Kyd For Hire by Timothy Harris is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Kyd For Hire by Timothy Harris as today's free mystery ebook (A Thomas Kyd Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, May 07, 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.

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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Kyd For Hire
Timothy Harris
A Thomas Kyd Thriller
Publisher: Endeavour Press

From the moment that the millionaire Joe Elevel enters the LA office of private detective Thomas Kyd, Kyd knows that this investigation will prove a little more challenging than the divorce cases from which he’s been making a living.

Elevel’s high-society world has crumbled. His genteel, philanthropic wife is dead by suicide, and the note she left behind hints at a terrible crime. "Charlotte knows" she states. But Charlotte — the Elevel’s daughter — has disappeared.

The case proves to be far more than just a family affair, however. Three days later Kyd finds himself dealing with "one suicide, three murders, and a case that had about as much symmetry as a half-digested pizza …" and searching the darkest corners of the city to find the answers.

With both the bribe-taking Deputy Chief Granville and a professional hitman with no fingerprints working against him, solving the mystery proves a high-risk endeavour. Even for tough, straight-talking Kyd, downtown Los Angeles has never been hotter, dirtier or more dangerous.

  

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Bittersweet Darkness by Nina Croft is Today's Romantic Suspense Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Bittersweet Darkness by Nina Croft as today's Romantic Suspense Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $0.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, May 07, 2014.

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Bittersweet Darkness
Nina Croft
A Novel of The Order
Entangled Edge

There are no monsters, only good guys and bad guys. That's the creed by which Detective Inspector Faith Connolly has always lived.

When Faith discovers she has a time bomb counting down in her head, she has one goal: to solve the murder case she's working on and gain closure. Her investigation brings her in contact with Ash Delacourt, who is definitely one of the bad guys, albeit a stunningly gorgeous one.

As payment for a debt, Asmodai, AKA Ash Delacourt, finds himself working with the Order of the Shadow Accords. He's the demon representative on the newly formed committee for the integration of mankind and well … everything else. It's a chance to be near his daughter, make a new start, and — once he's met the delectable Detective Connolly — maybe have a little fun.

But as Faith's investigation deepens, her beliefs are eroded and for the first time, she is falling in love — with one of the bad guys. How can she ever let Ash close when her time is running out …?

  

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140507)

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

• Our Featured Title is Nightmare Adventures: The Turning Thorn.

• The Daily Deal is Island of Death: Demons and Despair, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Death Upon an Austrian Sonata: A Dana Knightstone Novel, just $2.99 through Sunday, May 11, 2014 only.

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

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Our Featured Title today is Nightmare Adventures: The Turning Thorn

Kiera Vale finds herself drawn back into a web of occult sciences, mysterious dark entities, and government secrets — woven by the agency known as A.R.C.A.N.E. Kiera is happy to receive the call, but soon after her arrival finds that things are not at all how she remembers them to be. What are these agents hiding, and why didn't they tell her the whole story? What is the true nature of the Blackwater "Witch"? Why is Dr. Thorn's young daughter locked up in a containment cell? From the top secret labs in the depths of A.R.C.A.N.E.'s headquarters to the distant spires of alien worlds, Ms. Vale will seek answers, solve cryptic puzzles, banish evil other-dimensional creatures, and perhaps even make a new friend over a game of Piggy Princess along the way.

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

Also available for this game:

• Get the Strategy Guide
• Check out the Blog Walkthrough

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Today's Daily Deal is Island of Death: Demons and Despair

When they decided to spend their honeymoon on a wonderful island retreat, Natalie and John could not imagine the terrible experiments that would be conducted on them. Right when the couple arrived at the island, demons broke out and attacked the island’s inhabitants and infected everyone with a mysterious disease! Fortunately, Natalie managed to avoid infection. Help Natalie find a way to cure John and save the island!

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Wednesday, May 07, 2014 — for $2.99.

