Agatha Christie tops today’s Buffet with her second novel, The Secret Adversary, which revolutionized the mystery genre when it was originally published in 1922. The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence, who appear in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories.

In February 2014, the BBC announced it had commissioned “Partners in Crime” as a TV series, with three episodes as an adaptation of “The Secret Adversary.”

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (1890 – 1976) was an English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She also wrote six romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best known for the 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections she wrote under her own name, most of which revolve around the investigations of such characters as Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and Tommy and Tuppence. She also wrote the world’s longest-running play, The Mousetrap.

The Guinness Book of World Records lists Christie as the best-selling novelist of all time, with approximately 4 billion copies sold.

As usual, each book listed here has gone FREE within the past 24 hours (except for the “Bargain Books” at the bottom of this page). Warning: Kindle book promotions can end without notice, so before downloading click the link “See Kindle price at Amazon” to verify that the book is still free. (Prices and availability may differ outside USA.)

The Secret Adversary

 Mystery > British Detectives > Classics

The Secret Adversary

In their very first adventure, Tommy and Tuppence uncover an audacious plot to destroy Great Britain.

In postwar London, childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence “Tuppence” Cowley are having a grand old time—except for the fact that they can barely afford a pot of tea between them. With no jobs to be had and no rich relations to bankroll them, they decide to form a joint venture: Young Adventurers, Ltd. They’re willing to go anywhere and do anything so long as the pay as right. Maybe, suggests Tuppence, a clergyman’s daughter, they’ll even get to steal a diamond necklace.

Before Tommy can place their first advertisement, Tuppence gets a job offer. Mr. Whittington wants to send her to Paris for three months, all expenses paid. The catch is that she has to pretend to be someone else—an American—and she can’t talk to anyone she knows while she’s there. It sounds too good to be true, and when Tuppence tries to protect herself with a pseudonym—“Jane Finn,” an odd name that Tommy recently overheard—Whittington’s reaction is equal parts anger and admiration. Accusing Tuppence of blackmail, he gives her fifty pounds and disappears.

Of course, the Young Adventurers refuse to leave it at that. Setting out to find the mysterious Jane Finn, they stumble into a deadly conspiracy that stretches all the way back to the sinking of the Lusitania and now threatens to undo everything England won in the Great War.

A New Attitude (Hqn Romance)

 Romantic Comedy

A New Attitude (Hqn Romance)

Marilee Abernathy’s life is a mess. Everyone in Chickpea, South Carolina, knows about her husband’s affair with the town floozy. But when her dignified farewell—complete with pearls and impeccably applied Mary Kay cosmetics—turns into a spectacularly unsuccessful attempt to hang herself from a fake ceiling beam, Marilee figures there has to be a better way to cope.

Marilee needs a new attitude—at least, that’s what her neighbor Sam Brewer thinks. Between his demanding mother and his crazy ex-wife, though, the last thing he wants is another woman whose life is out of control. But Marilee’s learning on her own that a little attitude can go a long way—suddenly she’s taking charge and taking chances she’d never imagined. And watching her blossom reminds Sam of some long-forgotten dreams of his own. Now he’s just got to convince her to turn some of that attitude his way….

Beekeeping Buzz: The Beginning Beekeepers Guide to Their First Hive

 Biological Sciences

Beekeeping Buzz: The Beginning Beekeepers Guide to Their First Hive

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to make your own honey? Does the thought of keeping bees appeal to you? Are you looking for ways to live more sustainably?

You are not alone. Thousands of people just like you have been raising bees and making their own honey right in their own backyards. Learn the ins and outs of the joy of keeping bees in this information packed beekeeping 101 guide.

• Quickly get started beekeeping.
• Get the right Beekeeping equipment and supplies.
• Learn about keeping bees in an urban environment.
• The power of the queen bee.
• Discover how to harvest your honey when you become the beekeeper.

