Nairobi Heat, A Novel of Suspense by Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Nairobi Heat by Mukoma Wa Ngugi, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Melville International Crime.

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 (03/22/2014 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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Nairobi Heat by Mukoma Wa Ngugi
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: Melville International Crime

A cop from Wisconsin pursues a killer through the terrifying slums of Nairobi and the memories of genocide …

In Madison, Wisconsin it's a big deal when African peace activist Joshua Hakizimana — who saved hundreds of people from the Rwandan genocide — accepts a position at the university to teach about "genocide and testimony". Then a young woman is found murdered on his doorstep.

Local police Detective Ishmael — an African-American in an "extremely white" town — suspects the crime is racially motivated; the Ku Klux Klan still holds rallies there, after all. But then he gets a mysterious phone call: "If you want the truth, you must go to its source. The truth is in the past. Come to Nairobi."

It's the beginning of a journey that will take him to a place still vibrating from the genocide that happened around its borders, where violence is a part of everyday life, where big-oil money rules and where the local cops shoot first and ask questions later — a place, in short, where knowing the truth about history can get you killed.

  

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Review: Dead To Me by Cath Staincliffe

A Mysterious Review of Dead To Me by Cath Staincliffe. A Scott & Bailey Mystery.

Review summary: This prequel to the popular ITV television series Scott & Bailey is as much about the principal characters as it is about their investigations. The interpersonal dynamics are exceptionally well handled, drawing readers into this arresting story that grabs one's attention on page one and doesn't let up until the very end. (Click here for text of full review.)

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Dead To Me
Cath Staincliffe
A Bailey & Scott Mystery
Minotaur Books (January 2014)

Publisher synopsis: Detective Constable Janet Scott is subtle and reliable, a diplomatic thinker with a wry sense of humor. She's put in the time and seen it all, but has no desire for the boss's job — she loves her own too much. Rachel Bailey couldn't be more different — she's energetic, impulsive, and ambitious, and has just been transferred to the Manchester murder squad. Their commander thinks Rachel's intuition could make her a great cop, but has reservations about her shoot-first-think-later approach, so she partners her with Janet. At first, the match seems to have been made somewhere considerably lower than heaven, but when a teenage girl is found brutally murdered, stabbed to death in her squalid flat on a North Manchester housing estate, both detectives realize they must work together to stop a vicious killer.

But the case quickly becomes more complicated than it seems, fraught with dangers neither woman could see coming. Eager to make her mark, Rachel's reckless pursuit of the truth could threaten her future on the squad. And an unexpected turn in the investigation forces Janet to face personal demons. No matter the cost, both must race to stop a vicious killer before it's too late.

        

A New MystereBook: Race the Sunset by Wendy L. Young

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 March 2014 priced $4.99 or less …

Race the Sunset by Wendy L. Young is the third and final book in this series of Campbell Creek mysteries.

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Race the Sunset by Wendy L. Young
A Campbell Creek Mystery
Publisher: Wendy L. Young
Publication Date: March 21, 2014
Price: $2.99 (as of 03/22/14 05:30 PM ET)

Sheriff Will Harmon faces his toughest fight yet. He thought the nightmare was over the night the men disappeared — until he picks up a badly beaten man, and he realizes that his trouble has only just begun.

His nemesis is back, obsessed with revenge, and determined to wipe out everyone Will loves.

  

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Death of a Citizen, A Matt Helm Thriller by Donald Hamilton, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Death of a Citizen by Donald Hamilton, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Titan 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 (03/22/2014 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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Death of a Citizen by Donald Hamilton
A Matt Helm Thriller (1st in series)
Publisher: Titan Books

First published in 1960 at the height of the Cold War and during the original "James Bond" era, the novels in this series were considered grittier and more realistic than Bond.

Matt Helm, one-time special agent for the American government during the Second World War, has left behind his violent past to raise a family in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

When a former colleague turns rogue and kidnaps his daughter, Helm is forced to return to his former life as a deadly and relentless assassin.

  

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A New MystereBook: Secrets of the Storm by Amanda Albright Still

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 March 2014 priced $4.99 or less …

Secrets of the Storm by Amanda Albright Still is the third mystery in the Echoes of the Storm series set in early 20th century Galveston.

