Into the Darkest Corner, A Novel of Psychological Suspense by Elizabeth Haynes, Now Available at a Special Price

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Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes

A Novel of Psychological Suspense

Publisher: Myriad Editions

Price: $1.99 (as of 01/18/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

Catherine has been enjoying the single life for long enough to know a good catch when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic, spontaneous — Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. And her friends clearly agree, as each in turn falls under his spell. But there is a darker side to Lee. His erratic, controlling and sometimes frightening behaviour means that Catherine is increasingly isolated.

Driven into the darkest corner of her world, and trusting no one, she plans a meticulous escape. Four years later, struggling to overcome her demons, Catherine dares to believe she might be safe from harm. Until one phone call changes everything …

— Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes

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New This Week: Disturbed Mind, A Grace Ellery Novel of Romantic Suspense by Charlotte Raine

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Disturbed Mind by Charlotte Raine

A Grace Ellery Novel of Romantic Suspense (2nd in series)

Publisher: Arrabella Publishing

Price: $3.99 (as of 01/18/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

A year has passed since Deacon Cochrane was killed in self-defense by Grace Ellery and it was discovered that he was guilty of four murders. Everyone has tried to return to a life of normalcy — Grace has returned to college, began a new job as an English teacher, and she's attending therapy, while Sam has taken over as the medical examiner in Murray part-time.

Their life has changed from one of fear and serial killers to a life of real estate and an envious ex-girlfriend. Of course, everything can't remain peaceful. When Sam examines a victim of murder, he finds that any identifying characteristics on the man have been destroyed, and the man was found in a car from Ohio.

Then, Grace learns that Francis Tate, the man who attacked her in Ohio, cut a deal to get out of prison early. Neither Sam or Grace tell each other what they have discovered, which is dangerous as Francis comes out of the shadows, intending to confront the woman who put him in prison and the man she is with now.

Deacon was dangerous because he was killing for someone he loved, but Francis is much more of a threat because he has nothing to lose.

— Disturbed Mind by Charlotte Raine

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for January 19, 2015

A new Mystery Godoku Puzzle has been created by the editors of the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books and is now available on our website.

Godoku is similar to Sudoku, but uses letters instead of numbers. To give you a headstart, we provide you a mystery clue to fill in a complete row or column (if you choose to use it!).

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This week's letters and mystery clue:

B E I M N O R S T

A Dandy Gilver mystery by Catriona McPherson features a deadly measure of this (9 letters).

We now have two weeks of our puzzles on one page in PDF format for easier printing. Print this week's puzzle here.

Previous puzzles are stored in the Mystery Godoku Archives.

Enjoy the weekly Mystery Godoku Puzzle from the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, and Thanks for visiting our website!

Murder on Potrero Hill by M. L. Hamilton is Today's First Featured Free MystereBook

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature one of today's Free MystereBooks …

Murder on Potrero Hill by M. L. Hamilton

A Peyton Brooks Mystery

Publisher: M. L. Hamilton

  

This title was listed for free as of January 18, 2015 at 7:00 AM ET.

Peyton knows the first suspect is always the husband, but Jake Ryder isn't acting like a typical suspect. Jake truly loved his wife. So what went wrong?

Stepping into the circle of the social elite, Peyton finds that things work differently when you're at the top. And Jake Ryder seems to be caught in the epicenter.

Ultimately, Peyton finds that you never know what darkness lurks in the human mind and that some will murder to keep that darkness hidden.

— Murder on Potrero Hill by M. L. Hamilton

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Strawberry Shortcake Murder, A Hannah Swensen Mystery 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, Sunday, January 18, 2015, 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 01/18/2015 at 6:40 AM ET).

  

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

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Red Sparrow, A Suspense Thriller by Jason Matthews, is Today's Nook Daily Find

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews as today's Nook Daily Find. The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Sunday, January 18, 2015.

Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Scribner

Price: $2.99 (as of 01/18/2015 at 6:30 AM ET).

  

Winner of the 2014 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.

In present-day Russia, ruled by blue-eyed, unblinking President Vladimir Putin, Russian intelligence officer Dominika Egorova struggles to survive in the post-Soviet intelligence jungle. Ordered against her will to become a "Sparrow," a trained seductress, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a young CIA officer who handles the Agency's most important Russian mole.

Spies have long relied on the "honey trap," whereby vulnerable men and women are intimately compromised. Dominika learns these techniques of "sexpionage" in Russia's secret "Sparrow School," hidden outside of Moscow. As the action careens between Russia, Finland, Greece, Italy, and the United States, Dominika and Nate soon collide in a duel of wills, tradecraft, and — inevitably — forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but those of others as well. As secret allegiances are made and broken, Dominika and Nate's game reaches a deadly crossroads. Soon one of them begins a dangerous double existence in a life-and-death operation that consumes intelligence agencies from Moscow to Washington, DC.

— Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews

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White Hot, A Novel of Suspense by Sandra Brown, is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature White Hot by Sandra Brown as today's Kindle Daily Deal. The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Sunday, January 18, 2015.

White Hot by Sandra Brown

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Price: $1.99 (as of 01/18/2015 at 6:10 AM ET).

When she hears that her younger brother Danny has committed suicide, Sayre Lynch relents from her vow never to return to Destiny, the small Louisiana town in which she grew up. She plans to leave immediately after the funeral, but instead soon finds herself drawn into the web cast by Huff Hoyle, her controlling and tyrannical father, the man who owns the town's sole industry, an iron foundry, and in effect runs the lives of everyone who lives there.

As she feared, Sayre learns that nothing has changed. Her father and older brother, Chris, are as devious as ever, and now they have a new partner-in-crime, a canny and disarming lawyer named Beck Merchant, who appears to be their equal in corruption.

Soon, Sayre is thrown in closer contact with Beck and becomes convinced that something more sinister is at play than her father's usual need to dominate people and events. As she sets out to learn just what did happen to Danny, she comes to realize that there are many secrets in Destiny — secrets that hide decades of pain and anger, and that threaten at any moment to erupt and destroy not only her father and brother, but perhaps Sayre herself.

Underneath the rigid control that the Hoyles exert over the town, trouble is brewing. Old hatreds foster plans for revenge, past crimes resurface, and a maverick deputy sheriff determines that Danny Hoyle's death was not suicide, but murder.

As tensions mount, threatening to ignite a powder keg of long-held hostility, Sayre finds herself inextricably drawn into a struggle with striking laborers, her unscrupulous father, and her own emotions over the love/hate relationship that is growing with Beck, a man apparently with his own agenda, and mysteries of his own.

— White Hot by Sandra Brown

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New This Week: Romancing the Brush, A Michelle Hodge Mystery by Roslyn Woods

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Romancing the Brush by Roslyn Woods

A Michelle Hodge Mystery

Publisher: Roslyn Woods

Price: $3.99 (as of 01/17/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Shell is a happy woman with everything going for her. For the past six months she's been in love and living with Dean, the man of her dreams. They have a happy life training their two wonderful dogs and enjoying their new relationship with each other. As if that isn't enough to make Shell happy, her art career is taking off, and she has started an art gallery with partners she admires and respects.

But when one of the partners, Garrett Hall, is murdered, and Shell finds his body, she is thrown into a realization life's fragility. She needs to know who killed Garrett and why. Was he killed because he had questions about the authenticity of the paintings he was considering selling in their gallery? Was someone out to get him because he was the money that kept the gallery from being taken back by a greedy landlord? Or was it possible that his relationship with a former lover was causing a murderous complication in his life? And what does Shell herself have in common with Garrett that might be putting her own life in danger?

In the meantime, Shell's ex-boyfriend intrudes into a family visit at just the wrong moment, causing Dean to believe Shell has been unfaithful to him. After a heart-rending breakup, she is on her own again, and a killer is on the loose. When Dean realizes he has been wrong about Shell's infidelity, it's too late. She's gone missing …

— Romancing the Brush by Roslyn Woods

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Review: Terminal City by Linda Fairstein

A Mysterious Review of Terminal City by Linda Fairstein. An Alex Cooper Mystery.

Review summary: Typical of many books in this series, there is a lot of historical detail associated with the setting of this story. But all that interesting trivia cannot compensate for a lack of a credible (or even interesting) murder investigation. A more creative link between history and mystery would have made for a better book. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Terminal City
Linda Fairstein
An Alex Cooper Mystery
Dutton (June 2014)

Publisher synopsis: From the world's largest Tiffany clock decorating the 42nd Street entrance to its spectacular main concourse, Grand Central has been a symbol of beauty and innovation in New York City for more than one hundred years. But "the world's loveliest station" is hiding more than just an underground train system. When the body of a young woman is found in the tower suite of the Waldorf Astoria — one of the most prestigious hotels in Manhattan — Assistant DA Alex Cooper and Detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace find themselves hunting for an elusive killer whose only signature is carving a carefully drawn symbol into his victims' bodies, a symbol that bears a striking resemblance to train tracks.

When a second body bearing the same bloody symbol is discovered in a deserted alleyway right next to the terminal building, all attention shifts to the iconic transportation hub, where the potential for a bigger attack weighs heavily on everyone's minds. With the President of the United States set to arrive for a United Nations meeting at the week's end, Alex and Mike must contend with Grand Central's expansive underground tunnels and century-old dark secrets — as well as their own changing relationship — to find a killer who appears to be cutting a deadly path straight to the heart of the city.

