New Trailer for Suspense Thriller Sabotage

A new trailer has been released by Open Road Films for the suspense thriller Sabotage (embedded, below).

Arnold Schwarzengger leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done — until, one-by-one, the team members mysteriously start to be eliminated. As the body count rises, everyone is a suspect.

Directed by David Ayer from an original screenplay by Skip Woods and David Ayer, Sabotage opens in theaters April 11, 2014.

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Deceptions by Lauren Maddison is Today's Fifth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Deceptions by Lauren Maddison as today's fifth free mystery ebook (A Connor Hawthorne Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, December 24, 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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Deceptions
Lauren Maddison
A Connor Hawthorne Mystery
Publisher: The Satterwhite Agency

On the muddy banks of the C&O Canal in Washington, D.C., a beautiful woman is murdered, unleashing a wave of terror that reaches to the highest levels of power.

Devastated by the death of her longtime lover, Connor Hawthorne, best-selling mystery novelist, former district attorney, and the daughter of a former U.S. Senator and presidential adviser, is determined to bring the murderer to justice. And when the crime is solved — too easily — she vows to put the experience behind her and rebuild her life.

But someone is determined to make sure she doesn't.

While at a writer's conference in the the Southwest, Connor finds herself running for her life across the high desert, aided by a beautiful and resourceful Navajo guide.

As the murderer draws close, Conner and her guide must unravel a web of treachery, some of which lies in Connor's own past, to save their lives and prevent the discovery of a powerful secret that someone is willing to kill for, again and again. In the process, Connor will finally come to understand the very special gifts of wisdom and prescience that have passed to her through generations of Celtic women from the mists of times long past. Caught up in the battle between life and death, she learns that reality isn't necessarily just what you can see.

  

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Ethan Justice: Origins by Simon Jenner is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Ethan Justice: Origins by Simon Jenner as today's fourth free mystery ebook (An Ethan Justice Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, December 24, 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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Ethan Justice: Origins
Simon Jenner
An Ethan Justice Thriller
Publisher: Simon Jenner

Waking up beside the gorgeous Savannah Jones, John is shocked to learn she was for hire, and he can't pay the price — a thousand pounds or broken legs. In desperation, he turns to best friend, Mark, for the money. Only one problem — Mark has a dagger in his back.

John and Savannah are plunged into a dangerous world where wits and adrenaline are their only weapons and trust in each other their only certainty. As the body count mounts, they discover Mark wasn't the person John thought, and his terrifying invention may well end up killing thousands, John and Savannah included.

A race to recover the missing invention pits the unlikely pairing against ex-SAS psychopath, Gregory Fisher, a man who will stop at nothing and kill anyone in his way to wreak revenge against the Government who stole his livelihood.

When Smith and Jones team up, the result is explosive.

  

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Maid in the Shade by Bridget Allison is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Maid in the Shade by Bridget Allison as today's third free mystery ebook (A Gretchen Gallen, Maid for Murder Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, December 24, 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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Maid in the Shade
Bridget Allison
A Gretchen Gallen, Maid for Murder Mystery
Publisher: Graysea Publishing

Gretchen Gallen, a young financial wunderkind, former addict and wildlife rescue volunteer from Charlotte, has built a new life in the sleepy village of Bridle Springs, making her living in "Crisis Cleanup".

We are reunited with Gretchen just as she is called to a local wildlife rescue — where there also happens to be a dead body.

With the hilarious Mona, Jackson and the perpetually irreverent Lucy by her side, Gretchen is content to continue her work in Bridle Springs while maintaining relationships with the power brokers of Charlotte. Distractions from two would-be beaus aren't helping her concentration, as they seem to be looking for commitments she is not prepared to make.

With her attention diverted, Gretchen has missed a clue or two, and by the time Gretchen sees a pattern in a city suicide, she realizes that she has trailed danger to her door, and Gretchen isn't the only one in jeopardy.

