FREE/BARGAIN - Mystery, Suspense, Thriller - 2016

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Black-Eyed Susans
by Julia Heaberlin

is $1.99 at

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Below is the blurb:
TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • For fans of Laura Lippman and Gillian Flynn comes an electrifying novel of stunning psychological suspense.

“My book of the year so far . . . breathtakingly, heart-stoppingly brilliant.”—Sophie Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of The Monogram Murders

I am the star of screaming headlines and campfire ghost stories. I am one of the four Black-Eyed Susans. The lucky one.

As a sixteen-year-old, Tessa Cartwright was found in a Texas field, barely alive amid a scattering of bones, with only fragments of memory as to how she got there. Ever since, the press has pursued her as the lone surviving “Black-Eyed Susan,” the nickname given to the murder victims because of the yellow carpet of wildflowers that flourished above their shared grave. Tessa’s testimony about those tragic hours put a man on death row.

Now, almost two decades later, Tessa is an artist and single mother. In the desolate cold of February, she is shocked to discover a freshly planted patch of black-eyed susans—a summertime bloom—just outside her bedroom window. Terrified at the implications—that she sent the wrong man to prison and the real killer remains at large—Tessa turns to the lawyers working to exonerate the man awaiting execution. But the flowers alone are not proof enough, and the forensic investigation of the still-unidentified bones is progressing too slowly. An innocent life hangs in the balance. The legal team appeals to Tessa to undergo hypnosis to retrieve lost memories—and to share the drawings she produced as part of an experimental therapy shortly after her rescue.

What they don’t know is that Tessa and the scared, fragile girl she was have built a fortress of secrets. As the clock ticks toward the execution, Tessa fears for her sanity, but even more for the safety of her teenaged daughter. Is a serial killer still roaming free, taunting Tessa with a trail of clues? She has no choice but to confront old ghosts and lingering nightmares to finally discover what really happened that night.

Shocking, intense, and utterly original, Black-Eyed Susans is a dazzling psychological thriller, seamlessly weaving past and present in a searing tale of a young woman whose harrowing memories remain in a field of flowers—as a killer makes a chilling return to his garden.

Praise for Black-Eyed Susans

“A masterful thriller that shouldn’t be missed . . . brilliantly conceived, beautifully executed . . . [Julia] Heaberlin’s work calls to mind that of Gillian Flynn. Both writers published impressive early novels that were largely overlooked, and then one that couldn’t be: Flynn’s Gone Girl and now Heaberlin’s Black-Eyed Susans. Don’t miss it.”—The Washington Post

“[A] gem of a novel . . . richly textured, beautifully written . . . Tension builds, and the plot twists feel earned as well as genuinely surprising.”—The Boston Globe

“A tense, slow-burning, beautifully written novel of survival and hope. Highly recommended.”—William Landay, New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob

“Deliciously twisty and eerie, Heaberlin’s third psychological suspense novel is intricately layered and instantly compelling.”—Library Journal (starred review)

“Brilliant . . . a breakout book.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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The first five books in the Tubby Dubonnet series by Tony Dunbar are on sale at Kindle US in an omnibus edition for $0.99 for about the next 1/2 day. These titles all go on sale/free periodically, so if you've been picking them up along the way, you may not need this omnibus. But if you're new to MR or just haven't picked them up, here is a chance to get the first five titles in the series for $0.99 if you move quick!

link: https://www.amazon.com/Tubby-Dubonne.../dp/B01DDXP70I

Spoiler:

COLORFUL CHARACTERS, MOUTH-WATERING CUISINE, AND NEW ORLEANS' SEEDIEST CRIME SCENES — AT A KILLER PRICE
A simple man with a refined palate, maverick New Orleans lawyer Tubby Dubonnet has a penchant for fishing, Old Fashioneds, off-track betting, and fighting evil while passing a good time. Passing a good time, of course, includes dodging drug dealers, running from the mob, solving medical lab murder mysteries, thwarting hurricane season bank heists, and keeping a crime boss out of local politics. Now you can read his first five Anthony and Edgar-nominated thrilling adventures for only ....

Settle down — preferably with a hearty snack — and enjoy this hard-boiled mystery series that's as chock full of laughs as it is chills!


