Monday’s Mystery eBooks
The Body in the Bouillon
by Katherine Hall Page
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Minister’s wife, sometime sleuth, and culinary artist Faith Sibley Fairchild is intrigued by rumors of mysterious doings at Hubbard House—an elegant, secluded retirement home for the well-heeled Yankees of Aleford, Massachusetts. Determined to do some surreptitious snooping, she joins the pricey retreat’s flu-depleted kitchen staff, only to witness an aging resident collapse face-first into a bowl of Faith’s hot and savory bouillon.
Faith barely has time to ponder the suspicious death before a blackmailing drug dealer turns up dead in her bedroom! Now one thing is clear to the amateur investigator: murder doesn’t just happen at Hubbard—it’s the house specialty…
Winter’s End
by Paige Shelton
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
It’s springtime in Benedict, Alaska, and with the warmer weather comes an unseasonably somber local tradition…the annual Death Walk. At the end of each brutal winter, citizens gather downtown and then break into groups to search the community for those who might have somehow gotten stuck at home. Beth Rivers sets off with her friend Orin and dog Gus, toward the cabin of an elderly resident, intending to check on him.
When they reach the cabin, the old man is alive, but not in the best shape. Beth stays with him while Orin hurries to town for help, but it’s not Orin who returns. Gril comes back with shocking news, and it soon becomes clear that Orin has also vanished…
The Nightmare Room
by Chris Sorensen
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Winner Best Debut Novel, Indie Horror Book Awards
Inquisitr’s Best Horror Books of 2018
12 of the Best Scary Audiobooks of 2018, Insider
New York audiobook narrator Peter Larson and his wife Hannah head to his hometown of Maple City to help Peter’s ailing father and to put a recent tragedy behind them. Though the small, Midwestern town seems the idyllic place to start afresh, Peter and Hannah will soon learn that evil currents flow beneath its surface.
They move into an old farmhouse on the outskirts of town—a house purchased by Peter’s father at auction and kept secret until now—and start to settle into their new life.
The Outcast Royal Complete Series
by Aaron D. Schneider, Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A fell-handed warrior treads a bloody road across the sea from the bloody adventures of Skharr DeathEater
Can Ax-Wed truly leave her people’s crumbling decadence behind her? Or will it haunt her as she wanders a savage world, determined to carve her future one ax stroke at a time?
Find out! Pick up this 3-book complete series boxed set to join Ax-Wed on her adventures!
Green River, Running Red
by Ann Rule
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
In the most extraordinary book Ann Rule has ever undertaken, America’s master of true crime has spent more than two decades researching the story of the Green River Killer, who murdered more than forty-nine young women. The quest to discover the most prolific serial killer in American history has been an intimate part of Ann Rule’s life, with some of the corpses found only a mile or so from where she lived and raised her own daughters. She did not know the killer, but he apparently knew her and attended many of her book signings.
For twenty-one years, the killer carried out his self-described “career” as a killing machine, ridding the world of women he considered evil. His eerie ability to lure his victims to their deaths and hide their bodies made him far more dangerous than any infamous multiple murderer in the annals of crime.
Murder for Art’s Sake
by Richard Lockridge
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan’s finest, but that doesn’t stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . .
Painter Shackleford Jones died of a bullet to the head, behind the ear to be exact. The homicide captain brushes it off as suicide, but the medical examiner draws a different conclusion: The angle’s all wrong. Now it’s up to Det. Lt. Nathan Shapiro to get some perspective on who might have wanted to take the up-and-coming artist out of the picture.
Man Overboard
by J. A. Jance
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Ali Reynolds returns in this suspense novel featuring New York Times–bestselling author J.A. Jance’s signature “fast pacing, surprising plot twists, and a strong, principled heroine” (Booklist).
Cybersecurity expert Roger McGeary finally has his life back on track after years of struggling with depression. But when he falls from the balcony of his suite on an all-expenses-paid cruise, the police quickly dismiss it as an accident. Unsatisfied, Roger’s aunt is determined to find answers and closure. By contacting Roger’s childhood friend Stuart Ramey to help her solve the mystery of his fate, Julia unwittingly sets up a collision course with a serial killer.
True Colors
by Kristin Hannah
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The Grey sisters have always been close. After their mother’s death, the girls banded together, becoming best friends. Their stern, disapproving father cares less about his children than about his reputation. To Henry Grey, appearances are everything, and years later, he still demands that his daughters reflect his standing in the community.
Winona, the oldest, needs her father’s approval most of all. An overweight bookworm who never felt at home on the sprawling horse ranch that has been in her family for three generations, she knows that she doesn’t have the qualities her father values. But as the best lawyer in town, she’s determined to someday find a way to prove her worth to him.
