The Big Thaw, A Crime Novel by Donald Harstad, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Big Thaw by Donald Harstad

A Crime Novel

Publisher: Bantam

Price: 99¢ (as of 10/13/2015 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

A killer is placing his cross hairs over the American heartland …

The pair of frozen corpses were found under a tarp in the machine shed of an empty farmhouse. Two males — brothers — both killed by bullets from a Russian automatic fired at close range. The cops have a suspect: a man Deputy Sheriff Carl Houseman busted five years earlier and the county's lead suspect in a series of recent robberies.

Houseman knows they have the wrong guy. He also knows they've got something bigger than a burglary gone bad … especially when the FBI starts showing up in Maitland. The brutal double homicide is just the tip of the iceberg in a case where a killer's trail keeps disappearing like footprints in freshly fallen snow, and where one bad break can send a good cop into a deep freeze.

— The Big Thaw by Donald Harstad

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Review: Tipping the Valet by K. K. Beck

A Mysterious Review of Tipping the Valet by K. K. Beck. A Workplace Mystery.

Review summary: This is a busy mystery, with lots of characters to keep track of and a constant flurry of activity. The primary storyline is, however, fairly straight-forward to follow despite all the mayhem going on in the background. At just over 200 pages, this makes for a quick and entertaining afternoon read. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Tipping the Valet
K. K. Beck
A Workplace Mystery
Perseverance Press (September 2015)

Publisher synopsis: Affable young parking valet Tyler Benson, a master of bad timing, is accidentally involved in cases of auto theft and murder on the lot at Alba, an upscale Seattle restaurant. There's a body in a parked car, and someone shooting at tech zillionaire Scott Duckworth. Mysterious Italian beauty Flavia Torcelli and even Tyler's spectacularly unsuccessful dad seem somehow connected to the crime wave. The more Tyler tries to sort things out, the more the police are convinced he's the guilty party. …

Oh, and a collection of inept but homicidal Russian mafiosi seems to be after him, too.

Blue Suede Shoes, A Novel of Suspense by Deborah Reardon, Now Available at a Special Price

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Blue Suede Shoes by Deborah Reardon

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: River Grove Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 10/13/2015 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

Deep in the woods of Wisconsin, little Mary Martin has been missing for five weeks.

Meanwhile, city girl Clare Paxton thinks she's destined for boredom when she returns home to Danfield, Wisconsin, to care for her lonely mother. But when a little girl goes missing, leaving only her tiny blue shoes behind in the dark northern forest, Clare can't idly stand by as local police fumble the case. Handsome police chief Jared Grady seems far more interested in keeping watch on Clare's meddling than searching for the girl, and no one in town seems to care that there could be a kidnapper in their midst — or worse. Why would the townspeople of Danfield allow little Mary's case go cold?

As Clare's investigation heats up, she discovers more than she might have hoped about her small-town neighbors. And she may be Mary Martin's only hope of returning home safe and sound.

— Blue Suede Shoes by Deborah Reardon

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New This Week: Watson's Case, A Sherlock Academy Mystery for Kids by F. C. Shaw

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 October 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Watson's Case by F. C. Shaw

A Sherlock Academy Mystery for Kids (2nd in series)

Publisher: Future House Publishing

Price: $2.99 (as of 10/13/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Stolen tools, holes in the walls, secret codes hiding in plain sight …

Even more mysteries await Rollie Wilson this month at the Sherlock Academy of Fine Sleuths. It has been several weeks since the evil Herr Zilch tried to steal from the academy's secret library. When Rollie finds a note from Zilch in a wastepaper basket, Headmaster Yardsly asks Rollie to help discover who Zilch's "mole" is. With Cecily at his side, Rollie is determined to catch the spy, all while dealing with his odious roommate, his mysterious great-aunt, and the school's new teacher.

What's more, Rollie's Great Auntie Ei has sent him an antique newspaper from 1894 reporting on one of Sherlock Holmes's cases. What appears to be old news is actually a secret map hidden within the paper's pages. Rollie must decipher the map, then discover the Academy's secrets before the mole can hand them over to Herr Zilch.

Can Rollie thwart Zilch's plans? Will his family remember his birthday? Can he solve the mystery of his missing roommate?

— Watson's Case by F. C. Shaw

See also the first mystery in this series, Sherlock Academy, for $2.99 on Kindle.

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An Invitation to Murder, A Margie's Murder Mystery by Gerry Stimmler, Now Available at a Special Price

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An Invitation to Murder by Gerry Stimmler

A Margie's Murder Mystery

Publisher: Eleanor Avenue Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 10/13/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

Things get personal for Margie in AN INVITATION TO MURDER when her dad is charged with killing an old business partner and all the evidence points to him and him alone. Obviously it's a setup, but who would do that and why?

