Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140130)

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

• The New Release is Obscure Legends: Curse of the Ring.

• The current Catch of the Week is Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden, just $2.99 through Sunday, February 02, 2014 only.

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The New Release today is Obscure Legends: Curse of the Ring

You lost everything in that storm: your ship, your crew, even your freedom. Now you've washed up on a tropical island that's cursed by a magic ring which forces its bearer to lash out in anger and control others. Can you release the kind captain from its spell to free everyone on the island, or will this be your new eternal home? The captain's crew is more than happy to help, but it won't be easy to destroy this ring, especially not with the artifacts on the island amplifying its power. Use your wits and scour the island to uncover the ring's secrets and destroy it once and for all in this daring Hidden-Object Puzzle Adventure game.

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 Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden

Find your missing fiancé in the deepest parts of the ocean! Discover and investigate a forgotten underwater city that hides many spine-chilling secrets and supernatural forces which still lurk in every corner of this mysterious world. Face an ancient evil that is hiding in the deepest chambers of the once idyllic city of Eden. Hold your breath and dive into this breathtaking underwater 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, February 02, 2014.

Kisscut, A Grant County Mystery by Karin Slaughter, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Kisscut by Karin Slaughter, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, HarperCollins.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $3.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (01/29/2014 at 5:00 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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Kisscut by Karin Slaughter
A Grant County Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: HarperCollins

Saturday night dates at the skating rink have been a tradition in the small southern town of Heartsdale for as long as anyone can remember, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton — the town's pediatrician and medical examiner — finds herself entangled in a terrible tragedy.

What seemed at first to be a horrific but individual catastrophe proves to have wider implications. The autopsy reveals evidence of long-term abuse, of ritualistic self -mutilation, but when Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver start to investigate, they are frustrated at every turn.

The children surrounding the victim close ranks. The families turn their backs. Then a young girl is abducted, and it becomes clear that the first death is linked to an even more brutal crime, one far more shocking than anyone could have imagined. Meanwhile, detective Lena Adams, still recovering from her sister's death and her own brutal attack, finds herself drawn to a young man who might hold the answers. But unless Lena, Sara, and Jeffrey can uncover the deadly secrets the children hide, it's going to happen again …

        

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New from Carina Press: Cloaked in Danger by Jeannie Ruesch

Carina Press is a digital-first imprint from Harlequin, publishing books in an interesting and diverse selection of genres including contemporary romance, steampunk, gay/lesbian fiction, science-fiction, fantasy, and — but of course — mystery and suspense.

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Cloaked in Danger by Jeannie Ruesch
A Novel of Regency Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Carina Press
Publication Date: January 27, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 01/29/14 04:30 PM ET)

Aria Whitney has little in common with the delicate ladies of London society. Her famous father made his fortune hunting archaeological treasures, and her rustic upbringing has left her ill prepared for a life of parties and frippery. But when Gideon Whitney goes missing in Egypt, Aria must embrace the unknown. Armed with only the short list of highborn men who'd backed her father's venture, she poses as a woman looking for a husband. She doesn't intend to find one.

Adam Willoughby, Earl of Merewood, finds London's strangest new debutante fascinating, but when he catches her investigating his family's secrets, he threatens to ruin her reputation. He doesn't intend to enjoy it so much.

When their lustful indiscretion is discovered, Adam finds that he regrets nothing. But now, as Aria's father's enemy draws near, Adam must convince his betrothed that she can trust him with her own secrets … before it's too late.

        

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Blood and Bone, A Novel of Suspense by William Lashner, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Blood and Bone by William Lashner, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, HarperCollins.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $3.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (01/29/2014 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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Blood and Bone by William Lashner
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: HarperCollins

Read our review of Blood and Bone by William Lashner

For a son, every funeral before his father's death is a rehearsal and every funeral thereafter is a memorial.

Kyle Byrne, the illegitimate son of a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, had to sneak into his father's funeral when he was fourteen years old. Twelve years later, his father's death still casts a shadow upon his heart.

Now amiable and handsome, Kyle finds himself drifting through a life of slack. With his house in foreclosure and his part-time job lost, he spends his days playing Xbox and his nights in Philly bars, drinking way too much and sleeping with the wrong type of women. Life is, well, actually pretty damn sweet.

