Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
Sales, Secrets & Suspects
by Sally Bayless
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Libby Ballard is working hard to make a success of her new position as director of the history museum in the small town of Dogwood Springs, Missouri.
When the museum curator is unable to attend a local auction to bid on an armoire that belonged to the town founder, Libby agrees to go in his place.
But instead of winning the bid, Libby finds a dead body.
Join Libby, her golden retriever, Bella, and their friends as they try to find the killer!
Prince Lestat
by Anne Rice
Rating: 4.3 #ad
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Rice allows [her vampires] to do what they do best: wreak havoc and evoke terror. All while impeccably dressed.” – The Washington Post
The vampire world is in crisis … Old vampires, roused from deep slumber in the earth, are doing the bidding of a Voice commanding that they indiscriminately burn their kin in cities across the globe, from Paris to Mumbai, Hong Kong to San Francisco. Left with little time to spare, a host of familiar characters including Louis de Pointe du Lac, Armand, and even the vampire Lestat, must embark on a journey to discover who—or what—is driving this mysterious being.
Spell Borne
by Auden Llyr
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Some curses start with “Once upon a time…”
I thought this semester would be easy – just my thesis and attending some seminars in Lointaine. And who doesn’t love spending time in an enchanting, small town?
But it turns out Lointaine is straight out of a fairy tale, quite literally, and the spell affecting the town is determined to turn me into a princess. You know, the kind that gets chased by murderous huntsmen, assaulted in their sleep, or cleans up after stepsisters… Not my idea of a great time.
Never Lie
by Freida McFadden
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams.
But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate… with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end.
In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains audio transcripts from every single patient Dr. Hale has ever interviewed…
The Price to Love
by Lorhainne Eckhart
Rating: 4.4 #ad
She could give him everything except the one thing he wanted—A child.
A 2015 Readers’ Favorite Award Winner
In THE PRICE TO LOVE, Candy knows that her husband wants a baby, but she can’t give him one. When Neil pays for a surrogate and moves her into their home, he tells her not to worry, but she suddenly feels as if she’s on the outside looking in.
Then, one day she meets a little girl who steals her heart, a little girl with a damaged, scarred soul filled with the kind of despair and hopelessness that should never be in the innocent eyes of a child. But neither Neil nor his family understand her need to help.
The Big Book of Maker Skills
by Chris Hackett
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Makers, get ready: This is your must-have guide to taking your DIY projects to the next level. Legendary fabricator and alternative engineer Chris Hackett teams up with the editors of Popular Science to offer detailed instruction on everything from basic wood- and metalworking skills to 3D printing and laser-cutting wizardry. Hackett also explains the entrepreneurial and crowd-sourcing tactics needed to transform your back-of-the-envelope idea into a gleaming finished product.
Ice and Stone
by Marcia Muller
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Private Investigator Sharon McCone goes undercover to investigate the murders of two Indigenous women in remote Northern California in this gripping, atmospheric mystery in the New York Times bestselling series.
When the bodies of two Indigenous women are found in the wilderness of northern California, it is only the latest horrific development in a string of similar crimes in the area. Despite all evidence to the contrary, officials rule the deaths isolated incidents, which soon join the ranks of countless other unsolved cases quickly dismissed by law enforcement.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Last Seen in Santorini
by Vivian Conroy
Rating: 4.1 #ad
A gorgeous Greek island. A stranger in a veil. And a fatal fall from the cliffs…
Miss Atalanta Ashford is sightseeing near Venice when a mysterious veiled lady approaches her with the urgent request to look into her daughter’s mysterious death on the idyllic Greek island of Santorini. Whilst working as a companion for the eminent Bucardi family, the unfortunate girl took a plunge from the dramatic cliffs during a walk alone. But is all as it seems?
