The Ways of Evil Men by Leighton Gage, New in Bookstores in January 2014

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published during January 2014 by Soho Crime, is The Ways of Evil Men by Leighton Gage.

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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The Ways of Evil Men
Leighton Gage
Series: Mario Silva (7th)

As Chief Inspector Mario Silva has learned, justice is hard to come by in Brazil, so when his niece tells him about a possible genocide deep in the jungle, he agrees to round up his team and charter a plane to Pará to check it out.

Thirty-nine natives have recently dropped dead of mysterious causes. Given the tense relationship between the Awana tribe and the white townsfolk nearby, Jade Calmon, Pará's sole government-sponsored advocate for the native population, immediately suspects foul play and takes the two remaining Awana—a father and his eight-year-old son—into her custody. But when the father is discovered holding a bloody machete next to the body of a village big-shot, just before Silva's arrival, the plot thickens. Why would a peaceful man who doesn't believe in alcohol turn into a drunken killer?

        

Baltimore Blues, A Tess Monaghan Mystery by Laura Lippman, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, William Morrow.

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 (01/19/2014 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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Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman
A Tess Monaghan Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: William Morrow

Until her paper, the Baltimore Star, crashed and burned, Tess Monaghan was a damn good reporter who knew her hometown intimately — from historic Fort McHenry to the crumbling projects of Cherry Hill. Now gainfully unemployed at twenty-nine, she's willing to take any freelance job to pay the rent — including a bit of unorthodox snooping for her rowing buddy, Darryl "Rock" Paxton.

In a city where someone is murdered almost everyday, attorney Michael Abramowitz's death should be just another statistic. But the slain lawyer's notoriety — and his noontime trysts with Rock's fiancee — make the case front page news … and points to Rock as the likely murderer. But trying to prove her friend's innocence couls prove costly to Tess — and add her name to that infamous ever-growing list.

  

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The Burning Soul, A Charlie Parker Thriller by John Connolly, 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 Burning Soul by John Connolly. This Kindle book was listed at $1.99 as of the date and time of this post, Sunday, January 19, 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 Burning Soul by John Connolly
A Charlie Parker Thriller (11th in series)
Publisher: Atria Books

What's the worst thing you've ever done?

Randall Haight has a secret: He is a convicted murderer, a man with the blood of a young girl on his hands. He has built a new life for himself in the small Maine town of Pastor's Bay, but someone has discovered the truth about him. He is being tormented by anonymously sent reminders of his crime. He wants private detective Charlie Parker to make them go away.

But another girl has gone missing, this time from Pastor's Bay itself, and her family has its own secrets to protect. Now, in a town built on blood and shadowed by old ghosts, Parker must unravel a twisted history of violence and deceit involving the police and the FBI, a doomed mobster and his enemies, and Randall Haight himself.

Because Randall is telling lies …

        

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Found, A Matt Royal Mystery by H. Terrell Griffin: Amazon's The Big Deal Promotion

Every so often Amazon releases a new selection of Kindle books priced up to 85% off as part of The Big Deal Promotion.

Today's featured mystery, suspense, or thriller title is Found by H. Terrell Griffin. This Kindle book was listed at $2.99 as of the date and time of this post, Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 1:00 PM ET, and should be available at this price through Sunday, February 02, 2014.

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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Found by H. Terrell Griffin
A Matt Royal Mystery (8th in series)
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing

The quiet of Longboat Key, Florida, is shattered when an old man is shot to death and his murderer is killed while fleeing the police. Strange documents in German and Arabic are found in the killer's car then an old friend of the murdered man disappears.

The island's only detective, Jennifer Diane (J.D.) Duncan, receives a text message with a picture taken that morning of a college friend whom she thought was dead. Matt Royal and J.D. are pursued by men who would do them harm, and Matt's best friend, Jock Algren, a shadowy operative of the U.S. government's most secretive intelligence agency comes to visit the island.

As the mystery deepens, a ragtag group of devious and dangerous characters intrudes on the lives of the islanders, creating a kind of havoc unusual for a sun-splashed island full of retirees and beach bums. Matt, J.D., and Jock rush to find the answer to why one old man was killed and another disappeared, the meaning of the photo sent to J.D. of her almost surely dead college friend, and why somebody is trying to kill them.

