The Merchant of Death by D. J. MacHale is Today's Nook Daily Find

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature The Merchant of Death by D. J. MacHale as today's Nook Daily Find.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, September 17, 2014, and has been price-matched by Amazon.com.

The Merchant of Death by D. J. MacHale

The Pendragon Series (1st in series)

Publisher: Aladdin

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/17/2014 at 6:30 AM ET).

    

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Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and even Marley, his beloved dog. But there is something very special about Bobby. He is going to save the world. And not just Earth as we know it.

Bobby is slowly starting to realize that life in the cosmos isn't quite what he thought was. And before he can object, he is swept off to an alternate dimension known as Denduron, a territory inhabited by strange beings, ruled by a magical tyrant, and plagued by dangerous revolution.

If Bobby wants to see his family again, he's going to have to accept his role as savior, and accept it wholeheartedly. Because, as he is about to discover, Denduron is only the beginning …

— The Merchant of Death by D. J. MacHale

The Five Books in the Stacy Justice Series by Barbra Annino is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature The Five Books in the Stacy Justice Series by Barbra Annino as today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 each is valid only for today, Wednesday, September 17, 2014. We're hightlighting the first book in the series in this post.

Opal Fire by Barbra Annino

A Stacy Justice Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/17/2014 at 6:10 AM ET).

  

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Stacy Justice is just your average green-eyed, redheaded, twenty-something witch who would rather focus on her job as a reporter than practice the crazy magic her grandmother and great-aunts are into. She's perfectly content to spend her free time hanging with her cop boyfriend and her gassy Great Dane and helping her cousin Cinnamon run the Black Opal bar. But when the Opal goes up in flames, Stacy may need that magic after all.

The blaze was arson — and Cinnamon is the prime suspect. Determined to clear her cousin's name, Stacy digs deep into the crime and makes a shocking discovery amid the rubble. It's clear someone wants her dead — and she'll have to dodge everything from angry motorists to exploding chickens to survive. It's time to dust off her so-called magic skills. But will they be there when she needs them?

— Opal Fire by Barbra Annino

Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140917)

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

• The New Release is 9 Elefants.

• The Daily Deal is Into the Haze, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Nightmare Realm: In the End … , just $2.99 through Sunday, September 21, 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 September 17th, 2014 only until 11:59 PM PT.

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

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The New Release is 9 Elefants

After arriving in Paris to present his latest invention, the Time Camera, at the Universal Science Congress, Professor Weissmann disappears without a trace. His daughter, Laura, believes he has been kidnapped. Aided by Eustache, the Professor's cat, Laura sets out on the trail of a mysterious sect, whose symbol is 9 elephants. The intrepid duo is confronted by a series of challenges, and each has to draw on their powers of invention and deduction to unravel the plot at the heart of this extraordinary adventure. Follow our intrepid investigators as they explore this unique setting that combines fantasy and the Crazy Years. Converse with colourful characters with secrets to share, solve puzzles, plunge into the heart of the capital, and savour this extraordinary tale featuring a modern art exhibition, poisoned oranges, a magician's cat, a cyclist, an accordion champion, an esoteric conspiracy, the Paris catacombs, the destruction of the Eiffel Tower and … 9 elephants.

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 Into the Haze

Rescue a young girl from the clutches of an ancient demon! Guide your character through the mist of a hair-raising supernatural adventure, where she'll encounter an ancient fog demon summoned by her sister-in-law in a magic ritual gone wrong. Race to rescue the heroine's daughter, Emily, before the demon claims her prize. Your powers of observation will need to be keen as you search for hidden objects, and your puzzle-solving skills will need to be at their best as you crack dozens of brain-bending enigmas and complete mini-games unlike any you have played.

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 Nightmare Realm: In the End …

When your daughter, Emily, is suddenly seized by a mysterious force, you must journey to the Nightmare Realm to search for a cure. But nothing could have prepared you for what you find there … You soon find yourself trapped, racing against time to save your family. Can you track down the creature that cursed your daughter and uncover the secrets behind the Nightmare Realm before it's too late?

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

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: Murder 101 by Faye Kellerman

A Mysterious Review of Murder 101 by Faye Kellerman. A Decker/Lazarus Mystery.

