Devlin's Light by Mariah Stewart is Today's Kindle Romantic Suspense Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Devlin's Light by Mariah Stewart as today's Amazon Kindle Romantic Suspense Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Friday, July 12, 2013.

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Devlin's Light
Mariah Stewart
A Novel of Romantic Suspense
Pocket Books

Though India Devlin left her hometown to pursue a brilliant career as a criminal prosecutor, she has always loved historic Devlin's Light, visiting as often as her busy schedule permits. But when her brother is found murdered on the steps of the lighthouse — the town's namesake — she returns to uncover who killed Ry. When her brother's good friend, Nick Enright, offers to help in her investigation, India accepts — after all, he's the one who found Ry that night, and heard his mysterious last words.

As the list of suspects begins to narrow, India and Nick find themselves undeniably drawn to each other — a feeling India isn't sure she is ready to admit. Soon a wonderful new emotion is glowing at Devlin's Light — a sweet, irresistible, very mutual attraction — intensifying with each wave that crashes on the beach of the enchanting town by the bay …

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Daybreak by Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Daybreak by Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Friday, July 12, 2013.

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Daybreak
Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson
A Suspense Thriller
AmazonCrossing

When the shotgun-blasted body of a goose hunter is discovered, the police believe they have a list of suspects who may have wanted the victim dead, from his young wife to the caretaker of his property. But then a second body, another hunter, is found with a similar fatal wound. And then a third. As the pattern emerges — all goose hunters, all shot at the break of dawn — Reykjavik policemen Gunnar and Birkir face the terrifying possibility that a serial killer is stalking the idyllic Icelandic countryside.

Gunnar and Birkir set a trap for the one they call "the Gander", but it quickly becomes a wild goose chase as the murderer plays some tricks of his own. With the clock running out and the discovery of another body all but guaranteed, the cops must determine if there is a thread connecting the victims or if the killings are all part of a twisted game.

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Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending July 12, 2013

A list of the top 15 Mystery Hardcover Bestsellers for the week ending July 12th, 2013 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

No change in the order of the top five bestsellers this week, with Dan Brown's Robert Langdon thriller, Inferno, remaining at number one.

Three new titles debut [ranking in backets].

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[9]: Hidden Order
Brad Thor
— Scot Harvath (12th)

The most secretive organization in America operates without any accountability to the American people. Hiding in the shadows, pretending to be part of the United States government, its power is beyond measure.

Control of this organization has just been lost and the future of the nation thrust into peril.

When the five candidates being considered to head this mysterious agency suddenly go missing, covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is summoned to Washington and set loose on the most dangerous chase ever to playout on American soil.

But as the candidates begin turning up murdered, the chase becomes an all-too-public spectacle, with every indicator suggesting that the plot has its roots in a shadowy American cabal founded in the 1700s.

With the United States on the verge of collapse, Harvath must untangle a web of conspiracy centuries in the making and head off the greatest threat America has ever seen.

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[10]: Unseen
Karin Slaughter
— Will Trent (5th)

Will Trent is a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent whose latest case has him posing as Bill Black, a scary ex-con who rides a motorcycle around Macon, Georgia, and trails an air of violence wherever he goes. The cover has worked and he has caught the eye of a wiry little drug dealer who thinks he might be a useful ally. But undercover and cut off from the support of the woman he loves, Sara Linton, Will finds his demons catching up with him.

Although she has no idea where Will has gone, or why, Sara herself has come to Macon because of a cop shooting: Her stepson, Jared, has been gunned down in his own home. Sara holds Lena, Jared's wife, responsible: Lena, a detective, has been a magnet for trouble all her life, and Jared's shooting is not the first time someone Sara loved got caught in the crossfire. Furious, Sara finds herself involved in the same case that Will is working without even knowing it, and soon danger is swirling around both of them.

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[11]: Bombshell
Catherine Coulter
— FBI Suspense (17th)

FBI Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith, last seen in Backfire, has been recruited by Dillon Savich to join his unit in Washington, D.C. Savich sees something special in Hammersmith, an almost preternatural instinct for tracking criminals.

While on his way to D.C., Hammersmith plans to visit his sister, Delsey, a student at Stanislaus School of Music in Maestro, Virginia. Before he arrives, he gets a phone call that Delsey was found naked, unconscious, and covered with blood after a wild party. The blood isn't hers — so who does it belong to?

Meanwhile, back in D.C., Savich and Sherlock have their hands full when the grandson of former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank is found murdered, every bone in his body broken, and frozen at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial.

Was Savich right — is Griffin gifted with a unique ability to "see" how criminals think? And will he figure out who was behind the attempt on Delsey's life — before it's too late?

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (130712)

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

• The New Release is Final Cut: Encore (Collector's Edition).

• The current Catch of the Week is Tesla's Tower: The Wardenclyffe Mystery, just $2.99 through Sunday, July 14, 2013 only.

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

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Today's New Release is Final Cut: Encore (Collector's Edition)

Your murderous half-sister has escaped, and you've got the last piece of your father's treacherous film projector. The breakout success story returns for an encore as you uncover the truth about your father's dark secrets and find out who's really behind his death and his deadly invention …

This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version, including: bonus game; film strips and other collectibles; downloadable soundtracks; bonus wallpapers and concept art; and an integrated strategy guide.

