FREE/BARGAIN — Mystery, Suspense & Thrillers

[ReadingManiac]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

The professional reviews for the new book seem to be good. But oh, those user reviews...

Every time I'm tempted to give credence to a review from a stranger, I go read the glowing ones of Twilight. That reminds me of the reading level of the average customer review.

Seriously, some of my favourite books have had bad reviews from people who obviously can't cope with anything above a ninth grade level.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by ReadingManiac

Every time I'm tempted to give credence to a review from a stranger, I go read the glowing ones of Twilight. That reminds me of the reading level of the average customer review.

Seriously, some of my favourite books have had bad reviews from people who obviously can't cope with anything above a ninth grade level.

It's not that I disagree. But there is the rule of large numbers. Look, it's in my best interest for the book to be good. I did buy it based on my enjoyment of her first book. But for the home page of the book to have that many negative reviews, that's got to say something.

[sufue]

Trace is the 13th in the Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0074VTH34
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/trace-1

Spoiler:

Now freelancing from south Florida, Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to Richmond, Virginia, the city that turned its back on her five years ago. Investigating the death of a young girl, she must follow the twisting leads and track the strange details in order to make the dead speak-and to reveal the sad truth that may be more than even she can bear.

[sufue]

Early Autumn is the seventh in the Spenser series by Robert B. Parker. It has dropped to $2.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002W3BU02
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/early-autumn-3

Spoiler:

A bitter divorce is only the beginning. First the father hires thugs to kidnap his son. Then the mother hires Spenser to get the boy back. But as soon as Spenser senses the lay of the land, he decides to do some kidnapping of his own.

With a contract out on his life, he heads for the Maine woods, determined to give a puny 15 year old a crash course in survival and to beat his dangerous opponents at their own brutal game.

[sufue]

No Questions Asked is the twelfth and most recent (2020) in the Lexi Carmichael series by Julie Moffett. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Questions-Ask...dp/B07XTPQQCZ/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/no-questions-asked-10

Spoiler:

One last fling (with danger) before the ring?

Nothing’s that simple when you’re a geek girl. Julie Moffett’s beloved Lexi Carmichael mystery series returns with No Questions Asked.

Lexi Carmichael: saving scientists one snake at a time.

Weddings aren’t my thing—never have been. But eloping would break my mother’s heart, especially since the president of the United States put in a good word for me with his daughter’s wedding planner. I’m going to have the wedding of the year…whether I like it or not.

Before we can say I do, Slash and I are flying off to the Brazilian rain forest. Our mission: stop hackers from stealing a vaccine that could save millions of lives. I thought it’d be easy, but from the moment we step off the plane, I’m up to my neck in trouble.

After an attack by drug-runners, being kidnapped and discovering that the bad guy is even worse than we’d imagined, I’m pretty sure someone in our group is working for the enemy. And they’re succeeding. I’ll have to use all my geek skills to stop the bad guys if I’m going to make it home in time to tie that knot.

[GA Russell]

Night Squad - Davis Goodis - 99 cents
https://www.amazon.com/Night-Squad-D...dp/B00BHOH08S/

(repeat from 2016)

[Fbone]

Persons Unknown (DS Manon Bradshaw #2) by Susie Steiner is $1.99

https://smile.amazon.com/Persons-Nov...s%2C149&sr=1-1

[Tarana]

Same author of the Cadfael series. I apologize to Kobo readers - I was late putting this up and the deal is no longer at Kobo (still live at B&N).

The Felse Investigations Volume One: Fallen into the Pit, Death and the Joyful Woman, and Flight of a Witch by Ellis Peters $3.99 Amazon and B&N

In the English village of Comerford, just on the border of Wales, it’s Det. Sgt. George Felse’s duty to keep the peace—and keep his fourteen-year-old son, Dominic, out of harm’s way . . .

Fallen into the Pit: The shadow of World War II still looms over the village of Comerford. Dominic finds the body of a German ex-prisoner of war and develops a dangerous interest in solving the case.

Death and the Joyful Woman: Dominic falls in love with an heiress who stands accused of bludgeoning a millionaire beer baron to death with a magnum of champagne.

Flight of a Witch: Felse handles a strange case involving the disappearance of a local beauty, a fatal robbery, and witchcraft.

Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/Felse-Inves...0504334&sr=8-1

Knocker on Death's Door (Felse book #10) - Ellis Peters. $1.99 Amazon and B&N
Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/Knocker-Dea...al-text&sr=1-1

If you don't want the omnibus, Book 2 is also on sale for $2.99 at Amazon.

