New This Week: Stormy Night, A Storm Donovan Thriller by Steve Rollins

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 July 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Stormy Night by Steve Rollins

A Storm Donovan Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Adventure Ink

Price: 99¢ (as of 07/11/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

Manhattan attorney Storm Donovan craves a legal challenge, but an investigation into the seamy underworld of federal crime and punishment just might be the death of him …

When Storm goes to his favorite New York City hotel bar, a nearby bombing and armed robbery of the Federal Reserve Bank causes him to get locked down in the hotel. He passes the brief time with Miss Alex Jones, a sexy boat builder.

Alex resurfaces in his life as Storm takes on the defense of John Bainbridge, one of the suspects in the high-profile bank robbery case. But there is a big problem with defending him — Bainbridge can't speak. Storm starts digging into the case, and the danger heats up. When Storm's attorney access is blocked, and his client is whisked away to yet another prison stronghold, he begins to suspect that more is going on with this case than meets the eye.

As Storm's investigation deepens, even the smallest misstep could get him killed. Will Storm find out what really happened at the Federal Reserve Bank on that stormy night? And will justice prevail?

— Stormy Night by Steve Rollins

See also the first book in this series, Stormy Weather, for $2.99 on Kindle.

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Double Crossing, A Western Mystery by Meg Mims, 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, Prairie Rose Publications …

Double Crossing by Meg Mims

A Western Mystery

Publisher: Prairie Rose Publications

Price: 99¢ (as of 07/11/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

August, 1869: Lily Granville is stunned by her father's murder. Only one other person knows about a valuable California gold mine deed — both are now missing. Lily heads west on the newly opened transcontinental railroad, determined to track the killer. She soon realizes she is no longer the hunter but the prey.

As things progress from bad to worse, Lily is uncertain who to trust — the China-bound missionary who wants to marry her, or the wandering Texan who offers to protect her … for a price. Will Lily survive the journey and unexpected betrayal?

— Double Crossing by Meg Mims

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Headline: Murder by Maggie K. Black, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in July 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 …

Headline: Murder by Maggie K. Black

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

A gang of masked gunmen murder a man right in front of reporter Olivia Brant. Now they're after her — the newswoman witness who won't rest until she gets her story. She's rescued in the nick of time by a six-foot-four former bodyguard, but Olivia hardly feels safe. She's certain Daniel Ash is connected to her investigation into the dead man's business dealings, but how? With no one left to trust, Olivia accepts Daniel's offer of shelter at his abandoned country house in rural Ontario. But the killers are not far behind, and determined that Olivia takes the evidence she's uncovered to her grave.

— Headline: Murder by Maggie K. Black

Into the Darkest Corner, A Novel of Suspense by Elizabeth Haynes, 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, Harper …

Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Harper

Price: $3.99 (as of 07/11/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

Catherine Bailey has been enjoying the single life long enough to know a catch when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic and spontaneous, Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. And her friends clearly agree, as each in turn falls under his spell.

But what begins as flattering attentiveness and passionate sex turns into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon learns there is a darker side to Lee. His increasingly erratic, controlling behaviour becomes frightening, but no one believes her when she shares her fears. Increasingly isolated and driven into the darkest corner of her world, a desperate Catherine plans a meticulous escape.

Four years later, Lee is behind bars and Catherine — now Cathy — compulsively checks the locks and doors in her apartment, trusting no one. But when an attractive upstairs neighbour, Stuart, comes into her life, Cathy dares to hope that happiness and love may still be possible … until she receives a phone call informing her of Lee's impending release. Soon after, Cathy thinks she catches a glimpse of the former best friend who testified against her in the trial; she begins to return home to find objects subtly rearranged in her apartment, one of Lee's old tricks. Convinced she is back in her former lover's sights, Cathy prepares to wrestle with the demons of her past for the last time.

— Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes

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Down Among the Dead Men by Peter Lovesey, New in Bookstores during July 2015

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

Down Among the Dead Men by Peter Lovesey, a Peter Diamond Mystery (15th in series)

Publisher: Soho Crime

    

In a Sussex town on the south coast of England, a widely disliked art teacher at a posh private girls' school disappears without explanation. None of her students miss her boring lessons, especially since her replacement is a devilishly hunky male teacher with a fancy car. But then her name shows up on a police missing persons list. What happened to Miss Gibbon, and why does no one seem to care?

Meanwhile, detective Peter Diamond finds himself in Sussex, much against his wishes. His irritating and often obtuse supervisor, Assistant Chief Constable Georgina Dallymore, has made Diamond accompany her on a Home Office internal investigation. A Sussex detective has been suspended for failing to link DNA evidence of a relative to a seven-year-old murder case — a bad breach of ethics. Diamond is less than thrilled to be heading out on a road trip with his boss to investigate a fellow officer, but he becomes much more interested in the case when he realizes who the suspended officer is — an old friend, and not a person he knows to make mistakes.

