FREE/BARGAIN — Mystery, Suspense & Thrillers

[sufue]

If you read French, Malfrats, the French version of Lowlifes, by Simon Woods, is a US Kindle Countdown deal at $0.99 for about 2 1/2 more days.

link: https://www.amazon.com/Malfrats-Fren...dp/B06WGTDQMP/

Spoiler:

Le détective Larry Hayes de la police de San-Francisco, croit avoir touché le fond quand il reprend conscience dans une ruelle après un mauvais trip et sans aucun souvenir des quatre heures précédentes. Et ce n'est que le commencement de ses ennuis. A deux pâtés de maisons de là, l'informateur de Hayes, un sans-abri nommé Noble Jon, gît dans la rue, mort, après avoir été battu et poignardé. Les sinistres affres de la culpabilité s'infiltrent dans le cerveau de Hayes. Est-il l’assassin de Jon? Les preuves s’accumulent contre lui. Hayes monte sa propre enquête afin d’avoir une longueur d’avance sur les accusations de meurtre qui ne manqueront pas de s’abattre sur lui, et il disparaît parmi la communauté des sans-abri de la ville.

«En jongleur invétéré, Simon Wood a créé un formidable récit de série noire qui nous rappelle à quel point il est facile de chuter quand on marche sur le fil de fer que nous tend la vie.» SJ Rozan, lauréate du Prix Edgar.

[Little.Egret]

Free or Free again until Friday, not US

The Dower House Mystery: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth

The Amazing Chance: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth

Hue and Cry: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth

The Black Cabinet: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth


Not US
https://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search...r=dean+street*

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=sear...r=dean+street*

https://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-...r=dean+street*

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Free or Free again until Friday, not US

The Dower House Mystery: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth

The Amazing Chance: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth

Hue and Cry: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth

The Black Cabinet: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth


Not US
https://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search...r=dean+street*

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=sear...r=dean+street*

https://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-...r=dean+street*

Thank you. All repeats for me .

[Mort1997]

Free on Amazon UK -Angel Dust by Anthea Cohen

Spoiler:

Sister Agnes Carmichael has finally decided it’s time for her to retire. Leaving the casualty department at Hemmington General, one she’d grown fond of, was a large step for her.

Leaving her beautiful cottage was another step towards the new life she envisioned.

Unable to settle as a retiree, Sister Carmichael takes up another position at a private hospital.

Things are very different here - starting with the patients, whose privileges entitle them to a level above the average person.

Getting used to their ways was a learning curve for Sister Carmichael.

Still settling into her new life, Sister Carmichael decides to take up lodgings at a small boarding house while she searches for the cottage of her dreams.

Her co-lodger, Mr Stevens is up to something, but Carmichael can’t work out what it is.

Eager to learn more about the man, she spends more time with him but the outcome isn’t pleasant.

Mr Stevens has a dark side...

Mr Stevens and Mr Beresford, a senior surgeon at Sister Carmichael’s new workplace, have a deep history.

But Sister Carmichael likes Mr Beresford and fails to believe how Mr Stevens’ accusations tally with the man she is beginning to know.

When one of her patients from the private hospital puts her house up for sale, Carmichael decides it is the cottage she wants. Little did she know she’d befriend the owner and become embroiled in her life.

Then, Mr Beresford’s son’s friend is found dead in a toilet cubicle.

The boy is related to Sister Carmichael's new-found house-owner friend, and she feels the need to support the frail old woman in her hour of need.

Digging deeper into the circumstances behind the young man’s death, Sister Carmichael decides it’s time for her to step in in her usual way.

The police can’t be relied upon.

They were too slack with their punishments - and this was a crime that needed her form of punishment…

UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Angel-Dust-...ess+free+books

US
https://www.amazon.com/Angel-Dust-An...ess+free+books

Au
https://www.amazon.com.au/Angel-Dust...ess+free+books


Can
https://www.amazon.ca/Angel-Dust-Ant...ess+free+books

[Mort1997]

Free on Amazon UK -Tomfoolery (Tommy Fox Book 3) by Graham Ison

Spoiler:

The heist is on…

When a walk-in thief rips off dozens of hotel rooms at a posh West London hotel, both Jack Gilroy and his governor, Tommy Fox receive the call. It seems the thieves had a taste for fine jewellery.