Review summary: This is an exciting mystery, set largely in an appealing small town, but with side trips to Boston and New York City. A terrific example of how a change in venue and the addition of a new character can refresh a long-running series, this crime novel is highly recommended. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Murder 101
Faye Kellerman
A Decker/Lazarus Mystery
William Morrow (September 2014)

Publisher synopsis: As a detective lieutenant with the LAPD, Peter Decker witnessed enough ugliness and chaos for a lifetime. Now he and his spirited wife, Rina Lazarus, are ready to enjoy the quiet beauty of upstate New York, where they can be closer to their four adult children, grandchildren, and their foster son, Gabe.

But working for the Greenbury Police Department isn't as fulfilling as Decker hoped. While Rina has adapted beautifully to their new surroundings, Decker is underwhelmed and frustrated by his new partner, Tyler McAdams, a former Harvard student and young buck with a bad attitude. Just when he thinks he's made a mistake, Decker is called to an actual crime — a possible break-in at the local cemetery.

The call seems like a false alarm until it's discovered that a mausoleum's stunning Tiffany panels have been replaced by forgeries. Soon the case escalates into murder: a co-ed at an exclusive consortium of liberal-arts colleges is brutally slaughtered. Poking into the hallowed halls of academia to find a killer, Decker and McAdams are drawn deep into a web of nasty secrets, cold-case crimes, international intrigue, and ruthless people who kill for sport.

Suddenly Decker's job is anything but boring, and the case might be too much to handle for a sleepy town that hasn't seen a murder for nearly a quarter century. Decker will need to use every bit of his keen mind, his thirty years of experience as a homicide cop, and much-appreciated help from family and old friends to stop a callous killer and uncover a cabal so bizarre that it defies logic.

        

New This Week: The Missing Partner, The Adventures of Xavier Thorn and Vic Hamilton by Liza O'Connor

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 …

The Missing Partner by Liza O'Connor

The Adventures of Xavier Thorn and Vic Hamilton (2nd in series)

Publisher: New Author's Online

Price: $3.99 (as of 09/16/2014 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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London, England March 1894. Vic Hamilton takes the reins of the investigation office, while Xavier Thorn disappears on an assignment for the British government. Her caseload is entirely "lost and recovery" cases. In the midst of solving all her client's problems, she learns that the government has lost Xavier.

With the help of the gypsy pirate Jacko, and her driver Davy, Vic rushes against time to rescue everyone. Most alarming, she befriends and hires a dangerous criminal as an employee of Xavier Thorn's Private Inquiries — without Xavier's permission.

— The Missing Partner by Liza O'Connor

All Through the Night, A Novel of Suspense by Davis Bunn, 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, Bethany House …

All Through the Night by Davis Bunn

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Bethany House

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/16/2014 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

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Wayne, scarred physically and emotionally, has a background in special-ops he's trying to forget. But he gets his arm twisted into helping a quirky group of seniors who've been scammed out of their retirement. Breaching the con man's high-security island estate, Wayne recovers the stolen money in an action sequence worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster. Case closed.

A savvy young lawyer, though, is intrigued by Wayne's success and wants to hire him to crack another puzzling case. Tatyana's wealthy employer thinks he's been visited by … an angel? Did a messenger from God in a pinstripe suit truly bring a divine warning, or is this merely another cruel hoax?

As the two battle unknown enemies within and without, Tatyana fears for her boss's life. She must trust Wayne to solve the mystery, but can she trust him with her heart? Wayne's cynical veneer begins to crack as Tatyana's confidence allows a chance to glimpse himself in a new light. What if he were visited by an angel? With a whispered message, a world of possibilities unfolds.

— All Through the Night by Davis Bunn

The Night Visitor, A Paranormal Thriller by Dianne Emley, New This Week from Alibi

Alibi is a digital-only imprint of Random House dedicated to publishing mystery and thriller books.

We've selected one of their recently published titles to feature here today …

The Night Visitor by Dianne Emley

A Paranormal Thriller

Publisher: Alibi

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/16/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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A beautiful woman's romantic past comes back to haunt her in the form of an otherworldly visitor seeking justice …

Gorgeous and successful, Rory Langtry seemed to have it all. Daughter of a movie star and sister of a supermodel, Rory was engaged to sexy artist, Junior Lara. But her bright future went dark one terrible, bloody night that left her sister dead and the accused murderer — Junior — in an extended coma.

Now, five years later, Rory appears to have put the past behind her. She has a wonderful new fiancé and heads a successful cosmetics company. Yet dark secrets threaten. Across town, Junior lies close to death but before he departs he seeks to clear his name.

