Curses!

Author: Aaron Elkins

Category: Crime Fiction

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Deal starts: February 26, 2025

Deal ends: February 26, 2025

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On an archeological excavation in Mexico, the Skeleton Detective must solve an ancient riddle and a modern murder: “A series that never disappoints.” —Philadelphia Inquirer   Mayan ruins in the Yucatán . . . a secret room in a tomb . . . age?old skeletons. To anthropologist Gideon Oliver, the renowned Skeleton Detective, the invitation to join the archaeological excavation of Tlaloc promises two months of paradise on Earth. That is, until an ancient series of Mayan curses against desecrators of the site is unearthed. When the first one comes to pass (“The bloodsucking kinkajou will come freely among them”), it is taken by all as a practical joke. But by the time the fourth one is apparently consummated (“The one called Xecotcavach will pierce their skulls so that their brains spill onto the earth”), nerves have begun to fray and suspicions and discord are mounting. The steamy jungles weigh down on the band of eccentric anthropologists as one by one the curses continue to materialize. It takes Gideon’s special talents for deduction—along with the enigmatic insights of Mexico’s one and only Mayan Indian inspector of the state judicial police—to resolve an ancient riddle and a modern, murderous mystery. Curses! is the 5th book in the Gideon Oliver Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Final Chance

Author: Kate Bold

Category: Crime Fiction

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Deal starts: February 25, 2025

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“This is an excellent book… When you start reading, be sure you don’t have to wake up early!”—Reader review for The Killing Game?????CBI Agent Maggie Flight confronts a sinister force in Silicon Valley as tech moguls fall prey to their own creations. In a deadly game of innovation and retribution, can Maggie crack the killer's algorithm before they choose their next target?FINAL CHANCE is BOOK #2 in a new series by #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Kate Bold, whose bestseller NOT NOW (a free download) has received over 600 five star ratings and reviews. The series begins with FINAL KILL (BOOK #1).This gripping crime series navigates through unexpected turns, heart-pounding action, and startling twists and turns. With its addictive storytelling and intricate plot, this page-turner will have you burning the midnight oil, unable to put it down until you've unraveled every last clue. Fans of Lee Child, Kendra Elliot, and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love.Future books in the series are also available.“This book moved very fast and every page was exciting. Plenty of dialogue, you absolutely love the characters, and you were rooting for the good guy throughout the whole story… I look forward to reading the next in the series.”—Reader review for The Killing Game?????“Kate did an amazing job on this book and I was hooked from the first chapter!”—Reader review for The Killing Game?????“I really enjoyed this book. The characters were authentic, and I see the bad guys as something we hear about daily on the news... Looking forward to book 2.”—Reader review for The Killing Game?????“This was a really good book. The main characters were real, flawed and human. The story went along quickly and wasn't mired in too many unnecessary details. I really enjoyed it.”—Reader review for The Killing Game?????“Alexa Chase is headstrong, impatient, but most of all brave with a capital B. She never, repeat never, backs down until the bad guys are put where they belong. Clearly five stars!”—Reader review for The Killing Game?????“Captivating and riveting serial murder with a twist of the macabre… Very well done.”—Reader review for The Killing Game?????“WOW what a great read! Talk about a diabolical killer! Really enjoyed this book. Looking forward to reading others by this author as well.”—Reader review for The Killing Game?????“Page turner for sure. Great characters and relationships. I got into the middle of this story and couldn’t put it down. Looking forward to more from Kate Bold.”—Reader review for The Killing Game?????“Hard to put down. It has an excellent plot and has the right amount of suspense. I really enjoyed this book.”—Reader review for The Killing Game?????“Extremely well written, and well worth buying and reading. I can't wait to read book two!”—Reader review for The Killing Game?????

Blue Water Horizon

Author: Glenn Trust

Category: Crime Fiction

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Deal starts: February 25, 2025

Deal ends: February 25, 2025

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She had an understanding with the mob. Get out of town and she could live.Fleeing her encounter with an organized crime boss and his henchmen, Alice Trent is searching for that place...home. She may have found it in this paradise by the sea. She looks at the horizon and thinks her life could be like that, all of the pain and fears fading away into the blue water horizon. That is her great hope, and it seems that her wandering has come to an end.Then events require her to use her special skills once again and force her to continue her journeys...alone.From Bestselling author, Glenn Trust, Blue Water Horizon leads the reader further along a journey to escape a dark past.Scroll up and pick up your copy of Blue Water Horizon today!5.0 of 5 Stars - Another blockbuster for Glenn Trust5.0 of 5 Stars - Great writing, plot and characters5.0 of 5 Stars - The story has the soul of a classic5.0 of 5 Stars - One top-shelf novel!5.0 of 5 Stars - Never a dull moment!

