Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Red Velvet Cupcake Murder
by Joanne Fluke
Rating: 4.6 #ad
This summer has been warmer than usual in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and Hannah Swensen is trying to beat the heat both in and out of her bakery kitchen. But she’s about to find out the hard way that nothing cools off a hot day like a cold-blooded murder. At the grand opening of a local hotel, a police department employee nearly dies falling from a penthouse—and then another woman, with whom Hannah has a less-than-friendly relationship, winds up dead. Hannah is the prime suspect – and to clear her own name, she’s got to find out who iced the victim…
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(Hannah Swensen Mysteries)
Day of the Dead
by Nicci French
Rating: 4.6 #ad
A decade ago, psychologist Frieda Klein was sucked into the orbit of Dean Reeve — a killer able to impersonate almost anyone, a man who can disappear without a trace, a psychopath obsessed with Frieda herself.
In the years since, Frieda has worked with — and sometimes against — the London police in solving their most baffling cases. But now she’s in hiding, driven to isolation by Reeve. When a series of murders announces his return, Frieda must emerge from the shadows to confront her nemesis. And it’s a showdown she might not survive.
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(A Frieda Klein Mysteries)
WarMage Redux Complete Boxed Set
by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rating: 5.0 #ad
When one door closes for the young witch, Raven Alby, she’ll kick open another one.
Raven is graduating from Fowler Academy with her fierce red dragon, Leander by her side.
She is taking on the responsibilities of a WarMage – just like her late mother – and has joined the kingdom’s army corps and their fleet of dragons.
Time to get ready for whatever the world throws at Raven and her homeland, the kingdom of Lomberdoon.
Grab this complete series boxed set to join her adventures as an adult in Lomberdoon!
The Deadline Clock
by Jeffery Deaver
Rating: 4.4 #ad
A serial kidnapper is on the loose in a small town in Maine, targeting wealthy women and demanding a huge ransom in bitcoin for their safe return. When his latest victim’s husband claims that he can’t come up with the money, the word “deadline” takes on a disturbingly literal meaning. The local police are out of their depth, but Colter Shaw takes the lead in the investigation. Soon, he’s using his survivalist instincts to uncover clues and pursue suspects, putting his own life on the line to catch the would-be killer before the countdown hits zero.
Wicked Witch
by Megan Montero
Rating: 4.4 #ad
It’s time to claim my power…
All my life I’ve lived under lock and key, always following the strict rules my mother set for me. A week before my sixteenth birthday I sneak out of my house and discover why…turns out I am not just a normal teenager. I’m a witch blessed with a special gift someone wants to steal from me.
And not just anyone…the evil King Alataris.
“I love the start to this series. We get to see Zinnia learn about who she is and the responsibility her and the other queens have to save the world. She also has a love interest that is said to be forbidden. She just jumps right into her role as a witch.” by Amazon Customer
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(The Royals: Witch Court Mysteries)
A Suitable Vengeance
by Elizabeth George
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Award-winning author Elizabeth George gives us an early glimpse into the lives of Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, forensic scientist Simon Allcourt-St. James, and Lady Helen Clyde in a superlative mystery that is also a fascinating inquiry into the crimes of the heart. Lynley, the eighth earl of Asherton, has brought to Howenstow, his family home, the young woman he has asked to be his bride. But the savage murder of a local journalist is the catalyst for a lethal series of events that shatters the calm of a picturesque Cornwall village and embroils Lynley and St. James in a case far outside their jurisdiction—and a little too close to home.
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(Inspector Lynley Mysteries)
Breaking News
by Fern Michaels
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Though the Charleston air is drenched with azalea and honeysuckle, and there’s always a pitcher of sweet tea close to hand, the ladies have little time for relaxing. Ida’s new line of cosmetics is about to launch, and Toots, Mavis, and Sophie are relishing new careers as models. And Abby, Toots’s daughter, is getting hitched. In the middle of so much change, Toots is almost too busy to notice her own unexpected romance. After eight husbands, she’s sworn never to get involved again. But fate – and her friends – may have other plans. And every godmother, fairy or otherwise, loves a story that ends with happily-ever-after . . .
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(Godmothers Series)
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Holidays in Ocean Alley
by Elaine L. Orr
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Opening your apartment door to see a woman sliding down it is distressing. Especially when that woman has a knife in her chest. How could a murderer be roaming the halls in the middle of the night? After all the times she has encouraged Jolie to mind her own business, Aunt Madge has had a change of heart.
