FREE/BARGAIN — Mystery, Suspense & Thrillers

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It has been a little while since one of the rare price drops on a Rex Stout/Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin title. This time it's Three at Wolfe's Door, which has dropped to $1.99/£1.49 in the US/UK respectively.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003O86QCG
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/three-at-wolfe-s-door
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003O86QCG

I'm in a huge hurry, so no blurb...it's Rex Stout...you don't need a blurb...

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Two Jonathan Kellerman/Alex Delaware titles on sale - one in the US, one in the UK.

Evidence, #24, $1.99 in the US
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002MUAFXI
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/evidence-6

Deception, #25, £2.99 in the UK
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003MVZBZ8

Still in a hurry, so still no blurbs...

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Dead Land is the most recent title (other than a book of short stories) in Sara Paretsky's long-running and much nominated/awarded VI Warshawski series. And Dead Land itself was, per the blurb, named a Best Book of the Year by the Washington Post. It has dropped to $2.99 at Kindle and Kobo US right now.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H5156ZQ
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07H5156ZQ
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dead-lands

Spoiler:

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST

“A proper hero for these times . . . To us, V.I. is perfect.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"Sara Paretsky’s gloriously kick-ass private eye, V.I. “Vic” Warshawski, is back . . . in a political-rot thriller that’s the definition of perfection in the genre." — THE WASHINGTON POST

Chicago’s legendary detective, V.I. Warshawski, knows her city’s rotten underbelly better than most, but she’s unable to avoid it when her goddaughter drags her into a fight over lakefront land use, in this propulsive novel from New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky.

Chicago may be the city of broad shoulders, but its political law is “Pay to Play.” Money changes hands in the middle of the night, and by morning, buildings and parks are replaced by billion-dollar projects.

Chicago PI V.I. Warshawski gets pulled into one of these clandestine deals through her impetuous goddaughter, Bernie Fouchard. Bernie tries to rescue Lydia Zamir, a famed singer-songwriter now living on the streets; Zamir’s life fell apart when her lover was murdered next to her in a mass shooting at an outdoor concert. Not only does Bernie plunge her and V.I. headlong into the path of some ruthless developers, they lead to the murder of the young man Bernie is dating. He’s a computer geek working for a community group called SLICK.

V.I. is desperate to find a mysterious man named Coop, who roams the lakefront in the middle of the night with his dog. She’s sure he holds the key to the mounting body count within SLICK. Coop may even know why an international law firm is representing the mass murderer responsible for Lydia’s lover’s death. Instead, the detective finds a terrifying conspiracy stretching from Chicago’s parks to a cover-up of the dark chapters in America’s meddling in South American politics. Before she finds answers, this electrifying novel pushes V.I. close to the breaking point: People who pay to play take no prisoners.

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Burying the Crown is the second in TP Fielden's fun, but with occasional edgy moments, Guy Harford WWII historical series. It has dropped to £0.99 at Kindle UK. I have a review on my blog (link in my signature) if you are interested.

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W53YC9M/
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W53YC9M/

Spoiler:

Even as war rages, there are deep secrets lurking in the heart of Buckingham Palace…

Windsor, 1942. War rages through Great Britain. Anna Duckworth, former lover of Prince George, Duke of Kent, is found dead after an enemy bomb blast at her country home. When courtier Guy Harford is called to dispose of incriminating love letters between Anna and the Duke, it becomes clear that there’s more to the story than anyone is prepared to reveal.

As the court begins to whisper of a lone gunshot heard in the house that day, another gruesome death befalls the royal circle. With the bodies stacking up, Guy rejoins his old accomplices, East End burglar Rodie Carr and undercover agent Rupert Hardacre, to unmask the dangerous secrets lurking beneath the glittering Crown.

But with tensions rippling from London to Tangier as the Allied Forces prepare to invade North Africa, and Guy’s reputation in the Palace hanging in the balance, can he solve the mystery before more heads roll?

