Cat Fear No Evil, A Joe Grey Mystery by Shirley Rousseau Murphy, at a Special Price during January 2014

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 Cat Fear No Evil by Shirley Rousseau Murphy. This Kindle book was listed at $0.99 as of the date and time of this post, Friday, January 03, 2014 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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Cat Fear No Evil by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
A Joe Grey Mystery (9th in series)
Publisher: HarperColllins

When antiques and valuables begin to disappear from residents' homes, Joe Grey, Feline Detective, knows that something is very wrong in sleepy Molena Point, California. Lost are a five hundred thousand dollar painting, a diamond choker, and most shocking to Joe, his owner Clyde's vintage Packard roadster.

But even a seasoned tomcat like Joe isn't prepared for the return of a yellow-eyed, sinister black cat who had terrorized him and his girlfriend Dulcie years before. The acid-tongued Azrael had paired with an old crook to loot the town and spread fear among the unsuspecting residents. Could Azrael and his partner be connected to this new set of crimes?

But when a local waiter dies mysteriously at the art opening of one of Joe and Dulcie's closest human friends, the pair know that someone much more powerful and evil than Azrael's aging human friend is involved. And when miles away in San Francisco the cats' friend Kate — a woman with a mysterious, troubling secret — is followed by a stranger and robbed, the cats dig in their claws and investigate. Along with their tattercoat friend Kit, they pass clues to the police, and under the often sceptical eye of Clyde, slowly begin to sniff out the truth.

        

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From the Ashes, A Suspense Thriller by Jeremy Burns, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature From the Ashes by Jeremy Burns, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, The Story Plant.

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 (01/03/2014 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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From the Ashes by Jeremy Burns
A Suspense Thriller
Publisher: The Story Plant

Graduate students Jonathan and Michael Rickner, sons of eminent archaeologist Sir William Rickner, are no strangers to historical mysteries and archaeological adventures. But when Michael is discovered dead in his Washington, D.C. apartment, Jon refuses to believe the official ruling of suicide. Digging deeper into his brother's work, he discovers evidence that Michael was murdered to keep his dissertation research buried.

Joined by Michael's fiancée Mara Ellison, Jon travels to New York where he uncovers the threads of a deadly Depression-era conspiracy — one entangling the Hoover Administration, the Rockefellers, and the rise of Nazi Germany — and the elite cadre of assassins that still guard its unspeakable secret.

Finding themselves in the crosshairs of the same men who killed Michael, Jon and Mara must navigate a complex web of historical cover-ups and modern-day subterfuge, outwitting and outrunning their all-powerful pursuers as they race through the monuments and museums of Manhattan in a labyrinthine treasure hunt to discover the last secret of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., before their enemies can bury the truth — and them — forever.

        

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A New MystereBook: A Cuban Death by David Anderson

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 January 2014 priced $4.99 or less …

A Cuban Death by David Anderson is the third police procedural in this series, featuring Detective Sergeant Nicholas Drumm.

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A Cuban Death by David Anderson
A Nicholas Drumm Mystery
Publisher: David Anderson
Publication Date: January 02, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 01/03/14 12:30 PM ET)

A young man is killed when he falls from a seventh-floor balcony at a resort in Cuba. Is it suicide? Is it a murder, or just a horrible accident? Is it any business of Homicide Detective Sergeant Nicholas Drumm, fully occupied with a string of brutal sexual assaults in York?

From the beautiful sandy beaches of Cuba's southern shore to the frozen streets of York, Ontario, this mystery pits a determined detective against a range of foes, including his superior officer.

  

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Footprints in the Sand, A Piper Donovan Mystery by Mary Jane Clark, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Footprints in the Sand by Mary Jane Clark, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, William Morrow.

