Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Thursday, September 17, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 7:00 AM ET …

City of Ghosts by Shawn Kobb

A Mystery in Vienna

Publisher: Shawn Kobb

Price: FREE!

  

The Evil That Men Do by Alanna Knight

An Inspector Faro Mystery

Publisher: Alanna Knight

Price: FREE!

  

The Divine Assassin's Playbook by Robert Chazz Chute

The First Three Books in the Hit Man Series

Publisher: Ex Parte Press

Price: FREE!

  

Thorns of Rosewood by G. M. Barlean

The Rosewood Series

Publisher: Less Traveled Roads Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

Finding Trust by Natalie Gayle

The Centre Games Series

Publisher: EBS

Price: FREE!

  

Follow Titanic by Ken Rossignol

A Marsha & Danny Jones Thriller

Publisher: The Privateer Clause Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

The Fives Run North-South by Dan Goodin

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Dan Goodin

Price: FREE!

  

Death by Lime by Summer Prescott

A Key West Culinary Cozy

Publisher: Maven Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

The Taken by Linda Style

The L.A.P.D. Special Investigations

Publisher: LMS Press

Price: FREE!

  

Beautiful Duplicity by Cassie Strickland

An Armstrong Securities Novel

Publisher: Cassie Strickland

Price: FREE!

  

Jacks Are Wild by Christopher Greyson

A Jack Stratton Mystery

Publisher: Greyson Media Mystery Books

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: Silent Creed by Alex Kava

A Mysterious Review of Silent Creed by Alex Kava. A Ryder Creed Mystery.

Review summary: This is an exciting, fast-paced mystery, with the series characters experiencing one narrow escape after another. The background about training dogs for search and rescue is fascinating, and provides a good complement to the actual investigation at the site of a deadly mudslide. A terrific read overall and recommended. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Silent Creed
Alex Kava
A Ryder Creed Mystery
Putnam (July 2015)

Publisher synopsis: When Ryder Creed responds to a devastating mudslide in North Carolina, he knows that the difference between finding survivors and the dead is time. He and his sturdiest search-and-rescue dog, Bolo, get to work immediately, but the scene is rife with danger: continued rainfall prevents the rescue teams from stabilizing the land; toxic household substances spread by the crushing slide fill the area with hazardous waste; and the detritus and debris are treacherous for both man and dog to navigate. But most perilous are the secrets hidden under the mud and sludge — secrets someone would kill to protect. For this is no ordinary rescue mission. Among the buildings consumed by the landslide was a top-secret government research facility, and Creed has been hired to find what's left of it.

Then rescuers recover the body of a scientist from the facility who was obviously dead before the landslide — killed by a gunshot to the head. The FBI sends Agent Maggie O'Dell to investigate, and she and Creed are soon caught in a web of lies, secrets, and murder that may involve not only the government facility, but decades-old medical experiments that are the subject of current congressional hearings. As more bodies are found under even more unusual circumstances, they come ever closer to exposing the truth — but with unknown forces working against them, Maggie, Creed, and the dogs are running out of time.

If She Only Knew, The San Francisco Series by Lisa Jackson, Now Available at a Special Price

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If She Only Knew by Lisa Jackson

The San Francisco Series (1st in series)

Publisher: Zebra

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/16/2015 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

Not only has Marla Cahill survived a deadly car accident, but her beautiful features have been restored through plastic surgery. She should be grateful. Instead, she's consumed by confusion … and panic. For the people gathered at her bedside — her family — are strangers. And so is the woman whose haunted eyes stare back from the mirror …

Secluded at the magnificent Cahill mansion, Marla waits for something to trigger recognition. Yet the only thing she's left with is the unshakable feeling that she is not who everyone says she is, and that something is very, very wrong …

Determined to piece together the truth of her identity, she finds herself drawn to her brother-in-law, Nick — a man who seems both to want and despise her. And as her fractured mind slowly clears, Marla begins to have flashes of another life … of cruel betrayals and deadly secrets. Marla's life isn't just different — it's in danger, controlled by a twisted killer who's waiting for the right moment to strike … the moment Marla remembers …

— If She Only Knew by Lisa Jackson

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On The Road with Del & Louise, A Novel in Stories by Art Taylor, New This Week from Henery Press

Henery Press — the place to be for mystery — publishes books in the mystery/suspense genre focused on engaging stories with sharp twists and lively characters.

