Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for February 25, 2021

When patent attorney Richard Luster is lured into an exciting but dubious project, he doesn’t dream that it would literally change his life. But when Richard realizes that the people he trusted are not who he thought they were, he is left with no choice but to search for a truth he would have preferred not to know. A Sci-Fi thriller that will make you doubt the world around you.

Celebrated mystery author Michaela Thompson whisks readers away to many an exotic place—and time—with the kind of realism that stems from William Faulkner” (NYTimes) in this complete collection: featuring dazzling armchair gems that will delight both classic cozy mystery and international thriller fans.

Category: Mystery – African American

A simple man with a refined palate, maverick New Orleans lawyer Tubby Dubonnet has a penchant for fishing, Old Fashioneds, off-track betting, and fighting evil while passing a good time. Passing a good time, of course, includes dodging drug dealers, running from the mob, solving medical lab murder mysteries, thwarting hurricane season bank heists, and keeping a crime boss out of local politics.

Category: Mystery – Collections & Anthologies

A secret mission. A horror beyond imagination.

In the last months of World War Two, the German Navy premiered a new and terrifying weapon. A submarine of incredible range that could strike anywhere, anytime. And it did, prowling the shipping lanes night and day, and striking fear into the Allies. It was just what Hitler needed to turn the tide of war.

Until it disappeared without a trace.

Now, more than seven decades later, the wreck of a previously unknown U-Boat has been found off the South American coast. A submarine so well preserved that it shouldn’t exist. Eager to learn its secrets, a team of marine archaeologists arrive at a unique seafloor habitat to study the wreck up close. But something has survived on the empty sub. A dark and terrifying presence.

Answering the panicked researcher’s distress call, CUSP sends John Decker to assess the situation. What he finds on the cold and lonely ocean floor is unlike anything he has seen before. A horror from the blackest days of the war. And it doesn’t want them to leave. At least, not alive.

Category: Thrillers – Conspiracies

An ancient evil has been summoned…

John Decker left Wolf Haven, Louisiana, to escape the memories of his troubled past, believing he would never return. But after twenty years working for a big-city police department, he suddenly finds himself back in Wolf Haven, taking the reins as town sheriff. Expecting to spend his time dealing with the trivialities of small-town life, he instead finds a vicious killer picking off the residents one by one. Scrambling to find answers before anyone else dies, Decker stumbles across an age-old superstition, a terrifying creature conjured from the depths of hell to seek revenge.

A mother and daughter torn apart

An explosive accident on the way to Glasgow airport leaves Daria hurt, bereaved and confused. Her daughter has vanished without a trace and nobody is telling her what happened. Evie’s gone. That’s all. Gone. What does Daria have left to live for?

A mother and daughter reunited

Margie can’t believe it. Bridie is hurt. Bridie needs her. They manage to escape the smoke, the noise and the confusion. They are together, that’s all that matters. Everything will be better in the morning, Margie tells Bridie. And it will.

The bonds that never break

Will Daria ever be able to put the pieces of her tattered life back together after the loss of her daughter? Is it possible that things aren’t quite as they seem? Can the unimaginable turn out to be the truth?

Linda Huber’s brilliant novel is a compelling and moving tale of motherly love, loss and redemption which you won’t be able to put down.

Category: Thrillers – Psychological

Seville 1495

Every family has its secrets. Theirs might kill them.

A child is brutally murdered, and the Jewish community is accused of ritual killings – the ‘blood libel’. The Spanish Inquisition sets friends and family against each other to discover the truth.

Isaac, a Jew by birth, reluctantly converted to Catholicism to protect his family from the Inquisition. His best friend is accused of the child murder and he is forced to choose between him and his own family. Isaac is determined to find the true killer and disprove the ‘blood libel’. He must save his family and defend his faith.

As the Inquisition closes in how far will Isaac go to protect both his family and his faith?

Category: Mystery – Historical

Six years ago Annie lost her husband in a motorcycle accident. Six days ago her and the kids were preparing to go camping on the Stretch. Six hours ago they decided to go hiking in the sand hills. Six minutes ago they found an old shack with a body inside. Six seconds ago the man woke up and told her to take the suitcase and run.
All they have to do is leave the beach, but they’re not the only ones on it…

The debut work of Rhys Stalba-Smith. The Stretch is a harsh thriller in the turbulent landscapes of South Australia. Alone with her family on the 150 kilometre stretch of beach in the Coorong National Park, Annie stumbles upon a secret, a dangerous wish. If they can escape the park their lives will be changed forever, but they’re not the only ones on it…

Category: Thrillers – Crime