FREE/BARGAIN — Mystery, Suspense & Thrillers

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Originally Posted by cc_in_oh

I've borrowed and read the books and watched the series. I like the characters better in the books, though the latest book was more of a thriller than a mystery and I liked it much less than the others.

Originally Posted by Apache

This and the TV Series felt like a Soap Opera.
Apache

I had been reading this series and made a start reading the last book but after reading the first chapter, I looked at Goodreads reviews which confirmed it was a departure from the normal mysteries and that most of the regulars weren't in it, so I stopped and returned it to the library.

For me this series has been hit-or-miss. I like the ones that are set in Absaroka County and feature the Sheriff and deputies working to solve local crimes. The ones where they go other places and/or focus on Walt's family issues are less appealing to me. I don't want to read about personal vendettas.

[sufue]

Sara Paretsky's 17th V.I. Warshawski title, Brush Back, was on sale a year or so ago at Kindle UK. Now it has dropped in price to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TY3ZO2I
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/brush-back-2

Spoiler:

Chicago’s V. I. Warshawski confronts crooked politicians and buried family secrets in this gritty mystery from New York Times bestselling author Sara Paretsky.

No one would accuse V. I. Warshawski of backing down from a fight, but she’d happily avoid tangling with Chicago political bosses. Yet that’s what she ends up doing when she responds to a plea for help from an old high school flame, Frank Guzzo.

Frank’s mother Stella was convicted of killing his kid sister, but now that she’s out of prison, she’s looking for exoneration. Even though the Warshawskis and Stella never got along, V. I. agrees to make a few inquiries after she sees how hard life has been on Frank and her other childhood friends.

Only, that small favor leads her straight into the vipers’ nest of Illinois politics—and soon her main question isn’t about Stella’s case but whether or not she’ll make it out of this investigation alive...

[sufue]

Y is for Yesterday is the 25th and last title in the Kinsey Millhone series by Sue Grafton, who passed away in the same year (2017) it was published. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MUBJLNC
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/y-is-for-yesterday

Spoiler:

THE FINAL INSTALLMENT IN SUE GRAFTON'S ALPHABET SERIES

WINNER OF THE ANTHONY/BILL CRIDER AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL IN A SERIES

Private investigator Kinsey Millhone confronts her darkest and most disturbing case in this #1 New York Times bestseller from Sue Grafton.

In 1979, four teenage boys from an elite private school sexually assault a fourteen-year-old classmate—and film the attack. Not long after, the tape goes missing and the suspected thief, a fellow classmate, is murdered. In the investigation that follows, one boy turns state’s evidence and two of his peers are convicted. But the ringleader escapes without a trace.

Now, it’s 1989 and one of the perpetrators, Fritz McCabe, has been released from prison. Moody, unrepentant, and angry, he is a virtual prisoner of his ever-watchful parents—until a copy of the missing tape arrives with a ransom demand. That’s when the McCabes call Kinsey Millhone for help. As she is drawn into their family drama, she keeps a watchful eye on Fritz. But he’s not the only one being haunted by the past. A vicious sociopath with a grudge against Millhone may be leaving traces of himself for her to find...

[sufue]

Passport to Murder: Murder International is a compilation of 6 mystery titles, all of which are currently published by booksbnimble, which I consider a reputable e-publisher since they have editing staff and I have not had problems with their books. They publish a lot of titles where the rights have reverted to the author, but also some new stuff of their own. But if some moderator doesn't agree, then just go ahead and delete this whole post. Passport is free right now at Kindle US.

link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXI3TZT

titles:

• Return to Sender, by Dick Cluster
• The Aura, by Carrie Bedford
• Tablet of Destinies, by Rob Swigart
• Fault Tree by Michaela Thompson, originally written using pen name Mickey Freedman
• Venetian Mask, also by Thompson/Freedman, finalist for the 1988 Macavity Award for Best Novel
• The 13th Fellow, by Tracy Whiting, which I've read and really liked, first in a short two book series, wish she would write more

Spoiler:

A DELICIOUSLY FRUGAL TRIP AROUND THE WORLD!