The Ian Fleming Files: Operation Parsifal

 Fiction > War > Biographical

The Ian Fleming Files: Operation Parsifal

It’s 1945, and 17F finds himself tasked with the bizarre mission of foiling an assassination plot against Hitler. The Allies are winning the war and the last thing they need is for the Fuhrer to be replaced with a more rational war leader capable of prolonging the conflict. Parsifal is an underground anti-Hitlerian Nazi society led by German industrialist, diamond expert Sebastian Krupp. Ian Fleming is partnered with a female double-agent and together they go from Cairo to Eastern Europe to Tanzania and eventually the Nazi-occupied island of Alderney to penetrate Parsifal and assure an Allied victory.

The Summer I Learned to Dive

 Fiction > Coming of Age

The Summer I Learned to Dive

Since the time she was a little girl, eighteen-year-old Finley “Finn” Hemmings has always lived her life according to a plan, focused and driven with no time for the average young adult’s carefree experiences. On the night of her high school graduation, things take a dramatic turn when she discovers that her mother has been keeping a secret from her—a secret that causes Finn to do something she had never done before—veer off her plan. In the middle of the night, Finn packs her bags and travels by bus to Graceville, SC seeking the truth. In Graceville, Finn has experiences that change her life forever; a summer of love, forgiveness and revelations. She learns to take chances, to take the plunge and to dive right in to what life has to offer.

Scarcity (Jack Randall #3 Book 1)

 Thrillers > Crime

Scarcity (Jack Randall #3 Book 1)

A teenage girl is kidnapped in Mexico City as a young boy in Afghanistan is wounded by artillery fire. A plane crashes in Florida while a man desperately waits for a new heart in Maryland. A senator’s daughter is critically injured in a car accident as a captured drug runner makes a deal with the DEA.

Before he can settle into his new job with Homeland Security, Jack Randall of the FBI finds himself pulled into the seedy world of black market organ trading. With help from an old friend from Interpol he soon uncovers an evil well fed by the desperation of good people. An evil that strikes with the power to force its deeds on anyone. Jack soon learns that in order to defeat such an enemy, he may have to go to war against his own people, and himself.

Detour from Normal

 Biographies & Memoirs > Medical

Detour from Normal

Detour from Normal is the gut-wrenching true story of a respected engineer and devoted family man who, due to complications from life-saving surgery and medications, is driven to insanity. After he tragically loses touch with reality, a whirlwind of visits to hospital emergency rooms and behavioral health facilities ensues. His loving wife is ultimately forced to make the unthinkable decision to commit him to a high-security psychiatric ward. There, he is branded “persistently and acutely disabled” and “a danger to himself and others.” That man is author Ken Dickson, and this is the fascinating story of his journey into and out of madness.

Project ELE (ELE Series #1)

 Science Fiction > Dystopian

Project ELE (ELE Series #1) (The ELE Series)

Millions have already died, and thousands more are perishing daily. As a last ditch effort to preserve the human race, the government implements Project ELE. With the earth heating at rapid speeds, all remaining survivors are forced to turn to F.E.M.A. shelters to wait out ELE’s wrath.

Willow Mosby’s life, as she knows it, ends the moment she walks through the shelter’s door. Willow has to quickly adapt to the new challenges that shelter life demands, which includes making new friends and working a full time job.

Soon after making an interesting discovery, Willow and her friends start exhibiting strange abilities. Seeking answers, they embark on a mission to find out what these new abilities mean and whether they are a gift or a curse.

This new adventure can send her world crashing down around her. The question is: Can Willow survive the fall?

TODAY’S BARGAINS……………What’s this?

Caveat Emptor (Roman Empire Novels)

 Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Caveat Emptor (Roman Empire Novels)

In her fourth novel, Ruth Downie brings to life the corruption and treachery of Roman-occupied Britain, as it closes in on her winsome leading man, Gaius Petreius Ruso. Ruso and Tilla, now newlyweds, have moved back to Britannia, where Ruso’s old friend and colleague Valens has promised to help him find work. But it isn’t the kind of work he’d had in mind-Ruso is tasked with hunting down a missing tax man named Julius Asper.

