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[sufue]

Kate Shugak books don't go on sale very often, but I'll try to remember to post when I see sales.

This is one of my favorite series, until it's seriously not, for a book or two. And then back to being a favorite again. I've also liked Stabenow's somewhat linked Liam Campbell series, and also her Eye of Isis series. Although take that with a grain of salt, since I am a sucker for mysteries set in ancient Egypt. Or colonial/protectorate Egypt. Or even almost modern day Egypt. And I also recently had a review copy of the first in Stabenow's new Pinkerton/Harvey Girl series, and liked that too. Although again I'm biased since most of my dad's family is from the southwest US, which is where the first book, at least, was set.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've read some of the series and it is quite good. I should figure out where I left off and read more of it.

[Morgenmuffel]

Originally Posted by sufue

Kate Shugak books don't go on sale very often, but I'll try to remember to post when I see sales.

This is one of my favorite series, until it's seriously not, for a book or two. And then back to being a favorite again. I've also liked Stabenow's somewhat linked Liam Campbell series, and also her Eye of Isis series. Although take that with a grain of salt, since I am a sucker for mysteries set in ancient Egypt. Or colonial/protectorate Egypt. Or even almost modern day Egypt. And I also recently had a review copy of the first in Stabenow's new Pinkerton/Harvey Girl series, and liked that too. Although again I'm biased since most of my dad's family is from the southwest US, which is where the first book, at least, was set.

Thanks for that, i have added the Eye of Isis series to my watchlist, (as apart from Christian Jacqs and Paul Dohertys series i haven't found any good one set in back them)

[Tarana]

Latest Inspector Lynley just discounted. A Slowly Dying Cause by Elizabeth George $6.99 at both Amazon and Kobo.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by sufue

Kate Shugak books don't go on sale very often, but I'll try to remember to post when I see sales.

This is one of my favorite series, until it's seriously not, for a book or two. And then back to being a favorite again. I've also liked Stabenow's somewhat linked Liam Campbell series, and also her Eye of Isis series. Although take that with a grain of salt, since I am a sucker for mysteries set in ancient Egypt. Or colonial/protectorate Egypt. Or even almost modern day Egypt. And I also recently had a review copy of the first in Stabenow's new Pinkerton/Harvey Girl series, and liked that too. Although again I'm biased since most of my dad's family is from the southwest US, which is where the first book, at least, was set.

In the location vain, I rather like the Robert B. Parker Spencer series. That takes place in Boston, MA and it rather nice knowing the places in the books.

[sufue]

I also have quite liked Lynda S Robinson's Lord Meren series and Lauren Haney's Lieutenant Bak series. And also, although much more whimsical and cozy, I really really like T Lee Harris' short and inexpensive Huti/Neffi (Sitehuti and Nefer-Djenou-Bastet) series. Especially, for the Huti/Neffi series, if you like cats. And there are some one-offs: Agatha Christie's Death Comes as the End, of course, and Carol Thurston's The Eye of Horus, which bops back and forth between ancient Egypt and modern times, and made me cry - in a good way - a bit. And, if you are willing to go for more recent ("British Protectorate" Egypt), I adore and laugh myself silly over Michael Pearce's Mamur Zapt series.

Oh, and if you want to branch out from ancient Egypt, but stay ancient, NL Holmes' Empire at Twilight series is set in the Hittite empire of around 1250 BCe, and I've never run into any other books set then/there. I've read two or three of those and liked them.

Originally Posted by Morgenmuffel

Thanks for that, i have added the Eye of Isis series to my watchlist, (as apart from Christian Jacqs and Paul Dohertys series i haven't found any good one set in back them)

[sufue]

Yeah, I know - it doesn't help my TBR pile that lots of authors like to set their mysteries in the American Southwest (dad's family), Florida (mom's family), Washington DC (lived there briefly a couple of times), Los Angeles (live now), and France (never lived there, but wish I did, and try to visit as often as I can). Sigh!

