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 | Witty, suspenseful, lyrical, this is a literary whodunit that will keep you guessing till the last page. And we're proud that it's our sponsor for this week's Kindle Nation Weekender.
by Dorothy James 4.7 stars - 18 Reviews
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The Kindle Nation
WEEKENDER
February 12, 2012
 It looks like we are well on the way to a record number of participants in our Winter 2012 Kindle Nation Citizen Survey before we close the polls at midnight Hawaii time on the night of February 15! But we believe as much in quality as in quantity, and really, where would be without your voice?
Nowhere!
Authors, publishers, Amazon executives, pundits and other Kindle owners including us here at Kindle Nation Daily want to know what you are thinking, so we hope you will go there now to take part.
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Like each one of our weekly sweepstakes, this week's giveaway is sponsored by a talented author who has proven to be a favorite with our readers. Bloodlines author Keith Cockrell is springing for the Kindle Fire that could very well end up with your name on it. Even better, author Keith Cockrell is offering his book for just 99 cents to grace your Kindle with a novel that is averaging 4.8 stars on 12 out of 13 rave reviews from discriminating readers like us. Here's the scoop on Bloodlines: Here's the set-up: When Shannon Landry came to Annuba, the attractive graduate student thought her biggest problem would be understanding the Cajun accents on the little Louisiana island. Instead she found herself in a desperate duel with a serial killer, first for the life of a child, but soon for the lives of everyone on the island, including her own. From the reviews:
Chills abound in this thriller by new author Cockrell, and my only complaint is that he hasn't hit the scene sooner. It's got all the right ingredients -- Shannon, a young, feisty and attractive archeology student; Richard, a local with a ready grin, an infectious laugh, and a determination to right old wrongs; a small picturesque Louisiana island with an ugly secret and a bloody past; and a cast of quaint characters who alternately charm and threaten, not the least of which is the powerful benefactor whose tainted bloodline has ruled the island for generations.
Cockrell weaves a spooky and terrifying story of predator and prey, highlighted by authentic settings, believable characters, enthralling legends from the island's past, and a villian so diabolical you'll forget he isn't real. Heritage is a heart-stopping unputdownable ride that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go.
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This Week's Sponsor:
A Place to Die
by Dorothy James
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by Dorothy James
4.7 stars - 18 Reviews
Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled
Here's the set-up:
Eleanor and Franz Fabian arrive from New York to spend Christmas with Franz's mother in her sedate retirement home in the Vienna Woods. Their expectations are low: at best, boredom, at worst, run-of-the-mill family friction.
But when the wealthy, charming Herr Graf is found dead in his apartment with an ugly head wound, the Fabians are thrust into a homicide investigation. Some residents and staff have surprising connections to the dead man, but who would have wanted to kill him?
Inspector Büchner tracks down the murderer against a backdrop of Viennese history from the Nazi years to the present day.
Witty, suspenseful, lyrical, this is a literary whodunit that will keep you guessing till the last page.
About the Author
Dorothy James was born in Wales and grew up in the South Wales Valleys. Writer, editor, translator, she has published short stories as well as books and articles on German and Austrian literature. She has taught at universities in the U.S., England and Germany, makes her home now in Brooklyn and often spends time in Vienna and Berlin. She wrote A Place to Die in her attic apartment on the edge of the Vienna Woods. She has travelled far from Wales, but has not lost the Welsh love of playing with language; she writes poems for pleasure as does Chief Inspector Büchner, the whimsical Viennese detective who unravels the first mystery in this new series of novels.
Each issue of the Weekender is sponsored by one paid title. We encourage you to support our sponsors and thank you for considering them.
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Kindle Nation Daily TRUE CRIME Readers' Alert:
40 Straight 5-Star Reviews Say You Won't Be Able to Put Them Down, But Lock All the Doors and Turn on All the Lights Before You Delve into These Six Real-Life Thrillers from Crimescape
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"What makes for a good true-crime story? Interesting characters, an engrossing plot, situations that often teeter between life and death. But here's the MacGuffin about true crime: What you're reading actually happened. Sometimes truth really is more compelling than fiction. And that's why you will enjoy reading Crimescape's true crime series."
