Murder Bay by David R. Horwitz is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Murder Bay by David R. Horwitz as today's third free mystery ebook (A Ben Carey Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, July 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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Murder Bay
David R. Horwitz
A Ben Carey Mystery
Publisher: Top Five Books

No one noticed anything suspicious about the death of a wounded soldier at the height of the Civil War — not, that is, until almost a hundred years later.

In 1957, a young Washington, D.C. police sergeant, Ben Carey, heads up a team of officers in a dilapidated house three blocks from the Capitol. Though Carey's career is on the rise, his marriage is circling the drain, and as he spends more time at the office, he discovers there is something not quite right about this decaying old home. It harbors some dark secrets — connecting him to the long-dead soldier and others in ways he can't understand. With his personal life in shambles, and forces from within the house vying for his attention, Carey casts reason aside and begins an investigation to uncover the truth about what happened in this haunted place. As he peels back the layers of history, he finds courage and love, but also deception, greed, jealousy, and murder.

  

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The Bobwhite Killing by Jan Dunlap is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Bobwhite Killing by Jan Dunlap as today's second free mystery ebook (A Bob White, Birder Murder Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, July 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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The Bobwhite Killing
Jan Dunlap
A Bob White, Birder Murder Mystery
Publisher: North Star Press

Birders always hope for a rarity when they go on a Birding Weekend, but when Bob White finds the weekend leader sporting bullet holes in his chest, he realizes that more than an unusual bird is at stake.

To make matters worse, Bob must contend with a lost love, big cats, ATV enthusiasts, and small-town intrigue as he sets out to find a killer, along with an elusive Northern Bobwhite, in Minnesota’s Fillmore County.

Bob discovers that the past and present can collide in surprising ways to shape the future … assuming he’ll survive the weekend and still be around to see it.

  

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Tequila Mockingbird by Paul Bishop is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Tequila Mockingbird by Paul Bishop as today's free mystery ebook (A Fey Croaker, LAPD Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, July 10, 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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Tequila Mockingbird
Paul Bishop
A Fey Croaker, LAPD Mystery
Publisher: Paul Bishop

The murder of a highly decorated detective assigned to the L.A.P.D.'s clandestine Anti-Terrorist Division appears to be an open-and-shut case of domestic violence turned deadly.

However, nothing is what it seems — as Fey Croaker discovers after the chief of police removes responsibility for the investigation from the department's elite Robbery-Homicide Division and assigns it to her. But the price of truth is high — maybe even higher than Fey can pay.

Struggling to overcome her personal demons, especially the death of her lover, Fey and her appealing crew — the dynamic Arch Hammersmith and Rhonda Lawless (a.k.a. Hammer and Nails), Brindle Jones, Abraham Benjamin Cohen (a.k.a. Alphabet), and Fey's second-in-command Monk Lawson — are turned into human targets as they race to stop a south-of-the-border terrorist from striking at the very heart of Los Angeles.

  

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The Night She Disappeared by April Henry is Today's Kindle YA Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Night She Disappeared by April Henry as today's Amazon Kindle Young Adult Daily Deal.

The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, July 10, 2013.

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The Night She Disappeared
April Henry
A YA Novel of Suspense
Henry Holt

Gabie drives a Mini Cooper. She also works part time as a delivery girl at Pete's Pizza. One night, Kayla — another delivery girl — goes missing. To her horror, Gabie learns that the supposed kidnapper had asked if the girl in the Mini Cooper was working that night.

Gabie can't move beyond the fact that Kayla's fate was really meant for her, and she becomes obsessed with finding Kayla. She teams up with Drew, who also works at Pete's.

Together, they set out to prove that Kayla isn't dead — and to find her before she is.

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The Iron Wyrm Affair by Lilith Saintcrow is Today's Kindle Fantasy Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Iron Wyrm Affair by Lilith Saintcrow as today's Amazon Kindle Fantasy Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, July 10, 2013.

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The Iron Wyrm Affair
Lilith Saintcrow
A Bannon and Clare Fantasy Mystery
Orbit

Emma Bannon, forensic sorceress in the service of the Empire, has a mission: to protect Archibald Clare, a failed, unregistered mentath. His skills of deduction are legendary, and her own sorcery is not inconsiderable. It doesn't help much that they barely tolerate each other, or that Bannon's Shield, Mikal, might just be a traitor himself. Or that the conspiracy killing registered mentaths and sorcerers alike will just as likely kill them as seduce them into treachery toward their Queen.

In an alternate London where illogical magic has turned the Industrial Revolution on its head, Bannon and Clare now face hostility, treason, cannon fire, black sorcery, and the problem of reliably finding hansom cabs.

