Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Liar!
by Fern Michaels
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Action, adventure and a dash of mystery combine in the latest in the Lost and Found series from acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, as a brother-and-sister team find clues to a decades-old case hidden in an old armoire . . .
Luna Bodman always looks forward to a new shipment of furniture at the restoration shop. Her brother, Cullen, has a knack for finding discarded pieces with an intriguing history, and Luna likes to sit with each item to see if she can feel any kind of vibrations. Usually, Cullen does his thing while Luna does hers, but the arrival of an old armoire triggers a raeaction in Luna that’s impossible to ignore…
The Winter Killings
by Wes Markin
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A gruesome find. A missing colleague. A case that hits closer to home…
As winter settles over Yorkshire, DCI Emma Gardner is hoping that work will calm down for everyone. Distracted by the continued disappearance of DI Paul Riddick Emma can’t seem to get her head back in the game. But when a human skull is discovered in a local pub, Emma knows it’s time to get a grip.
With no one local reported missing, and with no body to be found, the team have their work cut and no obvious clues to follow. Who could the skull belong to and what message is the killer trying to leave them? And then the first body is found…
Bullets in the Briar
by Kimber Silver
Kindle $5.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
The discovery of a mutilated body on remote farmland is only the start of Sheriff Lincoln James’ latest investigation. A mysterious religious sect and an intimidating biker gang add fuel to the fire. Within the sheriff’s circle of friends is someone with a hidden connection – If only she’d be willing to step forward…
To add to his problems, Lincoln has a fiercely contested election to win if he’s going to continue as sheriff. His opponent is a smooth out-of-towner who is making friends among the local people, so it’s going to be a fight.
The Duke of Windsor Conspiracy
by David Philips
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
If you think Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are the first royal couple to alienate themselves from their family, you couldn’t be more wrong.
Back in the 1930s and 1940s, the former British king, Edward VIII and his wife, Wallis Simpson, not only distanced themselves from their royal household. Edward, now styled the Duke of Windsor after his abdication, actively colluded with Britain’s enemies during WWII. His treachery was so concerning to the government that he and Wallis were shipped off to the Bahamas where a reluctant Edward would become governor of the Crown colony and keep him out of harm’s way…
Beneath Dark Waters
by Karen Rose
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Public prosecutor J.P. “Kaj” Cardozo has only lived in New Orleans for six months, and he’s already working on a high-profile celebrity sexual assault case that’s made headlines all over the country. But when his son becomes the target of a kidnapping attempt as a threat to Kaj, he is desperate to keep him safe and turns to a private investigative firm famous for their protection services.
A veteran Marine, Val Sorensen is glad to have found a new career with Broussard Investigations. Her latest assignment as the bodyguard to ten-year-old Elijah Cardozo reminds her why—Val is a kick ass guardian with a tender heart. Through her duties, Val grows fond of the boy—and his handsome father…
Anna Hoyt
by Dana Cameron
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Anna Hoyt is in the enviable position of owning and running her own tavern; in 1745 Boston, Massachusetts, women had to be granted the legal right to run a business alone. The Queen’s Arms is located on the busy Boston waterfront and the thriving tavern’s location makes Anna a target for the toughs who want her to sell the place to them. The tavern is Anna’s only security, and she’s stubbornly determined not to sell, despite the threats of her abusive husband and the thug he wants to impress. There’s no one to turn to, no organized police force to protect her, and while the law may be on her side, a piece of paper won’t stand in the way of dangerous men.
Once upon a Dream
by Jill Gregory, Nora Roberts, Ruth Ryan Langan
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Nora Roberts’s “In Dreams,”
Jill Gregory’s “The Sorcerer’s Daughter,”
Ruth Ryan Langan’s “The Enchantment,”
Marianne Willman’s “The Bridge of Sighs,”
Flesh and Blood
by Patricia Cornwell
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
In this Kay Scarpetta novel, the master forensic sleuth finds herself in the unsettling pursuit of a serial sniper who leaves no incriminating evidence except fragments of copper.
