#KindleUK Archives - Mostly Mysteries

All seven Lisbeth Salander books are on sale right now in the UK

Today’s Big Deal at Kindle UK is all seven Lisbeth Salander books (Millennium series) for £0.99 each. Note that the first three books (much nominated/awarded for various awards) are by Stieg Larsson, the next three by David Lagercrantz, and the most recent one is by Karen Smirnoff. All are price-matched at Kobo UK as well. […]

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Seven Kathy Reichs/Temperance Brennan books are on sale in the UK right now

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Today’s Big Deal at Kindle UK, good for a few more hours, is seven Kathy Reichs/Temperance Brennan books for £0.99 each. These are price-matched at Kobo UK. The titles are: Deja Dead, #1 Deadly Decisions, #3 Fatal Voyage, #4 Bare Bones, #6 Monday Mourning, #7 206 Bones, #12 Spider Bones, #13 Link to the Big

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A bunch of John Grisham thrillers are on sale at Kindle UK right now

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John Grisham is more thriller-ish than I tend to go for, but today’s Big Deal at Kindle UK is 10 John Grisham books for £0.99 each, and that may make someone else happy… Titles are: The Judge’s List A Time for Mercy The Whistler Sparring Partners The Reckoning Rogue Lawyer Sycamore Row The Rooster Bar

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Nine Dick Francis books are on sale today at Kindle UK

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Today’s Big Deal at Kindle UK is nine Dick Francis books for £0.99 each. Titles include: Comeback To the Hilt Flying Finish The Danger Blood Sport Wild Horses Slay Ride Driving Force Break In Sadly, these don’t seem to be price-matched at Kobo UK, at least as of now. Here’s the link to the Big

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About Mostly Mysteries

Whether you are a non-stop reader looking for your next series to binge-read, or someone without much spare time, wanting to make sure the next book you read is great, I hope my reviews will help you out. I hate reading reviews that just say “five stars” or “I loved the book, it was great”, and I’m sure you do too. So you won’t find any of those here! Instead, I take the time to read and think about a book, and then write a review that (1) doesn’t just parrot the blurb, (2) talks about what I liked and didn’t like, and (3) has some additional info to help you decide if the book might be right for you.

I’ve been a huge fan of mysteries since my earliest days of reading, cutting my teeth on Encyclopedia Brown and Nancy Drew, and quickly moving on to Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie. From there, I bounced around a bit, trying some thrillers, like Alistair MacLean, and some romantic suspense, mainly Mary Stewart. And then I started branching out. I discovered historical mysteries, and British mysteries (Sarah Caudwell is my idol), and cozy mysteries, and police procedurals, and mysteries set in foreign climes, and noir, and…well, you get the idea! Just about the only mysteries I’ve never quite gotten into are psychological thrillers.

This blog reflects my own personal tastes, so, as you might guess, you’ll mostly find reviews of mysteries here. But, over the decades, I’ve also picked up some other reading habits. I read a fair amount of history, especially books about the Great Game rivalry between Britain and Russia. I’ve gone through all the Asterix comics (a big thank-you to my middle-school French teacher), and I even read a bunch of them out loud to my son when he was young. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read and re-read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and those books have led me into a little bit of fantasy and science fiction as well. Oh yeah, and recently, I’ve been reading some social and political science books too. So check out the Science Fiction/Fantasy, Nonfiction, Romance and Other Stuff tabs up in the menu as well!

Finally I’d love to hear from you too, so please make use of the comments sections available for most of my posts, or use the contact form, down at the bottom of the page.

Reviewing and Rating Info

I rate books on a scale from 1 to 5 stars, with occasional half-stars when a full star just won’t do.

Many of the books I review are provided to me by the publisher or author as a reading copy – in other words, at no cost to me. In other cases, usually for older books, I’m reviewing books I borrowed from the library or bought myself. My rating and review do not depend on whether I was provided a free reading copy. However if I did receive a free reading copy, I will disclose this in the review.

I do not post reviews of every book I read – not even close. It takes a lot of time and effort to craft a good review, and so I tend to be biased towards reviewing books that I enjoy or that excite me. As a result, you’ll find mostly 4- and 5-star reviews on my blog. Also, I do not post 1- or 2-star reviews on my blog unless the author or publisher asks me to.