Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for July 18, 2023

An enthralling tale from an international bestselling author

– Five, Six… Grab Your Crucifix:

It was supposed to be a vacation, but instead reporter Rebekka Franck confronts her most baffling case yet! When a priest’s exorcism goes awry, Rebekka must pick up the pieces and discover the mystery behind an evil force.

Rebekka and Sune are on a vacation in Northern Zeeland when they suddenly find themselves involved in what turns out to be their strangest case to this date.

This is a terrific psychological thriller, romance and murder mystery all rolled into one.

– Seven, Eight…Gonna Stay Up Late:

She thought she could keep it a secret.

Just fourteen years old, Amalie thought she could take off and go to the festival with her best friend without anyone knowing it – without her parents finding out. She thought she was safe when she met a man offering her drugs; she thought she was safe when she went alone to her tent to take the pills. However, when she opened her eyes and found herself in the man’s basement, she knew she was not safe anymore.

She was trapped.

Category: Suspense

An unexpected marriage proposal from a Duke blindsides her. Will it lead to a fairytale ending or certain death?

Lenora expected her unique ability would condemn her to a life of solitude, shunned by society. But when she receives an unexpected marriage proposal hinging on it, Lenora is shocked. All she must do in exchange for the life of a duchess is use her communicative skills to determine the reason for the former Duchess of Blackmoore’s suicide.

Beyond the strange blackening on the stones of Blackmoore Castle, Lenora discovers another darkness lurks in her new Scottish Highlands home. The secrets housed within the castle walls chill Lenora to the bone… and threaten her own life.

Will Lenora discover the hidden truth behind the death of the former duchess? Or will she, too, fall prey to a similar fate?

Category: Mystery – Historical

Only she can prove his innocence. But will it make her the killer’s next victim? Can her connection with the dead keep her alive?

Lenora Fletcher is settling into her new role as Duchess of Blackmoore, after having put the ghost of her husband’s first wife to rest. But when her ne-er-do-well brother-in-law is accused of murder, only Lenora can help him.

Using her ability to communicate with the dead, Lenora must contact the deceased sailor and determine who his real killer is in order to clear Edwin’s name. But will her involvement cause the killer to end another life? And will that life be her own?

Mycroft’s exclusive Diogenes Club is targeted, its members drained of blood, their necks punctured with wolf-like teeth marks. “Eliza Doolittle teams up with Sherlock Holmes”.

Why does Mycroft’s Diogenes Club not allow any talking and have such stringent rules for entry? Why would anyone wish to join? Is it a front for something else? Sherlock must cross his own brother to find out.

Victorian Historical Mystery/Romance. Fast-paced action, historical immersion, characters who come alive on the page, witty dialogue, and a blossoming romance between Sherlock and his laboratory assistant Mirabella Hudson (Mrs. Hudson’s niece). Strong LGBT themes.

“No blood, no teeth, and now no scullery maid! What else shall go missing? I hope we may all leave this house with our limbs.” – Mycroft Holmes

Category: Mystery – Historical

Minneapolis defense attorney Marc Kadella was hoping for a bit of peace after a failed homicide attempt in the form of a hit-and-run. But it’s hard to keep the peace in the midst of a string of police brutality accusations leading to civil unrest. In his ninth courtroom drama and legal thriller, Kadella finds himself trapped in a web of racism and corruption—thanks to a drug ring orchestrated by a villain so manipulative even hard-nosed investigator Tony Carvelli’s stumped.

Category: Thrillers – Legal

A dark, satirical thriller about a young assassin whose sovereign immunity leads to her getting her own reality tv show as she prepares for her next kill.
“A thrilling, fast-paced book which is run through with a seam of genuinely deep philosophy.” – Read Freely

Category: Thrillers – Assassinations

Kiki Lowenstein is a young widowed mother of a teenager daughter, who never finished college and has never had a job-until now! The books have the underlying theme of her husband’s murder and the funky detective who’s working the case. Cara Mia Delgatto is a character from the Kiki Lowenstein series of mysteries, finding her way at a transition point in her life.

Category: Mystery – Women Sleuths