FREE/BARGAIN - Mystery, Suspense, Thriller - 2016

[sufue]

Murder in Mykonos is the first in the Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis series by Jeffery Siger. It is FREE right now at Kindle US.

link: https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Mykono.../dp/B003UV8XHS

Spoiler:

A young woman on holiday on Mykonos, the most famous of Greece’s Aegean Cycladic islands, simply disappears off the face of the earth. And no one notices.

When politically incorrect, hot-shot detective Andreas Kaldis is promoted out of Athens to serve as police chief for Greece’s island paradise of Mykonos, he’s certain his homicide days are over. Murders don’t happen in tourist heaven; at least that’s what he’s thinking as he stares at the remains of a young woman found ritually bound and buried on a pile of human bones inside a remote mountain church.

Teamed with the canny, nearly-retired local homicide chief, Andreas tries to find the killer before the media can destroy the island’s fabled reputation with a barrage of world-wide attention on a mystery that’s haunted Mykonos undetected for decades.

Just when it seems things can’t get any worse, another young woman disappears and political niceties no longer matter. With the investigation now a rescue operation, Andreas finds himself plunging into ancient myths and forgotten island places, racing against a killer intent on claiming a new victim who is herself determined to outstep him.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by sufue

Murder in Mykonos is the first in the Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis series by Jeffery Siger. It is FREE right now at Kindle US.

link: https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Mykono.../dp/B003UV8XHS

Not free at Amazon UK, unfortunately.

[sufue]

Genteel Spirits is the fifth in the Daisy Gumm Majesty series by Alice Duncan. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle US. I've read and quite enjoyed all of the titles in this series, and although I'm not normally a huge cozy enthusiast, I've started thinking of this series as one of my favorites. As I've mentioned before talking about the series, I am a bit biased since it is set in Pasadena, California, and I lived there for many years. In any case, here's the info for Genteel...

link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ERCS3G0

Spoiler:

The movie biz has come to Pasadena and Daisy Gumm Majesty is up to her ears in trouble. Spike is in obedience training, a spoiled actress wants Daisy as her very own spiritualist and someone is sending poison-pen letters to the Leading Man.

Worse, the motion picture folks claim that Germans are out to steal their new invention being used on the set.

Butting heads with Detective Sam Rotondo, assigned to the movie-set as security, Daisy is on the case with Spike in tow. Now, if she can just find a way to keep everyone's secrets a secret without letting the Germans get away with grand theft.

It's probably also worth noting that the ninth (approximately) in the series, Unsettled Spirits, is still on sale for $0.99 (info here), and although the box set of the first three is no longer on sale, it's still only $7.49, or $2.50 per book, which is not too bad if you missed the sale.

[sufue]

Get Fluffy is the second in the Pampered Pets series by Sparkle Abbey (pen name for Mary Lee Salsbury Woods and Anita Carter). It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle US.

link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007RPT76E

Spoiler:

“A mystery worth barking about.” – Linda O. Johnson, author of THE MORE THE TERRIER, Berkley Prime Crime Disgraced Texas beauty queen, Melinda (Mel) Langston, owns Laguna Beach’s Bow Wow Boutique. Mona Michaels, Mel’s most despised client, owns a star dog, Fluffy, who's worth millions. When Mona is found whacked in the head with Fluffy’s Daytime Emmy, everyone wants Fluffy. And someone won't stop at murder to get the pooch. Secrets. Blackmail. Mel tackles the case like a dog with a bone. But can she dig up the truth before the killer buries her? I stumbled through the doorway into a mini-palace fit for a movie star. Fluffy’s palace. A white sheepskin rug in front of her personal fireplace, a king-sized sleigh bed and a dressing screen (why a dog needed a dressing screen was beyond me). Fresh, filtered water dripped into her Wedgewood doggie bowl.The room looked like it had been ransacked.Mona was sprawled on the floor as if posing for a men’s magazine. It was almost picture-perfect, except for the blood matting her five-hundred-dollar haircut and the gold statue stuck in her head. I hesitantly moved closer. Fluffy nuzzled Mona’s cheek. When she didn’t move, Fluffy pawed her shoulder, still whining. “I don’t think she’s getting up, girl,” I said softly. Mona was deader than a stuffed poodle. Sparkle Abbey is the writing team of Anita Carter and Mary Lee Woods.

[sufue]

Kilmoon is the first in the County Clare series by Lisa Alber. Per SYKM, this was a finalist for the 2015 Left Coast Crime Rosebud Award. It is a US Kindle Countdown deal at $0.99 for about 4 1/2 more days.

link: https://www.amazon.com/Kilmoon-Count.../dp/B00J0MNS7G

Spoiler:

In her moody debut, Alber skillfully uses many shades of gray to draw complex characters who discover how cruel love can be. --Kirkus Reviews

Californian Merrit Chase doesn't know what she's in for when she travels to an Irish village famous for its matchmaking festival. She simply wants to meet her father, a celebrated matchmaker, in hopes that she can mend her troubled past. Instead, her arrival triggers a rising tide of violence, and Merrit finds herself both suspect and victim, accomplice and pawn, in a manipulative game that began thirty years previously.

When she discovers that the matchmaker's treacherous past is at the heart of the chaos, she must decide how far she will go to save him from himself and to get what she wants, a family.

Lisa Alber evokes a world in which ancient tradition collides with modern village life and ageless motivators such as greed and love still wield their power. Kilmoon captures the moodiness of the Irish landscape in a brooding mystery that explores family secrets, betrayal, vengeance, and murder.

