Ruth is back in the Saltmarsh… I’m a big fan of mysteries with archeology/anthropology involved, so I was happy (and honored) to receive an advance review copy of Elly Griffiths’ latest book, The Night Hawks, featuring forensic archeologist, Dr. Ruth Galloway. As the story opens, we find out that Ruth and her daughter, Kate, are […]
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The Red Horse is the fifteenth and most recent (2020) in the Billy Boyle WWII series by James R. Benn – at least until the new one comes out in September. It is on sale right now in both the US ($1.99) and UK (£1.41). I read and enjoyed many of the early books in
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Slayer of Gods is the sixth and last in Lynda S. Robinson’s Lord Meren series, set during the reign of Tutankhamun, in ancient Egypt. I really liked this series years ago when I read these as real-paper books, so I’m happy to see this one drop to a reasonable backlist price ($1.99) at Kindle US, although
Mean High Tide is the third in the Thorn series by James W. Hall. It’s free right now at Kindle US and UK. Free at Kindle US | Kindle UK
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I really really like Margaret Frazer’s Dame Frevisse series, and I’m also pretty fond of her Joliffe series. Unfortunately titles in these series don’t go on sale very often – sigh! Now, however, the first title in each series is on sale for $3.99 each. Not a great sale price, and if you like them,
Tombstone Courage is the second in JA Jance’s Joanna Brady series. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US. Jance’s books don’t often go on sale in the US, so grab this one if you want it! Buy at Kindle US | Kobo US
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Call for the Dead, apa The Deadly Affair, by John le Carré is £0.99 right now at Kindle UK. This is the first in le Carré’s excellent IMO George Smiley series. Buy at Kindle UK
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Two Agatha Christie titles have dropped in price in the US today, June 7, 2021. A Caribbean Mystery, ninth in the Miss Marple series, $1.99Buy at Kindle US | Kobo USAs the webpage blurb mentions, A Caribbean Mystery introduces Mr. Rafiel, who will be central in the plot of Christie’s later book, Nemesis, which is
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara won, per SYKM, the 2021 Edgar Award for Best Mystery. This appears to be Anappara’s first mystery, but it didn’t just win “Best First Mystery”, but straight-out “Best Mystery”. I haven’t read this yet, but now I’m going to get to (!!!), because it has dropped
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A fun collection of early mystery short stories… Besides being a genuine Hungarian baroness (!), Baroness Orczy is probably best known as the author of the Scarlet Pimpernel books and stories, the first of which was a hit on the London stage, and several of which were made into movies. (And which I loved as
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