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The current Catch of the Week is Death Upon an Austrian Sonata: A Dana Knightstone Novel

Return to Europe in a brand new adventure as Dana Knightstone, the best-selling novelist who can see ghosts. When your cousin, famed musician Sebastian Knightstone, starts hearing eerie violin music in his Austrian manor, he asks for your help to investigate. But you're not the only one digging up the ghost's secrets — and you find yourself falling headlong into danger! Solve challenging puzzles as you trek through snowy Austrian landscapes in search of missing clues. Can you follow the ghost's trail before time runs out?

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, May 11, 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.

Clean Burn, A Janelle Watkins Mystery by Karen Sandler, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Clean Burn by Karen Sandler, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Exhibit A.

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 (05/06/2014 at 6:00 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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Clean Burn by Karen Sandler
A Janelle Watkins Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Exhibit A

Private investigator Janelle Watkins swore off investigating child abductions four years ago, when she left the San Francisco PD. But when two clients beg for her help, one to find her missing 11-year-old son and the other to find a toddler who’s vanished, Janelle can’t say no. Even though it means returning to the scene of her nightmares — her hometown of Greenville.

Janelle enlists the aid of her ex-partner and ex-lover, Greenville County Sheriff Ken Heinz — but in the midst of their investigation, two other children are discovered missing and connected to Greenville.

Then Ken’s niece disappears on her way to school.

Janelle and Ken find themselves in a race against the clock. Will they find the missing children in time, or will history repeat itself?

  

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Review: By Any Means by Chris Culver

A Mysterious Review of By Any Means by Chris Culver. An Ash Rashid Mystery.

Review summary: This is far more than just a standard police procedural or typical chase thriller. The lead character is a very appealing, multi-faceted individual, who brings life to this complex story. A fine entry in this series, one that doesn't require having read the previous books to appreciate, but also one that may have new readers seeking out the earlier books anyway. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

By Any Means
Chris Culver
An Ash Rashid Mystery
Grand Central (May 2014)

Publisher synopsis: Ash Rashid thought his days as a homicide detective were over. Now with the police force's community relations department, he gives speeches at elementary schools instead of tracking criminals.

But when he discovers two dead bodies during his evening commute, Ash finds himself back on active duty. As he races to identify the victims and track down an abducted witness, Ash realizes that nothing is what it seems. Every clue, every suspect, leads to new questions — and new threats.

His quest for the truth soon leads him into the heart of a mastermind's bloody vendetta. Ash has sacrificed too much to back down — and he may now have to pay with his life …

        

The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll, A Perry Mason Novel by Erle Stanley Gardner: 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 The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll by Erle Stanley Gardner. This Kindle book was listed at $0.99 as of the date and time of this post, Tuesday, May 06, 2014 at 5:00 PM ET, and should be available at this price through Sunday, May 11, 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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The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll by Erle Stanley Gardner
A Perry Mason Novel
Publisher: Della Street Press

Engaged to a dynamic young go-getter on his way up the corporate ladder, secretary Mildred Crest was riding high. Until her prince charming embezzled company funds and skipped town, leaving Mildred with nothing but a ring on her finger and egg on her face. Now all she wants is to start life over again and when a fateful drive leads to the death of a lone hitchhiker, Mildred gets that chance.

But this is not the sweet escape she thought it would be when the life she's adopted takes an even darker turn for the worse.

Oh the agony of deceit …

  

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A New MystereBook: Man Eater by Gar Anthony Haywood

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 May 2014 priced $4.99 or less …

Man Eater by Gar Anthony Haywood was first published in hardcover by Putnam in January 2003 and as written by Ray Shannon. This is its first appearance as an ebook.

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Man Eater by Gar Anthony Haywood
A Crime Thriller
Publisher: Gar Anthony Haywood
Publication Date: May 04, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 05/06/14 4:30 PM ET)

Drop-dead gorgeous Ronnie Deal is an up-and-comer at Velocity Pictures whose fast-paced Hollywood lifestyle takes a major detour after a really bad day at the office. Fuming at the Tiki Shack Bar over a rival's latest attempt to derail her career, Ronnie intervenes in a vicious thug's assault on a young girl, unaware that Antsy Carruth has stolen twenty-five grand from her drug mule ex-boyfriend, and hired enforcer Neon Polk has been sent to get the money back. When Ronnie batters Polk unconscious with a beer bottle and Antsy takes a powder, Polk, humiliated and blinded with rage, is hellbound to seek payback.

