Dienstag: Liebe auf den Shetland-Inseln, witzige Tatsachen über Irland – gute englische eBooks gratis oder günstig

Von am 21. Mai 2013

Am Dienstag gibt es einen Thriller von einem eingeführten Autor, eine nette schottische Liebesgeschichte und schönen Steampunk – tolle englische eBooks  kostenlos oder für kleines Geld. 

The Original Alibi

Thriller von David Bishop

Eleven years ago General Whittaker, long retired, former member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, bought an alibi for his grandson who had been arrested for the murder of his fiancée, Ileana Corrigan, and the general’s unborn great grandson. The charges were soon dropped and the grandson released. General Whittaker is now dying and he can no longer restrain his doubts. The question that has haunted him all these years must be answered. Did his money save his innocent grandson or cheat justice? The general hires Matt Kile to thaw this cold case. The solution of the crime is complicated by the passage of years and an excess of suspects, including the general’s grandson, the general’s promiscuous adult daughter, and even the general himself. All had means, motive, and opportunity.

David Bishop ist einer der ganz erfolgreichen Thriller-Autoren bei Amazon. Er sagt über seine Bücher: „As a writer, I conjure up occurrences designed to quickly bring the story to a roiling boil. Along the way, I invent people. Victims and villains and heroes are needed, as well as a supporting cast. I make these people fun and interesting so you will welcome them and introduce them to your friends. Primary characters need habits and tics and talents, the qualities that bring them to life and make you love them or hate them.” (44/4,6) 303 Normseiten, € 3,86 vor der Aktion – noch gratis?
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Montag: vergnügte Geister, häßliche Stiefschwestern und gute englische eBooks kostenlos oder preiswert

Von am 20. Mai 2013

Montag habe ich für ihren Kindle  den neuesten Professor Kompressor, einen witzigen Geisterkrimi, einen dramatischen Thriller und mehr – tolle englische eBooks gratis oder für kleines Geld. 

Dead Man Talking

Geisterkrimi von T. M. Simmons

Weird things tend to happen when you live in a haunted house — not that author/ghost hunter Alice Carpenter has a problem disciplining the ten resident ghosts in her lakeside log cabin near forgotten-time Six Gun,, Texas. When her cousin Katy calls looking for help with the resident ghost at Espirt d’Chene, the family mansion near Jefferson, Alice agrees to come to the rescue. Sir Gary Gavin, dead now over two hundred years, insists Alice is the only one who can expose his undeliberate murder to allow him to leave his tortured existence; and he’s not above wreaking havoc at Espirt d’Chene until Alice concedes to his demands. Before Alice can even pack, though, Katy discovers a new murder — a headless corpse floating in her swimming pool. This new ghost — Bucky, the black-sheep son of a Texas senator — is dangerous in his newly-dead, confused state as he searches the plantation for his head.

Amazon führt das unter Horror. Aber zum Gruseln sind die schon im Print erfolgreich gewesenen Dead Man Mysteries nicht – aber dafür umso mehr zum Lachen. Großartige Unterhaltung! „I loved this story. The characters have humor and personality, even the ghosts. The story flowed smoothly and the editing was outstanding.“ (Rezensentin) (20/4,5) 389 Normseiten, € 0,89 vor der Aktion – noch gratis?
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Sonntag: eine Serienmörderin und der Rosenkrieg – gute englische eBooks kostenlos oder sehr günstig

Von am 19. Mai 2013

Am Pfingstsonntag habe ich für ihren Kindle den Thriller einer Erfolgsautorin, einen wunderbaren Roman aus der englischen Geschichte und einen dicken Fantasy-Roman für viele vergnügte Lesestunden – alles gute englische eBooks gratis oder für kleines Geld. 

Huntress Moon

Thriller von Alexandra Sokoloff

FBI Special Agent Matthew Roarke is closing in on a bust of a major criminal organization in San Francisco when he witnesses an undercover member of his team killed right in front of him on a busy street, an accident Roarke can’t believe is coincidental. His suspicions put him on the trail of a mysterious young woman who appears to have been present at each scene of a years-long string of “accidents” and murders, and who may well be that most rare of killers: a female serial. Roarke’s hunt for her takes him across three states…while in a small coastal town, a young father and his five-year old son, both wounded from a recent divorce, encounter a lost and compelling young woman on the beach and strike up an unlikely friendship without realizing how deadly she may be.

