Here is this week's list of the top ten bestselling mystery and suspense books in large print format from Amazon.com.
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Sunday, July 08, 2012
This Week's Bestselling Large Print Mystery and Suspense Books (120708)
CNN's Five Crime Novel Destinations
Yesterday CNN published five trips for crime fiction lovers, two in the US and three international.
For the US they suggest Laura Lippman's Baltimore, the setting of her "Tess Monaghan" mysteries; and Archer Mayor's Battleboro, or more generally, the entire state of Vermont, where Joe Gunther is currently an agent with the Vermont Bureau of Investigation.
International destinations include Alexander McCall Smith's Gaborone, Botswana, where the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is located; Ian Rankin's Edinburgh; and three cities in Sweden made famous by several of the country's most popular crime novelists: Camilla Läckberg's Fjällbacka in the Bohuslän region of West Sweden; Henning Mankell's Ystad, a small city in the Skåne region of southern Sweden; and Stieg Larsson's Stockholm.
See the CNN article for all the details, including specific spots to stop and even tours you can take.
(Hat top to Mystery Fanfare for alerting us to this article.)
Review: Guy Langman, Crime Scene Procrastinator by Josh Berk
We've just published our Review of Guy Langman, Crime Scene Procrastinator by Josh Berk. Knopf Hardcover, March 2012.
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Today's Bestselling Free Kindle MystereBooks (120708)
Here is today's list of the top bestselling free Kindle mysteries, suspense novels and thrillers.
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St. Barts Breakdown by Don Bruns is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature St. Barts Breakdown by Don Bruns as today's third free mystery ebook.
This title was listed as free 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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St. Barts Breakdown by Don Bruns
A Mick Sever Mystery
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
This is the third entry (of five to date) in this series.
About St. Barts Breakdown (from the publisher): Someone is about to make a killing in the music industry. Why would songwriting legend Gideon Pike mysteriously disappear just when he is about to turn a 30-year career into a multi-million dollar profit?
Music columnist Mick Sever is back in Don Brun's third suspense masterpiece. This time he's looking for answers and his missing friend in the gritty backrooms of South Beach's biggest nightclubs, dodging suicide speedboats and running from sniper fire. What surfaces is how the major players in the music industry are not making the headlines, they're just pulling the strings that create them. Hit it right, and the royalties – even someone else's – can rake in millions for the rest of your life. The key is finding Gideon before Korean mobster Jimmy Shinn does. Jimmy is ready to cash in on the one secret that will bring Gideon to his knees and strip away what's left of his career, his fortune, and his life. Whoever gets to Gideon first will ether save him or pull the trigger.
The deadly race is on.
Read our review of St. Barts Breakdown by Don Bruns.
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Red Baker by Robert Ward is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Red Baker by Robert Ward as today's second free mystery ebook.
This title was listed as free 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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Red Baker by Robert Ward
Publisher: Tyrus Books
This novel was originally published in 1983.
About Red Baker (from the publisher): When Red Baker, a Larnel steel worker in Baltimore, Maryland, gets laid off from his job he goes crazy: boozing, attempted philandering, running away from his future. Filled with unforgettable characters from Red's angry but loyal wife, Wanda; his basketball-star son, Ace; his lifelong friend Dog, a casualty of the layoff; and Crystal, the go-go dancer at Lily's bar who embodies Red's fantasies of escape. Red Baker is a classic American novel about a man with no identity who tries to replace the one he's lost.
Important Note: This book was listed for free on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
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Jungle of Deceit by Maureen A. Miller is Today's Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Jungle of Deceit by Maureen A. Miller as today's free mystery ebook.
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Jungle of Deceit by Maureen A. Miller
Publisher: CreateSpace
About Jungle of Deceit (from the publisher): Mitch Hasslet, a war photojournalist relegated to a desk job, is the sole witness to a heist of Mayan artifacts. Recruited by the enigmatic director of the Museum of Art and Antiquities, Mitch is sent to Guatemala, the last location the shipment was tracked to. Acting as the museum staff photographer, Mitch joins a group of archaeologists. His goal is to locate the artifacts as swiftly as possible so that he can collect his compensation and get the hell out of the jungle.
Alexandra Langley is about to run out of funds. She has yet to discover the lost Mayan civilization she knows lurks in the rainforest. To achieve her grant, she will accept the museum's latest nuisance, Mitch Hasslet, and any other obstacle that is sent her way.
Unsuccessful and desperate, Alex has decided to move the group to a portion of the jungle referred to as, "No Man's Land" — a sector where archaeological teams have ventured but never returned. As Mitch and Alex discover romance, will their bond protect them in a jungle filled with deceit?
Important Note: This book was listed for free on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
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Saturday, July 07, 2012
This Week's Bestselling Mystery and Suspense Games to Download (120707)
Here is this week's list of the top ten bestselling games to download from Amazon.com, many of which have a mystery or suspense theme.
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See also these pages: Mystery Games to download to your PC and Mystery Games available as Android Apps.
Today's Bestselling Free Kindle MystereBooks (120707)
Here is today's list of the top bestselling free Kindle mysteries, suspense novels and thrillers.
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MystereBooks: This Week's Update of Kindle Books Priced $2.99 or Less (120707)
Every month Amazon publishes a list of 100 Kindle books priced $3.99 or less. We thought we'd take that idea and improve on it, publishing a list of 100 Kindle mystery books priced $2.99 or less and updating it every week!
