Lethal Exposure by Elisabeth Rees, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in May 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 …

Lethal Exposure by Elisabeth Rees

Series: Navy SEAL Defenders

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

Bound by honor and dedicated to protection …

When single mother and photographer Rebecca Grey's home is invaded, she calls former navy SEAL Conrad "Jack" Jackson. Though she'd never betray her late husband's memory by falling for his fellow soldier, she's desperate for Jack's help. Rebecca is in possession of photos that can expose a plot to sell priceless artwork stolen from a Middle Eastern palace. Now a dangerous enemy wants her to either surrender the pictures … or her life. Jack promised his best friend he'd lay down his life for Rebecca and her daughters. And as the danger lurks ever closer, that's just what he may have to do to save her.

— Lethal Exposure by Elisabeth Rees

Bulletproof, The Unknown Indentities Series by Regan Black, 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, Getaway Reads …

Bulletproof by Regan Black

The Unknown Indentities Series (1st in series)

Publisher: Getaway Reads

Price: 99¢ (as of 05/02/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

A soldier is nothing without his honor …

To avoid a dishonorable end to his decorated military career, John Noble made a deal with the devil. He gave up his name, endured harrowing training, and accepted every mission thrown at him for one purpose: redemption.

When he accepts his latest orders, providing personal security for a reporter in trouble, he bargains hard to guarantee it will be his last job for the shadow agency he knows only Unknown Identities (UI).

An ambitious reporter, Amelia Bennett, is about to break the story of her career, if she lives long enough to tell it. Caving to her boss's demand, she hires a bodyguard and soon it is obvious John Noble is the only obstacle standing between her and certain death.

Just when John believes he has found someone he can trust and love, who loves him unconditionally for who and what he has become, his orders are amended: Amelia Bennett is to be terminated.

— Bulletproof by Regan Black

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A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson, New in Bookstores during May 2015

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

A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson, a Todd Family Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Little, Brown

    

The dramatic story of the 20th Century through Ursula Todd's beloved younger brother Teddy — would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father, and grandfather — as he navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly changing world. After all that Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge is living in a future he never expected to have.

— A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson

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

Cowboy Incognito by Alice Sharpe, New from Harlequin Intrigue in May 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 …

Cowboy Incognito by Alice Sharpe

Series: The Brothers of Hastings Ridge

Imprint: Intrigue

  

A sexy stranger … A hidden past …

When an attempt on Zane Doe's life robs him of his memory, his only connection to New Orleans — and beautiful artist Kinsey Frost — is a scrap of paper with her name on it. Kinsey can't deny her instant attraction to the mysterious, blue-eyed amnesiac, even as his presence in her life grows increasingly ominous. But when a danger-filled roadtrip to uncover Zane's identity exposes his real connection to Kinsey — and the murderous intentions of those once close to her — Zane must risk it all to protect her from those who would silence her for good.

— Cowboy Incognito by Alice Sharpe

A Deeper Darkness, A Samantha Owens Mystery by J. T. Ellison, 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, MIRA …

A Deeper Darkness by J. T. Ellison

A Samantha Owens Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: MIRA

Price: 99¢ (as of 05/02/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

As a medical examiner, Samantha Owens knows her job is to make a certain sense of death with crisp methodology and precision instruments.

But the day the Tennessee floods took her husband and children, the light vanished from Sam's life. She has been pulled into a suffocating grief no amount of workaholic ardor can penetrate — until she receives a peculiar call from Washington, D.C.

On the other end of the line is an old boyfriend's mother, asking Sam to do a second autopsy on her son. Eddie Donovan is officially the victim of a vicious carjacking, but under Sam's sharp eye the forensics tell a darker story. The ex-Ranger was murdered, though not for his car.

