Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for June 16, 2023

“Urgently timely.”- Kirkus Reviews

They think she’s a monster, but she’s their only hope…

In a divided nation, 14-year-old Jetta belongs nowhere. Her face is split right down the middle: half-black and half-white. The non-white residents of her New Orleans camp call her a demon. The white oppressors who took over during the 2nd American Civil War have called her much worse…

After years as an outcast, Jetta uncovers her true heritage as the daughter of an African storm god and a Finnish death goddess. As she attempts to harness her terrible new abilities to turn the tide in the war, trouble comes to those she tries to help. Only Jetta has the power to heal her divided homeland… or destroy everything in her path…

Girl Divided is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel infused with magical forces. If you like immersive worlds, strong characters, and a tale that reads like Neil Gaiman and Stephen King combined, then you’ll love Willow Rose’s provocative story.

Buy Girl Divided now to destroy a divided dystopia today!

“In short, exciting chapters, prolific thriller writer Rose (Waltzing Matilda, 2018, etc.) spins an action-fantasy yarn with a hot-button premise that will strike some readers as urgently timely…An incendiary tale featuring mythic and realistic elements.” – Kirkus Reviews

Category: Suspense

Murder, a missing child, and a couple trapped in a jail of lies…

Kim and Jamie, her archaeologist husband, arrive in the Bahamas with their son William to launch Jamie’s reality TV show. His discovery of a treasure-laden shipwreck linked to a gruesome cult brought them fame and riches but threatens to wash their marriage onto the rocks.

At their beachfront villa, a tragic event triggers a night of terror. William goes missing and Jamie meets with violence and temptation in equal measure. Secrets get buried deep that night, and when the investigation into William’s disappearance goes nowhere, their troubled marriage soon follows.

With a forensic breakthrough offering fragile hope, Kim and Jamie set out on a make-or-break mission, heading for an island haunted by a sinister past. Can William still be alive? Can they get back their once perfect marriage? A shocking twist awaits…

Category: Thrillers – Psychological

As leader of the Major Crimes Unit, Detective Virgil Jones tackles only the toughest cases in the state, and the one he faces this time has the city of Indianapolis on edge, near the brink of panic. When a team of serial snipers begin using their own personal brand of domestic terrorism, it’s up to Virgil to find out who is responsible for the mysterious killings, and why. But when Virgil gets too close, the hunter becomes the hunted, and one final bullet reveals a truth that will change his life forever.

Category: Mystery – Series

If the only man who could help you was the same man who killed your father years ago, would you run to him for help, or run away? What if you could do both and make a cool 300 million on the side?

Publisher’s Weekly says State of Betrayal is “Multi-layered, thrilling and frantic!” Thomas Scott delivers another crime fiction thriller filled with mystery, suspense, laugh-out-loud humor and characters you’ll want to stand and cheer for!

“Astounding” – Nightstand Reviews
Prepare for an adrenaline-fueled ride through a dark and treacherous world where justice hangs in the balance when Detective Emilia Cruz investigates Mexico’s most notorious true crime.

The first female police detective in Acapulco, Emilia finds herself in Mexico City, part of a national task force tasked with investigating the disappearance of 43 students. Beset by problems, the task force seems to be an empty exercise that won’t lead to either answers or arrests. Is there a conspiracy to hide the truth?

When Emilia is offered a fortune to hide evidence, how much is her conscience worth? It’s clear that the real investigation is just beginning.

2019 & 2020 Poison Cup award, Outstanding Series – CrimeMasters of America
Finalist for Best Investigator, 2017 Silver Falchion Award.

Category: Mystery – International Mystery & Crime

Surviving the apocalypse – one secret at a time.

Inheriting their grandparents’ property after their parents’ death, Penelope Geller and her brothers find an unlikely sanctuary – a bomb shelter. This heart-pounding EMP thriller charts their struggle for survival, brewing tensions, and startling revelations in a world that has lost its power.

Category: Suspense