Friday’s Mystery eBooks
The Frosty Taste of Scandal
by CeeCee James
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Elise Pepper has had her share of bad dates, but she’s never had a dead body crash one before. Mr. Hamilton, the renowned Ice-man, purveyor of shady mortgages does just that when Elise finds him dead at the ice-rink. The scene of the crime is no coincidence, either. The Ice-man meets an icy end. And a freak power outage is only impeding the police.
When Elise’s coworker, Sue, begs for help, Elise is surprised to discover Sue was related to the man. And her family is fighting over his will and the appearance of an illegitimate son. It doesn’t take long to discover everyone in town had reason to benefit from the banker’s death.
The Secrets We Bury
by Debra Webb
Rating: 4.4 #ad
In this thriller series opener, a doctor returns to her hometown to take over her family’s funeral home and examine unsolved mysteries from her past.
Doctor Rowan Dupont knows death. She grew up surrounded by it in her family’s Victorian funeral home, and it’s haunted her since the day her twin sister drowned years ago. Between her mother’s subsequent suicide and the recent murder of her father, coming home to run the funeral home feels fitting—even if it leaves her vulnerable to an obsessive serial killer.
OCELLICON
by A.G. Russo
Rating: 5.0 #ad
OCELLICON is a military science fiction story with elements of legal/detective/mystery/feminist/noir sci-fi.
Earth barely survived nuclear battles until the militaries of the world took over from authoritarians. But rebellion was agitating from within. Prosecutor Major Annalisa Farrell, Military Academy honors graduate, war hero, wounded warrior, and child abuse survivor fought to champion justice. An unexpected adversary turned out to be Judge Bennett McCrae, the “Judge Prince.” In his courtroom, the Military, and the general population, he was as popular as Annalisa was hated. Before appearing before Judge McCrae, Annalisa Farrell fought in numerous conflicts, was special ops, and had missions in space where she worked side by side with aliens.
As a “wild child of the tunnels” her extraordinary journey to a position of power was unparalleled. Adoption by General Farrell saved her life and gave her the loving family she never had and a mission as a daughter to be proud of.
The Silent Child
by MJ White
Rating: 4.3 #ad
A murdered schoolteacher. A police force under attack. A teen hiding secrets beneath silence.
When a body is discovered at an abandoned Suffolk farm, DS Rob Minshull and the squad believes it’s the latest casualty of the drugs war terrorising rural communities. But when the victim is identified as a well-respected local teacher, the case is thrown wide open.
While they hunt the murderer, the South Suffolk CID team face a new threat. A brutal vigilante group dispensing their own twisted justice puts the investigation in grave danger, as well as the detectives.
Shortcut
by Arnold Eslava-Grünwaldt
Rating: 4.4 #ad
It all started with a shortcut. Murder followed. Then an accidental death. Or so it seemed. But then again, nothing is as quite as it seems. Enter Detective Sergeant Hamilcar “Ham” Hitchcock and his General Assignment Squad. Fresh off the Keim case – and recovering from the loss of several key members – the Yonkers, New York-based team reinvents itself and dives headfirst into the latest investigation. And, it’s a doozy. Is the murderer a jealous high school student? A greedy caregiver? An angry homeless man? Or, someone else?
As the detectives work to unmask the killer, a bizarre, unrelated death draws their attention—and holds it. Unfortunately, the evidence in both cases is frustratingly scant.
The House at Phantom Park
by Graham Masterton
Rating: 4.1 #ad
Disturbing. Original. Terrifying. The ‘master of horror’ is back with the chilling tale of what lurks in the walls of an abandoned hospital.
In this abandoned hospital, pain lives on… and it wants revenge.
St Philomena’s military hospital has been abandoned for over three years. Now Lilian Chesterfield, who works for one of the most successful building companies in England, is in charge of developing it into a luxury housing complex.
The Bourne Objective
by Eric Van Lustbader
Rating: 4.2 #ad
New York Times bestselling author, Eric Van Lustbader, returns with another Jason Bourne thriller as he spars off against another deadly agent–and he might be the perfect match for Bourne.
Facing down mercenaries in Africa, Jason Bourne witnesses the death of an art dealer named Tracy Atherton. Her killing dredges up snatches of Bourne’s impaired memory, in particular the murder of a young woman on Bali who entrusted him with a strangely engraved ring-an artifact of such powerful significance that people have killed to obtain it. Now he’s determined to find the ring’s owner and purpose. But Bourne never knows what terrible acts he’ll discover he committed when he digs into the past…
The Pelican Trees
by Patrick Higgins
Rating: 4.6 #ad
When was the last time you went on a great and daring adventure? Chock full of mystery, suspense and intrigue, The Pelican Trees allows each reader to do just that, each step carefully orchestrated by a loving grandfather (already in Heaven) trying to rescue his precious granddaughter and the rest of his family from eternal condemnation.
Shocking… Left out of her grandfather’s will for no apparent reason, Shelby McKinney mysteriously receives a post-dated letter a few days later, stating that he hadn’t forgotten about her after all. But if she wants her inheritance, she must find it buried six-feet beneath the sand somewhere in the state of Florida.
