Kindle for Samsung Free Selections

[Dngrsone]

Finished Lethal Code by Thomas Waite.

This book is scary. Not because of monsters or aliens or any of that... rather, it's due to the very real possibility that the events therein could actually happen.

Every week it seems we hear about a new hacking incident... whether it's a digital bank robbery or a hospital's records being held for ransom; it doesn't seem implausible that a team of hackers could take over all the power stations in the US. The ensuing death and destruction is well-illustrated without becoming macabre, though I must admit that I had to pause in my reading every once in a while, as I became too emotional.

The characters are well-developed and believable, the plot is well written and I can't recall a single error in the text or formatting.

For me, this is a very good book, and will go into the favorites list.

[Froide]

Originally Posted by Dngrsone

Finished Lethal Code by Thomas Waite.

This book is scary. Not because of monsters or aliens or any of that... rather, it's due to the very real possibility that the events therein could actually happen.

Every week it seems we hear about a new hacking incident... whether it's a digital bank robbery or a hospital's records being held for ransom; it doesn't seem implausible that a team of hackers could take over all the power stations in the US. The ensuing death and destruction is well-illustrated without becoming macabre, though I must admit that I had to pause in my reading every once in a while, as I became too emotional.

The characters are well-developed and believable, the plot is well written and I can't recall a single error in the text or formatting.

For me, this is a very good book, and will go into the favorites list.

Thanks; good to know. It's on my TBR list.

[ATDrake]

Just a reminder that this will be the last day to pick up one of this month's selections if you haven't already.

[Froide]

They're out! Here are the June 2016 Samsung Book Deals selections, from the Kindle store (in the order in which Amazon presented them). I researched them a bit, to identify series each belongs to (if any) and its genre(s).

Click on Samsung Book Deals to learn how this works. You may also want to read the earlier, related MR thread: Kindle for Samsung launched in 90 countries

• The Sensory Deception by Ransom Stephens

Genre(s): Mystery & Thriller, Suspense, Fantasy
Current Kindle Price: $4.99

“I can’t believe I ate a seal. And really enjoyed it.”

Moments after venture capitalist Gloria Baradaran experiences what it’s like to be a polar bear—really be a polar bear—she knows she’s found something revolutionary. Farley Rutherford and his team—migraine-tortured neurologist “Chopper” Vittori and über-geek engineer Ringo Hayes—have created sensory saturation, a virtual reality system that drops users into the psyches of endangered animals as they fight for survival, and they believe the profound experience could turn the indifferent masses into avid environmentalists.

Ringo’s hardware is ready to go, but the pressures to get the system off the ground are immense. The money-men want more bang for their buck, and that includes bigger, more dangerous animals, and—more than anything—the ability to turn the machines into profitable games. But to Farely and his team, this is anything but a game. To some, in fact, this is a cause they’d kill for…

The Sensory Deception is a mind-blowing, globe-trotting ride that will take readers from cut-throat Silicon Valley boardrooms to the pirate ships off the Somali coast to the devastated rain forests of the Amazon all to ask the question: What is a human life worth compared to that of an entire planet?

• Touch of Evil by Colleen Thompson

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Crime Fiction, Serial Killers, Women's Fiction, Women Sleuths, Romance
Current Kindle Price: $3.99

Small-town corruption and a serial killer in the bayou threaten a female sheriff struggling to make her way in a man’s world and keep herself from falling in love with the last man she should trust.

• Ways to Die in Glasgow by Jay Stringer

Genre(s): British, Humor & Satire, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense: Crime Fiction, Noir, Organized Crime
Current Kindle Price: $4.99

A violent drunk with a broken heart, Mackie looks for love in all the wrong places. When two hit men catch him with his pants down, he barely makes it out alive. Worse still, his ex-gangster uncle, Rab, has vanished, leaving him an empty house and a dead dog.

Reluctant PI Sam Ireland is hired by hotshot lawyers to track Rab but is getting nothing except blank stares and slammed doors. As she scours the dive bars, the dregs of Glasgow start to take notice.

DI Andy Lambert is a cop in the middle of an endless shift. A body washes up, and the city seems to shiver in fear; looks like it’s up to Lambert to clean up after the lowlifes again.

As a rampaging Mackie hunts his uncle, the scum of the city come out to play. And they play dirty. It seems that everyone has either a dark secret or a death wish. In Mackie’s case, it might just be both.

• Sparrow Migrations by Cari Noga

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction, Family Life, Domestic Life
Current Kindle Price: $3.99

An airplane plunges into an icy river and the world witnesses the dramatic rescue. Then, life after the Miracle on the Hudson landing puts three families on another crash course…with their own fragile humanity.

Airplane passenger Deborah DeWitt-Goldman knows her survival means one last chance to start the family she so badly desires—no matter the cost to her marriage. Preacher’s wife Brett Stevens witnesses the event from a ferry, burdened by a secret that could destroy her family. And while twelve-year-old Robby Palmer’s desperate parents struggle to reach through the fog of his autism, the boy discovers a deep connection to the birds responsible for the crash.

Now, all of them must navigate the crosscurrents of the consequences of their decisions…and when their paths collide a second time, another miracle just might happen.

Award-winning author Cari Noga’s Sparrow Migrations is an inspiring, heartfelt look at the crucible of crisis and the power of human connection.

