Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder in the Bookshop
by Anita Davison
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Someone’s been read their last rites…
1915, London: Working in the dusty bookshop that her Aunt Violet mysteriously inherited, Hannah Merrill is accustomed to finding twists in every tale. But discovering her beloved best friend Lily-Anne – with a paperknife through her heart – in the middle of the bookshop, is not a plotline she saw coming.
The case is anything but textbook. With the discovery of a coded German message, and Hannah’s instinct that Lily-Anne’s husband is keeping secrets, she determines to get to the bottom of it.
Berserker of Gambria
by pdmac
Rating: 4.7 #ad
With their spaceship destroyed, the remaining two survivors of a failed colonization mission jettison down to a planet with the hope they can survive. Duncan, a bookish linguist, and Alexis, a beautiful gladiator in the prime of her career, suddenly find themselves drawn into the struggles between two warring kingdoms. Their fortunes improve when Alexis’ combat skills are discovered, and she is challenged by the nation’s berserker who underestimates his opponent and pays dearly for it. Yet no sooner is she awarded his position, title, and wealth when she is called upon to lead the nation’s warriors in the first full scale battle she has ever experienced, against an enemy who take no prisoners…
MOMcarcerated
by M.R. Abbott
Rating: 3.8 #ad
Mom’s famous last words before running afoul of the law… “I’ll just have to go to the senior center and find myself ‘an old geezer’ to marry. Then I won’t have to move!”
Mom needs a man around the house again after a few minor mishaps got out of control. The flooding, fire, and killer bees have convinced her grown children that it’s time… and now Mom’s beloved home is up for sale.
Fiercely independent and with a mind of her own, Mom is a spunky widow who wants nothing more than to enjoy her home and garden, do a little crocheting, talk to her dog, order endless products on infomercials, and… count her blessings.
Origin
by Dan Brown
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that “will change the face of science forever.” The evening’s host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist, and one of Langdon’s first students.
But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch’s precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced to flee. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch. They travel to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch’s secret.
Killing Moon
by Jo Nesbo
Rating: 4.4 #ad
“One of today’s most interesting thriller writers.” – Lee Child, author of the #1 best-selling Jack Reacher series
THE HUNT IS ON AND THE POLICE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. Two young women are missing, their only connection a party they both attended, hosted by a notorious real-estate magnate. When one of the women is found murdered, the police discover an unusual signature left by the killer, giving them reason to suspect he will strike again.
THEY’RE FACING A KILLER UNLIKE ANY OTHER. And exposing him calls for a detective like no other. But the legendary Harry Hole is gone—fired from the force, drinking himself to oblivion in Los Angeles.
Anasazi Medium
by G G Collins
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Eight of the nine signs signaling the end of the Fourth World of the Hopi have come to pass. The ninth is hurtling toward Earth!Rachel is recruited by the spirit world to prevent a cataclysmic occurrence: the end of the Fourth World of the Hopi. The ancient spirit tells her: “Everyone you know and everyone you do not know will die. You will die. Your feline will die.” In this fourth Rachel Blackstone paranormal adventure, ancient peoples enlighten contemporary humankind in a mystery as old as time. As earthquakes occur in Santa Fe and a New Mexico supervolcano threatens to blow, it becomes imperative she discover the root of all evil. But can she stop the greedy men intent on having their way and willing to kill to achieve it?
East of Alice
by Annie Seaton
Rating: 4.2 #ad
A gem-fossicking discovery echoes through time and leads to a dangerous journey through the red dust outback. A gripping mystery from Australian author Annie Seaton.
Gemma Hayden has returned to her hometown of Alice Springs for a new job as a primary school teacher. It’s been six years since her family broke apart following the disappearance of her twin brother. And the scars still run deep.
Hard on the heels of her homecoming, Saul Pearce, the man she once loved, is reposted from Parks and Wildlife in Darwin back to Alice. When an old car wreck is uncovered, washed down the river to Ruby Gap, Saul investigates only to find that the wreck belonged to Ethan, Gemma’s twin – and there’s a coded note for her in the glovebox.
Public Secrets
by Nora Roberts
Rating: 4.6 #ad
New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts deftly blends romance and suspense in this compelling novel of a woman whose career, marriage, and very life are threatened by the truth about her own past.
Emma McAvoy may have grown up in the limelight, but some secrets are hidden in a darkness no light can reach. Now on the verge of a successful career, and having fallen in love with the man of her dreams, Emma is looking to the future. Yet it’s the past that is about to catch up with her.
For Emma, her childhood had been almost like a rags-to-riches fairy tale—until the tragic night that changed her family forever.
Take My Hand
by Kristen Hogrefe Parnell
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Don’t find us. We’ll find you.
Trauma therapist Kaley Colbert needs a vacation from her job, and a ski trip with her church singles’ group seems like the perfect way to unplug. But while in the mountains, she learns that her last client was murdered hours after their meeting, and she wonders if the notes she’s receiving from a possible stalker hold a more sinister warning.
On the trip, ex-boyfriend and entrepreneur Reef Mitchell wants to give their relationship another chance, but Kaley questions if his past and priorities could ever mesh with her life. When her client’s underworld connections catch up with her, she has no choice but trust Reef to help her stay alive, solve her client’s mystery, and bring the killers to justice.
