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Horns: A Novel by Joe Hill from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (September 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "A dark and funny exploration of the nature of good and evil."
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“A major player in 21st-century fantastic fiction.” — Washington Post
Joe Hill’s critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning debut chiller, Heart-Shaped Box, heralded the arrival of new royalty onto the dark fantasy scene. With Horns, he polishes his well-deserved crown. A twisted, terrifying new novel of psychological and supernatural suspense, Horns is a devilishly original triumph for the Ray Bradbury Fellowship recipient whose story collection, 20th Century Ghosts, was also honored with a Bram Stoker Award—and whose emotionally powerful and macabre work has been praised by the New York Times as, “wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty…a Valentine from hell.”
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In a Treacherous Court by Michelle Diener from Gallery Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (September 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "Highly recommended for fans of Tudor-period historical fiction."
An unconventional woman. A deadly enemy. A clash of intrigue, deception, and desire. . . .
1525: Artist Susanna Horenbout is sent from Belgium to be Henry VIII’s personal illuminator inside the royal palace. But her new homeland greets her with an attempt on her life, and the King’s most lethal courtier, John Parker, is charged with keeping her safe. As further attacks are made, Susanna and Parker realize that she unknowingly carries the key to a bloody plot against the throne. For while Richard de la Pole amasses troops in France for a Yorkist invasion, a traitor prepares to trample the kingdom from within.
Who is the mastermind? Why are men vying to kill the woman Parker protects with his life? With a motley gang of urchins, Susanna’s wits, and Parker’s fierce instincts, honed on the streets and in palace chambers, the two slash through deadly layers of deceit in a race against time. For in the court of Henry VIII, secrets are the last to die. . . .
Brilliantly revealing a little-known historical figure who lived among the Tudors, Michelle Diener makes a smashing historical fiction debut.
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Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison from RosettaBooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (September 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "An excellent and entertaining sci-fi novel which envisions our overcrowded future."
Movie lovers might recognize Make Room! Make Room! as the basis for the 1973 film Soylent Green, which starred Charlton Heston. While Soylent Green has become a cult classic, fans of the novel have taken issue with its interpretation of what Harrison was really trying to say. Concerned about audiences losing interest, the creators of the film made cannibalism and not overpopulation (as it is in the book) the thematic focus of the story. As a result, fans of the movie and critics alike may want to visit the story in its original unbowdlerized form.
Make Room! Make Room! is set in the year 1999 and the world has become a grim and terribly overpopulated place, bleak and foreboding. This sets the premise for Harrison's novel, and fans of his earlier more comic works may be surprised at the seriousness of this novel. Although Harrison's fears did not become a reality for the inhabitants of New York or the rest of the United States, the novel remains nonetheless a gripping, thought-provoking work about privacy, deprivation, and desperation.
A teeming New York City and a detective's pursuit of a killer and nefarious racketeer comprise this novel. While the novel contains elements of classic detective fiction--the hard-boiled protagonist, the seductive mistress, the portraits of corruption and perfidy--Harrison's true concern is less the story itself and more the opportunity the story offers to give the reader a glance at a dismal and broken world. The state of overpopulation has altered life in innumerable ways, and Harrison is keenly interested in documenting the catastrophic effects of this burden on all human relationships.
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Judy Moody's Mini-Mysteries and Other Sneaky Stuff for Super-Sleuths by Megan McDonald from Candlewick ($0.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (September 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "A fun and interesting book for aspiring young sleuths!"
Join detective Judy Drewdy to create a way-official detective kit, solve six mini-mysteries, and sharpen real-and-actual sleuth skills. Chock-full of advice for the would-be sleuth and bursting with activities, here is an uber RARE diversion for fans of Judy and for anyone who loves a good mystery. "The Great Class Heist" is just one of the whodunits tackled by Judy Drewdy and agents Dills Pickle (aka Frank), Spuds Houdini (Rocky), and James Madagascar (Stink), who need readers' help in cracking these cases! In addition to six solve-it-yourself missions, kids can get in the mood to create a detective kit, sketch suspects, test powers of observation, puzzle through ridonkulus logic puzzles, write super-sneaky codes, and more!
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Law of Attraction (Anna Curtis Series #1) by Allison Leotta from Touchstone ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (September 21)
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Having spent twelve years as a federal prosecutor in Washington, DC, Allison Leotta had plenty of experiences to inspire the novels in the Anna Curtis series. In this striking debut, Anna is troubled by a domestic violence case that takes a sharp turn and also reminds her of her own troubled past.
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