Tuesday, April 10, 2012

FRIDAY the 13th FREE Kindle Event

FRIDAY the 13th FREE Kindle Event - 13 Books From 13 Mystery Authors

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Date: April 13, 2012

Event: Add some good luck to your Friday the 13th (April 13, 2012) with this special FREE promotion from a group of mystery authors with a publishing history that includes Dutton, William Morrow, Dell, Avon, MIRA Books, St. Martin's Minotaur, and Mainly Murder Press. Readers will discover mystery, suspense, romance and paranormal in settings that range from small town U.S.A., to Singapore and Indochina, to a mysterious island, to the world of reality TV. Among the accomplishments of the listed authors are New York Times bestselling, Amazon bestselling, Edgar-nominated, Agatha-nominated, winner of the St. Martin's Press/Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Novel, finalist in the Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine National Short Story Contest, and recipients of the Premier Book Awards Mystery/Thriller of the Year Award, and a Writer's Digest Writing Award, to name just a few. Don't miss this one-day, Kindle exclusive opportunity, in which all of the books on the list will be free, to discover these 13 new authors and brighten your Friday the 13th.

The Books:

  1. Darker By Degree by Susan Branham and Keri Knutson - A missing girl. A mysterious break-in. A brutal murder. Actress Maddie Pryce is looking for her big break, but finds herself at the center of a series of seemingly unrelated crimes. Soon she’s tangled up with a persistent detective, a driven director, a playboy producer, and an unstable ingenue. Can Maddie unravel the clues before her next role is as a serial killer’s victim?
    ASIN: B0059IWOVG
    Darker By Degree (Maddie Pryce Mystery Series)



  2. Diary of Murder by Jean Henry Mead - Dana Logan's wealthy sister, Georgi, dies and Georgi's husband claims it was suicide. Dana knows her sister would never take her own life and sets out to prove it was murder, with her friend, Sarah Cafferty. During their investigation, they stumble over more bodies and place their own lives in jeopardy when they encounter a vicious drug ring.
    ASIN: B005JFRROI
    Diary of Murder ( A Logan & Cafferty Mystery/Suspense Novel )



  3. Ghost Island by Bonnie Hearn Hill - Is Aaron a dream, or is he something much more deadly? Livia Hinson has just begun a Seminar at Sea when a storm hits their boat. Now, she is stranded with the other students on an island off the coast of California. Far away from her foster home and her heartbreak, Livia finds Aaron, the perfect love. But the only way they can be together is in her dreams.
    ASIN: B005K019AK
    Ghost Island



  4. Kiki Lowenstein and the Purple Passion: A Kiki Lowenstein Short Story by Joanna Campbell Slan - When a customer’s daughter is falsely accused, Kiki Lowenstein foils a nasty plan to ruin the girl’s reputation. Mystery, crafts, recipes, humor, romance/short story.
    ASIN: B007P0OKOK
    Kiki Lowenstein and the Purple Passion: A Kiki Lowenstein Short Story (Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series)



  5. One Small Victory by Maryann Miller - the story of one woman's courage. Suspense novel by Maryann Miller, based on a true story of a woman who infiltrated a drug ring and helped bring down a major distributor in her small Texas town. Don't discount what a mother can do to protect her children. First published in hardback, now available as an e-book and as a trade paperback.
    ASIN: B0040GJI3K
    ONE SMALL VICTORY



  6. Rock & Roll Homicide by RJ McDonnell - The 1st novel in the Rock & Roll Mystery Series finds PI Jason Duffy helping the widow of a slain rock star after she climbs to #1 in the police suspect charts. Duffy, an inexperienced former club musician, sorts through suspects ranging from band members to the Russian Mafia in this rocking whodunit. 4.67 Star Average.
    ASIN: B002E19JLY
    Rock & Roll Homicide (Rock & Roll Mysteries)