New Scotland Yard’s Detective Chief Superintendent Tommy Fox, operational head of the Flying Squad, takes on the case of tomfoolery. With a hundred’s grand worth of jewellery stolen, Fox knows this was a professional heist.

With two suspects identified, and the getaway car, Fox and Gilroy have a lot to start off with, or so they think.

There’s also a missing receptionist at the hotel … Wilkins. Could there be a connection? It is up to Detective Inspector Jack Gilroy and his team to find out, with Tommy Fox breathing down their necks.

When a set of finger prints are found in the getaway car, retrieved from the bottom of the river, Detective Sergeant Percy Fletcher is tasked with finding Jim Murchison, a small time crook.

Jane Meadows and Thomas Harley are linked through their golf club. Strangely, Thomas Harley has gone missing and his wife is worried. Soon, Jane Meadows and the man everyone thinks is Thomas Harley are the focal point of the investigation. They match the description of the thieves from the hotel.

Susan Harley seems to be totally oblivious to her husband’s antics.

But, Thomas Harley is also identical to Wilkins, the missing receptionist …

But Thomas Harley is dead … he is buried at a church. He’s been dead for some time. Confusion sinks in as the plot takes on a whole new turn.

UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tomfoolery-...ess+free+books

US
https://www.amazon.com/Tomfoolery-To...ess+free+books

Au
https://www.amazon.com.au/Tomfoolery...ess+free+books


Can
https://www.amazon.ca/Tomfoolery-Tom...ess+free+books

[Mort1997]

Free on Amazon UK -Gin and Murder by Josephine Pullein-Thompson

Spoiler:

The village doesn’t seem so safe anymore…

In the villages of West Wintshire, deep in ‘Horse and Hound’ territory with their colonels, captains and brigadiers, a good-looking, rich and horsey young man keels over at a cocktail party and dies.

Taking a dislike to the Master of Foxhands, Mark Broughton, local Inspector Hollis immediately singles him out as the murderer and leaves it at that.

The situation gets ever more complicated when Mark’s alcoholic wife, Clara, is found dead in her bed the following evening.

Nan swears no visitors came to the house over the weekend and Marks is left once again as the only suspect…

Enter D.C.I. James Flecker of Scotland Yard, whose amiable and unkempt appearance belies the fierce intelligence that suffers fools not at all.

Jealousy, blackmail and infidelity runs rife throughout the village.

Everyone appears to have a motive for murder.

It’s finding an opportunity which proves to be slim.

Putting his trust into inconsequent chance, will Flecker be able to solve the case before the village murderer strikes once more?

UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gin-Murder-...ess+free+books

US
https://www.amazon.com/Gin-Murder-Jo...ess+free+books

Au
https://www.amazon.com.au/Gin-Murder...ess+free+books


Can
https://www.amazon.ca/Gin-Murder-Jos...ess+free+books

[Mort1997]

Free on Amazon UK -Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure Of The Primal Man by Derrick Belanger

Spoiler:

London 1901.

The city is in the grip of 'Monkey Man Mania'.


Intrepid explorer, Drake Patterson has caused a media storm following his astonishing discovery of a frozen ancient man in the remote Himalayan mountains.

This 'Primal Man' has been triumphantly transported back to England as proof of the 'missing link' in evolutionary theory.

The upcoming auction of the specimen causes a stir amongst academics and the board of the British Museum.

Whilst many are excited about bidding for this 'yeti', or 'mi-go', there are some with a more sceptical viewpoint.

The story of the find just doesn't add up – neither does the fact that no one is prepared to insure the beast.

Enter the great detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend Dr Watson.

Sherlock is in no doubt about the Primal Man's authenticity and takes great pleasure in enlisting the assistance of his cousin, Professor Ellington Dynamo to prove the case.

The fraud investigation takes a dark turn when it becomes one of murder, and Sherlock's powers of deduction and skill are once again put to the test in this exciting adventure.

UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sherlock-Ho...ess+free+books

US
https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holm...ess+free+books

Au
https://www.amazon.com.au/Sherlock-H...ess+free+books


Can
https://www.amazon.ca/Sherlock-Holme...ess+free+books

[Mort1997]

Free on Amazon UK -The Dark Bureau by Ernest Dudley

Spoiler:

The chase is on…

Algy Dark from Scotland Yard is in charge of the E Bureau, dubbed as the Dark Bureau after the impact he enforced. The department was set up in response to intelligence of international gangs operating across Europe.

