Murder in the Development: A Diane Dimbleby Cozy Mystery

Mystery > Cozy
Author: Penelope Sotheby
FREE

Murder in the Development: A Diane Dimbleby Cozy Mystery

Diane gets a surprise visit one day from Monique, a young woman whose husband Jonathan has gone missing and whose house has been vandalized.   She wants Diane to help find out what happened.

Diane finds out that Jonathan had made several enemies as a result of his job but did anyone hate him enough though to commit murder?  That is what Diane must find out quickly, because if somebody killed Jonathan, they would have no hesitation in killing again in order to cover it up.

A curious writer. A determined detective. A missing man. Murder in the Development: A Diane Dimbleby Cozy Mystery is part of a series of books by author Penelope Sotheby.

Covert Danger: Mata Hari Series – Book 1

Romance > Mystery & Suspense
Author: Jo-Ann Carson
FREE

Covert Danger: Mata Hari Series - Book 1

High fashion model, Sadie Stewart, is a dedicated undercover CIA agent used to getting her man. But this time she’s chasing a power-hungry, international arms dealer stealing ancient Egyptian amulets. Brilliant, ruthless and slightly wacko, he’s a hard catch. She’s willing to risk everything to stop him, but the handsome Sebastian Wilde, who looks like a modern Viking, keeps getting in her way. Her independence is shaken as he stirs feelings in her that she thought only existed in fairy tales. Can she put their attraction aside and get the job done?

Something New (Exile Ink Book 1)

Romance > Contemporary
Author: Skylar Hill
FREE

Something New (Exile Ink Book 1)

James McGowan is a legend. The renowned tattoo artist has a face to die for, a body to kill for, and a way with ink that’s unmatched.

He’s back in his hometown for the first time in years, finally ready to open Exile Ink, the tattoo studio of his dreams. When he sees a friend with a new piece—a watercolor tattoo done with such skill even he’simpressed—James has to meet the artist.

Cam Ellison hasn’t had an easy life. Orphaned just after her eighteenth birthday, she’s done everything she can to keep her and her little sister going. Even if it means working under a tyrannical boss who doesn’t appreciate her tattooing style. After all, a paycheck is a paycheck.

The Body in Davy Jones’ Locker (A Grace Holliday Cozy Mystery Book 7)

Mystery > Cozy
Author: Elisabeth Crabtree
FREE

The Body in Davy Jones' Locker (A Grace Holliday Cozy Mystery Book 7)

Grace has never been happier. She and Kyle are embarking on a blissfully romantic weeklong cruise in the Caribbean and she is looking forward to sun filled days by the pool, exciting excursions on private islands, all you can eat delicious food, and moonlit nights in her new husband’s arms. And maybe, just maybe, tickets to the Dread Pirate Davy Jones Comedy Magic Show, one of the cruise’s most popular shows.

When the magician makes one of the passengers disappear in front of the audience, Grace is suitably amazed. However, when the passenger doesn’t reappear by the end of the show, Grace is suitably worried. Worried enough to do some sleuthing backstage.

Death Cursed (Death Touched Book 1)

Romance > Paranormal > Ghosts
Author: Mac Flynn
FREE

Death Cursed (Death Touched Book 1)

Death comes for everyone. For Nena, Death comes for her, but doesn’t collect. She’s instead picked up by a mysterious group led by a man named Scratch, and they won’t let her go now that she’s Death Touched.

As Nena tries to understand what that means she learns that a threat has arisen that promises to upset the delicate balance between the living and the undead. The threat proves especially dangerous to her when she becomes the target of one of the Corrupted, a creature of Death who’s sole purpose is to destroy living and undead alike.

A Tale of Two Bodies: Waterfell Tweed Cozy Mystery Series: Book Two

Mystery > Cozy
Author: Mona Marple
FREE

A Tale of Two Bodies: Waterfell Tweed Cozy Mystery Series: Book Two

Every bad guy believes they are the good guy.

When a squatter from Waterfell Manor is killed in a hit and run, bookshop owner Sandy Shaw is determined to leave the police to deal with the case.

But when a second attack happens, and the police seem focused on the wrong person, Sandy realises she must take matters into her own hands.

Can she solve the case before anyone else gets hurt?

Shark Bait (Grab Your Pole Book 1)

Literature & Fiction > Coming of Age
Author: Jenn Cooksey
Regularly $2.99, Today $0.99

Shark Bait (Grab Your Pole Book 1)

Previously homeschooled Camie Ramsey is being shoved into the shark-infested waters of public high school, where even helium filled, penguin bespeckled arm floaties likely won’t help keep her inexperienced, fifteen-year old head above water in that rip current of hormones and emotions.
Camie’s worldly wisdom might be severely lacking (i.e., the closest she’s come to being kissed was sitting too close to the TV whilst Jake Ryan leaned in to give Samantha that fateful 16th birthday kiss), but she does understand her only hope for survival is if she’s thrown some kind of “social” life preserver before she sinks like a freaking rock. However, what will her fate be when she endeavors to flag down the only lifeguard on duty, the enormously popular and ridiculously beautiful Tristan Daniels?

