Old Moorhen's Shredded Sporran by Andrea Frazer is Today's Fifth Featured Free MystereBook

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Old Moorhen's Shredded Sporran by Andrea Frazer

The Belchester Chronicles

Publisher: Accent Press

… as today's fifth free mystery ebook.

  

This title was listed for free as of July 16, 2014 at 7:30 AM ET. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the 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.

More on today's free book, below.

Lady Amanda Golightly and her housemate Hugo Cholmondeley - Crichton - Crump return from their visit to Scotland to find a letter informing them that Hugo's sister will be arriving the following day for a month's visit, which sours Lady A's mood as Tabitha constantly bullied her at school.Her manservant's announcement that he is now betrothed to Enid Tweedie, sort of friend and general gopher for his employer, has already unsettled her.

If that wasn't enough to cope with, it appears that, while they were away, the security of Belchester Towers had been breached and there had been thefts. To top it all, somebody started systematically killing off the domestic staff!

Enter Detective Inspector Moody and Detective Sergeant Glenister … and all hell breaks loose!

— Old Moorhen's Shredded Sporran by Andrea Frazer

Code Name: Kawaii by Shane O'Brien MacDonald is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

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Code Name: Kawaii by Shane O'Brien MacDonald

A Kiki Claymore Thriller

Publisher: Ankerville Street Productions

… as today's fourth free mystery ebook.

  

This title was listed for free as of July 16, 2014 at 7:15 AM ET. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the 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 women of Task Force Ten aren't happy about their newest recruit, Kiki Claymore. She doesn't like taking orders, is terrible with a gun, and probably got the job through her family. Worse, a mole is relaying their every move to a group of international terrorists.

Kiki feels in over her head, and wants to quit. But it turns out her instincts are better than she thinks. While the rest of Task Force Ten plays it safe, she dives into the middle of the action. A great idea. Until she ends up an accomplice to terrorist thugs. Ready to unleash a nuclear holocaust over Europe.

— Code Name: Kawaii by Shane O'Brien MacDonald

Shattered by Shelby K. Morrison is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

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Shattered by Shelby K. Morrison

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher:

… as today's third free mystery ebook.

  

This title was listed for free as of July 16, 2014 at 7:00 AM ET. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

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What would you sacrifice to learn the truth? That is the question Alex Bowen, a headstrong college student from Beaverton, Oregon, must ask herself when she learns she's being watched. But who's doing the spying? And why have they chosen her?

Thrown from her world of comfort, yet determined to discover the truth, Alex soon finds herself cut off from family and friends and forced to make allies wherever she can find them. With dead ends at every turn, and more than one pursuer closing in, she quickly learns some questions are best left unasked. Now, with her life and sanity on the line, Alex must resist her enemy's mind games if she wants to expose every dark secret. To succumb would result in her true identity being lost forever and countless others suffering the same fate. But to succeed, would shatter everything she knows.

— Shattered by Shelby K. Morrison

Rise of the Order by Trevor Scott is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

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Rise of the Order by Trevor Scott

A Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller

Publisher: Salvo Press

… as today's second free mystery ebook.

  

This title was listed for free as of July 16, 2014 at 6:45 AM ET. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

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Jake Adams is back in Europe, trying his best to stay out of trouble. But that's never easy for him.

What seems like a standard murder investigation turns into a complex conspiracy that will rock the institutions of Europe, and thrust Jake into an insidious plot that pits the old world of the Teutonic Order against new nanotechnology.

— Rise of the Order by Trevor Scott

A Killing Tide by P. J. Alderman is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

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A Killing Tide by P. J. Alderman

A Columbia River Thriller

Publisher: P. J. Alderman

… as today's free mystery ebook.

  

This title was listed for free as of July 16, 2014 at 6:30 AM ET. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

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Kaz Jorgensen is used to fear — the anxiety of negotiating treacherous currents as she captains her family's fishing trawlers, the terrifying nightmares of the day she almost lost her life on the river. But now a man is dead, an arsonist has set the Anna Marie ablaze, and her brother is missing.