One of the first recruits Dark took on was Tod Archer. When Archer’s focus shifts to creating a television program aimed at flushing the criminals out, Dark is pleased and ensures everything is done to get the show on air.

Meanwhile, at the Mona Lisa hotel, a hive of undercover activity is underway. Notoriously shady, it’s the perfect place to be to hear and see more than the detectives would otherwise. The international criminal gang is becoming bolder, their string of activities becoming more daring. They need to be stopped … and Algy Dark won’t rest until he’s stopped them.

When one of Dark’s interests, Paula Carson, decides to kill herself, Dark returns to square one. Why did she feel the need to kill herself? Was this a better option than admitting failure to whoever she was working for? As the police reveal more about Paula Carson, Algy Dark finds himself realising the enormity and lengths the criminal gang will go to. He decides to initiate discussions with the person Paula Carson was afraid of, and this is where things start to get more complicated for Algy Dark …

The Butterfly resurfaces … taking Dark back to the visual recollection of a grotesque figure.

With Archer’s idea, “Meet Your Criminals”, airing for the first time, the audience is not as innocent as expected. The television show runs smoothly, but the man in the black glasses is not pleased. Scotland Yard is too close for comfort and he must put a stop to the flow of their investigation. Tod Archer must be the one …

Malone is shocked when Archer disappears. Taking matters into her own hands, she follows up on a lead that takes her straight to Eddie … with disastrous consequences. Lewis Hull and Algy Dark are left to pick up the pieces, and ensure their team returns unharmed..

UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Bureau...ess+free+books

US
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Bureau-E...ess+free+books

Au
https://www.amazon.com.au/Dark-Burea...ess+free+books


Can

https://www.amazon.ca/Dark-Bureau-Er...ess+free+books

[Mort1997]

Free on Amazon UK -Wreath for a Lady by John Glasby

Spoiler:

The fun times are over…

Mike Torlin takes on the job of investigating the peculiar happenings at Pete Donati’s carnival ground.

He figures it must be a straight forward case of somebody wanting to put Donati out of business, but through multiple strange occurrences, he soon realises it’s going to take a lot more work to uncover the truth...

In the final act on stage, a peculiar chicken is produced out of an egg, when a dead girl, shot with slugs from her own shooting gallery is revealed instead.

The investigation is intensified when Torlin gets targeted twice and it is made clear that somebody must think he knows too much.

Whilst trying to save himself, discover the murderer and prevent anymore killings, Torlin is at high risk, feeling no closer to the truth.

Things are made even more difficult to understand when his attempted killer is revealed and it was not on his list of suspects...

It seems that no killer can sidetrack Torlin for long however, and when the final showdown comes, he is forced to stand his ground and face up to the killer...

UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wreath-Lady...ess+free+books

US
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Au
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Can
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[HarryT]

An interesting batch of books there, Mort. Thanks, as always, for your posts.

[sufue]

The Cat Who Robbed a Bank is the 22nd in the Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Cat-Who-Robbe...dp/B000OCXJ5C/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...obbed-a-bank-1

Spoiler:

When a visiting estate jeweler is found dead, prizewinning reporter Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, must do their best to find the purr-petrator in this delightful novel in the New York Times bestselling Cat Who series.

As the Highland Games approach, Jim Qwilleran and the citizens of Pickax, Michigan, prepare to celebrate their Scottish heritage with such evens as bagpipe skirling and tossing the caber. But the traditional revelry is marred by troublesome rumors when a visiting jewelery dealer, renowned for his romantic streak (and his mysterious cash-only policy), is found dead in his hotel room. His assistant is missing—and soon, the winner of the caber-tossing content disappears as well.

Qwilleran and his snooping Siamese are willing to go to any lengths to find the killer and set the town at ease. But first they'll have to contend with a highjacked bookmobile and an attempted bank robbery. Qwill has a lot of mysteries to sort out—not the least of which is Koko's sudden interest in photographs, pennies, and paper towels...

