Black Sheep, A Caitlyn Tierney Mystery by C. J. Lyons, 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, Minotaur Books …

Black Sheep by C. J. Lyons

A Caitlyn Tierney Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/22/2014 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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The ties that bind …The blood that is spilled …

It's the one mystery Supervisory Special Agent Caitlyn Tierney has never solved: her father's unexplained suicide after arresting his best friend for murder. It drove Caitlyn to become one of the FBI's best agents — and often the most unorthodox.

Her latest case is no exception when the man she holds responsible for her father's death asks for help in finding his missing daughter. Caitlyn's search brings her back to her North Carolina hometown, now vibrant with new money, old lies, and an unknown enemy who will do anything to keep Caitlyn from the learning the truth — and who will kill to keep it buried …

— Black Sheep by C. J. Lyons

The Psalmist, A Bowers and Hunter Mystery by James Lilliefors, New This Week from Witness Impulse

Every week, Witness Impulse — an imprint of William Morrow — releases new suspense and thriller digital originals, typically priced at just $2.99 each.

Omnimystery News is pleased to present you with one of this week's titles …

The Psalmist by James Lilliefors

A Bowers and Hunter Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Witness Impulse

Price: $2.99 (as of 07/22/2014 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

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Luke Bowers is in the good and evil business …

On a cold, late-winter morning in the Chesapeake Bay community of Tidewater County, Bowers discovers a dead woman seated in a pew at the church where he is pastor — her eyes open, her hands clasped as if in prayer.

Nothing at the scene identifies the woman or explains why she was at the church. And when state police homicide investigator Amy Hunter comes to town to head up the case, not everyone is pleased that a young, female outsider has the job. The only lead in solving the crime is a sequence of numbers that has been carved into the victim's right hand, which Bowers suspects may be a reference to the Book of Psalms.

With Bowers's help, Hunter follows a chain of seemingly innocuous clues to track down a deranged serial killer and unravel an elusive criminal enterprise that is more powerful than they ever could have imagined.

— The Psalmist by James Lilliefors

Authors on Tour: Misty Evans and Adrienne Giordano, The Justice Team Series

with Misty Evans and Adrienne Giordano

We are delighted to welcome novelists Misty Evans and Adrienne Giordano to Omnimystery News.

Misty and Adrienne are on tour promoting the second thrilling title in their Justice Team romantic suspense series Cheating Justice (ALG Publishing; July 2014 trade paperback and ebook formats); see a complete list of host sites at the bottom of this post.

Misty and Adrienne will also be hosting a week-long Facebook Party on the Justice Team Series page which will include several giveaways each day!

Today we are pleased to introduce you to Cheating Justice with an excerpt from it.