It starts with a feeling. It turns into a vision. Soon Rory is having sensations that only Junior could experience — from the horrifying to the erotic. Then she learns details about the awful night that only Junior could know, newfound knowledge with potentially fatal consequences. When another act of violence rocks her family, Rory plunges deeper into the unsolved mystery, led by an inexplicable visitor to a dangerous time and place where all will be revealed at last. But until then, Junior will not let her go.

— The Night Visitor by Dianne Emley

Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun, An Anastasia Pollack, Crafting Mystery by Lois Winston, 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 author …

Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun by Lois Winston

An Anastasia Pollack, Crafting Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Lois Winston

Price: $0.99 (as of 09/16/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

First published in trade paperback by Midnight Ink in 2011.

  

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When Anastasia Pollack's husband permanently cashes in his chips at a roulette table in Vegas, her comfortable middle-class life craps out. She's left with two teenage sons, a mountain of debt, and her hateful, cane-wielding Communist mother-in-law. Not to mention stunned disbelief over her late husband's secret gambling addiction, and the loan shark who's demanding fifty thousand dollars.

Anastasia's job as crafts editor at American Woman magazine proves no respite when she discovers a dead body glued to her desk chair. The victim, fashion editor Marlys Vandenburg, collected enemies and ex-lovers like Jimmy Choos on her ruthless climb to editor-in-chief. But when evidence surfaces of an illicit affair between Marlys and Anastasia's husband, Anastasia becomes the prime suspect.

— Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun by Lois Winston

Of Merlot & Murder by Joni Folger, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2014 …

Of Merlot & Murder by Joni Folger

A Elise Beckett, Tangled Vines Mystery (2nd)

Publisher: Midnight Ink

  

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 …

When her family's winery becomes one of the sponsors at the Lost Pines Food and Wine Festival, Elise Beckett's spirits soar at the chance to help with their booth. But as the festival gets underway, her cheerful mood turns sour when rival vintner Divia Larson is found dead.

With all clues pointing to her grandmother as the prime suspect, Elise and her deputy sheriff boyfriend team up to clear her name. But Divia's murder is as complex as a fine wine, with a strong bouquet of suspicion, bitter notes of betrayal, and more than a hint of danger. Will Elise and Jackson be able to untangle the mess before another victim is corked?

— Of Merlot & Murder by Joni Folger

Snatched, A Comic Crime Thriller by Pamela Burford, 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 author …

Snatched by Pamela Burford

A Comic Crime Thriller

Publisher: Pamela Burford

Price: $0.99 (as of 09/16/2014 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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Is an uncomplicated divorce and a fresh start at forty too much to ask? Apparently it is for Lucy Narby, whose life goes from blah to bizarro when competing kidnappers lock horns in her kitchen. And really, does the victor have to be that hot? If this is the Stockholm syndrome, it sure didn't take her long to catch it!

Lucy's kidnapper calls himself Will but looks suspiciously like '80s child TV star Ricky Baines, whose acting career was cut short when he himself was snatched and held for ransom 25 years ago in a notorious cold case that remains unsolved. Will's gang includes an aging French bombshell, an outlandish Irish giant with a mysterious past and a thing for Will's sister, and long-lost Cousin Hal — a charming fellow who neglects to mention that he happens to be the twisted sociopath who kidnapped Will when he was still America's favorite little star. Hal spent the past quarter century in the slammer for an unrelated murder, and now he's out and determined to locate the $2 million ransom Will's family paid. Someone else dug up the cash while Hal was behind bars, and that sort of thing tends to make twisted sociopaths a tad grouchy.

Fortunately (or not), Lucy's bigamous ex is on the case. But so are a gay private eye in a fat suit and a bad-tempered parrot with an ax to grind, so no worries. Everyone has a secret and no one is who he seems when Kidnap Fever strikes.

— Snatched by Pamela Burford

Fighting Chance by Jane Haddam, New in Bookstores during September 2014

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

Fighting Chance by Jane Haddam

a Gregor Demarkian Mystery (29th in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

        

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 …

Gregor Demarkian grew up in the Armenian-American enclave in Philadelphia known as Cavanaugh Street. Even though he left to go to college, and then went on to a storied career in the famous Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI, he eventually returned to Cavanaugh Street after an early retirement. There he finds himself in a rapidly gentrifying urban neighborhood that still retains some of the friends, institutions, and flavor of the immigrant neighborhood he grew up in. Among them is his best friend, Father Tibor Kasparian, the parish priest of the local Armenian-Orthodox church, probably the most genuinely gentle soul that Demarkian has ever met.

