This week we highlight free and discounted thriller titles from well-regarded indie authors A.C. Fuller and J.F. Penn, a dystopian tale with humanity on the brink, and a free collection of supernatural stories featuring witches, demons, werewolves and everything in between.
All titles range from free to 99 cents. Plus our indie film of the week: a young man’s search for fulfillment on the streets of New York.
This week’s top curated picks:
Indie ebook spotlight
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Free on Kindle for a limited time ($12.95 print)
The Mockingbird Drive
By A.C. Fuller
Publisher: Vivid Books (the author’s imprint)
305 pages
#1 Free in Crime thrillers in the Kindle Store
Thriller: Disgraced journalist Alex Vane inherits a 50-year-old hard drive full of earth-shattering secrets — and quickly discovers that someone will do whatever it takes to get it back.
99 cents on Kindle for a limited time ($8.99 print)
End of Days
By J.F. Penn
Publisher: Curl Up Press (the author’s imprint)
238 pages
Supernatural thriller: A marble tablet found in the ruins of Babylon warns of the resurrection of a banished serpent. A sarcophagus is discovered in the deepest ocean, locked by seven seals scattered throughout the ancient world. Can agents Morgan Sierra and Jake Timber find them before the End of Days?
Top ebook deals of the week
99 cents on Kindle for a limited time
The Darwin Project
By John Hindmarsh
Publisher: Rexon Press (the author’s imprint)
237 pages
Sci-fi thriller: “The development of artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” Toby inherited an AI business manufacturing robots when his uncle disappeared. Darwin is more than an AI and wants to prove he is better than humans. Bronwyn already knows. Terrorists try to kill them all. The first entry in a thought-inspiring thriller series.
Free on Kindle for a limited time ($18.99 print)
A Dangerous Road
By Kris Nelscott
Publisher: WMG Publishing (a boutique publisher)
306 pages
#1 Free in Historical mysteries in the Kindle Store
Crime fiction: PI Smokey Dalton is shocked when a strange woman walks into his office, claiming he’s in her mother’s will — and drawing him into a search with roots in the civil rights–era South.
Free on Kindle for a limited time ($9.99 print)
Street Spells: Seven Urban Fantasy Shorts
By various authors
Publisher: Wetknee Books (a boutique publisher)
240 pages
#1 Free in Action & Adventure Fantasy in the Kindle Store
Fantasy: This fast-moving collection of supernatural stories features witches, demons, werewolves and everything in between. A must-read for fans of urban fantasy.
Free on Kindle for a limited time ($11.99 print)
Ashes of the Fall
By Nicholas Erik
Publisher: Watchfire Press (a boutique publisher)
351 pages
#1 Free in Science Fiction Adventure
Science fiction: In the wasteland of western North America, the remains of humanity are fractured. Luke delves into his murdered brother’s last invention — and what he discovers could drastically change what’s left of civilization.
Free on Kindle for a limited time ($15.99 print)
Shallow Graves
By Patrick Logan
Publisher: Pathological Ink (the author’s imprint)
242 pages
#1 Free in Occult in the Kindle Store
Supernatural: Struggling to make ends meet, a man agrees to care for his dying aunt in exchange for the deed to her estate. But the house conceals a terrifying secret, and the cost of his inheritance may be deadly.
Free on Kindle for a limited time ($11.99 print)
The Very Thought of You
By Iris Morland Baker
Publisher: Blue Violet Press (the author’s imprint)
200 pages
#1 Free in Women’s Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Romance: Megan Flannigan and wealthy police officer Caleb Thornton have spent the past 10 years denying their mutual attraction — but when Caleb is assigned to protect Megan after a robbery, they must face their feelings.
99 cents on Kindle until Sunday at midnight ($14.99 print)
Age of Order
By Julian North
Publisher: Plebian Media (the author’s imprint)
415 pages
Young adult: In post-democracy America, the Orderist movement has spawned a society that rewards those who supposedly possess “merit,” which includes the nation’s wealthiest. When Bronx-born Daniela Machado is offered the chance to attend the elite Tuck School, it’s too great an opportunity to ignore. But what do the richies really want from her?
Free on Kindle for a limited time ($9.99 print)
Cold Tuscan Stone
By David P. Wagner
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press (an indie publisher)
211 pages
Police procedural: American translator Rick Montoya goes undercover in Italy to investigate the theft of priceless artifacts — only to become a suspect in a murder case! “Perfect for readers who enjoy a complex puzzle,” writes Library Journal.
Indie Film Watch
Matt Green in the documentary “The World Before Your Feet.”
The World Before Your Feet
Matt Green has been walking every street in New York City. Literally. Every. Street. Some 8,000 miles in all. Indie director Jeremy Workman has followed Green for the past three years of his journey, and this documentary chronicles the sides of NYC you rarely see in films, gritty, upscale, frenetic, fascinating.
Coming soon to Netflix and other streaming and DVD services
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