Friday, October 9, 2020

iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Mysteries & Thrillers 2020-10-09

Courtney Evan Tate - I'll Be Watching You artwork I'll Be Watching You
Courtney Evan Tate
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: March 26, 2019
Publisher: MIRA Books
Seller: Harlequin Enterprises Limited

IT’S EVERY MOTHER’S NIGHTMARE…BUT ONE SHE WILL NOT ACCEPT In an unthinkable flash, Emmy Fisher’s fifteen-year-old daughter, Leah, seemingly drowns close to shore one summer night—at least that is what the police report says. In deep grief, Emmy needs time and courage before she can enter Leah’s bedroom. But when she does, she finds something at first bewildering, then unspeakable, as she begins to understand the full implications… She uncovers evidence that Leah had been secretly involved with someone, someone perhaps older, someone with dark appetites. Bit by bit, the last few months of Leah’s life unfold in a terrifying way that Emmy can hardly imagine. All she knows is that she has to find the person who took her sweet daughter’s innocence. No matter the cost. The truth will set her free. Or bury her.



Lauren Elliott - Proof of Murder artwork Proof of Murder
Lauren Elliott
Genre: Women Sleuths
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: April 28, 2020
Publisher: Kensington Books
Seller: Kensington Publishing Corp.

Bookshop owner Addie Greyborne must solve a locked-room murder in a supposedly haunted mansion to recover a priceless Sherlock Holmes original . . .   The seaside New England town of Greyborne Harbor is home to many grand estates, including the Queen Anne Victorian Addie inherited from her great aunt. Now one of those mansions is holding an estate sale, which is just what the bookshop owner needs to replenish her supply of rare editions—even if the house is rumored to be haunted. Assisting an overwhelmed insurance appraiser with the inventory, Addie discovers an 1887 magazine containing Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet , which she estimates to be worth over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.   But when Addie later finds the appraiser dead in the estate's private library, with the door bolted from the inside, and the priceless edition missing, it's a mystery worthy of the Great Detective himself. She's certain the death and the robbery are connected—but who, other than a ghost who can walk through walls, could have gotten in to do the deed? It's up to Addie to find the key to the crime—before she's the next one cornered by a killer . . .   Visit us at www.kensingtonbooks.com



Joyce Porter - Dover Two artwork Dover Two
A Dover Mystery, Book 2
Joyce Porter
Genre: Cozy
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: October 03, 2019
Publisher: Farrago
Seller: Prelude Books Ltd

Detective Chief Inspector Wilfred Dover is the most idle and avaricious hero in all of crime fiction. Why should he even be bothered to solve the case? One February evening in northern England, a young woman is shot in the head and left in a coma. Eight months later she dies, thus becoming a welcome excuse to dispatch the odious Inspector Dover as far as possible from London. It soon appears that Isobel Slatcher could have been smothered in her hospital bed with a pillow. Now Dover may have two murderers to catch: one who pulled the trigger, the other the last visitor she had in her short lifetime. If, that is, the town's warring Catholics and Protestants will only stop distracting him.   Editorial reviews: “Something quite out of the ordinary.”  Daily Telegraph “Joyce Porter is a joy… Dover is unquestionably the most entertaining detective in fiction.”  Guardian “Plotted with the technique of a virtuoso.”  New York Times “Wonderfully funny.”  Spectator  “Dover is wildly, joyously unbelievable; and may he remain so for our comic delight.”  Sun “You will be fascinated by his sheer dazzling incompetence. Porter has a keen eye, a wicked sense of comedy, and a delightfully low mind.”  Harper’s



Burnet Graeme Macrae - The Accident on the A35 artwork The Accident on the A35
An Inspector Gorski Investigation
Burnet Graeme Macrae
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: October 16, 2018
Publisher: Arcade
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

The Accident on the A35 returns to the scene of Burnet’s accomplished first novel, The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau --the small French town of Saint-Louis. Detective Gorski is called away from his night of solitary drinking to the site of a car accident that left Bertrand Barthelme, a respected solicitor, dead. When the deceased's rather attractive wife suggests that the crash may not have been an accident, Gorski looks closer into Barthelme's circumspect movements on the night of his death. His investigation leads him to various bars, hotels, and brothels in the nearby city of Strasbourg. At the same time, Barthelme's rebellious son, drunk on Jean Paul Sartre novels, is conducting an investigation of his own. Their independent, dual inquiries lead the reader down a twisted road marked by seedy back rooms, bar brawls, a moment of accidental incest, and--as we have come to expect from Burnet--copious amounts of wine. The Accident on the A35 is a darkly humorous, subtle, and sophisticated novel that burrows into the psyches of its characters and explores the dark corners of life in a sleepy town.



