Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Big Shot
by Kirsten Weiss
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Small Town. Big Murder.
Hi. I’m Alice. The number one secret to my success as a bodyguard? Staying under the radar. But when a public disaster blew up my career and my reputation, my perfect, solo life took a hard left turn to crazy town. And to bodies. Lots of dead bodies.
I thought my hometown of Nowhere would be an out-of-the-way refuge to wait out the media storm. It wasn’t.
A Hussar’s Promise
by Griffin Brady
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
A disgraced soldier. Evil men playing for power. When all that is dear to him is wrenched away, will he hold true to his oaths?
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1614. Jacek Dąbrowski has endured an unjust exile. Falsely accused of murder, hopelessly in love with his liege’s wife, and assigned to defend the perilous borderlands against Ottoman incursions, the winged hussar captain has tried to bury his resentment by performing his duty flawlessly. But when the scheming lord who betrayed him is murdered, Jacek finally returns home to confront the widow he has never forgotten—only to find the estate sabotaged by an unseen enemy.
The Deeds of the Disturber
by Elizabeth Peters
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Back in London after an archaeological dig, adventurous sleuth Amelia Peabody -“rather like Indiana Jones, Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple all rolled into one” – discovers that a night watchman at the museum has perished in the shadow of a mummy case (The Washington Post Book World).
There are murmurings about an ancient curse, but a skeptical Amelia is determined to find an all-too-human killer. Soon, she’s balancing family demands, including the troubles of her precocious son, Ramses (aka Walter), with not just one unsolved crime, but two . . .
North of the Killing Hand
by Joni M Fisher
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Years after witnessing the murder of her parents, a young woman pursues a career in law enforcement, but later must choose between the rule of law and the temptation of revenge.
“A compelling crime page-turner. You will be enchanted by Nefi’s smarts and strategic thinking ability. Will she avenge the savage murder of her parents in the Brazilian rainforest? Follow her as she discovers that the criminal element is much deeper and extends all the way into US political and social arenas. Discover the unusual talent she inherited. A very satisfying read.” by Amazon Customer
The Witness
by Sandra Brown
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
After narrowly escaping a deadly car crash, Kendall Deaton and her son find refuge in a small South Carolina town. But their relief is short-lived when Keaton makes a terrifying discovery. The town of Prosper isn’t so innocent after all.
Now, Kendall is a reluctant witness intent on escaping from an insidious evil–and a community that will stop at nothing to protect what is “theirs”.
Arcane
by Sever Bronny
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Nominated for the Epic Fantasy Fanatics Readers Choice Award
Orphan and former farm slave Augum dreams of becoming a warlock. But that would take courage and aptitude, both of which he lacks. Doesn’t help that his mentor is a cranky recluse who sends him on strange errands.
When a vicious tyrant ravages the kingdom in a quest for seven mythic artifacts, Augum discovers his mentor possesses one. They flee to a mysterious castle with other aspiring warlocks, including two quirky girls. Adventure ensues as the aspirants explore the castle’s secrets and learn spellcraft.
In Desperation
by Rick Mofina
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
“A superbly written thriller…Timely, tense, and terrifying.”—Brad Thor
“A blisteringly paced story that cuts to the bone. It left me ripping through pages deep into the night.”—James Rollins
Eleven-year-old Tilly Martin is dragged from her suburban bedroom. Her mother, Cora, pleads for mercy but the kidnappers are clear: if they don’t get their $5 million back in five days, Tilly dies. If anyone contacts police, Tilly dies.
Journalist Jack Gannon’s estranged sister, Cora, disappeared without a trace decades ago. Now she is frantically reaching out to him for help…
The Push
by Ashley Audrain
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family—and a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all what she hoped for—and everything she feared
Blythe Connor is determined that she will be the warm, comforting mother to her new baby Violet that she herself never had.
But in the thick of motherhood’s exhausting early days, Blythe becomes convinced that something is wrong with her daughter—she doesn’t behave like most children do.
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Christmas Mittens Murder
by Lee Hollis, Lynn Cahoon, Maddie Day
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Crisp Christmas weather is made for mittens—and some mittens are made for murder in this delectable holiday cozy mystery anthology!
DEATH OF A CHRISTMAS MITTEN KNITTER by LEE HOLLIS
TWO CHRISTMAS MITTENS by LYNN CAHOON
MURDEROUS MITTENS by MADDIE DAY
“Haunted houses, a holiday staple, are an especially good fit for the authors’ folksy Down East setting…All three tales offer a dash of detection, but their strong suit is hometown charm.” —Kirkus Reviews on Halloween Party Murder
Broken Rhodes
by Kimber Silver
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Kinsley Rhodes blows into Harlow, Kansas like a tornado, twisting Sheriff Lincoln James’ life into knots. Her grandfather has been murdered and she wants answers.
