Do you crave stories that will quicken your pulse? Something that will leave you breathless for more? With these thrillers, you can indulge your passion for suspense without ever leaving the couch. From a blackmail scandal that rocks Palm Beach’s high society to murder on the dusty plains of a country town, our picks will get your adrenaline surging. The best part? Each is a steal at less than $3.99 a pop.
McNally’s Secret by Lawrence Sanders
New York Times bestselling author Lawrence Sanders introduces his most disarming detective in this powerhouse novel of passion, murder, and unabashed greed.
Inveterate playboy Archy McNally gets paid to make discreet inquiries for Palm Beach’s power elite. But keeping their dirty little secrets buried will take some fancy footwork in McNally’s latest case.
They Don’t Dance Much by James Ross
In this classic country noir, featuring a new introduction by Daniel Woodrell, a small-town farmer takes a job at a roadhouse, where unbridled greed leads to a brutal murder.
Jack McDonald is barely a farmer. Boll weevils have devoured his cotton crop, his chickens have stopped laying eggs, and everything he owns is mortgaged—even his cow. He has no money, no prospects, and nothing to do but hang around filling stations, wondering where his next drink will come from. As far as hooch goes, there’s no place like Smut Milligan’s, where Breath of Spring moonshine sells for a dollar a pint.
A bootlegger with an entrepreneurial spirit, Milligan has plans to open a roadhouse, and he asks Jack to run the till. The music will be hot, the liquor cheap, and the clientele rough. But the only thing stronger than Milligan’s hooch is his greed, and Jack is slowly drawn into the middle of Smut’s dalliances with a married woman, the machinations of corrupt town officials—and a savage act of murder.
Slipping into Darkness by Peter Blauner
When a twenty-year-old murder case comes back to life, a detective must race against his failing sight to unravel the mystery.
When Allison Wallis was beaten to death, Detective Francis X. Loughlin found the killer—Julian Vega, a teenager with a crush on the murdered girl. Using his natural sense of empathy, he cozied up to young Julian, convincing him to give a confession that would put him away until he was thirty-six.
Twenty years later, Julian is finally out of jail, attempting to remember how to live in a world without bars, and Detective Loughlin is still on the job, his sight fading, though his instincts are still sharp. But when Allison’s blood appears at a new crime scene, everything he thought he knew about that long-ago murder is called into question. Was it really Allison they buried? Was Julian actually the killer? And if he wasn’t, who else is in danger now?
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Blauner including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.