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Tuesday, August 31st
“Black Widow” by Cliff Ryder
Price: $1.24
“Agents recruited for the clandestine organization known as Room 59 play for keeps, or die trying. But now new Room 59 agent Ajza Manaev, a top MI6 operative, discovers just how high the stakes really are when she goes undercover inside Chechnya’s terrorist training camps, where bitter young widows harness their hate as suicide bombers. Ajza doesn’t know she’s being manipulated by many sides — and in a game where the ground is always shifting, Ajza is inducted by hellfire into Room 59′s harsh reality: she’s on her own.”
Monday, August 30th
“Billy Boyle” by James R. Benn
Price: $0.00
“What’s a 22-year-old Irish-American cop who’s never been out of Massachusetts before doing at Beardsley Hall, an English country house, having lunch with King Haakon of Norway? Billy Boyle himself wonders. Back home in Southie, he’d barely made detective when war was declared. Unwilling to fight—and perhaps die—for England, he was relieved when his mother wangled a job for him on the staff of a general married to her distant cousin. But the general turns out to be Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose headquarters are in London, which is undergoing the Blitz. And Uncle Ike wants Billy to be his personal investigator.”
Saturday, August 28th
“Kill the Story” by John Luciew
Price: $1.99
“A serial killer known as ‘The Reader’ is murdering journalists in the manner of their most famous stories. The New York Times assigns Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Jordan to cover its every development. The assignment returns Cassie to her familiar stomping grounds of Harrisburg, Pa., reuniting her with Frank “Telly” Tellis, chief political reporter for The Harrisburg Herald. Only Telly can put together the murderous truth as the secret motive for the killings is buried deep in his journalistic past. But can he solve the puzzle before falling under The Reader’s deadly crosshairs?”
Friday, August 27th
“Long Lost” by David Morrell
Price: $1.99 expired
“Brad Denning is a successful architect living a perfect life in Denver with his loving wife and son. Now, a man claiming to be the brother who disappeared when they were kids has mysteriously appeared, and Brad is eager to take him in, despite the man’s haggard appearance and reluctance to reveal anything about his past. “Petey” is a welcome addition to the family, until a camping trip goes terribly wrong and Brad returns home to find that his devoted wife and son have been abducted.”
Thursday, August 26th
“Wasted” by Mark Johnson
Price: $1.30
“Mark Johnson began stealing at the age of seven, was drinking by the age of eight, and took his first hit of heroin at eleven. With searing honesty, Wasted documents Mark’s descent into the depths of addiction and criminality. His story is at once shocking and inspiring a compelling account of one man’s struggle to save himself, and help save others in the process.”
Wednesday, August 25th
“The 1-2-3 Money Plan” by Gregory Karp
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“Today, frugal is the name of the game. But you don’t have to take a vow of poverty: You just have to be smarter about how you spend, save, and invest. Sound hard? Not anymore. Personal finance columnist Greg Karp offers practical, specific financial advice everyone can use, organized into simple three-step plans that tell you exactly what to do and how and where to do it!”
Tuesday, August 24th
“The Truth About Confident Presenting” by James O’Rourke
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“Fifty one proven and bite-size, easy-to-use presenting techniques that work. Authored by top business consultant James O’Rourke, this book offers real solutions for the obstacles and fears faced by every presenter. Everything you need to know to prepare well, manage anxiety, deliver effectively, connect with your audience, and succeed!”
Monday, August 23rd
“Still Life” by Louise Penny
Price: $2.99
“Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. border, has been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it’s a tragic hunting accident and nothing more, but Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec smells something foul in these remote woods, and is soon certain that Jane Neal died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter.”
Saturday, August 21st
“Rottweiler Rescue” by Ellen O’Connell
Price: $2.99
“No one warned Dianne Brennan that her volunteer work as a foster home for Rottweiler Rescue would be easy. And no one warned her that the job would be murderously hard! Yet murder is what Dianne faces when she takes a dog to his new home, finds the adopter dead, and sees the killer leaving the scene. Dianne is sure he will be found where the victim worked – in the world of dog shows and dog people. Can she keep herself and her dogs safe long enough to collar the killer?”
