The Flower Master, A Rei Shimura Mystery by Sujata Massey, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Flower Master by Sujata Massey, now available at a special price, courtesy of the author.

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 (03/02/2014 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 Flower Master by Sujata Massey
A Rei Shimura Mystery (3rd in series)
Publisher: Sujata Massey

Winner of the 2000 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel.

Rei Shimura, a California girl living in Tokyo, has an antiques business that's only slightly more successful than her love life. When her aunt enrolls her in the Kayama School of Ikebana to learn how to arrange flowers, disaster strikes. A mean teacher is found with scissors in her neck, and Takeo Kayama, the sexy billionaire heir to the school, considers Rei's aunt the main suspect.

Rei strives to prove her aunt's innocence but becomes enmeshed in a web of upper-class ladies, edgy environmental protesters, and young immigrants trying to make it in one of the world's most exciting and expensive cities. As danger rises, clues are sent to Rei in haiku poems that hint her family played a role in an old Kayama School tragedy that threatens not just her romantic future with Takeo — but her own life.

  

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A New MystereBook: A Burning Desire by J. R. Lindermuth

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 …

A Burning Desire by J. R. Lindermuth is the sixth mystery in this series, in which the past comes back to haunt former police chief Daniel "Sticks" Hetrick and his protégé, Officer Flora Vastine as an outbreak of arson shakes residents of rural Swatara Creek, Pennsylvania.

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A Burning Desire by J. R. Lindermuth
A Daniel "Sticks" Hetrick Murder Mystery
Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press
Publication Date: February 28, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 03/02/14 04:30 PM ET)

At first, the minor nature of the fires inclines authorities to see them as pranks, possibly the work of juveniles. Then, tension increases in the wake of a murder at the site of one fire and an increase in the value of targets.

Hetrick and Flora must confront troubling, dangerous people from the past, and errors in judgment add to their jeopardy.

  

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Lifetime Loser, A Prairie Winds Golf Course Mystery by James Ross, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Lifetime Loser by James Ross, now available at a special price, courtesy of the author.

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 (03/02/2014 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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Lifetime Loser by James Ross
A Prairie Winds Golf Course Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Xlibris

After running a worn-out golf course on the east side of St. Louis for fifteen years J.W. Schroeder (J Dub) learns that his partner had been skimming profits the entire time. But even worse, J Dub discovers that he was an unknowing participant in a decades-old swindle and a victim of fraud.

The controlling partner, Lewferd E. Zerrmann, aligns himself with a dishonest attorney, a deceitful accountant and a corrupt politician to derail a government investigation and an IRS audit. He survives title improprieties and outlasts an overzealous U. S. Attorney. No one seems to be able to penetrate the isolated walls of Lew's fortress until J Dub steps up and risks it all to fight for what is his.

Who said real life was anything like "the gentleman's game?"

  

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Dead Between the Lines by Denise Swanson, New in Bookstores in March 2014

Today's featured paperback original mystery title, scheduled to be published during March 2014 by Signet, is Dead Between the Lines by Denise Swanson.

For a list of more new paperback mysteries, thrillers, and novels of suspense published this month, visit our Mystery Bookshelf page for March 2014. For hardcover titles, visit New Mysteries for a selection of books published during March 2014.

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Dead Between the Lines
Denise Swanson
Series: A Dev Sinclair, Devereaux's Dime Store Mystery

Opening an old-fashioned five-and-dime shop in her small Missouri hometown has been a great change for Devereaux "Dev" Sinclair. But when she hosts a reading group there, she learns that bad writing can mean life or death …

To keep her new business in the black, Dev opens up her shop to local clubs. But in the first meeting of the Stepping Out Book Club, the speaker storms out after members attack his poetry's sexism and scorn for small towns. Later that night, the poet's body is found outside Dev's store.

Dev can't afford for the murder to close her down, so she does a little stepping out of her own to investigate, with help from her two sexy suitors, Dr. Noah Underwood and Deputy U.S. Marshal Jake Del Vecchio. But when the killer threatens Dev, they will have to use every trick in the book to solve the case before she becomes the final chapter in this murder mystery.

        

The Jarvis File, A Mark Harrow Mystery by Robert J. Roy, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Jarvis File by Robert J. Roy, now available at a special price, courtesy of the author.

