in danger and rely on their real magic to outsmart the killer.
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The Edge
by David Baldacci
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA agent who knew America’s dirtiest secrets—can Travis Devine uncover the truth before his time runs out?
When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless operatives. In need of someone who can solve the murder quickly and retrieve the missing information, the U.S. government knows just the chameleon they can call on…
Fallen Angels
by Gunnar Staalesen
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
When Bergen PI Varg Veum finds himself at the funeral of a former classmate on a sleet-grey December afternoon, he’s unexpectedly reunited with his old friend Jakob – guitarist of the once-famous 1960s rock band The Harpers – and his estranged wife, Rebecca, Veum’s first love.
Their rekindled friendship is thrown into jeopardy by the discovery of a horrific murder, and Veum is forced to dig deep into his own adolescence and his darkest memories, to find a motive … and a killer.
Down River
by Karen Harper
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Attending a corporate retreat at a remote resort in Alaska, Lisa Vaughn is plunged into the frigid rapids of the Wild River. Swept away, battered and alone, she has been left for dead.
Lodge owner Mitch Braxton knows something is terribly wrong when Lisa fails to turn up for a private meeting to clear the air and close the book on their broken engagement. Embarking on a heroic search that takes him miles downriver, he saves Lisa from the deadly water, but not before they’ve been swept deep into the wilderness.
Infinity Gate
by M. R. Carey
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
INFINITY IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
The Pandominion: a political and trading alliance of a million worlds. Except that they’re really just one world, Earth, in many different realities. And when an A.I. threat arises that could destroy everything the Pandominion has built, they’ll eradicate it by whatever means necessary.
Double Sin and other Stories
by Agatha Christie
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings are on a bus to North Devon to help a friend when they encounter a case of stolen miniatures. Miss Marple investigates the murder of a woman who made changes to her will just a few days before her death. A gentleman is questioned about a killing that has yet to occur. A strange doll in a London dress shop appears to be watching everyone. A dying man found on the steps of a country church offers a clue to a crime in his last words. A French medium is left full of regret after taking on one last séance before retirement . . .
Six Stories Collection
by Matt Wesolowski
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
BOOKS ONE, TWO & THREE in the BESTSELLING Six Stories series!
Elusive online journalist Scott King investigates a series of cold cases in his Six Stories podcasts, interviewing witnesses whose testimonies shed new light on unsolved cases … for fans of Serial
“Never one to read things on order I first came across Beast in the 6 Stories series. It was only when I was halfway through it I found out there were 3 previous books so I bought the collection. Honestly, it doesn’t matter which order you read them in. As novels they stand on their own without you needing to know what happened previously. The books in the collection are 6 Stories, Hydra and Changeling.
The books all run in the same manner. Set as a podcast in 6 parts Scott King seeks to unravel and turn over strange events and shed new light and put a new twist to them.
6 stories: A teenager goes missing at an outward bound centre and his body turns up a year later. Was it misadventure or did something more sinister happen?” by Amazon Customer
What Really Happens in Vegas
by James Patterson, Mark Seal
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling journey through “lively tales of those who labor and dream in Sin City” (Kirkus).
“Wild and wonderful…The magic of Sin City doesn’t just happen. Patterson and Seal tell its secrets in beautifully presented snippets that often overlap not just surprisingly, but charmingly too.” —Telegraph (UK)