Buying an iPad was the best thing I’ve done in a fairly long time (apart from fitness) and every day I find something else to do, a new use for the iPad or download another book to read when I get some downtime.

I downloaded ibooks and Amazon’s Kindle and started investigating the world of ebook literature. There are obvious differences between the two applications, mostly the differences in price and volumes on offer. In terms of value for money and the amount of books on offer Amazon Kindle wins hands down. The books are a lot cheaper and as long as you are happy with how the Kindle application works then that’s the one to use.  I love ibooks despite the prices and will use it now and then but until they lower the prices Kindle will win.

With that said I searched the download chart for Kindle and noticed they have a number of books on offer at no cost, granted the majority of free books are either classics or modern romance novels. However once in a while they list free novels worth buying and the latest one I have downloaded is “No Mercy” by New York Bestseller John Gilstrap.  No Mercy is currently free until July 5th (tomorrow) so grab it quickly! Amazing read, you have to download it!

Bestseller Gilstrap (Nathan’s Run) launches a thriller series following PI Jonathan Grave. Much like Bruce Wayne, Grave is single and rich, uses expensive gadgets and has a vigilante alter ego. Hokey dialogue (I respect anyone willing to die for a cause…. My goal is to help [terrorists] die for their cause. But I still respect them) hampers an otherwise entertaining read as Grave investigates the disappearance of investigative reporter Tibor Rothman, husband of Grave’s ex-wife, Ellen. Sheriff Gail Bonneville of Samson, Ind., is chasing Grave in turn, since a hostage rescue mission he fronted turned into a shootout. Thriller fans may not mind the cheesiness or flat characters like brutish pilot Boxers and sassy computer specialist Venice (pronounced Ven-EE-chay, by the way), as this fast-paced tale of violence and revenge is all about plot, of which there is plenty.

No names. No feds. No trace evidence. That’s how Jonathan Grave operates. As a freelance specialist in covert rescues, he has to work outside the law to get things done—especially in highly sensitive hostage situations. But when an Indiana college student is abducted, and Jonathan’s meticulous plan explodes into a deadly shooting spree, the local authorities are out for blood—and they’re not alone. Someone wants to control a devastating secret… someone rich and powerful… someone willing to capture, torture, and kill anyone to get it. Even the people he loves most… Download Now