New from Harlequin Intrigue: Blood on Copperhead Trail by Paula Graves

Every month Harlequin publishes several new novels of mystery and suspense. We are pleased to present in this post one of its new February, 2014 titles, published in the Harlequin Intrigue series.

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Blood on Copperhead Trail by Paula Graves
A Bitterwood P.D. Novel
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue
List Price: $4.99 (ebook), $5.50 (paperback)

A raging storm and a ticking clock could mean the difference between life and death …

Bitterwood's new department chief, Doyle Massey, had a lot to prove to investigator Laney Harvey. Her take-no-prisoners attitude and his devil-may-care personality were destined to clash. Yet when three girls go missing in the Smokies, including Laney's sister, their priorities have to change. With lives in the ballance, the two suddenly find themselves on the same side against a ticking clock.

Their biggest obstacles? The weathe and one snow-covered mountain. Not to mention an attraction that's proving difficult to ignore. It isn't the time for creating any kind of lasting relationship. But with danger lurking around every jagged turn, taking such a chance might be a case of now or never.

        

A Kindle Countdown Deal: Murder on Cinnamon Street by Lyla Fox

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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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Murder on Cinnamon Street by Lyla Fox
A Shaky Detective Mystery
Publisher: Cozy Cat Press
Price: $0.99 (as of 02/08/14 01:00 PM ET)

A detective with panic attacks? That describes Elizabeth Clary (or just E to her friends) perfectly. Of course, her detecting only happens on paper, as she's hard at work writing a super sleuth murder mystery when she's not engaged in her "real job," painting someone's living room or den.

In the small town of Camphor, Michigan, home of the world-famous Brunson Spice Company, E's life in a sprawling old Victorian on Cinnamon Street is rather idyllic. She's looked over by her deceased mother's two doting best friends; she has a budding romance sprouting with a hunky landscaper, and she's a well-respected member of the community.

Panic attacks shouldn't get in her way. That is, until some of her fellow residents start dropping like flies. Who is killing these disparate and seemingly innocent individuals? And why? Is it time for this shaky sleuth to investigate for real and get to the bottom of murder on Cinnamon Street?

  

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A New MystereBook: Pirate Vishnu by Gigi Pandian

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 February 2014 priced $4.99 or less …

Pirate Vishnu by Gigi Pandian is the second mystery in this series featuring a century-old treasure map of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast, acred riches from India, two murders, one hundred years apart. And a love triangle … Historian Jaya Jones has her work cut out for her.

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Pirate Vishnu by Gigi Pandian
A Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery
Publisher: Henery Press
Publication Date: February 07, 2014
Price: $2.99 (as of 02/08/14 12:30 PM ET)

1906. Shortly before the Great San Francisco Earthquake, Pirate Vishnu strikes the San Francisco Bay. An ancestor of Jaya's who came to the U.S. from India draws a treasure map …

Present Day. Over a century later, the cryptic treasure map remains undeciphered. From San Francisco to the southern tip of India, Jaya pieces together her ancestor's secrets, maneuvers a complicated love life she didn't count on, and puts herself in the path of a killer to restore a revered treasure.

  

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The Millionaire's Regret by Nicholas Field is Today's Fifth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Millionaire's Regret by Nicholas Field as today's fifth free mystery ebook (A Legal Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, February 08, 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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The Millionaire's Regret
Nicholas Field
A Legal Thriller
Publisher: Prospera Publishing

Lawyer Roland Metcalfe believes he has landed his dream job — an all expenses paid trip to Sydney to defend the infamous IT guru, multi-millionaire Paulie Smith.

Accused of the murder of 14-year-old Sean Devises, Smith flees the UK the minute bail is granted and it is Metcalfe's job to keep him in Sydney and out of jail. Metcalfe's glamorous and demanding wife is not the only reason Metcalfe is eager to keep his new client satisfied — in England a nasty secret threatens to expose itself and sunny Sydney is just about far enough away to protect him.

Back in the UK, young prosecutor Janey Robson begins to uncover some inconsistencies in unsolved cases that might be related to Smith's extradition, but her boss, Zack Lehman, has other, more personal matters on his mind, and is reluctant to waste time on unsolved mysteries.