  

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Leave No Stone Unturned by Jeanne Glidewell is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Leave No Stone Unturned by Jeanne Glidewell as today's second free mystery ebook (A Lexie Starr Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, December 24, 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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Leave No Stone Unturned
Jeanne Glidewell
A Lexie Starr Mystery
Publisher: ePublishing Works!

Lexie Starr, a widowed library assistant, accidentally discovers her new son-in-law, Clay Pitt, may be guilty of murdering his first wife.

Then Lexie's daughter, Wendy, is abducted.

Vowing to bring Wendy home and unravel the truth about Clay, Lexie comes face-to-face with Clay's psychotic mother, a foul-mouthed parrot, a bad-tempered detective, a feisty old B&B proprietor, and a potential suitor.

  

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The Murders at Astaire Castle by Lauren Carr is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Murders at Astaire Castle by Lauren Carr as today's free mystery ebook (A Mac Faraday Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, December 24, 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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The Murders at Astaire Castle
Lauren Carr
A Mac Faraday Mystery
Publisher: Acorn Book Services

Never tell Mac Faraday not to do something …

Spencer's police chief, David O'Callaghan, learns this lesson the hard way when he orders Mac Faraday to stay away from the south end of Spencer's mountaintop — even though he owns the property. It doesn't take long for Mac to find out what lies on the other side of the stone wall and locked gate, on which hangs a sign warning visitors to Keep Out!

Topping the list of the ten top haunted places in America, Astaire Castle is associated with two suicides, three mysterious disappearances, and four murders since it was built almost a century ago — and Mac Faraday owns it!

In spite of David's warning, Mac can't resist unlocking the gate to see the castle that supposedly hasn't seen a living soul since his late mother had ordered it closed up after the double homicide and disappearance of Damian Wagner, a world-famous master of horror novels.

What starts out as a quick tour of a dusty old castle turns into another Mac Faraday adventure when Astaire Castle becomes the scene of even more murders. Mac is going to need to put all of his investigative talents to work to sort out this case that involves the strangest characters he has run into yet — including a wolf man. No, we're not talking about Gnarly.

  

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Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller is Today's Nook Daily Find

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller as today's Barnes & Noble Nook Daily Find.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Tuesday, December 24, 2013.

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Norwegian by Night
Derek B. Miller
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Winner of the 2013 CWA New Blood Dagger for best first novel.

Sheldon Horowitz — widowed, impatient, impertinent — has grudgingly agreed to leave New York and move in with his granddaughter, Rhea, and her new husband, Lars, in Norway: a country of blue and ice with one thousand Jews, not one of them a former Marine sniper in the Korean War turned watch repairman, who failed his only son by sending him to Vietnam to die. Not until now, anyway.

Home alone one morning, Sheldon witnesses a dispute between the woman who lives upstairs and an aggressive stranger. When events turn dire, Sheldon seizes and shields the neighbor's young son from the violence, and they flee the scene. But old age and circumstances are altering Sheldon's experience of time and memory. He is haunted by dreams of his son Saul's life and by guilt over his death. As Sheldon and the boy look for a haven in an alien world, reality and fantasy, past and present, weave together, forcing them ever forward to a wrenching moment of truth.

Read our review of Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller.

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (131224)

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

• The New Release is Adelantado Trilogy: Book Three.

• The current Catch of the Week is Haunted Halls: Revenge of Doctor Blackmore, just $2.99 through Sunday, December 29, 2013 only.

• Today's Special Deal — Merry Christmas Sale! All Standard and Collector's Edition Games are Sale Priced! Use coupon code HOLLY to get any Collector's Edition game for just $7.99 or use coupon code JOLLY to get any Standard Edition game for just $3.99. Offer valid through December 25th, 2013 only until 11:59 PM PT.

