Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for June 12, 2023

He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake.

Some kids are scared of the dark, others of monsters living under their beds. Some are even afraid of clowns.

None of those things scare Sara. But she is terrified of one man, who comes to her house every year, in the middle of the night.

Santa.

Curl up with some frightening Christmas horror from the Queen of Scream, Willow Rose. Warning: you might not feel like putting out cookies for Santa ever again after reading this short story.

Category: Suspense

Lainey needed a change after her husband died and the quaint town of Mirror Falls, MN, was just the ticket. But the email worried her. Why was Mary so upset about a DNA test?

Mary had done it as a lark. It might be fun to find out about her family’s history. When the DNA test came back, everything changed. Was her brother next in line for a substantial inheritance…or be setup for murder?

As a seasoned insurance investigator, Lainey had worked out more than her fair share of sinister plots, but this was different. With the help of her quirky friends, she’s determined to figure out who’s been trimming off branches of the family tree.

An intriguing and fun cozy mystery that will keep you guessing until the end. You’ll love it because the characters are delightful and the twists will keep you turning the pages.

Category: Mystery – Cozy

Vanessa and Curtis have the perfect life, until Hayden shows up out of the blue.
He seems intent on making life very difficult for Vanessa, who hasn’t seen him in ages.
When she suggests a plan to remove Hayden from their lives forever, Curtis becomes convinced she’s hiding a big secret.
But has Vanessa underestimated how dangerous Hayden is?

Category: Thrillers – Psychological

One thing is clear in this chilling addition to Chappell’s Navajo Nation Mystery series – a spate of murders and an outlier with a deadly agenda should be warning enough for anyone. What will it take to bring Harley Ponyboy to his senses? Investigator Charlie Yazzie teams up with Thomas Begay in this story of attraction and deceit.

Category: Mystery – Series

Danny Coogan, a Montana Fish and Game Officer and Afghanistan veteran, hopes to bury his demons in a simple life in the small town of Darwin. But life becomes a nightmare when he is shot and left injured and alone in the freezing countryside to struggle for survival. His assailant? A local, he’d considered a friend.

Category: Mystery – Police Procedurals