A lazy day at the beach or the pool calls for a good book. What works better than a mystery? A little suspense and no longer are you sitting next to the pool keeping an eye on your children or just working on your tan at a crowded beach. No, now you are involved in a world of suspense and intrigue. If you’re looking for a little adventure (without leaving the comfort of your towel or chaise), give these books a try.
Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel by Tess Gerritsen
Something terrible has happened in the snowbound village of Kingdom Come, Wyoming, where twelve eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned. Meals remain untouched on dining room tables, cars are still in garages, and the town’s residents have vanished into thin air. This is the disturbing setting in which vacationing medical examiner Maura Isles and her traveling companions find themselves trapped during a ferocious snowstorm. Thinking they’ve found a safe haven, they soon realize that they are not alone in the valley….someone is watching. After one of their party is injured, Maura sets out to find help. But just as she leaves the village, she is attacked and dragged into the woods. A blow falls and the world goes black. Searching for her friend and colleague, police detective Jane Rizzoli’s investigation leads her to the abandoned valley and a gruesome discovery. But it turns out Maura’s not dead—she’s on the run, forced to place her life in the hands of the unlikely savior who has kept her alive until now: a sixteen-year-old boy.
Murder of a Wedding Belle by Denise Swanson
School psychologist Skye Denison returns in the twelfth book of the nationally bestselling Scumble River mystery series. When Skye Denison reluctantly agrees to act as maid of honor in her California cousin’s over-the-top platinum-style wedding she has no idea that the control-freak wedding planner will be murdered just one week before the big event. Can Skye get her cousin to the church on time-and save herself from a killer who may be on the guest list?
Opus Secunda by Alex Sumner
Nichola Peterson has been promoted to Detective Inspector and, with her new young partner in tow, is assigned to investigate a new murder case: that of a scientist who worked for a top pharmaceutical company. But as she probes deeper, she encounters hostility and intrigue. Her investigation – and her love-life – become increasingly chaotic. And to cap it all: the mysterious Magus re-appears and reveals he was working with the murder-victim on a top-secret project…
Money to Burn by James Grippando
At twenty-eight, Michael Cantella is a rising star at Wall Street investment bank Saxton Silvers. Everything is going according to plan until the love of his life, Ivy Layton, vanishes on their honeymoon in the Bahamas. Seven years later, on the eve of his 35th birthday, Michael is still on track: successful career, beautiful new wife, piles of money. But when he logs into his investment accounts, he makes a horrifying discovery. Someone has wiped him out. His only clue is a new email message: “Just as Planned. xo xo.” Not only has his fortune been liquidated, but his company is suddenly on the brink of bankruptcy and he’s the leading suspect in its ruin. Broke and now facing divorce, Michael’s got undercover FBI agents afoot, spyware on his computer, and mysterious emails from a “JBU.” Embroiled in corporate espionage, he’s desperate to clear his name. He doesn’t want to believe it, but the signs point to his first wife, Ivy. Could she be back from the dead to destroy him?