Michael Chapman knows how to take the heat — as the new fire chief of Astoria, Oregon, he's dealt with more than his share. No way can he afford to get involved with the sister of a suspect. But the scorching attraction between him and Kaz burns out of control, and when someone takes a shot at her, his protective instincts kick in. Whatever happens, he can't allow another woman to die because of him.

— A Killing Tide by P. J. Alderman

Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor is Today's Nook Daily Find

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor as today's Nook Daily Find.

The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, July 16, 2014, and has been price-matched by Amazon.com.

Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor

A Prep School Confidential Novel (1st in series)

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Price: $2.99 (as of 07/16/2014 at 6:00 AM ET).

    

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Rich kids can get away with murder …

Anne Dowling practically runs her exclusive academy on New York's Upper East Side — that is, until she accidentally burns part of it down and gets sent to a prestigious boarding school outside of Boston. Determined to make it back to New York, Anne could care less about making friends at the preppy Wheatley School. That is, until her roommate, Isabella's body is found in the woods behind the school.

When everyone else is oddly silent, Anne becomes determined to uncover the truth no matter how many rules she has to break to do it. With the help of Isabella's twin brother Anthony, and a cute classmate named Brent, Anne discovers that Isabella wasn't quite the innocent nerdy girl she pretended to be. But someone will do anything to stop Anne's snooping — even if it means framing her for Isabella's murder.

— Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor

Take Over at Midnight by M. L. Buchman is Today's Romantic Suspense Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Take Over at Midnight by M. L. Buchman as today's Romantic Suspense Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, July 16, 2014.

Take Over at Midnight by M. L. Buchman

The Night Stalkers Series

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/16/2014 at 5:45 AM ET).

  

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The past doesn't matter, when their future is doomed …

Nothing sticks to "Crazy" Tim Maloney, until he falls hard for a tall Creole beauty with a haunted past and a penchant for reckless flying. Lola LaRue never thought she'd be susceptible to a man's desire, but even with Tim igniting her deepest passions, it may be too late now …

With the nation under an imminent threat of biological warfare, Tim and Lola are the only ones who can stop the madness — and to do that, they're going to have to trust each other way beyond their limits.

— Take Over at Midnight by M. L. Buchman

Gone South by Robert R. McCammon is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Gone South by Robert R. McCammon as today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, July 16, 2014.

Gone South by Robert R. McCammon

A Crime Novel

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/16/2014 at 5:30 AM ET).

  

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A moment of madness forces a Vietnam veteran to run for his life …

Two decades after he finished serving his country in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Dan Lambert still pays the price. As he hustles for construction work in the heat of a brutal Louisiana summer, Dan tries to ignore the pounding in his head — a constant reminder of the Agent Orange–caused leukemia which will soon end his life. And now the bank wants to repossess his truck. His attempt to reason with the loan officer does not get him far. Dan loses himself in rage, and for a moment is back in the jungle again. When he comes out of his bloodlust, he has shot the banker through the chest. There is nothing to do but run.

On his trail are two peculiar bounty hunters: a onetime Siamese twin and a heavyset Elvis impersonator. To save his own life, Dan is going to have to remember why it was worth living in the first place.

— Gone South by Robert R. McCammon

Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140716)

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

• New This Week is Sharpe Investigations: Death on the Seine.

• The Daily Deal is The Crop Circles Mystery, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Phantasmat: Crucible Peak, just $2.99 through Sunday, July 20, 2014 only.

• Today's Special Deal — Huge One Day Sale: All games are 65% Off! Use coupon code HUGE for Collector's Edition games and use coupon code DEAL for Standard games. Offer valid today July 16th, 2014 only until 11:59 PM PT.

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

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New This Week is Sharpe Investigations: Death on the Seine

Journalist-turned-food critic Taryn Sharpe and her assistant/photographer George Haske are sent on assignment to France to cover the opening of Paris's hottest new restaurant, Le Roi Soleil. When they get there, they discover the restaurant's celebrity chef is dead! Strangely, the police rule the death a suicide and refuse to investigate. The restaurant's owner, an old friend of Taryn's, is convinced his star chef was murdered and begs her and George to find the culprit.

