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The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken is the third in the Vish Puri series by Tarquin Hall. It's $1.99 right now in the US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0061Q6BE6
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...tter-chicken-2

Spoiler:

Dubbed “a wonderfully engaging P.I.” (The Times, London), Tarquin Hall’s irresistible protagonist Vish Puri has become an international favorite through a series that “splendidly evokes the color and bustle of Delhi and the tang of contemporary India” (Seattle Times). Now the gormandizing, spectacularly mustachioed sleuth finds himself facing down his greatest fears in an explosive case involving the Indian and Pakistani mafias.

When the elderly father of a top Pakistani cricketer playing in a new multimillion-dollar cricket league dies frothing at the mouth during a post-match dinner, it’s not a simple case of Delhi Belly. His butter chicken has been poisoned. To solve the case, Puri must penetrate the region’s organized crime, following a trail that leads deep into Pakistan—the country in which many members of the P.I.’s family were massacred during the 1947 partition of India. The last piece of the puzzle, however, turns up closer to home when Puri learns of the one person who can identify the killer. Unfortunately it is the one person in the world with whom he has sworn never to work: his Mummy-ji.

With riotously entertaining prose, a boisterous cast of characters, and a pitch-perfect sense of place, Tarquin Hall has crafted a gripping whodunit that takes us deep into Indian history and society. He brings a hugely appealing culture to life with all its sights, sounds, smells, foods, and complexity. As the title implies, The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken is a succulent read by a writer at the top of his game.

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Two fairly recent Eve Dallas books by JD Robb are $2.99 each in the US today.

Leverage in Death, #47
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078X1YCM2
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/leverage-in-death

Golden in Death, #50
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QPJQ45S
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/golden-in-death

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Three books in the latter half of Lawrence Block's Bernie Rhodenbarr/Burglar series are on sale right now in the US for $1.99 each. There were/are also some omnibuses of Burglar books available in the UK for nice prices, so if you ever travel, check carefully before you buy these individual ones.

The Burglar in the Library, #8
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SEI1FO
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...in-the-library

The Burglar in the Rye, #9
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UKOMW2
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-burglar-in-the-rye

The Burglar on the Prowl, #10
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UMN7DU
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...r-on-the-prowl

And the omnibuses from the UK:

The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries: Volume One (£1.99, a really good deal) contains the first five Burglar books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005HVR8AM

The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries: Volume Two (£4.99, still a really good deal) contains the second five Burglar titles: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00654KMGC/

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Death Takes Passage is the fourth in Sue Henry's Jessie Arnold/Alex Jensen series based in Alaska. It's $1.99 right now in the US. I read most or all of these in DTB days, and have fond, if slightly fuzzy, memories of the series.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003V1WVVG
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/death-takes-passage

Spoiler:

History is repeating itself on hundred years later on Alaska's breathtaking Inside Passage. Re-creating the famous Voyage of 1897, the Spirit of '98 is setting sail from Skagway, Alaska, en route to Seattle, Washington, carrying two tons of Yukon gold. Alaska State Trooper Alex Jensen and his love, famous female "musher" Jessie Arnold, are among the excited participants. The Grim Reaper is a passenger as well.

Dressed in period coustoume, Gold Rush buff Alex Jensen is only too happy to be representing the Troopers on this historic journey through a giant maze of scenic straits, harbors, and inlets. But the strange disappearance -- and probable death -- of a crew member pulls Alex rudely back to the present. As the only law officer in the vicinity, it is now his duty to unravel a twisted skein of lies, greed, and lethal shipboard secrets -- before the Spirit's fateful encounter with murderers abroad a stolen ketch writes a grim new chapter in Alaska's history.