Free/Bargain Mystery/Suspense/Thriller January 2014

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Pangolin

But I do truly wish that Amazon would indicate what number in a series a title is. Sometimes they do, other times nada. I try to go by publication date, but that didn't work in this case, I figure maybe they are in order with the top in the list being the most recent, but nope. Then I scroll through reader reviews hoping someone will mention what book it is, in once case a reader says book eight Amazon, labeling it for once, calls it nine.

Am I missing a trick here?

"Fantastic Fiction" is the resource I always rely on to find the order of the books in a series. In this case:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/pat-mcintosh/

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by Pangolin

But I do truly wish that Amazon would indicate what number in a series a title is. Sometimes they do, other times nada.

Up to the publisher to input that data when they add the book to Amazon.


I often end up using http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk or sometimes Goodreads to find out series info.

[Pangolin]

Oh cool, thanks very much indeed. I've been reduced to wikipedia-ing. And then a hard copy list to glance at since I can't be bothered to put them through Calibre and add the info in, if they're sourced from Amazon in the first place. All my books in one cloud - perhaps not the best idea.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Pangolin

Oh cool, thanks very much indeed. I've been reduced to wikipedia-ing. And then a hard copy list to glance at since I can't be bothered to put them through Calibre and add the info in, if they're sourced from Amazon in the first place. All my books in one cloud - perhaps not the best idea.

That's precisely why I add every book to Calibre as I buy it, and make sure that it has the correct series information in Calibre. Much easier to do it at the time of purchase than to go back and do it later! I use a Calibre plugboard to append the series name and number to the title on my reading devices.

[Pangolin]

Woah, not a website to visit with a hangover!

[HarryT]

Fantastic Fiction? It is quite, er, colourful, isn't it? .

[sufue]

Originally Posted by Pangolin

I've also bought a few, so many thanks for the link. Looks like fun.

But I do truly wish that Amazon would indicate what number in a series a title is. Sometimes they do, other times nada. I try to go by publication date, but that didn't work in this case, I figure maybe they are in order with the top in the list being the most recent, but nope. Then I scroll through reader reviews hoping someone will mention what book it is, in once case a reader says book eight Amazon, labeling it for once, calls it nine.

Am I missing a trick here?

Anyhow, books look great, price is very low, so all good and thanks again.

I mostly use Stop You're Killing Me (link), which for traditional DTB-published mysteries is another pretty good source of info. Of course, every now and then, in one of my occasional dips into science fiction or fantasy, I find myself wondering why the author isn't there, and have to check other sites...

I also like the indices that SYKM provides of mysteries in different locations, time periods, genres, etc., and have found a few new authors/series there.

BTW, I'm not affiliated in any way with SKYM - I just like it a lot.

[sufue]

Originally Posted by Pangolin

Woah, not a website to visit with a hangover!

[piperclassique]

Oh well, so much for the budget. Got the set after reading one of the samples.
Thank you,looks like some good reading.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by sufue

The King's Corrodian, the latest in the Gil Cunningham series by Pat McIntosh is $1.35 at Amazon US. Link is here.

Then when I checked Amazon UK to see if it was on sale there as well, I found that the whole series of 10 books is on sale for £0.84 each. Link is here.

No idea how long either sale will last.

I've found this to be a very enjoyable series, set in Glasgow, in the 15th century. The protagonists are a notary, Gil Cunningham, together with his wife, Alys, who has taken more of a role in solving the mysteries as well as the series progresses.

Thanks for posting this. I wish the first in her series was on sale. I'll keep checking.

[peachiekene]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Thanks for posting this. I wish the first in her series was on sale. I'll keep checking.

They are couponable through Kobo (if you like to buy through them).
I haven't picked it up yet because I'm hoping to get a 45% (or higher) coupon to use on it. I haven't had much luck this round though.

[VictoriaP]

Originally Posted by sufue

The King's Corrodian, the latest in the Gil Cunningham series by Pat McIntosh is $1.35 at Amazon US. Link is here.

Then when I checked Amazon UK to see if it was on sale there as well, I found that the whole series of 10 books is on sale for £0.84 each. Link is here.

No idea how long either sale will last.

I've found this to be a very enjoyable series, set in Glasgow, in the 15th century. The protagonists are a notary, Gil Cunningham, together with his wife, Alys, who has taken more of a role in solving the mysteries as well as the series progresses.

Thanks for posting this. The rest don't appear to be on sale in the US, sadly--indeed, they're all on the high end price-wise. But I can treat this one as a standalone & hope to see decent sales on the rest at some point. Good thing I'm not fussed about reading out of order!

[pendragginp]

[QUOTE=BelleZora;2743559]

Originally Posted by Mort1997

Free Today On Amazon UK - Dead Woman's Shoes: 1 (Lexie Lomax Mysteries) by Kaye C Hill/QUOTE]

Free in the US. Thanks for posting the link. This was first published by Creme de la Crime, now part of Severn House Publishers, in 2008.

I have a question to anyone who got this book. In the first chapter, after the phone stops ringing she goes to make a cup of tea and

filled a decepit beige plastic kettle and put it on to boil

She put a plastic kettle on to boil??

Or is this a word which means one thing here in the States and can mean something else in Britain? Does anyone know?

Or is it by chance a typo? <trying to think of a word that could have been misspelled there>

I looked twice to be sure she hadn't put it into the microwave, but no....

Thoroughly confoozled.

[sqdancer]

I'm guessing that means that she plugged in an electric kettle.

[BelleZora]

Originally Posted by pendragginp

She put a plastic kettle on to boil??

Or is this a word which means one thing here in the States and can mean something else in Britain? Does anyone know?

Or is it by chance a typo? <trying to think of a word that could have been misspelled there>

I had a decrepit plastic electric tea kettle for years. Just plugged it in and turned it on.