Blood and Groom by Jill Edmondson is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature …

Blood and Groom by Jill Edmondson

A Sasha Jackson Mystery

Publisher: Dundurn

… as today's second free mystery ebook. This is a repeat freebie that was last featured on our site on October 12, 2013.

  

This title was listed for free as of September 12, 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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When not talking dirty at her part time phone sex job, or singing cheesy cover tunes in generic suburban bars, fledgling PI Sasha Jackson is spending her days trying to figure out how "till death do us part" applies to her jilted client.

Christine Arvisais was dumped by her gold plated fiancé days before mailing the wedding invitations. Four months later, he was shot in a Toronto ravine during his Saturday morning jog. Christine says she was wrapped in seaweed and bathing in mud when Gordon Hanes went to the mahogany paneled VIP room in the sky.

Then another former fiancé falls victim to another femme fatale and it appears Cupid's bow is no match for the Grim Reaper's scythe.

As Sasha continues her investigation, she uncovers a pattern of guys who skipped "I do" and now never will. It seems a coincidence, until Sasha learns the real meaning of Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

With her dad driving her crazy via long distance, and her brother steeped in confusion about his own romantic comedy of Eros, Sasha must figure out who's whacking would-be grooms before it becomes a case of four funerals and a wedding.

— Blood and Groom by Jill Edmondson

The Bone Orchard by Daniel Judson is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature …

The Bone Orchard by Daniel Judson

The Gin Palace Trilogy

Publisher: Daniel Judson

… as today's free mystery ebook.

  

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Caught up in a blood feud with Southampton's chief of police, one-time PI Declan "Mac" MacManus must these days tread lightly. Working for minimum wage as a dishwasher, Mac is too busy making ends meet to find trouble — that is until a power-player named Frank Gannon approaches him with a job his conscience won't let him refuse. And when that job sets him up to witness a back-road car crash — a crash that was clearly no accident — Mac must once again choose between taking action or letting the innocent suffer.

As he follows a trail of clues, dodging enemies, old and new, Mac struggles to uncover a truth that could very well bring an end to all his troubles — and may also hold the shocking answer to a haunting question about his own tragic past.

— The Bone Orchard by Daniel Judson

Outlaw in Paradise by Patricia Gaffney is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Outlaw in Paradise by Patricia Gaffney as today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Friday, September 12, 2014.

Outlaw in Paradise by Patricia Gaffney

A Western Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/12/2014 at 6:20 AM ET).

  

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A legendary gunfighter brings big trouble to a frontier town, and ignites the passion of a local saloon owner …

When Jesse Gault saunters into Paradise, Oregon, with a gun on each hip, the town is instantly abuzz. What could a legendary gunslinger want in Paradise? And what will the townsfolk have to do to keep his trouble from becoming their own? Cady McGill, proprietor of the Rogue Tavern, thinks she may know what Gault has come for, and she doesn't like it one bit.

Cady's ongoing battle with Merle Wylie, who has been buying up or burning down properties all over town, is coming to a head, as Wylie tries to get his hands on her tavern and her dried-up gold mine. Hiring a gunfighter like Gault would be just Wylie's speed. But Cady senses something else behind Gault's mysterious façade, and as the two grow closer she learns that his closely guarded secrets could spell life or death for the town — and for Cady herself.

— Outlaw in Paradise by Patricia Gaffney

Two Dani Britton Thrillers by S. G. Redling is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Two Dani Britton Thrillers by S. G. Redling as today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 each is valid only for today, Friday, September 12, 2014. We're hightlighting the first book in the series in this post.

The Widow File by S. G. Redling

A Dani Britton Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/12/2014 at 6:10 AM ET).

  

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Dani Britton, a data analyst with an elite security firm, possesses the unnerving ability to read people by the trash they leave behind. Receipts, parking tickets, the detritus of daily life — if you leave it behind, she will figure you out.

Her latest case involves high-tech industrial espionage at a corporation with ties to the military. But when a team of assassins sweeps through the firm, stealing all files and killing her coworkers, Dani narrowly escapes. Whoever ordered the strike thinks Dani has vital information and they put a hit man named Booker on her trail.

