Murder on Cue, A Jocelyn O'Roarke Mystery by Jane Dentinger, is Today's Open Road Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Murder on Cue by Jane Dentinger as today's Open Road Daily Deal. The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, January 28, 2015.

Murder on Cue by Jane Dentinger

A Jocelyn O'Roarke Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $1.99 (as of 01/28/2015 at 7:50 AM ET).

When a Broadway show's lead actress is murdered, her understudy must race to find the killer before it's too late …

Struggling actress Jocelyn "Josh" O'Roarke just got a real offer. Well, something resembling a real offer. Her old friend Austin Frost has written a play for Broadway and cast the glamorous Harriet Weldon as the lead. Not wishing to leave his old friend Josh behind, he has invited her to be Harriet's understudy. The role of understudy is a difficult one — and it becomes even more so when Harriet turns up dead and the police name Josh their prime suspect.

With the NYPD breathing down her neck, Josh must find the people responsible while ensuring that the show will go on.

— Murder on Cue by Jane Dentinger

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The Cask by Freeman Wills Crofts is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

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

The Cask by Freeman Wills Crofts

A Murder Mystery

Publisher: Open Road

  

This title was listed for free as of January 28, 2015 at 7:20 AM ET.

A strange container is found on the London docks, and its contents point to murder …

The cask from Paris is bigger than the rest, its sides reinforced to hold the extraordinary weight within. As the longshoremen are bringing it onto the London docks, the cask slips, cracks, and spills some of its treasure: a wealth of gold sovereigns. As the workmen cram the spilled gold into their pockets, an official digs through the opened box, which is supposed to contain a statue. Beneath the gold he finds a woman's hand — as cold as marble, but made of flesh.

He reports the body to his superiors, but when he returns, the cask has vanished. The case is given to Inspector Burnley, a methodical detective of Scotland Yard, who will confront a baffling array of clues and red herrings, alibis and outright lies as he attempts to identify the woman in the cask — and catch the man who killed her.

— The Cask by Freeman Wills Crofts

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Sudden Vacancies by James Kipling is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

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Sudden Vacancies by James Kipling

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Global Village Publications

  

This title was listed for free as of January 28, 2015 at 7:10 AM ET.

Guests have come to expect the best when staying at the Paradise Hotel. Normally a safe haven and a popular place for relaxation and recreation, things have changed dramatically.

Lately, its sense of security is shattered. A murderer is lurking inside the hotel. As the murders continue, it's up to Detective Young to decipher the conflicting information, uncover the secrets, and see through the lies of everyone at the hotel.

— Sudden Vacancies by James Kipling

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Blood Line by John J. Davis is Today's First Featured Free MystereBook

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Blood Line by John J. Davis

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Simon & Winter

  

This title was listed for free as of January 28, 2015 at 7:00 AM ET.

If your family is a target, you have to be a weapon …

When a simple home invasion turns out to be not so simple, Ron Granger must put aside his quiet rural life and return to the Central Intelligence Agency to take on international arms dealers.

Aided by his beautiful wife, Valerie, and resourceful teen daughter, Leecy, Ron must quickly decide who to believe among the calculating opportunists, shrewd criminals, and power-hungry rival agencies racing to possess the technological breakthrough that will change the face of modern warfare forever. But when Leecy is kidnapped, Ron and Val must choose between the mission and a rescue.

Facing an impossible decision, with time quickly running out, Ron only knows one thing: When you can't trust anyone else, trust your family.

— Blood Line by John J. Davis

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Night Sky, The Night Sky Series by Suzanne Brockmann and Melanie Brockmann, is Today's Teen Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Night Sky by Suzanne Brockmann and Melanie Brockmann as today's Teen Kindle Daily Deal. The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, January 28, 2015.

Night Sky by Suzanne Brockmann and Melanie Brockmann

The Night Sky Series (1st in series)

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire

Price: $1.99 (as of 01/28/2015 at 6:20 AM ET).

Skylar Reid is shaken when Sasha, the little girl she babysits, is kidnapped. Scared that the weird dreams she's been having about Sasha are real-and even more afraid that Sasha is already dead. When a mysterious girl with extreme butt-kicking abilities roars into town on a motorcycle and, well, stalks Skylar things get even weirder. Supergirl Dana tells Sky that she also has abilities — that a hormone in their blood makes them stronger, faster, smarter. A hormone that the makers of a new drug called Destiny will murder to get their hands on.

Dana and Milo, her dangerously hot yet oh-so-forbidden partner in crime, want Sky to join them in their mission — to mold Sky into the ultimate weapon. She can sense there's something about her abilities they're not telling her. But the only way to save Sasha and stop other girls from being taken is to embrace the weird … and fight Destiny.

— Night Sky by Suzanne Brockmann and Melanie Brockmann

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New This Week: Amazing Gracie, A Skeeterville Senior Cozy Mystery Novella by Teresa Quill

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 January 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Amazing Gracie by Teresa Quill

A Skeeterville Senior Cozy Mystery Novella (1st in series)

Publisher: 2 Doxies Press

Price: $0.99 (as of 01/27/2015 at 7:30 PM ET).

