J.L. Abramo's 4th Jake Diamond mystery, Circling the Runway, is published on April 19th by Down & Out Books, but you can pre-order the Kindle version through the 18th for just 99¢!
The book has received early praise from several Edgar Award-winning authors, including Steve Hamilton ("Jake Diamond is back and it feels like the return of an old friend. One of my all-time favorite PI series — Circling the Runway is the best yet."), SJ Rozan ("Think it is impossible to find a new take on the wise-cracking San Francisco PI? Meet Jake Diamond and think again. Jake and his crew — both the good guys and the bad guys — are sharp and smart, convincing and complex."), and David Housewright ("J.L. Abramo's Circling the Runway takes up where Black Mask boys like Hammett, Gardner, and Carroll John Daly left off. It's loaded with tough guys and hard-boiled action — emphasis on the hard.")
In the book, Private Investigator Jacob Diamond and San Francisco Detective Sergeant Roxton Johnson are famous for not getting along. Cats and dogs. Oil and water. Liston and Ali. Jake and Rocky.
When an assistant district attorney is murdered in his high-rise apartment building, and Johnson suspects his lieutenant may have something to do with it, he can think of no one else to turn to for help — no one he can trust — except Jake Diamond.
If the mismatched duo can avoid stepping on each other's toes long enough — they may be able to stop circling the runway and land on the villain's doorstep.
To pre-order Circling the Runway for just 99¢ on the Kindle, click on the cover, above.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
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New This Week: Intrigue at the Ball, A Dark Darcy Regency Mystery by Penelope Swan
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 April 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …
Intrigue at the Ball by Penelope Swan
A Dark Darcy Regency Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: Wisheart Press
Price: $3.99 (as of 04/11/2015 at 7:30 PM ET).
Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters are excited by the prospect of the Netherfield masquerade ball — they're looking forward to enchantment and romance and maybe even a wedding proposal too! But their anticipation is overshadowed by the arrival of mysterious gifts from the Orient and the discovery of a deadly curse.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth is hiding a guilty secret about her encounter with a charming rogue and still struggling to understand her feelings for Mr Darcy. The handsome, aloof gentleman may be a master at solving mysteries, but what are his intentions towards her heart?
— Intrigue at the Ball by Penelope Swan
See also the first mystery in this series, The Netherfield Affair, for $3.99 on Kindle.
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Ryder, An Ayesha Ryder Novel by Nick Pengelley, Now Available at a Special Price
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Ryder by Nick Pengelley
An Ayesha Ryder Novel (1st in series)
Publisher: Alibi
Price: 99¢ (as of 04/11/2015 at 7:00 PM ET).
As Israeli and Palestinian leaders prepare to make a joint announcement at the Tower of London, an influential scholar is tortured and murdered in his well-appointed home in St. John's Wood. Academic researcher Ayesha Ryder believes the killing is no coincidence. Sir Evelyn Montagu had unearthed shocking revelations about T. E. Lawrence — the famed Lawrence of Arabia. Could Montagu have been targeted because of his discoveries?
Ryder's search for answers takes her back to her old life in the Middle East and into a lion's den of killers and traitors. As she draws the attention of agents from both sides of the conflict, including detectives from Scotland Yard and MI5, Ryder stumbles deeper into Lawrence's secrets, an astounding case of royal blackmail, even the search for the Bible's lost Ark of the Covenant.
Every step of the way, the endgame grows more terrifying. But when an attack rocks London, the real players show their hand — and Ayesha Ryder is left holding the final piece of the puzzle.
— Ryder by Nick Pengelley
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New This Week: Saving St. Teresa, A Cupelli Brothers Mystery by Joe Benevento
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 April 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …
Saving St. Teresa by Joe Benevento
A Cupelli Brothers Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: Black Opal Books
Price: $3.99 (as of 04/11/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).
When Monsignor Martin Heamey is found strangled just after a debate with Tony Cupelli, a former monsignor and present professor at Smith College, Tony's detective brother Mike seeks a possible link between this murder and the apparent suicide of a Carmelite nun in Brooklyn.
The brothers uncover a growing cult of young women devoted to dark interpretations of the teachings and life of St. Teresa of Avila, a cult the brothers seek to prove guilty of the crimes, even as more possible victims of the devotees are revealed. When not one, but two, of Tony's present love interests are included among the most likely suspects, his own life is at risk unless, and until, the Cupelli brothers can decipher the clues awaiting in the secret writings of St. Teresa.
— Saving St. Teresa by Joe Benevento
See also the first mystery in this series, The Monsignor's Wife.
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The Blue Hallelujah, A Novel of Suspense by Andy Straka, Now Available at a Special Price
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The Blue Hallelujah by Andy Straka
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: LLW Media
Price: 99¢ (as of 04/11/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).
Detective Jerry Strickland and his wife Rebecca shared a secret calling. When Rebecca died of cancer in prison — branded as a disturbed vigilante after killing one of his murder suspects — Jerry knew he needed to put the truth in writing to set the record straight.
