Sleeping Dogs Lie by Sharon Henegar is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Sleeping Dogs Lie by Sharon Henegar as today's free mystery ebook (A Willow Falls Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 11, 2013 at 7:10 AM ET. 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.

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Sleeping Dogs Lie
Sharon Henegar
A Willow Falls Mystery
Publisher: Saturday Books

On a rainy October night, Louisa McGuire waits in the car while her friend Bob makes a dash into the grocery store. Soon he comes out again — but with him is a woman in a sleek red suit. She leads him to her Mercedes and they drive away. Has Louisa been ditched, or has Bob been kidnapped?

She enlists the help of her cousin Kay, owner of an antique store, and two intrepid canines, Jack and Emily Ann, to follow the scant clues to find Bob. Find him they do — but when they learn who he really is, they find out that the stakes are high. Will they avoid being the next victims of a cold-blooded murderer?

  

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for March 11, 2013

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:

A C E H I L S W Y

He is the author of the literary thriller A Land More Kind than Home (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!

MystereBooks: 17 Mysteries by Jane Haddam, Spanning Two Series, Newly Reissued as eBooks

Mysterious Press released seventeen mysteries by Jane Haddam in new ebook formats earlier this week, thirteen in the Gregor Demarkian series and four in the Patience McKenna series.

Jane Haddam — born Orania Papazoglou — worked as a college professor and magazine editor before publishing her Edgar Award–nominated first novel, Sweet, Savage Death, in 1984, which introduced Patience McKenna, a former romance novelist who has turned to crime fiction. (All of these books were originally published as written by Orania Papazoglou.)

In 1990, Haddam introduced ex-FBI agent Gregor Demarkian in Not a Creature Was Stirring. Many of the subsequent titles have holiday themes associated with them. She continues to write books in this series, the 28th of which — Hearts of Sand — will be published later this year.

We're providing a list of all seventeen books newly released ebooks below, with a synopsis from the first in each of the represented series.

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Not a Creature Was Stirring
Jane Haddam
A Gregor Demarkian Mystery (1st in series)

On the Philadelphia Main Line, a family of crooks plots a blue-blooded murder …

The Hannaford who made the family fortune called himself a tycoon. The newspapers called him a robber baron. Since the days of Robert Hannaford I, the family has infested Philadelphia society like a disease. The current Hannafords are a clan of embezzlers, gamblers, and fantasy novelists. This Christmas, they have money in their bank accounts, crime in their blood, and murder on their minds.

Gregor Demarkian is their reluctant guest. A former FBI agent who quit the agency after his wife's death, he is invited by the Hannaford patriarch to come for dinner at the family mansion. Demarkain arrives just in time to find his host bludgeoned to death in his study and his investigation will lead him to the Hannafords, a family of cold-blooded killers.

      

(3rd) Act of Darkness — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(4th) Quoth the Raven — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(5th) A Great Day for the Deadly — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(7th) A Stillness in Bethlehem — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(8th) Murder Superior — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(9th) Dear Old Dead — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(10th) Festival of Deaths — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(11th) Bleeding Hearts — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(12th) Fountain of Death — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(13th) And One To Die On — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(14th) Baptism in Blood — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(15th) Deadly Beloved — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

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Sweet, Savage Death
Jane Haddam
A Patience McKenna Mystery (1st in series)

When a literary agent is murdered, every bodice-ripping author is a suspect …

The nation's most famous romance authors are often so over-the-top that they could star in their own work. Catty, eccentric, and vain, they live to make each other miserable—and Patience McKenna does all she can to stay out of their line of fire. Too smart for her own genre, she writes romance novels to pay the rent and investigates stories to stay sane. Now the romance wars are about to hit her on the home front.

A few nights before the start of the annual American Writers of Romance conference, Pay comes home to find her apartment locked from the inside. When the police break down the door, they stumble onto Julie Simms, literary agent to the leading lights of romance, lying dead on the floor. When the conference convenes, Pay asks: Which of her colleagues has traded make-believe passion for real-life murder?

      

(2nd) Wicked, Loving Murder — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(3rd) Death's Savage Passion — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

(5th) Once and Always Murder — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo

MystereBooks: A Touch of TNT, an Everly Gray Mystery by L. J. Charles, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature A Touch of TNT by L. J. Charles, now available at a special price, courtesy of the author.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $0.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (03/10/2013 at 5:00 PM ET). 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.

