Casanova Killer by Tallulah Grace is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Casanova Killer by Tallulah Grace as today's fourth free mystery ebook (An SSCD Crime Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, May 20, 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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Casanova Killer
Tallulah Grace
An SSCD Crime Thriller
Publisher: Tallulah Grace

Catching the eye of a delusional serial killer known as the Casanova Killer signals the end for certain beautiful young women of San Francisco. True to his name, Casanova offers the women a taste of romance and unparalleled adoration before sending them to a bloody death.

The FBI Special Serial Crimes Division, SSCD, sets a trap for the killer with one of their own as bait. Agent Jerry Forbes pairs with Interpol's Ethan Barnes to capture Casanova before another woman falls prey to his charms.

Jerry and Ethan soon discover that pretending to be lovers may be more dangerous than catching a killer. Follow their story from the moment they set up house to the abrupt end that Jerry does not see coming.

Is it love or certain death?

  

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Dead Man Talking by T. M. Simmons is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dead Man Talking by T. M. Simmons as today's third free mystery ebook (The Dead Man Mysteries; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, May 20, 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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Dead Man Talking
T. M. Simmons
The Dead Man Mysteries
Publisher: T. M. Simmons

First published in hardcover by Five Star in 2004.

Weird things tend to happen when you live in a haunted house — not that author/ghost hunter Alice Carpenter has a problem disciplining the ten resident ghosts in her lakeside log cabin near forgotten-time Six Gun, Texas. When her cousin Katy calls looking for help with the resident ghost at Espirt d'Chene, the family mansion near Jefferson, Alice agrees to come to the rescue.

Sir Gary Gavin, dead now over two hundred years, insists Alice is the only one who can expose his undeliberate murder to allow him to leave his tortured existence; and he's not above wreaking havoc at Espirt d'Chene until Alice concedes to his demands. Before Alice can even pack, though, Katy discovers a new murder — a headless corpse floating in her swimming pool. This new ghost — Bucky, the black-sheep son of a Texas senator — is dangerous in his newly-dead, confused state as he searches the plantation for his head.

Alice must somehow uncover the identity of Bucky's murderer, or else it looks like Katy will be charged with the crime, despite several other suspects who have motives for wanting Bucky dead. To make matters worse, the homicide detective in charge, Alice's ex-husband Jack, doesn't believe in ghosts. That leaves Alice no choice but to depend on her ghost hunting mentor, Twila, and her elderly neighbor, Granny, to assist in the investigation.

Katy is arrested, and there's no help for it: Sir Gary's going to have to join the investigation. Much to Jack's dismay — and the delight of the women — he is finally forced to admit that Sir Gary is real. A real ghost, anyway. Together, the unlikely team of sleuths join forces to help send Sir Gary to his deserved reward, track down the real killer, and set Katy free.

  

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Death Will Get You Sober by Elizabeth Zelvin is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Death Will Get You Sober by Elizabeth Zelvin as today's second free mystery ebook (A Bruce Kohler Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, May 20, 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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Death Will Get You Sober
Elizabeth Zelvin
A Bruce Kohler Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: booksBnimble

First published in hardcover by Minotaur Books in 2008.

On Christmas Day, Bruce Kohler wakes up in detox on the Bowery in New York City. He realizes it's time to change his life, but how can he stay sober without dying of boredom? Then homeless alcoholics begin to turn up dead, and one of these is Bruce's friend Godfrey, a cynical aristocrat with a trust fund and some secrets.

Two old friends give Bruce a second chance and agree to help him with his investigation: his best friend, Jimmy, a computer genius and history buff who's been in AA for years, and Jimmy's girl friend Barbara, a counselor who sometimes crosses the line between helping and codependency.

Barbara works a night shift at the detox and confronts a counselor who might still be dealing drugs. Bruce gets a job temping for Godfrey's arrogant nephew. Between the three of them, suspects start piling up.

Read our review of Death Will Get You Sober by Elizabeth Zelvin.

  

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Hurricane Season by Michaela Thompson is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Hurricane Season by Michaela Thompson as today's free mystery ebook (A Lily Trulock Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, May 20, 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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Hurricane Season
Michaela Thompson
A Lily Trulock Mystery
Publisher: booksBnimble

First published as written by Mickey Friedman in hardcover by Dutton in 1983.