  

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A New MystereBook: Murder in Hatterton Crow by Ormolu Mockingbird

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 in Hatterton Crow by Ormolu Mockingbird is the first mystery in this seriesd, introducing Gretchen Wythers, an assistant at The Great Beyond funeral home in the village of Hatterton Crow.

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Murder in Hatterton Crow by Ormolu Mockingbird
A Gretchen Wythers Mystery
Publisher: Ormolu Mockingbird
Publication Date: January 18, 2014
Price: $2.99 (as of 01/19/14 12:30 PM ET)

Gretchen is not having a good day. Her father is having one of his "prescient turns" again, her mother is planning a trip to Spain with her informal ladies' society, and to cap it all the village baker, Ben Tonkins, has died, which means that Gretchen will be bereft of her favourite dense, jammy sponge cakes. And there is something entirely fishy about Ben's death that sits ill with the intrepid mortician.

And what's worse is that Gretchen's solemn and sensible boss, the honey-voiced Carmel, seems to have come down with a case of the crazies, botching the embalming process on Ben, and getting wildly smashed on vodka before bashing both Gretchen and another villager, Rosie Tawber, with a cricket bat.

But Gretchen knows Carmel, and she knows that cricket was never her game, so she sets out with the help and hindrance of the villagers to discover who, exactly, is the murderer in their midst — and what could be their motive in this sleepy corner of England.

  

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This Week's Amazon TV Deal of the Week: Hawaii Five-O, The Complete Series

This week's Amazon TV Deal of the Week is Hawaii Five-O: The Complete Series.

Ride the wave of excitement as this epic 73-disc set throws you into all twelve seasons of this landmark police procedural action-drama.

Hawaii Five-O was a groundbreaking series, the first of its kind to be filmed on location in Hawaii. The show follows former U.S. Naval Officer Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord), now acting head of an elite state police unit, and his young officer, Danny "Danno" Williams (James MacArthur). For 12 seasons, McGarrett and his team hound international secret agents, criminals, and organized crime syndicates plaguing the Hawaiian Islands.

This week only, save 60% on this popular television series. Offer ends January 25th, 2014.

Dead Woman's Shoes by Kaye C. Hill is Today's Fifth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dead Woman's Shoes by Kaye C. Hill as today's fifth free mystery ebook (A Lexie Lomax Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 19, 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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Dead Woman's Shoes
Kaye C. Hill
A Lexie Lomax Mystery
Publisher: Creative Content

All she wanted was to get away — and suddenly it’s raining cats, dogs and bodies!

Lexy Lomax has run away from her obnoxious husband, taking with her a cool half million of his ill-gotten gains and a homicidal chihuahua called Kinky. Holed up in a decrepit log cabin on the Suffolk coast, Lexy finds herself mistaken for the previous owner of the cabin, a private investigator, now deceased.

Before she knows it she's embroiled in a cocktail of marital infidelity (possibly), missing cats (probably) and poison pen letters (definitely).

Oh, yes — and a murder or two …

  

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Murder in Ocean Hall by Joe Flood is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Murder in Ocean Hall by Joe Flood as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Murder Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 19, 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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Murder in Ocean Hall
Joe Flood
A Murder Mystery
Publisher: Joe Flood

When the world’s most famous explorer is murdered at the Smithsonian, it’s up to a cynical Washington detective to solve the case.

Bob Fundwell dies in the Smithsonian’s Ocean Hall when the life-size replica of a whale falls from the ceiling and crushes him.

A veteran black investigator, Detective Thomas, is assigned the case. He’s witnessed two decades of bloody mayhem on the streets of our nation’s capital.

The list of suspects is long, for the victim was arrogant and reviled. Fundwell discovered the Gigantic, a legendary ocean liner that sank in the Atlantic after hitting an iceberg. He became rich and famous by falsely claiming the work of his colleagues.

As Thomas investigates the case, he is lied to by people at all levels — from housing projects to the Supreme Court. Deceit is the one constant in a Washington on the eve of the 2008 election. Yet, he presses on, determined to find justice and prove that the city has changed since its days as the murder capital of the country.

