The Assassin by Stephen Coonts is Today's Nook Daily Find

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Assassin by Stephen Coonts as today's Barnes & Noble Nook Daily Find.

The deal price of $3.99 is valid only for today, Friday, April 05, 2013.

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

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The Assassin
Stephen Coonts
A Tommy Carmellini Thriller (3rd in series)
St. Martin's Press

Abu Qasim, the ruthless and cunning Al Qaeda leader who nearly succeeded in blowing up a meeting of the G-8 in Paris, has escaped from the grasp of the Americans and is plotting his next move. A small band of powerful men, highly placed leaders of industry and politics in the West, have decided they need to target and destroy the terrorist and his inner circle before he can strike again. When a prominent Russian dissident is poisoned in London, however, it's clear that there's a very dangerous leak within the ranks of the Westerners, and that Abu Qasim has turned the tables on his rivals — it is now he who is pursuing, and his aim is to kill.

Admiral Jake Grafton dispatches special agent Tommy Carmellini to infiltrate the plot. He tracks the gorgeous and seductive Marisa Petrou, a Frenchwoman who may be Qasim's daughter and who has her own reasons for wanting him alive — or wishing him dead. Qasim, meanwhile, has a trick up his sleeve — one that he's been planning for years.

Who is behind the methodical assassinations of the wealthy and powerful Western vigilante team? Will Abu Qasim slip the noose once again?

 

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Risky Shot by Kathleen Brooks is Today's Romantic Suspense Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Risky Shot by Kathleen Brooks as today's Amazon Romantic Suspense Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $0.99 is valid only for today, Friday, April 05, 2013.

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Risky Shot
Kathleen Brooks
The Bluegrass Series of Romantic Suspense
CreateSpace

Danielle De Luca, an ex-beauty queen who is not at all what she seems, leaves the streets of New York after tracking the criminals out to destroy her. She travels to Keeneston, Kentucky to make her final stand by the side of her best friend, McKenna Mason.

While in Keeneston, Danielle meets the quiet and mysterious horse farm owner Mohtadi Ali Rahman, a modern day Prince. Can Mo protect Dani from the group of powerful men in New York? Or will Dani save the Prince from his rigid, loveless destiny?

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Deadly Recall by Donnell Ann Bell is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Deadly Recall by Donnell Ann Bell as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Friday, April 05, 2013.

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Deadly Recall
Donnell Ann Bell
Bell Bridge Books

A terrifying memory is locked deep inside her — a killer wants to keep it that way …

As a nine-year-old child, Eden Moran witnessed the murder of her beloved teacher, Sister Beatrice. Her mind blocked the horrifying memory, and now, seventeen years later, Eden still can't recall what she saw that fateful day at Albuquerque's St. Patrick's Church. The nun's remains have been unearthed at a local construction site, and Albuquerque police detective, Kevin Dancer, starts pressuring Eden to search the shadows of her terror for clues.

Eden insists she didn't see the killer that day. She can't even remember knowing Sister Beatrice. Regardless, Detective Dancer refuses to give up on her. He's not only hell-bent on solving the crime, he's falling in love with her. If her memories resurface, she'll be in danger, and he wants to protect her. The killer seems determined that she'll take the memory to an early grave.

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Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending April 05, 2013

A list of the top 15 Mystery Hardcover Bestsellers for the week ending April 5th, 2013 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

No change among the top two titles on our list, though last week's featured new bestselling title, Leaving Everything Most Loved, the 10th Maisie Dobbs mystery by Jacqueline Winspear, makes a strong jump into third place.

Two new titles debut this week (below; position in backets).

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[9]: Life After Life
Kate Atkinson

On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual. For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, in a variety of ways, while the young century marches on towards its second cataclysmic world war.

Does Ursula's apparently infinite number of lives give her the power to save the world from its inevitable destiny? And if she can — will she?

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[14]: Prescription For Murder
Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain
— Murder, She Wrote (39th)

When her latest book tour brings bestselling author Jessica Fletcher to Tampa, Florida, she's thrilled to learn that her travel plans overlap with those of her good friend, Cabot Cove's own Dr. Seth Hazlitt.

Seth is in town visiting Alvaro Vasquez, a renowned physician he befriended while participating in a research program in Havana. Vasquez, who has defected from Cuba to Tampa, is developing a potentially groundbreaking cure for Alzheimer's disease. If he's successful, his American backers stand to make millions. But there is a growing fear that the drug may fall into the hands of a powerful pharmaceutical company.

