Free story (Kindle UK) Cursed: A Jack Nightingale Short [Supernatural Mystery]

ATDrake · 12-02-2011, 11:41 PM

Cursed: A Jack Nightingale Short by Stephen Leather, is a supernatural ex-cop PI tale who presumably has his own series with a new book coming out soon, free courtesy of Hodder Stoughton.

Free to pre-order @ Amazon UK (slated for Dec 20th). Wouldn't expect to see this elsewhere, as Hodder is a UK publisher.

UK buyers can also pick up one of Leather's novels really cheaply: Hard Landing: The First Spider Shepard Thriller, also published by Hodder, is a mere £0.49, less than 1/10th of the paperback cost. I thoroughly approve of this e-book pricing scheme.

Just so non-UK readers don't feel left out, Leather offers a free short story via Smashwords: Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish, a murder mystery featuring a Singapore cop.

Description
Ex-cop turned private eye Jack Nightingale is used to dealing with tricky situations. He's faced down the powers of hell a couple of times, too. Then he's called in to help a policeman who's lying at death's door. The doctors can't work out what's wrong.

But the dying man's colleagues swear blind that he was cursed by a gypsy during the Dale Farm clearance. And Nightingale could be his only hope.

Abtacha · 12-03-2011, 04:44 PM

It's free on Amazon.de as well.

koland · 12-04-2011, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATDrake

Just so non-UK readers don't feel left out, Leather offers a free short story via Smashwords: Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish, a murder mystery featuring a Singapore cop.

Also free in US Kindle store - http://www.amazon.com/Inspector-Zhan...dp/B0056HQSW6/

ATDrake · 12-04-2011, 12:25 AM

Well, yes, free stuff on Smashwords generally translates to free everywhere else, but since that wasn't the feature freebie, I didn't feel in the mood to link to the half-dozen stores that would also have it and the direct to SW for every format was easiest, especially considering Amazon still charges that $2.00 Whispernet surcharge even for freebies for certain regions, IIRC.

12-02-2011, 11:41 PM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free story (Kindle UK) Cursed: A Jack Nightingale Short [Supernatural Mystery] Cursed: A Jack Nightingale Short by Stephen Leather, is a supernatural ex-cop PI tale who presumably has his own series with a new book coming out soon, free courtesy of Hodder Stoughton. Free to pre-order @ Amazon UK (slated for Dec 20th). Wouldn't expect to see this elsewhere, as Hodder is a UK publisher. UK buyers can also pick up one of Leather's novels really cheaply: Hard Landing: The First Spider Shepard Thriller, also published by Hodder, is a mere £0.49, less than 1/10th of the paperback cost. I thoroughly approve of this e-book pricing scheme. Just so non-UK readers don't feel left out, Leather offers a free short story via Smashwords: Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish, a murder mystery featuring a Singapore cop. Description Ex-cop turned private eye Jack Nightingale is used to dealing with tricky situations. He's faced down the powers of hell a couple of times, too. Then he's called in to help a policeman who's lying at death's door. The doctors can't work out what's wrong. But the dying man's colleagues swear blind that he was cursed by a gypsy during the Dale Farm clearance. And Nightingale could be his only hope.

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12-03-2011, 04:44 PM	#2
Abtacha Addict Posts: 332 Karma: 6220000 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura HD	It's free on Amazon.de as well.

12-04-2011, 12:25 AM	#4
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Well, yes, free stuff on Smashwords generally translates to free everywhere else, but since that wasn't the feature freebie, I didn't feel in the mood to link to the half-dozen stores that would also have it and the direct to SW for every format was easiest, especially considering Amazon still charges that $2.00 Whispernet surcharge even for freebies for certain regions, IIRC.

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