Mystery Godoku Puzzle for March 07, 2016

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:

D E G N O P R U W

The 15th Daisy Dalrymple mystery by Carola Dunn involves this kind of plot in its 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.

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Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Sunday, March 06, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Sunday, March 06, 2016 at 7:30 AM ET …

The Colonel's Mistake by Dan Mayland

A Mark Sava Spy Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

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Mark Sava, former CIA station chief of Azerbaijan, lives a quiet life as a professor at Western University in the city of Baku. But his peace is shattered by both the assassination of a high-level American during an international oil conference and the arrest of CIA operations officer Daria Buckingham for the crime.

Sava knows the Iranian American Buckingham well — he personally trained her — and doesn't believe she had anything to do with the murder, so he visits a CIA control center to discuss the situation with the new station chief. When no one answers the outside intercom, Sava overrides the security code and stumbles upon the grisliest scene of his career. Now, he can't help but wonder if he really knows Buckingham as well as he thought …

Determined to find out, Sava soon finds himself and a partner caught in the middle of the new Great Game — a deadly intelligence war over oil that has Iran, China, and the United States clawing at each other's throats. Meanwhile, Colonel Henry Amato, assistant to the US national security advisor, is keeping a close watch on the situation from Washington. His stake in the Great Game is high — and personal.

— The Colonel's Mistake by Dan Mayland

The Leveling by Dan Mayland

A Mark Sava Spy Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

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These days, Mark Sava spends more time in tutoring sessions than in cloak-and-dagger rendezvous. The former CIA station chief of Azerbaijan has settled into the modest life of a professor in Baku … until an assassin makes a brazen attempt on his life in the hallowed halls of the national library.

The Azeri government deems Sava, with his complex past, a security threat and orders him out of the country immediately. At the same time, the CIA orders Sava back to the US. But when he receives cryptic photos that lead him to believe his friend John Decker has been kidnapped — Sava knows he has no option but to find Decker.

He teams up with ex — CIA spy and former girlfriend Daria Buckingham, and the two soon find themselves being chased by Chinese intelligence agents through the underworlds of Turkmenistan and Iran, caught in the middle of a secret conflict over oil that has the US and Iran tumbling headlong into war.

— The Leveling by Dan Mayland

Spy for Hire by Dan Mayland

A Mark Sava Spy Thriller (3rd in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

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Azerbaijan didn't want him. And now Kyrgyzstan may not be able to handle Mark Sava either. The ex — CIA station chief has settled into a new, easy life as a spy for hire. But then his girlfriend, Daria, discovers the private intelligence agency employing Sava is connected to a strange plot involving a mysterious orphan.

As Saudi intelligence agents and the CIA seek out the boy for their own ends, Sava and Daria call on old friend and ex — Navy SEAL John Decker to protect the child while they dig for the truth. Soon Sava has a front-row seat to a black ops war between the CIA, US Naval Intelligence, and foreign forces — and the boy is somehow the key to victory. Sava just wants to find the child a good home, but can he do so before his own broken past proves his undoing?

— Spy for Hire by Dan Mayland

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Sunday, March 06, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Sunday, March 06, 2016 at 7:00 AM ET …

Murder in Menorca by Cat Preston

An Abby Tennant Mystery

Publisher: Cat Preston

Price: FREE!

  

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Silent Shadow by Jack Parker

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Jack Parker

Price: FREE!

  

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Edge of Control by Trish Loye

An E.D.G.E. Security Thriller

Publisher: Tough Girl Press

Price: FREE!

  

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Killer Twist by Amelia Morgan

A Witches of Enchanted Bay Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Amelia Morgan

Price: FREE!

  

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Seven Days Grace by Kellie Merriman

A Grace Rose Mystery

Publisher: Kellie Merriman

Price: FREE!

  

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Death Shows Up by Gillian Larkin

A Julia Blake Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Gillian Larkin

Price: FREE!

  

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Murder Makes a Claim by Gillian Larkin

A Julia Blake Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Gillian Larkin

Price: FREE!

  

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A Devious Mind by Brigid George

A Dusty Kent Mystery

Publisher: Potoroo Press

Price: FREE!

  

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Gunning for Angels by C. Mack Lewis

A Fallen Angels Novel of Suspense

Publisher: C. Mack Lewis

Price: FREE!

  

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Scarred by Venbeance by Valia Lind

The Titanium Series

Publisher: Valia Lind

Price: FREE!

  

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The Curtain Call Caper by Christy Barritt and Kathy Applebee

A Gabby St. Claire Diaries Middle Grade Mystery

Publisher: River Heights

Price: FREE!

  

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Desperate Housedogs, The Pampered Pets Series by Sparkle Abbey, 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, Bell Bridge Books …

Desperate Housedogs by Sparkle Abbey

The Pampered Pets Series (1st in series)

Publisher: Bell Bridge Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 03/05/2016 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

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When Caro Lamont, former psychologist turned pet therapist, makes a house call to help Kevin Blackstone with his two misbehaving German Shepherd dogs, she expects frantic dogs, she expects a frantic dog owner, she even expects frantic neighbors. What she doesn't expect is that two hours later the police will find Kevin dead, his dogs impounded; and that as the last person to see Kevin alive (well, except for the killer) she is suddenly a person of interest, at least according to Homicide Detective Judd Malone.

