FREE/BARGAIN - Mystery, Suspense, Thriller - 2014 - Page 16

Froide · 11-11-2014, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mort1997

Free today on Amazon UK - Deadly Secrets (Mapleton Mystery Book 1) by Terry Odell

Previously posted as free in US to my memory - now popped up for free in UK (not in Au or Can)

Spoiler:

UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...etailpage_o03_

Still free at Amazon.com US

Fbone · 11-11-2014, 09:39 PM

Do or Die: An Inspector Green Mystery by Barbara Fradkin [Napoleon & Co] is FREE at Amazon.

http://smile.amazon.com/Do-Die-Inspe...ords=do+or+die

HarryT · 11-12-2014, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

Do or Die: An Inspector Green Mystery by Barbara Fradkin [Napoleon & Co] is FREE at Amazon.

http://smile.amazon.com/Do-Die-Inspe...ords=do+or+die

Not free on Amazon UK, to save anyone else the trouble of looking

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crich70 · 11-12-2014, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Not free on Amazon UK, to save anyone else the trouble of looking

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It is available through Kobo (at least in the US) though I don't know if it's also available through them in the UK.

BearMountainBooks · 11-12-2014, 11:29 AM

Is it okay to post books that have been reviewed or recommended by readers of my blog? I have a couple of "informal" reviewers who sometimes review books for my blog or send me an email with a rec--I blog them, but don't always read them myself. Some of the books are indie books. I am not sure if that passes the "smell test" for this thread, but I thought I'd ask because every once in a while the recommendations look interesting to me.

This is not something that happens all that often as both of the people I'm thinking of only rarely rec a book or review it for a post on the blog.

Little.Egret · 11-12-2014, 12:24 PM

Your readers can of course post here if they wish, but the distinction is supposed to be between self-published (to include indies that publish only one author) and books that have gone though rather wider acceptance either now or earlier (for reprints) or that the poster personally recommends.

BearMountainBooks · 11-12-2014, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Your readers can of course post here if they wish, but the distinction is supposed to be between self-published (to include indies that publish only one author) and books that have gone though rather wider acceptance either now or earlier (for reprints) or that the poster personally recommends.

Okay. That's what I'll stick to--the ones I've read.

HarryT · 11-12-2014, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Okay. That's what I'll stick to--the ones I've read.

That would be for the best - thanks. You could of course start your own "Books my readers have recommended" thread, as long as you were careful not to cross the line into self-promotion.

BearMountainBooks · 11-12-2014, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

That would be for the best - thanks. You could of course start your own "Books my readers have recommended" thread, as long as you were careful not to cross the line into self-promotion.

That's what the blog is for in the first place so I'll just keep it there. There's just been a couple lately that have looked particularly interesting so I thought I'd mention them here because I don't see a lot of cozy mentions, but I haven't actually sat down and read them. The one is a reprint, I think, but I am not positive. It's not a big deal. I was pretty sure that I should just stick to what I've read. Makes perfect sense.

Purple Lady · 11-12-2014, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

That's what the blog is for in the first place so I'll just keep it there. There's just been a couple lately that have looked particularly interesting so I thought I'd mention them here because I don't see a lot of cozy mentions, but I haven't actually sat down and read them. The one is a reprint, I think, but I am not positive. It's not a big deal. I was pretty sure that I should just stick to what I've read. Makes perfect sense.

I thought there used to be a thread for cozy mysteries but I just looked and didn't see it.

ATDrake · 11-12-2014, 12:55 PM

^

There's been several, but they were done as monthly and we get few enough non-self-pub cozy freebies that one hasn't been started yet for November (perhaps a mod might perhaps consider merging some of the ones from July/August, September, & October if the OPs are amenable, since there were discussions and reading recs included in some of the threads?)

BearMountainBooks · 11-12-2014, 01:07 PM

Since there are so few cozy bargains/recs, it makes more sense to just add them here. I don't really need another thread to follow! Although I didn't realize that I didn't see them here because there used to be a thread for them.

ATDrake · 11-12-2014, 01:15 PM

^

Sometimes people just want to specifically zoom in on a sub-sub-genre that particularly interests them without having to go through the rest.

Bargain @ $1.99 for today only (Nov 12th) according to the newsletter from Open Road Media (couponable @ Kobo, should be available in all the standard US stores, apparently geo-restricted to US-only, etc.):

The Private Sector by Irish writer Joseph Hone (Wikipedia), a vintage espionage mystery/thriller originally published in 1971, 1st in his Peter Marlow series starring a British schoolteacher turned spy, this installment set during Israel's Six Day War in 1967.

To find an old friend, a past-his-prime spy steps into a war zone

When Henry Edwards recruited him to work as an intelligence officer, Peter Marlow was young enough that espionage seemed romantic. They were in Cairo during the Suez Crisis, two young spies haunting dinner parties and back alleys in search of morsels of information that were never as important as they seemed. A decade later, espionage has lost its sheen, and Henry confesses to Peter that he’s considering resignation. A few days later, he’s gone.