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

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The New Release today is Adelantado Trilogy: Book Three

The story of Adelantado continues in Book Three — get ready for an epic conclusion of this amazing trilogy! Don Diego finds himself on top of the high cliff. There he comes across a stone that tells the story of these ancient and mysterious lands and its beautiful but dangerous inhabitants. Despite the risks that lay ahead the brave explorer has to push forward and finish his quest to find the lost expedition.

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 Haunted Halls: Revenge of Doctor Blackmore

When you wake up in the lair of the notorious Dr. Blackmore, you know it's going to be a bad day. But to make matters worse, he's also holding your fiancé and a handful of other people hostage in various locations throughout the building. To save them all, you'll have to use your wits and your will to survive a series of nightmarish experiments Blackmore has concocted especially for you. Prepare for a mind-bending journey into the realm of the weird and brace yourself for the unexpected in this exciting Hidden Object adventure!

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, December 29, 2013.

A New MystereBook: Bad Penny by John D. Brown

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 …

Bad Penny by John D. Brown is the author's debut thriller, but (according to his website) "not a thriller of the spy, mystery, or intrigue type. It's not military, cop, or FBI. It's not fearful woman-in-jeopardy suspense. It's not serial killer. It's Lone Ranger Kicks Butt — a guy outside the law saves some folks and metes out justice."

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Bad Penny by John D. Brown
An Action Thriller
Publisher: Blacksword Books
Publication Date: December 19, 2013
Price: $0.99 (as of 12/23/13 04:30 PM ET)

He's an ex-con. He's trying to go straight. He is determined to never step foot in a cement box again.

Then an old cell mate shows up and puts all that at risk, forcing him to go outside the law to save the one thing he cherishes most.

  

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A New MystereBook: Murder at Ashgrove House by Margaret Addison

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 …

Murder at Ashgrove House by Margaret Addison is a classic country house murder mystery, the first in a series, and set during the golden age of crime.

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Murder at Ashgrove House by Margaret Addison
A Rose Simpson Mystery
Publisher: Margaret Addison
Publication Date: December 21, 2013
Price: $2.99 (as of 12/23/13 03:30 PM ET)

1930: When Sir William and Lady Withers invite friends and family to a weekend house party at their country home, Ashgrove House, they are faced with the arrival of both invited and uninvited guests, the consequence of which is murder.

  

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Dark Waters, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Toni Anderson, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dark Waters by Toni Anderson, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Montlake Romance.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $1.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (12/23/2013 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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Dark Waters by Toni Anderson
A Novel of Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Montlake Romance

Danger once again laps at the shores of Barkley Sound, the Graveyard of the Pacific …

Since her rocky childhood and its abrupt, brutal ending, schoolteacher Anna Silver hasn't given her trust easily. But when her estranged father gets in over his head — again — and winds up dead, his last message to Anna is as clear as it is insistent: she's in danger and Brent Carver, the man with whom he shared a prison cell for five years, is the only person she should turn to for help. With nowhere else to go and with her father's killer on her trail, Anna flees to what she hopes is safety.

Tucked into the west coast of Vancouver Island, Brent Carver's isolated home hasn't seen many visitors. And his friend's daughter is the last person he ever expected to grace his doorstep. She's in trouble, and he can't deny her protection … just as he can't deny his attraction to the independent beauty. As their passion sparks into flame, the perfect storm brews off the coast of his island home, bringing with it a sadistic killer hunting Anna and the secrets she's come close to uncovering.

  

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Murder and Moonshine by Carol Miller, New in Bookstores This Month

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published this month by Minotaur Books, is Murder and Moonshine by Carol Miller.

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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Murder and Moonshine
Carol Miller
Series: Daisy Hale McGovern (1st)

All small towns have secrets — and plenty of them — as every small-town waitress knows. Daisy is no different. A young, recently separated waitress at H & P's Diner in sleepy southwestern Virginia, she hears more than her fair share of neighborhood gossip while serving plates of hash and peach cobbler. But when a reclusive old man shows up at the diner one day, only to drop dead a few minutes later, Daisy quickly learns that some secrets are more dangerous to keep than others — especially when there are money and moonshine involved.

