Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Monday, August 10, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Monday, August 10, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

Fire Sign by M. A. Petterson

An Anja Toussaint Mystery Novella

Publisher: M. A. Petterson

Price: FREE!

  

Boy on Trial by Clifford Irving

A Legal Thriller

Publisher: Clifford Irving

Price: FREE!

  

Pause for the Cat by J.. D. Crayne

A Lucky Pierre Mystery

Publisher: Sizzler Editions

Price: FREE!

  

The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green

A Murder Mystery

Publisher: Xist Classics

Price: FREE!

  

A Turn For The Worse by C. dos Santos

A Nick Seneca Mystery

Publisher: Swingarm Press

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 Orion Mask by Greg Herren

A Mysterious Review of The Orion Mask by Greg Herren.

Review summary: This stand-alone has an interesting storyline, which is well-developed, though the very slight paranormal elements associated with the titular mask are more distracting to than supportive of the story. Too, the ending is a bit abrupt, but that's a minor quibble in this otherwise entertaining mystery. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

The Orion Mask
Greg Herren
Bold Strokes Books (June 2015)

Publisher synopsis: Heath Brandon's mother died when he was barely three years old. His father never spoke about her, or her family. So when her family reaches out to him after his father's death, Heath decides to make the trip to Louisiana to get to know the only family he has left.

But he soon learns that there was a lot more to his mother's death than he ever knew … and the beautiful old mansion on the Mississippi River has many secrets, secrets someone would kill to protect.

And the key to everything that happened when he was a child just might be hidden in his own memory …

Splintered Bones, A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery by Carolyn Haines, 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, Dell …

Splintered Bones by Carolyn Haines

A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Dell

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/09/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

She may be a Mississippi belle, but Sarah Booth Delaney is no pampered daddy's girl. Unwed and over thirty, Sarah has her own set of problems — like coping with regular hauntings by her great-great-grandmother's nanny, a busybody of a ghost who's set on marrying her off to the first suitor who comes calling. But when an old friend is in trouble, Sarah Booth doesn't hesitate to get involved.

Eulalee McBride has confessed to murdering her husband … and she wants Sarah to dig up the dirt on the violent scalawag to prove he got what he deserved. Sarah Booth suspects that her friend is lying through her pearly whites … but why? There's certainly no lack of suspects in Zinnia, Mississippi, including Bud Lynch, a horse trainer who arouses killer lust in the town's women. As Sarah Booth begins to put together the pieces of the case, a killer is preparing to strike again. And this time it could send one late-blooming southern sleuth into an early grave.

— Splintered Bones by Carolyn Haines

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Battle Come Down, A Riz Sabir Thriller by Charlie Flowers, 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 …

Battle Come Down by Charlie Flowers

A Riz Sabir Thriller (4th in series)

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/09/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Rizwan Sabir and Holly "Bang-Bang" Kirpachi return from their honeymoon to find London in uproar …

Tottenham is burning. Gangs are running riot and calls for an anarchist action are ringing through the city. They have just one message to go by …

M Day is coming.

Outnumbered ten to one, Riz and Holly are under orders to find the gang leader 3Dogs and his slimy cousin, Mega Rapist, a twelve year old who lives up to his nickname. It is up to Riz and the Black-eyed girls to extract the gang leaders from the chaos before the movement gains too much momentum. But as the team learn more about the pair and their shocking hobbies, their desire for vengeance hits breaking point.

Can Riz keep Bang Bang and the rest of the gang in check? Will they find the pair before it's too late? And will they figure out what M Day stands for before London burns to the ground? Or will they be among the casualties when the battle comes down …

— Battle Come Down by Charlie Flowers

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Appleseed Creek Trilogy, A Boxed Set by Amanda Flower, 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, B&H Books …

Appleseed Creek Trilogy by Amanda Flower

A Boxed Set

Publisher: B&H Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 08/09/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

The series begins with the Amish mystery novel A Plain Death. After moving to Amish country, new resident and computer whiz Chloe Humphrey must take on the role of detective when she is involved in an accident that is soon after labeled as murder by local police. With God's help, Chloe and the victim's brother, a handsome Amish carpenter, must solve the mystery that is rocking this small Amish town. USA Today and New York Times best-selling author Shelley Shepard Gray reported she read the first book in this series "in one sitting" and could not wait to read the next!