Of course, there’s also something else missing: money. And the council of the town of Verulamium is bickering over what’s become of it. Compelled to delve deeper by a threat from his old sparring partner, Metellus, Ruso discovers that the good townsfolk may not be as loyal to Rome as they like to appear. While Tilla tries to comfort Asper’s wife, an anonymous well-wisher is busy warning the couple to get away from the case before they get hurt. Despite our hero’s best efforts to get himself fired as investigator, he and his bride find themselves trapped at the heart of an increasingly treacherous conspiracy involving theft, forgery, buried treasure, and the legacy of Boudica, the Rebel Queen.

Scandalous

 Women’s Fiction > Romance

Scandalous

Sasha Miller arrives at Cambridge University with a single goal: to earn a place among the great scientists of her time. But that dream comes crashing down when the naïve student is seduced by her womanizing professor, Theo Dexter. She trusted him with her heart—and with the brilliant original theory that would jump-start her career. Now Theo is claiming her work as his own, and a devastated Sasha vows revenge.

Eight years later, the newly rich and famous Theo Dexter is the darling of the American media and every woman’s fantasy. Every woman except one. Now head of a successful business empire, Sasha has spent years laying the groundwork for the payback Theo so richly deserves. But if she’s going to do this thing right, she can’t do it alone. She’ll need the help of the only other woman who knows the ugly truth hidden behind Theo’s handsome façade: his spurned ex-wife Theresa. Together, the pair will concoct a plan for revenge so spectacular it will make every man think twice.

Moxyland (Angry Robot)

 Science Fiction > Cyberpunk

Moxyland (Angry Robot)

A frighteningly persuasive, high-tech fable, this novel follows the lives of four narrators living in an alternative futuristic Cape Town, South Africa.  An art-school dropout, and AIDS baby, a tech-activist and an RPG-obsessed blogger live in a world where your online identity is at least as important as your physical one. Getting disconnected is a punishment worse than imprisonment, but someone’s got to stand up to Government Inc. – whatever the cost.  Taking hedonistic trends in society to their ultimate conclusions, this tale paints anything but a forecasted utopia, satirically undermining the reified idea of progress as society’s white knight.

Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT

 Human Resources & Personnel Management

Carrots and Sticks Don't Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT

Dr. Paul Marciano, a leading behavioral psychologist and business consultant empowers organizations and engages employees through his renowned RESPECT Model. Written for supervisors, managers, business owners, HR professionals and leaders at every level responsible for increasing the engagement of their employees. Filled with proven, real-world strategies to improve the seven drivers of engagement: Recognition: Empowerment, Supportive Feedback, Partnering, Expectation, Consideration and Trust. If you are responsible for increasing the human capital in your organization, this book is for you!

Rebel Wing

 Science Fiction > Space Exploration

Rebel Wing

The Dominion of Atalanta is at war. But for eighteen-year-old Aris, the fighting is nothing more than a distant nightmare, something she watches on news vids from the safety of her idyllic seaside town. Then her boyfriend, Calix, is drafted into the Military, and the nightmare becomes a dangerous reality.

Left behind, Aris has nothing to fill her days. Even flying her wingjet—the thing she loves most, aside from Calix—feels meaningless without him by her side. So when she’s recruited to be a pilot for an elite search-and-rescue unit, she leaps at the chance, hoping she’ll be stationed near Calix. But there’s a catch: She must disguise herself as a man named Aristos. There are no women in the Atalantan Military, and there never will be.

Aris gives up everything to find Calix: her home. Her family. Even her identity. But as the war rages on, Aris discovers she’s fighting for much more than her relationship. With each injured person she rescues and each violent battle she survives, Aris is becoming a true soldier—and the best flyer in the Atalantan Military. She’s determined to save her Dominion . . . or die trying.

… See the rest of today’s Editor’s Picks here on page 2

[maxbutton id=”87″]


space