Paw and Order by Diane Kelly, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during December 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during December 2014 …

Paw and Order by Diane Kelly

A Megan Luz, Paw Enforcement Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

  

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Police officer Megan Luz and her loyal K-9 partner Brigit are back on the beat — and under the gun — when the local rodeo show goes to the dogs …

After capturing the notorious Fort Worth "Tunabomber," Megan and Brigit are practically celebrities. Which is why the police chief lassoed them into doing rodeo duty — mostly as a public relations stunt for the department. Megan's not a fan of calf roping, bull riding, or goat milking contests. But when a thief appears to be working the circuit, her trusty K-9 partner starts sniffing for clues …

The culprit is "Robin Hood," a young Texas golddigger who steals from the rich to give to the poor — namely, herself. With Brigit hot on the trail, Megan has to juggle her on-again off-again reputation in the FWPD with her on-again off-again relationship with sexy bomb-squader Seth Rutledge. This time, Megan is determined to rope in her suspect and her man … before chaos, and/or her trusted furry partner, is unleashed.

— Paw and Order by Diane Kelly

Deadly Décor, A Caprice De Luca Mystery by Karen Rose Smith, Now Available at a Special Price

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Deadly Décor by Karen Rose Smith

A Caprice De Luca Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/25/2014 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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Quiet Kismet, Pennsylvania, may look like any other small town, but as a home stager, Caprice De Luca can see behind closed doors — and it seems someone has designs on murder …

Life is a full house for Caprice these days. She's dating, she's rescuing adorable cocker spaniels, and she's decorating the roomy interiors of Kismet's most well-heeled residents with fun fantasy themes. But she's worried about her pregnant sister. Bella's marriage is coming apart like a bad wallpaper job, and to make matters worse, she's decided to meet up with a former flame Bob Preston, a house painter Caprice frequently employs. When he's found dead in a pool of green paint swirling with blood, it's time for Caprice to stage an investigation.

With all eyes trained on Bella's husband, Caprice shifts her attention from finding the perfect curtains to finding the perfect culprit …

— Deadly Décor by Karen Rose Smith

New This Week: Alibi for Arson, A Diedre Fischer Mystery by P. Moody

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Alibi for Arson by P. Moody

A Diedre Fischer Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: P. Moody

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/25/2014 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

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Diedre Fischer is a young Palm Beach insurance fraud lawyer on the rebound from a long-term relationship with the head of her law firm. Heading off to a party with her best friend, she soon finds herself swept off her feet by a former professional quarterback. But this charming man of her dreams is anything but. Her new suitor sees an opportunity with her and plots a sinister scheme of arson and insurance fraud — with Diedre set up to take the fall.

With revelations around every corner, Diedre's wits are put to the test as she works to prove her innocence.

— Alibi for Arson by P. Moody

A Crossworder's Delight by Nero Blanc is Today's Open Road Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature A Crossworder's Delight by Nero Blanc as today's Open Road Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Thursday, December 25, 2014.

A Crossworder's Delight by Nero Blanc

A Holiday Crossword Mystery (11th in series)

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/25/2014 at 7:50 AM ET).

  

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The Holiday Decoration Competition is in full swing at Newcastle's historic Paul Revere Inn. As the rivalry heats up, crossword editor Belle Graham unearths an abandoned treasure: a book of dessert recipes written in the form of crosswords handed down from mother to daughter.

While Belle is busy deciphering the ingredients for delectable dishes like "Holiday Slay Ride," another mystery is unraveling. A valuable Longfellow poem has been stolen from its place of honor on the wall of the inn's front parlor. Called in to investigate, Belle's PI husband, Rosco Polycrates, discovers he has a new partner in crime. Twelve-year-old E. T. Whitman, a bit of a wordsmith himself, has all sorts of theories about the theft. But the case is far from a piece of cake. And the search for the culprit brings the detecting trio closer to a truth that's been buried for decades.

— A Crossworder's Delight by Nero Blanc

Charity Begins with Murder by Annie McDowall is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

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Charity Begins with Murder by Annie McDowall

A Murder Mystery

Publisher: Annie McDowall

… as today's fourth free mystery ebook.

  

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South London, 2005, and Nikki Elliot has been spending the best part of a year living on the dole and developing a taste for daytime television. Finding her last boss's dead body had put her off having a job. But the government is cracking down on the unemployed, and Nikki's personal adviser at the Jobcentre has given her an ultimatum: go for the job at Action in Caring, a small charity, or lose your benefits.

