Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Death of a Bacon Heiress
by Lee Hollis
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
For food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell, becoming a local culinary celebrity opens lots of doors. Unfortunately, one leads straight to cold-blooded murder…
When Hayley is invited to do a cooking demo on one of daytime’s most popular talk shows, it’s a welcome distraction from her empty nest blues. And the newfound fame certainly has its perks–especially when Olivia Redmond, the posh bacon heiress of Redmond Meats, offers Hayley a writing gig with a juicy paycheck.
EMP Silent Grid
by William Stone
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
She was watching her grandson laugh at a baby gorilla when the call came.
“You have minutes. Not hours. Minutes.”
Lindy didn’t panic. She’d spent forty years preparing for this exact moment. But she’d never imagined it would come while she was holding a hot chocolate at a zoo with the two people she loved most in the world. When the EMP hits, there is no second chance. No rescue. No government coming to help. Just a grandmother, two kids, and eighty miles of dying America.
A Better Man
by Louise Penny
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Catastrophic spring flooding, blistering attacks in the media, and a mysterious disappearance greet Chief Inspector Armand Gamache as he returns to the Sûreté du Québec in the latest novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny.
It’s Gamache’s first day back as head of the homicide department, a job he temporarily shares with his previous second-in-command, Jean-Guy Beauvoir. Flood waters are rising across the province. In the middle of the turmoil a father approaches Gamache, pleading for help in finding his daughter…
Killing the Shadows
by Val McDermid
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Rich in atmosphere, Val McDermid’s Killing the Shadows uses the backdrops of city and country to create an air of threatening menace, culminating in a tense confrontation between hunter and hunted, a confrontation that can have only one outcome.
A killer is on the loose, blurring the line between fact and fiction. His prey—the writers of crime novels who have turned psychological profilers into the heroes of the nineties. But this killer is like no other. His bloodlust shatters all the conventional wisdom surrounding the motives and mechanics of how serial killers operate. And for one woman, the desperate hunt to uncover his identity becomes a matter of life and death.
A Perfect Flock
by Mike Bogue
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
Tuck Jameson’s brother Clay has vanished, lured into The Body—a religious cult wielding cutting-edge nanotechnology to transform members into devout automatons. With just three days until Clay’s conversion is irreversible, Tuck is desperate.
Joining forces with Adam Shimura, a former mentor turned black ops agent with ambiguous allegiances, Tuck plunges into a perilous quest to rescue his brother.
But Chief Elder Brother Moody and his zealous followers are determined to thwart Tuck at every turn. As the tension escalates, a stunning prophecy reveals that the crisis transcends personal struggle—it threatens the very soul of America and perhaps the entire world.
Pants on Fire
by Denise Diana Huddle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Lying to Iris Raines is like throwing a boomerang—the truth always comes back hard.
This gritty Texas private investigator mystery is relentless and razor-sharp—where sabotage, cartel money, and dark family secrets collide in a dangerous game of truth and consequences.
Iris Raines doesn’t scare easy. Sharp-tongued, relentless, and backed by her St. Bernard, Festus, she’s built a career digging the truth out of the dung heap of deception. But when sabotage turns lethal, Iris finds herself caught between powerful enemies—and a client who isn’t telling her everything she needs to know…
Hole to Hell Mystery
by Stephanie Parker McKean
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Two sisters. One murder. A lifetime of secrets.
A deeply powerful and emotive story unlike any other cozy mystery. Two estranged sisters must confront their painful past while investigating their father’s murder—only to discover that the truth may destroy them both.
What happens when the past refuses to stay buried?
Acacia and Dinah grew up in the same house but in completely different worlds. Bound by a childhood scarred by abuse and abandonment, the sisters took opposite paths in life. Acacia is grounded and practical, holding on to stability after years of chaos. Dinah is restless and unpredictable, living as if the world owes her something more. They barely speak…
Convincing Alex
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Detective Alex Stanislaski thought he’d seen it all – until he mistakenly arrests the daringly bold soap opera writer Bess McNee for soliciting. Committed to understanding her characters, Bess often looks for research opportunities to help her write the best she can – and accidentally being arrested gives her the best opportunity of all. She decides to follow the sexy detective around to get ‘ideas’ for her show, but Bess will soon discover that Alex is not only perfect for research, but maybe a perfect match for herself, as well. Now all she has to do is convince him she’s right…
Stone Cross
by Marc Cameron
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Winter comes early to the rural native community of Stone Cross, Alaska—and so does hunting season. Caribou and moose are a major source of food through the long, dark months ahead. But Arliss Cutter has come here for a very different game. A federal judge is receiving death threats and refuses protection. Cutter and his deputy Lola Teariki have been assigned to shadow him on his trip to this icy outland to make sure that he’s safe. But they quickly discover that no one is ever really safe in a place like this. And no one is above suspicion . . .
Let Justice Burns Slow
by James Leonard
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Elwood Merrick spent five years in a Mexican prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Now he’s riding north hoping to find the woman he left behind—and the man who put him there.
But exposing the truth won’t be easy.
The real murderer is hiding in plain sight as Brenton’s most respected businessman, Pritchard Thomas. During the years Elwood was gone, Pritchard took control of the town, complete with a bought sheriff, hired killers, and a population too frightened to resist.
