Crime In The Land of 7,000 Islands by Zephaniah Sole is $1 on
Amazon.com)
Recommended by author K. J. Charles (
Review)
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A powerhouse crime thriller fused with folk tales and the influence of anime.
This psychological literary fiction tells the tale of Ikigai Johnson, a Special Agent working out of the FBI's Portland, Oregon field office, who pledges to bring justice to children abused by a monstrous American in the Philippines. Amidst an expertly accurate police procedural, Ikigai recounts her tale to her eleven-year-old daughter through fantastical allegory.
Her story exposes the damage that arises from exploitation, inequality, and generational trauma. Exploring the nuances of criminal justice, it enacts the battle between our courage and our submission to fear. It is an important call to act against evil.
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Death in Disguise (Inspector Barnaby #3) by Caroline Graham is $2 in the US (
Kobo,
Amazon)
The basis for the Midsomer Murders TV show. The novel was adapted for the 5th episode of the show.
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The Lodge of the Golden Windhorse has provided the citizens of Compton Dando with splendid fodder for gossip, prompting speculation of arcane rituals and bizarre sexual practices. But with the murder of the commune’s leaders, the rumor-mill goes into overdrive. Now Chief Inspector Barnaby must separate rumor from reality in a case where the facts are often stranger than fiction.
The residents of the Windhorse commune may have been seeking the simple life, but they’re all concealing complicated pasts—or past lives.
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