Tin God by Stacy Green is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Tin God by Stacy Green as today's third free mystery ebook (A Delta Crossroads Novel; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, May 29, 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.

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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Tin God
Stacy Green
A Delta Crossroads Novel
Publisher: Twisted Minds Press

The truth can be as deadly as any weapon …

Jaymee Ballard trusted only one person in Roselea,Mississippi with the secret of her lost daughter. When that person is brutally murdered, it leaves her with heartbreak and a slew of unanswered questions. The eerie similarity to a murder of one of Jaymee's close friends years ago causes her to realize her past has come back to haunt her and may cost her own life.

Years of deception and abuse leave Jaymee with few options and fewer allies. She turns to the widower of her friend—a man struggling with his own demons—to help her find her daughter and identify the killer before he strikes again.

Before all evidence, the truth—and Jaymee's daughter—are lost.

  

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Superior Intrigue by Michael Carrier is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Superior Intrigue by Michael Carrier as today's second free mystery ebook (A Jack Handler Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, May 29, 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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Superior Intrigue
Michael Carrier
A Jack Handler Thriller
Publisher: Greenwich Village Ink

Jack Handler, the hardened homicide detective (retired), along with his daughter Kate, an active NYC homicide detective, again plunge themselves into a case of murder and intrigue against the well wishes of the local sheriff.

The two orphaned boys, Robby and Red, help them solve the murders of Robby's parents.

  

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Conduit by Angie Martin is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Conduit by Angie Martin as today's free mystery ebook (An Emily Monroe Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, May 29, 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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Conduit
Angie Martin
An Emily Monroe Mystery
Publisher: Indie World Publishing

How do you hide from a killer when he's in your mind?

Emily Monroe conceals her psychic gift from the world, but her abilities are much too strong to keep hidden from an equally gifted killer. A savvy private investigator, she discreetly uses her psychic prowess to solve cases. When the police ask her to assist on a new case, she learns the killer they seek is not only psychic, but is targeting her.

The killer wants more than to invade her mind; he wants her. Believing they are destined for each other, he uses his victims as conduits to communicate with her, and she hears their screams while they are tortured. She opens her minds to help the victims, but it gives him a portal that he uses to lure her to him. With the killer taking over her mind, she must somehow stop him before she becomes his next victim.

  

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Outlaw by Ted Dekker is Today's Kobo Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Outlaw by Ted Dekker as today's Kobo Daily Deal.

The deal price of $3.99 is valid only for today, Thursday, May 29, 2014.

Note: The price has been matched by Amazon.com for today only.

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Outlaw
Ted Dekker
A Novel of Suspense
Center Street

The story of how I, Julian Carter, and my precious two-year old son, Stephen, left Atlanta Georgia and found ourselves on a white sailboat, tossed about like a cork on a raging sea off of Australia's northern tip in 1963, is harrowing.

But it pales in comparison to what happened deep in the jungle where I was taken as a slave by a savage tribe unknown to the world. Some places dwell in darkness so deep that even God seems to stay away.

There, my mind was torn in two by the gods of the earth. There, one life ended so another could begin.

Some will say I was a fool for making the choices I made. But they would have done the same. They, too, would have embraced death if they knew what I knew, and saw through my eyes.

My name is Julian and this is my story. But more, it is the story of my son who was born to change the world.

    

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The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson is Today's Nook Daily Find

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson as today's Nook Daily Find.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Thursday, May 29, 2014.

Note: The price has been matched by Amazon.com for today only.

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The Lantern
Deborah Lawrenson
A Novel of Psychological Suspense
HarperCollins

Drawn to a wealthy older man, Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life and a new home — Les Genévriers, a charming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence.

But Eve finds it impossible to ignore the mysteries that haunt both her lover and the run-down old house. The more reluctant Dom is to tell her about his past, the more she is drawn to it — and to the mysterious disappearance of his beautiful ex-wife.

    

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140529)

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

• Our Featured Title is Mystery Trackers: The Void.

• The current Catch of the Week is Weird Park: Scary Tales, just $2.99 through Sunday, June 01, 2014 only.

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

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Our Featured Title today is Mystery Trackers: The Void

The Void family mansion used to be a gorgeous home, until Dr. Malleus Void inherited it. Legend has it that the creepy doctor spent his time doing terrible experiments in the home, and it has been abandoned for an entire decade. After three world famous celebrities go missing inside the house, it's up to the Mystery Trackers to go inside the house, and solve its mysteries once and for all!

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
• For a more in-depth experience, see the Collector's Edition

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The current Catch of the Week is Weird Park: Scary Tales

Louis the Clown and Mr. Dudley are back in an all-new adventure that will take you through the dark corners of history's most famous fairytales to rescue children trapped in a frightening netherworld! Louis is up to his old tricks as he casts each child in the role of a legendary fairytale character and then creates the visually stunning but twialay out. Use your skills and intellect to find hidden objects and solve puzzles as you make your way through the stories of Cinderella, Peter Pan, Aladdin and more!