  

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Skin the Cat by Grant Arboro is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Skin the Cat by Grant Arboro as today's third free mystery ebook (A Blake Bardane Crime Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 19, 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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Skin the Cat
Grant Arboro
A Blake Bardane Crime Thriller
Publisher: Grant Arboro

Following the tragic death of his wife, insurance fraud investigator Blake Bardane relocates with his kids Lilly and Brant from the hustle and bustle of Chicago to the idyllic mountain town of Story Mount, Kentucky. The serenity and tranquility of rural living are salve for the Bardane family wounds. Suddenly, Blake meets a lovely woman who rekindles warmth and hope in his heart which leads him to contemplate if he will heal enough to love again. Amidst the romance, the murders begin.

After a pornographic tape emerges starring the wife of a locally famous plastic surgeon and the most powerful and ruthless man in Story Mount, Charles Greymore, the bodies pile up one by one. With scant resources, the Exodus Police Department quickly deputizes a reluctant Blake Bardane as lead homicide investigator on the case.

A pattern in the murders becomes apparent when all the wealthy, female victims appear to be on the exact same client list of the plastic surgeon, Dr. Svidi Malhotra. As an act of revenge for his wife's role in the sex tape, the physician is thought to be the homicidal maniac who has set out to undo, or "reverse" his client's surgical enhancements by "skinning the cat". But not all is as it seems.

All the pieces fall neatly into place until Blake discovers a suspect with far clearer motives materializes much closer to home. The unexpected twist throws Blake and his kids in for the fight of their lives.

  

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Drowning Mermaids by Nadia Scrieva is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Drowning Mermaids by Nadia Scrieva as today's second free mystery ebook (The Sacred Breath Series; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 19, 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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Drowning Mermaids
Nadia Scrieva
The Sacred Breath Series
Publisher: Thunderwords

She is an elegant princess displaced from her home. He is a rough sea captain with a heart of gold …

To escape the war in her underwater kingdom, the noble daughter of a murdered king must flee to Alaska. Doing all she can to keep her younger sisters safe, Aazuria tries to assimilate and work among the Americans, with her feisty red-haired bodyguard at her side. This refuge holds pleasant surprises, for the princess meets a somber gentleman in a dark corner who promises to show her his world.

Trevain Murphy is a successful crab fisherman who has spent his life building an empire above the sea, but knows nothing of the greater empire beneath the surface. When a graceful dancer captures his attention, he becomes fascinated with her old-fashioned speech and unique mannerisms. Learning that her father has recently died, he cannot resist extending his kindness in offering to guide and protect her.

As it becomes clear that the dark-haired woman is much more than she seems, Trevain is unprepared to uncover the staggering secrets behind her innocent facade. Neither the captain nor the princess can imagine that their lives will become forcibly entwined as a common enemy threatens both of their worlds …

  

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All Night Long by Michael Lamendola is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature All Night Long by Michael Lamendola as today's free mystery ebook (A Red Fox Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, January 19, 2014 at 6:30 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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All Night Long
Michael Lamendola
A Red Fox Mystery
Publisher: Michael Lamendola

Abducting a meth chemist from a rival crime family is a simple job for a couple of experienced thugs. Unfortunately for Sal and Buddy, that's one thing they're not. One misplaced gun and a can of mace later, the chemist is on the loose, and a turf war ensues.

Thrown in the middle and running in opposite directions, Sal and Buddy must eliminate the competition in order to stay alive. Armed with stolen weapons, little skill, even less common sense, and a rusty Buick coupe, the odds of survival are slim to not a chance in hell. Even worse, they have to take out an entire criminal organization from the ground up, and do it all before morning.

  

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40 Romance Books is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Beneath Bone Lake by Colleen Thompson, one of 40 Romance Books (including several of romantic suspense) that is part of today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 or less is valid only for today, Sunday, January 19, 2014.

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Beneath Bone Lake
Colleen Thompson
A Novel of Romantic Suspense
Montlake Romance

Ruby Monroe knows she’s way out of her depth the minute she lays eyes on Sam McCoy. She’s been warned to steer clear of this neighbor, the sexy bad boy with a criminal past. But with her four-year-old daughter missing, her home incinerated and her own life threatened by a tattooed gunman, where else can she turn?

