Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for August 31, 2023

For once it was supposed to be easy.

When Dr. Nolan discovers a phantom clinic specializing in Medicare and Medicaid fraud, he promises to keep his involvement in the case to a minimum. All he wants to do is find out who’s behind it and report the information to the proper authorities. Simple.

Then he found out.

Category: Thrillers – Crime

Sixteen years ago, her sister vanished while on a cross-country road trip…
FBI Special Agent Patterson Blake thinks the trauma of her sister Julie’s disappearance is a distant memory. But when she helps raid the lair of a vicious serial killer, her unresolved emotions come crashing back with dire consequences.
Finding herself in danger of losing the job she loves, Patterson fears for the future. Until she discovers new and disturbing details of her sister’s last days. Armed with a fresh sense of resolve, Patterson decides to follow in Julie’s footsteps and do the impossible. Unravel the mystery of what happened to her sister, and why.
But when she stumbles across a murderer who has been abducting girls for decades and leaving them to die a gruesome death, the FBI agent will discover that the past is a dangerous place, and those who dwell within are still out there, waiting for new prey.

Category: Thrillers – Crime

Lilly’s first hurricane season in sleepy Drifter’s Cove, Florida, brought with it a few unexpected twists—one was solving another murder.

As Labor Day approached, former urbanite Lilly Livingston’s visions of an end-of-summer party—to make up for her previous party debacle—were dashed by hurricane weather brewing in the Gulf of Mexico and bearing down on Drifter’s Cove.

With studly handyman Quigley at her side, Lilly gathered supplies, boarded windows, and prepared the Manor for the worst, as Seth and Anne befriended a stray Irish setter, trying to shelter her before the storm hit.

Meanwhile, Lilly’s former boyfriend Eric helped a neighborhood store attract more upscale clientele, sparking a bitter battle for customers among irate local store owners. As tempers flared, the storm brewed, and someone ended up dead.

While town secrets surfaced on Main Street, dubious stragglers showed up at the inn, adding to the list of murder suspects, and Lilly found herself embroiled in yet another mystery.

Squalls. Secrets. Scandals. Time to batten down the hatches.

Category: Mystery – Cozy

Everyone told him he needed a holiday. His life had fallen apart around him. His marriage had failed, and he had been dishonorably discharged from the military. He needed to recharge his batteries and make a new start and a break on the Costa Blanca was the opportunity to re-set his life. Two weeks of relaxing, enjoying the sun, and having a few drinks was just what the doctor ordered. It started so well. How was he to know that this was the prelude to the vacation from hell? He soon becomes enmeshed in murder and intrigue and meets a beautiful young woman.

Set in the idyllic town of Calpe in Southern Spain, this thriller introduces Gordon Bennet, ex-military, ex-mercenary, in a tale that is a rocket ride of thrills and tension. The brooding Ifach, the giant 332-meter rock that stands as a towering sentinel, forms the backdrop for this high-action romp. Where rival crime forces battle for control, only a fool would stand in their way, and Gordon is such a man.

Category: Mystery – International Mystery & Crime

While a storm brews outside, Maggie goes to labour. Her husband isn’t home but as a trained midwife, Maggie knows she can deliver her baby. Exhausted, she falls asleep with her newborn daughter in her arms. When she wakes her husband is home – holding a baby boy. Maggie knows she gave birth to a girl and the baby in her husband’s arms isn’t hers…

Category: Thrillers – Psychological