Free/Bargain Mystery/Suspense/Thriller July 2014

[Froide]

Originally Posted by peachiekene

Looks to be free almost everywhere(US) too - except Barnes and Noble.

Kobo
Google
iTunes

Thank you for pointing this one out!

Now free at B&N.

[Mort1997]

Free today on Amazon UK - Earthly Powers by David Anderson


'In 1945, just before the end of the war, a German U-boat is transporting a deadly secret away from the ruins of Berlin.
Hidden on Arcadia Island, on the outskirts of British Columbia, it was safely stored away to make sure it did not fall into the wrong hands.
But now it has been rediscovered by the islands latest resident, Terri Stark.
But when Lucius Stringer and his eco-group, Earth Power, move onto the island, a strange, and deadly, series of events start ruin Terri’s peaceful haven.
When all communication with the mainland is lost; Terri and her ex-husband, Jack, take matters into their own hands.
They soon uncover a long history of violence, murder, stretching back to the Second World War.
Who are the Earthly Power and what do they want?
Will Terri and Jack make it out unscathed?
Or will the secrets of Arcadia Island claim another victim?'

UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Earthly-Powe...ndeavour+press

US
http://www.amazon.com/Earthly-Powers...ndeavour+press

AU
http://www.amazon.com.au/Earthly-Pow...ndeavour+press

Can
http://www.amazon.ca/Earthly-Powers-...ndeavour+press

[Mort1997]

Free today on Amazon UK - Sisters of Mercy by Andrew Puckett

'Latchvale Hospital.
Sister Josephine Farewell has suspicions about the deaths on her ward.
As another patient dies unexpectedly, Sister Farewell begins to suspect that a serial killer is at work in the Intensive Therapy Unit.
After reporting her fears to the police, Home Office investigator Tom Jones enlists Jo’s help in his undercover operation.
Jones is not convinced that the deaths are random.
But what is the link?
As Jones and Sister Farewell investigate they find sinister connections between the patients that lead them into a world of religious fanaticism and cold-blooded manipulation…'

UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sisters-Merc...ndeavour+press

US
http://www.amazon.com/Sisters-Mercy-...ndeavour+press

AU
http://www.amazon.com.au/Sisters-Mer...ndeavour+press

Can
http://www.amazon.ca/Sisters-Mercy-A...ndeavour+press

[Mort1997]

Free today on Amazon UK -Unfaithful Servant by Timothy Harris

'In twenty-first century L.A, the truth is always more interesting than tabloid gossip.
But when 14-year-old Hugo Vine tries to hire private-eye Thomas Kyd, Thomas is not sure he wants know the truth about the famous Vine family.
A recovering alcoholic still haunted by a terrible crime he committed in Vietnam involving a child, Kyd refuses to work for a minor who is apparently mentally unbalanced.
Months later, Hugo's mother, Sally, hires Kyd against his will to keep a close watch on Hugo.
Thrown together with the boy on a daily basis, Kyd discovers Hugo's life is haunted by the possibility his real father was murdered by the man who replaced him. Even worse, Hugo's own mother may have played a role in his death.
Kyd must test the limits of his own courage and humanity to save Hugo from the deadly web in which he's been caught.
And he must resolve to be an 'unfaithful servant'. '


UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unfaithful-S...ndeavour+press

US
http://www.amazon.com/Unfaithful-Ser...ndeavour+press

Au
http://www.amazon.com.au/Unfaithful-...ndeavour+press

Can
http://www.amazon.ca/Unfaithful-Serv...ndeavour+press

[Mort1997]

Free Today on Amazon UK - The Death Pictures (The TV Detective Series) by Simon Wood


'A dying artist creates a series of ten paintings – The Death Pictures – which contain a mysterious riddle, leading the way to a unique and highly valuable prize. Thousands attempt to solve it. But before the answer can be revealed, the painter is murdered.

A serial rapist is working through a series of attacks. He isn’t shy to make clear his hatred of women, and taunting of the police. He leaves his calling card, a witch’s hat at the houses he breaks into, each numbered from a pack of six.

The detectives face baffling questions. Why kill the artist when he would die naturally in just a few weeks time? What to make of the attempted break in at his house just before his death? Could it be connected with the rapes, all of which have been carried out in the area around his home?

The media interest in the cases is intense, and Detective Chief Inspector Adam Breen again turns to his friend, TV Crime reporter Dan Groves to help him handle it. Dan does – at the price of some great scoops, and an involvement in the case that eventually leads him to effectively talk to the rapist, using the stories he broadcasts to lure him into a trap, and finally, discover the extraordinary solution to the riddle. '


UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Pictur...s=accent+press

US
http://www.amazon.com/Death-Pictures...s=accent+press

Not free in Au or Can

[Dr. Drib]

Not free in the U.S.A., either.

[HarryT]

Thank you Mort - some good books from, from the sound of them.

[gabby98]

Thanks Mort...picked up two and put one on my wishlist in case it drops soon.

