Dark Powers by Rebecca York is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dark Powers by Rebecca York as today's second free mystery ebook (A Novel of Paranormal Romantic Suspense; 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 Red Rooster by Michael Wallace is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Red Rooster by Michael Wallace as today's free mystery ebook (A Historical 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.

Night Game by Kirk Russell is Today's Nook Daily Find

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Night Game by Kirk Russell as today's Barnes & Noble Nook Daily Find.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, December 05, 2012.

Note: The price has been matched by Amazon.com for today only.

Review: The Callsign by Brad Taylor

A Mysterious Review of …

The Callsign by Brad Taylor. A Pike Logan, Taskforce Short Story.

Review summary: As a stand-alone story this prequel to the "Pike Logan, Taskforce" series of thrillers is exciting but seems unfinished. The intent, however, is more likely to either entice new readers to try the books in the series or to provide existing fans a bit of backstory … in which case, it works just fine. (Click here for text of full review.)

Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest Announcement

CreateSpace has announced the details for the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest.

New this year are five genre categories including Mystery/Thriller. (The others are General, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror and Young Adult.) The Grand Prize winner will receive a publishing contract and an advance of $50,000; four First Prize winners will receive a publishing contract and an advance of $15,000. The books will be published through Amazon Publishing.

There are five rounds, from pitch through excerpt through full manuscript — which reviewers from Publishers Weekly will read and rate — and on to 25 semi-finalists (five from each category) and then the finals, which will be voted on my Amazon customers from five finalists chosen by the editors of Amazon Publishing.

Get started now! Even though the entry period doesn't begin until January 14th, 2013, only 10,000 entries will be accepted. (There are also individual category limits, but these aren't stated.)

Full details on the contest are available on the CreateSpace website.

Today's Bestselling Free Kindle MystereBooks (121204)

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.

Winners of the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards Announced

The winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards have been announced, with readers choosing their favorite books in several categories.

• In Mystery & Thriller, the winner was Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

• In Historical Fiction, the winner was the suspense novel The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman.

• In Paranormal Fantasy, the winner was Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness.

• And finally in Horror, the winner was The Twelve by Justin Cronin.

Telemystery: DCI Banks, based on a Character by Peter Robinson, to Air on PBS in January 2013

Here's some telemystery news we missed from a few days ago: crime novelist Peter Robinson announced on his website that the ITV drama DCI Banks, based on his series character, will air on PBS in January 2013. (We can't find any mention of it on the PBS website, but we'll make a note to check back later this month.)

Stephen Tompkinson stars as Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. A two-part pilot was originally filmed adapted from the twelfth book in the series, Aftermath (details below). Three additional two-part episodes comprise the first season: "Playing with Fire", "Friend of the Devil", and "Cold is the Grave", all based on existing books in the series. These episodes originally aired on ITV in late 2011.

A second season of three two-part episodes aired on ITV this fall, and a third season has been commissioned by the network.

Please Welcome Crime Novelist Robin Burcell

with Robin Burcell

We are delighted to welcome police officer — and crime novelist — Robin Burcell to Omnimystery News today.

Robin's third "Sydney Fitzpatrick" thriller is The Dark Hour (Harper, December 2012 mass market paperback and ebook formats).

We recently had a chance to talk to the Robin about her books and character.

Louisiana Bigshot by Julie Smith is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Louisiana Bigshot by Julie Smith as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Talba Wallis 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.

Death by Deadline by Mel Taylor is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Death by Deadline by Mel Taylor as today's third free mystery ebook (A Matt Bowens, "Deadline" 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.

A Killing in Kensington by Mary Lydon Simonsen is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature A Killing in Kensington by Mary Lydon Simonsen as today's second free mystery ebook (A Patrick Shea 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.

Seraphim by Jon Michael Kelley is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Seraphim by Jon Michael Kelley as today's free mystery ebook (A Novel of Psychological Suspense; 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.

MystereBooks: Read4Free Promotion Includes 5 Mysteries and Thrillers

We're not exactly sure what Reads4Free is, but several authors are participating in what seems to be an irregularly scheduled promotion and are making available the Kindle format of their books for free on December 4th and 5th, 2012 only.

The authors and titles are:

• The Ninth District by Douglas Dorow;
• Allegiance by Derek Blass;
• A Murderous Game by Patricia Paris;
• Arcadia's Gift by Jesi Lea Ryan; and
• Bound by Shannon Mayer.

All of the above could be categorized as mystery, suspense or thriller novels or novellas.

Important Note: Any prices and/or special deals mentioned above were correct 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.

Telemystery: Fox Orders Animated Crime Comedy, Murder Police

Fox has ordered a 13-episode animated series titled Murder Police. The storyline is centered on a dedicated but inept detective and his partner as they attempt to get to the bottom of crime.

"It's about bumbling homicide detectives who are trying to do their jobs but are just not very good at it," co-creator Jason Ruiz told The Hollywood Reporter. "It's like if Scooby Doo was solving murders."

Murder Police will likely premiere in Fall 2013.