The winners of the 2014 Agatha Awards honoring the best traditional mystery were announced last night at Malice Domestic, and were chosen by the attendees of the convention.
And the winners are …
• Best Contemporary Novel: Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge Books)
• Best First Novel: Well Read, Then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran (Berkley Prime Crime)
• Best Non-Fiction: Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey by Hank Phillippi Ryan, editor (Henery Press)
• Best Short Story: "The Odds are Against Us" by Art Taylor (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
• Best Children's/Young Adult's Novel: The Code Buster's Club, Case #4, The Mummy's Curse by Penny Warner (Egmont USA)
• Best Historical: Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen (Berkley)
Sunday, May 03, 2015
Winners of the 2014 Agatha Awards Announced
Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Sunday, May 03, 2015
Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Sunday, May 03, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …
You Don't Want To Know by Lisa Jackson
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: Zebra
Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99
Life as Ava Garrison knew it ended the day her toddler son Noah went missing. In the two years since, she's been in and out of Seattle mental institutions, existing in a fog of grief. Noah's body was never found, and everyone assumed he drowned after falling off a dock. Until recently, Ava thought so too …
Since she moved back home, Ava has experienced unsettling visions. She hears Noah crying in the nursery, glimpses him walking near the water. Her family, her psychologist, and her estranged husband are concerned for her well-being. Or are they worried about what she might discover?
Did Noah really die, or is Ava losing her sanity? The deeper into her memories she goes, the more fearful she becomes. Ava thought her son's disappearance was the worst thing that could happen to her. But before this nightmare ends, she'll discover how terrifying the truth can be …
— You Don't Want To Know by Lisa Jackson
Earl of Darkness by Alix Rickloff
The Heirs of Kilronan Series (1st in series)
Publisher: Pocket Books
Kobo Daily Deal Price: $1.99 (price-matched by Amazon)
Born a lady, but reduced to surviving in the slums of Dublin, Catriona O'Connell has been hired to steal a mysterious book from Aidan Douglas, Earl of Kilronan. But Cat is secretly Other, an age-old mixture of Fey and human — something Aidan recognizes immediately when he surprises the lovely young burglar in his library, about to steal a magical diary.
From the moment Aidan sees her, Cat's spirited beauty enchants him, but her uncanny abilities are what he truly needs, for Cat can understand the mystical language in the diary he inherited from his murdered father. So Aidan makes an offer: translate the book or be thrown in prison as a thief. And as Cat slowly deciphers each page, she and Aidan are drawn together by passion … and into the violence of the Other world that is the Kilronan legacy. Can they defeat those who seek the book, or are their lives in even greater danger than their hearts?
— Earl of Darkness by Alix Rickloff
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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Sunday, May 03, 2015
Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Sunday, May 03, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …
Deadline by Gerry Boyle
A Jack McMorrow Mystery
Publisher: Islandport Press
Price: FREE!
The Metronome by D. R. Bell
The Counterpoint Trilogy
Publisher: D. R. Bell
Price: FREE!
Good Girl, Bad Girl, Dead Girl by Andrew Derham
A Suspense Thriller
Publisher: Andrew Derham
Price: FREE!
The Money Game by Michael A. Smith
A Crime Thriller
Publisher: Michael A. Smith
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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Saturday, May 02, 2015
New This Week: Night of the Hellebore, A Gothic Mystery by George McNeill
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 …
Night of the Hellebore by George McNeill
A Gothic Mystery
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Price: $3.99 (as of 05/02/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).
Returning to Morganville to further her studies, Ilana soon discovers things are not as they seem with her grandmother, Morgana, or the rest of her family. Offered room and board, Ilana agrees to serve as her grandmother's personal cook, while also following a strict set of guidelines.
While preparing the various meals, Ilana, an expert in herbs and spices, stumbles across the presence of various poisons, including the deadly hellebore. Before long, she finds herself fighting for her life, as do others in the house, as an unknown killer stalks the town in the midst of a raging hurricane. Can she discover the killer's identity in time to save lives — or will one of those lost be her own?
