Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Friday, March 11, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Friday, March 11, 2016 at 7:00 AM ET …

The Poisoned Pen by Arthur B. Reeve

A Short Story Collection

Publisher: Open Road

Price: FREE!

  

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High Beam by S. J. Brown

A John Mahoney Mystery

Publisher: S. J. Brown

Price: FREE!

  

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Tim Ellis by A Life for a Life

A Parish & Richards Mystery

Publisher: Koko Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

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In the Shadow of Angels by Donnie J. Burgess

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Donnie J. Burgess

Price: FREE!

  

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Thai Coconut Murder by Patti Benning

The Darling Deli Series

Publisher: Summer Prescott Books

Price: FREE!

  

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Murder in Kathmandu by Pepi Vilana

A James Coopersy Mystery

Publisher: Pepi Vilana

Price: FREE!

  

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Somewhere in the Shallow Sea by Dennis Macaraeg

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Dennis Macaraeg

Price: FREE!

  

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The Body in the River by T. J. Walter

A Murder Mystery

Publisher: T. J. Walter

Price: FREE!

  

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Kidnap by Neil Colby

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Neil Colby

Price: FREE!

  

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A Motive for Murder by Erin Kingman

A Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Erin Kingman

Price: FREE!

  

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The Fitzjohn Mysteries by Jill Paterson

Books 1-3 Box Set

Publisher: J. Henderson

Price: FREE!

  

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Miramont's Ghost, A Novel of Gothic Suspense by Elizabeth Hall, Now Available at a Special Price

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Miramont's Ghost by Elizabeth Hall

A Novel of Gothic Suspense

Publisher: Lake Union Publishing

Price: $1.99 (as of 03/10/2016 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

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Miramont Castle, built in 1897 and mysteriously abandoned three years later, is home to many secrets. Only one person knows the truth: Adrienne Beauvier, granddaughter of the Comte de Challembelles and cousin to the man who built the castle.

Clairvoyant from the time she could talk, Adrienne's visions show her the secrets of those around her. When her visions begin to reveal dark mysteries of her own aristocratic French family, Adrienne is confronted by her formidable Aunt Marie, who is determined to keep the young woman silent at any cost. Marie wrenches Adrienne from her home in France and takes her to America, to Miramont Castle, where she keeps the girl isolated and imprisoned. Surrounded by eerie premonitions, Adrienne is locked in a life-or-death struggle to learn the truth and escape her torment.

— Miramont's Ghost by Elizabeth Hall

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Shadow Boys, A Jon Cantrell Thriller by Harry Hunsicker, Now Available at a Special Price

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Shadow Boys by Harry Hunsicker

A Jon Cantrell Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Price: $1.99 (as of 03/10/2016 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

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For once, things are going well for former DEA contractor Jon Cantrell. He's got a real job as a fix-it man for a law firm that specializes in handling government contracts. But when his ex-girlfriend Piper asks him to meet with a high-ranking police official and Cantrell is forced to take an off-the-books assignment to find a missing boy, everything starts to unravel.

Not helping the situation is his client, Deputy Chief Raul Delgado, an up-and-coming politico carrying his own tragic burdens he doesn't like to dwell on. Forty years earlier, a racist cop brutally killed Delgado's brother. Now, in a weird twist of fate, Delgado works for the very department that altered his life.

As Cantrell proceeds, he uncovers a puzzling link between Delgado, the missing boy, and a series of vigilante murders. As the link becomes clearer, Cantrell struggles to stay alive and find the missing child.

— Shadow Boys by Harry Hunsicker

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New This Week: Beachside Murder, A Team Gossip Cozy Mystery by Martha Rivers

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Beachside Murder by Martha Rivers

A Team Gossip Cozy Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Martha Rivers

Price: $2.99 (as of 03/10/2016 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

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When Meghan Croft starts her new job as a restaurant manager in a quiet summer town, she expects it to be easy. How hard can it be to control a handful of misfit employees, a diva chef, and the small town's peculiar neighbors? Actually, it's harder than it seems, and Meghan's problems have only just begun.

When one of the restaurant's customers dies in strange circumstances, the murder investigation will involve everyone in town: one of Meghan's ex-boyfriends, the victim's family and his lover, waiters, and even tourists.

