Australian & New Zealand crime/mystery/espionage authors free and bargain

[gabby98]

Originally Posted by sufue

Also free right now on Kobo US, for those (like me) who aren't in Australia, but like reading about it

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-profiler-5

It's also free on Amazon.US

I guess I picked it up yesterday from another thread here on MR

[Lynx-lynx]

Free on Kobo Aus and Amazon Aus (and probably free at Kobo in your country as well)

Nefarious Doings: A Nell Forrest Mystery
Ilsa Evans

blurb:

For Nell Forrest, life in the little town of Majic is not going smoothly. One of her five daughters has just swapped university for fruit-picking, another is about to hit puberty, while a third keeps leaving aggrieved messages on the answering machine. On top of all this, her mother is infuriating and it's only been a matter of months since Nell lost her husband of twenty-five years. It's no surprise, then, that she is even struggling to write her weekly column.

But the floodgates of inspiration are about to swing open, almost knocking her out in the process. Murder and mayhem, arson and adultery, dungeons, death threats and disappearances are just around the corner. Despite Nell's abysmal aptitude for investigative work, she manages to shine the light on the local Richard III Society and that's when things really start to heat up. Throw in some suspicious widows, nosy neighbours, a canine witness, plus a detective who is getting a little closer than he should, and it's clear that nefarious doings are well and truly afoot.

Nefarious Doings is the first book in Ilsa Evans' new Nell Forrest Mystery series. The second is Ill-Gotten Gains.

[Lynx-lynx]

Cheap (by Aus standards) on Kobo Aus and Amazon Aus (and no doubt in your Kobo country as well)

Ill-Gotten Gains: A Nell Forrest Mystery (No 2)
Ilsa Evans
$2.99

blurb:

The country town of Majic is about to celebrate a milestone. It's been 150 years since the founding father, Petar Majic, rode into the bush after a liquid lunch, vowing to build a house at whatever spot he reached by sunset. However, what happened next isn't quite what town legend would have you believe.

A minor act of cemetery vandalism lands local columnist and amateur detective Nell Forrest right in the path of historical inevitability. An apparent murder-suicide leads to the unveiling of a century-old scandal and a trail left by a trio of long-dead women.

Nell's investigations are hampered both by the arrival of the handsome district detective and by her family – whose dramas almost eclipse that of the town itself. With directionless daughters, unplanned pregnancies, a spot or two of adultery and an ex-husband who wants her house, Nell barely has time for the case, let alone the energy to keep her wits about her at the same time.

And Nell will need her wits about her as the mystery of Majic begins casting its shadow into the present day, putting Nell and her family in grave danger. In the end, Nell must decide whether it is a tale of epic fortitude, or treachery and ill-gotten gains, before the past catches up with her.

Ill-Gotten Gains is the second book in Ilsa Evans' Nell Forrest Mystery series. Nefarious Doings is the first.

[Lynx-lynx]

Free on Kobo Aus and Amazon Aus

Sinister Intent (No 1 in The Lexie Rogers Series)
Karen M Davis

blurb:

There is no pain as the blade slices her skin. She is only conscious of a warm, sticky sensation dribbling slowly down her neck.

Her own blood . . .

For eight years Lexie Rogers has been a uniform cop in Sydney’s red light district, Kings Cross. Having survived a violent knife attack, she’s witnessed far more than most cops her age. Now she’s back at work as the newest member of the Bondi Junction detectives’ office and ready to start again.

One of her first jobs is to execute a search warrant at a bikie clubhouse, belonging to one of the two local gangs in the eastern suburbs. What she uncovers begins a chilling investigation into a vicious world where loyalty is deadly and unwavering and can’t be bought . . . Or can it?

Lexie forms an unlikely alliance with one of the bikies, who’s realised his family’s in danger. But what neither of them knows is that Lexie is the one who’s in too deep. She knows too much. And as the stakes get personal, it seems the secret bond she has with a big bad bikie could be the one thing that’ll save her life. .

‘Twists and turns galore ... Davis’s real-life cop experience leaps off the page.’ – Katherine Howell, author of Silent Fear

‘Crisp, fast-paced crime.’ – The West Australian

Probably free on Kobo in most countries.

Also free on Amazon.com

Not listed on Amazon UK CA

[Lynx-lynx]

Free on Kobo Aus and Amazon Aus

A Dissection of Murder
Felicity Young

blurb:

A compelling new series about Dr Dody McCleland, the first female autopsy surgeon. Murder treats everyone equally... A woman. A doctor. A beastly science.

At the turn of the twentieth century, London's political climate is in turmoil, as women fight for the right to vote. Dody McCleland has her own battles to fight. As England's first female autopsy surgeon, she must prove herself as she also proves that murder treats everyone equally...

After a heated women's rights rally turns violent, an innocent suffragette is found murdered. When she examines the body, Dody is shocked to realise that the victim was a friend of her sister - fuelling her determination to uncover the cause of the protester's suspicious death.

