Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 7:30 AM ET …

Joyland by Stephen King

Joyland by Stephen King

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Hard Case Crime

Kindle Daily Deal Price: 99¢

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Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.

Joyland by Stephen King

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 7:00 AM ET …

Here Lies a Wicked Man by Chris Rogers

Here Lies a Wicked Man by Chris Rogers

A Booker Krane Mystery

Publisher: Chris Rogers

Price: FREE!

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ProxyWar by D. S. Kane

ProxyWar by D. S. Kane

The Spies Lie Series

Publisher: The Swiftshadow Group

Price: FREE!

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Lost Lives by Malcolm Richards

Lost Lives by Malcolm Richards

An Emily Swanson Mystery

Publisher: Storm House

Price: FREE!

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Touching Spirits by Kevin R. Hill

Touching Spirits by Kevin R. Hill

The Mayan Case

Publisher: Kevin R. Hill

Price: FREE!

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Deadmistress by Carole Shmurak

Deadmistress by Carole Shmurak

A Susan Lombardi Mystery

Publisher: Carole Shmurak

Price: FREE!

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The Mirror by Alonzo L. Llorens

The Mirror by Alonzo L. Llorens

A Political Thriller

Publisher: Alonzo L. Llorens

Price: FREE!

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Dark Badges by Zander Storm

Dark Badges by Zander Storm

A Crime Thriller

Publisher: PSU Inc.

Price: FREE!

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Mistaken Enemy by Dennis A. Nehamen

Mistaken Enemy by Dennis A. Nehamen

A Zach Miller Thriller

Publisher: Golden Poppy Publications

Price: FREE!

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Flash Crash by K. R. Harris

Flash Crash by K. R. Harris

An Abby Churchland Mystery

Publisher: K. R. Harris

Price: FREE!

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At Your Service! by Ashley Eneriz

At Your Service! by Ashley Eneriz

A Blondie McGhee Mystery for Kids

Publisher: Ashley Eneriz

Price: FREE!

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Pirates by Gillian Rogerson

Pirates by Gillian Rogerson

The Magic Library Series for Kids

Publisher: Gillian Rogerson

Price: FREE!

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Tuesday, February 09, 2016

Blank Slate, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Tiffany Snow, Now Available at a Special Price

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Blank Slate by Tiffany Snow

Blank Slate by Tiffany Snow

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Montlake Romance

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/08/2016 at 8:00 PM ET).

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Special Agent Erik Langston has been tracking Clarissa O'Connell for nearly a year, always one step behind the cyber hacking thief. She's escaped his clutches often and easily.

Except tonight.

In the snow-covered switchbacks of the Colorado mountains in a worsening snowstorm, a car crash robs Clarissa of her memory and lands her as Erik's prisoner.

Riding out the storm in a cabin, Erik is forced to protect someone he knows to be a criminal, though O'Connell isn't anything like he'd imagined her to be.

In a race to stay one step ahead of those who'll do anything for what she knows, Clarissa and Erik must dig into her locked memories if they're going to survive. Can she trust his feelings even when he knows the truth?

Is it really possible to start over with a blank slate?

Blank Slate by Tiffany Snow

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Fatal Trust, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Diana Miller, Now Available at a Special Price

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Fatal Trust by Diana Miller

Fatal Trust by Diana Miller

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Montlake Romance

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/08/2016 at 7:00 PM ET).

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Stepping her perfect Jimmy Choos into place beside Ben Gallagher's wounded Nikes, straitlaced Philadelphia lawyer Catherine Barrington is surprisingly unable to resist the disarming small-town mechanic's charm. He's one of the heirs to the vast fortune left by his eccentric grandfather Max, a bestselling horror writer, and she's there to carry out Max's last wishes. Routine enough … except that inheriting comes with a catch: none of Max's heirs will get a penny until they've lived together for two weeks in the shadow-filled rooms of his mansion in the wooded hills near Lake Superior.

From beyond the grave, a letter from Max insists that his death was no accident, sending Catherine undercover — and way out of her comfort zone — to catch the killer. Posing as Lexie, Ben's cocktail waitress girlfriend, Catherine soon finds herself trapped with the feuding clan at the sinister Nevermore manor. To save her own life, she'll have to confront the murderer, as well as her growing attraction to Ben — a top suspect.

Fatal Trust by Diana Miller

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New This Week: The Widowmaker, A Stan Brookshire Mystery by Allison Cosgrove

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The Widowmaker by Allison Cosgrove

The Widowmaker by Allison Cosgrove

A Stan Brookshire Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: Allison Cosgrove

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/09/2016 at 6:30 PM ET).

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A fifteen year-old unsolved case is still causing problems — this time in Homicide Detective Stan Brookshire's backyard. Newlyweds seem to be an endangered species in and around Lake City. What evidence there is, lies with a small-town sheriff and may or may not have been gathered and handled properly. Stan can only hope to make sense of what's been left behind and apply it to the recent case before more innocent lives are lost.