Tom Clancy’s Op-Center
by Jeff Rovin, Tom Clancy
Rating: 4.3 #ad
When the launch of their powerful new hypersonic missile ends in destruction, the Chinese government needs someone to blame. Was it a failure of engineering, or sabotage? The chief engineer on the project, Dr. Yang Dàyóu, is targeted as the scapegoat and arrested—unable to help his family as they are hunted down by the military.
Op-Center’s Lt. Grace Lee is sent to China on a solo reconnaissance mission, but when she sees an opportunity to free the imprisoned scientist, she seizes it. With Lt. Lee on the run and the Chinese military at her heels, Director Chase Williams sends the rest of Op-Center to Mongolia as an extraction team.
The Bone Garden
by Tess Gerritsen
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Unknown bones, untold secrets, and unsolved crimes from the distant past cast ominous shadows on the present in the dazzling new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.
Present day: Julia Hamill has made a horrifying discovery on the grounds of her new home in rural Massachusetts: a skull buried in the rocky soil–human, female, and, according to the trained eye of Boston medical examiner Maura Isles, scarred with the unmistakable marks of murder. But whoever this nameless woman was, and whatever befell her, is knowledge lost to another time.
Written in Blood
by Sheila Lowe
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Trophy wife, Paige Sorensen is accused of forgery by her angry adult stepchildren. Their dead father had left his entire estate to Paige in his will, and they will do anything to keep the inheritance out of her hands.
Paige turns to none other than renowned handwriting expert Claudia Rose.
Intrigued, Claudia is sucked into the drama and soon becomes fast friends with Paige. When Paige and suicidal fourteen-year-old Annabelle suddenly disappear, Claudia learns that reading between the lines can mean the difference between life and death.
Blind Trust
by Terri Blackstock
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Two weeks before he was to marry Sherry Grayson, Clint Jessup disappeared without a trace. Now, suddenly, eight months later, he’s back with no word of explanation. Only an impossible request: trust him. Trust him despite the devastating past. . .and an inexplicable and increasingly frightening present. Whatever secret Clint is hiding, it’s changed him. And it’s about to change Sherry, sweeping her and Clint into a terrifying whirlpool of pursuit and intrigue–one where death and deliverance teeter on a razor edge of circumstance that can either restore or forever destroy Sherry’s faith not only in Clint, but in others, and perhaps in God himself.
Letting Go
by Jacquie Biggar
Rating: 4.8 #ad
When life gives you lemons…
Izzy: Mom is barely in the grave and the prodigal child is here to pick the bones clean.
I don’t want her here. My sister’s defection is a wound that won’t heal, and her return simply rubs at the scabs covering my heart. I’ve managed just fine without her. She can go back to her fancy college and forget about us- that’s what she does best anyway. If only I didn’t need her help. Or miss her so much.
Renee: The day my dad committed suicide I ran. I’ve been running ever since. Going home is supposed to be the answer. Instead, it makes me question every thoughtless decision I’ve made. My sister hates me. My little brother barely knows me. And Simon… is engaged.
The Doomsday Mother
by John Glatt
Rating: 4.4 #ad
At first, the residents of Kauai Beach Resort took little notice of their new neighbors. The glamorous blonde and her tall husband fit the image of the ritzy gated community. The couple seemed to keep to themselves—until the police knocked on their door with a search warrant. Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell had fled to Hawaii in the midst of being investigated for the disappearance of Lori’s children back in Idaho—Tylee and JJ—who hadn’t been seen alive in five months.
For years, Lori Vallow had been devoted to her children and her Mormon faith. But when her path crossed with Chad Daybell, a religious zealot who taught his followers how to prepare for the end-times, the tumultuous relationship transformed her into someone unrecognizable.
Jeb Strauss and Grant’s Gold
by John Suter
Rating: 5.0 #ad
A lost gold shipment from Ulysses S. Grant lies buried in the sediments of the Tennessee River.
Treasure hunter, Jeb Strauss, is hired by a mysterious woman to find the wreck and the treasure hidden within.
It should be a simple recovery operation, but someone doesn’t want the gold to ever see the light of day.