Six spectacular international mysteries from best-selling booksBnimble authors! Those who love international mysteries will enjoy vivid scenes in Italy, India, Provence, Berlin, Paris, Spain, and London. Your tour guides? Adventurous female protagonists, kickass dudes, and an architect who see auras that predict death.

Volume 1: VENETIAN MASK by Michaela Thompson

AT CARNIVAL IN THE FLOATING CITY—AN ARTLESS YOUNG AMERICAN, A MYSTERIOUS MASKED COUNT, AND MURDER

The surreal splendor of Venice glitters and mesmerizes as six so-called friends who, it turns out, barely know each other, meet at Carnival to play a malignant game that quickly turns murderous.

The New Yorker called author Michaela Thompson “An enthralling entertainer, and one familiar with every nuance of Venice and Carnival.”

Volume 2: THE 13th FELLOW: A Mystery in Provence by Tracy Whiting.

POETRY, MURDER, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE ... AND PROVENCE!

A specialist in several academic disciplines, fluent in several languages, honored for her academic achievements, and equally appreciated for her accomplishments in filling out a bikini, Dr. Havilah Gaie is shocked by her colleague’s murder and determined to ferret out the truth.

Volume 3: FAULT TREE by Michaela Thompson

HELLO, IT’S YOUR PAST CALLING…
Suddenly the phone rings and Marina Robinson’s world tilts…The elusive, unidentified caller can be only one person—Catherine, her beloved younger sister. But wait – isn’t she dead?

“Full of danger and breathless action . . . Very skillfully plotted...” -San Jose Mercury News


Volume 4: TABLET OF DESTINIES, the SECOND Lisa Emmer Mystery by Rob Swigart

JOB DESCRIPTION: DELPHIC ORACLE, CURRENTLY SERVING.
TO-DOS: STOP APOCALYPSE. ASAP!

In this action-packed historical thriller, an ancient, extremely dark religion gains terrifying vitality and power, as the pieces of a 3,000-year-old Sumerian jigsaw puzzle fall into place. Lisa Emmer, chosen the Pythia, head of the Delphi Agenda, because of her gift of sight, and trained in ancient world studies, races to prevent the fulfillment of the doomsday prophecy.


Volume 5: RETURN TO SENDER, the FIRST Alex Glauberman Mystery by Dick Cluster

HE WENT TO THE POST OFFICE…AND ENDED UP IN BERLIN.
Meet reluctant detective Alex Glauberman—just a guy who fixes foreign cars, a 41-year-old divorced father with a brilliant British girl friend. But he’s got a complication right now—he’s trying to survive chemo. And then a stranger he meets at the P.O. asks Alex to mail a package to his daughter, changes his mind, then turns up dead in Alex’s yard.

Volume 6: THE AURA, the FIRST Kate Benedict Mystery by Carrie Bedford

SHE KNOWS WHO'S GOING TO DIE! BUT NO ONE WILL BELIEVE HER...
Life spins out of control for London architect Kate Benedict when she sees a dancing aura above certain people’s heads that seems to signal death. Suddenly she’s psychic!

“Bedford is a fine writer, an accomplished novelist, and a terrific storyteller whose characters ring true and pull us deep into the mystery." --Shelley Singer, author of the Jake Samson-Rosie Vicente mystery series

[Dr. Drib]

^ Got them.

Thank you!

[Tarana]

Two books of Andrew Martin's Jim Stringer railway mysteries (1920s) are currently $1.99 at Amazon USA. Somme Stations is $4.99. Not yet matched at Kobo.
Necropolis Railway (book 1)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...api_tkin_p1_i3
Lost Luggage (book 3)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...api_tkin_p1_i7
Somme Stations (book 7)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...api_tkin_p1_i9

[disconnected]

A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries Book 7) by P. D. James is 2.99

https://www.amazon.com/Taste-Death-A...al-text&sr=1-1

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-taste-for-death-2

[Dr. Drib]

Where exactly to put this series?

Oliver Pötzsch, author of the INCREDIBLE series, 'A Hangman's Daughter Tale' has volumes 2-7 for only 99 cents EACH. (The first volume is priced at $1.99)

If you enjoy mystery, horror, and a suspenseful read (all within an historical context), then I heartily recommend this series!