Things start to go badly wrong from Nikki's first day when her new boss dies at the management committee meeting. Was it an accident, or had someone spiked the sandwiches? And just how true were the rumours that the finance manager had an unhealthy liking for young boys? Or were the only things being fiddled by Gordon Smedley Action in Caring's accounts?

When more people die, Nikki realises that something big is happening. And when she's beaten over the head outside the Bedford pub in Balham, she starts to feel scared. Working with Suresh Shah, former flatmate and now South London Press journalist, and with the help of a cast of characters including Felicity Balmforth, witchy yoga teacher; Dora Popp, who sees more than people think; and Maria de Souza, visionary leader of Young Futures , Nikki unravels the mystery and unmasks the person responsible for death, corruption, and dodgy dealings in south London.

— Charity Begins with Murder by Annie McDowall

Take Two and Call Me in the Morgue by D. W. Ulsterman is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

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Take Two and Call Me in the Morgue by D. W. Ulsterman

A Bennington P.I. Mystery

Publisher: D. W. Ulsterman

… as today's third free mystery ebook.

  

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Former D.C. politico turned private investigator Frank Bennington finds himself in a race to save the life of a friend. It is a case that opens doors some feel are better left closed, particularly those representing the interests of corporations and their government cohorts earning billions of dollars off of the sick and dying.

— Take Two and Call Me in the Morgue by D. W. Ulsterman

Tahoe Ghost Boat by Todd Borg is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

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Tahoe Ghost Boat by Todd Borg

An Owen McKenna Mystery

Publisher: Thriller Press

… as today's second free mystery ebook.

  

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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

Dying To Read by Lorena McCourtney is Today's First Featured Free MystereBook

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Dying To Read by Lorena McCourtney

A Cate Kincaid Mystery

Publisher: Revell

… as today's first free mystery ebook.

  

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Cate Kinkaid's life is … well, frankly it's floundering. Her social life, her career, her haircut — they're all a mess. Unemployed, she jumps at the chance to work for her PI uncle, even though she has no experience and no instincts. After all, she is just dabbling in the world of private investigating until she can find a "real" job.

All she has to do for her first assignment is determine that a particular woman lives at a particular address. Simple, right? But when she reaches the dark Victorian house, she runs into an hungry horde of gray-haired mystery readers and a dead body. This routine PI job is turning out to be anything but simple. Is Cate in over her head?

— Dying To Read by Lorena McCourtney

Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke is Today's Kobo Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke as today's Kobo Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Thursday, December 25, 2014, and has been price-matched by Amazon.

Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke

A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/25/2014 at 6:40 AM ET).

    

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When the president of Hartland Flour chooses cozy Lake Eden, Minnesota, as the spot for their first annual Dessert Bake-Off, Hannah is thrilled to serve as the head judge. But when a fellow judge, Coach Boyd Watson, is found stone-cold dead, facedown in Hannah's celebrated strawberry shortcake, Lake Eden's sweet ride to fame turns very sour indeed.

Between perfecting her Cheddar Cheese Apple Pie and Chocolate Crunchies, Hannah's snooping into the coach's private life and not coming up short on suspects. And could Watson's harsh criticism during the judging have given one of the contestants a license to kill? The stakes are rising faster than dough, and Hannah will have to be very careful, because somebody is cooking up a recipe for murder … with Hannah landing on the "necessary ingredients" list.

— Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke

Joyland by Stephen King is Today's Nook Daily Find

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Joyland by Stephen King as today's Nook Daily Find.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Thursday, December 25, 2014, and has been price-matched by Amazon.

Joyland by Stephen King

A Crime Novel

Publisher: Hard Case Crime

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/25/2014 at 6:30 AM ET).

    

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Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, this is the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.

— Joyland by Stephen King

11 Thrillers by David Baldacci and Sandra Brown is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature 11 Thrillers by David Baldacci and Sandra Brown as today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99-$2.99 each is valid only for today, Thursday, December 25, 2014. We're highlighting one of the titles in this post.

King and Maxwell by David Baldacci

A Sean King and Michelle Maxwell Thriller (6th in series)

Publisher: Grand Central

Price: $2.99 (as of 12/25/2014 at 6:10 AM ET).