Jessica attends a party at Vasquez's lavish home, but the celebration ends abruptly when guests witness Vasquez seemingly struck by lightning. Jessica and Seth do some digging into the physician's checkered past and learn that his death was no accident. As they work together to find a cure for the common killer, they become enmeshed in international intrigue involving the local police, the FBI, the CIA — and begin to wonder if they'll ever see Cabot Cove again.

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (130405)

Here is today's mystery and suspense update from Big Fish Games …

• The New Release is Fear for Sale: Nightmare Cinema (Collector's Edition).

• The Daily Deal is Unsolved Mystery Club: Ancient Astronauts, just $2.99 today only!.

• The current Catch of the Week is Witches' Legacy: The Charleston Curse, just $2.99 through Sunday, April 07, 2013 only.

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Today's New Release is Fear for Sale: Nightmare Cinema (Collector's Edition)

Uncover the secrets of a spooky old theater! When the entire audience disappears from a film screening at an old theater downtown, you must go behind the scenes to find out who is responsible for the crime. But things quickly go from weird to worse when you finally realize where the missing audience members went. You’ll need all of your investigatory skills to solve this case and escape the Nightmare Cinema before the screen goes dark forever!

This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version, including: bonus gameplay; in-game strategy guide; screensavers and wallpapers.

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour.

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Today's Daily Deal is Unsolved Mystery Club: Ancient Astronauts

Five explorers have disappeared while searching for evidence of Ancient Astronauts! Join the Unsolved Mystery Club in the hunt for the missing explorers and unlock ancient secrets of the past. Explore exotic locations around the world and uncover artifacts supporting the existence of visitors from other worlds!

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Friday, April 05, 2013 — for $2.99.

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The current Catch of the Week is Witches' Legacy: The Charleston Curse

End the Charleston Curse before it wipes out an entire family and save a young girl! After finding out that you are the last living relative to a young orphan named Lynn, you discover the terrifying tale of her family. The Charlestons have been systematically killed by a witch and now it's up to you to protect Lynn!

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game at the special price of $2.99 through Sunday, April 07, 2013.

UK Quad Poster for Crime Thriller Dead Man Down

The crime thriller Dead Man Down opened in theaters in the US and Canada last month, but doesn't open in the UK until May … for which we have a new quad poster (right; click for larger version). The tagline: "Revenge never dies."

Colin Farrell and Noomi Repace star as two strangers, one a crime lord's right-hand man, the other one of his boss's victims, irresistibly drawn to each other, whose mutual desire for revenge unravels in an escalating trail of violence.

Dead Man Down is directed by Niels Arden Oplev from an original screenplay by J. H. Wyman.

MystereBooks: The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Poisoned Pen Press.

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 (04/03/2013 at 2:30 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 Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall
A Rachel Goddard Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press

Winner of the 2006 Agatha Award for Best First Novel.

Young veterinarian Rachel Goddard's world begins to crumble when a client rushes into the animal hospital with a basset hound struck by a car during a thunderstorm. The dog owner's terrified tot, drenched with rain, loses sight of her mother in the flurry of activity and screams, "Mommy! I want Mommy!" Instantly Rachel is hurled back in time to a day in her own childhood when her baby sister Michelle uttered the same cry while thunder crashed and rain poured down on them. The unearthed memory feels like a fragment from a nightmare, and Rachel doesn't understand its meaning or the anguish it stirs up in her.

When she seeks answers she learns nothing from Michelle or from Judith, their loving but manipulative mother. Judith is a psychologist who is only too happy to have her adult daughters still living in her elegant Tudor house outside Washington, DC. But their apparently serene home is a house of secrets where Judith's unspoken rules forbid questions about the family history or the daughters' long-dead father. As more baffling memories surface, Rachel begins to suspect that nothing about her family is what it seems. As her mother's attempts to control her accelerate, Rachel embarks on a quest that takes her deep into her own memory as well as halfway across the country. The heartbreaking truth she uncovers will shatter her world and force her to make an unthinkable choice.

      

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MystereBooks: Dead Man's Switch by Tammy Kaehler, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dead Man's Switch by Tammy Kaehler, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Poisoned Pen Press.

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 (04/03/2013 at 2:00 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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Dead Man's Switch by Tammy Kaehler
A Kate Reilly, Racing Mystery
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press

Read our review of Dead Man's Switch by Tammy Kaehler

Aspiring racecar driver Kate Reilly goes looking for a full-time ride in the American Le Mans Series — and stumbles over a dead driver. When she takes that driver's job just hours later, she also takes pole position on the list of suspects in his murder. Suddenly she's in the hot seat with little time to clear her name and get ready to race a Corvette at Lime Rock Park.

