Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for October 11, 2022

One deceased groom-to-be. One dead-end clue. One last chance at redemption. Gwendolyn Strong feels lost outside the classroom. And at loose ends after retiring, the ex-kindergarten teacher longs for the excitement her stable marriage and yoga sessions can’t provide. So the spirited fifty-something leaps into action when a former student takes his life on the eve of his wedding day.

Skeptical that he died by his own hand, Gwendolyn teams up with her elderly mentor and true-crime addict daughter to scour the small town for clues while dodging the dismissive cops. But when her prime suspect turns up fatally crushed in a freak accident, she fears a cunning culprit could be pulling some murderous strings.

Can Gwendolyn solve the case before her name is next on the hit list? Milford Elementary is the nail-biting first book in the Gwendolyn Strong Small Town Cozy Mystery Series. If you like whip-smart heroines, buried secrets, and gripping suspense, then you’ll love J A Hoda’s masterful whodunit.

Category: Mystery – Cozy

When a bank robbery and the murder of a teenage boy initiate a string of even more shocking events which wreak panic in the quiet community, Phil must return to long days of investigation with his oft-misquoting, black sergeant Zareb Woodbridge, who struggles with questioning some of the more racist locals.

Category: Mystery – Traditional Detectives

Climate change has ravaged the planet faster than expected. In this harsh and inhospitable world, Dylan Myers, a young, bright scientist, embarks on a seemingly impossible quest; the search for his biological parents. This proves to be a daunting task in this hazardous and toxic world infested by crime, evil, poverty, and hunger. He puts himself and his loved ones in great danger and unexpectedly stumbles onto a shocking secret.

Category: Thrillers – Technothrillers

A green lieutenant. A ruthless enemy. A heart-rending choice that will haunt him the rest of his life. If he lives.

Korea 1950: When North Korea launches a surprise invasion of the South, Lt. Jonas Stuyvesant finds himself leading his platoon against a battle-hardened enemy. What should be an easy victory turns into a desperate bid to survive.

Category: Thrillers – Historical

Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Nigel Logan has a dark past that he wants erased from his memory. Compelled to leave, he set sail for destinations unknown and stumbles upon Port St. Joe on Florida’s Forgotten Coast. He falls into the lap of crazy and lovable town folk, but it will never be enough to steer his troubles away. Logan knows in the back of his mind it will always be there, patiently waiting.

Category: Crime Fiction

Alice wanted to study at Welkin – the Spherical Magic Academy to create magic objects. Her dream is coming true.
She takes the place of a missing girl, lives in her room, studies according to her schedule, and takes part in an exciting game.

Here she meets her rivals. Mysterious, unpredictable and dangerous.
They are all lying.
Who’s hiding behind the masks of humans? Friends? Enemies? Monsters?
Alice doesn’t know.

The answer is in the game. What started as an interesting adventure turns into a struggle for survival.
Each round is a dangerous test, a challenge to test human capabilities. Alice gets control of the cards, and has to solve the secret hidden in them, and not let her opponents take them away – but they will use all methods available to them.
When playing, it’s important to remember that the monster is already in the academy.

Category: Thrillers – Psychological