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Some more Endeavour Press titles on Kindle US Countdown Deal:


Parting Shot by Roger Ormerod is a non-series title at $0.99 for almost 5 more days, before going to $3.99. It's a repeat countdown deal.
link: http://www.amazon.com/Parting-Shot-R...dp/B00L66V8YO/
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When fashion photographer and ex-cop Owen Tanner’s Scandinavian wife Karin vanishes from his apartment, he assumes that she has left him and their marriage is over.

But then his home is ransacked and he begins to wonder if he has jumped to the wrong conclusion.

And when he receives a distressed call from Karin in Sweden, his suspicions are confirmed.

Owen leaves immediately for Scandinavia, determined to find out the truth.

During the crossing, he meets beautiful Finlander Eija Karlsson who seems keen to help him in his quest.

But the couple are not alone.

When Own realises he is being tailed by an old colleague from the force, the Norwegian police and other more sinister figures, he finds himself somehow caught up in the middle of a hunt for international diamond thieves.

As events reach a climax, Owen finds himself falling for Eija, and uncovers a conspiracy behind his wife’s departure that is more terrifying than anything he could have imagined…

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 skilful hands’ - The Spectator

A Canterbury Crime by Brian Kavanagh is the fourth in his Belinda Lawrence series, at $0.99 for almost 7 more days, before going to $3.99.
link: http://www.amazon.com/Canterbury-Cri.../dp/B00MNSYRSS
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The ancient walled city of Canterbury has held many secrets over the centuries.

But none are more mysterious than the death of Professor de Gray.

When the amateur detective Belinda Lawrence is called in to evaluate the contents of the Professor's Tudor Manor House, she suspects foul play.

But why would anyone murder a harmless academic?

De Gray was about to publish a book that he promised would re-write the history of St Thomas Becket, who was murdered in the Cathedral in 1170.

Could that be a motive?

As she starts to investigate, Belinda uncovers an intricate web of secrets that leads to the killer - but which also threatens her life.

‘A Canterbury Crime’ is a brilliant re-invention of the classic English village murder mystery, following on from the best-selling 'Capable of Murder'.

Belinda Lawrence is a lively young heroine who pits her intellect against cold-blooded and ruthless killers - a character who is among the most memorable and engaging in modern detective fiction.

‘A Canterbury Crime' is perfect for fans of Peter James, Elizabeth George and Peter Robinson.

“A classy mystery that will keep you up half the night.” – Robert Foster, best-selling author of The Lunar Code.

“Mystery fiction at it’s very best.” – Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Trade Off.

Brian Kavanagh has many years’ experience in the Australian Film Industry in areas of production, direction, editing and writing. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Film Editors Guild and an Australian Film Institute award for Best Editing for Frog Dreaming.

Goodnight and Good-bye by Timothy Harris is the first in his Thomas Kyd series. It's $0.99 for almost 5 more days before going to $3.99.
link: http://www.amazon.com/Goodnight-Good.../dp/B00MGYV39K
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Meet Thomas Kyd, private investigator.

He's the guy who picks up the cases that Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe didn't stick around to handle.

‘Maybe if I'd followed my real impulses towards Laura Cassidy, a tragedy could have been averted. Maybe not...’

The first time Kyd saw her she was driving out of an underground garage with a naked man spreadeagled on the front of the car.

Somewhat less than a typical damsel in distress, but Kyd helped out all the same.

Laura was irresistible.

She was also a pathological liar and a junkie.

Perhaps if she hadn't married a screenwriter and orgy-enthusiast Kyd wouldn't have got himself knee-deep in a case where the light at the end of the tunnel is the glare of the oncoming train…

'Goodnight and Good-bye' is a brilliant detective story that draw on the traditions of classic noir fiction.

"No one since Chandler has captured the excess that is L.A. as well as Harris." - Robert A. Baker & Michael T. Nietzel, from Private Eyes; One Hundred and One Knights, A Survey of American Detective Fiction 1922-1984

"Tim Harris burns down the fences separating genre lit from the serious stuff. His great creation, Thomas Kyd...makes a welcome return in this superb book that sets a fresh standard for the field. Tim Harris is writing better than ever." - Jay Cocks, screenwriter, Gangs of New York

"At long last, someone has hit the bull's-eye dead center...Tim Harris has succeeded in bringing Chandler's vision to bear upon a more frightening time than even Marlowe may have been able to stomach." - New West Magazine

"The best of its kind...a must....Goodnight and Goodbye has something for every hard-boiled fan...a strong blending of all the classical elements that earmark the true private eye tale." - Mystery Magazine

Timothy Harris was born in Los Angeles and attended schools in Africa, Europe and New York. His later education was at Charterhouse and Peterhouse College, Cambridge. His three L.A. crime novels featuring Thomas Kyd are considered some of the finest of the genre. Harris' has had an equally successful career as a producer and screenwriter of numerous films including Trading Places, Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Space Jam, and Falling Down. He now lives in London with his family.

Founder Member by John Gardner is the fifth in his Boysie Oakes series, at $0.99 for almost seven more days, before going up to $3.99.
link: http://www.amazon.com/Founder-Member.../dp/B00KN6V07I
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Deep in the heart of London a secret meeting is taking place.

Drastic plans are being put into action.

But Boysie Oakes, the suave, womanising special agent for British Intelligence, is unaware of the events unfolding around him - and is revelling in being free from the treacherous clutches of Special Security.

