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Michael Connelly's most recent book, Nightshade, which came out just last May, is one of those £0.99 deals in the UK today. I got to hear him talk about a week before this came out, at a UCLA business school event. He was a really good speaker, and it was fascinating listening to how he got into writing thrillers, and how he runs his "writing business".

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DNMP89LH
Kobo UK: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/nightshade-74

Spoiler:

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Stilwell has been "exiled" to a low-key post policing rustic Catalina Island, after department politics drove him off a homicide desk on the mainland.

But while following up the usual drunk-and-disorderlies and petty thefts that come with his new territory, Detective Stilwell gets a report of a body found wrapped in plastic and weighed down at the bottom of the harbor. Crossing all lines of protocol and jurisdiction, he starts doggedly working the case.

Soon, his investigation uncovers closely guarded secrets and a dark heart to the serene island that was meant to be his escape from the evils of the big city.