Armed with only her wits and a bag of random investigation materials, Dani must figure out who the enemy really is while playing a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the cunning hit man who has an agenda of his own.

— The Widow File by S. G. Redling

Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140912)

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

• The New Release is Maestro: Dark Talent (Collector's Edition).

• The Daily Deal is Criminal Minds, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Matchmaker: Curse of Deserted Bride, just $2.99 through Sunday, September 14, 2014 only.

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

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The New Release is Maestro: Dark Talent (Collector's Edition)

A night out with a friend at the Opera House turns into a nightmare! This mysterious diva's dark talent claims another victim — can you stop her before the curtain falls? Find out who the Knowing Ones are as you help free your friend Kate from Diva's clutches!

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 learn of a mysterious box; Replay the puzzles and hidden-object scenes; Get soundtracks, wallpapers, screensavers, and concept art; and Try the available Strategy Guide.

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

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Today's Daily Deal is Criminal Minds

Join the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI to solve a series of shocking crimes in this thrilling hidden object, adventure game based on the hit TV series, Criminal Minds. As a member of an elite team of criminal profilers, you scour crime scenes for clues, interview witnesses and suspects, and carefully analyze evidence to catch the culprits. In the first case ("A Dying Art"), the BAU must find a serial killer on the loose in a college town before the body count rises further. Focus on the criminal, not the crime, to pinpoint the predators' motivations and anticipate their next move!

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

Also available for this game:

• Check out the Blog Walkthrough.

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The current Catch of the Week is Matchmaker: Curse of Deserted Bride

It's the return of the famous matchmaker! Helen Jones settles in a town veiled in mystery, and takes on its intrigues. Your task is to puzzle out a sinister curse and help the townspeople find love again! Assisted by the appealing matchmaker, you will plunge deeper and deeper into the town's whirlpool of secrets and find yourself in the middle of events leading to a surprise ending.

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

Review: Deadly Assets by Wendy Tyson

A Mysterious Review of Deadly Assets by Wendy Tyson. An Allison Campbell Mystery.

Review summary: Two clients. Two disappearances. Too much of a coincidence? A twisted trail through multi-generational family dynamics and corporate conspiracies is at the core of this superbly crafted whodunit, a real treat for fans of well-written mysteries that take unexpected turns to a surprising conclusion. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Deadly Assets
Wendy Tyson
An Allison Campbell Mystery
Henery Press (July 2014)

Publisher synopsis: An eccentric Italian heiress from the Finger Lakes. An eighteen-year-old pop star from Scranton, Pennsylvania. Allison Campbell's latest clients seem worlds apart in every respect, except one: Both women disappear on the same day. And Allison's colleague Vaughn is the last to have seen each.

Allison's search for a connection uncovers an intricate web of family secrets, corporate transgressions and an age-old rivalry that crosses continents. The closer Allison gets to the truth, the deadlier her quest becomes. All paths lead back to a sinister Finger Lakes estate and the suicide of a woman thirty years earlier. Allison soon realizes the lives of her clients and the safety of those closest to her aren't the only things at stake.

        

New This Week: Power Play, A Carl Pappas, Radio Detective Mystery by M. H. Vesseur

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 September 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

Power Play by M. H. Vesseur

A Carl Pappas, Radio Detective Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Vibes

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/11/2014 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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The death of an environmental activist brings bizz jockey Carl Pappas to the quiet island of Islasol. Everything seems to be OK with the local National park and the wind turbine park in the heart of it.

But Carl and his team soon find out you can't take anything on face value. Below the surface of an environment friendly enterprise lies a darker secret. It's time for the radio detective to unravel the local secrets of wind energy, assisted by his producer Hitomi and a new, unlikely ally.

— Power Play by M. H. Vesseur

Eva's Eye, A Konrad Sejer Mystery by Karin Fossum, 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 present the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt …

Eva's Eye by Karin Fossum

A Konrad Sejer Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/11/2014 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

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Eva Magnus and her daughter are out walking by the river when a man's body floats to the water's surface. Eva goes to call the police, but when she reaches the phone, she dials another number altogether.