Litany of Lies
by Sarah Hawkswood
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Midsummer, 1145. Walter, the steward of Evesham Abbey, is found dead at the bottom of a well pit. The Abbot, whose relationship with the lord Sheriff of Worcestershire is strained at best, dislikes needing to call in help. However, as the death appears to have not been an accident, he grudgingly receives Undersheriff Hugh Bradecote, Serjeant Catchpoll and Underserjeant Walkelin. The trio know to step carefully with the contentious undercurrents at play…
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
The Whole Enchilada
by Diane Mott Davidson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Amateur sleuth and caterer extraordinaire Goldy Schulz has overcome her share of culinary disasters, not to mention a taste (or two) of death. But all that experience is little preparation when one of Goldy’s best friends collapses and dies at a birthdy party.
The autospsy reveals that the death wasn’t a heart attack as everyone presumed. It was something far more nefarious. Someone added a sprinkle of poison to the victim’s plate. Suddenly, suspicion falls on the caterer who provided the party’s food: Goldy herself!
He Loves Me Not
by Lorraine Murphy
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
A gripping psychological thriller. Ruth has never been lucky in love. But now she’s met the perfect man…
It’s been three years since Ruth’s marriage abruptly ended. Now, along with her young daughter Beth, she’s ready to move on with her life.
And there’s something else that Ruth wants to forget – her previous connection to a sinister religious cult, The Messengers. Despite her troubled past, Ruth is ready to embrace the future. So when a new man enters her life, she’s excited to go on a date with him.
The Jefferson Key
by Steve Berry
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Four presidents of the United States have been assassinated – in 1865, 1881, 1901, and 1963 – each murder seemingly unrelated. But what if those presidents were all killed for the shocking same reason: a clause contained in the United States Constitution? This is the question faced by former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone. When President Danny Daniels is nearly killed in the heart of Manhattan, Malone risks his life to foil the murder—only to find himself at odds with the Commonwealth, a secret society of pirates first assembled during the American Revolution.
Shroud for a Nightingale
by P.D. James
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The young women of Nightingale House are there to learn to nurse and comfort the suffering. But when one of the students plays patient in a demonstration of nursing skills, she is horribly, brutally killed. Another student dies equally mysteriously, and it is up to Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard to unmask a killer who has decided to prescribe murder as the cure for all ills…
Long Haul
by Frank Figliuzzi
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
In 2004, the FBI was tipped off to a gruesome pattern of unsolved murders along American roadways. Today at least 850 homicides have been linked to a solitary breed of predators: long-haul truck drivers. They have been given names like the “Truck Stop Killer,” who rigged a traveling torture chamber in the rear of his truck and is suspected to have killed fifty women, and “The Interstate Strangler,” who once answered a phone call from his mother while killing one of his dozen victims.
Strange Weather: Four Short Novels
by Joe Hill
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A collection of four chilling novels, ingeniously wrought gems of terror from the brilliantly imaginative, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman, Joe Hill.
“I am a huge Stephen King fan and my biggest fear was always running out of Stephen King books to read. Enter “Joe Hill”, son of Stephen! I have read a few of Joe’s books now and loved every one of them. This one is no exception. Four well-written and mesmerizing stories, all in one book. Highly recommended if you are a Stephen King fan!” by Amazon Customer
Masked Prey
by John Sandford
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Lucas Davenport investigates a vitriolic blog that seems to be targeting the children of U.S. politicians in the latest thriller by #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford.
The daughter of a U.S. Senator is monitoring her social media presence when she finds a picture of herself on a strange blog. And there are other pictures . . . of the children of other influential Washington politicians, walking or standing outside their schools, each identified by name. Surrounding the photos are texts of vicious political rants from a motley variety of radical groups…
Fatal Intrusion
by Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado
Kindle $4.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patterns of an elusive killer. A propulsive new series by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado.
Carmen Sanchez is a tough Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, revealing a connection to a series of murders across Southern California, she realizes a conventional investigation will not be enough to stop the ruthless perpetrator…
The Munich Girl
by Phyllis Edgerly Ring
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Eva Braun. Fifty years after the war, she discovers what he never did—that her mother and Hitler’s mistress were friends.
The secret surfaces with a mysterious monogrammed handkerchief, and a man, Hannes Ritter, whose Third Reich family history is entwined with Anna’s.