But when his father's former law partner is brutally murdered, the cops see Kyle as a possible suspect and start asking uncomfortable questions about his father's death. And after a strange encounter with one of his father's former clients, Kyle enters into a search for answers that leads from his father's past to the highest pinnacles of power — and forces Kyle to lay bare the deceptions and losses in his own life.

Just when it seems he's close to learning the truth about his father and the murder, Kyle is reminded of that old adage "be careful what you wish for." Because Kyle Byrne's most fervent wish is suddenly about to come true — with a vengeance.

        

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A New MystereBook: After Midnight by Michele Bardsley

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 …

After Midnight by Michele Bardsley is this romance author's first short novel of suspense.

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After Midnight by Michele Bardsley
A Novel of Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Freeman Publications
Publication Date: January 27, 2014
Price: $1.99 (as of 01/29/14 03:30 PM ET)

Payback is a bitch …

Callie O'Brian was running from a brutal past, but she hadn't run far enough. Someone doesn't want her to forget what happened … and her stalker wants blood for blood.

Moving back to her home town doesn't do much good … except there's Evan Madigan, the obstinate Tulsa cop, who refuses to let her face the threats by herself.

He alone will stand by her when all hell breaks loose.

  

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Swann's Last Song, A Henry Swann Mystery by Charles Salzberg, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Swann's Last Song by Charles Salzberg, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Greenpoint 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 (01/29/2014 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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Swann's Last Song by Charles Salzberg
A Henry Swann Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Greenpoint Press

Skip tracer Henry Swann cares little about anything but money, so when a beautiful Upper East Side woman shows up in his office and hires him to find her missing husband, he smiles and takes the cash.

But when this seemingly simple missing-person case turns into homicide, Swann finds himself trapped in a complex web of connections and multiple identities that takes him out of New York City and across two continents.

  

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The Pawnbroker by Aimée and David Thurlo, New in Bookstores in January 2014

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published during January 2014 by Minotaur Books, is The Pawnbroker by Aimée and David Thurlo.

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 Pawnbroker
Aimée and David Thurlo
Series: Charlie Henry (1st)

Charlie Henry is the proud new owner of the Three Balls pawnshop, having recently returned Stateside from special-ops work in Iraq. The transition back to normal life seems to be going smoothly for him and his Army buddy and co-owner of the shop, Gordon Sweeney — until Gina, Charlie's childhood friend, gets shot in a transaction for information from the previous owner of Three Balls. Gordon rushes to help Gina as she bleeds on the sidewalk, while Charlie roars off on a chase to catch the shooter.

The shooter gets away, and as they dig deeper, they find that the shooting has to do with Howard Baza, the previous owner of the pawnshop, and his rather questionable morals. The Albuquerque Police Department reluctantly lets the two ex-soldiers lend a hand with the investigation. Along the way they get tangled up in gang rivalries and led astray by false identities. They discover that nothing is what it seems, and almost no one is who they appear to be.

        

A Kindle Countdown Deal: Bullet Catch by Scott Jenkins

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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Bullet Catch by Scott Jenkins
A Smoke & Dagger Mystery
Publisher: Frontier X Studio
Price: $0.99 (as of 01/29/14 02:00 PM ET)

A Russian killing machine escapes his handlers in Dubai. CIA operatives are targeted in Berlin. A horrifying murder in a quiet suburb. How are they connected?

Steve Watson, son of famous television magicians Mike and Nora Watson, accompanies his parents on a trip to Berlin for one last show. But Mike and Nora's secret past of working with the CIA comes back to haunt them, and they vanish into thin air when a hit squad attacks.

Now CIA operative Dana Fox and the Berlin Police think Steve's the key to unraveling the killings.

Unfortunately for him, he is.