[sufue]

Knockdown is the 14th in the Home Repair Is Homicide series by Sarah Graves. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Knockdown-Hom...dp/B004J4WK1K/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/knockdown

Spoiler:

Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree is deep in her latest home improvement project—repainting the porch of her lovingly restored house in Eastport, Maine—when she notices the man repeatedly biking past her house. His face is unsettlingly familiar, but his chilling message seems inexplicable: Blood shows up again. Murder will out. Then there’s the anonymous email warning her to beware the Fourth of July—just two days away. Jake remembers some shady characters from her days as a hotshot financial manager, but she’s baffled as to the identity of her nemesis—until she receives a photo of a murdered man. From home invasion to kidnapping, this twisted killer is slowly but surely plotting a knockdown, not just for Jake but for the entire town of Eastport.

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Sarah Graves's Dead Level.

[sufue]

The Main Corpse is the 6th in the Goldy Schulz series by Diane Mott Davidson. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Main-Corpse-G...dp/B003380632/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-main-corpse

Spoiler:

She has been called "the Julia Child of mystery writers." Now, Diane Mott Davidson, who masterfully served up The Last Suppers, Killer Pancake, and Dying for Chocolate, returns with an irresistible five-star helping of suspense. When caterer Goldy Schulz takes a job with a multimillion-dollar financial firm, she finds herself in a high-stakes world where someone is out to make a killing....

Goldy, owner of Goldilocks' Catering, barely weathered a disastrous spring in which relentless rains and driving snow put a real damper on her business. But now, thanks to her best friend, Marla, the Colorado caterer is suddenly cooking up a storm...lovingly preparing Crab Quesadillas, Tomato-Brie Pie, and Gold Foil-Wrapped Fudge Bars for her wealthy new client, Prospect Financial Partners.

The Prospect Partners' financial whiz, Tony Royce, with whom Marla is having a tempestuous affair, and Albert Lipscomb, who is personally managing Marla's money, have hired Goldy to prepare a sumptuous party to kick off their latest venture: the reopening of the Eurydice Gold Mine. Anxious to take advantage of a golden opportunity, Goldy arrives at the mine site early, loaded down with goodies. Yet just when she thinks she can relax, all hell breaks loose--and the main culprit is Marla.

Her best friend is sure the mine venture is a scam. And when, several days later, Albert ends up missing, it looks as if Marla was right. Why, then, is the police captain treating Goldy's best friend as if she had committed a crime? And how can Goldy keep her fourteen-year-old son Arch and his unreliable bloodhound from making matters worse?

As Goldy works furiously to restore her business by whipping up hot, fragrant Sour Cream Cherry Coffeecake and featherlight Cinnamon Scones, she finds
herself drawn into a most unusual situation of missing partners, stolen millions, and multiple homicides. And only when Goldy can discover which of the victims is the main corpse will she be able to unravel the mystery that threatens to cancel out her friend's dearest asset--her life.

[sufue]

The Three-Cornered Halo is the 7th in the Inspector Cockrill series by Christianna Brand. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US (coupon/VIPable).

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Three-Cornere...dp/B005XE5AO4/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...-cornered-halo

Spoiler:

An island republic goes to insane lengths to canonize its most famous resident

Juanita di Perli was a young woman when she decided to live the rest of her life on a table-top. She called it God’s will, but for the order of nuns that sprang up around her, Juanita’s devotion was a curse. For decades they did the bidding of the holy grouch, and the entire island of San Juan el Pirata sighed with relief when she died.

Twenty years later, the islanders fight for Juanita’s canonization—not because they liked her, but because a local saint would be a tourist boon. The only thing keeping the island poor is the Archduke, who refuses to ask Rome to consider Juanita for sainthood. His stubbornness may get him dethroned or worse, for nothing will stop his subjects in their pursuit of Juanita’s holy cause.

[sufue]

The Black Marble is a non-series title by Joseph Wambaugh. It has dropped to $0.99 at Kindle and Kobo US (coupon/VIPable). CAUTION: There are two listings at Kobo US - make sure you get the right (i.e. cheap) one.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Marble-...dp/B00658EPSE/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-black-marble

Spoiler:

Russian-American detective A. A. Valnikov is a burned-out homicide detective who gets teamed with Natalie Zimmerman, twice-divorced with a grudge against men. These unlikely partners are assigned the strange case of a stolen show dog being held for ransom. In this bittersweet tale that the Los Angeles Times called “terrifying and romantic,” the partners will find much more than they ever could have imagined. Cosmopolitan called it “fast, colorful and gripping . . . as touching as it is breathlessly entertaining.”