Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown is Today's Kobo Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown as today's Kobo Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Sunday, January 05, 2014.

Note: The price has been matched by Amazon.com for today only.

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Wish You Were Here
Rita Mae Brown
A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Bantam

Curiosity just might be the death of Mrs. Murphy — and her human companion, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen. Small towns are like families: Everyone lives very close together … and everyone keeps secrets.

Crozet, Virginia is a typical small town — until its secrets explode into murder. Crozet's thirty-something post-mistress, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, has a tiger cat (Mrs. Murphy) and a Welsh Corgi (Tucker), a pending divorce, and a bad habit of reading postcards not addressed to her.

When Crozet's citizens start turning up murdered, Harry remembers that each received a card with a tombstone on the front and the message "Wish you were here" on the back. Intent on protecting their human friend, Mrs. Murphy and Tucker begin to scent out clues.

Meanwhile, Harry is conducting her own investigation, unaware her pets are one step ahead of her. If only Mrs. Murphy could alert her somehow, Harry could uncover the culprit before the murder occurs — and before Harry finds herself on the killer's mailing list.

    

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What the Heart Wants by Deborah Grace Staley is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature What the Heart Wants by Deborah Grace Staley as today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Sunday, January 05, 2014.

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What the Heart Wants
Deborah Grace Staley
An Angel Ridge Novel of Romantic Suspense
Bell Bridge Books

With a nickname like "Candi Heart" and a plan to open a frilly lingerie and perfume shop called Heart's Desire, Lark Hensley knows she may raise some eyebrows by moving to quiet little Angel Ridge, Tennessee. She hopes no one remembers that the women in her family were once accused of being seductive witches by townsfolk, and that decades ago her moonshiner grandpa committed a deadly crime. Lark has questions she can't answer and secrets she doesn't want to share, especially with Angel Ridge Sheriff Grady Wallace, even if Grady is hard to resist.

Grady falls hard and quick for the new mystery woman in town, though he's determined to find out what she's hiding. Angel Ridge's one-woman Welcome Committee, Dixie Ferguson, has taken a liking to Candi Heart, and Dixie's instincts about newcomers are rarely wrong. But maybe not this time …

Grady never intended to follow the Wallace family tradition of lawmen, but when his father died young, rebellious Grady grew quickly into the role of staunch town defender. Candi Heart may not have meant to bring trouble to his town, but she has.

Someone does remember her family. That someone wants her to leave … or to die. An unknown driver tries to run her down. Her shop is broken into. Rumors begin to swirl.

Suddenly Grady is caught between his duty and his heart's desire for Candi Heart.

  

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140105)

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

• The New Release is Mythic Wonders: The Philosopher's Stone (Collector's Edition).

• The Daily Deal is Phantasmat: Crucible Peak, 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 — This weekend only: All Standard and Collector's Edition Games are 50% Off! Use coupon code HALFOFF to get any Collector's Edition game for just $9.99; use coupon code WEEKEND to get any Standard game for just $4.99. Offer valid through January 5th, 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 Mythic Wonders: The Philosopher's Stone (Collector's Edition)

You are awakened by a strange premonition concerning your uncle. Your intuition tells you something is wrong, and the project you were collaborating on may have put his life in danger. You will use the portal you built together to enter a new and mythical world, and along the way, you'll discover the secrets and powers of the Philosopher's Stone! Explore magical realms on your journey to save him. Overcome obstacles created at every turn by a strange and magical creature. Who is he? What is his agenda? Perhaps not everything is as it seems.

This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version, including: The origins of the Guardian bonus chapter; An additional new realm — the Nether; Twenty morphing objects; and Beautiful soundtracks, wallpapers, concept art and a screensaver.

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour.

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Today's Daily Deal is Phantasmat: Crucible Peak

A disastrous avalanche … an evacuation … and mysterious residents who turn cold right before your eyes … literally! In this sequel to the classic hidden-object puzzle adventure game, you'll find secrets buried under an avalanche of snow. You planned for years to ski the Alps, but your dream vacation turns into a nightmare when you stumble upon a resort town, lost five years ago in an avalanche. Uncover the mystery of what happened here. Did anyone ever really survive?

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Sunday, January 05, 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.

