Saint Death by Mark Dawson is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Saint Death by Mark Dawson as today's third free mystery ebook (A John Milton Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, November 14, 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.

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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Saint Death
Mark Dawson
A John Milton Mystery
Publisher: Mark Dawson

John Milton has been off the grid for six months. He surfaces in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and immediately finds himself drawn into a vicious battle with the narco-gangs that control the borderlands.

He saves the life of an idealistic young journalist who has been targeted for execution. The only way to keep her safe is to smuggle her into Texas. Working with the only untouchable cops in the city, and a bounty hunter whose motives are unclear, Milton must keep her safe until the crossing can be made.

But when the man looking for her is the legendary assassin Santa Muerta — Saint Death — that's a lot easier said than done.

  

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R.I.C.O. by Tony Steele is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature R.I.C.O. by Tony Steele as today's second free mystery ebook (A Crime Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, November 14, 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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R.I.C.O.
Tony Steele
A Crime Thriller
Publisher: Felony Books

When 12-year-old Dmitri Burke's father is murdered, he provides a steady income for his family by running numbers for Mafia boss, Paul D'Annunzio. His plans to establish his own crime family are derailed when he takes a murder rap for his boss. His act of loyalty doesn't go unnoticed by Paul, who makes Dmitri boss of Harlem after his release from prison. Soon his crime family, the Commission, becomes one of the most powerful, feared, and well-respected criminal organizations in New York.

But the Commission isn't the only crime family vying for position, and not everyone agrees with Dmitri's business operations, including a member of his own family. Faced with threats from countless enemies, Dmitri still has to balance love with a new woman in his life, Isis Kelley. She managed to steal his heart … while it seems the world is trying desperately to steal his life.

  

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A Corpse in a Teacup by Cassie Page is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature A Corpse in a Teacup by Cassie Page as today's free mystery ebook (A Tuesday's Tea Leaves Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, November 14, 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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A Corpse in a Teacup
Cassie Page
A Tuesday's Tea Leaves Mystery
Publisher: HCP Publishing

If it's Tuesday, it must be murder!

Tuesday, tea leaf reader and female sleuth extraordinaire, believed she was leaving behind murder and mayhem when she said goodbye to Darling Valley and her beloved BFF, Olivia. But none of her readings prepared her for the murder and mayhem awaiting at home in LA, starting with her favorite client, actress Holley Wood, texting that someone has threatened to kill her if she doesn't withdraw from a film project.

Suspense, danger and romance heat up for Tuesday when the teacups of the Mulberry Mafia, her clients at the upscale Mulberry Cat Café, keep showing a corpse and an ominous M. As the body count piles up, there is no mystery about the identity of the corpses. But does the M stand for murder, movie, money? A new man? Or is the Mulberry Cat Café itself in jeopardy?

As Tuesday crosses swords with leggy, savvy Detective Kanesha Jameson who looks like Beyoncé with a badge; thorny Natasha, owner of the Café; the brilliant but caustic Chef Marco; and the various men stalking beautiful, innocent Holley, Tuesday also has to solve the mystery of the disappearance of a dubious treasure; decide whether to accept a gift from the romance gods and welcome an unwanted surprise visit from her past.

  

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November 14th, 2013 Only: A Free $15 Amazon.com Gift Card with Purchase of Kindle Fire HD

Today only, Thursday November 14th, 2013 you can receive a Free $15 Amazon.com Gift Card with the purchase of a Kindle Fire HD.

All four configurations are eligible: 8 GB and 16 GB, with or without special offers.

To order, visit this page, choose your Kindle Fire HD model, and add the Kindle Accessory "$15 gift card free with purchase of Kindle Fire HD" located just under the Add to Cart button. Both items must be in your shopping cart before checking out.

This offer is available for Thursday, November 14th, 2013 only!

Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (131114)

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

• Our Featured Title is Enigma Agency: The Case of Shadows.

• The current Catch of the Week is Written Legends: Nightmare at Sea, just $2.99 through Sunday, November 17, 2013 only.

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

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Our Featured Title today is Enigma Agency: The Case of Shadows

Track a missing detective through the jungles of Central America. Who knows what ancient evil is lurking in the shadows? Become immersed in a world of mysticism, secrets and ancient curses. Interesting locations, an adventurous plot and mini-games await you in the jungle.

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 Written Legends: Nightmare at Sea

A peaceful sea voyage with your father turns into a Nightmare at Sea when your ship is sunk by the legendary Davy Jones. As you begin to explore the bottom of the ocean, you will discover you are not the only one to suffer this fate. Uncover the secrets of Davy Jones as you meet the other lost souls he has trapped for eternity in this intense Hidden Object 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, November 17, 2013.