But people in The Business don't call Ronnie "Raw Deal" for nothing, and Polk won't have his revenge without paying for it. Enter Ellis Langford, ex-con and aspiring screenwriter. Langford has an angry ex-wife, a child he misses desperately, and a pair of Hispanic killers who want him dead, and Ronnie thinks he's the perfect man to show her how to make a real "killing" as she fights to put Polk away, permanently.

  

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Frame Work, A Novel of Suspense by Anne G. Faigen: 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 Frame Work by Anne G. Faigen. This Kindle book was listed at $1.99 as of the date and time of this post, Tuesday, May 06, 2014 at 4:00 PM ET, and should be available at this price through Sunday, May 11, 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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Frame Work by Anne G. Faigen
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

When college teacher Sarah Brandau is invited to a literary conference in Prague, she persuades her grandmother, Edith, who raised her when her parents died, to travel from Manhattan for a reunion in the fabled city.

Exploring the streets near their hotel on their first night in Prague, they browse an antique shop. Attracted to the picture's ornate frame, Edith chooses a reproduction of a city scene. When they return to their hotel and examine their purchase more closely they discover they've gotten more than they bargained for.

Edith's impulsive purchase plunges them into a complex world of international theft, Nazi war crimes, and a lethal secret that puts the women in more danger than they could ever have imagined when they planned a shared holiday.

  

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The Pickled Piper by Mary Ellen Hughes, a New 1st in Series Mystery Introducing Piper Lamb

We are pleased to present you with one of this month's new 1st in Series mysteries: The Pickled Piper by Mary Ellen Hughes and introducing Piper Lamb.

What we know about the character: After her dreams of romance are crushed, Piper Lamb decides to pursue her dream of opening her own shop of pickles and preserves, called Piper’s Picklings, in the idyllic small town of Cloverdale.

For more information about her first murder, see a synopsis of the book, below.

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The Pickled Piper by Mary Ellen Hughes
Series: Piper Lamb, Picked and Preserved
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime
Format(s): Mass Market Paperback, eBook

The Cloverdale fair offers Piper a sweet opportunity to promote her business. With her new assistant, Amy, she sets up a booth centered around an eye-catching display of the ever-popular dills in an old-fashioned barrel of brine.

But things soon turn sour when fairgoers witness a fight between Amy's boyfriend, Nate, and town council blowhard — and bagpipe player — Alan Rosemont. When Rosemont is found floating in Piper's barrel, Nate becomes the prime murder suspect. With Amy's boyfriend in a pretty pickle, there's no time to dillydally. But as Piper searches for the real killer, she needs to be careful to preserve her own life … or she may end up a pickled Piper herself.

  

Marfa Rocks, A Brett Baldwin Mystery by John DeMers: 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 Marfa Rocks by John DeMers. This Kindle book was listed at $0.99 as of the date and time of this post, Tuesday, May 06, 2014 at 3:00 PM ET, and should be available at this price through Sunday, May 11, 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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Marfa Rocks by John DeMers
A Brett Baldwin Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: Bright Sky Press

Brett Baldwin, the Texas chef whose carefully controlled life was turned upside down in Marfa Shadows, is back. He's still running his restaurant — a hip, cutting-edge destination called Mesquite in the tiny town of Marfa — but now he's with Meridyth Morgan, former West Texas cheerleader and movie star in a bloody and surprising battle with the major drug domo across the Mexican border in Alpine.

Brett's path leads him from the dark side of the Marfa/Las Vegas art world to discover the primitive jungle enclaves where the art world meets the drug world. Throw in a dash of the FBI and you've got the recipe for a spicy and delicious read with more than a few surprises.

  

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Prayer by Philip Kerr, New in Bookstores in May 2014

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published during May 2014 by Putnam, is Prayer by Philip Kerr.