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I ALWAYS SAID YOU HAD THE BEST ASS in the FBI."
  Her body froze. Eleven months, five days and — she did the math — twelve hours had passed since she'd heard that voice. The one she'd thought about time and again after his last brief visit to her apartment, and she still managed to be equal parts pissed off, concerned and flat-out heartbroken. That voice could only belong to one person. Thus the remark about her ass and — wow — she always knew he had a set of stones, but this was too much even for Mitch Monroe. The man she'd spent all these months trying to forget. Months of burying herself in cases, months of begging her boss for every available opportunity to keep her mind occupied, months of a busy life that didn't allow for downtime.
  Or thoughts of Mitch.
  Without turning, she picked up her weapon. "Well, look what the cat dragged in. A girl puts her career on the line for you and you don't call, you don't write, nothing. To say the least, your technique needs work."
  And then he laughed. She'd waited months to hit him with that line and he laughed. Classic Mitch. She closed her eyes and — forget that he was a federal fugitive now wanted for murder — she'd kill him herself and be done with the whole affair.
  Mitch, a murderer? She couldn't believe it. No matter what the White House was spinning about Kemp Rodgers' death, Mitch wouldn't kill his friend.
  Then, again, she'd been Mitch's friend once…
  Finally, she turned, bracing herself for whatever disguise might greet her, but found none. Brave.
  As usual.
  She took in his long brown hair pulled back in a low ponytail, his dark eyes and ripped jeans, and shook her head. "You're insane for coming here."
  He shrugged. "It's a private range. Not like I walked into Quantico."
  It wasn't enough that he'd almost destroyed her career when he'd first started working The Lion case, now he wanted to have a second go at it. He was a fugitive wanted for murder and she was an FBI agent. She should arrest him.
  Yet, she stood waiting for him to say something that would make a damned difference. I'm sorry? I didn't do it? Anything that would erase the idea that he could have murdered his friend.
  She set her rifle on the table behind her, slid the bolt open. Not loaded. She knew it wasn't, but she checked anyway. Always.
  Mitch shuffled behind her.
  Too bad. He could wait like she'd waited for him all these months.
  Her canvas carry case sat on the bench seat. Like many people, she preferred canvas over hard plastic because the softer material didn't make the rifle sweat. She dug through the case for her lens covers, popped them on, set the rifle into the case — bolt upward — and zipped it.
  She'd clean the rifle later. For her, keeping a weapon in top working order meant cleaning it after every use. Even if only one shot had been fired, her weapons got cleaned. Every time.
  She sensed Mitch moving closer, stirring the air around her, upsetting the energy, letting her know he was near. He had that way about him. Sometimes good, sometimes not.
  "I need your help."
  Of course he did. Should have known. Radio silence for eleven months and now he wanted her help. "I should shoot you and dump your body in the Reflecting Pool."
  "Yeah, you should."
  She spun and — crack! — smacked him, sending his head sideways and making her hand sting. She'd never physically attacked anyone before and she couldn't say it felt right or just, but unleashing it felt good. To let him know he'd hurt her. "We were friends. I helped you and you disregarded me."
  "Disregarded you?" Mitch slid a hand over his cheek. "I've stayed away and I'm sorry. But what, Caroline? You want to do lunch or hit the shooting range with me? A guy wanted for assaulting your boss and now a federal fugitive?" Gently, he knocked on her head. "Think about it. I was protecting you."
  She didn't need his protection. "I'm mad at you."
  "Atta girl."
  God, he was annoying. "You had a good reason to take a swing at Donaldson when he threatened you during The Lion case, but honest to God, Mitch, I think he should have swung back and ended it right there instead of trying to throw you in jail. But you should have manned up and never run from the charges, so whatever this is, I can't help you."
  "Tommy Nusco."
  "You murdered him, too?"
  Surprisingly, he blanched. "I didn't kill anyone. I need to know what went down with Tommy."
  Oh, please. He really had lost his mind if he thought she'd touch that subject. That involved ATF and the State of New Mexico and she wasn't about to step into that snake pit. "You better worry about what went down with Kemp Rodgers and why the White House is after you. Turn yourself in, Mitch."
  "Kemp told me the White House is buzzing about Executive Privilege being invoked on Tommy's case. A few hours later, he's dead. Put two and two together, Caroline. There's a cover-up in the works and what happened to Tommy is at the heart of it."
  She faced him, still hating that he stood a good six inches taller and managed to make her feel small. She folded her arms and stepped forward, got right into his space. "No."
  "Whatever they're concocting about Tommy is bullshit."
  "I don't know that."
  "Yeah, you do. When we all worked together, we hung out. You knew him."
  "Not that well."
  He rolled his eyes in that typical I'm-Mitch-Monroe-and-I'm-bored way of his. "He was not dirty. Whatever he was doing, the government is letting a dead agent take the heat. Why not? He's dead anyway. Doesn't matter that he was a decorated officer. The government obviously needs to clean up a mess and — " he inched closer, tilted his head and stared right into her eyes " — I know all about how the government cleans up a mess."
  Back away. She should, but that would play into what he wanted. He wanted to control this conversation. His looming presence used to be enough that she'd give him that control.
  Not this time.
  She tilted her head the opposite direction, eased out a half-smile. "Mitch?"
  "Yes?"
  "Screw you."
  She turned her back to him and scooped up her rifle case. Right now, she needed to walk away and not let him talk her into something that would wreck her career.

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Photos provided courtesy of
Misty Evans and Adrienne Giordano

Misty Evans likes her coffee black, her conspiracy stories juicy, and her wicked characters dressed in couture. When not reading or writing, she enjoys music, movies, and hanging out with her husband, twin sons, and two spoiled puppies. Connect with Misty on her website, on Facebook, or on Twitter.

Adrienne Giordano is a Jersey girl at heart, but now lives in the Midwest with her workaholic husband, sports obsessed son and Buddy the Wheaten Terrorist (Terrier). She is a co-founder of Romance University blog and Lady Jane's Salon-Naperville, a reading series dedicated to romantic fiction. Connect with Adrienne on her website, on Facebook, or on Twitter.