Review: What Doesn't Kill Her by Max Allan Collins

A Mysterious Review of What Doesn't Kill Her by Max Allan Collins.

Review summary: This crime novel takes readers on an interesting ride through mostly familiar territory here. On the plus side, this isn't a typical serial killer thriller, but on the other hand it does suffer from offering up a predictable (and stereotypical) character as the culprit. The narrative is often more than a little clumsy, odd for such an accomplished author, but overall the storyline is a solid one. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

What Doesn't Kill Her
Max Allan Collins
Thomas & Mercer (September 2013)

Publisher synopsis: Jordan Rivera was an ordinary kid with an ordinary family. Until a vicious killer took it all away from her, sparing her and leaving her broken. The murders destroyed something inside her and she spent ten long, silent years in an institution. Catching a glimpse of a news report about another ordinary family slain, Jordan breaks her silence. Now she's out, and she molds herself — body and mind — into an instrument of justice.

While a young detective pursues the case on his own, Jordan teams up with members of her Victims Support Group, people, like her, damaged by violent crime. They have their own stories of pain, heartache, and vengeance denied. With their help, Jordan will track down the killer before he can ravage any more lives. Her own life depends on it.

  

A New MystereBook: The Case of Too Many Suspects by Garrison Flint

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 during November 2013 priced $4.99 or less …

The Case of Too Many Suspects by Garrison Flint is the fourteenth mystery in this series, first published in paperback in June 2007 and now available as an ebook.

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The Case of Too Many Suspects by Garrison Flint
A Raymond Masters Mystery
Publisher: The Family of Man Press
Publication Date: November 12, 2013
Price: $2.99 (as of 11/13/13 04:30 PM ET)

Five admit to killing the old man … using a revolver loaded with blanks …

Raymond Masters arrives at a lavish, isolated, villa in the desert north of Las Vegas to protect an ailing, old, millionaire, his staff, and family from a recent threat against the household.

When the old man is murdered, five relatives come forward, each claiming to have acted alone in his demise. Each is the perfect suspect with motive, opportunity, prints on the weapon, and unique knowledge of the crime scene.

With the assistance of two teenage lads, Masters unravels the twists and turns, and, in the end, not only solves the murder at hand, but several others that occurred years before.

  

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Steel Breeze, A Suspense Thriller by Douglas Wynne, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Steel Breeze by Douglas Wynne, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, JournalStone.

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 (11/13/2013 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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Steel Breeze by Douglas Wynne
A Suspense Thriller
Publisher: JournalStone

A black wind blows and a life hangs in the balance …

It's been a year since novelist Desmond Carmichael's wife Sandy was brutally murdered. Now, with someone stalking him and his four-year-old son, he fears that the wrong man has been imprisoned for the crime. Sandy's parents and Detective Chuck Fournier have a different fear: that Desmond, despondent over Sandy's death, has become too unstable to raise his own son.

To prove them wrong, Desmond must work outside the law to defeat a threat born in the dust of an American wasteland, baptized by fire, and hellbent on riding the winds of karma.

  

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A New MystereBook: Free Draw by Shelly Singer

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 during November 2013 priced $4.99 or less …

Free Draw by Shelly Singer is the second mystery in this series, first published in hardcover by St. Martin's Press in 1984.

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Free Draw by Shelly Singer
A Jake Samson Mystery
Publisher: booksBnimble
Publication Date: November 12, 2013
Price: $2.99 (as of 11/13/13 03:30 PM ET)

Unafraid, unlicensed, and, in this case, unpaid, unofficial Bay Area P.I. Jake Samson and his carpenter sidekick Rosie set out to clear a friend of a murder charge. The victim is found stabbed to death in a damp redwood canyon in woodsy, wealthy Marin County, outside San Francisco. It's up to Jake and Rosie to find the real killer, and they've got a number of suspects: the victim's fellow executives at a questionable correspondence school, his divided and bitter family, and his quirky Marin County neighbors — a truly odd assortment of California woods dwellers.

But the real treats here are Singer's dry humor and her characters: Jake, a nice Jewish boy with a rebellious — and very witty — streak; and Rosie, an irresistible twist on the sassy gay friend. Readers will love their easy, breezy relationship, and wish they had a friend like either one of them.