As Diamond asks questions, he begins to notice unsettling connections between the cold case and the missing art teacher. Could the two mysteries be connected? How many other area disappearances have gone unnoticed and uninvestigated? Diamond and his hapless supervisor have stumbled into a web of related crimes. Will Diamond be able to disentangle them?

— Down Among the Dead Men by Peter Lovesey

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

Colton's Cowboy Code by Melissa Cutler, New from Harlequin Romantic Suspense in July 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 …

Colton's Cowboy Code by Melissa Cutler

Series: The Coltons of Oklahoma

Imprint: Romantic Suspense

  

Family secrets and a deadly stalker haunt The Coltons of Oklahoma …

Cowboy Brett Colton has reformed his bad-boy ways. And he has ambitious plans to transform the Lucky C ranch. Then he discovers that his one passion-filled night with gorgeous accountant Hannah Grayson resulted in pregnancy — an unexpected hiccup.

Though excited by the prospect of fatherhood, Brett puts the brakes on romance. He is determined to bring Hannah and his unborn child into the family. But he doesn't anticipate the strong feelings he has for Hannah … or that he is putting her in danger. Because a vengeful phantom is targeting the Coltons. All that matters is keeping his new family safe … and perhaps fighting for love in the end.

— Colton's Cowboy Code by Melissa Cutler

A Lesson in Secrets, A Maisie Dobbs Mystery by Jacqueline Winspear, 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, HarperCollins …

A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear

A Maisie Dobbs Mystery (8th in series)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: $2.99 (as of 07/11/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

Sent to pose as a junior lecturer at a private college in Cambridge, Maisie Dobbs — on her first assignment from the British Secret Service — will monitor any activities "not in the interests of His Majesty's government."

When the college's pacifist founder is murdered, Maisie finds herself in the midst of sinister web of murder, scandal, and conspiracy, activities that point towards members of the ascendant Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei — the Nazi Party — on Britain's shores.

— A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear

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New This Week: Bad Break, A Lucy Guardino, FBI Thriller Novella by C. J. Lyons

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 July 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Bad Break by C. J. Lyons

A Lucy Guardino, FBI Thriller Novella (6th in series)

Publisher: Edgy Reads

Price: $2.99 (as of 07/11/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

Vacations can be deadly …

FBI Supervisory Special Agent Lucy Guardino is ready for a well-deserved break from chasing the worst of the worst. She's hunted serial killers, violent child predators, and vicious psychopaths but nothing has prepared her for spring break alone with her teenaged daughter in a secluded beach resort in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.

When Megan befriends a local boy who is accused of a brutal crime, it's up to Lucy to soothe the ruffled egos of the well intentioned but ill equipped local police, prevent Megan from playing amateur sleuth, and track a cunning killer before Megan or her friend become the next victim.

— Bad Break by C. J. Lyons

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Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Saturday, July 11, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

The Firebird Series (1st in series)

Publisher: HarperTeen

Nook Daily Find Price: $1.99

  

Marguerite Caine's physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Their most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple universes — and promises to revolutionize science forever. But then Marguerite's father is murdered, and the killer — her parent's handsome, enigmatic assistant Paul — escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him.

Marguerite refuses to let the man who destroyed her family go free. So she races after Paul through different universes, always leaping into another version of herself. But she also meets alternate versions of the people she knows — including Paul, whose life entangles with hers in increasingly familiar ways. Before long she begins to question Paul's guilt — as well as her own heart. And soon she discovers the truth behind her father's death is far more sinister than she expected.

— A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Saturday, July 11, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

Hollywood Games by M. Z. Kelly

A Hollywood Alphabet Series Mystery

Publisher: M. Z. Kelly

Price: FREE!

  

Murder By Association by Gary Starta

A Stanford Carter Prequel Mystery

Publisher: Gary Starta

Price: FREE!

  

Alien Eye by S. C. King

A Mystery Novel

Publisher: Mystery Thriller Suspense Romance Publications

Price: FREE!

  

Beware of the Elephant by Lawrence Rotch

A Midcoast Maine Mystery

Publisher: Lawrence Rotch

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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The Slow Burn of Silence, A Snowy Creek Novel of Romantic Suspense by Loreth Anne White, 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, Montlake Romance …

The Slow Burn of Silence by Loreth Anne White

A Snowy Creek Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Montlake Romance

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/10/2015 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

This title is one of over 80 mysteries and thrillers included in Amazon's Monthly Deals for $3.99 or Less promotion.

Nine years after her testimony helped put Jeb behind bars, Rachel's life is finally getting back to normal. But it's turned upside down by the sudden death of her sister and her new responsibility for her sister's adopted daughter, Quinn. Now Jeb is back in his hometown, and he's willing to risk everything to discover who was really responsible for the crime he was accused of.

But there are people in Snowy Creek who will do anything to keep the truth buried, a truth that could tear the sleepy town apart and cost Jeb everything he holds dear.

