New This Week: Dog Days Murderous Nights, A Winnona Peaks Mystery by Emily Page

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Dog Days Murderous Nights by Emily Page

A Winnona Peaks Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Emily Page

Price: 99¢ (as of 06/25/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

Winning at all costs … can be costly …

Christy Roberts, owner of Alfie's Bed & Breakfast, has been getting a nice flow of customers due to the Winnona Peak's Annual Dog Show. When one of the shows participants J.W. Augustine turns up dead in his room at Alfie's Bed &Breakfast, Christy is determined to find out if this was an accident or a stealthy-murder.

With a complicated trio of possible suspects in play, each with motive, Christy, along with her two trusty Pomeranians are set to find out who is the killer. But this one could get a little hairy.

— Dog Days Murderous Nights by Emily Page

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A Conversation with Mystery Author Daithi Kavanagh

We are delighted to welcome back author Daithi Kavanagh to Omnimystery News.

Daithi first visited with us earlier this year when he wrote about The Gun, the first in a new series featuring Garda Detective Tadgh Sullivan. Now the second book has been published, The Brotherhood (Tirgearr Publishing; May 2015 ebook formats) and we had the opportunity to spend some time talking with him about it.

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Omnimystery News: Tell us a little more about Tadgh Sullivan. What is it about him that appeals to you as a writer?

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Daithi Kavanagh

Daithi Kavanagh: The main character in my books is Detective Tadhg (pronounced Tige) Sullivan. Sullivan's character is very human. He is flawed and appears to have very little control over his personal life. He is divorced and now finds himself separated from his new girlfriend. Most of these problems stem from his inability to control his binge drinking. The only time he seems to get his personal problems under control is when he is tied up in a case. This is where his real humanity is revealed, when he is willing to go to any lengths, even to control the habits he normally couldn't, to protect the victims of the crimes he is investigating. The balance of strength and weakness in his character is what really appeals to me as a writer and I believe it makes him appear more natural to the reader.

OMN: How do you see him developing over the course of a series?

DK: Tadhg's character has changed in small ways continuously throughout the first two books in the series. In his early career as a member of An Garda Siochana he was a "go getter" who was determined to rise through the ranks. But later on he became disillusioned with the job he'd worked so hard to get. He turned from a "Pit Bull" for the establishment to become a thorn in their side. In a sense his personal problems are the only thing that keeps his feet on the ground.

OMN: How true are you to the settings in the books?

DK: I try to keep the geography as close to reality as possible. The books are always set in towns or cities throughout Ireland where I have either lived or spent time and know the places pretty well. I think it's important to keep the setting as real as possible for the writing to ring true.

OMN: If we could send you anywhere in the world to research the setting for a story, where would it be?

DK: Once of my favorite writers is Arnaldur Indriðason. He is an Icelandic crime writer. I would love to experience the culture in which these stories were given life. I also love the insular, almost claustrophobic atmosphere that exists in his writing and I feel a kindred spirit with him, possibly due to the fact that both countries, Ireland and Iceland are islands on the tip of Europe but never really feel a part of it.

OMN: Suppose the Tadhg Sullivan mysteries were to be developed for television or adapted for film. Who do you see playing his role?

DK: Tadhg, in my minds eye is in his late thirties, with dark brown hair and blue eyes. I think that the Irish actor Cillian Murphy would fit the role perfectly. His performances in Peaky Blinders and The Wind that Shakes the Barley portray him as a human yet aggressive person when the need arises. He is also a leader and one that people tend to follow due to the lack of selfishness he displays in the actions he takes.

OMN: Have any particular authors influenced how and what you write today?

DK: I've already mentioned Arnaldur Indriðason, and Henning Mankell's Wallander was also a huge influence in how I see the role of a detective. Other characters like the Scottish detective John Rebus created by Ian Rankin was also an influence. I like the way these detectives are portrayed i.e. that they are not one dimensional, they are flawed and strong at the same time.

