Free (K) Never Buried (Leigh Koslow Mystery Series #1)

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--Here are 2 from the same author, one is a Mystery, the other is YA.
--Author Previously published by Penguin/Putnam, Time Warner, etc.

(1) Never Buried (Leigh Koslow Mystery Series #1) by Edie Claire

Originally published in mass market paperback by NAL/Penguin, Putnam, Inc. in 1999. Large-Print Edition published by Thorndike, 2002.

"A funny, fast-paced, clever, and unusual mystery that will have readers clamoring for more. Sheer delight." --Carolyn Hart

"A thoroughly delightful debut. Bright, breezy, and witty. I couldn't put it down."--Tamar Myers

The truth about what happened in 1949 went to Paul Fischer's grave... Too bad his body didn't!

Advertising copywriter Leigh Koslow doesn't pack heat--just a few extra pounds. And she doesn't go looking for trouble. When she moved into her cousin Cara's refurbished Victorian house, she wasn't planning on discovering a corpse--certainly not one that had been embalmed ten years before. But as anyone in the small Pittsburgh borough of Avalon could tell her, her cousin's house has a history attached. A history dating back to two mysterious deaths in the summer of 1949.

Someone wants Leigh and Cara out of the house--someone who has something to hide. But that someone doesn't know Leigh's impetuous cousin, and when Cara digs her heels in, Leigh looks to her old college chum, local policewoman Maura Polanski, for help. But the answers the trio find only point to more questions. Were the scandalous deaths of fifty years ago really an accident and a suicide? Or were they murder?

The nearer the women get to the truth, the more desperate someone becomes. Because some secrets are better off kept. Especially when they hit close to home!

--Also, by the same author:

(2) Wraith by Edie Claire [YA/Paranormal/Mystery/Rom.]

Debut Young Adult Novel by the author of 4.5-Star Romantic Times Top Picks LONG TIME COMING and MEANT TO BE!

She thought that seeing the shadows was a curse. Until she saw him.

Seventeen-year-old Kali has always seen two sets of people: those living now, and those who lived before. But on her spring break in Hawaii, she is suddenly surrounded by more shadows than ever. Including one who, unlike the others, can see her too.

Zane remembers nothing besides surfing the monster waves of Oahu's North Shore. He doesn't even know how, or when, he died. He only knows that Kali's "gift" could be his last chance to find the light--before the mysteries of his past plunge them both into darkness…

CRITICAL PRAISE for Edie Claire's classic romantic suspense novels:

Long Time Coming, Time Warner Books, 2003

“Long Time Coming is a remarkably well blended romance and mystery, with fascinating shades of the paranormal. The way each layer of Joy’s discovery of her forgotten past is revealed is deftly done and exceptionally suspenseful.” 4.5 Stars. December 2003 Top Pick -- Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine

“Emotionally gripping, suspenseful and superb… a story of trust, love, friendship and healing... this is a positively splendid tale from start to finish and is highly recommended.” Reviewer’s Choice Award -- Road to Romance

“Two words. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Edie Claire has written a wonderful novel about friendship, love, guilt and death… Utterly riveting.” Rating: 10/10 -- Contemporary Romance Writers

Meant to Be, Time Warner Books, 2004

“A marvelous story that skillfully interweaves romance with the mystery...Claire makes each element of this terrific tale count.” June 2004 Top Pick -- Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine

“One of the best books I have read this year... An element of suspense runs
through the pages, and the endearing tale builds to a crescendo of excitement and thrill while warming the heart. Meant To Be is a powerful story of love, healing, discovery and truth... I closed the covers wishing I could stay inside the green world of Meara and Fletcher’s mountain. Ms. Claire has woven a tale that touched my soul and will live as a cherished keeper to read again and again. I am pleased to award Meant To Be our finest honor, RRT’s Perfect 10.” Perfect 10 Award -- Romance Reviews Today

[ATDrake]

Both are being price-matched to Smashwords, so they've been free in multiple venues (the first for quite some time; I hope the generous long-term exposure boosts the author's sales).

[kakapo]

Strangely Never Buried is free for New Zealanders from Amazon but Wraith isn't. Both are free on Smashwords. Both were published in December 2011, so it isn't a time thing. Oh well, a new free book is a sign that Amazon might be fixing whatever is causing the free books to not be free in New Zealand.