Tana French - The Searcher artwork The Searcher
A Novel
Tana French
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: October 06, 2020
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

"This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may be her best one yet...its own kind of masterpiece." --Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post A "taut, chiseled and propulsive" ( Vogue ) new novel from the bestselling mystery writer who "is in a class by herself." ( The New York Times ) Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens. But when a local kid whose brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating, Cal uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat, and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets. "One of the greatest crime novelists writing today" (Vox) weaves a masterful, atmospheric tale of suspense, asking what we sacrifice in our search for truth and justice, and what we risk if we don't.



Lee Child - Killing Floor artwork Killing Floor
A Jack Reacher Novel
Lee Child
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: March 17, 1997
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

THE FIRST JACK REACHER NOVEL The bestselling novel featuring the “wonderfully epic hero”( People) who inspired the hit films  Jack Reacher  and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He’s just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in less than an hour, he’s arrested for murder. Not much of a welcome. All Reacher knows is that he didn’t kill anybody. At least not here. Not lately. But he doesn’t stand a chance of convincing anyone. Not in Margrave, Georgia. Not a chance in hell.



Ian Rankin - A Song for the Dark Times artwork A Song for the Dark Times
The Brand New Must-Read Rebus Thriller
Ian Rankin
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: October 01, 2020
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES *PRE-ORDER NOW* * * * * * 'He's gone...' When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days. Rebus fears the worst - and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect. He wasn't the best father - the job always came first - but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective? As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast - and a small town with big secrets - he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn't want to find... PRAISE FOR A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES : ' Magnificent ... utterly unputdownable and an immersive pleasure.' MARIAN KEYES 'This is Rankin at his best, Rebus at his best, storytelling that meets the moment and transcends all genres and expectations .' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'An outstanding addition to one of the finest bodies of work in crime fiction.' MICK HERRON * * * * * PRAISE FOR THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER: 'Ian Rankin is a genius' LEE CHILD 'A master storyteller' GUARDIAN 'Rebus is one of British crime writing's greatest characters: alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse' DAILY MAIL 'Great fiction, full stop' THE TIMES 'One of Britain's leading novelists in any genre' NEW STATESMAN 'Rankin is a phenomenon' SPECTATOR 'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best' SCOTSMAN 'The king of crime fiction' SUNDAY EXPRESS



Louise Penny - All the Devils Are Here artwork All the Devils Are Here
A Novel
Louise Penny
Genre: British Detectives
Price: $15.99
Publish Date: September 01, 2020
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seller: Macmillan

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PARADE MAGAZINE – ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS AN AMAZON BEST OF THE MONTH – SEPTEMBER CRIMEREADS – ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS AARP'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF FALL The 16th novel by #1 bestselling author Louise Penny finds Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec investigating a sinister plot in the City of Light On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand’s godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on the elderly man’s life. When a strange key is found in Stephen’s possession it sends Armand, his wife Reine-Marie, and his former second-in-command at the Sûreté, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, from the top of the Tour d’Eiffel, to the bowels of the Paris Archives, from luxury hotels to odd, coded, works of art. It sends them deep into the secrets Armand’s godfather has kept for decades. A gruesome discovery in Stephen’s Paris apartment makes it clear the secrets are more rancid, the danger far greater and more imminent, than they realized. Soon the whole family is caught up in a web of lies and deceit. In order to find the truth, Gamache will have to decide whether he can trust his friends, his colleagues, his instincts, his own past. His own family. For even the City of Light casts long shadows. And in that darkness devils hide.