Friday, August 20th
“Maynard and Jennica” by Rudolph Delson
Price: $1.30
“In the summer of 2000, while riding the uptown number 6 train, the musician/filmmaker Maynard Gogarty first encounters the beautiful Jennica Green. Delson tells the story of this improbable love affair through the voices of Maynard and Jennica, along with their family, friends, and assorted characters (among them two attorneys, three journalists, and a rap star) pulled into their dizzying orbit. A wildly original debut, Maynard and Jennica is both a hilarious urban comedy and a captivating love story.”
Thursday, August 19th
“The Secret Hangman” by Peter Lovesey
Price: $1.56
“When a well-to-do couple is found dead, both hanged, a suicide pact is suggested. Widowed Inspector Peter Diamond is dubious; too many couples are dying by the same method, including a waitress and mother of two who is found hanged in a public park, and soon thereafter her ex-husband. Before Diamond can figure out what is going on, one more person will die.”
Wednesday, August 18th
“Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines” by Deborah Wallis
Price: $2.99
For the first time in more than a year, Abby Weaver’s family is together when her husband, Major Danny Weaver, returns home safely from Iraq. But only a few months later, a twist of fate puts him in the cockpit of a Harrier spinning out of control during the Cherry Point Air Show. Abby and her six-year-old son, Chris, watch in horror as their lives explode in a fiery crash on the tarmac in front of them. But was it an accident or murder? Determined to find out what happened, Abby is drawn into a world of sordid squadron secrets–secrets someone may have wanted concealed badly enough to kill for.
Tuesday, August 17th
“Germs, Genes, & Civilization” by David P. Clark
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Attila the Hun calls off his attack on Rome because of dysentery. The Middle Ages are brought to a close by the Black Death. Europeans conquered the Americas on a wave of foreign microbes that wiped out native populations. David P. Clark looks at how “microbes have shaped our health, our genetics, our history, our culture, our politics, even our religion and ethics,” and what that might mean for the future of the human species.
Monday, August 16th
“Hour of the Hunter” by J. A. Jance
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“The brilliant psychopath Andrew Carlisle spent only six years in prison for the brutal torture–murder of a young girl of the Tohono O’otham tribe. The testimony of Diana Ladd — a teacher on the reservation — put Carlisle behind bars, and now she can’t ignore the dark, mystical signs that say a predator has returned to prowl the Arizona desert. Because no matter where Diana and her young son hide… he will find them.”
Sunday, August 15th
“Identity Crisis” by Debbi Mack
Price: $0.99 $1.99
“A simple domestic abuse case turns deadly when the alleged abuser is killed and Stephanie Ann ‘Sam’ McRae’s client disappears. The Maryland attorney is drawn into a complex case of murder and identity theft that has her running from the Mob, breaking into a strip club and forming a shaky alliance with an offbeat private investigator. With her career and life on the line, Sam’s search takes her from the blue-collar Baltimore suburbs to the mansions of Gibson Island. Along the way, she learns that false identities can hide dark secrets, and those secrets can destroy lives.”
Saturday, August 14th
“Roma” by Steven Saylor
Price: $2.99
“Steven Saylor gives new life to the drama of the Rome’s first thousand years in this epic historical saga — from the founding of the city by the ill-fated twins Romulus and Remus, through Rome’s astonishing ascent to become the capitol of the most powerful empire in history.”
Friday, August 13th
“A Scattered Life” by Karen McQuestion
Price: $2.99
“Free-spirit Skyla Plinka has found the love and stability she always wanted in her reliable husband Thomas. Settling into her new family and roles as wife and mother, life in rural Wisconsin is satisfying, but can’t seem to quell Skyla’s growing sense of restlessness. Her only reprieve is her growing friendship with neighbor Roxanne, who has five kids (and counting) and a life in constant disarray – but also a life filled with laughter and love.” One of the bigger success stories among Kindle indie publishers.