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Cheating Justice
Misty Evans and Adrienne Giordano
The Justice Team Series: Book Two

While investigating a government cover-up, former FBI agent Mitch Monroe is framed for murder. A wanted man, Mitch has no choice but to stay off the grid, and he needs Special Agent Caroline Foster — the FBI's top sniper and a woman who wants nothing to do with him — to clear his name.

After sharing a single night of simmering passion with Mitch a year ago, Caroline hasn't been able to get him out of her head. Or her heart. He's jeopardized her job once … helping him now could end her career. But a friend has been murdered, and no matter how Caroline feels about Mitch, he's not the killer. She needs answers, and she needs Mitch Monroe out of her life once and for all.

On the run and with no one to turn to, Mitch and Caroline can't fight the reigniting passion between them. She'll lose her career if she proves Mitch is innocent … he'll lose his life if she doesn't.

      

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A Closet Full of Books

TBQ's Book Palace

July 22, 2014

Cricket's Chirps

Musings From An Addicted Reader

So I Read This Book Today

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July 23, 2014

According to Squenn

Foxylutely Book Reviews

Insightful Minds Reviews

Read Your Writes Book

Just The Write Stuff

July 24, 2014

Em & M Books

What I'm Reading

Reading On The Rocks

Romance Reviews Today

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July 25, 2014

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Romance Junkies

Long and Short Reviews

July 26, 2014

Just Romantic Suspense

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Please Welcome Back David Khara, Author of the Consortium Thriller Trilogy

with David Khara

We are delighted to welcome back novelist David Khara to Omnimystery News.

David has a new "Consortium Thriller" coming out this year, The Shiro Project (Le French Book; late-Summer 2014 ebook and mid-November 2014 trade paperback).

Today David introduces us to the book in a post titled "The Shiro Project: More Facts than Fiction".

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Photo provided courtesy of
David Khara

The Bleiberg Project introduces Eytan Morgenstern, a larger-than-life-sized hero. Part of the fun in creating the character was to let readers believe he was a threat when (spoiler alert!), in the middle of the book, you realize he is the actual hero of the series.

In The Shiro Project, the action focuses on his psychology. From a seemingly cold and remorseless killer, Eytan proves to be much more complex, with a code of honor of his own, and much more sensitive than one could expect. In this adventure, he teams up with Elena, his nemesis in The Bleiberg Project, to save Eli Karman, his mentor, who turns out to be much more than that in a rather unexpected way.

The Shiro Project is the second book of the trilogy, and I wanted to go deeper into the characters, but I also wanted to stick more to historical facts than I did in the first book. In The Bleiberg Project, I focused on what happened in Europe during World War Two, so for this one I decided would work on the experiments led by Japanese scientists in China.

I got the idea from a testimonial I read during my research for The Bleiberg Project. During the Nuremberg trials, a Nazi war criminal said that what they had done was child's play compared to what the Japanese did to their prisoners. I decided to dig into the Pacific War files. In Europe, our knowledge of this part of WWII is more than limited. Movies and TV series have taught us a few things, but it is definitely not something we study in high school.

I had vaguely heard of the sinister Unit 731. Established in Manchuria, this research facility worked on biological and chemical warfare and was destroyed at the end of WWII when the Russians entered China. Finding information about this unit and its leader Shiro Ishii, who gives his first name to the book, is easy, but most of what happened there was kept secret until the beginning of the 1980s. Once you get into the documents, it's pretty clear why secrecy was so important.

I will not summarize here the frightening experiments performed at Unit 731. You can do your own research or read the book. The most interesting, and maybe, upsetting part happened at the very end of the conflict. US secret services found out about Ishii's experiments and thought that the results might be of utmost strategic and scientific importance. It was then decided to grant Ishii and his team immunity so they would not be judged as war criminals. The US feared that the Russians might get their hands on Ishii before them. So, a deal was made with the Devil, with unbelievable consequences. For instance, it is rumored that Ishii worked for the US Army during the Korean War, and members of his team created some of the most powerful pharmaceutical companies in Japan. In Japan, even now, what happened in Unit 731 is quite taboo.

That's for the historical part. But there is also a scientific aspect of The Shiro Project related to viruses and chemical warfare during the Cold War and nowadays. I'll let you do your research or read the book, but while most of us fear the consequences of a nuclear meltdown, a true danger waits in some highly secured laboratories.