As if the town’s first homicide in twenty years wasn’t enough, the beleaguered sheriff now has to deal with Henry Rhodes’ bobcat of a granddaughter, plunging his life deeper into chaos. As a dark storm threatens, long-held secrets are exposed, placing Kinsley directly in harm’s way.
Behold the Monster
by Jillian Lauren, Michael Connelly
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
He was sitting right across the table… and he would have killed her if he could
Jillian Lauren had no idea what she was getting into when she wrote her first letter to prolific serial killer Samuel Little. All she knew was her research had led her to believe he was good for far more murders than the three for which he had been convicted. While the two exchanged dozens of letters and embarked on hundreds of hours of interviews, Lauren gained the trust of a monster. After maintaining his innocence for decades, Little confessed to the murders of ninety-three women, often drawing his victims in haunting detail as he spoke. How could one man evade justice, manipulating the system for over four decades?
Silent Partner
by Jonathan Kellerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
At a party for a controversial Los Angeles sex therapist, Alex Delaware encounters a face from his own past—Sharon Ransom, an exquisite, alluring lover who left him abruptly more than a decade earlier. Sharon now hints that she desperately needs help, but Alex evades her. The next day she is dead, an apparent suicide.
“A complex and haunting story of tangled personalities, deeply buried family secrets, and of violence lying thinly under the surface . . . hits the reader right between the eyes.” – Los Angeles Times Book Review
The Blue Religion
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Taking us from smoggy Los Angeles to the woods of Idaho, from Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century to the post-Civil War frontier, these riveting stories trace the perils and occasional triumphs of lawmen and -women who put themselves in harm’s way to face down the bad guys. Some of them even walk the edge of becoming bad guys themselves.
In T. Jefferson Parker’s “Skinhead Central,” an ex-cop and his wife find unexpected menace in the idyllic setting they have chosen for their retirement. In Alafair Burke’s “Winning,” a female officer who is attacked in the line of duty must protect her own husband from his worst impulses. In Michael Connelly’s “Father’s Day,” Harry Bosch faces one of his most emotionally trying cases, investigating a young boy’s death.
A Forgotten Murder
by Jude Deveraux
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Sara Medlar, her niece Kate and their friend Jack need a change of scenery so Sara arranges for them to visit an old friend in England. Upon arrival at Oxley Manor, a centuries-old estate converted to a luxury hotel, Kate and Jack quickly realize Sara is up to something. They learn that Sara has also invited a number of others to join them.
When everyone assembles, Sara explains. Decades earlier, two people ran off together from Oxley and haven’t been heard from since—and Sara wants to solve the case. As the people who were there the night the two went missing, the guests find themselves cast in a live mystery-theater event.
Murder Island
by James Patterson, Brian Sitts
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
They thought they found heaven on earth. But their paradise becomes a nightmare when Professor Brandt Savage and his girlfriend Kira Sunlight stumble on a terrifying conspiracy.
When professor turned crime-fighter Brandt “‘Doc'”Savage and his girlfriend Kira Sunlight land on a desert island in the middle of the Atlantic, they think they’ve found a perfect utopia. An escape from their tumultuous pasts. But they don’t have long to enjoy their newfound peace before they are violently separated and dragged to opposite ends of the Earth.
The Survivors
by Jane Harper
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Kieran Elliott’s life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences.
The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home.
Kieran’s parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is his absent brother, Finn.
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Everything She Feared
by Rick Mofina
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Every mother worries about their child. But Sara Harmon fears hers…
When a teen falls while taking a selfie at the edge of a cliff, the last thing she sees before plummeting to her death is Katie Harmon, the nine-year-old girl she was babysitting, looking down at her.
Investigators gather at the scene, and Katie’s mother, Sara, rushes to comfort her daughter. Yet there’s a small, secret ping of alarm in Sara’s heart that she cannot share—though rookie detective Kim Pierce senses it.
City of Angels and Elves Complete Series
by Ramy Vance, Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Ever since Mable was a young elf, all she’s wanted is to be a star.
Her parents would have been happy if her deepest desire was to become part of a constellation. Alas for them, Mable has her sights set on becoming an actress.
How…mortalish.
Mable’s yearning for the spotlight drives her to leave home. She ventures into the human world to chase her dreams, but finding stardom among the mortals comes with unique challenges.
Grab this complete series boxed set and join Mable on her adventures in Hollywood and discover the challenges she encounters in the “human world.”
