Killing Red ($4.47), by Henry Perez, is the first book in the same series as Mourn The Living. Yes, those diabolical pricers at Amazon may have figured out how to get us to buy another book in the series with every freebie: give us the second one free and price the first one low enough to be an impulse buy!Book Description
He's Been Waiting...
On death row, serial killer Kenneth Lee Grubb has six days to live. His last request? An interview with reporter Alex Chapa. What begins as a dream story soon turns into a nightmare for Alex. For amidst Grubb's taunts and boasts lies the horrific claim that someone is carefully repeating his past crimes...
For The Moment...
When nine people suddenly turn up dead, Alex realizes Grubb is telling the truth. Now the copycat killer is ready to pay his ultimate tribute to his idol. He's set his sights on Annie Sykes (or "Red" as Grubb calls her) the only survivor of his bloodlust fifteen years ago...
To Commit The Perfect Murder...
In a desperate race against time, Alex must find Annie and rescue her from the same fate she escaped a decade earlier. But what Alex doesn't know is that "Red" isn't the only one whose life is in danger...
Floaters ($1.99) is a novella collaboration and Kindle exclusive by J.A. Konrath and Henry PerezBook Description
When the latest in a series of dead bodies turns up in the Chicago River, newspaper reporter Alex Chapa and Police Lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels reluctantly join forces.
Thriller writers J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour, Fuzzy Navel, Cherry Bomb) and Henry Perez (Killing Red) and their series characters have teamed up to create FLOATERS, a mystery tale that combines humor with thrills.
Included in this 30,000 word collection are J.A. Konrath's LAST REQUEST, a Phineas Trout story, and FAMILIAR PLACES, a story by Henry Perez about hit man who has seen better days.
This collection also includes a conversation between the authors and excerpts from each of their new novels, CHERRY BOMB, by J.A. Konrath, and KILLING RED by Henry Perez.
Heartsick ($2.99), by Chelsea Cain Book Description
Damaged Portland detective Archie Sheridan spent ten years tracking Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful serial killer, but in the end she was the one who caught him. Two years ago, Gretchen kidnapped Archie and tortured him for ten days, but instead of killing him, she mysteriously decided to let him go. She turned herself in, and now Gretchen has been locked away for the rest of her life, while Archie is in a prison of another kind---addicted to pain pills, unable to return to his old life, powerless to get those ten horrific days off his mind. Archie's a different person, his estranged wife says, and he knows she's right. He continues to visit Gretchen in prison once a week, saying that only he can get her to confess as to the whereabouts of more of her victims, but even he knows the truth---he can't stay away.
When another killer begins snatching teenage girls off the streets of Portland, Archie has to pull himself together enough to lead the new task force investigating the murders. A hungry young newspaper reporter, Susan Ward, begins profiling Archie and the investigation, which sparks a deadly game between Archie, Susan, the new killer, and even Gretchen. They need to catch a killer, and maybe somehow then Archie can free himself from Gretchen, once and for all. Either way, Heartsick makes for one of the most extraordinary suspense debuts in recent memory.
Under the Jolly Roger:Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber ($2.85), by Louis A. Meyer, is the third in his Bloody Jack Adventures series for teens/young adults. This has been a popular series for bargains and freebies this summer: so far, I've got Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy ($6.36), the first in the series, as a free audiobook from Sync, and Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy ($9.99), the seventh in the series, free from Sony last month. The second in the series is Curse of the Blue Tattoo ($7.95), which I may have to consider (I'll wait for more bargains after the first three, as my TBR stack is already high enough). When searching for the series, some have L.A. Meyer as the author and I've also noticed that many of the titles have two editions: an earlier one in topaz format and a newer one in mobi.Book Description
After leaving the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston--under dire circumstances, of course--Jacky Faber boards a whaling ship bound for London, where she hopes to find her beloved Jaimy. But things don't go as planned, and soon Jacky is off on a wild misadventure at sea. She thwarts the lecherous advances of a crazy captain, rallies sailors to her side, and ultimately gains command of a ship in His Majesty's Royal Navy. But Jacky's adventures don't end there. . . .
Includes a teaser to Jacky's next adventure, In the Belly of the Bloodhound.
