Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for June 5, 2019

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

First comes divorce, then comes murder. Or at least sweet thoughts of murder. Maggie has plenty of them after slimy Richard trades her in for a more recent model. Then, her friend Larry commits suicide out of the blue. Maggie goes on high alert, remembering something her evil ex said about Larry—something highly suspicious.

Category: Mystery – Cozy

A college student has a strained relationship with his mother and ex-girlfriend. When he sees his ex and best friend together at a Halloween Mixer, he becomes enraged.
Things turn when a mysterious, puppet-themed student attacks the couple, leaving the protagonist seemingly to blame.
Things escalate quickly, and the narrator soon finds himself framed for murder at the hands of the “Puppet Man”.
He decides to go on the run, and finds himself in the company of misfits and criminals while seemingly being stalked by the killer. He believes the criminal overseer may be an opportunity to clear his name and prove his innocence before he winds up in jail, or worse.

Category: Suspense

Sergeant Brad Braun has seen more dead bodies than he’d care to remember, but a dismembered young woman with a note promising more bodies to come isn’t what he had penciled in for this Monday morning.
And hers is just the beginning.

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Category: Mystery – Police Procedurals