  7. Sink or Swim by Stacy Juba After starring on a hit game show set aboard a Tall Ship, personal trainer Cassidy Novak discovers that she has attracted a stalker. Can she trust Zach Gallagher, the gorgeous newspaper photographer assigned to follow her for a local series? As things heat up with the stalker and with Zach, soon Cassidy will need to call SOS for real. "Easy read and extremely well written." Stephenie LaGrossa, Survivor; "I could not put this book down." Book Club Queen
    ASIN: B004GHN6CW
    Sink or Swim



  8. Southeast Asian Quartet by William S. Shepard - Mystery, suspense and murder in Southeast Asia in the style of Somerset Maugham, these four tales evoke Singapore, Borneo, Malaya and Indochina. Perhaps you'll solve the disappearance of Jim Thompson, the Thai Silk King, missing for 35 years. Draw up a chair at the Raffles Bar and join us!
    ASIN: B0075X8Q1K Southeast Asian Quartet: Robbie Cutler Stories



  9. Taken by Debra Lee - Welcome to the fictitious little town of Watery, Pennsylvania where the district attorney’s personal secretary, Mary Murray never planned to become a single mom or a suspect in her infant’s disappearance, but she plans to find Jena before she suffers the same fate Mary’s younger brother had when he was taken twelve years earlier.
    ASIN: B0040SXVYA
    Taken



  10. The Four Last Things by Timothy Hallinan - Hired to follow a young woman, private eye Simeon Grist becomes mired in murder and a million-dollar religious scam in The Four Last Things, the first in a series of highly-praised LA private-eye novels written in the 1990s by 2011 Edgar nominee Timothy Hallinan. The Drood Review called it “One of the 10 best books of the year.” Publisher's Weekly: “Very satisfying;” Booklist: “a sure winner.”
    ASIN: B003UHVTXW
    The Four Last Things (Simeon Grist Mystery)



  11. When a Man Loves a Woman: Enhanced Multimedia Edition by Alina Adams - Can a man and woman ever truly be just friends? What about if one of them is married? What if one of them suddenly isn't anymore? Originally published as a paperback by Dell in 2000, the 2011 e-book re-release multimedia edition now features all the text of the original, plus a bonus musical soundtrack to compliment the story! A romance from mystery author Alina Adams.
    ASIN: B005NSDVO6
    When a Man Loves a Woman: Enhanced Multimedia Edition



  12. Willowtree by Mike Bove - Bruce DelRano, retired postman, golf and food nut, finds a body near the golf course. He believes the murder is connected to others and involves his Apache friend. Together, they stay a step ahead of the police in trying to solve the cases. They uncover dark secrets of a close knit group of friends in the town of Willowtree, Arizona. This is a fun read with some interesting characters.
    ASIN: B005DNYFZK
    Willowtree



  13. Whispering by Gerrie Ferris Finger - Will Cleo Snow admit to making love with charming World War I fly-boy Graham Henry to clear him in the disappearance of an island woman who claims he plans to marry her? Will Graham compromise Cleo to clear himself? With her spirit firmed by deceit, Cleo vows to uncover the truth and keep her secret.
    ASIN: B006GWO4EY
    WHISPERING

8 comments:

Kimberly @ Turning the Pages said...

Thanks for sharing this :)
-Kimberly @ Turning The Pages

The Avid Reader said...

Your welcome. Just wanted to help out a fellow blogger/friend. It's kinda like "pay it forward".

Stacy Juba said...

Thanks so much, Nancy! We appreciate your support!

The Avid Reader said...

I am very glad to help Stacy. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to help.

Alina Adams said...

Thank you for listing our event, and my book, "When a Man Loves a Woman!"

Alina Adams

Gerrie Ferris Finger said...

Thanks! We all appreciate your support.
Gerrie
Author of WHISPERING

Maryannwrites said...

Thanks so much for posting this, Nancy. We apologize for the Listmania List link not working. Amazon took the list down. You did such a nice job mentioning and linking each book, readers who are interested can just click through and load up their Kindles.

The Avid Reader said...

Alina, Gerrie and Maryann I am glad that I could help. Thanks for stopping by for a visit.