Now, as an old man nearing his own demise, Jerry is unsure whether to share his narrative about Rebecca with the world. But when his eight-year-old granddaughter Marnee disappears, Jerry learns she's been taken by someone close to the killer depicted in the pages hidden in his dresser drawer.
It's time for Jerry to finish the story — by confronting an evil that threatens Marnee's life and the lives of everyone around her. And by placing his faith in a higher power to redeem the love for Rebecca in his heart.
— The Blue Hallelujah by Andy Straka
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The Hat of Victor Noir, A Crime Novel by Adrian Mathews, 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 Hat of Victor Noir by Adrian Mathews
A Crime Novel
Publisher: Endeavour Press
Price: $3.99 (as of 04/11/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).
One Parisian night, English teacher Philip Kovacs comes home to find his apartment disturbed. A strange scent lingers in the air, his typewriter has been stolen, his personal belongings stirred. In the Père Lachaise cemetery, a woman leaves a letter in a black hat by the gravestone of the legendary 19th century journalist, Victor Noir. The letter bears Kovacs's name. Little does she know she is being watched. This watcher soon befriends Kovacs, and the two embark on an adventure to track down the mysterious thief.
Several possible culprits present themselves, all with compelling motives for disturbing Kovacs's life — and what starts as a simple investigation soon turns into a dangerous quest through the dark streets of Paris …
— The Hat of Victor Noir by Adrian Mathews
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Eleven, Twelve, Dig and Delve, A Rebekka Franck Mystery by Willow Rose, Now Available at a Special Price
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Eleven, Twelve, Dig and Delve by Willow Rose
A Rebekka Franck Mystery (6th in series)
Publisher: Willow Rose
Price: $1.99 (as of 04/11/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).
Everybody hates Mondays. This Monday is particularly bad for the residents on Blegevej in the Northern part of Denmark. Just before eight o'clock Monday morning, the entire neighborhood sinks into the ground in a matter of seconds when a giant sinkhole opens up underneath it.
Rebekka Franck is visiting a dear friend when she is swallowed up by the hole and ends up trapped inside a limestone mine. Together with the surviving residents from the neighborhood, she tries to get by underground while waiting to be rescued. When the body of one of the survivors turns up inside the mines, they suddenly know that not only do they face starvation and thirst, they also have a killer among them.
— Eleven, Twelve, Dig and Delve by Willow Rose
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New This Week: Interpretation of Murder, A Murder Mystery by B. K. 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 April 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …
Interpretation of Murder by B. K. Stevens
A Murder Mystery
Publisher: Black Opal Books
Price: $3.99 (as of 04/11/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).
American Sign Language interpreter Jane Ciardi's life changes when she takes a job from a Cleveland private detective and agrees to keep tabs on a deaf African-American teenager whose odd behavior alarms her wealthy father. Jane also needs to discover the truth behind two murders — including the murder of the first interpreter the detective hired.
To get closer to the teenager, Jane joins a fitness center owned by a family that brings new meaning to the word "dysfunctional." The more Jane learns about the center, the more she suspects some people go there to get more than a workout. Somehow, she realizes, the fitness center's secrets are connected to the two murders and to the deaf teenager's odd behavior. Jane's struggle to unravel all the secrets tests her resourcefulness, her loyalties, and her courage — but will that be enough to save her life?
— Interpretation of Murder by B. K. Stevens
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The Templar Thief, A Peter Sparke Mystery by Scott Chapman, Now Available at a Special Price
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The Templar Thief by Scott Chapman
A Peter Sparke Mystery (4th in series)
Publisher: Publish Nation
Price: 99¢ (as of 04/11/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).
Within the ranks of the Order, there are few knights who can be sent on a task that demands much more than mere courage. The Mason selects one of the most troublesome knights in the Order to carry out this task: to travel to the heart of a city under imminent threat and recover the mysterious object alone, without raising suspicion that the Order is preparing for defeat.
Off the far western coast of modern day Scotland, a medieval ship wreck is found to contain a simple holy medallion that could link it to the Order's activity and the famous Templar Vault found in the Scottish Highlands.
Professor Tilly Pink, and international crisis manager, Peter Sparke slowly piece together a puzzle that leads them from Scotland, to medieval Tuscany and to a secret that will change the way the last days of the Templars are seen forever.
— The Templar Thief by Scott Chapman
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Presumed Guilty by Dana Lynn, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in April 2015
Omnimystery News is pleased to introduce a new mystery, suspense, or thriller title available this month from Harlequin, one of the world's leading publishers of books for women …
Presumed Guilty by Dana Lynn
Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense
After four years in prison for a crime she didn't commit, Melanie Swanson's finally free. Yet starting over brings a heavy load of challenges. Nearly everyone believes she's guilty — including police lieutenant Jace Tucker. Jace's certainty cracks only when Melanie is repeatedly attacked, and when the people around her are picked off one by one. Melanie's clearly innocent — and terrified. Someone wants her dead to keep her shattered memories from recalling the crime she witnessed rather than caused. She lost her friends, her fiancé and her freedom when she was found guilty — but proving her innocence could cost Melanie her life.
