Mystery Godoku Puzzle for September 07, 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 B D E L O P T U

The 2nd crime novel in the Yvonne Valenti series by Hania Allen has this title (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, September 06, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Sunday, September 06, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

The Trinity Game by Sean Chercover

The Game Trilogy (1st in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

Read our review of The Trinity Game by Sean Chercover on Mysterious Reviews.

Daniel Byrne is an investigator for the Vatican's secretive Office of the Devil's Advocate — the department that scrutinizes miracle claims. Over ten years and 721 cases, not one miracle he tested has proved true. But case #722 is different; Daniel's estranged uncle, a crooked TV evangelist, has started speaking in tongues — and accurately predicting the future. Daniel knows Reverend Tim Trinity is a con man. Could Trinity also be something more?

The evangelist himself is baffled by his newfound power — and the violent reaction it provokes. After years of scams, he suddenly has the ability to predict everything from natural disasters to sports scores. Now the mob wants him dead for ruining their gambling business, and the Vatican wants him debunked as a false messiah. On the run from assassins, Trinity flees with Daniel's help through the back roads of the Bible Belt to New Orleans, where Trinity plans to deliver a final prophecy so shattering his enemies will do anything to keep him silent.

— The Trinity Game by Sean Chercover

The Devil's Game by Sean Chercover

The Game Trilogy (2nd in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

Read our review of The Devil's Game by Sean Chercover on Mysterious Reviews.

Daniel Byrne spent ten years as a Vatican investigator, scrutinizing and debunking miracle claims — until he burned that life to the ground when one investigation shook his faith and revealed disturbing earthly conspiracies. Determined to find the truth, he steps into a new life of secrets and lies, joining a powerful group that wields hidden influence over world events.

Daniel infiltrates a covert government facility and uncovers a bizarre new strain of the Plague that seems to flood the minds of its victims with visions of the future. Teaming up with disgraced physician Kara Singh, a woman beset with inexplicable visions of her own, Daniel traces the root of this deadly pathogen around the globe, and discovers a terrifying truth.

— The Devil's Game by Sean Chercover

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P. D. James

A Cordelia Gray Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Nook Daily Find Price: $1.99

  

Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick on his mouth. When the official verdict is suicide, his wealthy father hires fledgling private investigator Cordelia Gray to find out what led him to self-destruction.

But as Cordelia pieces together the facts surrounding his death, delving back into the long-buried secrets of the Callender family, she finds that Mark had many good friends — and one deadly enemy.

— An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P. D. James

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Sunday, September 06, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Sunday, September 06, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

Sleeper Cell by Roger Hayden

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Roger Hayden

Price: FREE!

  

Traveler by Dennis W. Green

The Traveler Chronicles

Publisher: Mbedzi Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

Where the Broken Lie by Derek Rempfer

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Immortal Ink Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

Death of a Prawnographer by Robert Warr

A Laughing Labrador Mystery

Publisher: Robert Warr

Price: FREE!

  

Slipping by Jeanine Spooner

A Maxine Jonas Crime Thriller

Publisher: Jeanine Spooner

Price: FREE!

  

Rocky Mountain Mayhem by Joan Rylen

A Getaway Girlz Novel

Publisher: Rita Rox

Price: FREE!

  

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New This Week: The Boat House Secret, A Jennessa Jones Mystery by Debra Burroughs

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 September 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

The Boat House Secret by Debra Burroughs

A Jennessa Jones Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Lake House Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/05/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Torn between her old boyfriend and her new love, reporter Jenessa Jones begins to doubt her true feelings. Meanwhile, when she's pulled into an old case involving sex, lies, and murder, she can't help but follow the story.

But someone doesn't want her poking around and he's willing to kill her to stop the story.

— The Boat House Secret by Debra Burroughs

See all three titles in the highly reviewed Jenessa Jones Mystery Series for $3.99 or less each on Kindle.

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A Dangerous Talent, An Alix London Mystery by Charlotte and Aaron Elkins, 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, Thomas & Mercer …

A Dangerous Talent by Charlotte and Aaron Elkins

An Alix London Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/05/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

Alix London has a promising career as an art consultant, a sumptuous condo in Seattle's toniest neighborhood, a gorgeous figure, and a presence that exudes Ivy League breeding and old money. She has it all … or does she? Only Alix knows that the image she presents to the world is a carefully constructed mirage that veils an embarrassing truth.

A brilliant, once-promising art student, the daughter of a prominent New York art conservator, her world was left in ruins when her father went to prison for art forgery. Now a Harvard dropout with an emptied bank account, she is languishing in a career that has produced little more than a lucky house-sitting gig. But all of that changes when Alix meets Christine Lemay, a novice art collector with money to burn and a hot tip on a recently discovered painting by American master Georgia O'Keeffe.

Chris hires Alix to perform the authentication, an assignment that finally could launch Alix into the big leagues. But soon after her arrival in Santa Fe, she finds herself tangled up in a web of forgery, deceit — and murder. Anxious to avoid becoming the next victim, she teams up with FBI Special Agent Ted Ellesworth — and gets a little unlikely help from her roguish father — to uncover the truth behind the painting and those who would kill to have it.

