A New MystereBook: Phantom River by P. J. Alderman

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 December 2013 priced $4.99 or less …

Phantom River by P. J. Alderman features a woman, who earns her living on Oregon's treacherous Columbia River … and a man sworn to save lives at the risk of his own.

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Phantom River by P. J. Alderman
The Columbia River Thrillers
Publisher: P. J. Alderman
Publication Date: December 19, 2013
Price: $3.99 (as of 12/21/13 04:30 PM ET)

Bar pilot Jo Henderson knows all the myths and legends of her native Astoria, but her knowledge of the undercurrents in local events proves more deadly than she thought possible when an explosion dumps her into the Columbia's icy winter waters. Though she survives her first "accident", she's unknowingly become the target of a ruthless killer.

When Bostonian John MacFallon took the job of Astoria's police chief, he left evil behind — he thought for good. But with the suspicious "accidents" piling up, Mac uncovers a plot that threatens to cripple the regional economy and destroy the woman who has quickly become far too important to him.

  

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Patient Zero, A Joe Ledger Mystery by Jonathan Maberry, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, St. Martin's Griffin.

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 (12/21/2013 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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Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry
A Joe Ledger Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week there's either something wrong with your world or something wrong with your skills … and there's nothing wrong with Joe Ledger's skills. And that's both a good, and a bad thing.

It's good because he's a Baltimore detective that has just been secretly recruited by the government to lead a new taskforce created to deal with the problems that Homeland Security can't handle. This rapid response group is called the Department of Military Sciences or the DMS for short.

It's bad because his first mission is to help stop a group of terrorists from releasing a dreadful bio-weapon that can turn ordinary people into zombies. The fate of the world hangs in the balance.

      

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A New MystereBook: The First Stone by Kathy Reynolds

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 December 2013 priced $4.99 or less …

The First Stone by Kathy Reynolds is the second mystery in this series, but serves as a prequel to the book that precedes it, Touchstone.

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The First Stone by Kathy Reynolds
A Liz Stone Mystery
Publisher: Kathy Reynolds
Publication Date: December 19, 2013
Price: $2.99 (as of 12/21/13 03:30 PM ET)

Introducing Liz Stone. She's the wife of a high powered lawyer, the mother of a feisty five year old Rosie, and a cop. A Las Vegas Detective working in the Crimes Against Children, division kind of cop.

Liz is on the hunt for Surfer-Dude-Sam, a serial rapist and killer who lures teen girls over the internet by pretending to be a 16 year old boy.

Liz and her partner, John, Stewart, are working against time to find 14-year-old Amanda Stephens before it's too late.

  

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Christine Falls, A Quirke Mystery by Benjamin Black, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Christine Falls by Benjamin Black, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Minotaur Books.

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 (12/21/2013 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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Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
A Quirke Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Minotaur Books

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It's not the dead that seem strange to Quirke. It's the living. One night, after a few drinks at an office party, Quirke shuffles down into the morgue where he works and finds his brother-in-law, Malachy, altering a file he has no business even reading. Odd enough in itself to find Malachy there, but the next morning, when the haze has lifted, it looks an awful lot like his brother-in-law, the esteemed doctor, was in fact tampering with a corpse — and concealing the cause of death.

It turns out the body belonged to a young woman named Christine Falls. And as Quirke reluctantly presses on toward the true facts behind her death, he comes up against some insidious — and very well-guarded — secrets of Dublin's high Catholic society, among them members of his own family.

      

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Kaleidocide by Dave Swavely, New in Bookstores This Month

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published this month by St. Martin's Press, is Kaleidocide by Dave Swavely.

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

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Kaleidocide
Dave Swavely
Series: Michael Ares, Peacer (2nd)

In the near future, a post-quake San Francisco is ruled by a private corporation called the Bay Area Security Service. BASS has established and maintained order in this new city-state with a police force of "peacers" who have a license to kill, and the company has developed a cutting-edge antigravity technology coveted by the rest of the world. Michael Ares has recently inherited the throne of BASS, and immediately finds himself marked for assassination by an even more powerful leader, the Chinese general Zhang Sun.

Michael doesn't understand why he was chosen to play this important role, nor does he know why Sun is so determined to see him dead. But to find out, he will first have to survive not just one attempt on his life, but an unrelenting barrage that has never failed to end in the death of the target. His only hope is to entrust his fate to an old friend whose company provides personal high-tech protection that is almost as impressive as the forces arrayed against him.

