The Bright Face of Danger, A David Mallin Mystery 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 …

The Bright Face of Danger by Roger Ormerod

A David Mallin Mystery (12th in series)

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 02/20/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Three women have been raped and murdered and a man imprisoned for it. To be tried and convicted of three rape-murders has been an unnerving experience for Adrian Collis. Due to a legal technicality he finds himself released and in need of protection. But David Mallin and George Coe, confidential enquiry agents, realise that the basic difficulty is in deciding who is most in need of protection, Collis himself or his next potential victim …

Murder takes the decision out of their hands and the identity of the killer seems at first obvious — if it were not for the gun, which is missing …

It is the shotgun's movements, and its manner of use, which eventually leads Dave to a conclusion that comes very close to splitting their partnership. But the climax proves that both George and Dave can be seriously wrong, and the penalty is a fee in the most unusual form …

— The Bright Face of Danger by Roger Ormerod

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Forsaken, The Shadow Cove Saga by J. D. Barker, 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, Hampton Creek Press …

Forsaken by J. D. Barker

The Shadow Cove Saga (1st in series)

Publisher: Hampton Creek Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/20/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

When horror author Thad McAlister began his latest novel, a tale rooted in the witch trials of centuries past, the words flowed effortlessly. The story poured forth, filling page after page with the most frightening character ever to crawl from his imagination. It was his greatest work, one that would guarantee him a position among the legends of the craft.

But was it really fiction?

He inadvertently opened a door, one that would soon jeopardize the lives of his family. She wants to come back.

At home, his wife struggles to keep their family alive. Secretly wondering if she caused it all … a deal she made long ago. A deal with the Forsaken.

— Forsaken by J. D. Barker

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New This Week: Marriage & Murder, A Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery by Dianne Harman

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 February 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Marriage & Murder by Dianne Harman

A Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Dianne Harman

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/20/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

After a long courtship, Kelly, the owner of Kelly's Koffee Shop, and Mike, the county sheriff, finally get married. Their honeymoon is cut short when Jesse, the owner of the local wine store called 'The Crush' gets murdered. Why would anyone want to murder Jesse, a likeable and legendary wine expert?

There are a number of suspects including his ex-wife, an alcoholic who hates liquor stores, a Mafia hit man, a wealthy French woman, two winemaking brothers, and even his sister. But who did it? Join Kelly, Mike, and their dogs, Rebel and Lady, as they seek to find the killer. Along the way, you'll find lots of good food and mouth-watering recipes.

— Marriage & Murder by Dianne Harman

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A Dash of Murder, A Betsy Livingston, Pecan Bayou Mystery by Teresa Trent, 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, Tightwad Tess Press …

A Dash of Murder by Teresa Trent

A Betsy Livingston, Pecan Bayou Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Tightwad Tess Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/20/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

How do you get blood out of a silk blouse? Betsy Livingston can tell you in her newspaper column, "The Happy Hinter". When she's not writing, or taking care of her young son, she's busy solving mysteries in the tiny Texas town of Pecan Bayou.

When Betsy's Aunt Maggie wants to drag her along on a ghost hunting excursion at the local abandoned tuberculosis hospital she isn't sure if she quite believes in ghosts. When she comes upon a fresh spirit in the form of a body, she starts to rethink about what really is haunting the hospital.

Betsy must solve the murder in spite of her father, who is a lieutenant on the Pecan Bayou Police Force, town citizens worried about the effect of the occult on their children, and handsome stranger from Dallas.

— A Dash of Murder by Teresa Trent

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Deceptive Measures by Traci Hohenstein, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during February 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during February 2015 …

Deceptive Measures by Traci Hohenstein, A Rachel Scott Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

  

When professional missing-persons investigator Rachel Scott receives an anonymous tip that her own missing daughter, Mallory, is alive and living with a family in Atlanta, she wastes no time in pursuing the lead. When she arrives to find a house that has been hastily abandoned, she begins to suspect just how frighteningly organized the plot behind her daughter's kidnapping really is.

Meanwhile, back home in Miami, Rachel's colleague Stacy Case is investigating an illegal child-adoption ring that could be connected to Mallory's disappearance. But just as Stacy is on the verge of blowing the case wide open, she disappears. With Stacy missing and Rachel in Atlanta, Rachel's team at Florida Omni Search must hunt down the ringleaders before Mallory is gone for good.

— Deceptive Measures by Traci Hohenstein

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for February 2015. For new hardcover mysteries, visit New Mysteries where for a list of February 2015 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

Thick as Thieves, An Alan Stewart and Vera Deward Mystery by Neil Low, 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, Tigress Publishing …

Thick as Thieves by Neil Low

An Alan Stewart and Vera Deward Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Tigress Publishing

Price: $2.99 (as of 02/20/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

Why did a loyal son allow himself to sink into a quagmire of betrayal, violence, and forbidden sex? Could the Lindbergh kidnapping be connected to Seattle and the death of Alan Stewart's private investigator father?