— A Dangerous Talent by Charlotte and Aaron Elkins

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Cold Black, A Contemporary Thriller by Alex Shaw, 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 …

Cold Black by Alex Shaw

A Contemporary Thriller

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 09/05/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

In Britain, MI6 operative Aidan Snow witnesses a ruthless murder. Paddy Fox, a jaded ex-SAS soldier, foils the kidnap of a member of the Saudi Royal Family. Russia is making offers — and demands — to Ukraine that cannot be refused. In Saudi Arabia an al-Qaeda terror cell prepares for a mission.

How are all these events connected? And what is Cold Black? Aidan Snow must fit the pieces of the puzzle together before it's too late …

— Cold Black by Alex Shaw

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A Method to Madness, The Case Files of Sam Flanagan by Judith 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, World Castle Publishing …

A Method to Madness by Judith White

The Case Files of Sam Flanagan (1st in series)

Publisher: World Castle Publishing

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/05/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

It's January 1943 and things are slow for Sam Flanagan, Detroit private detective. He's about to call it a day and return to the woman he shares a home with; his eighty two year old grandmother, when in walks Chicago socialite Phyllis Killburn. She's the daughter of the late tire tycoon, Alden Whitaker, and she's got troubles. It seems her husband may be stepping out on her with another woman and he's keeping a big secret as to his involvement with the military. She wants to know what's going on and she's willing to pay big bucks for the information.

Sam travels to the Windy City and looks up his longtime friend, Harry Blevins, journalist for the Chicago Tribune. With Harry's assistance, and with the inadvertent ramblings of his grandmother, will Sam be able to put all the pieces together to solve what is happening within the walls of the Whitaker Estate to stop a murder plot? The deeper Sam digs into the case, he uncovers more twists. Does Sam find a method to this madness?

— A Method to Madness by Judith White

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New This Week: Powdered Murder, A Bison Creek Mystery by A. Gardner

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 September 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Powdered Murder by A. Gardner

A Bison Creek Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: A. Gardner

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/05/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

When Essie Stratter last saw her childhood crush, she was thirty pounds heavier and addicted to cookie dough ice cream. But Patrick isn't back in town to mess with her head. He's in town with his celebrity tart of a fiancée for a secret wedding at the Pinecliffe Mountain Resort — the very establishment where Essie works. Essie is roped into becoming a stand-in bridesmaid by her sister Joy, the resort's Assistant Event Coordinator.

But Essie has more than just her resurfacing feelings for the groom to worry about when she finds one of the bridesmaids dead at the hotel spa.

Essie searches for the killer, and with a list of suspects ranging from an undercover reporter to the Mayor's gossipy wife, it isn't an easy feat. Especially with a nosy landlady, and a meddling ex in-law with a fondness for nudism. But after she becomes the killer's next target, Essie realizes all her evidence points to the most unlikely person. Will she get it right before the big ceremony, or will the fresh mountain powder becomes her permanent resting place?

— Powdered Murder by A. Gardner

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Sherlock Academy, A Middle Grade Mystery by F. C. Shaw, 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, Future House Publishing …

Sherlock Academy by F. C. Shaw

A Middle Grade Mystery

Publisher: Future House Publishing

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/05/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

Teachers in disguise, secret libraries, hollow books …

When Rollie and his best friend, Cecily, are invited to attend a school where children learn the art of detection just like the great Sherlock Holmes, they discover a strange burglary has been committed and a mystery is afoot. Determined to investigate, Rollie discovers that appearances can be deceiving, the truth can be hurtful, and friends sometimes turn into foes.

Does Rollie have what it takes to follow in Holmes's footsteps? Can he use his skills to solve the mystery and save the school from an unknown villain?

— Sherlock Academy by F. C. Shaw

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The Secret King by C. J. Miller, New from Harlequin Romantic Suspense in September 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 …

The Secret King by C. J. Miller

Series: Conspiracy Against the Crown

Imprint: Romantic Suspense

  

A princess in peril must choose between duty and desire …

No one believes Princess Serena has the strength to rule Acacia … least of all Serena. But the assassins that placed her in line for the throne have turned their sights on her. And the mysterious Casimir Cullen — who's already saved her life once — is the only man she trusts. Serena is drawn to Casimir with overwhelming ferocity. But affairs of state require that she marry King Warrington of Rizari.

Casimir's relationship with Serena was supposed to be a means toward revenge against Warrington. Falling in love was never part of the plan. Now, protecting Serena and bolstering her self-confidence has become his priority. But what will happen when she learns his secret destiny?