Forced to confront the burning memories and feelings about yet another loved one killed brutally, Sam loses herself in the mystery contained within Donovan's old notes. It leads her to the untouchable Xander, a soldier off-grid since his return from Afghanistan, and then to a series of brutal crimes stretching from that harsh mountainous war zone to this nation's capital. The tale told between the lines makes it clear that nobody's hands are clean, and that making sense of murder sometimes means putting yourself in the crosshairs of death.

— A Deeper Darkness by J. T. Ellison

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New This Week: Blood, Spirit & Bone, The Hunted Series by Camela Thompson

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 May 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Blood, Spirit & Bone by Camela Thompson

The Hunted Series (2nd in series)

Publisher: Booktrope

Price: $3.99 (as of 05/02/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

Olivia lives, but Lucian's part in saving her may cost him his life. A stay of execution is dependent on Olivia's acceptance of her inheritance — a duty to kill anyone who risks exposing the supernatural to the human world. They walk away from the Vampir Council with Lucian maimed, and Olivia reeling from a new life as something she'd never expected. Will she turn on the vampire who risked everything to save her?

Sean Howard survived the battle that stole Olivia's humanity, but wakes to a nightmare. The world believes Olivia was murdered, and Sean is a changed man. Emotionless, haunted, and losing chunks of time, he holds on to his sanity by the frayed tethers of his children, his career, and the belief that Olivia is still alive. When decayed corpses appear mutilated and Sean finds himself covered in their gore, only Olivia can help him piece together who … and what … he is. But will the truth be too much for even her to handle?

— Blood, Spirit & Bone by Camela Thompson

See also the highly reviewed first book in this series, All the Pretty Bones, for $3.99 on Kindle.

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Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Saturday, May 02, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Saturday, May 02, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

Vanished by Kendra Elliot

A Callahan & McLane Novel of Romantic Suspense (1st in series)

Publisher: Montlake Romance

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

When an eleven-year-old is abducted on her way to school, the FBI doesn't waste a moment, sending agents to scour the area and embedding Special Agent Ava McLane with the distraught family. In the eye of the storm is local detective Mason Callahan, whose life is crumbling to pieces — he's related to the victim, and his longtime confidential informant has just been murdered.

Both he and Agent McLane hole up in the victim's family home. Every second counts in a kidnapping case, and the stakes keep rising the longer the girl is missing. As Ava and Mason struggle to hold the family together in their darkest hour, the two investigators find themselves drawn to each other.

— Vanished by Kendra Elliot

Bridged by Kendra Elliot

A Callahan & McLane Novel of Romantic Suspense (2nd in series)

Publisher: Montlake Romance

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

After a congressman's tortured body is found dangling from a Portland bridge, the FBI joins the Oregon State Police to investigate the case — and FBI Special Agent Ava McLane, still recovering from a bullet wound, hunts the twisted killer alongside the man who captured her heart, police detective Mason Callahan.

But once a third body appears and all evidence points to a serial killer, the public furiously clamors for answers — and the couple's relationship grows fractured under the pressure. Ava and Mason search in the past for clues that predict the future. And when Ava's mentally ill twin spins out of control, the FBI agent who battles monsters every day wonders if she shares her sister's self-destructive streak …

— Bridged by Kendra Elliot

The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson

A Goldy Schulz Mystery (17th in series)

Publisher: William Morrow

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

  

Goldy Schulz knows her food is to die for, but she never expects one of her best friends to actually keel over when she's leaving a birthday party Goldy has catered. At first, everyone assumes that all the fun and excitement of the party, not to mention the rich fare, did her in.

But what looks like a coronary turns out to be a generous serving of cold-blooded murder. And the clever culprit is just getting cooking.

When a colleague — a woman who resembles Goldy — is stabbed, and Goldy is attacked outside her house, it becomes clear that the popular caterer is the main course on a killer menu. With time running out, Goldy must roll up her sleeves, sharpen her knives, and make a meal out of a devious murderer, before that killer can serve her up cold.

— The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Saturday, May 02, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Saturday, May 02, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

At Their Own Game by Frank Zafiro

A Crime Novel

Publisher: Frank Scalise

Price: FREE!

