Free Thrillers (Kobo)

RareBird · 03-23-2012, 10:05 AM

I've been poking around for some free reads and came across some free thrillers of interest on Kobo. The first three books in John Lutz's Night series are free (Night Victims was originally published as Night Spider and the book is free under both titles) and a few of Thomas Hoover's works from the 80s and 90s.

John Lutz

The Night Caller

The Night Watcher

Night Victims

Thomas Hoover

Project Cyclops

The Samurai Strategy

Caribee

Project Daedalus

Dr. Drib · 03-23-2012, 10:12 AM

Links, my good man...or madam.

Without links, life is but a parody of existence.

Don

ballfresno · 03-23-2012, 10:13 AM

Thanks! Downloaded three of his novels. I don't know if I will like them but this is definitely a good way to try out a new (to me) author.

Blue Tyson · 03-23-2012, 10:26 AM

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Proje...A2g/page1.html

"“Hoover’s characters double-deal their way through settings ranging from the Acropolis to the inside of a superplane that skims the edge of space –- the ultimate in death-dealing. A secret agreement between the Russian military and the Yakuza, Japanese crime lords, threatens to shift the balance of world power.”"

Blue Tyson · 03-23-2012, 10:28 AM

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Proje...F3w/page1.html

Project Cyclops
By Thomas Hoover

Look to be DRM free, too.

"The Aegean, ex-agent Michael Vance pilots the Odyssey II, a handmade replica. A Russian gunship with Arab terrorists takes a tiny island where a U.S. corporation has a laser space facility. The renegades convert the launch vehicle into a ballistic missile that can deliver their stolen nuclear warhead to any city in the U.S. Can Vance stop them? Idea points: Aerospace, Ulysses,"

RareBird · 03-23-2012, 10:28 AM

Sorry about that Don. I've added the links now.

(And it's man. I know the handle is rather ambiguous but being originally from Newfoundland I borrowed it from the novel, and subsequent movie, Rare Birds which was set in my home province)

Blue Tyson · 03-23-2012, 10:29 AM

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-S...wpQ/page1.html

1988 ”A financial thriller right out of the headlines.” Adam Smith A high-finance, high-tech thriller of Wall Street, murder, currency manipulation. A mysterious Japanese industrialist begins a massive 'hedging' in the US markets. Two weeks later, in Japan’s Inland Sea, divers working for him recover the Imperial Sword, given to Japan's first Emperor by the Sun Goddess.

Blue Tyson · 03-23-2012, 10:31 AM

Oh, and for Kindle, those and more seem to be here :-

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...hoover&x=0&y=0

Blue Tyson · 03-23-2012, 10:40 AM

This one seems to be at both :-

Caribee

"Barbados and Jamaica 1648. The lush and deadly Caribbean paradise, domain of rebels and slaveholders, of bawds and buccaneers. Colonists fight a wishful war for freedom against England."

http://www.amazon.com/Caribbee-ebook...2513107&sr=1-3

Dr. Drib · 03-23-2012, 10:40 AM

Actually, these Hoover books have been Free since the advent of the pencil.*

Don
* It seems like almost forever.

Blue Tyson · 03-23-2012, 10:45 AM

So your pencil was what, an early eighties invention? ;-)

Blue Tyson · 03-23-2012, 10:45 AM

528!

RareBird · 03-23-2012, 10:48 AM

Thanks for the info Don. I never noticed them before so I thought I'd pass them along.

melmac · 03-23-2012, 10:53 AM

In the Aust Kobo store The Night Watcher is not available under that title but another book called The Ex is are they one and the same?

Blue Tyson · 03-23-2012, 11:10 AM

I also have discovered that they are at Smashwords :-

http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/tehoov

So anybody can grab those.