  

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Flip That Haunted House, A Haunted Renovation Mystery by Rose Pressey, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Flip That Haunted House by Rose Pressey, 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 (11/13/2013 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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Flip That Haunted House by Rose Pressey
A Haunted Renovation Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Rose Pressey

Alabama Hargrove has a new, sure-fire, money-making scheme up her sleeve: house flipper. So what if she knows zilch about renovating homes — how hard can it be?

Tougher than she thought when she discovers ghosts inhabiting the run-down mansion and the corpse of the previous owner. Oh yeah, and now the local sheriff thinks Alabama is the killer.

Holy house rehab, what's next? Reed O'Hara, the sexy know-it-all next door neighbor that's what. Alabama is hell-bent on proving she can handle the fixer-upper. Plus, unravel the mystery and find the killer. But if she's not careful, she may end up in the house forever …

  

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Dust by Patricia Cornwell, New in Bookstores This Week

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published this week by Putnam, is Dust by Patricia Cornwell.

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

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Dust
Patricia Cornwell
Series: Kay Scarpetta (21st)

Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta has just returned from working one of the worst mass murders in U.S. history when she's awakened at an early hour by Detective Pete Marino.

A body, oddly draped in an unusual cloth, has just been discovered inside the sheltered gates of MIT and it's suspected the identity is that of missing computer engineer Gail Shipton, last seen the night before at a trendy Cambridge bar. It appears she's been murdered, mere weeks before the trial of her $100 million lawsuit against her former financial managers, and Scarpetta doubts it's a coincidence. She also fears the case may have a connection with her computer genius niece, Lucy.

At a glance there is no sign of what killed Gail Shipton, but she's covered with a fine dust that under ultraviolet light fluoresces brilliantly in three vivid colors, what Scarpetta calls a mineral fingerprint. Clearly the body has been posed with chilling premeditation that is symbolic and meant to shock, and Scarpetta has reason to worry that the person responsible is the Capital Murderer, whose most recent sexual homicides have terrorized Washington, D.C. Stunningly, Scarpetta will discover that her FBI profiler husband, Benton Wesley, is convinced that certain people in the government, including his boss, don't want the killer caught.

      

Mr. E. Reviews Oblivion

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This sci-fi thriller is one of those films that is hard to recap without giving away too much of a storyline that includes more than a few twists and turns. Unfortunately, the twists and turns are rather arbitrary, existing solely to move the plot forward and not because they are credible or add any significant value to the film itself.

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

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MystereBooks: Mystic River by Dennis Lehane, 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 Mystic River by Dennis Lehane. This Kindle book was listed at $2.99 as of the date and time of this post, Wednesday, November 13, 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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Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
A Suspense Thriller
Publisher: William Morrow

When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled tip to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened — something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever.

Twenty-five years later, Sean Devine is a homicide detective. Jimmy Marcus is an ex-con who owns a corner store. And Dave Boyle is trying to hold his marriage together and keep his demons at bay — demons that urge him to do terrible things.

When Jimmy Marcus's daughter is found murdered, Sean Devine is assigned to the case. His personal life unraveling, he must go back into a world he thought he'd left behind to confront not only the violence, of the present but the nightmares of his past. His investigation brings him into conflict with Jimmy Marcus, who finds that his old criminal impulses tempt him to solve the crime with brutal justice. And then there is Dave Boyle, who came home the night Jimmy's daughter died covered with someone else's blood.

While Sean Devine attempts to use the law to return peace and order to the neighborhood, Jimmy Marcus finds his need for vengeance pushing him ever closer to a moral abyss from which lie wont be able to return, and Dave's wife, Celeste, sleeps at night with a man she fears may very well be a monster. a monster who fathered her child and hides his true nature from everyone, possibly even himself.

      

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Video Kill, A Novel of Suspense by Joanne Fluke, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Video Kill by Joanne Fluke, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Kensington.

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 (11/13/2013 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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Video Kill by Joanne Fluke
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: Kensington

The final cut is deadly …

With painstaking care, he "casts" his victims, each woman resembling an Alfred Hitchcock star, each killing echoing six of the legendary director's films. The only clue he leaves behind is a gruesome video of his handiwork. But the Video Killer shoots the death scenes as he believes they should have been done — with total realism.

A former actress, Allison Rocca knows her husband, Tony, a screenwriter, has been extra busy lately. And news reporter Katy knows her ex, Chief Detective Sam Ladera, is desperately hunting the Video Killer. Still, each woman senses something unusual about the men's behavior. But as they attempt to find the truth, they unwittingly draw closer to the lens of a calculating madman searching for his next leading lady …

      

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