A Good Thriller discussion

Just bought Dark Room (aka The Murder Code) by Steve Mosby.

The "One-Click" mention brings up a question I've had for a long time:

How many FREE or $0.99 ebooks do you buy but never read?


Peace, Seeley

2 books by Tess Gerristen

Seeley wrote: "The "One-Click" mention brings up a question I've had for a long time:

How many FREE or $0.99 ebooks do you buy but never read?


Peace,
Seeley
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Probably 75% of what's on my Kindle are either free or $0.99 and I have a huge reading list to get too.

I generally wait until published authors' books go on sale, which they invariably do, even if only for a day. A lot promote on Twitter and are supportive of one another so it usually catches my attention one way or another.

Marian wrote: "2 books by Tess Gerristen



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Marian, Body Double is probably my second favorite Rizzoli and Isles book. Plus, I liked what Isles family/past is in the book series rather than what it is in the show. I hope you enjoy it.

Seeley wrote: "The "One-Click" mention brings up a question I've had for a long time:

How many FREE or $0.99 ebooks do you buy but never read?


Peace,
Seeley
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I 'buy' a free book everyday. My goal this year was to switch back and forth between those and my other books, but joining this group has ruined that for me as there have been so many great recommendations. Maybe next year I will do better.

HornFan2 (Mich) wrote: "Probably 75% of what's on my Kindle are either free or $0.99 and I have a huge reading list to get too..."

Do you expect to read all the free/cheap ones? Or do you think you'll read 50% or less?

Peace, Seeley

Janet wrote: "I generally wait until published authors' books go on sale, which they invariably do, even if only for a day. A lot promote on Twitter and are supportive of one another so it usually catches my att..."

Does that mean you'll read all of them?

Peace, Seeley

Lorrea(Threein3) wrote: "...there have been so many great recommendations..."

Exactly the point I'm wondering about. There are many great books out there between free and cheap, we tend to download them with the intent to read, but do we over-download? Are our eyes too big for the available hours to read?

Do you think you'll read 25%/50%/75% of the free/cheap downloads you have now?

Peace, Seeley

Seeley wrote: "HornFan2 (Mich) wrote: "Probably 75% of what's on my Kindle are either free or $0.99 and I have a huge reading list to get too..."

Do you expect to read all the free/cheap ones? Or do you think yo..."

I'm sure I'll get to the majority of them, especially the ones that are part of series or the ones that are promotional priced by authors. I'm also quicker at deleting bad ones, than if I'm reading a paperback or ebook that costs more.

Seeley wrote: "Janet wrote: "I generally wait until published authors' books go on sale, which they invariably do, even if only for a day. A lot promote on Twitter and are supportive of one another so it usually..."

Yes, I hope so. These authors are credible published writers, books you'll see on shelves. Their books average around the £5 mark on kindle. Some a lot more, but like I said most will have a promotion on at some point. From what I understand, and correct me if I'm wrong, but they make they same percentage even during promotional periods. Just shift a lot more copies! I don't sit and wait for books to come on sale, they just seem to present themselves to me!! I get a fair few ARC's too.

Seeley wrote: "Lorrea(Threein3) wrote: "...there have been so many great recommendations..."

Exactly the point I'm wondering about. There are many great books out there between free and cheap, we tend to downloa..."

Most definitely my eyes are bigger than my available read time. I do it all the time though. I just bought The Book Thief which is 500 pages and then when I went to the library the other day and picked up 2 more both about 400 pages long. I'm obsessed I admit and I hope to read them all some day. I know if I am ever stuck some where for hours, I have 1700+ books on my kindle I can read. *sad fact* I keep a kindle charger in my purse.

The bookstore just delivered my copy of The Target (Will Robie's third book) this afternoon. I am tempted to throw Stone Cold aside and start The Target right away, as I am not that big a fan of Baldacci's Camel Club series.

okay i went to the bookstore today, i hade some titles on my mind, French versions of books such as Carrie, blaze, LA requiem, but in the end i picked two books in English. The first one was staring at me (two eyes on the cover) i don t if it was love at first sight or just fear, the title is"Kill me of you can" James Patterson, the story seems interesting as well. The second one is "Deadline" Simon Kernick, it s about a girl who was kidnapped and her mother trying to find her, i hope these books are as good as they seem.

Hi Aymen:)
Marian here from Canada..hope your having a good day,night.Yes,you picked a great book by Patterson.I really enjoyed "Kill me if you Can".Enjoy my Friend.

Aymen wrote: "okay i went to the bookstore today, i hade some titles on my mind, French versions of books such as Carrie, blaze, LA requiem, but in the end i picked two books in English. The first one was st..."

Aymen wrote: "okay i went to the bookstore today, i hade some titles on my mind, French versions of books such as Carrie, blaze, LA requiem, but in the end i picked two books in English. The first one was st..."

Hi Aymen:)
Marian here from Canada..hope your having a good day,night.Yes,you picked a great book by Patterson.I really enjoyed "Kill me if you Can".Enjoy my Friend.