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

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Prayer
Philip Kerr

Gil Martins, an agent with the FBI's Domestic Terrorism Unit in Houston, confronts the violence generated by extremism within our nation's borders every day. He sees hatred and destruction wrought by every kind of “ism” there is, and the zealots who kill in their names. Until now, he has always been a part of the solution — however imperfect — a part of justice. But when Gil discovers he played a key role in wrongly condemning an innocent man to death row, it shakes his faith — in the system, in himself, and in God — deeply. It even estranges him from his wife and son.

Desperate, Gil offers up a prayer. To know God is there, not through a sign or physical demonstration but through the strength to cope with his ever-growing, ever-creeping doubts.

His problems become more than personal as things heat up in Houston. A serial killer terrorizing the morally righteous turns out to have religious motivations, upping the case from homicide to domestic terrorism. A number of prominent secular icons die or are grievously injured abruptly and under suspicious circumstances, the latest of which is a New Atheist writer who's fallen into an inexplicable coma. Left and right, it seems Gil can't escape the power of God and murder.

As Gil investigates both cases, he realizes that there may be a connection — answering his prayers in a most terrifying way.

        

Dying for a Dance, A Laurel McKay Mystery by Cindy Sample, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dying for a Dance by Cindy Sample, 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 (05/06/2014 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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Dying for a Dance by Cindy Sample
A Laurel McKay Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: Cindy Sample

Discovering she has two left feet isn’t the biggest problem for Laurel McKay when she agrees to learn a foxtrot routine for her best friend’s Lake Tahoe wedding. Stumbling over the lifeless body of a sexy Russian dance star with her broken shoe heel stuffed in his mouth … is far worse. Almost as bad as running into the hunky detective she dated briefly before he disappeared from her life.

When another death occurs on the ballroom floor, Laurel finds herself waltzing her way into the dark secrets of the Golden Hills Dance Studio. Navigating kids, career, wedding planning and murder requires some fancy footwork. Can Laurel tango with a killer and stay alive?

  

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A Tiger's Tale by Laura Morrigan, New on The Mystery Bookshelf in May 2014

Today's featured paperback original mystery title, scheduled to be published during May 2014 by Berkley Prime Crime, is A Tiger's Tale by Laura Morrigan.

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

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A Tiger's Tale
Laura Morrigan
Series: A Grace Wilde, Call of the Wilde Mystery

When a normally mellow tiger at a rescue facility trees a terrified vet, animal behaviorist Grace Wilde needs to use her psychic ability to get to the root of the problem …

A tiger can't change his stripes — but if his behavior changes suddenly, there's a reason. So when even-tempered Boris the Siberian tiger goes into attack mode, Grace knows there's more to the story. Something is agitating the big cat. As she uses her telepathic ability to calm the tiger, she realizes he has witnessed a theft — not of something but of someone. A teenaged volunteer at the animal rescue facility has been taken … kidnapped.

The problem is Brooke Ligner's parents believe their troubled daughter ran away and Grace can't exactly reveal her source. Even though sexy cop Kai Duncan is aware of Grace's secret ability, he can't initiate an investigation based on the word of a tiger. Now, as Grace searches for solid clues to rescue the missing teen, it's the human predators she'll need to watch out for …

  

Fowl Prey, A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery by Mary Daheim, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Fowl Prey by Mary Daheim, 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 (05/06/2014 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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Fowl Prey by Mary Daheim
A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: HarperCollins

Leaving the Hillside manor in capable hands, bed-and-breakfast hostess Judith McMonigle heads north to Vancouver's Hotel Clovia with her irrepressibly voracious cousin Renie for a pre-Thanksgiving getaway. But when an addled and impoverished popcorn vendor is murdered — along with his foul-mouthed pet parakeet — a local copper's suspicious gaze settles on the two visiting Americans.

The cousins, in turn, suspect one of the "Sacred Eight" — an odd-duck assortment of glamorous showbiz glitterati currently gathered at the historic hotel. And unless Judith and Renie can pluck a killer from the secretive, star-studded group, their geese will be thoroughly cooked in short order!

  

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