Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Cookies & Chance Mysteries Boxed Set
by Catherine Bruns
Rating: 4.6 #ad
From USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns comes a boxed set of three full-length mysteries featuring baker turned sleuth Sally Muccio. This boxed set includes the first three novels – and tasty recipes! – from the #1 bestselling Cookies & Chance series, including:
Tastes Like Murder
Baked to Death
Burned to a Crisp
Mother-Daughter Murder Night
by Nina Simon
Rating: 4.0 #ad
A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick
Think: Gilmore Girls, but with murder.
High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of:her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she’s built. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city, convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack, Lana is stuck counting otters instead of square footage—and hoping that boredom won’t kill her before the cancer does…
Saving Myles
by Carl Vonderau
Rating: 4.2 #ad
When the FBI can’ t help, an unassuming banker takes matters into his own hands to bring his son home
Wade, a respected banker in La Jolla, CA, and his estranged wife, Fiona, make the unbearable decision to send their teenage son, Myles, away to an expensive treatment center after a streak of harmful behavior. After a year of treatment, Myles comes home, seemingly rehabilitated. But soon, he sneaks off to Tijuana to buy drugs— and is kidnapped.
When the ransom call comes, Fiona is frantic and accepts help from Andre, the Quebecois whose charity Fiona runs. Wade is wary of Andre’ s reputation and the bank he owns, but seeing no other way to secure a kidnap negotiator or the ransom, he swallows his doubts to get his son home.
Hidden Thrones: The Rise of Darkness
by Russ Scalzo
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Jack Bennett can sense evil. His unusual gift catapults him into a spiritual world of angels and demons. Jack’s unique ability makes him the FBI’s newest hire, serving as a consultant for their new Paranormal Division. The alluring, dark, and dangerous powers of ancient Babylon have infiltrated world governments at the highest level. Intoxicated by this dark force, the Western world is spiraling out of control on a collision course with judgment on the plains of Armageddon. Jack Bennett and FBI Special Agent Frank Lederman have their holy assignment. They must battle the realm of Hidden Thrones, against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
A New Dark World Boxed Set
by Robert J. Walker
Rating: 4.0 #ad
As a merciless winter engulfs a powerless city, two men’s desperate search for their loved ones turns into a heart-stopping fight for survival.
In the aftermath of a devastating EMP blast, Lloyd and Al face a world plunged into chaos and darkness. Amidst this turmoil, a relentless blizzard adds to their ordeal as they navigate a lawless city, determined to reunite with their families. Battling ruthless gangs and braving the savage wilderness, their journey is a profound testament to resilience and courage. In a land where survival amidst the cold, merciless grip of winter is the ultimate victory, their relentless pursuit to find their loved ones becomes a beacon of hope.
Hideaway
by Nora Roberts
Rating: 4.6 #ad
A family ranch in Big Sur country and a legacy of Hollywood royalty set the stage for Nora Roberts’ emotional new suspense novel, Hideaway.
Caitlyn Sullivan had come from a long line of Hollywood royalty, stretching back to her Irish immigrant great-grandfather. At nine, she was already a star—yet still an innocent child who loved to play hide and seek with her cousins at the family home in Big Sur. It was during one of those games that she disappeared.
Some may have considered her a pampered princess, but Cate was in fact a smart, scrappy fighter, and she managed to escape her abductors.
The Cellist
by Daniel Silva
Rating: 4.1 #ad
From Daniel Silva, the internationally acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author, comes a timely and explosive new thriller featuring art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon.
Viktor Orlov had a longstanding appointment with death. Once Russia’s richest man, he now resides in splendid exile in London, where he has waged a tireless crusade against the authoritarian kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin. His mansion in Chelsea’s exclusive Cheyne Walk is one of the most heavily protected private dwellings in London. Yet somehow, on a rainy summer evening, in the midst of a global pandemic, Russia’s vengeful president finally manages to cross Orlov’s name off his kill list.
City of Spirits
by Eric Wilder
Rating: 4.4 #ad
When fates intertwine amid the madness of Mardi Gras, chaos reigns supreme
A sinking crew boat carrying a dangerous mob assassin chained up for transport sets off a string of events that will affect the lives of many. Jacque Leguerre, a sociopath and hired killer, is consumed by revenge and blames Catholic priest Father Alphonso for his problems. When Jacque unexpectedly arrives in New Orleans, he’s determined to make the priest pay for his transgressions.
