Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Set Sail for Murder
by Carolyn Hart
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Though retired newspaper reporter Henrietta O’Dwyer Collins, Henrie O to her friends, once turned down a marriage proposal from Jimmy Lennox, he’s still one of her most cherished friends. So when he asks for her help on behalf of his wife, world-famous documentary filmmaker Sophia Montgomery, Henrie O reluctantly agrees to join them on a Baltic cruise. Sophia is the stepmother to the now-grown heirs of a great fortune, who are none too happy that she controls their inheritance. But do they really want her dead? Jimmy thinks so, and he wants Henrie O to prove it.
The Lost Girl
by Alan Jacobson
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A Brand New Release
An ex-detective turned professional fixer finds himself up against a desperate widow out for the truth in this thriller series debut.
Attorney Amy Robbins had the perfect life until a fatal accident robbed her of her young daughter and husband. Mired in a depressive fog, she soon tanks her career and drains her life savings. Now she passes her days working a dead-end job—until an unsettling discovery upends everything she thought she knew about her family . . . and her future.
A Darker Shade of Sweden
by Multiple Authors
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
Ever since Stieg Larsson shone a light on Swedish crime writing with his Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, readers around the world have devoured fiction by Scandinavian masters of suspense. A Darker Shade of Sweden includes an assortment of outstanding crime fiction – never before published in English and in some cases brand-new to this volume – from Larsson and a wide range of other talents including Henning Mankell, the creator of Kurt Wallander; Åsa Larsson; Eva Gabrielsson; Inger Frimansson; Åke Edwardson; Sara Stridsberg; Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö; and more. Also included is an introduction by Edgar nominee John-Henri Holmberg, exploring the history of these stellar authors and their contributions to crime writing.
The Palace Guard
by Charlotte MacLeod
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A museum robbery leaves a guard dead, and two Boston sleuths investigate: “If this is your first meeting with Sarah Kelling, oh how I envy you” (Margaret Maron).
It’s only been a few months since Sarah Kelling’s elderly husband passed away, and she’s struggling to adapt to life as a penniless young widow. To make ends meet, she converts her stately Boston home into a boardinghouse, a decision that brings something even better than money: the company of art-fraud investigator Max Bittersohn. The budding couple is standing on a balcony, recovering from a second-rate concert at a third-rate museum, when something plummets past them.
Pain, Pumpernickel & Profound Forgiveness
by Rosanne D’Ausilio PhD
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
Have you ever experienced moments that felt truly miraculous or beyond explanation?
In this intimate journey, she unveils the tumultuous relationship with her father—a metamorphosis from the shackles of pain, hurt, and fear to the liberating embrace of compassion, generosity, and forgiveness.
This book is both raw and redemptive — Rosanne invites you into the haunting image of a young girl, clad in a yellow pinafore, white socks, and shoes, too afraid to smile. Yet, amid the shadows, there are heartwarming vignettes of Sunday morning adventures to the bakery, where watermelon-sized pumpernickel bread and the alchemy of coconut bars become the catalysts for father-daughter camaraderie.
Thumbprint
by Joe Hill
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.7 #ad
Thirteen relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including “In the Tall Grass,” one of two stories cowritten with Stephen King and the basis for the terrifying feature film from Netflix.
A little door that opens to a world of fairy-tale wonders becomes the blood-drenched stomping ground for a gang of hunters in “Faun.” A grief-stricken librarian climbs behind the wheel of an antique Bookmobile to deliver fresh reads to the dead in “Late Returns.”
The Stranger
by Harlan Coben
Kindle $4.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES!
A secret destroys a man’s perfect life and sends him on a collision course with a deadly conspiracy in this shocking thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben.
The Stranger appears out of nowhere, perhaps in a bar, or a parking lot, or at the grocery store. Their identity is unknown. Their motives are unclear. Their information is undeniable. Then they whisper a few words in your ear and disappear, leaving you picking up the pieces of your shattered world…
Considering Kate
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Enjoy the final book in the reader-favorite Stanislaskis series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.
Kate Stanislaski Kimball is done with glamour and fame; she has come home to make a fresh start. The only thing more perfect than the beautiful—dilapidated—building she’s bought for her new dance school is Brody O’Connell, the frustrating and surprisingly fascinating contractor she’s hired for the renovation. As a single father, Brody is determined to resist Kate’s effortless allure. But how long can a man hold out against his own heart?