Is Henry dead, or is he planning to defect? Either way, the service wants him buried. Peter is sent to Cairo in search of his old friend. But as war looms over Israel and the Arab states, and President Nasser’s life comes under threat, Peter’s task becomes more challenging than he would like. Espionage is a young man’s game, and more than ever before, he feels close to the grave.

peachiekene · 11-12-2014, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Since there are so few cozy bargains/recs, it makes more sense to just add them here. I don't really need another thread to follow! Although I didn't realize that I didn't see them here because there used to be a thread for them.

The cozy thread only gets created when there are cozy offerings

Also - the cozy thread doesn't adhere to the self-published "you must have read and personally recommend" rule because there just aren't enough offerings to be too picky.

I actually need to post a couple of cozy deals I found.

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Originally Posted by ATDrake

Sometimes people just want to specifically zoom in on a sub-sub-genre that particularly interests them without having to go through the rest.

I wouldn't say that every sub-(sub-)genre needs it's own thread, but cozies are kind of in their own special class. They *are* mysteries, they can have murder, but they are "happy and clean".

A lot of avid cozy readers don't like the grittier/harder/bloodier stuff. Thus the separate thread. It doesn't mean they can't be included here, but I think some people like not having to try and sort.

Terisa de morgan · 11-12-2014, 04:22 PM

I think there's another reason to begin the cozy, if I remember, and it was mentioned at the romance thread: people didn't come here because cozy weren't usually included here (although they are sometimes). So, if the last cozy thread could get its yearly stick, we could try to add it some ones there (and no self-published rule there, that was for sure as I initiated a couple of the threads

)

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11-11-2014, 09:39 PM	#227
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,296 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Do or Die: An Inspector Green Mystery by Barbara Fradkin [Napoleon & Co] is FREE at Amazon. http://smile.amazon.com/Do-Die-Inspe...ords=do+or+die

11-12-2014, 11:29 AM	#230
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	Is it okay to post books that have been reviewed or recommended by readers of my blog? I have a couple of "informal" reviewers who sometimes review books for my blog or send me an email with a rec--I blog them, but don't always read them myself. Some of the books are indie books. I am not sure if that passes the "smell test" for this thread, but I thought I'd ask because every once in a while the recommendations look interesting to me. This is not something that happens all that often as both of the people I'm thinking of only rarely rec a book or review it for a post on the blog.

11-12-2014, 12:24 PM	#231
Little.Egret Wizard Posts: 3,168 Karma: 37800000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G, Kindle Fire 2, NOOK ST, Kindle HDX, Fire 7"	Your readers can of course post here if they wish, but the distinction is supposed to be between self-published (to include indies that publish only one author) and books that have gone though rather wider acceptance either now or earlier (for reprints) or that the poster personally recommends.

11-12-2014, 12:55 PM	#236
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	^ There's been several, but they were done as monthly and we get few enough non-self-pub cozy freebies that one hasn't been started yet for November (perhaps a mod might perhaps consider merging some of the ones from July/August, September, & October if the OPs are amenable, since there were discussions and reading recs included in some of the threads?)

11-12-2014, 01:07 PM	#237
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	Since there are so few cozy bargains/recs, it makes more sense to just add them here. I don't really need another thread to follow! Although I didn't realize that I didn't see them here because there used to be a thread for them.

11-12-2014, 01:15 PM	#238
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	^ Sometimes people just want to specifically zoom in on a sub-sub-genre that particularly interests them without having to go through the rest. Bargain @ $1.99 for today only (Nov 12th) according to the newsletter from Open Road Media (couponable @ Kobo, should be available in all the standard US stores, apparently geo-restricted to US-only, etc.): The Private Sector by Irish writer Joseph Hone (Wikipedia), a vintage espionage mystery/thriller originally published in 1971, 1st in his Peter Marlow series starring a British schoolteacher turned spy, this installment set during Israel's Six Day War in 1967. To find an old friend, a past-his-prime spy steps into a war zone When Henry Edwards recruited him to work as an intelligence officer, Peter Marlow was young enough that espionage seemed romantic. They were in Cairo during the Suez Crisis, two young spies haunting dinner parties and back alleys in search of morsels of information that were never as important as they seemed. A decade later, espionage has lost its sheen, and Henry confesses to Peter that he’s considering resignation. A few days later, he’s gone. Is Henry dead, or is he planning to defect? Either way, the service wants him buried. Peter is sent to Cairo in search of his old friend. But as war looms over Israel and the Arab states, and President Nasser’s life comes under threat, Peter’s task becomes more challenging than he would like. Espionage is a young man’s game, and more than ever before, he feels close to the grave.

11-12-2014, 04:22 PM	#240
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,636 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	I think there's another reason to begin the cozy, if I remember, and it was mentioned at the romance thread: people didn't come here because cozy weren't usually included here (although they are sometimes). So, if the last cozy thread could get its yearly stick, we could try to add it some ones there (and no self-published rule there, that was for sure as I initiated a couple of the threads )

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