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And a few more Endeavour Press titles on sale as part of the US Kindle Countdown program, all on sale for about 6 more days:

Poison Seed by James Goss is $0.99, down from $2.99
link: http://www.amazon.com/Poison-Serpent...dp/B00CXOX61Q/
blurb:

Spoiler:

The Holy City.

Ancient Egypt.

The Pharaoh Akhenaten is planning a lavish banquet.

But a poisoner is at work.

With victims ranging from a singer to a tomb carver, the most lethal assasin in the land - Lady Serpent - has to find out how the murders are being carried out and who is behind them.

And she has to find the antidote - if there is one.

Why?

Because Lady Serpent has herself been poisoned...

In a desperate race against time, she must solve the mystery of the 'Poison Seed'.

Or else die trying.

'Poison Seed' is a fast-moving, historical murder mystery that brilliantly captures the atmosphere of ancient Egypt - as well as being an enthralling detective story. It is perfect for fans of Steven Saylor, Lindsey Davies and Simon Scarrow.

'A classic murder mystery' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.

James Goss has written three Torchwood novels, a Doctor Who novel, and two radio plays. His Doctor Who audiobook Dead Air won Best Audiobook 2010. James also spent seven years working on the BBC's official Doctor Who website and co-wrote the website for Torchwood Series One. His books Dead of Winter and First Born were both nominated for the 2012 British Fantasy Society Awards.

Time to Kill by Roger Ormerod is $0.99, down from $3.99
link: http://www.amazon.com/Time-Kill-Roge.../dp/B00O4FFAG6
blurb:

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When Detective Sergeant Dave Mallin is invited for a few frames of snooker, he wasn’t expecting to be playing Eldon Kyle.

Kyle was the man who had threatened Both Mallin and his colleague Geoff Forbes with murder.

But his opponent is more deadly than even Mallin could have guessed.

And when Geoff is killed in the very same building, it seems Mallin has given Kyle a firm alibi.

Soon Geoff's wife Elsa is under threat as well.

And Mallin himself may be implicated.

Mallin must fight to prove his innocence and to find the real killer in this atmospheric crime thriller, which is perfect for fans of Peter James and Peter Robinson.

Praise for Roger Ormerod:

"Eclectic, underrated Ormerod can be relied upon to come up with the startling goods" Sunday Times

"I am glad to announce that the detective novel is still alive and well in Mr Ormerod's skillful hands " The Spectator,

"Fast-moving, with well-orchestrated jiggery-pokery; not unlike an early Dick Francis in tone and method” Times Literary Supplement

Roger Ormerod (1920-2005) was a prolific writer of ingenious and densely plotted crime novels - some 35 in all - which were published in the UK and the USA. He lived in Wolverhampton and amongst other things worked as a civil servant and as a Social Security inspector – backgrounds which he made full use of in his fiction.

Broken Force by John A Bray is $0.99, down from $3.99
link: http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Force-J.../dp/B00C6AVKEM
blurb:

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New York.

One hundred kilos of pure heroin has gone missing from police evidence stores.

Shared, cut, and resold to gangs of criminals, it will be worth millions of dollars.

Word on the street: this was an inside job.

But who took it?

And why?

With time running out and a whole police force of suspects, Detective Clara O'Shea and her team at Operation Rebound must turn to Dante Falconieri for help.

Working undercover, Falconieri must navigate his way through the criminal underworld of New York, cutting deals, pushing narcotics, and gaining the trust of the drug rings he spent his career trying to bust.

But Falconieri is not working in isolation: hot on his tail are a gang of thugs who will stop at nothing to put an end to Operation Rebound.

In this game of cat and mouse, there are no rules -- and everyone's a suspect.

And Falconieri soon finds his own life is on the line.

'Broken Force' is a hard-as-nails thriller written with the insider knowledge of an author who spent 17 years in the NYPD. It is brilliantly authentic and breathlessly exciting - a must read for fans of James Patterson, Michael Connelly and Vince Flynn.

"An edge-of-the-seat ride. I loved it.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade-Off'.

John Bray is a 17-year NYPD veteran, who retired as a lieutenant attorney prosecutor and took early retirement to become a crime lawyer before becoming a full-time author.

