The Mugger

Author: Ed McBain

Category: Crime Fiction

Regular price: $1.99

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Deal starts: November 07, 2024

Deal ends: November 07, 2024

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This mugger is special. He preys on women, waiting in the darkness…then comes from behind, attacks them, and snatches their purses. He tells them not to scream and as they're on the ground, reeling with pain and fear, he bows and nonchalantly says, “Clifford thanks you, madam.” But when he puts one victim in the hospital and the next in the morgue, the detectives of the 87th Precinct are not amused and will stop at nothing to bring him to justice.Dashing young patrolman Bert Kling is always there to help a friend. And when a friend's sister-in-law is the mugger's murder victim, Bert's personal reasons to find the maniacal killer soon become a burning obsession…and it could easily get him killed. The second book in the 87th Precinct series,

The Mugger

is an Ed McBain classic, a nuanced portrayal of justice and vengeance hailed by the

Daily Mirror

as “a masterpiece of crime writing…and there's nobody who does it better.”

Bank Shot

Author: Donald E. Westlake

Category: Crime Fiction

Regular price: $11.99

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Deal starts: November 06, 2024

Deal ends: November 06, 2024

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A crew of thieves hopes to hijack a mobile home full of money in this crime caper from “the funniest man in the world” (The Washington Post). John Dortmunder has been working an encyclopedia-selling scam while waiting for his next big heist. Unfortunately, his latest mark seems to be wise to the con, and he has to cut his sales pitch short and make a quick escape.   But opportunity awaits: Main Street bank has temporarily relocated to a mobile home. All Dortmunder has to do is get past seven security guards, put the bank-on-wheels in gear, and drive away. It’s a simple plan, until it all goes wrong . . .   Perfect for fans of Carl Hiaasen or Lawrence Block’s Bernie Rhodenbarr series, the Dortmunder novels by New York Times–bestselling and multiple Edgar Award–winning author Donald E. Westlake are a rollicking treat that combine fast-moving suspense with laugh-out-loud wit. Bank Shot is a “hilarious” standout in the series (The New York Times).

Long Road to Justice

Author: Bruce Hammack

Category: Crime Fiction

Regular price: $2.99

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Deal starts: November 06, 2024

Deal ends: November 06, 2024

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The truth may cost him everything… but living a lie is no longer an option.

Sixteen years ago, David Harper’s father was sent to prison for his mother’s murder. Escaping the shame and memories, David changed his name and forged a career as a highly respected Texas State Trooper. No one knows the truth—not even his wife of five months.

When his father’s conviction is overturned, David can no longer ignore his past. Revenge drives him to find his mother’s killer and make them pay. His investigation stirs a den of vipers who come out striking, and his dad is the number-one target.

David's future hangs in the balance; his life, his work, and his family are on the line. He must stop the murderer before he loses it all.

Long Road to Justice is a clean-read police procedural filled with serpentine twists and turns on the road to justice.

Fell of Dark

Author: Reginald Hill

Category: Crime Fiction

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Deal starts: November 05, 2024

Deal ends: November 05, 2024

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An innocent man is on the run in a Hitchcockian psychological thriller by the author of the “outstanding” Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries (The New York Times).   Best known for his Dalziel and Pascoe novels, which were adapted into a hit BBC series, Reginald Hill proves himself to be a “master of . . . cerebral puzzle mysteries” in his stand-alone thrillers as well—now available as ebooks (The New York Times).   Taking a break from a sour marriage and a bitter wife, Harry Bentink is looking forward to the long-needed respite. It’s also a chance to spend some time with Peter, a friend from university for whom an old scandal still clings like mud. But not long after they arrive in north England, Harry and Peter are questioned in the rape and murder of two young female tourists in the Lakeland fells. With no alibis, their every statement twisted, and their dicey pasts used against them, Harry and Peter quickly descend into a nightmare. When Harry is informed that Peter’s fate has been sealed, he resorts to a desperate act of self-preservation and flees for his life. On the long, dark road ahead, that’s only his first mistake.

Pretty Guilty Secrets

Author: Casey Hill

Category: Crime Fiction

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Deal starts: November 05, 2024

Deal ends: November 05, 2024

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Everyone knows the victim. Don't they..?

When a celebrity icon is attacked in his home during an apparent robbery-in-progress, the authorities are tasked with tracking down the perpetrator. Such a beloved national treasure and his equally famous wife means the investigation takes top priority, but Reilly Steel suspects there's a lot more to this than meets the eye.Was it a random attack? Or just a carefully choreographed diversion ...Could the famed family's tightly-managed media persona blind everyone to the fact that their charmed life is not quite what it seems?And that there's a LOT more to celebrity than meets the eye...

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

'Talk about complicated and twisted in every way! Every other chapter I knew who did the crime. And then I didn't know who did the crime.''Another classic page turner.''Intense mystery with a surprise around each curve. A must read for that problem solving mystery reader.'

Pretty Guilty Secrets

Author: Casey Hill

Category: Crime Fiction

Regular price: $5.99

Deal price: Free

Deal starts: November 04, 2024

Deal ends: November 04, 2024

Description:

Everyone knows the victim. Don't they..?When a celebrity icon is attacked in his home during an apparent robbery-in-progress, the authorities are tasked with tracking down the perpetrator. Such a beloved national treasure and his equally famous wife means the investigation takes top priority, but Reilly Steel suspects there's a lot more to this than meets the eye.Was it a random attack? Or just a carefully choreographed diversion ...Could the famed family's tightly-managed media persona blind everyone to the fact that their charmed life is not quite what it seems?And that there's a LOT more to celebrity than meets the eye...WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: 'Talk about complicated and twisted in every way! Every other chapter I knew who did the crime. And then I didn't know who did the crime.''Another classic page turner.''Intense mystery with a surprise around each curve. A must read for that problem solving mystery reader.'