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A whole bunch of US Kindle Countdown deals - mostly repeats...

Note that Endeavour Press (many of these) seems to have re-uploaded many of their titles, so if you've previously purchased them, it may not be obvious, so check carefully.

Flowers from Berlin by Noel Hynd is at $0.99 for about 18 more hours
info in previous post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=2876973

Borderlines and Gatekeeper by Archer Mayor are both $2.99 for about 2 more days
info in previous posts: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=3087691 and https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=2939426

The Twelve Apostles by Anthea Fraser is $0.99 for about 2 3/4 more days

Spoiler:

When Verity Ryder witnesses the death of a clergyman with whom she has little connection, his final whispered words — ‘The Twelve Apostles’ — seem highly mysterious.

For some reason they seem to refer to her nephew Adam, who Verity knows is involved with something beyond his control.

But any knowledge the clergyman might have had is lost for ever.

Chief Inspector Webb is called in to investigate.

And before long he unearths some human remains in the nearby wood.

They have clearly been there for a long time, but could they have anything to do with the clergyman’s death?

And what is the relevance of ‘The Twelve Apostles’?

Webb is the only man who can delve into a past long forgotten by all but its perpetrators to solve an old mystery.

‘The Twelve Apostles’ is the twelfth book in Anthea Fraser’s best-selling DCI Webb crime series.

Bone Dry by Ben Rehder is $0.99 for about 3 3/4 more days

Spoiler:

Life can get a little wild from time to time for John Marlin, the game warden in Blanco County, Texas—but few incidents compare to the stories flying around town at the start of this new deer season. Hunters are reporting an incredible sight: a six-foot-tall, drop-dead gorgeous blonde is roaming the woods, searching out camouflage-clad men with guns and disarming them with powers of seduction the likes of which none of them have ever come across before. Everyone has a hearty laugh at the expense of a few embarrassed hunters, until one of their own turns up dead in the woods. Now Marlin has a real mystery to deal with. Meanwhile, rumors are spreading about a new Blanco resident, an ex-New Yorker named Sal Mameli who's ruffling feathers with his loud mouth and his penchant for getting his own way, no matter what the cost. Before long, John Marlin realizes he may be the only sane man in town, and he's starting to wonder if he can last much longer himself. It's just the start of another unforgettable hunting season in Bone Dry, the hilarious second novel from Edgar finalist Ben Rehder.

Death in St James's Palace by Deryn Lake is at $0.99 for about 18 more hours

Spoiler:

1761, London.

After years of service, the famous magistrate John Fielding — known as the Blind Beak — is to receive a knighthood.

At the Palace, the invited audience eagerly crane for a first glimpse of the new queen - widely rumoured to be the ugliest the country has ever seen.

With his wife ill and unable to accompany him to the investiture, Apothecary John Rawlings steps in to attend with Fielding.

But he soon finds himself embroiled in a puzzling mystery.

Nobleman George Goward tumbles down the palace’s great staircase to his death.

There are no witnesses save one: Sir John Fielding, whose senses, save sight, are renowned.

A whispered sentence, an exhalation of breath — these are the only clues to suggest Goward did not fall, but was pushed.

But by whom?

Rawlings offers his investigative skills — though his wife, Emilia, is expecting their first baby — and finds himself with no shortage of suspects…

Yet at the core of the mystery lies something more.

And the more he digs, the more he realises that the children are the key to unlocking the puzzle of the Death at St James’s Palace…

Deryn Lake is the author of the John Rawlings Mysteries, Nick Lawrence novels, and a number of historical fiction and historical romances. She was born in Essex and began writing at an early age, before eventually turning her hand to writing novels as a profession. She currently resides in Sussex. Death at St James’s Palace is the eighth in the John Rawlings series.

To Run a Little Faster by John Gardner is at $0.99 for about 1 3/4 more days

Spoiler:

London, 1938.

Europe is on the brink of war.

And in England Anthony Eden’s resignation as Prime Minister has rocked the tottering foundations of the country.

So not much attention is paid when Michael Hensman, Member of Parliament for Crayshott East, leaves Westminster for a short holiday with his wife — and vanishes without trace.

But Fleet Street journalist Simon Darrell is sent to investigate.

His unorthodox methods get him taken off the case.

But he decides to do some unofficial investigating of his own…

After people connected with Hensman are found dead, it is clear that something sinister is going on.

And before long Simon finds a disturbing connection between the murders and the threat of Nazi Germany.

He is soon caught up in an ugly conspiracy that involves political intrigue, corruption, blackmail, death — and the fate of an entire nation....

Crescent City Connection by Julie Smith (who used to offer a lot of her books free from time to time, but now is offering them via Countdown) is $0.99 for about 3 more days
info in previous post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=186112

One Angry Julius Katz and Other Stories by Dave Zeltserman is $0.99 for about 1 3/4 more days. This includes the Julius Katz and Archie story, One Angry Julius and Eleven Befuddled Jurors, and some other noir-ish stories. I'm not quite sure if this counts as self-published, but I've read the Julius Katz/Archie story and quite liked it (along with the rest of the titles in Zeltserman's Nero Wolfe/Archie pastiche series), so I'm listing it anyway. The blurb indicates that this story is also available in The Julius Katz Collection, so if you have that, and only want this one story and not the others, you don't need this.
info in previous post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=2238575

The Fire Ship by Peter Tonkin is $0.99 for about 4 3/4 more days.
info in previous post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=3094831

The Vital Minute by Roger Ormerod is at $0.99 for about 1 3/4 more days

Spoiler:

To Ken Beacham, Social Security Inspector, the question seemed quite simple: did Leonard Trent crash his car before or after contacting his Managing Director?

On this simple fact rests the entitlement of his widow Virginia Trent to an Industrial Death Pension.

But then the violent death of the Managing Director blurs the issue, and Ken Beacham finds himself investigating what could have been a murder.

Steadily and insidiously, the background to Trent’s death absorbs him — as does his passion for Kaye Trotter, the last person to have seen Trent alive.

Though his marriage is breaking down, and Kaye has introduced a new and unsettling version of the events leading to Leonard Trent’s death, Ken feels compelled to persist in his search for the truth.

But could it cost him his wife, his job, and perhaps, Kaye too...?

'The Vital Minute' is a gripping crime thriller from a master story-teller.

Parting Shot by Roger Ormerod is $0.99 for about 18 more hours
info in previous post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=3028225

And Hope to Die by Roger Ormerod is at $0.99 for about 2 3/4 more days

Spoiler:

Philipa Lowe doesn't consider herself a detective.

And yet she often finds herself in the middle of a case.

This time it’s at an auction sale at a large country estate.

Following the suicide of the owner, Richard Drew, the house and contents must be sold off, leaving the family in a vulnerable state.

One item for sale is a painting by her late husband, Graham Tonkin, and Philipa is asked to judge whether it is authentic.

On her arrival, she’s taken into the confidence of Pattie Drew, who believes her father didn’t commit suicide.

If Philipa can prove it was murder, the life insurance company will pay out, saving the family from financial ruin.

The problem is, Richard Drew was found shot in the library which was locked from the inside.

When Philipa inspects the painting – which is kept in the locked library – and notices the subject's birthmark is missing, she deems it a fake.

But the birthmark is present in the painting the next morning.

Does this mean there is another entrance to the library?

Was it suicide, or murder?

Philipa delves into the family’s history and finds some troubling facts.

And as she navigates the murky waters of the Drews’ past, she must decide how deep she’s willing to go.

Deep enough to warrant her own death?