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Joffe Books publish a few authors I like: Jeanne M Dams, Veronica Black, and Nicholas Rhea come to mind. And they publish some others who are probably good as well, but that with my too-large TBR list, I just never really get around to trying. And they also do occasional freebies and nice price drops from time-to-time.

Per an email I just got from Joffe today, Deadly Lies, apa A Worm in the Bud, which is the first in Chris Collett's Detective Mariner series, is free from now until October 14. I haven't read anything of Collett's, but for free...

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075XT8Y4D
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075XT8Y4D

And probably also at some other Amazon country sites, per their email...

Spoiler:

THIS IS A REVISED EDITION OF A BOOK FIRST PUBLISHED AS A WORM IN THE BUD.

Journalist Eddie Barham is found dead in his home. A syringe is in his arm and a note by his side reads, ‘No More’.

Open and shut case of suicide? Not for DI Mariner. Hours before, he saw Barham picking up a woman in a bar. And then Mariner discovers Barham’s younger brother, Jamie, hiding in a cupboard under the stairs.

Jamie is the only witness to his brother's death, but his severe autism makes communication almost impossible. Mariner is determined to connect with Jamie and get to the truth. Is the journalist’s death related to his investigation of a local crime kingpin?

What other dark secrets does Jamie hold the key to and can Mariner keep his relationship professional with Barham’s attractive sister, Anna?

In a nail-biting conclusion, Mariner races against time to prevent more lives being lost.

Perfect for fans of Peter James, Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.

This is the first book in the DI MARINER SERIES, more books coming soon!