Panic by Nick Stephenson is Today's Fifth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Panic by Nick Stephenson as today's fifth free mystery ebook (A Leopold Blake Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 12, 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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Panic
Nick Stephenson
A Leopold Blake Thriller
Publisher: Nick Stephenson

Leopold Blake, expert criminology consultant for the FBI, had his weekend all planned out — and it didn't involve dealing with a murdered senator, a high-profile kidnapping, and at least half a dozen near-death experiences. Three politicians have been murdered in as many weeks, all expertly dispatched, and only Leopold can get to the bottom of it. Unfortunately, as all hell breaks loose on the streets of New York City, he soon finds himself the next target of a powerful enemy who wants him silenced. Permanently.

Against the backdrop of political corruption and murder, Leopold and his team must fight for their lives to uncover the truth before it's too late.

  

This is a repeat freebie, last featured on this site on March 10, 2013.

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The Seven Stars by Anthea Fraser is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Seven Stars by Anthea Fraser as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A David Webb Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 12, 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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The Seven Stars
Anthea Fraser
A David Webb Thriller
Publisher: Endeavour Press

After fog forces her to spend the night in a country guesthouse called The Seven Stars, Helen Campbell reads her horoscope in the local paper. Little does she realise that by doing so she will dramatically change not only her own life, but the lives of everyone else living in the village.

Ten days later, she returns to stay at The Seven Stars while attending a local course on antiques. Slow she finds herself increasingly involved in the lives of the people living there. As she arrived a girl was killed in a hit-and-run accident. But was it an accident? Or was it murder? A spate of robberies have targeted local country houses. Are they connected to the girl's death? And what is the significance of the phrase which recurs in the horoscope column under "Tomorrow's Birthday"?

Whether or not it was written in the stars, Helen's stay at the guesthouse ensures that life will never be the same again … for any of them.

  

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Blood Dahlia by Victor Methos is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Blood Dahlia by Victor Methos as today's third free mystery ebook (A Sarah King Mystery; Kindle format only).

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Blood Dahlia
Victor Methos
A Sarah King Mystery
Publisher: Victor Methos

A serial murderer nicknamed the Blood Dahlia has been terrorizing the quiet suburbs of Pennsylvania. Brutally mutilating his victims in the fashion of the most famous murder in Hollywood, the killer leaves no trace behind. The FBI's elite Behavioral Science Unit, the section responsible for the study and investigation of serial murder, has little evidence to go on. Believing the killer to be beyond their reach, the agents in the BSU decide they must simply wait for the killer to make a mistake … until they meet Sarah King.

Sarah, a mysterious outcast of the Pennsylvania Amish community, claims she has a unique ability: she can speak to the dead. And the victims of the Blood Dahlia are calling out to her.

When the FBI enlists her help, special agent Giovanni Adami is skeptical of her abilities, but begins falling for the young woman. His feelings for her are clouded with his distrust of psychic phenomena, but as the Blood Dahlia grows in his barbarism, he knows the FBI has little choice but to explore every avenue available.

Whether or not Sarah can speak with the dead ultimately doesn't concern Giovanni. He is interested in results, and when Sarah begins providing some, he must question everything he knows about the world and his place in it. She is either the cleverest fraud he has ever met, or a true psychic with an unexplainable gift.

But when the Blood Dahlia takes an interest in Sarah personally, it will take every ounce of strength she has to survive. And as she prepares for him to come for her, she realizes that not everyone is what they seem …

  

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Understrike by John Gardner is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Understrike by John Gardner as today's second free mystery ebook (A Boysie Oakes Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 12, 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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Understrike
John Gardner
A Boysie Oakes Mystery
Publisher: Endeavour Press

At the height of the Cold War, Boysie is sent on a routine mission to America. In San Diego, he will be the official British observer for the test-fire of America's latest nuclear missile: The Trepholite. But the Soviets have other plans. A double of Boysie has been sent into the field. And very soon Boysie is embroiled in a game of bluff and double-bluff involving a holocaustic missile, a slick con man — and Vladimir Solev, an deadly opponent and yet also a man in whom Boysie sees something of himself.

Along the way, Boysie is mixed up with two gorgeous women — the sultry Priscilla Braddock Fairchild and the luscious Chicory Triplehouse.

As he adventures across the United States, Boysie must dodge bullets, deadly predators and jealous women. And as he arrives in San Diego the clock is ticking and Operation Understrike is under way.

  

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Paper Soldiers by Joe Joffe is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Paper Soldiers by Joe Joffe as today's free mystery ebook (A Suspense Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 12, 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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Paper Soldiers
Joe Joffe
A Suspense Thriller
Publisher: Penn Media

When law firm associate Jake Green is called in to assist with the investigation of a major American oil company and star client, North Petroleum, he quickly finds himself embroiled in a global power struggle. U.S. Attorney Arthur Benson is convinced that North is behind a recently uncovered mass grave in the Middle East, while North’s power-broker CEO Bruno Sinclair is equally determined to snuff out the investigation … and anyone else who gets in his way.

