Free/Bargain Suspense/Mystery/Thriller May 2013

[koland]

Free : The Istanbul Exchange: A Yael Azoulay Short Story (eBook Original)
by Adam LeBor
HarperCollins

Meet Yael Azoulay, the brilliant and beautiful behind-the-scenes negotiator for the United Nations. Tasked with persuading an Afghan warlord-and friend of hers-to surrender to the Americans, she is quickly pulled into into a dangerous world of secret rendition, torture and arms trafficking to Syrian rebels. The high-stakes game soon turns deadly as Yael finds herself up against a shadowy agency of the US government. Everything depends on her next move....

http://www.amazon.com/The-Istanbul-E.../dp/B00CGZXQNU

[dreams]

Croaker: Kill Me Again (Fey Croaker series 06) by Paul Bishop [Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals] (Previously published by Avon - 1994) - Free

http://www.amazon.com/Croaker-Kill-M...dp/B00584R100/

Spoiler:

Los Angeles homicide detective Fey Croaker must solve the recent murder of a pretty, forty-something woman whose fingerprints surprisingly identify her as a previous murder victim from eighteen years earlier.

At 43, Fey Croaker has survived three dead-end marriages, a severely abusive upbringing, and the relentless resentment of her male colleagues on the force. Now, because of a streak of unsolved murders, she feels extra pressure to solve the murder of a mysterious woman who had multiple IDs in different names, a million dollars in cash, and only new clothing and furniture in her equally new condo at the time of her death.

Fingerprints inexplicably reveal the woman had already been murdered – 18 years earlier in San Francisco. Despite this twist, the case appears to be open and shut – the woman's ex-husband, convicted of killing her the first time, was released on parole weeks before her second murder. However, the victim has many more surprises for everyone involved – especially for Fey, who finds herself becoming one of the suspects when her investigation takes a turn for the deadly.

[NightBird]

Free thriller from HarperCollins, Sanctus by Simon Toyne. Two versions available. The enhanced version

The enhanced edition includes audio clips composed by Worldwide Harmony that create a soundtrack for the book and four video trailers.

Audio/Video content is available on latest generation Kindle Fire (except 1st generation), Kindle Fire HD, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices.

and the regular version.

One man’s sacrifice shocks the world…

One woman’s courage threatens a conspiracy as old as humankind….

And some will do anything – anything – to keep their secrets in the dark.

A man climbs a cliff face in the oldest inhabited place on earth, a mountain known as the Citadel, a Vatican-like city-state that towers above the city of Ruin in modern-day Turkey. But this is no ordinary ascent. It is a dangerous, symbolic act. And thanks to the media, it is an event witnessed by the entire world.


Few people understand its consequence. But for foundation worker Kathryn Mann and a handful of others, it’s evidence that a revolution is at hand. For the Sancti, the cowled and secretive monks who live inside the Citadel, it could mean the end of everything they have built. They will stop at nothing to keep what is theirs, and they will break every law in every country and even kill to hold it fast. For American reporter Liv Adamsen, it spurs the memory of the beloved brother she lost years before, setting her on a journey across the world and into the heart of her own identity.


There, she will make a discovery so shocking that it will change everything…

This is the first book in a trilogy. The second book is $8.54. Third book will be released in hardcover in June. The Kindle version is available for pre-order for $1.99.

The Tower

In The Tower, the thrilling conclusion to Simon Toyne’s bestselling Sanctus trilogy, an ominous countdown has begun that some believe could be the first sign of an imminent global catastrophe.

Toyne’s latest thriller opens at the NASA Control Center in Maryland where the center’s director has gone missing and all that can be found is a bizarre message on his computer screen. FBI Agent J. J. Shepherd believes some of this might be related to an explosion at the Citadel, a secretive monastery in Ruin, Turkey; the viral outbreak that followed there; and the chilling disappearance of a woman named Liv Adamsen.

As strange events and natural disasters occur around the world, Liv searches for the final secrets of the prophecy, while inside the walls of the Ruin, her lover, Gabriel Mann, infected by the virus, battles to survive. Is this the end of days?

[koland]

Originally Posted by NightBird

Third book will be released in hardcover in June. The Kindle version is available for pre-order for $1.99.