OMN: When selecting a book to read for pleasure today, what do you look for?

DK: In my earlier life I tended to read non-fiction books on history or politics. But for the last ten or fifteen years I was drawn to detective novels. I find they are great page turners and there is nothing more enjoyable on a winter's evening than to sit up in bed with a good crime novel, a bag of chocolate toffees and a cup of drinking chocolate!

OMN: What's next for you?

DK: I am currently writing my third book in the Tadhg Sullivan Series which I hope to have completed by the end of this year. I have another long term writing project which at the moment is just meanderings but I hope some day to turn it into a book. I am also studying at the moment for a third level degree in Irish Culture and Heritage Studies and have in my mind the possibility of writing a book with an historical background.

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Daithi Kavanagh lives with his wife and two teenage children in Trinity, Wexford. Up to 2012 when the recession hit Ireland, he was making a living as a musician. He then went back to adult education and completed his Leaving Certificate in 2014. He is now studying for a degree in Culture and Heritage Studies at Wexford Campus. He plays guitar and sings in many of the pubs in his hometown of Wexford, where he is often joined by his two children Ella and Rory, who play fiddle and flute. In his spare time he likes to walk his two dogs with his wife Caroline.

For more information about the author, please visit his author page on Tirgearr Publishing and his author page on Goodreads, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.

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The Brotherhood by Daithi Kavanagh

The Tadgh Sullivan Series

Publisher: Tirgearr Publishing

Detective Tadhg Sullivan's life seems to be falling apart, since being shifted to Clare from Dublin after falling out with the Minister for Justice and the Garda Commissioner. His partner (Journalist Helen Carty) has moved out, unable to live with his bouts of depression and periodic alcoholism. He finds himself once again alone in a world that doesn't understand him.

Suddenly Sullivan is knocked out of his lethargy when a teenage girl goes missing not far from Ennis where he has been stationed. Sullivan is asked to lead the hunt by the local Superintendent and is catapulted into a world of unimaginable horror. He is confronted by Lord Charles Cromwell the leader of a sadistic cult (The Brotherhood) that derives its pleasures from the torture and murder of young women.

Sullivan's investigation is once again hampered by political interference. As he fights his way through one bureaucratic obstacle after another he discovers that The Brotherhoods tentacles have not only reached into corridors of power in Ireland but, they are being protected by powerful politicians worldwide.

To cut through this protective ring of steel Sullivan finds himself having to engage with some strange bed fellows. Which included an ex CIA agent (Simon Horowitz) who had saved his partners life during his last investigation and an IRA leader (Rory O'Connor) who has recently been released from prison.

Will this strange combination be able to destroy The Brotherhood before their murderous reign takes another young life or will Lord Cromwell destroy Sullivan and everything he loves?

— The Brotherhood by Daithi Kavanagh

Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Thursday, June 25, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

The Rabbit Factory by Marshall Karp

A Lomax and Biggs Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Mesa Films

Kindle Daily Deal Price: 99¢

When the actor playing Rambunctious Rabbit — the mascot of Lamaar Studio's Familyland theme park — is brutally murdered on park grounds, LAPD detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs are brought in to investigate.

Asked to keep the investigation under wraps in order to protect Lamaar's idyllic image, Lomax and Biggs face a dilemma when a second — and then a third — brutal murder takes place and they uncover a conspiracy to destroy one of the country's largest entertainment conglomerates.

— The Rabbit Factory by Marshall Karp

Bloodthirsty by Marshall Karp

A Lomax and Biggs Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Mesa Films

Kindle Daily Deal Price: 99¢

Barry Gerber, one of the most hated — and powerful — men in Hollywood, is a no-show for a red carpet event. The next morning he turns up dead in a trash can, killed in such a bizarre way that neither Detectives Mike Lomax nor Terry Biggs nor anyone in Forensics has ever seen anything like it before. Two days later, the prime suspect — another despised show-business bad boy — is found murdered in the same sadistic manner.

