Landscape with Corpse, 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 …

Landscape with Corpse by Roger Ormerod

A Crime Thriller

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 02/22/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

The idea was excellent — a week's course at an Adult Residential College. Philipa Lowe and Oliver Simpson were looking forward to a relaxing week of landscape painting and some quality time together — and also a chance for Oliver's injured arm to heal. Although the couple feel out of place at first among the experienced artists and regular students, the group prove to be friendly and encouraging. There is no more than a hint that past animosities might resurface to ruin the week.

But when one of the group is violently killed, suspicion falls upon the young, naïve Elise Harcourt, whom Philipa has kindly befriended. She has a credible motive, and was at the scene of the crime. Elise denies the charges — Philipa believes her, but is having a hard time proving it.

When the mystery is compounded by a second brutal killing on the same afternoon, seemingly by the same hand, the plot thickens. In this bloody mystery, a small clue will unveil a much bigger secret …

— Landscape with Corpse by Roger Ormerod

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Big Dipper, A Novel of Suspense by Stephen Wyatt, Now Available at a Special Price

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Big Dipper by Stephen Wyatt

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/22/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Julian Bryant. A successful, well-off lawyer. Nice flat, plenty of money, and a wide circle of friends. Gay, but discreet. A man with everything.

Out shopping one afternoon, he meets Kim. Recently arrived from Hong Kong, he has nothing except his wit and charm. Beautiful, intriguing and fascinating, Julian is instinctively drawn to him. Two men from very different worlds but sharing the same passion.

They embark on a series of games — games that Julian cannot resist.

But Kim is a man with a past.

And a man with a plan.

And Julian's life is about to turn into Big Dipper: a terrifying roller-coaster ride from which there is no escape.

— Big Dipper by Stephen Wyatt

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New This Week: Two Parts Bloody Murder, An Abbott and Lowell Forensic Mystery by Jen J. Danna and Ann Vanderlaan

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 …

Two Parts Bloody Murder by Jen J. Danna and Ann Vanderlaan

An Abbott and Lowell Forensic Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Five Star

Price: $3.99 (as of 02/22/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

It's a double surprise for Trooper Leigh Abbott as she investigates a cold case and discovers two murder victims in a historic building. Together with forensic anthropologist Matt Lowell and M.E. Dr. Edward Rowe, she uncovers the secrets of a Prohibition-era speakeasy.

But when the victims are discovered to be relatives — their deaths separated by eighty years — the case deepens, and suddenly the speakeasy is revealed as ground zero for a cascade of crimes through the decades. When a murder committed nearly forty years ago comes under fresh scrutiny, the team realizes an innocent man was wrongly imprisoned and the real murderer is still at large.

Now they must solve three murders spanning over eighty years if they hope to set a wronged man free.

— Two Parts Bloody Murder by Jen J. Danna and Ann Vanderlaan

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The Unhappy Medium, A Comic Crime Thriller by T. J. Brown, 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 author …

The Unhappy Medium by T. J. Brown

A Comic Crime Thriller

Publisher: T. J. Brown

Price: $1.99 (as of 02/22/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

When even the laws of physics let you down, the absurd, the ludicrous and the frankly impossible may be all you have left …

Dr Newton Barlow has everything a theoretical physicist could ask for — a glittering career both in the lab and on television, a beautiful wife, and best of all, the opportunity to promote his rock-solid certainty that supernatural and religious beliefs are nothing but complete and utter hokum.

But Barlow is about to take a tumble. Mired in accusations of fraud, incompetence and malpractice, Newton is cast out from the scientific establishment and ejected from the family home. With his life in tatters, he descends into a wine-sodden wilderness.

Then, after three lost years, Barlow is suddenly approached by his old mentor and fellow sceptic Dr Sixsmith with an extraordinary proposition, an offer that Newton simply cannot refuse. There's just one small problem:

Dr Sixsmith is dead.

Thrown headlong into a new reality that simply shouldn't exist, Dr Newton Barlow is about to come up against the best and the worst of human nature: tooled-up vicars, paper-pushing ancient Greeks, sinister property developers, a saucy rubber nun and possibly the most mean-spirited man ever to have walked the earth (twice).

From the dusty plains of Spain to the leafy vicarages of Hampshire, Dr Barlow will have to contradict everything he ever believed in if he wants to save this world — and the next.

