Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

Courage Matters by R. Scott Mackey

A Ray Courage Mystery

Publisher: Big Hound Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

Natalie's Art by Susan Fleet

A Frank Renzi Mystery

Publisher: Music and Mayhem Press

Price: FREE!

  

The Death of an Actor by Adam G. Newton

A Bentley Hill Players Mystery

Publisher: Adam G. Newton

Price: FREE!

  

First Contract by Frank Westworth

A JJ Stoner Short Story

Publisher: The Cosmic Bike Company

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: Pennies for the Damned, A Larry Laughlin Novel by Edward Lorn

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Pennies for the Damned by Edward Lorn

A Larry Laughlin Novel (2nd in series)

Publisher: Red Adept Publishing

Price: $2.99 (as of 05/12/2015 at 7:30 PM ET).

  

Ex-hitman Larry Laughlin got out of Mexico alive, but now he's a haunted man. The final step to laying his ghosts to rest requires killing his newly paroled father. Before he can take action, a trio of killers break into Larry's house, and he overhears their scheme to murder his brother, Jaime. Old habits kick in, and Larry emerges the sole survivor. But while he's gathering hidden funds to finance his plans, he's ambushed by an abused teen named Brooklyn, who refuses to be left behind.

Larry and Brooklyn set out to save his brother and complete his patricidal task, but one misstep drops yet another aching tragedy on Larry's burdened shoulders. Nearly mad with his hunger for vengeance, Larry seeks his final nemesis in the heart of New York City. But what he finds will threaten more than just his life: Larry Laughlin damned himself long ago.

— Pennies for the Damned by Edward Lorn

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Review: The Honest Folk of Guadeloupe by Timothy Williams

A Mysterious Review of The Honest Folk of Guadeloupe by Timothy Williams. An Anne Marie Laveaud Mystery.

Review summary: The two primary storylines, the mysteries surrounding the murder of the young woman and the suicide of the businessman, are actually quite intriguing from a conceptual perspective, but they are wrapped in a really quite tedious investigation. The resolutions are interesting, but the path there takes far too much effort. (Click here for text of full review.)

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The Honest Folk of Guadeloupe
Timothy Williams
An Anne Marie Laveaud Mystery
Soho Crime (January 2015)

Publisher synopsis: April 1990: French-Algerian judge Anne Marie Laveaud has been living and working in the French Caribbean département of Guadeloupe for more than a decade, but her days are still full of surprises. She is only just starting to investigate the suspicious suicide of a high-profile environmental activist and media personality when she is pulled off the case. Is it because she was getting too close to the truth?

But the new case she's been assigned takes precedence. The naked body of a white woman has been discovered on a beach. The victim's remains offer no clues about her final hours — she was found without any of her belongings, and it seems she had been dead at least three days before anyone spotted her corpse. What turned this woman's vacation in paradise into a final nightmare?

New This Week: Death Is Always a Resident, A Cozy Mystery by Lorraine Jeffery

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Death Is Always a Resident by Lorraine Jeffery

A Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Cedar Fort

Price: $2.99 (as of 05/12/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Jan Myers has dedicated her career to helping the elderly. But after one of the elderly residents under her care mysteriously dies, Jan's career, her daughter, and everything she loves is suddenly in jeopardy.

It's up to Jan to piece together the clues and find out what happened before it's too late!

— Death Is Always a Resident by Lorraine Jeffery

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Two Dogs Lie Sleeping, A Mae December Mystery by Lia Farrell, Now Available at a Special Price

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Two Dogs Lie Sleeping by Lia Farrell

A Mae December Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Camel Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 05/12/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

This title is one of over 100 mysteries and thrillers included in Amazon's The Big Deal for May 2015. Promotion ends May 24th, 2015.

It's early August in Rosedale, Tennessee, and July December Powell is alone at the historic Booth Mansion, putting the finishing touches on the Showhouse room she designed for tomorrow's grand opening. A loud noise draws her to the nursery, where a man lies dying. Not just any man, but Tom Ferris, the love of her life, who she hasn't seen since he disappeared with no explanation some fifteen years earlier. Who shot Tom in the back? What drove him away in the first place and made him stay away, even after his parents were killed in a car accident? What was he trying to tell July with his last breath?

The gossip mill is in high gear in the small town of Rosedale, and July is the sister of Mae, a dog breeder and kennel owner who happens to be dating the sheriff, Ben Bradley. Ben's close relationship with the December family has thrown a wrench in his investigation, forcing him to rely on Detective Wayne Nichols, his deputies, and his office manager Dory to do most of the legwork. Meanwhile July's marriage is imploding, and Mae already has too much to deal with — including a new corgi puppy and Ben's four-year-old son. Mae is torn between loyalty to her boyfriend and her sister as she does her darndest to get the bottom of a case that just seems to involve more and more of their friends and neighbors.