— Thick as Thieves by Neil Low

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The Alphabet House by Jussi Adler-Olsen, New in Bookstores during February 2015

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during February 2015 is …

The Alphabet House by Jussi Adler-Olsen, Non-Series

Publisher: Dutton

    

British pilots James Teasdale and Bryan Young have been chosen to conduct a special photo-reconnaissance mission near Dresden, Germany. Intelligence believes the Nazis are building new factories that could turn the tide of the war. When their plane is shot down, James and Bryan know they will be executed if captured. With an enemy patrol in pursuit, they manage to jump aboard a train reserved for senior SS soldiers wounded on the eastern front.

In a moment of desperation, they throw two patients off the train and take their places, hoping they can escape later. But their act is too convincing and they end up in the Alphabet House, a mental hospital located far behind enemy lines, where German doctors subject their patients to daily rounds of shock treatments and experimental drugs. The pilots' only hope of survival is to fake insanity until the war ends, but their friendship and courage are put to the ultimate test when James and Bryan realize they aren't the only ones in the Alphabet House feigning madness.

— The Alphabet House by Jussi Adler-Olsen

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The Caveman by Jorn Lier Horst, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during February 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during February 2015 …

The Caveman by Jorn Lier Horst, A William Wisting Mystery (9th in series)

Publisher: Sandstone Press

  

Only three houses away from the policeman's home, a man has been sitting dead in front of his television set for four months. There are no indications that anything criminal has taken place. Viggo Hansen was a man nobody ever noticed, even though he lived in the midst of a close-knit community.

His death doesn't hit the headlines, but there is something about the case that catches the attention of William Wisting 's journalist daughter, Line, and she decides to write a newspaper article with a different twist for the festive season: the portrait of a completely anonymous and obscure person whose death goes unremarked and unmourned.

— The Caveman by Jorn Lier Horst

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for February 2015. For new hardcover mysteries, visit New Mysteries where for a list of February 2015 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

Deep Shadow, A Doc Ford Mystery by Randy Wayne White, 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, Berkley …

Deep Shadow by Randy Wayne White

A Doc Ford Mystery (17th in series)

Publisher: Berkley

Price: $2.99 (as of 02/20/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

In a remote Florida lake, a cave collapses, trapping Doc Ford and two of his friends. Ford manages to escape and surfaces to find help — but two ex-cons are waiting for him. They're intent on diving to the bottom of the deep lake and finding the remains of a legendary plane, supposedly loaded with gold. Ford's expertise is just what they need.

And if he doesn't help, Ford and his friends are dead in the water.

— Deep Shadow by Randy Wayne White

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Chicken Soup & Homicide, A Culinary Competition Mystery by Janel Gradowski, New This Week from Gemma Halliday

Gemma Halliday Publishing is a boutique publisher of light-hearted mystery, romantic suspense and romantic comedy novels, perfect for popping into your beach bag for a weekend away or cozying up beside a warm fire for a quiet night in.

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

Chicken Soup & Homicide by Janel Gradowski

A Culinary Competition Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/20/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

Amy Ridley and her friend, Sophie, have perfected their chicken soup recipe, and the winter-weary residents of Kellerton, Michigan can't wait to watch them compete against other local chefs in the Chicken Soup Showdown. But the charity event starts out with a bang, literally, when one of the rival chefs falls out of a freezer and onto Amy. If it wasn't stressful enough for Amy to catch a dead body, the detective in charge of the investigation targets her best friend, Carla, as the chief suspect in the murder.

In order to clear her friend's name, Amy does her own investigating. The problem is nobody liked the arrogant murdered celebrity chef, and soon her suspect list is longer than the list of ingredients in her secret chicken soup recipe. Can Amy figure out who killed the celebrity chef? Or will Carla be spending the spring in jail?

— Chicken Soup & Homicide by Janel Gradowski

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Authors on Tour: Richard Hilary Weber with his thriller In Flames

with Richard Hilary Weber

We are delighted to welcome author Richard Hilary Weber to Omnimystery News today, courtesy of TLC Book Tours, which is coordinating his current book tour. We encourage you to visit all of the participating host sites; you can find his schedule here.

Richard's new thriller is In Flames (Alibi; February 2015 ebook formats), in which a smoldering mystery ignites on a tropical island as lust, murder, and politics collide. Read more about this book, below.

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In Flames
Richard Hilary Weber
A Suspense Thriller

San Iñigo is a jewel of the Caribbean, a playground paradise for the foreign elite, a hell for unfortunate locals. For recent Princeton grad Dan Shedrick, San Iñigo promises the fulfillment of too many desires.