[sufue]

St. Albans Fire by Archer Mayor is a Kindle US Countdown deal. It's $1.99 for about 3 more hours (sorry, sorry, just spotted it now, at about 7 am, US Pacific time, on July 12) and then $2.99 for an unknown period of time. It shows a digital list price of $3.99, so even the $2.99 is a bit of a bargain.

This is number 16 (if I counted right on the Stop You're Killing Me website) in the Joe Gunther series.

With Joe Gunther and his Vermont Bureau of Investigation team spread thin on assignment everywhere, from the remote dairy county of Northwest Vermont to the slums of Newark, NJ, they're pushed to their absolute limit when a string of serial arsons across the Green Mountain State evolve into the most shocking series of murders the bucolic region has ever known.

Link for Amazon US is here: http://www.amazon.com/Albans-Fire-Gu...dp/B00C3F0CSK/

[HarryT]

There are currently three of Ed McBain's "87th Precinct" books on 99p special offer at Amazon UK: "Cop Hater", "Give the Boys a Great Big Hand", and "Long Time, No See". It's the monthly deal, so they should stay at that price for the rest of the month.

McBain was the master of the police procedural. "Cop Hater" may be of particular interest, because it's the first book in the series, and an ideal way to see if McBain appeals to you.

[pdurrant]

UK Only. Amazon are offering a free voucher which allows purchase of any number of books from a list of 25 at £0.99 each.

This includes four Ed McBain titles, Lightning, Lady Killer, See Them Die and Ice.

See http://www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node=4637925031 for the list and a link to get the free voucher.

[BelleZora]

I must point this one out although it is breaking the rules of the thread. It is self-published and I have not yet read it. Here is the link to my post last month when the first in the series, which I had read, was offered for free: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ll#post2848975

Others also like Mr. Faricy's self-published contributions to the madcap romp mystery genre.

"Laugh a minute story line in another of Faricy's deliciously engaging worlds..." -The Irish Gazette

"You'll be chuckling at midnight and trying to remember when the dives close in your neighborhood..." -Crimeways Magazine

Mr Swirlee (Dev Haskell #2) by Mike Faricy.

AU: http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0056396DS

CA: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0056396DS

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0056396DS

US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056396DS

Skirt-chasing, wise-cracking, dysfunctional Private Investigator Dev Haskell leaves his usual stool at the Spot Bar to take on what looks like a cakewalk job: keep ice cream mongul Mr. Swirlee alive. Turns out Mr. Swirlee is anything but a cakewalk... He's a ruthless "entrepreneur" with a flash temper, a mean streak a mile wide, and a laundry list of people who want to do him in--including his sex-crazed girlfriend Lola. Things go from bad to worse when Dev discovers his client is running a gambling ring in his ice cream trucks. When his revelation is detected, a dead body ends up in the trunk of his car. Once again, our hero is in over his head. Thank God for Dev's friend Tony "Dog" Colli, sometime friend and felon, who agrees to help out.

Murder, mayhem, romance, double cross, and bodies pile up as Dog and Dev follow their difficult client through the streets of St. Paul in the steamy summertime, spinning a colorful yarn with a healthy serving of the bizarre. A fast paced tale of bottom feeders and the criminal class, Mr. Swirlee will leave you at turns gasping and chuckling your way through Dev Haskell's screwy world.

[HarryT]

I think the fact that you've read and enjoyed the first book in the series is a sufficient reason to be able to recommend the second. All we ask is that you have some more or less legitimate reason for doing so .

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by BelleZora

I must point this one out although it is breaking the rules of the thread. It is self-published and I have not yet read it. Here is the link to my post last month when the first in the series, which I had read, was offered for free: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ll#post2848975

Others also like Mr. Faricy's self-published contributions to the madcap romp mystery genre.





Mr Swirlee (Dev Haskell #2) by Mike Faricy.

AU: http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0056396DS

CA: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0056396DS

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0056396DS

US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056396DS

Cool beans, thanks! I'll watch for the first one to be free again. For some reason authors that like to do free, redo them eventually!

[BelleZora]

Thanks, Harry. Now I feel free to post any Mike Faricy freebie offered. Not literature, but more competently written fun than many traditionally published mysteries I've read.

Repeat freebie today: City of Beads (Tubby Dubonnet #2) by Tony Dunbar . First published by Berkley in 1996.

AU: http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B007Z5HC7W

CA: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B007Z5HC7W

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007Z5HC7W

US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007Z5HC7W

New Orleans lawyer Tubby Dubonnet is bored. He wants to bill enough hours to pay his alimony and keep his daughter in college, with enough left over for an occasional drink and a good meal, but he longs for something different and exciting.

Sure, researching licensing law for the new casino will keep trout meunière on the table, but what could be more tedious? (Unless, of course, the client turns out to be connected.) Meanwhile, there’s the estate of an old friend who controls some dock leases on the wharf. And he agrees to help his daughter’s environmental group stop illegal dumping in the river.

Ho-hum, thinks our hero. But suddenly all three cases begin to converge in an entirely ominous way–the toxic dumping, the dock leases, and the too-good-to-be-true casino job. How is that possible? Could it be Tubby’s been set up as the fall guy in a Mob effort to expand its gambling empire?