      

The Baker Street Letters, A Reggie Heath, Baker Street Mystery by Michael Robertson, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Minotaur Books.

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 (12/21/2013 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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The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson
A Reggie Heath, Baker Street Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Minotaur Books

In Los Angeles, a geological surveyor maps out a proposed subway route — and then goes missing. His eight-year-old daughter, in her desperation, turns to the one person she thinks might help — she writes a letter to Sherlock Holmes.

That letter creates an uproar at 221b Baker Street, which now houses the law offices of attorney and man about town Reggie Heath and his hapless brother, Nigel. Instead of filing the letter like he's supposed to, Nigel decides to investigate. Soon he's flying off to Los Angeles, inconsiderately leaving a very dead body on the floor in his office. Big brother Reggie follows Nigel to California, as does Reggie's sometime lover, Laura — a quick-witted stage actress who's captured the hearts of both brothers.

When Nigel is arrested, Reggie must use all his wits to solve a case that Sherlock Holmes would have savored.

      

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A New MystereBook: Death Nell by Mary Grace Murphy

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 December 2013 priced $4.99 or less …

Death Nell by Mary Grace Murphy is the first in a new series, and introduces Nell Bailey, who has always suspected food would be the death of her, but never did she consider her relationship with tempting treats would cause her to be a target for murder.

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Death Nell by Mary Grace Murphy
A Noshes Up North Mystery
Publisher: Mary Grace Murphy
Publication Date: December 19, 2013
Price: $2.99 (as of 12/21/13 01:30 PM ET)

Nell's blog "Noshes Up North" is everything the retired teacher had hoped for — a place for restaurant reviews, recipes, and foodie chatter. But when a cyber bully becomes threatening and a gruesome murder is committed, Nell thinks her dream of a food career may have been a mistake.

A case of mistaken identity could mean the intended target was Nell. A new man in her life seems anxious to help, but she can't help wondering if he is the dreaded "Northwoodsman". Nell must find the answer before the killer finds her.

  

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The Tourist, A Milo Weaver Mystery by Olen Steinhauer, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Minotaur Books.

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 (12/21/2013 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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The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
A Milo Weaver Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Minotaur Books

Milo Weaver used to be a "tourist" for the CIA — an undercover agent with no home, no identity — but he's since retired from the field to become a middle-level manager at the CIA's New York headquarters. He's acquired a wife, a daughter, and a brownstone in Brooklyn, and he's tried to leave his old life of secrets and lies behind.

However, when the arrest of a long-sought-after assassin sets off an investigation into one of Milo's oldest colleagues and exposes new layers of intrigue in his old cases, he has no choice but to go back undercover and find out who's holding the strings once and for all.

      

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A New MystereBook: Cyanide Perfume by Jeff Sherratt

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 December 2013 priced $4.99 or less …

Cyanide Perfume by Jeff Sherratt is the fourth mystery to feature ex-cop turned defense lawyer Jimmy O'Brien.

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Cyanide Perfume by Jeff Sherratt
A Jimmy O'Brien Mystery
Publisher: Innova Press
Publication Date: December 19, 2013
Price: $2.99 (as of 12/21/13 12:30 PM ET)

Attorney Jimmy O'Brien faces a wild ride of twists and turns when he is retained by a beautiful ex-hooker, Laura Woods. She is accused of murdering her rich, meat-packer husband, Arnie Rosenthal. He left Laura with an insurance policy that promised her luxury for the rest of her life. But now Laura's accused of planting a bullet in his skull.

Jimmy and his investigator, Sol Silverman, delve into Laura's case and immediately find themselves immersed in dirty politics, murder, and prison schemes.

  

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Steel Joe by S. A. Ferkey is Today's Fifth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Steel Joe by S. A. Ferkey as today's fifth free mystery ebook (A Supernatural Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, December 21, 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.

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Steel Joe
S. A. Ferkey
A Supernatural Thriller
Publisher: S. A. Ferkey

Jesse Tolley has been frozen within the womb of a coulee for more than a century, but today he's going to rewrite history. Or die trying.

A hundred years ago, Owen Dervin wanted something he couldn't have — Jesse Tolley's woman. So he framed Jesse for a robbery and murder he didn't commit, then shot him in the back and left him for dead.