Sticky, sultry Palmetto had seen its share of hurricanes and evil. But it was an ill wind that blew through the Gulf-coast Florida town in the summer of '52.

Diana Landis, well-known in every barroom, and more than a few bedrooms in town, was found beneath the dock, afloat in a fishing net. Her lover, Bo Calhoun, had already seen his family's moonshine still set ablaze by arsonists. Congressman Robert "Snapper" Landis seemed more interested in his tough reelection campaign with Gospel Roy McInnes than in his daughter's murder. And Wesley Stafford, a young seminarian more familiar with salvation than seduction, was in jail when, it seemed, he confessed to the killing.

All that was before storekeeper Lily Trulock left her neglecting husband to his beekeeping and ran her skiff to the island of St. Elmo, where an even bigger wind threatened to blow the lid off the whole county!

  

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Berried to the Hilt by Karen MacInerney is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Berried to the Hilt by Karen MacInerney as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Monday, May 20, 2013.

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Berried to the Hilt
Karen MacInerney
A Natalie Barnes, Gray Whale Inn Mystery
Midnight Ink

When a lobsterman discovers a sunken ship, Cranberry Island is abuzz with excitement. Is the wreck the remains of the Myra Barton, the missing ship of island sea captain Jonah Selfridge? Or the elusive Black Marguerite, which belonged to one of the most notorious pirates of the 17th century and vanished without a trace — except for the ghost ship that old-timers say roams the water on fog-shrouded nights?

Soon the island is swarming with marine archaeologists and treasure hunters. It's good news for Natalie — and for the Gray Whale Inn — until a body turns up floating near the wreck. Natalie finds herself immersed in the world of pirates and sunken treasure, both past and present. Will she solve the mystery and find the killer in time? Or will Natalie be the next to join the lost ship's crew, down in Davy Jones' locker?

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for May 20, 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:

E H I K L N O P T

A 17-year-old girl pieces together the mystery of her mother's life in this novel by Anna Stothard, with "The" (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!

Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (130520)

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

• The Daily Deal is Inspector Magnusson: Murder on the Titanic, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Hidden Mysteries: Royal Family Secrets, just $2.99 through Sunday, May 26, 2013 only.

Visit the Omnimystery Entertainment Network for more games of mystery and suspense!

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Today's Daily Deal is Inspector Magnusson: Murder on the Titanic

Unravel a tale of murder and conspiracy on the famous RMS Titanic. Help Professor Jakob Magnusson as you travel from the depths of the engine room to the finest suites aboard the great ship to uncover who murdered lowly coal tender Charles Taylor, and why. Solve puzzles and expose clues in this thrilling adventure to piece together the evidence that reveals the dark conspiracy connecting the murder to the doomed ship's tragic destiny!

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Monday, May 20, 2013 — for $2.99.

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The current Catch of the Week is Hidden Mysteries: Royal Family Secrets

You were the Queen's most trusted handmaiden. Yet all it took was a whisper for you to be falsely accused of stealing Her Majesty's Royal brooch and sentenced to death in the tower of London. You will be doomed to wander within the walls of "The Bloody Tower" for eternity. Unless you can find help …

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, May 26, 2013.

The Big Deal on Mysteries by Peter de Jonge and Kate White

The Big Deal is back at Amazon.com, with discounts of up to 85% on over 500 Kindle ebooks through May 27th, 2013.

Every day during the promotion we are choosing several books to feature from the mystery/suspense/thriller category. If the price has been matched by another vendor, we'll provide a link to their site, too. All books that we feature are currently (as of the date and time of this post) priced $2.99 or less.

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The Sixes by Kate White
Publisher: HarperCollins

Read our review of The Sixes by Kate White

Phoebe Hall's Manhattan life has suddenly begun to unravel. Right after her long-term boyfriend breaks off their relationship, she's falsely accused of plagiarizing her latest bestselling celebrity biography. Looking for a quiet place to put her life back together, Phoebe jumps at the offer to teach in a sleepy Pennsylvania town at a small private college run by her former boarding school roommate and close friend, Glenda Johns.

But behind the campus's quiet cafés and leafy maple trees lie evil happenings. The body of a female student washes up on the banks of a nearby river, and disturbing revelations begin to surface: accusations from coeds about abuses wrought by a secret society of girls on campus known as The Sixes. To help Glenda, Phoebe embarks on a search for clues — a quest that soon raises painful memories of her own boarding school days years ago.