A New MystereBook: Murder at Lilac Cottage by John Rhode

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 …

Murder at Lilac Cottage by John Rhode was first published in 1940, one of many in this series by this prolific author. John Rhode is a pen name used by Cecil Street, who also wrote crime novels under the name Miles Burton. This is (we believe) its first appearance as an ebook.

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Murder at Lilac Cottage by John Rhode
A Dr. Priestley Mystery
Publisher: St. Swithin Press
Publication Date: January 02, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 01/04/14 04:30 PM ET)

For three years the man had lived in the little Lilac cottage on the Squire's estate, yet apparently no one in that peaceful village knew a thing about him. The only significant clue that Superintendent Hanslet and Jimmy Waghorn found was the five pound bank note that he received on the day he died.

The minute they told Dr. Priestley about it he jumped to the bait and set forth on a trail that picked up such divergent clues as dope fiends, the dismantled engine of a motor mower, and the rear view of an odd man on a bicycle.

When the village good-for-nothing was found dead on the estate, it seemed to complicate the affair even more. But for Dr. Priestley it actually simplified things. He brings the case to a smashing conclusion that will leave the reader gasping at the ingenuity of the murders and the unfailing astuteness of this famous criminologist.

  

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The Pardon, A Jack Swyteck Legal Thriller by James Grippando, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Pardon by James Grippando, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, HarperColllins.

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 (01/04/2014 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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The Pardon by James Grippando
A Jack Swyteck Legal Thriller (1st in series)
Publisher: HarperColllins

Jack Swyteck, a brilliant Miami defense attorney has spent years rebelling against his father, Harry, now Florida's governor. Their estrangement seems complete when Harry allows one of Jack's clients — a man Jack believes is innocent — to die in the electric chair.

But when a psychopath bent on serving his own twisted version of justice places both Jack and Harry in extreme jeopardy, the two have nowhere to turn but to each other. Together they must find a way to overcome their cunning tormentor's manipulation … even as the stakes are being raised to far more perilous heights.

        

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Sleaze, A Crime Thriller by R. Harper Mason, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Sleaze by R. Harper Mason, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, BWM 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 (01/04/2014 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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Sleaze by R. Harper Mason
A Crime Thriller
Publisher: BWM Books

The five Alliance families, led by the evil JoeDavid, have an elaborate network of criminal activities that sucks blood-stained money from this small town. His cronies control every criminal activity in the town. I. V., leads a right-wing Militia disguised as Confederate re-enactors, and runs a prostitution ring. Bobs, the state representative and legal whiz, works with Porky and Pat the rest of this criminal element to deal in drugs and illegal betting in this slice of southern Americana.

However, the Alliance's heavy-handed control of their activities brings them into conflict with Rose Ann Martin, a former resident of the community, who has just returned. The resulting struggle between the incestuous Pentagram Alliance and Rose is full of twists and unexpected drama.

  

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Mr. Monk Gets on Board by Hy Conrad, New in Bookstores in January 2014

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published during January 2014 by NAL Hardcover, is Mr. Monk Gets on Board by Hy Conrad.

For a list of more new hardcover mysteries published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for January 2014. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of January 2014 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

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Mr. Monk Gets on Board
Hy Conrad
Series: Mr. Monk (17th)

Of all the things that make Adrian Monk uneasy, change ranks high on the list. So when Natalie completes her P.I. license — and technically becomes Monk's boss — it's not easy for him to accept. Nor can he accept Natalie attending a business seminar at sea without him, even if it means spending a week with her on a cruise ship.

Between choppy waters and obnoxious kids, Monk finds himself in a perfect storm of anxiety. Luckily, Mariah, the cruise director, is always able to smooth things over…until someone pulls the man overboard alarm, the ship drops anchor — and the crew fishes Mariah's dead body out of the water.

Finding alcohol in Mariah's system, the ship's doctor declares her death an accident, but Monk isn't convinced. He knows that Mariah and the captain were having an affair. Could someone have pushed her overboard?