The Devil Drinks Coffee (A Kate Saxee Mystery Book 1)

Romance > Mystery & Suspense
Author: Destiny Ford, Angela Corbett
Regularly $3.99, Today $0.99

The Devil Drinks Coffee (A Kate Saxee Mystery Book 1)

A cow suicide, a revolving door rescue, and the birth of a bright purple pig are starting to make Kate Saxee wonder if taking a job in her small hometown of Branson Falls, Utah, was such a great idea. As The Branson Tribune editor, Kate covers local news, which, more often than not, involves her accident-prone mom. Nothing truly newsworthy has ever happened in the quiet town until local teen Chelsea Bradford turns up dead in a Branson Falls lake.

The police rule Chelsea’s death an accident, but Kate suspects there’s more to the story—and she’s not the only one. Two of Branson’s most eligible bachelors are determined to help her solve the crime—among other things. But the small town social network is faster than Twitter, and gossip about Kate’s love-life is quickly branding her the Branson Falls hussy.

Wicked River: The Mississippi When It Last Ran Wild

Historical Geography
Author: Lee Sandlin
Regularly $11.99, Today $1.99

Wicked River: The Mississippi When It Last Ran Wild

A riveting narrative look at one of the most colorful, dangerous, and peculiar places in America’s historical landscape: the strange, wonderful, and mysterious Mississippi River of the 19th century.

Beginning in the early 1800s and climaxing with the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, Wicked River brings to life a place where river pirates brushed elbows with future presidents and religious visionaries shared passage with thieves. Here is a minute-by-minute account of Natchez being flattened by a tornado; the St. Louis harbor being crushed by a massive ice floe; hidden, nefarious celebrations of Mardi Gras; and the sinking of the Sultana, the worst naval disaster in American history.

Hardball: (A Sports Romance Standalone)

Romance > Sports
Author: CD Reiss
Regularly $4.99, Today $2.99

Hardball: (A Sports Romance Standalone)

Perfect body. Perfect swing. Perfect swagger.
They call Dash Wallace the Diamond King.
He’s the hottest commodity in baseball and in the bedroom.
When he runs the bases, every woman’s eyes are glued to his stunning body and a smile that puts the night lights to shame.
I’m no queen. I’m a regular girl with a regular job. I just watch him on TV and from the bleachers, season after season.
Girls like me grab a guy like that one in a million times.
My number just came up, and he is as spectacular in bed as he is on the field.
But there’s not a woman in the world who can distract Dash Wallace from the game. Not for a moment.

Flush

Children’s eBooks > Science, Nature & How It Works
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Regularly $3.99, Today $1.99

Flush

Noah’s dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor—which has made taking a dip at the local beach like swimming in a toilet. He can’t prove it though, and so he decides that sinking the boat will make an effective statement. Right. The boat is pumped out and back in business within days and Noah’s dad is in the local lock-up.

Now Noah is determined to succeed where his dad failed. He will prove that the Coral Queen is dumping illegally . . . somehow.

The Second World War

International & World Politics
Author: Antony Beevor
Regularly $6.99, Today $3.99

The Second World War

A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor.

Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world’s premier historians of WWII. His multi-award winning books have included Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the twentieth century, the Second World War.

In this searing narrative that takes us from Hitler’s invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 to V-J day on August 14th, 1945 and the war’s aftermath, Beevor describes the conflict and its global reach–one that included every major power.

A Time to Stand

Thrillers & Suspense > Legal
Author: Robert Whitlow
Regularly $3.99, Today $1.99

A Time to Stand

In a small Georgia town where racial tensions run high and lives are at stake, can one lawyer stand up for justice against the tide of prejudice on every side?

Adisa Johnson, a young African-American attorney, is living her dream of practicing law with a prestigious firm in downtown Atlanta. Then a split-second mistake changes the course of her career.

Left with no other options, Adisa returns to her hometown where a few days earlier a white police officer shot an unarmed black teen who is now lying comatose in the hospital.

Adisa is itching to jump into the fight as a special prosecutor, but feels pulled to do what she considers unthinkable—defend the officer.

The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever

Sports > Golf
Author: Mark Frost
Regularly $5.99, Today $2.99

The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever

The year: 1956. Four decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the ten-year-old caddie to U.S. Open Champion Francis Ouimet. Now a wealthy car dealer and avid supporter of amateur golf, Lowery has just made a bet with fellow millionaire George Coleman. Lowery claims that two of his employees, amateur golfers Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi, cannot be beaten in a best-ball match, and challenges Coleman to bring any two golfers of his choice to the course at 10 a.m. the next day to settle the issue. Coleman accepts the challenge and shows up with his own power team: Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, the game’s greatest living professionals, with fourteen major championships between them.

Running with Scissors: A Memoir

Biographies & Memoirs > LGBT
Author: Augusten Burroughs
Regularly $9.99, Today $3.99

Running with Scissors: A Memoir

Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead-ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain. Suddenly, at age twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian in perfect squalor. The doctor’s bizarre family, a few patients, and a pedophile living in the backyard shed completed the tableau. Here, there were no rules, there was no school. The Christmas tree stayed up until summer, and Valium was eaten like Pez. And when things got dull, there was always the vintage electroshock therapy machine under the stairs….

[wp_ad_camp_2]

… See the rest of today ‘s Book Picks here on page 2Page 2