Fruits of the Poisonous Tree by Archer Mayor is the fifth book in the Joe Gunther mystery series, and is one of the US Kindle Countdown Mystery deals right now.
It's available for $0.99 now, and for approximately two more days. It is currently 10 am on Sept 8, US Pacific time. The time clicker on the webpage says it's going up to $1.99 after that. Since most of Mayor's backlist titles are $3.99, there may be some additional countdown time at increasing prices, and then back up to $3.99 after that, but can't really tell.
Amazon's countdown deals are often self-pubbed, but this is a backlist title, originally published in DTB in the 90's.
Link is here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C3DHDF2/
Blurb is here:
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Gail Zigman, town selectwoman and Joe Gunther's companion of many years, is raped, and the detective finds himself caught between the media, local politicians, and a network of well-meaning victims' rights advocates as he tries to put his own feelings aside and follow the trail of evidence.
Every lead seems to point to a single, obvious suspect, but is the evidence too perfect? Risking his friendship with Gail, the respect of his peers, and his own life, Lt. Gunther keeps digging, hoping to find out if the man they have in jail is rightly there, or if the evidence against him is tainted—"fruits of the poisonous tree."
"The police work is impeccable, the action scenes are clear and sharp" — Marilyn Stasio, New York Times
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The third and fourth books in this series have been US Kindle Countdown deals in the last couple of months, and there is a report that the first one, at least, was also free/reduced at one point as well - although quite a while ago. So it may be worth keeping an eye out - it appears that Archer Mayor may be working his way through these backlist titles, putting them on countdown one-by-one.