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Blood Lust, Dayton Leroy Rogers, fiction, Gary C. King, Mystery, Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer, true crime

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer by Gary C. King

The genre is True Crime with a 4.5 star rating at only $3.99!

“King’s novel is wonderfully detailed, the words resounding in the reader’s head as if they were, themselves, the case investigator, finding clues, an increasing number of victims and, finally, Rogers himself. Be prepared for the chills that will inevitably run down your spine, the shock of depraved acts beyond understanding and the seemingly cool nature of a deviant killer hidden in plain sight.” –Kevin Edwards (Amazon Review) 

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The Man Who Loved to Kill Women–Dayton Leroy Rogers was known in Portland, Oregon as a respected businessman and devoted husband and father. But at night he abducted women, forced them into sadistic bondage games, and thrilled in their pain, terror and mutilation. His murderous spree was stopped only after, in plain view, he slashed to death his final victim…and when a hunter accidentally stumbled onto the burial grounds of seven other women Rogers had killed one-by-one in the depths of the Molalla Forest did police realize they were dealing with a killer whose bloodlust knew no bounds. This is the shocking true story of the horrifying crimes, capture, and conviction of Dayton Leroy Rogers, Oregon’s mild-mannered businessman by day–vicious serial killer by night.

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About The Author

Gary C. King, a freelance author and lecturer, is regarded by readers and critics alike as one of the world’s foremost crime writers, a reputation he has earned over the last 31 years with the publication of more than 400 articles in true crime magazines in the United States, Canada, and England. King took over Ann Rule’s job as Pacific Northwest stringer for True Detective, Official Detective, Inside Detective, Front Page Detective, and Master Detective magazines, writing hundreds of articles under various names until those magazines ceased publication in the mid-1990s. More recently he has found alternate venues for his stories, including TruTV’s Crime Library. He has published several “classic” true crime stories for Investigation Discovery, which can be found on their website. He is also the author of several true crime books including: Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer, Driven to Kill, Web of Deceit, Blind Rage, Savage Vengeance (with Don Lasseter), An Early Grave, The Texas 7, Murder in Hollywood, Angels of Death, Stolen in the Night, Love, Lies, and Murder, and An Almost Perfect Murder, which is about the murder of Nevada State Controller Kathy Augustine by succinylcholine poisoning administered by her husband, critical-care nurse Chaz Higgs. King also wrote Butcher, about Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, which was published by Pinnacle Books in April 2009. King recently finished work on Rage, about millionaire Reno, Nevada businessman Darren Mack, who murdered his wife, Charla, in 2006 and then shot and seriously injured their divorce judge, Chuck Weller, with a high-powered rifle from a parking garage facing the judge’s chambers. Rage is scheduled for publication by Pinnacle Books in July 2010. King also wrote The Murder of Meredith Kercher, which was published by John Blake Publishing, Ltd., in January 2010.

Driven to Kill, the story of serial child killer Westley Allan Dodd’s killing spree, was published in April 1993 by Pinnacle Books and was nominated for an Anthony Award in the Best True Crime Book category at Bouchercon 25.

Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer, details the bizarre case of Dayton Leroy Rogers, Oregon’s worst serial killer to date. Blood Lust was published in December 1992 under NAL/Dutton’s Onyx imprint as an original paperback. A German language edition of Blood Lust was published later, in 1995. Both Blood Lust and Driven to Kill were chosen as featured selections of Doubleday’s True Crime Book Club.

King has also written articles on several celebrated cases that include: “Son of Sam” David Berkowitz; the Hillside Stranglers; Jim Jones and the Guyana Massacre; D.B. Cooper; Gary Gilmore; John Lennon’s killer, Mark David Chapman; and Seattle’s bizarre Chinatown Massacre in the 1980s. He has also contributed to several true crime compilations books with various publishers.