Exciting… The only available clues—limited as they are—were stored in a bank safe-deposit box somewhere in the Sunshine State. Shelby is given 90 days to locate the bank, decipher all clues and find her buried inheritance. If she doesn’t find it within the 90-day time frame, she’ll be forced to forfeit it altogether.
Riveting…
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
A Mischief of Rats
by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
Rating: 4.1 #ad
When a driver dies during a glamourous classic car event at her family’s estate, Dr Nell Ward is in a race against time to uncover the truth and prevent the killer from making a speedy getaway…
Back in her natural habitat, Dr Nell Ward heads to a woodland pond to survey local newt populations. She’s shocked to discover a car submerged in the water – with the driver dead behind the wheel.
Nell recognises the dead man as professional racing driver, and tabloid love rat, Jack Rafferty, whose performance on (and off) Finchmere’s racetrack had earned him enemies.
Angel
by Amy Cross
Rating: 4.1 #ad
When he learns that his estranged father has committed a terrible murder, Ash Doggett knows that he has to try to set things right. He volunteers to accompany the dead woman’s body home, but he soon learns that he’s made a terrible mistake.
After getting to know the woman’s family and agreeing to stay for the funeral, Ash discovers that powerful local superstitions might be based on truth. Something in the city’s medieval area is stalking him, pursuing him down the narrow cobbled streets. Finally the dead woman’s sister issues an ominous warning: in the time between death and burial, the spirits of the dead must make a terrifying choice.
The Heart of a Hussar
by Griffin Brady
Rating: 4.4 #ad
He’s determined to protect his country. But can he defend himself against the ultimate betrayal?
Muscovy, 1610. Jacek Dąbrowski yearns to be recognized for his valor. Hoping his recent promotion to lieutenant will help secure the lands he desires, the twenty-two-year-old Polish cavalry officer earns instead the enmity of his captain. And his out-of-character rescue of two innocents from slaughter sets in motion a chain of grave consequences.
Discovering the young woman and her brother are not Russian enemies and have no kin, Dąbrowski escorts them back to the castle in his homeland. But as the rivalry with his superior grows and the blossoming beauty sparks a fire in his heart, the brave horseman may find his dreams of glory lying in tatters.
Sentenced to Prism
by Alan Dean Foster
Rating: 4.6 #ad
One man struggles to survive on a hostile alien world in this thrilling adventure from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Madrenga.
Some people are convinced they can do anything; Evan Orgell is one of them. So when his company president sends him off-world to investigate a breakdown in communications from a small research station on a newly discovered planet, he’s all in. The planet’s resources could mean massive profits for the company—and a successful mission could mean massive advancement for Evan. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Marked At Birth
by Frank Wheeler
Rating: 5.0 #ad
A father will do anything to protect his son. Run, hide… kill. Clarence Starr grew up with nothing. When he became a sheriff’s deputy, he thought he’d struck gold. He had a badge, a gun, and the respect of his peers. Until he learned that corruption came first in Sheriff Gatlin’s unit.
Everything else, including justice, was a distant second.
And then he met Robbie. Eight years old. Scared. Alone. Another orphan looking for a home. To save Robbie the first time, Clarence had to quit his job. To save him the second time, he has to hunt down criminal mastermind Zane Loomis, Robbie’s biological father.
What He Saw
by Stacy M. Jones
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Two cases with unreliable witnesses. One cold case in a sleepy college town. The other the victims have a strange carving on their backs.
Eyewitness testimony is often unreliable. PI Riley Sullivan knows this and when she’s asked to investigate the case of her murdered college roommate and the only witness is the man convicted of the crime, she doesn’t have a lot to go on. She is drawn back to her college days and must for the first time confront the murder and all the people she once called friends. Along the way, she wonders if she knew them at all. Can she uncover long-buried secrets to find the killer?
Dragons in the Dungeon
by Diane McGyver
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Goats have proven the grass is greener on the other side of the fence even if it is barren ground and they stand in lush pasture. Humans have a similar mentality. So, it is no surprise when Ryan McCormac, long-time player of Mediaeval Dungeon Adventures, stumbles upon a spell that transports him into a campaign that he believes life will be better.
Any guesses on how it turns out? You’re right. He discovers life is no better in the fantasy realm. Sure, the ex-girlfriend isn’t there, but neither are the friends he gamed with every Friday night. He quickly learns the world is horrible. Every day he fears for his life. The people are soulless, the landscape is colourless and the magic is nowhere to be found. The only way home is to find another like him and sacrifice them.
Breaking Point
by John Rhodes
Rating: 4.5 #ad
1940, World War II. The Nazis have crushed Europe, and Hitler launches a massive aerial assault with the Luftwaffe against the heavily outnumbered British RAF. The fate of civilization teeters in the balance.
Johnnie Shaux, a Spitfire fighter pilot, must summon up the fortitude to fly into a battle where death is all but inevitable, and continue to do so until the inevitable occurs…
Eleanor Rand, a brilliant Fighter Command mathematician, studies the control room map constantly tracking the ebbs and flows of the conflict, and sees the glimmerings of a radical breakthrough…