Free/Bargain Mystery/Suspense/Thriller July 2014

[Mort1997]

A thread for July.

We point out free and bargain Mystery/Suspense/Thriller titles to each other. Please don't post any self-published books*, and please do a search before posting to avoid duplicates.
Be aware that many freebies are only free for a day, so grab them fast!

*Unless you have read them yourself, think they are excellent, and you're not connected to the author in any way.

[Mort1997]

Free Today on Amazon UK - Stranglehold by J M Gregson


'A young girl is found murdered in a deserted house.
She has lain dead for two days, and there are few clues at the scene of the crime to identify her killer.
When there is a second murder in the same small community, it becomes obvious that the hunt is for a serial killer, who is certain to kill again.
The way the bodies are laid out suggests not only a warped mind -- but someone determined to taunt the police.
In the quiet country town of Oldford, a whole community is struck with terror as it waits for the nocturnal killer to strike again.
With several suspects, but no motive for the killings, the investigation requires all Superintendent John Lambert insight and expertise.
Can he solve the mystery before another innocent girl is murdered?
Or will more victims fall prey to the killer’s deadly Stranglehold?'

UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stranglehold...ndeavour+press

US
http://www.amazon.com/Stranglehold-J...ndeavour+press

Au
http://www.amazon.com.au/Stranglehol...ndeavour+press

Can
http://www.amazon.ca/Stranglehold-J-...ndeavour+press

[Mort1997]

Free PRE-order Today on Amazon UK - Hard Landing: An Alex Shanahan Thriller by Lynne Heitman

'At one of the world's busiest airports, the sky is about to fall...

As the new manager of the Majestic Airlines operation at Boston's Logan International Airport, Alex Shanahan expects her fair share of turbulence—but not so much, so soon. Logan Airport is in a state of chaos, with divided loyalties tearing it apart. And hanging over everyone's heads is the mysterious suicide of Alex's predecessor.

There are dark secrets at Logan—especially surrounding a fatal plane crash—that could bring down Majestic Airlines and destroy the careers of everyone involved. Secrets that have already claimed lives. And Alex is next.'

UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Landing...18899&sr=1-521

US - not showing free

Au
http://www.amazon.com.au/Hard-Landin...18899&sr=1-521

Can
http://www.amazon.ca/Hard-Landing-Al...18899&sr=1-521

[Mort1997]

Free Today on Amazon UK - Emerald City: 1 (Laura Benton mystery) by Chris Nickson

'Seattle, May 1988: Why would up and coming musician Craig Adler OD on heroin just days before signing a major record deal? Craig's band was the first of the new Seattle music scene to break out of the Northwest and they were about to hit the big time. With everything to live for, Craig had been clean for months; everybody swore it.

Music journalist Laura Benton is determined to find the answer. But as she digs into the story, the pieces don’t quite add up – and then the threats begin. Just a phone call at first, then a bullet in the mail ... and as the threats escalate, her dreams turn to nightmares in the Emerald City and Laura finds herself desperately fighting for her reputation - and her life.'

UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Emerald-City...19232&sr=1-425

US
http://www.amazon.com/Emerald-City-L...19232&sr=1-425

AU
http://www.amazon.com.au/Emerald-Cit...19232&sr=1-425

Can
http://www.amazon.ca/Emerald-City-La...19232&sr=1-425

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by Mort1997

Free PRE-order Today on Amazon UK - Hard Landing: An Alex Shanahan Thriller by Lynne Heitman

'At one of the world's busiest airports, the sky is about to fall...

As the new manager of the Majestic Airlines operation at Boston's Logan International Airport, Alex Shanahan expects her fair share of turbulence—but not so much, so soon. Logan Airport is in a state of chaos, with divided loyalties tearing it apart. And hanging over everyone's heads is the mysterious suicide of Alex's predecessor.

There are dark secrets at Logan—especially surrounding a fatal plane crash—that could bring down Majestic Airlines and destroy the careers of everyone involved. Secrets that have already claimed lives. And Alex is next.'