What Happened at the Lake

Author: Phil M. Williams

Category: Crime Fiction

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Deal starts: February 21, 2025

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They went on vacation. Not everyone made it back.The Palmers went to the lake for a week of fun in the sun. But Alex Palmer had an agenda. He wanted his brother to reconcile with their hypercompetitive father. He wanted his daughter to break up with her shady boyfriend. Most of all, Alex wanted them to be a family one more time before he faced his predicament at home.Evil incarnate and a brutal double murder shifted Alex’s focus from wants to needs. He needed to keep his family safe. He needed to find her. He needed to know what happened at the lake.His pastor often said, “God won’t give you more than you can bear.”This had nothing to do with God.Buy this twisty page turner to find out what happened at the lake.Adult language and explicit sexual violence.
What readers are saying "This is the best fiction book I’ve read in a very long time. Masterfully suspenseful." - Salina Young ?????
"Shocking, but realistic, "What Happened at the Lake" will grab you from the beginning and shake you to your core!" - Susan ?????
"I gave this book the 5 star maximum but it was 20 stars short. This book was unbelievably fantastic and I stayed up almost all night to finish it because I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep otherwise." - Kindle Reader ?????
"Phil Williams can make more twists and turns than a pretzel maker. I finally have up trying to get one step ahead of him. Instead I fastened my seatbelt and let him take me around hairpin turns at 100 mph, down into dark and dangerous tunnels and finally bringing me gasping for breath back into the light." - Mary R. ?????
"I loved this book. Could not put it down. Phil Williams is now one of my favorite authors." -Anon ?????

The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021

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Category: Crime Fiction

Regular price: $19.99

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Deal starts: February 21, 2025

Deal ends: February 21, 2025

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Steph Cha, a rising star who brings a fresh perspective as series editor, takes the helm of the new The Best American Mystery and Suspense, with best-selling crime novelist Alafair Burke joining her as the first guest editor.“Crime writers, forgive the pun, are killing it right now creatively,” writes guest editor Alafair Burke in her introduction. “It was difficult—painful even—to narrow this year’s Best American Mystery and Suspense to only twenty stories.” Spanning from a mediocre spa in Florida, to New York’s gritty East Village, to death row in Alabama, this collection reveals boundless suspense in small, quiet moments, offering startling twists in the least likely of places. From a powerful response to hateful bullying, to a fight for health care, to a gripping desperation to vote, these stories are equal parts shocking, devastating, and enthralling, revealing the tension pulsing through our everyday lives and affirming that mystery and suspense writing is better than ever before.The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021includes JENNY BHATT• GAR ANTHONY HAYWOOD• GABINO IGLESIAS• AYA DE LEÓN• LAURA LIPPMAN DELIA C. PITTS• ALEX SEGURA• FAYE SNOWDEN• LISA UNGER and others

The Salish Sea

Author: Susan Lund

Category: Crime Fiction

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Deal starts: February 20, 2025

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A girl with no name...

Penny doesn't remember much about her childhood and what she does remember isn't all that great. She and her mother moved too many times to a series of cheap motels. There were too many men visiting her mother and none of them were her father. As for him, all Penny knew was that her father was rich and dead.She was found abandoned on a deserted beach on the Salish Sea when she was four years old, and didn't even know her own name. Shunted from one foster home to another, she struggled to overcome the odds.When a Police Detective from the Victoria, B.C. Police Department calls about remains that were identified as belonging to her mother, Penny starts a quest to find out what happened to her and who her father really is.She enlists crime reporter Tess McClintock and Michael Carter to help her find her family, but when they start uncovering Penny's past, not everyone is happy to learn their connection to the girl with no name.The Salish Sea is a new standalone book in the Salish Sea Crime Thriller series.