CROOKED MAN

Meet lawyer Tubby Dubonnet. His clients are all renegades from the asylum (aka Orleans Parish), including a transvestite entertainer, a buxom deadbeat blonde, a doctor who refers his own patients to a malpractice lawyer, and a Mardi Gras reveler who drives a float shaped like a giant crawfish pot. His new client is Darryl Alvarez, the manager of a local nightclub who's been caught unloading marijuana from a shrimp boat. At their first meeting, Darryl entrusts Tubby with an ordinary-looking blue gym bag. But after Darryl's unfortunate demise, Tubby realizes he must tighten his grasp on the gym bag — and its million-dollar contents.

Tubby can’t just give up the cash. But if he gets caught, he’ll be in jail. And if the wrong people catch him, he’ll wish he was.


CITY OF BEADS

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... NOW Tubby's doing something exciting — he's running for his life!


TRICK QUESTION

Medical lab janitor Cletus Busters is caught red-handed in a restricted area with the frozen head of Dr. Whitney Valentine, one of the lab's most prestigious researchers. Busters won't say much, except that he's innocent. But given his conspicuous record and past as a voodoo guru, all signs point to life in prison.

Calling Tubby Dubonnet!

SHELTER FROM THE STORM

To out-of-town kingpin Willie LaRue, Mardi Gras seems the perfect time for a New Orleans heist – nobody, but nobody will be thinking about a single other thing. Parties, parades, chaos, alcohol – who could be concerned about a little thing like a bank job? Indeed, all might have gone well except for an out-of-season frog-flogger that threatens to flood the French Quarter – something even Hurricane Katrina couldn't do.

Next thing you know the survivors – thieves and revelers alike – find themselves marooned together. As the LaRue gang plans its watery escape, raffish lawyer Tubby Dubonnet is obliged to take time out from his customary eating and loafing to thwart their murderous intentions.

CRIME CZAR

Tubby can't forget the last words that escaped an old friend's lips, and he can't get out of the way of a political campaign that's turning rough. Obsessed with the idea that a shadowy crime boss may be pulling the strings that have cost good people their lives, Tubby is entering into [sic]

[sufue]

Higher Law Box Set, Volume 2 contains books 5-7 in the Mike Daley/Rosie Fernandez series by Sheldon Siegel. It is a US Kindle Countdown deal at $0.99 for about 2 1/2 more days. The three titles are: The Confession, Judgment Day, and Perfect Alibi.

link: https://www.amazon.com/Higher-Law-Bo.../dp/B00NKGRNXI

Spoiler:

Sheldon Siegel’s critically acclaimed novels have sold millions of copies and been translated into dozens of languages worldwide. San Francisco criminal defense attorneys Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez have been called two of the most beloved characters in contemporary crime fiction. HIGHER LAW 2 continues with the fifth, sixth and seventh novels in the series: THE CONFESSION, JUDGMENT DAY and PERFECT ALIBI.

AMAZON readers love these books:
THE CONFESSION 4.4/5 stars (over 100 5* reviews)
JUDGMENT DAY 4.4/5 stars
PERFECT ALIBI 4.4/5 stars

CRITICS love these books:

Lawyer and ex-priest Mike Daley is back again in Siegel’s fifth legal thriller this time going to bat for Father Ramon Aguirre, his longtime friend and beloved priest in San Francisco’s Mission District. Aguirre is accused of murdering Maria Concepcion, a fiercely competitive lawyer who became a celebrity after instigating and successfully settling several abuse cases against the Roman Catholic Church. Her latest suit alleging sexual impropriety by a prominent priest has come to an abrupt halt with her death, and the prosecutor is claiming that Ramon, whose fingerprints are found on the murder weapon and her naked body, is guilty. Daley believes in Ramon’s innocence and agrees to help him pro bono despite the archdiocese’s insistence that they be his sole representation. Incriminating evidence against Ramon continues to appear, including the possibility that he has fathered Maria’s unborn child. As Daley moves from the drug and prostitution-ridden underbelly of San Francisco, where auto parts and offers of legal aid are exchanged for cooperation, to the tension-filled courtroom and the hushed offices of the church, it gradually becomes apparent that Ramon isn’t the only character with a lot at stake in this intelligent, timely thriller. Publishers Weekly Review of THE CONFESSION.

