Today's Featured Books— Mystery Thriller Crime and Horror

An award-winning author delivers “a stunning debut….that’s cinematic and wildly compelling.” -IndieReader (5 stars). In 1987 Chicago, two police detectives racing to stop a drug war are caught in the crossfire between a drug lord and a man seeking vengeance against him. “A sharply defined, engrossing cast elevates this crime caper.” -Kirkus Reviews. 4.7 stars, 91 ratings. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

Angus believes his success lies in the colonies. When he receives an offer of employment, he sails the Atlantic again. But there's an undercurrent of danger running through the colonies now. Smuggling, protests, and secret organizations are the norm. New taxes and restrictions are being imposed. And people are taking sides against each other. Angus doesn't want to choose sides. But when a dead body is delivered to his employer's door, what choice does he have? From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

I don’t ask for much, and I know for sure I didn’t ask to communicate with cats. But when I agree to watch my best friend’s cats, that’s exactly what I get for my trouble—well, that and a baffling murder mystery to solve. Now my next-door neighbor is dead under mysterious circumstances, the talking cat is giving me orders, my cat is missing, and somehow it all seems connected. It’s up to me to figure out how and why and solve the murder in a town full of potential suspects. Book 1 in the Cat Aunt Cozy Mystery Series. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

In this fun-filled, 1920s cozy mystery, Henrietta, the Dowager Countess of Woodridge, is on a mission to find Tom Winchester a title. Meanwhile, Evie, the Countess of Woodridge, has been offered a partnership, but she has reservations about her abilities to juggle the business of being a lady detective and all her other responsibilities. When she finds herself in the midst of an investigation to discover the author of some threatening letters, all her relatives become involved as they uncover a mystery hidden within a mystery. 4.4 stars, 650+ ratings. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

“Henrietta and Inspector Howard make a charming odd couple...mixing mystery & romance in a fizzy 1930s cocktail.” -Hallie Ephron, NYT bestselling author. Clive leaves his new fiancée with his wealthy family while he returns to the city to work. Rather than take pointers from Clive's mother on how to be a proper lady, Henrietta instead stumbles upon a servant whose ring has been stolen. What begins as an innocent investigation quickly becomes very dangerous. 4.1 stars, 500+ ratings. From $2.99 SHOP NOW / 

Bones meets Agatha Christie in this Victorian murder mystery. Netty Dyer can’t help but suspect foul play when her mother is found dead right after marrying a much younger man. With the help of mortuary assistant Constance Dunn and handsome private investigator Charles Hunter, Netty investigates her new father, and the family he claims to be part of. Book 1 in the Netty and Constance Investigate Mystery Series. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

Was it an accidental death, or worse...premeditated murder? Kate is tired of getting the proverbial doors slammed in her face. Her K-9 partner, Samson, may not be department issued, but he has her back and may make it easier to open a few of those doors. Ride along with Lt. Kate Gazzara and Samson as Kate begins to untangle this web of deceit. "Samson--Blair Howard's Lt Kate Gazarra--Barking HIT Alert!" -Dennis H. 4.8 stars, 500+ ratings. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

Attorney Ike Thompson was known as “the perfect lawyer” for his criminal defense days, but those days are over. Until he learns that a young mother, accused of setting the fire that killed her three small children, has been tried in the media and found guilty. And that her public defender is incompetent. Listening to his heart rather than his better judgment, Ike takes Mia’s case. But the prosecutor has a slam dunk case. Ike’s old doubts surface. Can he face down his fears—and save Mia’s life? 4.6 stars, 56 ratings. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

Heather Lawson is an average teenager growing up in a small 1970s cattle town. However, she notices strange things happening on her first day back at school. When someone close to her goes missing and the town decides not to act, it falls on Heather and her friends to solve the mystery. The teens soon discover their town has a dark secret hidden beneath their feet and something much worse lurking in the shadows. From $0.99 SHOP NOW /