New This Week: Descent, A Stone Mountain Mystery by Kristina Stanley

Omnimystery News is pleased to present a mystery, suspense, or thriller ebook that we recently found by sleuthing (as it were) through new or recently reissued titles from independent publishers during July 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Descent by Kristina Stanley

A Stone Mountain Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Imajin Books

Price: $4.99 (as of 07/27/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

When Kalin Thompson is promoted to Director of Security at Stone Mountain Resort, she soon becomes entangled in the high-profile murder investigation of an up-and-coming Olympic-caliber skier. There are more suspects with motives than there are gates on the super-G course, and danger mounts with every turn.

Kalin's boss orders her to investigate. Her boyfriend wants her to stay safe and let the cops do their job. Torn between loyalty to friends and professional duty, Kalin must look within her isolated community to unearth the killer's identity.

— Descent by Kristina Stanley

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New This Week: Avalanche, A Stone Mountain Mystery by Kristina Stanley

Omnimystery News is pleased to present a mystery, suspense, or thriller ebook that we recently found by sleuthing (as it were) through new or recently reissued titles from independent publishers during June 2016 and priced $5.99 or less.

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Avalanche by Kristina Stanley

A Stone Mountain Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Imajin Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 06/27/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

See all three mysteries in the Stone Mountain Series for $4.99 or less each on Kindle.

On a cold winter morning, the safe at Stone Mountain Resort is robbed, and Kalin Thompson's brother, Roy, suspiciously disappears. As Director of Security, Kalin would normally lead the investigation, but when her brother becomes the prime suspect, she is ordered to stay clear.

The police and the president of the resort turn their sights on Kalin, who risks everything to covertly attempt to clear Roy's name. As threats against her escalate, she moves closer to uncovering the guilty party. Is Kalin's faith in her brother justified? Or will the truth destroy her?

— Avalanche by Kristina Stanley

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Tuesday, March 01, 2016 at 7:00 AM ET …

Dying for a Date by Cindy Sample

A Laurel McKay Mystery

Publisher: Cindy Sample

Price: FREE!

  

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Murder on Show by Tabitha Tate

A Scent with Love Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Tabitha Tate

Price: FREE!

  

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Now You See Me by Jean Bedford

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: FREE!

  

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Murder House by Christy King

A Romantic Mystery

Publisher: Cozy Murder Mystery Books

Price: FREE!

  

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Descent by Kristina Stanley

A Stone Mountain Mystery

Publisher: Imajin Books

Price: FREE!

  

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A Human Element by Donna Galanti

The Element Trilogy

Publisher: Imajin Books

Price: FREE!

  

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The Golden Hand by L. P. Fergusson

A Duntisbourne Hall Mystery

Publisher: L. P. Fergusson

Price: FREE!

  

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Killer Climate by Alannah Foley

A Campervan Bushman Mystery

Publisher: Alannah Foley

Price: FREE!

  

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Safe Harbor by Rosemary McCracken

A Pat Tierney Mystery

Publisher: Imajin Books

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The Crux of the Christmas Mystery by Archer Davidson

A Study in Sherlock Mystery

Publisher: Archer Davidson

Price: FREE!

  

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Neighborhood Watch by Joseph Turkot

A Murder Mystery

Publisher: Better Horror Press

Price: FREE!

  

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The Mysterious Kidnappings by Amma Lee

A Wendy & Black Cat Detective Mystery for Kids

Publisher: Charlie Publishing

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No Clues No Shoes by Marsha Casper Cook

A Mystery for Kids

Publisher: Michigan Avenue Media

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For a summary of all of today's titles, plus any that may have been added since this post was created, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

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Nominees for the Summer 2014 CWA Dagger Awards Announced

The nominees (short lists) for the first group of CWA Dagger Awards for 2014 were announced on May 16th at CrimeFest. The winners will be announced at the CWA Dagger Awards Dinner on June 30th in London.

The winner of the Margery Allingham Short Story Competition for 2014 was also announced, and is Martin Edwards.