The subjects of King’s other books include: Blind Rage, about suspected serial murderer Darren Dee O’Neall, published by Dutton-Signet under their Onyx imprint in August 1995, and was reprinted in 2001 by the Mystery Writers of America/iUniverse. Savage Vengeance, co-written with Don Lasseter, was published in 1996. An Early Grave, published by St. Martin’s Press (SMP), is about the mysterious death of Las Vegas casino scion Ted Binion; The Texas 7: A True Story of Murder and a Daring Escape, (SMP) about the infamous Texas prison break in which a dedicated cop with a family was brutally murdered; Murder in Hollywood, (SMP) about the murder of Bonny Lee Bakley, actor Robert Blake’s wife; Angels of Death, (SMP) a story detailing the murder of Terry King in Florida, purportedly committed by King’s 12- and 13-year-old sons, Derek and Alex King; and Stolen in the Night, (SMP) about the horrific Joseph Edward Duncan III case out of Idaho. Love, Lies, and Murder is about the riveting Perry March case, the shady Nashville lawyer who was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Janet, and for plotting the murders of Janet’s parents, from Pinnacle Books.

King’s television appearances have included Entertainment Tonight, Larry King Live, Inside Edition, Court TV, MSNBC’s Headliners and Legends, E!, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Extra TV, and several other programs. He also frequently provides radio interviews. Upcoming interviews include an episode of Biography about serial killer Robert “Willie” Pickton, the subject of Butcher, and an episode of Dominick Dunne’s Power, Privilege, and Justice called “Strange Bedfellows,” about the murder of Nevada State Controller Kathy Augustine and the subject of King’s An Almost Perfect Murder.

To learn more about this author, visit http://www.garycking.com/index.htm

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99 Cents, cheap books, cheap reads, ebooks, Indie author, Indie books, Mystery, Steps to Heaven, thriller, Wendy Cartmell

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is Steps to Heaven by Wendy Cartmell

The genre is Mystery with a 4.5 star rating at only 99 Cents!

“I really liked this mystery. I got into the story very quickly and was pulled along by the author’s style. This woman knows how to write! Sergeant Major Crane is a dogged investigator with the SIB, Army Branch. He is believable if not always likeable. In this book he is looking into a murder/suicide and cannot let the case go. I’m looking forward to reading more by this author.” –Dandy Dan (Amazon Review) 

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Sergeant Major Crane, a Special Investigations Branch Investigator, in the Armed Forces, is a proud, dedicated and experienced soldier, constrained by the Army structure, but adept at manipulating the system. He and his young team of Staff Sergeant Billy Williams and Sergeant Kim Weston, based at Aldershot Garrison, have to investigate one of the most horrific cases they have ever taken on. A soldier who has deliberately murdered his wife and 6 year old son and then committed suicide.

Crane wants to know what is behind this horrific act, but has to battle against cynical opposition from his Officer Commanding, Captain James Edwards who makes him investigate a different crime. But Crane is vindicated when a second copy cat murder suicide by a soldier in Colchester is followed by a third in Catterick. Paralleling these investigations, Crane’s wife Tina wants a decision on whether they should start a family. A decision Crane is unable to make, haunted as he is by the deaths of three young boys.

All three soldiers had served in Afghanistan and all had religious pamphlets, making Crane ask himself what the soldiers wanted to be saved from? Do the pamphlets offer salvation, or slaughter? Crane doggedly pursues his theory that there is a religious connection between each murder/suicide, manipulating his colleagues to his own ends as he goes. But Crane is at risk of going too far, putting those close to him in danger.

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About The Author

Wendy Cartmell is a former teacher, PR Manager and Editor of a large corporate Newspaper, who has always written, be it for herself or her children. She turned her hand to crime writing in 2010 resulting in a new crime series featuring Sgt Major Crane of the Special Investigations Branch, drawing on her husband’s 22 years service in the British Army.

The first book in the series Steps to Heaven is out now with the second 40 Days and 40 Nights due soon.

To learn more about this author, visit http://www.wendycartmell.webs.com/

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99 Cents, A Madison Knight Novel, Carolyn Arnold, ebooks, fiction, Indie author, Indie books, kindle, Mystery, thriller, Ties That Bind

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is Ties That Bind (A Madison Knight Novel) by Carolyn Arnold

The genre is Mystery with a 4.5 star rating at only 99 Cents!