Tim Sullivan - The Cyclist artwork The Cyclist
Tim Sullivan
Genre: Police Procedural
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: September 02, 2020
Publisher: TIM SULLIVAN
Seller: PublishDrive Inc.

The demolition began at dawn.  Walls knocked over. Twisted pipes uprooted. Window frames smashed. A dead body unearthed. Murdered. Why? Dumped. Why there? Odd tanning lines on his body and scars on his forearms enable DS George Cross to narrow down his search for the man’s identity. He unravels the young man's life, delving into the world of amateur cycling, an illicit supply of performance enhancing drugs, jealousy, ambition and a family tearing itself apart. Cross' relentless pursuit of the truth and eccentric methods earns him few friends. Then just as the police seem to be nearing a conclusion, Cross makes a sudden, abrupt U-turn. Could it be the biggest mistake of his career?



Alex Coombs - Silenced For Good artwork Silenced For Good
An absolutely gripping crime mystery that will have you hooked
Alex Coombs
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: April 14, 2020
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Seller: Boldwood Books Ltd

'A nail-biting chiller that is gritty, action-packed and so compulsively readable putting it down is simply not an option...' 5* Reader Review Can she catch the killer before someone else is silenced for good...? Detective Hanlon is addicted to violence. She likes the rush, the danger, the losing control... When Hanlon is suspended from the force for assaulting a suspect, she escapes to the remote Scottish island of Jura, home to the mysterious Corryvreckan whirlpool. But wherever Hanlon goes, violence is sure to follow. As soon as she checks into The Mackinnon Arms, Hanlon senses something isn't quite right about the staff at her home for the week. Sure enough, within days of arriving, the body of a member of staff is found floating in the sea. While police believe she was claimed by the local whirlpool, Hanlon isn't so sure. As she pieces together the evidence, dark secrets begin to unravel. Can Hanlon work out what is going on before another floating body is found...? Discover an addictive new crime series, perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Bryndza and Lisa Regan. What readers are saying about Silenced For Good : 'Pacy, tense and heart-pounding, Alex Coombs’ Silenced for Good is not to be missed.' 'This is such a good read that pulls you in from the first page.' 'This is an excellent read that had me hooked from the beginning.' 'Very well written and thrilling from beginning to end. Recommended.' 'An unsettling, claustrophobic and terrifying thriller that will send many a chill scuttling down readers’ spines.' 'A dark, twisted and satisfying crime novel that is deliciously addictive.' 'A page-turning crime thriller full of twists readers will not see coming.' 'Prepare yourself for a well thought out story complete with all the ups and downs associated with an intriguing plot, several characters to get your teeth into and enough going on to keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.' 'It would be a fantastic book for any body who is a lover of the crime genre.' 'You are kept guessing and thrown on different tracks with twists and turns.' 'One seriously gripping read, which kept me guessing and which kept me on the edge of my seat throughout.' 'This is one heck of a twisty ride, guys!' 'A highly enjoyable read set in beautiful scenery.' 'A tough no nonsense lead character and a plot that has its twists and turns along the way.' 'A gripping mystery which had me anxiously swiping the page to see what would happen next.' 'This is a strong start to a new crime series, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The writing keeps the pace flying forward. I would definitely recommend it.' 'Extremely well written. The author certainly knows how to grab your attention and much like a fisherman or fisherwoman landing a catch, he reels you in.'



Ty Patterson - Incoming artwork Incoming
A Covert-Ops Suspense Action Novel
Ty Patterson
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: June 26, 2020
Publisher: Three Aces Publishing Ltd
Seller: Three Aces Publishing Ltd

Old enemies don't die. They become more wily. The spymaster has the ultimate plan to destroy America. Zeb Carter is determined to stop him.  By offering himself as bait. Zeb Carter had stopped the greatest terrorist act against his country. However the ring leader behind its attack,  a deadly intelligence chief, was still out there. That enemy has an audacious plan to ruin the US economically and kill millions of people in the Western world.  Zeb Carter and his team are determined to stop him.  However their only chance is to offer themselves as bait. In a hostile country and in a city that has been turned into a giant prison just for them. ★★★★★ 'An OMG, Freaking-Fantastic, Unputdownable, Unmissable, Unforgettable, Running-Out-Of-Superlatives, One-Click Thriller' ★★★★★ 'Hands down, the best thriller of the year' ★★★★★'Dazzling! Ty Patterson gets better with each thriller he writes' ★★★★★'A stop-the-clock, call-in-sick thriller reminiscent of the best of Gregg Hurwitz, Vince Flynn and Brad Thor'