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

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The current Catch of the Week is Tesla's Tower: The Wardenclyffe Mystery

Save the world from an experiment gone wrong! Nikola Tesla — villain or victim? It's the question everyone asks after what should have been his greatest invention drained the world of color. Tesla disappeared in the Ether that fateful day when his experiment went horribly wrong. Help him get back and bring the color back to your world!

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, July 14, 2013.

Cinemystery: Ben Affleck Likely To Be Lead in Film Adaptation of Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Earlier this year, David Fincher announced he may direct a film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl. Since then, it seems almost certain that he would indeed do so — he's rewriting an early draft of a screenplay written by Flynn — leaving only the cast to be announced.

Today various sources are indicating that Ben Affleck will be the male lead … if scheduling details can be worked out. He will play Nick Dunne — see more details about the book, below — whose wife disappears … and the police believe he had something to do with it. The role of the titular wife was thought to be going to Reese Witherspoon — her company is producing the film — but apparently that seems unlikely now.

Affleck's next project was expected to be an adaptation of Dennis Lehane's Live By Night, a film in which he would both star and direct that may need to be pushed back by a couple of months if he agrees — and the studios involved go along — to Gone Girl.

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Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn

On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife's head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media — as well as Amy's fiercely doting parents — the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter — but is he really a killer?

As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn't do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?

      

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Winners of the 2012 Strand Critics Awards Announced

The winners of the Strand Critics Awards for the best mystery fiction published during 2012 have been announced by the editors of The Strand Magazine. The winners were decided by a select group of book critics from around the country.

• Best Novel: Defending Jacob by William Landay (Delacorte Press)

• Best First Novel: The 500 by Matthew Quirk (Little, Brown)

In addition, Faye Kellerman was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

(Hat tip to Mystery Fanfare for alerting us to this news.)

Black December, a Brendan Moran Crime Thriller by Scott Hunter, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Black December by Scott Hunter, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Myrtle Villa Publishing.

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 (07/11/2013 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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Black December by Scott Hunter
A Brendan Moran Crime Thriller (1st in series)
Publisher: Myrtle Villa Publishing

DCI Brendan Moran, world-weary veteran of 1970s Ireland, is recuperating from a near fatal car crash when a murder is reported at Charnford Abbey.

The abbot and his monks are strangely uncooperative, but when a visitor from the Vatican arrives and an ancient relic goes missing the truth behind Charnford's pact of silence threatens to expose not only the abbey's haunted secrets but also the spirits of Moran's own troubled past …

  

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Crushed, a Fredrickson Winery Mystery by Barbara Ellen Brink, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Crushed by Barbara Ellen Brink, 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 (07/11/2013 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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Crushed by Barbara Ellen Brink
A Fredrickson Winery Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: Barbara Ellen Brink

Creating the perfect wine can sometimes be murder …

When Adam Fredrickson shows up at his sister's California winery, footloose and carefree, looking for a temporary job and a chance to play his music, he doesn't expect to find the winery struggling financially, or that the girl next door might just be the girl of his dreams.

Margaret Parker, a single mom, newly hired as Chief winemaker at Fredrickson's, finds her simple world put to the test when her father is unexpectedly released from prison, and the man who got her pregnant at fifteen, shows up from Italy wanting to play daddy nine years too late.

It's crush time at Fredrickson Winery and everyone is working feverously to get the grapes in and ensure a great vintage. No one expects murder to be part of the joyous harvest season.

  

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MystereBooks: Fortune's Deadly Descent by Audrey Braun, 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 Fortune's Deadly Descent by Audrey Braun. This Kindle book was listed at $0.99 as of the date and time of this post, Thursday, July 11, 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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Fortune's Deadly Descent by Audrey Braun
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Read our review of Fortune's Deadly Descent by Audrey Braun

Memories of her dire past fade as Celia Hagen enjoys life in Switzerland as a best-selling author, surrounded by an extended family, her beloved Benicio, and their imaginative young son Benny. But when Benny disappears from a train during an unexpected stop in the French Provencal countryside, Celia suspects her past may not be buried after all.

With Benny gone, she quickly realizes her life wasn't nearly as idyllic as she believed. Infuriated by the unorthodox search efforts of Interpol and the French police, Celia, along with her older son Oliver, undertakes her own search, only to find that the village where Benny vanished has its own chilling history, and her interference in the case will have grave and irreversible consequences.

  

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Review: The San Francisco Splash by David A. Kelly

A Mysterious Review of The San Francisco Splash by David A. Kelly. The Ballpark Mysteries.

Review summary: The mysteries in this series aren't typically too demanding, but the one here is particularly light. Rather, it's all about the setting and it's a wonderful one, with the action moving from the bay water to the ballpark to a marina and finally on to Alcatraz. While not among the best of the series to date, it's engaging and entertaining nonetheless. (Click here for text of full review.)

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The San Francisco Splash
David A. Kelly
The Ballpark Mysteries
Random House (May 2013)

Publisher synopsis: Splash! A hit soars over the walls of the San Francisco ballpark on the bay and drops into the water. But then Mike and Kate hear another, much larger splash nearby…  and this time it's not a baseball. It's a man overboard!

When he's pulled from the water, the old-time ballplayer discovers his World Series ring is gone! Is it at the bottom of the bay? Or was it somehow stolen by a long-ago rival?