So this elderly gentleman is in the confessional, giving a richly detailed account of an affair he’s having with a twenty-two year old.
Priest: Excuse me, but from your accent I get the impression that you are Jewish.
Old dude: Yes, I am. So?
Priest: Well, uh, why are you telling me all this?
Old dude: I’m telling everybody!
What I’m telling everybody is that anyone with a Kindle can get the first Martin Ehrengraf story, The Ehrengraf Defense, absolutely free for the next forty-some hours. The deal lasts until 2:59 am on the morning of Thursday, May 10.
I’d understood—and initially reported—that the deal was US-only. But UK and Australian readers tell me they’re having no trouble downloading the story, so here’s a link to amazon.co.uk
And will this work in France? In Germany? In Spain? In Italy? Try it and see!
And, if it works, don’t keep it to yourself. Spread the word. Forward this post to anyone who might be interested. There’s no catch, beyond the possibility that you might like the story enough to read others in the series. So take a cue from the old fellow in the confessional. Tell everybody!
Free for Canadians also!
Good to know, Carla—and it’s always a pleasure to hear from Her Wicked Majesty!
Yay! Got mine (and a few others since I’m a total greedy-Gus and can’t stop with just one.).
Thanks, Larry.
I got it and enjoyed it but it wasn’t free. I was charged 99 cents. It was worth it but free would have been better.
That’s odd. Between the designated hours, it’s only listed as free on all Amazon sites. Did you order before 3:00 am Eastern? Did you somehow order one of the other Ehrengraf stories – only The Ehrengraf Defense is free. (The only other possibility that occurs to me, and I grant it’s a remote one, is that your Kindle is the victim of demonic possession…)
how about us Nookeys?
Jo, the Ehrengraf stories are a Kindle exclusive. Anyone lacking a Kindle can readil download a free Kindle app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, OC, Android—almost anything, really—and take advantage of the free offer.
Weren’t all the Ehrengraf stories collected in a single volume at one time? (Can swear I saw a copy on ebay, once.). Why not collect them all and release as an e-book?
Craig, there was a small-press volume containing the first eight stories—all there were at the time. ASAP Press published it.
They were also all collected in a 1999 British book (Orion), The Collected Mystery Stories of Lawrence Block, which I was fortunate to get from your website in a Treasure Box sale. But I definitely downloaded this one to have on my iPad as well because I love these stories!
Bought! Laughing! That’s my dad’s joke!