And the Summer 2014 Dagger nominees are …

International Dagger:
• Strange Shores by Arnaldur Indriðason, translated by Victoria Crib [Iceland] (Harvill Secker)
• Plan D by Simon Urban; translated by Katy Derbyshire [Germany] (Harvilll Secker)
• Forty Days Without Shadow by Oliver Tru, translated by Louise Rogers LaLaurie [France] (Little Brown)
• Dog Will Have His Day by Fred Vargas, translated by Siân Reynolds [France] (Harvill Secker)
• The Siege by Arturo Perez-Reverte, translated by Frank Wynne [Spain] (Weidenfeld)
• Irène by Pierre Lemaître, translated by Frank Wynne [France] (Quercus/MacLehose)

Historical Dagger:
• Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders by Kate Griffin (Faber & Faber)
• Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson (Hodder & Stoughton)
• Treachery by S. J. Parris (HarperCollins)
• Theft of Life by Imogen Robertson (Headline Review)
• The City of Strangers by Michael Russell (Avon)
• The Dead Can Wait by Robert Ryan (Simon & Schuster)
• The Late Scholar by Jill Paton Walsh (Hodder & Stoughton)

Debut Dagger (for unpublished novels):
• Motherland by Garry Abson
• A Convenient Ignorance by Michael Baker
• The Long Oblivion by Tim Baker
• The Allegory of Art and Science by Graham Brack
• Colours by Tim Emery
• Under the Hanging Tree by Barb Ettridge
• Convict by Barb Ettridge
• The Dog of Erbill by Peter Hayes
• The Father by Tom Keenan
• The Movement by Jody Sabral
• Burnt by Kristina Stanley
• Seeds of a Demon by Anastasia Tyler
• Deviant Acts by John J. White

Non-Fiction Dagger:
• Did She Kill Him by Kate Colquhoun (Little Brown)
• Life After Death by Damien Echols (Atlantic)
• The Girl by Samantha Geimer (Simon & Schuster)
• Manson by Jeff Guinn (Simon & Schuster)
• Undercover by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis (Faber & Faber)
• The Seige by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark (Viking)

Short Story Dagger:
• "Judge Surra" by Andrea Camilleri (Judges by Andrea Camiller Carlo Lucarelli and Giancarlo De Cataldo — MacLehose Press)
• "Reconciliation" by Jeffery Deaver (Trouble in Mind by Jeffery Deaver — Hodder & Stoughton)
• "In Our Darkened House" by Inger Frimansson (A Darker Shade: 17 Swedish Stories of Murder Mystery and Suspense edited by John-Henri Holmberg — House of Zeus)
• "Fedora" by John Harvey (Deadly Pleasures edited by Martin Edwards — Severn House)
• "Night Nurse" by Cath Staincliffe (Deadly Pleasures edited by Martin Edwards — Severn House)

(Hat tip to Shots Crime & Thriller eZine for alerting us to this list.)

Nominees for the 2014 Arthur Ellis Awards Announced

The Crime Writers of Canada has announced the nominees for the 2014 Arthur Ellis Award recognizing excellence in Canadian crime writing. The winners will be announced at the Arthur Ellis Gala on June 5th, 2014 in Toronto.

The nominees are …

Best Crime Novel:

• Walls of a Mind by John Brooke (Signature Editions)
• The Devil's Making by Seán Haldane (Stone Flower Press)
• An Inquiry into Love and Death by Simone St. James (Penguin Books)
• Presto Variations by Lee Lamothe (Dundurn)
• Miss Montreal by Howard Shrier (Vintage Canada)

Best First Crime Novel:

• Almost Criminal by E. R. Brown (Dundurn)
• The Silent Wife by A. S. A. Harrison (Penguin Books Canada)
• Hot Sinatra by Axel Howerton (Evolved Publishing)
• Bait by J. Kent Messum (Penguin Canada)
• Die on Your Feet by S. G. Wong (Carina Press)

Best Crime Novel in French:

• Saccages by Chrystine Brouillet (La courte échelle)
• Et à l'heure de votre mort by Jacques Côté (éditions Alire)
• L'enfant promis by Maureen Martineau (La courte échelle)
• Le fils emprunté by Jacques Savoie (Éditions Libre Expression)

