The Night Gardener
by George Pelecanos ($1.99 Kindle or Sony) is marked down for the rest of the month. Once you finish it, you might want to check out his latest, The Way Home
, just released this week."Gus Ramone is "good police," a former Internal Affairs investigator now working homicide for the city's Violent Crime branch. His new case involves the death of a local teenager named Asa whose body has been found in a local community garden. The murder unearths intense memories of a case Ramone worked as a patrol cop twenty years earlier, when he and his partner, Dan "Doc" Holiday, assisted a legendary detective named T. C. Cook. The series of murders, all involving local teenage victims, was never solved. In the years since, Holiday has left the force under a cloud of morals charges, and now finds work as a bodyguard and driver. Cook has retired, but he has never stopped agonizing about the "Night Gardener" killings. The new case draws the three men together on a grim mission to finish the work that has haunted them for years. All the love, regret, and anger that once burned between them comes rushing back, and old ghosts walk once more as the men try to lay to rest the monster who has stalked their dreams. Bigger and even more unstoppable than his previous thrillers, George Pelecanos achieves in THE NIGHT GARDENER what his brilliant career has been building toward: a novel that is a perfect union of suspense, character, and unstoppable fate."
Coming Undone
by Stephanie Tyler ($3.40)Oh no! Surfer--make that ex-surfer--Carly Winters can't believe she accidentally faxed an erotic letter to...a secure military line? Now navy SEAL Jonathon "Hunt" Huntington is at her door, fax in hand, asking her how the fantasy ends.
Talk about fate...Because Carly's parents think Hunt is her new boyfriend, and Carly does need a wedding date ASAP. Hunt's ready to play--only on one condition: Carly's got to teach him to hang ten. Problem is it's been a while since Carly's career-ending accident and she's terrified of anything aqua. But with Hunt, letting go just may make her fantasy a reality!
Kindle 2 For Dummies
by Greg Holden ($3.99)Kindle 2 For Dummies is a brief, to-the-point reference on the new e-book reader from Amazon. Clocking in at about 100 pages if it were a regular For Dummies print book, the guide shows how to use all the interesting features of Kindle. Chapters cover: * Unpacking & setting up * Downloading and reading books * Subscribing to newspapers, magazines, and blogs * Getting on the Web * Audio features * Creating your own Kindle-ready content From the cover How 21st Century - a whole book on a little gizmo you hold in your hand! And this e-book covers all the Kindle basics, plus how to get magazines, newspapers, and blogs on your Kindle 2 as well as books. Now the fun really begins, when you learn to browse the Web, add cool accessories, create your own content, and even sell it on Amazon.com. * Fire -er up - learn your way around the Kindle 2 screen while charging up the battery * Daily delivery - find out how to have your favorite newspapers waiting on your Kindle each morning * Leave a trail - see how to use bookmarks to find your way Home * Score some information - use your Kindle to check sports scores, shop, compare prices, or find the best deal on gas * Broaden your horizons - transfer content from your computer to your Kindle, and convert files using Mobipocket * Create your own - discover how to publish your own work for free and sell it in the Kindle Store, legally * Keep Kindle happy - learn to deal with minor problems, how to get a warranty, and where to swap tips with other Kindle users.
The Lords of the Underworld Bundle
($9.99) by Gena Showalter includes The Darkest Fire
($2.39), The Darkest Night ($5.04), The Darkest Kiss ($5.04) and The Darkest Pleasure ($5.04).They dared to open Pandora's Box, and now must carry an eternal curse. New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter's incredible new paranormal series begins in a remote fortress in Budapest, where six immortal warriors, each more dangerously seductive than the last, are bound by an ancient curse none has been able to break. Journey through this dark and sensual world, where the line between good and evil blurs and true love is put to the ultimate test.
Living With Your Kids Is Murder
($3.99) by Mike Befeler, author of Retirement Homes Are Murder
, features the same octogenarian detective and nursing home as the earlier novel. It should also be a great read (the last one was hard to put down).Cantankerous octogenarian Paul Jacobson must solve two murders while struggling with the problems of his short-term memory loss. As Paul ends up suspiciously close to a bank robbery, kidnapping and drug bust, his granddaughter Jennifer helps him track down the real perpetrators. Paul juggles two girlfriends, experiences the quirks of old age romance and must find a way to stay alive when he confronts the murderer.
Amazon also has marked down Secrets of My Hollywood Life #1, a couple of titles for Latino Month, Dream in Color: How the Sanchez Sisters Are Making History in Congress
and The Gifted Gabaldan Sisters
, as well as a few IT style books: The It Girl #1
, Gossip Girl #1 and Poseur #1. All are $2.99 (at least for now. some thru June 30).