Available from Amazon U.S.A. Here's a link so you can take a look at them:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...eries_rw_dp_sw

[sufue]

I've not run into Carrie Stuart Parks before, and she's not in SYKM, but the series sounds interesting - the protagonist, Gwen Marcey, is a forensic artist, and apparently Parks is herself a forensic artist, so she's writing what she knows. And the price is right - a HarperCollins published omnibus of the first three titles has dropped to $2.99 as the US Nook daily deal, matched at Kobo and Kindle US.

A Gwen Marcey Collection contains A Cry from the Dust, The Bones Will Speak, and When Death Draws Near.

Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-c...=9780718088552
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CXE9VWI
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-g...cey-collection

Spoiler:

A Cry from the Dust

When renowned forensic artist Gwen Marcey is recruited to reconstruct the faces of recently unearthed victims at Mountain Meadows, she isn’t expecting more than an interesting gig . . . and a break from her own hectic life.

But when Gwen stumbles on the ritualized murder of a young college student, her work on the massacre takes on a terrifying new aspect, and research quickly becomes a race against modern-day fundamentalist terror.

The Bones Will Speak

A killer with a penchant for torture has taken notice of forensic expert Gwen Marcey . . . and her daughter.

When Death Draws Near

Death has always been part of Gwen Marcey’s job. But when faced with her own mortality, everything takes on a different hue.

[sufue]

Free again at both Kindle US and Kindle UK. Links below are still good...

Originally Posted by sufue

An omnibus of both titles in this series (The 13th Fellow and Paris-a-Go-Go) is free right now at both Kindle US and Kindle UK. I wish Whiting would write more titles in this series.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Havilah-Gaie-...dp/B07KTN6VB1/
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KTN6VB1

[sufue]

I'm not quite sure why I starting reading this title when my TBR list is so long - probably because the blurb/title indicate that it is (mostly) set in Paris, and I tend to like books set in France. But in any case, having started it, I couldn't put it down, and I'm not usually much of a thriller reader, so that's unusual for me. I believe this is the author's first thriller, and I hope he writes more. Oh, and the blurb says it was short-listed for the CWA International Dagger.

In any case, A Long Night in Paris (apa Unit 8200 in other languages than English) by Dov Alfon has dropped to £0.99 at Kindle UK again.

link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0791J454C

Spoiler:

From a former Israeli intelligence officer, comes the most realistic, thrilling and authentic thriller of the year.

Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger.

"Breathlessly exciting" Marcel Berlins, The Times.

"Races along with pace and verve" Adam LeBor, Financial Times

"A genuinely thrilling espionage novel" John Williams, Mail on Sunday

"A is deeply enjoyable espionage thriller" Jake Kerridge, Daily Telegraph.

When an Israeli tech exec disappears from Charles de Gaulle airport with a woman in red, logic dictates youthful indiscretion. But Israel is on a state of high alert nonetheless. Colonel Zeev Abadi, the new head of Unit 8200's Special Section, just happens to have arrived on the same flight.

For Commissaire Léger of the Paris Police, all coincidences are suspect. When a second young Israeli from the flight is kidnapped, this time at gunpoint from his hotel room, his suspicions are confirmed - and a diplomatic crisis looms. As the race to identify the victims and the reasons behind their abductions intensifies, a covert Chinese commando team watches from the rooftops, while hour by hour the morgue receives fresh bodies from around Paris.

This could be one long night in the City of Lights.

Translated from the Hebrew by Daniela Zamir.

[ZodWallop]

Magic by William Goldman is on sale for $1.99 at Amazon US.

Corky is a brilliant entertainer with a bright future ahead of him. He has good looks, many women, and enormous talent. He also had a secret and a certainty: a secret that must be hidden from his public at all costs; and a certainty that the dark forces of magic were out to destroy him.

[Dr. Drib]

^ Great book, but literay, boring cover (on the Look Inside).

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

^ Great book, but literay, boring cover (on the Look Inside).

Luckily, the cover of the book I bought has the creepy ventriloquist's dummy that will haunt my nightmares.

[MickeyC]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Magic by William Goldman is on sale for $1.99 at Amazon US.

$1.99 at Kobo too

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/magic-4