The police find the body anyway Inspector Sejer and his team quickly determine that the man, Egil, died in a violent attack. But Egil has been missing for months and the trail to his killer is cold. It's as puzzling as another unsolved case on Sejer's desk: the murder of a prostitute, found dead just before Egil went missing. Sejer sets to work piecing together these two impossible cases; it's not long before he realizes that they aren't as separate as they previously seemed.

— Eva's Eye by Karin Fossum

Comes the Dark, A Johnny Hawke Thriller by David Stuart Davies, New This Week from Endeavour Press

Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher, promoting and selling ebook editions of works by new authors as well as bringing out ebook editions of out of print books.

We've selected one of their recently published mystery, suspense, thriller or crime titles to feature here today …

Comes the Dark by David Stuart Davies

A Johnny Hawke Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 09/11/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

First published in hardcover by Robert Hale (UK) in 2006, this is its first appearance as an ebook.

  

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1941. London is suffering under the bombardment of the German blitzkrieg. A desperate murderer is using the blackout to his advantage, leaving a string of strangled prostitutes littered around London's streets.

One-eyed self-employed detective Johnny Hawke is drawn into a complex web of darkness, drama and death. He takes it upon himself to infiltrate the Britannia Club, a dangerous underground fascist organisation hell-bent on a Nazi invasion of Britain, and bring them down, single-handedly, from within.

As the strands of his investigations come together, Johnny is faced with the greatest challenge of his life, and an ugly accusation: the murderer may be closer than he had ever imagined.

— Comes the Dark by David Stuart Davies

Lost Legacy, A Zoe Chambers Mystery by Annette Dashofy, 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 present the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Henery Press …

Lost Legacy by Annette Dashofy

A Zoe Chambers Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Henery Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/11/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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On a sultry summer afternoon, Paramedic Zoe Chambers responds to a call and finds a farmer's body hanging from the rafters of his hay barn. What first appears to be a suicide quickly becomes something sinister when Zoe links the victim to a pair of deaths forty-five years earlier. Her attempts to wheedle information from her mother and stepfather hit a brick wall of deception, one that brings into question everything Zoe knows about her late father, who died in a car crash when she was eight. Or did he?

Police Chief Pete Adams fears Zoe's inquiries are setting her up for deeper heartbreak and putting her in danger. As Zoe and Pete inch closer to the truth, they discover that a missing gun links the crimes which span more than four decades. But the killer isn't done. Two more Vance Township residents fall victim to the same gun, and when tragedy strikes too close to home, Zoe realizes her family is in the crosshairs.

— Lost Legacy by Annette Dashofy

Groomed For Murder by Annie Knox, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2014 …

Groomed For Murder by Annie Knox

An Izzy McHale, Pet Boutique Mystery (2nd)

Publisher: Signet

  

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

More about our featured title, below …

Izzy McHale wants her new Trendy Tails Pet Boutique in Merryville, Minnesota, to be the height of canine couture and feline fashions. But in a week of wedding bells, someone is about to hold their peace … forever.

Love is in the air, and Izzy is hard at work coordinating two special weddings at Trendy Tails. First, Izzy's friend and mentor, Ingrid, will be tying the knot with her old flame. And a week later, Izzy will host "pupptials" for two lovable dogs.

But even with the hullabaloo, the Trendy Tails crew is intrigued by Daniel, an enigmatic writer boarding above the shop who's caught the attention of Izzy's zany aunt Dolly, who gossips like most people breathe.

Unfortunately, it's Daniel who stops breathing when he drops dead at the altar on Ingrid's wedding day. Then Dolly is found at the scene with the murder weapon, and it's up to Izzy, her Trendy Tails pals, and her scrappy pets, Packer and Jinx, to find a killer before the two affianced doggies bark down the aisle …

— Groomed For Murder by Annie Knox

New This Week: Swamped, A Lola Polenta Mystery by Sandy Gingras

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 September 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

Swamped by Sandy Gingras

A Lola Polenta Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Deadly Niche Press

Price: $0.99 (as of 09/11/2014 at 3:00 PM ET).

Winner of the 2012 Debut Dagger from the Crime Writers' Association.

