FREE/BARGAIN — Mystery, Suspense & Thrillers

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I finally finished reading it, and the fact that it took me so long probably stands for itself. I am actually okay with a variety of approaches to historicals, whether that's just using a few well-known figures to provide a loose background, or actually sticking pretty close to the history, or even using a historical figure as the main protagonist. But although I had fun spotting the historical parallels, and even looked up a few secondary characters to see if they were "real", I do agree with others that the history got in the way of the mystery. So I'd have preferred a bit more "author's license" to make a better mystery, and then a historical note at the end, where the author let me know what license was taken.

Anyway, it's probably moot, because, as you mention, $17.99 is insane.

Originally Posted by issybird

The price is now $17.99, which is ridiculous. What's the point? I can't imagine there are any sales at all at that price point. I suppose the actual point is to set people up so they leap on the next price drop, but it still seems ridiculous.

I've read the blurb and a few reviews and it sounds to me as if overall it hews too closely to the source history. I personally tend to find that kind of pastiche to be tedious; I'd rather the author use it as a jumping-off point.

[sufue]

Choker is the fifth in Frederick Ramsay's Ike Schwartz series. It's $1.99 in the US right now and discountable at Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VQPKPKB
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/choker-22

Spoiler:

Nick Reynolds, his pilot's rating barely a month old, drops off the radar one night over the Chesapeake Bay. Investigating agencies call it another tragic pilot-error accident. No trace of the plane is found. But Charlie Garland, Sheriff Ike Schwartz' old friend from their CIA days, isn't so sure.

The missing pilot was engaged to Charlie's niece, and the family is not dealing well with the lack of closure. More important, just before his disappearance, Nick had placed a puzzling call to Charlie. So Charlie calls in his old friend, Ike, who's vacationing nearby.

Ike's wide-eyed entry into a simple missing persons case soon catapults him into an international investigation with intimations of terrorism that could threaten the nation and its leaders.

And Secrets, which is the second in the series is on sale again as well. I wouldn't normally post it since it wasn't that long ago, but since I posted this one, here's a link to the previous post for Secrets.