Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris
by Evie Woods
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Nestled among the cobblestone streets of Compiègne, there existed a bakery unlike any other.
Rumours were whispered through the town that its pastries offered a taste of magic, chasing away the darkest of sorrows. Just one bite of a croissant might bring luck, unlock a precious memory or reveal hidden longings. But dark clouds were looming on the horizon…
For Edie Lane, a recipe for disaster doesn’t require that many ingredients. Take an unhealthy amount of wishful thinking and a sprinkle of desperation and that’s how Edie left everything behind in Ireland for her dream job at a bakery in Paris. Except the bakery isn’t in Paris – and neither is Edie.
Steel Dragon Complete Series Collection
by Kevin Mclaughlin, Michael Anderle
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Dragons rule the world. Their claws are into every aspect of human life, from government to industry. But Kristen Hall is about to throw a wrench into all of that.
Because she’s a dragon, too. She just doesn’t know it…yet!
A dragon raised by humans, in the human world.
Get all 15 books in the best-selling Steel Dragon series to dive into Kristen’s story.
Bad Liar
by Tami Hoag
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A murder victim dumped at the dead end of a lonely country road, face and hands obliterated by a shotgun blast, is not the way sheriff’s detective Nick Fourcade wants to start his week. His only lead takes him to the family of a hometown hero suddenly gone missing. Marc Mercier left for a weekend hunting trip and hasn’t been seen since.
Meanwhile, sheriff’s detective Annie Broussard begins her first day back on the job after suffering a brutal attack by taking on the case of B’Lynn Fontenot, a mother desperate to find her grown son, a recovering drug addict…
A Place of Darkness and Other Stories
by John D. Ottini
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A Place of Darkness (A Psychological Thriller)
Vigo Pointer has survived an unhappy childhood with an absentee father and alcoholic mother, then his own marriage has gone to pieces. Now all he wants is to be left alone.
It’s taken years of therapy to heal the emotional scars, control his alcoholism, reconcile his feelings of failure, and begin to live a productive life.
Everything seems to be under control until a strange telephone message and envelope set in motion a series of events that could once again destabilize Vigo’s fragile mental equilibrium.
Will Vigo overcome this final, life-threatening challenge, or is his world about to unravel?
and Other Stories
The Book of Seila
by Wilda Hughes
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The Book of Seila is about sisters, caught between a police state and biblical law.
Ruby Lambert is in hiding after escaping a brutal police redemption camp. For five years, she’s been wanted for murder, heresy, and abomination.
When her sister’s husband is killed, her sister becomes a suspect in his death. To save her, Ruby comes out of hiding to help her flee the southern Covenant States.
Triumphs of Tenacity
by Yusra Mariyam
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Triumphs of Tenacity: From Struggle to Success is an inspirational memoir of resilience, women’s empowerment, and immigrant success that will uplift anyone facing challenges in life.
Born in Bangladesh and moving to the UK at just seven years old, Yusra Mariyam faced enormous obstacles—adapting to a new culture, overcoming academic failures, and balancing the demands of motherhood. As a homemaker raising six children, her dream of higher education seemed impossible. Yet, through sheer perseverance, determination, and self-belief, she transformed her life, graduating with a First-Class Honours degree in International Business Management from Anglia Ruskin University.
Long Road to Mercy
by David Baldacci
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Introducing a remarkable new character from #1 New York Times bestselling writer David Baldacci: Atlee Pine, an FBI agent with special skills assigned to the remote wilds of the southwestern United States who must confront a new threat . . . and an old nightmare. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Catch a tiger by its toe. It’s seared into Atlee Pine’s memory: the kidnapper’s chilling rhyme as he chose between six-year-old Atlee and her twin sister, Mercy. Mercy was taken. Atlee was spared. She never saw Mercy again. Three decades after that terrifying night, Atlee Pine works for the FBI. She’s the lone agent assigned to the Shattered Rock, Arizona resident agency, which is responsible for protecting the Grand Canyon…
Aurora
by David Koepp
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
From the author of Cold Storage comes a riveting, eerily plausible thriller, told with the menace and flair of Under the Dome or Project Hail Mary, in which a worldwide cataclysm plays out in the lives of one complicated Midwestern family.
