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ATDrake · 02-01-2012, 11:26 AM

A quick dip into the slushpile today since I have very limited time to look things up before I head out.

We do have some nice stuff from just the authors I recognized from having previously featured, and some nifty Canadiana, too.

RACE by Mobashar Qureshi, is a satirical Toronto-set crime novel about an ambitious cop, originally printed by Mercury Press in 2006 and was the author's debut novel, which has garnered praise from The Globe & Mail, among others.

This, apparently, is what probably got him the nod for the 2007 top 10 list of upcoming mystery writers in Quill & Quire, which is like a Canadian equivalent of Publisher's Weekly.

Free without DRM for who knows how long @ Amazon main UK DE ES FR IT

Description
Parking Officer Jon Rupret, an ambitious young man with a knack for getting in trouble, wants desperately to move up from handing out parking tickets. An impulsive act from his past throws him into Operation Anti-RACE—a unit set up to stop RACE, a dangerous and violent group on the verge of creating an illegal drug.

Rupret quickly realizes he may be in way over his head.

RACE is a humorous look at Toronto through Jon Rupret’s eyes.

approx. 68,000 words or 420 printed pages.

This is only what I had time to both look at and type/link. I'll see if I can add some more of it if I get to use my break time, although the first set of links should keep you occupied for a good long time if you like mystery/thriller/horror. The rest of it is as-yet unsorted, so keep scrolling until you think you see something you might like.

Blake Crouch andJack Kilborn aka J.A. Konrath again offer roughly 2 dozen of their works, both combined and solo. Some are repeats from the last mega-freebie promotion they did in December, some look new. Scott Nicholson also freebies a large batch of his own works.

Previously-featured HarperTorch-published Lynn Emery offers a contemporary romance set in Louisiana: A Time to Love

Dana Taylor offers a contemporary romance with a touch of the supernatural, originally small-press published by Echelon (who published another author previously featured) in 2005: Devil Moon Reviews for her other books seem to indicate possibly faith-based themes in her work.

Previously-featured Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Reader's Choice Award-winner Dave Zeltserman offers an early hard-boiled PI novel, small press published by Point Blank in 2000: Fast Lane

Bill Crider, who praises Zeltserman in the blurb for the above, offers his own 4th in the PI Truman Smith series, originally published by Walker in 1996: The Prairie Chicken Kill (Truman Smith Mystery Series)

Previously-featured Harlequin-or-Zebra-published Patricia Watters offers a contemporary romance: Perilous Pleasures

Previously-featured Australian sf/fantasy writer and fellow MR member author Patty Jansen offers a YA fantasy: Watcher's Web

Jove-published CJ Lyons offers: SNAKE SKIN (A Lucy Guardino FBI Thriller)

TV show tie-in writer and fellow MR member author Lee Goldberg offers an omnibus edition of his vigilante thriller: The Jury Series (Four Complete Novels)

Enjoy!

02-01-2012, 11:26 AM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (Kindle DRM-free) RACE by Mobashar Qureshi [Canadian Satirical Crime Novel] +KDP A quick dip into the slushpile today since I have very limited time to look things up before I head out. We do have some nice stuff from just the authors I recognized from having previously featured, and some nifty Canadiana, too. RACE by Mobashar Qureshi, is a satirical Toronto-set crime novel about an ambitious cop, originally printed by Mercury Press in 2006 and was the author's debut novel, which has garnered praise from The Globe & Mail, among others. This, apparently, is what probably got him the nod for the 2007 top 10 list of upcoming mystery writers in Quill & Quire, which is like a Canadian equivalent of Publisher's Weekly. Free without DRM for who knows how long @ Amazon main UK DE ES FR IT Description Parking Officer Jon Rupret, an ambitious young man with a knack for getting in trouble, wants desperately to move up from handing out parking tickets. An impulsive act from his past throws him into Operation Anti-RACE—a unit set up to stop RACE, a dangerous and violent group on the verge of creating an illegal drug. Rupret quickly realizes he may be in way over his head. RACE is a humorous look at Toronto through Jon Rupret’s eyes. approx. 68,000 words or 420 printed pages. This is only what I had time to both look at and type/link. I'll see if I can add some more of it if I get to use my break time, although the first set of links should keep you occupied for a good long time if you like mystery/thriller/horror. The rest of it is as-yet unsorted, so keep scrolling until you think you see something you might like. Blake Crouch andJack Kilborn aka J.A. Konrath again offer roughly 2 dozen of their works, both combined and solo. Some are repeats from the last mega-freebie promotion they did in December, some look new. Scott Nicholson also freebies a large batch of his own works. Previously-featured HarperTorch-published Lynn Emery offers a contemporary romance set in Louisiana: A Time to Love Dana Taylor offers a contemporary romance with a touch of the supernatural, originally small-press published by Echelon (who published another author previously featured) in 2005: Devil Moon Reviews for her other books seem to indicate possibly faith-based themes in her work. Previously-featured Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Reader's Choice Award-winner Dave Zeltserman offers an early hard-boiled PI novel, small press published by Point Blank in 2000: Fast Lane Bill Crider, who praises Zeltserman in the blurb for the above, offers his own 4th in the PI Truman Smith series, originally published by Walker in 1996: The Prairie Chicken Kill (Truman Smith Mystery Series) Previously-featured Harlequin-or-Zebra-published Patricia Watters offers a contemporary romance: Perilous Pleasures Previously-featured Australian sf/fantasy writer and fellow MR member author Patty Jansen offers a YA fantasy: Watcher's Web Jove-published CJ Lyons offers: SNAKE SKIN (A Lucy Guardino FBI Thriller) TV show tie-in writer and fellow MR member author Lee Goldberg offers an omnibus edition of his vigilante thriller: The Jury Series (Four Complete Novels) Enjoy!