We've selected one of their recently released titles to feature here today …

On The Road with Del & Louise by Art Taylor

A Novel in Stories

Publisher: Henery Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/16/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Del's a small time crook with a moral conscience — robbing convenience stores only for tuition and academic expenses. Brash and sassy Louise goes from being a holdup victim to Del's lover and accomplice. All they want is a fresh start, an honest life, and a chance to build a family together, but fate conspires to put ever-steeper challenges in their path — and escalating temptations, too.

A real estate scam in recession-blighted Southern California. A wine heist in Napa Valley. A Vegas wedding chapel holdup. A kidnapping in an oil-rich North Dakota boomtown. Can Del and Louise stay on the right side of the law? On one another's good side? And when they head back to Louise's hometown in North Carolina, what new trouble will prove the biggest: Louise's nagging mama or a hidden adversary seemingly intent on tearing the couple apart? Or could those be one and the same?

— On The Road with Del & Louise by Art Taylor

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Play Dirty, A Novel of Suspense by Sandra Brown, 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, Simon & Schuster …

Play Dirty by Sandra Brown

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/16/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

After five long years in federal prison, Griff Burkett is a free man. But the disgraced Cowboys quarterback can never return to the life he knew before he was caught cheating. In a place where football is practically a religion, Griff committed a cardinal sin, and no one is forgiving.

Foster Speakman, owner and CEO of SunSouth Airlines, and his wife, Laura, are a golden couple. Successful and wealthy, theirs was a charmed life before fate cruelly intervened and denied them the one thing they wanted most — a child. It's said that money can't buy everything. But it can buy a football player fresh out of prison and out of prospects.

The job Griff agrees to do for the Speakmans demands secrecy. But he soon finds himself once again in the spotlight of suspicion. An unsolved murder comes back to haunt him in the form of his nemesis, Stanley Rodarte, who has made Griff's destruction his life's mission. While safeguarding his new enterprise, Griff must also protect those around him, especially Laura Speakman, from Rodarte's ruthlessness. Griff stands to gain the highest payoff he could ever imagine, but cashing in on it will require him to forfeit his only chance for redemption … and love.

Now Griff is playing a high-stakes game, and at the final whistle, one player will be dead. The clock is ticking and Griff's future — his life — hinges on one last play.

— Play Dirty by Sandra Brown

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Sherlock Holmes and The Secret Mission, A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche by Eddie Maguire, 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 Secret Mission by Eddie Maguire

A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 09/16/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

It's the winter of 1912 and Sherlock Holmes' brother, Mycroft, has been sent to Rome for an important mission by the government. There have been rumours circulating that someone may be poisoning the crown heads of Europe, and with Tsar of Russia mysteriously falling ill, the government decides to send their best mind to investigate. Meanwhile, Dr Watson is considering retirement, but on visiting Sherlock in his home in Sussex, things take a turn for the worst. Holmes is visited by Sir Arthur Richardson, first Secretary to the Cabinet Office and General James Wilton, Military Adviser to the Prime Minister, in the middle of the night. The two visitors come bearing grave news: Mycroft has fallen ill and has been taken to a sanatorium close to Rome. Soon after Sherlock receives further news about his brother — that Mycroft has died of a burst appendix in Rome. And the two decide to go back to Baker Street when Doctor Watson gets a call from a woman who has had her husband kidnapped and wants his help. The situation becomes increasing strange when the government asks Sherlock to take his brothers place and carry on the investigation in Italy.

However an opportunity arises for the apprehensive Sherlock to avoid going to Italy, when a stranger comes at night requesting Sherlock's help after being stabbed during a kidnapping. And with an excuse to avoid the trip to Italy, Sherlock and Watson can begin to investigate the case of Mycroft, suspicious all the more because Mycroft had his appendix removed several years ago …

As the events unfold it is clear that Europe is in danger, and it is also evident that the separate events are connected and are being orchestrated by the mysterious mastermind, VIU. Who is VIU? What are his intentions? How can he be stopped?

