Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for October 23, 2021

Someone should’ve told these ladies to stay home.

While best friends Sonya and Evie are taking a road trip through the California desert to celebrate Evie’s last days as a single woman, Sonya becomes infatuated with a handsome stranger. After she and the man share a night of unbridled passion under the stars of Little Boy Canyon, Sonya realizes she’s made a huge mistake and breaks things off with the man before even getting his name.

Unfortunately, this man isn’t someone who takes no for an answer and before they know it, Sonya and Evie are thrust into a living nightmare when the man chases them relentlessly through the desert with revenge on his mind and murder in his heart.

Category: Mystery – African American

When Kelly finds her father-in-law dead the grieving widow, Louise, installs herself in Kelly’s house and shows no signs of leaving. Ever.
In fact, she seems determined to take over Kelly’s role as mother and wife.
As Louise’s horrifying agenda slowly becomes clear, Kelly realises she has to fight. For her children, her marriage – and her life.

Category: Thrillers – Psychological

A web of lies. A sister’s worst nightmare.

When Julia’s estranged sister, Toni, goes missing in Turkey, Julia thinks it’s just another one of her sister’s irresponsible stunts. But when Toni’s backpack and passport wash up along the Istanbul seafront, Julia realizes the situation is far more serious than first thought.

Desperate for answers, Julia travels to Istanbul to find out what’s happened to Toni. As she delves deeper into her sister’s mysterious disappearance, everything points to Toni being abducted. But as a stranger in a strange land, who will believe Julia? And as she gets drawn into a web of lies and betrayal, could Julia be in danger herself?

Set against the stunning backdrop of Istanbul, Into Thin Air is a gripping, fast-paced mystery with twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the very end.

If you like page-turning mysteries set in exotic locations, you love this latest standalone novel from Deborah Rogers.

Category: Suspense

Joseph Soderini di Avenzano is America’s most celebrated chef.

Some believe he cut a deal with the Devil to achieve fame and fortune. Whether he is actually Bocuse or Beelzebub, Avenzano is approaching the twenty-fifth anniversary of his glittering Palm Beach restaurant, Chateau de la Mer, patterned after the Michelin-starred palaces of Europe.

Journalist David Fox arrives in Palm Beach to interview the chef for a story on the restaurant’s silver jubilee and quickly becomes involved with Chateau de la Mer’s hostess, Alessandra, unwittingly transforming himself into Avenzano’s rival.

Category: Suspense