In Aurora, Illinois, Aubrey Wheeler is just trying to get by after her semi-criminal ex-husband split, leaving behind his unruly teenage son.
Then the lights go out—not just in Aurora but across the globe. A solar storm has knocked out power almost everywhere. Suddenly, all problems are local, very local, and Aubrey must assume the mantle of fierce protector of her suburban neighborhood.
Mrs. Winchester’s Biographer
by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Was Sarah Winchester a woman of mystery or simply a strong woman who lived her life on her own terms? It will take another strong woman to ensure her story is told.
1918 – Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester rifle fortune, has read and heard all the newspaper stories written about her. Snob. Crazy. Insane. Spiritualist. Ghosts. Séances. The list goes on and on. At the age of seventy-nine, she’s lived an incredible life, and her wealth has allowed her to live as she pleased. Sarah loves projects, and now she has one last project she wishes to complete. It’s time she compiled her life story so friends and family will know the truth once she’s gone. But with her crippling arthritis, she needs someone to help her.
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
Cat on the Edge
by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The charming first book in the delightfully cozy Joe Grey Cat Mystery series. Joe – a tomcat who is suddenly able to understand humans – is the sole witness to a murder in the quaint coastal village of Carmel-by-the-Sea and finds his relaxing days of curling up and catching mice are now on the line.
He thought it was a perfect crime… the only witness was a cat.
It’s been quite a week for Joe Grey. First, the large, silver feline is alarmed to discover, when his owner yells at him to dispose of a mouse, that he can understand human language and even more shocking, that he can speak it as well!
Article Five
by J. D. Duncan
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
It was supposed to be a fool proof plan… Until the world caught fire.
When a newly elected U.S. President abandons NATO, Russia seizes the opportunity to strike, launching a full-scale invasion of Estonia. As Europe stands alone, British forces scramble to hold the line against an unstoppable enemy.
In London, MI6 operative John Rafferty hunts a Russian defector—until a sleeper agent turns the streets into a war zone. At sea, Commander Anderson of HMS Daring fights to keep critical supply routes open as Russian warships close in. On the frontlines, Sergeant Johnson and his tank crew face overwhelming odds in a desperate battle for survival. And in the shadows, a traitor at the highest level is pulling the strings, tipping the balance of war.
Fatal Voyage
by Kathy Reichs
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs takes forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan behind the scenes of a major commercial airliner crash in this pulse-pounding thriller.
Temperance Brennan hears the news on her car radio: an Air TransSouth flight has gone down in the mountains of western North Carolina, taking with it eighty-eight passengers and crew. As a forensic anthropologist and a member of the regional DMORT team, Tempe rushes to the scene to assist in body recovery and identification. Tempe has seen death many times, working with the medical examiners in North Carolina and Montreal, but never has tragedy struck with such devastation. She finds a field of carnage. Many of the dead are members of a university soccer team. Is Tempe’s daughter, Katy, among them?
No Power No Mercy
by William Stone
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
When an EMP hits, Mark must lead his wife from a lawless city to find their missing daughter. With no power or communication, danger is everywhere. Their only hope: Mark’s estranged brother and his secret off-grid homestead.
“The plot and character development were beyond excellent. At times this book was so exciting that I had to take breaks! But I enjoyed it, am better for having read it, and congratulate the author on a great read.” by Amazon Customer
Weapon of Choice
by Patricia Gussin
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Life is good for Dr. Laura Nelson. Her kids have their ups and downs, but seem well adjusted to high school and college; her research project at the university is going well; and she is highly regarded as the chief of surgery at Tampa City Hospital. This sense of tranquility is disrupted when she is drawn into the diagnosis of the first case of HIV/AIDS seen in Tampa.
