Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder on Mortuary Mound
by P. C. James
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
An ancient burial mound. A fatal accident. Can a retired inspector unearth the real threat before another victim ends up in the grave?
Isle of Man, 1967. Tom Ramsay is at a crossroads. Taking a vacation while deciding whether to continue the new agency on his own, the ex-policeman has also arrived to investigate stolen finds from an archaeological dig. But the case takes a dangerous turn when a trench gives way and a young student loses her life.
Finding the site a hotbed of romantic triangles and jealousy, Ramsay suspects the death is linked to secrets beneath the surface of theft, vandalism, and festering resentment.
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Lion & Lamb
by James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
From the world’s #1 bestselling author, rival Philadelphia private investigators Veena Lion and Cooper Lamb are two wrongs that can make a right. They are Lion & Lamb.
Eagles starting quarterback Archie Hughes is murdered. His even more famous wife, Grammy-winning singer Francine Hughes is suspect #1.
For the defense: Cooper Lamb, private investigator to the stars. For the prosecution: Veena Lion, a sleuth so bright she’s got to wear shades. Between them, they know every secret in Philadelphia. Together, they carry the burden of proof.
A Perfect Flock
by Mike Bogue
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
Tuck Jameson’s brother Clay has vanished, lured into The Body—a religious cult wielding cutting-edge nanotechnology to transform members into devout automatons. With just three days until Clay’s conversion is irreversible, Tuck is desperate.
Joining forces with Adam Shimura, a former mentor turned black ops agent with ambiguous allegiances, Tuck plunges into a perilous quest to rescue his brother.
But Chief Elder Brother Moody and his zealous followers are determined to thwart Tuck at every turn. As the tension escalates, a stunning prophecy reveals that the crisis transcends personal struggle—it threatens the very soul of America and perhaps the entire world…
Black Cherry Blues
by James Lee Burke
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
In this Edgar Award-winning thriller, former Louisiana homicide cop Dave Robicheaux is trying to start a new life after the murder of his wife — but he can’t escape his past forever. Dave Robicheaux was once a Louisiana homicide cop. Now he’s trying to start a new life, opening up a fishing business and caring for his adopted girl, Alafair.
Compared to Louisiana, Robicheaux thought Montana would be safe — until two Native American activists suddenly go missing. When Robicheaux begins investigating, he is led into the dark world of the Mafia and oil companies. At the same time, someone from his past comes back to haunt him.
Bullets in the Briar
by Kimber Silver
Kindle 5.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
“Light from an almost full moon bathed the flat expanse of land in a milky glow. A scraggly coyote trotted into sight, and when it stopped a few yards in front of his pickup, Lincoln wrapped his arms around the steering wheel to study the animal. Seconds after hearing the report, bullets pinged off his pickup…”
The discovery of a mutilated body on remote farmland is only the start of Sheriff Lincoln James’ latest investigation. A mysterious religious sect and an intimidating biker gang add fuel to the fire. Within the sheriff’s circle of friends is someone with a hidden connection – If only she’d be willing to step forward…
To add to his problems, Lincoln has a fiercely contested election to win if he’s going to continue as sheriff. His opponent is a smooth out-of-towner who is making friends among the local people, so it’s going to be a fight.
All the Flowers Are Dying
by Lawrence Block
Kindle 1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
The New York Times–bestselling author “ratchets up the suspense with breathtaking results as only a skilled, inventive and talented writer can do” (Orlando Sentinel).
A man in a Virginia prison awaits execution for three horrific murders he must have committed but swears he didn’t . . .
An aging investigator in New York City has seen too much and lost too much—and is ready to leave the darkness behind . . .
Dead Body in a Pickup Truck
by Stephanie Parker McKean
Kindle 0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
This second in the Christian Cozy Mystery series featuring Texas Miz Mike (originally published as “Bridge Beyond Betrayal”), is aptly titled. When successful mystery writer Michal Rice, better known as Miz Mike in Three Prongs, Texas, engineers a “chance” meeting with her cowboy hero Marty Richards—it becomes a fiasco after she spots a dead body in the back of a red pickup truck. The truck immediately disappears.
No one believes her, so Mike searches for the elusive truck and murder victim herself. When she finds—and loses—them again, chaos reigns and even Marty, Mike’s longtime secret romantic crush, questions Mike’s sanity. Mike finds herself out of sync in Three Prongs, the place where misfits fit, when she identifies the murder victim as a well-known celebrity. However, his family and his business partner insist that he’s still alive.
The Madness of Crowds
by Louise Penny
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny’s latest spellbinding novel
You’re a coward. Time and again, as the New Year approaches, that charge is leveled against Armand Gamache. It starts innocently enough.
