The Disappearance of Mavis Woodstock by Rosalind Burgess and Patricia Obermeier Neuman is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Disappearance of Mavis Woodstock by Rosalind Burgess and Patricia Obermeier Neuman as today's second free mystery ebook (A Val and Kit Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

The Test by Patricia Gussin is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Test by Patricia Gussin as today's free mystery ebook (Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

Blood Safari by Deon Meyer is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Blood Safari by Deon Meyer as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Monday, December 03, 2012.

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for December 03, 2012

A new Mystery Godoku Puzzle has been created by the editors of the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books and is now available on our website.

Godoku is similar to Sudoku, but uses letters instead of numbers. To give you a headstart, we provide you a mystery clue to fill in a complete row or column (if you choose to use it!).

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This week's letters and mystery clue:

B E J N O R S U Y

Kathleen McCaul introduces this international news journalist in Murder in the Ashran (9 letters).

We now have two weeks of our puzzles on one page in PDF format for easier printing. Print this week's puzzle here.

Previous puzzles are stored in the Mystery Godoku Archives.

Enjoy the weekly Mystery Godoku Puzzle from the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, and Thanks for visiting our website!

Winner of the 2012 Nero Award Announced

The Wolfe Pack held their annual Black Orchid Banquet last night, at which time Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow was honored with the Nero Award for literary excellence in the mystery genre.

Robert Lopresti was also recognized with the Black Orchid Novella Award for his story "The Red Envelope", which will appear in the July/August, 2013 edition of the Alfred Hitcock Mystery Magazine.

Today's Bestselling Free Kindle MystereBooks (121202)

Here is today's list of the Bestselling Free Kindle Crime Fiction: the top nine mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers.

We're using a script to embed an RSS feed from Amazon.com, which is updated hourly; as an alternative, you can click on the image to the right or use this link to see the relevant page on Amazon.com, which includes a list of both the Top 100 Paid and Top 100 Free Kindle Mysteries and Thrillers.

The Rembrandt Bomb by C. J. Klinger and James C. Moore is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Rembrandt Bomb by C. J. Klinger and James C. Moore as today's fourth free mystery ebook (The Adventures of Justin Schott and Dr. Colleen Pendleton; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

Russian Roulette by Austin S. Camacho is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Russian Roulette by Austin S. Camacho as today's third free mystery ebook (A Hannibal Jones Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

An Uncluttered Palette by Jean Sheldon is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature An Uncluttered Palette by Jean Sheldon as today's second free mystery ebook (An Art Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

The Wolf's Moon by Patrick Jones is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Wolf's Moon by Patrick Jones as today's free mystery ebook (A Suspense Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

The Bloodletter's Daughter by Linda Lafferty is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Bloodletter's Daughter by Linda Lafferty as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Sunday, December 02, 2012.

Cinemystery: Edgar Award Winner Bent Road by Lori Roy Optioned for Film

Lori Roy's debut thriller Bent Road was the winner earlier this year of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel … and now we're learning that Cross Creek Pictures has optioned the book for film. Mark Mallouk has been selected to write the adapted screenplay.

Roy's next book will be published in June 2013: Until She Comes Home, a tale of spellbinding suspense in which a pair of seemingly unrelated murders crumbles the facade of a changing Detroit neighborhood.

MystereBooks: The YA Thriller Don't Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon, Now at a Special Price

Earlier this year crime novelist Michelle Gagnon — author of the "Kelly Jones" mysteries — published her first young adult thriller, Don't Turn Around.

Now, HarperCollins — the book's publisher — has discounted the ebook format to just $1.99 (for a limited time only).

We've provided a summary of the book, below, together with purchase options.

MystereBooks: The Four Julie Collins Mysteries by Lori Armstrong, Now at a Special Kindle Bundle Price

Lori Armstrong is a fourth generation South Dakotan. She left the firearms industry in 2000 to pursue her dream of writing crime/mystery fiction and published her first (of four) books in the "Julie Collins" series in 2005, featuring a private investigator in Bear Butte County, South Dakota.

More recently Armstrong began a new series, also set in South Dakota, featuring Mercy Gunderson, a former Army sniper.

Medallion Press has now made a Kindle ebook bundle of the four "Julie Collins" books available for just $9.99, approximately half off the price of the books when purchased individually.

Today's Bestselling Free Kindle MystereBooks (121201)

Here is today's list of the Bestselling Free Kindle Crime Fiction: the top nine mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers.

We're using a script to embed an RSS feed from Amazon.com, which is updated hourly; as an alternative, you can click on the image to the right or use this link to see the relevant page on Amazon.com, which includes a list of both the Top 100 Paid and Top 100 Free Kindle Mysteries and Thrillers.