The man's death was suspicious, and no longer sure who she can trust, Daisy turns sleuth while also seeking to protect her sick mother and keeping a handle on Aunt Emily, her goading, trigger-happy landlord. Caught between whiskey and guns, a handsome ATF agent and a moonshine-brewing sweet talker, and a painful past and a dangerous present, Daisy has her work cut out for her. There's trouble brewing in her small town, and before it passes, many secrets will come to light.

      

Mystery and Suspense Films: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, New This Week on DVD

Checking through our list of films currently scheduled for release this week on DVD and/or Blu-ray disc, we are pleased to feature one that falls into the mystery, suspense, thriller, crime and/or adventure category …

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters starring Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, and Peter Stormare.

See also a list of current mystery and suspense DVD, Blu-ray, or VOD deals on Amazon.com.

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

Directed by Tommy Wirkola from a screenplay co-written with D. W. Harper. Watch a trailer for the film below.

Film Synopsis (from the studio): Fifteen years after the traumatic incident involving a gingerbread house, the siblings — played by Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton — have evolved into vengeful bounty hunters dedicated to exterminating witches. Over the years, the siblings became expert hunters, famous for their proficiency at tracking and taking down their prey. Although still recovering from their ordeal, their work is relatively easy as for an unknown reason harmful spells and curses do not work well against them.

The Mayor of Augsburg recruits them to rid the town and nearby forests of an evil sorceress (Famke Janssen) who is planning to sacrifice many local children at the witches' gathering during the upcoming "Blood Moon" night in two days time. To make things worse, the duo also has to deal with the brutal Sheriff Berringer (Peter Stormare), who has taken power in Augsburg and conducts a very indiscriminate witch-hunt of his own.

Running time: 88 minutes. Rating: Rated R for strong fantasy horror violence and gore, brief sexuality/nudity and language.

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A New MystereBook: Cleaver Square by Daniel Campbell and Sean Campbell

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 …

Cleaver Square by Daniel Campbell and Sean Campbell is the second mystery in this series featuring Detective Chief Inspector David Morton.

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Cleaver Square by Daniel Campbell and Sean Campbell
A David Morton Mystery
Publisher: De Minimis
Publication Date: December 21, 2013
Price: $0.99 (as of 12/23/13 01:30 PM ET)

The bleakest winter on record and a gruesome discovery bring DCI David Morton to the Hackney Marshes in search of a clue, any clue, as to the identity of a dead child found near the Old River Lea.

Meanwhile, closer to home, Morton's long suffering wife Sarah comes to the conclusion that her man has been doing more than work during his late nights at the office. As he closes in on the mystery of the boy's identity his life begins to crumble and a terrible wrong is done to someone he loves.

With all of London watching, Morton's impeccable ethics will be tested to their limit as he is forced to choose between doing what is right and what is legal.

  

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An Affair of Deceit, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Jamie Michele, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature An Affair of Deceit by Jamie Michele, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Montlake Romance.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $1.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (12/23/2013 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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An Affair of Deceit by Jamie Michele
A Novel of Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Montlake Romance

A father's sins. A daughter's loyalty. A lover's protection.

When a charming CIA agent shows up on her doorstep, lawyer Abigail Mason finds herself drawn into the search for a man she had written off long before — her estranged father. Her father's caught in the agency's crosshairs, and she'll do all that she can to figure out just what he's done.

Agent James Riley knew that the stubborn, tough-as-nails attorney would be a thorn in his side, but he never guessed that he'd feel an undeniable attraction to her. To keep Abigail from stumbling alone into a web of international espionage and danger, he'll need to bring her into his search and keep her close. But when a madman singles her out as the one who should pay for her father's sins, Riley will do all he can to protect the woman who's claimed her heart.

  

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