It’s Dr. Kay Scarpetta’s birthday, and she’s about to head to Miami for a vacation with Benton Wesley, her FBI profiler husband, when she notices seven pennies on a wall behind their Cambridge house. Is this a kids’ game? If so, why are all of the coins dated 1981 and so shiny they could be newly minted? Her cellphone rings, and Detective Pete Marino tells her there’s been a homicide five minutes away. A high school music teacher has been shot with uncanny precision as he unloaded groceries from his car. No one has heard or seen a thing…
Someday the Rabbi Will Leave
by Harry Kemelman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Since becoming the rabbi at the synagogue in Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts, David Small has seen his congregation through a fair share of unholy bickering and corruption. So when millionaire Howard Magnuson is elected president of the synagogue, the rabbi isn’t surprised that Magnuson wants to bring corporate efficiency to the temple—at the expense of religious tradition. Conflict flares when Rabbi Small refuses, on the basis of temple rules, to officiate the interfaith wedding of Magnuson’s daughter to a non-Jewish Boston politician, and the new president calls for the rabbi’s dismissal.
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder at Midwinter Manor
by Anita Davison
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Escaping the city doesn’t mean escaping the criminals…
1916, Midwinter Manor: Desperate for a Christmas weekend break from war-torn London, Hannah Merrill and her Aunt Violet take Bartleby the cat and themselves off to visit Hannah’s sister, in her beautiful country estate, deep in the English countryside.
The huge house is full of relatives, friends and merrymakers, and everyone’s excited to have a Christmas to remember…
Nemesis
by Catherine Coulter
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
In New York, Special Agent Lacey Sherlock foils a terrorist attack at JFK airport, but stopping the grenade-carrying crazy was only the beginning. Another plot unfolds nearly simultaneously with a bomb at St. Patrick’s Cathedral…
Meanwhile, Savich—with the help of Agent Griffin Hammersmith—has his hands full trying to track an elusive murderer who is able to control those under his thrall. When an attempt on Savich’s life collides with Sherlock’s terrorist case, they must race against the clock, as more lives are in danger with every passing minute…
Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red
by Harry Kemelman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Once again, Rabbi Small finds himself looking for solace outside the confines of the contentious world of his synagogue in Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts. When a member of his congregation expresses that she does not want him to officiate her wedding, Rabbi Small has had enough. He seeks escape by dabbling in academia with a part-time teaching gig at a local college. But his fantasy of a tranquil life in an ivory tower is about to come tumbling down.
A bombing at the school kills one of the rabbi’s coworkers, and Small finds himself caught between adversarial students and feuding faculty members…
Inadvertent Enterprises
by Elizabethe LaCoste
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Growing up is a LOT more complicated when you are trying to smuggle a baby dragon home.
Katarina McCaber finds herself among unexpected allies but must return to retrieve her friends, Jonathan and Shay, and perhaps just as importantly, her “things”. Returning will be the least of her challenges as she negotiates learning new skills, acquiring new adversaries, and encountering old faces. If she doesn’t succeed, she risks losing her friends in a foreign world and falling prey to malevolent enemies.
Will the wayward heroine be able to apply her new repertoire to navigate a more mature political stage and get home?
The Road to Madness
by H.P. Lovecraft
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
One of the most influential practitioners of American horror, H.P. Lovecraft inspired the work of Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker. As he perfected his mastery of the macabre, his works developed from seminal fragments into acknowledged masterpieces of terror. This volume traces his chilling career and includes: IMPRISONED WITH THE PHARAOHS – Houdini seeks to reveal the demons that inhabit the Egyptian night; AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS – An unsuspecting expedition uncovers a city of untold terror, buried beneath an Antarctic wasteland.