— Sherlock Holmes and The Secret Mission by Eddie Maguire

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The Old Silent, A Richard Jury Mystery by Martha Grimes, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Old Silent by Martha Grimes

A Richard Jury Mystery (10th in series)

Publisher: Scribner

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/16/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Richard Jury, the New Scotland Yard superintendent, witnesses a killing in a West Yorkshire inn called the Old Silent, while his highborn, amateur colleague, Melrose Plant wishes to he could perform one as he drives his impossible Aunt Agatha to the Old Swan in Harrogate.

Caught up in a triple murder, Jury would go to any lengths to help Nell Healey, the lovely widow of one of the victims. But Nell Healey remains silent as the Yorkshire moors, quiet as the grave, while the scope of the mystery widens.

— The Old Silent by Martha Grimes

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Big Shoes, An Austin Carr Mystery by Jack Getze, New This Week from Down and Out Books

Down & Out Books is noir … is the private eye … is hard-boiled.

We've selected one of their recently published mystery, suspense, thriller or crime titles to feature here today …

Big Shoes by Jack Getze

An Austin Carr Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Down and Out Books

Price: $4.99 (as of 09/16/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

Jersey Shore broker Austin Carr wants out of the stock and bond business but un-hooking from his mobbed-up partner won't be painless. Angelina "Mama Bones" Bonacelli is best known for professional consultations that deteriorate into criminal violence, breakfast appointments raided by the FBI and one particular Power Point presentation to a Jersey state racing commission that ended in automatic weapons fire.

Good thing she likes Austin.

She just won't let Austin out of the business. Plus Johnny "The Turk" Korsay is on a rampage and had his crooked cops arrest Luis, the bartender Austin's best friend. Why? Because Austin saw The Turk kill Heriberto. And now he's gunning for the stock broker.

It's another brush with violent death and a sexy redhead for Austin Carr when Mama Bones and her rival Jersey associate of a fading New York crime family battle for the future of imported sex slaves, boardwalk tourist business and surprising horse racing secrets, past and present.

— Big Shoes by Jack Getze

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Tender Treachery, The Tender Series of Romantic Thrillers by H. Y. Hanna, Now Available at a Special Price

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Tender Treachery by H. Y. Hanna

The Tender Series of Romantic Thrillers (2nd in series)

Publisher: Wisheart Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/16/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

A second chance at love, a secret worth killing for …

Leah finally makes the decision to leave her life in London and move halfway across the world to reunite with the handsome, enigmatic Toran James. But she's barely back in Singapore before she's plunged into a web of lies and intrigue.

She thought she could trust Toran — now she's wondering what else he may have been hiding from her. Then comes an invitation to a secretive island retreat, which may provide answers. But Leah soon finds that if getting into the retreat is hard, getting out is almost impossible …

— Tender Treachery by H. Y. Hanna

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Shakespeare No More by Tony Hays, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2015 …

Shakespeare No More by Tony Hays, A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Perseverance Press

  

It's April 1616, and William Shakespeare is mortally ill, felled, they say, by a fever. But when he calls his estranged friend Constable Simon Saddler to his bedside, Shakespeare tells him that his illness is no fever, but poison. When the poet dies just days later, Saddler feels compelled to investigate his old friend's death to discover, not just who murdered him, but how a man who was once as close as a brother was moved to cuckold Simon and split their friendship apart.

The trail is long, but before it's over, Simon finds himself wrapped up in two murders, and a conspiracy that reaches to the king's own doorstep.

— Shakespeare No More by Tony Hays

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

The Investigator, The Munro Family Series by Chris Taylor, 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, LCT Productions …

The Investigator by Chris Taylor

The Munro Family Series (2nd in series)

Publisher: LCT Productions

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/16/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

A woman who thought she could run away from her past …

At fourteen, Kate Collins ran away from home. Ten years later, her mother has disappeared without a trace. Faced with no other choice, she returns home. Kate's convinced her stepfather's responsible, but he's a highly decorated police officer. Who will take her accusations seriously?

Banished to a small country town after reporting his city superiors for corruption, Detective Riley Munro is never going to accuse the town's recently retired Police Commander of murder. But Kate's fear and distress seem genuine and her mother does seem to have disappeared. With reluctance, he agrees to investigate.

After making rudimentary enquires, he's told Kate's mother is on a cruise. The information pans out. On the verge of closing the case, Riley is taken by surprise when he receives a subtle threat from his boss, the new Police Commander, to leave Kate's stepfather alone.