Walking by Night
by Kate Ellis
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Taking a short cut home beneath the ruined abbey in the Yorkshire city of Eborby, a teenage girl reports stumbling across a body.
But with the body nowhere to be found, her inebriated state and troubled history leaves the police sceptical of her story. Only Detective Joe Plantagenet is inclined to believe her.
Meanwhile, Joe finds himself caught in the midst of an investigation into a production of The Devils at the local Playhouse when a young girl is reported missing…
The Kingdom
by Jo Nesbo
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Roy and Carl, brothers from a small mountain town, have spent their whole lives hiding from the darkness in their pasts – Roy by staying put and staying quiet, and Carl by running far away. Roy believed his little brother was gone for good. But Carl has big plans for his hometown. And when he returns with a mysterious new wife and a business opportunity that seems too good to be true, simmering tensions begin to surface and unexplained deaths in the town’s past come under new scrutiny. Soon powerful players set their sights on taking the brothers down by exposing their role in the town’s sordid history. But Roy and Carl are survivors, and no strangers to violence…
Run: Outmatch, Outsmart, Outlive
by Christy Cooper-Burnett
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Kendra Thompson’s simple life goes from predictable to living nightmare when her sixteen-year-old son Kyle records the unthinkable.
Now Kendra and her son are running for their lives, hunted by a vicious street gang with eyes and ears everywhere, who are determined to silence Kyle forever. In a deadly race to stay one step ahead of a ruthless gang, a crooked cop, and a corrupt politician, Kendra is the only one who can save him from a web of corruption that leaves her with almost no one she can trust.
Their lives hang in the balance as two strangers become their best chance for survival-a gutsy truck driver and her brother, a retired DEA agent with a questionable past…
Journey to Munich
by Jacqueline Winspear
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Working with the British Secret Service on an undercover mission, Maisie Dobbs is sent to Hitler’s Germany in this thrilling tale of danger and intrigue—the twelfth novel in Jacqueline Winspear’s New York Times bestselling “series that seems to get better with each entry” (Wall Street Journal).
It’s early 1938, and Maisie Dobbs is back in England. On a fine yet chilly morning, as she walks towards Fitzroy Square—a place of many memories—she is intercepted by Brian Huntley and Robert MacFarlane of the Secret Service. The German government has agreed to release a British subject from prison, but only if he is handed over to a family member…
The Third Victim
by Lisa Gardner
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The past isn’t over…. An unspeakable act has ripped apart the idyllic town of Bakersville, Oregon, and its once-peaceful residents are demanding quick justice. But though a boy has confessed to the horrific crime, evidence shows he may not be guilty.
Officer Rainie Conner, leading her first homicide investigation, stands at the center of the controversy. It’s hitting too close to home, bringing back her worst nightmares, threatening to expose her secret sins. But with the boy’s life at stake, she won’t let anything stop her from finding the real killer.
The Devil’s Ransom
by Brad Taylor
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
In the latest explosive thriller from New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer Brad Taylor, Pike Logan races to stop an insidious attack orchestrated by a man who knows America’s most treasured secrets.
Conducting a routine cover development trip to Tajikistan, Pike and Jennifer learn that Afghanistan has fallen, and there’s a man on the run. One that has done more for the United States in Afghanistan than anyone else. Pulled in to extract him, Pike collides headlong into a broader mystery: his covert company, along with every other entity in the Taskforce, has been hit with a ransomware attack, and there’s some connection between the Taliban and the hack.
A Bond Broken
by Frank Wheeler
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
A classic western novel from Frank Wheeler with non-stop epic adventure and a blend of western romance
War changed Wyatt and Amos Cole. They never imagined they’d return from the war as strangers to each other. Five years after the Civil War nearly tore their family apart, they both find themselves back home.
But home isn’t what it used to be.
The family farm is in shambles, and the once-peaceful town of Coldwater Creek has fallen under the grip of the ruthless Hale gang. Amos has changed too, sinking into a life of gambling and whiskey, leaving Wyatt to care for their younger brother Jesse and fend off the Hales alone.
Snicker’s Wish
by L. B. Anne
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
What happens when you combine a birthday wish with a Christmas wish? Only the first child born on Christmas day knows.
‘Tis the season to be jolly…until eleven-year-old Jared arrives at home and finds his apartment door open. How do you find the Christmas spirit when your whole world turns upside down and your sister is missing?
On a cold winter’s morning, through the snow-covered streets of Crystal City, Jared makes his way to Mckinney Park. He is given a chance at something remarkable, because of one little girl’s wish.