Meanwhile, N.O.P.D. homicide detective Tony Nicosia finds himself facing off against a ruthless killer while dealing with a new partner he can’t stand. As he investigates the murder of a large Norwegian man who turns out to be the victim of Jacque Leguerre, Tony meets Venus Hernandez. Amid the chaos, Tony and Venus embark on a torrid affair while Jacque eludes the police.
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
How to Book a Murder
by Cynthia Kuhn
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Small-town bookseller and literary event planner Emma Starrs is out to close the book on a killer intent on crashing the party.
To help save her family’s floundering Colorado bookstore, Starlit Bookshop, newly minted Ph.D. Emma Starrs agrees to plan a mystery-themed dinner party for her wealthy, well-connected high school classmate Tabitha Baxter. It’s a delightful evening of cocktails and conjecture until Tabitha’s husband, Tip—hosting the affair in the guise of Edgar Allan Poe’s detective C. Auguste Dupin—winds up murdered.
One False Note
by Tali Shapira Shechter
Rating: 4.7 #ad
A knockout debut novel packed with twists, turns, and the lies that keep a family together.
Imagine going from upper class to no class in a heartbeat. A phone call. A note. And I’m talking about the cream of the crop: Luxury car? Gone. Careless shopping sprees? Gone. Dinners among the higher echelons of society? Gone. Just don’t let the neighbors see you wearing last year’s clothes.
And your loving husband, the father of your children? He promises it’s going to be alright, eventually – even if he’s the one who lost it all in the first place.
If Death Ever Slept
by Rex Stout
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Murder lurks in the wings of the sprawling Fifth Avenue penthouse of multimillionaire Otis Jarrell, who has just retained the incomparable Nero Wolfe on a case of the utmost confidentiality. But even the master detective cannot prevent tragedy when it inevitably arrives wielding Jarrell’s missing revolver. Soon a second victim meets his maker, and Wolfe must piece together the truth behind Jarrell’s scandalously ill-behaved family. And for one member of that charmed circle—a two-time killer sleeping the fitful sleep of the guilty—it could prove a deadly awakening.
The School of Roots and Vines Complete Series
by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rating: 5.0 #ad
More than Elemental powers runs through Sophie Brigg’s veins. Something that consists of mystery, danger, and a power like no other. Will Sophie and her friends be able to master not only her Elemental powers but the other powers too in order to protect everyone she knows and loves from whatever is trying to destroy the tree at The School of Roots and Vines?
Grab this complete 8-book series boxed set to find out!
Something strange has awakened in her… A power unlike any other. More than just her Elemental power runs through her veins. One that consists of mystery and danger. Sophie Briggs is a freshman at the renowned School of Roots and Vines.
The Knights of Atlantis
by Andy McDermott
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, former SAS soldier Eddie Chase, believe their globe-trotting adventures are over – the biggest worry being how their now-adult daughter Macy is going to spend her life.
But after the violent theft of dangerous relics, with the only surviving guard claiming his attackers were “angels”, Nina and Eddie are thrust back into action. Without their knowledge, though, Macy is approached by a mysterious group called the Knights of Atlantis – who want to recruit her.
The Son-in-Law
by Jane E. James
Rating: 5.0 #ad
I just met my new son-in-law . . . And he’s my ex-husband.
They’re here. I watch them arrive from the kitchen window. My pregnant daughter and her new husband. They’ve barely known each other six months. I greet him with a tight smile that he recognizes as fake.
Luke is no good for my beautiful, fragile Cerys. He’ll break her heart. I know that because he broke mine – when he was married to me. I don’t know what he’s after. But I’m going to make it my business to find out. Don’t underestimate me. I’ll do anything to keep my daughter safe.
Martha’s Cove
by Deb Graham
Rating: 4.3 #ad
The only survivor of a 1800s shipwreck, Polly was barely old enough to speak when she was rescued off Martha’s Cove, Nova Scotia. Her adoptive family named her after the cove, forbidding her speaking of her former life. A hard-scrabble life awaits her, saved only by her new brother, Joseph. Meanwhile, her grandfather, who had sent for his English daughter’s family to come to the New World, is tormented by the shipwreck. After fifteen years, are their paths destined to cross?
Another clean uplifting novel by Deb Graham with a strong female character. Be sure to look at her other fiction!
Alex Cross Must Die
by James Patterson
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Brand New Release
An airport killer targeting pilots expands his scope. Alex Cross Must Die.
“Drop whatever you’re doing, Detective Cross, and head to Reagan Airport,” DC Metro Police dispatch says. “A jet just crashed and exploded on the runway. The chief and the FBI want you and John Sampson there pronto.”
Cross and Sampson race to the crash site. The plane didn’t fail—it was shot down by a stolen Vietnam War–era machine gun.