Originally Posted by JSWolf

In the location vain, I rather like the Robert B. Parker Spencer series. That takes place in Boston, MA and it rather nice knowing the places in the books.

[Morgenmuffel]

Originally Posted by sufue

I also have quite liked Lynda S Robinson's Lord Meren series and Lauren Haney's Lieutenant Bak series. And also, although much more whimsical and cozy, I really really like T Lee Harris' short and inexpensive Huti/Neffi (Sitehuti and Nefer-Djenou-Bastet) series. Especially, for the Huti/Neffi series, if you like cats. And there are some one-offs: Agatha Christie's Death Comes as the End, of course, and Carol Thurston's The Eye of Horus, which bops back and forth between ancient Egypt and modern times, and made me cry - in a good way - a bit. And, if you are willing to go for more recent ("British Protectorate" Egypt), I adore and laugh myself silly over Michael Pearce's Mamur Zapt series.

Oh, and if you want to branch out from ancient Egypt, but stay ancient, NL Holmes' Empire at Twilight series is set in the Hittite empire of around 1250 BCe, and I've never run into any other books set then/there. I've read two or three of those and liked them.

Cheers for that, I have added them to my watchlist /reading list

[sufue]

Passions in Death is the fifty-ninth Eve Dallas book by JD Robb. It's on sale right now in the US for $2.99, which isn't great for a fairly recent, but not most-recent book. But, it's a lot better than the $9.99 it is normally.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQHMW7TD
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/passions-in-death

Spoiler:

Homicide Detective Eve Dallas hunts a killer who turns a wedding party into a murder scene in the next novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author, J.D. Robb, Passions in Death.

On a hot August night, Lt. Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, speed through the streets of Manhattan to the Down and Dirty club, where a joyful, boisterous pre-wedding girls’ night out has turned into a murder scene. One of the brides lies in a pool of blood, garroted in a private room where she was preparing a surprise for her fiancée—two scrimped and saved-for tickets to Hawaii.

Despite the dozens of people present, useful witnesses are hard to come by. It all brings back some bad memories for Eve who once suffered an assault in the very same room—but she’d been able to fight back and survive. She’d gotten justice. And now she needs to provide some for poor young Erin.

Eve knows that the level of violence and the apparent premeditation involved suggest a volatile mix of hidden, heated passion and ice-cold calculation. This is a crime that can be countered only by hard detective work and relentless dedication—and Eve will not stop until she finds the killer who destroyed this couple’s dreams before the honeymoon even began…

[GA Russell]

Here is another Otto Penzler collection. I picked up the paperback edition five years ago.

The Big Book of Reel Murders
: Stories that Inspired Great Crime Films

$4.99

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NPWFXB1

[sufue]

Maigret's Patience, apa Maigret Bides His Time, apa The Patience of Maigret, by Georges Simenon, is £0.99 right now. Probably for the month, since it dropped on March 1, but you never know, so grab it now if you want it. It's from pretty near the end of the series - the blurb says it's #64, and there is no way I am going to count and check whether that matches up with eReaderIQ.

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07D46L3D8
Kobo UK: https://www.kobo.com/gb/es/ebook/maigret-s-patience

Spoiler:

Maigret finds himself back on the Rue des Acacias just ten days after cracking another case there. This time it is the murder of a criminal Maigret has known for over twenty years and one he always suspected was behind a string of jewellery robberies in the city. Maigret's patience is tested as he eliminates neighbour by neighbour in his hunt for the murderer.

This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret Bides His Time.

[sufue]

Trouble at the Brownstone is the sixteenth in Robert Goldsborough's continuation of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin series. It's on sale for $0.99/£0.99 in the US/UK, and discountable at Kobo.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08THB3WP1
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/tro...the-brownstone
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08THB3WP1
Kobo UK: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/tro...the-brownstone

Spoiler:

Archie Goodwin is not overly fond of Theodore Horstmann, who takes care of the orchids on the rooftop of Nero Wolfe's West Thirty-Fifth Street brownstone. But as loyal assistant to the legendary private detective, Archie will put his animosity aside when the surly orchid-keeper stumbles through the front door beaten within an inch of his life.

