Monday’s Mystery eBooks
The Jackal’s Head
by Elizabeth Peters
Rating: 4.4 #ad
A woman returns to Egypt to clear her archaeologist father’s name in this mystery by the New York Times–bestselling author of the Amelia Peabody series.
Althea Tomlinson’s ostensible reason for returning to Egypt is to chaperone a spoiled teenager through this fabulous desert land. The truth is more complex—and dangerous. Ten years ago, something that happened here brought about her archaeologist father’s ruin and subsequent death. . . . and Althea intends to clear his disgraced name and finally lay a dark past to rest…
Blind Eye
by Vanessa Luther
Rating: 4.3 #ad
After enduring years of infidelity and a painful divorce, Rachel Davis has finally reclaimed her life. Gorgeous, intelligent and now with a tenacity to survive whatever life throws at her, Rachel feels better than she has in a long time. With two wonderful children, a successful career and a newfound strength, life is good.
At least until she gets involved with Eric Sinclair, a handsome but mysterious colleague in the throes of a nasty divorce. What starts off as a harmless friendship catapults into a sensuous affair filled with sex, lies and murder.
When a life-shattering event suddenly threatens their relationship, Rachel finds her life spiraling out of control until she is eventually forced to ask herself the question she fears the most. Just how well do we really know those around us?
The Goodbye Man
by Jeffery Deaver
Rating: 4.3 #ad
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE UPCOMING CBS ORIGINAL SERIES TRACKER
In this twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling master of suspense, reward-seeker Colter Shaw infiltrates a sinister cult after learning that the only way to get somebody out…is to go in.
In the wilderness of Washington State, expert tracker Colter Shaw has located two young men accused of a terrible hate crime. But when his pursuit takes a shocking and tragic turn, Shaw becomes desperate to discover what went so horribly wrong and if he is to blame.
Special Forces Savior
by Janie Crouch
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Omega Sector agent Derek Waterman is hunting the architects of a lethal terrorist bombing. After weeks of chasing cold leads, he has finally found the evidence that could expose the perpetrators. But in order to take them down, he needs help from Dr. Molly Humphries, Omega’s lead forensic scientist.
Shy Molly works to retrieve the data-and overcome her debilitating crush on the sexy agent. Derek carefully suppresses his mutual smoldering attraction, sure that his dark past will drive Molly away if she knows. But when Molly’s kidnapped, he will stop at nothing to save her. Even if a lethal enemy will do everything to keep him from doing so.
Unmask Alice
by Rick Emerson
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud.
In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, Go Ask Alice terrified adults and cemented LSD’s fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, Go Ask Alice remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book’s mythic premise: A Real Diary, by Anonymous.
But Alice was only the beginning.
The Other Side of Never
by Multiple Authors
Rating: 4.4 #ad
The award-winning Marie O’Regan & Paul Kane bring together the masters of fantasy, science-fiction and horror, to spin stories inspired by J. M. Barrie’s classic tale.
A murder investigation leads a detective to a strange place called Neverland; pupils attend a school for Peters; a young boy loses his shadow and goes to desperate lengths to retrieve it.
These stories take the original tales of Peter & Wendy, the Lost Boys and Tinkerbell, twisting and turning them. From dystopias to the gritty streets of London, these stories will keep you reading all night and straight on ‘til morning.
Dark Tales
by Shirley Jackson
Rating: 4.5 #ad
After the publication of her short story “The Lottery” in the New Yorker in 1948 received an unprecedented amount of attention, Shirley Jackson was quickly established as a master horror storyteller. This collection of classic and newly reprinted stories provides readers with more of her unsettling, dark tales, including the “The Possibility of Evil” and “The Summer People.” In these deliciously dark stories, the daily commute turns into a nightmarish game of hide and seek, the loving wife hides homicidal thoughts and the concerned citizen might just be an infamous serial killer. In the haunting world of Shirley Jackson, nothing is as it seems and nowhere is safe, from the city streets to the crumbling country pile, and from the small-town apartment to the dark, dark woods. There’s something sinister in suburbia.
The Secrets of Italian Self Care
by Dr. Eugene Antenucci
Rating: 4.7 #ad
If you want to elevate your health and wellness to new heights, this book will help uncover the secrets that have made Italy the top country worldwide regarding health and longevity.
