Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
The Night of The Party
by Rachael English
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
From the number one bestselling author of The Paper Bracelet and The American Girl comes a compelling story of friendship, a small town, and a big secret . . . filled with warmth, drama and an unforgettable twist, The Night of the Party is perfect for fans of Kathryn Hughes, Susan Lewis and Emily Gunnis.
January 1982. In the rural village of Kilmitten, the Crossan family is holding its annual party during the biggest snowstorm Ireland has seen in decades. By the end of the night, the parish priest has been found dead, in suspicious circumstances.
For Tom, Conor, Tess and Nina, four teenage friends who were there, life will never be the same. One of them carries a secret and, as the years pass and their lives diverge, a bond that won’t be broken silently holds.
Sacred Sins
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts serves up a sizzling novel of explosive suspense and sensual romance as the search for a murderer ignites passion between a beautiful psychiatrist and the sexy, brooding detective determined to crack the case.
In the unbearable heat of another sultry Washington, D.C., summer, a serial killer is on the loose. Dr. Tess Court, one of the capital’s most successful psychiatrists, wants nothing to do with the case—until the police convince her to lend a hand to the lead investigator, legendary ladies’ man Detective Ben Paris.
Pandora’s Daughter
by Iris Johansen
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
For as long as she can remember, successful young physician Megan Blair has tried to silence the voices in her head―voices that bring her to the edge of madness and terror.
Megan’s psychic powers have been dormant for years, hidden deep in the past she’s tried so desperately to forget. But now everything has come to a boiling point―someone is trying to kill her, and others are trying to use her, including the deadly and seductive Neal Grady.
His & Hers
by Alice Feeney
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
There are two sides to every story: yours and mine, ours and theirs, His & Hers. Which means someone is always lying.
When a woman is murdered in Blackdown, a quintessential small town, reporter Anna Andrews is reluctant to cover the case. Detective Jack Harper is suspicious of her involvement, until he becomes a suspect in his own murder investigation.
Someone isn’t telling the truth, and some secrets are worth killing to keep.
The Night Is Not for You
by Eman Quotah
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
When her sense of safety is shattered, a young girl realizes she must become something untamable – even otherworldly – to find freedom, in this visceral coming-of-age horror debut.
She’s a cautionary tale for children, “Come back before it gets dark.”
A man’s body is found viciously murdered behind a neighborhood corner store, sending shockwaves through the tight-knit community. All the victim’s family and bystanders want is to make sense of this brutal crime and move on with their lives. All Layla dreams of is freedom—to think for herself, go anywhere, and live an independent life.
The Other Mother
by Kate Hewitt
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
You love your best friend. You trust her with your life. But could you give her the most precious gift of all?
Alex’s life is a mess. She’s barely holding down a job, only just affording her apartment, and can’t remember when she was last in a relationship. An unexpected pregnancy is the last thing she needs.
Martha’s life is on track. She’s got the highflying career, the gorgeous home and the loving husband. But one big thing is missing. Five rounds of IVF and still no baby. The solution seems simple.
A Wanted Man
by Lee Child
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Four people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by morning. One man driving, another telling stories that don’t add up. A woman in the back, silent and worried. And a hitchhiker with a broken nose. An hour behind them, the FBI descends on an old pumping station where a man was stabbed to death—the knife work professional, the killers nowhere to be seen.
All Jack Reacher wanted was a ride to Virginia. All he did was stick out his thumb. But he soon discovers he has hitched more than a ride. He has tied himself to a massive conspiracy, in which nothing is what it seems, and nobody is telling the truth.
It’s Not Her
by Mary Kubica
Kindle $14.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Two families at a secluded lake resort are at the center of a chilling crime in this twisty thriller from the bestselling author of Local Woman Missing
A scream shatters the silence… Courtney Gray’s peaceful vacation turns into a nightmare when she discovers her brother and sister-in-law dead in their lakeside cottage. Her niece Reese is missing. Her nephew Wyatt is asleep upstairs—unharmed. A town full of secrets…
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
Memory in Death
by J. D. Robb
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Eve Dallas is one tough cop. It should take more than a seemingly ordinary middle-aged lady to make her fall apart. But when that lady is Trudy Lombard, all bets are off. Just seeing Trudy at the station plunges Eve back to the days when she was a vulnerable, traumatized young girl—and trapped in foster care with the twisted woman who now sits smiling in front of her.
Trudy claims she came all the way to New York just to see how Eve is doing. But Eve’s fiercely protective husband, Roarke, suspects otherwise—and a blackmail attempt by Trudy proves his suspicion correct…
The Sex Club
by L.J. Sellers
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
A pipe bomb explodes at a birth control clinic, then a young client turns up dead in a dumpster. Kera, the clinic nurse, discovers that the girl’s Bible group is sharing more than the Good News. Confidentiality keeps her from telling the police, so she digs for the truth on her own—becoming the bomber’s new target.
