Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Death of the Party
by Carolyn Hart
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Britt Barlow is certain her media mogul brother-in-law Jeremiah Addison’s fatal tumble a year ago was no accident – especially since she herself discovered, and disposed of, the trip wire someone had strung across the stairs. Now she’s bringing all who were in attendance that weekend back to Golden Silk – Addison’s luxurious secluded island estate – and inviting two extra guests, Annie and Max Darling, to help uncover a killer.
Annie Darling wouldn’t miss this party for the world! And there certainly is no lack of suspects among the guests, each of whom had a substantial motive for doing in the insufferable tycoon…
The Sixth Kingdom
by pdmac
Rating: 4.6 #ad
The Sixth Kingdom is the center of the known world. It is the repository of the all knowledge and secrets, and the heart of arcane wizardry. It is the College, the arbiter and enforcer of world peace. It’s also the place to learn magic, perfect deadly warrior skills, or bond with dragons.
Comprised of four Castes, the College accepts only the best and brightest of those who can afford to send their children to the hallowed halls of destiny where they are groomed to assume their future roles in each of the five kingdoms…
Lord Foul’s Bane
by Stephen R. Donaldson
Rating: 4.2 #ad
He called himself Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, because he dared not believe in this strange alternate world on which he suddenly found himself.
Yet the Land tempted him. He had been sick; now he seemed better than ever before. Through no fault of his own, he had been outcast, unclean, a pariah. Now he was regarded as a reincarnation of the Land’s greatest hero – Berek Halfhand – armed with the mystic power of White Gold. That power alone could protect the Lords of the Land from the ancient evil of the Despiser, Lord Foul. Except that Covenant had no idea how to use that power…
Ghost Team
by Paul Heatley
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Tom goes up against a powerful militia. Turns out they’re the least of his problems.
Tom Rollins gets news that an old Army buddy, Adam Lineker, has killed himself. But at the funeral, another friend confides that he doesn’t believe the suicide story – he thinks Adam was murdered.
Sticking around the small town of Samson to investigate, Tom goes up against the disinterested and hostile sheriff, and finds an ally in Adam’s therapist, herself an ex-deputy.
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(A Tom Rollins Thriller)
Stay With Me Collection
by Multiple Authors
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Abandoned – Liz Bradford: As the threats from a former arrestee turn into a break-in at Zara’s house while she’s gone, she’s left to wonder what the invader will do if he comes back?
Ascending Hope – Sara Blackard: As they face the sizzling heat and treacherous conditions, their attraction ignites, but the mountain has other plans. Will their love survive the deadly journey, or will their pasts come back to haunt them?
Runaway – Jennifer Pierce: Bethany will have to risk it all on a runaway and her faith in the plan God has for her if she’s going to stay alive. And if Ryan can do the same, it might be the one shot he has to finally be free.
Rodeo Sabotage – Kari Trumbo: The clock is ticking before his final ride of the season, but will it be the last of his life?
Imperium Restored
by Walter Jon Williams
Rating: 4.5 #ad
“Interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” —George R.R. Martin
Blending fast-paced military science fiction and space opera, the third and final volume in a dynamic trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Praxis, set in the universe of his popular and critically acclaimed Dread Empire’s Fall series, comes a tale of blood, courage, adventure, and battle in which the fate of an empire rests in the hands of two lovers.
Blood Crazy
by Simon Clark
Rating: 4.3 #ad
‘One of the greatest horror novels ever written is coming back into print! If you missed it the first time around, you have no excuse to miss it now. I’ll never forget how this book made me feel as I closed the last page.’ – Wesley Southard, author of Cruel Summer and Disasterpieces.
Saturday. An ordinary day. People out shopping. Going to the movies. Eating fast-food. Just an ordinary Saturday. Right?
Wrong. Twenty-four hours later, civilization has been torn apart. Adults begin roaming the streets in howling mobs. They have become murderously insane and nobody under the age of nineteen is safe.
Jimmy and the Crawler
by Raymond E. Feist
Rating: 4.3 #ad
In this fantastic tale, legendary author Raymond E. Feist returns to the city of Krondor and one of his most loved characters from the Riftwar Cycle, Jimmy the Hand.
The Crawler: a name whispered in fear. . .