John Grisham - A Time for Mercy artwork A Time for Mercy
John Grisham
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $16.99
Expected Publish Date: October 13, 2020
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

Jake Brigance is back! The hero of A Time to Kill, one of the most popular novels of our time,  returns in a courtroom drama that showcases #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham at the height of his storytelling powers.     Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake’s fierce commitment to saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line.   In what may be the most personal and accomplished legal thriller of John Grisham’s storied career, we deepen our acquaintance with the iconic Southern town of Clanton and the vivid cast of characters that so many readers know and cherish. The result is a richly rewarding novel that is both timely and timeless, full of wit, drama, and—most of all—heart.   Bursting with all the courthouse scheming, small-town intrigue, and stunning plot twists that have become the hallmarks of the master of the legal thriller,  A Time for Mercy is John Grisham’s most powerful courtroom drama yet.   There is a time to kill and a time for justice. Now comes A Time for Mercy .



James Patterson & J. D. Barker - The Coast-to-Coast Murders artwork The Coast-to-Coast Murders
James Patterson & J. D. Barker
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: September 21, 2020
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

A detective and FBI agent join forces on what seems like an open-and-shut case -- but a new rash of killings sends them on a pulse-pounding race against time in this intense thriller. Michael and Megan Fitzgerald are siblings who share a terrifying past. Both adopted, and now grown -- Michael is a long-haul truck driver, Megan a college student majoring in psychology -- they trust each other before anyone else. They've had to. Their parents are public intellectuals, an Ivy League clinical psychologist and a renowned psychiatrist, and they brought up their adopted children in a rarefied, experimental environment. It sheltered them from the world's harsh realities, but it also forced secrets upon them, secrets they keep at all costs. In Los Angeles, Detective Garrett Dobbs and FBI Agent Jessica Gimble have joined forces to work a murder that seems like a dead cinch. Their chief suspect is quickly identified and apprehended --but then there's another killing just like the one they've been investigating. And another. And not just in Los Angeles -- the spree spreads across the country. The Fitzgerald family comes to the investigators' attention, but Dobbs and Gimble are at a loss -- if one of the four is involved, which Fitzgerald might it be? From coastal California to upstate New York, Dobbs and Gimble race against time and across state lines to stop an ingenious and deeply deranged killer -- one whose dark and twisted appetites put them outside the range of logic or experience.



Lauren Elliott - Murder in the First Edition artwork Murder in the First Edition
Lauren Elliott
Genre: Women Sleuths
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: September 24, 2019
Publisher: Kensington Books
Seller: Kensington Publishing Corp.

Addie Greyborne is preparing for the holidays at her bookstore in seaside New England—but a winter storm is coming, in more ways than one . . .   Addie’s getting into the spirit for the upcoming Charity Auction—especially since she’s got an 1843 copy of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol to donate. Her former colleagues at the Boston Public Library have confirmed that its worth runs toward the high five figures, which should help with the new pediatric wing. Her mood darkens, though, when a visitor from the past appears—Jonathan Hemingway, the father of her late fiancé. His presence stirs up sad memories for Addie, but also has her fuming when Jonathan, true to his womanizing ways, runs off for a lunchtime liaison with Teresa Lang, who’s in charge of the auction.   Soon after, Addie heads to Teresa’s office at the hospital—and finds the poor woman’s dead body. What she doesn’t find is her valuable first edition. What sort of Scrooge would steal from sick children and commit murder in the process? As a Nor’easter bears down and a mystery emerges about Jonathan’s past, Addie must find out if she can appraise people’s motives and characters as well as she can appraise rare books . . .



