New This Week: Tear Drop, An Elizabeth Ireland Crime Thriller by Joanne Clancy

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 …

Tear Drop by Joanne Clancy

An Elizabeth Ireland Crime Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: Joanne Clancy

Price: $2.99 (as of 08/29/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

Ross Campbell vanished almost a decade ago, and since then nothing has been heard from the serial killer known as Teardrop … until now. An Irish newspaper receives a chilling letter claiming to be from Campbell, which promises a new reign of terror. As death stalks the dark streets of Cork City, it soon becomes clear to the police and the media that a serial killer is on the loose.

Elizabeth Ireland, a former detective with The Metropolitan Police, was the lead investigator on the original case when Campbell vanished. However, only she believes that Campbell didn't send the letter.

She embarks upon a frightening psychological journey to uncover the killer's identity, where she's pulled into a lethal game in which the killer sets the rules and waits for her next move. With the crimes of the past echoing in the present, can she find the killer before he comes for her?

— Tear Drop by Joanne Clancy

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Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Saturday, August 29, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

The Burning Wire by Jeffery Deaver

A Lincoln Rhyme Mystery (9th in series)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Kobo Daily Deal Price: $1.99 (price-matched by Amazon)

  

The weapon is invisible and omnipresent. Without it, modern society grinds to a halt. It is electricity. The killer harnesses and steers huge arc flashes with voltage so high and heat so searing that steel melts and his victims are set afire.

When the first explosion occurs in broad daylight, reducing a city bus to a pile of molten, shrapnel-riddled metal, officials fear terrorism. Rhyme, a world-class forensic criminologist known for his successful apprehension of the most devious criminals, is immediately tapped for the investigation. Long a quadriplegic, he assembles NYPD detective Amelia Sachs and officer Ron Pulaski as his eyes, ears and legs on crime sites, and FBI agent Fred Dellray as his undercover man on the street. As the attacks continue across the city at a sickening pace, and terrifying demand letters begin appearing, the team works desperately against time and with maddeningly little forensic evidence to try to find the killer. Or is it killers … ?

Meanwhile, Rhyme is consulting on another high-profile investigation in Mexico with a most coveted quarry in his crosshairs: the hired killer known as the Watchmaker, one of the few criminals to have eluded Rhyme's net.

Juggling two massive investigations against a cruel ticking clock takes a toll on Rhyme's health. Soon Rhyme is fighting on yet another front — and his determination to work despite his physical limitations threatens to drive away his closest allies when he needs them most …

— The Burning Wire by Jeffery Deaver

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Saturday, August 29, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

Gemini Rising by Harley Christensen

A Mischievous Malamute Mystery

Publisher: Harley Christensen

Price: FREE!

  

Intrusion by Arlene Kay

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Arlene Kay

Price: FREE!

  

Buried Secrets by Emme Rollins

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Fido Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

Faith, Hope, and Murder by Elise M. Stone

A Community of Faith Mystery

Publisher: Civano Press

Price: FREE!

  

No Telling by Angela Bower

A Highcroft and Lovall Thriller

Publisher: Angela Bower

Price: FREE!

  

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Review: Over Their Heads by J. B. Kohl and Eric Beetner

A Mysterious Review of Over Their Heads by J. B. Kohl and Eric Beetner.

Review summary: This is a most interesting crime novel with some dark comedic elements to it. Crisply written from the points of view of four characters, the story moves along briskly but then tends to drag a little towards the end before being rapidly wrapped up in a slightly too tidy manner. Even so, the journey is well worth taking. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Over Their Heads
J. B. Kohl and Eric Beetner
Down & Out Books (June 2015)

Publisher synopsis: The drugs are missing and four lives are about to collide …

Clyde just wanted to make a little extra cash on the side to raise his new baby. Now his life and the lives of his wife and newborn daughter are in jeopardy.

Brent just wanted to do his job and be left alone. Now he's in a race against time for his life.

Sean just wanted to escape the crime he committed in Detroit. Now he's stumbled into another. The money he embezzled is nothing compared the load of narcotics that fell into his lap.

And Skeeter? Well, Skeeter wants the drugs back, and he'll use any means necessary to get them.

When these four are let loose on a mad scramble to locate the drugs, they cut a path of mayhem and bloodshed across Virginia. Inept would-be criminals clash with ruthless drug dealers in a violent weekend where no one is safe.

The only certainty: Everyone is in over their heads.

Bleeding Heart, A Rachel O'Connor, Gardening Mystery by Mary Rosenblum, 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.

