Free/Bargain Mystery/Suspense/Thriller July 2014

[mitford13]

I picked up the Faricy, BZ - thanks!

[sufue]

Originally Posted by HarryT

There are currently three of Ed McBain's "87th Precinct" books on 99p special offer at Amazon UK: "Cop Hater", "Give the Boys a Great Big Hand", and "Long Time, No See". It's the monthly deal, so they should stay at that price for the rest of the month.

McBain was the master of the police procedural. "Cop Hater" may be of particular interest, because it's the first book in the series, and an ideal way to see if McBain appeals to you.

There are also a few good mysteries right now in a somewhat different Amazon UK sale, the "Kindle Monthly Deals: Books £2.99 or less".

The ones I recognized off the top of my head are:

The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths, #2 in the Galloway/Nelson series, for £0.99
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Spoiler:

Forensics expert Ruth Galloway is called in to investigate when builders, demolishing a large old house in Norwich to make way for a new development, uncover the skeleton of a child - minus the skull - beneath a doorway. Is it some ritual sacrifice or just plain straightforward murder? DCI Harry Nelson must find out.

The house was once a children's home. Nelson meets the Catholic priest who used to run the home. He tells him that two children did go missing forty years before - a boy and a girl. They were never found.

When carbon dating proves that the child's bones predate the children's home, Ruth is drawn more deeply into the case. But as spring turns to summer it becomes clear that someone is trying very hard to put her off the scent by frightening her half to death…

Cruel as the Grave by Sharon Kay Penman, #2 in her "Queen's Man" series, for £1.49
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Spoiler:

AD 1193. England lies uneasy, a land without a king. Richard the Lionheart has not returned from Crusade, his brother John conspires to usurp the crown. On the throne, in the Lionheart's stead, sits Eleanor of Aquitaine. She is determined to prevent the outbreak of civil war, but there are few she can trust. Justin de Quincy - a man without title or land - is one of the few.

April: Richard the Lionheart languishes in an Austrian dungeon, prisoner of the Holy Roman Emperor. While Eleanor of Aquitaine searches for a way to free her eldest son, her youngest plots to seize the crown. When John seizes Windsor castle, Eleanor summons her trusted agent, Justin de Quincy, to do the impossible - mediate a truce with her rebel son.

De Quincy cannot but heed his Queen's demand, but he is already ensnared in another matter: the cruel murder of a young girl, daughter of an itinerant Welsh peddler. He is determined to bring her killer to justice and nothing, not even the threat of war, can keep him from pursuing her murderer.

Extraordinary People by Peter May, the first in the Enzo Macleod mystery series, for £1.19
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Spoiler:

PARIS

An old mystery
As midnight strikes, a man desperately seeking sanctuary flees into a church. The next day, his sudden disappearance will make him famous throughout France.

A new science
Forensic expert Enzo Macleod takes a wager to solve the seven most notorious French murders using modern technology - and a total disregard for the justice system.

A fresh trail
Deep in the catacombs below the city, he unearths dark clues deliberately set - and as he draws closer to the killer, discovers that he is to be the next victim.

Please note this novel has previously been published in the US under the title Dry Bones, but this edition retains the original title.

I have read both The Janus Stone and Cruel as the Grave and liked them both. I especially liked Cruel as the Grave, which is one of a too-short (IMO) four-book historical mystery series by Penman, who is much better known for her "normal" historical fiction, rather than these mysteries.

[BearMountainBooks]

Elly Griffiths is a very good series. Well, I've read the first and it was a very good read. Kind of a general British mystery--some spooky elements. Very good stuff. The books are generally on the expensive side too. I'll have to check the US for that title.

[BelleZora]

The Elly Griffiths books are 9.99-14.85 at Amazon, but they are couponable at Kobo.

Here's a free Griffiths short story from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt:

Ruth's First Christmas (Ruth Galloway Mysteries) by Elly Griffiths

Kobo US: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebo...irst-christmas

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AFDUN72

Edit: it is a kepub at Kobo with no download button.

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by BelleZora

The Elly Griffiths books are 9.99-14.85 at Amazon, but they are couponable at Kobo.

