Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for December 2, 2022

An electrifying novel from a #1 bestselling author.
It was supposed to be a night of fun, pleasure, lust, and pain for Susanne Larsen when she agreed to meet with a stranger from a chatroom. She met him for dinner that later led to casual, anonymous sex in the hotel room at the local inn.

But someone else showed up in the room, and suddenly it was no longer a game.

Zeeland Times star reporter Rebekka Franck and her photographer Sune are covering the case for the newspaper, and soon they find themselves deeply involved in a story of deceit and ugly secrets.

Category: Suspense

“The Claremont”, an outdated, run-down apartment building, is thrown into turmoil when its latest and most celebrated resident, Crispin Fairchild, conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, is found murdered.

His eccentric neighbours and members of the orchestra appear saddened by his death but are they? Is one of them his killer? These are questions DCI Fitzjohn asks himself when he takes on the case and unearths not only the innermost secrets of those who knew Crispin, but the enigma that surrounds him.

Category: Mystery – Series

Phoebe Chadwick’s life is about to change forever but not in the way she planned. After accepting Joanna Reid’s offer of a partnership in the Beaufort Boutique Hotel, she is looking forward to her new life in Shellcove. When she steps off the train in the seaside community, however, she is unprepared for the sudden reappearance in her life of her sister, Elizabeth, with the news that Joanna is dead.

Thrown into despair Phoebe refuses to accept Inspector Henshaw’s conclusion that Joanna took her own life. Suspecting murder and finding an ally in Olivia Beaufort, the last surviving member of the Beaufort family, she embarks on a mission to find Joanna’s killer.

Olivia is happy to trade a white Christmas for white sand beaches, but she facing her first Christmas working on the cruise ship alone.

But she isn’t alone for long.

A surprise visitor shakes up her plans and a thief is loose on the ship.

Can Olivia and her adorable parrot Chico save Christmas?

Category: Mystery – Cozy

Four-year-old Eva is abducted by her grandmother from a Jewish Community in Indiana and raised in the forest. As an adult, she becomes “First Woman,” leader of the Woodland Cooperative, a haven for those escaping the pandemic—including the handsome schemer, Larry.

Category: Thrillers – Psychological

Paradise holds deep secrets. Lei Texeira gets into hot water investigating a crime scene ninety feet down off of the tiny atoll of Molokini, where the death of a beautiful marine biologist is anything but an accident.

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Category: Mystery – Police Procedurals

When Frank Devlin walks into Justin Wright’s office, the renowned Manhattan psychiatrist decides to take on one of the most challenging cases of his career.
After their first session, it’s obvious Frank has multiple personalities (“alters”). Justin must get to know each alter to discover the best way to help Frank live a full and happy life. He must also delve into Frank’s past, one filled with mystery, darkness and trauma.
As Justin deals with Frank’s issues, he’s also confronted with his own: the kidnapping of Michael, his youngest son, seven years earlier… his wife Mandy who refuses to accept her son is gone… the struggle with his oldest son, Dylan, who was watching Michael the day he was taken. And, unbeknownst to Justin, Frank and his alters are weaving themselves into his life in ways that will affect the Wright family forever.
A suspense-filled story driven by emotion, angst and revenge, “Altered” brings readers down a twisted path of uncertainty and mind games ­— leaving them shocked, heartbroken, and questioning what could possibly come next…

Category: Suspense