Island in Waiting by Anthea Fraser is $0.99, down from $3.99
link: http://www.amazon.com/Island-Waiting.../dp/B00OB8AM6O
blurb:

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Chloe Winter has always been the black sheep in her high achieving family.

And once more she finds herself running from her problems, this time to stay with her brother, Hugo, on the Isle of Man.

While at the airport she finds herself irresistibly drawn to a stranger. He seems strongly familiar, and yet she knows they have never met before.

When she reaches the island, her sense of deja-vu intensifies. Her parents told her she has never been here before, but she is sure she has.

Chloe has long been haunted by ‘special’ dreams.

At the age of sixteen she volunteered to go up on stage during a hypnotist act, but after putting her under, he couldn’t revive her, and she remained in a coma for three days.

Since then her dreams have been getting more and more vivid.

And after arriving on the island, she realises they are starting to come true…

As she learns more about the ancient Norse legends associated with the island, Chloe feels herself being drawn into the mystical prehistoric forces.

And when Hugo introduces Chloe to Ray Ketteringham, the local art master, things start to get even stranger.

She feels instantly hypnotised by him, and he seems to feel the same way…

As her dreams start to get darker, things take a sinister turn.

Has Chloe met Ray before?

And can she control her dreams?

Or will her connection to the mysterious island end up destroying her…?

Praise for Anthea Fraser:

“A superbly crafted, riveting, page-turner of a read" - Booklist

“Ms Fraser is her dependable elegant, guileful self withholding the killer's identity till a dying fall" - Sunday Times

'A well-mannered, well-plotted and well-told story' - Birmingham Post

'Sympathetic, well-executed book, in which full attention is paid to human feelings and failings' - Yorkshire Post

Anthea Fraser has written all her life but did not begin to take it seriously until after marriage, when she found herself at home with two small daughters and embarked on a correspondence course with the London School of Journalism. She wrote short stories before turning to novels of the supernatural, and then to crime. Her novels include ‘The Seven Stars’, ‘The Ten Commandments’, ‘Death Speaks Softly’ and ‘Pretty Maids All in a Row’.

Laura Possessed by Anthea Fraser is $0.99, down from $3.99
link: http://www.amazon.com/Laura-Possesse.../dp/B00NWC206A
blurb:

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Laura Hardy is recovering from a traumatic car crash.

The incident proves fatal for her mother, and whilst Laura’s life was spared, she is left injured, weak and grieving for her loss.

Taken into her brother’s care, Edward Hardy resolves that accommodating Laura at his family home, Four Winds, will provide the respite Laura so desperately needs.

Upon arrival however, Laura senses a dark and pervading undercurrent of unrest at Four Winds.

What is strange is that it both draws and repels her…

As Laura tries to settle into her new home, she becomes increasingly unsettled by the strange occurrences she encounters at Four Winds.

The twisted trees at the bottom of the garden behind her brother's house and the little boy stood at her bedroom door, neither of which can be accounted for.

And then the dream: the handsome dark-haired man bending over her, kissing her passionately—the very man who stood before her now at the cocktail party, casually sipping a drink.

She knew his face as well as her own, but had never seen him before…

Four Winds’ hides a secret, a secret that Laura cannot escape, but which is pulling her deeper and deeper into its clutches…

'Laura Possessed' is an expertly plotted crime novel that will keep readers gripped from the first page to the last.

Praise for Anthea Fraser:

“A superbly crafted, riveting, page-turner of a read" - Booklist

“Ms Fraser is her dependable elegant, guileful self withholding the killer's identity till a dying fall" - Sunday Times

'A well-mannered, well-plotted and well-told story' - Birmingham Post

'Sympathetic, well-executed book, in which full attention is paid to human feelings and failings' - Yorkshire Post

Anthea Fraser has written all her life but did not begin to take it seriously until after marriage, when she found herself at home with two small daughters and embarked on a correspondence course with the London School of Journalism. She wrote short stories before turning to novels of the supernatural, and then to crime. Her novels include ‘The Seven Stars’, ‘The Ten Commandments’, ‘Death Speaks Softly’ and ‘Pretty Maids All in a Row’.