Free and bargain cozy mystery ebooks in November 2013

[Terisa de morgan]

We point out free and bargain cozy mysteries to each other, and recommend certain books that are/were free (or the opposite!).

Because Kindle freebies are easiest to find, the majority of the books listed are from Amazon, but freebies and bargains from other retailers and in other formats are more than welcome!

In case no retailer is specifically mentioned in a post, it is safe to assume it's for Amazon US.

Be aware that many freebies are only free for a day, so grab them fast!

NOTE:

Cozy mysteries, also referred to simply as "cozies," are a subgenre of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.

Cozies virtually never dwell on sexuality or violence, or employ any but the mildest profanity.

Avoidance of explicit sex and violence, emphasis on puzzle-solving over suspense, a small-town setting, and a focus on a hobby or occupation are all frequent elements of cozy mysteries. The precise boundaries of the sub-genre remain vague, however, with the work of authors such as Aaron Elkins and Philip R. Craig considered borderline cases.

[Terisa de morgan]

Perilous Pranks (Renaissance Faire Mystery #5.5) by Joyce Lavene

Wanda Le Fey is dead, and Jessie Morton may be accused of her murder. Jessie was only getting revenge on a prank that Wanda had pulled on her. Someone else killed Wanda and left her in her shower, dyed blue by Jessie hand.

Now Jessie is looking for Wanda's killer - spurred on by Wanda's blue ghost following her around Renaissance Faire Village, demanding justice.

With her wedding to Bailiff Chase Manhattan less than a month away, and her new job at the Village Museum of Arts and Crafts, will Jessie be able to find Wanda's killer too?

It's either that, or life with dead Wanda, forever.

Free at Amazon.

[Terisa de morgan]

Murder at the Holiday Flotilla (Magnolia Mysteries #9) by Ellen Elizabeth Hunter

Why can’t the Wilkes sisters enjoy a quiet, joyful Christmas season like everyone else? Why do their best laid plans get derailed by murder and mayhem? All Ashley wants is to celebrate a quiet Christmas with Jon and their precious babies. Melanie is about to be inaugurated as the president of the North Carolina Association of Realtors. Her plans include entertaining the state’s social elite at her lavishly restored hunting lodge. How could she foresee that a wealthy developer would take a header down her stairs? It looks like an accident, but is it? Then as Melanie is showing off her latest listing, a fabulous six-million-dollar waterfront property, who does she find in the four-poster bed but a highly controversial state senator, dead by mysterious means. A Colonial-era family will has surfaced that bequeaths a treasure to the descendants. Are Ashley and Melanie heirs to a family fortune? And just what is that fortune and where is it hidden? Is anyone else searching for it? And will they kill to get it!

Free at Amazon

[Terisa de morgan]

Diners, Dives & Dead Ends (Rose Strickland Mystery #1) by Terri L. Austin

As a struggling waitress and part-time college student, Rose Strickland's life is stalled in the slow lane. But when her close friend, Axton, disappears, Rose suddenly finds herself serving up more than hot coffee and flapjacks. Now she's hashing it out with sexy bad guys and scrambling to find clues in a race to save Axton before his time runs out. With her anime-loving bestie, her septuagenarian boss, and pair of IT wise men along for the ride, Rose discovers political corruption, illegal gambling, and shady corporations. She's gone from zero to sixty and learns when you're speeding down the fast lane, it's easy to crash and burn.

0.99 at Amazon and Kobo.

[cromag]

Diners, Dives & Dead Ends is also $.99 at Barnes & Noble, if that works better for anyone.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dine...=2940014582544

[gabby98]

Hope this is right....

Free @ Smashwords

A Cup of Cozy By Linda Kozar

Published: Nov. 11, 2013
Words: 37,540 (approximate)

Short Christmas mysteries and holiday recipes by the authors of Cozy Mystery Magazine blog.

[Kiya]

Kilt Dead (A Liss MacCrimmon Mystery) by Kaitlyn Dunnett

As a professional Scottish dancer, Liss MacCrimmon has performed strathsprays and reels, jigs and Highland flings until a knee injury cuts her career short. Returning to her hometown of Moosetookalook, Maine, she decides to help her aunt run her Scottish emporium.
Liss hasn't been in Moosetookalook in over ten years, but the quaint little town, nestled in the hilly terrain of western Maine, looks exactly as she remembers it. But then her bliss soon turns to dread when she finds the dead body of her aunt's nosy neighbor, Amanda Norris, under a bolt of Flower of Scotland fabric in the stock room. And if things weren't bad enough, the state police hone in on Liss as the prime suspect.
Now Liss will have to do some fancy footwork to prove she's innocent while avoiding becoming the killer's next victim. . .

1.99 $ on Amazon

[cromag]

Also at Barnes & Noble.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kilt...=9781617733031

[Kiya]

Elvis and The Dearly Departed by Peggy Webb

They say you can’t get to Heaven without passing through the Eternal Rest Funeral Home. And no one gets into Eternal Rest without passing muster with Elvis–the basset hound who’s convinced he’s the reincarnation of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Normally, Callie Valentine Jones spends her days fixing up the hairdos of the dead, but when the corpse of local, prominent physician Dr. Leonard Laton goes missing, it’s bad for business. So Callie and her cousin Lovie have no choice but to go in hot pursuit of the recently embalmed, last seen bound for Vegas by way of downtown Tupelo.
In Vegas, Callie and Lovie hit the jackpot when they find the dearly departed inside a freezer owned by his showgirl mistress, Bubble Malone. But their luck runs out when Bubble decides to join her man in the afterlife. With the poisonous Laton family tree providing plenty of rotten suspects, Callie, along with some help from her basset hound, Elvis, is determined to crack this case–and have a killer singing “Jailhouse Rock” in time for her next haircutting appointment. . .

1.99 $ on Amazon

[Kiya]

A Fugitive Truth by Dana Cameron is $0.99 on Amazon All Romances

Past Malice by Dana Cameron is $0.99 on Amazon All Romances

[kindlekitten]

are romances a cozy?

[Terisa de morgan]

I don't think romances are cozy mystery, but they can be cozies.

[sqdancer]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

are romances a cozy?

Fugitive Truth and Past Malice are part of her Emma Fielding mystery series. I've read the first of the series and won't consider it a romance.

[Terisa de morgan]

I don't think they're romances either (I haven't read them but the summary look as a cozy mystery to me).

[Kiya]

They are cozy mysteries. They are part of her Emma Fielding Mystery series.

I usually check on the Cozy Mystery List if they are cozies or not. And they are listed there.