— Night of the Hellebore by George McNeill
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Black Ice, A Cold War Thriller by Colin Dunne, 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 …
Black Ice by Colin Dunne
A Cold War Thriller
Publisher: Endeavour Press
Price: $3.99 (as of 05/02/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).
"If you've never come to in the middle of the night to find yourself approximately halfway between New York and Moscow, right up on top of the world, standing outside a block of flats wearing nothing other than a ladies' silk dressing-robe — and that decorated with large scarlet kisses — allow me to describe the sensation. Confused. That's the word, I think. Confused, and cold around the knees."
Stranded in Iceland, journalist turned spy Sam Craven wakes up to the greatest adventure of his career. Sent to Reykjavik to track down the model Solrun, in whom British intelligence have taken a sudden interest, Craven finds himself caught up in a vast power-play between two superpowers on the brink of war — and with only his wits to rely on.
Trying to stay alive, and one step ahead of a band of ruthless killers, Sam is skating on black ice. One slip and he's dead.
— Black Ice by Colin Dunne
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Ashes, The Ashes Series by Kelly Cozy, 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, Smite Publications …
Ashes by Kelly Cozy
The Ashes Series (1st in series)
Publisher: Smite Publications
Price: 99¢ (as of 05/02/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).
Anonymous. That was Jennifer's life. But when she survived a domestic terrorist attack and her last-minute escape became the iconic image of the event, that life was over. Wanting only to disappear and become just another face in the crowd, she cashed in on her unwanted fame and moved to a small town, hidden away and safe.
Retired. That was Sean's life. A former covert operative — the kind the government denies exists — he'd been pushed unwillingly into a life of suburban peace and quiet. But his retirement ended when he saw Jennifer's rescue; from then on he only wanted to find those responsible for the attack, even if it meant turning rogue.
What Jennifer and Sean will both find is that nothing goes to plan, and their paths will cross in a way neither could have foreseen.
— Ashes by Kelly Cozy
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New This Week: Hard Tack, A Cat Marsala Mystery by Barbara D'Amato
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 …
Hard Tack by Barbara D'Amato
A Cat Marsala Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
Price: $4.99 (as of 05/02/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).
This is a new ebook edition of a mystery published in hardcover by Scribner in 1991.
Good food, rich company and a great story on how the other half lives combine for an assignment free-lance journalist Cat Marsala just can't pass up. Except for the fact that all this eating and making merry will take place on a gorgeous sixty-two-foot sloop — and Cat hates boats and water.
But she has a nose for trouble even if she lacks sea legs, and trouble is definitely brewing aboard the Easy Girl. The yacht's passenger list reads like a television drama — complete with characters whose real lives are laced with passion, scandal, vengeance … and murder.
The killer strikes behind a locked door — and there are witnesses to prove no one went in or out of the victim's stateroom. It's a crime that couldn't have happened. Now Cat is hunting a killer in the middle of Lake Michigan — risky business for a woman who can't swim.
— Hard Tack by Barbara D'Amato
See also the first book in this series, Hardball, for $2.99 on Kindle.
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Going for Kona, A Novel of Suspense by Pamela Fagan Hutchins, 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, Skipjack Publishing …
Going for Kona by Pamela Fagan Hutchins
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: Skipjack Publishing
Price: 99¢ (as of 05/02/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).
When her husband is killed in a hit-and-run bicycling accident, it takes all of Michele Lopez Hanson's strength not to burrow into their bed for the rest of her life. But their kids need her, and she promised herself she'd do the Kona Ironman Triathlon in Adrian's honor, and someone seems to be stalking her family, so she slogs through the pain to keep herself on track.
Her dangerously delirious training sessions become a link between her and Adrian, and she discovers that if she keeps moving fast enough to fly, she can hold onto her husband — even as she loses her grip on herself and faces her biggest danger yet.
— Going for Kona by Pamela Fagan Hutchins
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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
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, 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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