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Secrets of the Storm by Amanda Albright Still
An Echoes of the Storm, Galvestorn Hurricane Mystery
Publisher: Gone Feral Publishing
Publication Date: March 20, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 03/22/14 04:30 PM ET)

Everyone has secrets, but some can get you killed …

Christmas Eve, 1901. A miser and master of secrets is murdered in a house possessed by the ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future, as well as other spirits, living and dead.

Dash Gallager, female attorney, must bring his murderer to justice in a world haunted with secrets and half-truths &helliip; before the murderer finds her and hurts her children. Desperate, Dash looks to the man she loves to help her, the detective L. Barker.

But when a woman from Barker's past appears, Dash must discover Barker's secrets before everyone she loves is killed.

  

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Alpine Advocate, An Emma Lord Mystery by Mary Daheim, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Alpine Advocate by Mary Daheim, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Fawcett.

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 (03/22/2014 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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Alpine Advocate by Mary Daheim
An Emma Lord Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Fawcett

After a year as publisher-editor of the Alpine Advocate, Emma Lord feels fine about her move to this small town in the foothills of Washington's Cascade Mountains. What she really needs for her paper, though, is a big story. And she gets it — when handsome Mark Doukas, grandson of rich, old Neeny Doukas is murdered.

Emma discovers that trying to get straight answers out of Neeny and his thin-lipped son is like poking a nest of sleeping rattlesnakes.

What begins with an innocent story about the murdered man, ends with Emma conducting the most interesting, and probably the last, interview of her career from the wrong end of a .38.

  

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She Can Hide by Melinda Leigh, New in Bookstores in March 2014

Today's featured paperback original mystery title, scheduled to be published during March 2014 by Montlake Romance, is She Can Hide by Melinda Leigh.

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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She Can Hide
Melinda Leigh
Series: The She Can … Series

From the moment Officer Ethan Hale pulls Abby Foster from icy waters, he senses there's more to her than meets the eye. Abby has no memory of the accident that submerged her car in the frozen river. Three years ago, Abby was kidnapped and abandoned in a well for a week. The botched police investigation nearly killed her. Abby had moved to the mountains of Pennsylvania for a fresh start, but when it becomes clear that this car crash wasn't an accident, she knows the violence from her past has caught up with her.

But Abby's former assailant was convicted and imprisoned, so who else wants her dead?

Ethan uncovers a fresh string of murders tied to Abby's past. Someone is trying to kill her, and this time the stalker seems determined to finish the task. As the killer grows bolder, Abby begins to trust Ethan enough to share the truth, her heart, and her life. But to stop the murders, Ethan must make a decision that could jeopardize it all.

  

Washington Masquerade, A Fiona Fitzgerald Mystery by Warren Adler: 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 Washington Masquerade by Warren Adler. This Kindle book was listed at $2.99 as of the date and time of this post, Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 3:00 PM ET, and should be available at this price through Sunday, March 30, 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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Washington Masquerade by Warren Adler
A Fiona Fitzgerald Mystery (8th in series)
Publisher: Stonehouse Press

Adam Burns, Washington Post columnist and controversial Presidential critic, is dead. With no clear circumstance, speculation, gossip and rumor flood the media — accident, suicide or murder? Conspiracy theories run amok, accusing none other than the President of the United States of America. Was Adam Burns the target of a government hit squad? Did someone decide to silence his diatribes once and for all?

Fiona Fitzgerald, unlikely hero in Washington D.C.'s blue-collar, predominantly male police force, is entrusted with unraveling Burns' death. Born into the elite social circles of the nation's capital, and with privileged access to what lurks behind the pristine façade of the political establishment, Fiona is determined to expose the chicanery buried under prim rose bushes and concealed within the ceaseless Washington Masquerade.

Days roar by — Pressure mounts — Clues mislead — Intuition betrays. Can Fiona clear the President's name? Is one woman enough to stop a nation out for blood?

  

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The Cairo Affair by Olen Steinhauer, New in Bookstores in March 2014

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published during March 2014 by Minotaur Books, is The Cairo Affair by Olen Steinhauer.

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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The Cairo Affair
Olen Steinhauer

Sophie Kohl is living her worst nightmare. Minutes after she confesses to her husband, a mid-level diplomat at the American embassy in Hungary, that she had an affair while they were in Cairo, he is shot in the head and killed.

