Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo is Today's Kobo Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo as today's Kobo Daily Deal.

The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Friday, June 20, 2014.

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

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Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo
The Grisha Trilogy
Henry Holt

Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.

Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life — a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha … and the secrets of her heart.

    

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Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon is Today's Nook Daily Find

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon as today's Nook Daily Find.

The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Friday, June 20, 2014.

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

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Born of Night
Sherrilyn Kenyon
A League Novel
St. Martin's Press

In the Ichidian Universe, The League and their ruthless assassins rule all. Expertly trained and highly valued, the League Assassins are the backbone of the government. But not even the League is immune to corruption …

Command Assassin Nykyrian Quikiades once turned his back on the League — and has been hunted by them ever since. Though many have tried, none can kill him or stop him from completing his current mission: to protect Kiara Zamir, a woman whose father's political alliance has made her a target.

As her world becomes even deadlier, Kiara must entrust her life to the same kind of beast who once killed her mother and left her for dead. Old enemies and new threaten them both and the only way they can survive is to overcome their suspicions and learn to trust in the very ones who threaten them the most: each other.

    

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Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending June 20, 2014

A list of the top 15 Mystery Hardcover Bestsellers for the week ending June 20th, 2014 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

Just a bit of shuffling among the top 6 bestsellers this week, with Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King retaining the top spot.

Two new titles enter the list — position in [brackets].

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[7]: Top Secret Twenty-One
Janet Evanovich
— Stephanie Plum (21st)

Trenton, New Jersey's favorite used-car dealer, Jimmy Poletti, was caught selling a lot more than used cars out of his dealerships. Now he's out on bail and has missed his date in court, and bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is looking to bring him in. Leads are quickly turning into dead ends, and all too frequently into dead bodies. Even Joe Morelli, the city's hottest cop, is struggling to find a clue to the suspected killer's whereabouts. These are desperate times, and they call for desperate measures. So Stephanie is going to have to do something she really doesn't want to do: protect former hospital security guard and general pain in her behind Randy Briggs. Briggs was picking up quick cash as Poletti's bookkeeper and knows all his boss's dirty secrets. Now Briggs is next on Poletti's list of people to put six feet under.

To top things off, Ranger — resident security expert and Stephanie's greatest temptation — has been the target of an assassination plot. He's dodged the bullet this time, but if Ranger wants to survive the next attempt on his life, he'll have to enlist Stephanie's help and reveal a bit more of his mysterious past.

Death threats, highly trained assassins, highly untrained assassins, and Stark Street being overrun by a pack of feral Chihuahuas are all in a day's work for Stephanie Plum. The real challenge is dealing with her Grandma Mazur's wild bucket list. A boob job and getting revenge on Joe Morelli's Grandma Bella can barely hold a candle to what's number one on the list — but that's top secret.

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[10]: Terminal City
Linda Fairstein
— Alex Cooper (16th)

From the world's largest Tiffany clock decorating the 42nd Street entrance to its spectacular main concourse, Grand Central has been a symbol of beauty and innovation in New York City for more than one hundred years. But "the world's loveliest station" is hiding more than just an underground train system. When the body of a young woman is found in the tower suite of the Waldorf Astoria — one of the most prestigious hotels in Manhattan — Assistant DA Alex Cooper and Detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace find themselves hunting for an elusive killer whose only signature is carving a carefully drawn symbol into his victims' bodies, a symbol that bears a striking resemblance to train tracks.

When a second body bearing the same bloody symbol is discovered in a deserted alleyway right next to the terminal building, all attention shifts to the iconic transportation hub, where the potential for a bigger attack weighs heavily on everyone's minds. With the President of the United States set to arrive for a United Nations meeting at the week's end, Alex and Mike must contend with Grand Central's expansive underground tunnels and century-old dark secrets — as well as their own changing relationship — to find a killer who appears to be cutting a deadly path straight to the heart of the city.

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140620)

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

• The New Release is Sea of Lies: Nemesis (Collector's Edition).

• The Daily Deal is Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Christmas Stories: Nutcracker, just $2.99 through Sunday, June 22, 2014 only.

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

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The New Release today is Sea of Lies: Nemesis (Collector's Edition)

The rat catcher’s after more than rats this time. He’s kidnapping fairy folk! Where did these pixies come from, and what do they have to do with your grandfather’s fairy tales? Play both traditional and silhouette hidden-object puzzles in this dark fairy tale game. A unique new Q&A puzzle helps you discover your grandfather’s tie to the fairy realm.

