All eleven books in Nicola Upson’s Josephine Tey series are on sale today at Kindle UK

Today’s Big Deal at Kindle UK is all eleven books in Nicola Upson’s Josephine Tey series, featuring Tey as the protagonist.  I’ve felt this series is a bit up-and-down, but mostly more up than down. And they are only £0.99 each, so you can try one or two and see if you like them.  Sadly,

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An Invitation to Murder by Norman Russell is free this weekend from Joffe Books

An Invitation to Murder by Norman Russell is free this weekend from Joffe Books.  It’s the first in Russell’s Oldminster series, and was originally published as Tongued with Fire.  Although the Joffe free books are ostensibly free only on Friday, they almost always are free through the weekend.   Still, if you want this one, you

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The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt is on sale in the US right now

The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt, with a new introduction by Anne Applebaum, is on sale in the US for $1.99 right now.   Yeah, I know it’s not a mystery, but my blog covers other exceptional books from time to time, and this is one of them.    It’s especially sobering reading right now.

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Four mystery or thriller books are among this month’s Kindle First Reads selections

There are three books and a bonus novella in this month’s Kindle First program that fit (loosely) with the theme of this blog, which focuses on mostly mysteries.  Loosely, because three of the four appear to be quite thriller-ish, which is usually not my thing.   Still, YMMV, and if you belong to Amazon Prime, you

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The Boomerang by Robert Bailey is free for a few more days as part of April’s Kindle US First Reads program

This month’s Kindle US First Reads free book list includes what appears to be a stand-alone thriller by Robert Bailey, The Boomerang. I’ve read and liked all four books in Bailey’s McMurtrie/Drake series, even though I’m usually not much on legal thrillers, but haven’t read any of his other books.  Note that you have to

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Who Cares if They Die by Wendy Dranfield is free right now in the US and UK

This Friday’s Joffe free book is a mystery, Who Cares if They Die, which is the first in the Dean Matheson series by Wendy Dranfield.   It’s still free right now, as of Saturday, and is usually free through the weekend.   But still better to grab it now if you want it. Free at Kindle US 

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Humble Bundle has a great deal on Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series through May 22, 2025

Humble Bundle has a deal right now on books in (or related to) Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series.   The way Humble Bundle works is that you can choose one of several different prices, and that determines how many of the items in the Bundle you will receive. In this case, to get all seventeen,

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