Long Time Dying by Solomon Carter is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

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Long Time Dying by Solomon Carter

A Crime Thriller

Publisher:

… as today's second free mystery ebook.

  

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It's 2014 and Life couldn't be better for newly single private detective Eva Roberts … until old boss Devon Parker asks Eva to help her ex-lover, the wild and precocious Dan Bradley. Eva is less than ecstatic. Yet Dan is so broken Eva simply can't refuse.

Devon Parker believes Dan is on a list of people being targeted by a hardened and deadly villain. Dan believes he is being persecuted by Russian mobster Victor Marka. Eva thinks Dan might be insane.

But as victims fall one by one Eva learns the mysterious list might actually exist. So, how long before the enemy strikes Dan? Can Eva and Dan uncover the mastermind behind the list? And can Eva see through the smokescreen of lies before its all too late?

For some it's a long time dying … For others, death is quick and bloody. Only performing at their peak can save Dan from the fate they dread most. But with so much trouble between them, Eva and Dan seem doomed from the very start …

— Long Time Dying by Solomon Carter

Walking Money by James O. Born is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

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Walking Money by James O. Born

A Bill Tasker Mystery

Publisher: Signal 20 Entertainment

… as today's free mystery ebook.

  

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State cop Bill Tasker has had problems in the past, but nothing compared to what's about to happen to him. A satchel with a million and a half in skimmed money is about to go walking. A phony community activist has decided to cash in, but a local FBI agent also has his eyes on the prize, a key witness gets murdered, and it's Tasker who ends up framed for the whole thing.

Soon, other people become seduced by the cash as well, and as the bag passes from hand to hand and the body count mounts, Tasker realizes it's all up to him. If he doesn't retake his life right now … someone's going to do it for him.

— Walking Money by James O. Born

The Fever by Megan Abbott is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature The Fever by Megan Abbott as today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Thursday, December 18, 2014.

The Fever by Megan Abbott

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Little, Brown

Price: $2.99 (as of 12/18/2014 at 6:10 AM ET).

  

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The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community …

The Nash family is close-knit. Tom is a popular teacher, father of two teens: Eli, a hockey star and girl magnet, and his sister Deenie, a diligent student. Their seeming stability, however, is thrown into chaos when Deenie's best friend is struck by a terrifying, unexplained seizure in class. Rumors of a hazardous outbreak spread through the family, school and community.

As hysteria and contagion swell, a series of tightly held secrets emerges, threatening to unravel friendships, families and the town's fragile idea of security.

— The Fever by Megan Abbott

Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (141218)

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

• The New Release is Magnificent Seal.

• The current Catch of the Week is European Mystery: Scent of Desire, just $2.99 through Sunday, December 21, 2014 only.

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

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The New Release is Magnificent Seal

The timeless, Istanbul mansion was originally inhabited by the Vizier to the Empire. As the years passed, his family became the subject of many rumors. Among those are murmurs of a great betrayal and an ancient curse afflicting the mansion and the family within. Time dragged on and the stories of the Vizier and the ancient curse faded from memory. Ownership of the mansion passed from person to person until one day, the mansions current owner decided to restore the old building and turn it into a great hotel. When you're summoned to fix the grand old clock you discover that the true history of the old mansion is locked inside.

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The current Catch of the Week is European Mystery: Scent of Desire

Stop a maniac's murderous trail of fragrance and deception! You've barely settled into your retirement in the peaceful French countryside, when you receive an urgent request from Paris. Young women are disappearing in broad daylight, the authorities are baffled, and the person responsible is still on the loose! How could any able-bodied detective refuse such a case? Stay on scent of the murderer in this intriguing Hidden-Object Puzzle Adventure game.

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.

The Girl Who Married an Eagle, A Belgian Congo Mystery by Tamar Myers, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Girl Who Married an Eagle by Tamar Myers

A Belgian Congo Mystery

Publisher: William Morrow

Price: $0.99 (as of 12/17/2014 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

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When Julia Elaine Newton, a young, pretty Ohio girl, volunteered to go on a mission to the Belgian Congo, she knew it was going to be a huge change. But she never expected to wind up teaching at an all-girls boarding school that consisted mostly of runaway child brides!

Much to her chagrin, Buakane was born beautiful. If only she'd been ugly, Chief Eagle would not have noticed her. Escaping from an arranged marriage, the scrappy young girl finds her way to Julia Newton and the school. But this time her jilted husband will not be denied. Now it's up to Julia and Buakane to try to save the school as Congolese independence looms and Chief Eagle is set on revenge. With the help of Cripple, Cripple's husband, and even Amanda Brown, these plucky women must learn to save themselves.