Plus, for the first time in any Del Rey edition: HERBERT WEST; COOL AIR; THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN; AND TWENTY-FOUR MORE BLOOD-CHILLING TALES
Hush
by Karen Robards
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
When Riley Cowan finds her estranged husband Jeff dead in his palatial home, she’s sure it’s no coincidence. The police rule it a suicide, but Riley thinks someone’s out for blood—specifically someone Jeff’s father ripped off in one of the biggest financial fraud cases of all time. She suspects that someone is trying to send a message to Jeff’s father: Tell me where the money is, or everyone you care about will die.
Enter Finn Bradley, an FBI agent with a dangerous secret. He’s after the money too, and Riley quickly becomes his chief suspect. But when someone tries to kill her, he has no choice but to protect her until he can uncover the truth…
Skharr Deatheater Complete Series
by Michael Anderle
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A lone DeathEater has forsaken his clan.
Leaving behind his previous life, Skharr starts building a future next to a dangerous forest in an unknown land. He tells himself it is better than taking gold for questionable reasons.
A lone old man traveling with a donkey offers him a choice: Continue this farm life, or trade him Skharr’s just finished home and tilled land for a map.
A map that Skharr can use to live large for years… If he survives. The old peddler watches him.
Solitude Creek
by Jeffery Deaver
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A tragedy occurs at a small concert venue on the Monterey Peninsula. Cries of “fire” are raised and, panicked, people run for the doors, only to find them blocked. A half dozen people die and others are seriously injured. But it’s the panic and the stampede that killed them; there was no fire.
Kathryn Dance–a brilliant California Bureau of Investigation agent and body language expert–discovers that the stampede was caused intentionally and that the perpetrator, a man obsessed with turning people’s own fears and greed into weapons, has more attacks planned…
Kinsey and Me: Stories
by Sue Grafton
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Alphabet series comes a collection of stories that “combines glimpses of her series detective, Kinsey Millhone, with a revealing self-portrait” (Publishers Weekly).
In 1982, Sue Grafton introduced Kinsey Millhone and created an iconic female detective. Here, in a story collection divided into two parts, Sue Grafton provides a glimpse of her own early life in the guise of the character Kit Blue, and enriches our understanding of Kinsey Millhone, one of the spunkiest, smartest, and most entertaining private investigators in all of mystery fiction.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Eye for An Eye
by M. J. Arlidge
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
They both share the same secret: neither of them are who they say they are.
They are among only nine criminals in the UK who have been granted lifelong anonymity, for their own safety, because of their terrible crimes. But what if someone exposed their true identities to the families of their victims, who are desperate for revenge?
Probation officer Olivia Campbell is caught in the crossfire of this crisis – and as the search for the mole behind it all intensifies, so too does the hunt for the vigilante killers let loose by the leaks…
Twisted
by Jeffery Deaver
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver delivers an electrifying collection of sixteen award-winning stories that will widen your eyes and stretch your imagination.
Diverse, provocative, and eerie, Twisted showcases Deaver’s amazing range and signature plot twists: a beautiful woman goes to extremes to rid herself of her stalker; a contemporary of William Shakespeare vows to avenge his family’s ruin; and Deaver’s most beloved character, brilliant criminalist Lincoln Rhyme, is back to solve a chilling Christmastime disappearance.
Bitter Harvest
by Ann Rule
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
True crime icon Ann Rule presents a “must-read” (People) New York Times bestseller – and inspiration behind the Lifetime movie A House on Fire – following a woman whose apparent perfect life hides a harrowing and deadly madness.
Debora Green, a doctor and mother in a picturesque and exclusive Kansas town, seems to have the perfect life with her own medical practice, a handsome physician husband, and three lovely children. It seems like a horribly tragic accident when a raging fire destroys her home and takes two lives. But a trail of clues leads investigators to an unthinkable conclusion.
Black Mouth
by Ronald Malfi
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A group of friends return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they first stumbled on as teenagers in this mesmerising odyssey of terror.
An atmospheric, haunting page-turner from the bestselling author of Come with Me
For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He’s haunted by a traumatic childhood and the guilt at having disappeared from his disabled brother’s life. But then a series of unusual events reunites him with his estranged brother and their childhood friends, and none of them can deny the sense of fate that has seemingly drawn them back together.