“TIES THAT BIND by Carolyn Arnold is a fast paced crime novel with surprising twists and turns to keep the pages turning quickly and her readers on their toes. As the first in the Madison Knight Series, Carolyn made a big impression on me with her strong, female, lead character as a Major Crimes Detective with a bit of a soft side. Madison is smack in the middle of a crime spree that she needs to concentrate on solving before someone else dies; if that is not enough she must deal with the personal issues of her partner, plus gaining the respect she deserves from her superiors, and all the while trying to keep her own emotions and demons in check. It’s no wonder she turns to chocolate. (Hey, we all have vices)  This detective series has a Law and Order feel to it and the suspense keeps the novel flying by. Great work Ms. Arnold!” -Kim Norris from The Kindle Book Review (Amazon Review)

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Detective Madison Knight concluded the case of a strangled woman an isolated incident. But when another woman’s body is found in a park killed by the same line of neckties, she realizes they’re dealing with something more serious.

Despite mounting pressure from the Sergeant and Chief to close the case even if it means putting an innocent man behind bars, and a partner who is more interested in saving his marriage than stopping a potential serial killer, Madison may have to go it alone if there’s not going to be another victim.

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About The Author

Carolyn Arnold was born in 1976 in Picton, Ontario. She currently lives with her husband, and two beagles in a city near the well-known Canadian center Toronto.
She’s written several novels in various genres over the past few years. Genres included in this are: Romance, Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense.

The first in the “Madison Knight series”, “Ties that Bind”, was published in May 2011. The next in the series, “Justified”, released December 2011.  Her thriller “Eleven” released early November 2011. You can see the video section of this page for the book trailer.
To learn more about the author, visit: http://carolynarnold.net/

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cheap ebooks, ebook, fiction, Helen Hanson, kindle, Lies, Mystery, Suspense, thriller

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is 3 LIES by Helen Hanson

The genre is Thriller with a 4.5 star rating at only $2.99!

“This author has nailed the cliffhanger ending! I would read along (great suspenseful story, wonderful characters) and think, oh, I’ll finish after this chapter and then BAM! grrrrr cliffhanger – what happens next?! OK, I’ll just read a couple paragraphs into the next chapter. Ohhhh it’s a new thread of the story, and it’s so good and at the end of the chapter BAM! another cliffhanger. This story literally keeps you reading until its done.” -alchemyofscrawl (Amazon Review)

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At CIA headquarters, a young officer discovers that terrorists may have commandeered their computer systems to launch an unauthorized mission. Elsewhere, conspirators abduct nine people to manipulate the rules of their game. Two disparate ambitions — Clint Masters becomes the reluctant link in the chain of danger.

Ever since Clint’s almost ex-wife dumped him, he bobs along the Massachusetts coast in a sailboat with his black lab for company. He avoids all forms of technology, a counterintuitive effort for the burned-out founder of CatSat Laboratories. Tired of clutching the brass ring, he needed to untether, step off the corporate treadmill, and smell a flower. Fortunately, he met one, a beautiful, unspoiled woman who doesn’t treat him like a commodity. His relationship with Beth offers more promise than his marriage ever did, even if she is on dialysis for her recovering kidneys, until she disappears.

In spite of the evidence, her family refuses to admit she’s in danger. Without routine dialysis, she won’t survive. As Clint realizes that he loves Beth, damn-near ex-wife Paige sashays back into his life with disturbing news.

While the CIA young gun tracks his quarry, Clint enlists the help of two men to find Beth, a blithe Brit named Merlin, and Todd, his playboy partner-in-tech. But Clint must find Beth before her kidneys fail. And before someone unloads a bullet in his head.

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About The Author

Helen Hanson writes thrillers about desperate people with a high-tech bent. Hackers. The CIA. Industry titans. Guys on sailboats. Mobsters. Their personal maelstroms pit them against unrelenting forces willing to kill. Throughout the journey, they try to find some truth, a little humor, and their humanity — from either end of the trigger. Helen directed operations for high-tech manufacturers of semiconductors, video games, software, and computers. Her reluctant education behind the Redwood Curtain culminated in a B.S. in Business Administration with concentrated studies in Computer Science. She also learned to play a mean game of hacky sack. She is a licensed private pilot with a ticket for single-engine aircraft. Helen and her husband spent their first anniversary with their flight instructor studying for the FAA practical. If you were a passenger on a 737 trying to land at SJC in 1995, she sends her most sincere apologies. Really. Born in fly-over country, Helen has lived on both coasts, near both borders, and at several locations in between. She lettered in tennis, worked as a machinist, and saw the Clash at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium sometime in the eighties. She currently lives amid the bricks of Texas with her husband, son, and a dog that composes music with squeaky toys. While Helen writes about the power hungry, she genuinely mistrusts anyone who wants to rule the world. If you enjoy her books, please consider writing a review. If you don’t, please be kind.

