Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending September 20, 2013

A list of the top 15 Mystery Hardcover Bestsellers for the week ending September 20th, 2013 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

For the first time in a long time, we have a statistical tie for the top spot: Never Go Back by Lee Child and W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton. Many other titles shifted place this past week, both up and down.

Three new titles enter the list this week (rank in [brackets]).

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[9]: Deadly Heat
Richard Castle
— Nikki Heat (5th)

Determined to find justice for her mother, top NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat continues to pursue the elusive former CIA station chief who ordered her execution more than a decade ago. For the hunt, Nikki teams once again with her romantic partner, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Jameson Rook, and their quest for the old spy and the motive behind the past murder unearths an alarming terror plot, which is anything but ancient history. It is lethal. It is now. And it has already entered its countdown phase.

Complicating Heat's mission to bring the rogue spy to justice and thwart the looming terror event, a serial killer begins menacing the Twentieth Precinct, and her homicide squad is under pressure to stop him, and soon. Known for his chilling stealth, the diabolical murderer not only singles out Nikki as the exclusive recipient of his taunting messages, he names her as his next victim.

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[10]: The Final Cut
Catherine Coulter and J. T. Ellison
— Nicholas Drummond (1st)

Scotland Yard's new chief inspector Nicholas Drummond is on the first flight to New York when he learns his colleague, Elaine York, the "minder" of the Crown Jewels for the "Jewel of the Lion" exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was found murdered. Then the centerpiece of the exhibit, the infamous Koh-i-Noor Diamond, is stolen from the Queen Mother's crown. Drummond, American-born but raised in the UK, is a dark, dangerous, fast-rising star in the Yard who never backs down. And this case is no exception.

Special Agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich from Coulter's bestselling FBI series don't hesitate to help Drummond find the cunning international thief known as the Fox. Nonstop action and high stakes intensify as the chase gets deadly. The Fox will stop at nothing to deliver the Koh-i-Noor to the man who believes in its deadly prophecy. Nicholas Drummond, along with his partner, FBI Special Agent Mike Caine, lay it on the line to retrieve the diamond for Queen and country.

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[14]: Thankless in Death
J. D. Robb
— Eve Dallas (37th)

Lieutenant Eve Dallas has plenty to be grateful for this season. Hosting Roarke's big Irish family for the holiday may be challenging, but it's a joyful improvement on her own dark childhood.

Other couples aren't as lucky as Eve and Roarke. The Reinholds, for example, are lying in their home stabbed and bludgeoned almost beyond recognition. Those who knew them are stunned — and heartbroken by the evidence that they were murdered by their own son. Twenty-six-year-old Jerry hadn't made a great impression on the bosses who fired him or the girlfriend who dumped him — but they didn't think he was capable of this.

Turns out Jerry is not only capable of brutality but taking a liking to it. With the money he's stolen from his parents and a long list of grievances, he intends to finally make his mark on the world. Eve and her team already know the who, how, and why of this murder. What they need to pinpoint is where Jerry's going to strike next.

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (130920)

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

• The New Release is Surface: The Pantheon (Collector's Edition).

• The Daily Deal is Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Shattered Minds: Encore, just $2.99 through Sunday, September 22, 2013 only.

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

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Today's New Release is Surface: The Pantheon (Collector's Edition)

It should have been a tremendous achievement, but the tunnel through the Ridge of Leviathan became the site of a great disaster. What really happened that day? You were supposed to have been on the train with your husband and daughter, but you missed it. And then they disappeared from your life forever. It's one year later, and a strange man — a scientist who thinks this is just like the Bermuda Triangle and other such vanishings — invites you to take part in his greatest experiment: To recreate the conditions of that fateful day!

This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version, including: Unlock puzzles in the Pantheon Treasury; Gorgeous wallpapers and concept art; Bonus soundtracks and screensavers; and an Integrated Strategy Guide.

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

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Today's Daily Deal is Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper

Unmask the mysterious identity of England's most violent and notorious killer! The year is 1888 in the Whitechapel district of London's East End and a sinister series of crimes have taken place. The bodies of several women have been found and the police have been unable to find any leads. Sherlock Holmes, England's greatest detective sets out to find clues in the dark and gloomy streets of Whitechapel, following a macabre trail to shed light on the true identity hiding behind the terrifying nickname!

