Kendall by John Holt is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

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Kendall by John Holt

A Tom Kendall Mystery

Publisher: Phoenix

… as today's second free mystery ebook.

  

This title was listed for free as of August 21, 2014 at 7:10 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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Tom Kendall had been with the 32nd Precinct, New York Police Department for just under ten years. But now he wanted a change. Now he wanted to start his own Private Detective Agency.

He had grand ideas. He wasn't interested in just any old case. Oh no, he would handle only the big time cases, the expensive ones. He would be able to take his pick, the ones that he wanted, where the stakes were high and so were the rewards. He knew exactly the kind of case that he wanted. Anything else would not do, and it would just be turned down flat.

— Kendall by John Holt

The Sanguinarian by Cynthia Young-Johnson is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature …

The Sanguinarian by Cynthia Young-Johnson

A Philip Lansing Mystery

Publisher: Cynthia Young-Johnson

… as today's free mystery ebook.

  

This title was listed for free as of August 21, 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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Detective Philip Lansing hasn't been getting enough sleep. As an investigator from the Weston, Minnesota Police Department, it's his job to track down a murderer terrorizing his small town. He isn't in it alone; his partner, Tom Johnson, is investigating the series of murders as well.

This is a first for everyone — a serial killer in Weston. There really is very little to go on for the investigators, no physical evidence, no DNA, fingerprints, or witnesses. Lansing and Johnson find themselves with two new partners, Agents Ana Monroe and Charlie Radford of the Minneapolis FBI Field Office. The four investigators begin an alliance to capture the murderer. A tunnel and cave plus a large, ancient book in Latin holds the key to the mystery.

— The Sanguinarian by Cynthia Young-Johnson

Naked in Death by J. D. Robb is Today's Nook Daily Find

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Naked in Death by J. D. Robb as today's Nook Daily Find.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Thursday, August 21, 2014, and has been price-matched by Amazon.com.

Naked in Death by J. D. Robb

An Eve Dallas Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Berkley

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/21/2014 at 6:30 AM ET).

    

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In a world of danger and deception, she walks the line — between seductive passion and scandalous murder …

Eve Dallas is a New York police lieutenant hunting for a ruthless killer. In over ten years on the force, she's seen it all — and knows her survival depends on her instincts. And she's going against every warning telling her not to get involved with Roarke, an Irish billionaire — and a suspect in Eve's murder investigation.

But passion and seduction have rules of their own, and it's up to Eve to take a chance in the arms of a man she knows nothing about — except the addictive hunger of needing his touch.

— Naked in Death by J. D. Robb

10 Joe Gunther Mysteries by Archer Mayor is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature 10 Joe Gunther Mysteries by Archer Mayor as today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 each is valid only for today, Thursday, August 21, 2014. We're hightlighting the fourth book in the series in this post.

The Skeleton's Knee by Archer Mayor

A Joe Gunther Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: MarchMedia

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/21/2014 at 6:10 AM ET).

  

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Gunther is sent on an investigation spanning thousands of miles and reaching back decades, to solve a crime whose deepest roots seem to lie in Chicago's troubled summer of 1968.

When a reclusive market gardener's death proves to stem from a 20 year-old bullet wound, Lt. Joe Gunther is presented with a very cold homicide to solve. But who was the victim exactly?

A deeply private man eking out an ascetic existence from a hardscrabble mountain field, Abraham Fuller was virtually unknown to his neighbors, in the manner of someone pursuing more than mere solitude. The discovery of a duffle of unmarked bills and a body buried in the garden patch suggests that Fuller had motives beyond misanthropy. Nor is it such a cold case either, as someone seems willing to kill to ensure that old secrets remain buried.

— The Skeleton's Knee by Archer Mayor

Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140821)

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

• Our Featured Title is Jade Rousseau — The Fall of Sant' Antonio.

• The current Catch of the Week is Lake House: Children of Silence, just $2.99 through Sunday, August 24, 2014 only.

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

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Our Featured Title is Jade Rousseau — The Fall of Sant' Antonio

Jade only wanted to gain some distance from the events of her recent past by accepting a placement in a small Italian mountain village. But even before she arrives she gets pitched in the midst of an incredible case of intrigues, secrets and betrayals. What is really going on at the abbey of Sant' Antonio? Find out in this fun Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game!

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

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The current Catch of the Week is Lake House: Children of Silence

Long-forgotten memories bubble to the surface when the past invades the present! Located at the edge of a gloomy lake and shrouded in fog, the house at the center of this story has stood empty for 15 years. Beckoned by what appears to be a ghost, a woman who lived there as a child returns to the house to solve a mystery that begins with an old photograph and ends in a secret room. Find hidden objects, solve puzzles and prepare yourself for an ending that will take you to a place darker than you can imagine!

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

Also available for this game:

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

Review: Whack Job by Kendel Lynn

A Mysterious Review of Whack Job by Kendel Lynn. An Elliott Lisbon Mystery.