  

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It seems at first like a simple, tragic story. Tyler Wingo, a teenage boy, learns the awful news that his father, a soldier, was killed in action in Afghanistan. Then the extraordinary happens: Tyler receives a communication from his father … after his supposed death.

Tyler hires Sean and Michelle to solve the mystery surrounding his father. But their investigation quickly leads to deeper, more troubling questions. Could Tyler's father really still be alive? What was his true mission? Could Tyler be the next target?

Sean and Michelle soon realize that they've stumbled on to something bigger and more treacherous than anyone could have imagined. And as their hunt for the truth leads them relentlessly to the highest levels of power and to uncovering the most clandestine of secrets, Sean and Michelle are determined to help and protect Tyler — though they may pay for it with their lives.

— King and Maxwell by David Baldacci

Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (141225)

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

• The New Release is Christmas Eve: Midnight's Call.

• Today's Special Deal — Today only: All Standard Edition games are just $4.99 each each! Use coupon code YULETIDE at check-out and your standard PC or Mac game will be discounted. Use as many times as you'd like! Offer valid Thursday, December 25th, 2014 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 Christmas Eve: Midnight's Call

Snow Hill is a magical town that preserves the Spirit of Christmas for the whole world. But now an evil sorceress threatens to plunge Snow Hill into eternal darkness! Do you have what it takes to save Christmas?

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

Dead Ringer, A Crime Thriller by Roger Ormerod, 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 …

Dead Ringer by Roger Ormerod

A Crime Thriller

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 12/24/2014 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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Jerry Boyes used to be one of the most in-demand stuntmen in the business. That was, until a horrible car accident left him maimed and unable to work. So when ex-actor Stuart Tyson, for whom Jerry used to double, turns up with a job offer, Boyes jumps at the chance. It will be three thousand for just one week's work: all Jerry has to do is hand over half a million in ransom money to the kidnappers of Howard Maxwell, a multimillionaire businessman. Jerry must help Kathleen Maxwell, wife to the kidnapped millionaire, to collect the five hundred thousand.

But it's not as easy as it sounds: Howard Maxwell may have been rich in capital assets, but he has almost no cash. As Jerry agrees to help the distraught wife, he cannot help feeling that things are not what they seem. In a bid to clear his name he investigates the situation himself and becomes entangled in a long standing rivalry which is escalating to deadly levels.

A rich man has plenty of enemies, and when a murder occurs, the case is thrown wide open.

— Dead Ringer by Roger Ormerod

New This Week: For Old Crime's Sake, A Chase Charley Mystery by Rose Pressey

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For Old Crime's Sake by Rose Pressey

A Chase Charley Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Rose Pressey

Price: $3.99 (as of 12/24/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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TV investigative reporter Chase Charley is tired of probing small assignments. A routine investigation leads to something major when she stumbles on what she believes is murder. Rival reporter Bill Dangerfield is interested in the case too. Chase doesn't need him getting in the way of her solving this mystery.

Marc Marquez the rookie police officer offers to help Chase, but she doesn't know how deep the New Orleans Police force are involved in the criminal activity. Chase is positive she witnessed a cop disposing of a corpse.

Voodoo, suspense, dirty secrets, and the temptation of two gorgeous men won't stop Chase from scooping this hot report.

— For Old Crime's Sake by Rose Pressey

Stolen, A Lucy Kincaid Mystery by Allison Brennan, Now Available at a Special Price

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Stolen by Allison Brennan

A Lucy Kincaid Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 12/24/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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Nothing is more important to private investigator Sean Rogan than his relationship with FBI trainee Lucy Kincaid. But when his past catches up with him, Sean faces an ultimatum: clear his name and help the FBI take down a rogue agent, or go to prison and lose everything he holds dear. With only Agent Noah Armstrong as his back-up and forced to keep Lucy in the dark, Sean steps back into his old world. But the longer he's undercover, the more dangerous the game becomes. More than Sean's future with Lucy is at stake — so is his life.

Lucy can't imagine Sean would keep secrets from her — until an FBI agent casts doubt about who he really is … and who he used to be. Why did Sean quit his job with his brother and move to New York? Why hasn't he told her anything about his new job? With more questions than answers, Lucy doesn't know who to believe or who she can trust. All she knows is that Sean is in grave danger, and this time, it's personal.

— Stolen by Allison Brennan