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A Touch of TNT by L. J. Charles
An Everly Gray Mystery Adventure
Publisher: L. J. Charles

Having ESP in her fingertips gives new meaning to "get the picture", and for Everly Gray it's a one-way ticket to trouble. With fear nipping at her heels, out of control curiosity, and a reluctant request from the chief of police for help with a case, she stumbles across, not one, but two dead bodies.

What she knows puts her in the path of a killer. What she doesn't know — she'll be the one pulling the trigger.

      

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MystereBooks: The Wreck by Marie Force, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Wreck by Marie Force, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, HTJB, Inc..

The ebook format of this title was priced at $0.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (03/10/2013 at 4:30 PM ET). 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.

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The Wreck by Marie Force
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: HTJB, Inc.

Carly Holbrook and Brian Westbury are weeks away from their high school graduation. The young couple plans to marry before they head to college, and their future seems bright with promise.

Everything changes one spring night when their six closest friends, including Brian’s younger brother, are killed in a fiery car accident that Carly and Brian witness. The trauma leaves Carly unable to speak, and Brian is forced to make unimaginable decisions about a future that once seemed so certain.

With Carly incapable of going forward with their plans, Brian leaves home — and Carly — for good. Fifteen years later, disturbing new clues indicate the accident that wrecked so many lives wasn’t an accident at all, bringing Brian home to face a past — and a love — he's never forgotten.

      

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The Mystery Bookshelf: Dead Scared by S. J. Bolton: A Lacey Flint Mystery

The Mystery Bookshelf, where you can discover a world of mystery and suspense, is pleased to feature a new crime novel we recently received from the publisher.

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Dead Scared by S. J. Bolton
A Lacey Flint Mystery (2nd in series)
Minotaur Books (Trade Paperback)
Publication Date: March 2013
ISBN-13: 978-1-250-02256-1

About Dead Scared (from the publisher): When a rash of suicides tears through Cambridge University, DI Mark Joesbury recruits DC Lacey Flint to go undercover as a student to investigate. Although each student's death appears to be a suicide, the psychological histories, social networks, and online activities of the students involved share remarkable similarities, and the London police are not convinced that the victims acted alone. They believe that someone might be preying on lonely and insecure students and either encouraging them to take their own lives or actually luring them to their deaths. As long as Lacey can play the role of a vulnerable young woman, she may be able to stop these deaths, but is it just a role for her? With her fragile past, is she drawing out the killers, or is she herself being drawn into a deadly game where she's a perfect victim?

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About the author: Growing up in Lancashire, England, S. J. Bolton now lives near Oxford with her family. Her books are inspired by her fascination with British folklore. Her novel Awakening was the winner of the 2010 Mary Higgins Clark Award. For more information about the author and her books, visit her website at SJBolton.com.

 Crime novels by S. J. Bolton reviewed by Mysterious Reviews: Sacrifice (2008) and Awakening (2009).

Review: Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke

A Mysterious Review of …

Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke. A Hannah Swensen Mystery.

Review summary: The plot of this mystery is nicely constructed and plays out in a routine, if not always predictable, manner, which is probably what readers have come to expect from the series. It's hard to deny that there's considerable comfort in familiarity … but having Hannah be the suspect of a murder doesn't really provide enough zest, as it were, to liven things up. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Red Velvet Cupcake Murder
Joanne Fluke
A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Kensington Books (February 2013)

Publisher synopsis: It's a hot summer evening in Lake Eden, Minnesota — and the Grand Opening of the refurbished Albion Hotel. Hannah Swensen's famous Red Velvet cupcakes are being served in the new Red Velvet lounge. The party starts off with a bang with the arrival of Doctor Bev, who left town in shame after she two-timed her fiance. But the gossip comes to a screeching halt when another partygoer takes a dive off the hotel's rooftop garden. As the police investigate, the only one who isn't preoccupied with the case is Doctor Bev. She's too busy trying to stir things up with her old flame Norman, who's reunited with Hannah. Just as Hannah's patience with Bev runs thin, her rival is found dead at the bottom of Miller's Pond. To everyone's shock, Hannah is now the target of a murder investigation — and she's feeling the heat in a way she never has before …

      

MystereBooks: Ran Away by Barbara Hambly, Available this Month at a Special Price

Every month Amazon releases a new selection of Kindle books priced $3.99 or less.

