Itsy Bitsy Spider by Willow Rose is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Itsy Bitsy Spider by Willow Rose as today's second free mystery ebook (An Emma Frost Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, November 22, 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.

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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Itsy Bitsy Spider
Willow Rose
An Emma Frost Mystery
Publisher: Jan Sigetty Boeje

Emma Frost inherits a house on Fanoe Island when her grandmother dies. She decides to move there with her family, much to her teenage-daughter's regret.

One morning a wealthy old woman in her street is found murdered and soon Emma finds herself wrapped in a mystery uncovering the island's dark secrets that not only runs deep within the history of the island but also within her own family.

  

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Tall Man in Ray-Bans by Joseph Flynn is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Tall Man in Ray-Bans by Joseph Flynn as today's free mystery ebook (A John Tall Wolf Novel; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, November 22, 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.

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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Tall Man in Ray-Bans
Joseph Flynn
A John Tall Wolf Novel
Publisher: Stray Dog Press

Out for a day's adventure exploring the dry bed of Lake Travis in Austin, Texas, two young boys stumble upon a skeleton. It might be all that remains of a fugitive named Randy Bear Heart. Wanted for robbing three banks and killing three cops, Bear Heart was never brought to justice.

The FBI is called on to determine how the outlaw avoided arrest for twenty-five years and who put him in the lake wearing chains. The BIA — Bureau of Indian Affairs — gets the very same job. Special Agent John Tall Wolf is put on the case because one of the dead cops was a Native American who worked at the Mercy Ridge Reservation.

The FBI wants John to "coordinate all your efforts" through SAC Gilbert Melvin. John is having none of that, saying, "I'll conduct my investigation as I see fit." He doesn't even get along with his own boss, Marlene Flower Moon, head of the BIA's Office of Justice Services.

While interviewing John for his job, Marlene was amused by his assertiveness, and asked him, "What do you want, a license to take scalps?" John said, "Yeah, that'd be good."

  

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11/22/63 by Stephen King is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature 11/22/63 by Stephen King as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Friday, November 22, 2013.

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11/22/63
Stephen King
A Novel of Suspense
Scribner

On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back?

Jake Epping is a thirty-five-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED program. He receives an essay from one of the students — a gruesome, harrowing first person story about the night 50 years ago when Harry Dunning's father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a hammer. Harry escaped with a smashed leg, as evidenced by his crooked walk.

Not much later, Jake's friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. He enlists Jake on an insane — and insanely possible — mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake's new life as George Amberson and his new world of Elvis and JFK, of big American cars and sock hops, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake's life — a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time.

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Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending November 22, 2013

A list of the top 15 Mystery Hardcover Bestsellers for the week ending November 22nd, 2013 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

John Grisham's new legal thriller Sycamore Road remains atop the list again this week, with last week's top featured title, Dust by Patricia Cornwell, moving up strongly into third place.

Two new titles debut this week (rank in [brackets]).

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[7]: Takedown Twenty
Janet Evanovich
— Stephanie Plum (20th)

New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum knows better than to mess with family. But when powerful mobster Salvatore “Uncle Sunny” Sunucchi goes on the lam in Trenton, it's up to Stephanie to find him. Uncle Sunny is charged with murder for running over a guy (twice), and nobody wants to turn him in — not his poker buddies, not his bimbo girlfriend, not his two right-hand men, Shorty and Moe. Even Trenton's hottest cop, Joe Morelli, has skin in the game, because — just Stephanie's luck — the godfather is his actual godfather. And while Morelli understands that the law is the law, his old-world grandmother, Bella, is doing everything she can to throw Stephanie off the trail.

It's not just Uncle Sunny giving Stephanie the run-around. Security specialist Ranger needs her help to solve the bizarre death of a top client's mother, a woman who happened to play bingo with Stephanie's Grandma Mazur. Before Stephanie knows it, she's working side by side with Ranger and Grandma at the senior center, trying to catch a killer on the loose — and the bingo balls are not rolling in their favor.