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 (01/03/2014 at 12:00 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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Footprints in the Sand by Mary Jane Clark
A Piper Donovan Mystery (3rd in series)
Publisher: William Morrow

It's the dead of winter and struggling actress and wedding-cake decorator Piper Donovan is thrilled to be in warm and romantic Sarasota, Florida, enjoying the powdery white beaches, soothing seas, and golden sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico. She and her family are there to celebrate her beloved cousin's wedding. Not only is Piper creating the sugar-sand-dollar-festooned wedding cake, she's also the maid of honor.

But a cloud seems to be hovering over the whole affair. Shortly after a bridesmaid mysteriously disappears, a kindly neighbor's car is run off the road and a prospective witness, an innocent Amish teenager, is threatened to keep silent. Then a body is found on the beach where the wedding will take place. With the nuptials threatened, it falls to Piper to unmask a killer. Could it be the wedding planner with something to hide? A doctor and his wife who collect unusual Japanese figurines? The best man, an ex–drug dealer with lecherous eyes and roving hands? What about her cousin's future stepfather — or even the bridegroom himself?

As Piper gets close to figuring out who's been covering his guilty footprints in the sand, the cunning killer has already set his sights on Piper as his next victim!

    

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An Excerpt from Pilgrim Soul by Gordon Ferris

Pilgrim Soul by Gordon Ferris

We are delighted to welcome mystery author Gordon Ferris to Omnimystery News today.

Gordon's third "Douglas Brodie" mystery is Pilgrim Soul (Atlantic Books; January 2014 trade paperback and ebook formats) and we are pleased to introduce you to the book with an excerpt from the first chapter.

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THERE'S NO GOOD TIME TO DIE. THERE'S no good place. Not even in a lover's arms at the peak of passion. It's still the end. Your story goes no further. But if I had the choice it wouldn't be in a snowdrift, in a public park, ten minutes from my own warm fireside, with a two-foot icicle rammed in my ear. This man wasn't given the option. His body lay splayed in cold crucifixion on Glasgow Green, his eyes gazing blindly into the face of his jealous god.
  I looked around me at the bare trees made skeletal with whitened limbs. High above, the black lid of the sky had been lifted off, and all the warmth in the world was escaping. In this bleak new year, Glasgow had been gathered up, spirited aloft, and dropped back down in Siberia. So cold. So cold.
  I tugged my scar tight round my throat to block the bitter wind form knifing my chest and stopping my heart. I looked down on his body, and saw in the terrorised face my great failure. The snow was trampled round about him, as though his killers had done a war dance afterwards. Around his head a dark stain seeped into the pristine white.
  A man stood a few feet away, clasping a shivering woman to his thick coat. Under his hat-brim his eyes held mine in a mix of horror and accusation. I needed no prompting. Not for this man's death. I was being paid to stop this happening. I hadn't. This was the fifth murder since I took on the job four months ago. But in fairness, back then, back in November, I was only hired to catch a thief …

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Photo provided courtesy of
Gordon Ferris

Gordon Ferris has been an executive in the Ministry of Defense and a consultancy partner in the banking division of Pricewaterhouse Coopers. He is the author of the "Danny McRae" series and the "Douglas Brodie" series. Bitter Water, the second book in the "Douglas Brodie" series, was shortlisted for Crime Writers Association Ellis Peters Dagger 2012.

For more information about the author and his work, please visit his website at GordonFerris.com.

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Pilgrim Soul
Gordon Ferris
A Douglas Brodie Mystery

It's 1947 and the worst winter in memory: Glasgow is buried in snow, killers stalk the streets — and Douglas Brodie's past is engulfing him.

It starts small. The Jewish community in Glasgow asks Douglas Brodie, ex-policeman turned journalist, to solve a series of burglaries. The police don't care and Brodie needs the cash. Brodie solves the crime but the thief is found dead, butchered by the owner of the house he was robbing. When the householder in turn is murdered, the whole community is in uproar — and Brodie's simple case of theft disintegrates into chaos.