— Presumed Guilty by Dana Lynn
Record of Wrongs, A Novel of Suspense by Andy Straka, Now Available at a Special Price
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Record of Wrongs by Andy Straka
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: LLW Media
Price: 99¢ (as of 04/11/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).
Something extraordinary is about happen to Quentin Price. A former college security guard, he is being released after serving nine years in prison because a new round of DNA testing has cast doubt on his guilt. But that's not all. He is about to confront a figure from his past who will make him an offer difficult to refuse: the chance to help solve the crime that put him behind bars. There is only one problem. What if Quentin is guilty? And what if the person he is about to meet appears the unlikeliest ally of all?
Quentin balks when asked by Ruth Crawford, the white mother of the young coed he was convicted of raping and murdering, to join in a search for the actual perpetrator. Did Quentin in fact kill Gwen Crawford? Has he only gotten off on a technicality as the police and Gwen's father Jack, a private investigator and former cop, believe? NYPD homicide detective Garnell Harris, called in by the state's Assistant Attorney General to consult on the reopened case, might be able to help sort out what really happened. But in the end it will be up to Quentin to join forces with Ruth. The two form an uneasy alliance, only to discover that sometimes, the one thing harder to find than forgiveness is the truth.
— Record of Wrongs by Andy Straka
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The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr, New in Bookstores during April 2015
Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during April 2015 is …
The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr, a Bernie Gunther Mystery (10th in series)
Publisher: Putnam
A beautiful actress, a rising star of the giant German film company UFA, now controlled by the Propaganda Ministry. The very clever, very dangerous Propaganda Minister — close confidant of Hitler, an ambitious schemer and flagrant libertine. And Bernie Gunther, former Berlin homicide bull, now forced to do favors for Joseph Goebbels at the Propaganda Minister's command.
This time, the favor is personal. And this time, nothing is what it seems.
Set down amid the killing fields of Ustashe-controlled Croatia, Bernie finds himself in a world of mindless brutality where everyone has a hidden agenda. Perfect territory for a true cynic whose instinct is to trust no one.
— The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr
For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for April 2015. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of April 2015 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.
Telemystery News: New Teaser Trailer for HBO's True Detective Season 2
HBO has released a 1-minute teaser trailer for the second season of True Detective (below).
A bizarre murder brings together three law-enforcement officers and a career criminal, each of whom must navigate a web of conspiracy and betrayal in the scorched landscapes of California.
Colin Farrell stars as Ray Velcoro, a compromised detective in the all-industrial City of Vinci, LA County. Vince Vaughn plays Frank Semyon, a criminal and entrepreneur in danger of losing his life’s work, while his wife and closest ally (Kelly Reilly), struggles with his choices and her own. Rachel McAdams is Ani Bezzerides, a Ventura County Sheriff’s detective often at odds with the system she serves, while Taylor Kitsch plays Paul Woodrugh, a war veteran and motorcycle cop for the California Highway Patrol who discovers a crime scene which triggers an investigation involving three law enforcement groups, multiple criminal collusions, and billions of dollars.
True Detective premieres June 21st, 2015.
Wild Hearts by Sharon Sala, New from Harlequin MIRA in April 2015
Omnimystery News is pleased to introduce a new mystery, suspense, or thriller title available this month from Harlequin, one of the world's leading publishers of books for women …
Wild Hearts by Sharon Sala
Series: Secrets and Lies
Imprint: MIRA
Dallas Phillips refuses to believe her father committed suicide, even though things were tough on his farm and he was deeply in debt. When she hears he'd told a neighbor about an upcoming windfall, she grows suspicious, and her suspicion only deepens when she realizes someone is lurking in the nearby mountains after dark.
For help, she turns to Trey Jakes, local police chief — and her former lover. As they begin to investigate, another mystery comes to light. Trey's mother is beginning to remember events from thirty years ago, something shadowy that happened in the mountains, and Dallas's father was there, too. Is what happened that night connected to his "suicide"? As they search for the truth, Trey and Dallas struggle to fight their attraction, but they may not be able to fend off another force — a killer who's more than willing to kill again to make sure old secrets stay buried.
— Wild Hearts by Sharon Sala
That Touch of Ink, A Madison Night, Mad for Mod Mystery by Diane Vallere, Now Available at a Special Price
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That Touch of Ink by Diane Vallere
A Madison Night, Mad for Mod Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: Henery Press
Price: 99¢ (as of 04/11/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).
When interior decorator Madison Night receives a five thousand dollar bill in the mail, she knows it's a message from her past. But when she discovers a corpse while trying to learn of the bill's value, Madison suspects her former lover wants more than a reconciliation. His actions belie his intentions, and even a gallon of daisy yellow paint can't hide the writing on the wall.
Madison follows a circuit of rare dollars and common sense and discovers a counterfeit operation, a jealous lover, and the true value of her independence.
— That Touch of Ink by Diane Vallere
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