With bullet holes in her car, henchmen on her tail, and a giraffe named Kevin running wild in the streets of Trenton, Stephanie will have to up her game for the ultimate takedown.

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[11]: King and Maxwell
David Baldacci
— Sean King and Michelle Maxwell (6th)

It seems at first like a simple, tragic story. Tyler Wingo, a teenage boy, learns the awful news that his father, a soldier, was killed in action in Afghanistan. Then the extraordinary happens: Tyler receives a communication from his father … after his supposed death.

Tyler hires Sean and Michelle to solve the mystery surrounding his father. But their investigation quickly leads to deeper, more troubling questions. Could Tyler's father really still be alive? What was his true mission? Could Tyler be the next target?

Sean and Michelle soon realize that they've stumbled on to something bigger and more treacherous than anyone could have imagined. And as their hunt for the truth leads them relentlessly to the highest levels of power and to uncovering the most clandestine of secrets, Sean and Michelle are determined to help and protect Tyler — though they may pay for it with their lives.

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (131122)

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

• The New Release is Haunted Halls: Nightmare Dwellers Collector's Edition.

• The Daily Deal is The Gift, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Guardians of Magic: Amanda's Awakening, just $2.99 through Sunday, November 24, 2013 only.

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

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The New Release today is Haunted Halls: Nightmare Dwellers Collector's Edition

The night started out like any other. A local collector was complaining about paranormal activity in her mansion, and the authorities called you to get to the bottom of things. But it turns out that the pit of bizarre activity was bottomless. Now you find yourself lost in a living nightmare brimming with strange creatures, comatose colleagues, and mysterious tentacles reaching out around every corner! Can you find the source of the happenings and destroy it before it's too late? Race to uncover an ancient secret in this thrilling Hidden Object adventure game!

This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version, including: Travel into the mind of the villain in the bonus game; Replayable mini-games and hidden-object puzzles; Exciting screensavers, wallpapers, and concept art; and An available 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 The Gift

Dead bodies are piling up, a bizarre symbol on their foreheads. Guide paranormal investigator Sarah Meiville through a classic noir adventure as she searches for clues, solves puzzles and learns to use visions that appear to be helping her. This is an unforgettable cross between a moody '40s detective movie and a modern occult thriller!

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Friday, November 22, 2013 — for $2.99.

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The current Catch of the Week is Guardians of Magic: Amanda's Awakening

Join Amanda on this astounding journey between scientific and magical realms! Explore 27 wondrous scenes and solve masterful puzzles to find the balance. Cast spells with your wand, build magical devices, and use technological savvy to stop Dr. Magus. With impressive mini-games, an engaging story, and an amazing ending, this game is a wonderful escape that's certain to please.

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 24, 2013.

Review: Tooth for a Tooth by T. Frank Muir

A Mysterious Review of Tooth for a Tooth by T. Frank Muir. An Andy Gilchrist Mystery.

Review summary: This is far more than just a police procedural-style crime novel. It is also a very poignant story of family and friends, confidence and envy, love and hate. The murder mystery storyline is a compelling one, but it is really the central character of Andy Gilchrist that makes such a difference here. Highly recommended. (Click here for text of full review.)

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Tooth for a Tooth
T. Frank Muir
An Andy Gilchrist Mystery
Soho Crime (November 2013)

Publisher synopsis: When a woman's skeleton is discovered in a shallow grave DCI Andy Gilchrist is tasked with finding her murderer. But a psychic's warnings and markings on a rusted cigarette lighter found among the rotted remains take Gilchrist on a journey into his own past that brings him closer to discovering the identity of his brother's killer from a hit-and-run case some thirty-five years before.

When dental records from an extracted tooth force Gilchrist to confront the unthinkable — that his brother was her killer — he keeps his fears to himself, only to be suspended on suspicion of destroying evidence.

      

A New MystereBook: The Candidate by Daniel Pembrey

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 Candidate by Daniel Pembrey is a Kindle Single, a 100-page novella subtitles A Luxembourge Thriller.