US - not showing free

It does now:
http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Landing-A...18899&sr=1-521

[AnemicOak]

Judgment Call by J.A. Jance has dropped to $1.99
Amazon US | Kobo | OmniLit | Google | eBooks.com | B&N (hasn't dropped yet)

When Joanna Brady's daughter, Jenny, stumbles across the body of her high school principal, Debra Highsmith, in the desert, the Cochise County sheriff's personal and professional worlds collide. Though she's tried to protect her children from the dangers of the grown-up world, the search for justice leads straight to her own door and forces her to face the possibility that her beloved daughter may be less perfect than she seems. Yet the deeper Joanna digs, the more complications she uncovers. It seems the quiet, upstanding principal had a hidden past, full of mysterious secrets she'd successfully kept buried for years. As the seasoned sheriff juggles professional constraints and personal demands, she finds herself walking a fine line between justice and family that has never been so blurred.

[BelleZora]

Free today from Amazon: A Witness Above (Frank Pavlicek Mysteries #1) by Andy Straka. Published by Signet in 2001 as a mass market paperback. Anthony Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2002), Shamus Award Nominee for Best First PI Novel (2002), Agatha Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2001).

Thirteen years ago, Frank Pavlicek left the NYPD under less than ideal circumstances. Now the divorced father of a teenage daughter, he works as a private investigator in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he indulges his passion for falconry and tries to live outside the shadow of his past. Frank is hunting with his red-tailed hawk, Armistead, when he finds a teenage boy's body barely concealed behind a pile of brush. It's a truly gruesome crime scene one of the many things Frank doesn't miss about working homicide in the big city. But when Frank opens the dead boy's wallet, things become even more disturbing. Scribbled on the edge of a dollar bill is the phone number of Frank's daughter. He pockets the evidence and flees. Days later, his daughter is in jail. Now, his past is coming back to haunt him, and his reputation and life are on the line. -- from Goodreads

AU: http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0045JK2XM

CA: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0045JK2XM

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0045JK2XM

US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0045JK2XM

Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebo...licek-series-1

DRM-free at Kobo.

[BelleZora]

Originally Posted by Mort1997

Free Today on Amazon UK - Emerald City: 1 (Laura Benton mystery) by Chris Nickson

'Seattle, May 1988'

Thanks, Mort1997. Please forgive the nostalgia induced by this title.

Back around 1980, give or take a year, the city of Seattle, or perhaps the city's tourist bureau, sponsored a contest to give Seattle an appealing nickname. It was a wildly popular contest and my losing entry was Fungus Burg. My proposal did receive radio attention and many callers supported it.

The citizens were not allowed to vote for the winner. Some privileged persons chose Emerald City to much populist criticism and disgust. I mean, how twee and sentimental! After all, the unofficial state song is Louie Louie (it did not become official because when it came to a vote, it was discovered that the 80-some-year-old author of Washington, My Home was alive and heartbroken).

I still cannot see 'Emerald City' without disappointment at my loss in the contest. Fungus Burg is more accurately descriptive and in line with the general attitudes of the citizens.

[Mort1997]

You could always re-name the book for your reader by running it thr' calibre and calling it 'fungus burg'

[BelleZora]

Originally Posted by Mort1997

You could always re-name the book for your reader by running it thr' calibre and calling it 'fungus burg'

[Froide]

July 2014 Samsung Book Deals selection (accessible only via the Kindle for Samsung app):

The Russian Donation [Dr. Hoffman, #1], by Christoph Spielberg (Author) & Gerald Chapple (Translator) (normally $4.99) - mystery & crime, fiction, medical novel

Book Description
Publication Date: January 22, 2013

Doctor Felix Hoffmann’s life is textbook success: a seasoned physician at a Berlin hospital, respected by colleagues, and devoted to his amorous and intelligent girlfriend Celine. It’s a life filled with medical work, televised soccer games, and the chill of German beer.

