Free/Bargain Mystery/Suspense/Thriller December 2013

[mitford13]

The latest Jack Reacher, Never Go Back, is down to $1.99 on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...cm_cd_asin_lnk

[melmac]

Originally Posted by Synamon

Thanks, I snagged one of the Matthew Hope books.

Thanks Sufue me too

[sufue]

Originally Posted by melmac

Thanks Sufue me too

Strangely enough that's what I snagged out of the deal too - one Ed McBain/Matthew Hope book...must be something in the air? water? ethernet?

[Lynx-lynx]

ABC21 (Aus Broadcasting Corp) has two programs on iview that may interest readers of this thread:

Ngaio Marsh Crime Queen (Documentary)

Doors Open (Ian Rankin - telemovie)

This is the link to the ABC iview home page

Both programs expire in 13 days.

You may be interested to know that the ABC is a public broadcaster and does not show advertisements.

(Sufue is it you that loves Mgaio Marsh?)

[Lynx-lynx]

SBS30 (Aus Special Broadcasting Corp) has a telemovie on 'on demand' that may interest readers of this thread:

Restless - Part 1 (William Boyd - telemovie)

SBS on demand homepage

Expires 12 January, 2014

You may be interested to know that SBS is a public broadcaster that does show adds approx every 15 mins.

[Lynx-lynx]

Can those who aren't in Aus please post as to whether they could view those programs without having to resort to using vpn.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Can those who aren't in Aus please post as to whether they could view those programs without having to resort to using vpn.

An audio recording tells me the content is unavailable.

[Lynx-lynx]

Blast!!!

Thank you Fbone for your efforts

Was that for both ABC and SBS?

I thought they'd taken the geo restrictions off, but maybe that was just the News and Current Affairs type stuff.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Blast!!!

Thank you Fbone for your efforts

Was that for both ABC and SBS?

I thought they'd taken the geo restrictions off, but maybe that was just the News and Current Affairs type stuff.

Yes, both.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Blast!!!

Thank you Fbone for your efforts

Was that for both ABC and SBS?

I thought they'd taken the geo restrictions off, but maybe that was just the News and Current Affairs type stuff.

No joy in the UK. Perhaps it's like the BBC iPlayer, which has geo-restrictions on TV programmes, but not radio?

[soulfuldog]

For anyone partial to Scandinavian crime, three of the first four books in Quentin Bates' Gunnhilder series are on offer at amazon.co.uk. I've only read the first so far but it seemed a pretty promising start to the series (only one is reduced on Amazon.com, book 4, Winterlude is $0.96).

Frozen Out (99p)
Cold Comfort (99p)
Winterlude (59p)

Edit: oh wait, just noticed the 59p/96¢ book is only a novella (Print Length: 60 Pages)

[Lynx-lynx]

Originally Posted by HarryT

No joy in the UK. Perhaps it's like the BBC iPlayer, which has geo-restrictions on TV programmes, but not radio?

Thanks Harry

Yep - ABC Radio stations (maybe not all) don't have geo restrictions, and nor do the tv news type programs either.

Oh well, the programs are there for anyone wanting to use vpn

[HarryT]

Hakan Nesser's "Borkmann's Point" is currently 59p at Amazon UK:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Borkmanns-Po.../dp/B004E9T0QI

A bargain for all fans of Scandinavian crime fiction.

[HarryT]

A couple of books by David Baldacci in today's Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal, at £1.29:

The Sixth Man

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00500YCEA

David Baldacci is one of the most effortlessly accomplished novelists in the crime and thriller field at work today, and his new book,The Sixth Man, is one of his most engaging outings, representing some of his best work. His long-term protagonists, private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, are confronted with a considerable challenge when serial killer Edgar Roy is apprehended and incarcerated in a psychiatric unit. The King/Maxwell duo are called in by the supposed murderer’s lawyer (who has known Sean King for years) to check the details of the case. But things take a nasty turn very early on – even as Sean and Michelle are en route to meet the lawyer, the latter is killed – and it the duo who discover his corpse. Multiple problems begin to present themselves: is Edgar Roy really the psychopathic monster he is supposed to be? But their investigation, far from unveiling the truth, begins to throw up ever more insurmountable obstacles, with every new lead turning into a dead end. And as things become ever more tricky, even the unshakable loyalty between Sean and Michelle is to be tested to the limit.

The Christmas Train

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00511QIAE

Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington to LA in time for Christmas. Forced to take the train across the country because of a slight ‘misunderstanding’ at airport security, he begins a journey of self-discovery and rude awakenings, mysterious goings-on and thrilling adventures, screwball escapades and holiday magic. He has no idea that the locomotives pulling him across America will actually take him into the rugged terrain of his own heart, where he will rediscover people’s essential goodness and someone very special he believed he had lost. In equal parts hilarious, poignant, suspenseful and thrilling, The Christmas Train is a delightful journey filled with memorable characters who have packed their bags with as much wisdom as mischief . . . Part detective story, part disaster movie, part romance, this is a brilliant, heart-warming holiday tale.

[pdurrant]

It's 2014! Happy New Year, everyone!

Thread closed. Please continue in the new thread for January 2014.