But today, a freak accident has resurrected Jesse from the dead. He breathes his first breath in over a century only to discover that his beloved wife, Emily, has passed from this world, and his land is in the hands of strangers.

That's not all that's changed. History has branded Jesse Tolley a thief and murderer, and his sole descendant, Rachil Andrizzi, has changed her name to forever disassociate herself from her infamous great-grandfather.

Jesse's shock is compounded when he walks into town and finds himself in the middle of the city's annual celebration to honor its most famous citizen, the hero, Owen Dervin.

Jesse will die a happy man if he can clear his name, but the odds are woefully stacked against him. His body has been ravaged by time, gunshot wounds, and innumerable traumas. And now the mayor, the entire police force of Lupine, Wisconsin, and the FBI are gunning for him.

Can Jesse show Rachil, aka Melinda Tolley, that a man's name should be a testament to how he lived his life, not how someone else says he lived it — before time runs out?

Jesse's first day in the 21st century could well be his last in this action adventure thriller about one man trying to do the right thing against all odds.

  

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Island Life by Michael W. Sherer is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Island Life by Michael W. Sherer as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Novel of Suspense; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, December 21, 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.

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Island Life
Michael W. Sherer
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: Michael W. Sherer

How do you live without someone who's been part of your life for twenty years?

Jack Holm begins to find out when his wife doesn't return to their suburban Seattle home after shopping one day. Her absence is not unusual given her flight attendant's job, and it's a respite from recent marital discord, so Jack feels relief not worry. But when a day goes by with no word, then another, Jack, his teenage daughter and ten-year-old son do worry. After three days, Jack reports her missing.

Suddenly, Jack is swept up in a terrifying conflagration of events that threaten to tear his world apart. The police suspect him of foul play. Children and Family Services suspects him of abuse. And someone is spying on his kids.

Now a single dad, Jack tries to help his kids deal with their mother's disappearance, but when he's arrested on suspicion of murder, he stands to lose it all. The state and his mother-in-law want to take away his kids. The police want him in jail. Abandoned by friends and family, Jack has nowhere to turn, and the mounting evidence begins to make him think he might actually be a killer.

But mysterious phone calls and a CD containing child pornography that turns up in his wife's belongings convince him otherwise. He quickly realizes the only way to stay ahead of the law and prevent his children from being put in foster care is to find out what happened to his wife. With new-found courage from a woman who believes in his innocence and the help of another outcast, Jack pursues a shadowy Japanese Yakuza crime boss from Seattle to Las Vegas and back, putting himself and all the people he loves in mortal danger.

  

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Blood Séance by Ian Henry is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Blood Séance by Ian Henry as today's third free mystery ebook (A Suspense Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, December 21, 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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Blood Séance
Ian Henry
A Suspense Thriller
Publisher: Ian Henry

When Glen Kellerman and his family escape the shallow luxury of Beverly Hills and move into a gorgeous old Spanish-style mansion in the Pacific Palisades, they have no idea they've just bought a piece of forgotten Hollywood folklore, once owned by a forties-era B-movie actress.

But when their idyllic little reality shatters, they begin a downward spiral that leads them straight into a dire confrontation with the dark forces still lingering in their beautiful mansion by the seaside. Glen must struggle to keep everything he knows and loves from coming apart at the seams, and his quest to find answers brings him face to face with the horrific fate that befell a beautiful young Scream Queen from a bygone era.

  

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Final Epidemic by Earl Merkel is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Final Epidemic by Earl Merkel as today's second free mystery ebook (A Beck Casey Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, December 21, 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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Final Epidemic
Earl Merkel
A Beck Casey Thriller
Publisher: Diversion Books

An invisible killer has returned. The last time it raged, upward of forty million died — in a matter of months. Now it is back, released to prey on an unsuspecting, unprotected world.

The first case appears on a flawless spring morning, initially diagnosed as a common cold — perhaps, a mild flu.

Then the deaths begin.

New York and Florida are quarantined. International travel is halted. A Japanese doomsday cult commits mass suicide, its final mision completed.

Beck Casey, an expert on biological warfare, is called back to his former CIA post to unravel the twisted case … and to discover if a vaccine exists. But Casey's potential allies to save the future are the worst enemies from his past.

  

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