Into the mayhem strides Danny McRae — Brodie's old sparring partner from when they policed Glasgow's mean streets. Does Danny bring with him the seeds of redemption or retribution? As the murder tally mounts, Brodie discovers tainted gold and a blood-stained trail back to the concentration camps. Back to the horrors that haunt his dreams. Glasgow is overflowing with Jewish refugees. But have their persecutors pursued them? And who will be next to die?

        

Making a Killing by Robert DeMers is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Making a Killing by Robert DeMers as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Farnum, Charles, and Thompkins Investigation; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 03, 2014 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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Making a Killing
Robert DeMers
A Farnum, Charles, and Thompkins Investigation
Publisher: Robert DeMers

The Farnum, Charles, and Thompkins Investigations Agency are forced by a clandestine segment of the federal government to prove a Sheriffs' Deputy innocent of murder. When their team creates havoc in the popular beach community of Wilmington, N C. by leaving bodies in three counties, the FBI, North Carolina's SBI unit, the Sheriff's Department, and local authorities turn against them.

A division between the agency's investigators further complicates the investigation.

It is a fast-paced journey of manipulation, maneuvering and subterfuge which taxes their ability to discern truth from contrivance, and leaves the investigators no room for error.

  

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Under Construction by Summer Elllis is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Under Construction by Summer Elllis as today's third free mystery ebook (The Cartel Series; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 03, 2014 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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Under Construction
Summer Elllis
The Cartel Series
Publisher: Summer Ellis

Alex McKenna accepts an offer on a new project that seems too good to be true.

Working to rebuild a broken part of her life, she finds herself mixed up in a treacherous game of catch the crime boss. With her company's reputation and her very survival at stake, she has only two choices …

Trust one really good bad-guy or one really bad good-guy.

  

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A Cutthroat Business by Jenna Bennett is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature A Cutthroat Business by Jenna Bennett as today's second free mystery ebook (A Savannah Martin Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 03, 2014 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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A Cutthroat Business
Jenna Bennett
A Savannah Martin Mystery
Publisher: Jenna Bennett

Everyone has warned new-minted realtor Savannah Martin that real estate is a cutthroat business. But Savannah doesn't think she's supposed to take the warning literally  … until an early morning phone call sends her to an empty house on the 'bad' side of town, where she finds herself standing over the butchered body of a competitor, face to face with the boy her mother always warned her about.

Rafe Collier is six feet three inches of testosterone and trouble; tall, dark, and dangerous, with a murky past and no future — not the kind of guy a perfect Southern Belle should want to tangle with. In any way. But wherever Savannah turns, there he is, and making no bones about what he wants from her.

Now Savannah must figure out who killed real estate queen Brenda Puckett, make a success of her new career, and avoid getting killed — or kissed — by Rafe, all before the money in her savings account runs out and she has to go back to selling make-up at the mall.

  

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Don't Dare a Dame by M. Ruth Myers is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Don't Dare a Dame by M. Ruth Myers as today's free mystery ebook (A Maggie Sullivan Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 03, 2014 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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Don't Dare a Dame
M. Ruth Myers
A Maggie Sullivan Mystery
Publisher: Tuesday House

Depression-era private investigator Maggie Sullivan risks losing her P.I. license — and her life — when two spinsters hire her to learn the fate of their father, who vanished twenty-six years earlier. She's barely started when her main suspect commits suicide and Maggie is summoned before the powerful chief of police. A stroke of his pen will revoke her license, and he warns her he's getting complaints about her from City Hall.

With her livelihood on the line, fortified by a nip of gin and her .38, the intrepid detective follows a trail all but obliterated by time and the catastrophic Dayton flood of 1913 in which the vanished man went missing. It leads her to a local politician with bigger ambitions — and possibly secrets to hide. It takes her into dime stores, cheap hotels, and a violent ambush by men wearing brass knuckles.

As a cop wages a wily campaign to win her affections, and a rag-tag newsboy pushes to become her assistant, crimes of the past explode in the present. Maggie fights to survive foes who must destroy her to destroy each other.