The Tower

Note that the two free versions are also free from B&N, but the third book is a $13 pre-order.

Sony has book one for $2, while Kobo is ignoring it completely and has the first two at full price.

[NightBird]

Free cozy from booksBnimble: Hurricane Season by Michaela Thompson.

The story of a storm, an illicit love affair, and moonshine… (actually, two illicit love affairs)

The 1950s fairly leap off the page in this classic cozy mystery set in northern Florida in the Eisenhower era, complete with Johnny Ray on the jukebox and a Womanless Wedding—this one interrupted by an explosion at a moonshine still. Lily Trulock, owner of Trulock’s Grocery & Marine Supply, leads a pretty quiet life until a stranger comes to town. The new guy’s not what he appears, but then, some of St. Elmo’s residents aren’t either.

Before she can say, “down the hatch,” Lily’s at the center of a vicious murder and a no-holds-barred bootlegging war—and a nasty storm’s on the way. This is a vibrant, atmospheric, powerful novel—as filled with energy, mystery, and motion as a hurricane.

Hurricane Season is as much a richly-detailed, spot-on historical as a mystery, widely praised by masters of the genre and reviewers alike for its pitch-perfect period feel and fine, spare writing.

[koland]

Death Will Get you Sober (#1, The Bruce Kohler Series)
by Elizabeth Zelvin
booksBnimble

Sobriety's not for sissies%u2026 Especially when the phrase "dead drunk" becomes literal. And plural.

On Christmas Day, Bruce Kohler wakes up in detox on the Bowery in New York City. He realizes it's time to change his life, but how can he stay sober without dying of boredom? Then homeless alcoholics begin to turn up dead, and one of these is Bruce's friend Godfrey, a cynical aristocrat with a trust fund and some secrets.

Two old friends give Bruce a second chance and agree to help him with his investigation: his best friend, Jimmy, a computer genius and history buff who's been in AA for years, and Jimmy's girl friend Barbara, a counselor who sometimes crosses the line between helping and codependency.

Barbara works a night shift at the detox and confronts a counselor who might still be dealing drugs. Bruce gets a job temping for Godfrey's arrogant nephew. Between the three of them, suspects start piling up.

A perfect book for readers who enjoy excellent writing, sly wit, and a classic mystery.

http://www.amazon.com/Death-Kohler-M.../dp/B00CK6FB56

[apesmom]

Free from Pinnacle (Kensington)

Head to Head (Claire Morgan #1) by Linda Ladd
Kindle | Nook

With Every Turn In The Case. . .
After moving from Los Angeles to Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, homicide detective Claire Morgan has at last adjusted to the peaceful rhythms of rural life. Until a grisly celebrity murder at an ultra-exclusive "wellness" resort shatters a quiet summer morning. . .

With Every Twist Of The Mind. . .
One of Dr. Nicholas Black's high-profile clients, a beautiful young soap opera star, has been found dead, taped to a chair at a fully set table. . .submerged in the lake. Back in L.A., Claire investigated the rich, famous, and the deadly--but she never expected the problems of the privileged to follow her to this sleepy small town. Just as she never imagined crossing the line with her prime suspect. . .

With Every Beat Of The Heart. . .
Immersed in the case, Claire finds herself drawn to the charismatic doctor, spending more and more time in his company--and in his bed. Now, to catch a killer, Claire will have to enter the darkest recesses of the human mind. But is Black leading her there to help her. . .or luring her ever deeper into a madman's grip?

[koland]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Free from Pinnacle (Kensington)

Head to Head (Claire Morgan #1) by Linda Ladd
Kindle | Nook

https://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/li...00000000257457

[NightBird]

Two freebies from small Minnesota publisher, North Star Press: One cozy birder mystery and one romantic suspense.

Murder on Warbler Weekend by Jan Dunlap.

For birder Bob White, May in Minnesota means three things: counseling high school students with spring fever, coaching the girls’ tenth grade softball team and finding every warbler species
during spring migration. But when his mother discovers a body in the midst of a morning of birding, disturbing items get added to Bob’s seasonal list: murder, gambling addictions, shady politics, and controversial land deals, not to mention the possibility of wearing an orange jumpsuit while making license plates....