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

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The current Catch of the Week is Shattered Minds: Encore

Reveal the twisted plan of a deranged magician! You are a detective with a knack for dealing with strange cases and your Chief has a new case for you to investigate. After a series of vanishing famous monuments the world over, you are sent to Paris, France to investigate a possible link between the disappearances and a calling card left behind at the crime scenes. Play through challenging hidden object games and perplexing puzzles in an attempt to unravel the mystery in this thrilling hidden object adventure game!

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, September 22, 2013.

A New MystereBook: She Can Scream by Melinda Leigh

Here is a mystery, suspense, or thriller ebook that we recently found by sleuthing (as it were) through new or recently reissued titles from independent publishers …

She Can Scream by Melinda Leigh is the third novel of romantic suspense in this series that do not feature a recurring character, but rather strong female leads in thriller-inspired storylines.

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She Can Scream by Melinda Leigh
A She Can … Thriller
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Publication Date: September 17, 2013

In one moment, high school teacher and single mother Brooke Davenport interrupts a vicious assault, saves a young woman's life, and attracts the attention of a serial killer.

Sixteen years ago, Brooke lost her roommate to a brutal murder. Now she teaches women's self-defense, still trying to heal from the guilt and grief that plague her. Convinced the predator knows his victims and is stalking his prey online, she is determined to find him before he strikes again. Her brother's friend, Luke has the computer expertise to help. But Brooke's unexpected desire for Luke complicates her investigation, and her fixation with the case provokes a deadly reaction from the killer.

Injured in terrorist bombing overseas, computer expert Luke Holloway is still haunted by flashbacks of his young assistant's death in the explosion. But Luke can't refuse the request of a deployed friend to look after his sister, Brooke. Taking on responsibility for Brooke's safety threatens Luke's tenuous recovery, especially after he develops feelings for her that transcend a promise to a friend. When Brooke saves a young girl from a brutal assault and becomes a killer's obsession, Luke vows to protect her at all costs.

  

Telemystery: BBC America Cancels Copper After Two Seasons

BBC America has canceled Copper after two seasons.

"Copper has been a fascinating and exciting experience for everyone involved," said BBC America general manager Perry Simon. "[The] vision to retell the immigrant experience through the melting pot of New York City was an original and fresh idea that melded well with the essence of BBC America's programming. After 23 episodes, with Lincoln dead and the nation starting to heal, it seems a fitting moment to conclude this American story."

Keep up to date on the status of your favorite mystery and suspense television with our Telemystery Scoresheet. We've updated it with today's news.

Review: A Dangerous Fiction by Barbara Rogan

A Mysterious Review of A Dangerous Fiction by Barbara Rogan. A Jo Donovan Mystery.

Review summary: This is a nicely crafted murder mystery, one in which the reader is sure who the killer is until … maybe it isn't. That's just one of the many twists in the book, which in addition to its human characters features a memorable ex-police dog. A fine and strong start to a most promising series. (Click here for text of full review.)

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A Dangerous Fiction
Barbara Rogan
A Jo Donovan Mystery
Viking (July 2013)

Publisher synopsis: Jo Donovan always manages to come out on top. From the backwoods of Appalachia, she forged a hard path to life among the literati in New York City. At thirty-five, she's the widow of the renowned author Hugo Donovan and the owner of one of the best literary agencies in town. Jo is living the life she dreamed of but it's all about to fall apart.

When a would-be client turns stalker, Jo is more angry than shaken until her clients come under attack. Meanwhile, a biography of Hugo Donovan is in the works and the author's digging threatens to destroy the foundations of Jo's carefully constructed life. As the web of suspicion grows wider and her stalker ups the ante, she's persuaded by her client and friend — FBI profiler-turned-bestselling-thriller writer — to go to the police. There Jo finds herself face-to-face with an old flame: the handsome Tommy Cullen, now NYPD detective.

      

New Year Island, A Suspense Thriller by Paul Draker, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature New Year Island by Paul Draker, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Mayhem 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 (09/19/2013 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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New Year Island by Paul Draker
A Suspense Thriller
Publisher: Mayhem Press

Camilla Becker is a survivor. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake took her parents from her when she was seven and left her buried under a collapsed freeway. Twenty three years later, she's a producer of acclaimed animated films for children and runs a foundation to brighten orphans' lives. The invitation to be a contestant in a new reality show is not really Camilla's thing, but the studio promises funding and publicity for her charity.

Ten strangers meet aboard a luxury megayacht in San Francisco. They come from all walks of life and very different backgrounds. The show's hosts screened thousands of possible candidates in utmost secrecy before choosing these specific ten. Their destination is an island off the coast of California, abandoned for decades, where nature's own grand spectacle of survival plays out year after year. An island that has already claimed lives. The contestants will be marooned, cut off from all other human contact for two weeks, to compete for the five million dollar grand prize.

