Shadow Play by Iris Johansen, New in Bookstores during September 2015

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

Shadow Play by Iris Johansen, an Eve Duncan and Joe Quinn Mystery (18th in series)

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

    

Eve Duncan is the most sought-after artist in the field of forensic sculpting. Dedicated to her work ever since her daughter Bonnie was taken and killed at the age of seven, Eve feels a sense of duty to those whose lives were lost and whose bones are now in her hands.

When a sheriff in California contacts her with a request for help on the reconstruction of the skull of a nine-year-old girl whose body has been buried for eight years, his intensity and investment in the case puzzle her. But when the ghost of the girl begins communicating with her, Eve finds herself wrapped up in the case more intensely than she could have ever imagined. Not since Bonnie has Eve had such an experience, and suddenly she finds herself determined to solve the murder and help the little girl find peace.

Except that the killer is still out there, and he knows Eve is on the case. And he won't rest until anything and anyone that could reveal his identity is eliminated …

— Shadow Play by Iris Johansen

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.

Protecting the Colton Bride by Elle James, 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 …

Protecting the Colton Bride by Elle James

Series: The Coltons of Oklahoma

Imprint: Romantic Suspense

  

A cowboy's marriage of convenience may lead to a deadly honeymoon …

With his ranch in financial trouble, cowboy Daniel Colton makes the perfect proposal to Megan Talbot — a marriage of convenience to save his business and ensure she receives her inheritance. But spending night after night with the strawberry blonde beauty tests all boundaries of Daniel's self-control. And when a killer targets his new bride, vying for her estate, it sets off all of his protective instincts. Daniel refuses to trade his honeymoon for a funeral. Now it's a race against the clock to track down the culprit and protect the wife who's starting to be so much more to him than just a business partner.

— Protecting the Colton Bride by Elle James

The Cuckoo's Calling, A Cormoran Strike Mystery by Robert Galbraith, 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, Mulholland Books …

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

A Cormoran Strike Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Mulholland Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/26/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, and creditors are calling. He has also just broken up with his longtime girlfriend and is living in his office.

Then John Bristow walks through his door with an amazing story: His sister, thelegendary supermodel Lula Landry, known to her friends as the Cuckoo, famously fell to her death a few months earlier. The police ruled it a suicide, but John refuses to believe that. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and it introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction, and delusion known to man.

— The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

A complete list of today's featured titles can be found on the Discounted MystereBooks page on Omnimystery News.

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of the date and time shown. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

New This Week: Ties Can Be Deadly, A Sage Gardens Cozy Mystery by Cindy Bell

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 …

Ties Can Be Deadly by Cindy Bell

A Sage Gardens Cozy Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Cindy Bell

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/26/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

When Eddy goes to the bank to draw out money to buy Samantha a birthday present, the last thing he expects is for the bank to be robbed while he's in the queue. Then, when the police think they have solved the case because they find the perfect suspect murdered, Eddy is certain that things are not as they seem.

With the help of Samantha, Walt and Jo, Eddy goes on a search to discover who was involved in the bank robbery and who murdered the suspected robber. Their investigations lead them towards some serious criminals and puts them in some serious danger.

Will the Sage Gardens Sleuths be able to stay out of danger long enough to untangle the web of suspects so that justice can be served?

— Ties Can Be Deadly by Cindy Bell

See all four mysteries in the Sage Gardens Cozy Series for $2.99 or less each on Kindle.

Visit our New Indie MystereBooks page on Omnimystery News for a complete list of titles featured today.

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of the date and time shown. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Saturday, September 26, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

A Novel of Psychological Suspense

Publisher: Little, Brown

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $2.99

"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973."

So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on eath continue without her — her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling.

— The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

For more deals that may have been found after this post was created, see our Daily Deals page on Omnimystery News for an updated list.

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of the date and time shown. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Saturday, September 26, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 7:00 AM ET …

Dead Girls Don't Blog by Pamela Frost Dennis

The Murder Blog Mysteries

Publisher: Pamela Frost Dennis

Price: FREE!

  

Murder in Provence by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

A Maggie Newberry Mystery

Publisher: San Marco Press

Price: FREE!

  

A Fatal Twist of Lemon by Patrice Greenwood

A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery

Publisher: Evennight Books

Price: FREE!

  

Deadly Advice by Roberta Isleib

An Advice Column Mystery

Publisher: Stone Road Books

Price: FREE!

  

Night Shift by Marcelle Dubé

A Mystery Collection

Publisher: Falcon Ridge Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

Brain Storm by Cat Gilbert

A Taylor Morrison Mystery

Publisher: Cat Gilbert

Price: FREE!

  

Mayhem Takes a Dare by Jada Ryker

A Marisa Adair Mystery Adventure

Publisher: Jada Ryker

Price: FREE!

  

The Cleopatra Murders by Mic Palmer

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Tractatus Press

Price: FREE!

  

Body Magnet by R. V. Doon

A Reece Carson, Text-A-Nurse Cozy Mystery

Publisher: BRY Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

The Wrong Guy by Claudia Whitsitt

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Twisted Vines Press

Price: FREE!

  

Bullet in the Night by Judith Rolfs

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Prism Book Group

Price: FREE!

  

Coldfire by Moshé Mangoé

A Milky Way Mystery for Kids

Publisher: First Steps Publishing

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.

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of the date and time shown. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

Review: Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart

A Mysterious Review of Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart.

