British Book Bargains + New Graham Greene & Ian Fleming

July 29, 2025

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Just when you think the greats have given us all they had, The Strand Magazine delivers a surprise—previously unpublished stories from Ian Fleming and Graham Greene.

Based in Michigan, the modern Strand carries on the legacy of the original British magazine that first published Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. In its 75th issue, it unearths two literary treasures: Fleming’s “The Shameful Dream”, a razor-sharp satire of media power written in 1951, and Greene’s “Reading at Night”, a ghost story from the 1960s that’s quietly haunting and newly in print.

If you want to check it out, you can head over to their website HERE. They do both print copies and online subscriptions.

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British eBooks on Sale: July 29th

As always, a short disclaimer on the sale listings - the overwhelming majority of our readers are US-based, so sale availability may vary outside of the US (it’s up to the publisher/author if they wish to coordinate sales internationally). Deals can disappear at any time, but all e-books were $2.99 or less at time of writing.

  • In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear - On the day Britain enters WWII, investigator Maisie Dobbs is tasked with solving a murder linked to refugees of the last war—while caring for a mysterious, silent evacuee placed in her Kent home, all as the shadow of conflict closes in.

  • The Vanishing Box by Elly Griffiths - In 1953 Brighton, magician Max Mephisto and his daughter Ruby are drawn into a deadly mystery when a showgirl is murdered during their holiday performance—leading Max and DI Edgar Stephens to uncover dark secrets backstage before Ruby vanishes too.

  • The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield - When reclusive author Vida Winter finally agrees to tell the truth about her shadowy past, young biographer Margaret Lea is drawn into a haunting gothic tale of secrets, twins, and tragedy—one that mirrors her own hidden wounds and will change them both forever.

  • The Wedding of the Year by Jill Mansell - When a runaway bride delays the wedding of the year, old flames reignite and secrets unravel on the sun-drenched Cornish coast—where Lottie, Ruby, and Max discover that love rarely goes to plan, but second chances might be waiting just around the bend.

  • The Puppet Show by MW Craven - In this tense series opener, disgraced detective Washington Poe is reluctantly pulled into the hunt for a serial killer burning victims alive in the Lake District’s ancient stone circles—only to discover that the killer has a personal message for him, and a plan that hits terrifyingly close to home.

  • The Island by Victoria Hislop - When Alexis Fielding travels to her mother’s childhood village on the coast of Crete, a letter leads her to uncover a generations-old story of love, loss, and resilience—bound to the nearby island of Spinalonga, once home to Greece’s leper colony and the haunting secrets of her own family’s past.

  • Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane - When wedding photographer Harriet Hatley ends her engagement and becomes roommates with charming, heartbroken Cal, their unlikely friendship forces her to confront the secrets she’s kept buried—and decide whether risking everything might lead to the future she truly wants.

  • The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper - In this powerful second installment of the Wolf Den Trilogy, Amara navigates the glittering yet treacherous world of a courtesan in Pompeii, torn between longing for her past, the dangers of her present, and the uncertain freedom that only ruthless choices—and forbidden love—can offer.

“We are all subject to the fates. But we must act as if we are not, or die of despair.”

Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

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