For Dody, gathering clues from a body is often easier than handling the living - especially Chief Detective Inspector Matthew Pike. Pike is looking to get to the bottom of this case but has a hard time trusting anyone - including Dody. Determined to earn Pike's trust and to find the killer, Dody will have to sort through real and imagined secrets. But if she's not careful, she may end up on her own examination table ...

This book is likely to be free on Kobo in your country too.

Also free on Amazon.com

Not free on Amazon UK CA

[gabby98]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Free on Kobo Aus and Amazon Aus

Sinister Intent (No 1 in The Lexie Rogers Series)
Karen M Davis

blurb:


Probably free on Kobo in most countries.

Also free on Amazon.com

Not listed on Amazon UK CA

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Free on Kobo Aus and Amazon Aus

A Dissection of Murder
Felicity Young

blurb:


This book is likely to be free on Kobo in your country too.

Also free on Amazon.com

Not free on Amazon UK CA

neither are working for me in US; both amazon and kobo ....Will add to my wishlist for later cause they both sound pretty good!

Ty

[Lynx-lynx]

@Gabby, gee don't know how that happened.

However if you change to Kobo Aus they'll both work.

[gabby98]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

@Gabby, gee don't know how that happened.

However if you change to Kobo Aus they'll both work.

Yea trying to avoid traveling..last time I got distracted and bought WAY to much

[Lynx-lynx]

Oh you won't have to worry about buying on Kobo Aus, it's way dearer than the US.

[gabby98]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Oh you won't have to worry about buying on Kobo Aus, it's way dearer than the US.

I'd call you a bad influence, but at least i didn't spend any extra...i haven't bought anything from them recently so i'll just leave it set to Aus for a bit, jic

[mitford13]

A poster on Amazon says Karin Slaughter's Blindsighted is free in Australia (I can't tell.)
Here's the link:

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B...cm_cd_asin_lnk

The first Grant County novel, from the No. 1 Bestseller.

The sleepy town of Heartsdale, Georgia, is jolted into panic when Sara Linton, paediatrician and medical examiner, finds Sibyl Adams dead in the local diner. As well as being viciously raped, Sibyl has been cut: two deep knife wounds form a lethal cross over her stomach. But it's only once Sara starts to perform the post-mortem that the full extent of the killer's brutality becomes clear.

Police chief Jeffrey Tolliver - Sara's ex-husband - is in charge of the investigation, and when a second victim is found, crucified, only a few days later, both Jeffrey and Sara have to face the fact that Sibyl's murder wasn't a one-off attack. What they're dealing with is a seasoned sexual predator. A violent serial killer...

[Froide]

Originally Posted by mitford13

A poster on Amazon says Karin Slaughter's Blindsighted is free in Australia (I can't tell.)
Here's the link:

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B...cm_cd_asin_lnk

Not free at Amazon.com at 1:43 AM, Eastern Time

[Lynx-lynx]

Originally Posted by mitford13

A poster on Amazon says Karin Slaughter's Blindsighted is free in Australia (I can't tell.)
Here's the link:

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B...cm_cd_asin_lnk

The first Grant County novel, from the No. 1 Bestseller.

The sleepy town of Heartsdale, Georgia, is jolted into panic when Sara Linton, paediatrician and medical examiner, finds Sibyl Adams dead in the local diner. As well as being viciously raped, Sibyl has been cut: two deep knife wounds form a lethal cross over her stomach. But it's only once Sara starts to perform the post-mortem that the full extent of the killer's brutality becomes clear.

Police chief Jeffrey Tolliver - Sara's ex-husband - is in charge of the investigation, and when a second victim is found, crucified, only a few days later, both Jeffrey and Sara have to face the fact that Sibyl's murder wasn't a one-off attack. What they're dealing with is a seasoned sexual predator. A violent serial killer...

Yes, Karin Slaughter's Blindsided is free on both Amazon Aus and Kobo Aus.

But, ..... ummmm .... Karin isn't an Aus author. Maybe for the main Crime thread instead.

[mitford13]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Yes, Karin Slaughter's Blindsided is free on both Amazon Aus and Kobo Aus.

But, ..... ummmm .... Karin isn't an Aus author. Maybe for the main Crime thread instead.

Ahhh, sorry...posted that pretty late - think I was zoned out and just thinking: Australia/sale book...
Thanks for putting it in the Mystery Thread.

[Lynx-lynx]

Free on Kobo Aus and Amazon Aus

Coral Sea Affair (Ben Hood Thrillers Book 1)
Drew Lindsay

blurb:

Ben Hood is a suspended Australian Police Detective. He joins a VIP protection company and is sent to exotic Port Douglas in Far North Queensland to watch over a breath taking, upcoming starlet, Brenda Grant and her American film crew as they make a movie on the Great Barrier Reef.

He never expected to get within a million miles of this amazing woman in his wildest dreams….let alone kiss her; touch her. Initially their hilarious encounter is just great fun. It’s Ben Hood’s mid life crisis dream come true.

Then it goes bad. Extremely bad.

Free Amazon UK
Free Amazon Canada
Free Amazon US

note: most likely to be free at Kobo in your country as well.