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Bleeding Heart by Mary Rosenblum

A Rachel O'Connor, Gardening Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/28/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

When landscape gardener Rachel O'Connor is offered the job of restoring the gardens of a famous botanist to their original glory, it seems like the perfect job. After all, any plant-lover would love to get their hands on the fading grandeur of the gardens around Eloise Johnston's home in Portland, Oregon. As if that were not temptation enough, Eloise offers Rachel a large budget and seems to be in a great hurry for her to take on the job.

But no sooner does she do so, than the aged lady winds up dead in her own creek. An accident? Homicide detective Lieutenant Spiros, on the scene in a flash, certainly doesn't seem to think so. Soon things take an even darker turn when one of Eloise's trusted employees finds herself in the frame for murder — although Rachel is certain she is innocent.

In true amateur-detective form, Rachel starts digging around not only in her former employer's gardens, but, much to the concern of her policeman boyfriend Jeff, her life too. Just how did Eloise Johnston die? And how does the death of her daughter, many years before, fit into the picture?

— Bleeding Heart by Mary Rosenblum

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Jurassic Park, A Novel of Suspense by Michael Crichton, 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, Ballantine Books …

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/28/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind's most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them — for a price.

Until something goes wrong …

— Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

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Shades of Death, A Psychological Thriller by Aline Templeton, New This Week from Endeavour Press

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Shades of Death by Aline Templeton

A Psychological Thriller

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/28/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Seventeen years after her death, the skeletal remains of an eleven-year-old girl are discovered buried deep in the caves of Derbyshire's Peak District. Close to the body lies a crudely-carved clay model of a sinister jackal-headed creature. What is the connection?

As DS Tom Ward takes charge of the police investigation, the secrets surrounding a group of now grown-up children and their sinister "Egyptian game" are gradually revealed. Secrets which have lain buried for almost twenty years. Secrets which will now emerge with unexpected and devastating consequences.

When the body of a seemingly innocent and beautiful young widow is discovered, it seems the killer is still at large. And the game is by no means over. Tom Ward slowly peels away layers of deception that span two decades — but finds himself dangerously mixed up in a deadly plot.

— Shades of Death by Aline Templeton

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A Death in Duck, A Lindsay Harding Cozy Mystery by Mindy Quigley, Now Available at a Special Price

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A Death in Duck by Mindy Quigley

A Lindsay Harding Cozy Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Little Spot for Stories

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/28/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

With the new year approaching, hospital chaplain Lindsay Harding heads for a much-needed break in the peaceful resort town of Duck on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Her plan to attend the wedding of her friend Anna runs aground when a boatload of trouble washes ashore, and as the old year ticks down, the body count goes up.

Thrust into the path of an increasingly desperate killer, Lindsay must uncover a sinister secret before she winds up swimming with the fishes.

— A Death in Duck by Mindy Quigley

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New This Week: Trigger Snappy, A Lexi Graves Mystery by Camilla Chafer

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Trigger Snappy by Camilla Chafer

A Lexi Graves Mystery (8th in series)

Publisher: Audacious

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/28/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

When private investigator Lexi Graves quit her job, she never thought working freelance would be so hard. Struggling to make a name for herself as a solo investigator, she's intrigued when a wealthy, new client claims she's being stalked and chooses Lexi as her last hope for help.

Without any evidence, the police don't believe Juliet Hart is being victimized, and her boyfriend and best friend are also both skeptical. Yet, Juliet is convinced she is being watched and someone is playing tricks on her. Is she simply paranoid, or is there something more sinister at play?

Initially, the case appears easy: tail the client and find out if someone else is watching her too. Yet before Lexi can make serious headway, her client is arrested for a crime she claims she didn't commit. Now Lexi's case collides with her boyfriend's, her ex-boss, Solomon, putting them on opposite teams.

The more evidence Lexi finds, the more convinced she becomes that her client's stalker is not only very real, but has nefarious motives. Way in over her head, Lexi urgently needs to find out why her client is being stalked, and by whom, before it costs Juliet not only her freedom, but everything she values and holds dear.

— Trigger Snappy by Camilla Chafer

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Southern Peach Pie and A Dead Guy, A Poppy Peters Mystery by A. Gardner, 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, Gemma Halliday Publishing …

Southern Peach Pie and A Dead Guy by A. Gardner

A Poppy Peters Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/28/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

After an injury derails Poppy Peters' ballet career, she gathers the courage to follow in her grandmother's footsteps and attend Calle Pastry Academy in a small-town Georgia. Poppy has her work cut out for her not only fitting in with her charming (and not-so-charming ) Southern classmates but also proving her worth to her teachers after her first publicly humiliating attempt a making the school's famous peach pie.