Revised edition: This edition of Sparrow Migrations includes editorial revisions.

[Yolina]

Beuh disappointing selection again

[Manabi]

I went with The Sensory Deception, but damn that's a lousy selection. I like how the second one only has a single sentence for its description.

[tubemonkey]

Whispersync deals for June have been posted in the Audiobook thread:

Kindle for Samsung Whispersync Deals -- Jun 2016 --> details / archives

Note: Samsung device owners are eligible for one free eBook every month. Only two of this month's four selections qualify for Whispersync pricing.

• $1.99 -- Sensory Deception -- Ransom Stephens/ J Cummings --> 12.9 hrs/ R-3.9 --> sci-fi
• $1.99 -- Sparrow Migrations -- Cari Noga/ Karen Peakes --> 9.8 hrs/ R-4.5 --> contemp

[Dngrsone]

None for me

[Froide]

Originally Posted by Manabi

I went with The Sensory Deception, but damn that's a lousy selection.

Ditto.

[ATDrake]

Just a reminder that this is probably the last day to choose your selection for this month if you haven't already.

[Froide]

They're out! Here are the July 2016 Samsung Book Deals selections from the Kindle store (in the order in which Amazon presented them). Click on Samsung Book Deals to learn how this monthly program works.

600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster
Regular Kindle Price: $3.99
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, American, Family Life

A thirty-nine-year-old with Asperger’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder, Edward Stanton lives alone on a rigid schedule in the Montana town where he grew up. His carefully constructed routine includes tracking his most common waking time (7:38 a.m.), refusing to start his therapy sessions even a minute before the appointed hour (10:00 a.m.), and watching one episode of the 1960s cop show Dragnet each night (10:00 p.m.).

But when a single mother and her nine-year-old son move in across the street, Edward’s timetable comes undone. Over the course of a momentous 600 hours, he opens up to his new neighbors and confronts old grievances with his estranged parents. Exposed to both the joys and heartaches of friendship, Edward must ultimately decide whether to embrace the world outside his door or retreat to his solitary ways.

Heartfelt and hilarious, this moving novel will appeal to fans of Daniel Keyes’s classic Flowers for Algernon and to any reader who loves an underdog.

ATLAS (ATLAS Series Book 1) by Isaac Hooke
Regular Kindle Price: $3.99
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, War, Science Fiction & Fantasy > First Contact, Military > Space Marine

The future of warfare has a name: ATLAS.

Three times the height of an ordinary man and ten times wider, the ATLAS mech represents the peak of combat engineering. Rade Galaal will become a one-man army…if he can survive the training.

The MOTHs: elite warriors, products of the most arduous military training known to man. Only the MOTHs can master the devastating, atomic-powered battle suits dubbed ATLAS, massive weapons-laden mechs that constitute an unstoppable ground force when piloted by the consummate soldiers of the MOTH teams. Can Rade make the grade, ascending from raw recruit to ATLAS war machine?

Careful what you wish for: when Special Warfare Command sets a mission beyond the limits of explored space, all of the conditioning, sacrifice, and hard-won skill—and the awesome might of the ATLAS technology—may not be enough to confront the unforeseen horrors found there. Rade’s dream of military glory might just turn out to be the ultimate nightmare.

Revised edition: This edition of ATLAS includes editorial revisions.

Just One Thing by Holly Jacobs
Regular Kindle Price: $3.99
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Family Life, Women's Fiction > Domestic Life

“Sometimes, you find yourself inadvertently in the dark. But I’d discovered that if you stopped fighting against it and just stood still, sometimes something marvelous comes along.”

Artist Lexie McCain spends her days literally weaving the story of her life into a gorgeous tapestry. But on Monday nights, she walks to the Corner Bar, drinks a Killian’s, and answers the same question every week from Sam the bartender: “One thing?” She starts with her name, then her cottage, slowly moving on to the devastating tragedies that tore her life apart.

Sam Corner’s smile doesn’t seem to hide any pain. One night, Lexie turns the tables on him, asking Sam, “One thing?” To her surprise, Sam reveals his own tragic history. Together, Lexie and Sam learn that, with good beer and a trusted friend, sharing just “one thing” might lead to the one thing they both thought was lost forever: love.

From award-winning author Holly Jacobs comes the story of heartache, hope, and the power of sharing just one thing.

Flying Blind (Nathan Heller Novels) by Max Alan Collins
Regular Kindle Price: $3.99
Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery > Hard-Boiled, Mystery, Literature & Fiction, Historical Mystery

For Chicago P.I. Nate Heller, guarding Amelia Earhart against death threats has its side benefits. But when Amelia goes missing in the South Pacific, Heller mounts a one-man search that will lead to success, heartbreak…and revenge.

Biography:
Max Allan Collins is a New York Times bestselling author of original mysteries, a Shamus award winner and an experienced author of movie adaptions and tie-in novels. His graphic novel ROAD TO PERDITION was made into a major motion picture by Tom Hanks's production company, Playtone.

[Froide]

I chose Flying Blind.

[Manabi]

I went with ATLAS, it sounds kind of interesting.

[tubemonkey]

I shrugged and got ATLAS


Just realized I didn't list my pick for last month - The Sensory Deception

[Dngrsone]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I shrugged and got ATLAS

I see what you did there...