— Two Dogs Lie Sleeping by Lia Farrell

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Pilgrimage of Death, A Medieval Murder Mystery by Sally Spencer, 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 …

Pilgrimage of Death by Sally Spencer

A Medieval Murder Mystery

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 05/12/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

The year is 1386. In a Southwark inn, a group of pilgrims on the road to Canterbury are challenged to a competition by the landlord. Each will tell a story, and the teller of the best tale shall earn themselves a free meal on their return. For Geoffrey Chaucer — soldier, spy, and poet — it is just the beginning. Every time a story is told, its teller is soon found murdered … in the manner of which they had spoken of in their tale. Together with the knight and the franklin, the three men alone deemed above suspicion, Chaucer attempts to piece together the strange and bloody trail.

But as Canterbury looms they seem no closer to uncovering the truth. And any one of them could be next …

Will they uncover the terrifying mystery behind the murders? Or will they also fall victim to the pilgrimage of death?

— Pilgrimage of Death by Sally Spencer

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Elvis Has Not Left the Building, A Mystery Novel by J. R. Rain, Now Available at a Special Price

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Elvis Has Not Left the Building by J. R. Rain

A Mystery Novel

Publisher: J. R. Rain

Price: 99¢ (as of 05/12/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

It's tough being the King.

Which is why in 1977 Elvis faked his own death and endured massive facial reconstruction surgery, and disappeared from the limelight to live a normal life as the unassuming Aaron King. Unfortunately, leaving fame behind also meant leaving his fortune behind, too, and now Elvis finds himself broke and living in near poverty in a small apartment in Los Angeles. Luckily for him, it turns out he's a pretty good private investigator.

Now in his seventies and contemplating a return to music (discreetly, of course), Elvis is hired to solve a baffling missing person case. The King digs deeper, and soon finds himself surrounded by the seedier elements of Los Angeles, from nefarious Hollywood producers who prey upon the young, to twin brothers with a very dark secret.

And as Elvis pieces the bizarre puzzle together, he slowly makes his singing comeback — and will be reunited on stage with someone even the King himself never dreamed possible.

— Elvis Has Not Left the Building by J. R. Rain

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New This Week: The Teller, A Suspense Thriller by Jonathan Stone

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The Teller by Jonathan Stone

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Price: $4.99 (as of 05/12/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

This is a new ebook edition of a thriller first published in by the author in 2012 and includes editorial revisions.

Twenty-three-year-old Elaine Kelly doesn't earn much as a bank teller, and most of her salary goes toward caring for her terminally ill mother. When a lonely old man who deposits money at her bank every week gets hit and killed by a delivery truck, Elaine — a good Irish girl from Queens — thinks she's found the answer to her problems. She'll just transfer $1 million from the dead man's account into hers.

Except that the lonely old man may not have been who he seemed. And when you take $1 million that isn't yours, it can cost you … way more.

— The Teller by Jonathan Stone

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Silent Waters, A Political Thriller by Jan Coffey, Now Available at a Special Price

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Silent Waters by Jan Coffey

A Political Thriller

Publisher: MM Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 05/12/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

A nuclear submarine cuts silently through the waters of the North Atlantic, commandeered by two-dozen armed terrorists. The target: New York City.

Fighting for their lives aboard the hijacked submarine, Commander Darius McCann and Ship Superintendent Amy Russell have only one hope for survival. With the lives of millions at stake, they must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse where capture would mean certain death.

On land, two NCIS investigators are working feverishly to learn the details of the hijacking in time to stop the attack. As mass hysteria paralyzes New York City, they uncover a trail of secrets as dangerous as the silent weapon aimed at the heart of America.

— Silent Waters by Jan Coffey

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Stone Cold Dead by James W. Ziskin, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2015 …

Stone Cold Dead by James W. Ziskin, An Ellie Stone Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Seventh Street Books

  

December 21, 1960, the shortest day of the year: Fifteen-year-old Darleen Hicks slips away from her school bus as it idles in the junior-high parking lot, waiting to depart. Moments later the bus rumbles away without her, and she is never seen again.

New Year's Eve 1960: The small upstate town of New Holland, New York, is in the grips of a severe cold snap, when Ellie Stone receives a late-night caller — Irene Metzger, the grieving mother of Darleen Hicks. She tells Ellie that the local police won't help her, that they believe Darleen has run off with some older boy and will return when she is ready. Irene has read Ellie's stories in the paper on an earlier murder case and believes Ellie is her last hope.