The second installment in the Appleseed Creek Mystery Series is the novel A Plain Scandal. Soon after the dust has settled on the "accident thought to be murder" in the first book, we take another thrill-ride with Chloe Humphrey as she attempts to discover who is murdering the Amish and cutting off their hair and beards in Appleseed Creek. Chloe knows from before that finding the murderer and restoring peace to Appleseed Creek is as much her responsibility as anyone else's in town and she is determined to do so.

It is Christmas time in Amish country, and once again we meet Chloe Humphrey in the final installment of the Appleseed Creek Mystery Series entitled A Plain Disappearance. Chloe has begun to settle in to her life in Appleseed Creek, and is excited to see where her new relationship with Timothy Troyer will lead. Unfortunately, it leads to another murder mystery when the couple discovers the body of Amish teenager Katie Lambright while on their first date. Timothy's best friend Billy Thorpe is implicated in the crime, and it is discovered he has been living in Amish country for the past ten years under a stolen alias. Now, Chloe and Timothy must find Billy, and either bring him to justice or prove his innocence.

— Appleseed Creek Trilogy by Amanda Flower

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New This Week: Nature of Grace Series, A Box Set by S. R. Johannes

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 August 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Nature of Grace Series by S. R. Johannes

A Box Set

Publisher: S. R. Johannes

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/09/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

This new "Nature of Grace" Exclusive Box set is for readers who love wilderness thrillers.

The box set includes all 3 books in the Nature of Grace (Untraceable, Uncontrollable, and Unstoppable). It also includes an exclusive short story, Unspeakable from Mo's perspective) as well as the original Untraceable before it was changed.

The box set also includes a large section of Special Extras that include interviews with the author, characters, and additional information on the nature and animal conservation the books support.

Untraceable (Book 1) — When Grace's forest ranger dad disappears on patrol, she fights town authorities, tribal officials, & nature to prove he's alive. Torn between a hot boy and cute ex, she heads into the wilderness to find her dad. Soon, she is caught in a web of conspiracy, deception, and murder.

Uncontrollable (Book 2) — When Grace enters the Red Wolf Reintroduction Program and when wolves start showing up dead, Grace must work through her fears and hunt down clues to find out who is sabotaging the wolf program and why. Little does she know, she is being hunting too.

Unstoppable (Book 3) — When Grace moves to the Everglades to live with her grandmother, Birdie, she makes new friends with Dylan and his girlfriend, fellow animal activist, Sadie. After finding an injured Florida Panther, she stumbles upon a large roadside zoo illegally filled with a variety of endangered and exotic animals. There, she and her friends are kidnapped by the ruthless owner and dragged deep into the Everglades for a hunting challenge. Only this time, Grace is the prey.

Unspeakable (Short Story from Mo's perspective) — When Mo sees a strange girl in the woods, he follows her. He soon realizes they are both in a dangerous position and may not get out alive.

Untraceable's Original Ending — Never released before!

Extras — including author interviews, character interviews, insider scoop on the series, and additional animal and nature conservation information on the issues covered in the series.

— Nature of Grace Series by S. R. Johannes

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The Sasha McCandless Series, Books 1-3 by Melissa F. Miller, 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, Brown Street Books …

The Sasha McCandless Series by Melissa F. Miller

Books 1-3

Publisher: Brown Street Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/09/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

Now available in one volume, the first three fast-paced, suspense-packed legal thrillers in the Sasha McCandless series.

Irreparable Harm (Book 1): After eight long years, Sasha McCandless is about to make partner at a prestigious law firm. When a plane operated by her client slams into the side of a mountain, killing everyone aboard, Sasha gears up to defend the inevitable civil lawsuits. She soon realizes the crash was no accident: a developer has created an application that can control a commercial plane's onboard computer from a smartphone. Sasha joins forces with a federal air marshal, and they race to prevent another airline disaster. But when people close to the matter start turning up dead, Sasha must rely on both her legal skills and her Krav Maga training to stop the madman before he kills her.

Inadvertent Disclosure (Book 2): Six months after an airplane crash altered the course of Sasha's professional and personal life, she's focused on building her solo law practice and tending her budding relationship with federal air marshal Leo Connelly, who helped her stop a madman. When she drives from Pittsburgh to rural Clear Brook County to argue a discovery motion, she finds a town bitterly divided over the issue of hydrofracking the Marcellus Shale. Outsiders from the oil and gas industry and environmental activists threaten to rip apart the community's fabric. Then the town's only judge is murdered, and Sasha can't just walk away. As she works to find the killer, she must race to save the town before it fractures beyond repair.