[ZodWallop]

Last Summer by Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain, aka Salvatore Albert Lombino) is $1.99 at Amazon US.

Three teenagers turn an idyllic summer vacation into a violent nightmare in this “compelling and unforgettable” novel by the bestselling author of The Blackboard Jungle (Harper’s).

Bored, restless, privileged teenagers Sandy, David, and Peter meet while vacationing with their families on remote Greensward Island. The two boys, both sixteen, are immediately entranced by Sandy’s beauty and frank sexuality.

Over the course of the summer, the trio creates an illicit teenage paradise far removed from adult supervision. Stolen beers and lustful teasing lead to more nefarious games, however, when Rhoda appears. Shy, quiet, and unsophisticated, the fifteen-year-old desperately wants to fit in with her more glamorous peers. Her awkwardness brings out a vicious cruel streak in Sandy, who has David and Peter so tightly wrapped around her finger they’ll do whatever she wants—even if it means destroying an innocent life.

A fearless, unflinching portrait of youth gone wild, Last Summer was the basis for an Academy Award–nominated film starring Barbara Hershey, Bruce Davison, Richard Thomas, and Catherine Burns. Originally published in 1968 and heralded by Cosmopolitan as “the most chilling novel of this—or any—autumn,” Last Summer transforms a coming-of-age story into a dark and twisted fable and confirms Evan Hunter’s reputation as a master of suspense.

[Gardenman]

Originally Posted by Tarana

Same author of the Cadfael series. I apologize to Kobo readers - I was late putting this up and the deal is no longer at Kobo (still live at B&N).



Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/Felse-Inves...0504334&sr=8-1

Knocker on Death's Door (Felse book #10) - Ellis Peters. $1.99 Amazon and B&N
Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/Knocker-Dea...al-text&sr=1-1

If you don't want the omnibus, Book 2 is also on sale for $2.99 at Amazon.

Thanks Tarana got book 10

[sufue]

The Bomb Ship is the fourth in the Richard Mariner series by Peter Tonkin. It is free right now at Kindle US and UK. It was previously on sale as part of the Ship to Shore omnibus of Richard Mariner titles, but WTH, it's free, so you can get an individual copy now if you want it...

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BR26BDY
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07BR26BDY

Spoiler:

Richard Mariner of the Heritage Mariner shipping company has commissioned two identical ships designed to transport nuclear waste safely across the Atlantic.

Within months of surviving a terrorist attack at their launch, the sister ships are in service, but suspiciously bad luck and foul weather trap the Atropos behind a huge ice barrier.

Crippled and helpless, she is in imminent danger of being crushed.

Clotho, the only ship close enough to help, plunges into the stormy Labrador Sea, her crew totally unaware that the bomb has done more damage than anyone suspects.

And that was but the opening move in a campaign of violence by a death-defying group of environmental terrorists who are already aboard, disguised as members of the crew and secretly stowed away.

One lethal device has already been planted and more have been smuggled deep into the bowels of the great ship ...

It is up to Richard and Robin Mariner to save themselves, their crew and their company.

But in deep waters, no one is safe ...

[sufue]

For a while, Archer Mayor seemed to be cycling through putting titles in his Joe Gunther police procedural series on sale pretty regularly. But in the last couple of years, not so much...

Now he's got a couple of titles in the series on US Kindle Countdown for $0.99 each for about 7 more hours. So move fast if you want them.

Occam's Razor, #10: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C3E0D9E/

The Marble Mask, #11: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C3E9F7K

[Tarana]

There are several collections of the Lord Peter Wimsey series by Dorothy Sayers on Amazon. In this specific one, most of the books are either $.99 or $2.99 and most have Whispersync audiobook deals where available. Therefore, I'm not linking to a specific book but the collection page for Amazon.

Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B074CC4H..._ks_series_rwt

At Kobo and B&N, only Strong Poison is $.99. Some other books are matched for $2.99, but not all.
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strong-poison-3

Edited to add: Busman's Holiday has both ebook and audiobook, but they are not Whispersync linked.

[Tarana]

Dead by Morning By Dorothy Simpson $.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N

I don't know this author, but this book was a CWA (Crime Writers of America) Silver Dagger winner.

Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/Dead-Mornin...s%2C201&sr=1-5
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dead-by-morning-8

[GA Russell]

The Maltese Falcon - 99 cents
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08626VY53

(not often this low)