Meanwhile, Detective Jackson races to find the killer, fearing his own daughter could be next. But his investigation is blocked by power politics at every step. Can Jackson uncover the killer’s shocking identity in time to stop the slaughter?
Lazytown
by Steve Sheppard
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
Something funny’s going on in Lazytown…
For jobbing writer, Sam Bryant, life in the eccentric Oxfordshire village of Idleborough – known to all and sundry as Lazytown – is relaxed, despite living in the unfortunately named Slaughterhouse Cottages. The most he has to concern himself with is the annual cricket grudge match with neighbours, Stockford, organising the local Duck Race, watching Granny’s Bobbins matches and deciding which of the village’s four pubs to frequent, whilst smiling at the antics of Lazytown’s collection of weird and wonderful residents…
Paint The Dead
by Jack Gatland
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Some cases need more than the police…
Meet disgraced ex-DI Ellie Reckless, a self-proclaimed ‘cop for criminals’, and the person the underworld calls when they can’t call the police.
Working for favours, freely given at a time and place of her choosing, Ellie and her team of fallen angels work the cases the police never see–while Ellie builds enough favours to discover who in the force framed her for murder, who ordered it, and who really killed the man she loved…
Vincible
by Jay Jameston
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Breakups are hard, but going viral during your meltdown is alarmingly easy.
Jake Durham just got dumped, humiliated online, and shoved back into the dating pool with absolutely no idea what he’s doing. Meanwhile, his ex racks up likes and glow-up photos across social media.
Desperate for closure, or at least a distraction, Jake plunges headfirst into dating apps, ill-advised hookups, and a series of HR “misunderstandings” that spiral wildly out of control. Each swipe, text, and morning-after pushes him deeper into post-breakup purgatory and closer to torching his job, his reputation, and what little self-respect he has left.
The Bleeding Woods
by Brittany Amara
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 3.5 #ad
In this chilling debut horror novel, a young woman discovering dangerous new powers finds herself lost in the Appalachian Mountains with her first love, the sister she betrayed, and an infatuated stranger bound to her telepathically as a string of vicious murders taints the woods red.
Clara Lovecroft didn’t mean to kill her parents. She was fourteen when it happened. Something inside her had awoken, something terrible and dangerous that Clara’s kept at bay with pills ever since. Not that her sister, Jade, will ever forgive her for what happened. Not that Clara will ever forgive herself.
She-Wolf
by E.K. O’Connor
Kindle $5.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
In ancient Scandinavia, a land beset by monstrous creatures and legends, Beowulf is warrior of extreme renown. Born in battle and shaped by steel, she has spent years proving that strength is not solely a man’s domain.
When the halls of Heorot threaten to buckle under the horror of a monstrous creature known as Grendel, Beowulf answers the call.
As she battles creatures of nightmare, she finds herself drawn to a queen who she should slay for the good of the realm, a woman whose heart holds both solace and peril.
An Act of Treason
by Jack Coughlin, Donald A. Davis
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
In the fourth novel in the New York Times–bestselling series, a Marine sniper is targeted by a man he once idolized—a true American hero turned traitor.
Kyle Swanson and his beautiful girlfriend, CIA agent Lauren Carson, are on a mission in Pakistan when their world is turned inside out. Kyle is captured and thrown in prison. Lauren is accused of being a double agent. The one person they trust to help is the man who sent them on the black operation—Jim Hall, a legendary CIA agent, Kyle’s sniper mentor, and Lauren’s boss and former lover.
Deadline for Justice
by Kristen M. Fraser
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
When the past comes calling, justice demands an answer.
Tahlia Gibson thought she’d left her past behind when she moved to the coastal hamlet of Tidewater Point. After helping uncover a powerful sex-trafficking ring, the former investigative reporter sought a fresh start far from danger and the shadows of grief. But when chilling threats begin arriving and someone starts targeting her, Tahlia realises the past isn’t done with her yet.
Landon Cheney, a burnt-out ex-homicide detective, is also starting over, hoping the quiet town will offer healing and bring him back from the brink of burnout…
Jigsaw
by Jonathan Kellerman
Kindle $14.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis, the most beloved duo in American crime fiction, return in this electric novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling “master of suspense” (Los Angeles Times).
This one looked like a slam dunk: a young woman found dead at her kitchen table, DNA on cigarette butts linking quickly to an ex-boyfriend with a criminal record. Or so homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis thought. Then everything changed and a quick close turned into a mind-bending whodunit. That’s when Milo called in psychologist Alex Delaware, his best friend and a long-term consultant on “those cases.” The ones that are different…