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Some new (to me, at least) and repeat Endeavour Press US Kindle Countdown deals, all at $0.99 for about 4 3/4 more days before going up to $3.99:

Island in Waiting by Anthea Fraser (repeat)
link: http://www.amazon.com/Island-Waiting...dp/B00OB8AM6O/

Spoiler:

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’.

An Unsuitable Death by JM Gregson (repeat)
link: http://www.amazon.com/Unsuitable-Dea.../dp/B00O9VW6QW

Spoiler:

The lurid news of ‘The Sacristan’ had plagued the headlines for months.

Victims' bodies were deposited in quiet churches or graveyards.

When the body of a beautiful young woman is found in Hereford Cathedral, it appears he has struck again.

Appointed to the case, DSI Lambert and DS Hook soon come to realise however that nothing about this case — or indeed its victim — is as straightforward as it first appears…

Delving into the history of the victim - Tamsin Rennie - they discover a number of sinister characters, each with their own dark motives.

But what’s more disturbing is that this murder bears little resemblance to The Sacristan Murders.

They suspect that a resourceful new killer is within their midst.

With little known about this new assailant, and a number of potential suspects, Lambert and Hook have to solve one of the most puzzling cases they have ever encountered.

'An Unsuitable Death' is a gripping crime thriller that promises to surprise readers at every turn.

PRAISE FOR J.M.GREGSON:

"Stylishly written and suspenseful" - Booklist

"A fine police procedural boasting brisk pace, vividly drawn characters. Peach is as distinctive as Inspector Morse but less brooding" - Booklist

"Lambert and Hook are perfectly likeable and the series is recommended for its gritty realism and hard-to-solve mysteries" - Booklist

J M GREGSON has written books on subjects as diverse as golf and Shakespeare, and is much in demand as a lecturer and public speaker. Other titles by J. M. Gregson include 'Girl Gone Missing', 'Making a Killing' and 'Dead on Course'.

Death's Disciple is a Detective Frank Miller Yorkshire mystery by James Whitworth
link: http://www.amazon.com/Deaths-Discipl...dp/B00COKLESQ/

Spoiler:

For Detective Inspector Frank Miller it starts as just another day in the office.

But then the body of the widowed matriarch of an old Whitby family is discovered.

Mabel Downing has been brutally murdered.

She has been strangled -- and her mouth filled with cassette tape and a copy of Bram Stoker’s Dracula has been left next to her body.

There is one obvious suspect - Charlotte Sanderson who discovered the body.

But Miller has been having a relationship with Charlotte - and refuses to believe she could be guilty of such a terrible crime.

But if not her, who is the killer?

Is Miller allowing his personal life to interfere with the investigation?

What is the connection to Dracula - the Victorian gothic masterpiece partly set in the Yorkshire coastal town?

And will the murderer strike again?

Miller has to find out - before it is too late.

'Death’s Disciple' is a gripping contemporary crime novel set in the North Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby.

It is the first in a series featuring Detective Inspector Miller and is perfect for fans of Peter James and Ian Rankin.

"An intricate, compelling crime story that kept me turning the pages." - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade-Off'.

"You can taste the salt in the air...and the fear." - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.

James Whitworth is a writer and cartoonist,

Bidding to Die is a Detective Frank Miller Yorkshire mystery by James Whitworth
link: http://www.amazon.com/Bidding-Detect...dp/B00KYQ1QO4/

Spoiler:

When Keith Hill finds the letters of Mary Linskill, an obscure Victorian novelist, during a holiday in Whitby, he is eager to find out how much they are worth.

He puts a listing up on eBay with a reserve of £500, and someone puts in an offer.

But in less than 24 hours Keith is murdered.

Local Detective Inspector Frank Miller is sent in to investigate.

His team soon finds the man who placed the bid. But only because he’s been murdered too…

Dr. Alice Laine, a researcher from the local university is a specialist in Victorian literature, and is writing a book on Linskill.

She tells them the letters, being from a near-unknown author, would only fetch a few hundred pounds at most.

And only universities would be interested.

So why would anyone kill for them?

As he digs deeper into the mystery, DI Miller starts to get close to Alice Laine.

But could his attraction to her be clouding his judgement?

As he gets mixed up in domestic disputes, academic feuds and local dramas, the whereabouts of the missing letters remain a mystery…

Can he find the killer before he strikes again?

Or will Miller be the next person Bidding to Die?

‘Bidding to Die’ is a gripping contemporary crime novel set in the North Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby. It is the third in the series featuring Detective Frank Miller.

Praise for James Whitworth:

'A gripping page-turner of a read.' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.

'Frank Miller is the most interesting detective series on the market.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Trade Off.

James Whitworth is a writer and cartoonist. He is the author of the best-selling 'Death's Disciple’ and ‘The Eve of Murder’.