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Last Ditch is the 29th Roderick Alleyn book by Ngaio Marsh. It's $1.99 right now at Kindle US, and $2.99 at Kobo US. But it's VIP-eligible and discountable at Kobo US, using coupon code Partners22 for 40% off, which works out to $1.61 if you stack both.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M351P30
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01M351P30
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/last-ditch-12

Spoiler:

Detection becomes a father-and-son activity in the Channel Islands: “A mystery novelist of world renown.” —The New York Times

Ricky Alleyn, son of the renowned police detective Roderick Alleyn, has taken himself to a secluded island to write a novel. Or think about writing a novel. Or look for distractions so he can avoid writing a novel. The distractions abound, mostly in the form of colorful local characters, so all is beer and skittles until Ricky stumbles across a murder and then gets himself kidnapped. Naturally his father rushes to the island to save the day . . .