Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for January 28, 2023

The ultimate predator kidnaps seven women for a sadistic game of his own design. The women must fight for their freedom while serving as this madman’s messenger to the outside world. FBI agent Laura Spencer is thrust into the center of the investigation as she attempts to decode the messages. Do the clues lead to a killer from a generation ago or are they just a ruse to throw off the investigation? Every day brings more harrowing danger and abuse for the women. Follow this journey into the mind of a madman as he uses the truth to serve his own purposes. Some truths are meant to remain hidden…

Everyone falls prey to the conman. One victim seeks revenge.

Stuart Baker makes a lot of dough from conning people. He always has a scheme or a scam on the go. His enemies outnumber his friends, but Baker doesn’t care about that. Crime pays too well.

His new girlfriend suspects his money is dirty. A business rival wants to take over his club. Baker’s latest victims want revenge.

Private investigator Danny Ashford is closing in on the scammer who hacked his bank card. But he also has another problem—his new neighbour asked him to have a word with her sleazy boss. Determined to help her out and give the man a scare, Danny’s about to discover that telling hardened criminals to lay off is not as easy as he thought it would be.

Broke and desperate, Danny doesn’t think his life can get any worse. Then Baker is found murdered, and Danny becomes the main suspect.

With the help of sassy reporter Deepa Banwait, Danny must prove his innocence before the police lock him up and throw away the key…

Category: Mystery – Private Investigators

It was 10 a.m. when undercover officer Amelia Jennings arrived at the law firm Goldberg & Associates for a job interview to investigate a series of murders involving some well-known lawyers in the City.
But her plan is doomed to fall apart before it even starts.
In less than twenty-four hours, she will be the prey in a manhunt and her destiny will become entwined with Mike Connor’s.

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Category: Thrillers – Crime

Joe Campbell’s an average guy. Average job. Average looks. Even his name’s average. Just your regular old Average Joe. Until one fateful night when he meets a mysterious woman in a seedy bar who makes him a tempting offer—ghostwrite a novel depicting her life as the mistress of a notorious mafia kingpin.

After initially refusing the offer, curiosity gets the better of Joe. Now he finds himself sinking deeper into a hole he may never escape. First his wife vanishes, then he’s framed for murder. With the mob, the law, and a band of two-bit criminals in hot pursuit, Joe turns to the only person he can trust—his estranged brother, someone harboring secrets more dangerous than his own.

With no place left to hide, the brothers, along with a down-on-his-luck detective, must band together if they are to survive the night—a night where no one will escape the crossfire unscathed.

Category: Thrillers – Crime

Golden Crown Literary Society 2022 Winner in the following categories:
– Debut Novel
– Young Adult Fiction

TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE SAVAGE.

Six teenage girls. One deserted island. Removed from civilized society, can they challenge class, identity, and toxic femininity to pull together and survive? Or will they descend into savagery?

Seventeen-year-old farm girl Ellery is used to being alone; used to taking care of herself. After she wins an athletics scholarship to a prestigious new school, she finds herself facing her own personal nightmare – stuck on a plane with a bunch of mean girls, the school dork, and her ex-best friend. But when the plane crashes and they find themselves alone on a deserted island, the real challenge begins.

As they fight for survival, long-buried secrets are uncovered, and – one by one – each girl’s true character emerges. Can friendships, like fires, be relit? And can Ellery survive on Girl Island?

‘Move over Katniss Everdeen, there’s room for another teen heroine.’ *****

‘Mean Girls meets Lord of the Flies. I loved it.’ *****

Category: Thrillers – Psychological