But the challenge of this new disease is dwarfed by the disaster that impacts Laura’s life a few days later. A highly resistant bacterial infection is raging in the surgical intensive care unit, and patients are dying. To make matters worse, Laura’s daughter is exposed to the bacteria and begins to show symptoms.
Blood Memory
by Greg Iles
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Some memories live deep in the soul, indelible and dangerous, waiting to be resurrected…
Forensic expert “Cat” Ferry is suspended from an FBI task force when she is inexplicably stricken with panic attacks and blackouts while investigating a chain of brutal murders. Returning to her Mississippi hometown, Cat finds herself battling with alcohol, plagued by nightmares, and entangled with a married detective. Then, in her childhood bedroom, some spilled chemicals reveal two bloody footprints…and the trauma of her father’s murder years earlier comes flooding back. Facing the secrets of her past, Cat races to connect them to a killer’s present-day violence. But what emerges is the frightening possibility that Cat herself has blood on her hands…
The Good Samaritan
by John Marrs
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
She’s a friendly voice on the phone. But can you trust her?
The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura. Laura doesn’t want them to hope. She wants them to die.
Laura hasn’t had it easy: she’s survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn’t love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it.
Essence of Illusion
by R. F. Whong
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A perfect murder… until it isn’t.
Paying homage to the queen of mystery, Agatha Christie, this contemporary whodunit weaves an atypical tale of illusion and intrigue set in the picturesque Amish enclave of Paradise, Pennsylvania.
A year ago, still haunted by the tragic events of September 11, Tina Sheng reluctantly served as a Christian summer camp counselor in Paradise.
Now working as an insurance fraud investigator in nearby Lancaster, Tina, along with her quirky friend Amelia Pak, finds a series of internet posts about a faceless doll that appears with each occurrence of death. The writer warns that a serial killer is at large.
Sunday’s Mystery eBooks
Finding Love in Pine Valley
by Judy Ann Davis
Kindle $2.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Award-winning author Judy Ann Davis weaves another heartwarming and compelling romantic mystery of two disenchanted people searching for a stolen vintage trinket box and love again.
Lena Starron knew that leaving her two-timing ex-husband and her job in New York as a writer would be a challenge. Starting over always is. But she never thought she’d return to her old hometown in Pennsylvania where two new jobs awaited her, only to discover she had no place to live.
Wyatt Taylor of Taylor Tree Farm hired Lena to organize and open a new café while she also worked writing publicity for Pine Valley’s 200th Anniversary Celebration…
Blood Line
by Paul Heatley
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
He’s quiet, ordinary looking. But if you cross him – welcome to your worst nightmare.
Tom Rollins has gone AWOL from his CIA black-ops unit and is living off-grid when he hears that the woman he loves, Alejandra, has been murdered by a person or persons unknown.
Rollins is determined to punish her killers and sets out on his own personal search and destroy mission. Applying pressure as only he knows how, he quickly discovers who was behind the killing – a vicious gang of hardened criminals…
MatchUp
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The incredible follow-up to FaceOff features twenty-two of the world’s bestselling and critically acclaimed thriller writers pairing their series characters in an eleven-story anthology curated by the International Thriller Writers (ITW). MatchUp takes the never-before-seen bestseller pairings of FaceOff and adds a delicious new twist: gender. “Think Dancing With the Stars, but with mysteries” (Booklist) as eleven of the world’s best female thriller writers from Diana Gabaldon to Kathy Reichs to Charlaine Harris are paired with eleven of the world’s best male thriller writers, including John Sandford, C.J. Box, and Nelson DeMille, among others. “This box holds a chocolate or two that will be to everyone’s liking” (Kirkus Reviews).