Yet, when a former patient shows up dead by causes unknown, Hoffmann signs a death certificate that may be his own. Curiosity and sheer medical devotion propel him to investigate. However, his autopsy order goes unfulfilled as the body is cremated and hospital records vanish. Soon, Hoffmann discovers a diagnosis of conspiratorial proportions. The deeper he scans, the darker it gets, until a criminal clue emerges from Russia. Despite adversity, Hoffmann is determined to sleuth through with his own brand of logic and the aid of Celine’s powers of deduction.

[BelleZora]

On sale for $1.99: The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras (The Pot Thief Mysteries # 1) by J. Michael Orenduff.

Kobo (Couponable): http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebo...ied-pythagoras

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HO12CTK

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/...d=lRJ7AgAAQBAJ

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-...=9781480458529


I read this recently when I spent a week in Albuquerque. The New Mexico city is a character in this book as much as Louisiana is a character in James Lee Burke 'Robicheaux' series or Los Angeles is a character in Michael Connelly's books. Orenduff is an enthusiastic fan of Lawrence Block's 'Bernie Rhodenbarr the burglar' series, so if you are also, but have read all the Bernie books, you will feel right at home with the Pot Thief series.

Another hint: this book will make you hungry for New Mexico food. I'm sure I gained weight every day that I read this book. In fact, I resorted to reading it in various Albuquerque restaurants to save time.

[sufue]

Open Road Media has a set of mysteries on sale for July. These are $1.99 and many are the first in their series. Several have been on sale before, but I found a couple I hadn't seen on sale before.

Here's the list:

Powder Burn by Carl Hiaasen and Bill Montalbano
The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras by J. Michael Orenduff
McNally’s Secret by Lawrence Sanders
Fellowship of Fear by Aaron Elkins
The Square of Revenge by Pieter Aspe
Drowned Hopes by Donald Westlake
Death-Watch by John Dickson Carr
Strike Three You’re Dead by R. D. Rosen
The Grub-and-Stakers House a Haunt by Charlotte MacLeod
Duffy by Dan Kavanagh
Smoked Out by Warren Murphy
Drawing Dead by Pete Hautman

And a link for Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link...d_i=B00IJN047E

[Edit: Also available at Kobo US and couponable. PERKOPOLIS still worked for me.]

[Lynx-lynx]

Sufue thank you for posting the Open Road sale.

I've just checked Kobo India (as you suggested) and found that they still have their AUD 3 cent sale on for at least one author, and 5 cents and 49 cents and so on .....

The 3 cent author is Lawrence Block.

The 5 cent authors appear to be childrens or young adult mysteries.

The 83 cent mysteries include authors who are in the public domain and those who are not in the public domain eg Arthur Conan Doyle, Louis Joseph Vance, Anne Perry.

The publisher details are:
Imprint: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road

Oh, and don't forget they're all discountable!!

Be interested to hear if anyone finds other publishers on similar bargain basement sale

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by BelleZora

On sale for $1.99: The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras (The Pot Thief Mysteries # 1) by J. Michael Orenduff.

Kobo (Couponable): http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebo...ied-pythagoras

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HO12CTK

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/...d=lRJ7AgAAQBAJ

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-...=9781480458529


I read this recently when I spent a week in Albuquerque. The New Mexico city is a character in this book as much as Louisiana is a character in James Lee Burke 'Robicheaux' series or Los Angeles is a character in Michael Connelly's books. Orenduff is an enthusiastic fan of Lawrence Block's 'Bernie Rhodenbarr the burglar' series, so if you are also, but have read all the Bernie books, you will feel right at home with the Pot Thief series.

Another hint: this book will make you hungry for New Mexico food. I'm sure I gained weight every day that I read this book. In fact, I resorted to reading it in various Albuquerque restaurants to save time.

Thanks for this book mention. I'm from NM. LOVE NM FOOD. Thankfully I can cook some of it. Maybe not quite the same, but enough to keep myself from flying there on the weekends. Mostly.