Meanwhile, Father Jaime cannot remember anything for entire periods of time … periods that happen to coincide with the times that the murders took place. He is tormented by this and has come to doubt even himself. Can he trust this big city cop to handle this information with an open mind? Or will he immediately be persecuted? He worries the whole town will look bad, having worshipped under a potential killer all these years …

It's up to Stan and Jane to get to the bottom of the murders before the killer strikes again. This time, they need help from the outside — will they get to the bottom of this, or will they take the easy bait destroying more lives in their wake?

The Widowmaker by Allison Cosgrove

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Sniper, A Suspense Thriller by Vaughn C. Hardacker, Now Available at a Special Price

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Sniper by Vaughn C. Hardacker

Sniper by Vaughn C. Hardacker

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Price: $1.99 (as of 02/08/2016 at 6:00 PM ET).

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When a sniper kills four people on Boston Common, Boston homicide detective Mike Houston and his partner Anne Bouchard are sent to investigate the case. Amidst the blood and terror, Houston discovers similarities, likenesses — the killer's positioning, his choice of victims, and his code of ethics — between the crime scene and his own training as a US Marine scout and sniper. And with the staging of the scene set for prime shock value, Houston has to wonder what it is this murderer intends to accomplish.

The connection is confirmed in the worst possible way when the sniper strikes again, this time killing Houston's ex-wife, severing what's left of the bond between Houston and his estranged daughter, Susie. It's personal now, and as the death toll rises, Houston and Bouchard will stop at nothing to find the cold-blooded sniper who's making a mockery of their department. In a final gesture of cat and mouse depravity, the killer kidnaps Susie, luring Houston to an island on a remote lake in Maine for a deadly, sniper-to-sniper showdown.

Sniper by Vaughn C. Hardacker

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New This Week: Murder Under the Catwalk, A Vanessa Abbot, Cat Cozy Mystery by Nancy C. Davis

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Murder Under the Catwalk by Nancy C. Davis

Murder Under the Catwalk by Nancy C. Davis

A Vanessa Abbot, Cat Cozy Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Collins Collective

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/09/2016 at 5:30 PM ET).

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There's a new play opening at the Caspar Crossing Theater, and Vanessa Abbot and Detective Pete Wheeler are in attendance as guests of the director. No one in the theater is prepared, however, when the director himself crashes through the set wall and falls down dead in front of everybody with a sword sticking out of his back.

Pete and Vanessa unravel a tangled web of lies and deceit to discover a dramatic cast of suspects, all with motives to murder. Can Vanessa and her cats solve the murder before the killer gets away?

Murder Under the Catwalk by Nancy C. Davis

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Forgotten Sins, The Sin Brothers Series by Rebecca Zanetti, Now Available at a Special Price

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Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti

Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti

The Sin Brothers Series (1st in series)

Publisher: Forever

Price: $2.99 (as of 02/08/2016 at 5:00 PM ET).

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From the moment Josie laid eyes on sexy, mysterious Shane Dean, she was in love. Their desire ignited a passionate affair, and within weeks, Shane had slipped a ring on her finger. It seemed her every fantasy was coming true … until her new husband disappeared without a trace. Now, two years and one broken heart later, Josie is shocked when the hospital calls: Shane has been found … at a crime scene with no memory of how he got there.

Shane can't remember the blue-eyed angel at his bedside-or who he even is-but he knows something isn't right. His hearing is razor sharp, his physical strength incredible, and the urge to protect Josie overwhelming. For powerful enemies are hunting him, and Josie is the key to discovering why. As Shane struggles to unravel his past, dangerous new truths come to light. Can he protect the only woman he's ever loved? And can Josie trust a man she thought she knew-one who carries such a deadly secret?

Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti

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New This Week: Deceived, A Novel of Suspense by James Koeper

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Deceived by James Koeper

Deceived by James Koeper

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Clifford & James Publishers

Price: $3.99 (as of 02/09/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).

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One nation under … suspicion …

Nick Ford's record with the federal government is spotless. He's on the fast lane to success until the day he begins an audit of the Yünnan Project. Soon his every move is shadowed by a boss of the Chinese underworld, his best friend and colleague is brutally murdered, and a powerful U.S. senator accuses him of a crime he didn't commit.

Alone and discredited, Nick fights back with the help of the one woman willing to stand by his side. Thrust into a deadly realm of plots and counterplots, Nick must learn to play outside the rules, because when not even Washington can be trusted, only a renegade can discover the truth.

Trust no one … or be deceived …

Deceived by James Koeper

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Veronika Layne Has a Nose for News, A Hot Off the Press Romantic Mystery by Julia Park Tracey, Now Available at a Special Price

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Veronika Layne Has a Nose for News by Julia Park Tracey

Veronika Layne Has a Nose for News by Julia Park Tracey

A Hot Off the Press Romantic Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Booktrope Editions

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/08/2016 at 4:00 PM ET).

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Veronika Layne, sassy tattooed reporter, is on the trail of another news scoop, and this time there's a Hollywood TV house-flipper, a pirate and his treasure, new friends and old friends, long-distance love and heartache waiting to be exposed.

Will Veronika find out what true love — and true gold — are worth? Contemporary romantic suspense at its finest.