The game is afoot …

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The Third Bullet by Stephen Hunter is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Third Bullet by Stephen Hunter as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, July 10, 2013.

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The Third Bullet
Stephen Hunter
A Bob Lee Swagger Mystery
Simon & Schuster

It's not even a clue. It's a whisper, a trace, a ghost echo, drifting down through the decades via chance connections so fragile that they would disintegrate in the puff of a breath. But it's enough to get legendary former Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger interested in the events of November 22, 1963, and the third bullet that so decisively ended the life of John F. Kennedy and set the stage for one of the most enduring controversies of our time.

Swagger begins his slow night stalk through a much-traveled landscape. But he's asking questions that few have asked before: Why did the third bullet explode? Why did Lee Harvey Oswald, about to become the most hunted man on earth, risk it all by returning to his rooming house to secure a pistol he easily could have brought with him? How could a conspiracy that went unpenetrated for fifty years have been thrown together in the two and a half days between the announcement of the president's route and the assassination itself?

As Bob investigates, another voice enters the narrative: knowing, ironic, almost familiar, that of a gifted, Yale-educated veteran of the CIA Plans Division. Hugh Meachum has secrets and the means and the will to keep them buried. When weighed against his own legacy, Swagger's life is an insignificant expense — but to blunt the threat, he'll first have to ambush the sniper.

As each man hunts the other across today's globe and through the thickets of history, Bob Lee Swagger will prove what has always known: it's never too late for justice.

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Telemystery: Teaser Poster for Sleepy Hollow

A teaser poster has been released by Fox for its Fall 2013 series Sleepy Hollow (right; click for larger image). The poster is the tagline, but here it is anyway: "Keep calm and don't lose your head".

In this modern-day retelling of Washington Irving's classic tale, Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to find that the world is on the brink of destruction and that he is humanity's last hope, forcing him to team up with a contemporary police officer (Nicole Beharie) to unravel a mystery that dates back to the founding fathers.

Sleepy Hollow premieres on September 16th, 2013 and will air on Fox on Mondays at 9 PM ET/PT. Watch a trailer for the series, below.

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Copycat, a Novel of Psychological Suspense by Gillian White, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Copycat by Gillian White, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Open Road.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $2.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (07/09/2013 at 6:00 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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Copycat by Gillian White
A Novel of Psychological Suspense
Publisher: Open Road

An unhealthy friendship takes a sinister turn …

Almost everyone has a friend whom they barely tolerate. It's that person whose jokes are always annoying, who tries to butt in on nights out, or who keeps coming over unannounced. For Martha, that friend is her new neighbor, Jennie.

Jennie worships Martha. She loves everything about her: Martha's house, Martha's impressive children, Martha's attractive husband, even the way Martha dresses. But when Jennie starts changing, gaining confidence and succeeding in love and work, Martha's life begins to come apart at the seams.

    

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Grifter's Game, a Crime Thriller by Lawrence Block, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Grifter's Game by Lawrence Block, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Open Road.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $2.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (07/09/2013 at 5:30 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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Grifter's Game by Lawrence Block
A Crime Thriller
Publisher: Open Road

A conman hiding out in Atlantic City lays his life on the line for a shot at a $250,000 payoff …

Mona has a millionaire husband, a million-dollar figure, and hair that's blonde to the roots. She's just what Leonard K. Blake is looking for. Of course, that's not his real name. Nor is it David Gavilan — that's the one he used in Philly, before he skipped out on a $600 hotel bill and jumped a train to Atlantic City. He doesn't have a name or a profession, but he's got a knack for storytelling and knows just what Mona needs to hear.

He also has a pair of stolen suitcases that he grabbed at the train station. They happen to contain a brick of pure heroin — enough to make him dead or make him rich — and they happen to belong to Mona's husband. As if a good-looking blonde wasn't trouble enough.

    

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Mr. E. Reviews Jack Reacher

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Tom Cruise stars as the titular drifter in this adaptation of Lee Child's One Shot, the ninth book in his series featuring the character but the first to be filmed. The strong points are the film's screenplay and direction; the principal performances are adequate to the story, ranging from predictable to clumsy (though Robert Duvall has a terrific small part). Overall, I enjoyed this thriller and wouldn't mind seeing Cruise reprise the role in a future film.

Read the full text of our review at Mr. E. Reviews Jack Reacher.

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Telemystery: The Bridge Premieres Wednesday, July 10th on FX Networks

The FX Networks crime thriller The Bridge premieres tomorrow, Wednesday July 10th at 10 PM ET/PT. The series is based on the Swedish/Danish co-produced drama Bron/Broen.