Plunged into the world of the “ordinary” Munich girl who was her mother’s confidante—and a tyrant’s lover—Anna finds her every belief about right and wrong challenged. With Hannes’s help, she retraces the path of two women who met as teenagers, shared a friendship that spanned the years that Eva Braun was Hitler’s mistress, yet never knew that the men they loved had opposing ambitions.
Off the Record
by Irmi Amir
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A subversive, seductive, shocking collection of sharp observations and even sharper characters.
Will the famous TV host run for prime minister? Who was the senior reporter sleeping with when the prime minister called her? How did the famous commentator get his own TV show? What secret is the famous radio broadcaster hiding? Who does the TV critic want to eliminate?
Off the Record is a collection of revealing and entertaining stories about media figures, leaders, and cultural heroes who are willing to do everything to succeed in a world of passions and intrigues, betrayals and lies, scandals and temptations, struggles for power and control, forbidden loves, and war for ratings.
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
An Unfinished Murder
by Jude Deveraux
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Sara Medlar may be retired as a bestselling author, but her career as an amateur detective is facing one final mystery—and it’s a killer.
Retired romance novelist Sara Medlar has been comfortably sharing her large home with her niece Kate and her “honorary grandson” Jack. It’s a convenient arrangement given the Medlar Three, as they’ve become known, are often working closely together to solve mysteries in their small town of Lachlan, Florida. But when real estate agent Kate announces she’s been given the listing for the town’s storied Lachlan House, it sets off alarm bells for Sara and Jack. The infamous house has a dark history, one that’s certain to haunt them all.
Titus Ray Thrillers Books 1, 2, & 3
by Luana Ehrlich
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Get acquainted with CIA covert operative Titus Ray in this three-volume set from the highly acclaimed Titus Ray Thriller Series by award-winning author, Luana Ehrlich.
From One Night in Tehran, through Two Days in Caracas, to Three Weeks in Washington, these thrillers are full of non-stop action, page-turning suspense, and touches of humor, romance, and faith. Together these novels have over 950 five-star reviews.
Book I, One Night in Tehran: When he starts searching for answers, an assassin begins his own search—for him.
Book II, Two Days in Caracas: On the hunt for an assassin, Titus Ray faces a threat he never imagined. Can he overcome the obstacles and capture Ahmed Al-Amin before it’s too late?
Book III, Three Weeks In Washington: Titus exposes a plot to attack the nation’s capital with chemical weapons.
The Other Side (In Death)
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Featuring a Lieutenant Eve Dallas novella, this collection of paranormal romance stories from five New York Times bestselling authors will take you to a realm where suspense, desire, and love have no bounds…
J. D. Robb’s “Possession in Death,”
Mary Blayney’s “The Other Side of the Coin,”
Patricia Gaffney’s “The Dancing Ghost,”
Ruth Ryan Langan’s “Almost Heaven,”
Mary Kay McComas’s “Never Too Late to Love,”
Chosen To Die
by Lisa Jackson
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel returns to the merciless winters of Grizzly Falls, Montana, pitting two of her most fascinating characters—detectives and friends Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli—against a ruthless serial killer determined to make Pescoli his next victim..
HE’LL CHOOSE THEM . . .
ABDUCT THEM . . .
AND KILL THEM . . .
Boundary Lines
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
The Barons and the Murdocks have shared a property line – and an animosity – in Montana country for generations. Jillian Baron has inherited her grandfather’s ranch but wants nothing to do with the longtime grudge between her family and the Murdocks. Then when Aaron Murdock gives her a most un-neighborly welcome, she becomes more than willing to defend the Baron name. Tempers rise between Jillian and Aaron, leading them to discover a shared kindred spirit and a growing love that will either heal both families—or drive them further apart.
Hard Target
by Alan Jacobson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Hard Target by Alan Jacobson is a ticking time bomb that will keep you clinging to the edge of your seat . . . and turning the pages.
An explosion pulverizes the president-elect’s helicopter on election night. It soon becomes clear that the group behind the assassination attempt possesses far greater reach than the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force has yet encountered—and a plot so deeply interwoven in the country’s fabric that it threatens to upend America’s political system.
The Last Time We Met
by Trisha Ridinger McKee
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
As a member of the richest family in town, Willow understands the importance of reputation. Her stern grandmother has taught her that family secrets are to be buried, and as the most popular girl in school, Willow follows that lesson with a smile covering up the darkness.
But when Walden, the new guy from the wrong side of town comes to her school, Willow finds her image slipping and the secrets of her homelife in danger of being exposed. As a scandal tears the couple apart and throws Willow into a new, unfamiliar life, she must choose between saving Walden’s future or risking it all for love.
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Sweet Vengeance
by Fern Michaels
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Now in trade paperback for the first time!