Here is our general criteria for selecting titles to include: books from major or specialty publishers of crime fiction and those written by authors familiar to us. There are far more than 100 to choose from, so we use our best judgment to narrow it down.
Here are this week's highlights before we get to the list of new additions.
• We tried to avoid duplicating any title that is already on July's Amazon 100 Kindle Books for $3.99 or less, which was announced after last week's update.
• All but one title came from one of three publishers: AmazonEncore; HarperCollins — four $1.99 titles from bestselling authors; and Thomas & Mercer — including two discounted pre-order titles.
Below are listed the new $2.99 or less titles we added today; click on the cover or title for more information or to purchase the Kindle edition.
Important Note: Prices can and do change without prior notice! We strongly urge you to confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase is the price of the book.
A Dangerous Talent by Aaron Elkins and Charlotte Elkins.
An Alix London Mystery (1st).
With No One as Witness by Elizabeth George.
A Thomas Lynley Mystery (12th).
Pig Island by Mo Hayder.
Edge of Evil by J. A. Jance.
An Ali Reynolds Mystery (1st).
Ashes to Dust by Rex Kusler.
An Alice James and Jim Snow Mystery (2nd).
Ax by Ed McBain.
An 87th Precinct Novel (18th).
Wahoo Rhapsode by Shaun Morey.
An Atticus Fish Mystery (1st).
California Girl by T. Jefferson Parker.
A California Crime Thriller (12th);
Winner of the 2005 Edgar Award for Best Novel.
Dead Weight by T. R. Ragan.
A Lizzy Gardner Mystery (2nd).
A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter.
A Grant County Mystery (3rd).
Final Price by J. Gregory Smith.
A Paul Chang Mystery (1st).
Into Thin Air by Thomas Zigal.
A Kurt Muller Mystery (1st).
Hardrock Stiff by Thomas Zigal.
A Kurt Muller Mystery (2nd).
Review: Red Cell by Mark Henshaw
We've just published our Review of Red Cell by Mark Henshaw. Touchstone Hardcover, May 2012.
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Shaken by Pamela Beason is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Shaken by Pamela Beason as today's fourth free mystery ebook.
This title was listed as free 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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Shaken by Pamela Beason
Publisher: WildWing Press
About Shaken (from the publisher): Elisa Langston is the obvious choice to take over the Langston Green plant nursery after her father's sudden death. Her beautiful blond stepsister Charlie and stepmother Gail manage the family’s flower shops, while Elisa feels more at home driving a backhoe.
But after Elisa takes charge, Langston Green is hit by a wave of disasters: vandalism, arson, an earthquake. Money is stolen and the main building is burned to the ground. As the business hurtles towards failure, Elisa feels more desperate with each passing day. Can things get any worse?
Important Note: This book was listed for free on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
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Mycroft Holmes and the Banker's Conclave by David Dickinson is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Mycroft Holmes and the Banker's Conclave by David Dickinson as today's third free mystery ebook.
This title was listed as free 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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Mycroft Holmes and the Banker's Conclave by David Dickinson
A Mycroft Holmes Novella
Publisher: Endeavour Press
David Dickinson also writes the historical "Lord Francis Powerscourt" mysteries.
About Mycroft Holmes and the Banker's Conclave (from the publisher): A financial crisis, and a bank on the brink of ruin. The City of London, the great financial hub of the British Empire, stands on the edge of collapse. And yet, in the background, an attack on the City's lines of communication are making the matter worse.
Are dark forces at work?
Mycroft Holmes, the brother of the country's most famous detective, believes that they might be.
Important Note: This book was listed for free on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
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Innuendo by R. D. Zimmerman is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Innuendo by R. D. Zimmerman as today's second free mystery ebook.
This title was listed as free 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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Innuendo by R. D. Zimmerman
A Todd Mills Mystery
Publisher: ScribblePub
About Innuendo (from the publisher): Tim Chase walked across the room and flashed Todd Mills his megawatt smile. Stunned, Todd almost forgot the ugliness swirling around them both. For Chase, Hollywood's hottest star, it's the rumors that claim he is gay — and that his high-profile marriage is a sham. For Todd, an award-winning TV reporter, it's a murder case that has put his relationship with policeman Steve Rawlins in jeopardy and spread a deadly chill through Minneapolis's gay world.
The victim was a young man on the run from his past. Somewhere, Rawlins met the boy, and now Todd believes Rawlins offered him more than guidance. While Todd is getting a once-in-a-lifetime shot at a very personal interview with Tim Chase, he suddenly realizes that the murder may touch the actor and his entourage. And now the story is not about innuendo. It's about the secrets that rage behind public masquerades. Including the kind that kill …
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The Casablanca Case by Simon Swift is Today's Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Casablanca Case by Simon Swift as today's free mystery ebook.
This title was listed as free 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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The Casablanca Case by Simon Swift
An Errol Black Mystery
Publisher: Wild Wolf
About The Casablanca Case (from the publisher): It’s Summer, 1950, Casablanca. A once beautiful town, now riddled with infighting, corruption and murder.
Ten years ago the roads were paved with gold and private eye, Errol Black, thought he had found love that would last forever. He left not long after with a bullet in his shoulder, his life hanging by a thread and the love story shattered into a million bloody pieces.
Returning to find answers to the unexplained killing of his best friend, he finds himself haunted by the past. Digging deeper leads him right into the middle of a bloodbath, where nobody can be trusted and nothing is quite how it seems.
Important Note: This book was listed for free on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.
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