When an American judge known for her anti-immigration views is found dead on the bridge connecting El Paso and Juarez, Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) from the El Paso Police Department must work with her Mexican counterpart from Chihuahua State Police, Marco Ruiz (Demian Bichir), to catch a serial killer operating on both sides of the border. Marco understands the slippery politics of Mexican law enforcement, and while his police force slowly succumbs to the pressures and demands of the cartel, he's one of the last good men in the department. He's charming, but also cunning as he will do whatever it takes to get what he needs. This does not sit well with Sonya, who has Asperger's and strictly follows rules as well as protocol. Her candid and off-putting personality fuels an unforgiving drive for truth. The case quickly pulls them into a string of murders on the border, a scene already consumed by illegal immigration, drug trafficking, violence and prostitution.

Watch a preview video for the series, below.

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McNally's Secret, an Archy McNally Mystery by Lawrence Sanders, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature McNally's Secret by Lawrence Sanders, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Open Road.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $2.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (07/09/2013 at 4:00 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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McNally's Secret by Lawrence Sanders
An Archy McNally Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Open Road

A novel of passion, murder, and unabashed greed …

Inveterate playboy Archy McNally gets paid to make discreet inquiries for Palm Beach's power elite. But keeping their dirty little secrets buried will take some fancy footwork in McNally's latest case.

A block of priceless 1918 US airmail stamps has gone missing from a high-society matron's wall safe. Lady Cynthia Horowitz, now on her sixth husband, is a nasty piece of work who lives in a mansion that looks like Gone With the Wind's Tara transplanted to southern Florida. McNally's search takes him into a thickening maze of sex, lies, scandal, and blackmail. When passion erupts into murder and McNally must dig even deeper to uncover the truth, he unearths a shocking secret that could expose his own family's skeletons.

    

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No Mercy, a Jonathan Grave Mystery by John Gilstrap, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature No Mercy by John Gilstrap, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Pinnacle.

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 (07/09/2013 at 3:30 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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No Mercy by John Gilstrap
A Jonathan Grave Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Pinnacle

Deep inside the dangerous world of rescue operations, one anonymous hero pays no ransom, takes no prisoners, and breaks every rule. Meet Jonathan Grave …

No names. No feds. No trace evidence. That's how Jonathan Grave operates. As a freelance specialist in covert rescues, he has to work outside the law to get things done — especially in highly sensitive hostage situations. But when an Indiana college student is abducted, and Jonathan's meticulous plan explodes into a deadly shooting spree, the local authorities are out for blood — and they're not alone.

Someone wants to control a devastating secret … someone rich and powerful … someone willing to capture, torture, and kill anyone to get it. Even the people Jonathan loves most …

    

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The Reef, a Novel of Romantic Suspense by Nora Roberts, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Reef by Nora Roberts, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Jove.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $2.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (07/09/2013 at 3:00 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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The Reef by Nora Roberts
A Novel of Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Jove

Marine archeologist Tate Beaumont has a passion for treasure-hunting. Over the years, she and her father have uncovered many fabulous riches, but one treasure has always eluded them: Angelique's Curse — a jeweled amulet heavy with history, dark with legend, and tainted with blood. In order to find this precious artifact, the Beaumonts reluctantly form a partnership with salvagers Buck and Matthew Lassiter.

Having to share this dream is more than Tate can bear, but she has little choice. As the Beaumonts and Lassiters pool their resources to locate Angelique's Curse, the Caribbean waters darken with shadowy deceptions and hidden threats. Their partnership is placed in jeopardy when Matthew refuses to share information — including the truth behind his father's mysterious death several years earlier. For now, Tate and Matthew continue their uneasy alliance — until danger and desire begin to rise to the surface …

  

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MystereBooks: Her Enemy by Leena Lehtolainen, 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 Her Enemy by Leena Lehtolainen. This Kindle book was listed at $1.99 as of the date and time of this post, Tuesday, July 09, 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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Her Enemy by Leena Lehtolainen
A Maria Kallio Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: AmazonCrossing

After solving her first murder and leaving the Helsinki Police Department behind, Maria Kallio thought that a move to the neighboring city of Espoo would signal a fresh start — a chance to not only put her new law degree to use, but to nurture her budding romance with Antti Sarkela. But when she discovers the strangled body of a new acquaintance, old habits die hard for the redheaded sleuth — especially since the accused is not only the victim's fiancé, but a member of Antti's family.

Though she works as a legal counselor, Kallio soon finds herself unofficially investigating the murder, now labeled a sex crime. While Antti's relative may have some peculiar sexual tendencies, Kallio doubts that the man she's agreed to defend is capable of the crime. To crack the case, Kallio will have to pull back the curtain on Espoo high society … and uncover a secret someone is willing to kill to keep hidden.

  

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