While the residents of the Québec village of Three Pines take advantage of the deep snow to ski and toboggan, to drink hot chocolate in the bistro and share meals together, the Chief Inspector finds his holiday with his family interrupted by a simple request.
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
The Old Blue Line
by J. A. Jance
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Butch Dixon has been taken for a ride …
Not a jump in the car, see the sights kind of ride. He’s been taken for everything he has. He’s lost his house, his restaurant business, his savings, his car, his best friend, his faith—all to his conniving ex-wife. But that was seven years ago. He picked himself up, left Chicago, and started over in Peoria, Arizona, running the Roundhouse Bar and Grill. He doesn’t look back on those bad years; there’s no point. Not until two curious cops show up at the Roundhouse.
Some Murders in Berlin
by Karen Robards
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
This pulse-pounding, brilliantly twisting new historical thriller is a gripping tale that will leave you questioning everything.
September 1943: Berlin is the heart of darkness—and the last place Dr. Elin Lund wishes to be. An expert in psychological profiling, she’s been summoned from Copenhagen to investigate the gruesome murders of eight young women. Even in the midst of unspeakable evil, these killings stand apart. And with her homeland now under Nazi occupation and a young son to protect, Elin can’t refuse such a request.
Homicide Detective Kurt Schneider, head of the criminal police unit, is grudging in his welcome.
Sword of Fire & Light
by J.P. Arputham
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Enter the world of the Aracan Chronicles. A world of magic, gods, and war.
The Qahil desert is barren, unforgiving, and godless. Long abandoned by The Divine Council of gods. Its inhabitants struggle every day for survival. Yet, Talwar knows little of this struggle. His father, an outsider and the current sheik of the Alei, has tamed the Qahil. Yet, his father’s past casts an ominous shadow over Talwar, his family, and his tribe. Follow the journey of Talwar as he faces gods, assassins, and his own destiny.
Mystery Men Box Set
by Amanda Stevens
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Lover: is the desire igniting between them leading Grace into greater danger…and into the arms of a murderer?
Stranger: Is this haunted, sensual stranger her second chance? Or a man whose secrets could get them both killed?
Killing Moon: As Laura is thrust into a world deadlier than any fiction, she discovers a passion beyond all her fantasies.
Things Left Unsaid
by Glenn E. Wichinsky
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
In this true story, an unexpected revelation upends a son’s understanding of everything he thought he knew about his father-setting him on a journey of discovery as he attempts to piece together the truth.
After Glenn Wichinsky’s parents divorced, his mother took him and his siblings away from their father’s questionable life choices. Glenn grew up in a sheltered South Florida neighborhood, dreaming of becoming a meteorologist. It wasn’t until he was thirteen, on a visit to Las Vegas to see the father he barely knew, that Glenn’s eyes opened to a wider world. A far cry from his life in Florida, the trips he made to the Sands Hotel and Casino over the years to see his father felt like living in a movie.
The Natchez Burning Trilogy
by Greg Iles
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
“A superb entertainment that is a work of power, distinction and high seriousness.” – Washington Post
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles come the widely acclaimed Natchez Burning trilogy, featuring Penn Cage
Natchez Burning
The Bone Tree
Mississippi Blood
The Wicked Sister
by Karen Dionne
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
You have been cut off from society for fifteen years, shut away in a mental hospital in self-imposed exile as punishment for the terrible thing you did when you were a child.
But what if nothing about your past is as it seems? And if you didn’t accidentally shoot and kill your mother, then whoever did is still out there. Waiting for you.
For a decade and a half, Rachel Cunningham has chosen to lock herself away in a psychiatric facility, tortured by gaps in her memory and the certainty that she is responsible for her parents’ deaths…
Broken Rhodes
by Kimber Silver
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #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.
Robert B. Parker’s Big Shot
by Christopher Farnsworth
Kindle $1.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Fresh off an acquittal in a multibillion-dollar fraud case, Ramsey Devlin doesn’t think the law applies to him. This becomes apparent when Jesse finds him passed out, drunk, and on the side of the road in a McLaren worth more than most people’s homes. After Devlin takes a swing at him and Jesse swiftly dumps him in the drunk tank, Jesse realizes he’s made an enemy.
Devlin makes it his life’s mission to use his money and influence to provoke Jesse. And thanks to a few big campaign donations, he’s got Jesse’s nemesis, Gary Armistead, the mayor of Paradise, on his side. Devlin’s even got Molly Crane, Jesse’s deputy chief, wanting to act on her violent urges.