Today's Amazon Digital Deals Include Movies To Own For $3.99 & An Offbeat Mystery

Today’s Amazon Digital Deals of the Day

Sara Gran’s Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead has an average review rating of 4/5 stars and today only, it’s priced at $1.99 for the Kindle edition. From Amazon:

Claire DeWitt believes she is the world’s greatest PI, even if few agree with her. A one-time teen detective in Brooklyn, she is a follower of the esoteric French detective Jacques Silette, whose mysterious handbook Détection inspired Claire’s unusual practices.

Claire also has deep roots in New Orleans, where she was mentored by Silette’s student the brilliant Constance Darling—until Darling was murdered. When a respected DA goes missing she returns to the hurricane-ravaged city to find out why. Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead is a knockout start to a bracingly original new series.

“The hard-living, wisecracking titular detective bounces around post-Katrina New Orleans trying to track down a missing prosecutor in this auspicious debut of a new mystery series—and the Big Easy is every bit her equal in sass and flavor.”—Elle

“What would you get if that punkish dragon girl Lisbeth Salander met up with Jim Sallis’s Lew Griffin walking the back streets of New Orleans? Or Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone transformed herself into a tattooed magnolia driving a 4×4? Clare DeWitt, that’s what you’d get . . . DeWitt’s mesmerizing character and memorable voice take your breath away.”—New Orleans Times-Picayune

“Just when I begin to despair that the PI novel has worn out its welcome, a writer with a fresh take reminds me why I fell in love with the genre. Sara Gran has long specialized in shaking up and revitalizing other corners of the genre world, so it’s no surprise that she performs this same magic in Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead.”—Laura Lippman

Some classic and campy Instant Videos are on sale at $3.99 each to buy today, too.

Ghost World (rated R, avg review rating 4/5) – A cult classic, based on the graphic novel series of the same name. Neo-cool Enid and Rebecca graduate and wryly observe the world to decide what they really want. Enid takes an interest in offbeat Seymour, Rebecca focuses her attention on mutual romantic fixation Josh, and the girls’ friendship is forever changed. Starring Thora Birch, Scarlett Johannson and Steve Buscemi.

War Games (rated PG, avg review rating 4.5/5) – A young computer whiz kid hacks into a government supercomputer and starts a game called “global thermonuclear war”…but the game is real. It’s then a race against time to convince the computer that “the only way to win is not to play.” Starring Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy and Dabney Coleman.

Teen Wolf (rated PG, avg review rating 4/5) – When an awkward teen discovers his family’s werewolf legacy, he finds his added lycan powers and confidence have suddenly made him a Big Man on Campus. His ego swells along with his popularity, and eventually he finds that those who liked him best before all the changes don’t care too much for the Teen Wolf.

Invaders From Mars (rated PG, avg review rating 4/5) – A campy, family-friendly, sci-fi film. In the middle of the night, 11-year old Jimmy Gardner awakens to find a space craft landing in the hills beyond his home. No one believes his story, but during the following day, Jimmy notices the strange behavior of his parents and other members of the community. A frightening adventure into the unknown as alien vampires decide that Earth would be the perfect new feeding ground for their blood thirsty appetites. A special-effects spectacular.

Remember, these Amazon Digital Deals are good for one day only, so if you see anything you like grab it while it’s on sale!