*Starred Review* Hope springs eternal, wrote Alexander Pope, but optimism is wearing thin for law partners Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez. The pair of legal eagles, who remained in business after their marriage went bust, is working to stop the execution of Nathan Fineman, a onetime Mob lawyer accused of gunning down three people at a Chinatown restaurant. Fineman’s health may be failing, but his mind is alive. He’s convinced San Francisco cops planted the murder weapon on him as payback for his successful defense of drug dealers. Fineman’s claim is more than just an indictment of the SFPD; it’s an emotional blow to Daley, whose late father was one of the first cops at the scene on the night of the murders. Minutes turn to days as Mike and Rosie seek evidence that might exonerate their client (and possibly implicate Mike’s respected old man). Drug dealers, wily lawyers, crooked businessmen, and conflicted cops populate the pages of this latest in a best-selling series from Siegel, a practicing attorney in San Francisco for more than 25 years. A compelling cast and plenty of suspense put this one right up there with the best of Lescroart and Turow. Booklist Review of JUDGMENT DAY.

Siegel, an attorney-author who deserves to be much better known, has produced another tightly plotted, fluidly written legal thriller. San Francisco defense attorney Mike Daley and his ex-wife and partner, Rosie Fernandez, are shocked to learn that their daughter’s boyfriend has been arrested for murdering his father, a superior court judge. Despite their misgivings—their daughter, Grace, is the boy’s alibi—they take the case, but they don’t expect their investigation to lead them in the sordid direction it takes. Daley and Fernandez, making their seventh appearance, are as engaging as when we first met them (in Special Circumstances), and the story is typically intricate and suspenseful. Siegel is a very talented writer, stylistically closer to Turow than Grisham, and this novel should be eagerly snapped up by fans of those giants (and also by readers of John Lescroart). Booklist Review of PERFEC [sic]

[GA Russell]

Originally Posted by sufue

Flashpoint is a title in the Cam Fraser series by Felicity Young, most or all of whose Dody McCleland historical series was on sale a while back (depending on country and retailer). This one looks more thriller-ish, at least judging by the cover. It has dropped to $0.99 at Kindle US.

link: https://www.amazon.com/Flashpoint-br.../dp/B014CAEONW

When I was a boy, Cam Fraser was the punter for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats!

[Mort1997]

Free on Amazon UK- Death Out of Season by Meg Elizabeth Atkins

Spoiler:

Everyone’s got secrets. But are they worth killing for…?

The residents of Clerehaven seem to enjoy the picture perfect, English village life.

Although the villagers differ in age, history and social status, they all form a cheerful community where friendships are forged and support is given.

That is until Jaynie Turner arrives…

Beautiful, vain, and utterly self-absorbed, Jaynie is not the easiest person to make friends with.

In fact, most of Clerehaven loathe her.

That dislike, however, does not deter Jaynie.

Recently divorced, she sets out to build a new life and a role for herself in the village.

To do this, she undertakes extensive ‘research’, digging deep into Clerehaven’s history and that of the well-to-do Lynchet family, to whom she claims a tenuous connection.

Unfortunately, Jaynie’s so-called ‘research’ uncovers more than an ordinary family history.

And it’s not long after that Jaynie’s body is discovered.

She’s been murdered.

Inspector Sheldon Hunter is given the job of tracking down her killer, but it’s no easy task.

Whilst Jaynie was clearly disliked by her neighbours, it is hard to see that anybody had a motive to kill her.

But as Hunter and his team look further into the affairs of Clerehaven’s respectable, middle-class community, they begin to uncover a history that seethes with snobbery, loathing, and fear.

The seemingly idyllic village’s past is riddled with lies and suspicious deaths.

As Hunter gets closer to the horrific truth at the heart of Clerehaven, he upsets the social status quo in ways that Jaynie Turner could only have dreamed of.

But can he overcome the hostility of the local community and prove who killed her?

UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Out-S...ndeavour+press

US
https://www.amazon.com/Death-Out-Sea...ndeavour+press

Au
https://www.amazon.com.au/Death-Out-...ndeavour+press

Can
https://www.amazon.ca/Death-Out-Seas...ndeavour+press

[Mort1997]

Free on Amazon UK- The Five Matchboxes by John Russell Fearn

Spoiler:

Some secrets can only stay buried for so long…

After the police receive an advanced warning of his impending murder, stockbroker Granville Collins is found shot dead in his office.

The windows were closed; the door was locked.

There is not a window broken or a single sign of forced entry.