As the investigation in New York barrels forward, North's activities unravel in the Middle East, where American recruits working for a private security contractor are finding themselves increasingly ensnared by the violence that surrounds them. But could the trials and tribulations of a couple nobodies like Jim Gavins and Chuck Murphy be behind the investigation of a major American corporation? As Jake and his cohorts, Hana and Samir, uncover the truth about North’s dealings, the circles of violence begin to close in on them, and they soon find that they must make a choice about what becomes of them in this world.

  

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A Fine and Dangerous Season by Keith Raffel is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature A Fine and Dangerous Season by Keith Raffel as today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, March 12, 2014.

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A Fine and Dangerous Season
Keith Raffel
A Historical Thriller
Thomas & Mercer

The phone rings in the California home of businessman Nate Michaels before the sun is up on October 24, 1962. An hour later he's on an Air Force jet to Washington. Michaels hasn't seen or spoken to President Kennedy since they met at Stanford in the fall of 1940, but now JFK needs his help to defuse the threat posed by Soviet missiles in Cuba. In both the Pentagon and the Kremlin, pro-war generals want a showdown, not a humiliating compromise.

As the world races toward nuclear holocaust during a fine and dangerous autumn, Michaels finds himself spinning in a maelstrom of statecraft, espionage, love, and betrayal.

  

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140312)

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

• Our Featured Title is James Patterson Women's Murder Club: Little Black Lies.

• The current Catch of the Week is Shadow Wolf Mysteries: Cursed Wedding, just $2.99 through Sunday, March 16, 2014 only.

• Today's Special Deal — One Day Sale: All PC and Mac Games are 25% Off! Use coupon code ONEDAY at check-out to purchase any Standard Edition or Collector's Edition game for 25% off the retail price. Offer valid March 12th, 2014 only until 11:59 PM PT.

Visit the Omnimystery Entertainment Network for more games of mystery and suspense!

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Our Featured Title today is James Patterson Women's Murder Club: Little Black Lies

As the fumes thicken, best-selling true crimes author Regina Blacklock fades in and out of consciousness. Falling inches short from discovering the truth behind a 35 year old case she has been researching, police are left with one clue leading to the Women's Murder Club. Become part of the investigation as Lindsay, Claire and Cindy follow Regina's trail in hopes of piecing together the missing links in this exciting Hidden Object 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 Shadow Wolf Mysteries: Cursed Wedding

After being called to Paris to help your friend Veronica, you find yourself in the middle of a shocking mystery. The ancient werewolf Mephistus has appeared in town seeking revenge on Veronica and her fiancé just days before their wedding. Explore the gorgeous streets of Paris as you uncover the truth behind the ancient werewolf curse in this thrilling 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, March 16, 2014.

Also available for this game:

• Get the Strategy Guide.
• Check out the Blog Walkthrough.
• For a more in-depth experience, see the Collector's Edition.

Review: The Boy Who Stole from the Dead by Orest Stelmach

A Mysterious Review of The Boy Who Stole from the Dead by Orest Stelmach. A Nadia Tesla Mystery.

Review summary: There is a strong sense while reading this novel that this is merely an episode of a much larger story arc, which began in the previous book and will continue in the next. Even so, it's a rather thrilling ride with a pacing that is brisk throughout despite all that is going on, and indeed there is a lot going on. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

The Boy Who Stole from the Dead
Orest Stelmach
A Nadia Tesla Mystery
Thomas & Mercer (March 2014)

Publisher synopsis: Bobby Kungenook, a mysterious seventeen-year-old hockey phenom from the Arctic Circle, is accused of murder in New York City. Bobby's guardian, Nadia Tesla, knows his true identity. If his secret gets out, it could cost him his life, and sports journalist Lauren Ross is in hot pursuit of Bobby's story. Where did the boy with the blazing speed and magical hands come from? Why has no one heard of him before?

Nadia's certain the boy is innocent, but the police have a signed confession and an eyewitness. To discover the truth about that night in New York, Nadia must dig into the boy's past. Her international investigation — in New York, London, and Ukraine — will make her an unwitting pawn in a deadly game and reignite her quest for a priceless treasure, one that could alter mankind forever.

    

The Anatomist's Apprentice, A Thomas Silkstone Mystery by Tessa Harris, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Anatomist's Apprentice by Tessa Harris, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Kensington.

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 (03/11/2014 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 Anatomist's Apprentice by Tessa Harris
A Thomas Silkstone Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Kensington

The death of Sir Edward Crick has unleashed a torrent of gossip through the seedy taverns and elegant ballrooms of Oxfordshire. Few mourn the dissolute young man — except his sister, the beautiful Lady Lydia Farrell. When her husband comes under suspicion of murder, she seeks expert help from Dr. Thomas Silkstone, a young anatomist from Philadelphia.

