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ATDrake · 01-19-2015, 03:04 PM

Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon:

Convenience Boy & Other Stories of Japan by Agatha Award-winner Sujata Massey, a mini-collection of mystery shorts tying into said award-winning Rei Shimura series starring a Japanese-American antiques dealer in Tokyo, whose novels have been published by HarperCollins & Severn House.

In this mini-book of short stories, Rei Shimura solves 3 very different mysteries. The title story, "The Convenience Boy," tests Japanese romantic rituals in an unexpectedly humorous way. "Junior High Samurai" sends Rei back to her teaching roots as she becomes entwined in a bullying incident. "The Deepest Blue" is a poignant exploration of the conflict between family love and ambition. This 50-page trilogy is a must for anyone who wants everything related to Rei Shimura.

Free again from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon: (linkage for the lot)

Czechmate, A Time to Die, and The Dongola Script by Larry Johns, assorted espionage & action adventure thrillers set in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and WWII Asia-Pacific, originally out from UK publisher Robert Hale in 1980 & 1981, respectively. Johns also offers a more recently-written Cold War espionage thriller, if you're interested.

(for The Dongola Script, which looks like the most interesting of the lot) A group of archaeologists, sifting through burial mounds in Saudi Arabia, make a discovery that threatens to tear the Middle East apart. As the ripples of greed, intrigue and murder extend outwards to engulf the rest of the world the polyglot team of diggers vanish behind a curtain of lies and double-cross. Jackie Ryderbeit is pitched into the maelstrom in an effort to quell the rising storm. The fate of the archaeologists slowly becomes apparent, which only serves to lead Ryderbeit further and further away from the truth. Friend becomes enemy, and enemy becomes friend, as the story unfolds beneath the white-hot sun. But truth is always stranger than fiction, as Ryderbeit discovers to his cost.

Free again from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon:

Sloane Hall by Libby Sternberg, her gender-flipped 1920s Hollywood take on Jane Eyre, originally out from Five Star in 2010. Sternberg also writes under the pseudonym Libby Malin for Sourcebooks.

In 1920s Hollywood, young John Doyle learns the craft of cinematography when a stupid mistake costs him his job. On a tip, he heads to Sloane Hall, the estate of a famous silent screen actress, Pauline Sloane, where he lands a position as chauffeur. Sloane Hall first offers him peace as he enjoys the bounty of the luxurious home, then unrest as its beautiful namesake returns and starts preparing for her first talking picture. Despite his best efforts to resist, John falls hopelessly in love with his employer. His future brightens, however, when she appears to return his affection, leading to plans for a secret wedding—until other awful secrets intrude, leading to heartbreak and separation. A story of obsession and forgiveness, Libby Sternberg’s Sloane Hall was inspired by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. It is a wonderful companion book to that classic. Some strong language in this book, however.

Free again from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon:

The Millenium Man by Kim Kinrade, a hidden identity mystery thriller originally out from Alberta-based small press Picasso Publications in 1999.

Indicted for murder in one of the worst crimes against the Northwest Mounted Police in their storied history 16 year-old Harley Melanson escapes to join the Canadian army, which is heading off to fight in the mud of Flanders during World War I. Behind him is Robert DeWolfe, an inspector with the newly-formed Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who is one step behind him in, what eventually turns out to be, an 84 year chase.

While eluding the police inspector, Melanson becomes a fighter pilot, flying in four conflicts and meeting heroes and villains along the way such as Billy Bishop, Will Barker, Hermann Göring, Sir Arthur Currie, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, German flying ace, Adolph Galland, Ernest Hemingway and Winston Churchill.

Now masquerading as Brian Shelby, a 99 year-old Halifax multi-millionaire whose fortune was made in the aviation field, Harley is visited by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Justice Department who mean to find out if the Order of Canada recipient is really a war hero, or a fugitive “cop-killer.”

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ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon: Convenience Boy & Other Stories of Japan by Agatha Award-winner Sujata Massey, a mini-collection of mystery shorts tying into said award-winning Rei Shimura series starring a Japanese-American antiques dealer in Tokyo, whose novels have been published by HarperCollins & Severn House. In this mini-book of short stories, Rei Shimura solves 3 very different mysteries. The title story, "The Convenience Boy," tests Japanese romantic rituals in an unexpectedly humorous way. "Junior High Samurai" sends Rei back to her teaching roots as she becomes entwined in a bullying incident. "The Deepest Blue" is a poignant exploration of the conflict between family love and ambition. This 50-page trilogy is a must for anyone who wants everything related to Rei Shimura. Free again from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon: (linkage for the lot) Czechmate, A Time to Die, and The Dongola Script by Larry Johns, assorted espionage & action adventure thrillers set in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and WWII Asia-Pacific, originally out from UK publisher Robert Hale in 1980 & 1981, respectively. Johns also offers a more recently-written Cold War espionage thriller, if you're interested. (for The Dongola Script, which looks like the most interesting of the lot) A group of archaeologists, sifting through burial mounds in Saudi Arabia, make a discovery that threatens to tear the Middle East apart. As the ripples of greed, intrigue and murder extend outwards to engulf the rest of the world the polyglot team of diggers vanish behind a curtain of lies and double-cross. Jackie Ryderbeit is pitched into the maelstrom in an effort to quell the rising storm. The fate of the archaeologists slowly becomes apparent, which only serves to lead Ryderbeit further and further away from the truth. Friend becomes enemy, and enemy becomes friend, as the story unfolds beneath the white-hot sun. But truth is always stranger than fiction, as Ryderbeit discovers to his cost. Free again from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon: Sloane Hall by Libby Sternberg, her gender-flipped 1920s Hollywood take on Jane Eyre, originally out from Five Star in 2010. Sternberg also writes under the pseudonym Libby Malin for Sourcebooks. In 1920s Hollywood, young John Doyle learns the craft of cinematography when a stupid mistake costs him his job. On a tip, he heads to Sloane Hall, the estate of a famous silent screen actress, Pauline Sloane, where he lands a position as chauffeur. Sloane Hall first offers him peace as he enjoys the bounty of the luxurious home, then unrest as its beautiful namesake returns and starts preparing for her first talking picture. Despite his best efforts to resist, John falls hopelessly in love with his employer. His future brightens, however, when she appears to return his affection, leading to plans for a secret wedding—until other awful secrets intrude, leading to heartbreak and separation. A story of obsession and forgiveness, Libby Sternberg’s Sloane Hall was inspired by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. It is a wonderful companion book to that classic. Some strong language in this book, however. Free again from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon: The Millenium Man by Kim Kinrade, a hidden identity mystery thriller originally out from Alberta-based small press Picasso Publications in 1999. Indicted for murder in one of the worst crimes against the Northwest Mounted Police in their storied history 16 year-old Harley Melanson escapes to join the Canadian army, which is heading off to fight in the mud of Flanders during World War I. Behind him is Robert DeWolfe, an inspector with the newly-formed Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who is one step behind him in, what eventually turns out to be, an 84 year chase. While eluding the police inspector, Melanson becomes a fighter pilot, flying in four conflicts and meeting heroes and villains along the way such as Billy Bishop, Will Barker, Hermann Göring, Sir Arthur Currie, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, German flying ace, Adolph Galland, Ernest Hemingway and Winston Churchill. Now masquerading as Brian Shelby, a 99 year-old Halifax multi-millionaire whose fortune was made in the aviation field, Harley is visited by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Justice Department who mean to find out if the Order of Canada recipient is really a war hero, or a fugitive “cop-killer.”