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, June 01, 2014.

Also available for this game:

• Get the Strategy Guide.
• Check out the Blog Walkthrough.

Review: Suspicion by Joseph Finder

A Mysterious Review of Suspicion by Joseph Finder.

Review summary: There is a lot to like about this thriller, from its well-drawn characters to its relentless tension and nonstop suspense. But it does require the reader to unquestionably accept, right from the start, a really quite unbelievable premise. Once underway, however, this is a thrill ride like no other, up to and including the surprise ending. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Suspicion
Joseph Finder
Dutton (May 2014)

Publisher synopsis: When single father Danny Goodman suddenly finds himself unable to afford the private school his teenage daughter adores, he has no one to turn to for financial support.

In what seems like a stroke of brilliant luck, Danny meets Thomas Galvin, the father of his daughter's new best friend, who also happens to be one of the wealthiest men in Boston. Galvin is aware of Danny's situation and out of the blue offers a $50,000 loan to help Danny cover his daughter's tuition. Uncomfortable but desperate, Danny takes the money, promising to pay Galvin back.

What transpires is something Danny never imagined. The moment the money is wired into his account, the DEA comes knocking on his door. Danny's impossible choice: an indictment for accepting drug money that he can't afford to fight in court, or an unthinkably treacherous undercover assignment helping the government get close to his new family friend.

As Danny begins to lie to everyone in his life, including those he loves most in the world, he must decide once and for all who the real enemy is or risk losing everything — and everyone — that matters to him.

        

A New MystereBook: Working Murder by Eleanor Boylan

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 …

Working Murder by Eleanor Boylan is the first mystery in this series featuring Clara Gamadge, widow of Henry Gamadge, the lead character in a series written by Elizabeth Daly, Eleanor Boylan's aunt. It was originally published in hardcover by Henry Holt in 1989; this is its first appearance as an ebook.

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Working Murder by Eleanor Boylan
A Clara Gamadge Mystery
Publisher: Open Road
Publication Date: May 27, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 05/28/14 4:30 PM ET)

Clara Gamadge used to be half of a detective team with her husband Henry, but now that he has died, Clara has to fly solo. Her first case alone turns out to be more complex than she had thought.

Fifty years ago her cousin, Ellen, vanished and her Aunt May suddenly died after ignoring a letter advising her to give up the search for Ellen. Now Clara must sort through the muddled facts and try to make sense of two mysteries: a death and a disappearance — or was it another death?

  

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Minotaur Mysteries: Murder at Longbourn, An Elizabeth Parker Mystery by Tracy Kiely

Minotaur Books, an imprint of Macmillan and a leading publisher of mystery and suspense books, currently has over 200 books available for $4.99 or less.

Today, we are pleased to feature one of these titles, Murder at Longbourn by Tracy Kiely, now just $1.99. (Price verified on May 28, 2014 as of 4:00 PM ET.)

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Murder at Longbourn by Tracy Kiely
An Elizabeth Parker Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Minotaur Books

Read our review of Murder at Longbourn by Tracy Kiely

Planning New Year's resolutions to rid her life of all things unhealthy, Elizabeth Parker has dumped fatty foods, processed sugar, and her two-timing boyfriend. Indeed, the invitation to join her Aunt Winnie for a How to Host a Murder Party on New Year's Eve at Winnie's new Cape Cod B and B comes just in time. But when the local wealthy miser ends up the unscripted victim, Elizabeth must unearth old secrets and new motives in order to clear her beloved aunt of suspicion. The suspects include the town gossip, a haughty rich woman, and an antiques business owner much enamored of his benefactress, a Mrs. Kristell Dubois. If that isn't bad enough, Elizabeth must also contend with her childhood nemesis, Peter McGowan — a man she suspects has only matured in chronological years — and her suspicions about his family's interest in Winnie's inn.

Yesterday, her only worry was of ever finding her Mr. Darcy. Now she has a murder to solve. Is it any wonder her resolution to achieve inner poise is in tatters?

  

A New Geronimo Stilton Adventure: Thea Stilton and the Chocolate Sabotage by Thea Stilton

We are pleased to present you with one of this month's new First Clues: Mysteries for Kids books: Thea Stilton and the Chocolate Sabotage by Thea Stilton, a Geronimo Stilton Adventure.

For more information about the book, which is recommended for readers aged 7 to 9, see a synopsis, below.

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Thea Stilton and the Chocolate Sabotage by Thea Stilton
Series: Geronimo Stilton
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Format(s): Paperback, eBook

Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on an adventure packed with mystery and friendship!

The Thea Sisters are visiting a friend in Ecuador who has a sweet job — he runs a chocolate factory! His factory is in the running for a major award for its environmental methods.