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The Candidate by Daniel Pembrey
A Luxembourge Thriller Novella
Publisher: Daniel Pembrey
Publication Date: November 20, 2013
Price: $0.99 (as of 11/21/13 04:30 PM ET)

When headhunter becomes the hunted …

Nick Thorneycroft is a British headhunter working in Luxembourg. His company asks him to recruit a high-flying executive for the company's Russian business. The best candidate turns out to be smart, beautiful … and mysterious.

Soon the effects of Russia's political upheaval, and the arrival of an ex-girlfriend who won't leave him alone, make Nick's Luxembourg life increasingly perilous; worlds collide in this gripping, atmospheric tale.

  

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New Poster, Trailer for Banshee Season 2

A new poster and trailer have been released by Cinemax for the second season of Banshee (poster right; click for larger version; trailer embedded, below). The poster's tagline: "Good town. Bad blood."

Antony Starr stars as Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master thief, who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he continues his criminal activities, even as he's hunted by the shadowy gangsters he betrayed years earlier.

Banshee Season 2 premieres on Friday, January 10th, 2014 at 10 PM ET/PT.

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A New MystereBook: The Architecture of Snow by David Morrell

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 Architecture of Snow by David Morrell is a short story by the author of First Blood, The Brotherhood of the Rose, and many other bestselling novels.

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The Architecture of Snow by David Morrell
A Short Story Mystery
Publisher: Morrell Enterprises
Publication Date: November 19, 2013
Price: $0.99 (as of 11/21/13 03:30 PM ET)

One of the great literary mysteries of the twentieth century concerns J. D. Salinger. In the mid-1960s, the revered creator of The Catcher in the Rye suddenly stopped publishing and withdrew from public life.

In this haunting short story, an author similar to Salinger submits a manuscript after a four-decade absence. Why has he abruptly resurfaced? What caused his long-ago disappearance?

When editor Tom Neal embarks on a search to a remote New England town, he uncovers the disturbing truth behind a tragic mystery that changes his life in unimaginable ways.

      

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Margarita Nights, A Sherri Travis Mystery by Phyllis Smallman, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Margarita Nights by Phyllis Smallman, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Phyllis Smallman.

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 (11/21/2013 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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Margarita Nights by Phyllis Smallman
A Sherri Travis Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Phyllis Smallman

In a small Florida beach town, Sherri Travis is a bartender with attitude and a woman with an inconveniently murdered husband who turns out to be as much trouble to her dead as he was alive.

Sifting through the debris of Jimmy's life, Sherri finds more than a few people who wanted her lying, scheming, scam artist husband gone — but which one actually did the deed?

  

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Nowhere Nice by Rick Gavin, New in Bookstores This Week

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published this week by Minotaur Books, is Nowhere Nice by Rick Gavin.

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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Nowhere Nice
Rick Gavin
Series: Nick Reid (3rd)

The last time Nick Reid and his pal Desmond tangled with that crazy meth-dealer Boudrot, Boudrot landed in jail and Nick and Desmond helped themselves to the several hundred grand in cash hidden in his trailer. Now Boudrot's made a jailbreak and escaped into the bayou.

In pure spiteful nastiness, Boudrot is three cuts above your regular dime-a-dozen lowlife, and it's a sure bet he's out for revenge on everyone involved in last year's incident. Nick and Desmond immediately set out to warn the innocent — relatively speaking, anyway — of trouble to come, and proceed to round up the troops for a showdown. But that Boudrot is even meaner and crazier than they've bargained for, and Nick and Desmond will be lucky to make it through alive on this wild, wacky chase through the Mississippi Delta.

      

The Mysterious Literary Mustaches of Movember

Open Road Integrated Media celebrates the Mysterious Literary Mustaches of Movember with an amusing (and informative) infographic, below.

Featured authors and crime novelists include Rex Stout, whose armchair detective "is as robust in stature as Stout's mustache"; Joseph Koenig, whose "mysteries are as serious as his 'stache"; and six more.

Click on the link above (or the infographic itself) to be taken the publisher's blog page for more information.

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