Gray Inside
by Doug Browning , William J. Burkhardt
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Eleven-year-old Danielle Lloyd suffers from an invisible something. She understands the thoughts of everyone around her, whether she wants to or not. This results in chaos in her mind; however, when she finds her cat murdered in her front yard, she vows to use her “gift” to find out who did this and seek revenge. Unfortunately, she finds a seemingly never-ending spiral to hell.
Lights in the sky follow her. A man dressed in black stalks her. Her mother knows something, but she isn’t telling Dani the entire truth. Dani must discover what these lights are, who this man is, and what their connection is to her unwanted ability.
Desperate Girls
by Laura Griffin
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Defense attorney Brynn Holloran is right at home among cops, criminals, and tough-as-nails prosecutors. With her sharp wit and pointed words, she has a tendency to intimidate, and she likes it that way. She’s a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom, but in her personal life, she’s a mess.
When a vicious murderer she once helped prosecute resurfaces and starts a killing spree to wipe out those who put him behind bars, one thing becomes clear: Brynn needs to run for her life.
The End of the World Running Club
by Adrian J. Walker
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The world ended overnight. But for one man, the real journey is just beginning.
Separated from his family by over five hundred miles of devastation, Edgar Hill must run through the ruins of Britai – or risk losing everything.
When a catastrophic asteroid strike shatters the UK, Edgar, a disengaged father and reluctant husband, is left stranded on the wrong side of the country. Cities are in ruins. The roads are gone. Violence and chaos rule. His only chance to reunite with his family? Running.
A Perfect Death
by Kate Ellis
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When a woman is burned to death in Grandal Field in Devon, it looks like it could be a case of mistaken identity. Until DI Wesley Peterson learns of a legend involving a woman who died in similar circumstances in the thirteenth century.
It seems clear that there is a link between the mysterious legend and the recent murder when Wesley discovers that records of a previous site excavation have vanished, and two archaeologists involved in the dig died tragically.
The case echoes a story of twisted love and obsession from many centuries ago, and Wesley realises that edging closer to the truth brings unexpected danger…
Pendant, Ericka Stone Case #002
by Felicia Rogers
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Ericka Stone has joined her friend Greg’s group of law enforcement specialists. After a few cases working together she finally feels like part of the team. But their little band isn’t being called on as much as expected. While waiting for something to happen, Ericka decides to take a vacation.
Harrison Barton has made some bad decisions in his life. Sticking around to protect Josie wasn’t one of them. But when Ericka reappears in his life and accidently find something or rather someone, he starts to wonder if he’d made a bigger mistake than he realized.
Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
In Farm’s Way
by Amanda Flower
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
When the biggest catch at the annual Ice Fishing Derby is the body of brewmaster Wallace, Shiloh must reel in the killer before her farm goes belly-up.
Shiloh Bellamy still expects the last few Winter months to be busy with repairs, spring planning, and networking with local businesses. She might even be able to broker a new partnership with Fields Brewery and its organic brewer’s association. Well, she could if the owner, Wallace, wasn’t found murdered at the county Ice Fishing Derby.
The Rebels
by Renata Riva
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
After the death of King Jethron, his two eldest sons, Jekon and Revon, are fighting for the throne. The king’s third son, Terven, is in hiding. Despised by his late father, he has less resources than his brothers, and he must deal with many ghosts from his past.
Supporting his cause are seven dishonoured knights and Iir, the nyvan princess. Iir will help Terven once again, but she is also on a quest of her own, seeking vengeance for her dead parents.
The Devil May Dance
by Jake Tapper
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Charlie and Margaret Marder, political stars in 1960s Washington DC, know all too well how the tangled web of power in the nation’s capital can operate. But while they long to settle into the comforts of home, Attorney General Robert Kennedy has other plans. He needs them to look into a potential threat not only to the presidency, but to the security of the United States itself.