As the investigation heats up, Phoebe unexpectedly finds herself falling for the school's handsome psychology professor, Duncan Shaw. But when nasty pranks turn into deadly threats, Phoebe realizes she's in the middle of a real-life nightmare, not knowing whom she can trust and if she will even survive.

Plunging deeper into danger with every step, Phoebe knows she's close to unmasking a killer. But with truth comes a terrifying revelation: your darkest secrets can still be uncovered … and starting over may be a crime punishable by death.

      

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Buried on Avenue B by Peter de Jonge
Publisher: HarperCollins

When a home health attendant, Paulette Williamson, appears at Homicide South in Manhattan, she's introduced to the NYPD's Detective Darlene O'Hara and skeptically reports the confession of a senior citizen struggling with Alzheimer's. Gus Henderson, a former junkie and petty criminal, claims he murdered and buried his former partner-in-crime in a park off Avenue B more than a decade ago, a lowlife who fell off the grid and hasn't been seen since. The city agrees to excavate the alleged scene of the crime, and the police find a body — just not the one they were looking for.

The cops unearth the skeleton of a ten-year-old boy, neatly dressed and buried ceremoniously with a comic book, a CD, some pot, and booze. Instead of an easy open-and-shut case, O'Hara is faced with finding the murderer of a child, and the pressure is on the newly promoted detective to prove herself. The trail takes O'Hara from the seediest corners of the city and its cast of misguided players — a coven of preteen potheads in Tompkins Square Park, a sleazy art house photographer in Chelsea — to a retirement community in South Florida.

Driving headlong into the dark urban underbelly to find a killer, O'Hara uncovers a tribe of criminals who brazenly prey on the weakest members of the population, and she must stop the cycle before yet another child is lost to the depths of the city.

      

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Evil Valley by Simon Hall is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Evil Valley by Simon Hall as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Dan Groves, TV Detective Mystery; iTunes format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, May 19, 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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Evil Valley
Simon Hall
A Dan Groves, TV Detective Mystery
Publisher: Accent Press

Adam and Dan are hunting a psychopath, a once brilliant man, demented by memories of war and the death of his best friend. And utterly bent on teaching society a lesson …

A masked man breaks into women's homes, never speaking and stealing nothing of value, only a document bearing their name. Soon, he leaves behind a sinister note, boasting of plans to commit a great crime; a crime that will shock the country.

A police marksman kills two men in separate but frighteningly similar shootings. But is it murder?

Another woman is attacked, another document taken, another note left. It claims each contains a code revealing the "great crime". And it's growing closer, hour by passing hour.

Why does the attacker steal only documents with women's names on? How to solve the riddle contained in the notes? Time is running out. As each riddle is cracked, the man is always one step ahead of the police — until the increasingly desperate search converges on Dartmoor …

  

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Two for Justice by K. J. Rivera is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Two for Justice by K. J. Rivera as today's third free mystery ebook (A Leah and Sebastian Reyes Mystery; Kobo and iTunes formats).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, May 19, 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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Two for Justice
K. J. Rivera
A Leah and Sebastian Reyes Mystery
Publisher: K. J. Rivera

Newlyweds Leah and Sebastian Reyes were out of work and living with parents when a random encounter led them to pursue a new career as private investigators.

Thanks to the prominent judge John Campbell business is going well. They appear to be getting back on their feet when they are hired to find a missing girl and are rewarded with their largest payday yet. Everything is derailed when a horrific discovery leads them to find out the truth about who is hiring them and why. Leah and Sebastian are pushed to the limits as they fight to find the truth, bring justice to light and stay alive.

    

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Murder by the Sea by Lesley Cookman is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Murder by the Sea by Lesley Cookman as today's second free mystery ebook (A Libby Sarjeant Mystery; iTunes format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, May 19, 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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Murder by the Sea
Lesley Cookman
A Libby Sarjeant Mystery
Publisher: Accent Press

Psychic investigator Fran Castle gets a request from the police to help when a body is discovered on a rocky island in the middle of Nethergate Bay. Libby Sarjeant, Fran's sleuthing partner, is on the case too, as they delve into the shameful world of the exploitation of illegal immigrants.

