Thread: FREE/BARGAIN - Mystery, Suspense, Thriller - 2016
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Old 09-22-2016, 08:22 AM   #1214
sufue
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And now the first in this series, The Vital Principle, which I have also read and enjoyed, has dropped to free at Kindle US.

link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004OR1GQ2/

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When Lord Crowley sends for him, cynical inquiry agent Knighton Gaunt is more than happy to accept the simple assignment. All he must do is attend a séance and expose the spiritualist, Prudence Barnard, as a charlatan taking advantage of Crowley's mother.

Unfortunately, instead of proving Miss Barnard is a fraud, Gaunt is made to look like a fool when Crowley is murdered after the séance. Apparently, the attractive spiritualist is not the only guest who has mastered the art of sleight-of-hand. Whoever killed Crowley managed to poison his brandy without anyone noticing and to act with appropriate concern afterwards.

The terrified guests immediately close ranks against Miss Barnard and accuse her of the murder. She is the only stranger in the house, except for Gaunt, and she'd argued with Crowley the previous day. It sounds reasonable to everyone except Miss Barnard. And Gaunt.

Then the murderer strikes again, and Gaunt must use all of his skill to expose the truth before another member of their house party dies.

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Originally Posted by sufue View Post
The first two titles in Amy Corwin's Second Sons Inquiry Agency series are in SYKM, but the rest are not, which leads me to believe that the later titles are self-pub (Fireside Mysteries?). In any case, though, I've read and enjoyed the first four via KU, and now have noticed that the fourth title, The Illusion of Desire, has dropped to free at Kindle US, no idea why or for how long.

IMO this series dances on the fine line between historical mystery and historical romance; in the end I put it in mystery because that's how the author identifies it, and in contrast she has many other titles that she identifies as romance. I myself really go for historical mysteries and I like an occasional historical romance too, so I don't mind the meld, but if that's an issue for you, be forewarned!

link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IKY4BO4
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