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 (03/02/2014 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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The Jarvis File by Robert J. Roy
A Mark Harrow Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: Bob Roy

Private investigator Mark Harrow, just home from his honeymoon, receives only the second call of his short career to investigate a gruesome murder. The solicitation comes from a prominent attorney, Edmond Jarvis, whose wife has been shot and killed. Harrow immediately suspects a measure of insincerity from his new client, but takes on the case anyway. Before he can gain a foothold into the investigation, his client is discovered bludgeoned to death. With his client deceased there is little point in continuing the investigation. Then, a Jarvis relative convinces Harrow to carry on.

What ensues is a whirlwind adventure into intrigue that involves forming an alliance with Israel's Mossad and uncovering a conspiracy on the part of a powerful US Senator — as well as Edmond Jarvis — to secretly fund terrorists. Clever investigating and a good deal of luck lead Harrow to a surprising conclusion and an unexpected perpetrator.

  

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City of Darkness and Light by Rhys Bowen, New in Bookstores in March 2014

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published during March 2014 by Minotaur Books, is City of Darkness and Light by Rhys Bowen.

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

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City of Darkness and Light
Rhys Bowen
Series: Molly Murphy (13th)

Molly and Daniel Sullivan are settling happily into the new routines of parenthood, but their domestic bliss is shattered the night a gang retaliates against Daniel for making a big arrest. Daniel wants his family safely out of New York City as soon as possible. In shock and grieving, but knowing she needs to protect their infant son Liam, Molly agrees to take him on the long journey to Paris to stay with her friends Sid and Gus, who are studying art in the City of Light.

But upon arriving in Paris, nothing goes as planned. Sid and Gus seem to have vanished into thin air, and Molly's search to figure out what happened to them will lead her through all levels of Parisian society, from extravagant salons to the dingy cafes where starving artists linger over coffee and loud philosophical debates. And when in the course of her search she stumbles across a dead body, Molly, on her own in a foreign country, starts to wonder if she and Liam might be in even more danger in Paris than they had been at home.

        

The Bait, A Christie Opara Mystery by Dorothy Uhnak, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Bait by Dorothy Uhnak, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Open Road.

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 (03/02/2014 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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The Bait by Dorothy Uhnak
A Christie Opara Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Open Road

Winner of the 1969 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.

It begins when New York Police Department Detective Second-Grade Christie Opara arrests a man on the subway for indecent exposure. Within hours, Murray Rogoff, a burly giant, his crazed stare concealed behind thick glasses, is out on bail.

Soon after, the body of a young dancer is found stashed behind the stairway of a Bronx apartment building. The girl was brutally raped and strangled, and a clue links her with two previous murders. The killer takes a signature trophy: a hacked-off lock of the victim's hair. A few days later, Christie starts to get strange, late-night phone calls. Although Rogoff never spoke when he was in lock-up, the detective's instincts tell her that Rogoff's the serial killer they're hunting. With the reluctant approval of her boss, Assistant District Attorney Casey Reardon, Christie prepares to become the bait of a deadly psychopath.

        

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New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense: Dark Tide by Susan Sleeman

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

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Dark Tide by Susan Sleeman
The Justice Agency
Publisher: Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense
List Price: $5.99 (ebook), $5.99 (paperback)

Gina Evans knows her brother was murdered — even if the police won't believe her. After catching a quick glimpse of the evidence her brother had gathered, the same criminals are after her and her baby niece. And Gina's only hope is the man she left behind. Despite the painful memories, private investigator Derrick Justice won't fail Gina and her baby.

Yet now, the woman he never stopped loving and the baby he's come to adore are in a killer's crosshairs. But can Derrick trap the cold-blooded murderer before he strikes again?

        

Murder in the Collective, A Pam Nilsen Mystery by Barbara Wilson, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Murder in the Collective by Barbara Wilson, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Open Road.

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 (03/02/2014 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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Murder in the Collective by Barbara Wilson
A Pam Nilsen Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Open Road

Seattle printing collective owner Pam Nilsen is on the case when a member of the group turns up dead before a controversial merger …

Pam Nilsen and her twin sister, Penny, inherited Best Printing four years ago when their parents died in a car crash. Unwilling to sell their family legacy, the sisters turned it into a collective run by a cadre of activists whose arguments over the business can be just as impassioned as their support for progressive causes. But internal divisions at the collective pale in comparison to those between Seattle typesetters B. Violet and Moby Dick — once a single company that has since broken apart into an all-female (and lesbian-run) company, and an all-male (and quickly bankrupt) operation.

