FREE/BARGAIN — Mystery, Suspense & Thrillers

[Tarana]

Hell Is Empty By Craig Johnson $2.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Longmire series

The Likeness By Tana French $1.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Thriller

Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed By Nancy Atherton $1.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Cozy

We Are All the Same in the Dark By Julia Heaberlin $2.99
Thriller. Publisher's Weekly starred review

A Pocket Full of Rye By Agatha Christie $1.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Miss Marple

[sufue]

I still haven't gotten around to reading my omnibus of early Sookie Stackhouse e-books that went on sale in the UK a while back, but now a collection of Sookie Stackhouse short stories has popped up there, on sale for £2.99. The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories, by Charlaine Harris was at £10.99 for a long time, then briefly dropped to £5.99, and now to £2.99.

So if you're a Sookie fan, and want to grab all of the short stories in one swoop, this seems like a pretty good time to do it. (Sadly, this same collection is $11.99 in the US, with one brief price drop to $9.99 a couple of years ago - I'm not really sure why they bothered with that price drop...)

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071SFT2R7
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071SFT2R7

Spoiler:

For the first time together in one volume, the complete short story collection starring Sookie Stackhouse—with a new introduction from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the series, Charlaine Harris.

For the first time together in one volume, here is the complete short story collection starring Louisiana’s favorite telepathic waitress, Sookie Stackhouse—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris. New fans can fill in the gaps in their Sookie lore while old friends can revisit some of their favorite moments and characters. From investigating the murder of a local fairy to learning that her cousin was a vampire, from remodeling her best friend’s house to attending a wedding with her shapeshifting boss, Sam, Sookie navigates the perils and pitfalls of the paranormal world.

Belly up to the bar at Bon Temps’s favorite watering hole and hear stories that will make you wish Sookie never left, including...

“Fairy Dust”
“One Word Answer”
“Dracula Night”
“Lucky”
“Gift Wrap”
“Two Blondes”
“If I Had a Hammer”
“Small-Town Wedding”
“Playing Possum”
“In the Blue Hereafter”

This definitive collection is the perfect binge read for people who like their stories with bite!

[GlennD]

Originally Posted by sufue

I'm not really sure why they bothered with that price drop...)

I think they do those smaller price drops so it can show up in the kindle sales, and a lot of interested readers get an email from price tracking services like ereaderiq.

[maddz]

Originally Posted by sufue

I still haven't gotten around to reading my omnibus of early Sookie Stackhouse e-books that went on sale in the UK a while back, but now a collection of Sookie Stackhouse short stories has popped up there, on sale for £2.99. The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories, by Charlaine Harris was at £10.99 for a long time, then briefly dropped to £5.99, and now to £2.99.

So if you're a Sookie fan, and want to grab all of the short stories in one swoop, this seems like a pretty good time to do it. (Sadly, this same collection is $11.99 in the US, with one brief price drop to $9.99 a couple of years ago - I'm not really sure why they bothered with that price drop...)

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071SFT2R7
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071SFT2R7

Yeah, Gollancz does a bunch of price drops every so often. I've found it quite useful to bookmark the search for SFF and pick up ebook replacements when something goes to 99p or £1.99, especially for classic SF. However, you have to trawl through an inordinate number of E C Tubb Dumarest titles if you sort it low to high...

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by maddz

However, you have to trawl through an inordinate number of E C Tubb Dumarest titles if you sort it low to high...

Not if you're looking for sub-£2 sales. Now if they were to offer the Dumarest series at £0.99 each...

[Mort1997]

Free on Amazon UK today

A VOW OF SILENCE (Sister Joan Murder Mystery Book 1) by Veronica Black

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SILENCE-utt...KJS4FQMTE7N0GV

Spoiler:

1988. Order of the Daughters of Compassion, Bodmin, Cornwall.

The sisters at a lonely Cornish convent share a chilling secret they cannot confess . . . Sister Sophia is dead.

One nun is dead.
Another disappears.
And a mysterious last letter from a dying nun is sent to the prioress.

Sister Joan has faced her own demons. Now she is sent to the convent to investigate, as well as teach the local children.

WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE NUNS?

There are whispers of virgin sacrifice and suicide, and the mother prioress certainly wears pink nail varnish. And who is the young man hiding in the bracken?

MEET SISTER JOAN, A REBEL NUN WHO VOWS TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH.

PERFECT FOR FANS OF BLACK NARCISSUS, DAPHNE DU MAURIER, MARGARET FRAZER, ELLIS PETERS or CORA HARRISON.

[sufue]

That's why I don't subscribe to the emails

Originally Posted by GlennD

I think they do those smaller price drops so it can show up in the kindle sales, and a lot of interested readers get an email from price tracking services like ereaderiq.

[sufue]

Also free at Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/SILENCE-utter...dp/B08SMPQHR1/

I liked the early Sister Joan books I read in DTB days, so glad to see them in e-book from Joffe, who do nice price drops (and freebies) fairly often...

Originally Posted by Mort1997

Free on Amazon UK today

A VOW OF SILENCE (Sister Joan Murder Mystery Book 1) by Veronica Black

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SILENCE-utt...KJS4FQMTE7N0GV

Spoiler:

1988. Order of the Daughters of Compassion, Bodmin, Cornwall.

The sisters at a lonely Cornish convent share a chilling secret they cannot confess . . . Sister Sophia is dead.

One nun is dead.
Another disappears.
And a mysterious last letter from a dying nun is sent to the prioress.

