Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for August 8, 2021

Nothing bad ever happens in Ponderosa Pines.

That’s what anonymous gossip columnist Chloe LaRue and her best friend, town matriarch EV Torrence thought. But then, Luther Plunkett, a handyman with aspirations, raises a stink over building regulations and promptly turns up dead.
Small-town mysteries have a way of snowballing out of control for someone who has been seen arguing with the now-deceased at a public function.

Before the body gets cold, EV becomes suspect #1, and not even Chloe can stop the rumor mill from churning. Never have the residents of Ponderosa Pines been so divided.

Against Detective Nate Harper and Deputy Dalton Burnsoll’s orders, Chloe and EV mount their own investigation—but what they uncover might just rock the community to its very core. Could one of their own beloved citizens really be a killer?

Smart, hardworking, and at the top of her game, Ruby is a cut-threat corporate businesswoman who pours her heart into her job. Despite growing up in a small town, her dream was always in the city – and she spent her entire life studying so she could escape and make it big.

But when a seemingly routine job lands her with a surprise visit to the tiny town of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina – just hours away from where she grew up – she’s not sure if she’s ready to revisit that chapter of her life. And after she bumps into Lucas, the boy she was madly in love with in high school, it forces her to face old memories that she’d long-since buried.

Perfect for fans of wholesome women’s fiction with a dash of mystery and a touch of sweet romance, the Wrightsville Beach series is an enchanting and memorable read that carries you away to a picturesque seaside town.

Category: Mystery – Cozy

The widower says his wife was killed by gangs— but now he’s running for Mayor of New York City. Just to be sure (or else to portray himself as a properly mourning husband), he hires P.I.s Joey Mancuso and Father Dom to solve the murder. Only they can’t help noticing he’s pushing them to come to the gang conclusion as well. Hey, is something fishy here?

Category: Mystery – Private Investigators

Cari Porter has just woken up in a motel room. She doesn’t remember anything about her past, how she got there, where she’s going, or even who she is. But she does have a list of names that she has a burning desire to kill.

But those aren’t her only problems. There are also people after her. She doesn’t know them, either. But they’re coming… and they plan to kill her.

Category: Thrillers – Espionage

With Soviet troops threatening to crush Poland’s 1989 drive for democracy, US journalist Finn Waters slips into Russia to solve a 50-year-old war crime. Proving it was Stalin who ordered WWII’s most horrific massacre could unite the world against a tottering Soviet Union. And with a shove from Washington, millions of Eastern Europeans could go free. The Cold War could be won. In a whirlwind three-day trip, Finn and a triple agent from Belarus track down an old NKVD murderer who knows too much. But upon Finn’s return, the Soviets want him dead and the US denies his existence. He has become a spy without a country.

Category: Thrillers – Espionage

Aaron Walsh is a psychopath. For years he has kept that fact hidden, but one bad day is about to bring it all out into the open. When Jane Flannery walks into his computer repair store, he becomes obsessed. He wants to know every detail about her life. Unfortunately for Jane, Aaron has everything he needs. Her computer. Jane is in great danger and she doesn’t even know it yet.

Category: Thrillers – Psychological