I love free ebook Fridays from Barnes and Nobles. It was one of the deciding factors for me to buy a Nook a few years ago. It’s even better that I’m able to have new books all the time.
Free Fridays: The Crime of Julian Wells by Thomas H. Cook & the Townsmen 6 App
Today’s Free Fridays book selection is Thomas H. Cook’s critically-acclaimed novel of suspense, The Crime of Julian Wells.
Fans of Paul Auster or Peter Abrahams’ smart, psychological suspense will devour The Crime of Julian Wells. When true crime writer Wells commits suicide, his best friend, the literary critic Philip Anders, embarks on a fact-finding mission that sheds new light on Wells’ tortured life.
Wells’ writing cataloged the worst of humankind—the most notorious murderers in history. But as Anders re-reads his friend’s books, he starts to see a disturbing pattern emerge. Could it be that Wells shared some of the same loathsome impulses? And could his inner demons have led him to take his life?
Thomas H. Cook’s next dark, captivating novel, Sandrine’s Case, is available now for pre-order.
With Bastille Day only a couple of weeks away, today’s Free Fridays app selection, Townsmen 6, will give you a firsthand look at the French Revolution.
In this fun and challenging world-building app, you are at the helm of a town during the French Revolution, and it’s your leadership that will inspire the people to march to Paris and depose the king! But no one ever said that nation building is easy. To keep your Townies happy, you’ll have to give them ample resources to build their community and thrive. Then you’ll need to earn their loyalty before you set off on your history-changing quest. Lastly, you’ll train your soldiers and arm them for battle so that the French aristocracy can be defeated. Who ever thought history could be so much fun?
For a limited time, all of HandyGames other NOOK Apps, including the original Townsmen, are available for just $0.99 each.
Free Fridays Recommends
Each week, we ask our featured author to recommend a book or author that you may want to check out. Since authors are such passionate readers themselves, we thought you might like to find out what they love to read, too! Here’s what Thomas recommends:
Several years ago, I visited a hauntingly beautiful monument to the Women of World War II. It is in Whitehall, London, and it pays exquisite tribute to their work and sacrifice.
Simon Mawer’s Trapeze is a novel that follows the dangerous course of one such woman, a member of the elite core of female agents who were dropped into Occupied France, and whose life expectancies at that point were a mere six weeks. Trapeze is fast-paced, but it also offers a beautifully drawn portrait of a woman who discovers herself while fighting for something larger than herself.
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