Amidst suspicion, Kate buckles down, quickly getting to know the racecar and team, bumping into plenty of suspects who might have committed murder. Clues fly at her as fast as the turns on the track, including a cryptic list of blackmail victims, unexplainable car performance at racing speed, a jealous husband with an adulterous wife, and drivers and crew who are openly happy her predecessor is dead. Kate finds exhilaration and hazards exist on- and off-track as she throttles up both the Corvette's V8 and a murder investigation.

The green-flag countdown ticks away, and Kate must decide who she can trust to help probe alibis, untangle rumors of team breakups and personal betrayals, and determine whose drive to win also constitutes a willingness to kill. Because what's at stake in Kate's race to the truth is her career … only by uncovering a murderer can Kate restore her reputation and prove she belongs in the racing world.

      

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MystereBooks: Dog On It by Spencer Quinn, 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 Dog On It by Spencer Quinn. This Kindle book was listed at $2.99 as of the date and time of this post, Thursday, April 04, 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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Dog On It by Spencer Quinn
A Chet and Bernie Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Atria Books

Meet Chet, the wise and lovable canine narrator of this mystery, who works alongside Bernie, a down-on-his-luck private investigator. Chet might have flunked out of police school ("I'd been the best leaper in K-9 class, which had led to all the trouble in a way I couldn't remember exactly, although blood was involved"), but he's a detective through and through.

In this, their first adventure, Chet and Bernie investigate the disappearance of Madison, a teenage girl who may or may not have been kidnapped, but who has definitely gotten mixed up with some very unsavory characters. A well-behaved, gifted student, she didn't arrive home after school and her divorced mother is frantic. Bernie is quick to take the case — something about a cash flow problem that Chet's not all that clear about — and he's relieved, if vaguely suspicious, when Madison turns up unharmed with a story that doesn't add up. But when she disappears for a second time in a week, Bernie and Chet aren't taking any chances; they launch a full-blown investigation. Without a ransom demand, they're not convinced it's a kidnapping, but they are sure of one thing: something smells funny.

Their search for clues takes them into the desert to biker bars and other exotic locals, with Chet's highly trained nose leading the way. Both Chet and Bernie bring their own special skills to the hunt, one that puts each of them in peril. But even as the bad guys try to turn the tables, this duo is nothing if not resourceful, and the result is an uncommonly satisfying adventure.

With his doggy ways and his endearingly hardboiled voice, Chet is full of heart and occasionally prone to mischief. He is intensely loyal to Bernie, who, though distracted by issues that Chet has difficulty understanding — like divorce, child custody, and other peculiar human concerns — is enormously likable himself, in his flawed, all-too-human way.

    

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MystereBooks: Open Meetings by Joyce T. Strand, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Open Meetings by Joyce T. Strand, now available at a special price, courtesy of the author.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $1.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (04/03/2013 at 1:00 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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Open Meetings by Joyce T. Strand
A Jillian Hillcrest Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: McCloughan and Schmeltz

PR Executive Jillian Hillcrest is having lunch with a reporter colleague when a woman enters and begs him not to print anything she's told him because they will kill her if he does. A few days later, the reporter tells Jillian that the woman was killed in a car crash in his hometown. The police ruled her death an accident caused by driving under the influence of alcohol.

Although Jillian is busy promoting her Silicon Valley biotech company, the reporter draws her into an investigation of his hometown's police department, located in California north of the Napa-Sonoma wine region. Coincidentally, Jillian's neighbor Cynthia Anderson wonders about the untimely death of her policemen husband years earlier as part of the same police department. Meanwhile, Jillian's ex-husband hovers over her to reverse the "ex" status. Unfortunately, none of them anticipates the frightening events that follow.

  

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MystereBooks: The Map of Time by Félix J. Palma, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Map of Time by Félix J. Palma, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Atria Books.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $3.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (04/03/2013 at 12:30 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 Map of Time by Félix J. Palma
A Fantasy Adventure
Publisher: Atria Books

Set in Victorian London with characters real and imagined, this fantasy adventure boasts a triple play of intertwined plots in which a skeptical H. G. Wells is called upon to investigate purported incidents of time travel and to save lives and literary classics, including Dracula and The Time Machine, from being wiped from existence.

As imaginative as it is exciting — a story full of love and adventure that transports readers to a haunting setting in Victorian London for their own taste of time travel.

      

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Telemystery: CBC Renews Murdoch Mysteries, Republic of Doyle, and Cracked

CBC has announced the renewal of 21 series for the 2013/2014 television season, including several crime dramas.

• An expanded (18 episodes) seventh season of Murdoch Mysteries, based on a character created by Maureen Jennings.

• An expanded (16 episodes) fifth season of Republic of Doyle.

• A second season of Cracked, the first season of which was just acquired by ReelzChannel to air in the US.