Innocent Monster, by Reed Farrel Coleman, is free in the Kindle store today, courtesy of Adams Media.
At first I wasn’t sure of the title, as I am not one who does monsters, vampires or super heros or much sci fi ((What does that leave me? Mysteries and intrigue and some romance on occasion…and always looking for humor!)) But I did stop to read the description, and I think it’s worth a go!
Book Description:
Seven years have passed since the brutal murder that tore Moe Prager's family apart and it's been six years since Moe's brushed the dust off his PI license. But when his estranged daughter Sarah comes to him with a request he cannot refuse, Moe takes a deep breath and plunges back into the icy, opaque waters of secrets and lies. Sashi Bluntstone, an eleven-year-old art prodigy and daughter of Sarah's dearest childhood friend, has been abducted. Three weeks into the investigation, the cops have gotten nowhere and the parents have gotten desperate. Desperation, the door through which Moe Prager always enters, swings wide open. Just as in Sashi's paintings, there's much more to the case than one can see at a glance.
With the help of an ex-football star, Moe stumbles around the fringes of the New York art scene, trying to get a handle on where the art stops and the commerce begins. Much to Moes surprise and disgust, he discovers that Sashi is, on the one hand, revered as a cash cow and, on the other, reviled as a fraud and a joke. Suspects abound beyond the usual predators and pedophiles, for it is those closest to Sashi in life who have the most to gain from her death. Cruel ironies lurk around every corner, beneath every painting, and behind every door. Almost nothing is what it seems.
Beware the innocent monster, for it need not hide itself and it lives closely among us: sometimes as close as the mirror.
Reed Farrel Coleman's mysteries starring Moe Prager have won or been nominated for many of the crime fiction world's biggest awards, including the Edgar, the Shamus, the Barry, and the Anthony. The Moe Prager mysteries were named as part of Maureen Corrigan's Best Books of 2009.
It’s got 5 stars! So SOME people are liking it! As always, double check when you click that it is still free, because things that are offered for free can change without warning ----
Happy reading!
6 comments:
Thanks Bonnie...loading up my Kindle is on my "to-do" list. I have a two-wedding road trip next month and will need lots to keep me occupied!
Thanks, Bonnie! I'm always on the lookout for books for my Kindle and free is great!!
They always get me when they offer a 6th in the series for free!
Sounds intriguing... and free & with 5 stars! Oh my, who can resist that???? Had go grab it! Thanks Bonnie!
Hi, thanks so much for the heads up on a free Kindle Book. I was on earlier in the day and didn't see the book, got on 5 minutes ago and it was still free. Thanks Again..... Betty
Bonnie - love your blog and read it faithfully. But with the blue background, I can't read the light color of the print. Please help - don't want to miss anything!!! Your life is so exciting, puts a lift in my day!!!!!
Judy
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