Meanwhile, Sean Devises' mother has plans of her own for Smith. Locating a person who provides a very specific and illegal service for bereaved parents, she sets in motion a chain of events that will have dramatic and tragic consequences.

  

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Death Ranch by Arley Owens, Jr. is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Death Ranch by Arley Owens, Jr. as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Metaphysical Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, February 08, 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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Death Ranch
Arley Owens, Jr.
A Metaphysical Mystery
Publisher: Shorty Mae Productions

The Ridgewall Ranch is reputed to be haunted by a confederate colonel but upscale pimp Carlson Loggins moves his brothel into the country mansion anyway. When one of his hookers claims to have seen the ghost in an upstairs hallway, three of his girls are found mutilated on the same floor and more murders follow.

Finding themselves pitted against an exceptionally devious and highly skilled killer, neither Sheriff Gary Stoner nor the Texas Ranger sent to assist him can fathom the perpetrator's uncanny ability to keep the victims silent while gutting them alive before removing their heads, leaving no clues behind. Metaphysical investigator Dunmark Finley convinces Gary a demon is operating through one of the remaining harlots. He permits Finley to sedate them to keep the devil from manifesting and accompanies him to Colorado so Finley's assistants can help locate the host and exorcise the massacring spirit.

But another brutal murder on the Ridgewall Ranch horrifically proves the demon's lair isn't one of the prostitutes. Knowing he's now looking for a needle in a haystack, Gary drives back to Texas hoping the demon fighters can somehow find the right woman before everyone in Tomahawk County gets slaughtered.

  

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Paying For It by Tony Black is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Paying For It by Tony Black as today's third free mystery ebook (A Gus Dury Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, February 08, 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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Paying For It
Tony Black
A Gus Dury Mystery
Publisher: Blasted Heath

Gus Dury once had a high-flying career as a journalist and a wife he adored. But now he is living on the edge, a drink away from Edinburgh’s down-and-outs, drifting from bar to bar, trying not to sign divorce papers.

But the road takes an unexpected turn when a friend asks him to investigate the brutal torture and killing of his son, and Gus becomes embroiled in a much bigger story of political corruption and illegal people-trafficking.

Seedy doss-houses, bleak wastelands and sudden violence contrast with the cobbled streets and cool bistros of fashionable Edinburgh, as the puzzle unravels to a truly shocking ending.

  

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A Field of Poppies by Sharon Sala is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature A Field of Poppies by Sharon Sala as today's second free mystery ebook (A Novel of Suspense; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, February 08, 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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A Field of Poppies
Sharon Sala
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: Rosetta Books

Two families. One secret. Separated by a river and twenty years of lies.

Five minutes changed Poppy Sadler's life forever. Tick. The hospital called. Her mother's battle with cancer was finally over. Tock. The police showed up at her door. Her father's body has just been pulled from the River. Tick. Murdered.

Tick, Tock. Five minutes and a secret is coming undone.

Across the river, Justin Caulfield's vast fortune can buy him anything but more time. Tick. A deadly disease is stealing his daughter's life. He needs a miracle. Tock. The person he never doubted names the price he never knew he owed. A price more than one man can pay. Tick. Betrayed. Tick, Tock. Twenty years of lies may cost him his very soul.

  

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The Sanctuary by Sarah Collins is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Sanctuary by Sarah Collins as today's free mystery ebook (A Playa Luna Romantic Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, February 08, 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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The Sanctuary
Sarah Collins
A Playa Luna Romantic Mystery
Publisher: Sarah Collins

Visit the warm waters and sandy beaches of Mexico in this romance with fun, margaritas and mystery …

Cassie Lewis has loved the beaches of Mexico and the Sea of Cortez as long as she can remember and has vowed to save the disappearing dolphin. When her plans for a breeding sanctuary are threatened by construction of a million-dollar resort, she rushes to Baja.

Alejandro has never denied his family — or his future. The Baja resort is the crowning jewel in his family's corporation and he vows to protect it. An accident brings Cassie and Alejandro together … but will his past keep them apart?