Thomas arrived in England to study under its foremost surgeon, where his unconventional methods only add to his outsider status. Against his better judgment he agrees to examine Sir Edward's corpse. But it is not only the dead, but also the living, to whom he must apply the keen blade of his intellect. And the deeper the doctor's investigations go, the greater the risk that he will be consigned to the ranks of the corpses he studies.

      

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A New Lenny & the Mikes Mystery: Say It Ain't So by Josh Berk

We are pleased to present you with one of this month's new First Clues: Mysteries for Kids books: Say It Ain't So by Josh Berk, a Lenny & the Mikes Mystery.

For more information about the book, which is recommended for readers aged 8 to 10, see a synopsis, below.

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Say It Ain't So by Josh Berk
Series: Lenny & the Mikes
Publisher: Knopf Books
Format(s): Hardcover, eBook

Lenny, Mike, and Other Mike are back in school for the glory that is seventh grade, and this year, Mike is determined to make catcher on the middle-school team. When Mike's hard work pays off and he wins the coveted postition, Lenny is a little jealous, but he'll settle for being the team's unofficial announcer.

The team has a brilliant new pitcher, Hunter Ashwell, and though he's a bit of a jerk, he and Mike have a great pitcher/catcher dynamic that could make the team champions. But things take a strange turn when Hunter's perfect pitching streak goes downhill, and Lenny suspects foul play — specifically, someone stealing Mike's catcher signals. But who could be responsible, and why?

      

Judas Silver, An Adventure Novel by J. R. Rain and Elizabeth Basque, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Judas Silver by J. R. Rain and Elizabeth Basque, 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 (03/11/2014 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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Judas Silver by J. R. Rain and Elizabeth Basque
An Adventure Novel
Publisher: J. R. Rain Press

Someone is stealing the cursed thirty coins paid to betray Christ. Disturbed by these events, the Vatican hires our hero, antiquities thief, Trey Jordan. Trey's mission is simple: find the coins first. And to combat the dark power contained within the cursed coins, Trey will be entrusted with a powerful weapon of his own, a weapon hidden deep with the Vatican's secret vaults.

As the adventure begins, he will team up with a past lover, the beautiful numismatist Eve Roberts, a coin collector herself and owner of one of the cursed Judas Coins. Their search begins with a famous sunken ship and will lead to a bizarre castle located in the middle of a Scottish loch. And waiting at every turn is the mysterious Draken, whose dark power multiplies with the acquisition of each new coin. In the end, when a seemingly victorious Draken brings together all thirty coins, when the Gates of Hell have been thrown wide open and the world has been plunged into darkness and chaos, a desperate Trey Jordan will unleash the ferocious power of the legendary Fourth Nail.

  

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Stone Cold by C. J. Box, New in Bookstores in March 2014

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published during March 2014 by Putnam, is Stone Cold by C. J. Box.

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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Stone Cold
C. J. Box
Series: Joe Pickett (14th)

Everything about the man is a mystery: the massive ranch in the remote Black Hills of Wyoming that nobody ever visits, the women who live with him, the secret philanthropies, the private airstrip, the sudden disappearances. And especially the persistent rumors that the man's wealth comes from killing people.

Joe Pickett, still officially a game warden but now mostly a troubleshooter for the governor, is assigned to find out what the truth is, but he discovers a lot more than he'd bargained for. There are two other men living up at that ranch. One is a stone-cold killer who takes an instant dislike to Joe. The other is new — but Joe knows him all too well. The first man doesn't frighten Joe. The second is another story entirely.

        

Going Organic Can Kill You, A Dana Lewis, Blossom Valley Mystery by Staci McLaughlin, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Going Organic Can Kill You by Staci McLaughlin, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Kensington.

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 (03/11/2014 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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Going Organic Can Kill You by Staci McLaughlin
A Dana Lewis, Blossom Valley Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Kensington

Welcome to Blossom Valley, CA, home of the O'Connell Organic Farm and Spa, complete with its new marketing maven, Dana Lewis, former Blossom Valley resident and unapologetic junk food connoisseur — and soon to be sleuth …

As Dana readjusts to life back home with her recently widowed mother, her latest career move isn't exactly a piece of cake. In fact, it's all tofu fish sticks, stuffed squash blossoms, and enough wheat grass shots to scream bloody murder — especially when Dana discovers the body of Maxwell Mendelsohn, Hollywood producer and opening weekend guest, deader than a yoga corpse pose.

While Dana pens the Spa's blog and balances the attentions of the local police and reporter Jason Forrester, her escalating job duties now include finding clues, motives and suspects. One thing's for certain, she better act fast before all this healthy living kills her.

      

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