In The Bleiberg Project, I used actual facts to create a fictional hero, and a fictional plot. With The Shiro Project, the action is fiction, but the background and stakes are absolutely real.

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David Khara studied law, worked as a reporter for Agence France Press, was a top-level athlete, and ran his own business for a number of years. Now he is a full-time writer. Khara wrote his first novel — a vampire thriller — in 2010, before starting his Consortium series.

Learn more about the author and his work on the Le French Book website.

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The Shiro Project
David Khara
A Consortium Thriller

Reporter Branislav Poborsky is running away from a bad marriage, when he witnesses the Czech army covering up the extermination of an entire village. Saved in extremis by the gentle-giant Mossad agent Eytan Morgenstern, he is thrown into a troubling race to defuse a larger-than-life conspiracy. After Eytan's mentor is kidnapped, he must join forces with his arch-rival to put an end to a mysterious group that has weapons of mass destruction.

Once again, the atrocities of World War II come back to haunt the modern world. What links exist between Japanese camps in China in the 1940s, a US Army research center in the 1950s, and the deadly threat Eytan faces today? From Prague to Tokyo, with stops in Ireland, yesterday's enemies become today's best allies and mankind seems on the verge of repeating the errors of the past. What can a lone man do against the madness that is bound to follow?

    

Today Only! Save $100 on a Kindle Fire HDX 7" 4G LTE Tablet

Today, Tuesday July 22nd, 2014 only, you can save $100 on a Kindle Fire HDX 7" 4G LTE tablet!

All three storage configurations — 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB — are included in this promotion as is 4G LTE with AT&T or Verizon. (Basically, you're getting 4G capability for free here as the price of the standard Wi-Fi model is not discounted.)

This deal is for today only, so if you've been interested in a Kindle Fire HDX 7" 4G LTE tablet, now is the time to pick one up at $100 off!

Still Life with Murder by P. B. Ryan is Today's Fifth Featured Free MystereBook

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature …

Still Life with Murder by P. B. Ryan

A Nell Sweeney, Gilded Age Mystery

Publisher: Hawkley Books

… as today's fifth free mystery ebook. This is a repeat freebie that was last featured on our site on June 04, 2013.

  

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Boston, 1868: The wealthy are enjoying the height of the Gilded Age, a time of opulence for many … but not all. Nell Sweeney, a young Irish immigrant, knows what it is to have nothing. But when she earns a coveted position as governess to the wealthy Hewitts, Nell discovers that deadly secrets often lurk beneath society's gilded surface.

The two eldest Hewitt boys were thought to have been killed in the Civil War some three years ago. But one winter's day, the family hears word that their William is, in fact, alive and in jail for having killed a man  …

Enraged at his son's deception and convinced of his guilt, August Hewitt is determined to see William hang and thus forbids his wife from aiding Will in any way. But Viola Hewitt believes her son is innocent and begs Nell to help her exonerate him. With few leads and even less time, Nell must rely on her wits and her knowledge of the city's dark underbelly to uncover the truth … before the hangman's noose tightens around William Hewitt's throat  …

— Still Life with Murder by P. B. Ryan

Death Before Time by Andrew Puckett is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature …

Death Before Time by Andrew Puckett

A Medical Thriller

Publisher: Endeavour Press

… as today's fourth free mystery ebook.

  

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The clock is ticking …

Dr Fraser Callan is recovering from his wife's death. In need of a change, he takes a job at the Wansborough Community Hospital in Wiltshire.

Previously known as St. James', the hospital has made a miraculous recovery from a scandalous history, when it was described as “Death Wards” for the elderly by the national press. But history sometimes comes back to haunt us …

At first, the hospital seems a model of excellence, but then Fraser realises that more patients are dying of pneumonia than should be the case. When he raises the matter, he is ridiculed, threatened with the sack and finally beaten up by gangs of thugs. Then, after the suspicious death of an old man with terminal cancer, Fraser realises he must act. He reports his suspicions and is persuaded by Marcus Evans, a mysterious civil servant, to work undercover to find the killer.

But who is the culprit? And can Fraser find him before he also meets his death before time?

— Death Before Time by Andrew Puckett

Sugar and Spice and Not So Nice by Janet McNulty is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature …

Sugar and Spice and Not So Nice by Janet McNulty

A Mellow Summers Paranormal Mystery

Publisher: MMP Publishing

… as today's third free mystery ebook.