But nothing is what it seems. Everyone is hiding secrets. And each of them has, in the past, already survived something that would kill most people.

Now they find themselves trapped in a game where the stakes are even higher. Camilla must choose whom to trust as they are forced to confront each other, their own darkest impulses, and nature in violent revolt against a game so deadly that the most terrifying experiences of their lives were only its qualifying round.

Maybe there isn't meant to be a winner …

    

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Seven for a Secret by Lyndsay Faye, New in Bookstores This Week

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published this week by Putnam, is Seven for a Secret by Lyndsay Faye.

For a list of more new hardcover mysteries published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for September 2013. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of September 2013 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

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Seven for a Secret
Lyndsay Faye
Series: Timothy Wilde (2nd)

Six months after the formation of the NYPD, its most reluctant and talented officer, Timothy Wilde, thinks himself well versed in his city's dark practices — until he learns of the gruesome underworld of lies and corruption ruled by the "blackbirders", who snatch free Northerners of color from their homes, masquerade them as slaves, and sell them South to toil as plantation property.

The abolitionist Timothy is horrified by these traders in human flesh. But in 1846, slave catching isn't just legal — it's law enforcement.

When the beautiful and terrified Lucy Adams staggers into Timothy's office to report a robbery and is asked what was stolen, her reply is, "My family." Their search for her mixed-race sister and son will plunge Timothy and his feral brother, Valentine, into a world where police are complicit and politics savage, and corpses appear in the most shocking of places. Timothy finds himself caught between power and principles, desperate to protect his only brother and to unravel the puzzle before all he cares for is lost.

      

MystereBooks: Nice Weekend for a Murder by Max Allan Collins, 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 Nice Weekend for a Murder by Max Allan Collins. This Kindle book was listed at $1.99 as of the date and time of this post, Thursday, September 19, 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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Nice Weekend for a Murder by Max Allan Collins
A Mallory Mystery
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

A mountaintop mansion. A motley collection of guests. A murder. This weekend has all the makings of a classic, cozy mystery story. And a story is all it's supposed to be — acted out by noted authors and eager fans at the atmospheric Mohonk Mountain House resort in upstate New York.

Along with a gaggle of his peers, Mallory's been invited to join the fun by donning a costume and an alter-ego to pose as a "suspect". But before you can say "nobody leaves this room!", Mallory is once again thrust into the role of driven detective when the game's designated "corpse" turns up decidedly dead.

There's no doubt that the victim, notorious mystery-novel critic Kirk Rath, incited the murderous wrath of nearly every writer he reviewed. But even the most scathing critical barbs never drove a writer to put down the pen in favor of the sword. And even Mallory is baffled by the curious circumstances surrounding the mystery within a mystery. Did he actually witness Rath being run through by a masked figure in the snowy darkness? Was Rath really spotted alive and sneering after the bloody fact? Is someone playing mind games? And is everyone in the house fair game?

Murder will out, as they say. But can even the masterful Mallory outwit a roguish gallery of the finest plotters in print?

  

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A Famine of Horses, A Sir Robert Carey Mystery by P. F. Chisholm, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature A Famine of Horses by P. F. Chisholm, 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 (09/19/2013 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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A Famine of Horses by P. F. Chisholm
A Sir Robert Carey Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press

In the year 1592, Sir Robert Carey, a handsome courtier, comes north to Carlisle to take up his new post as Deputy Warden of the West March. He has wangled his appointment to be nearer his true love, a married woman, and farther from the gimlet eyes of his creditors and the disapproving eye of his father (the Queen's cousin — possibly her half-brother). And of course, he can use the money …

Sir Robert is quick to realize he won't see a profit from the perks if he fails to keep the peace. Alas, he is quickly challenged by the murder of a local lad, the possible betrayal of a disappointed rival, the ire of the lady's husband, and the question of the horses—the hundreds of horses being stolen from all over the neighborhood. It's hard to say whether the greater danger lies without the city walls amidst the scheming Scots — or within, amidst the unruly English garrison.

      

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A New MystereBook: Absence of Light by Zoe Sharp

Here is a mystery, suspense, or thriller ebook that we recently found by sleuthing (as it were) through new or recently reissued titles from independent publishers …

Absence of Light by Zoe Sharp is a novella — though at 58,000 words, it's practically novel-length — featuring ex-Special Forces turned bodyguard Charlotte "Charlie" Fox.