When Father Tibor is then arrested on murder charges, it tears at the very foundation of Demarkian's world. While Gregor has very strict rules about for whom and under what conditions he will consult, all those rules go by the wayside. Demarkian is now a man possessed, and his one goal is to find out what really happened and who is really responsible for the murder Father Tibor is charged with.

— Fighting Chance by Jane Haddam

Adobe Flats by Colin Campbell, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2014 …

Adobe Flats by Colin Campbell

A Jim Grant, Resurrection Man Mystery (3rd)

Publisher: Midnight Ink

  

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 …

On a personal mission to return an heirloom to the father of his former colleague and lover, Jim Grant isn't sure what to expect in the dusty flatlands of Texas. He isn't expecting trouble from the local cowboys … but trouble is what he gets.

With razor-sharp instincts honed from his years as a covert operator, Grant is a small town's last hope against an army of good old boys and a violent kingpin who has everything to lose. And if he manages to keep his boots above ground, he may be able to lay to rest the memory of a soldier who died too soon.

— Adobe Flats by Colin Campbell

The Memorist, The Reincarnationist Series by M. J. Rose, 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, Harlequin MIRA …

The Memorist by M. J. Rose

The Reincarnationist Series (2nd in series)

Publisher: Harlequin MIRA

Price: $0.99 (as of 09/16/2014 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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As a child, Meer Logan was haunted by bizarre memories and faint strains of elusive music. Now a strange letter beckons her to Vienna, promising to unlock the mysteries of her past. With each step, she comes closer to remembering connections between a clandestine reincarnationist society, Beethoven's lost flute and journalist David Yalom.

David knows loss firsthand — terrorism took his entire family. Now, beneath a concert hall in Vienna, he plots a violent wake-up call to illustrate the world's need for true security.

— The Memorist by M. J. Rose

Killer WASPs, A Killer WASPs Mystery by Amy Korman, 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 …

Killer WASPs by Amy Korman

A Killer WASPs Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Witness Impulse

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/16/2014 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

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Crime really stings …

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, is a haven for East Coast WASPs, where tennis tournaments and cocktails at the club are revered traditions. Little happens in the sleepy suburb, and that is the way the Lilly Pulitzer — clad residents prefer it. So when antiques store owner Kristin Clark and her portly basset hound stumble upon the area's newest real estate developer lying unconscious beneath the hydrangea bushes lining the driveway of one of Bryn Mawr's most distinguished estates, the entire town is abuzz with gossip and intrigue.

When the attacker strikes again just days later, Kristin and her three best friends — Holly, a glamorous chicken nugget heiress with a penchant for high fashion; Joe, a decorator who's determined to land his own HGTV show; and Bootsie, a preppy but nosy newspaper reporter — join forces to solve the crime. While their investigation takes them to cocktail parties, flea markets, and the country club, they must unravel the mystery before the assailant claims another victim.

— Killer WASPs by Amy Korman

Authors on Tour: Deirdra Eden with the YA Suspense Fantasy Knight of Light

with Deirdra Eden

We are delighted to welcome author Deirdra Eden to Omnimystery News today.

Deirdra's new young adult suspense fantasy is Knight of Light (Eden Literary; August 2014 ebook formats), the first book in "The Watchers" series. The Watchers are supernatural beings in human form, charged with protecting mankind from the armies of darkness. Unfortunately, some of these Watchers go bad.

The author is also giving our readers a chance to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card or a copy of her new book; details and entry form, below.

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Knight of Light
Deirdra Eden
The Watchers Series

In England, 1270 A.D., Auriella (pronounced yurr-ee-ella) flees her village after being accused of witchcraft. Pursued by nightmarish creatures, she struggles to accept the truth about her humanity.

Filled with fairies, dwarves, pixies, dragons, and monsters, Knight of Light is an enthralling tale that will capture the imaginations of readers young and old.

      

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Deirdra Eden

About Deirdra Eden: "My goal in writing is to saturate my books with intrigue, mystery, romance, and plot twists that will keep my readers in suspense. I want to see fingerprints on the front and back covers where readers have gripped the novel with white knuckles!

Aside from writing, I enjoy jousting in arenas, planning invasions, horseback riding through open meadows, swimming in the ocean, hiking up mountains, camping in cool shady woods, climbing trees barefoot, and going on adventures."

For more information about the author, please visit her website at Knightess.com or find her on Facebook and Twitter.