Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder in the Belltower
by Helena Dixon
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Kitty Underhay’s hymn book is open… at murder.
Winter, 1933. Kitty Underhay is enjoying a restorative break from sleuthing on a visit to her family at Enderley Hall. The only thing marring her peace – aside from the uncomfortable sensation she has of being watched – is the obvious history between her beau, ex-army captain Matthew Bryant and another guest, the beautiful Juliet Vanderstafen. So, when the parish clerk is found dead on her front doorstep, Kitty leaps at the chance of distraction.
The police are happy to conclude that Miss Plenderleith met her unfortunate end on a patch of ice, but Kitty isn’t convinced this was a case of bad weather and worse luck…
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(A Miss Underhay Mysteries)
12 PILLS
by Kirk Burris
Rating: 4.8 #ad
If you like Michael Connelly or James Patterson, you’ll love Kirk Burris. This is Book 1 in the Agent Whelan Murder Mystery series.
A maniacal serial killer is on the loose in Kansas City. And the calling card is an orange pill bottle shoved down the throats of the victims. Their caps are numbered in sharpie, announcing more to come. FBI Agent Whelan, traumatized from the loss of his former partner, is asked by The Bureau to join the manhunt. The murderer is targeting his childhood friends.
The fourth victim, discovered in Miami, whips the investigation across the country. Unsure who to trust, Whelan battles corruption inside the K.C. field office, and an interfering media, whose leaked video of one of the victims goes viral.
The Eyes of the Dragon
by Stephen King
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Thus begins one of the most unique tales that master storyteller Stephen King has ever written—a sprawling fantasy of dark magic and the struggle for absolute power that utterly transforms the destinies of two brothers born into royalty. Through this enthralling masterpiece of mythical adventure, intrigue, and terror, you will thrill to this unforgettable narrative filled with relentless, wicked enchantment, and the most terrible of secrets….
Friend Request
by Laura Marshall
Rating: 4.1 #ad
Maria Weston wants to be friends. But Maria Weston is dead. Isn’t she?
1989. When Louise first notices the new girl who has mysteriously transferred late into their senior year, Maria seems to be everything the girls Louise hangs out with aren’t. Authentic. Funny. Brash. Within just a few days, Maria and Louise are on their way to becoming fast friends.
2016. Louise receives a heart-stopping email: Maria Weston wants to be friends on Facebook. Long-buried memories quickly rise to the surface: those first days of their budding friendship; cruel decisions made and dark secrets kept; the night that would change all their lives forever.
Die Again to Save the World Complete Boxed Set
by Ramy Vance, Michael Anderle
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Every time Rueben Peet dies, he ‘returns’ to his body with the memories of what’s to come. He gets to ‘repeat’ his mistakes again and again and hope he can do something different to prevent the future.
It’s Groundhog Day meets the worst super-spy, ever.
Get the entire story plus a bonus stand alone novella with this bargain-priced boxed set today
When New York City comes under threat of nuclear destruction, Rueben is the only one who can save the city. But even an infinite number of re-dos is not enough, for lurking in the background is a nefarious force threatening, not only NYC, but also the world.
Girl on Honeysuckle Avenue
by Clark Graham
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Weighed down with troubles Austin Morgan turned the corner onto Honeysuckle Avenue. With a sick mother and tuition coming due, he worried about his life. Having missed the bus, he walked the ten blocks home having no idea of the upheaval his life would suddenly take in just a few short steps. Flung from the peace and quiet he now had, into a world of mystery and danger in a series of events beyond his control. his world would have no resemblance to its current self. And then, he saw her…
McNally’s Dilemma
by Lawrence Sanders, Vincent Lardo
Rating: 4.4 #ad
The Palm Beach tennis season starts off with a bang when a pro is shot by his wife after she catches him with another woman. For Archy McNally, private investigator to the rich and infamous, the case seems open and shut. The killer, twice-married socialite Melva Williams, confesses to offing her cheating spouse in a moment of passion. Now she wants McNally to do her a favor: Keep the paparazzi away from her daughter, Veronica. Playing babysitter to the beautiful Veronica and remaining faithful to his fiancée prove beyond McNally’s capabilities.