  

Retired cop John Flynn directs traffic at the four-way stop when he's tipsy. The seniors of The Friendly Arms Apartments want him to stop, and assign Gracie Moore with the task since she's rather sweet on John.

When John sees a dead body go by, the local Deputy doesn't believe him. The seniors ban together to solve the crime. Gracie Moore must step out of her shy self and save the day.

— Amazing Gracie by Teresa Quill

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Review: Soul of the Fire by Eliot Pattison

A Mysterious Review of Soul of the Fire by Eliot Pattison. A Shan Tao Yun Mystery.

Review summary: It's hard to fault this mystery set in modern Tibet as it is so well-written and, in its own way, it is a very compelling read, so suffice it to say that while the storyline is creatively crafted and deftly executed, it is not quite on par with some of the other books in this otherwise exceptional series. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Soul of the Fire
Eliot Pattison
A Shan Tao Yun Mystery
Minotaur Books (November 2014)

Publisher synopsis: When Shan Tao Yun and his old friend Lokesh are abruptly dragged away by Public Security, he is convinced that their secret, often illegal, support of struggling Tibetans has brought their final ruin. But his fear turns to confusion as he discovers he has been chosen to fill a vacancy on a special international commission investigating Tibetan suicides. Soon he finds that his predecessor was murdered, and when a monk sets himself on fire in front of the commissioners he realizes that the Commission is being used as a tool to whitewash Tibet's self-immolation protests as acts of crime and terrorism. Shan faces an impossible dilemma when the Public Security officer who runs the Commission, Major Ren, orders the imprisoned Lokesh beaten to coerce Shan into following Beijing's script for the Commission. He has no choice but to become part of the hated machine that is devouring Tibet, but when he discovers that the most recent immolation was actually another murder, he realizes the Commission itself is riddled with crime and intrigue.

Everywhere he turns, Shan finds new secrets that seem to lead to the last agonizing chapter of his life. Shan must make a final desperate effort to uncover the Commission's terrible secrets whose painful truth could change Shan's life — and possibly that of many Tibetans — forever.

        

New This Week: When Lies Crumble, A Carter Mays Mystery by Alan Cupp

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 January 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

When Lies Crumble by Alan Cupp

A Carter Mays Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Henery Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 01/27/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Originally published in paperback by Henery Press as Malicious Masquerade (March 2013).

Chicago PI Carter Mays is thrust into a house of lies when local rich girl Cindy Bedford hires him. Turns out her fiancé failed to show up on their wedding day, the same day millions of dollars are stolen from her father's company. While Carter takes the case, Cindy's father tries to find him his own way. With nasty secrets, hidden finances, and a trail of revenge, it's soon apparent no one is who they say they are.

Carter searches for the truth, but the situation grows more volatile as panic collides with vulnerability. Broken relationships and blurred loyalties turn deadly, fueled by past offenses and present vendettas in a quest to reveal the truth behind the lies before no one, including Carter, gets out alive.

— When Lies Crumble by Alan Cupp

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Shadow of Power, A Paul Madriani Legal Thriller by Steve Martini, 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, HarperCollins …

Shadow of Power by Steve Martini

A Paul Madriani Legal Thriller (9th in series)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: $1.99 (as of 01/27/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

Read our review of Shadow of Power by Steve Martini on Mysterious Reviews.

The Supreme Court is one of our most sacred — and secretive — public institutions. But sometimes secrets can lead to cover-ups with very deadly consequences …

Terry Scarborough is a legal scholar and provocateur who craves headline-making celebrity, but with his latest book he may have gone too far. In it he resurrects forgotten language in the U.S. Constitution — and hints at a missing letter of Thomas Jefferson's — that threatens to divide the nation.

Then, during a publicity tour, Scarborough is brutally murdered in a San Diego hotel room, and a young man with dark connections is charged. What looks like an open-and-shut case to most people doesn't to defense attorney Paul Madriani. He believes that there is much more to the case and that the defendant is a pawn caught in the middle, being scapegoated by circumstance.

As the trial spirals toward its conclusion, Madriani and his partner, Harry Hinds, race to find the missing Jefferson letter — and the secrets it holds about slavery and scandal at the time of our nation's founding and the very reason Scarborough was killed. Madriani's chase takes him from the tension-filled courtroom in California to the trail of a high court justice now suddenly in hiding and lays bare the soaring political stakes for a seat on the highest court, in a country divided, and under the shadow of power.

— Shadow of Power by Steve Martini

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New This Week: The Vigilante's Lover 2, A Vigilantes Romantic Suspense Thriller by Annie Winters and Tony West

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 January 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

The Vigilante's Lover 2 by Annie Winters and Tony West

A Vigilantes Romantic Suspense Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Casey Shay Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 01/27/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Jax may have kidnapped her. But now Mia wants to stay. The man is skilled. Intelligent. And gorgeous. His life is dangerous and wild. Mia's ready to do whatever it takes to avoid getting sent back to her small-town life.