Irretrievably Broken (Book 3): The venerable law firm of Prescott & Talbott is reeling from the murder of partner Ellen Mortenson — purportedly at the hands of her estranged husband — when a photograph of the dead woman arrives, her face Xed out and "ONE DOWN" scrawled across the bottom. Within days, a second partner is murdered, her husband also accused. Sasha doesn't practice criminal defense, so she's suspicious when her former firm asks her to represent Ellen's husband. Owing Prescott a favor, she takes the case and soon finds herself representing not one, but both, of the so-called Lady Lawyer Killers. The long hours jeopardize her relationship with Leo Connelly when he needs her most. That's the least of Sasha's troubles, though, because what she doesn't know is that the real killer is waging a vendetta for a past case gone wrong. And there's one more lawyer on his list.

— The Sasha McCandless Series by Melissa F. Miller

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Forgotten Memories by Laura Scott, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in August 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 …

Forgotten Memories by Laura Scott

Series: SWAT: Top Cops

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

Forgetting the past can be deadly …

When Gabriella Fielding is kidnapped, she's terrified … until she's rescued by SWAT cop Shane Hawkins. Running for cover, Shane vows to protect the beautiful doctor who once saved his life. But can he really believe her claims that she has no knowledge about why her captors set their sights on her? Or is she hiding a dangerous secret? Somehow Shane has to help Gabby unlock her buried memories — before their mutual attraction breaks down the barriers around his heart. And before a desperate enemy determined to keep the past hidden strikes again and makes sure Gabby never remembers.

— Forgotten Memories by Laura Scott

Once Burned, A Task Force Eagle Novel by Susan Vaughan, 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, Gullwood Press …

Once Burned by Susan Vaughan

A Task Force Eagle Novel (2nd in series)

Publisher: Gullwood Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/09/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

ATF agent Jake Wescott goes undercover in his Maine hometown of Dragon Harbor to find the local connection to Mexican drug-and-arms cartel El Águila's New England operation. Who would suspect a local son living on a boat and fixing up his grandmother's house? On his own time, he can't resist digging into the old fire that killed his girlfriend. What he finds makes him suspect the cause wasn't accidental but arson.

Lani Cameron's return to Maine throws her into a tinderbox of danger. She has no memory of the fire that killed her twin sister and scarred her, inside and out. When she learns Jake is investigating the cause of the fire, she wants in. She couldn't save her twin but maybe she can dispel the guilt and nightmares by finding the truth. Seeing Jake again revives attraction she kept hidden, but who does he see when he touches her, Lani or her twin?

Because of his girlfriend's death and that of a colleague, Jake doesn't trust himself to protect anyone, especially Lani, as daring and determined as she is sexy. He fears she'll become a target, but he needs her lost memories of that night. When the arsonist tries to kill her, Jake becomes her reluctant protector. Their shared past and the search bind them together, and intimacy ignites passion. As they uncover secrets, they face danger more explosive than they'd feared.

— Once Burned by Susan Vaughan

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Between the Living and the Dead by Bill Crider, New in Bookstores during August 2015

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

Between the Living and the Dead by Bill Crider, a Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery (22nd in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

    

Life is never easy for Texas Sheriff Dan Rhodes. When he is called in the middle of the night to investigate gunshots at a haunted house, Rhodes finds the body of meth dealer Neil Foshee. Recently released from jail, Foshee has his fair share of potential murderers, including former girlfriend Vicki, her new boyfriend, the nephew of Clearview's mayor, and Foshee's criminal cousins Earl and Louie.

Complicating matters is Seepy Benton, the community college math professor who has a new summer job. He's founded Clearview Paranormal Investigations and wants to solve the murder by communing with Foshee's ghost. But when he connects with something else instead and a second body is found, Rhodes is left with more questions than ever. Who's the dead person? How long has the body been hidden? Is Benton really able to communicate with ghosts? And most importantly: What, if anything, does the body have to do with Neil Foshee's death?

— Between the Living and the Dead by Bill Crider

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

Tamed by HelenKay Dimon, New from Harlequin Intrigue in August 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 …

Tamed by HelenKay Dimon

Series: Corcoran Team: Bulletproof Bachelors

Imprint: Intrigue

  

She was off-limits until her life was on the line …

Agent Shane Baker has denied his attraction to his best friend's younger sister for years. But when computer guru Makena Kingston's latest online investigation stirs up a series of break-ins, Shane isn't about to let the vulnerable beauty fend for herself. Makena refuses to be seen as anything but the alpha male's equal … even as she finds comfort in his protective arms. But soon they uncover the threat to Makena is closer than either of them expected. With Shane's bodyguard instincts on overdrive, he knows keeping his professional distance will be nearly impossible. Because even the most highly trained operative has his breaking point.

