Breathe for Me by Donna B. Comeaux

WHY YOU''LL LOVE IT:

An aeronautical engineer succumbs to grief and decides to commit suicide in Glenwood Canyon after his wife dies in an automobile accident. After saving a woman from trying to do the same thing, he must survive the memories she evokes as she recuperates and quell the ongoing threat that someone is after him. 

Part literary fiction, part mystery, part thriller, part chivalry, all connected by dignity and honor.

 


Cruel Lessons by Randy Overbrook

WHY YOU''LL LOVE IT:

An atmospheric mystery with a historical context.

On a school camping trip, fifth graders experiment with a dangerous new hallucinogen and die in a horrific accident, their deaths shattering the quiet town. Assistant Superintendent Ken Parks, hoping to redeem a fatal mistake from his past, grasps the opportunity to conduct the district investigation of how students are getting the drugs. Almost before he begins, the cops make a stunning arrest. But Parks battles on, convinced the real pusher is still out there, poisoning more kids until he receives an anonymous threat: if he continues, those close to him will pay. Is Parks willing to risk those he loves for a chance at redemption?


High Country Series: Rapid River Hoax by Vickie Britton and Loretta Jackson
99c + Another 99c (check out the whole series!)

WHY YOU''LL LOVE IT:

Five stars. If you enjoy Tony Hillerman, you will enjoy this book. It''s the same subject matter but a different approach. A great summer read! ~ Kathleen Chrzanowski

Sheriff Jeff McQuede battles treacherous rapids in search of twenty-one-year-old Andy, who is known for perpetuating fake publicity stunts and now has failed to return from his latest venture down the river.  When McQuede arrives at the lodge, he encounters the person he least expects—Loris Conner—who has just days ago left him at the altar.  Accompanied by her boss, Arden Reed, the two archaeologists are competing with McQuede’s friend, Professor Barry Dawson, in a race to find a rare, ancient Sheepeater site high in the mountains. As McQuede investigates the disappearance of Andy, strange, dangerous happenings occur that begin to tie these events together and cause McQuede to suspect they are intricately related.


Hawaiian Storm Mysteries by Scott Bury
+First two books in series 99c (check out the whole series!)

WHY YOU''LL LOVE IT:

In a small town in Hawaii, an unsolved murder sparks two revenge plots that play out over 15 years, drawing in families, reporters and police into the crossfire.

“I am hopelessly in love with a memory. An echo from another time, another place.” — Michel Foucault

In 1999, the Kahuna was The Man on Oahu’s west coast. The coolest guy at the wildest parties, with the coolest posse, the best weed and the most beautiful girlfriend.

Then he disappeared.

Fifteen years later, that girlfriend is no longer a high school senior. She is FBI Special Agent Vanessa Storm, and she sees through every lie the Kahuna spins when he shows up again to beg her help.

How can she say no when the Kahuna wants her help not for himself, but to protect his little sister. Young Christine Koraka is ready to set fire to the whole Oahu illegal drug trade—for revenge.

 

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