When the captain hires Monk and Natalie to look into a mysterious rash of vandalism onboard, Monk steers the investigation toward murder …

        

The King's Hounds, A Winston and Halfdan Mystery by Martin Jensen, 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 The King's Hounds by Martin Jensen. This Kindle book was listed at $1.99 as of the date and time of this post, Saturday, January 04, 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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The King's Hounds by Martin Jensen
A Winston and Halfdan Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: AmazonCrossing

The newly crowned King Cnut of Denmark has conquered England and rules his new empire from Oxford. The year is 1018 and the war is finally over, but the unified kingdom is far from peaceful.

Halfdan's mixed lineage — half Danish, half Saxon — has made him a pauper in the new kingdom. His father, his brother, and the land he should have inherited were all taken by the new king's men. He lost everything to the war but his sense of humor. Once a proud nobleman, Halfdan now wanders the country aimlessly, powered only by his considerable charm and some petty theft. When he finds an unlikely ally in Winston, a former monk, he sees no reason not to accept his strange invitation to travel together to Oxford. Winston has been commissioned to paint a portrait of the king at the invitation of his new wife, and the protection of a clever man like Halfdan is well worth its price in wine and bread.

But when the pair's arrival in court coincides with news of a murder, the king has a brilliant idea: Why not enlist the newly arrived womanizing half-Dane and the Saxon intellectual to defuse a politically explosive situation? The pair represents both sides of the conflict and seem to have crime-solving skills to boot. In their search for the killer, Halfdan and Winston find seduction, adventure, and scandal in the wild early days of Cnut's rule.

  

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A Kindle Countdown Deal: Charity Begins with Murder by Annie McDowall

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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Charity Begins with Murder by Annie McDowall
A Nikki Elliot Mystery
Publisher: Annie McDowall
Price: $0.99 (as of 01/04/14 01:00 PM ET)

South London, 2005, and Nikki Elliot has been spending the best part of a year living on the dole and developing a taste for daytime television. Finding her last boss's dead body had put her off having a job. But the government is cracking down on the unemployed, and Nikki's personal adviser at the Jobcentre has given her an ultimatum: go for the job at Action in Caring, a small charity, or lose your benefits.

Things start to go badly wrong from Nikki's first day when her new boss dies at the management committee meeting. Was it an accident, or had someone spiked the sandwiches? And just how true were the rumours that the finance manager had an unhealthy liking for young boys? Or were the only things being fiddled by Gordon Smedley Action in Caring's accounts?

When more people die, Nikki realises that something big is happening. And when she's beaten over the head outside the Bedford pub in Balham, she starts to feel scared. Working with Suresh Shah, former flatmate and now South London Press journalist, and with the help of a cast of characters including Felicity Balmforth, witchy yoga teacher; Dora Popp, who sees more than people think; and Maria de Souza, visionary leader of Young Futures, Nikki unravels the mystery and unmasks the person responsible for death, corruption, and dodgy dealings in south London.

  

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A New MystereBook: Limoncello Yellow by Traci Andrighetti

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 …

Limoncello Yellow by Traci Andrighetti is the first mystery in this new series, a tale of murder, mayhem, and meddling Sicilian grandmas.

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Limoncello Yellow by Traci Andrighetti
A Franki Amato Mystery
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Publication Date: January 04, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 01/04/14 12:30 PM ET)

Francesca "Franki" Amato is a tough-talking rookie cop in Austin, Texas — until an unfortunate 911 call involving her boyfriend, Vince, and a German female wrestler convinces her once and for all that she just isn't cut out for a life on the police force. So Franki makes the snap decision to move to New Orleans to work at her friend Veronica's detective agency, Private Chicks, Inc.

But Franki's hopes for a more stable life are soon dashed when Private Chicks is hired by the prime suspect in a murder case to find out what really happened to a beautiful young boutique manager who was found strangled to death with a cheap yellow scarf. When she's not investigating, Franki is hoping to seduce handsome bank executive Bradley Hartmann, but most of her time is spent dodging date offers from a string of "good Italian boys" — make that not-so-good aging Italian men — that her meddlesome Sicilian grandma has recruited as marriage candidates.

As Mardi Gras approaches and the mystery of the murdered shop girl gets more complicated, Franki must decipher the odd ramblings of a Voodoo priestess to solve both the murder and the mystery of her own love life.

  

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Fatal Dose by Russell Atkinson is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Fatal Dose by Russell Atkinson as today's fifth free mystery ebook (A Cliff Knowles Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 04, 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.