An Insignificant Case
by Phillip Margolin
Kindle $14.99 Rating: BRAND NEW RELEASE #ad
A new standalone legal thriller from the international bestselling author of GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
Charlie Webb is a third rate lawyer who graduated from a third rate law-school and, because he couldn’t get hired by any of the major law firms, has opened his own law firm, where he gets by handling cases for dubious associates from his youth and some court appointed cases. Described as “a leaky boat floating down the stream of life,” Charlie has led unremarkable life, personally and professionally. Until he’s appointed to be the attorney for a decidedly crackpot artist who calls himself Guido Sabatini (born Lawrence Weiss). Sabatini has been arrested – again – for breaking into a restaurant and stealing back a painting he sold them because he was insulted by where it was displayed…
Talking About Adolescence
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Feeling confused? One minute, you’re a carefree kid; the next, you’re worried about fitting in, and your body’s changing faster than ever. Welcome to adolescence! This exciting, often challenging time is all about transformation. “Supercharge Your Body and Brain Power” is your ultimate guide to navigating this amazing journey.
This engaging, easy-to-read book uses a conversational style and fun “PowerPoint” format to keep you hooked. Each chapter starts with thought-provoking questions and ends with reflections to solidify your learning. “Supercharge Your Body and Brain Power” is more than just a book; it’s a toolkit for building a solid foundation for your future. You’ll graduate from adolescence feeling confident, empowered, and ready to take charge of your health and well-being.
Renewed for Murder
by Victoria Gilbert
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Educational Fun! Every book has a glossary and footnotes that detail the meanings of words, helping your child expand their vocabulary while enjoying exciting stories designed for ages 9-12 (grades 3-6).
Bonus Content! Each book purchase comes with TWO FREE extras: a coloring book to boost creativity and a fun activity book filled with brain teasers.
Immersive Experience! Each character has a unique icon to make following the dialogue easy and engaging. Plus, handmade full-page art brings every scene to life!
Romeo Learns Confidence Building
by S.L. Jungle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Boost Your Child’s Confidence and Teach Positive Values with Romeo
Meet Romeo—a little dog with a BIG heart! Romeo is ready for adventure, freshly moved from the bustling city to the peaceful countryside. On a sunny spring morning, he sets out to explore his new home, and your child is invited to join the fun!
From chasing squirrels to splashing in ponds, Romeo is on a mission to discover the wonders of the forest. But when a wild animal crosses his path, Romeo’s bravery is put to the ultimate test.
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Snow Place to Die
by Mary Daheim
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
There’s snow place like homicide
B&B hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn’s ready to hang up her oven mitts, but irrepressible Cousin Renie needs help catering the telephone company’s annual winter retreat at secluded Mountain Goat Lodge. The pay’s good, the scenery’s to die for — but they never figured there’d be a killer cooking up mischief among this innocuous stew of corporate-climbing phone company ding-a-lings. Unfortunately, Judith and Renie’s discovery of the frozen garroted remains of the previous company caterer — missing since last year’s shindig — suggests no less, since the same cast of characters is present this time around.
The Errol Flynn Conspiracy
by David Philips
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
1 Amazon Bestseller – Historical Thriller
Appalled at the carnage being wreaked on allied ships by Nazi war vessels, the movie actress Hedy Lamarr invents a device that will prevent German ships and U-boats from jamming the allied warships’ radio-guided torpedoes.
Secret Nazi supporter, Errol Flynn, discovers the details about Hedy’s invention and, with the help of Austrian doctor and Nazi spy, Hermann Erben, sabotages her efforts to have her apparatus adopted by the U.S. Navy.
Angered by the Australian actor’s duplicity, Hedy devotes the next seventeen years of her life trying to expose Flynn’s treacherous actions, and bring him to justice. She only ceases her crusade when Flynn dies in 1959.
Forever – Part 1
by Lisa Phillips
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
BIG CITY CRIME. SMALL TOWN HEROES.
