The eBook deal of the day today for the Amazon Kindle is James Ellroy‘s first novel, Brown’s Requiem, for only $1.99 (that’s down 80% from the suggested retail price of $9.99).

Note, this deal is valid only for today, Sunday, October 9, 2011, until 11:59PM PST.

Text-to-Speech is enabled on this Kindle version. If you’d like to own a physical copy of Brown’s Requiem, the book is also available in paperback for $11.89.