And Steve's greatest trick will be to figure out the connection before it's too late …

  

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Cat Bearing Gifts, A Joe Grey Mystery by Shirley Rousseau Murphy: 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 Cat Bearing Gifts by Shirley Rousseau Murphy. This Kindle book was listed at $1.99 as of the date and time of this post, Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 1:30 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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Cat Bearing Gifts by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
A Joe Grey Mystery (18th in series)
Publisher: William Morrow

On the way home from visiting their friend Kate Osborne in San Francisco, tortoiseshell Kit and her elderly housemates, Lucinda and Pedric Greenlaw, are hurt in a terrible car crash on a winding coastal road. The accident is terrifying enough, but then two dangerous men steal the Greenlaws' town car, making off with a secret hoard of jewels and gold — a gift bestowed from Kate's newfound treasure — carefully hidden inside its doors. As paramedics rush the Greenlaws to the emergency room, a badly shaken Kit hides from hungry coyotes in the forested hills above the highway, waiting for Joe, Pan, and their human companions, Ryan and Clyde Damen, to rescue her.

Back home in Molena Point, yellow tomcat Misto, discovering a faded photograph of a child living fifty years ago, becomes lost in his memories of that past century — while Joe Grey and his tabby lady prowl an abandoned stone cottage where they've discovered two rough-looking men hiding. The cats smell mildewed money, and soon smell human blood, too, and they wonder: Could these unsettling incidents be tied to the injury of the Greenlaws and to the theft of their car and treasure? Could they be, as well, part of the larger mystery involving the very source of the cats' magical powers?

Misto and his unfailing memory might provide some answers, but his feline detective efforts are nearly derailed when Misto's son, Pan, the bold red tomcat, led on by the Greenlaws' exotic treasure and by his taste for adventure, drives a painful wedge between himself and Kit, just when their romance feels so filled with joy.

But Kit is busy with other matters, too, as she follows the two housebreakers, one badly injured and the other eager to end his partner's misery, as they make off with more wealth than even they realize. Though the cats know more than the thieves about the unique items stolen, their investigation is still in trouble. Only slowly, and after two sudden murders, do they at last claw their way to the truth, examining more intently the source of the gold and jewels, understanding more clearly, as well, the secrets of the moldering treasury bills — the mystery of their source, generations past, when Misto lived another life.

  

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The Mummy Case, An Amelia Peabody Mystery by Elizabeth Peters, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, HarperCollins.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $3.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (01/29/2014 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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The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
An Amelia Peabody Mystery (3rd in series)
Publisher: HarperCollins

Radcliffe Emerson, the irascible husband of fellow archaeologist and Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, has earned the nickname "Father of Curses" — and at Mazghunah he demonstrates why. Denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, he and Amelia are resigned to excavating mounds of rubble in the middle of nowhere.

And there is nothing in this barren area worthy of their interest — until an antiquities dealer is murdered in his own shop. A second sighting of a sinister stranger from the crime scene, a mysterious scrap of papyrus, and a missing mummy case have all whetted Amelia's curiosity.

But when the Emersons start digging for answers in an ancient tomb, events take a darker and deadlier turn — and there may be no surviving the very modern terrors their efforts reveal.

        

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A New MystereBook: The Cherry Blossom Murder by Fran Pickering

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 …

The Cherry Blossom Murder by Fran Pickering is the first in a new series featuring Londoner — and amateur sleuth — Josie Clark, who is now based in Tokyo.

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The Cherry Blossom Murder by Fran Pickering
A Josie Clark in Japan Mystery
Publisher: Fran Pickering
Publication Date: January 28, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 01/29/14 12:30 PM ET)

Behind the scenes a killer is lurking …

When Tokyo-based Londoner Josie finds a body under the cherry blossom, she sets out to track down the killer.

But she finds that everyone has a secret and no one can be trusted as the questions pile up. What is sinister Ms Kato up to? Who is the strange man who waited for the victim and does glamorous actress Tammy know more than she should? And who could get through the locked door?

Josie must shatter the smooth surface of Japanese life to solve the puzzle and stop the fan club killer striking again.

  

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Telemystery: SyFy Renews Haven for a 5th Season of 26 Episodes

SyFy has renewed its supernatural drama Haven for a fifth season of 26 episodes, which will air over two years, Fall 2014 and Fall 2015. (Since each of the first four seasons were of 13 episodes each, it isn't clear why this renewal isn't considered a two season pick-up.)

Based on the novella The Colorado Kid by Stephen King, the series stars Emily Rose as FBI Special Agent Audrey Parker, who arrives in the titular Maine town to investigate a routine murder investigation, only to become involved with "The Troubles" that mysteriously afflict its residents.