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

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Today's Daily Deal is The Crop Circles Mystery

Jane's wheat cultivation has been tampered with in the midst of a dangerous thunderstorm. Some think it was just a prank, others think it was the work of aliens from outer space! Help Jane unravel the perplexing mystery through a journey of shocking revelations and solve the mystery! Discover who is responsible in this fun Hidden Object game, and find out what is going on once and for all!

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Wednesday, July 16, 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 Phantasmat: Crucible Peak

A disastrous avalanche … an evacuation … and mysterious residents who turn cold right before your eyes … literally! In this sequel to the classic hidden-object puzzle adventure game, you'll find secrets buried under an avalanche of snow. You planned for years to ski the Alps, but your dream vacation turns into a nightmare when you stumble upon a resort town, lost five years ago in an avalanche. Uncover the mystery of what happened here. Did anyone ever really survive?

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, July 20, 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: No Stone Unturned by James W. Ziskin

A Mysterious Review of No Stone Unturned by James W. Ziskin. An Ellie Stone Mystery.

Review summary: Structurally, there isn't anything surprising with how the plot of this murder mystery unfolds, but the pace is nearly perfect and there are enough twists and turns in the path the lead character takes to keep it all interesting for the reader. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

No Stone Unturned
James W. Ziskin
An Ellie Stone Mystery
Seventh Street Books (June 2014)

Publisher synopsis: A dead girl in the woods. Three little oil spots on the dirt road. A Dr. Pepper bottle cap in the shallow grave. And a young reporter, armed with nothing but a camera.

Evening is falling on a wet, gray, autumn day in upstate New York. Ellie Stone, twenty-four-year-old reporter for a small local daily, stands at a crossroads in her career and in her life. Alone in the world, battling her own losses and her own demons, Ellie is ready to pack it in and return to New York a failure. Then she hears the dispatch over the police scanner.

A hunter, tramping through a muddy wood north of the small town of New Holland, has tripped over the body of a twenty-one-year-old society girl half-buried in the leaves. Ellie is the first reporter on the scene. The investigation provides a rare opportunity to rescue her drowning career, but all leads seem to die on the vine, until Ellie takes a daring chance that unleashes unintended chaos.

Wading through a voyeuristic tangle of small-town secrets, she makes some desperate enemies, who want her off the case. Dead if necessary.

        

Blind Faith, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Christiane Heggan, a New MystereBook

Harlequin MIRA hits their backlist this week, releasing many of its titles new in Kindle format. Books by romantic suspense author Christiane Heggan are included, and we're pleased to feature one of her titles in this post. (Use this link to see all five titles released this week.)

Blind Faith by Christiane Heggan

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Harlequin MIRA

Price: $3.99 (as of 07/15/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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In her career, investigative reporter Kelly Robolo has seen it all. But when she gets a frantic call from an old friend, she embarks on an investigation that will put her to a test she's never faced before: survival.

Jonathan Bowman, a loving husband and father, has disappeared, and his wife fears the worst. Was the high-ranking casino employee an innocent victim? Or had he been involved in something illegal — and murdered for it?

When a charred body is discovered halfway across the country and identified as the missing man, Kelly suspects it's a setup. But the question is why?

Philadelphia cop Nick McBride suspects the same thing, and believes there's a connection between the death of his own father — also a former employee of the casino — and Jonathan's disappearance. Reluctantly Kelly and Nick start to work together. But their suspicions are about to lure them into a desperate, dangerous game where blind faith leads straight into terror … and into the trap of a waiting killer.

— Blind Faith by Christiane Heggan

Not a Girl Detective, A Cece Caruso Mystery by Susan Kandel, Now Available at a Special Price

Omnimystery News is always searching for newly discounted mystery, suspense, thriller and crime novels for our readers to enjoy. Today, we're pleased to feature the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, HarperCollins …

Not a Girl Detective by Susan Kandel

A Cece Caruso Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: $3.99 (as of 07/15/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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"I spent my entire youth idolizing Nancy Drew. I'm pushing forty now, but some fantasies die hard."