The list of suspects then becomes as long as the credits in a summer blockbuster. Everyone hated the murdered men. Biggs jokes that this could be an elaborate public service effort to make Hollywood a better place to live and work. But the two detectives soon find that all jokes are off as they wade through a daunting number of leads to uncover the identity of the next victim. What they stumble upon is a motive far more primal than they had ever imagined.

— Bloodthirsty by Marshall Karp

Blane's Turn by Tiffany Snow

A Kathleen Turner Novel of Romantic Suspense (6th in series)

Publisher: Montlake Romance

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

Blane Kirk is a Navy SEAL-turned-attorney with old money and an even older pedigree. High powered and aggressive, he plays the field, changing women as often as he changes his ties — but he's had no complaints so far. He has only two rules: don't date employees, and don't get emotionally involved. These are rules he can easily live by … until his runner, an employee in his law firm named Kathleen Turner, does an unexpected face-plant into his lap.

Kathleen's too young and innocent for Blane, and much too vulnerable. After her friend is murdered, Blane knows she could be next — and he knows that keeping her alive means keeping her close to him. Kathleen's like no woman he's ever met, and protecting her could be the one thing to change his life forever. He may be able to keep her safe from the killer … but can he keep her safe from himself?

— Blane's Turn by Tiffany Snow

Kade's Turn by Tiffany Snow

A Kathleen Turner Novel of Romantic Suspense (7th in series)

Publisher: Montlake Romance

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

Assassin-for-hire Kade Dennon knows exactly who he is: a soulless killer who can't be saved. And he thinks he's fine with that … until he meets Kathleen. Beautiful, kind, and tough as nails, Kathleen Turner is nothing like the nameless one-night stands Kade usually goes for. Just being around her makes the hardened hit man feel emotions he never thought were possible. There's just one problem: Kathleen is dating Kade's brother, hotshot attorney Blane Kirk.

When a shadowy figure starts threatening Kathleen's life and forces Blane to lose a high-stakes trial, Kade is thrown into the role of reluctant bodyguard for the most captivating woman he's ever known. For a man who spends his life taking down murderers and psychopaths, this battle against his feelings might prove to be the fight of his life.

— Kade's Turn by Tiffany Snow

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Thursday, June 25, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

Unallocated Space by Jerry Hatchett

A Sam Flatt Thriller

Publisher: Red House Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

Mutts & Murder by Meg Muldoon

A Dog Town USA Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Vacant Lot Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

Claudia Must Die by T. B. Markinson

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: T. B. Markinson

Price: FREE!

  

Murder in Nice by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

A Maggie Newberry Mystery

Publisher: San Marco Press

Price: FREE!

  

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New This Week: Stolen Dough, The Case Files of Icarus Investigations by Daniel Ganninger

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Stolen Dough by Daniel Ganninger

The Case Files of Icarus Investigations (5th in series)

Publisher: Daniel Ganninger

Price: $3.99 (as of 06/24/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Coming off of another successful case, private detectives Galveston and Murphy find themselves running from hired assassins and bureaucrats in the U.S. government. They have only one choice to free themselves, discover the next move of the sophisticated organized crime syndicate, the Red Hand, and stop them by any means necessary.

The Icarus team travel the world as they begin to solve the puzzle of the Red Hand's final and desperate play for world domination by using their unusual, trademark tactics. With the help of some old and new friends, the team begins to reveal the layers of the syndicate's nefarious plan. Will they stop the them in time before a worldwide economical crash occurs, or will the Red Hand succeed in shaping the globe in their own image?

— Stolen Dough by Daniel Ganninger

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Review: The Reluctant Matador by Mark Pryor

A Mysterious Review of The Reluctant Matador by Mark Pryor. A Hugo Marston Mystery.