The Fifth Survivor
by Angel Ramon
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Warning: This book contains mild to moderate sexual themes. Might not be appropriate for younger audiences.
The kickass bacon vigilante is prepared to kick more zombie and creature as The Fifth Survivor rolls into season 2! Who would have thought a simple janitor would make into such a mighty vigilante? Come join George in his next adventure where he saves the friggin world from the zombie apocalypse, drinks his bacon soda, and even enjoys the attention of a very attractive female partner.
Hedge Witch Diaries Complete Series
by Theophilus Monroe, Michael Anderle
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Some witches don’t need a coven… Can a girl who sees animal spirits ever fit in?
Especially in a place like the Ozarks. Everyone knows about witches, now.
Briar Bloom isn’t your run-of-the-mill witch. She doesn’t play well with others, but when working from the hedge, she’s beholden to no one and she’ll do whatever she takes to stop those who’d hurt her friends or family.
Grab this 3-book boxed set to join Briar on her search for truth.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Ruby Red Herring
by Tracy Gardner
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
In this Avery Ayers Antique Mystery series debut, perfect for fans of Ellery Adams and Jane K. Cleland, an antiques appraiser hunts a missing gem while probing her parents’ deaths.
After her parents’ deaths, Avery Ayers takes over the family business, Antiquities & Artifacts Appraised, from the home office in Lilac Grove and a branch in Manhattan. Now living back at home with her younger sister Tilly and their newly moved-in, eccentric Aunt Midge and her Afghan hound, Avery’s life is filled with jewels, tapestries, paintings, and rare finds. But their world is rocked when Avery learns that the theft of a priceless ruby may be connected to her parents’ demise.
Small Town Secrets
by Lillian Duncan
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
On the surface, Shady Valley looks like the ideal all-American place to live with beautiful flowering trees lining both sides of the street as you enter the picturesque town. Neighbors help neighbors. Doors are often left unlocked.
Serious crimes are practically nonexistent – almost but not quite!
But like all small towns, everyone knows everyone, which means everyone knows everyone’ s business, and not everyone in Shady Valley is what they appear to be. Some have secrets— deadly secrets— that they hide behind the masks they wear.
Savage
by Robert Scott
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.9 #ad
Slayer – In February, 1989, Los Angeles college coed Dondi Johnson was viciously knifed to death and set afire by James Angel. In March, 1991, in a New York City strip club, dancer Yvonne Hausley, 22, was hacked to death by Tony Perillo. In April, 1992, near California’s famous Livermore labs, fortyish Barbara Muszalski died screaming under the blade of handyman “Robert” Gonzales. In all three cases, the alleged killer was the same person: fiendish, frenzied Benjamin Pedro Gonzales.
Sicko – A gangbanger and loan shark enforcer too violent for his gambler bosses, Gonzales had become a rootless drifter criss-crossing the U.S. on a rage-fueled killing spree. His signature technique was multiple stab wounds to his victims’ faces, especially in the eyes. Profilers determined that his ultra-violent killings gave him a kind of sexual release.
Savage…
Black Wolf
by Dale Brown, Jim DeFelice
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When Russia unleashes an army of genetically enhanced assassins, the Dreamland team reunites to fight back in this military techno-thriller.
The warriors of Dreamland have moved on. Some, like Breanna and Zen Stockard, to positions of power and influence; others, like Danny Freah and Nuri Lupo, into Whiplash, a cutting-edge combination of brain and brawn. Tasked by the President to handle the country’s most deadly and sensitive jobs, the elite SpecWarfare unit marries muscle to technological prowess.
The Things We Do for Love
by Kristin Hannah
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria’s heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her family’s restaurant. In West End, where life rises and falls like the tides, Angie’s fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman.
Angie hires Lauren Ribido because she sees something special in the seventeen-year-old. They quickly form a deep bond, and when Lauren is abandoned by her mother, Angie offers the girl a place to stay…
Child 44
by Tom Rob Smith
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
In a country ruled by fear, no one is innocent.
Stalin’s Soviet Union is an official paradise, where citizens live free from crime and fear only one thing: the all-powerful state. Defending this system is idealistic security officer Leo Demidov, a war hero who believes in the iron fist of the law. But when a murderer starts to kill at will and Leo dares to investigate, the State’s obedient servant finds himself demoted and exiled. Now, with only his wife at his side, Leo must fight to uncover shocking truths about a killer-and a country where “crime” doesn’t exist.