Besides her beloved collection of vintage designer clothing, there is nothing Cece Caruso cherishes more than her childhood memories of Nancy Drew. Her near obsession with the fictional teenage sleuth led her to become a professional biographer of classic mystery writers. And now that she's working on a book about Nancy's pseudonymous creator, "Carolyn Keene", Cece's in heaven.

At the L. A. home of another rabid Drew-ophile, Cece finds a treasure trove of useful memorabilia, including one unique and somewhat shocking collectible. Later she finds a dead body — and a puzzle that would sorely test the skills of her spunky girlhood heroine. Now she'll have to channel her former idol and unmask a murderer, and the killer may be coming for Cece next.

— Not a Girl Detective by Susan Kandel

Everyone Lies by A. D. Garrett, a New 1st in Series Title Introducing Kate Simms and Nick Fennimore

Omnimystery News is pleased to present you with one of this month's new 1st in Series titles, a mystery, thriller or suspense novel that introduces a recurring character (or characters) …

Everyone Lies by A. D. Garrett

A Kate Simms and Nick Fennimore Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

  

What we know about the characters: DCI Kate Simms is a police officer in Manchester. Professor Nick Fennimore is forensics expert. For more information about their first case, see a synopsis of the book, below.

Kate Simms is on the fast track to nowhere. Five years ago she helped a colleague when she shouldn't have. She's been clawing her way back from a demotion ever since. Nick Fennimore is a failed genetics student, successful gambler, betting agent, crime scene officer, chemistry graduate, toxicology specialist and one-time scientific advisor to the National Crime Faculty. He is the best there is, but ever since his wife and daughter disappeared he's been hiding away in Scotland, working as a forensics lecturer.

In Manchester, drug addicts are turning up dead and Simms' superior is only too pleased to hand the problem to her. Then a celebrity dies and the media gets interested. Another overdose victim shows up, but this time the woman has been systematically beaten and all identifying features removed. The evidence doesn't add up; Simms' superiors seem to be obstructing her investigation; and the one person she can't afford to associate with is the one man who can help: Fennimore.

— Everyone Lies by A. D. Garrett

Snow Adrift, An Alice James and Jim Snow, Las Vegas Mystery by Rex Kusler, Now Available at a Special Price

Omnimystery News is always searching for newly discounted mystery, suspense, thriller and crime novels for our readers to enjoy. Today, we're pleased to feature the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Thomas & Mercer …

Snow Adrift by Rex Kusler

An Alice James and Jim Snow, Las Vegas Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/15/2014 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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Former Las Vegas homicide detective Jim Snow's luck has been going from bad to worse, spurred by a series of rash decisions and a quickly developing mid-life crisis. He quit the force a few years ago to play poker for a living and has been losing steadily for months. His money is running out — and so is his live-in girlfriend.

After one of Snow's poker buddies — a real estate investor and landlord who worked as a clown — is found shot to death in his home following their weekly game, Snow finds himself under suspicion by his former Metro Homicide partner, Marcia Stevens.

At forty-four, Snow is in the worst mess of his life. He's not sure what to do, who to turn to, or who to trust as he scrambles to stay one step ahead of an arrest warrant for first-degree murder.

— Snow Adrift by Rex Kusler

Enemies at Home by Lindsey Davis, New in Bookstores during July 2014

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during July 2014 is …

Enemies at Home by Lindsey Davis

The Flavia Albia Series (2nd)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

        

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

More about our featured title, below …

In Ancient Rome, the number of slaves was far greater than that of free citizens. As a result, often the people Romans feared most were the "enemies at home", the slaves under their own roofs. Because of this, Roman law decreed that if the head of a household was murdered at home, and the culprit wasn't quickly discovered, his slaves — all of them, guilty or not — were presumed responsible and were put to death. Without exception.

When a couple is found dead in their own bedroom and their house burglarized, some of their household slaves know what is about to happen to them. They flee to the Temple of Ceres, which by tradition is respected as a haven for refugees. This is where Flavia Albia comes in. The authorities, under pressure from all sides, need a solution. Albia, a private informer just like her father, Marcus Didius Falco, is asked to solve the murders.

— Enemies at Home by Lindsey Davis