Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for May 17, 2023

When Arden Olsen discovers her mentor’s smoldering remains, she’s determined to expose the killer. Her work is the only way to process the grief tearing her apart. But the FBI’s lead case agent will do whatever it takes to keep her from getting involved.

Violent Crimes Agent Lawson Mitchell has been burned before—by the media and by Arden. She’s not going to let the story go, so as the killer escalates, keeping his ex-wife close is the only way to keep her safe. Even at the risk of losing his heart all over again.

As one of the most vicious serial offenders closes in, Lawson and Arden must confront the guilt and resentment they’ve harbored for one another and work together. Before there’s nothing left.

My roommate is a serial killer. And I have been powerless to stop him because I… am a cat.

Don’t get me wrong, Dean has never been cruel to me. He provides me with shelter, toys, and plenty of affection. But I have seen his dark side, his brutal treatment of women, and I can’t bear to watch anyone else get hurt.

Jane from next door is attractive for a human, not to mention being incredibly kind. That kindness may get her killed. I’ve seen how Dean looks at her, I know what he’s plotting. In his mind, she’s his for the taking. I wasn’t able to save the others, but I’m not ready to give up. One way or another, I have to figure out how to communicate to Jane that she’s in danger.

Can I find a way to warn her in time? Or will she become just another name on his growing list of victims? Can I stop him before the body count rises?

Category: Mystery – African American

I have aided in the capture of a serial killer, which is made even more impressive by the fact that I… am a cat.

Happily settled in with Jane, a would-be victim I helped to save, I thought my days as an amateur sleuth would be traded for belly rubs and sunbeam naps.

Until I watched the man in the apartment complex opposite ours, murder his wife. Once again, it falls to me to help the bumbling humans bring a killer to justice.

Step one is proving to Jane that something horrible happened.

But how do I convince her a crime occurred in the dark of the n

This funny and fresh cozy series—about a woman on the run from her cheating ex and her court-ordered alimony. Follow Helen as she takes one dead-end job after another finding murder and mayhem along the way. Lots of laughs and great suspense.

Category: Mystery – Women Sleuths

Buying Crooked Tree Farms is Verity Blume’s second chance…
But in Spell’s Bay nothing is by coincidence, secrets can kill you, and Murder is never more than a glass of Chardonnay away…

Category: Mystery – Cozy

The leader of a White Nationalist organization on the government’s domestic terrorist list hires 3J, a black attorney, to recover what he’s owed. When he realizes he won’t get paid everything back, he blames 3J and opposing counsel, a Jewish attorney. How far will the hater go to get paid back and what steps will he take in the name of White Nationalism?

Category: Thrillers – Legal

When Amelia visits a mysterious tropical island that has no laws, no police, and no court system, she learns that an evil presence lurks in the woods while a nefarious creature patrols the ocean, preventing her from leaving. This island has plans for Amelia, but she’ll do everything possible to escape or die trying.

Category: Thrillers – Conspiracies