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Absence of Light by Zoe Sharp
A Charlie Fox Novella
Publisher: Murderati Ink
Publication Date: September 09, 2013

A major earthquake sees Charlie Fox on a transport plane headed for the scene of devastation. The way things are coming apart at home with Sean Meyer, she welcomes the chance to get away.

Tasked as security advisor to the specialist team at the centre of relief efforts, Charlie knows it won't be easy. The team members are willing to put themselves in constant danger as a matter of course. But what kind of other risks are they prepared to take?

As Charlie soon discovers, it's not just the ground beneath her feet that cannot be relied on. Her predecessor died conveniently while investigating rumours that the team were on the take, Charlie's been instructed to quietly uncover whether his death was as accidental as the official verdict suggests. If it was an accident, why are they so obviously lying to her?

Charlie must move with care through a shifting landscape to find the answers before there are more than just earthquake victims buried in the rubble. And when disaster strikes she will learn not only whom she can trust, but whether she can she survive the darkness that comes with a total absence of light.

    

A Conversation with Romantic Suspense Novelist Carla Neggers

with Carla Neggers

We are delighted to welcome novelist Carla Neggers to Omnimystery News today.

Carla's new novel of romantic suspense is Declan's Cross (Harlequin Mira; August 2013 hardcover, large print, and ebook formats), the third in her Sharpe & Donovan series.

We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Carla and talk about her series.

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Omnimystery News: After publishing Saint's Gate, in which Sharpe and Donovan are introduced, why did you decide to continue to write a series with these characters?

Photo provided courtesy of
Carla Neggers — Photo credit Julie Ireland

Carla Neggers: Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan had to be recurring characters. There was never any question. Emma's an ex-nun from a family of international art detectives. He's a former state marine patrol officer and lobsterman. They're both FBI agents. They — and their relationship — develop over time. It's not so much that I chose this course with them as it just had to be! They have complex and complicated lives that make for multiple stories. We also have their family, friends and colleagues. Finian Bracken, an Irish priest who lands up in Colin's hometown, a struggling Maine fishing village, has become a reader favorite (and a favorite of mine!). Let's just say Father Bracken has a past. It's all great fun for me as a writer, and I hope, of course, for readers.

OMN: Are any of the characters based on, or inspired by, real people?

CN: I don't base characters on real people, but the Irish setting for Declan's Cross arose out of one of my many trips to Ireland. My husband and I visited Ardmore, a lovely village in the heart of Saint Declan country on the south Irish coast. It's rich with history, ancient ruins, gorgeous scenery. I ended up creating my little fictional village of Declan's Cross in this same area. Our visit didn't involve anything more challenging than long hikes and too much great food, but in Declan's Cross, we have a couple of intense FBI agents (Emma and Colin) on vacation, a ten-year-old unsolved Irish art theft and a missing American diver. And Julianne Maroney, a marine biologist and ex-flame of Colin's brother Andy. Look up "intrepid" and you'll see a picture of Julianne!

OMN: How did you decide on a title for the book?

CN: The title, Declan's Cross, arose out of the setting and the story. It's set in a fictional Irish village of the same name, and one of the items stolen in a famous art theft at the heart of the story is a Celtic cross. My gut told me it was the right title for the book, but just in case, I sent it to my editor along with three or four alternative titles. I didn't tell her which was my favorite. She immediately latched onto Declan's Cross. I don't know what I'd have done if she'd picked a different title (I don't remember what the others were, which says something, doesn't it?). Not all titles come about this way, but it was a lot of fun. I love the cover art. I sent my editor photos I'd taken in Ardmore, and Harlequin MIRA's amazing art team got busy. Did you check out the Celtic-inspired endpapers in the print hardcover edition? Gorgeous!

OMN: We did, and they're beautiful. You mentioned visiting Ireland and using that trip as an inspiration for the setting of the book. What other kinds of research did you do? Anything particularly challenging?

CN: My favorite way to fact-check and do research is to talk to experts in the areas I need to know about. For Declan's Cross, an Irish friend was an incredible, one-of-a-kind resource for all things Irish. He even helped with my sheep research. I'd never heard of "liver fluke" until I wrote Declan's Cross, and I'd be fine if I never hear of it again, thank you very much! Seriously, though, I love to do research and learn new things. Most challenging for me is recognizing the things I think I know but don't actually know as well as I thought. Most exciting … researching settings like Ireland and Maine!

OMN: Ireland … Maine … are there any other regions that come into play?

