Julie Smith’s books go on sale/free a lot, so I don’t usually post them. But sometimes I post the omnibuses when they go free, since they are such an easy way to pick up a lot of titles at once, if you don’t mind having them all in one volume. (Or are into splitting them […]

Fair Warning is the third and most recent (2020) in the short three-book Jack McEvoy/Rachel Walling series by Michael Connelly. It’s on sale for $3.99 at Kindle and Kobo US. Buy at Kindle US | Kobo US

The Alchemist’s Daughter is the first in the Bianca Goddard series by Mary Lawrence. I haven’t read any of the titles in this series, but when I noticed that this one has a little blurb recommendation by Fiona Buckley (author of the Ursula Blanchard series, pen name for Valerie Anand), who is one of my

A timely book, part of today’s Kindle Daily Deal in the US at $2.99, matched at Kobo US. Originally published pre-Covid-19, so not one of those books written quickly to try to make money off the current pandemic. And has 4.6 stars on more than 8,000 ratings at Kindle. The Great Influenza: The Story of

Woo-hoo! Martin Walker’s latest (2021) in his Bruno, Chief of Police series has dropped to £0.99 at Kindle UK. I like this series a lot, although the last couple have been a little more thriller-ish than the series has traditionally been. From the blurb, this one, The Coldest Case, looks as if it may be

Three JK Rowling “Hogwarts Library” books, which are tie-ins to the Harry Potter series, and are usually mentioned (or even essential elements) in the main seven books, have dropped in price right now, both in the US and the UK. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (not the original screenplay)Kindle US, $1.99: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYBG60AKindle UK,

A Superior Death is the second in Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon series, set in various National Parks throughout the US. I’ve really enjoyed most of the titles in this series, including this one. It’s on sale for $1.99 right now at Kindle and Kobo US. Also, the first book in the series, Track of the

Another most recent “big-name” title on sale in the US before in the UK. Cool! Not Dark Yet is the 27th and most recent (2021) in the Inspector Banks series by Peter Robinson. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US. Buy at Kindle US | Kobo US

It’s hard to believe that The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart, by Bill Bishop, was first published in 2008, because it felt very timely when I read it just a couple of years ago, and still very timely today. It’s on sale right now at Kindle US for

Fortune Favours the Dead is the first (and so far, only ?) book in the Pentecost and Parker historical mystery series by Stephen Spotswood, with a second title coming in December. Per SYKM, it was a finalist for the 2018 New Blood Dagger Award. And it’s free right now at Kindle UK. Free at Kindle