Here's one SP recommended that's not available as an ebook in the US:
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My latest read was The Saltmarsh Murders by Gladys Mitchell, an author -- incredibly -- I did not know before. Mitchell began her mystery writing career in 1929 and is pretty much a contemporary of Agatha Christie. Her heroine ... through 66 novels! ... is Beatrice Adela Lestrange Bradley, or "Mrs Bradley" as she is referred to in this early outing, first published in 1932.
Random House Vintage has reissued a half dozen of the (mostly) early titles. This one bears the tagline: "A quick-witted, clever mystery from the Golden Age of crime writing" and that sums it up nicely. It is quaint in some ways, but also unexpectedly funny in other places. There are vicars, and pubs, and secret passages ... and murder. Like a number of Christie novels, this one has a fairly long lead in of facts and characters before the story really starts to take off. So prepare yourself for a leisurely entrée into the world of Saltmarsh, as narrated by the young deacon, Noel Wells, and the surprising characters that inhabit this town.
Available at kobo, amazon and possibly your local library (which is where I found a copy!).
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Glady's Mitchell's terrific heroine, Mrs Beatrice Bradley, is a recent discovery for me. Six of her 66 novels are currently in e-print from Random House and happily available from my local library. In October, I reported on The Saltmarsh Murders here. In Death at the Opera (1934), Mrs Bradley is brought in to investigate the suspicious drowning of a teacher at Hillmaston School; the incident took place during the performance of The Mikado by the students and staff for the benefit of the parents and local community. Despite drowning in a basin of water in a utility closet, the coroner declares suicide – but the headmaster is not convinced. Enter sly but feisty Mrs Bradley who quickly uncovers dark motives, deep secrets, clandestine love affairs and potential enemies around every corner: seemingly everyone had a motive and an alibi. And then a second murder occurs ...
It's a delicious tale, told at a leisurely pace, full of eccentric but believable characters which will leave you routing for one, then another, to be innocent or spared from an indiscretion being made public. It's not clear to me why other talented writers – contemporaries Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh and others – are still so widely celebrated yet Mitchell is not. One hopes a mini revival is taking place and more of these delightful stories will return to circulation.
Available for Kobo, Kindle and from other vendors for about $8.50.
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Your idea sounds like it would work for Kobo anyway. They ask for a US billing address even when you use a gift card. They do go by your IP address even if you're not logged in so you don't see the books that are not available in the US.