Jerome Preisler - Net Force: Dark Web artwork Net Force: Dark Web
Jerome Preisler
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: November 26, 2019
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Seller: Harlequin Enterprises Limited

NOW A NATIONAL BESTSELLER The return of the cutting-edge thriller series Net Force, created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik and written by Jerome Preisler. The number one threat to our nation’s security is in cyberspace. The new US president wants to tackle the urgent problem head-on and launches a top secret line of defense: Net Force. But before the organization can be announced, the country is hit by an unprecedented, two-pronged terror attack. Not yet empowered by Congress nor embraced by a dubious intelligence community, still untested, unproven and officially unnamed, Net Force’s elite group of cyber experts and field operatives must lead the fight against the ongoing waves of hacks while tracking down the mastermind. Their failure could mean global catastrophe. Success may lead them to become the highest-level security agency in the United States. A story that seems ripped from tomorrow’s headlines, Net Force: Dark Web relaunches one of the most prescient thriller series at a time when cybersecurity is more vital than ever.



Robert Galbraith - Troubled Blood artwork Troubled Blood
Robert Galbraith
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: September 15, 2020
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

A breathtaking, labyrinthine epic, Troubled Blood is the fifth Strike and Robin novel and the most gripping and satisfying yet. Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough – who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974.   Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one forty years old. But despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, Robin Ellacott, are currently working on. And Robin herself is also juggling a messy divorce and unwanted male attention, as well as battling her own feelings about Strike.   As Strike and Robin investigate Margot’s disappearance, they come up against a fiendishly complex case with leads that include tarot cards, a psychopathic serial killer and witnesses who cannot all be trusted. And they learn that even cases decades old can prove to be deadly . . .  



James Lee Burke - Robicheaux artwork Robicheaux
A Novel
James Lee Burke
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: January 02, 2018
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

James Lee Burke’s most beloved character, Dave Robicheaux, returns in this New York Times bestselling mystery set in the towns and backwoods of Louisiana: an “enthralling yet grim novel that…will captivate, start to finish” ( Publishers Weekly ). Dave Robicheaux is a haunted man. From the acts he committed in Vietnam, to his battles with alcoholism, to the sudden loss of his beloved wife, Molly, his thoughts drift from one irreconcilable memory to the next. Images of ghosts pepper his reality. Robicheaux’s only beacon remains serving as a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana. It’s in that capacity that Robicheaux crosses paths with powerful mob boss, Tony Nemo. Tony has a Civil War sword he’d like to give to Levon Broussard, a popular local author whose books have been adapted into major Hollywood films. Then there’s Jimmy Nightengale, the young poster boy of New Orleans wealth and glamour. Jimmy’s fond of Levon’s work, and even fonder of his beautiful, enigmatic wife, Rowena. Tony thinks Jimmy can be a US Senator someday, and has the resources and clout to make it happen. There’s something off about the relationship among these three men, and after a vicious assault, it’s up to Robicheaux to uncover the truth “in the barn-burner of a climax” ( Booklist , starred review). Complicating matters is the sudden death of the New Iberian local responsible for Molly’s death; namely that Robicheaux’s colleague thinks Robicheaux had something to do with it. As Robicheaux works to clear his name and make sense of the murder, a harrowing study of America emerges: this nation’s abiding conflict between a sense of past grandeur and a legacy of shame, its easy seduction by demagogues and wealth, and its predilection for violence and revenge. “It has been almost five years since James Lee Burke’s last Dave Robicheaux novel, and it was absolutely worth the wait” (Associated Press).



Alex Michaelides - The Silent Patient artwork The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: February 05, 2019
Publisher: Celadon Books
Seller: Macmillan

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller "An unforgettable—and Hollywood-bound—new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy." — Entertainment Weekly The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....