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.
The Blitz Girls
by Johanna Bell
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
London, August 1940. The war is raging in Europe and on the home front ordinary women are stepping up to do extraordinary things to defend their country against Hitler.
Dot is dreading the day that her thuggish husband comes home on leave. As she fights her own battle to contribute to the war effort, she won’t let anything stand in her way.
Peggy has found confidence as an Air Raid Precaution Warden, despite the jeers of the men she works with. But beneath her pluck she fears for her close-knit family, scattered by the war, all determined to do their duty.
Vivian a glamorous former debutante is running away from her own heart and into danger as a volunteer ambulance driver. She will stop at nothing to save innocent lives, even if the cost is her own.
Tuesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Dog Sitter Detective Takes the Lead
by Antony Johnston
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Gwinny Tuffel, preparing for her first West End role in a decade, is continuing to dog-sit to keep the wolf from the door. What should be an easy gig, staying on a Little Venice houseboat to help ageing rock star Crash Double with his Border Collie, takes a sinister turn when the singer’s dead body surfaces during the annual Canal Carnival festivities.
While the police dismiss the death as an accident, Gwinny suspects murder most foul and it is up to her, with Ace’s on-the-ground knowledge, to make sure the killer faces the music.
It Only Takes a Moment
by Mary Jane Clark
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Eliza Blake, host of the top-rated KEY News morning show, has witnessed tragedy and danger in her career. But nothing the accomplished professional has experienced has prepared her for when her seven-year-old daughter, Janie, is snatched from summer camp. The country’s viewers are glued to their television sets, anxiously awaiting the news that their favorite morning-television personality’s little girl has been found.
With each passing day, the FBI and local authorities track down every lead: A profile of the kidnapper’s most likely characteristics is developed, every fan letter written to Eliza over the last six months is scrutinized, every sex offender registered within a fifty-mile radius is interviewed, and psychics from around the country appear on Eliza’s doorstep offering their help.
Inspection
by Josh Malerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
J is a student at a school deep in a forest far away from the rest of the world.
J is one of only twenty-six students, all of whom think of the school’s enigmatic founder as their father. J’s peers are the only family he has ever had. The students are being trained to be prodigies of art, science, and athletics, and their life at the school is all they know—and all they are allowed to know…
The King’s Beast
by Eliot Pattison
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A simple task to retrieve some artifacts turns into a nightmare of deceit when Duncan McCallum finds himself the target of those obsessed with keeping America under British rule in this thrilling historical novel from an Edgar Award–winning author.
When Duncan McCallum is asked by Benjamin Franklin to retrieve an astonishing cache of fossils from the Kentucky wilderness, his excitement as a naturalist blinds him to his treacherous path. But as murderers stalk him Duncan discovers that the fossils of this American incognitum are not nearly as mysterious as the political intrigue driving his mission. The Sons of Liberty insist, without explaining why, that the only way to keep the king from pursuing a bloody war with America is for Duncan to secretly deliver the fossils to Franklin in London.
Preacher’s Girl
by Jim Schutze
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
The Life and Crimes of Blanche Taylor Moore
An “excellent true-crime study” of a female serial killer given the death penalty for poisoning at least three men between 1973 and 1989 (Publishers Weekly).
Widowed Blanche Taylor Moore was about to lose her second spouse to symptoms that mysteriously mirrored those that killed her first husband—as well as her previous boyfriend. When an investigation reveals arsenic poisoning, the hideous truth about the wife and mother comes to light. Did the abuse Blanche suffered as a child at the hands of her alcoholic father turn her into a murderer she became?
Other Worlds
by Barbara Michaels
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 3.6 #ad
Those present include Harry Houdini, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, psychoanalyst Nandor Fodor, and a writer who rivals them all with her sleuthing talent. These masters of mystery are about to put their minds to a pair of ghoulish stories–of families beset by poltergeistly pranks and bewitched by inexplicable horrors. Gripping puzzles, yes, but the terror of these tales is all too vicious and all too real.
In the hollows of Tennessee, a family is threatened by a dire spirit whose warnings of despair and death come frighteningly true….
In a small Connecticut town, a newly married widow and her children move into her second husband’s home to find their lives possessed by an unimaginable demon….
Fatal Intrusion
by Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Carmen Sanchez is a tough Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, revealing a connection to a series of murders across Southern California, she realizes a conventional investigation will not be enough to stop the ruthless perpetrator.