Oyster Bay Boogie
by Eric Wilder
Rating: 4.6 #ad
When you hear the howls, don’t go outdoors
Escape to the Majestic Hotel & Casino, the Prohibition-era resort nestled on an island off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s an island of mystery where bats and ghosts live in the old lighthouse, and a Cajun werewolf prowls under the moonlit sky. Join Jack Wiesinski and Grogan ‘Chief’ la Tortue on their thrilling hunt for a mysterious treasure that includes gold doubloons and unopened cases of decades-old bootleg Dominican Rum.
The adventure doesn’t end there. They embark on a perilous journey with the arrival of the stunning Odette Mouton, a talented dancer…
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Steeped in Malice
by Vicki Delany
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Afternoon tea isn’t just about flavorful brews and delicious treats. It’s also about presentation—fine china teacups (never mugs!), with carefully coordinated saucers and plates. With her fragile stock running low, Lily has an excuse to indulge in one of her favorite hobbies: visiting an antiques fair for replacements.
Among other finds, Lily snaps up a charming Peter Rabbit-themed tea set in a wicker basket, perfect for children’s events. But a few days later, a woman named Kimberly marches into the tearoom, rudely demanding to buy it back—then later returns and removes an envelope hidden in the basket’s lining.
The Surge
by Monica Abbott
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Rayner is a problem solver with a plan. “First… I gotta find the kids. Then… figure out how to fix this. Then… we can die.”
Rayner loves his kids more than anything. Except for the Almighty, of course. He still loves his estranged wife too. Just not his mother-in-law! But “The Surge” is turning humans into A.I. hybrids, and with only twenty-four hours to reverse it, Rayner and his sidekick cousin have no time for run-ins with aliens, attacks from super-soldiers, the threat of a deadly disease, or interference from his mother-in-law.
Baghdad, Iraq 2003: an ancient sarcophagus is airlifted to a deep underground military base where “Operation Ancient Seed” commences using DNA from the mummified remains. More than two decades pass before a planned EMP event is brought to fruition – “The Surge.” The atmospheric, electromagnetic change that follows brings super-soldiers to life, releases aliens from subterranean abodes, and activates the rewriting of human DNA. The plan: rule over a robotic, A.I. population…
Easy Go
by Michael Crichton
Rating: 4.2 #ad
From the creator of Jurassic Park and ER
Egyptologist Harold Barnaby has just made the discovery of the century. While retranslating some old hieroglyphs, he has found clues to the location of a pharaoh’s lost tomb. But this discovery leads him to make the ultimate choice: rather than share his find with the rest of the world, Professor Barnaby is determined to locate the tomb and keep whatever treasure he finds inside for himself.
But to pull off the greatest heist in the archaeological history, Barnaby will need help. Enter Robert Pierce, a transient freelance writer looking for excitement.
The Darkness Beyond
by H. L. Wegley
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Will she surrender her life to the darkness beyond to save her friends?
As Dr. Meiling Chen-Adams, prepares for her Maui honeymoon, a call from President Warrington changes her and Ryan’s lives forever. Meiling’s story has weaved through the media during the previous three months and attracted the president’s attention. He wants Meiling to apply her RNA virus theories to counter the CCP’s bioweapons. But staying ahead of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) requires obtaining the genomes they are using.
Establishing the espionage network she needs places Meiling and her American team in danger deep inside of China. Added to that danger is the Novel Marburg Virus the CCP unleashes on the world.
Little Horrors
by Steven Jenkins
Rating: 4.1 #ad
“How do we know you’re the real Santa?” Young Dexter and Millie are spending Christmas Eve at their grandparents’ farm. Something is stuck up the chimney. Is it Santa Claus? Or something else entirely?
Scarlet is dead, cursed, and trapped behind the mirror, desperately searching for her true love.Courtney was born when the dead started walking, infecting the living, taking over the world. This is her life. This is all she knows.
Max has been granted one wish. One wish to change his worthless life, or change a broken world. Will he make his choice before it’s too late?
The Cranio-Genesis Project
by Terence J. Murphy
Rating: 4.7 #ad
The phenomenal conclusion to the Cranio-Genesis Project trilogy begins with President Schmidt’s plan, finalized in Sicily, kicked into full gear. The Davidson children, Dr. Carter, President Schmidt, and the Allies work to counter the Russian and Iranian advantages once and for all.
All may not be as it seems once the Allies demonstrate the ability to counter the enemies, forcing the two tyrants to change strategies.
However, never underestimate the Allied team’s ability to keep pace and bring them to justice. The ending will not disappoint!
The Nature of Fragile Things
by Susan Meissner
Rating: 4.5 #ad
April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed.
Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly handsome. Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin’s silent five-year-old daughter, but Martin’s odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn’t right.
Raised On Freedom
by Gail McGuire
Rating: 4.5 #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. And ignoring her family’s hardships, she happily let her imagination thrive even in the face of looming life-altering turmoil.
Sweet Vengeance
by Fern Michaels
Rating: 4.5 #ad
One of the biggest and most beloved names in publishing, #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Fern Michaels weaves a deeply satisfying and uplifting story of one woman’s journey from heartbreak to triumph—the kind of heartfelt, powerful novel her fans love.
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.