This week’s list contains books that combine mystery and suspense with science fiction or fantasy elements. We also managed to keep the price below $6, for even greater entertainment savings. Enjoy!
| No. | Book | Desc. | Store |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  | Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve Actually good. Seriously, don't let the bad reviews for the movie dissuade you. The source material is so much better. Predator cities, a fierce heroine, and surprising amount of humor. Give it a try. |  $5.99 |
| 2. |  | The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories by Neil Gaiman, Nnedi Okorafor, Others Sci-fi collection featuring a cadre of acclaimed international writers, weaving a rich tapestry of deep, sometimes funny, often dark stories. Engrossing and surprising. | $5.38 |
| 3. |  | Streetlethal by Steven Barnes Cyberpunk, martial arts, quasi-detective adventure. Aubrey Knight, ex-null gravity karate fighter, battles an underworld crime family in a dystopian future LA overrun by drugs, prostitution, and black-market organ sales. |  $3.99 |
| 4. |  | Noble Man by William Miller Espionage. Ex-CIA operative Jake Nobel needs some fast cash to pay for his mother's cancer treatments, so he accepts what he thinks is a quick mission from his old employers. Of course, nothing's ever that easy. Lots of white-knuckle action as Jake hops from the frying pan into the fire. Brisk read. | $2.99 |
| 5. |  | Death in Paradise: Jesse Stone by Robert B. Parker Modern Noire. Not sci-fi, more mainstream, but solid mystery writing all the same and sometimes that's all you want. If you haven't delved into the Jesse Stone books yet, this one is a good entry, with all of Stone's flaws on display and peaks into his hidden heroism. | $2.99 |
| 6. |  | Grave Peril by Jim Butcher Supernatural mystery. Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard sleuth, must uncover the reason for a recent spate of spirit unrest. The answers he finds hit close to home. He must solve the case before joining the ranks of the dead. |  $1.99 |
| 7. |  | Zodiac Station by Tom Harper Morality play. Starts out as a chronicle of a accident in the Antarctic, but swiftly turns into a suspenseful tale of sabotage and betrayal. A fast-paced, gripping thriller with big a large dollop of science and adventure. | $1.99 |
| 8. |  | Legionnaire (Galaxy's Edge Book 1) by Jason Anspach Future Soldiers. But even though it is set in the future, sci-fi and tech advancements play a minor role to the basic story of a a group of soldiers bonding while surviving the threat from a common enemy. | $0.99 |
| 9. |  | Moriarty by Annelie Wendeberg Historical mystery. Anna Kronberg investigates a death that appears to be from cholera, but is actually the opening act of a more sinister plot. Imaginative story set in the world of Sherlock Holmes. | $0.99 |
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