  

Flower of Heaven by Julien Ayotte

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Julien Ayotte

Price: FREE!

  

The One Who Got Away by Amy Gamet

The Love and Danger Series

Publisher: Amy Gamet

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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Review: The Five O'Clock Ghost by Dori Hillestad Butler

A Mysterious Review of The Five O'Clock Ghost by Dori Hillestad Butler. The Haunted Library Series.

Review summary: This is a charming story with a well-structured mystery, though one with a solution that almost certainly will be far too obscure for today's generation of children. Even so, this is a generally enjoyable book with an engaging cast of characters for readers aged 6 to 8 (Lexile measure 530L). (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

The Five O'Clock Ghost
Dori Hillestad Butler
The Haunted Library Series
Grosset & Dunlap (March 2015)

Publisher synopsis: Kaz and Claire are called in for another ghostly mystery, and this ghost is always right on time.

When Claire's friend tells the young detectives about his five o'clock ghost, Kaz wonders if it could be his own missing brother, Little John. Kaz and Claire search the house up and down, but they can't find any trace of Little John — or any other ghost. Yet when five o'clock comes along, the strange occurrences come back again ...

The Edge of Normal, A Reeve LeClaire Mystery by Carla Norton, 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 Edge of Normal by Carla Norton

A Reeve LeClaire Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 05/01/2015 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

In many ways, Reeve LeClaire looks like a typical twenty-two year old girl. She's finally landed her own apartment, she waitresses to pay the bills, and she wishes she wasn't so nervous around new people. She thinks of herself as agile, not skittish. As serious, not grim. But Reeve is anything but normal.

Ten years ago, she was kidnapped and held captive. After a lucky escape, she's spent the last six years trying to rebuild her life, a recovery thanks in large part to her indispensable therapist Dr. Ezra Lerner. But when he asks her to help another girl rescued from a similar situation, Reeve realizes she may not simply need to mentor this young victim — she may be the only one who can protect her from a cunning predator who is still out there, watching every move.

— The Edge of Normal by Carla Norton

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New This Week: Death Notice, A Kat Campbell Mystery by Todd Ritter

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 May 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Death Notice by Todd Ritter

A Kat Campbell Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Lancaster Court

Price: $4.99 (as of 05/01/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

This is a new ebook edition of a book published in hardcover by Minotaur Books in 2010.

On a frigid March morning, Perry Hollow Police Chief Kat Campbell finds the corpse of a local farmer in a homemade coffin on the side of the road. A gash on his neck has been sewn shut. So have his lips. Making matters even worse — the killer sent warning of the crime to Henry Goll, the reclusive obituary writer for the local newspaper.

Teaming up with State Police investigator Nick Donnelly, Kat and Henry find themselves racing to stop a serial killer before he can strike again. It's a task that threatens their towns, their families and their very lives.

— Death Notice by Todd Ritter

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Shadow of the Rock, A Spike Sanguinetti Mystery by Thomas Mogford, 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, Walker Books …

Shadow of the Rock by Thomas Mogford

A Spike Sanguinetti Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Walker Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 05/01/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

A humid summer night in Gibraltar. Lawyer Spike Sanguinetti finds Solomon Hassan, an old school friend, waiting on his doorstep. Solomon has been accused of murdering a Spanish girl, Esperanza, in Tangiers — slicing her throat on a beach. He has managed to skip across the Straits but the Moroccan authorities want him back.

In order to delay the extradition, Spike travels to Tangiers. Helped by Solomon's boss, Nadeer — the founder of a renewable-energy company called Dunetech, who are about to close a deal to finance an enormous solar-power site in the Sahara — Spike realises that if he can delay Solomon's trial until after the deal signs, Nadeer will persuade the Governor of Tangiers to bury the extradition demand.