— The Unhappy Medium by T. J. Brown

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Taken by Lisa Harris, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in February 2015

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

Taken by Lisa Harris

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

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

Kate Elliot's suburban life turns upside down when her sister is shot and her niece kidnapped. Unsure of whom to trust, she turns to FBI agent Marcus O'Brian. But Kate doesn't want to leave the case to the authorities. Against the handsome agent's orders, she tracks her niece to Paris, and the City of Light quickly becomes a city of danger. Marcus can't explain why he feels such a strong connection with the headstrong woman, but soon he's taking on the role of Kate's protector. Yet when the kidnappers demand a ransom Kate can't deliver, he's not sure how much longer he can keep her alive. Now Marcus has the next twenty-four hours to save a stolen child and the woman he's grown to love.

— Taken by Lisa Harris

Sleepyhead, A Tom Thorne Mystery by Mark Billingham, 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, Grove Press …

Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham

A Tom Thorne Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Grove Press

Price: $1.99 (as of 02/22/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

His first three victims ended up dead. His fourth was not so fortunate …

Alison Willetts is unlucky to be alive. She has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by a skilful manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck. She can see, hear and feel and is aware of everything going on around her, but is completely unable to move or communicate. Her condition is called Locked-In Syndrome. In leaving Alison Willetts alive, the police believe the killer made his first mistake.

Then D.I. Tom Thorne discovers the horrifying truth; it isn't Alison who is the mistake, it's the three women already dead. "An appropriate margin of error" is how their killer dismisses them, and Thorne knows they are unlikely to be the last. For the killer is smart, and he's getting his kicks out of toying with Thorne as much as he is pursuing his sick fantasy. Thorne knows immediately he's not going to catch the killer with simple procedure. But with little more than gut instinct and circumstantial evidence to damn his chief suspect, anesthetist Jeremy Bishop, his pursuit of him is soon bordering on the unprofessional. Especially considering his involvement with Anne Coburn, Alison's doctor and Jeremy's close friend.

Thorne must find a man whose agenda is terrifyingly unique, and Alison, the one person who holds the key to the killer's identity, is unable to speak …

— Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham

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The Burning Gates by Parker Bilal, 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 Burning Gates by Parker Bilal, a Makana Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Bloomsbury

    

In Cairo, private investigator Makana is called into the office of his new client, a powerful art dealer known as Kasabian. Kasabian wants him to track down a famous painting that went missing from Baghdad during the US invasion. All the dealer can tell Makana is that the piece was smuggled into Egypt by an Iraqi war criminal who doesn't want to be found.

The world of art is a far cry from the shady streets and alleyways of the Cairo that Makana knows, but he soon finds out that this side of the city has its own dark underbelly. As he sets out to find the lost work of art — and those involved in the case begin to die in horrific ways — Makana finds himself entangled in a mystery that many have attempted to keep hidden.

The trail will lead him back into the dark days of the war and threaten to send the new life he has built for himself up in flames.

— The Burning Gates by Parker Bilal

For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for February 2015. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of February 2015 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

Hard Target by Barb Han, New from Harlequin Intrigue in February 2015

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

Hard Target by Barb Han

Series: The Campbells of Creek Bend

Imprint: Intrigue

  

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

She was trouble the size of Texas, but he'd cross every line to keep her safe …

Border patrol agent Reed Campbell knew when he found a blonde beauty hiding out in a crate of guns smuggled into Texas she'd be nothing but trouble. Emily Baker claims she was kidnapped, beaten and held hostage by Mexico's most elusive drug lord, a man Reed's desperate to bring down. But the sexy cowboy has been betrayed before, so trusting a stranger — no matter how strong their attraction — isn't easy. Still, determined to protect her, he takes her on the run, risking his life time after time. Suddenly, the man who doesn't do feelings is in big trouble. Keeping Emily alive is a problem. Keeping his hands to himself becomes nearly impossible.

— Hard Target by Barb Han

Amazon's TV Deal of the Week: Save on Featured Midsomer Murders Titles on DVD and Blu-ray

Amazon's TV Deal of the Week is savings on selected Midsomer Murders sets on DVD and Blu-ray.

Based on characters created by crime novelist Caroline Graham, this outstanding British series aired its first episode in 1997 and some 100+ episodes later is still going strong.