[GeoffR]

A couple of crime/mystery first-in-series from Macmillan at $4.99 at Australian and New Zealand retailers (about half price):

Håkan Nesser, The Mind's Eye

Hans Olav Lahlum, The Human Flies

[sufue]

Ivory Ghosts is the first in the Catherine Sohon series by Caitlin O'Connell. It has dropped to $0.99 at Kindle US.

link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OEXM6Y2

Spoiler:

“The scientist that Caitlin O’Connell is shines through her first work of fiction, a thriller set against the illegal ivory poaching trade in Africa. With descriptions and dialect so real you feel as if you might be turning pages while sitting deep in the bush, and a skillful narrative that teaches while it thrills, this novel is a win for any animal lover or reader with a conservationist’s heart.”—Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Time

INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD FINALIST • In a blockbuster debut thriller brimming with majestic wildlife, village politics, and international intrigue, a chilling quadruple homicide raises the stakes in the battle to save Africa’s elephants.

Still grieving over the tragic death of her fiancé, American wildlife biologist Catherine Sohon leaves South Africa and drives to a remote outpost in northeast Namibia, where she plans to face off against the shadowy forces of corruption and relentless human greed in the fight against elephant poaching. Undercover as a census pilot tracking the local elephant population, she’ll really be collecting evidence on the ruthless ivory traffickers.

But before she even reaches her destination, Catherine stumbles onto a scene of horrifying carnage: three people shot dead in their car, and a fourth nearby—with his brain removed. The slaughter appears to be the handiwork of a Zambian smuggler known as “the witchdoctor,” a figure reviled by activists and poachers alike. Forced to play nice with local officials, Catherine finds herself drawn to the prickly but charismatic Jon Baggs, head of the Ministry of Conservation, whose blustery exterior belies his deep investment in the poaching wars.

Torn between her developing feelings and her unofficial investigation, she takes to the air, only to be grounded by a vicious turf war between competing factions of a black-market operation that reaches far beyond the borders of Africa. With the mortality rate—both human and animal—skyrocketing, Catherine races to intercept a valuable shipment. Now she’s flying blind, and a cunning killer is on the move.

[sufue]

The Neon Rain is the first in the Dave Robicheaux series by James Lee Burke. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle US.

link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003UYURL0

Spoiler:

From New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke comes his definitive, must-read first title in his famous Dectective David Robicheaux series.

New Orleans Detective Dave Robicheaux has fought too many battles: in Vietnam, with police brass, with killers and hustlers, and the bottle. Lost without his wife's love, Robicheaux haunts the intense and heady French Quarter—the place he calls home, and the place that nearly destroys him when he beomes involved in the case of a young prostitute whose body is found in a bayou. Thrust into the seedy world of drug lords and arms smugglers, Robicheaux must face down the criminal underworld and come to terms with his own bruised heart and demons to survive.

[sufue]

Busman's Honeymoon is the 12th (SYKM) or 13th (blurb) in the Lord Peter Wimsey series by Dorothy L. Sayers. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US, and is couponable at Kobo US.

Kindle US link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008JVJO90
Kobo US link: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/eb...-s-honeymoon-2

Spoiler:

In this installment of the “literate and delightful” Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, Harriet Vane’s honeymoon with the dapper British detective is marred by murder (Chicago Tribune).

It took several near-death experiences for Lord Peter Wimsey to convince Harriet Vane to be his wife, but she has finally relented. When the dapper detective marries Britain’s most popular mystery author—just a few short years after rescuing her from the hangman’s noose—the press could not be more excited. But Lord Peter and his bride have no interest in spending their wedding night surrounded by reporters. They sneak out of their own reception to begin their honeymoon early, out of sight of the world. Unfortunately, for some couples, calamity is inescapable.

On their 1st morning together, the newlyweds discover the house’s caretaker bludgeoned to death in the manor’s basement. If they thought finding a few minutes alone was difficult, they’re up against even steeper odds. In a house full of suspects, identifying the killer won’t be easy.

Busman’s Honeymoon is the 13th book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.

[Kieran Seymour]

Another week, another one of Michael Avallone's Ed Noon series going free at Amazon UK...

(25) The Girl in the Cockpit

[Froide]

Originally Posted by Kieran Seymour

Another week, another one of Michael Avallone's Ed Noon series going free at Amazon UK...

(25) The Girl in the Cockpit

Thank you. Also free at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0198ZOIN2...-21#nav-subnav

[Dr. Drib]

THANK YOU to both Kieran Seymour and Froide!

That's one I didn't have!

And now I do!

[Apache]

Yea, another one I did not have either.
Apache

[GA Russell]

Raymond Chandler...

The Lady in the Lake - $1.29
https://www.amazon.com/LADY-LAKE-Ray...dp/B01HHLHN4K/


The Long Goodbye - $2.50
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Goodbye-...dp/B01HWV4302/


The Big Sleep - $3.00
https://www.amazon.com/Big-Sleep-Phi...dp/B01I8V4I5A/

[sufue]

Dot Dead is the first in the short two-book Ian Michaels series by Keith Raffel. I don't really know just quite why this one looked good to me, but I've been waiting for it to go on sale for a while. It has just dropped to $2.99 at Kindle US.

link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009DVJ4D6

Spoiler:

When Ian Michaels, a Silicon Valley hotshot, discovers a young, beautiful woman stabbed to death in his house, it takes him a moment to realize that the still-warm corpse is his maid. Far from the gray-haired, cookie-baking grandmother he imagined her to be, Gwendolyn was a stranger to Ian, but her family, old boyfriend, and the Palo Alto police seem to think they were a couple. And despite his best efforts to prove otherwise, the evidence against Ian is growing. It looks like someone is framing Ian for murder, but who?

An executive at a tech firm, Ian is anxious to prove his innocence to his boss and mentor Paul Berk, a Silicon Valley legend. As the investigation heats up so does Ian's interest in Gwendolyn's sister, but can she be trusted?