  

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Mellow Summers just wanted to go to college and get her film degree. She moved into a furnished apartment with her friend Jackie only to find that it already had a tenant: the ghost of a girl who was murdered a year earlier. Now it is up to Mellow to not only discover who the murderer is, but to prove it as well.

With the help of the ghost Rachel, Mellow sets out to solve the year old mystery. She soon finds out that she may have taken on more than she can handle. Pursued by someone who wants the identity of the killer to remain a secret, Mellow will have to use all her resources to outwit him and help the spirit of Rachel move on.

— Sugar and Spice and Not So Nice by Janet McNulty

Murder Is a Family Business by Heather Haven is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

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Murder Is a Family Business by Heather Haven

An Alvarez Family Murder Mystery

Publisher: Wives of Bath Press

… as today's second free mystery ebook.

  

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Just because a man cheats on his wife and makes Danny DeVito look tall, dark and handsome, is that any reason to kill him? The reluctant and quirky PI, Lee Alvarez, doesn't think so. The 34-year old, half Latina, half WASP and one-hundred percent detective has her work cut out for her when the man is murdered on her watch. Of all the nerve.

From San Francisco's famous Embarcadero to quaint Princeton-by-the-Sea, Lee, with a little help form the rest of the family, is out to find a killer before he finds her.

— Murder Is a Family Business by Heather Haven

A Pedigree To Die For by Laurien Berenson is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature …

A Pedigree To Die For by Laurien Berenson

A Melanie Travis Mystery

Publisher: Kensington

… as today's free mystery ebook.

  

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Melanie' Travis's life is going to the dogs. With school out for the summer, a stint as a camp counselor falling through, and her sometime boyfriend dumping her for a Las Vegas chorus girl, the thirty-something Connecticut teacher and single mother figures that things can't get any worse.

She figures wrong …

Everyone knew that Melanie's Uncle Max had a weak heart. When Aunt Peg finds him dead on the cold floor of their championship kennel, surrounded by eleven whining, prize-winning Standard poodles, she isn't shocked … and doesn't panic. But Melanie is surprised when, three days after the funeral, Peg shows up seeking her help. One of her prize pooches is missing — and it's beginning to look like Max's sudden demise is more a matter of … murder.

With her four-year-old son Davey happily ensconced in day camp, Melanie manages to maneuver herself into Connecticut's elite canine circles. Posing as a poodle breeder in search of the perfect stud, she mingles with sophisticated exhibitors and professional handlers … and soon starts feeling a little out of her clas. Until she meets Sam Driver. Although the irresistibly attractive breeder is soon wooing her with seductive candle lit dinners, Melanie resolves to be wary.

Then the killer strikes again, and Melanie realizes that she has been barking up the wrong tree. As events — mysterious and romantic — culminate in the celebrated Westminster Dog Show, she suddenly finds herself on a long leash of intrigue and greed … hot on the scent of a chilling secret to die for.

— A Pedigree To Die For by Laurien Berenson

Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt is Today's Kobo Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt as today's Kobo Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Tuesday, July 22, 2014, and has been price-matched by Amazon.com.

Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt

A Maiden Lane Novel of Romantic Suspense (6th in series)

Publisher: Grand Central

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/22/2014 at 6:40 AM ET).

    

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Twenty years ago Maximus Batten witnessed the brutal murders of his parents. Now the autocratic Duke of Wakefield, he spends his days ruling Parliament. But by night, disguised as the Ghost of St. Giles, he prowls the grim alleys of St. Giles, ever on the hunt for the murderer. One night he finds a fiery woman who meets him toe-to-toe-and won't back down …

Artemis Greaves toils as a lady's companion, but hiding beneath the plain brown serge of her dress is the heart of a huntress. When the Ghost of St. Giles rescues her from footpads, she recognizes a kindred spirit-and is intrigued. She's even more intrigued when she realizes who exactly the notorious Ghost is by day &helliip;

Artemis makes a bold move: she demands that Maximus use his influence to free her imprisoned brother-or she will expose him as the Ghost. But blackmailing a powerful duke isn't without risks. Now that she has the tiger by the tail, can she withstand his ire — or the temptation of his embrace?

— Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt

Sleep with the Lights On by Maggie Shayne is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Sleep with the Lights On by Maggie Shayne as today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Tuesday, July 22, 2014.

