Free/Bargain Mystery/Suspense/Thriller in August 2013 - Page 3

Mort1997 · 08-09-2013, 05:19 AM

Free on Amazon today - 2 cosy crimes

Death of a Second Wife (A Dotsy Lamb Travel Mystery) - Maria Hudgins
'When her son says he and his fiancee want to marry "in the shadow of the Matterhorn," Dotsy Lamb doesn't realize it means she'll be staying in the same remote Swiss chalet as her ex-husband and his new wife. But rather than spoil the young ones' plans, Dotsy puts on a brave face and heads to Switzerland, determined to make the best of it.
Then the new wife turns up dead, and Dotsy is suspect number one. To make matters even worse, the police confiscate the passports of the house guests, so the members of the wedding party are now stuck living together.
With familial conflicts making life complicated inside the house, a glider from a nearby airstrip keeps flying overhead, while a shadowy Russian and a man in red shoes keep popping up. Fortunately, Dotsy's friend Marco, a high ranking Carabinieri official from Italy, arrives to help Dotsy find the real killer and free herself from this not-so-cozy mountain retreat.'

UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Second...=maria+hudgins

US
http://www.amazon.com/Death-Second-T...=maria+hudgins

Falcon Finale - Jan Dunlap
'Bob White is hoping to post a state record by sighting an elusive Gyrfalcon in Minnesota's Cottonwood County, but instead, finds himself flying to Flagstaff, Arizona, to help his sister track down her missing husband (aka Bob's best friend Alan Thunderhawk). As soon as he lands in the high mountain country, though, Bob finds more than he bargained for, including a twenty-year-old unsolved murder and a boy who claims to be Alan's son. Sifting his way through deception, land disputes, family secrets, and even an earthquake, Bob must strike a balance between suspicion and trust while he negotiates the tricky landscape of unearthing buried truths. Along the way, his birding expertise affords him close encounters with Arizona birds and possible murderers, but in order to solve the mystery and bring everyone home to Minnesota, Bob must first do something he's never done before not just find a killer, but figure out where the body is, too! '

UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Falcon-Final...rds=jan+dunlap

US
http://www.amazon.com/Falcon-Finale-...rds=jan+dunlap

sufue · 08-09-2013, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

I recently enjoyed Boy in the Suitcase, Lene Kaaberbol, (Amazon US) so I've got another Soho Crime book, the Black Mile, Mark Dawson (Amazon US).

Boy in the Suitcase is USD 1.99

Black Mile is USD 99cents

Amazon's Soho Crime collection looks interesting, and some of it is quite cheap

Black Mile came up as free for me, in the US, this morning (Aug 9).

pdurrant · 08-09-2013, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sufue

Black Mile came up as free for me, in the US, this morning (Aug 9).

It's also free at Amazon UK

cromag · 08-09-2013, 02:25 PM

Thanks for the tip on Falcon Finale, Mort1997!

Lynx-lynx · 08-09-2013, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sufue

Black Mile came up as free for me, in the US, this morning (Aug 9).

Yep, Black Mile is now $0 in Aus as well

Oh well, 99cents is not that much to have paid, lol

mitford13 · 08-11-2013, 07:29 AM

Free on Amazon:

Cold Fear by Rick Mofina

In the remote, rugged corner of Montana’s Glacier National Park known as the Devil’s Grasp, little Paige Baker of San Francisco disappears with her dog, Kobee, while on a camping trip with her family; or so her mother and father have told authorities.

A multi-agency task force launches a massive search as Paige fights to survive in the wilderness. Time hammers against her and soon the nation is gripped by the life-and-death drama.

Secretly, behind the scenes, the FBI grows suspicious of Paige’s parents. Their recent history and disturbing evidence links them to a horrible secret from the past.

gabby98 · 08-11-2013, 09:34 PM

picked it up...ty

Mort1997 · 08-13-2013, 08:09 AM

Free on Amazon -Agatha Raisin and the Christmas Crumble (short story) by M C Beaton
'Agatha is spending Christmas at home in the Cotswolds - and in a fit of goodwill towards all men (and women) she invites six of Carsley's oldest residents to come around and share Christmas lunch with her.

Christmas jollity soon turns to disaster as Agatha accidentally kills one of her guests with a gruesome homemade Christmas pudding... so will it be Christmas in the cells for Agatha? Or can she fix an escape out of this particular festive mess! '

UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Agatha-Raisi...I3B3LZBE3TRXFS

US
http://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Raisin-...ords=mc+beaton

And Hell's Bells by MC Beaton (very short story)
UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Agatha-Raisi...6395689&sr=1-1

US
http://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Raisin-...ords=mc+beaton

Mort1997 · 08-13-2013, 10:32 AM

Free on Amazon - Fall of a Sparrow (Odds Bodkin's Mysteries) by Sharon Hamilton
'Fall of a Sparrow, first of the Odds Bodkin's series, introduces DI Cora Bodkin, recently transferred from Scotland Yard to the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary.
Karen Lawrence and Mary Kemp, retired Canadian professors, have immigrated to England and have settled in Coombe Gilbert, a fictional village in South Devon. Feeling culturally isolated and disconnected from the villagers, they are delighted when Betty, the grocer’s assistant, invites them to her wedding.

Throughout the ceremony and ensuing party, Karen and Mary witness but do not understand the undercurrent of tension and conspiracy upon which float the traditional processes of the nuptials.

Two days later, they discover the mutilated remains of their next door neighbour in a sacred grove near the village and begin to peel away the conventional facade of the villagers.

DI Cora Bodkin, trim, taut and fierce, is in charge of the investigation. Like an arrow, she penetrates the fabric of lies woven by Mabel, the village butcher, her brother Michael, the banker and Tommy, the handyman, piercing their sense of who they are. Self-deception and half-truths drip like blood in their revelations. Attempting to heal both the souls and spirits of his wounded parishioners, the local vicar, Rev. Nicholas Potts ('Nic the Vic'), uses not only his pulpit but also a fortune teller’s tent to piece together the grisly story.

Karen and Mary and DI Cora Bodkin travel parallel routes to discover who is responsible for this horrific human desecration, the former as witnesses to life in the village through the eyes of cultural newcomers and DI Cora Bodkin as the newly arrived representative of legal justice.

How the villagers confront the capacity for evil they have discovered within themselves drives the plot. How DI Bodkin resolves the tension between what is legal and what is ethical shapes the resolution. '

UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fall-Sparrow...362247031_f_60
US
http://www.amazon.com/Fall-Sparrow-B...haron+Hamilton

bfisher · 08-13-2013, 01:43 PM

Thanks. Fall of a Sparrow is also available free at amazon.ca
http://www.amazon.ca/Fall-Sparrow-Bo.../dp/B00DOVGNRG

ChandaK562 · 08-13-2013, 03:28 PM

This is my first post, so please forgive me if I make any mistakes. I just found the first book in Leslie O'Kane's Molly Masters series for free on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DBE8QDU/

Meet Molly Masters, a zany mother and accidental sleuth who owns a one-woman business that creates humorous eCards. After a twenty-year absence, Molly has relocated her family to her childhood home in a suburb of Albany, NY, only to have her husband's reassignment abruptly changed to overseas.

Molly's least-favorite high school teacher dies on the very same day that Molly receives both a letter from that teacher and an anonymous email that threatens Molly's life. All too soon, Molly finds herself knee deep in gossip...and murder.

I'm pretty sure the book had a different title when it came out in paper book format, but I'm not sure what it was. I just remember how hard I searched trying to find the series, so I'm thrilled to see these ebooks.

gabby98 · 08-13-2013, 03:39 PM

thanks..looks like something I (and my mother) might like.

cromag · 08-13-2013, 04:20 PM

Also free at Smashwords in multiple formats.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/325282

dreams · 08-13-2013, 04:24 PM

Leslie O'Kane aka Leslie Caine and it looks like previous books in her series were published by Dell.

Also free at Smashwords (not kindle/mobi) - Death Comes eCalling by Leslie O'Kane

Oops, cromag beat me to it. Thanks.

BelleZora · 08-13-2013, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChandaK562

Meet Molly Masters, a zany mother and accidental sleuth who owns a one-woman business that creates humorous eCards. After a twenty-year absence, Molly has relocated her family to her childhood home in a suburb of Albany, NY, only to have her husband's reassignment abruptly changed to overseas.

Molly's least-favorite high school teacher dies on the very same day that Molly receives both a letter from that teacher and an anonymous email that threatens Molly's life. All too soon, Molly finds herself knee deep in gossip...and murder.

I'm pretty sure the book had a different title when it came out in paper book format, but I'm not sure what it was. I just remember how hard I searched trying to find the series, so I'm thrilled to see these ebooks.

This appears to be an updated Death and Faxes, published by Simon & Schuster in 1996. Thanks for posting and welcome to MR!

08-13-2013, 03:28 PM	#41
ChandaK562 Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 711208 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Kindle Fire	New Cozy Freebie This is my first post, so please forgive me if I make any mistakes. I just found the first book in Leslie O'Kane's Molly Masters series for free on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DBE8QDU/ Meet Molly Masters, a zany mother and accidental sleuth who owns a one-woman business that creates humorous eCards. After a twenty-year absence, Molly has relocated her family to her childhood home in a suburb of Albany, NY, only to have her husband's reassignment abruptly changed to overseas. Molly's least-favorite high school teacher dies on the very same day that Molly receives both a letter from that teacher and an anonymous email that threatens Molly's life. All too soon, Molly finds herself knee deep in gossip...and murder. I'm pretty sure the book had a different title when it came out in paper book format, but I'm not sure what it was. I just remember how hard I searched trying to find the series, so I'm thrilled to see these ebooks. Last edited by dreams; 08-13-2013 at 04:14 PM. Reason: removed affiliate tag - moderator

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08-09-2013, 05:19 AM	#31
Mort1997 Wizard Posts: 1,047 Karma: 15288073 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony various , Voyage, Oasis, K3, K4T,Nook Glow+Kobo Aura/H2O/One	Free on Amazon today - 2 cosy crimes Death of a Second Wife (A Dotsy Lamb Travel Mystery) - Maria Hudgins 'When her son says he and his fiancee want to marry "in the shadow of the Matterhorn," Dotsy Lamb doesn't realize it means she'll be staying in the same remote Swiss chalet as her ex-husband and his new wife. But rather than spoil the young ones' plans, Dotsy puts on a brave face and heads to Switzerland, determined to make the best of it. Then the new wife turns up dead, and Dotsy is suspect number one. To make matters even worse, the police confiscate the passports of the house guests, so the members of the wedding party are now stuck living together. With familial conflicts making life complicated inside the house, a glider from a nearby airstrip keeps flying overhead, while a shadowy Russian and a man in red shoes keep popping up. Fortunately, Dotsy's friend Marco, a high ranking Carabinieri official from Italy, arrives to help Dotsy find the real killer and free herself from this not-so-cozy mountain retreat.' UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Second...=maria+hudgins US http://www.amazon.com/Death-Second-T...=maria+hudgins Falcon Finale - Jan Dunlap 'Bob White is hoping to post a state record by sighting an elusive Gyrfalcon in Minnesota's Cottonwood County, but instead, finds himself flying to Flagstaff, Arizona, to help his sister track down her missing husband (aka Bob's best friend Alan Thunderhawk). As soon as he lands in the high mountain country, though, Bob finds more than he bargained for, including a twenty-year-old unsolved murder and a boy who claims to be Alan's son. Sifting his way through deception, land disputes, family secrets, and even an earthquake, Bob must strike a balance between suspicion and trust while he negotiates the tricky landscape of unearthing buried truths. Along the way, his birding expertise affords him close encounters with Arizona birds and possible murderers, but in order to solve the mystery and bring everyone home to Minnesota, Bob must first do something he's never done before not just find a killer, but figure out where the body is, too! ' UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Falcon-Final...rds=jan+dunlap US http://www.amazon.com/Falcon-Finale-...rds=jan+dunlap

08-09-2013, 02:25 PM	#34
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,281 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Thanks for the tip on Falcon Finale, Mort1997!

08-11-2013, 07:29 AM	#36
mitford13 Guru Posts: 682 Karma: 6449368 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Arlington, VA Device: iPad Air2, Fire HD10, Paperwhite, Kobo App	Free on Amazon: Cold Fear by Rick Mofina In the remote, rugged corner of Montana’s Glacier National Park known as the Devil’s Grasp, little Paige Baker of San Francisco disappears with her dog, Kobee, while on a camping trip with her family; or so her mother and father have told authorities. A multi-agency task force launches a massive search as Paige fights to survive in the wilderness. Time hammers against her and soon the nation is gripped by the life-and-death drama. Secretly, behind the scenes, the FBI grows suspicious of Paige’s parents. Their recent history and disturbing evidence links them to a horrible secret from the past.

08-11-2013, 09:34 PM	#37
gabby98 Wizard Posts: 1,751 Karma: 2667650 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Android, Nook Simple Touch, Nook Color, ..., Glo	picked it up...ty

08-13-2013, 08:09 AM	#38
Mort1997 Wizard Posts: 1,047 Karma: 15288073 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony various , Voyage, Oasis, K3, K4T,Nook Glow+Kobo Aura/H2O/One	Free on Amazon -Agatha Raisin and the Christmas Crumble (short story) by M C Beaton 'Agatha is spending Christmas at home in the Cotswolds - and in a fit of goodwill towards all men (and women) she invites six of Carsley's oldest residents to come around and share Christmas lunch with her. Christmas jollity soon turns to disaster as Agatha accidentally kills one of her guests with a gruesome homemade Christmas pudding... so will it be Christmas in the cells for Agatha? Or can she fix an escape out of this particular festive mess! ' UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Agatha-Raisi...I3B3LZBE3TRXFS US http://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Raisin-...ords=mc+beaton And Hell's Bells by MC Beaton (very short story) UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Agatha-Raisi...6395689&sr=1-1 US http://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Raisin-...ords=mc+beaton

08-13-2013, 10:32 AM	#39
Mort1997 Wizard Posts: 1,047 Karma: 15288073 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony various , Voyage, Oasis, K3, K4T,Nook Glow+Kobo Aura/H2O/One	Free on Amazon - Fall of a Sparrow (Odds Bodkin's Mysteries) by Sharon Hamilton 'Fall of a Sparrow, first of the Odds Bodkin's series, introduces DI Cora Bodkin, recently transferred from Scotland Yard to the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary. Karen Lawrence and Mary Kemp, retired Canadian professors, have immigrated to England and have settled in Coombe Gilbert, a fictional village in South Devon. Feeling culturally isolated and disconnected from the villagers, they are delighted when Betty, the grocer’s assistant, invites them to her wedding. Throughout the ceremony and ensuing party, Karen and Mary witness but do not understand the undercurrent of tension and conspiracy upon which float the traditional processes of the nuptials. Two days later, they discover the mutilated remains of their next door neighbour in a sacred grove near the village and begin to peel away the conventional facade of the villagers. DI Cora Bodkin, trim, taut and fierce, is in charge of the investigation. Like an arrow, she penetrates the fabric of lies woven by Mabel, the village butcher, her brother Michael, the banker and Tommy, the handyman, piercing their sense of who they are. Self-deception and half-truths drip like blood in their revelations. Attempting to heal both the souls and spirits of his wounded parishioners, the local vicar, Rev. Nicholas Potts ('Nic the Vic'), uses not only his pulpit but also a fortune teller’s tent to piece together the grisly story. Karen and Mary and DI Cora Bodkin travel parallel routes to discover who is responsible for this horrific human desecration, the former as witnesses to life in the village through the eyes of cultural newcomers and DI Cora Bodkin as the newly arrived representative of legal justice. How the villagers confront the capacity for evil they have discovered within themselves drives the plot. How DI Bodkin resolves the tension between what is legal and what is ethical shapes the resolution. ' UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fall-Sparrow...362247031_f_60 US http://www.amazon.com/Fall-Sparrow-B...haron+Hamilton

08-13-2013, 01:43 PM	#40
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	Thanks. Fall of a Sparrow is also available free at amazon.ca http://www.amazon.ca/Fall-Sparrow-Bo.../dp/B00DOVGNRG

08-13-2013, 03:39 PM	#42
gabby98 Wizard Posts: 1,751 Karma: 2667650 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Android, Nook Simple Touch, Nook Color, ..., Glo	thanks..looks like something I (and my mother) might like.

08-13-2013, 04:20 PM	#43
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,281 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Also free at Smashwords in multiple formats. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/325282

08-13-2013, 04:24 PM	#44
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Leslie O'Kane aka Leslie Caine and it looks like previous books in her series were published by Dell. Also free at Smashwords (not kindle/mobi) - Death Comes eCalling by Leslie O'Kane Oops, cromag beat me to it. Thanks.

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