Drowning in the flood of emotion unleashed by their mind-blowing encounters, Ruby is horrified to learn an unidentified body has been dredged up, the local sheriff is somehow involved, and Sam hasn’t told her all he knows. Has she put her trust in the wrong man and jeopardized her very survival by uncovering the secrets …

  

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140119)

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

• The New Release is Order of the Light: The Deathly Artisan (Collector's Edition).

• The Daily Deal is Reality Show: Fatal Shot, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Sable Maze: Sullivan River, just $2.99 through Sunday, January 19, 2014 only.

• Today's Special Deal — Hobby Month Celebration Sale! All Standard and Collector's Edition Games are Sale Priced! Use coupon code PLAY to get any Collector's Edition game for just $7.99 or use coupon code GAMES to get any Standard Edition game for just $3.99. Offer valid through January 19th, 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 Order of the Light: The Deathly Artisan (Collector's Edition)

Rural Smalltown used to be peaceful, until a burst of paranormal activity turned everything upside-down. People are fleeing for their lives as paintings come to life and poltergeists destroy their property. As the newest initiate of the Order of the Light, it's your job to investigate the reason behind this chaos. You'll have to explore every inch of the town if you want to find the truth. The Order has outfitted you with their latest gadgets, including a ghost-catching device, but will that be enough to stop whoever is behind this?

This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version, including: Wallpapers, Concept Art, and Soundtrack; Hidden collectibles and achievements; Reunite a couple in the bonus chapter; and Save the people from the living paintings!

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

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Today's Daily Deal is Reality Show: Fatal Shot

Uncover the truth behind a shocking on-air murder! Everyone knows that breaking into showbiz can be tough. But for participants on Fright Reality Show, it can be murder. After a man is killed on the set of the hit series, the victim's wife arrives at your office, begging for justice. Follow the clues, from the city streets to the top floors of the station's headquarters to uncover the truth behind this shocking crime. But be careful! Things are rarely what they seem on TV …

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Sunday, January 19, 2014 — for $2.99.

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The current Catch of the Week is Sable Maze: Sullivan River

Every night you have the same nightmare. You see children wandering through a maze, crying for help. These sleepless nights are ruining your waking life. To stop them, you must return to Sullivan River Summer Camp to uncover what happened during that long-forgotten summer. Beware though, this camp isn't all that it seems. With every step, you can feel eyes watching you. Reveal the secret of the ancient labyrinth in this eerie Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game.

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 19, 2014.

Drop Dead Perfect, An Ellen Harper Psychothriller by Rick Murcer, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Drop Dead Perfect by Rick Murcer, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Murcer Press.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $0.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (01/18/2014 at 4:30 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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Drop Dead Perfect by Rick Murcer
An Ellen Harper Psychothriller (1st in series)
Publisher: Murcer Press

All Ellen Harper wanted in life was to get over that damned, unwanted divorce. She tried, God knew she tried, but when her dark side showed up, things got ugly and people got hurt. Even burying herself in her Forensic Tech job hadn't helped much.

After her latest run in, her Captain, Big Harv Patterson, had warned her to keep her nose clean and whip the inner demon or else she'd be sweeping the streets.

But that wasn't the only demon in Ellen's life. Someone is kidnapping and killing young women in Chicago, leaving a calling card that set off a race against time and threatens to cost her everything.

  

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Fashion Victim, A Paige Tourneur Mystery Novella by G. T. Herren, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Fashion Victim by G. T. Herren, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, booksBnimble.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $0.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (01/18/2014 at 3:30 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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Fashion Victim by G. T. Herren
A Paige Tourneur Mystery Novella (1st in series)
Publisher: booksBnimble

In her first solo outing, Paige Tourneur has long since left the Times-Picayune and has now landed a job at Crescent City Magazine, which sends her out to do a personality piece on bitchy fashion designer Marigny Mercereau. Only Marigny ends up dead fifteen minutes before her fifteen minutes of fame.

Twisting through Marigny's creepy past, Paige is accompanied, as always, by best friend Chanse, her cop buddies Venus Casanova and Blaine Tujague, and (finally!) by the perfect man: her new boy friend, Blaine's brother Ryan.

So what happens when a woman meets the perfect man and her past comes calling?

  

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