Review summary: It's hard to become invested in this cozy mystery as the narrative lacks focus with the storyline bouncing between its various subplots. Though fast-paced with some admittedly appealing aspects to the story, it nonetheless takes something of an effort to finish the book. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Whack Job
Kendel Lynn
An Elliott Lisbon Mystery
Henery Press (May 2014)

Publisher synopsis: Elliott Lisbon blends her directorship of the Ballantyne Foundation with her PI-in-Training status by planning parties and performing discreet inquiries for charitable patrons. But when the annual Wonderland Tea Party makes everyone go mad as a hatter, Elli gets pulled into a shooting, a swindle, and the hunt for a Fabergé egg.

From seedy pawn parlors to creepy antique shops, Sea Pine Island's other half prove to be as wacky as the wealthy. Elli falls farther down the rabbit hole and finds a scheming salesman, a possessive paramour, a dead donor — everything but a bottle labeled "Drink Me." As events evolve from curious to crazy, Elli gets lost in the maze and finds herself trapped in a house of cards with a killer.

        

Splendour Falls, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Susanna Kearsley, 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, Sourcebooks Landmark …

Splendour Falls by Susanna Kearsley

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/20/2014 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

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An ancient castle, a tragic love, and a web of secrets begins to unravel …

Emily Braden has stopped believing in fairy tales and happy endings. When her fascinating but unreliable cousin Harry invites her on a holiday to explore the legendary own of Chinon, and promptly disappears — well, that's Harry for you.

As Emily makes the acquaintance of Chinon and its people, she begins to uncover dark secrets beneath the charm. Legend has it that during a thirteenth-century siege of the castle that looms over the city, Queen Isabelle, child bride of King John, hid a "treasure of great price." And in the last days of the German occupation during World War II, another Isabelle living in Chinon, a girl whose love for an enemy soldier went tragically awry.

As the dangers of the past become disastrously real, Emily is drawn ever more deeply into a labyrinth of mystery as twisted as the streets and tunnels of the ancient town itself.

— Splendour Falls by Susanna Kearsley

New This Week: Last Hope Alaska, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Linda Trout

Omnimystery News is pleased to present 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 August 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

Last Hope Alaska by Linda Trout

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Price: $4.99 (as of 08/20/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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Emily Redfern's ex-fiancé learned to kill on the back streets of New York. Now, she is his target. Broke, exhausted, and a step ahead of the man she once loved, she clings to one last hope: the wilds of Alaska. The quiet safety of her hide-a-way becomes addictive as she grows to care for the man who offers her refuge.

Released from prison after a wrongful conviction, native Alaskan Sam Tarkington is determined to regain his business, repair his reputation, and rebuild his life. But when he meets a desperate and vulnerable woman, guarding secrets of her own, she tugs at his heart. She's a distraction he can't afford. Sam must choose Emily or achieving his dreams.

Like Emily's life, the peacefulness of the wilderness is an illusion as danger lurks in the distance. Does Sam hold the key to her survival or will her past cost them everything?

— Last Hope Alaska by Linda Trout

Bring Forth Your Dead, A Lambert and Hook Mystery by J. M. Gregson, Now Available at a Special Price

Amazon Kindle Countdown Deals are limited-time discounts on Kindle-exclusive books.

Omnimystery News is pleased to present you with one of today's titles … but take advantage of this deal now as the price will go up to its digital list price soon! (See the countdown clock on the book product page to see how much time remains on this deal.)

Bring Forth Your Dead by J. M. Gregson

A Lambert and Hook Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $0.99 (as of 08/20/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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The exhumation of the elderly invalid Edmund Craven proves that he was poisoned, and by one of those closest to him. But the scents are cold and the traces well covered — until Superintendent Lambert and Sergeant Bert Hook investigate.

The detectives arrive on the scene twelve months after the victim has been buried. Never before has Lambert had to investigate a murder perpetrated over a year earlier. Gradually he unearths a network of malice and deceit. Craven's son and daughter, his housekeeper and the American who was his friend all had reason to wish Craven dead.

And when new evidence conveniently arises, it is up to the detectives to take the case into their own hands. But the decision almost proves fatal.

— Bring Forth Your Dead by J. M. Gregson

A Beautiful Madness by Lee Thompson, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2014 …

A Beautiful Madness by Lee Thompson

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: DarkFuse

  

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for August 2014. For new hardcover mysteries, visit New Mysteries where for a list of August 2014 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

More about our featured title, below …

A Texas Senator and his wife go missing … On the same day, their son is slaughtered by an enigmatic killer on the lawn of ex-Governor Edward Wood's residence. Sammy, Wood's drug dealing son, suspects his father of the crime. After all, his old man snapped once before and crippled his wife with a lead pipe. But there's something more to these events … something deeper and festering just beneath the surface …

In direct opposition to Homicide Detective Jim Thompson, Sammy begins an investigation of his own, searching for the truth in a labyrinth of lies, deception, depravity and violence that drags him deeper into darkness and mayhem with each step. And in doing so, brings them all into the sights of an elusive and horrifying killer who may not be what he seems.