Review summary: The mystery plot here consists of two primary threads. Unfortunately both subplots are weakly conceived and developed and neither really capture the reader's attention or imagination. Read, instead, the far better earlier books in this series and hope this is a one-off anomaly. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

The Reluctant Matador
Mark Pryor
A Hugo Marston Mystery
Seventh Street Books (June 2015)

Publisher synopsis: A nineteen-year-old aspiring model has disappeared in Paris. Her father, Bart Denum, turns to his old friend Hugo Marston for help. Marston, the security chief at the American Embassy, makes some inquiries and quickly realizes something is amiss: Bart's daughter was not a model, but rather a dancer at a seedy strip club. And she headed to Barcelona with some guy she met at the club.

With his friend and former CIA agent, Tom Green, Marston heads for Barcelona. The two sleuths identify the man last seen with the girl, break into his house, and encounter a shocking scene: Bart Denum, standing over the dead and battered body of their mysterious stranger. Though Bart protests his innocence, under the damning circumstances, Spanish authorities arrest him for murder.

The two American investigators are faced with their biggest challenge ever: find the real killer, prove Bart's innocence, and locate his missing daughter — without getting killed along the way.

Sherlock Holmes and the Sandringham House Mystery, A Sherlock Holmes Patische by Val Andrews, 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 …

Sherlock Holmes and the Sandringham House Mystery by Val Andrews

A Sherlock Holmes Patische

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 06/24/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr Watson embark on a mission to find a painting stolen from one of the King's residences while the Royal Illusionist, Horace Goldin, was performing. While not currently under suspicion, the cheerful foreigner Goldin would like to have the matter resolved as quickly as possible and seeks the duo's aid.

Holmes and Watson travel to Sandringham House disguised as assistants in the illusionist's act and discreetly investigate the matter. Navigating mysteries and kings, illusions and brutish aides, the duo explore Sandringham House and its grounds, racing against the clock to solve the mystery.

Holmes and Watson work to find the truth, but this truth may get Holmes in a bit of trouble …

— Sherlock Holmes and the Sandringham House Mystery by Val Andrews

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Breaking Ground, A Circling Eagle Mystery by Jackie Sereno, Now Available at a Special Price

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Breaking Ground by Jackie Sereno

A Circling Eagle Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Jackie Sereno

Price: $1.99 (as of 06/24/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

When Carl Overlord's Development Corp. seeks to bring casino gaming to a northern Wisconsin Indian reservation, Native American Richard Circling Eagle confronts corruption and murder to prevent the desecration of sacred sites, the destruction of natural resources and the influence of the mob in tribal government.

While a campaign of harassment and violence erupts against Richard and other activists, Carl's pampered mistress and public relations representative Jessica Summerfield discovers a deadly secret in Carl's past. She is then faced with a dilemma: challenge him at the risk of losing all the perks of her position or remain complicit at the cost of dire repercussions for others.

— Breaking Ground by Jackie Sereno

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New This Week: Never Steal a Cockatiel, A Leigh Koslow Mystery by Edie Claire

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Never Steal a Cockatiel by Edie Claire

A Leigh Koslow Mystery (9th in series)

Publisher: Edie Claire

Price: $3.99 (as of 06/24/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

The brains behind this birdnapping had better run for cover!

Pets in the North Boros of Pittsburgh are disappearing … along with their owners' hard-earned cash. The Koslow Animal Clinic has seen its share of mayhem, but when a spree of petnappings for ransom are targeted at its clients, suspicion falls uncomfortably close to Leigh Koslow's veterinarian father. Leigh refuses to believe that anyone in the family is involved — never mind that her aunt's notorious ex, Mason Dublin, has just flown the coop. Never mind that several of his fellow poker players have recently turned up missing … or murdered. And never mind that on his way out of town, Mason dropped off a few pets for Leigh to secretly take care of.