— The Girl Who Married an Eagle by Tamar Myers

The Winter of Her Discontent, A Rosie Winter Mystery by Kathryn Miller Haines, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Winter of Her Discontent by Kathryn Miller Haines

A Rosie Winter Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/17/2014 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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It's tough shooting for stardom when there's a war on. But Rosie's got enough pluck for two: she's willing to stumble around in a Broadway dance chorus that she has no right to be a part of, in a musical that's got "flop" written all over it. And all the while, she's worrying about her missing-in-action soldier boyfriend, who hasn't written in months. Lately, she's also been keeping bad company with her mob-muscle pal, Al, who's dabbling in a host of shady money-making enterprises in this time of shortages and rationing. But despite his illicit line of work, Al's no killer.

When the cops finger him for his girlfriend's murder, Rosie and Jayne, her close compatriot/fellow castmate, set out to clear big Al's name, and plunge into an intricate backstage drama featuring a bevy of suspiciously well-dressed wannabe starlets. But the plot could soon be taking another lethal turn, bringing a final curtain down on Rosie, Jayne, and all their good intentions.

— The Winter of Her Discontent by Kathryn Miller Haines

Almost True Confessions, A Miranda Bookman Mystery by Jane O'Connor, Now Available at a Special Price

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Almost True Confessions by Jane O'Connor

A Miranda Bookman Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: William Morrow

Price: $0.99 (as of 12/17/2014 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

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What could be more fun for a freelance copyeditor than a juicy exposé about one of Manhattan's most beloved society doyennes?

But when Rannie arrives at the east side apartment of reclusive author Ret Sullivan, she finds more than the final draft of the manuscript waiting for her: tied to the bed and strangled with an Hermès scarf is Ret's half-naked body.

Was this merely a case of rough sex that got a little too rough, as the police believe? Or was Ret murdered because someone didn't want her to meet her deadline?

— Almost True Confessions by Jane O'Connor

New This Week: Midnight Shimmer, A Toni Diamond Mystery by Nancy Warren

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 December 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

Midnight Shimmer by Nancy Warren

A Toni Diamond Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Ambleside Publishing

Price: $3.99 (as of 12/17/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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Toni Diamond wins a cruise. Will the real prize be murder?

Toni Diamond, makeup artist to middle America, boards a cruise ship planning to enjoy seven days of sun, sea and relaxation. She's taking her rebellious almost-seventeen year old daughter Tiffany and her Dolly Parton-crazed mother, Linda, along for the treat.

Unfortunately, the cruise isn't all bliss. Between mysterious disappearances, an outbreak of Norovirus and her sense of impending doom, Toni's barely got a moment to relax in one of the striped lounge chairs. But is there really something sinister going on or is Toni imagining things?

— Midnight Shimmer by Nancy Warren

Well Bred and Dead, A High Society Mystery by Catherine O'Connell, Now Available at a Special Price

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Well Bred and Dead by Catherine O'Connell

A High Society Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: $0.99 (as of 12/17/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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Newly widowed Pauline Cook was once the toast of the Windy City elite — but now she's practically broke. At least she's in better shape than her dear departed friend Ethan Campbell, whose corpse Pauline has had the misfortune to discover. A writer who chronicled the lives, loves, and ensembles of the Gold Coast's most elegant ladies, Ethan apparently took his own life — while inelegantly clad in old boxers, no less. And since no relatives are coming forward to claim Ethan's remains, it falls to Pauline to settle his final affairs … with her own dwindling funds.

However, there are things about Ethan's suicide that don't seem to add up: the ratty undergarments he "chose" to die in, for example … and the multiple birth certificates the police turn up in his apartment. Before she can truly lay her friend to rest, plucky Pauline's determined to get to the bottom of his increasingly suspicious death.

— Well Bred and Dead by Catherine O'Connell

The Red Queen's Run by Bourne Morris, a New 1st in Series Mystery Introducing Meredith "Red" Solaris

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

The Red Queen's Run by Bourne Morris

A Meredith "Red" Solaris Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Henery Press

  

What we know about the character: Meredith “Red” Solaris is the interim dean of Mountain West University. For more information about her first murder, see a synopsis of the book, below.

A famous journalism dean is found dead at the bottom of a stairwell. Accident or murder? The police suspect members of the faculty who had engaged in fierce quarrels with the dean — distinguished scholars who were known to attack the dean like brutal schoolyard bullies.

When Meredith "Red" Solaris is appointed interim dean, the faculty suspects are furious. Will the beautiful red-haired professor be next? The case detective tries to protect her as he heads the investigation, but incoming threats lead him to believe Red's the next target for death.

— The Red Queen's Run by Bourne Morris

Life Sentences, A Novel of Suspense by Laura Lippman, Now Available at a Special Price

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Life Sentences by Laura Lippman

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: William Morrow

Price: $3.99 (as of 12/17/2014 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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Author Cassandra Fallows has achieved remarkable success by baring her life on the page. Her two widely popular memoirs continue to sell briskly, acclaimed for their brutal, unexpurgated candor about friends, family, lovers — and herself. But now, after a singularly unsuccessful stab at fiction, Cassandra believes she may have found the story that will enable her triumphant return to nonfiction.

