Hard-boiled mystery, $1.00 (sale ended, now 3.99$)

BooksForABuck · 01-24-2010, 10:03 PM

BooksForABuck.com is proud to announce release of WHO KILLED MICHAEL DOUGLAS, a hard-boiled mystery by Michael Paulson. WHO KILLED MICHAEL DOUGLAS is available for only $1.00 until February 23rd (regular eBook price $3.99) here: http://www.booksforabuck.com/mystery...l_douglas.html. HTML, PDF, eReader, Mobipocket/Kindle, Sony LRF, Microsoft Reader and ePub formats.

A priest comes to lawyer Chambers Elliot with a story of an old murder...and a current scam. Except there's something funny about the lawyer and the old murder puts Elliot in the way of the Portello crime family.

Rob Preece
Publisher, BooksForABuck.com

SensualPoet · 06-13-2010, 06:48 PM

I picked this up at Fictionwise a while back as the teaser sounded promising. It's certainly a breezy read -- and somewhat convoluted. There's very little that's credible, in fact, but then it's not intended to be taken seriously. Eyes wide-open, it's a passable effort.

But it's a loooooong stretch to call this "hard-boiled" unless you put Who Framed Roger Rabbit? in that category. I think the more serious fault is the relentless cartoonishness, no doubt intended, is unfortunately not balanced by memborable turns of phrase or clever prose which feeds the soul.

Chandler, this ain't.

Dr. Drib · 06-13-2010, 08:18 PM

So this is a sale that lasts ONLY eight (8) months?!

Don

Worldwalker · 06-14-2010, 07:57 AM

Are these books DRM-restricted?

Also, your website makes my brain hurt.

mikaelalind · 06-14-2010, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

So this is a sale that lasts ONLY eight (8) months?!

Don

Well, since the original post was in January 2010, I suspect that the sale is over

MmavisO · 06-14-2010, 09:39 AM

The sale is over. It's now $3.99 on the link in the first post.

SensualPoet · 06-14-2010, 07:25 PM

Never mind that titles from BooksForABuck cost $3.99 ... you can't get a lot at the Dollar Store any more for "a dollar" and the Five and Dime is a thing of the past, too.

The only reason I resurrected this post was not the "bargain" aspect but for the specific title on offer. Perhaps millions here at MobileRead read and adored it. Or perhaps no one noticed it. I bought it (paid $3.99 in April if you must know) and simply posted my impressions of the content. The author has several other titles available, apparently. If you must know, I don't think it was much of a bargain at $1.00, let alone $3.99.

So, take it for what it's worth ... review of the title, not a comment on the price.

Dr. Drib · 06-14-2010, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikaelalind

Well, since the original post was in January 2010, I suspect that the sale is over

You're right!

Don

01-24-2010, 10:03 PM	#1
BooksForABuck Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 150001 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Device: Color Nook, Kindle 2, Palm III, eBookWise, HP Jornada	Hard-boiled mystery, $1.00 (sale ended, now 3.99$) BooksForABuck.com is proud to announce release of WHO KILLED MICHAEL DOUGLAS, a hard-boiled mystery by Michael Paulson. WHO KILLED MICHAEL DOUGLAS is available for only $1.00 until February 23rd (regular eBook price $3.99) here: http://www.booksforabuck.com/mystery...l_douglas.html. HTML, PDF, eReader, Mobipocket/Kindle, Sony LRF, Microsoft Reader and ePub formats. A priest comes to lawyer Chambers Elliot with a story of an old murder...and a current scam. Except there's something funny about the lawyer and the old murder puts Elliot in the way of the Portello crime family. Rob Preece Publisher, BooksForABuck.com

06-14-2010, 07:25 PM	#7
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	Never mind that titles from BooksForABuck cost $3.99 ... you can't get a lot at the Dollar Store any more for "a dollar" and the Five and Dime is a thing of the past, too. The only reason I resurrected this post was not the "bargain" aspect but for the specific title on offer. Perhaps millions here at MobileRead read and adored it. Or perhaps no one noticed it. I bought it (paid $3.99 in April if you must know) and simply posted my impressions of the content. The author has several other titles available, apparently. If you must know, I don't think it was much of a bargain at $1.00, let alone $3.99. So, take it for what it's worth ... review of the title, not a comment on the price. Last edited by SensualPoet; 06-14-2010 at 07:27 PM.

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06-13-2010, 06:48 PM	#2
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	I picked this up at Fictionwise a while back as the teaser sounded promising. It's certainly a breezy read -- and somewhat convoluted. There's very little that's credible, in fact, but then it's not intended to be taken seriously. Eyes wide-open, it's a passable effort. But it's a loooooong stretch to call this "hard-boiled" unless you put Who Framed Roger Rabbit? in that category. I think the more serious fault is the relentless cartoonishness, no doubt intended, is unfortunately not balanced by memborable turns of phrase or clever prose which feeds the soul. Chandler, this ain't.

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Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,741 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	So this is a sale that lasts ONLY eight (8) months?! Don

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