Zen Culture by Thomas Hoover

Syndrome by Thomas Hoover

Project Cyclops by Thomas Hoover

Life Blood by Thomas Hoover

Project Daedalus by Thomas Hoover

The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover

Caribbee by Thomas Hoover

The Moghul by Thomas Hoover
Price: Free! 218580 words. Published on August 19, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Doubleday 1983 Reviewers called it the best novel on India since Kipling. An immediate European bestseller, optioned by Indian/German producers who commissioned a six-hour mini-series, then Canadian producers with BBC. Based on real people (ca. 1620) – an English “sea dog” shoots his way through Portuguese gallons and into an Indian port to open trade. Once on land, there’re tiger hun

The Zen Experience by Thomas Hoover

03-23-2012, 10:05 AM	#1
RareBird Addict Posts: 377 Karma: 770002 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Windsor, Nova Scotia Device: Kobo Aura	Free Thrillers (Kobo) I've been poking around for some free reads and came across some free thrillers of interest on Kobo. The first three books in John Lutz's Night series are free (Night Victims was originally published as Night Spider and the book is free under both titles) and a few of Thomas Hoover's works from the 80s and 90s. John Lutz The Night Caller The Night Watcher Night Victims Thomas Hoover Project Cyclops The Samurai Strategy Caribee Project Daedalus Last edited by RareBird; 03-23-2012 at 10:27 AM. Reason: Edit to add links

03-23-2012, 10:28 AM	#6
RareBird Addict Posts: 377 Karma: 770002 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Windsor, Nova Scotia Device: Kobo Aura	Sorry about that Don. I've added the links now. (And it's man. I know the handle is rather ambiguous but being originally from Newfoundland I borrowed it from the novel, and subsequent movie, Rare Birds which was set in my home province) Last edited by RareBird; 03-23-2012 at 10:31 AM.

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Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,611 Karma: 60184181 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Links, my good man...or madam. Without links, life is but a parody of existence. Don

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ballfresno Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 5774804 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Device: Kobo (Sage, Aura One, Aura HD, & Touch); reMarkable tablet.	Thanks! Downloaded three of his novels. I don't know if I will like them but this is definitely a good way to try out a new (to me) author.

03-23-2012, 10:26 AM	#4
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Proje...A2g/page1.html "“Hoover’s characters double-deal their way through settings ranging from the Acropolis to the inside of a superplane that skims the edge of space –- the ultimate in death-dealing. A secret agreement between the Russian military and the Yakuza, Japanese crime lords, threatens to shift the balance of world power.”"

03-23-2012, 10:29 AM	#7
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-S...wpQ/page1.html 1988 ”A financial thriller right out of the headlines.” Adam Smith A high-finance, high-tech thriller of Wall Street, murder, currency manipulation. A mysterious Japanese industrialist begins a massive 'hedging' in the US markets. Two weeks later, in Japan’s Inland Sea, divers working for him recover the Imperial Sword, given to Japan's first Emperor by the Sun Goddess.

03-23-2012, 10:31 AM	#8
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	Oh, and for Kindle, those and more seem to be here :- http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...hoover&x=0&y=0

03-23-2012, 10:40 AM	#9
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	This one seems to be at both :- Caribee "Barbados and Jamaica 1648. The lush and deadly Caribbean paradise, domain of rebels and slaveholders, of bawds and buccaneers. Colonists fight a wishful war for freedom against England." http://www.amazon.com/Caribbee-ebook...2513107&sr=1-3

03-23-2012, 10:45 AM	#11
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	So your pencil was what, an early eighties invention? ;-)

03-23-2012, 10:48 AM	#13
RareBird Addict Posts: 377 Karma: 770002 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Windsor, Nova Scotia Device: Kobo Aura	Thanks for the info Don. I never noticed them before so I thought I'd pass them along.

03-23-2012, 10:53 AM	#14
melmac Wizard Posts: 1,399 Karma: 5573651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Perth AU Device: Sony PRS650, Sony T3, Kobo Forma	In the Aust Kobo store The Night Watcher is not available under that title but another book called The Ex is are they one and the same?

03-23-2012, 11:10 AM	#15
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	I also have discovered that they are at Smashwords :- http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/tehoov So anybody can grab those. Zen Culture by Thomas Hoover Syndrome by Thomas Hoover Project Cyclops by Thomas Hoover Life Blood by Thomas Hoover Project Daedalus by Thomas Hoover The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover Caribbee by Thomas Hoover The Moghul by Thomas Hoover Price: Free! 218580 words. Published on August 19, 2010. Fiction. (5.00 from 1 review) Doubleday 1983 Reviewers called it the best novel on India since Kipling. An immediate European bestseller, optioned by Indian/German producers who commissioned a six-hour mini-series, then Canadian producers with BBC. Based on real people (ca. 1620) – an English “sea dog” shoots his way through Portuguese gallons and into an Indian port to open trade. Once on land, there’re tiger hun The Zen Experience by Thomas Hoover