Cassie and her mission change everything for him, and he is forced to choose between family, duty and love.

  

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Out of Time Series Box Set, Books 1-3 by Monique Martin is Today's Kobo Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Out of Time Series Box Set, Books 1-3 by Monique Martin as today's Kobo Daily Deal.

The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Saturday, February 08, 2014.

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Out of Time Series Box Set, Books 1-3
Monique Martin
The Out of Time Series
Monique Martin

• Out of Time: A Time Travel Mystery (Book #1)

Professor Simon Cross has spent his life searching for evidence of vampires and avoiding emotional entanglements. When a mysterious accident transports Simon and his assistant, Elizabeth West, back in time, Simon finally finds both the proof that he's been looking for, and the romance that he hasn't.

Simon and Elizabeth's developing relationship is tested by demons real and imagined. In 1920s Manhattan, there are more than mobsters vying for power in the city's speakeasies. When the local kingpin with a dark secret sets his sights on Elizabeth, day to day struggles become a fight for their very lives.

• When the Walls Fell (Book #2)

Professor Simon Cross and his assistant Elizabeth West have returned from their accidental journey into the past and are adjusting to their new life together as a couple. But an unwanted visit from the Council for Temporal Studies could change everything.

A murder in the past is changing the future, and if the killing isn't stopped, Simon Cross might never be born.

When they arrive in 1906 San Francisco, Elizabeth and Simon have no idea who wants Victor Graham dead or how it will happen. With the earthquake that leveled most of the city just days away, the race to save Graham thrusts them into a complex mystery of jealousy and revenge where murder might be the least of their worries.

• Fragments (Book #3)

Professor Simon Cross and his assistant, Elizabeth West, thought their time traveling days were over. That's before they stumble across a World War II photograph — with missing time traveler, Evan Eldridge, injured and in desperate need of help.

They find Evan in 1942 London, ill and not quite sure what's happened. He remembers only one thing with crystal clarity — the whereabouts of an artifact Hitler believes can win the war. That's information every Nazi spy in the country would kill to know.

As if saving Evan and surviving war-torn England weren't enough, the outcome of the war hinges on Simon and Elizabeth finding Evan's artifact before the Nazis do. But time is running out: for them, for London, for the world.

  

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140208)

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

• The New Release is Witches' Legacy: Hunter and the Hunted.

• The Daily Deal is Grim Tales: The Stone Queen, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Whispered Secrets: The Story of Tideville, just $2.99 through Sunday, February 09, 2014 only.

• Today's Special Deal — This weekend only: All Standard and Collector's Edition Games are Half Off! Use coupon code HALF to get any Collector's Edition game for just $9.99; use coupon code OFF to get any Standard game for just $4.99. Offer valid through February 9th, 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 Witches' Legacy: Hunter and the Hunted

Carrie and her adopted daughter Lynn had finally found peace within the mansion that had once known only tragedy. But that peace is shattered when an ancient Order of Witch Hunters kidnaps Lynn. Carrie must now join forces with an old foe to locate their secret headquarters and rescue her. Time is running out for Lynn. Can Carrie convince them that her daughter uses magic for good? Find out in this exciting hidden-object puzzle adventure.

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

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Today's Daily Deal is Grim Tales: The Stone Queen

The family saga continues when your nephew Brandon encounters the mysterious Stone Queen in a lonely mountain town. She used to protect the miners here, but now she's out for revenge! The mystery deepens as you explore her shimmering Stone Kingdom, hiding just beneath the town. You must discover the truth behind the queen's anger and save both worlds before a greedy heart brings about their destruction. You'll meet new friends, but you'll also face new foes in this intriguing Hidden-Object Puzzle Adventure game.

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Saturday, February 08, 2014 — for $2.99.

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The current Catch of the Week is Whispered Secrets: The Story of Tideville

You and your son, Tim, recently moved to the small town of Tideville to make a fresh start. One peaceful autumn evening, you arrive home just in time to see Tim vanish into thin air! Armed with only your wits and a cryptic clue about a scientist, you set out to find your son. But you soon learn that Tim was not the first resident of Tideville to disappear … In fact, people have been going missing for years. But who is behind it all? And what do they want? Explore the mysterious past of a sleepy seaside village and unravel the town's dark secret in this stunning Hidden Object 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, February 09, 2014.