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An Open Road/Mysterious Press version of The Layton Court Mystery by Anthony Berkeley is free right now at Kindle and Kobo US. There are a few versions of this around - I'm not sure if maybe it is somehow PD in the US, but in any case, an Open Road/Mysterious Press version should be okay.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RXM1GJ1
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...ourt-mystery-1

Spoiler:

The renowned British crime writer’s classic locked-room Golden Age mystery that introduced amateur sleuth Roger Sheringham.

A party at Layton Court, the country house of Victor Stanworth, is disrupted when the host is found shot through the forehead in his own library, a suicide as far as the police are concerned. After all, the gun is found in his hand, a note has been left, and the room is locked from the inside. But one of the guests, author Roger Sheringham, has his doubts. The bullet wound is not positioned where it could have been easily self-inflicted.

With a house full of partygoers and servants, suspects abound. It will take Sheringham’s sharp wit and fearless investigating to deduce who brought the festivities to a fatal end.

The founder of the Detection Club in London, along with Agatha Christie and other writers, Anthony Berkeley wrote numerous novels, sometimes using the pseudonyms Francis Iles and A. Monmouth Platts. The Layton Court Mystery is his first book in the Roger Sheringham Cases, which includes The Poisoned Chocolates Case and The Silk Stocking Murders, among other titles.

“Certainly, Berkeley’s short and fascinating career deserves to be saluted. For fans of the classic English crime novel, his books remain enjoyable to this day. Nobody has ever done ironic ingenuity better than Anthony Berkeley.” —Mystery Scene

“He was one of the most influential crime novelists of the 1920s and 1930s, but has languished somewhat in obscurity since. A troubled, dark, incredibly innovative writer . . .” —Shedunnit

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Several years later, now at $1.99 in the US. And still a great title. (And it's also kind of a fun cozy...)

BTW, I ran across another great title a while back, although not a mystery title: I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats . The Kindle edition is only $6.99 right now (!!!), although I have seen it for less occasionally.

Originally Posted by sufue

And a few more price drops, all to $3.99, about the most I'll pay for backlist, so not great, but better than $6.99 or $7.99.

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I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason is the first in the Cece Caruso series by Susan Kandel (up there in the great title category IMO, along with The Cannibal Who Overate, and I Still Miss My Man but My Aim Is Getting Better )
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Dreamed-Marri...dp/B001RS8KP6/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/i-d...ed-perry-mason

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Now a little better sale price, $2.99 at both Kindle and Kobo US.

Originally Posted by sufue

The Paper Bark Tree Mystery is the third in the Chen Su Lin series by Ovidia Yu. $3.99 is not a super-great sale price, but it's the most recent title (2019) for a series/author I like a lot, soooooo.....

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JKWPFN5
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...k-tree-mystery

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A Murderous Relation is the next-to-most-recent (2020) in Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series. I had a chance to read a review copy of this and quite liked it. It has dropped to $1.99/£1.49 in the US/UK respectively.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T51QLH8/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-murderous-relation
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07T51QLH8/

Spoiler:

A royal scandal’s connection to a brutal serial killer threatens London in this new Veronica Speedwell adventure from New York Times bestselling and Edgar® Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn.

Autumn 1888. Veronica Speedwell and her colleague Stoker are asked by Lady Wellingtonia Beauclerk to stop a potential scandal so explosive it threatens to rock the monarchy. Prince Albert Victor is a regular visitor to the most exclusive private club in London, and the proprietress, Madame Aurore, has received an expensive gift that can be traced back to the prince. Lady Wellie would like Veronica and Stoker to retrieve it from the club before scandal can break.

Worse yet, London is being terrorized by what would become the most notorious and elusive serial killer in history, Jack the Ripper—and Lady Wellie suspects the prince may be responsible.
Veronica and Stoker reluctantly agree to go undercover at Madame Auroreʼs high-class brothel, where a body soon turns up. Secrets are swirling around Veronica and the royal family—and it is up to Veronica and Stoker to find the truth, before it is too late for all of them.