— Tamed by HelenKay Dimon

Vanished, An Edgars Family Novel of Romantic Suspense by Suzanne Ferrell, 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 author …

Vanished by Suzanne Ferrell

An Edgars Family Novel of Romantic Suspense (4th in series)

Publisher: Suzanne Ferrell

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/09/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

Five years earlier Luke Edgars and Abigail Whitson met at FLETC, the training center for government agents. It was instant dislike. She thought him an arrogant, showoff flirt, he thought it would be safer for everyone if she stayed behind her analyst's desk.

Now Luke's world turns sideways when he finds Abby standing in the middle of a bloody crime scene and the victim has vanished.

Luke realizes that not only does Abby need his help to find her friend, but the friend has put Abby in the cross-hairs of a dangerous group who will stop at nothing to hide their secrets.

— Vanished by Suzanne Ferrell

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New This Week: The Deadly Secret Affair, A Daisy McDare, Cozy Creek Mystery by K. M. Morgan

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 August 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

The Deadly Secret Affair by K. M. Morgan

A Daisy McDare, Cozy Creek Mystery (7th in series)

Publisher: K. M. Morgan

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/09/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

When Daisy McDare goes to Vancouver for the weekend to attend the launch party of her old friend Chloe Wilson's latest book, she expects revelry to be in the air. Instead, the party devolves into a series of in-fights and blow ups between the publishing company's staff.

So when the egotistical editor-in-chief publishing Chloe's book turns up dead the next morning and Chloe is named as one of the suspects in the murder, Daisy jumps into action to exonerate her old friend by finding the real killer.

— The Deadly Secret Affair by K. M. Morgan

See all seven cozy mysteries in the Daisy McDare Series for $2.99 or less each on Kindle.

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for August 10, 2015

A new Mystery Godoku Puzzle has been created by the editors of the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books and is now available on our website.

Godoku is similar to Sudoku, but uses letters instead of numbers. To give you a headstart, we provide you a mystery clue to fill in a complete row or column (if you choose to use it!).

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This week's letters and mystery clue:

A C E I M N R U Y

The Black Turtle by Mary Frances Carney features this Eurasian adventurer (9 letters).

We now have two weeks of our puzzles on one page in PDF format for easier printing. Print this week's puzzle here.

Previous puzzles are stored in the Mystery Godoku Archives.

Enjoy the weekly Mystery Godoku Puzzle from the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, and Thanks for visiting our website!

Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Sunday, August 09, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Sunday, August 09, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

Red to Black by Alex Dryden

A Moscow Spy Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

Finn is a veteran MI6 operative stationed in Moscow. In the guise of an amiable trade secretary, he has penetrated deep into the dangerous labyrinth that is Russia under Vladimir Putin to discover some of its darkest secrets, thanks to a high-level source deep within the Kremlin.

The youngest female colonel in the KGB, Anna is the ambitious daughter of one of the former Soviet Union's elite espionage families. Charged with helping to make Russia strong again under Putin, she is ordered to spy on Finn and discover the identity of his mole.

At the dawn of the new millennium, these adver-saries find themselves brought together by an unex-pected love that becomes the only truth they can trust. When Finn uncovers a shocking and ingenious plan — hatched in the depths of the Cold War — to control the European continent and shift the balance of world power, he and Anna are thrust into a deadly plot in which friend and foe wear the same face. With time running out, they will race across Europe and risk every-thing — career, reputation, and even their own lives — to expose the terrifying truth.

— Red to Black by Alex Dryden

Man in the Woods by Scott Spencer

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: HarperCollins

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

Can we ever get away with murder? Are there secrets that cannot remain hidden no matter how deeply we try to bury them? And do the things we hide control our destinies even more than the things we choose to reveal?

Paul Phillips has been on his own since he was a teenager, leading a life of freedom and independence, beholden to no one and nothing. Once he thought his life would have no particular rhyme or reason, touched only by transient strangers. Then he met the beautiful, intelligent, loving Kate Ellis, who offered order and constancy. But Paul is a man of deep convictions, and the compromises we all make to get along in the world elude him.

On his way home after a particularly trying day, Paul discovers a man beating a dog, and in a few fateful moments is plunged into a world of violence and onto a tumultuous journey of self-knowledge, guilt, and redemption.

— Man in the Woods by Scott Spencer

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