Here's a free Griffiths short story from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt:

Ruth's First Christmas (Ruth Galloway Mysteries) by Elly Griffiths

Kobo US: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebo...irst-christmas

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AFDUN72

Edit: it is a kepub at Kobo with no download button.

The short story is very good, but don't start with it--you'll be lost. I'm not sure where it should fit, but definitely after book one. I read it after book one and was not confused, but I think it would be confusing otherwise.

And yes, the coupons work with some of them on Kobo--otherwise they are really expensive.

[mitford13]

The first three Galloway books are available as a bundle in India for RS286, not quite $5, AND couponable...

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebo...he-early-cases

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by mitford13

The first three Galloway books are available as a bundle in India for RS286, not quite $5, AND couponable...

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebo...he-early-cases

All Elly Griffiths' books may be available at your library's Overdrive collection. Mine has all 6 titles.

[Fbone]

As stated in their Bookperk email you may purchase a paperback or ebook for $4.99 using code "bookclub". Ten titles to choose from all currently $7.00 - $11.49 at Amazon. While not a fabulous offer it may be a start of further publisher exclusive offers.

WARNING: Their website says only available with the HC app. I don't know if the user agent work around still functions.

http://www.harpercollins.com/weeklyd...9&utm_content=

[AnemicOak]

34 Hard Case Crime titles for $1.99 each at Amazon US (& possibly elsewhere)...

I started doing a list, but it's taking too long so here's a link for the publisher sorted by price (the first 34 are $1.99 ea).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=...ks-Submit.y=10

[Lynx-lynx]

Originally Posted by BelleZora

The Elly Griffiths books are 9.99-14.85 at Amazon, but they are couponable at Kobo.

Here's a free Griffiths short story from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt:

Ruth's First Christmas (Ruth Galloway Mysteries) by Elly Griffiths

Kobo US: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebo...irst-christmas

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AFDUN72

Edit: it is a kepub at Kobo with no download button.

Using IE9 I've just checked the format of this freebie and it comes up as DRM epub. I'm using the Aus site.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Elly Griffiths is a very good series. Well, I've read the first and it was a very good read. Kind of a general British mystery--some spooky elements. Very good stuff. The books are generally on the expensive side too. I'll have to check the US for that title.

I don't know if it's available in the US, but in the UK there's an omnibus edition of the first three books in the series called "Ruth Galloway: The Early Cases", which is much cheaper than buying the first three books separately (it's cheaper even with one book at 99p).

[BelleZora]

Free today: Pink Balloons and Other Deadly Things (Carrie Carlin Mysteries #1) by Nancy Tesler First published by Dell in mass market paperback in 1997.

AU: http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00A8RC2WE

CA: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00A8RC2WE

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00A8RC2WE

US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A8RC2WE

Carrie Carlin is trying to juggle single life in the suburbs, two frisky children, and a full-time career as a biofeedback technician. Through it all she's got to stand by while her estranged husband flaunts his new, young, gorgeous fiancée, Erica. When Erica turns up dead, Carrie -- the jealous ex-wife -- becomes a prime suspect. But while Carrie certainly wished her replacement dead, she can't quite convince the police that she didn't actually do it. Now the suburban single mom is on the run, finding out shocking secrets about her ex, her friends, and even her patients -- as a killer visualizes her...

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

34 Hard Case Crime titles for $1.99 each at Amazon US (& possibly elsewhere)...

I started doing a list, but it's taking too long so here's a link for the publisher sorted by price (the first 34 are $1.99 ea).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=...ks-Submit.y=10

Here's a list of 80 titles, listed at Goodreads:

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...ard_Case_Crime



Also, look at post #2, here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=200749


I own quite a number of these, but not all of them, unfortunately.

[PurpleStar]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

34 Hard Case Crime titles for $1.99 each at Amazon US (& possibly elsewhere)...

I started doing a list, but it's taking too long so here's a link for the publisher sorted by price (the first 34 are $1.99 ea).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=...ks-Submit.y=10

I see some of them for $1.99 at Kobo as well. AND they appear to be couponable. Oh boy.

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by PurpleStar

I see some of them for $1.99 at Kobo as well. AND they appear to be couponable. Oh boy.

I recommend The Vengeful Virgin and Home Is the Sailor.