The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point).
Kindle freebie on April 18, 2020 (currently 99¢ and in Kindle Unlimited as of writing this post)
Overall rating 4.28 with 1,416 ratings and 144 reviews
No Simple Death by Valerie Keogh Series: Garda West #1
on December 4, 2019
Genres: Mystery
Pages: 310
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
Goodreads
Amazon, Audible, Libro.fm
When Detective Garda Sergeant Mike West is called to investigate a murder in a Dublin graveyard, suspicion immediately falls on a local woman, Edel Johnson, whose husband disappeared some months before. But then she disappears.
Evidence leads West to a small village in Cornwall, but when he checks in to an Inn, he finds Edel has arrived before him. Her explanation seems to make sense but as West begins to think his suspicions of her are unfounded, she disappears again.
Is she guilty? West, fighting an unsuitable attraction, doesn't want to believe it. But the case against her is growing. Back in Dublin, his team uncover evidence of blackmail and illegal drugs involving Edel’s missing husband. When another man is murdered, she, once again, comes under suspicion.
Finally, the case is untangled, but is it the outcome West really wants?
I’m always in the mood for a police procedural murder mystery, especially if they are in interesting settings. Since I think most places ARE interesting that isn’t too difficult a criteria. No Simple Death is also in Kindle Unlimited and some of these are offered as freebies occasionally.
We get two viewpoints from the two main characters. One is Garda Mike West who is the “police” investigating a crime. The other is Edel Johnson who discovers a body. Edel has not been herself lately as her husband disappeared a few months ago which has destroyed her.
The murder and the disappearance end up having some connection. Edel jumps into the case to try to find her husband and Garda West is in a homicide investigation. The motives become clear and the culprit is reasonably clear but proving things is not as easy. It is all teased out of a twisty set of links.
I felt for Edel but she was a bit naive to the dangers with a killer on the loose. I understood her husband’s choices and felt badly for him, but he wasn’t a great guy. Garda West had great instincts and compassion, but it was a struggle to catch the killer and keep people safe.
I definitely want to read on in the Garda West series. I already have No Obvious Cause through Kindle Unlimited (which wouldn’t count for this meme), but I can recommend No Simple Death which I did purchase for free.
These are only Kindle freebies I get, or ones through author newsletters which anyone can sign up and get for free. I don’t include things like Kindle Unlimited or Prime Free Reading (I do have it). Both Tantor and Audible have occasional free audios (to anyone) and I do include those. Since I one-click on 1-2 freebies a day or probably at least 5 a week, I came up with this feature to make sure I start reading them.
So I have thought about doing a Thrifty Thursday Challenge someday. For now, what I think would be fun is if you have read and reviewed a freebie, link up to your review (Goodreads, blog, facebook or wherever) below.
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Sounds like a good one! Excellent review, Anne? You keep tempting me with these procedurals?
Right now I am more comfortable with police procedurals than I am the unreliable narrator psychological thrillers. Facts, I want facts, hard work, intelligent strategies for investigation and gathering evidence. Although, some police or private detectives have their failings.
This sounds like a good one. I haven’t read any books by this author before.
I like police procedurals and it’s set in Ireland.
Yeah, this does sound good. At first I thought I might have this one already, but it was a different Irish police procedural. 🙂 I’m curious about the disappearance of the husband tying in.
It’s a little twisty. But that’s good.
I tried to leave my freebie in the linky, but it is frozen for some reason. So, here it is: To Kill a Warlock by HP Mallory https://delightedreader.com/review-to-kill-a-warlock-by-h-p-mallory/
I fixed it up for you. It looks like you tried hard too! You fill in the description and the URL, then click the check box below, then click the next button. One the next screen, I always select Pick an image from your site because it will show the image with the review or Goodreads or whatever the site is. I picked the book cover, click enter and then click done. It looks like you didn’t add the thumbnail of the book cover so it never displayed anything.
Yeah, I got it all filled in, but when I clicked the final button nothing happened. I refreshed and filled it back in and still no dice. Later, like three pop ups of the linky came up for me. LOL
Oh well… You’re wonderful for doing that for me.
No worries. It got there the first time. Maybe you have an ad blocker or something? You tried like 12 times. The link was there just not the thumbnail.
Thanks for joining in!