Learn more about Helen visit http://www.helenhanson.com/

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ebook, fiction, Indie author, Indie books, kindle, Lisa M Lilly, Mystery, The Awakening, thriller

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is The Awakening by Lisa M. Lilly

The genre is Thriller with a 5 star rating at only 99 Cents!

“A captivating book that kept me in suspense until the very last sentence! An interesting and thought-provoking topic that is sure to challenge some commonly-held assumptions. The details are just enough to inform the reader while supporting a solid story line. This book holds it own against the very best of the top thrillers. A must read!” -Mary (Amazon Review)

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“a…gem of a thriller with a huge concept that rivals Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code”

Tara Spencer’s mysterious pregnancy causes her family and fiancé to turn against her and sidetracks her plans for medical school. Only a stranger, Cyril Woods, believes her claim that she’s still a virgin. The religious order that Cyril belongs to thinks Tara’s child may be a new messiah. But when Tara discovers the baby will be a girl, the order sees her as the mother of the anti-Christ who must be destroyed before she triggers the first stage of the Apocalypse. Tara fights for her life, seeking a safe place to give birth, and the answer to whether she and her child are meant to save the world or destroy it.

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About The Author

Lisa M. Lilly’s poems and short fiction have appeared in numerous print and on-line magazines, including Parade of Phantoms, Strong Coffee, and Hair Trigger. She is an attorney in Chicago, where she handles appeals and class actions. After her parents died in 2007 due to injuries caused by an intoxicated driver, Lisa joined the board of the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM). AAIM works to prevent DUI-related deaths and injuries in Illinois and aids victims of impaired drivers. Lisa loves to read thrillers, and her favorite television show is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Her first novel, The Awakening, is a thriller with a young woman as the hero.

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cheap ebooks, Committed, corporate espionage, ebook, espionage, fiction, kindle, Michael Doyle, Mystery

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is Committed (The Michael Doyle Chronicles)
by John W. Mefford

The genre is Mystery with a 5 star rating at only $2.99!

“Thrilling book with corporate espionage and plot twists that had me fooled at every turn. Wonderfully crafted and richly developed characters that make this a “relatable” story that is poignant in this era of corporate greed and the chase for the almighty buck. I read it on a 3 day vacation and could not put it down. A MUST read!!!!” -Ken Pudgins (Amazon Review)

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Fans of James Patterson, Rick Murcer, and Michael Connelly, prepare for a story so real you won’t believe it’s fiction.

Sinful deception. A malicious corporate takeover. A grisly murder. Unrelenting greed.

We all have that inner voice, the one who knows all but refuses to let even our closest confidantes inside. The one we must calm when we’re most unsettled. The one who seeks to understand our path, our destiny.

Michael Doyle lives in emotional anonymity, resistant to fully devote himself to anyone or any cause. Without warning, a technology conglomerate acquires Michael’s company, and he quickly sees through the fog of political posturing: false hope, layoffs, and blatant dishonesty.

Then, death reaches up and grabs him. Shaken to the core, Michael leans on his live-in girlfriend, who has touched his heart like no one else. But her haunting past resurfaces, and she’s pulled into a seedy web by an outside force so cruel, so cunning it destroys every soul in its path.

Can Michael rise above his greatest fear to uncover the truth about a murder and save the life of the person he loves most?

Only if he’s…Committed.

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About The Author

A veteran of the corporate wars, former journalist, and true studier of human and social behavior, John W. Mefford has been writing his debut novel since he first entered the work force twenty-five years ago, although he never put words on paper until late 2009.

Considered a visionary leader in his fifteen-year IT career, he quit his job and started writing, pouring out his thoughts with no net.

When he’s not writing, he chases three kids around, slaves away in the yard, reads, takes in as many sports as time allows, watches all sorts of movies, and continues to make mental notes of people and societies across the land — even if they piss him off.

Committed is the first book in the series, The Michael Doyle Chronicles.

John lives in Frisco, Texas with his beautiful wife, three adorable kids, and a feisty fat cat.

Learn more about John at http://www.johnwmefford.com/