The building was under police observation at the time: no one except Collins entered, and no one left.

On Collins’ desk, someone has left five empty matchboxes, each with a small hole forged in one side.

The sheer impossibility of the crime spooks even hardened Detective Inspector Garth, who becomes increasingly determined to get to the bottom of the mystery.

But as the list of suspects with potential motives grows ever longer, the interwoven webs of lies and intrigue make matters even more complicated.

Could this murder be linked to an unsolved crime that dates back over fifteen years – the notorious ‘Clothes Cupboard’ mystery?

With blackmail, murder, omissions and lies, the well-buried secrets of the past begin to surface once more...

Can Inspector Garth get to the bottom of this murder? Or will the truth evade him?

UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Five-Matchb...ndeavour+press

US
https://www.amazon.com/Five-Matchbox...ndeavour+press

Au
https://www.amazon.com.au/Five-Match...ndeavour+press

Can
https://www.amazon.ca/Five-Matchboxe...ndeavour+press

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Mort1997

Free on Amazon UK- The Five Matchboxes by John Russell Fearn

Spoiler:

Some secrets can only stay buried for so long…

After the police receive an advanced warning of his impending murder, stockbroker Granville Collins is found shot dead in his office.

The windows were closed; the door was locked.

There is not a window broken or a single sign of forced entry.

The building was under police observation at the time: no one except Collins entered, and no one left.

On Collins’ desk, someone has left five empty matchboxes, each with a small hole forged in one side.

The sheer impossibility of the crime spooks even hardened Detective Inspector Garth, who becomes increasingly determined to get to the bottom of the mystery.

But as the list of suspects with potential motives grows ever longer, the interwoven webs of lies and intrigue make matters even more complicated.

Could this murder be linked to an unsolved crime that dates back over fifteen years – the notorious ‘Clothes Cupboard’ mystery?

With blackmail, murder, omissions and lies, the well-buried secrets of the past begin to surface once more...

Can Inspector Garth get to the bottom of this murder? Or will the truth evade him?

UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Five-Matchb...ndeavour+press

US
https://www.amazon.com/Five-Matchbox...ndeavour+press

Au
https://www.amazon.com.au/Five-Match...ndeavour+press

Can
https://www.amazon.ca/Five-Matchboxe...ndeavour+press

Got it.

Thank you!

[Little.Egret]

Endeavour Books, free

Appointment With Venus by Jerrard Tickell

First published Hodder and Stoughton 1951

The islanders of Armorel, bound by their comradery and patriotism, never wavered in their faith in Britain.
Led by the Provost, in the absence of the Suzerain, they fought with all their hearts, clinging onto their way of life despite the intrusion by the German occupation.
In the thunderstorm of war, the ancient truths remained and Valentine Morland - history don, bird-watcher and officer of no fixed military occupation - set out by submarine for Armorel.
In the darkest days of battle, his purpose was to accomplish something far more important to peace than to war.
The preservation of Britain's strength and power in this fragile time was the only thing that would bring hope of a life beyond the war.
This symbol of strength and status was a thoroughbred cow; it was an Appointment with Venus which was not one to be missed.

Jerrard Tickell's books, a number of which have been made into successful movies, include Moon Squadron, Island Rescue, and Hussar Honeymoon.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H3CX7JI/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01H3CX7JI/
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01H3CX7JI/

[BetterRead]

Cold Granite, the first book in the Logan McRae series by Stuart MacBride, is currently $0.99.

Amazon US
http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Granite-L...dp/B002RI9ZZO/

B&N
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cold...ide/1100154241

Google Play
http://play.google.com/store/books/d...d=s4OmAk4ZLjAC

Kobo
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebo...n-mcrae-book-1

Winter in Aberdeen: murder, mayhem and terrible weather…

It’s DS Logan McRae’s first day back on the job after a year off on the sick, and it couldn’t get much worse. Three-year-old David Reid’s body is discovered in a ditch, strangled, mutilated and a long time dead. And he’s only the first. There’s a serial killer stalking the Granite City and the local media are baying for blood.

Soon the dead are piling up in the morgue almost as fast as the snow on the streets, and Logan knows time is running out. More children are going missing. More are going to die. And if Logan isn’t careful, he could end up joining them…

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Oooo - looks interesting! Rebus has a rival, huh? I like Rebus, so I'll give this a shot. The sample is great!