Margie's hell bent on getting involved and finding the real killer; Joe's just as determined to stop her. Not because he doesn't want to find the killer, but he doesn't want Margie to end up a victim herself. As if that's not enough to deal with, who is this Christian guy that's so obsessed with Margie and determined to get her to attend their 20 year class reunion?

— An Invitation to Murder by Gerry Stimmler

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New This Week: Informed Consent, A Sasha McCandless Legal Thriller by Melissa F. Miller

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Informed Consent by Melissa F. Miller

A Sasha McCandless Legal Thriller (8th in series)

Publisher: Brown Street Books

Price: $4.99 (as of 10/13/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

As Sasha and Leo approach their second wedding anniversary, they have their hands full adjusting to life as new parents. Leo resolves to track down the father he never knew. Meanwhile, Sasha tackles a case on behalf of assisted living facility residents who may have been the unwitting subjects of medical research.

Both situations escalate unexpectedly, and Sasha and Leo are each forced to decide just how much they're willing to risk in the name of family.

— Informed Consent by Melissa F. Miller

See all eight legal thrillers in the Sasha McCandless Series for $4.99 each on Kindle. Several novellas are also available for 99¢ each and the first book in the series, Irreparable Harm, is currently FREE!

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Identity Crisis, A Murder in Mexico Mystery by John Scherber, Now Available at a Special Price

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Identity Crisis by John Scherber

A Murder in Mexico Mystery (8th in series)

Publisher: San Miguel Allende Books

Price: $3.99 (as of 10/13/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

It's a backwards kind of case for the Paul Zacher Agency. Naming the culprit is easy, but what is the crime? And why is Paul's old nemesis, Antonio Trujillo on the streets again? Life was so much simpler without him.

When the kinky tastes of a state governor open the door to an environmental disaster of cosmic proportions, Paul Zacher and his friends come up against a sinister conspiracy of government and industrial plotters. When they launch their secret weapon at Paul personally, a diminutive blonde with spiky hair and impossibly short skirts, Maya takes the field with deadly results.

— Identity Crisis by John Scherber

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New This Week: Bear Claus, A Bear Jacobs Holiday Mystery Novella by Linda B. Myers

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Bear Claus by Linda B. Myers

A Bear Jacobs Holiday Mystery Novella

Publisher: Mycomm One

Price: $2.99 (as of 10/13/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

PI Bear Jacobs is mired down in the holidays with seasonal depression. His e-Watson, Lily, knows a mystery to solve will bring him around. She aims him at the perfect puzzle: somebody is charging Eunice's account for too many fancy pants at the My Fair Pair lingerie shop. Bear investigates, following a shop employee on a merry chase through a local casino. Then all turns far more serious as the trail leads to a homeless camp in the Northwest Forest and possibly to more dangerous places beyond.

— Bear Claus by Linda B. Myers

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Vanished, The Private Justice Series by Irene Hannon, Now Available at a Special Price

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Vanished by Irene Hannon

The Private Justice Series (1st in series)

Publisher: Revell

Price: $1.99 (as of 10/13/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

A tenacious reporter. A skeptical PI. And a secret that will shatter lives …

Reporter Moira Harrison is lost. In the dark. In a thunderstorm. When a lone figure suddenly appears in the beam of her headlights, Moira slams on her brakes — but it's too late. She feels the solid thump against the side of her car before crashing into a tree on the far side of the road.

A man opens her door, tells her he saw everything, and promises to call 911. Then the world fades to black. When she comes to, she is alone. No man. No 911. No injured person. But she can't forget the look of terror she saw on that face in the instant before her headlights swung away. And she can't get anyone to believe her story — except maybe a handsome ex-homicide detective turned private eye, who reluctantly agrees to take on the case.

As clues begin to surface, it becomes obvious that someone doesn't want this mystery solved — and will stop at nothing to protect a shocking secret.

— Vanished by Irene Hannon

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A Cold War by Alan Russell, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during October 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during October 2015 …

A Cold War by Alan Russell, A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

  

Nina Granville believes her business trip to Alaska will give her a short respite from the merry-go-round that came with her engagement to Congressman Terrence Donnelly. But instead of allowing her the peace she craves, Nina's getaway from the public eye means that no one witnesses her abduction into a very cold hell.

Taken by a mountain man who calls himself Baer and then transported to a remote cabin surrounded by nothing but frozen wilderness, Nina descends into a nightmare of terror, privation, and bitter cold. Nina's privileged life did not prepare her for imprisonment at the hands of this survivalist trapper. If she is to live — and to escape — Nina realizes she must do it on her own.

Undaunted and with startling determination, Nina pits herself against her captor, her fear, and nature itself in a battle for her life — but can she win against such deadly opponents?

