Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for April 17, 2023

James Connor has a choice to make. Should he put his hand into the ancient box placed in front of him, or should he walk away? If he chooses to walk away he’ll go back to packing supermarket shelves for less than six bucks an hour. Answering to spotty teens less than half his age. Living in a dangerous slum on the edge of the city. The life of an ex-con. If Connor chooses the box he will enter the employ of Mr Valk, a purveyor of oddities and collectables. A man that conducts his business from behind screens and through intermediaries. A man desperately trying to retrieve his precious book, ‘The Anatomy of Melancholy.’ With the help of an eccentric book collector, Gerber, and his pet crow, Dido, Connor will fight to make sense of it all. By the end Connor will learn the truth about the ancient box, the death of his lover and the eyes that watch his every move.

Leningrad 1989. The Cold War is over. Amidst euphoria over the looming US-Soviet presidential summit, forces conspire to destroy the peace process – Jack Steele becomes embroiled in a secret Vatican-inspired plot to assassinate a world leader in the name of peace. Set in Leningrad, London, Berlin, Stockholm, and the island of Capri, only Steele can thwart the assassination unless they kill him first. Soviet KGB officer, Oleg Stepanovich Pugachev, plots a secret conspiracy to ensure the Cold War will never end. Based on the true story of the “Deception Committee.”

Category: Thrillers – Assassinations

The Cold War threatens to go hot…

…when American hostages are taken in Iran.

Where will this conflict lead?

You’ll love this gripping opener of the Soviet Endgame alternate history series because the history you remember takes a turn you never expected.

Category: Thrillers – Military

Olivia Morgan’s life working as an assistant in her boyfriend’s cruise ship act has been a permanent vacation.
But her cruise to the Bahamas takes a terrible turn when Peter leaves Olivia and her talkative parrot Chico stranded on the ship with a show scheduled in just a few days.
It takes an even worse turn when a crew member is murdered!
Can Olivia pull off the show without Peter, or will they throw her and Chico off the ship when they reach Nassau?
Will the murderer get caught before someone else is killed?
Will Olivia be the next victim?
Travel along with Olivia and Chico on their killer cruise.

Category: Mystery – Cozy

Olivia, and her personality plus parrot Chico, are just finding their sea legs with their new show when Olivia learns they are going to lose half of their props. Panic sets in as she tries to figure out how to make their show work and not get kicked off the ship.
Olivia isn’t the only one struggling. Accidents plague the production show cast. Olivia is trying to help her peers get back on their feet when tragedy strikes.
Will this be Olivia and Chico’s last cruise?
If you love clean cozy mysteries filled with adventure, tropical locations, and an adorable talking parrot, this book is for you.