Libby's partner Ben is concerned that her occasionally over-enthusiastic investigations might get her into trouble: his worries seem justified as Libby and Fran get on the trail of a war-time fascist spy and they become a nuisance to a killer.

  

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The Fifth Day by Bernard Cookson is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Fifth Day by Bernard Cookson as today's free mystery ebook (Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, May 19, 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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The Fifth Day
Bernard Cookson
Publisher: Cookson Publishing

David Denby — an accomplished art thief — is looking forward to an amusing lunch date with an old flame: the lovely Contessa Antonella. But the meeting leads to an astonishing request … and his most ambitious theft to date.

The meticulously executed crime taxes the experience and imagination of Commissiario Pasetti, for whom the biggest mystery of all is, why?

Meanwhile, on the fringes of society, two people threaten Denby's escape: Anna, a street urchin, who lives by picking the pockets of tourists — and a vagrant known as "Radio Man". Their evidence leads the dogged Pasetti in hot pursuit across northern Italy, to the wooded shores of Lake Como. It is only as the chase closes in, that one of the shadowy figures behind the crime finally reveals his hand, with shocking consequences.

  

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Dial C for Chihuahua by Waverly Curtis is Today's Nook Daily Find

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dial C for Chihuahua by Waverly Curtis as today's Barnes & Noble Nook Daily Find.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Sunday, May 19, 2013.

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

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Dial C for Chihuahua
Waverly Curtis
A Geri Sullivan and Pepe, Barking Detective Mystery
Kensington

Pepe may have soft white fur, big brown eyes, and mucho attitude — but he's no furry fashion fad. Pepe can talk — even if his new owner, Geri Sullivan, seems to be the only person who can understand him.

When Geri takes on her first assignment for a quirky investigator named Jimmy G and stumbles over a Seattle millionaire's corpse, Pepe proves to be worth his weight in liver treats. Suspicion falls on the not-so-grieving widow, who wants to finance a reality TV show, Dancing With Dogs.

Normally, Pepe wouldn't be caught muerte in a sparkly costume. However, he has to sniff out the real killer and keep Geri safe. Lesser dogs might flinch. But Pepe isn't the kind to turn tail and run …

 

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Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison is Today's Kindle Fantasy Suspense Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison as today's Amazon Kindle Fantasy Suspense Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Sunday, May 19, 2013.

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Dead Witch Walking
Kim Harrison
A Rachel Morgan, The Hollows Mystery
HarperCollins

The underground population of witches, vampires, werewolves — creatures of dreams and nightmares — has lived beside humans for centuries, hiding their powers. But after a genetically engineered virus wipes out a large part of humanity, many of the "Inderlanders" reveal themselves, changing everything.

Rachel Morgan, witch and bounty hunter with the Inderland Runner Services, is one of the best at apprehending supernatural lawbreakers throughout Cincinnati, but when it comes to following the rules, she falls desperately short. Determined to buck the system, she quits and takes off on the run with an I.S. contract on her head and is reluctantly forced to team up with Ivy, Inderland's best runner … and a living vampire. But this witch is way out of her league, and to clear her name, Rachel must evade shape-changing assassins, outwit a powerful businessman/crime lord, and survive a vicious underground fight-to-the-death … not to mention her own roommate.

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (130519)

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

• The Daily Deal is Fabled Legends: The Dark Piper, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Mystery Trackers: Black Isle, just $2.99 through Sunday, May 19, 2013 only.

Visit the Omnimystery Entertainment Network for more games of mystery and suspense!

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Today's Daily Deal is Fabled Legends: The Dark Piper

The Dark Piper strikes! The fiend unleashes infested rodents into the town of Hamelin using the magical Pied Piper Flute. As the Fabled Inspector, you are summoned by the duke to investigate and stop this mysterious figure. Defeat the Dark Piper before he leaves a trail of destruction all across Europe!

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Sunday, May 19, 2013 — for $2.99.

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The current Catch of the Week is Mystery Trackers: Black Isle

Investigate a supposedly abandoned island when a journalist is kidnapped after beginning an investigation — it's up to you to learn the truth behind Black Isle. Years ago an earthquake struck leaving the island deserted. None of the buildings seem to be damaged, however, and a hooded figure seems to be stopping people from discovering the truth. Find the missing journalist and learn a sinister secret!

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, May 19, 2013.