In this second outing of the Bob White Birder Murder Mystery series, Bob quickly finds himself chasing more than warblers as he searches for a killer who’s even closer to home than he realizes.

Found and Destroyed by Danielle Helget.

Normal? What’s that? Sara’s life is anything but normal.

To start, her delicious, new boyfriend, Derek, needs Sara’s help finding his sister’s killer. Sara uses herself as bait, but it all goes wrong. Sara’s life is in danger. Will Derek find her in time?

All Sara wants is one drama-free weekend. What she gets is just another day of criminals, drugs, guns, knives . . . and sexy cops . . . all the normal stuff.

[NightBird]

Free from Endeavor Press: Bloody Angels by John Llewellyn Probert.

Across Bristol, there are a series of brutal murders.

Each one is more horrific than the last.

And each has one thing in common.

Messages are scrawled in blood next to the bodies -- messages that refer to passages in The Bible.

It is the most baffling case of Parva Cororan's career.

Is the killer a twisted religious fanatic?

Or is something even more sinister?

The murders coincide with the upcoming visit of a high-ranking Cardinal. Is the murderer trying to prove something to the Catholic church? CID Parva Cororan must work out why the killer is picking his targets....and who will be next.

What do the messages mean? And how is the murderer connected to the Catholic faith?

As she starts to uncover the horrifying truth behind the killings, Parva begins to question everyone she comes into contact with. And as she digs into the toughest case of her career, the reality is far worse than anything she could have imagined.

'Bloody Angels' is a gripping suspense thriller, featuring Parva Corcoran, a coroner with a mysterious past, and a character who is as memorable as she is smart.

[ekaser]

Timothy Hallinan is an author of three mystery/thriller series: Simeon Grist (written in the 1990s), Poke Rafferty (written in the past 6-8 years) and Junior Bender (written in the past 3-4 years). All are VERY enjoyable books (IMO), and right now (not sure how long it lasts) the first Simeon Grist book "The Four Last Things" is free on Amazon US at:

The Four Last Things by Timothy Hallinan

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by NightBird

Murder on Warbler Weekend by Jan Dunlap.

Found and Destroyed by Danielle Helget.

Originally Posted by NightBird

Free from Endeavor Press: Bloody Angels by John Llewellyn Probert.

Originally Posted by ekaser

The Four Last Things by Timothy Hallinan

All also available in the UK Kindle store:

Murder on Warbler Weekend by Jan Dunlap.
Found and Destroyed by Danielle Helget.
Bloody Angels by John Llewellyn Probert.
The Four Last Things by Timothy Hallinan

[ekaser]

Originally Posted by ekaser

Timothy Hallinan is an author of ... Simeon Grist (written in the 1990s) ... and right now (not sure how long it lasts) the first Simeon Grist book "The Four Last Things" is free on Amazon US at:

The Four Last Things by Timothy Hallinan

I just found out the duration of the 'free' status: the 22nd and 23rd. So get it today or tomorrow!

[koland]

Free from Algonquin

The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving: A Novel by Jonathan Evison
Your Lovely Small Face: An Algonquin E-Short by Jeff Backhaus

http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...sher=algonquin

[caleb72]

Richard Castle's Naked Heat is on sale for $2.99 at Amazon (US) at the moment.

Nikki Heat and Jameson Rook are together again in Richard Castle’s thrilling follow-up to his New York Times bestseller, Heat Wave.

When New York’s most vicious gossip columnist, Cassidy Towne, is found dead, Heat uncovers a gallery of high profile suspects, all with compelling motives for killing the most feared muckraker in Manhattan.

Heat’s murder investigation is complicated by her surprise reunion with superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook. In the wake of their recent breakup, Nikki would rather not deal with their raw emotional baggage. But the handsome, wise-cracking Pulitzer Prize-winning writer’s personal involvement in the case forces her to team up with Rook anyway. The residue of their unresolved romantic conflict and crackling sexual tension fills the air as Heat and Rook embark on a search for a killer among celebrities and mobsters, singers and hookers, pro athletes and shamed politicians.

This new, explosive case brings on the heat in the glittery world of secrets, cover-ups, and scandals.

Amazon (US): LINK