Shortly after Best Printing and B. Violet begin discussing a merger, the offices of the typesetter are ransacked, one of their members nowhere to be found. Then an employee of Best Printing is found murdered. It appears as if someone will stop at nothing — not even murder — to prevent the merger. And it's up to Pam to get to the bottom of this deadly turn of events before the killer strikes again.

        

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A New MystereBook: Murder by Numbers by R. S. Vaisbort

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 …

Murder by Numbers by R. S. Vaisbort is a high-tech crime novel from a Silicon Valley insider and legal expert.

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Murder by Numbers by R. S. Vaisbort
A Kaitlin Hall Mystery
Publisher: Silicon Valley Amalgamated
Publication Date: February 28, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 03/02/14 12:30 PM ET)

Silicon Valley circa 2001: Multi-millionaires cling desperately to their fortunes, CEOs pray that their startups stay funded, and techies hope to hold onto their jobs. Opportunities for financial gain — both legal and illegal — remain a high stakes game. And no one knows this better than Katlin Hall, a beautiful and brilliant rookie detective in the High Tech Crimes Detail of the San Jose Police Department.

Kaitlin's unauthorized investigation of the fatal car crash of a young systems administrator quickly leads newbie Detective Hall into dangerous, uncharted territory. Enlisting the help of her hacker friend and confidant, Slim Yamazaki, Kaitlin digs deep into the networks of technology companies developing the building blocks of the world's most sophisticated systems that protect corporate data and, more importantly, U.S. security interests.

As Detective Hall uses her keen intellect and initiative to solve a growing web of multiple murders, she navigates the politics of law enforcement and the egos of venture capitalists, tech moguls, and former lovers to make stunning discoveries. With lives at stake, her assumptions about human nature and her abilities as a detective will be tested to the fullest.

  

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This Week's Amazon Collection Deal of the Week: The Avengers — The Complete Emma Peel Megaset

This week's Amazon Collection Deal of the Week is The Avengers: The Complete Emma Peel Megaset on DVD.

Diana Rigg joined the cast of The Avengers at the start of its fourth season (the last to be filmed in black and white). Playing Mrs. Emma Peel, she joined John Steed (played by Patrick Macnee) as the very stylish crime fighters of the mid-1960s. She left the series at the beginning of the sixth season.

This set includes all 51 episodes in which Mrs. Peel appeared on 16 DVD discs.

This week only, save 50% on a megaset featuring this most popular television series character. Offer ends March 8th, 2014.

Shark's Tooth: Emerald Coast Murder by Michael Guillebeau is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Shark's Tooth: Emerald Coast Murder by Michael Guillebeau as today's second free mystery ebook (A Short Story Collection; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 02, 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.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

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Shark's Tooth: Emerald Coast Murder
Michael Guillebeau
A Short Story Collection
Publisher: Michael Guillebeau

Detectives Blackbeard and Terry are the only homicide detectives in the sleepy Florida panhandle beach town of Emerald Coast Beach, where police work usually consists of chasing drunk naked college students off the beach at 2 a.m. But, today, there's a young woman's body on the beach and a two-legged shark cruising the quiet Southern town.

This is a collection of fun mystery stories for reading at the beach, preferably with a cold drink and hot sunshine. There are seven stories of murder from Emerald Coast Beach. As a bonus, there are also four stories featuring Josh, the lead character from the author's first book.

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INK: Fine Lines by Bella Roccaforte is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature INK: Fine Lines by Bella Roccaforte as today's free mystery ebook (A Novel of Paranormal Suspense; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 02, 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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INK: Fine Lines
Bella Roccaforte
A Novel of Paranormal Suspense
Publisher: Bella Roccaforte

Shay Baynes is a wanted woman: by the police for a double murder, by two rival suitors, and by the evil specter that haunts her dreams and soon her waking hours.

It's Shay's twenty-second birthday and shes finally in charge of her life. She's out on her own and about to hit it big with a new comic series. But the ink isn't dry on her breakout first issue when it all starts to unravel. Not even Shay's twisted imagination can predict what will happen when the fine line between reality and nightmare is crossed.

  

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