Charlie and Margaret quickly find themselves on a flight to sunny Los Angeles, where they’ll face off against a dazzling world of stars and studios. At the center of their investigation is Frank Sinatra, a close friend of President John F. Kennedy and a rumored mob crony, whom Charlie and Margaret must befriend to get the inside scoop.
Owls Don’t Blink
by Erle Stanley Gardner
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
An odd couple of detectives descends on New Orleans to search for a missing heiress in this hard-boiled mystery by the creator of Perry Mason.
Bertha Cool is a bulldog of a woman with an attitude to match. Donald Lam is a handsome ex-lawyer who makes up for in brains what he lacks in brawn. Together, they’re an unlikely pair of private detectives on a mission to find Roberta Fenn, a missing model and heiress in New Orleans. It’s a seemingly simple case of lost and found . . .
Except, Donald can’t help but wonder why someone would hire a firm out of Los Angeles instead of one based in the Big Easy. Also, locating Roberta proves surprisingly effortless. Keeping track of her is not.
The Man With No Face
by Peter May
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A REPORTER WITH NO FEAR. Jaded Edinburgh journalist Neil Bannerman is sent to Europe, intent on digging up dirt. Yet it is danger he discovers, when two British men are found murdered.
A CHILD WITH NO FATHER. One victim is a journalist, the other a Cabinet Minister: the double-assassination witnessed by the former’s autistic daughter. This girl recalls every detail about her father’s killer – except for one.
THE MAN WITH NO FACE
The Clan of Hogan Falls
by Serena Meadows
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Prepare yourself for these eight stories about female wolf shifters whose lives have been in danger since birth. Abandoned by their clans, they all grew up together and now run a successful bed and breakfast.
But it isn’t until they meet their fated mates that everything becomes turbulent again. The enemies have returned, and the women have much more to lose than just their lives. They now also have their hearts on the line.
Leave Murder to the Professionals
by A.G. Russo
Kindle $1.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
The homefront, spring 1944, Brooklyn, New York is the neo-noir setting for the final installment of Maeve O’Shaughnessy and Vic Marino’s journey since becoming partners in the O’Shaughnessy Investigations detective agency.
Maeve’s resolve is strained to the breaking point by demands from all sides. Though Vic supports her and does his best to protect her, she makes a difficult and dangerous decision to go against his advice. On one side, former first love, powerful Irish crime boss Lory, threatens her and those she cares about. On the other side, the FBI demands her help to stop him. The G-Men know she’s holding back information. She knows she can’t divulge all she knows or would face dire consequences. She has to walk a razor’s edge.
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After I’ve Gone
by Linda Green
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Status Update: you have 18 months left to live . . .
Jess Mount goes online and discovers that her Facebook appears to have skipped forward 18 months. Her timeline is full of shocked family and friends sharing heart-breaking tributes to her, following her death in an accident.
Is she the target of a cruel prank or is this a terrifying glimpse of her true fate? Jess is left scared and confused, even more so by the photos of a gorgeous baby – a son she has not yet conceived.
Beware the Midnight Train
by Anna Faversham
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
If you were offered a dream cottage in an English country village and it’s dirt cheap, would you be tempted? Ellie is, especially as she has nowhere else to go after walking out on her no-good two-timing ex. It’s a good start – the neighbours are great, bit strange perhaps. And the dishy local vicar declares himself willing to help day or night. Night? And what’s this talk about a mysterious Midnight Train? Has she done the right thing?
It’s the 1970s and Ellie attempts to make a new life for herself and ignores the village gossip about ghosts and disappearing people…
Surprised by Nothing
by Kathryn Kyker
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Kathryn Kyker used to faint at the sight of blood. But after three decades as an ER social worker, blood no longer fazed her—and neither did anything else.
Kathryn took her job at a regional Georgia hospital because she was desperate for health insurance. Although she found the work meaningful and became the hospital’s first ER social work manager, the high-stakes environment left her unable to cry, hypervigilant about safety, and detached from family and friends.