Best Juvenile / Young Adult Novel:

• Sabotage by Karen Autio (Sono Nis Press)
• Apparition by Gail Gallant (Doubleday Canada)
• Bones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History's Mysteries by Elizabeth MacLeod (Annick Press)
• Who I'm Not by Ted Staunton (Orca Books)

Best Short Story:

• "Watermelon Weekend" by Donna Carrick (Thirteen, Carrick Publishing)
• "Under Cap Ste. Claire" by Jas. R. Petrin (Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, October 2013, Dell Magazines)
• "Footprints in Water" by Twist Phelan (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 2013, Dell Magazines)
• "The Emerald Skull" by Sylvia Maultash Warsh (Thirteen, Carrick Publishing)
• "The Third Echo" by Sam Wiebe (Girl Trouble: Malfeasance Occasional, St. Martin's Press)

Best Crime Novella:

• The Goddaughter's Revenge by Melodie Campbell (Orca Books)
• My Sister's Keeper by Brenda Chapman (Grassroots Press)
• A Woman Scorned by James Heneghan (Orca Books)

The Unhanged Arthur (for Best Unpublished Novel):

• Death at the Iron House Lodge by L. J. Gordon
• Cold Girl by Rachel Greenaway
• The Snow Job by Charlotte Morganti
• Descent by Kristina Stanley

MystereBooks: This Week's Update of Kindle Crime Fiction Priced $2.99 or Less (120811)

Every month Amazon publishes a list of 100 Kindle books priced $3.99 or less. We thought we'd take that idea and improve on it, publishing a list of 100 Kindle mystery books priced $2.99 or less and updating it every week!

Here is our general criteria for selecting titles to include: books from major or specialty publishers of crime fiction and those written by authors familiar to us. There are far more than 100 to choose from, so we use our best judgment to narrow it down.

And just a reminder … as we add new titles, older ones are removed from the list. These books aren't likely to be repeated, so we encourage you to check in frequently!

A couple-three quick notes before we get to today's update.

• Don't miss the August selection of $3.99 or less Kindle books. We've tried to avoid any duplication on our list, but one or two titles may have slipped by.

• Nearly all our new titles this week came from two publishers: Midnight Ink and Oceanview Publishing. Both are generous in providing an interesting selection of discounted titles, but both also tend to not keep them discounted for very long … or mix-up the selection. If any interest you, we suggest snapping them up sooner than later.

• It's always worth checking out Poisoned Pen Press. Over the past few months they have been discounting first in series titles — and usually the second and third in series as well — which is a terrific and inexpensive way of getting an introduction to a character.

Below are listed the new $2.99 or less titles we added today; click on the cover or title for more information or to purchase the Kindle edition.

Important Note: Prices can and do change without prior notice! We strongly urge you to confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase is the price of the book.

Takeover by Lisa Black.
A Theresa MacLean Mystery (1st).

Too Much Stuff by Don Bruns.
A James Lessor and Skip Moore Mystery (5th).

Murder of the Bride by C. S. Challinor.
A Rex Graves Mystery (5th).

Midnight Alley by Miles Corwin.
An Ash Levine Mystery (2nd).

Collateral Damage by H. Terrell Griffin.
A Matt Royal Mystery (6th).

Wicked Eddies by Beth Groundwater.
A Mandy Tanner Mystery (2nd).

The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis.
A Nina Borg Mystery (1st).

Fly by Night by Ward Larsen.

Black Water Rising by Attica Locke.

Knee High by the Fourth of July by Jess Lourey.
A Mira James, Murder-by-the-Month Mystery (3rd).

Don't Die Under the Apple Tree by Amy Patricia Meade.
A Rosie O'Doyle Keefe Mystery (1st).

Stiffs and Swine by J. B. Stanley.
A James Henry Mystery (4th).

Old Maid's Puzzle by Terri Thayer.
A Dewey Pellicano Quilting Mystery (2nd).

Vertigo by Kristina Dunker.