While the gardener lies in a coma, Nero sends Archie to poke around his apartment near the river. The place is neatly kept, if not quite as elegant as the brownstone, but across the street on Tenth Avenue Archie quickly discovers the longshoremen's watering hole in whose back room Horstmann has been playing a lot of bridge lately. The smoky tavern is packed with tough dockworkers and recent European immigrants, and Archie does his best to blend in, filling the victim's empty seat in his running card game, as he attempts to learn what sort of shady business might have led to attempted murder. But when one of his new bridge partners is killed, Archie finds himself caught up in something much bigger than a bar fight . . .

Trouble at the Brownstone serves up postwar New York City atmosphere in a fast-paced mystery featuring Nero Wolfe, "one of the two or three most beloved detectives in fiction" (Publishers Weekly).

[sufue]

Now $0.99 at Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYK9CGMM

And could probably be price-matched at Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/feast-for-the-ravens

Originally Posted by sufue

Feast for the Ravens is the thirteenth and most recent (2025) in Sarah Hawkswood's Bradecote & Catchpoll historical series. I had a review copy of an earlier title in this series, which I quite liked, and have since read some others (ditto on liking them). Feast in on sale at Kindle UK right now for £0.99. Sadly it's not on sale at Kobo UK, but I'm providing the link for price checking/matching purposes.

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DYK9CGMM
Kobo UK (price check/match): https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/feast-for-the-ravens

[salty-horse]

The Killer Question by Janice Hallett is £2 in the UK (Kobo, Amazon)

The answer is murder.
The question is whodunnit?

A quiet country pub stands empty, its windows boarded up. And its kindly landlords, Mal and Sue Eastwood, are missing.

What could have happened? A lot of strange events occurred in the days before the Eastwoods disappeared. A murdered man pulled from the nearby river. An eccentric couple on a houseboat who claimed to be led by a spirit guide. And a mysterious new team who suddenly appeared and began winning every round at the weekly pub quiz - much to the anger of the locals. They must have been cheating, but no one could figure out how...

Can you crack the case of the missing landlords? Someone's not been playing fair, so get the drinks in and see if you can get a perfect score.

[salty-horse]

The Blue Place: A Novel (Aud Torvingen) (Aud Torvingen #1) by Nicola Griffith is $4 in the US (Kobo, Amazon)
This is the reissue of the series started in 1998. While Griffith usually writes SF&F, this is noir.

Aud Torvingen is a rangy six-footer with eyes the color of cement and the tendency to hurt people who get in her way. Born in Norway, a land of ice and snow, she now lives in Atlanta, luxuriating in the lush heat and brashness, gliding easily between the worlds of the elegant elite and the criminal underbelly, beautiful and functional as a folded razor.

On an April evening between thunderstorms, Aud turns a corner and collides with a running woman. She catches the scent of clean, rain-wet hair, thinks, Today, you are lucky, and moves on—and behind her a house explodes in a tiger lily of flames. When Aud turns back, the woman is gone.

But the woman, Julia, returns, seeking Aud’s protection in a deadly international game of art forgery, drugs, money laundering, and murder. But Aud knows danger. When danger sits opposite and offers you the dice, you should walk away. Danger loads the dice, it cheats. But for Julia, Aud will play—and risk losing herself in that cool blue place where everything slows to crystal clarity and violence is bliss . . .

The first book in Nicola Griffith’s beloved Aud trilogy, The Blue Place reshapes the noir suspense novel into something refreshing and excitingly new.

[sufue]

Almost nine (!!!!) years later, Bones Never Lie is $1.99 again in the US. The links below are still good, although I cleaned one of them up a little.

Originally Posted by sufue

Bones Never Lie (with bonus novella Swamp Bones) is the 17th and next-to-last (2014) in the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IQRN4YS
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/bon...la-swamp-bones