If you want to read my review, it's on my blog (link in my signature).

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I haven't seen Nightmare in Pink on sale since 2018, but here it is again at $1.99, at both Kindle and Kobo US. It's nice to see Random House repeating some sale titles in this series, even if very infrequently. I'm still missing a couple, so have my fingers crossed...

Links below are still good.

Originally Posted by sufue

John D MacDonald's Travis McGee titles also rarely go on sale, in the US, at least. Nightmare in Pink is the 2nd in the series, and has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Pin...dp/B008WONZGC/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/nightmare-in-pink

[Tarana]

Three at Wolfe’s Door By Rex Stout $1.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Crime fiction - Nero Wolfe series

Hide By Lisa Gardner $2.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Crime fiction

Snowdrift By Helene Tursten $1.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Thriller - swedish translation

Murder on Astor Place By Victoria Thompson $1.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Historical Mystery - I don't know author but this looked interesting. Early 1900s NY midwife sleuth.

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Amazon.com has several of the Constable Nick series by Nicholas Rhea for $0.99 each. It looks like numbers 1-3 and 8-16 are on sale

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Playing for the Ashes is the seventh in Elizabeth George's Inspector Lynley series. It was a finalist for the 1995 Macavity Award for Best Novel.
It's on sale right now at Kindle and Kobo US for $1.99.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018SJO8C
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0018SJO8C
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/pla...or-the-ashes-1

Spoiler:

"The story begins with my father, actually, and the fact that I'm the one who's answerable for his death. It was not my first crime, as you will see, but it is the one my mother couldn't forgive."

In her astonishing New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Elizabeth George reveals the even darker truth behind this startling confession. Playing for the Ashes is a rich tale of passion, murder and love in which Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers once again find themselves embroiled in a case where nothing--and no one--is really what it seems. Intense, suspenseful and brilliantly written, Playing for the Ashes will make readers "search out the sleuthing pair's first six adventures...a treasure," as Cosmopolitan predicted in their review.

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A Penguin edition of The High Window is £2.99 at Kindle UK right now. Usually Chandler books go on sale for less in the UK than in the US (and as mentioned below are PD if you are lucky enough to live in/visit Canada), but this is still a good price for a classic.

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002RI9O9Q
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002RI9O9Q

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The High Window is the third in the Philip Marlowe series by Raymond Chandler. The Random House edition (presumably legit) is $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US right now. If you're not lucky enough to live in/visit Canada, this is a great price for a Chandler title in the US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FBFM5C
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-high-window-4

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Festive in Death is the 39th in the Eve Dallas/In Death series by JD Robb. It's $1.99 at Kindle US right now.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00INIYH78
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00INIYH78

Spoiler:

Eve Dallas deals with a homicide—and the holiday season—in this thrilling In Death novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb.

Personal trainer Trey Ziegler was in peak physical condition. If you didn’t count the kitchen knife in his well-toned chest.

Lieutenant Eve Dallas soon discovers a lineup of women who were loved and left by the narcissistic gym rat. While Dallas sorts through the list of Ziegler’s enemies, she’s also dealing with her Christmas shopping list—plus the guest list for her and her billionaire husband’s upcoming holiday bash.

Feeling less than festive, Dallas tries to put aside her distaste for the victim and solve the mystery of his death. There are just a few investigating days left before Christmas, and as New Year’s 2061 approaches, this homicide cop is resolved to stop a cold-blooded killer.

[Tarana]

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax By Dorothy Gilman $2.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Cozy - book 1 in series

The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman $2.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Cozy - book 3 in series

Death Benefits By Thomas Perry $1.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Thriller

The Crediton Killings By Michael Jecks $1.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Historical mystery. Be sure to check to see if you own it first. Does not say at the top that I own it on Amazon, but it's there in my library.

Templar's Acre - Michael Jecks $.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Historical Mystery - this is a new book, prequel to the series.