        

The Werewolf Trace, A Political Thriller by John Gardner, 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 …

The Werewolf Trace by John Gardner

A Political Thriller

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 01/17/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

The final desperate hours of the Third Reich. Adolf Hitler emerges from his bunker and singles out for special decoration one of the uniformed boys who were the last defenders of Berlin …

In 1977, Hitler's "last hope" is now a respectable British businessman, suspected by British Intelligence of being the key to a Nazi revival. Vincent Cooling is coerced into investigating, and discovers that the man code-named "Werewolf" has now moved into a house in his mother's sleepy village — a house that, according to local gossip, was the site of a grisly death several years before. Cooling soon discovers that "Werewolf" is haunted by his past, and his family are beginning to believe themselves haunted by something far more terrifying …

Was a boy smuggled out of the Führer's bunker? What did he grow into? And what kind of political threat does he pose?

— The Werewolf Trace by John Gardner

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The Lonely Hunter, A Frank Hastings Mystery by Collin Wilcox, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Lonely Hunter by Collin Wilcox

A Frank Hastings Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $1.99 (as of 01/17/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

In the underworld of San Francisco, a broken cop searches for his daughter …

Seven years ago, Frank Hastings quit on his family. After a half-baked pro football career, he had fallen in love with the bottle and needed to go west. In San Francisco, he got sober, and now he's one of the toughest police officers around, in a city whose counterculture does not make life easy for the men in blue. San Francisco in 1969 is an ugly place, torn apart by drugs and crime and indifference — and it's about to destroy Hastings's daughter.

Claudia comes to town following a boy, a hippie kid who has filled her head with dreams of psychedelic happiness in Haight-Ashbury — and she quickly vanishes into the district's rainbow-colored underbelly. To find the daughter he abandoned, Hastings will push himself closer to the edge than he has in years. His first lead is a gruesome one — a young male flower child slaughtered in the Haight — but the bloody trail may lead to Claudia.

— The Lonely Hunter by Collin Wilcox

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New This Week: Justice Returns, A Jake and Annie Lincoln Thriller by Rayven T. Hill

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Justice Returns by Rayven T. Hill

A Jake and Annie Lincoln Thriller (6th in series)

Publisher: Ray of Joy Publishing

Price: $3.99 (as of 01/17/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

Private investigators Jake and Annie Lincoln are drawn into double jeopardy when a serial killer escapes from prison and hires them to find out who killed his parents, and why.

The detectives' own lives are at stake when they find themselves caught in a dangerous and deadly situation, torn between their moral obligation to investigate the cold case murders of the two innocent victims, and to catch the cold-blooded killer who hired them.

— Justice Returns by Rayven T. Hill

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Beautiful Lies, A Novel of Suspense by Lisa Unger, Now Available at a Special Price

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Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Broadway Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 01/17/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

What if your family was a lie? What if your name was a lie? What if your whole life was just a pack of beautiful lies?

If Ridley Jones had slept ten minutes later or had taken the subway instead of waiting for a cab, she would still be living the lie she used to call her perfect life.

Instead, she's in the wrong place at the right time to unleash a chain of events that begins with a mysterious package on her doorstep. A package that informs her that her entire world is just an illusion. Forced to question everything she knows about herself, Ridley wanders into dark territory, where everyone is hiding something.

— Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger

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Midnight Rider by Joanna Wayne, New from Harlequin Intrigue in January 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to introduce a new mystery, suspense, or thriller title from Harlequin, published this month …

Midnight Rider by Joanna Wayne

Series: Big "D" Dads: The Daltons

Imprint: Intrigue

  

For more information about the book, see a synopsis, below.

Houston homicide detective Brittany Garner just got hit with a one-two punch. The twin sister she never knew existed has been found dead, leaving behind a three-month-old daughter. Brittany's vow to find her sister's murderer, as well as the father of the orphaned infant, leads straight to Cannon Dalton. A bull rider who spends his life roaming from rodeo to rodeo, Cannon has only one mission now: protect the beautiful cop and the child who could be his. Caught in the crosshairs of escalating danger — and his powerful desire for Brittany — Cannon races to stop a desperate killer … and a revenge that's been a long time coming.

— Midnight Rider by Joanna Wayne

Jurassic Park, A Suspense Thriller by Michael Crichton, Now Available at a Special Price

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Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Ballantine

Price: $2.99 (as of 01/17/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

A shroud of secrecy covers a privately-owned island off the coast of the Dominican Republic where an American bioengineering firm is quietly building a resort theme park. Even the expert consultants on the project don't know exactly what it is. And local doctors are mystified when an injured park worker arrives at the hospital with gashes on his body, as if he's been mauled by an animal of monstrous proportions.

A year later, when the first invited guests to "Jurassic Park" attend a 4-day preview, the amazement, the shock, and finally, the terror they experience there offer a horrifying solution to this disturbing puzzle.

— Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

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