But Poppy's pastry problems go from bad to worse when she's suddenly accused of stealing expensive black truffles, and her attempt to clear her name goes awry … resulting in her finding a dead body instead! If Poppy's going to survive this culinary experience, she'll need to find the missing truffles and track down a killer, all while honing her baking skills to compete in the school's dessert competition for a coveted pastry internship in Paris. Can Poppy prove she's one tough cookie? Or is her life about to crumble?

— Southern Peach Pie and A Dead Guy by A. Gardner

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Gone But Knot Forgotten by Mary Marks, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2015 …

Gone But Knot Forgotten by Mary Marks, A Martha Rose, Quilting Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Kensington

  

Sorting through the estate of a wealthy recluse may sound like a fascinating task, but when the skeletons in the closets turn out to be real, Martha and her quilting pals wish they'd stuck to basting and batting …

Martha Rose is stunned when she hears that her best friend from high school has passed away. Her shock doubles when she learns that Harriet Oliver made her the executor of her estate. But when investigators determine that Harriet was murdered, Martha recruits her fellow quilters to help find the culprit.

She's mastered the art of piecing together blocks to create intricate quilts, but piecing together her friend's murder will prove far more challenging …

— Gone But Knot Forgotten by Mary Marks

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Millennium Series by Stieg Larsson, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Millennium Series (1st in series)

Publisher: Vintage

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/28/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

It's about the disappearance 40 years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden … and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It's about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet's disappearance … and about Lisbeth Salander, a 24-year-old, pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age, who assists Blomkvist with the investigation.

This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism — and an unexpected connection between themselves.

— The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

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The Drowning Ground by James Marrison, New in Bookstores during August 2015

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

The Drowning Ground by James Marrison, A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Minotaur Books

    

For two decades after being forced to leave his native Argentina, Detective Chief Inspector Guillermo Downes has sought tranquility in the orderly life of the English Cotswolds. But violence can strike just as suddenly in the countryside as it can in Buenos Aires.

When the body of wealthy landowner Frank Hurst is found with a pitchfork through his neck, it brings back disturbing memories of former mysteries. Hurst's wife drowned in their swimming pool-an official accident, though many villagers have their doubts. And what about the two young girls who were abducted years before, with some possible links to Hurst that were never proven?

''It's something truly terrible to make someone disap­pear,'' Downes tells his partner. Because the family never know, you see." Years ago he had promised the vanished girls' mothers to find their daughters, and as the ripples from Hurst's death spread through the village, there is fresh hope that he might finally make good on that promise, no matter what it costs the community or himself.

— The Drowning Ground by James Marrison

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Eden by Candice Fox, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2015 …

Eden by Candice Fox, An Eden Archer and Frank Bennett Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Kensington

  

Justice is good. Vengeance is better.

Most homicide detective teams run on trust, loyalty, and the shared desire to put killers behind bars. Frank Bennett's partner, Eden Archer, thrives on darkness and danger. She has a rare talent for catching killers — but her idea of justice has little to do with courtrooms.

Now three girls are missing, and Eden is going undercover to a remote farm where the troubled go to hide and blood falls more often than rain. Frank's job is to keep an eye on his partner while she's there — but is it for Eden's protection, or to protect others from her? Walking a tightrope between duty and desperation, Frank confronts a threat from Eden's past — the sadistic crime lord Hades, who raised her. Suddenly, the hunter is the hunted. And a killer's vicious desires are about to be unleashed …

— Eden by Candice Fox

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Unbecoming, A Novel of Suspense by Rebecca Scherm, Now Available at a Special Price

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Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Viking

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/28/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

On the grubby outskirts of Paris, Grace restores bric-a-brac, mends teapots, re-sets gems. She calls herself Julie, says she's from California, and slips back to a rented room at night. Regularly, furtively, she checks the hometown paper on the Internet. Home is Garland, Tennessee, and there, two young men have just been paroled. One, she married; the other, she's in love with. Both were jailed for a crime that Grace herself planned in exacting detail.

The heist went bad — but not before she was on a plane to Prague with a stolen canvas rolled in her bag. And so, in Paris, begins a cat-and-mouse waiting game as Grace's web of deception and lies unravels — and she becomes another young woman entirely.

— Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm

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