While in Tangiers, Spike meets a beautiful Bedouin girl called Zahra who believes Dunetech are linked to the disappearance of her father. As Spike tries to discover more he finds himself in a dangerous game of secrets, corruption and murderous lies.

— Shadow of the Rock by Thomas Mogford

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His Last Confession, An Inspector Drewes Thriller by Mel Hodgkinson, 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 …

His Last Confession by Mel Hodgkinson

An Inspector Drewes Thriller

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 05/01/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

February 1870. Inspector Drewes of the Dawfield police force is spending an uninteresting evening at his desk. Uninteresting, that is, until he gets a visit from his former constable, Withers, who has just heard an intriguing deathbed confession given by a notorious thief. The confession sparks a huge investigation and Inspector Drewes finds himself at the helm, capably assisted by Withers, who proves a master of disguise.

They discover that three possible murders and a spate of thefts have gone unsolved by the police. They need to find the perpetrator — and fast. Things only get more difficult for Drewes when it turns our that the thief has targeted his own family: an heirloom necklace passed down from his mother has gone missing.

Drewes' investigations take him from the high-society parties of the era to the servants' quarters of the houses they are held in, as he leaves no stone unturned — and no method of investigation untried — in his quest to solve this most complex and fascinating of cases …

— His Last Confession by Mel Hodgkinson

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Blueberry Muffin Murder, A Hannah Swensen Mystery by Joanne Fluke, 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, Kensington …

Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke

A Hannah Swensen Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $1.99 (as of 05/01/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesota's annual Winter Carnival — and Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at her popular shop, The Cookie Jar. Too bad the honor of creating the official Winter Carnival cake went to famous lifestyle maven Connie Mac — a half-baked idea, in Hannah's opinion. She suspects Connie Mac is a lot like the confections she whips up on her cable TV cooking show — sweet, light, and scrumptious-looking, but likely to leave a bitter taste in your mouth.

Hannah's suspicions are confirmed when Connie Mac's limo rolls into town. Turns out America's "Cooking Sweetheart" is bossy, bad-tempered, and downright domineering. Things finally boil over when Hannah arrives at The Cookie Jar to find the Winter Carnival cake burnt to a crisp — and Connie Mac lying dead in her pantry, struck down while eating one of Hannah's famous blueberry muffins.

Next thing Hannah knows, the police have declared The Cookie Jar's kitchen crime scene off-limits. She's a baker without an oven — and the Carnival is right around the corner. Hannah's only alternative is to cook up a plan to save her business — by finding the killer herself …

— Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke

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New This Week: A Walk on the Haunted Side, A Haunted Tour Guide Mystery by Rose Pressey

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A Walk on the Haunted Side by Rose Pressey

A Haunted Tour Guide Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Rose Pressey

Price: $3.99 (as of 05/01/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

The dead want Ripley Van Raden's attention …

Two of Ripley Van Raden's favorite things are books and ghosts. Not necessarily in that particular order. Rip, as her friends call her, guides people on a haunted tour through her hometown of Devil's Moon, Kentucky.

Ripley is also a librarian by day. That's where the books come in. Of course it's no surprise that the library is haunted too. The ghost of the first librarian roams the stacks of Bilson Library, sending Ripley text messages and emails. That's the only way the ghost knows how to communicate. It's a good thing Ripley has the unlimited data plan.

When a famous author comes to town for a book signing, he's interested in seeing some of the spookier sides of Devil's Moon. Ripley takes him to a haunted house that's rumored to be haunted by a woman who places a curse on anyone who has the misfortune of walking through the door.

When the author turns up dead, Ripley must find out if it was the curse that killed him, or a real murderer. At least she has the help of hunky Brannon Landon, paranormal investigator and police officer.

The paranormal forces are much darker than Ripley ever imagined. Now Ripley must find the killer before she becomes a permanent resident of the Devil's Moon Cemetery.

— A Walk on the Haunted Side by Rose Pressey

See also the first book in this series, These Haunts Are Made For Walking, for $3.99 on Kindle.

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