Sleep with the Lights On by Maggie Shayne

A Brown and De Luca Novel (1st in series)

Publisher: Harlequin MIRA

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/22/2014 at 6:10 AM ET).

  

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Through the eyes of a killer …

Rachel de Luca has found incredible success writing self-help books. But her own blindness and the fact that her troubled brother has gone missing have convinced her that positive thinking is nothing but bull.

Her cynicism wavers when a cornea transplant restores her sight. The new eyes seem to give her new life, until they prove too good to be true and she starts seeing terrifying visions of brutal murders — crimes she soon learns are all too real.

Detective Mason Brown's own brother recently died, leaving behind a horrific secret. In atonement, Mason donated his brother's organs, though he's kept the fact quiet. Now he wants to help Rachel find her brother, but when he discovers the shocking connection between her visions and his own brother, he suddenly has to do everything in his power to save her from a predator who is somehow still hunting from beyond the grave.

— Sleep with the Lights On by Maggie Shayne

Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140722)

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

• Our Featured Title is Kate Arrow: Deserted Wood.

• The current Catch of the Week is Detective Quest: The Crystal Slipper, just $2.99 through Sunday, July 27, 2014 only.

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

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Our Featured Title is Kate Arrow: Deserted Wood

Help Kate travel deep into the jungle and find her grandfather in this fun Hidden Object game. Pack your bags and use your wits to avoid dangerous situations, and make it through a plane crash! Track down your grandfather and deliver the powerful idol that he has promised to the tribe that saved his life many years ago. Set off on adventure and return a valuable idol to a tribe!

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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The current Catch of the Week is Detective Quest: The Crystal Slipper

A man shows up on your doorstep asking you to track down the woman he loves. It would be just another "missing persons" case, except the only thing you have to go on is a crystal slipper … and the man is a prince from a mysterious, faraway land. Can you find the woman who captured his heart but then vanished? Or will this fantastical land push your detective skills to the limit? And do you really get to ride a unicorn?

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 27, 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.

New This Week: Tahoe Ghost Boat, An Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller by Todd Borg

Todd Borg has a new thriller out this week, the 12th in one of our favorite series …

Tahoe Ghost Boat by Todd Borg

An Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller (12th in series)

Publisher: Thriller Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 07/21/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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Gertie O'Leary is a 15-year-old girl with a messy bird's nest of red hair, a serious softball pitch, and a dream to be a movie director. She also has a $2 million price on her head.

When a gang led by a killer the FBI calls Mikhailo the Monster takes Gertie as the centerpiece of an extortion plot, Tahoe Detective Owen McKenna gets involved in the case.

McKenna finds out that Gertie's stepfather has just died in what looks like a boating accident and that Gertie's mother cares more about not losing money to blackmail than saving her daughter.

As the unwanted child of divorced, self-focused parents, Gertie has no defenders. So McKenna appoints himself her savior. But McKenna is one man up against a small army of twisted murderers whose orders are to kill the girl …

— Tahoe Ghost Boat by Todd Borg

Deadly Appraisal, A Josie Prescott, Antiques Mystery by Jane K. Cleland, 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, Minotaur Books …

Deadly Appraisal by Jane K. Cleland

A Josie Prescott, Antiques Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

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The antiques business is a killer …

Josie Prescott is settling into her new life in New Hampshire. Her antiques business is thriving, she's beginning to make some close friends, and her relationship with the local police chief is becoming more interesting. Not bad for someone who has completely uprooted her life as a New York City auction house expert in order to get a fresh start in a small New England town.

With so much suddenly to lose, Josie can't help but worry when murder invades her seemingly quiet community. Josie is sponsoring the Portsmouth Women's Guild Annual Black and Gold Gala and is looking forward to receiving a kindly worded thank-you for her efforts. Instead, the Guild representative, Maisy Gaylor, dies a horrible death in the midst of the banquet. Who could have wanted to kill earnest, drab little Maisy? "Funny, isn't it," muses the hostile Detective Rowcliff, "how a lot of people end up dead when no one has any enemies."

Everyone who had access to the wine Maisy drank, including Josie herself, soon comes under suspicion. Can Josie manage to ferret out the truth, keep her business running smoothly, and continue to put down roots in her new town, or will everything prove too much for her to handle on her own?

— Deadly Appraisal by Jane K. Cleland