Thursday, August 12th
“A Grand and Bold Thing” by Ann Finkbeiner
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Science journalist Ann Finkbeiner tells the true story of Jim Gunn’s revolutionary idea to create a comprehensive, highly detailed map of the sky that everyone could access. Called the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and started in 1998, it has launched “a new era of supercharged astronomical discovery, an era of ‘e-science’ that has taken astronomy from the lonely mountaintop observatory to the touch of your fingertips.” The hardcover will be released on August 17th, but the ebook is available now.
Wednesday, August 11th
“Mania” by Craig Larsen
Price: $0.00 expired
“Seattle newspaper photographer Nick Wilder has snapped his fair share of gruesome homicide scenes. But when a serial killer dubbed the Street Butcher takes his sick crimes to new depths of depravity, Nick finds the case suddenly getting to him in more ways than one.” Customer ratings are all over the place, but hey, it’s free.
Tuesday, August 10th
“A Little Death in Dixie” by Lisa Turner
Price: $0.00 expired
“One of Memphis’ most seductive and notorious socialites has vanished. Either she’s off on another drunken escapade or the disappearance is something much more frightening. What begins as an ordinary day’s work for Detective Billy Able quickly grows into a complex spider’s web of tragedy, mystery, suspicion, and sordid secrets. The Blues were born out of need, anger and pride. Murder comes from those same dark places. Memphis has both.”
Monday, August 9th
“Take the Monkeys and Run” by Karen Cantwell
Price: $0.99
“Film lover Barbara Marr is a typical suburban mom living the typical suburban life in her sleepy little town of Rustic Woods, Virginia. Typical, that is until she sets out to find the missing link between a bizarre monkey sighting in her yard and the bone chilling middle-of-the-night fright fest at the strangely vacant house next door. When Barb talks her two friends into some sleuthing, they stumble upon way more than they bargained for.”
Friday, August 6th
“Practical Gardening” by Annis Ward Jackson
Price: $0.99
“A series of 14 previously published articles on gardening. These articles cover a wide variety of topics including container gardening, garden pests, herbs, hostas, garden tools and growing zones. As the title says, they contain practical advice on many aspects of home gardening. The author has been an avid gardener for many years and conducts workshops on growing herbs and hostas. Gardening is one of the favorite pastimes of her murder mystery detective, Rachel Myers.
Thursday, August 5th
“Trapped” by Jack Kilborn
Price: $2.99
“It was supposed to be a harmless camping trip for six wayward teens and their court-appointed guardians, Sara and Martin Randhurst. Three nights on a small, deserted island off of Michigan’s upper peninsula. Then Martin told a campfire story about the island’s history. Everyone thought it was funny. They even laughed when Martin pretended to be dragged off into the woods. But Martin didn’t come back. And neither did Sara when she went in search of him.” Also contains the original draft that the publisher rejected.
Tuesday, August 3rd
“Confessions of a Shopaholic” by Sophie Kinsella
Price $0.99 expired
“Magazine writer Rebecca Bloomwood has a fabulous flat in London’s trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season’s must-haves. The only trouble is that she can’t actually afford it — not any of it. She tries cutting back; she even tries making more money. But none of her efforts succeeds. Finally a story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her front-page article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her life–and the lives of those around her–forever.”
Monday, August 2nd
“Beautiful Lies” by Lisa Unger
Price $0.79 expired
“If Ridley Jones had slept ten minutes later or had taken the subway instead of waiting for a cab, she would still be the privileged daughter of a doting father and a loving mother. Her life would still be perfect—with only the tiny cracks of an angry junkie for a brother and a charming drunk with shady underworld connections for an uncle to mar the otherwise flawless whole. But instead, those inconsequential decisions lead her to perform a good deed that puts her in the right place at the right time to unleash a chain of events that brings a mysterious package to her door—a package which informs her that her entire world is a lie.”
Sunday, August 1st
“A Nail Through the Heart” by Timothy Hallinan
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“Travel writer Poke Rafferty was good at looking for trouble–so good that he made a little money writing a few offbeat travel guides for the young and terminally bored. But that was before Bangkok stole his heart. Now the expat American is happily playing family with Rose, the former go-go dancer he wants to marry, and with Miaow, the wary street child he wants to adopt. Yet just when everything is beginning to work out, trouble comes looking for Poke in the guise of good intentions.”