When Cassandra was a girl, growing up in a racially diverse middle-class neighborhood in Baltimore, her best friends were all black: elegant, privileged Donna; sharp, shrewd Tisha; wild and worldly Fatima. A fifth girl orbited their world — a shy, quiet, unobtrusive child named Calliope Jenkins — who, years later, would be accused of killing her infant son. Yet the boy's body was never found and Calliope's unrelenting silence on the subject forced a judge to jail her for contempt. For seven years, Calliope refused to speak and the court was finally forced to let her go. Cassandra believes this still unsolved real-life mystery, largely unknown outside Baltimore, could be her next bestseller.

But her homecoming and latest journey into the past will not be welcomed by everyone, especially by her former friends, who are unimpressed with Cassandra's success — and are insistent on their own version of their shared history. And by delving too deeply into Calliope's dark secrets, Cassandra may inadvertently unearth a few of her own — forcing her to reexamine the memories she holds most precious, as the stark light of truth illuminates a mother's pain, a father's betrayal … and what really transpired on a terrible day that changed not only a family but an entire country.

— Life Sentences by Laura Lippman

Five by Ursula Archer, New in Bookstores during December 2014

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

Five by Ursula Archer, A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Minotaur Books

        

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

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A woman's corpse is discovered in a meadow. A strange combination of letters and numbers has been tattooed on the soles of her feet. Detective inspector Beatrice Kaspary from the local murder squad quickly identifies the digits as map coordinates. These lead to a series of gruesome discoveries as she and her colleague Florin Wenninger embark on a bloody trail — a modern-day scavenger hunt using GPS navigation devices to locate hidden caches.

The "owner" of these unofficial, unpublished geocaches is a highly calculating and elusive fiend who leaves his victims' body-parts sealed in plastic bags, complete with riddles that culminate in a five-stage plot. Kaspary herself becomes an unwilling pawn in the perpetrator's game of cat and mouse as she risks all to uncover the motives behind the murderer's actions.

— Five by Ursula Archer

City of Shadows, A Novel of Suspense by Ariana Franklin, Now Available at a Special Price

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City of Shadows by Ariana Franklin

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: $3.99 (as of 12/17/2014 at 2:00 PM ET).

  

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A cultured city scarred by war … . An eastern émigré with scars and secrets of her own … . A young woman claiming to be a Russian grand duchess … . A brazen killer, as vicious as he is clever … . A detective driven by decency and the desire for justice …

This is 1922 Berlin.

One of the troubled city's growing number of refugees, Esther Solomonova survives by working as secretary to the charming, unscrupulous cabaret owner "Prince" Nick, and she's being drawn against her will into his scheme to pass a young asylum patient off as Anastasia, the last surviving heir to the murdered czar of all Russia. But their found "princess," Anna Anderson, fears that she's being hunted — and this may turn out to be more than paranoia when innocent people all around her begin to die.

— City of Shadows by Ariana Franklin

Intrusion by Reece Hirsch, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during December 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during December 2014 …

Intrusion by Reece Hirsch

A Chris Bruen Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

  

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

More about our featured title, below …

When a powerful client summons him for a midnight meeting, lawyer Chris Bruen knows something is very wrong. Zapper, the world's most popular search engine, has been compromised and its most valuable asset — search algorithms — stolen. The company suspects that this most recent instance in a wave of high-tech crimes originated in China, and that the government itself is behind the systematic theft of US intellectual property.

Chris travels to China to search for evidence that will link the intrusion to the People's Liberation Army. With remote assistance from Zoey Doucet, the head of his firm's computer forensics lab and his maybe-girlfriend, Chris uncovers information that takes him even deeper into the shadowy world of cybercrime. Now he is trapped in a foreign land with a hard drive containing information that puts his life in jeopardy. In this secretive world of Big Data, Chris will risk everything to fight an elusive enemy as far-reaching as the Internet itself.

— Intrusion by Reece Hirsch

Mr. Timothy, A Novel of Suspense by Louis Bayard, Now Available at a Special Price

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Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/17/2014 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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Mr. Timothy Cratchit has just buried his father. He's also struggling to bury his past as a cripple and shed his financial ties to his benevolent "Uncle" Ebenezer by losing himself in the thick of London's underbelly. He boards at a brothel in exchange for teaching the mistress how to read and spends his nights dredging the Thames for dead bodies and the treasures in their pockets.

Timothy's life takes a sharp turn when he discovers the bodies of two dead girls, each seared with the same cruel brand on the upper arm. The sight of their horror-struck faces compels Timothy to become the protector of another young girl, the enigmatic Philomela. Spurred on by the unwavering enthusiasm of a street-smart, fast-talking homeless boy who calls himself Colin the Melodious, Timothy soon finds that he's on the trail of something far worse — and far more dangerous — than an ordinary killer.

— Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard