And a bunch of Endeavor Press titles from Roger Ormerod on US Kindle Countdown...two in his Richard Patton series, and two non-series titles, at least a couple of which have been on Countdown before:
Face Value is the first in the Patton series and is $0.99 for about 18 more hours before going up to $3.99.
link:
http://www.amazon.com/Face-Value-Rog.../dp/B00Q98E7JW
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With three days left until he retires, Detective Inspector Richard Patton doesn't want any more big cases.
Amelia Trowbridge reports her husband missing, and his car is soon discovered.
A burned out car in a ravine should be the perfect way to while away his last days in the force.
After all, there isn't even any proof of a crime.
But strange things begin to turn up.
A threatening message written on the window of convicted rapist Clive Kendall, recently released from prison.
A sinister bearded doll hanging from the branches outside.
When a mutilated body is found in a remote cottage, DI Patton knows his last days of work will be anything but dull.
Who is the dead man?
And where is the missing husband of Amelia Trowbridge, owner of the burned out car?
Will DI Patton discover the truth behind the hanging doll murder?
And can he take anything anyone tells him at Face Value?
'Face Value' is an expertly plotted crime thriller from a master storyteller.
Praise for Roger Ormerod:
"A gripping tale, packed with clues, red herrings, and emotional conflict." - Bradford Telegraph and Argus
"An altogether taut piece of excitement" - The Journal (Newcastle)
"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
"Fast-moving, with well-orchestrated jiggery-pokery; not unlike an early Dick Francis in tone and method" - Times Literary Supplement
Roger Ormerod worked as a civil servant and as a Social Security inspector - backgrounds which he made full use of in his fiction, as he did with his hobbies of painting and photography.
Published as 'The Hanging Doll Murder' by Scribner in 1984.
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Stone Cold Dead is the last in the Patton series and is $0.99 for about 3 3/4 more days before going up to $3.99.
link:
http://www.amazon.com/Stone-Cold-Dea.../dp/B00KY4PP4S
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A combined eighteenth birthday and engagement party should be a pleasant occasion, especially one taking place in a canal-side country house quaintly trapped 200 years in the past.
But when Richard and Amelia Patton battle their way through the elements to arrive at Flight House, things immediately take a strange turn when come across an empty red car covered in snow on a rural lane, with the keys still in the ignition.
The water which is home to the houseboat tenants of Flight House has frozen over.
The Pattons find it hard to believe that people manage to live in these conditions.
But do they?
The young woman whom Richard discovers is not dead, though very close to being so.
Prodding ever further into the strange world of Flight House and its string of houseboat tenants, Richard uncovers one uncomfortable truth after another.
He starts asking questions no one wants answered – and starts to feel more and more threatened.
Can he get to the heart of the mystery?
Or will be the one to end up Stone Cold Dead?
Brilliantly evoking the wintry countryside and the frosty silences of a world frozen in time, Stone Cold Dead masterfully handles a slow drip of new clues and twists, as lives half lived give up their secrets.
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
"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, as he did with his hobbies of painting and photography.
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The Seven Razors of Ockam is a non-series title and is $0.99 for about 18 more hours before going up to $3.99.
link:
http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Razors-O.../dp/B00QVTWVBA
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How could a harmless raffle for the local hospital put the lives of seven people under threat from a crazed serial killer?
The town of Ockam is proud of its long history. Famed for forging weapons in various wars, its residents are sticklers for heritage and tradition.
When the town's Mayor, Bert ‘Slasher’ Harris, decides to choose the seven winners of a raffle in reverse order, the local crowd demand fair play.
As the angry mob becomes increasingly violent, the town’s most highly prized possession, the historic seven razors of Ockam, are stolen.
These seven cut-throat razors are each engraved with a day of the week... seven razors for seven attacks.
An anonymous killer is targeting the prize-winners, picking them off one day at a time.
It is up to Inspector Ralph Tomkins and Detective Constable Tony Finch to work out the identity of the slasher behind these seemingly unstoppable attacks before all the razors have been used.
Each target is kept under closely-watched police guard, yet the murders continue.
Can Inspector Tomkins and DC Finch find the killer before the week is up?
The Seven Razors of Ockam is a deftly-plotted thriller with moments of dark humour for the small-town Detective duo.
Praise for Roger Ormerod:
‘The story gallops along with an irresistible momentum...always fascinating...the shape is near perfect. The characterisation is splendid, the situations dramatic and compelling, the style economic and energetic. What more can a book offer, or a reader ask?’ - Reginald Hill
"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, as he did with his hobbies of painting and photography. His books include 'Death of an Innocent', 'Third Time Fatal' and 'Face Value'.
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Parting Shot is a non-series title and is $0.99 for about 1 3/4 more days before going up to $3.99.
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
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