In the crime-ridden back alleys of Krondor a rival gang has sprung up to threaten the Upright Man’s Mockers. Does the Crawler control the rival gang? Where does his power come from? And does it threaten the peace of the Kingdom?
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Cat Bearing Gifts
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Rating: 4.6 #ad
A car crash, stolen treasure, a dead thief, and a blonde divorcée have a feline P.I. and his four-legged cohorts clawing for justice in this cozy mystery.
On the twisting road home from San Francisco, tortoiseshell Kit and her elderly housemates, Lucinda and Pedric Greenlaw, are hurt in a terrible car crash. The accident is terrifying enough, but then two dangerous men steal the Greenlaw’s town car, making off with a hoard of jewels and gold carefully hidden in the car. As paramedics rush the Greenlaws to the emergency room, a badly shaken Kit hides from hungry coyotes, waiting for Joe and their human friends to rescue her.
The First Two Companions, The Assembly of Thirteen
by Omayra Vélez
Rating: 4.4 #ad
My name is June Dunbar, and I am a photojournalist for SBN. I live in Livermore, California, and everyone knows they work with radiation in the labs around here. I was minding my own business at home when a shining box appeared on my kitchen table one night. Obviously, I thought it was radioactive. Mind you, this happened in the middle of the night.
Anyway, I thought everything was contaminated and needed to be removed from my house. So, I grabbed the damn box and POW. I was blinded, but when I got my sight back, I was on another planet with two moons and blue trees with leaves the size of chairs. To top my shitimetter off, I got sucked inside the blue tree. You heard it right. The tree pulled me in, or my dog pushed me. I can’t remember.
Dark Storm
by Karen Harper
Rating: 4.5 #ad
There are some forces you can’t outrun—and they’re coming for your family. The final thriller featuring forensic psychologist Claire Markwood.
Forensic psychologist Claire Markwood has experienced her share of disaster. But nothing could prepare her for her sister, Darcy, going missing. Claire rushes to the butterfly sanctuary where Darcy has been working, prepared to do what she does best—work the clues. But her sister, along with her car and some of the sanctuary’s rarest species of butterflies, has seemingly vanished without a trace.
Prodigy of Thunder
by Sever Bronny
Rating: 4.7 #ad
The youngest warlock to ever wield lightning, fourteen-year-old Anna Atticus Stone dreams of attending the prestigious Academy of Arcane Arts.
Except her life’s a mess. She’s friendless, her older sister keeps knocking her teeth out, and her parents constantly argue.
Anna endures the chaos by studying for the coming academy entrance trials. A pass will mean friends, warlock tournaments, and exploring a thousand-year-old academy—maybe even solving a mystery or two.
Mother Daughter Traitor Spy
by Susan Elia MacNeal
Rating: 4.3 #ad
“Stirring . . . Susan Elia MacNeal’s page-turning prose is as entertaining as ever—I was riveted from beginning to end.”—Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network
June 1940. France has fallen to the Nazis, and Britain may be next—but to many Americans, the war is something happening “over there.” Veronica Grace has just graduated from college; she and her mother, Violet, are looking for a fresh start in sunny Los Angeles. After a blunder cost her a prestigious career opportunity in New York, Veronica is relieved to take a typing job in L.A.—only to realize that she’s working for one of the area’s most vicious propagandists.
Messing Psychic Academy Complete Series
by D.R. Perry
Rating: 4.0 #ad
“This series starts with a being from a higher plane introducing the main character, who was in the hospital after being hit by a car saving another from the same. Ben learns to walk, even dance with crutches with the help of others. He goes to the Messing Psychic Academy and evolves in incredible ways. He discovers things, is innovative, and practices his faith, all in a way that flows so well. It’s hard not to give anything away but you won’t be disappointed if you like innovative ya fantasy.” by Amazon Customer
Night Chills
by Dean Koontz
Rating: 4.2 #ad
The fever is spreading. Seizing the men and women of Black River. Plaguing them with night chills. Driving them to violent acts of rape and murder.The fever is spreading. Designed by top scientists, and unleashed in a monstrous conspiracy – its deadly spell can unlock the most frightening potential of the human mind.The fever is spreading. The nightmare is real. And death is the only cure.