It’s Jolie’s boyfriend Scoobie Madge turns to to help her figure out who the murderer is. Not that being temporarily in an assisted living apartment prevents Aunt Madge from investigating herself…
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(Jolie Gentil Cozy Mysteries)
Death Masks
by Jim Butcher
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only practicing professional wizard, should be happy that business is pretty good for a change. But he also knows that whenever things are going good, the only way left for them to go is bad. Way bad. Such as:
• A duel with the lethal champion of the Red Court, who must kill Harry to end the war between vampires and wizards…
• Professional hit men using Harry for target practice…
• The missing Shroud of Turin—and the possible involvement of Chicago’s most feared mob boss…
• A handless and headless corpse the Chicago police need identified…
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(The Dresden Files Mysteries)
Unforgiven
by Rebecca Zanetti
Rating: 4.8 #ad
Run: Gemma Falls never expected to use her game theory expertise to outrun a killer. But for years, that skill is all that kept her one step ahead of a deadly stalker. When Gemma gets the chance to teach at D.C. University, she hopes she and her young daughter have found a safe harbor. The only flaw is the arrogant philosophy professor who’s always underfoot giving unwanted advice – in his sexy British accent . . .
Hide: Jethro Hanson has blood on his hands. He’s working within ivy-covered university halls now, but he knows that his work with the Deep Ops team and the deadly acts he once committed for the sake of Queen and country place him beyond forgiveness – until he meets Gemma . . .
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(Deep Ops Mysteries)
Escaping Eleven
by Jerri Chisholm
Rating: 4.2 #ad
In Compound Eleven, the hierarchy of the floors is everything. My name is Eve Hamilton, and on my floor, we fight.
Which at least is better than the bottom floor, where they toil away in misery. Only the top floor has any ease in this harsh world; they rule from their gilded offices.
Because four generations ago, Earth was rendered uninhabitable—the sun too hot, the land too barren. Those who remained were forced underground. While not a perfect life down here, I’ve learned to survive as a fighter.
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(Eleven Trilogy)
Death in Holy Orders
by P. D. James
Rating: 4.5 #ad
On the East Anglian seacoast, a small theological college hangs precariously on an eroding shoreline and an equally precarious future. When the body of a student is found buried in the sand, the boy’s influential father demands that Scotland Yard investigate. Enter Adam Dalgliesh, a detective who loves poetry, a man who has known loss and discovery. The son of a parson, and having spent many happy boyhood summers at the school, Dalgliesh is the perfect candidate to look for the truth in this remote, rarified community of the faithful–and the frightened.
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(Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries)
The Medical Examiner
by James Patterson
Rating: 4.4 #ad
A woman checks into a hotel room and entertains a man who is not her husband. A shooter blows away the lover and wounds a wealthy heiress, leaving her for dead. Is it the perfect case for the Women’s Murder Club . . . or just the most twisted?
“I love Women’s Murder Club books and this one is no exception but I prefer a longer story so roll on the next one.” by Amazon Customer
Petticoats and Pistols
by William Black
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Evan Henson, a Union battle-tested veteran of the Civil War, dismounted. He stood six-one and paused. “I am so sorry, Miss McLee. Your ma was one of the finest women the Good Lord ever put on this earth. You say it was Kreb who killed her, huh?”
“Sure nuff,” Dory McLee confirmed.
Evan exhaled deeply and turned around slowly shaking his head. “You know Alton Kreb. He has the most money of anyone in this territory and he ain’t about ready to go to the hoosegow on his own.”
“That’s just too doggone bad,” Dory fired back. “He broke the law and now he’s gotta pay for it.”
Grace Immeasurable
by Gina Holder
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Brand New Release from Gina Holder
She’s a modern day damsel. He’s her self-appointed knight. Who will rescue whom?
Kylie just wants to run her café without people thinking she’s a damsel in distress. That proves difficult when a man claiming to be her half-brother reveals buried family trauma and forces Kylie to face the scars of her childhood.
Peter doesn’t mean to be a knight in shining armor, but as her proverbial big brother, he decides to uncover the truth about Kylie’s semi-sibling, while trying to make peace with his own mistakes.
Unearthing the past leads to a danger greater than either ever expected. In the end, who will rescue whom?