A month or so ago Amazon introduced a new feature, Whispersync for Voice, a seamless method for switching between reading a Kindle book and listening to the same Audible audiobook. In our post, we noted that not only was the technology impressive, but you could realize some significant savings when purchasing both formats together, sometimes paying less than the list price of either alone.
Since then we've been looking for particularly good deals using different sets of parameters. Our search today: mysteries, thrillers and novels of suspense, all identifed by Amazon as having an Audible audiobook available at a reduced price.
But before reading on, you might want to check out our original post on the subject to see if this topic might be of interest to you. We're the first to admit that we don't listen to many audiobooks, but with this kind of program available, we're guessing that we may be doing more of that in the future!
Important Note: Before we begin, we should emphasize that any prices mentioned in this post were accurate as of the date and time of the post, and may be different when you read this. The prices displayed by Amazon when you visit the site are the prices for the product(s). You should carefully check and confirm all prices before completing your purchase.
OK, let's take a look at the results. As of the date and time of this post, there were 23 books that met our criteria. (One is clearly not a mystery, but has the word "mystery" in its title; so there are really just 22.) All are probably "good deals", so we elected to feature in this post the seven that we found particularly "good", books we'd buy ourselves — if we didn't already own some of them. Speaking of which, if you already own the Kindle edition of the book, you'll automatically see the special incremental price to add the Audible audiobook on the product page.
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A Logan Harper Mystery (1st in series)
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Approximate Kindle-Whispersync
bundle savings: 60%.
Logan Harper isn't looking for redemption. He just wants to live in peace and forget his troubled past. But one morning his quiet life is upended when he interrupts the attempted murder of his father's best friend Tooney.
The next thing he knows, Logan is on his way to Los Angeles, searching for Tooney's missing granddaughter and uncovering a sinister plot connected not only to Tooney's past, but also to the boardrooms of corporate America.
As the odds stack up against him, Logan must fall back on old skills from the life he'd rather forget. He's made a promise, and the only way to fulfill it is to bring the girl home alive.
The Fatal Series (Book 3)
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Approximate Kindle-Whispersync
bundle savings: 60%.
Lieutenant Sam Holland has no sooner accepted Senator Nick Cappuano's proposal than she's back on the job. A woman has been found brutally murdered and evidence points to Henry Lightfeather, a senator and close friend of Nick's. While Sam investigates, Nick stands by his friend — complicating his own bid for re-election, and causing tension between the couple.
As Sam's investigation reveals a scandal that rocks the capital, Nick and Sam discover that the biggest threat to their future might be someone from her past …
A Harry Hole Mystery (3rd in series)
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Approximate Kindle-Whispersync
bundle savings: 60%.
Detective Harry Hole embarrassed the force, and for his sins he's been reassigned to mundane surveillance tasks. But while monitoring neo-Nazi activities in Oslo, Hole is inadvertently drawn into a mystery with deep roots in Norway's dark past, when members of the government willingly collaborated with Nazi Germany. More than sixty years later, this black mark won't wash away—and disgraced old soldiers who once survived a brutal Russian winter are being murdered, one by one.
Now, with only a stained and guilty conscience to guide him, an angry, alcoholic, error-prone policeman must make his way safely past the traps and mirrors of a twisted criminal mind. For a conspiracy is taking rapid and hideous shape around Hole … and Norway's darkest hour may be still to come.
A Martin Gänsewein Mystery (1st in series)
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Approximate Kindle-Whispersync
bundle savings: 50%.
Coroner is the perfect job for Dr. Martin Gänsewein, who spends his days in peace and quiet autopsying dead bodies for the city of Cologne. Shy, but scrupulous, Martin appreciates his taciturn clients — until the day one of them starts talking to him. It seems the ghost of a recently deceased (and surprisingly chatty) small-time car thief named Pascha is lingering near his lifeless body in drawer number four of Martin's morgue. He remains for one reason: his "accidental" death was, in fact, murder. Pascha is furious his case will go unsolved — to say nothing of his body's dissection upon Martin's autopsy table. But since Martin is the only person Pascha can communicate with, the ghost settles in with the good pathologist, determined to bring the truth of his death to light. Now Martin's staid life is rudely upended as he finds himself navigating Cologne's red-light district and the dark world of German car smuggling. Unless Pascha can come up with a plan — and fast — Martin will soon be joining him in the spirit world.
An Eve Dallas Mystery (7th in series)
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Approximate Kindle-Whispersync
bundle savings: 40%.
No one likes to be alone during the holidays. For New York's most posh dating service, Personally Yours, it is the season to bring lonely hearts together. But Lieutenant Eve Dallas, on the trail of a ritualistic serial killer, has made a disturbing discovery: all of the victims have been traced to Personally Yours.
A Vanessa "Michael" Munroe Mystery (1st in series)
offer associated with this title.
Approximate Kindle-Whispersync
bundle savings: 45%.
Vanessa "Michael" Munroe deals in information — expensive information — working for corporations, heads of state, private clients, and anyone else who can pay for her unique brand of expertise. Born to missionary parents in lawless central Africa, Munroe took up with an infamous gunrunner and his mercenary crew when she was just fourteen. As his protégé, she earned the respect of the jungle's most dangerous men, cultivating her own reputation for years until something sent her running. After almost a decade building a new life and lucrative career from her home base in Dallas, she's never looked back.
Until now.
A Texas oil billionaire has hired her to find his daughter who vanished in Africa four years ago. It's not her usual line of work, but she can't resist the challenge. Pulled deep into the mystery of the missing girl, Munroe finds herself back in the lands of her childhood, betrayed, cut off from civilization, and left for dead. If she has any hope of escaping the jungle and the demons that drive her, she must come face-to-face with the past that she's tried for so long to forget.
A John Dortmunder Mystery (1st in series)
offer associated with this title.
Approximate Kindle-Whispersync
bundle savings: 50%.
John Dortmunder leaves jail with ten dollars, a train ticket, and nothing to make money on but his good name. Thankfully, his reputation goes far. No one plans a caper better than Dortmunder. His friend Kelp picks him up in a stolen Cadillac and drives him away from Sing-Sing, telling a story of a $500,000 emerald that they just have to steal. Dortmunder doesn't hesitate to agree.
The emerald is the crown jewel of a former British colony, lately granted independence and split into two nations: one for the Talabwo people, one for the Akinzi. The Akinzi have the stone, the Talabwo want it back, and their UN representative offers a fine payday to the men who can get it. It's not a simple heist, but after a few years in stir, Dortmunder could use the challenge.
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We'll continue to scout around and tell you about great deals when we find them. In the meantime, if you're interested in purchasing an Audible audiobook, it definitely pays to check to see whether or not there is a Whispersync deal associated with it. You may find that buying the Kindle book and then the Audible audiobook will be less expensive than buying the audiobook alone. Furthermore, even if you've never listened to an audiobook before, you might enjoy the experience. We encourage you to try it for free using the instructions we provided in our previous post.
An Important Reminder: Any prices mentioned above were correct as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.
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