Ellie Stone is on a chilling journey to a place of uncertainty, loss, teenage passion, and vulnerability — where Ellie's questions are unwanted and her life is in danger.

— Stone Cold Dead by James W. Ziskin

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Hard Target, An Elite Ops Novel of Romantic Suspense by Kay Thomas, Now Available at a Special Price

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Hard Target by Kay Thomas

An Elite Ops Novel of Romantic Suspense (1st in series)

Publisher: Avon Impulse

Price: 99¢ (as of 05/12/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

Former DEA agent Leland Hollis wasn't planning on being a hero. Recovering from an injury sustained during a drug bust gone wrong and with more personal demons than he cares to admit, he wants nothing more than peace and a chance to rebuild his life. But when Anna Mercado's crazy ex shows up wielding a baseball bat, Leland can't ignore his instinct to help. And after her son is kidnapped, Leland agrees to deliver the ransom into dangerous territory south of the border.

Anna has no choice but to go with this stranger she's just met if she ever wants to see her son again. But getting the boy out of a violent cartel region involves risking everything. And for that Leland will have to convince Anna to do the scariest thing of all … open her heart and trust him.

— Hard Target by Kay Thomas

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Rumrunners by Eric Beetner, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2015 …

Rumrunners by Eric Beetner, A Crime Novel

Publisher: 280 Steps

  

Meet the McGraws. They're not criminals. They're outlaws. They have made a living by driving anything and everything for the Stanleys, the criminal family who has been employing them for decades. It's ended with Tucker. He's gone straight, much to the disappointment of his father, Webb.

When Webb vanishes after a job, and with him a truck load of drugs, the Stanleys want their drugs back or their money. With the help from his grandfather, Calvin — the original lead foot — Tucker is about to learn a whole lot about the family business in a crash course that might just get him killed.

— Rumrunners by Eric Beetner

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Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson, New in Bookstores during May 2015

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

Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson, a Gaslight Mystery (17th in series)

Publisher: Berkley

    

In the midst of Sarah and Frank's wedding preparations, Sarah accompanies her mother on a condolence call to the Upper West Side, where Charles Fairfax, the son of family friends, has died unexpectedly after suffering from a mysterious disease. It is a tragic and all too common story — or so it seems. Charles's father asks to speak with Sarah privately. He believes his son was poisoned and would like Sarah and Frank to look into the matter with the utmost discretion.

Putting their own personal affairs on hold, Sarah and Frank soon learn that not everyone wants to know more about Charles's death, particularly if he was murdered. As they unravel secrets that reach back to the War Between the States, they also discover that they are in the company of a very present danger …

— Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson

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The Lantern, A Novel of Psychological Suspense by Deborah Lawrenson, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson

A Novel of Psychological Suspense

Publisher: Harper

Price: $1.99 (as of 05/12/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

Drawn to a wealthy older man, Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life and a new home — Les Genévriers, a charming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence.

But Eve finds it impossible to ignore the mysteries that haunt both her lover and the run-down old house. The more reluctant Dom is to tell her about his past, the more she is drawn to it — and to the mysterious disappearance of his beautiful ex-wife.

— The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson

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New This Week: Rosemary's Gravy, A We Sisters Three Mystery by Melissa F. Miller

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Rosemary's Gravy by Melissa F. Miller

A We Sisters Three Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Brown Street Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 05/12/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

Rosemary Field never planned on working as a private, holistic chef for a demanding vegan actress. But then, plans have a way of going out the window when a girl learns her parents have skipped town, leaving behind a half-million-dollar debt.

Rosemary makes the best of her situation, putting up with her boss's diva antics and halfheartedly fending off the advances of the impossibly sexy stepson who comes with the high-paying gig. Then someone decides to kill the miserable movie star. It's bad news for any chef when a client dies from an allergic reaction after eating your cooking. It's even worse news for Rosemary because the police are determined to charge her with murder.

To restore her reputation (and stay out of prison), Rosemary has to find the real murderer — and fast. Her short list of suspects includes a womanizing race car driver, a powerful music producer, Hollywood's hottest leading man, and, oh yeah, Felix, the dead woman's stepson — which gets a little awkward when Rosemary starts dating him.

Unfortunately, everything Rosemary thought she knew is wrong — dead wrong.

After a romantic dinner with Felix ends in food poisoning, she finds herself unattached, unemployed, and once again on the wrong side of the LAPD. She knows how to salvage an oversalted sauce, but can she salvage the disaster that is her life? And will the hunky homicide detective help her — or book her?

— Rosemary's Gravy by Melissa F. Miller

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