— The Secret King by C. J. Miller

Crime and Clutter, A Friday Afternoon Club Mystery by Cyndy Salzmann, 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, Howard Books …

Crime and Clutter by Cyndy Salzmann

A Friday Afternoon Club Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Howard Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/05/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

A storage unit, a 1963 Volkswagen minibus, and tattered letters … reveal shattering secrets from the '60s …

It's been a year since Mary Alice lost her father — the father she never really knew. Now she's stuck cleaning out his rubbish from a storage unit. Just when she'd rather it all go away from her well-ordered life, her long-held secret is discovered by the feisty Marina, one of the six members of the Friday Afternoon Club.

When these friends make it their mission to help Mary Alice tackle her stash, they arrive at the storage unit, prepared to clean. But what they discover takes them on a riotous ride through the crime and clutter of the sixties, the angst and betrayal of those caught in The Revolution, and the forgiveness that can only come through acceptance of a different kind of Cause.

— Crime and Clutter by Cyndy Salzmann

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Chasing Justice by H. Terrell Griffin, New in Bookstores during September 2015

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

Chasing Justice by H. Terrell Griffin, a Matt Royal Mystery (9th in series)

Publisher: Oceanview Publishing

  

Matt Royal is going back to the courtroom. He has agreed to defend his good friend and wife of Longboat Key's Police Chief. Abby Lester has been charged with the murder of Nate Bannister, an unlikeable, shady character. He was found shot to death in his downtown Sarasota condo and the evidence points to Abby as the killer.

Matt cannot refuse Abby's pleas for help, despite having retired from the practice of law several years earlier. Now, he must face a hotshot prosecuting attorney with a record of twenty-two wins and zero losses in murder trials. As he begins to investigate, Matt finds that nothing is what it seems. Police, politicians, academics, real estate moguls and other powerful forces are tied together in a cauldron of issues that Matt must untangle to get at the truth. Can he rekindle his legal skills and outwit the prosecution pitted against him? Matt knows he must, as the life of his friend hangs in the balance.

— Chasing Justice by H. Terrell Griffin

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

McCullen's Secret Son by Rita Herron, New from Harlequin Intrigue in September 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 …

McCullen's Secret Son by Rita Herron

Series: The Heroes of Horseshoe Creek

Imprint: Intrigue

  

His child's life was on the line — and time was running out …

Sexy-as-sin rodeo star Brett McCullen is Willow James Howard's past. But when her estranged husband is killed and her son kidnapped, she's forced to accept help from the man who broke her heart. Little does Brett know that the very child he's trying to rescue is his own flesh and blood — the result of a fling years earlier. He can't deny his rising desire at Willow's reappearance … even as he struggles to forgive her secret. But with the ransom deadline looming, Brett must go to extremes to save the family he never knew he wanted …

— McCullen's Secret Son by Rita Herron

Deed to Death, A Toni Matthews Mystery by D. B. Henson, 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, Touchstone …

Deed to Death by D. B. Henson

A Toni Matthews Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Touchstone

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/05/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

At twenty-nine, Toni Matthews is on the cusp of having it all — a successful career as one of the top real estate agents in Nashville, great friends, and the partner and family she'd always longed for in her fiancé, architect Scott Chadwick.

But just days before their planned nuptials, Scott plummets to his death at one of his construction sites and Toni is forced to bury her fiancé on their wedding day. Now living all alone in their new, custom-made dream house, dealing with her loss becomes even harder when the police rule his death a suicide. Yet Toni refuses to believe that it could be anything other than a tragic accident.

When she learns that Scott's estranged brother, Brian, is contesting the will, threatening to take away her home, Toni starts to suspect that it may not have been a mere accident but something more sinister. Without the cooperation of the police, and in spite of her friends' growing concern that she's in denial and not dealing with her grief, Toni begins investigating on her own. As she crisscrosses Nashville on a mission to prove to herself and the world that Scott wouldn't try to escape this life, Toni can't shake the sinking feeling that something is off, that she's being followed — and that her search for truth may have deadly consequences.

— Deed to Death by D. B. Henson

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New This Week: Hollywood Lust, A Hollywood Alphabet Series Thriller by M. Z. Kelly

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 September 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Hollywood Lust by M. Z. Kelly

A Hollywood Alphabet Series Thriller (12th in series)

Publisher: Kingston Roads Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 09/05/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

While Kate tries to untangle a deep mystery that's at the center of her family life, she and her canine partner Bernie work with cold case Detective Leo Kingsley to try and solve a ten-year-old murder that's tied to the current homicide of a young woman. In the meantime, one of the most difficult and high-profile cases Kate's ever worked resurfaces when a radicalized group of terrorists known as The Swarm begins a killing spree. It's a race against time as Kate and FBI agent Joe Dawson try to stop the serial killings, at the same time she tries to solve the decade old murder case.

In the meantime, Kate's love life begins to heat up, while her meddling best friends Natalie and Mo insert themselves into her personal life, at the same time they try to unravel what might be one of the biggest murder mysteries in Hollywood history.

— Hollywood Lust by M. Z. Kelly

See all twelve titles in the Hollywood Alphabet Series Thrillers for $3.99 each on Kindle. The first book in the series, Hollywood Assassin, is currently FREE!

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