Why would the new Commander feel the need to warn him off? With his instincts on alert, Riley digs deeper and discovers not only is Kate's mother in a wheelchair, she also hates the water.

Is Kate telling the truth? Is her stepfather, the former Police Commander, guilty of murder? Or is Riley allowing the sad vulnerability in Kate's beautiful eyes to cloud his judgement?

— The Investigator by Chris Taylor

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Dishing the Dirt by M. C. Beaton, New in Bookstores during September 2015

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

Dishing the Dirt by M. C. Beaton, an Agatha Raisin Mystery (26th in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

    

When therapist Jill Davent moved to the village of Carsely, Agatha Raisin was not a fan. Not only was this therapist romancing Agatha's ex-husband but she dug up details of Agatha's not-too-glamorous origins. Jill also counsels a woman, Gwen Simple, that Agatha firmly believes assisted her son in some grisly murders, although there is no proof. Not one to keep her feelings to herself, Agatha tells anyone that would listen that Jill is a charlatan and better off dead. Agatha could only sigh with relief when the therapist took an office in Mircester.

When Agatha learns that Jill had hired a private detective to investigate her background, she barges into Jill's office and gives her a piece of her mind, yelling "I could kill you!" So when Jill is found strangled to death in her office two days later, Agatha becomes the prime suspect. But Agatha, along with her team of private detectives, is determined to prove her innocence and find the real culprit. This time Agatha must use her skills to save her own skin.

— Dishing the Dirt by M. C. Beaton

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.

Lake of Fire by Mark Stevens, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during September 2015 …

Lake of Fire by Mark Stevens, An Allison Coil Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Midnight Ink

  

A giant wildfire is roaring through Colorado's Flat Tops Wilderness. The massive blaze is wiping out Allison Coil's precious hunting grounds, and the flames have set their sights on the beautiful ranch owned by her boyfriend's family.

Allison and longtime friend Trudy are shocked to learn that a body has been found in the fire ravaged forest — a friend who was a reclusive environmentalist with an unorthodox idea for the battle against global warming. Along with reporter Duncan Bloom, Allison burrows into an underground group of anti-government extremists. As they strike close to home and hurt those closest to her, Allison vows hell might not be punishment enough for this cabal of sinister fanatics.

— Lake of Fire by Mark Stevens

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

Sweetwater Ranch Box Set, Three Novels of Romantic Suspense by Delores Fossen, 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, Harlequin Intrigue …

Sweetwater Ranch Box Set by Delores Fossen

Three Novels of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/16/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

MAVERICK SHERIFF: Texas sheriff Cooper McKinnon once had it all — until a tragic car accident changed everything. When he meets DA Jessa Wells, Cooper is shocked to discover her adopted little boy looks just like his son, whose body was never recovered. Now, with a new investigation opening old wounds, Cooper will have to work with the frustrating beauty if he's to reclaim the child he never gave up searching for.

COWBOY BEHIND THE BADGE: Texas Ranger Tucker McKinnon steps out of the shower and gets the shock of a lifetime when he finds his old flame and newborn twins hiding out in his pantry. Although they have a troubled past, it's the still-simmering attraction that makes Tucker want to protect Laine Braddock and these babies she claims are in danger.

RUSTLING UP TROUBLE: ATF agent Blue McCurdy never thought he'd forget the night he spent with Deputy Rayanne McKinnon — until a bullet wiped out his memory and left him for dead. Reuniting with the beautiful brunette only ratchets up the danger … especially when he learns she's carrying his child.

— Sweetwater Ranch Box Set by Delores Fossen

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New This Week: Metro, A Suspense Thriller by Stephen Romano

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 …

Metro by Stephen Romano

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Pocket Star

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/16/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

For the last five years, Jollie, Andy, and Mark have lived together in a crazy bohemian crash pad in Austin, Texas, immersed in an endless summer of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. But one of them is not what they seem to be. And when that person finally blows a decades-long cover during a violent attack on a powerful Austin dope dealer, all hell breaks loose in the bloody, bullet-riddled aftermath.

As the façade of the normal world sizzles away, revealing an ominous shadow league of endemic spies and assassins known only as METRO, Jollie, Andy, and Mark must run like hell into a very dark night, where love and friendship will bind them, a terrifying hatchet man will close in to kill them, and the pitch black truth about everything will be revealed, again and again …

— Metro by Stephen Romano

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