This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version, including: Play the bonus game to uncover more secrets; Earn pirate-y Achievements; Search for "buried treasure" in every scene; Get soundtracks, wallpapers, screensavers, and concept art; and an available Strategy Guide.

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

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Today's Daily Deal is Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat

Go on an adventure with Inspector Dupin! Monsieur Mark Davies has reported his wife, Sara, missing and now it's up to you to track her down and solve the mystery! Follow a mysterious black cat, who seems to be purposely helping you, and discover helpful clues. Use your Hidden Object talents to tackle the case, and discover the evil culprit behind Sara's disappearance.

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Friday, June 20, 2014 — for $2.99.

Also available for this game:

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

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The current Catch of the Week is Christmas Stories: Nutcracker

You might be too late for the Christmas Ball, but you're just in time for adventure! The Nutcracker needs your help, and there's an army of rats running rampant through the kingdom. Luckily, a few cute little sidekicks have got your back. Uncover the Rat King's evil plot — and find out what created the toothy little monster.

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 22, 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.

Still as Death, A Sweeney St. George Mystery by Sarah Stewart Taylor, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Still as Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Minotaur Books.

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 (06/19/2014 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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Still as Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor
A Sweeney St. George Mystery (4th in series)
Publisher: Minotaur Books

Art history professor Sweeney St. George is in the middle of putting together an exhibit on her specialty, "the art of death", for the university museum when she makes an unusual discovery: A valuable piece of Egyptian funerary jewelry that should be in the museum's collection seems to be missing. Searching for answers, Sweeney learns that a student intern at the museum was the last person to check out the piece, a young woman who died of an apparent suicide soon after she handled the piece, more than twenty-five years ago.

Going on with the exhibition without the intricately beaded Egyptian collar, Sweeney can't let it drop altogether. Nor can she forget the student, Karen Philips, who died just a few months after working with the piece. A little digging shows that Karen was working at the museum the night it was robbed, that same year, and Sweeney becomes even more curious. But her interest in mysteries past pales when a present-day murder brings Sweeney and her colleagues at the museum under the Cambridge Police Department spotlight in the person of Detective Tim Quinn, whom Sweeney has worked with before.

  

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In the Shadow of Lies by M. A. Adler, a New 1st in Series Mystery Introducing Oliver Wright

We are pleased to present you with one of this month's new 1st in Series mysteries: In the Shadow of Lies by M. A. Adler and introducing Oliver Wright.

What we know about the character: Oliver Wright is a homicide detective in Port Richmond, California.

For more information about his first case, see a synopsis of the book, below.

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In the Shadow of Lies by M. A. Adler
Series: An Oliver Wright Mystery
Publisher: She Writes Press
Format(s): Trade Paperback, eBook

Richmond, California. World War II. A cross burning takes innocent lives and unsettles the town. After Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, American Italians start to disappear, a rapist promises to revisit his victims, and someone viciously beats shipyard workers — to death. His failure to solve these seemingly unrelated events haunts homicide detective Oliver Wright, even after he reenlists in the Marines and finds himself fighting in the Pacific.

Oliver returns to Richmond near the end of the war, injured and afraid his career is over. But when an Italian Prisoner of War is murdered the night the Port Chicago Mutiny verdicts are announced, and black soldiers are suspected of the crime, the Army asks Oliver to find out the truth. He joins forces with an Italian POW captain and with a black MP embittered by a segregated military. During their investigation, these unlikely allies expose layers of deceit and violence that stretch back to World War I, and uncover a common thread that connects the earlier crimes.

  

The Summoner, A Dominic Grey Thriller by Layton Green, at a Special Price during June 2014

Every month Amazon releases a new selection of Kindle books priced $3.99 or less.

Today's featured title from the Mystery & Thrillers category is The Summoner by Layton Green. This Kindle book was listed at $1.99 as of the date and time of this post, Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 3:00 PM ET, and should be available at this price through the end of the month.

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 Summoner by Layton Green
A Dominic Grey Thriller (1st in series)
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

When a United States diplomat disappears in front of hundreds of onlookers while attending a religious ceremony in the bushveld of Zimbabwe, Dominic Grey, Diplomatic Security special agent, product of a violent childhood and a worn passport, is assigned to investigate. Aiding the investigation is Professor Viktor Radek, religious phenomenologist and expert on cults, and Nya Mashumba, the local government liaison.