— A Cold War by Alan Russell

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

Slip and Go Die, A Parson's Cove Cozy Mystery by Sharon Rose, Now Available at a Special Price

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Slip and Go Die by Sharon Rose

A Parson's Cove Cozy Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Cozy Cat Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 10/13/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

Old Buelah Henry is dead. Esther Flynn found her body sprawled out on the frozen snow. Everyone said it was an accident. Everyone, that is, but Mabel Wickles. There was no way Buelah would go outside when it was thirty below without a jacket and boots. She knows she is right too when she receives a threatening phone call. Will she be the next victim?

— Slip and Go Die by Sharon Rose

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Icarus by Deon Meyer, New in Bookstores during October 2015

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

Icarus by Deon Meyer, a Benny Griessel Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press

    

A week before Christmas, a young photographer discovers a plastic-wrapped corpse amidst the sand dunes north of Cape Town. The only thing found on the corpse is a dead iPhone, but it doesn't take long for the police to identify the body as that of Ernst Richter — the tech whiz behind MyAlibi, an internet service that provides unfaithful partners with sophisticated cover stories to hide an affair. Meanwhile, Benny Griessel is called to the scene of a multiple homicide involving a former colleague, and four years of sobriety are undone on the spot. He emerges from his drunken haze determined to quit the force, but the take-no-sass Major Mbali Kaleni, now his boss, wants Griessel on the Richter case. The high-profile murder has already been the subject of fierce media speculation, with questions swirling about the potential for motive: could the perpetrator be one of the countless jilted spouses? An aggrieved client?

Before the week is out, an unexpected connection to a storied family winery comes to light, and Griessel's reputation is again on the line.

— Icarus by Deon Meyer

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

The Skeleton Haunts a House by Leigh Perry, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during October 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during October 2015 …

The Skeleton Haunts a House by Leigh Perry, A Georgia Thackery, Family Skeleton Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Berkley

  

Sid the Skeleton bones up on clues to solve a Haunted House homicide …

What holiday could bring more warmth to a skeleton's chest cavity than Halloween? And when you're a living skeleton who's not supposed to be seen outside the house, it's a welcome chance to get some fresh air and rub bony elbows with people. That's why Sid doesn't mind wearing a full-body dog suit and going as Scooby-Doo along with Georgia Thackery's Velma to the Halloween Howl.

Sid can't wait to go through the Haunted House — but he gets rattled for real when a genuine dead body is discovered. Trapped inside as the police quickly seal off the crime scene, Sid makes no bones about dropping the dog suit and posing as an actual skeleton. This murder is a skull-scratcher, but as long as Sid is on the inside, he might as well case the joint to figure out who used the cover of darkness to commit the perfect crime …

— The Skeleton Haunts a House by Leigh Perry

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

Every Breath You Take, A Kristen Conner Mystery by M. K. Gilroy , Now Available at a Special Price

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Every Breath You Take by M. K. Gilroy

A Kristen Conner Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Sydney Lane Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 10/13/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

When the son of a Chicago billionaire is murdered the only lead on this high-profile crime — one that has the media buzzing and politicians scrambling — is an exclusive dating service that discretely caters to the rich and famous.

Who better to go undercover in the world of personal profiles, promising matches, and questionable motives than an ace detective who is single and as attractive as she is tough?

Some dates are to kill for — but some dates will get you killed.

Detective Kristen Conner may not be able to figure out her own love life, but she is about to get a crash course on finding Mr. Right — even as she finds herself in the crosshairs of a determined killer's gun.

— Every Breath You Take by M. K. Gilroy

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Hey Big Spender, A Tahoe Tessie Mystery by Gemma Halliday and T. Sue Versteeg, New This Week from Gemma Halliday

Gemma Halliday Publishing is a boutique publisher of light-hearted mystery, romantic suspense and romantic comedy novels, perfect for popping into your beach bag for a weekend away or cozying up beside a warm fire for a quiet night in.

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

Hey Big Spender by Gemma Halliday and T. Sue Versteeg

A Tahoe Tessie Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing

Price: $4.99 (as of 10/13/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

When Tessie King inherited the Royal Palace Hotel, Lake Tahoe's biggest resort, she inherited a cranky board of directors along with it. A board that is demanding higher revenues, or Tessie's out. Faced with the possibility of losing her father's legacy, Tessie turns to her staff to help her come up with a plan: film the season finale of Battle Buffet, the hottest cooking competition show on TV, at the resort. It's a scheme sure to bring in the big bucks.

But is also brings big trouble. When one of the casino's wealthiest clients is found dead on the gaming floor, and the killer comes up incognito on the security footage, everyone is a suspect — from the television crew to the blue haired retirees at the slots. Tessie teams up with her stepmother-turned-BFF and her snowboarding teenage crush in a race against the clock to repair the casino's reputation, dodge mob accusations from the hot FBI agent on the case, and track down a killer before any more of her big spenders end up sleeping with the fishes.

— Hey Big Spender by Gemma Halliday and T. Sue Versteeg

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