Italians and people living in other “Blue Zone” countries live longer, healthier, and more vital lives than any other country in the world by far. There are proven aspects of the Italian lifestyle seen in their daily routines that provide a roadmap for personal transformation.
The Mediterranean Diet has long been hailed for its ability to prevent heart disease and certain cancers, and nutrition Italian-style is the Mediterranean Diet and more.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Riley’s End
by Bill Hansmann
Rating: 4.5 #ad
‘Big Tony’ Cevilli’s best friend, was murdered over a half-century ago, and the crime remains unsolved. Now in declining health, ‘Big Tony’ pleads with his children, Linda Atkinson and Tommy Cevilli of the Atkinson Detective Agency, to solve the long-ago crime.
Suzie Fredricks, the agency’s newest investigator, tracks down the perpetrators of a stolen car ring. These two investigations have a surprising connection that will leave the readers stunned. Riley’s End is an exciting page-turner right up to its startling conclusion. The fourth installment of the Atkinson Detective Agency series will not disappoint.
Presumed Guilty
by Tess Gerritsen
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Miranda Wood thinks she has seen the last of Richard Tremain, her rich and married ex-lover—until she discovers him stabbed to death in her bed. With her knife.
Miranda is the obvious suspect, and she looks even guiltier when her bail is posted by an anonymous donor. Was this an act of kindness designed to buy her time to clear her name? Or is someone trying to manipulate Miranda and draw her into the dark and secret world of a murdered man, where everybody’s presumed guilty?
The Book of Cold Cases
by Simone St. James
Rating: 4.2 #ad
A true crime blogger gets more than she bargained for while interviewing the woman acquitted of two cold case slayings in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel.
In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the perfect suspect—a rich, eccentric twenty-three-year-old woman, seen fleeing one of the crimes. But she was acquitted, and she retreated to the isolation of her mansion…
One Dark Night
by Anna Faversham
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Readers’ Favorite 5* Review and Bronze Award
It is 1821 and smuggling is rife on the English coast. Lucy Yorton, dragged away from her privileged early life, must slave, friendless, on a bleak, run-down farm. Those around her suspect she is a spy and treat her accordingly. Her problems increase when two men enter her life.
Lieutenant Karl Thorsen, sworn to avenge the murder of his father, is a King’s man. He is determined to stop the violent smugglers, hang them, and hang and gibbet one in particular. Daniel Tynton has smuggling in his blood. Undaunted by Thorsen’s threats, he is respected and feared, and adored by his trusty dog. The choices we make determine our futures and Lucy is torn between two determined men as the secrets and lies undermining her life are exposed. How can she find a way to love and trust again?
Good Girls Lie
by J.T. Ellison
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Perched atop a hill in the tiny town of Marchburg, Virginia, The Goode School is a prestigious prep school known as a Silent Ivy. The boarding school of choice for daughters of the rich and influential, it accepts only the best and the brightest. Its elite status, long-held traditions and honor code are ideal for preparing exceptional young women for brilliant futures at Ivy League universities and beyond.
But a stranger has come to Goode, and this ivy has turned poisonous.
A Lethal Landlord
by Peter Ralph
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Bruised and bloodied but too proud to ask for help, Chaz’s future looks grim.
When Medal of Honor recipient, Josh Kennelly, sees a fellow veteran assaulted, he decides to even the odds. In doing so, he stumbles across an egregious rental racket.
Up against corrupt police, unconscionable lawyers, and evil landlords, Josh and his faithful dog, Tsar, face the impossible.
The Heroes of Eastbrooke Series (Books 1-4)
by Juliette Duncan
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Clean, pulse-pounding, Christian Romantic Suspense. This collection bundles all four romantic suspense titles in Juliette Duncan’s best-selling Heroes of Eastbrooke series into one e-book for a great value!
After twenty years, mystery still surrounds the death of Police Chief Stanley Carlton. His sons believe he was murdered. And now, strange things are happening in the picturesque mountainside village of Eastbrooke.
A teen is kidnapped. A body washes up in the river outside of town. A cult takes up residence in the mountains. The mountain pass offers a perfect smuggling route to the coast. Not just for drugs, but for weapons and human trafficking.
Upgrade
by Blake Crouch
Rating: 4.2 #ad
“You are the next step in human evolution.”
At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep.
But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. To his body. He’s starting to see the world, and those around him—even those he loves most—in whole new ways.