I wish the author had been able to write more mysteries before he died… The Conjure-Man Dies is a piece of history: its introduction says it’s the first detective novel written by an African-American. That tends to put it under a bright spotlight, and might make it hard for the book to live up to […]
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Five titles in the Henry & Emmy Tibbett series by Patricia Moyes are on sale for $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US, where they are discountable. This is one of my favorite series, and I’m quite happy to see Felony & Mayhem Press putting these on sale. Black Widower, #12: Kindle US | Kobo US
The Scarlet Ruse is the 14th in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald. It’s on sale for $1.99 today, as part of today’s US Kindle Daily Deal, matched at Kobo US. Travis McGee titles usually run $10 and up in the US, so it’s nice to see one on sale. I don’t have much
I’ve had my eye on Tania Bayard’s medieval series for a while, since I saw it recommended somewhere (can’t remember where), and also noticed it’s published by Severn House, who publish a lot of my favorite historical mysteries. But books in the series are mostly pretty pricy when not on sale. Now the first title, In
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Chris Nickson writes several historical mystery series, ranging from fairly recent (1900s) to quite old (1300s). Now the first-in-series titles for two of these are on sale at Kindle and Kobo US. And they’re discountable at Kobo US if you have a valid coupon code or a VIP membership. The Crooked Spire is the first
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The Dead End Job Mysteries: Volumes 8 – 13 by Elaine Viets is pretty much what it says it is, an omnibus of the last six titles in the series. It’s free right now at Kindle US and UK. I read and enjoyed many of the titles in this fun cozy series back when they
Edgar award-winning author Julie Smith is perhaps better known for her Skip Langdon series. But I’ve quite enjoyed her short four-book Talba Wallis series as well, finding it to have some good laugh-out-loud moments, and also good plots. Now all four titles in this series are free right now (January 13, 2021) at Kindle and
Five titles in this classic (and awesome) series are on sale in the US today, January 12, 2021, for either $1.99 or $2.99. See the links below… Overture to Death, #8, $1.99, buy at Kindle US Scales of Justice, #18, $2.99, buy at Kindle US | Kobo US (coupon/VIP eligible) Death of a Fool, #19,
Several Inspector Alleyn titles by Ngaio Marsh on sale in the US for $1.99/$2.99 each Read More »
A very nice police procedural set in Kuala Lumpur… I’m a fan of police procedurals, and also of mysteries set in interesting locations. So I was glad to receive an advance review copy of 21 Immortals, which is set in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia, and features Major Crimes Inspector Mislan Latif. And I liked this
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Noir in Buenos Aires… I am always happy to discover a new author writing in a setting far removed from my own, and Sergio Olguin’s The Fragility of Bodies, set in Buenos Aires, filled the bill for me. Translated by Miranda France, this is a decidedly noir-ish mystery that also has a lot of solid
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