A brutal killer on a rampage of carnage … a hardened detective on the brink … an antihero from the shadows … a terrifying mystery that could destroy them all …

— A Beautiful Madness by Lee Thompson

Deadly Allure, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Elle James, 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, Harlequin Romantic Suspense …

Deadly Allure by Elle James

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Harlequin Romantic Suspense

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/20/2014 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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An ex-military man relies on the skills he's never forgotten …

When former special ops soldier Dave Logsdon nearly hits a beautiful motorcyclist in the thick Oregon fog, nicknamed the Devil's Shroud, he never expects to be thrown back into a world of espionage, deceit and danger. But secret agent Nicole Steele is desperate for an out-of-the-way place to hide, and Dave's run-down yacht is the perfect spot. The emotionally wounded warrior is powerless to deny her request … and his rising desire for her.

Nicole must decrypt the database she's stolen before it's too late. She soon learns the threat is bigger than she could ever imagine and U.S. national security is at stake. Will her unexpected bond with Dave survive once the enemy's identity is finally uncovered?

— Deadly Allure by Elle James

Gun Metal Heart by Dana Haynes, New in Bookstores during August 2014

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

Gun Metal Heart by Dana Haynes

Non-Series

Publisher: Minotaur Books

        

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

More about our featured title, below …

Daria Gibron, a freelance operative with a long and deadly history, has been slowly recovering from the injuries sustained from her last case. Hiding out in a town in rural Italy, she has been staying as far off the map as she can — until she's tracked down by an old colleague. Diego had been a bodyguard in Florence, protecting an engineer and her invention, when they were attacked by a highly trained paramilitary group. Diego alone escaped and the White Scorpions, a Serbian mercenary group known for their indiscriminate violence, are now after him. Well, after him and Daria, now that he's dragged her into the picture.

At the same time, a small group of disgraced CIA agents have been waiting for their chance to exact revenge on the person they blame for their discharge — Daria Gibron. When they learn she's in contact with Diego, they get the okay from their former bosses to take her out. With several highly trained teams out to get her, a partner withholding critical information, and a missing invention around which everything turns, Daria is in the worst danger of her life. And she couldn't be having more fun.

— Gun Metal Heart by Dana Haynes

The Art Whisperer by Charlotte and Aaron Elkins, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2014 …

The Art Whisperer by Charlotte Elkins and Aaron Elkins

The Alix London Series (3rd)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

  

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for August 2014. For new hardcover mysteries, visit New Mysteries where for a list of August 2014 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

More about our featured title, below …

When art conservator Alix London spots a forgery, she knows trouble will follow. So she's understandably apprehensive when her connoisseur's eye spots something off about a multimillion-dollar Jackson Pollock painting at Palm Springs's Brethwaite Museum — her current employer.

Alix is already under fire, the object of a vicious online smear campaign. Now the Brethwaite's despicable senior curator, obsessed with the "maximization of monetized eyeballs", angrily refuses to decommission the celebrated Pollock piece. But it's only when a hooded intruder attacks Alix in her hotel room that the real trouble begins. And when FBI Special Agent Ted Ellesworth — with whom Alix had inadvertently, but thoroughly, botched a budding relationship just a year prior — turns up to investigate the Pollock, Alix knows she's about to have her hands full.

— The Art Whisperer by Charlotte Elkins and Aaron Elkins

I, the Jury, A Mike Hammer Mystery by Mickey Spillane, 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, Signet …

I, the Jury by Mickey Spillane

A Mike Hammer Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Signet

Price: $2.99 (as of 08/20/2014 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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First published in 1947, this classic crime novel introduces Mike Hammer, a Manhattan private investigator who vows to personally execute the killer of his best friend, ex-cop Jack Williams, a man who lost an arm saving Hammer's life.

— I, the Jury by Mickey Spillane

New This Week: Eyewitness Blues, A Novel of Suspense by Tim Baker

Omnimystery News is pleased to present 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 August 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

Eyewitness Blues by Tim Baker

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: TrIndie Publishing

Price: $2.99 (as of 08/20/2014 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

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Martin Aquino has been dealt a rotten hand in life — from the bottom of a stacked deck. In a flash of inspiration Martin decides the witness protection program is exactly what he needs if he's ever going to have a quiet, normal life. Martin didn't exactly witness the murder, but he knows who pulled the trigger — so reporting it to the law and using it as his ticket into the program isn't wrong. Is it?

Unfortunately, when mob boss Don Gammino learns that his right-hand man has been named as a murder suspect he decides to teach Martin a new tune. A chance for escape comes to him from an unexpected source, and he takes it — all the way to Flagler Beach, Florida where he gets his first taste in years of the life he's been longing for. However, in keeping with is life in Rhode Island, his new life isn't without its complications. Now his only protection from Gammino and his goon squad is in the form of a wheelchair-bound bookie and an ex-Navy SEAL, named Ike, with a penchant for bending the rules.

Martin's in a tropical paradise surrounded by people but he still feels alone in the world. Life isn't easy when you have the eyewitness blues.

— Eyewitness Blues by Tim Baker