-Paul Alexander, # 1 bestselling author of the Kindle Singles Accused, Murdered and Homicidal
It was a special treat the other day to introduce the citizens of Kindle Nation to Marilyn Bardsley's must-read true-crime thriller After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Now she's back in her role as editor of RosettaBooks' Crimescape series with six terrific stories ... each of which carries the special distinction of having actually happened. Enjoy ... at your own risk!
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Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled
Here's the set-up:
(A 117-page True Crime Short with photographs) Between 1968 and 1985, a monstrous serial killer stalked the picturesque countryside around Florence, shooting and mutilating eight couples on moonless nights. The desecration of the women's bodies was a scene beyond the wildest imaginations of movie scriptwriters. Murder on the New Moon tells the exceptionally bizarre and twisted tale about a city gripped by fear, dozens of suspects, a string of charges and convictions followed by embarrassing acquittals and pardons, and an ever-raging whirlpool of theories, rumors and conspiracy that still divides Italians today. The anonymous assailant, called The Monster of Florence or Il Mostro di Firenze , commands an enduring mystery which includes all the hallmarks and enduring intrigue of Jack the Ripper. Most disturbing of all, he may still be at large...After a quarter of a century of failure, only a brave detective takes the plunge back into the impossibly murky waters of this uniquely baffling case. The politics, egos, rivalries, and conspiracy theories that hampered each investigation still overshadow his new search for the killer. The investigation also links to the 2008 murder of British student Meredith Kercher, for which American student Amanda Knox and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted and then freed. The same Perugian judge who propagated outlandish theories of Satanic sex rituals in that case also used such ultimately baseless hypotheses to falsely accuse many prominent Italians of these serial killings, and even threatened to arrest an American writer planning a book on the case. The story once more proves the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction. Indeed, the story is currently being made into a major Hollywood movie, The Monster of Florence, starring George Clooney, scheduled for a 2013 release. Read more....
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Kindle Nation Briefs: News, Tips and Bargains
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THRILLER OF THE WEEK!
Like a great thriller? Then you'll love our brand new Thriller of the Week: From Andrew E. Kaufman, author of #1 bestseller While the Savage Sleeps, comes a psychological thriller you truly will not be able to put down: THE LION, THE LAMB, THE HUNTED - 31/32 Rave Reviews, Just $2.99, or FREE via Kindle Lending Library http://bit.ly/Ai3CYj
CASE CLOSED. JUSTICE SERVED...OR WAS IT? Now, more than 30 years later, the clock is ticking and the stakes are getting higher as Patrick Bannister races to find a killer -- one who's hot on his trail. One who's out for his blood.
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Kindle Nation Daily Bargain Book Alert: Dalma Heyn and Richard Marek's Love Story for the Rest of Us, A GODSEND: A LOVE STORY FOR GROWN-UPS ... Now Just 99 cents on Kindle! http://bit.ly/w18rA0
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Amazon has been racking up a reputation as "the enemy" in publishing circles. That has led to a sort of "with us or against us" mentality in which any formerly respected person who is seen to work with Amazon in any capacity whatsoever suddenly...
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Kindle Nation Daily Legal Thriller Readers Alert: Derek Blass' ENEMY IN BLUE - 59 out of 62 Rave Reviews and Price Just Reduced! 99 Cents and Currently Free for Amazon Prime Members Via Kindle Lending Library! http://bit.ly/wIPpoD YOU KNOW WHO YOUR ENEMY IS? The streets aren't safe when your enemy wears a blue uniform and a gold badge.
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In today's Publetariat Dispatch, author Cheri Lasota discusses using ebook cards to sell your digital book as a physical product. Have you heard of e-book cards? If you haven't already, I think you will soon. They are a new book marketing technique making headway and headlines around the country now. I heard about them...
