The Birdwatcher

Author: William Shaw

Category: Crime Fiction

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Deal starts: December 21, 2024

Deal ends: December 21, 2024

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Police Sergeant William South has a good reason to shy away from murder investigations: he is a murderer himself. A methodical, diligent, and exceptionally bright detective, South is an avid birdwatcher and trusted figure in his small town on the rugged Kentish coast. He also lives with the deeply buried secret that, as a child in Northern Ireland, he may have killed a man. When a fellow birdwatcher is found murdered in his remote home, South's world flips. The culprit seems to be a drifter from South's childhood; the victim was the only person connecting South to his early crime; and a troubled, vivacious new female sergeant has been relocated from London and assigned to work with South. As our hero investigates, he must work ever-harder to keep his own connections to the victim, and his past, a secret. The Birdwatcher is British crime fiction at its finest; a stirring portrait of flawed, vulnerable investigators; a meticulously constructed mystery; and a primal story of fear, loyalty and vengeance. **Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

Their Frozen Bones

Author: D.K. Hood

Category: Crime Fiction

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Deal starts: December 20, 2024

Deal ends: December 20, 2024

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Her eyes snap open and she takes in the snow-covered forest around her. She can’t remember how she got here, and a dark figure is running toward her. She doesn’t have time to scream before he’s upon her…When Sheriff Jenna Alton and her deputy, David Kane, hear reports of a plane crashing into the mountains that surround Black Rock Falls, their hearts shatter. Their friend’s blonde-haired teenage daughter, Julie, was on that flight. They won’t sleep until they bring Julie home to her distraught family.A blizzard closing in, Jenna pushes on with the search until, just beyond the snow-capped trees, she finds the plane. She falls to her knees at the sight of the lifeless bodies, still buckled into their seats. But one passenger is missing: Julie has vanished…Racing into the remote forest, Jenna finds heavy footsteps around the crash site which are too big to be Julie’s. Someone was here before them. Following the prints, Jenna’s pulse races as she finds the bodies of three young women hanging from the tall pine trees, their limbs frozen, their faces lifted to the sky above.When the victims are identified, Jenna notices that each girl had long blonde hair when they went missing, just like Julie. But when they were found in the forest, their hair had been cut, their looks changed forever. Is a twisted killer preying on girls who he can manipulate before their death? Could Julie be his next victim? With snow piling up around them, Jenna doesn’t have long to find Julie alive. Can she track down this monster before he takes his next innocent life?Readers of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot, will be absolutely blown away by this totally addictive crime thriller from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author D.K. Hood.**Each Kane and Alton book can be read as part of the series or as a standalone**What readers are saying about Their Frozen Bones:“Wowza!… Addictive, gripping, atmospheric, pulse-pounding and thrilling… Had me turning the pages while my pulse pounded!… Whew!... This book kept me on my toes, turning the pages and loving every second.” Openbook Posts, 5 stars“Captivating!… This has to be my favorite series… I’ve devoured every book… Left me breathless at every page turn… Had me hooked.” Stardust Book Reviews, 5 stars“An absolute blast!!… Page-turning, fast-paced… I stayed up well into the night to finish.” mandylovestoread, 5 stars“My favourite book series ever… Had me on the edge of my seat. I read till late at night and picked it up as soon as I opened my eyes! I couldn’t put it down… I’m desperate to read the next one.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“A masterclass in pacing and suspense… A gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller that will leave readers breathless… Jaw-dropping… Hooked from start to finish. An absolute must-read!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“Unstoppable and atmospheric! I’m hooked!… It’s a hands down five stars from me.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“Grips like a vice and twists like a rollercoaster… Impossible to put down!… I pulled an all-nighter to finish reading it.” Goodreads reviewer“I felt like I was in a dryer on tumble, then spinning… Absolutely loved this one.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“I couldn’t put it down… I was so addicted… I am hooked.” Girl Who Reads“A wild ride… D.K. Hood knocks it out of the ballpark.” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars“I was on the edge of my seat… Quickly pulled in and read this in one sitting.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“Hooked from beginning to end.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

Dead Man’s Money

Author: K.J. North

Category: Crime Fiction

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Deal starts: December 20, 2024