Fresh out of US Marshal training, Roxanne Helton is back in Washington state with her K-9 Pronto ready to get to work with the Northwest Counter Terrorism Taskforce. But first, a long overdue reunion with her husband, Sgt Liam O’Connell, who has moved from the Benson PD to work on the taskforce alongside her.
Liam only wants to take his wife on the honeymoon they were supposed to have and convince her to have the wedding their friends and family want to attend. Their reunion is cut short when they spot a Syrian general they thought they’d killed years ago on a mission. The sighting sparks a journey to the past, and an investigation that sends them up and down the west coast and tests their loyalty to the taskforce—and each other.
The Botanist
by M. W. Craven
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Detective Sergeant Washington Poe can count on one hand the number of friends he has. And he’d still have his thumb left. There’s the insanely brilliant, guilelessly innocent civilian analyst, Tilly Bradshaw of course. He’s known his beleaguered boss, Detective Inspector Stephanie Flynn for years as he has his nearest neighbour, full-time shepherd/part-time dog sitter, Victoria.
And then there’s Estelle Doyle. It’s true the caustic pathologist has never walked down the sunny side of the street but this time has she gone too far?
Alice
by Christina Henry
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
From the national bestselling author of Ghost Tree comes a mind-bending novel inspired by the twisted and wondrous works of Lewis Carroll…
In a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the Old City, there stands a hospital with cinderblock walls which echo the screams of the poor souls inside.
In the hospital, there is a woman. Her hair, once blond, hangs in tangles down her back. She doesn’t remember why she’s in such a terrible place. Just a tea party long ago, and long ears, and blood…
Gideon’s Corpse
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A top nuclear scientist goes mad and takes an innocent family hostage at gunpoint, killing one and causing a massive standoff.
A plume of radiation above New York City leads to a warehouse where, it seems, a powerful nuclear bomb was assembled just hours before.
Sifting through the evidence, authorities determine that the unthinkable is about to happen: in ten days, a major American city will be vaporized by a terrorist attack.
Raised by Wolves
by James Patterson, Emily Raymond
Kindle $12.99 Rating: BRAND NEW RELEASE #ad
Two strangers. One small town. And a choice that could change everything.
The police respond to the arrival of two teens at the grocery store. They don’t speak English. They don’t speak at all. They’re brother and sister and, for all anybody can tell, they’ve been raised in the forest.
Two teens appear out of nowhere, ransacking a small-town grocery and attacking the police officers who come to investigate. Their clothes are torn and filthy, their hands and bare feet callused, they have fangs. They’re sister and brother, alone against the world. Where did they come from? Raised by wolves, they say.
The Ultimate Kids’ Guide to Life Skills
by Grace Ann Grow, Tessa Marwood, Nolan Quill
Kindle $1.99 Rating: BRAND NEW RELEASE #ad
Want to gift your child the key to a successful future?
The world around us is changing rapidly, and today’s life demands more than academic knowledge.
We often wonder how to equip our children for life’s challenges that schools don’t cover.
We all strive to raise children who are confident, adaptable, and booming under any circumstances.
The Ultimate Kids’ Guide to Life Skills is your trusted companion in this complex task.
This inspirational and motivational book offers over 101 practical tools for developing essential life skills in elementary school students ages 8 to 12. It is packed with the most important things every girl and boy needs to know.
Dale Brown’s Dreamland: Retribution
by Dale Brown, Jim DeFelice
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
After defusing threats across the globe, the team must now use its stealth, raw nerve, and technology to stop a terror from striking at home.
With more than two dozen nuclear devices unaccounted for, the global masters of terror have set a catastrophe in motion: a surprise attack more deadly than Pearl Harbor and 9/11 combined. If the nation is to survive, Lieutenant Colonel Tecumseh “Dog” Bastian and his crew will have to reach deep into their cutting-edge arsenal. And they’ll have to do it short-handed—because two of Dreamland’s best and bravest have been lost at sea.