Sara Sligar - Take Me Apart artwork Take Me Apart
A Novel
Sara Sligar
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: April 28, 2020
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Seller: Macmillan

"A juicy thriller" ( Entertainment Weekly ) · "Absorbing" ( USA Today ) · "Dark and thoughtful" ( Washington Post) · "Gratifying" ( Wall Street Journal ) · "Sun-soaked noir" ( LA Review of Books ) An Amazon Best Book of May 2020 A spellbinding novel of psychological suspense that follows a young archivist’s obsession with her subject’s mysterious death as it threatens to destroy her fragile grasp on sanity. When the famed photographer Miranda Brand died mysteriously at the height of her career, it sent shock waves through Callinas, California. Decades later, old wounds are reopened when her son Theo hires the ex-journalist Kate Aitken to archive his mother’s work and personal effects. As Kate sorts through the vast maze of material and contends with the vicious rumors and shocking details of Miranda's private life, she pieces together a portrait of a vibrant artist buckling under the pressures of ambition, motherhood, and marriage. But Kate has secrets of her own, including a growing attraction to the enigmatic Theo, and when she stumbles across Miranda's diary, her curiosity spirals into a dangerous obsession. A seductive, twisting tale of psychological suspense, Take Me Apart draws readers into the lives of two darkly magnetic young women pinned down by secrets and lies. Sara Sligar's electrifying debut is a chilling, thought-provoking take on art, illness, and power, from a spellbinding new voice in suspense.



Leonard Goldberg - The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes artwork The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes
A Mystery
Leonard Goldberg
Genre: Historical
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: June 06, 2017
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seller: Macmillan

2017 RT Reviewers' Choice—Best Historical Mystery From USA Today and internationally bestselling author Leonard Goldberg comes The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes , a new thrilling tale of the great detective’s daughter and her companion Dr. John Watson, Jr. as they investigate a murder at the highest levels of British society. 1914. Joanna Blalock’s keen mind and incredible insight lead her to become a highly-skilled nurse, one of the few professions that allow her to use her finely-tuned brain. But when she and her ten-year-old son witness a man fall to his death, apparently by suicide, they are visited by the elderly Dr. John Watson and his charming, handsome son, Dr. John Watson Jr. Impressed by her forensic skills, they invite her to become the third member of their investigative team. Caught up in a Holmesian mystery that spans from hidden treasure to the Second Afghan War of 1878-1880, Joanna and her companions must devise an ingenious plan to catch a murderer in the act while dodging familiar culprits, Scotland Yard, and members of the British aristocracy. Unbeknownst to her, Joanna harbors a mystery of her own. The product of a one-time assignation between the now dead Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler, the only woman to ever outwit the famous detective, Joanna has unwittingly inherited her parents’ deductive genius.



Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills - Total Power artwork Total Power
Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $20.99
Publish Date: September 15, 2020
Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

“Mills’s suspenseful, strikingly original sixth Mitch Rapp novel…is as riveting as anything penned by Mitch’s creator, Vince Flynn (1966–2013). Mills has really hit his stride with this franchise entry.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “One of the best thriller writers on the planet.” — The Real Book Spy In the next thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series, it’s a race against the clock when ISIS takes out the entire US power grid and throws the country into chaos. When Mitch Rapp captures ISIS’s top technology expert, he reveals that he was on his way to meet a man who claims to have the ability to bring down America’s power grid. Rapp is determined to eliminate this shadowy figure, but the CIA’s trap fails. The Agency is still trying to determine what went wrong when ISIS operatives help this cyber terrorist do what he said he could—plunge the country into darkness. With no concept of how this unprecedented act was accomplished, the task of getting the power back on could take months. Perhaps even years. Rapp and his team embark on a desperate search for the only people who know how to repair the damage—the ones responsible. But his operating environment is like nothing he’s experienced before. Computers and communication networks are down, fuel can no longer be pumped from gas stations, water and sanitation systems are on the brink of collapse, and the supply of food is running out. Can Rapp get the lights back on before America descends irretrievably into chaos? This compulsive thriller proves once again that the Mitch Rapp series is “the best of the best when it comes to the world of special ops” ( Booklist , starred review).



Blake Pierce - The Perfect Neighbor (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller—Book Nine) artwork The Perfect Neighbor (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller—Book Nine)
Blake Pierce
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: October 06, 2020
Publisher: Blake Pierce
Seller: Lukeman Literary Management

“A masterpiece of thriller and mystery. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.”  --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone )  THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR is book #9 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, which begins with The Perfect Wife , a #1 bestseller (and free download) with nearly 500 five-star reviews.  In an exclusive and wealthy neighborhood in Manhattan Beach, a new neighbor moves into a luxury home—only to be found dead soon thereafter. The case brings Jessie into another wealthy beach town, evoking bad memories of her marriage and forcing her to confront her own demons—while trying to unmask the lies of this seemingly perfect town. Was the murder connected to an exclusive party for the elite?  Or is there an even more nefarious motive at stake? Making matters worse, Jessie’s husband is now out of prison—and a potential threat to her once more. A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR is book #9 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.