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The Lincoln Myth (A Cotton Malone #9)
by Steve Berry

is $1.99 at

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/eb...e-lincoln-myth

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Myth-...yth#nav-subnav

Below is the blurb:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A Cotton Malone adventure involving a flaw in the United States Constitution, a mystery about Abraham Lincoln, and a political issue that’s as explosive as it is timely—not only in Malone’s world, but in ours

September 1861: All is not as it seems. With these cryptic words, a shocking secret passed down from president to president comes to rest in the hands of Abraham Lincoln. And as the first bloody clashes of the Civil War unfold, Lincoln alone must decide how best to use this volatile knowledge: save thousands of American lives, or keep the young nation from being torn apart forever?

The present: In Utah, the fabled remains of Mormon pioneers whose nineteenth-century expedition across the desert met with a murderous end have been uncovered. In Washington, D.C., the official investigation of an international entrepreneur, an elder in the Mormon church, has sparked a political battle between the White House and a powerful United States senator. In Denmark, a Justice Department agent, missing in action, has fallen into the hands of a dangerous zealot—a man driven by divine visions to make a prophet’s words reality. And in a matter of a few short hours, Cotton Malone has gone from quietly selling books at his shop in Denmark to dodging bullets in a high-speed boat chase.

All it takes is a phone call from his former boss in Washington, and suddenly the ex-agent is racing to rescue an informant carrying critical intelligence. It’s just the kind of perilous business that Malone has been trying to leave behind, ever since he retired from the Justice Department. But once he draws enemy blood, Malone is plunged into a deadly conflict—a constitutional war secretly set in motion more than two hundred years ago by America’s Founding Fathers.

From the streets of Copenhagen to the catacombs of Salzburg to the rugged mountains of Utah, the grim specter of the Civil War looms as a dangerous conspiracy gathers power. Malone risks life, liberty, and his greatest love in a race for the truth about Abraham Lincoln—while the fate of the United States of America hangs in the balance.

[sufue]

Easy as One Two Three is the third in the Flap Tucker series by Phillip Depoy, from which the first, fourth and fifth have also previously been on sale. It's a US Kindle Countdown deal at $0.99 for about 5 more days.

link: https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Three-Fl.../dp/B0193UN1EE

Spoiler:

“A series that accomplishes the tricky task of being satisfyingly different” – Mystery News

Deep in the hollows of Georgia’s wild Appalachians, the ghost of a young girl can be seen in the moonlight.

The spirit is forever doomed to wander the paths of Black Pine Mountain where she vanished more than fifty years ago.

Now another little girl has gone missing, leaving nothing behind but a trail of collective guilt, unanswered questions and too many coincidences.

It seems only a certain out-of-towner, a Zen private eye with a penchant for French wine, can unravel the truth …

Flap Tucker is back. And he doesn’t believe in coincidences.

A man with a curious gift for finding missing things, Flap has travelled to the eerie little town of Lost Pines with his dear friend – the beautiful nightclub owner, Dalliance Oglethorpe.

Together they pledge to find the missing girl before she spends another night in the fast thickening snow.

However, in a town where the locals fervently guard their dark secrets and eye all outsiders with suspicion, Flap is met with hostility.

As he follows a twisted trail through the shadowy forests of the mountain, the town’s haunted past and cold modern-day realities grow increasingly interlinked and its whispered legends become more real than ever.

Only Flap and his special talents are the little girl’s last hope against a ghost’s final revenge.

Easy as One Two Three is a gripping murder mystery which dabbles in the supernatural and it is the third in the Flap Tucker series.

[sufue]

Final Verdict is the fourth in the Mike Daley/Rosie Fernandez series by Sheldon Siegel. It's free right now at Kindle US.

link: https://www.amazon.com/Final-Verdict.../dp/B0043M6L0Y

Spoiler:

** FINAL VERDICT is BOOK 4 of 7 in the legal thriller series featuring Mike Daley & Rosie Fernandez. **

Fate throws a curveball at the San Francisco ex-husband-and-wife legal team of Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez, when Mike picks up the phone and hears the voice of Leon Walker. This is not good news-because Walker was the one who ruined their marriage. Years ago, he and his brother participated in a stickup that left a man dead. Through a series of (some said) questionable maneuvers, Mike got the charges dropped, but he and Rosie fought about it all the time and it finally drove a wedge between them.