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Here's the set-up:
"Deadly offerings captured my interest from the opening dialogue and held it until the final suspenseful ending...I hated to put it down-not only was the story line fast paced and thought provoking, the characters were hot....
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Genre fiction represents a weird dichotomy. On the one hand, literary critics absolutely abhor the stuff. On the other hand, the public eats it up. This is why the Guardian piece observing how much of e-book sales genre-fiction makes up is really hilar...
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Kids Corner Free Book Alert for Monday, February 6: 220+ FREE KINDLE KIDS TITLES Sorted by Category, Date Added, Bestselling or Review Rating! plus ... Laurel-Ann Dooley's BEST FRIEND THIEF (Today's Sponsor - 99 cents!) http://bit.ly/wHv9nW
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Digital growth at the Hachette Book Group's net sales from digital products which include eBooks and audiobooks increased 130% in 2011. These digital products represented 22% of the company's overall revenue in 2011, compared with 8% in 20...
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Amazon rolled out another update for the Kindle Android app today, and it looks like they did some serious work cleaning up the code. The v3.4 release includes a number of bug fixes, but more importantly it is also a smaller file. Amazon knocked a coup...
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Kindle Nation Daily Bargain Book Alert: Robyn Bradley's Psychological Thriller WHAT HAPPENED IN GRANITE CREEK - Just $2.99 on Kindle! http://bit.ly/A2xWky Here's the set-up: When Koty Fowler's husband volunteers her to visit Jamie, a quadruple amputee who lost his limbs in Iraq, neither Koty nor Jamie is happy. Jamie resents being "babysat" every day. Koty resents her lot in life: almost 30....
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Publishers Weekly reports that the American Booksellers Association has become the latest bookstore entity to join the boycott of books produced by Amazon's publishing arm. Indeed, the ABA's for-profit subsidiary, IndieCommerce, has begun removing ...
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ROMANCE OF THE WEEK!
Like a little romance? Or a lot? Use these magical Kindle book search tools to find thousands of great bargains in the Romance category, sponsored by our brand new Romance of the Week, Inglath Cooper's TRUTHS AND ROSES - 4.6 stars and just 99 cents on Kindle!
When Will Kincaid's pro football career comes to an abrupt end, he returns to his hometown to figure out the rest of his life ... and literally bumps into the the only girl who had ever rejected him. It was Hannah Jacobs who once made him question the choices he had made, but under the weight of a powerful secret, he can no longer afford to question his choices.
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1,000+ New Freebies Since Last Week! But first ... a word from This Week's Sponsor!
by Dorothy James
4.7 stars - 18 Reviews
Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled
Here's the set-up:
Eleanor and Franz Fabian arrive from New York to spend Christmas with Franz's mother in her sedate retirement home in the Vienna Woods. Their expectations are low: at best, boredom, at worst, run-of-the-mill family friction.
But when the wealthy, charming Herr Graf is found dead in his apartment with an ugly head wound, the Fabians are thrust into a homicide investigation. Some residents and staff have surprising connections to the dead man, but who would have wanted to kill him?
Inspector Büchner tracks down the murderer against a backdrop of Viennese history from the Nazi years to the present day.
Witty, suspenseful, lyrical, this is a literary whodunit that will keep you guessing till the last page.
About the Author
Dorothy James was born in Wales and grew up in the South Wales Valleys. Writer, editor, translator, she has published short stories as well as books and articles on German and Austrian literature. She has taught at universities in the U.S., England and Germany, makes her home now in Brooklyn and often spends time in Vienna and Berlin. She wrote A Place to Die in her attic apartment on the edge of the Vienna Woods. She has travelled far from Wales, but has not lost the Welsh love of playing with language; she writes poems for pleasure as does Chief Inspector Büchner, the whimsical Viennese detective who unravels the first mystery in this new series of novels.
Each issue of the Weekender is sponsored by one paid title. We encourage you to support our sponsors and thank you for considering them.
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