  

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Nobody goes to Florida in June. Except Lola Polenta. But, when you're running away from your awful marriage, your boring teaching career and your life in New Jersey, you have to run to somewhere, right?

Except what happens when, if on the first night in your new home, you're walking your dog and you trip and fall on top of a dead guy? What happens when the Detective investigating the death (who also happens to be incredibly cute) thinks you killed the guy?

What happens is you better figure out who DID kill him.

But that's not easy when you're only on Lesson Two of the Online Private Detective Training Institute.

— Swamped by Sandy Gingras

The Secret Place by Tana French, New in Bookstores during September 2014

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

The Secret Place by Tana French

A Dublin Murder Squad Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: Viking

        

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

More about our featured title, below …

The photo on the card shows a boy who was found murdered, a year ago, on the grounds of a girls' boarding school in the leafy suburbs of Dublin. The caption says, I KNOW WHO KILLED HIM.

Detective Stephen Moran has been waiting for his chance to get a foot in the door of Dublin's Murder Squad — and one morning, sixteen-year-old Holly Mackey brings him this photo. "The Secret Place," a board where the girls at St. Kilda's School can pin up their secrets anonymously, is normally a mishmash of gossip and covert cruelty, but today someone has used it to reignite the stalled investigation into the murder of handsome, popular Chris Harper. Stephen joins forces with the abrasive Detective Antoinette Conway to find out who and why.

But everything they discover leads them back to Holly's close-knit group of friends and their fierce enemies, a rival clique — and to the tangled web of relationships that bound all the girls to Chris Harper. Every step in their direction turns up the pressure. Antoinette Conway is already suspicious of Stephen's links to the Mackey family. St. Kilda's will go a long way to keep murder outside their walls. Holly's father, Detective Frank Mackey, is circling, ready to pounce if any of the new evidence points toward his daughter. And the private underworld of teenage girls can be more mysterious and more dangerous than either of the detectives imagined.

— The Secret Place by Tana French

Murder of a Needled Knitter by Denise Swanson, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2014 …

Murder of a Needled Knitter by Denise Swanson

A Skye Denison, Scumble River Mystery (17th)

Publisher: Signet

  

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

More about our featured title, below …

School psychologist Skye Denison has been waiting forever for her happily-ever-after with police chief Wally Boyd. But her bliss threatens to unravel on the very first day of their luxurious honeymoon cruise, when Skye becomes convinced that she has glimpsed her mother on board! Surely even momzilla May wouldn't have manipulated Wally into booking the same trip that her knitting group is taking … or would she?

May's possible presence can't cool Skye and Wally's ardor on their personal Love Boat, but discovering knitting expert Guinevere Stallings as she lies dying from a stab wound leaves them untangling the clues of yet another murder investigation rather than getting tangled in the sheets. Since Skye found the body, she's considered a top suspect, but she's far from the only one. Guinevere's imperious ways needled nearly everyone, and she left an impressive number of enemies. It's up to the crafty newlyweds to figure out which of the wronged parties was angry enough to cast Guinevere off … permanently.

— Murder of a Needled Knitter by Denise Swanson

Presumed Dead, A Dylan Scott Mystery by Shirley Wells, 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 present the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Carina Press …

Presumed Dead by Shirley Wells

A Dylan Scott Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Carina Press

Price: $0.99 (as of 09/11/2014 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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Dylan Scott has problems. Dismissed in disgrace from the police force for assaulting a suspect, he has no job, his wife has thrown him out and — worse luck — his mother has moved in. So when Holly Champion begs him to investigate the disappearance of her mother thirteen years ago, he can't say no, even though it means taking up residence in the dreary Lancashire town of Dawson's Clough for the duration.

Although the local police still believe Anita Champion took off for a better life, Dylan's inquiries turn up plenty of potential suspects: the drug-dealing, muscle-bound bouncer at the club where Anita was last seen; the missing woman's four girlfriends, out for revenge; the local landowner with rumored mob connections — the list goes on. But no one is telling Dylan all they know — and he soon finds that one sleepy Northern town can keep a lot of secrets.

— Presumed Dead by Shirley Wells