Now, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist has been found dead in a dumpster on San Francisco's skid row. The new murder has been pinned on Walker, but he not only tells Mike he is innocent, he says he is a dying man and doesn't want to go to his grave proclaimed a murderer. Dogged investigation, courtroom nimbleness, and a healthy dose of luck usually have helped Mike before, but it looks like it'll take more than that to prevail this time, and his time is running out-both on his client and, just maybe, on his partnership.

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The first three titles in Ruth Downie's excellent (IMO) Gaius Petreius Ruso (and Tilla!) series have dropped to $1.99 at Kindle US, possibly in honor of the newest title in the series, Vita Brevis, which came out earlier this month. [edit: just noticed these are part of the Kindle US Daily Deal, still might be in honor of the new title, who knows...]

Medicus, #1, apa Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls, apa Medicus and the Disappearing Dancing Girls
link: https://www.amazon.com/Medicus-Novel.../dp/B0013TX7NY

Spoiler:

Divorced and down on his luck, Gaius Petreius Ruso has made the rash decision to seek his fortune in an inclement outpost of the Roman Empire, namely Britannia. In a moment of weakness, after a straight thirtysix-hour shift at the army hospital, he succumbs to compassion and rescues an injured slave girl, Tilla, from the hands of her abusive owner.

Now he has a new problem: a slave who won't talk and can't cook, and drags trouble in her wake. Before he knows it, Ruso is caught in the middle of an investigation into the deaths of prostitutes working out of the local bar. Now Ruso must summon all his forensic knowledge to find a killer who may be after him next.

With a gift for comic timing and historical detail, Ruth Downie has conjured an ancient world as raucous and real as our own.

Terra Incognita, #2, apa Ruso and the Demented Doctor
link: https://www.amazon.com/Terra-Incogni.../dp/B003Z6QLEA

Spoiler:

It is spring in the year of 118, and Hadrian has been Emperor of Rome for less than a year. After getting involved with the murders of local prostitutes in the town of Deva, Doctor Gaius Petreius Ruso needs to get out of town, so has volunteered for a posting with the Army on the volatile border where the Roman-controlled half of Britannia meets the independent tribes of the North. Not only is he going to the hinterlands of the hinterlands, but it his slave Tilla's homeland and she has some scores to settle there. Soon they find that Tilla's tribespeople are being encouraged to rebel against Roman control by a mysterious leader known as the Stag Man, and her former lover is implicated in the grisly murder of a soldier. Ruso, unwillingly involved in the investigation of the murder, is appalled to find that Tilla is still spending time with the lover. Worse, he is honour bound to try to prove the man innocent - and the Army wrong - by finding another suspect. Soon both Ruso's and Tilla's lives are in jeopardy, as is the future of their burgeoning romantic relationship.

Persona Non Grata, #3, apa Ruso and the Root of All Evils
link: https://www.amazon.com/Persona-Non-G.../dp/B002WOD8YC

Spoiler:

At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home-to Gaul. Having received a note consisting only of the words "COME HOME!" Ruso has (reluctantly, of course) pulled up stakes and brought Tilla to meet his family.

But the reception there is not what Ruso has hoped for: no one will admit to sending for him, and his brother Lucius is hoping he'll leave. With Tilla getting icy greetings from his relatives, Lucius' brother-in-law mysteriously drowned at sea, and the whole Ruso family being sued for bankruptcy, it's hard to imagine an unhappier reunion. That is, until Severus, the plaintiff in the bankruptcy suit, winds up dead, and the real trouble begins...

Engrossing, intricate, and-as always-wonderfully comic, Ruth Downie's latest is a brilliant new installment in this irresistible series. This is everything we've come to expect from our charming, luckless hero.

[sufue]

More on the thriller-ish side, a whole bunch of books by Leon Uris have dropped to $2.99 at Kindle US and Kobo US. These are Open Road titles, so are couponable (if you have any coupons that actually work) at Kobo US. Titles are:

• Mila 18 (not at Kobo US)
• The Angry Hills ($2.51 at Kindle US)
• Exodus
• The Haj
• QB VII
• Topaz
• Armageddon
• Mitla Pass

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/?se...is&price=0-300

Kobo US (have to be in US store already): https://store.kobobooks.com/search?Q...&sort=PriceAsc