  

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Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending January 03, 2014

A list of the top 15 Mystery Hardcover Bestsellers for the week ending January 3rd, 2014 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

The third of our quiet holiday weeks ended just like the previous two, with just a few minor order changes within the list; no change in order among the top five with John Grisham's legal thriller Sycamore Row remaining at number one.

No new titles enter the list this week.

Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140103)

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

• The New Release is Dangerous Games: Prisoners of Destiny (Collector's Edition).

• The Daily Deal is Haunted Legends: The Undertaker, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Margrave: The Blacksmith's Daughter, just $2.99 through Sunday, January 05, 2014 only.

• Today's Special Deal — BFG 2013 Customer Favorites Awards! 60 Award Winners for only $4.99 each!. Choose any, or all, of these 60 standard edition games — including three in the Best Mystery Game category — and use coupon code WINNER at checkout. This promotion is valid through January 3rd, 2014 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 Dangerous Games: Prisoners of Destiny (Collector's Edition)

You left the big city to start a new life in Brownville, Louisiana, where your friends Ben and Louise have lined up a job for you. Your new boss, Simon, seems like a friendly enough guy — he even suggests the four of you play a nice game of cards when you arrive. But it turns out that this is no ordinary game … The second you set a card down on the table, you find yourself in a strange world. As you explore your surroundings, it starts to sink in — you and your friends have become living pieces in someone's deadly game. Can you survive to the end? Find out as you escape from a beautiful and deadly world in this gorgeous 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: A bonus adventure that reveals the true nature of the game; Replayable mini-games and a bonus puzzle game; Gorgeous 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 Haunted Legends: The Undertaker

Unravel the mysterious undead curse! A once-ordinary fishing village has been transformed into a nightmarish landscape, as the recently buried rise from their graves! As a seasoned detective, it's up to you to find the cause of these unnatural disturbances and put an end to them for good. Take on a chilling new case in this thrilling Hidden Object adventure!

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Friday, January 03, 2014 — for $2.99.

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The current Catch of the Week is Margrave: The Blacksmith's Daughter

The town of the Cyclops appears for a single day once every three hundred years, on an island lost to cartographers. On this Day of Alignment, the town rises and sets with the midsummer sun. As the Margrave saga nears its devastating conclusion, Edwina Margrave embarks on a rescue mission into the town. Her only chance of escape is to return life to the arcane machines, and hope to the sole survivor of an ancient war. Prepare yourself for the adventure of a lifetime: the legacy of an entire civilization depends upon your cunning and compassion.

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, January 05, 2014.

Buzz Off, A Story Fischer, Queen Bee Mystery by Hannah Reed, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Buzz Off by Hannah Reed, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Berkley.

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 (01/02/2014 at 6:00 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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Buzz Off by Hannah Reed
A Story Fischer, Queen Bee Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Berkley

It's September — National Honey Month — in Moraine, Wisconsin, and things are looking up for Story Fischer. Her messy divorce is final, the honey from her beekeeping business has been harvested, and her market is thriving.

Life seems pretty sweet … until her bee mentor is found dead in his apiary. Now Story has to find her way out of a very sticky situation.

      

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A Kindle Countdown Deal: Julius Katz and Archie by Dave Zeltserman

Amazon Kindle Countdown Deals, limited-time discounts on Kindle-exclusive books.

MystereBooks is pleased to present you with one of today's titles … but take advantage of this deal now as the price will go up to its digital list price soon! (See the countdown clock on the book product page to see how much time remains on this deal.)

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Julius Katz and Archie by Dave Zeltserman
A Julius Katz Mystery
Publisher: Top Suspense Books
Price: $0.99 (as of 01/02/14 05:30 PM ET)

In this, the first full-length mystery to feature the characters, the stakes have never been higher when a famous Boston mystery writer, Kenneth Kingston, tells Julius he wants to find out who's planning to kill him.

The problem is almost everyone in Kingston's life has good reason to want to kill him, and this case soon plunges Julius and Archie deep into the world of murder and publishing.

  

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