All at 99p (and couple of free ones)! Great books for under £1 each ~ genuine recommendations

I've got something for anyone currently spending their book budget on Christmas shopping ~ all the books listed below are permanently under £1!  They're genuine recommendations, books I've enjoyed and rated highly, not just a random selection of cheapies.  A click on the title will (in most cases) take you to my review, which includes buy links to Amazon.  A couple I have not reviewed on this blog, in which case the link will just go to Amazon.

I've also included links to the books of my own that are permanently on sale at 99p, and a couple that are permanently free, too :)


First, some outstanding historical fiction: The Bastard Princess by Gemma Lawrence.  The early years of Elizabeth I.

Wonderful short stories set in Suffolk: Sandlands by Rosy Thornton

Gangster thrills and spills in LA: Hollywood Shakedown by Mark Barry.

**FREE from Feb 25-27!**
My novella about three writers struggling to make it, with a few moral dilemmas: Best Seller 

Doesn't get any funnier than this!  Barb Taub's memoir of her travels in India ~ Do Not Wash Hands In Plates

More short stories, this time set in zombie apocalypse ~ a terrific collection, and I've read all the other books in the series, too! Broken Stories by Kate L Mary. 

The first part of the highly acclaimed romantic suspense/mystery Grayson trilogy by Georgia Rose: A Single Step

And more excellent short stories: What Tim Knows by Wendy Janes

My novella Round and Round: one woman, four men, and a guardian angel.  It's one of those 'what would have happened if I'd taken the other path' stories! 

Epic fantasy ~ the first part of the Storm trilogy by Antony Lavisher ~ Whispers of a Storm

 
I loved this Brexit thriller novella by Joel Hames: Brexecution

My two novels about a rock band, and various love triangles: Dream On and Full Circle

 
Very good long short story about a life not lived: Doppelganger by Jenny Twist

...and another long short story, this one a psychological thriller, very good indeed. The Kindness of Neighbours by Matthew Iden.

Great memoir about life on the waterways ~ Watery Ways by Val Poore. 

Last of all, my own collection of short stories: Nine Lives.

These two are permanently FREE!

Wonderful classic The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Witch hunts in the 17th century ~ this is an awesome novelette length prelude to the main book: Blackwater by Alison Williams

 Hope you find something here that appeals :)

THE KINDNESS OF NEIGHBOURS by Matthew Iden

4.5 out of 5 stars

Short story, psychological thriller

On Amazon UK HERE
On Amazon.com HERE

I downloaded this short story via Kindle Unlimited after reading a review of the audio version on another book blog, Between The Lines. 

Set in suburban Washington DC, Jack Tate is a recluse, a freelance illustrator who doesn't fit in with his neighbours.  When disaster strikes the local community, parents are looking for someone to blame.

At first I liked Jack Tate, and even when I started to think he was a bit odd I still sort of liked him.  I certainly didn't think he was as weird as his neighbours did...

This is a long short story, took about forty-five minutes to read, I think.  Very sharp and well-written, clever, with a certain amount of dry wit and clues about the truth of the situation so subtle that it's easy to miss them.  I was on Jack's side, hating the small-minded, blinkered views of his neighbours.  I thoroughly enjoyed it, even taking my Kindle with me when I was making tea, etc, as I was so keen to keep reading.  I would have given it 5* if I hadn't guessed the twist about two thirds from the end; a good short story is all about the twist, is it not.  

I see the author has written lots of full length mysteries, too; I have just downloaded a compilation of more of his short stories.