Whether you start at the beginning with Set 1 or catch up with the most recent Set 24, you won't want to miss following along as the cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets …

New This Week: Tears of Innocence, A Historical Thriller by Bill Rapp

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 …

Tears of Innocence by Bill Rapp

A Historical Thriller

Publisher: Five Star

Price: $3.99 (as of 02/22/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

In the autumn of 1945 Karl Baier, a young American military officer, arrives in a devastated Berlin, the once mighty capital of the Third Reich. His assignment: to hunt down, debrief, and, in some cases, resettle German scientists who helped build the German war machine.

He is not alone, however, as America's allies during the war have become competitors in the search for Germany's scientific and industrial elite. Baier soon finds himself romantically involved with a local woman whose husband disappeared on the eastern front, a woman whose husband shares Baier's name. The young American agrees to help find news of her husband's fate, which she uses to draw him into a story of deceit, romance, and missing treasure. Soon Baier becomes the hunted as much as the hunter. Baier's quest takes him from the ruins of Berlin to Greece, Bavaria, and Lisbon, the heart of European espionage and main escape route during the war, as he searches for answers to a mystery that stretches back into the German occupation, the chaotic final days of the war, and into an uncertain future. Baier will have to learn who his true friends are, whom he can trust, and whether it is safe to love a woman whose history he can only begin to understand.

— Tears of Innocence by Bill Rapp

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for February 23, 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:

C D E H I L N O T

Serpents are here in a Thomas O'Malley and Douglas Graham Purgy thriller title (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!

Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Sunday, February 22, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

The Means by Douglas Brunt

A Political Thriller

Publisher: Touchstone

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

I Am Hostage Three by Nick Lake

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Sunday, February 22, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

Strings by Kat Green

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Kat Green

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: Theater of the Crime, An Alan Stewart and Vera Deward Mystery by Neil Low

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 …

Theater of the Crime by Neil Low

An Alan Stewart and Vera Deward Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Tigress Publishing

Price: $2.99 (as of 02/21/2015 at 7:30 PM ET).

  

A birthday celebration at Seattle's historic Paramount Theater turns tragic when a fire erupts on stage, leaving behind smoldering clues and a magician burnt beyond recognition. When the smoke clears, private detectives Alan Stewart and Vera Deward once again find themselves thrust into the depths of an international mystery.

Frustrated by a performance troupe of Russian Émigrés, magicians, and dancers, who know more than they are willing to tell, Alan and Vera seek the help of a famous psychic, Alexander — The Man Who Knows All. Will Alexander be able to shed light on this mystery, or is he just another smoke and mirrors illusionist seeking to profit while standing on the ruins of his dismantled competition?

As the body count climbs in famous Seattle theaters, Vera and Alan join with trusted police detective, Ben Kearney, and together they employ hard-knock techniques, psychic predictions, potions, and good old-fashioned sleuthing, discovering that in the world of magic, sleight-of-hand and treachery can reach beyond the stage, drag up the historical past, open old wounds, and threaten the present.

— Theater of the Crime by Neil Low

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New This Week: Bone Digger, A Western Thriller by Douglas Hirt

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Bone Digger by Douglas Hirt

A Western Thriller

Publisher: Five Star

Price: $3.99 (as of 02/21/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Eons past, an ancient creature the size of a bunk house lived out a solitary life and died all alone in a rugged, prehistoric canyon. Millennia later that canyon would occupy an isolated corner of C. L. McSween's Rocking S Ranch. It might have gone on for millennia future untouched if not for McSween's plan to dam the canyon up, to provide water for his cattle.

Paleontology is a brand new science in 1877, and when Samuel Cobsworth, a paleontologist from back east, discovers the cache of bones from this long-dead Jurassic monster, he considers them a priceless treasure trove. C. L. McSween and his daughter Libby don't see it that way. They're concerned only about ensuring their cattle's survival during the next drought. On top of that, McSween is a superstitious ex-mountain man. He considers the bone digger a grave robber and wants him off his ranch!

To Chad Larimer, foreman of the Rocking S Ranch, Cobsworth's discovery is nothing more than a bunch of old cow bones … until strangers from back east show up desperate to get their hands on them. Among the Easterners is the infamous paleontologist Professor O. C. Marsh. Marsh wants the bones for his museum and is prepared to have them at any cost. He's brought hired guns with him, and whoever gets between him and those bones is going to die.

Unfortunately, Chad is the man in the middle.

— Bone Digger by Douglas Hirt

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