Business Hints for Men and Women
by Dollars and Sense Publishing
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Timeless business wisdom for the modern business owner – Providing both beginners and seasoned entrepreneurs with straightforward advice to master business, finance, and personal money management
Discover a century-old guide, updated for the realities of today’s challenges! Unlock and learn the core principles of financial prudence that every successful entrepreneur and professional knows. Adapted with current examples and updated for immediate application!
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Christmas Coroner
by Paul Austin Ardoin
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Buried secrets. A dead online celebrity. Just in time for Christmas.
Days before the town’s annual Christmas Parade, an up-and-coming celebrity chef is found dead in a mountain cabin. As Coroner Fenway Stevenson investigates, she uncovers the chef’s dark past, a war brewing between local farms, and a hidden identity that could blow the town apart. Can Fenway unmask the murderer before she becomes the next victim?
The House Swap
by Miranda Rijks
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Two perfect families. Two beautiful homes. A one-way trip to hell.
When two families organise a house swap, it seems like the perfect holiday arrangement. The Browns will exchange their London townhouse for a stunning chateau in the south of France, the perfect place to relax and rekindle their flagging marriage.
And the Lesters are looking forward to showing their son, Rafael, around their old haunts in the British capital. Sounds wonderful. Except for one thing – both families are hiding dark secrets, and secrets have a way of coming out…
The Sixth Kingdom
by pdmac
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The Sixth Kingdom is the center of the known world. It is the repository of the all knowledge and secrets, and the heart of arcane wizardry. It is the College, the arbiter and enforcer of world peace. It’s also the place to learn magic, perfect deadly warrior skills, or bond with dragons.
Comprised of four Castes, the College accepts only the best and brightest of those who can afford to send their children to the hallowed halls of destiny where they are groomed to assume their future roles in each of the five kingdoms.
Mon-Ters
by Kaye Bell
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
In the shadows of Area 51’s clandestine labs, the unthinkable has been unleashed: creatures engineered to decimate armies now roam free. Driven by a scientist’s ambition, these beasts defy the bounds of nature, but at what cost?
When ethical lines blur into oblivion, one scientist’s desperate flight for survival awakens the beasts’ taste for freedom. As they veer toward Alamo, Nevada, carving a swathe of carnage, the military scrambles to contain an error too fatal to admit.
Created to be unstoppable on the battlefield, these creatures are unbound by human constraints, sowing fear with their very existence. And yet, a child – innocent and pure – might hold the key and her bond with the “mon-ters”, as she calls them, might be the only hope for a beleaguered community…
Lapidius
by Matthew Runals
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Thirteen-year-old Joey is in trouble. His mother can hardly feed him, which-because of his small size-is saying a lot. As war moves closer to their little town, his mother’s options for more work are a big fat zero.
Desperate, she sends him to a place where he won’t starve, Lapidius. Soon after arriving, however, Joey learns that he and the hundreds of other children aren’t just charity cases. Lapidius is a prestigious military institute that develops specialized skills for combat. But Lapidius is also a mysterious place where Joey learns that the battle for which they are being trained fot is full of magic, malevolence, and monsters.
The new students discover a nation found worthy to fight for.
Choke Hold
by Paul Heatley
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
They thought they knew about pain. They’re about to meet Tom Rollins, PhD.
Tom Rollins is heading cross-country when he gets a call from his old friend, Cindy Vaughan. Cindy is searching for a missing woman, Louise. She’s found CCTV of her abduction and needs Tom’s help tracking down whoever is responsible.
Tom and Cindy start to investigate and soon realise that Louise is in deep trouble. She’s been taken by a ruthless gang who plan to use her for their own grisly entertainment…
The Crossing
by Michael Connelly
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Detective Harry Bosch has retired from the LAPD, but his half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, needs his help. A woman has been brutally murdered in her bed and all evidence points to Haller’s client, a former gang member turned family man. Though the murder rap seems ironclad, Mickey is sure it’s a setup.
Bosch doesn’t want anything to do with crossing the aisle to work for the defense. He feels it will undo all the good he’s done in his thirty years as a homicide cop. But Mickey promises to let the chips fall where they may. If Harry proves that his client did it, under the rules of discovery, they are obliged to turn over the evidence to the prosecution.
After Anna
by Lisa Scottoline
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Nobody cuts deeper than family…
Dr. Noah Alderman, a widower and single father, has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie Ippolitti, and for the first time in a long time, he and his young son are happy. Despite her longing for the daughter she hasn’t seen since she was a baby, Maggie is happy too, and she’s even more overjoyed when she unexpectedly gets another chance to be a mother to the child she thought she’d lost forever, her only daughter Anna.
The Deep Transformation Self-Love Workbook for Women
by J. Finn
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
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