There must be a rational explanation, preferably one that has nothing to do with either Leigh's relatives or the clinic staff. But as the evidence begins to mount, Leigh faces facts: the petnappings are an inside job. With the unofficial help of detective and new mom Maura Polanski, Leigh hopes to finger the traitor before any more pets disappear. Because when the animal-loving citizens of the North Boros start fighting back, feathers are going to fly!

— Never Steal a Cockatiel by Edie Claire

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Further Complications, A Comic Crime Thriller by Bryn Schurman, Now Available at a Special Price

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Further Complications by Bryn Schurman

A Comic Crime Thriller

Publisher: Bryn Schurman

Price: 99¢ (as of 06/24/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

Read our interview with the author!

Stealing the car was the easy part. Enjoying his date afterward was another story.

Marty's night keeps getting more complicated as he tries to seduce the new coworker with a joyride through the streets of South Miami. Thievery and lies don't come easy to this neurotic projectionist and he soon finds himself hopelessly over his head, wondering what to do with the grisly baggage in the trunk.

— Further Complications by Bryn Schurman

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A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during June 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during June 2015 …

A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander, A Juliet Capshaw, Bakeshop Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

  

Welcome to Torte-a small-town family bakeshop where the coffee is hot, the muffins are fresh, and the cakes are definitely to die for …

It's autumn in Ashland, Oregon-'tis the season for a spiced hot apple cider with a serving (or two) of Torte's famous peach cobbler. It's also the perfect time for Jules Capshaw to promote her family's beloved bake shop by competing in The Pastry Channel's reality show, Take the Cake. The prize is $25,000. But as Jules quickly learns, some people would kill for that kind of dough. Literally.

Then, just as Jules dusts off her Bavarian Chocolate Cake recipe and cinches up her apron, the corpse of a fellow contestant is discovered-death by buttercream. What began as a fun, tasteful televised adventure has morphed into something of a true-crime detective show for Jules and everybody else on set. Who could have killed Chef Marco, and why? Can Jules sift out the killer before someone else gets burned?

— A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for June 2015. For new hardcover mysteries, visit New Mysteries where for a list of June 2015 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

Shakedown, A Jack Davis Thriller by Joel Goldman, Now Available at a Special Price

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Shakedown by Joel Goldman

A Jack Davis Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: Joel Goldman

Price: 99¢ (as of 06/24/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

The war isn't overseas. It isn't south of the border. It's in Everytown, USA. FBI Agent Jack Davis is neck deep in a dark urban war and it's not some pansy-ass X-Box Modern Warfare fantasy. He's caught in the crossfire of a war that rages on in the bleak and brutal streets.

And Jack is fighting another war; this one inside his body as a mysterious disorder makes him shake when he should shoot.

Jack's latest case sends him on a dark journey steeped in the stench of death and endangering his daughter. Critical information is leaking — no — pouring out of the case. He can't trust anyone as betrayal buries the truth in a deadly web of deception.

— Shakedown by Joel Goldman

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Kill Again by Neal Baer and Jonathan Greene, New in Bookstores during June 2015

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

Kill Again by Neal Baer and Jonathan Greene, a Claire Waters Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Kensington

    

Haunted by a brutal childhood, Dr. Claire Waters finds solace in helping other survivors of abuse. Her favorite patient, Rosa Sanchez, is finally getting her life together after being victimized for years. So it's a shock when Rosa is handcuffed and led away by a man Claire assumes is law enforcement. But as she soon realizes, Rosa has been abducted.

Stunned, Claire turns to her friend Nick Lawler, a homicide detective in the NYPD. Relegated to desk work because of his failing eyesight, Nick will have to risk his career to find Rosa — and track down a deranged criminal who reduces his victims to nothing but bones. A brilliant gamesman obsessed with order and perfection, scrawling words and phrases across the walls of his basement apartment, the killer has been preparing for this moment all of his life — when every letter is in place, every piece is in play — and the object of his obsession, Dr. Claire Waters, is in the game. Win, lose, or die …

— Kill Again by Neal Baer and Jonathan Greene

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