Boysie, his former boss Mostyn and Charlie Griffin, have set up their own Security Service, GRIMOBO.

Their first assignment has brought them to New York and Boysie has snatched a vacation at Cape Kennedy.

Life is looking up.

But, of course, something has to go wrong. It's just a small thing. Some light-fingered swine makes off with a Saturn V rocket.

What's more, Boysie seems to have disappeared too.

The same thieves that wanted the rocket want Boysie. For a change, though, they want him alive. Very much alive.

And totally functional.

Boysie’s holiday turns out to be the trip of a lifetime and he ends up travelling further than he ever expected. But all is not lost as of course a beautiful woman is also along for the ride.

And Boysie Oakes is about to be plunged into the most dramatic adventure of his career.

'Cool polished story-telling with all the sexy sidelines in the best James Bond tradition' Evening Standard

Before coming an author of fiction in the early 1960’s John Gardner was variously a stage magician, a Royal Marine officer and a journalist. In all Gardner has fifty-four novels to his credit, including Maestro, which was the New York Times book of the year. He was also invited by Ian Fleming’s literary copyright holders to write a series of continuation James Bond novels, which proved to be so successful that instead of the contracted three books he went on to publish some fourteen titles, including Licence Renewed and Icebreaker. Having lived in the Republic of Ireland, the United States and the UK, John Gardner sadly died in August of 2007 having just completed his third novel in the Moriarty trilogy, Conan Doyle’s eponymous villain of the Sherlock Holmes series.

Eleven That Went up to Heaven is the fifteenth in Anthea Fraser's David Webb series. It's a repeat countdown deal, and is at $0.99 for about 7 more days, before going up to $3.99.
link: http://www.amazon.com/Eleven-That-We.../dp/B00KMS6WOI
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When Richard Vine, a wealthy businessman and the proprietor of Beckworth Grange, organises a publicity event at which twenty of his guests share his name, he little imagines that a few hours later five of them would be dead.

A fatal road accident leaves Detective Chief Inspector David Webb with a bewildering array of 'Richard Vines' to be traced, accounted for and investigated.

By the following day what appeared to be an accident has developed more sinister implications…

Among the victims was the minibus driver, John Bainbridge, a man apparently revered and loved by all that knew him.

Finding it hard to believe that this man could be as saintly as portrayed DCI Webb and Sergeant Jackson start to dig for the truth behind his immaculate image.

Meanwhile, an amateur writing school opens at Beckworth Grange, and its army of would-be sleuths and eccentrics all start doing their best to help, or in some cases hinder police inquiries.

Could the killer have been after the host Richard Vine?

If so, could he still be the target for murder?

‘Eleven That Went up to Heaven’ is a gripping crime novel featuring Anthea Fraser's popular detective David Webb.

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 other books include ‘The Ten Commandments’, ‘The Seven Stars’ and ‘One is One and All Alone’.

Holy Murder by Rodney Hobson is in his Paul Amos series. It's $0.99 for about 4 more days, before going up to $3.99.
link: http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Detecti.../dp/B00L9FXQDS
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Detective Inspector Paul Amos is just about to head off on his annual holiday when he gets an urgent phone call from Sir Robert Fletcher, the Chief Constable of Lincolnshire police.

A man has been killed in what appears to be an abseiling accident at St Botolph’s Church in Lincolnshire.

When Amos arrives on the scene it quickly becomes clear that this was no accident - Simeon’s ropes had been cut on purpose.

Simeon was a local hero, rescuing the farmers from ruin, and loved by all.

And most of the village had turned up to see their ‘celebrity’ scale the church wall.

So why would anyone want him dead?

As Amos delves deeper into the case, cracks in the story soon begin to appear.

Was Simeon really the benevolent philanthropist he claimed to be?

Or was he more of a sinner than a saint?

From Rodney Hobson, the author of the best-selling 'Dead Money', comes a tale of murder and vengeance. ‘Holy Murder' is a gritty murder mystery perfect for fans of Peter James, Peter Robinson and Ian Rankin.

Praise for Rodney Hobson:

"A fantastic read." - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Trade-Off.

"Kept me guessing to the last page - and still surprised me. A gripping read." - Robert Foster, best-selling author of The Lunar Code.

And finally, Unlikely Graves by Rodney Hobson, in the same Paul Amos series, is free for an unknown length of time.
link: http://www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Detec.../dp/B00DDTNKKW
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In the wolds of rural Lincolnshire, a corpse is discovered in a rubbish heap.

It is fifteen years since the man was killed.

Who is he?

And why has the body been found in such an unlikely grave?

Within the space of a few days another brutal murder is committed.

Detective Paul Amos must work out whether they are connected.

As he starts to dig into the case, he quickly discovers that the people of this small Lincolnshire community are not what they seem.

A web of complex family relationships, revenge and dark secrets connect the cases.

But who is the killer?

The answer is more shocking than Amos could have imagined.

From Rodney Hobson, the author of the best-selling 'Dead Money', comes a tale of murder and vengeance. 'Unlikely Graves' brilliantly combines the suspense and character of the traditional masters of the British detective story such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie with the grittier story-telling of modern writers such as Peter James, Peter Robinson and Ian Rankin.

Praise for Rodney Hobson:

"A fantastic read." - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Trade-Off.

"Kept me guessing to the last page - and still surprised me. A gripping read." - Robert Foster, best-selling author of The Lunar Code.