Lauren Elliott - Prologue to Murder artwork Prologue to Murder
Lauren Elliott
Genre: Women Sleuths
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: April 30, 2019
Publisher: Kensington Books
Seller: Kensington Publishing Corp.

After a career working with rare books at the Boston Public Library, Addie Greyborne is back in her seaside New England hometown—where unfortunately, murder is not so rare . . .   Gossip columnists love a bold-faced name—but “Miss Newsy” at Greyborne Harbor’s local paper seems to specialize in bald-faced lies. She’s pointed a finger of suspicion at Addie after librarian June Winslow never makes it home from a book club meeting. And when June’s found at the bottom of a steep flight of stairs, Addie’s not only dealing with a busybody, but a dead body.   It’s a good thing the guy she’s dating is the police chief. But both the case and her love life get more complicated when a lanky blonde reporter from Los Angeles shows up. She’s trying her hardest to drive a wedge between the couple . . . as if Addie doesn’t have enough problems dealing with angry townspeople. Despite all the rumors, Addie doesn’t know a thing about the murder—but she plans to find out. And the key may lie in a book about pirate legends that June published. Now she just has to hunt down the clues before she becomes a buried treasure herself . . .



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An Eve Dallas Novel
J. D. Robb
Genre: Police Procedural
Price: $15.99
Publish Date: September 08, 2020
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seller: Macmillan

In the new novel in the #1 New York Times -bestselling series, Lt. Eve Dallas is about to walk into the shadows of her husband’s dangerous past… While Eve examines a fresh body in Washington Square Park, her husband, Roarke, spots a man among the onlookers he’s known since his younger days on the streets of Dublin. A man who claims to be his half brother. A man who kills for a living—and who burns with hatred for him. Eve is quick to suspect that the victim’s spouse—resentful over his wife’s affair and poised to inherit her fortune—would have happily paid an assassin to do his dirty work. Roarke is just as quick to warn her that if Lorcan Cobbe is the hitman, she needs to be careful. Law enforcement agencies worldwide have pursued this cold-hearted killer for years, to no avail. And his lazy smirk when he looked Roarke’s way indicates that he will target anyone who matters to Roarke…and is confident he’ll get away with it. Eve is desperate to protect Roarke. Roarke is desperate to protect Eve. And together, they’re determined to find Cobbe before he finds them—even if it takes them across the Atlantic, far outside Eve’s usual jurisdiction…



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David Baldacci
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: April 21, 2020
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

Amos Decker -- the FBI consultant with a perfect memory -- returns to solve a gruesome murder in a booming North Dakota oil town in the newest thriller in David Baldacci's #1 New York Times bestselling Memory Man series. When Amos Decker and his FBI colleague Alex Jamison are called to London, North Dakota, they instantly sense that the thriving fracking town is ripe for trouble. The promise of a second gold rush has attracted an onslaught of newcomers all hoping for a windfall, and the community is growing faster than houses can be built. The sudden boom has also brought a slew of problems with it, including drugs, property crimes, prostitution -- and now murder. Decker and Jamison are ordered to investigate the death of a young woman named Irene Cramer, whose body was expertly autopsied and then dumped in the open -- which is only the beginning of the oddities surrounding the case. As Decker and Jamison dig into Irene's life, they are shocked to discover that the woman who walked the streets by night as a prostitute was a teacher for a local religious sect by day -- a sect operating on land once owned by a mysterious government facility that looms over the entire community. London is a town replete with ruthless business owners, shady government officials, and religious outsiders, all determined to keep their secrets from coming out. When other murders occur, Decker will need all of his extraordinary memory and detective skills, and the assistance of a surprising ally, to root out a killer and the forces behind Cramer's death. . . before the boom town explodes.