Today's featured title from the Mystery & Thrillers category is Ran Away by Barbara Hambly. This Kindle book was listed at $3.49 as of the date and time of this post, Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 1:30 PM ET, and should be available at this price through the end of the month.

More information about the book is below; if other vendors have priced-matched this title, links to their sites are also shown.

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Ran Away by Barbara Hambly
A Benjamin January Mystery (11th in series)
Publisher: Severn House

RAN AWAY. So began a score of advertisements every week in the New Orleans newspapers, advertising for slaves who'd fled their masters. But the Turk, Huseyin Pasha, posted no such advertisement when his two lovely concubines disappeared. And when a witness proclaimed he'd seen the "devilish infidel" hurl their dead bodies out of a window, everyone was willing to believe him the murderer.

Only Benjamin January, who knows the Turk of old, is willing to seek for the true culprit, endangering his own life in the process …

    

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Today's Amazon Local Deal Is a Free Voucher Worth 30% Off Select Kindle Accessories

Today's Amazon Local Deal is a free voucher worth 30% off Select Kindle Accessories (with a maximum discount of $50).

Here is a link to the products from which you can choose, which includes accessories for both Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire devices. Portable speakers, screen protectors, standing cases, and much more are discount eligible.

This is a multi-day deal that is set to expire on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013. Please note that quantities of the voucher are limited and expire on March 18th, 2013 if not used by that date.

Florian's Gate by T. Davis Bunn is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Florian's Gate by T. Davis Bunn as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Novel of Mystery and Romance; Kobo format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 10, 2013 at 7:40 AM ET. 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.

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Florian's Gate
T. Davis Bunn
A Novel of Mystery and Romance
Publisher: Bethany House

As the main entrance to the medieval city of Cracow, Poland, centuries of history have passed through Florian's Gate. But for Alexander Kantor, now a successful antiques dealer in London, the place holds only one memory. It was here that he was arrested by the Nazis as a young man. There he passed from freedom to imprisonment; there began a lifetime of challenges to his heritage, his well-being, his relationships and his faith.

Through dramatic events spanning fifty years, Florian's Gate follows members of a war-torn Polish family as they come to terms with their circumstances and the choices that divided them. Set in the luxurious trappings of today's London and the turbulent economies of Eastern Europe, the mysterious disappearance of an antiques dealer causes Alexander to travel back to his homeland. He did not suspect that the trail would ultimately lead to Florian's Gate and the discovery of a treasure of infinite value.

  

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Panic by Nick Stephenson is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Panic by Nick Stephenson as today's third free mystery ebook (A Leopold Blake Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 10, 2013 at 7:30 AM ET. 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.

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Panic
Nick Stephenson
A Leopold Blake Thriller
Publisher: Nick Stephenson

Leopold Blake, expert criminology consultant for the FBI, had his weekend all planned out — and it didn't involve dealing with a murdered senator, a high-profile kidnapping, and at least half a dozen near-death experiences. Three politicians have been murdered in as many weeks, all expertly dispatched, and only Leopold can get to the bottom of it. Unfortunately, as all hell breaks loose on the streets of New York City, he soon finds himself the next target of a powerful enemy who wants him silenced. Permanently.

Against the backdrop of political corruption and murder, Leopold and his team must fight for their lives to uncover the truth before it's too late.

  

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Shedrow by Dean M. DeLuke is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Shedrow by Dean M. DeLuke as today's second free mystery ebook (A Medical Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 10, 2013 at 7:20 AM ET. 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.

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Shedrow
Dean M. DeLuke
A Medical Thriller
Publisher: Grey Swan Press

Dr. Anthony Gianni, a prominent Manhattan surgeon, becomes involved in a racing partnership as a diversion from a thriving surgical practice and an ailing marriage. The excitement builds when the partnership acquires Chiefly Endeavor, a two-year-old colt with the breeding, the spirit, and enough early racing success to qualify for the Kentucky Derby.

When a new partner with an unsavory background appears and a breeder's nightmare becomes real, Dr. Gianni and a dedicated veterinarian must confront organized crime and solve a complex mystery that threatens to destroy both of their careers, and possibly a great deal more.

High society and the racing elite, medical and veterinary specialists, mob figures, and Kentucky hill folk become entangled in this unique twist on the medical thriller.

  

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