CN: I've always lived in the northeast, but my father was Dutch, my mother is from a small county in the Florida Panhandle and my husband is from middle Tennessee. I've moved a number of times (okay, more than a dozen!), and I love to travel and meet new people. I think this varied background helps me to see settings from different viewpoints, with an eye to detail.

OMN: What's next for you?

CN: I'm looking forward to a quiet fall and winter of writing by the woodstove on our hilltop in Vermont! With trips to visit family, especially our kids in Boston. It's been a busy year so far, and it's time to stay home, make soup, read, write, hike and cross-country ski. I'm deep into Harbor Island, my next adventure with Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan.

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Carla Neggers has been spinning stories ever since she climbed a tree with pad and pen at age eleven. Now she has millions of copies of her books in print in more than 30 countries.

Growing up in rural western Massachusetts with three brothers and three sisters, Carla developed an eye for detail and a love of a good story. Her imagination, curiosity and sense of adventure are key to creating the complex relationships, fast-paced plots and deep sense of place in her books.

For more information about the author and her work, please visit her website at CarlaNeggers.com or find her on Facebook and Twitter.

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Declan's Cross
Carla Neggers
A Sharpe & Donovan Novel

An escape to an idyllic Irish seaside village is about to turn deadly …

For marine biologist Julianne Maroney, two weeks in tiny Declan's Cross on the south Irish coast is a chance to heal her broken heart. She doesn't expect to attract the attention of FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan — especially since a Donovan is the reason for her broken heart.

Emma and Colin are in Ireland for their own personal retreat. Colin knows he's a reminder of everything Julianne wants to escape, but something about her trip raises his suspicion. Emma, an art crimes expert, is also on edge. Of all the Irish villages Julianne could choose … why Declan's Cross?

Ten years ago, a thief slipped into a mansion in Declan's Cross. Emma's grandfather, a renowned art detective, investigated, but the art stolen that night has never been recovered and the elusive thief never caught.

From the moment Julianne sets foot on Irish soil, everything goes wrong. The well-connected American diver who invited her to Ireland has disappeared. And now Emma and Colin are in Declan's Cross asking questions.

As a dark conspiracy unfolds amid the breathtaking scenery of Declan's Cross, the race is on to stop a ruthless killer … and the stakes have never been more personal for Emma and Colin.

        

Reasonable Fear by Scott Pratt is Today's Fifth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Reasonable Fear by Scott Pratt as today's fifth free mystery ebook (A Joe Dillard Legal Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, September 19, 2013 at 7:50 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.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

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Reasonable Fear
Scott Pratt
A Joe Dillard Legal Thriller
Publisher: Phoenix

Three young women are found floating in a lake. The suspect is one of the richest and most powerful men in Tennessee.

Joe Dillard, the district attorney in Northeast Tennessee, becomes heavily involved in the investigation with Sheriff Leon Bates and soon realizes that he is up against an enemy that he has never before encountered — someone so rich and so powerful that the course of justice could be altered by money and political influence.

But when bodies start showing up in his driveway and his family is threatened with termination, Dillard must ask himself a previously unthinkable question. His life, and the lives of his family, depend on the answer.

  

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Slippery Slopes and Other Deadly Things by Nancy Tesler is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Slippery Slopes and Other Deadly Things by Nancy Tesler as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Carrie Carlin Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, September 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.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

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Slippery Slopes and Other Deadly Things
Nancy Tesler
A Carrie Carlin Mystery
Publisher: Nancy Tesler

Who would expect a killer to do in his/her victim while riding a chairlift at a peaceful alpine ski resort in full view of a throng of skiers gathered to watch the Christmas torchlight parade? Certainly not stress-reduction therapist, Carrie Carlin, who has come to her biofeedback convention in the hope of meeting this year's honoree, pain management guru, Adonis-like Dr. Hubert Freundlich. Of course, Carrie hadn't expected to find Dr. Freundlich's wedding-banded hand creeping up her thigh in the outdoor hot tub either. Nor had she anticipated hearing hints of wrongdoing drunkenly whispered in her ear by his brilliant young associate.

Then the associate is murdered, the police discover that her scarf is the probable murder weapon, her roommate develops amnesia about a possible date rape, a close colleague and friend is attacked, there's a suspicious accident on those slippery slopes, and her significant other starts talking wedded bliss. Carrie's stress level shoots into the stratosphere as she finds herself dodging not only Cupid's darts, but bullets and a ski-masked killer with a heart as cold as Vermont black ice.

  

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