Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for December 20, 2022

CRIME DRAMA!
Four stories of lost souls who struck off from the safe path to travel a long dark road.
A stripper with big plans.
An old boss gives up his secrets.
A forgotten place with a dark past.
A street kid goes up against the worst of the worst.

Joey was just fifteen when his dad died, leaving him to raise his much younger siblings as his mum dealt with her failing health. Ten years on, his only escape from his dead-end job and ever-increasing debts is spending time with his friend Becca, the love of his life.

So when a phone call brings Joey the chance to ease the burdens of his life, he grabs the opportunity, even though he knows things are not entirely as they should be. He justifies it to himself as a way to get back on his feet. But when he finds himself party to a crime linked to Becca, he panics.

As catastrophic events unfold, Joey becomes further embroiled in a web of secrets, lies and deceit. He is now faced with the impossible. Should he confess to the police? Tell Becca? Or should he keep quiet and say nothing?

And when the next job comes in, Joey wants out.

But this time, Joey’s in way too deep to say no…

Category: Thrillers – Psychological

Something feels off to Ruth about new client Nadia, to the point where Ruth asks the woman to leave her wellness facility.
But Nadia isn’t going anywhere.
She knows Ruth’s dark secret and now she’s blackmailing Ruth, who has no way to get the money Nadia is demanding without her husband finding out.
What will she do to protect the secret she kept?

Category: Thrillers – Psychological

Discover your new favorite crime fiction series!
Starting with the deadly puzzle of a schoolgirl slaying.

A beautiful teen is killed on a glorious June afternoon, hidden in plain sight, and discovered by an anonymous caller. Did her secrets die with her? Or are they still alive – with the power to seduce and destroy the lives of a select few?

DC Holly Towns is on the team that has to untangle a far-reaching web of sex, drugs, and money, and solve a crime that threatens to tear the city apart. Are the victim’s two best friends the next targets? With a suspect list of movers and shakers, even with all the hard work in the world, no one has more to lose than Holly herself if the killer strikes again.
If you like complex characters, twisty plots, and a fast-paced story, Book 1 in the Port Alma Murder Mysteries series is for you.

Other Retailers
Apple Books | Kobo

Category: Mystery – Police Procedurals

Who can you trust when corruption and danger are a way of life?

The CIA never left Latin America, and is facing catastrophic blackmail at the hands of an erratic Guatemalan drug lord: the infamous patrón of Antigua – Pablo Puentes. Desperate for a swift solution, the agency calls in their black operative fixer: John Carpenter.

John is a cold-blooded professional ready for the job. But the mission doesn’t have a simple fix. Pablo has a disastrous kill switch in place. John is still haunted by the mysterious death of his best friend who died on a far too similar mission, and now is uncertain about how much he can trust his handler or his sensual partner.

Only John Carpenter can bring this drug lord to justice and get the answers he deserves.

Because this mission is personal…

“If you like the relentless tension of Daniel Silva and the gritty reality of Lee Child then you’ll Ghosts of Guatemala!”

Other Retailers
Apple Books | Nook | Smashwords | Kobo

Category: Thrillers – Conspiracies

What starts as a simple camping trip turns into more than Emma bargained for when she witnesses her friends being attacked by a madman slashing his way through their group. As she watches her friends die in a series of increasingly terrifying attacks, Emma must fight to survive as she realizes there’s something much bigger going on than just one killer hunting them down one by one.

Category: Mystery – Police Procedurals