— Desperate Housedogs by Sparkle Abbey

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The Windchime Legacy, An Espionage Thriller by A. W. Mykel, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Windchime Legacy by A. W. Mykel

An Espionage Thriller

Publisher: Brash Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 03/05/2016 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

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America has a secret: our espionage operations are run by Sentinel, an intelligent super computer that communicates with spies through an implant in their brains that massively expands their intellectual capabilities. But the power comes with a price. The implants are also explosives that Sentinel can ignite at its whim. Now one of Sentinel's creators is defecting to Russia with plans to create a red Sentinel twin and must be stopped.

Superspy Justin Chaple is assigned to the mission, pitting him against the KGB's top assassins and, as a shocking conspiracy is revealed, the all-knowing, explosive killer hiding in his own skull.

— The Windchime Legacy by A. W. Mykel

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New This Week: The REM Reaper, The REM Series by Tiana Laveen

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 March 2016 and priced $4.99 or less …

The REM Reaper by Tiana Laveen

The REM Series (1st in series)

Publisher: The Lion's Literary Den

Price: $3.99 (as of 03/05/2016 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

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For renowned hypnotist Jayson Sebastian Toscana, life has never been easy, or ordinary, from the day he and his twin brother drew their first breaths. Labeled a troubled child, he struggles to turn a new leaf. After putting trust in a friend turned foe, he suffers the worst act of betrayal. He makes a fresh start, but change proves hard, for evil and buried secrets sometimes fester, becoming larger and more threatening with time. As he teeters back and forth on the line of good versus evil, temptation visits him in the form of Dr. Ava James.

Ava is an accomplished, cultured, and charming veterinarian. She has a host of close girlfriends, runs a thriving clinic, and helps both her furry patients and their owners. However, not everything is quite peachy-keen, for the good doctor suffers from a sleep disorder that has tormented her for the majority of her life: Ava is a notorious sleepwalker.

Finally, she seeks help at the urging of her best friend. Upon meeting Jayson, his handsome looks, demeanor, and powerful mystique bowl her over. As they get to know one another, the ultimate no-no is now deliberated: Can Jayson date his patient?

Love blooms but Jayson's past still haunts him, while Ava has a hidden REM state secret or two of her own. It takes the likes of Jayson Toscana to bring the darkness forth, to finally uncover what she's known all along but was unable to face … until NOW. Secrets are exposed, hearts are broken and healed, and love blooms — but can it last after all is said and done? And, can good finally trump evil?

— The REM Reaper by Tiana Laveen

See also the second title in this series, Kiss of the Scythe, also published this week for $3.99 on Kindle.

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The Golden Scales, A Makana Investigation by Parker Bilal, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Golden Scales by Parker Bilal

A Makana Investigation (1st in series)

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Price: $3.99 (as of 03/05/2016 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

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In Cairo the ghosts of the past are stirring …

The ancient city of Cairo is a whirling mix of the old and the new, where fates collide and the super rich rub shoulders with the desperate and the dispossessed. It is a place where ambition and corruption go hand in hand, and where people can disappear in the blink of an eye.

Makana is a former police inspector who fled for his life from his native Sudan seven years ago. Down on his luck and haunted by the past, he lives on a rickety Nile houseboat. When the notorious and powerful Saad Hanafi hires him to track down a missing person Makana is in no position to refuse him.

Hanafi, whose past is as shady as his fortune is glittering, is the owner of Cairo's star-studded football team. His most valuable player has just vanished and Adil Romario's disappearance threatens to bring down not only Hanafi's private empire, but the entire country. But why should the city's most powerful man hire its lowliest private detective?

Thrust into a dangerous and glittering world Makana's investigation leads him into the treacherous underbelly of his adopted country — where he encounters Muslim extremists, Russian gangsters and a desperate mother hunting for her missing daughter — it becomes a trail that stirs up painful memories, leading him back into the sights of an old and dangerous enemy …

— The Golden Scales by Parker Bilal

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New This Week: The Missing Attorney, A Gail Brevard Mystery by Mary Wickizer Burgess

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 March 2016 and priced $4.99 or less …

The Missing Attorney by Mary Wickizer Burgess

A Gail Brevard Mystery

Publisher: Wildside Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 03/05/2016 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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A car goes off the road in the midst of winter's first snow storm. The lone survivor, Attorney Hal Watson, is left stranded off the grid and far from home. He has just witnessed the gruesome murder of his daughter, Marilyn, but will he be rescued in time to prevent a miscarriage of justice?

The busy routine of Attorney Gail Brevard and her colleagues is disrupted when Marilyn's fiance, Damon Powell, is accused of the crime. Gail had successfully defended Damon when he was charged in the unsolved death of young heiress, Vivian Seymour, five years earlier. Sentiment in the town of Cathcart runs deep against him, and even Gail's closest allies have mixed emotions about the case.