Shatter, A Joe O'Loughlin Mystery by Michael Robotham, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Shatter by Michael Robotham, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Mulholland 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 (02/07/2014 at 6:30 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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Shatter by Michael Robotham
A Joe O'Loughlin Mystery (3rd in series)
Publisher: Mulholland Books

Winner of the 2008 Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction.

Joe O'Loughlin is in familiar territory-standing on a bridge high above a flooded gorge, trying to stop a distraught woman from jumping. "You don't understand," she whispers, and lets go. Joe is haunted by his failure to save the woman, until her teenage daughter finds him and reveals that her mother would never have committed suicide — not like that. She was terrified of heights.

What could have driven her to commit such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil?

Having devoted his career to repairing damaged minds, Joe must now confront an adversary who tears them apart.

        

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Review: Dying To Know by Tj O'Connor

A Mysterious Review of Dying To Know by Tj O'Connor. A Gumshoe Ghost Mystery.

Review summary: The paranormal storyline stumbles at bit at first, while a new ghost gets his footing in the afterlife. However, it is easy to overlook this as the mystery quickly gains traction and is itself a real puzzler. The credibility of the murder investigation more than compensates for some of the more incredible elements of the story, resulting in a strong start to this series. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Dying To Know
Tj O'Connor
A Gumshoe Ghost Mystery
Midnight Ink (January 2014)

Publisher synopsis: Detective Oliver Tucker prefers to be the guy investigating shootings, not the guy getting shot. So when he returns as a ghost after being murdered in his home, it's only natural for Tuck to investigate the most important case of his life — his own. Detective, solve thyself!

Piecing together cold cases, foggy memories, and eerie premonitions, Tuck fears that if he doesn't figure out who pulled the trigger, his wife may be the next victim. Surprised to discover many earth-bound spirits chasing the same killer, Tuck's unique perspective from the other side leads him to a chilling conclusion — it's the living, not the dead, who are most terrifying.

      

The Tell-Tale Con, A Rules of the Scam Mystery by Aimee Gilchrist, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Tell-Tale Con by Aimee Gilchrist, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Gemma Halliday.

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 (02/07/2014 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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The Tell-Tale Con by Aimee Gilchrist
A Rules of the Scam Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Gemma Halliday

Tallulah "Talia" Jones has not had your average upbringing. The child of con-artists, her parents have bestowed such important life lessons upon her as, "the con is in the details" and "don't steal from your friends … because they can identify you to the cops way too easily."

Now her dad is in prison, her mom has become "Mystic Madam Magdala", and her biology partner, pro chess player, son of Hollywood bigwig, Harrison Poe, suddenly needs Talia's help solving a mystery in a way that only a person who understands the rules of a con can. It looks like a quick and legit way to earn some cash … until someone ups the ante with murder. Now Talia and Harrison are racing against time to find the killer before Harrison becomes the next victim.

It's going to take all of Talia's skills to pull off this con … because as any good con artist can tell you, "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull."

  

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A New MystereBook: Karma To Kill For by Jen S. Severson

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 February 2014 priced $4.99 or less …

Karma To Kill For by Jen S. Severson is the second mystery to feature psychic detective Zoe Nettlesom.

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Karma To Kill For by Jen S. Severson
A Zoe Nettlesom Mystery
Publisher: Musa Publishing
Publication Date: February 05, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 02/07/14 04:30 PM ET)

Truth, illusion and the circle of karma … the murdered woman's words to Zoe were more cryptic than clarifying, and even a psychic detective can't predict the outcome!

When psychic detective Zoe Nettlesom is hired by a dead woman's sister to investigate the murder, Zoe goes undercover as a family biographer to unearth the truth — and meets a mad-hatter psychic in the process.

Police detective Ted Andrews agrees to assist although he is uncomfortable with Zoe's woo-woo world and has logical objections to her methods.

With help from her spirit guide Hamden, Zoe races to find who has a karma to kill for … before they kill her!

  

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