Veronika Layne Has a Nose for News by Julia Park Tracey

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A Deadly Tail by Dixie Lyle, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during February 2016

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during February 2016 …

A Deadly Tail by Dixie Lyle

A Deadly Tail by Dixie Lyle, A Deirdre "Foxtrot" Lancaster Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

A Deadly Tail by Dixie Lyle, Amazon Kindle format

Foxtrot has seen a lot of strange things as assistant to billionaire Zelda Zoransky at her wacky mansion. And that includes her telepathic cat Tango and ectoplasmic pooch Whiskey. So it's no surprise to find a horde of zombies lurching across the lawn-even if they are just actors in a horror movie that's filming on the mansion grounds. The special effects look pretty convincing. But all that fake blood doesn't fool Whiskey, who quickly sniffs out the truth: one of those corpses is real …

Before you can say, "Lights, camera, murder," Foxtrot and her furry partners-in-crime-solving are caught up in the drama of who-killed-who … and why. With a crazy cast of characters including a neurotic director, a star-hungry diva-even with an appearance by Lassie's ghost-it's bound to have one hell of a twist ending. But first, Foxtrot and her supernatural sidekicks have to find a killer amongst them-before the whole case is a wrap …

A Deadly Tail by Dixie Lyle

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for February 2016. For new hardcover mysteries, visit New Mysteries where for a list of February 2016 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

High Strung, A Glass Bead Mystery by Janice Peacock, Now Available at a Special Price

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High Strung by Janice Peacock

High Strung by Janice Peacock

A Glass Bead Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Booktrope Editions

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/08/2016 at 3:00 PM ET).

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After inheriting a house in Seattle, Jax O'Connell is living the life of her dreams as a glass beadmaker and jewelry designer. When she gets an offer to display her work during a bead shop's opening festivities, it's an opportunity Jax can't resist — even though Rosie Perez, the store's owner, is the surliest person Jax has ever met.

The weekend's events become a tangled mess when a young beadmaker is found dead nearby and several oddball bead enthusiasts are suspects. Jax must string together the clues to clear her friend Tessa's name — and do it before the killer strikes again.

High Strung by Janice Peacock

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Hostile Witness by Leigh Adams, New in Bookstores during February 2016

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during February 2016 is …

Hostile Witness by Leigh Adams

Hostile Witness by Leigh Adams, a Kate Ford Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Crooked Lane

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Hostile Witness by Leigh Adams, Amazon Kindle format

When single mom and computer security specialist Kate Ford is suddenly and mysteriously put on administrative leave, she finds herself drawn into the drama of a lurid kidnapping case with ties to her company. Kate has enough on her plate dealing with a condition that leaves her extra-sensitive to stimuli, but the case is too juicy to leave untouched.

But what begins as simple curiosity quickly leads her to the country's darkest corners of power and leaves her and her family the target of a ruthless network of war profiteers, who will stop at nothing to protect their billion-dollar interests in Hostile Witness, the first in this sharp and engaging series.

Hostile Witness by Leigh Adams

For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for February 2016. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of February 2016 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

A Familiar Tail by Delia James, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during February 2016

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during February 2016 …

A Familiar Tail by Delia James

A Familiar Tail by Delia James, An Annabelle Britton, Witch's Cat Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: NAL

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Unlucky-in-love artist Annabelle Britton decides that a visit to the seaside town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is the perfect way to get over her problems. But when she stumbles upon a smoky gray cat named Alastair, and follows him into a charming cottage, Annabelle finds herself in a whole spellbook full of trouble.

Suddenly saddled with a witch's wand and a furry familiar, Annabelle soon meets a friendly group of women who use their spells, charms, and potions to keep the people of Portsmouth safe. But despite their gifts, the witches can't prevent every wicked deed in town …

Soon, the mystery surrounding Alistair's former owner, who died under unusual circumstances, grows when another local turns up dead. Armed with magic, friends, and the charmed cat who adopted her more than the other way around, Annabelle sets out to paw through the evidence and uncover a killer.

A Familiar Tail by Delia James

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Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red, The Rabbi Small Mysteries by Harry Kemelman, Now Available at a Special Price

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Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red by Harry Kemelman

Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red by Harry Kemelman

The Rabbi Small Mysteries (5th in series)

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $1.99 (as of 02/08/2016 at 1:00 PM ET).

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Once again, Rabbi Small finds himself looking for solace outside the confines of the contentious world of his synagogue in Barnard's Crossing, Massachusetts. When a member of his congregation expresses that she does not want him to officiate her wedding, Rabbi Small has had enough. He seeks escape by dabbling in academia with a part-time teaching gig at a local college. But his fantasy of a tranquil life in an ivory tower is about to come tumbling down.

A bombing at the school kills one of the rabbi's coworkers, and Small finds himself caught between adversarial students and feuding faculty members. As he investigates possible suspects with the same logic and measured caution that make him a brilliant religious leader, Rabbi Small finds that everyone has a motive — and an alibi — and it's up to him to uncover the truth.

Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red by Harry Kemelman

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