Is this a copy-cat killing? Or is a serial killer on the loose and poised to strike again?

— The Missing Attorney by Mary Wickizer Burgess

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Rapscallion, A Hawkwood, Regency Crime Thriller by James McGee, Now Available at a Special Price

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Rapscallion by James McGee

A Hawkwood, Regency Crime Thriller (3rd in series)

Publisher: Pegasus Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 03/05/2016 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

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For a French prisoner of war, there is only one fate worse than the gallows: the hulks. Former man-o-wars, now converted to prison ships, their fearsome reputation guarantees a sentence served in dreadful conditions. Few survive. Escape, it's said, is impossible. Yet reports persist of a sinister smuggling operation within this brutal world, and the Royal Navy is worried enough to send two of its officers to investigate.

When they disappear without a trace, the Navy turns in desperation to Bow Street for help. It's time to send in a man as dangerous as the prey. It's time to send in Hawkwood.

— Rapscallion by James McGee

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New This Week: Holy Death, A Billy Lafitte Crime Novel by Anthony Neil Smith

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Holy Death by Anthony Neil Smith

A Billy Lafitte Crime Novel (4th in series)

Publisher: Blasted Heath

Price: $3.99 (as of 03/05/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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Billy Lafitte is back …

Back from the brink of death.

Back on the Gulf Coast, his home stomping grounds, looking to reunite with his beloved one last time.

Back in the sights of DeVaughn Lagrenade, a former gangbanger whose brother was gunned down by Lafitte and his partner during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Back in the mind of his biggest nemesis, Franklin Rome, who swings into Lafitte's orbit in a most unusual way.

Throw in a wild-eyed waitress looking for some violent kicks, an ambitious FBI agent slithering up the administrative ladder, a wannabe bad boy on Lafitte's tail with a young psychopath in the passenger seat, and you've got the makings of a rumble that only a prayer to Santa Muerte might help Billy survive.

— Holy Death by Anthony Neil Smith

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Scared Stiff, A Mattie Winston Mystery by Annelise Ryan, Now Available at a Special Price

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Scared Stiff by Annelise Ryan

A Mattie Winston Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $1.99 (as of 03/05/2016 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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When Deputy Coroner Mattie Winston and her boss/best friend, Izzy, are called to the home of waitress and part-time model Shannon Tolliver, they find the ghoulish Halloween decorations a bit too authentic. Among the fake blood and skeletons is the corpse of Shannon herself. Since the whole town knows Shannon recently had a very public spat with her estranged husband, Erik, he's suspect #1. But Mattie happens to know Erik truly loved his wife, and is simply incapable of the brutal act-even if he owns the exact same caliber handgun as the murder weapon …

Determined to unearth the truth, Mattie puts her scalpel-sharp medical skills to work, and digs a little deeper. What she uncovers is stranger than anyone could have imagined …

— Scared Stiff by Annelise Ryan

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Colton Baby Homecoming by Lara Lacombe, New from Harlequin Romantic Suspense in March 2016

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. For a complete list of titles published this month, see our New Harlequin Titles page.

Colton Baby Homecoming by Lara Lacombe

Series: The Coltons of Texas

Imprint: Romantic Suspense

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An abandoned baby in danger brings together the Coltons of Texas …

Someone has left a baby on the porch of search and rescue expert Ridge Colton's log cabin. Who? And why? A loner, Ridge knows nothing about caring for an infant. But when the woman who broke his heart years ago shows up to help, he's reminded of everything he once almost had.

From a wealthy family, Dr. Darcy Marrow was dissuaded from loving the man whose name meant one thing in town: shame. But with a dangerous thug trying to kidnap the baby, Ridge discovers how far he'll go to protect the little one, Darcy … and his long-guarded heart.

— Colton Baby Homecoming by Lara Lacombe

Burglars Can't Be Choosers, A Bernie Rhodenbarr Crime Novel by Lawrence Block, Now Available at a Special Price

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Burglars Can't Be Choosers by Lawrence Block

A Bernie Rhodenbarr Crime Novel (1st in series)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: 99¢ (as of 03/05/2016 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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Bernie Rhodenbarr is a personable chap, a good neighbor, a passable poker player. His chosen profession, however, might not sit well with some. Bernie is a burglar, a good one, effortlessly lifting valuables from the not-so-well-protected abodes of well-to-do New Yorkers like a modern-day Robin Hood. (The poor, as Bernie would be the first to tell you, alas, have nothing worth stealing.)

He's not perfect, however; he occasionally makes mistakes. Like accepting a paid assignment from a total stranger to retrieve a particular item from a rich man's apartment. Like still being there when the cops arrive. Like having a freshly slain corpse lying in the next room, and no proof that Bernie isn't the killer.

Now he's really got his hands full, having to locate the true perpetrator while somehow eluding the police — a dirty job indeed, but if Bernie doesn't do it, who will?

— Burglars Can't Be Choosers by Lawrence Block

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