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Fatal Dose
Russell Atkinson
A Cliff Knowles Mystery
Publisher: Russell Atkinson

X-rays can kill cancer cells and save lives when administered properly. They can also kill people when things go wrong — a fact learned the hard way by retired FBI agent Cliff Knowles.

Hired to unravel the cause of some mysterious overdoses, he gets too close to the truth and finds his own life on the line.

  

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Least Wanted by Debbi Mack is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Least Wanted by Debbi Mack as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Sam McRae Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 04, 2014 at 7:15 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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Least Wanted
Debbi Mack
A Sam McRae Mystery
Publisher: Renegade Press

Stephanie Ann "Sam" McRae's busy, but orderly life as a Maryland lawyer takes a chaotic turn when two clients are accused of murder. A poor, black girl is accused of killing her mother. A young man suspected of embezzlement is accused of murdering his boss. The cases collide in a bizarre way involving girl gangs and computer pornography.

Sam ventures into the heart of DC's suburban ghettos to find answers. A maniacal killer who'll do anything to hide them stalks her. After a nearly disastrous confrontation, Sam must do business on the run. As the body count grows, Sam races to learn the truth and clear her clients before she becomes the next victim.

  

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Picking Lemons by J. T. Toman is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Picking Lemons by J. T. Toman as today's third free mystery ebook (A C. J. Whitmore Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 04, 2014 at 7:00 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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Picking Lemons
J. T. Toman
A C. J. Whitmore Mystery
Publisher: Cozy Cat Press

Economic theories can predict many things — just not the death of a renowned Economics professor. When Professor Edmund DeBeyer is found dead in his office, strangled to death by his own Ph.D. hood, the police don't have to look further than his colleagues in the Economics Department for suspects. After all, Edmund was the most despised member of the department.

C.J. Whitmore, the department's only tenured female, (who also has a penchant for wearing pink cowboy boots to class) resolves to get to the bottom of the mystery using economic principles. Comparing tracking down murder suspects to to selecting a used car, she attempts to discern the real deals from the "lemons". That is, which suspects are really telling the truth and which are lying to protect their guilt.

Will C.J. be able to pick the lemon before her clever adversary strikes again?

  

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Miz Scarlet and the Vanishing Visitor by Sara Barton is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Miz Scarlet and the Vanishing Visitor by Sara Barton as today's second free mystery ebook (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 04, 2014 at 6:45 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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Miz Scarlet and the Vanishing Visitor
Sara Barton
A Scarlet Wilson Mystery
Publisher: Sara M. Barton

A pleasant night in Bay Head, NJ, unexpectedly turns dangerous as Scarlet Wilson heads for home after a delightful weekend at the Jersey Shore with boyfriend Kenny "Captain Peacock" Tolliver. A terrified teenager, chased by a homicidal maniac, clings to her car, refusing to let go of the moon roof. What do you do when a determined killer comes at the girl attached to your windshield, knife in hand? If you're Miz Scarlet, you get creative and put the pedal to the metal, even as the cars pile up in your wake.

That wild ride begins a journey of discovery for newly-orphaned Jenny Mulroney, the teenager who cared for her mother through her now-finished battle with cancer. The wicked stepfather has chased the girl out of her home and onto the road. Frightened and fending off unsavory characters with her wits, Jenny has no one to turn to and nowhere to go, until Miz Scarlet shows up and takes her home to the Four Acorns Inn, the family bed & breakfast she runs in Cheswick, CT.

While security expert Kenny delves into Jenny's secret past, searching for clues and the New Jersey State Police investigate a series of related crimes, the teenager begins to find her way again. Ready to start college with Miz Scarlet's help, busy earning her keep at the inn, Jenny's been less than honest about what happened before that crazed killer attacked. Now she's putting everyone in peril.

What does all this have to do with a bar of organic soap said to have healing powers? When uncut diamonds stolen in a heist turn up encased in lavender glycerine, it's more intrigue than Miz Scarlet can resist. With the help of the elderly "Googins girls", her brother Bur (better known as Colonel Grey Poupon), and Larry, the foxy female homicide investigator, the intrepid sleuth is hot on the trail, determined to solve the mystery.

  

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