Jax has other ideas. He can't afford an untrained civilian tagging along on his plot to get revenge. He's a fugitive, and a powerful organization wants him dead. Nothing since his prison escape has gone according to plan. Including his attachment to this over-zealous beauty who keeps surprising him with her cleverness and courage. He can't keep her. It's dangerous. And she doesn't have any clue what she's getting into.

But Mia is nothing if not determined, and when they find themselves alone in an abandoned barn, Jax gives her one chance to prove herself. One thing she must do. Without question or hesitation. If she says yes, there is no going back.

— The Vigilante's Lover 2 by Annie Winters and Tony West

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Mysteries by Tim Dorsey Now Available for $3.99 or Less Each Courtesy of HarperCollins

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 one of the mysteries by Tim Dorsey currently available for $3.99 or less, courtesy of the publisher, HarperCollins. Please note that this selection of titles changes frequently, and the featured book below may no longer be available at this price.

Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey

A Serge Storms Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: $3.99 or less (as of 01/27/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Sunshine State trivia buff Serge A. Storms loves eliminating jerks and pests. His drug-addled partner Coleman loves cartoons. Hot stripper Sharon Rhodes loves cocaine, especially when purchased with rich dead men's money.

On the other hand, there's Sean and David, who love fishing and are kind to animals — and who are about to cross paths with a suitcase filled with $5 million in stolen insurance money. Serge wants the suitcase. Sharon wants the suitcase. Coleman wants more drugs … and the suitcase. In the meantime, there's murder by gun, Space Shuttle, Barbie doll, and Levi's 501s.

— Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey

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Souls of the Dead, A Hitman with a Soul Thriller by Robert J. Randisi, New This Week from Down and Out Books

Down & Out Books is noir … is the private eye … is hard-boiled.

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

Souls of the Dead by Robert J. Randisi

A Hitman with a Soul Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Down & Out Books

Price: $4.99 (as of 01/27/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

When ex-sheriff Ken Burke is attacked and winds up in an unusual coma, the former hitman Sangster finds himself pulled into the world of Voodoo in order to save his friend.

Sangster discovers he has stepped into a hornet's nest as the search leads him through a myriad of French Quarter Voodoo businesses, a Catholic church, a mysterious Voodoo priest in the bayou while avoiding the next would-be hitman wanting to take Sangster out.

— Souls of the Dead by Robert J. Randisi

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Murder in Aix, A Maggie Newberry Mystery by Susan Kiernan-Lewis, Now Available at a Special Price

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Today, we're pleased to present the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, San Marco Press …

Murder in Aix by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

A Maggie Newberry Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: San Marco Press

Price: $0.99 (as of 01/27/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

Life is good indeed, especially if you're a thirty-something expat living in an area of Provence where people would kill to live. And do!

When Maggie's new best friend is arrested for murder Maggie is determined to find the real culprit. Trouble is, there are a few roadblocks in her way: like an old friend on the verge of divorce who's chosen Maggie's house to have her nervous breakdown in, an ex-paramour who has the power to make Maggie's life miserable — and does — and oh, yes, a killer as warped and determined as any Maggie has encountered in her four years living in France.

— Murder in Aix by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

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Big Bad Detective Agency by Bruce Hale, a New Big Bad Detective Agency Mystery for Junior Sleuths

Omnimystery News is pleased to present in this post a new First Clues: Mysteries for Kids series title published this month …

Big Bad Detective Agency by Bruce Hale

Series: Big Bad Detective Agency

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

Recommended for Junior Sleuths, Ages 7 to 9

  

The houses of all Three (not-so-) Little Pigs were broken into and ransacked, and the Pigs are squealing for justice. So Prince Tyrone, ruler of Fairylandia, drags in the obvious suspect: Wolfgang.

The lone wolf has big teeth, sharp claws, no alibi — and a single day to find the real culprit and clear his big bad name. When Wolf (reluctantly) teams up with the fourth Little Pig to crack the case, the Big Bad Detective Agency — and an adventure way funnier than your average fairy tale — is off to a howling start!

— Big Bad Detective Agency by Bruce Hale

The Nearest Exit, A Milo Weaver Thriller by Olen Steinhauer, Now Available at a Special Price

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Today, we're pleased to present the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Minotaur Books …

The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer

A Milo Weaver Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 01/27/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

Now faced with the end of his quiet, settled life, reluctant spy Milo Weaver has no choice but to turn back to his old job as a "tourist." Before he can get back to the CIA's dirty work, he has to prove his loyalty to his new bosses, who know little of Milo's background and less about who is really pulling the strings in the government above the Department of Tourism — or in the outside world, which is beginning to believe the legend of its existence.

Milo is suddenly in a dangerous position, between right and wrong, between powerful self-interested men, between patriots and traitors — especially as a man who has nothing left to lose.

— The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer

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