Tessa Jamison couldn’t have imagined anything worse than losing her beloved twin girls and husband—until she was convicted of their murder. For ten years, she has counted off the days in Florida’s Correctional Center for Women, fully expecting to die behind bars. Fighting to prove her innocence holds little appeal now that her family’s gone. But on one extraordinary day, her lawyers announce that Tessa’s conviction has been overturned due to a technicality, and she’s released on bail to await a new trial.
The Dream Home
by Theo Baxter
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
The perfect house. The perfect husband. The perfect lie.
Ashlyn thinks all her dreams have come true when she moves into her beautiful new home, designed by her talented architect husband, Mason. But her perfect world is about to come crashing down…
Several women go missing – all of whom bear a striking resemblance to Ashlyn and her sister, Karina. Ashlyn’s concern turns to outright alarm when she becomes convinced that a van is following her every time she goes to the city.
Bridles and Bribery: Small Town Secrets
by Jo Grafford
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
To protect a woman and her unborn child, a small-town security firm goes head-to-head with an elusive criminal that most people don’t believe exists.
The law enforcement community calls him The Prophet since all he’s done so far is issue online threats. Like the cryptic ransom request Jillian Phillips receives for the child she’s still carrying — to be paid on her delivery date, no less. Either she’s the butt of a horrific prank, or she’s somehow landed in the crosshairs of a nameless, faceless enemy.
The police can’t do much since the crime technically hasn’t been committed yet. So, she turns to Lonestar Security for help, a company run by former bull riding champs. Only to discover her new husband is in the same criminal’s crosshairs…
The Villa
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
PR executive Sophia Giambelli loves her job and has never worried about competition. For three generations, her family’s wines have been world-renowned for their quality. But things are about to change at Villa Giambelli. Tereza, the matriarch, has announced a merger with the MacMillan family’s winery – and Sophia will be assuming a new role.
As a savvy businesswoman, Sophia knows she must be prepared for anything…but she isn’t prepared for Tyler MacMillan. They’ve been ordered to work together very closely, to facilitate the merger. Sophia must teach Ty the finer points of marketing—and Ty, in turn, shows her how to get down and dirty, to use the sun, rain, and earth to coax the sweetest grapes from the vineyard.
The Always Realms
by Charles Earl Harrel
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Jesse Walt and his colleagues just returned to heaven. Their outreach to defeat evil and unite the divided realms of Eskaonus succeeded, but a new situation has arisen. Soon after their arrival, Uzziel, a high-ranking cherub, tells them about another world facing jeopardy.
Camayah is an advanced civilization where technology has become the official religion, which is overseen by a corrupt and mysterious leader. Other belief systems are forbidden. The followers of such prohibited factions are imprisoned, their sympathizers, reprogrammed. Pursuit of pleasure has become the mainstay for the populace. Even worse, deception runs rampant and individuals with sickness are terminated.
Blood of Others
by Rick Mofina
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
“Tense, realistic, and scary in all the right places.” – James Patterson
An anonymous killer is prowling online dating sites in search of the perfect woman. The perfect victim. A master in the art of virtual seduction, he lures solitary women out of their quiet worlds—and into his nightmare.
After the chilling disappearance of a shy insurance clerk, crime reporter Tom Reed and legendary homicide inspector Walt Sydowski are each assigned to investigate. They take separate tracks in their pursuit of a brilliant and methodical cyber stalker.
Delicate Condition
by Danielle Valentine
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
As seen in People, Vanity Fair, Variety, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, Shondaland, and more!
Anna Alcott is desperate to have a family. But as she tries to balance her increasingly public life as an indie actress with a grueling IVF journey, she starts to suspect that someone is going to great lengths to make sure that never happens. Crucial medicines are lost. Appointments get swapped without her knowledge. Cryptic warnings have her jumping at shadows. And despite everything she’s gone through to make this pregnancy a reality, not even her husband is willing to believe that someone is playing twisted games with her.
Remains to be Seen
by J. M. Gregson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
The London detective returns to see a criminal kingpin put behind bars—only to discover that his nefarious deeds are from over.
Northumberland’s usually unflappable Det. Chief Inspector Percy Peach has suddenly found himself on the anxious side. It’s not that the bust didn’t go as planned. The raid on the sprawling country manor of a drug baron rounded up all the usual suspects. But only hours later, a converted stable on the grounds goes up in flames. In the ashes is the charred body of unassuming carpenter, Neil Cartwright. Peach can’t help but think the fire is too well-timed and highly suspicious. So does his fiancée, Det. Sergeant Lucy Blake.