Alexandra Sokoloff ist Drehbuchautorin und mit Preisen überhäufte Verfasserin von Horrorromanen und Thrillern. Die Autorin über dieses Buch: “I wanted to explore the psychology of a woman who turns to violence, and a man in pursuit of her who finds himself ambivalent about her motives and actions.” – “The intensity of her main characters is equally matched by the strength of the multi-layered plot, and if you’re unfamiliar with Sokoloff’s work, Huntress Moon is an ideal place to start.” (Suspense Magazine) (85/4,4) 464 Normseiten, € 0,89 vor der Aktion – noch gratis?

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Samstag: Seefahrt tut not! – Gute englische eBooks kostenlos oder preiswert

Von am 18. Mai 2013

Am Samstag sind meine Fundstücke für Ihren Kindle sehr maritim. Wer an Land bleiben will, kann sich mit einem cleveren Krimi mit Briefen von Jane Austen vergnügen oder unsere heutige Technologie mit der von Star Treks vergleichen – lauter tolle eBooks, gratis oder günstig. 

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My Dear Charlotte

Historischer Krimi von Hazel Holt

My Dear Charlotte is a British Regency mystery set in the early 1800s and infused throughout with the actual language of Jane Austen, one of the world’s great stylists and comic writers. Hazel Holt has published 19 Mrs. Malory mysteries in the tradition of Barbara Pym and has admirers around the world. My Dear Charlotte is a departure from her other work. It is a novel-in-letters written “with the assistance of Jane Austen’s letters.” From the Introduction by Jan Fergus: “Of course, you don’t have to love Austen to love this book. If you enjoy detective novels, you will find here a completely satisfying murder mystery, coupled with a romance (or more than one, in fact). My Dear Charlotte gives you, in addition to mystery and romance, a portrait of the world of the English gentry at around 1815, immediately after the defeat of Napoleon—its manners and its moral certainty.

Hazel Holt, geb. 1928 ist eine britische Autorin von Cozy Krimis. Ihr Sohn ist der bekannte britische Autor Tom Holt. Die Autorin über ihren Roman, in dem sie echte Briefe von Jane Austen eingeflochten hat: „When I decided that I’d like to write a mystery novel set in the Regency, period the obvious thing to do was immerse myself in the letters of Jane Austen. As you always do, once you start reading them, you just go on and on. And as I did so, a wild thought struck me. While there’s no way I’d be presumptuous enough to attempt any sort of pastiche of the novels, I thought – holding my breath – that since they are such wonderfully informal, chatty letters, I might just manage to create a sort of facsimile of her world if I wrote my novel in the form of letters, inserting extracts of Austen’s where they would fit in with the story – the perfect, authentic background.” (24/4,0) Anmerkung: Die Negativrezensionen beruhen darauf, dass anfangs eine falsche Datei bei Amazon eingestellt war. Keine Sorge, Download klappt jetzt! 224 Normseiten, € 4,70 vor der Aktion, noch gratis?
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Freitag: Freundinnen im Iran, ermordete Literaturagenten in New York – gute englische eBook gratis oder günstig

Von am 17. Mai 2013

Am Freitag gibt es einen großartigen Klassiker der amerikanischen Moderne günstig, The Great Gatsby, passend zum Filmstart. Für Ihren Kindle habe ich außerdem einen schönen Roman einer iranisch-amerikanischen Autorin, einen Thriller im Verlagsmilieu und ein erfolgreiches Fantasybuch – kostenlos oder preiswert. 

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Sky of Red Poppies

Literarischer Roman von Zohreh Ghahremani

Sky of Red Poppies begins with a casual friendship between two schoolgirls coming of age in a politically divided 1960′s Iran under rule of the Shah. Roya, the daughter of a prominent family, is envious of the fierce independence of her religious classmate Shireen. But Shireen has secrets of her own. Together, Roya and Shireen contend with becoming the women they want to be, and in doing so, make decisions that will cause their tragic undoing. In the unraveling of family secrets, Roya begins to question how she was raised and how to become the person she wishes to be. Set against the backdrop of a nation forced to mute its profound identity, Sky of Red Poppies is a novel about culture, politics and the redeeming power of friendships.

Die amerikanische Autorin iranischer Herkunft hatte mit ihrem Erstlingsroman einen großen Erfolg. “Sky of Red Poppies walks the reader through stretches of breath-taking an thought-provoking narrative to provide answers to Iran’s brilliant past and brutal present.” (Dr. Ahmad Karimi Hakkak, Professor of Persian Literature and Culture) (144/4,5) 317 Normseiten, € 6,23 vor der Aktion, noch gratis?
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