Stan Bertolli, a Cairo-based CIA agent, has fielded his share of midnight calls. But his heart skips a beat when he hears the voice of the only woman he ever truly loved, calling to ask why her husband has been assassinated.

Omar Halawi has worked in Egyptian intelligence for years, and he knows how to play the game. Foreign agents pass him occasional information, he returns the favor, and everyone's happy. But the murder of a diplomat in Hungary has ripples all the way to Cairo, and Omar must follow the fall-out wherever it leads.

American analyst Jibril Aziz knows more about Stumbler, a covert operation rejected by the CIA, than anyone. So when it appears someone else has obtained a copy of the blueprints, Jibril alone knows the danger it represents.

        

Angel Fire, A Lydia Strong Mystery by Lisa Unger (writing as Lisa Miscione), Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Angel Fire by Lisa Unger (writing as Lisa Miscione), now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Broadway Books.

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 (03/22/2014 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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Angel Fire by Lisa Unger (writing as Lisa Miscione)
A Lydia Strong Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Broadway Books

The childhood murder of Lydia Strong's mother has turned her into a woman obsessed with bringing brutal killers to justice. The reclusive, bestselling true-crime writer and investigative consultant has made a life out of chasing monsters. And her powerful intuitions rarely fail her.

When three adults — loners, drifters — go missing, no one seems to notice except for Lydia. Enlisting the help of her friend, former FBI agent Jeffrey Mark, Lydia starts an investigation of her own. But when someone raises the stakes and goes after Lydia — just as fifteen years ago when she put the FBI on the trail of her mother's killer — the real hunt begins.

  

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New from Harlequin Intrigue: Rocky Mountain Rescue by Cindi Myers

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 Intrigue series.

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Rocky Mountain Rescue by Cindi Myers
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue
List Price: $4.99 (ebook), $5.50 (paperback)

The lines are blurred between duty and desire …

Federal marshal Patrick Thompson almost lost one woman in his care. He won't lose another. As an officer for the Witness Security Program, it's his job to protect Stacy Giardino, the former daughter-in-law of an infamous crime boss. At first, Stacy is reluctant to trust the brawny cop — or to act on their intense mutual attraction. But when her toddler son is kidnapped, Patrick is the only person who can help her find him.

As they work their way through the Rocky Mountains, trailed by killers, Patrick and Stacy grow closer, and the heat simmering between them ignites. But in an explosive showdown, Patrick will have only one chance to save the woman he can no longer live without.

        

The Big Sleep, A Philip Marlowe Mystery by Raymond Chandler, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Vintage.

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 (03/22/2014 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 Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
A Philip Marlowe Mystery
Publisher: Vintage

When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion.

Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in.

  

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A New MystereBook: Murder in RV Paradise by Jean Henry Mead

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 March 2014 priced $4.99 or less …

Murder in RV Paradise by Jean Henry Mead is the fifth mystery in this series with traveling friends Dana Logan and Sarah Cafferty.

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Murder in RV Paradise by Jean Henry Mead
A Logan & Cafferty Mystery
Publisher: Medallion Books
Publication Date: March 21, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 03/22/14 12:30 PM ET)

Dana Logan and Sarah Cafferty decide to vacation at a Texas RV resort in their motorhome where they discover the body of an attractive woman in one of the small lakes. They soon learn the woman is disliked by other resort residents and that eveyone is a likely suspect.

Dana and Sarah are prime suspects themselves and conduct an investigation of their own, only to discover that the killer is planting clues to incriminate them. Dana is forced to call on her amorous friend, Sheriff Walter Grayson, to come to their rescue, but Grayson becomes a victim and they rush to his hospital bed. Four other women murder victims are discovered before the mystery is solved.

  

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Telemystery: USA Renews White Collar for a Shortened 6th Season

USA Network has renewed White Collar for a 6-episode sixth season, most likely its last, and includes just enough episodes to wrap up the cliffhanger from the fifth season and bring to a close a few other subplots that have been threading their way through the series. We're disappointed, as this is one of our "must-watch" series on television, but have to agree that it seems the writers have done about as much as they could with the premise without getting overly repetitive … or worse, just plain silly.