Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for July 25, 2023

Laurel Falls, N.C., 1985: I was done with being a crime reporter in Washington, D.C., tired of all the violence. So I packed up and moved to the small town of Laurel Falls. It looked like heaven to me—ancient mountains brimming with tall trees and songbirds, peace and quiet. Until I found the body.

The sheriff called it a suicide. No way. I’d spent my whole career searching for the truth, and I I knew he was wrong. Trouble was, without my usual sources, how much of a murder investigation could I pull off?

But a special kid lived next door. Abit Bradshaw, a teenager struggling to find his rightful place in the world. Hey, I knew all about that. I’d never fitted in either. I figured he just needed a chance too. And he got one when we teamed up to solve that crime.

Looking back, I should’ve known plans rarely pan out the way you think. ~Della Kincaid

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Category: Mystery – Cozy

Laurel Falls, N.C. 1989: I couldn’t believe I was in trouble again. I’d finally got what I’d always wanted … then lost it.

It all started when this family—a mother and two almost-grown kids—came to my school to ask for shelter. The mother said she was dying, and they had nowhere else to go after they’d been evicted ‘cause she was too sick to work.

But that was all lies. They were just a bunch of mean-spirited, sorry con artists who stole our money and good intentions. When they fleeced the school and fled, they made it look like I did it. The director threw me outta school.

Trying to find them again took everything I had—and then some. Along the way, I plowed through those mountains, sometimes meeting fellow victims yearning for justice too, but mostly tangling with bad men trying to stop me. I faced more twists and turns than that road to Damascus, Virginia. ~Abit Bradshaw

After crossing a few too many lines in DC, FBI Agent Cyrus Jennings is trying to stay under the radar for his last few years with the Bureau.

But when a grassroots politician suddenly dies, Cyrus‘ instincts scream that there’s more than meets the eye. As he digs deeper into the underbelly of the Denver political scene, he pops onto the radar of some of the most formidable power-brokers in the country.

Could the truth cost more than just his career?

Category: Mystery – Police Procedurals

A single instant shattered Detective James Sheldon’s perfect life. Eighteen months later, he is begging for loose change on the streets and contemplating suicide.
In a strange twist of fate, he wins a record-breaking 168 million lottery. But what should be a life-changing dream becomes a heart-pumping nightmare.

Category: Crime Fiction

The silent intruder watches Tori sleep, savoring his power as he plans his revenge.
Tori Burgess is unnerved when strange phone calls, anonymous dark gifts and odd events begin to dominate her life. She fears her ex-husband is in mortal danger, but soon realizes she’s the target. Could her new beau be the culprit or has an old enemy surfaced?

Category: Thrillers – Psychological

It was spring in the Midwest and the perfect storm was brewing.

Dr. James Conroy, Jr., was leading a grassroots movement to improve access to medical treatment in the United States. At the same time, a group known as the Crusaders for Common Sense was rallying around the cry, “Stop Playing God with Medicine.” They stood opposed to Conroy—violently opposed.

Sam “Doc” Price and Nicole Veles watched in horror as the violence escalated. But after a noted medical researcher was attacked at Nicole’s apartment, she and Doc were plunged into a world of domestic terrorism.

Doc found an unlikely ally in FBI Special Agent Rebecca Marte and together, they tried to make sense of the Crusaders’ actions that defied all logic. In the end, Doc risked everything he loved in a final, deadly gambit with the Crusaders, only to find that the cost of his ploy may be more than he can pay.

“… a multifaceted, absorbing read that lingers in the mind long after the final revelation which examines issues of justice and humanity, as it crafts a growing story of horror.” – D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review.

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Category: Mystery – Series