What Grey uncovers is a terrifying cult older than Western civilization, the harsh underbelly of a country in despair, a priest seemingly able to perform impossibilities, and the identity of the newest target.

Himself …

  

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Terminal City by Linda Fairstein, New in Bookstores during June 2014

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published during June 2014 by Dutton, is Terminal City by Linda Fairstein.

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

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Terminal City
Linda Fairstein
Series: Alex Cooper (16th)

From the world’s largest Tiffany clock decorating the 42nd Street entrance to its spectacular main concourse, Grand Central has been a symbol of beauty and innovation in New York City for more than one hundred years. But "the world’s loveliest station" is hiding more than just an underground train system. When the body of a young woman is found in the tower suite of the Waldorf Astoria — one of the most prestigious hotels in Manhattan — Assistant DA Alex Cooper and Detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace find themselves hunting for an elusive killer whose only signature is carving a carefully drawn symbol into his victims’ bodies, a symbol that bears a striking resemblance to train tracks.

When a second body bearing the same bloody symbol is discovered in a deserted alleyway right next to the terminal building, all attention shifts to the iconic transportation hub, where the potential for a bigger attack weighs heavily on everyone’s minds. With the President of the United States set to arrive for a United Nations meeting at the week’s end, Alex and Mike must contend with Grand Central’s expansive underground tunnels and century-old dark secrets — as well as their own changing relationship — to find a killer who appears to be cutting a deadly path straight to the heart of the city.

        

Present Darkness by Malla Nunn, New on The Mystery Bookshelf in June 2014

Today's featured paperback original mystery title, scheduled to be published during June 2014 by Atria Books, is Present Darkness by Malla Nunn.

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

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Present Darkness
Malla Nunn
Series: An Emmanuel Cooper Mystery

Five days before Christmas, Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper sits at his desk at the Johannesburg major crimes squad, ready for his holiday in Mozambique. A call comes in: a respectable white couple has been assaulted and left for dead in their bedroom. The couple's teenage daughter identifies the attacker as Aaron Shabalala — the youngest son of Zulu Detective Constable Samuel Shabalala — Cooper's best friend and a man to whom he owes his life.

The Detective Branch isn't interested in evidence that might contradict their star witness's story, especially so close to the holidays. Determined to ensure justice for Aaron, Cooper, Shabalala, and their trusted friend Dr. Daniel Zweigman hunt for the truth. Their investigation uncovers a violent world of Sophiatown gangs, thieves, and corrupt government officials who will do anything to keep their dark world intact.

  

A Fatal Twist of Lemon, A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery by Patrice Greenwood, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature A Fatal Twist of Lemon by Patrice Greenwood, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Evennight Books.

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 (06/19/2014 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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A Fatal Twist of Lemon by Patrice Greenwood
A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Evennight Books

Cops drink coffee. They don't belong in Ellen Rosings's Victorian tearoom.

But when her opening day thank-you tea ends in the murder of the president of the Santa Fe Preservation Trust, the police invade her haven.

Enter Detective Tony Aragon: attractive and unsympathetic, with a chip on his shoulder that goes beyond the murder investigation, and Ellen's delicate bone china cup is full. Is the murderer one of her honored guests, or the ghost rumored to haunt the building? Will Ellen solve the mystery, or will the Wisteria Tearoom's premiere turn out to be its — and Ellen's — finale?

  

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A New MystereBook: Deceiver by Kelli Owen

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 June 2014 priced $4.99 or less …

Deceiver by Kelli Owen is a stand-alone novel from this independent publisher of modern horror, suspense, and thrillers.

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Deceiver by Kelli Owen
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: DarkFuse
Publication Date: June 17, 2014
Price: $3.49 (as of 06/19/14 12:30 PM ET)

Matt Newman's life is turned upside down when his wife is found murdered. The police have no leads and no suspects.

As Matt sinks further into a deep depression, he stumbles across a mysterious notebook among his wife's belongings. Within its pages are cryptic writings revealing that she led a secret life. The more he reads, the greater his love turns to hatred for the woman he thought he knew.

How had she managed to conceal this double life? Worse, are her tales of debauchery even more terrifying than the mystery surrounding her death?

  

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