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(The Archy McNally Mysteries)
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Coconut Layer Cake Murder
by Joanne Fluke
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Bakery owner Hannah Swensen is leaving Lake Eden to help a friend in sunny California. But an unexpected phone call swiftly brings her back to a cold Minnesota winter . . . and murder . . .
When Hannah learns that her sister Michelle’s boyfriend, Detective Lonnie Murphy, is the prime suspect in a murder case, she flies straight home from a Los Angeles movie sound stage to frigid Minnesota. But proving Lonnie’s innocence will be harder than figuring out what went wrong with a recipe, especially with Lonnie’s hazy memory of the night in question. Hannah doesn’t know what to believe.
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(A Hannah Swensen Mysteries)
The Devil’s Teardrop
by Jeffery Deaver
Rating: 4.5 #ad
It’s New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1999, and Washington, DC, is under siege. Early in the day, a grisly machine gun attack in the Dupont Circle Metro station leaves dozens dead and the city crippled with fear. A note delivered to the mayor’s office pins the massacre on the Digger, a robotlike assassin programmed to wreak havoc on the capital every four hours – until midnight. Only a ransom of $20 million delivered to the Digger’s accomplice – and mastermind – will end the death and terror. But the Digger becomes a far more sinister threat when his accomplice is killed in a freak accident while en route to the money drop.
Gone for Good
by Harlan Coben
Rating: 4.5 #ad
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES • “Gone for Good contains more plot twists than you can count, with a jarring revelation in nearly every chapter. . . . [Harlan] Coben has crafted a taut thriller with a slew of compelling characters. . . . As subtle as a shotgun, and just as effective.”
As a boy, Will Klein had a hero: his older brother, Ken. Then, on a warm suburban night in the Kleins’ affluent New Jersey neighborhood, a young woman—a girl Will had once loved—was found brutally murdered in her family’s basement. The prime suspect: Ken Klein. With the evidence against him overwhelming, Ken simply vanished. And when his shattered family never heard from Ken again, they were sure he was gone for good…
Rejectors
by Kyle Watson
Rating: 4.0 #ad
What would you do as last of the Rejectors? They are coming. Run.
Rejecting the system has a price, and the last rejectors are on the run and must outpace the evil forces that are hunting them. Vowing to never bend to the will of evil leader, will the rejectors be able to escape capture and avoid the delusion that overtakes those who are forced to accept the system? Wrestling with the reality that the battle is taking place in both the seen and unseen realms, the rejectors will stop at nothing to fight for their souls and lives.
A Veronica Lee Thriller Collection
by Melinda Woodhall
Rating: 4.5 #ad
If you love twisty thrillers with heart, you’ll love the Veronica Lee Thriller Collection, Books 1-4, which has been earning rave reviews from thriller lovers looking for their next chilling series.
The Veronica Lee Thriller Collection, Books 1-4 includes the first four books in the addictive series:
Her Last Summer (Book One)
Her Final Fall (Book Two)
Her Winter of Darkness (Book Three)
Her Silent Spring (Book Four)
The Burning Road
by Harry Sidebottom
Rating: 4.4 #ad
In the shadow of Sicily’s Mount Etna, a brutal rebellion is about to erupt . . .
AD265 – Sicily, Ancient Rome: In the shadow of Mount Etna, slaves are rising up. As the rebel leader declares Sicily the new land of the free, men and women are slaughtered, and cities across the island are sacked and burned.
When a ship is wrecked off the island’s west coast, all but two survivors are cut down in the surf by the rebel slaves. Ballista, an experienced Roman soldier, has always found a way to survive against the odds – but his son Marcus is still just a boy.
Stealth Attack
by John Gilstrap
Rating: 4.5 #ad
El Paso, Texas, is a battleground. It’s an open market for Mexican drug cartels to sell their wares. It’s also a destination for teens looking for fun. Venice Alexander’s fourteen-year-old son Roman was there on a school trip. Now, he and a fellow student have vanished without a trace.
Assuming the kidnapping is retaliation for his past incursions against Mexico’s crime syndicates, Jonathan Grave leads his covert operatives to rescue their teammate’s son. But the trail Jonathan follows leads him down unexpected paths where he ends up in the crossfire of a deadly vendetta…
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(A Jonathan Grave Thriller Mysteries)