Deal ends: December 20, 2024

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Private Investigators Troy and Eva Winters

are thrilled when Troy’s sister, Sadie, announces that she and her family are moving to Elk River, only a twenty-five-mile drive from New Haven, where Troy and Eva live. Now, Sadie will be close to her family, and with their support, they can try to help her overcome her debilitating panic disorder of agoraphobia.Troy’s day of cleaning up the grounds around Cypress Bluff Inn after a storm is suddenly shattered when he receives a cryptic message from his ten-year-old niece, Willow. Her cry for help and the startling message that says, ‘the bad guys are here,’ sends Troy’s distress alarm into overdrive. It doesn’t take him long to realize the deadly consequences that lie ahead.With Eva out of town, Troy sets out for Elk River on his own with no idea of the danger he’ll soon be facing. He’s close enough to Willow to know the threat is real, and the urgency in her voice confirms it. Just when a flicker of hope appears, Eva goes missing. Time is not on Troy’s side and the clock is quickly ticking down.

Editorial Review:

“Private investigators Troy and Eva Winters are working at their Oregon bed-and-breakfast inn when Troy gets a disturbing voicemail indicating that his sister’s family is in danger. Eva has just left town on a new case and finishes up early, but before she can join her husband in finding out what’s wrong at his sister’s house, Eva investigates on her own and ends up missing. North has a real knack for ramping up the tension and adding plot twists galore that keep the reader guessing.” Angela M., Line Editor, Red Adept Editing

Private Investigators Troy and Eva Winters Thriller Series books are listed in chronological order below:

#1 Victim of a Delusional Mind#2 Dead Man's Money#3 Every Last Drop#4 Her Kill List#5 No One Heard Me Scream

Private Investigators Troy and Eva Winters Deadly Motives Series are listed in chronological order below:

#1 Killing Rebecca#2 Quiet Kill#3 Kill Me Twice#4 Killing Trail#5 Sleeping with a Serial Killer

Yestertime

Author: Andrew Cunningham

Category: Crime Fiction

Regular price: $5.99

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Deal starts: December 19, 2024

Deal ends: December 19, 2024

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"I'm going to die a hundred years before I was born..."The handwritten note was in a dusty trunk that sat in a cave untouched for 150 years. What did the words mean? When journalist Ray Burton finds the trunk near the Arizona ghost town of Hollow Rock, his life changes in an instant.Something in the trunk shouldn't be there.This begins a dangerous journey of discovery bordering on the impossible. A discovery that will affect the past, the present, and the future.

Guard Her With Your Life

Author: JOY ELLIS

Category: Crime Fiction

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Deal starts: December 19, 2024

Deal ends: December 19, 2024

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A GRIPPING NEW STANDALONE THRILLER FROM MULTI-MILLION SELLING AUTHOR JOY ELLIS.

Detective Sam Helsdown waits anxiously at the airport. He’s excited and more than a little nervous to be picking up his daughter. It’s the first time he’s seen ten-year-old Zoe in two years.Flight BA631 from Athens lands and soon people begin trickling through Arrivals. A blonde-haired girl races towards him and throws herself into his arms crying, ‘Daddy!’.Sam hugs her tightly. But then he looks down at her properly — and an icy horror grips him.The next day, the phone rings. The voice is urgent. ‘Help will come. Until then, guard her with your life.’ It’s Julia, his ex.Ruthless criminals are closing in and Sam will do whatever it takes to keep this girl safe.This utterly gripping crime thriller is perfect for fans of L.J. Ross, J.D. Kirk, Elly Griffiths, Rachel McLean or Ann Cleeves.

Please note that this is a novella, not a full-length book.

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The Case of the Not-So-Fair Trader

Author: Jim Stevens

Category: Crime Fiction

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Deal starts: December 18, 2024

Deal ends: December 18, 2024

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Too many motives. Too many suspects. Too many alibis...

A wealthy stock trader is buried under a pile of his own garden rocks. There’s a twelve-million-dollar life insurance claim and Richmond Insurance doesn’t want to pay. Insurance investigator Richard Sherlock is whisked to the crime scene by his pampered protégé Tiffany.Yuck, crushed dead guy; talk about disgusting. It’s the last place Sherlock wants to be.Sherlock and Tiffany soon find there are no clues, no money trail, no murder weapon and a long line-up of suspects; since everybody seemed to hate the dead guy’s guts.And worse than all that, Sherlock’s bad back is acting up, he can’t make the rent, his two teenage girls are driving him crazy, and he hates his job.Richard Sherlock may be a reluctant dick, but he is better at finding the WHO in WHODUNIT than anyone else.The Case of the Not-So-Fair Trader is Book 1 in the Richard Sherlock Whodunit series. Start reading this fast-paced, twisty, laugh-out-loud mystery today.