— The Slow Burn of Silence by Loreth Anne White

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New This Week: The 6:10 To Murder, A Maude Rogers Crime Novel by Linda L. Dunlap

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 July 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

The 6:10 To Murder by Linda L. Dunlap

A Maude Rogers Crime Novel (3rd in series)

Publisher: Linda L. Dunlap

Price: $3.99 (as of 07/10/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

A small voice on the phone asks Maude Rogers for help finding his mother. The bizarre story that follows has the detectives of Madison, Texas use their skills to find a killer with a sense of the macabre.

While searching for the murderer, Maude has her own reckoning and must make some tough decisions about her life.

— The 6:10 To Murder by Linda L. Dunlap

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New Trailer for Sherlock Special Episode

PBS has released the first trailer for a special episode of Sherlock (below). The date of release: Soon … ish. That's right, we don't know when it will air in the US or the UK. It was originally called a Christmas Special, suggesting maybe this December in the UK, soon thereafter in the US, but at Comic Con this week, executive producer Steven Moffat said it would air within "the next year, we hope". He also said it would be shown in select theaters around the world.

The episode is apparently set sometime around the turn of the 20th century in Victorian London. No details on the plot have been released.

And since we're on the subject, Moffat also confirmed he hasn't even started writing episodes for the fourth season. Not a promising sign for fans of series, who last saw their favorite characters in early 2014.

The Kremlin Contract, A Political Thriller by James Barwick, 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 Kremlin Contract by James Barwick

A Political Thriller

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 07/10/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Moscow, 1953. Joseph Stalin is dying of a brain tumour. He dreams of his enemies, paranoid that everyone is plotting his murder. Changing his own guards every night at random, refusing to speak to any state officials, Russia waits with bated breath, unaware that is on the verge of total catastrophe. His own aides look on — horrified and helpless — as he slides further into madness and paranoia.

When the savage dictator orders the invasion of Western Europe, in a top-secret mission codenamed Gopak, members of the Politburo and high Soviet Command begin to cower in fear. They know he must be stopped. And they only have seven days to stop World War III.

General Hal Jones, US Intelligence, can hardly believe it when he finds himself plotting Stalin's assassination with a top-ranking official of the KGB. And Alex Trenton, idealistic young KGB officer sent by Stalin's loyalists to stop the defector, is even more astonished to find himself flying back to Moscow. His mission: to infiltrate the Kremlin by any means necessary, and assassinate Joseph Stalin. For with nuclear holocaust only days away, the Cold War is heating up to boiling point. And the stakes have never been higher …

But can Trenton get to Stalin before US high command unleashes a torrent of warheads on Eastern Europe and the Russian heartland? Will the Kremlin Contract be completed in time? Or will Trenton be discovered, and the world explode in a surge of fire?

— The Kremlin Contract by James Barwick

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Avoidable Contact by Tammy Kaehler is the 2014 Motorsports Book of the Year

The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association has named Avoidable Contact by Tammy Kaehler the 2014 Motorsports Book of the Year.

Tammy Kaehler discovered the racing world via a stint in corporate marketing, and she was hooked by the contrast between its top-dollar, high-drama competition and friendly, family atmosphere. Mystery fans and racing insiders alike have praised her award-winning Kate Reilly Racing Mystery Series and Tammy will take readers back behind the wheel in her fourth entry, Red Flags, due in April 2016. She works as a freelance writer in the Los Angeles area, where she lives with her husband and many cars.

Each year, the AARWBA presents a variety of awards to those who have made an outstanding contribution to racing. In addition, the AARWBA selects an All America Team of drivers from Open Wheel, Stock Car, Sports Car, Drag Racing, Short Track, Touring Series and At Large championship categories, and awards a scholarship to an up-and-coming young driver who displays the attributes of a future champion. The AARWBA also established the Legends in Racing Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

Avoidable Contact by Tammy Kaehler

A Kate Reilly Mystery

  

Racecar driver Kate Reilly is suited up and ready for the start of the legendary 24 Hours of Daytona. But what lies ahead is not just a racing challenge but a harrowing test of her will and nerve off the course.

Even before the green flag waves over Daytona International Speedway, Kate receives word her boyfriend Stuart is hospitalized nearby in a coma, fighting for his life after a hit-and-run. Stunned by the news, Kate can do nothing better for Stuart than complete her scheduled laps driving her team's car. But more shocks follow as Daytona's clock starts ticking. An on-track accident ends tragically. Some of her complicated family is spotted with other teams — why? And an eyewitness claims Stuart was run down deliberately by someone from the race paddock.

Alternating stints behind the wheel of the team's Corvette with stretches of quizzing colleagues and searching for clues, Kate circles the police and taps every possible source — friend, foe, and family — to find out who's after Stuart and why. As the race clock counts down to zero hour, Kate must come to terms with her own fears rising from her past and decide who she's willing to trust. Only then can she identify who's willing to kill to keep a secret buried.

— Avoidable Contact by Tammy Kaehler