Review summary: This is a delightful story, loosely based on an historical account of actual events, that shows how one woman does everything in her power to stand up to one man, who dares to be crossed. The characters are all well drawn and developed, and there is a real sense of time and place. Compelling and truly entertaining. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Girl Waits With Gun
Amy Stewart
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (September 2015)

Publisher synopsis: Constance Kopp doesn't quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fifteen years ago. One day a belligerent and powerful silk factory owner runs down their buggy, and a dispute over damages turns into a war of bricks, bullets, and threats as he unleashes his gang on their family farm. When the sheriff enlists her help in convicting the men, Constance is forced to confront her past and defend her family — and she does it in a way that few women of 1914 would have dared.

New This Week: Time to Die, A Jennifer Knight Crime Thriller by Caroline Mitchell

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 …

Time to Die by Caroline Mitchell

A Jennifer Knight Crime Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Bookouture

Price: $3.99 (as of 09/25/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

He will predict your life … and your death …

Investigating a series of chilling murders, Detective Jennifer Knight finds herself tracking a mysterious tarot card reader known only as The Raven.

As the death toll rises, Jennifer and her team build a picture of a serial killer on the edge of sanity, driven by dark forces. But these are not random killings. And the method behind the madness could be the most terrifying thing of all …

Especially when it seems the death of one of their own is on the cards.

— Time to Die by Caroline Mitchell

See also the first mystery in this series, Don't Turn Around, for $2.99 on Kindle.

Visit our New Indie MystereBooks page on Omnimystery News for a complete list of titles featured today.

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of the date and time shown. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

Sherlock Holmes and the Hilldrop Crescent Mystery, A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche by Val Andrews, 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 Hilldrop Crescent Mystery by Val Andrews

A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 09/25/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

The year is 1911 and Sherlock Holmes has long since retired from solving mysteries. However, it seems the great detective cannot resist the lure of the game for very long. When the Crippen murder case, in which Harvey Crippen is believed to have murdered his wife, Belle Elmore, comes to a brutal end with the hanging of Crippen, Holmes returns to London. He believes there is more to the story than the papers and the jury found and is determined to get to the bottom of the matter.

The plot thickens as the duo, joined by the also retired Detective Inspector Lestrade, join forces to uncover what really happened in house 39 Hilldrop Crescent. As Watson uncovers more and more clues that corroborate Holmes' belief that Crippen was innocent, Holmes takes it upon himself to investigate the happenings of the local homeless community, where people have been disappearing for months. Though seemingly unrelated, the two intertwine in a shocking turn of events.

— Sherlock Holmes and the Hilldrop Crescent Mystery by Val Andrews

Visit our New Indie MystereBooks page on Omnimystery News for a complete list of titles featured today.

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of the date and time shown. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

Scorched Earth, A Novel of Suspense by David L. Robbins, 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, Bantam …

Scorched Earth by David L. Robbins

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Bantam

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/25/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

The inhabitants of Good Hope, Virginia, haven't felt the cooling effects of rain in weeks. The crops are withering. The ground is parched. There is no relief in sight. With the town a tinderbox waiting to explode, all it takes is a spark to ignite all the prejudice, the rage, and the secrets that are so carefully kept hidden. And then, in the midst of the terrible heat, a tragedy occurs. A baby is born and dies in her mother's arms. The child, Nora Carol, is buried quickly and quietly the next day in a church graveyard. It should have ended right there — but it didn't, for Nora Carol is of mixed race.

The white deacons of Good Hope's Victory Baptist Church, trying to protect the centuries-old traditions of their cemetery, have the body exhumed. That night the church is set ablaze, and the sole witness is the only suspect — Elijah Waddell, Nora Carol's father.

Nat Deeds, a former prosecutor and an exile of Good Hope, is pressed into service as Elijah's attorney. With a politically savvy prosecutor and a vindictive sheriff aligned against him, Nat knows it will be nearly impossible to get Elijah acquitted. But Elijah refuses to accept a plea.

As the evidence mounts, Nat begins to suspect there is something his client isn't telling him, and the next revelation turns Good Hope into a powder keg: a body is found in the ashes of the church. Now Elijah is accused of murder, and the case is no longer a matter of winning or losing, but of life or death.

The only way Nat can save his client is to scratch and claw for any shred of evidence, even if he has to bend the law to find it. As the summer heat intensifies and passions reach their boiling point, Nat must navigate through the incendiary secrets kept by friends and neighbors, by the guilty and the innocent, to an act of justice that has nothing to do with the law.

— Scorched Earth by David L. Robbins

A complete list of today's featured titles can be found on the Discounted MystereBooks page on Omnimystery News.

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of the date and time shown. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

New This Week: Laid To Rest, A Darcy Sweet Cozy Mystery by K. J. Emrick

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 …

Laid To Rest by K. J. Emrick

A Darcy Sweet Cozy Mystery (18th in series)

Publisher: South Coast Publishing

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/25/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

Home from her honeymoon in Australia Darcy Sweet is settling nicely into life as a married woman. The spirit world in Misty Hollow is uncharacteristically quiet and peaceful and even her Great Aunt Millie is unusually quiet. Which is very odd. It was like all of the ghosts have just … gone. Darcy doesn't mind … it's a chance for some peace and quiet and gives her the illusion that she is just an ordinary woman living an ordinary life. At least, that is, until she discovers something strange about her Great Aunt's death that raises some questions about how Millie actually died. But she died from natural causes … didn't she?

Darcy has always believed it to be true … so when evidence comes to light that this may not have been the case Darcy's whole world is shaken to the core. Can Darcy and Jon work out what's going on before someone else close to them loses their life?

— Laid To Rest by K. J. Emrick

See all of the mysteries in the Darcy Sweet Series for $2.99 or less each on Kindle. Several boxed sets are also available and the first book in the series, Death Comes To Town, is currently FREE!

Visit our New Indie MystereBooks page on Omnimystery News for a complete list of titles featured today.

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of the date and time shown. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.