But suddenly, chocolate production starts to malfunction. Is it sabotage?

It's up to the Thea Sisters to solve this mouthwatering mystery!

  

Minotaur Mysteries: Cut, Paste, Kill, A Lomax and Briggs Mystery by Marshall Karp

Minotaur Books, an imprint of Macmillan and a leading publisher of mystery and suspense books, currently has over 200 books available for $4.99 or less.

Today, we are pleased to feature one of these titles, Cut, Paste, Kill by Marshall Karp, now just $1.99. (Price verified on May 28, 2014 as of 3:00 PM ET.)

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Cut, Paste, Kill by Marshall Karp
A Lomax and Briggs Mystery (4th in series)
Publisher: Minotaur Books

When Eleanor Bellingham-Crump — a socialite responsible for the death of a ten-year-old boy — turns up murdered on the floor of a Hollywood hotel bathroom, Lomax and Biggs are confronted with a crime of artistic brutality. Along with the scissors sticking out of Eleanor's lifeless body, the two detectives find a meticulous scrapbook documenting a motive for vengeance in lurid detail.

As more bodies are discovered, each one connected by the intricate scrapbooks left at the murder scenes, Mike and Terry are on the hunt for a vigilante stalking unpunished criminals. They must race to decode the meaning behind the scrapbooks before the crafty avenger has time to cut and paste the story for another kill.

  

Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones, New in Bookstores in May 2014

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published during May 2014 by St. Martin's Press, is Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones.

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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Sixth Grave on the Edge
Darynda Jones
Series: Charlotte "Charley" Davidson (6th)

Most girls might think twice before getting engaged to someone like Reyes Farrow — but Charley Davidson is not most girls. She's a paranormal private eye and grim reaper-in-training who's known to be a bit of a hell-raiser, especially after a few shots of caffeine. Her beloved Reyes may be the only begotten son of evil, but he's dark and sultry and deeply sexy and everything Charley could hope for. Really.

But when the FBI file on Reyes' childhood happens to land into her lap, she can't help herself: She opens it … and then the real fun begins. First, Charley finds a naked corpse riding shotgun in her car. Then, a man loses his soul in a card game. Throw in a Deaf boy who sees dead people, a woman running from mobsters, and a very suspicious Reyes, and things can't get any worse for Charley. Unless, of course, the Twelve Beasts of Hell are unleashed …

        

Minotaur Mysteries: The Cold Light of Mourning, A Penny Brannigan Mystery by Elizabeth J. Duncan

Minotaur Books, an imprint of Macmillan and a leading publisher of mystery and suspense books, currently has over 200 books available for $4.99 or less.

Today, we are pleased to feature one of these titles, The Cold Light of Mourning by Elizabeth J. Duncan, now just $1.99. (Price verified on May 28, 2014 as of 2:00 PM ET.)

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The Cold Light of Mourning by Elizabeth J. Duncan
A Penny Brannigan Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Minotaur Books

Winner of the 2008 St. Martin's Press/Malice Domestic Best Traditional Mystery Contest.

The picturesque North Wales market town of Llanelen is shocked when Meg Wynne Thompson, a self-made beauty who has turned out to be something of an unpopular bride, goes missing on her wedding day…and turns up dead. The last person believed to have seen her is manicurist Penny Brannigan, an expatriate Canadian who has lived in North Wales for almost twenty-five years. When Penny notices that something is not quite right at the funeral of her dearest friend, she becomes emotionally invested in the case, and sets out to investigate.

It seems that several people, including the bride's drunken, abusive father, had reasons to wish Meg dead, but when the trail leads to her groom's home, an explosive secret will shake the small town.

  

Death in Saratoga Springs by Charles O'Brien, New on The Mystery Bookshelf in May 2014

Today's featured paperback original mystery title, scheduled to be published during May 2014 by Kensington, is Death in Saratoga Springs by Charles O'Brien.

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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Death in Saratoga Springs
Charles O'Brien
Series: A Pamela Thompson, Gilded Age Mystery

From the slaughterhouses of Manhattan to the elite enclaves of Saratoga Springs, private detective Pamela Thompson follows a trail of death and deception left by a Civil War hero …

New York City, 1894. Captain Jed Crake is a decorated veteran of the Union army and a successful mogul in the meatpacking industry. But this powerful man also has a hidden private life as a predator of young women. Working for attorney Jeremiah Prescott, private investigators Pamela Thompson and former NYPD detective Harry Miller are engaged to search for a maid allegedly abducted by the captain.

Before they can find the missing woman, Crake's dark history catches up with him and he is murdered in a posh hotel in Saratoga Springs. As fate would have it, Pamela's ward, Francesca Ricci, working as a chambermaid in the hotel, is accused of the crime. Now, in this pastoral playground of the idle rich, it's up to Pamela and Miller to find Crake's killer — as well as his victim — and save an innocent girl from a fate worse than death.