Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for August 17, 2019

Some Christmas surprises don’t come from Santa. At a gathering atop the tallest building in Phoenix, Arizona, to celebrate Monica Baker’s newest listing, the body of a mysterious young woman is found floating in the pool. But why do fingers point to Monica? Is it the victim’s missing clothing that links Monica to the crime?

As if being alone during the holidays and in love with someone else’s husband wasn’t depressing enough, Monica now needs to convince the cops, her real estate broker, and her friends, that she really, really isn’t a Christmas killer. And she better be quick if she wants to make midnight mass instead of prison roll call.

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Category: Mystery – Cozy

Walter Little enjoys a quiet retirement in a peaceful suburb, his days spent tinkering with amateur radio equipment. But when he publishes an article theorizing that coded signals are being sent over shortwave by an international gang of terrorists, his life takes on a sinister edge.

Strange voices mock him on the air, and he finds evidence that the terrorists are planning an attack in his own city.

But what can an ailing old man do when the only person who believes him is a homeless drunk?

As the evidence mounts that an attack is imminent, Walter begins to doubt his ability to face up to the task, and even begins to doubt his own sanity.

Category: Thrillers – Terrorism

After years of struggling in the Chicago theater scene, ambitious actress Kira Rascher finally lands the role of a lifetime. The catch? Starring in Temper means working with Malcolm Mercer, a mercurial director who’s known for pushing his performers past their limits—onstage and off. Kira’s convinced she can handle Malcolm, but the theater’s cofounder Joanna Cuyler is another story. Joanna sees Kira as a threat—to her own thwarted artistic aspirations, her twisted relationship with Malcolm, and the shocking secret she’s keeping about the upcoming production. But as opening night draws near, Kira and Joanna both start to realize that Malcolm’s dangerous extremes are nothing compared to what they’re capable of themselves.

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Category: Thrillers – Psychological