Hi Marian i m fine and i hope you re doing good as well, thanks for letting me know about this book, i m sure i didn t choose the wrong one now :) take care

Lorrea(Threein3) wrote: "Seeley wrote: "Lorrea(Threein3) wrote: "...there have been so many great recommendations..."

Exactly the point I'm wondering about. There are many great books out there between free and cheap, we ..."

Glad I'm not the only one. I have over 2,000 on mine, carry a charger with me for at work, and even have a charger for my car.

Two weeks off work, and I have not been into our town the whole time, today I weakened, and went in with my wife and went to four charity shops

(Oxfam, Jersey Hospice, Cancer Research and Red Cross)

Bought

Mark Billingham .. The Burning Girl

Harlan Coben .. The Final Detail

Andrew Gross.. Killing Hour

Mark Billingham.. Scared Cat

John Grisham.. The Appeal

Michael Connelly .. Lost Light

Another lot for my bookshelf, that I will eventually get to...

Sean wrote: "Two weeks off work, and I have not been into our town the whole time, today I weakened, and went in with my wife and went to four charity shops

(Oxfam, Jersey Hospice, Cancer Research and Red Cros..."

Rnjoy your books Sean:)Which one are you going to read first?

I'm trying to show great restraint and excellent self-discipline to NOT buy any more books, unless they are a new installment in a series that I read, or a new Stephen King, until I'm caught up on reading all of the books that I have bought and not read. So far, so good. It is so terribly hard for me to walk past a bargain bin without looking, but I did so just yesterday. It was a proud moment for me.

I've just bought Long Way Home. A debut from Eva Dolan, the start of a new set of detectives. Ebook and paperbook is on promotion at the moment. I need to learn the art of restraint.

Marian, they fill up my bookshelf, then I spend ages looking through all the books to see want I am reading next, which takes a while when you have over 800 books.

And today was given these books from a friend at work, saying I know you like your books....LOL

James Patterson books

Swimsuit, The Lake House, Cross, Four Blind Mice.

John Grisham.. A Time to Kill

Michael Connelly .. Angels Flight and Void Moon

Tess Gerritsen ..Life Support, The Killing Place,

Never Say Die.

Jo Nesbo .. Phantom

Julia Keller .. A Killing in the Hills (not heard of)

Louise Doughty .. Apple Tree Yard (not heard of)

Sean wrote: "Marian, they fill up my bookshelf, then I spend ages looking through all the books to see want I am reading next, which takes a while when you have over 800 books.

And today was given these books ..."

WOW! You such a lucky person:)You sure have some great reading material there.Im going to my second hand book store tomorrow to pick up two books by Tom Clancy and one by Karin Slaughter..Indelible I think its called???

I am still trying to get back in the groove.
It is hellhot in Florida.
Whew, you step outside and SWEAT!!!! I did not say, glisten. I said SWEAT. My knees were sweating yesterday.
I wanted to put the top down on my car.......but then I would have no a/c, so I opted to stay covered!
Welll......yesterday I stopped at the Goodwill Bookstore and they had "A Tap on the Window" for five bucks!!!! I can't wait to read this one.
I have packed so many books up already.....but will look to see if I have a Brian Freeman book sitting around. i think I might be able to put my hands on "Stalked".
He is a tremendous author!!!!
I have missed y'all.
Lorrea, girlfriend, what did you do to your hand????? I messed up a hip, while in KC.......and have been limping and cussing. (Sorry Sean).
I have one word for you.........NEED TEQUILA!!!!! oopsie, thats two.

Ter'e wrote: "I am still trying to get back in the groove.
It is hellhot in Florida.
Whew, you step outside and SWEAT!!!! I did not say, glisten. I said SWEAT. My knees were sweating yesterday.
I wanted to put..."

I hit it on a wall the other day turning around too quickly. Now it sporadically hurts when I grab something.

Got three more books delivered in the last two days:
1. Elephants can Remember by Agatha Christie
2. Prisoner by Omar Shahid Hamid
3. Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins

First one is for me and the other two for my father; but I'll probably read the other two too once he's done with them.

Hi Huma,
I have not spoken to you before. I see you also enjoy David Baldacci. I am new to him and loving his books!!!!

Oh Lorrea.......bless yer heart! I am so sorry to hear this.

Ter'e wrote: "Hi Huma,
I have not spoken to you before. I see you also enjoy David Baldacci. I am new to him and loving his books!!!!

Oh Lorrea.......bless yer heart! I am so sorry to hear this."

Another David Baldacci lover here:)I read "Absolute Power" and I was hooked!..I have about 10-15 books of his now and have read all of them.Im hooked on him:)

See Marian......sever al of us are hooked!
I blame it on Sean. He encouraged me....and here i am......

Ter'e wrote: "Hi Huma,
I have not spoken to you before. I see you also enjoy David Baldacci. I am new to him and loving his books!!!!"

Hey Ter'e, good to see one more person has discovered Baldacci. I absolutely love his books and I have read at least 75% of all his books; good thing for me is that he writes 2 to 3 novels every year!

I see there are a lot of Baldacci fans in this group and it has been a pleasure with interacting with them.