Sister Joan has faced her own demons. Now she is sent to the convent to investigate, as well as teach the local children.

WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE NUNS?

There are whispers of virgin sacrifice and suicide, and the mother prioress certainly wears pink nail varnish. And who is the young man hiding in the bracken?

MEET SISTER JOAN, A REBEL NUN WHO VOWS TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH.

PERFECT FOR FANS OF BLACK NARCISSUS, DAPHNE DU MAURIER, MARGARET FRAZER, ELLIS PETERS or CORA HARRISON.

[sufue]

Many of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct titles go on sale for $0.99 or $1.99 pretty often, but here are two for less than $0.99, which is much less common...

Killer’s Choice, #5, $0.24 (!!!! - I wish I didn't already have it, just so I could buy it for this price )
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005WZZRQU/
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B005WZZRQU/

Fuzz, #22, $0.71
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H14KJ36
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07H14KJ36

[cromag]

Originally Posted by Mort1997

Free on Amazon UK today

A VOW OF SILENCE (Sister Joan Murder Mystery Book 1) by Veronica Black

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SILENCE-utt...KJS4FQMTE7N0GV

Spoiler:

1988. Order of the Daughters of Compassion, Bodmin, Cornwall.

The sisters at a lonely Cornish convent share a chilling secret they cannot confess . . . Sister Sophia is dead.

One nun is dead.
Another disappears.
And a mysterious last letter from a dying nun is sent to the prioress.

Sister Joan has faced her own demons. Now she is sent to the convent to investigate, as well as teach the local children.

WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE NUNS?

There are whispers of virgin sacrifice and suicide, and the mother prioress certainly wears pink nail varnish. And who is the young man hiding in the bracken?

MEET SISTER JOAN, A REBEL NUN WHO VOWS TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH.

PERFECT FOR FANS OF BLACK NARCISSUS, DAPHNE DU MAURIER, MARGARET FRAZER, ELLIS PETERS or CORA HARRISON.

Originally Posted by sufue

Also free at Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/SILENCE-utter...dp/B08SMPQHR1/

I liked the early Sister Joan books I read in DTB days, so glad to see them in e-book from Joffe, who do nice price drops (and freebies) fairly often...

Here in the States, at least, the second book in the series is currently priced at $0.99.

A VOW OF CHASTITY an utterly gripping crime mystery (Sister Joan Murder Mystery Book 2)

[Gardenman]

Originally Posted by sufue

Also free at Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/SILENCE-utter...dp/B08SMPQHR1/

I liked the early Sister Joan books I read in DTB days, so glad to see them in e-book from Joffe, who do nice price drops (and freebies) fairly often...

Thanks picket it up.

[Tarana]

Thanks for the tip Sufue. I picked up Fuzz - one of the few I didn't have.

Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn Book 8) $1.99 Amazon, Kobo
Historical mystery

Asking for Truffle By Dorothy St. James $1.99 Amazon, B&N
Cozy

Three Treats Too Many By Debra H. Goldstein $.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Cozy (cat on cover)

Before She Dies By Mary Burton $1.99 Amazon, Kobo an B&N
Thriller

Deep Storm By Lincoln Child $1.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Thriller

Pieces of Her By Karin Slaughter $2.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Thriller, psychological

[ngrant]

Thanks for the list, @Tarana! Here's the Amazon Smile US link to Overture to Death
https://smile.amazon.com/Overture-De...al-text&sr=1-1

That is not one of my favorite Ngaio Marsh stories, but this one also at $1.99 is! Vintage Murder (Roderick Alleyn Book 5), a theatrical New Zealand based plot
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...oreType=ebooks

Originally Posted by Tarana

Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn Book 8) $1.99 Amazon, Kobo
Historical mystery

[sufue]

Now a couple of the later titles in this series have gone on sale/free...

Witness to Evil (#7) is free at both Kindle US and UK
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GFM7J6
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005GFM7J6

A Credible Threat (#6) is $0.99 at Kindle US, as part of a Countdown deal good for about 2 1/2 more days
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ELNU2K

Originally Posted by sufue

I remember reading a few of Janet Dawson's Jeri Howard books back in the 1990s, when they first came out, and I have vague memories of liking them, although I don't remember a lot of details. Still, that was enough for me to notice an omnibus of the first five titles when it popped up in my reading recommendations. And, the omnibus is free at Kindle US and UK right now.

Looking at eReaderIQ, it looks as if it goes free every few months, but never for very long, so grab it now if you want it. It has the first five titles in the series, so if you read the first one and like it, you're in luck - you have four more. There's also a second omnibus of later titles, and it goes free every now and then too, although not as often.

The Jeri Howard Anthology: Books 1-5, contains: Kindred Crimes, Till the Old Men Die, Take a Number, Don't Turn Your Back on the Ocean, and Nobody's Child (apa The Missing Child)

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MMYFWLV
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MMYFWLV

[sufue]

Gideon's Fire is the seventh in the George Gideon series by John Creasey (writing as JJ Marric), which is IMO a great police procedural series. Per SYKM, it also won the 1962 Edgar Award for Best Mystery. And it's on sale right now at Kindle US for only $0.60. Not just $0.99, seriously it's on sale for $0.60. Not sure how long this will last, so if you want it, grab it!

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004IARYQQ
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B004IARYQQ

Spoiler:

Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard has to deal successively with news of a mass murderer, a depraved maniac, and the deaths of a family in an arson attack on an old building south of the river. This leaves little time for the crisis developing at home ....