Dan hires on at a powerful American firm as a junior architect, but still finds time for tennis, booze, a reckless affair with the sexy wife of a resort owner — even a bit of reconnaissance for the U.S. cultural attaché. But soon he discovers that nothing on San Iñigo is without consequence. When a much-loved local radio personality is found on a beach with his head blown off, Dan's lover becomes a suspect. And not long after his foray into espionage, he's dragged away on a brutal journey into the heart of darkness.

Buffeted by aggression, depraved ritual, and personal betrayal, Dan discovers fierce truths about San Iñigo … and himself. In the island's forbidding mountain jungle, his life goes up in flames — a deadly inferno that will forever change him, if he survives at all.

        

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Photo provided courtesy of
Richard Hilary Weber

Richard Hilary Weber is a native Brooklynite, Park Slope born and bred. A Columbia grad, he's been an English-language script writer for European filmmakers, and has written and produced documentaries in Latin America. He can now be found most often in France or London, where he writes plays, novels, and screenplays.

For more information about the author, please visit his website at RichardHilaryWeber.com.

Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Friday, February 20, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Friday, February 20, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

The Objects of Her Affection by Sonya Cobb

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

Nook Daily Find Price: $2.99 (price-matched by Amazon)

  

Dead Time by Anne Cassidy

The Murder Notebooks Series

Publisher: Walker

Kobo Daily Deal Price: $1.99 (price-matched by Amazon)

  

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Friday, February 20, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Friday, February 20, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

Grey Areas by Brad Carl

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Brad Carl

Price: FREE!

  

Deadly Coast by R. E. McDermott

A Tom Dugan Thriller

Publisher: R. E. McDermott

Price: FREE!

  

Past Judgment by Wendy Cartmell

An Emma Harrison Mystery

Publisher: Costa Press

Price: FREE!

  

For a summary of all of today's titles, plus any that may have been added since this post was created, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

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New This Week: Gamma Blade, A Joe Venn Crime Action Thriller by Tim Stevens

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 February 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Gamma Blade by Tim Stevens

A Joe Venn Crime Action Thriller (6th in series)

Publisher: Tim Stevens

Price: $3.99 (as of 02/19/2015 at 7:30 PM ET).

  

Life's looking good for Lieutenant Joe Venn of the NYPD's Division of Special Projects. It's springtime, he's engaged to the woman he loves, and she's carrying their first child.

When he accompanies his fiancee, physician Dr Beth Colby, to Miami for a weekend medical conference, he's planning on kicking back a little. Relaxing in the sun, touring the city, and spending time with Beth.

But a series of violent, shocking events one night throws Venn's and Beth's life into turmoil. Venn narrowly escapes death, and Beth is endangered — as is their unborn baby.

Soon Venn is plunged headlong into a murderous conspiracy, one involving a unique and terrifying criminal operation conducted by Ernesto Justice Brull, a vicious Cuban gangster who's carving out a niche for himself in Miami's crowded underworld.

But what's the connection between Brull and the mysterious man, James Harris, whose life Beth saves, and who awakes in hospital with no recollection of his identity … or of who's trying to kill him?

— Gamma Blade by Tim Stevens

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Review: Crash & Burn by Lisa Gardner

A Mysterious Review of Crash & Burn by Lisa Gardner. A Tessa Leoni Mystery.

Review summary: The storyline is an intriguing one, and it's impossible to figure out where it's leading, making for a very good mystery. Despite a fast start, it's a little slow going for a while before picking up speed and then not letting go. Overall, a solid thriller from this author, with plenty of twists and turns to keep readers on edge. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Crash & Burn
Lisa Gardner
A Tessa Leoni Mystery
Dutton (February 2015)

Publisher synopsis: My name is Nicky Frank. Except, most likely, it isn't. I'm looking for a little girl. I have to save her. Except, most likely, she doesn't exist. My husband claims he'll do anything to save me. Except, most likely, he can't. This is my life. Except, most likely, it's not. Now watch me crash and burn.

Nicole Frank shouldn't have been able to survive the car accident, much less crawl up the steep ravine. Not in the dark, not in the rain, not with her injuries. But one thought allows her to defy the odds and flag down help: Vero.

Sergeant Wyatt Foster is frustrated when even the search dogs can't find any trace of the mysterious missing child. Until Nicky's husband, Thomas, arrives with a host of shattering revelations: Nicole Frank suffers from a rare brain injury and the police shouldn't trust anything she says.

Who is Nicky Frank, and what happened the night her car sailed off the road? Was it a random accident or something more sinister given the woman's lack of family and no close friends? The deeper Wyatt digs, the more concerned he becomes. Because it turns out, in the past few months, Nicky has suffered from more than one close accident … In fact, it would appear someone very much wants her dead.