With nowhere else to turn, Sanchez enlists the aid of Professor Jake Heron, a brilliant and quirky private security expert who, unlike Sanchez, believes rules are merely suggestions. The two have a troubled past, but he owes her a favor and she’s cashing in…
Monday’s Mystery eBooks
The Postman Always Purls Twice
by Anne Canadeo
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
When the cast and crew of a Hollywood movie arrive to film on location in quiet Plum Harbor, the village is aflutter at the A-list actresses. The Knitters are dazzled by the glamour and since Maggie’s shop is an important set, they are privy to the backstage excitement and inside gossip. But from the first day of filming, accidents and menacing coincidences abound. The show must go on, but no sooner have the lights, action, and stitching begun when the killer strikes again—this time, cutting one character from the script for good.
The Order of the Black Robe
by Tiana Dokerty
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
In a kingdom overrun by shadows, one girl’s abduction sparks the light of hope.
Rebekah Otual lives a peaceful life in the kingdom of Freislicht. While her husband Jonathan, a Knight of J’shua, is off on a missionary journey, she is happy to stay at home raising her six-year-old daughter Sarah.
But when an official from the earl shows up one morning with soldiers demanding immediate payment for a debt and Rebekah has no means to pay it, Sarah is snatched as collateral…
Murder at Down Street Station
by Jim Eldridge
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Christmas, 1940. A temporary truce between the German and Allied forces is a welcome respite from the relentless air raids over London.
Down Street underground station, in the heart of Mayfair, is now a secret retreat for Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his cabinet. In this supposedly secure location, the body of a woman is found, stabbed in the heart.
Detective Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson are called to investigate. However, whispers of treason as well as the suspicion of insidious Russian plots muddy the waters of the case, and personal resentments strike far too close to home.
Prince of Darkness
by Barbara Michaels
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
A town harboring sinister secrets panics at the arrival of an enigmatic foreigner in this gothic romance by a New York Times–bestselling author.
A stranger has come to Middleburg, Maryland, a visitor from abroad with a mysterious purpose. But this quaint, affluent community has dark secrets of its own. And when the interloper, Peter Stewart, becomes involved with the bewitching, seductive ward of noted local author Kate More, the townfolk fear the chilling past they are hiding will no longer be safe. For Middleburg has a colonial history of malevolent sorceries and obscene sacrifice. And when the terrible pot is stirred, murder may be the least of the evils to emerge from the unholy brew.
Heaven’s Reach
by David Brin
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Prepare for a harrowing ride through the universe by the New York Times–bestselling author of Startide Rising and The Postman.
The peaceful existence of six outcast races on Jijo has ended. Ancient enemies, the Jophur, have discovered them, preparing to subject the refugees to their dark, perverted plans.
The Jijoans’ only hope is the same ship that accidently led their foes to the planet. The Earthship Streaker, with its crew of uplifted dolphins and a human commander, must somehow lure the Jophur into a chase through space . . . into the unknown. And then into the weird.
Chase
by Linwood Barclay
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Get ready to run . . . an edge-of-your-seat thriller with bite from international bestselling author Linwood Barclay, in his first novel for 9-12 year olds.
Chipper is a very special dog. As part of a top-secret, multi-million dollar experiment to create the ultimate canine spy technology, Chipper’s whole life has been spent within the walls of a secret organization known only as The Institute. Chipper is supposed to be more machine than mutt, but something’s wrong and The Institute knows it. He’s about to be terminated…
What Kind of Mother
by Clay Chapman
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 3.5 #ad
After striking out on her own as a teen mom, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Brandywine, Virginia, with her seventeen-year-old daughter. With nothing to her name, she scrapes together a living as a palm reader at the local farmers market.
It’s there that she connects with old high school flame Henry McCabe, now a reclusive local fisherman whose infant son, Skyler, went missing five years ago. Everyone in town is sure Skyler is dead, but when Madi reads Henry’s palm, she’s haunted by strange and disturbing visions that suggest otherwise…
Implacable
by Jack Campbell
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
As far from explored space as any human has ever been, Geary and the Alliance fleet are on their own, protecting a diplomatic mission in territory belonging to an alien species with still-unknown motives.
His already complex and dangerous mission is further imperiled by deadly challenges from other human factions seeking to harm or exploit the aliens. When another alien species whose technology is far more advanced than humanity’s arrives, the stakes are raised to the highest possible level.