I'm going to toss this into the mix again. I cannot help mentioning my very fav author. Have any of you read W.E.B. Griffin??????? If not ---- you are really missing out. I would suggest starting with The Badge of Honor series. It's the cop series. FAB.
I have read every book he has written....I buy them hot off the press as soon as they become available. That's how much I enjoy his books.
Please....give him a try. Don't look at the books and think they are too manly or too military.......they are past DELICIOUS!!!!!!!

Don't blame me Te're.... LOL

I am Innocent (that reminds of a good book)

I feeling i am The Target......

Don't make me The Hit....

What makes you think I like David Baldacci...

My book haul for the week:

The New ones:

Ingrid Thoft - Loyalty

Owen Laukkanen - The Professionals & Criminal Enterprise

The Used ones:

Lee Child - Tripwire

David Stone - The Venetian Judgment

Charles G. West - Silver City Massacre

William W. Johnstone - The Family Jensen: Massacre Canyon

The Early Years of Famous Detectives First Cases(Vol. 4) Edited by Robert J. Randisi

Plus Saving Grace - Seasons 1 & 2 used

Ordered from amazon.com the corrected version of Texas Gundown, by William W. Johnstone (This I've returned, it's the 320 page version)

The ebooks:

Elaine Babich - Intrusion(Whitney Holmes Book 1)

Aaron Patterson - The Craigslist Killer

Mark Gimenez - Accused

Emma Jameson - Deadly Trio: 3 (Ice Blue, Blue Murder, & Something Blue)

Michele Lynn Seigfried - Red Tape (Jersey Shore Mystery Series Book 1)

John Ellsworth - Beyond a Reasonable Death (Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thriller Book 2)

Ann Charles - The Great Jackalope Stampede #3 (Jackrabbit Junction Humorous Mystery)

Melinda Leigh - She Can Hide (She Can Series)

Nate Granzow - Cogar's Despair (Cogar Adventure Series Book 1)

C. G. Cooper - Corps Justice Boxed Set: Books 1-3

Polly Iyer - Threads

John Hardy Bell - The Strategist: A Thriller

Michael C. Grumley - Amid The Shadows

Matthew Iden - The Marty Singer Series Books 1-3

Jilliane Hoffman (C.J. Townsend Thrillers)
- Retribution #1
- Last Witness #2
- The Cutting Room #3

(Updated 6/29/14)

Peter Brandvold - The Devil's Ambush (Lou Prophet #12)

Wesley Julian - Even Unto Death (Isadora Fleming)
- With Her in the Night(Isadora Fleming)

Dana King - Wild Bill

Lawrence Block - Out the Window (Matthew Scudder Story #1)

Robert J. Thomas - Body Count (Jess Williams #24)

Bowen Greenwood - Life of Secrets

(The ebooks are either free, $0.99, $1.99 & one's $2.99)

i have just bout "Angels and Demons", i loved the movie and the book seems different, i have some books to finish before, i can t wait :)

just bought the suspect by Michael robotham, the accident by linwood barclay and never let me go by kazuo ishiguro any info on these? did you love or hate any of them?

yes I checked it out as well I'm glad its the 1st in a series if I like it I'll have a new author to follow, think I'll be reading never let me go next I've heard such good things about it

I actually started to watch never let me go a year ago but didn't get into it which I'm so glad of now, I much prefer to read the book 1st

I just purchased (eBooks) Disenchanted Widow by Christina McKenna and Sacrifice by Sharon Bolton.

I have wanted to ready Never let me go also. Everytime I knock one down on my TBR list I add more to it.

Thank you DianeAlice

Guilty, more books, now under my desk as well as on top and on all the shelves in my study.

Bought today, charity shops.

Creep by Jennifer Hillier

The BlackHouse by Peter May

The Distant Echo by Val McDermid

and James Patterson's

Mary, Mary, Toys, Don't Blink.

Also a true story od a dog war hero

It's All About Treo by Dave Heyhoe (new)

So I won a contest at my library the other day and I won some books. I have no idea what books they are, the librarian told me about the contest, and I signed up not even looking at the titles!! The library has been closed all weekend for the holiday here, so hopefully tomorrow I will be able to pick them up.

Awesome Lorrea! Congrats. We have a summer reading program at my local library and if you read 6 or more then at the end of the program they give you a Barnes and noble gift card which is awesome.

They have one here for the kids. They get a baseball ticket for minor league team here when they sign up, and depending on the age group, they get another prize after they finish goal for the summer.

Awesome! Ours is all ages for the Summer and then our winter one is just for Adults and they offer prizes for participating and then one big grand prize drawing at the end. It's fun.

Oh boy..........in todays mail, I rec'd my new copy of "The Dead Will Tell"...........by Linda Castillo. I can't wait to start this. I'm reading my first Robert Crais book and really enjoying it.

What Robert Crais book are you reading Ter'e?

I got a bunch of free books from Smashwords last night for my coby android tablet: a 5 book YA action adventure fantasy series called 80AD, one called Minnie, and a zombie one called Hollowland.