A few last minute couponable Nordic mystery deals from Corvus Atlantic via Kobo UK's Black Friday sale (prices good through the weekend, probably matched in the other UK stores, but the contest coupons expire in a couple more hours):
@ £0.99:
Where the Shadows Lie by British author Michael Ridpath (
SYKM,
Wikipedia), 1st in his Fire and Ice series starring returned expat Icelandic detective Magnus Jonsson. This was previously offered as an
iTunes UK-exclusive Free Book of the Week, and is a dirt cheap price (not discounted in North America, even though it's got the same publisher, and is $8.99 CAD, and the money-saving omnibus of #1-2 is $11, but it works out cheaper to buy them separately with coupons with the current promo). I've had this series on my wishlist for a while, and have snapped this one up to try.
@ £1.49 each: #2 & #3 of Norwegian author Anne Holt's (
SYKM,
Wikipedia) award-winning Hanne Wilhelmsen series starring a lesbian police officer in Oslo. In North America, #1 & #2 are currently on sale for $1.99 each from Scribner (non-couponable), as detailed in
this post earlier in the month. #3 is $17 CAD, so if you're willing to travel, you can continue the series much more cheaply.
The 1st Hanne Wilhelmsen book and the 1st in her Johanne Vik series starring a legal researcher in Oslo are introductory sale-priced at £2.49 (couponable):
If you'd like to browse the Mystery/Crime listings for Kobo's Black Friday sale, here are the
UK &
Canada versions.
@ $4.99 from Random House's Vintage digital (couponable),
Jar City by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indri∂ason (
SYKM,
Wikipedia) is a reasonable price if you've got decent couponage (his books don't usually go on sale, and are usually $12 CAD and up, and from two different imprints, so only some of them are couponable). ETA: he's out from Simon & Schuster's Minotaur in the US, which is non-couponable, but much of the series appears to be discounted to $4.99 USD and there's a money-saving omnibus of #1-3 at $12 USD.
Also, the John le Carré megapromo for $4.99 each (non-couponable) from Random Penguin House Canada is still going, and has a dedicated promo page here:
Kobo Author Spotlight: John le Carré. Apparently it's to promote some sort of newly-released biography (not on sale).