Elwood didn’t ride back looking for revenge.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
MURDER AT THE FOLLY
by JANE ADAMS
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
A crumbling old manor house with its own sinister folly.
A cast full of suspects with secrets to hide. And a killer waiting in the wings . . .
Retirement suits actress Rina Martin just fine. Until she’s tempted back for one last hurrah, reprising her role as sharp-witted TV sleuth Lydia Marchant.
But is Rina returning for an encore — or the final curtain?
Rina’s seen plenty of drama over the years. But nothing like the chaos she finds on location at Septon Hall. Her costar, the decidedly sour Grace Sweeting, gets a poison pen letter — in what looks like a tasteless prank. Until . . .
Saving Grace
by Madison Lov
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
The man she left behind is now her only hope of staying alive.
Grace Atwood vanished from my life nearly three decades ago, leaving me heartbroken on the courthouse steps. Now, she’s back—using a pen name, hiding from an unknown enemy, and asking for my help. As a journalist who witnessed the murder of a whistleblower, she’s seen too much. And someone is trying to make sure she stays silent.
As a former Air Force Pararescueman turned elite protection specialist for the Southern Knights, I never thought I’d see Grace again—let alone be the one assigned to protect her…
The Law of Innocence
by Michael Connelly
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
On the night he celebrates a big win, defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a former client in the trunk of his Lincoln. Haller is immediately charged with murder but can’t post the exorbitant $5 million bail slapped on him by a vindictive judge.
Mickey elects to represent himself and is forced to mount his defense from his jail cell in the Twin Towers Correctional Center in downtown Los Angeles. All the while he needs to look over his shoulder—as an officer of the court he is an instant target, and he makes few friends when he reveals a corruption plot within the jail.
Bride Price
by Barbara Nadel
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Every relationship comes at a cost in this tense and gripping Turkish mystery from award-winning crime writer Barbara Nadel and featuring Ikmen – ‘one of modern crime fiction’s true heroes’ The Times
When jeweler Fahrettin Muftugolu is found dead in his apartment in the Istanbul district of Vefa, it looks like suicide. Searching the jeweler’s home, Inspector Mehmet Suleyman and his team come across a hoard of extraordinary artefacts including solid gold religious relics and a mummified human head. But are they real and, if so, who owns these priceless possessions?
The Housekeeper
by Joy Fielding
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A woman hires a housekeeper to care for her aging parents—only to watch as she takes over their lives in this riveting novel from the New York Times bestselling author Samantha M. Bailey calls “an ingenious master of domestic suspense.”
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Reader’s Digest
In the end, I have only myself to blame. I’m the one who let her in.
Jodi Bishop knows success. She’s the breadwinner, a top-notch real estate agent. Her husband, Harrison . . . not so much. Once, he had big dreams. But now, he’s a middling writer who resents his wife’s success.
Boom!Town
by Robert Pondillo
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
Bob Pondillo is back!The award-winning screenwriter and author returns with a hilariously dark crime story,BOOM!Town—a satire of every mob movie you’ve ever seen!
It’s a bonkers tale packed with noir comedy and mayhem! If you’re looking for a slow-burn mystery forget it! This mob parody moves like a runaway train!
It’s Youngstown, Ohio, 1962. They call it “Bomb City, USA” for good reason.
When a car bomb rocks the neighborhood and a bloody, severed foot—still wearing its shoe and argyle sock—lands on his roof, retired Mafia cleaner Nunzio sees an opportunity. The foot belongs to Salvatore, a mob turncoat who stole a pile of cash before “losing his breathing license” in a spectacular car bombing. Scribbled on the foot’s arch? A cryptic code that might lead to the missing loot.
Dance of Dreams
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts, two ballet artists whose performances grace the world’s most famous stages discover a more passionate connection when they engage in a Dance of Dreams.
Five years have passed since prima ballerina Ruth Bannion joined the company founded by Russian choreographer Nikolai Davidov. Five years of intense training and conditioning to achieve the physical perfection her impulsive mentor demands of all his dancers. Five years as student and teacher before appearing on stage as equals in a sensual ballet that will inspire Ruth to break through Nikolai’s reserves so they can finally share their hearts’ desires for one another.
Your Next Breath
by Iris Johansen
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Your Next Breath is an explosive thriller from New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen
Catherine Ling is one of the CIA’s most prized operatives. Raised on the streets of Hong Kong, she was pulled into the agency at the age of fourteen. If life has taught her anything, it is not to get attached, but there are two exceptions to that rule: her son Luke and her mentor Hu Chang. Luke was kidnapped at age two, and now, nine years later, he has astonishingly been returned to her. Catherine vows never to fail him again.
The Final Storm
by Fern Michaels
Kindle $9.529 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
In an exciting and richly moving new standalone page-turner from New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, an acclaimed photographer who has overcome her difficult past is suddenly faced with a test of all her courage and resilience.
In her award-winning wildlife photographs, Charlotte Gray captures all the beauty and wonder of the natural world. Far better to focus on breathtaking landscapes than to turn the lens on her own painful childhood and the uncaring mother she left behind in Florida. Piece by piece, Charlotte has built a new, independent life, one she’s eager to protect.