Meghan is no detective, but she'll try her best to solve the case.

Will she retain her sanity when she encounters old heartbreaks, explosive friends, and an unsolvable plot full of unexpected twists that never seems to end?

— Beachside Murder by Martha Rivers

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A Cold Dark Place, An Emily Kenyon Thriller by Gregg Olsen, Now Available at a Special Price

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A Cold Dark Place by Gregg Olsen

An Emily Kenyon Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: Pinnacle

Price: $1.99 (as of 03/10/2016 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

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In a secluded farm house in the Pacific Northwest, a family has been slaughtered — and a teenage son has disappeared. Single mother and cop, Emily Kenyon spearheads a dark hunt for a killer. But Emily's teenage daughter Jenna is one step ahead of her …

Jenna knows the boy suspected of murdering his family and wants to help him — perhaps too much. Then within days of the first murder, another family is butchered, this time in Iowa. And on the heels of this brutal slaying, another follows in Salt Lake City. Eerie similarities link the crime scenes. But an even darker connection threatens to claim even more victims …

As Emily fits the puzzle pieces together, she realizes the danger surrounding her daughter is worse than she'd imagined. Now in a desperate race to save Jenna, Emily must match wits with the most cunning, diabolical killer she's faced yet in her career — a killer who's just placed her and her daughter at the top of his list …

— A Cold Dark Place by Gregg Olsen

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New This Week: Weave a Murderous Web, A Jane Larson Mystery by Anne Rothman-Hicks and Ken Hicks

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Weave a Murderous Web by Anne Rothman-Hicks and Ken Hicks

A Jane Larson Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Melange Books

Price: $4.99 (as of 03/10/2016 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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No good deed goes unpunished …

When Jane Larson — a hot-shot litigator for a large firm in New York City — helps out a friend, she is sucked into the unfamiliar world of divorce and child support.

Jane's discovery of the deadbeat dad's hidden assets soon unravels a web of lies, drugs, and murder that keeps getting more dangerous.

Soon, Jane is involved in a high stakes race to recover a missing suitcase of cash and catch the murderer before she becomes the next victim.

— Weave a Murderous Web by Anne Rothman-Hicks and Ken Hicks

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Deadly Echoes, A Donovan Nash Thriller by Philip Donlay, Now Available at a Special Price

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Deadly Echoes by Philip Donlay

A Donovan Nash Thriller (4th in series)

Publisher: Oceanview Publishing

Price: $1.99 (as of 03/10/2016 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

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Donovan Nash is a man under siege, and this time it's personal …

Eco-Watch, the premier scientific research organization Donovan Nash founded, is being blamed for a series of violent eco-atrocities that ignite protests around the world. Behind the attacks is Garrick Pearce, a man from Donovan's past, who is bent on a ruthless vendetta. Garrick has promised that after he annihilates Eco-Watch, he'll murder everyone close to Nash.

Recoiling from the damage, Donovan enlists the help of Erica, a woman who claims she has information Donovan needs, but her knowledge makes her a marked woman. Running from trained killers, the FBI and even his own organization, Donovan races from southern California to British Columbia, then finally to Alaska where he joins Eco-Watch personnel and desperately tries to stop what promises to be the worst eco-atrocity in history.

With his world in tatters and everything he built seemingly destroyed, Donovan is forced to make one last desperate gamble to stop Garrick and silence the man forever — a roll of the dice that may very well cost Nash his life.

— Deadly Echoes by Philip Donlay

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New This Week: Miss Frost Solves A Cold Case, A Jayne Frost, Nocturne Falls Mystery by Kristen Painter

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Miss Frost Solves A Cold Case by Kristen Painter

A Jayne Frost, Nocturne Falls Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Sugar Skull Books

Price: $4.99 (as of 03/10/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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Jayne Frost is a lot of things. Winter elf, Jack Frost's daughter, Santa Claus's niece, heir to the Winter Throne and now … private investigator. Sort of.

Needing someone he can trust, her father sends her undercover to Nocturne Falls to find out why employees at the Santa's Workshop toy store are going missing.

Doing that requires getting to know the town, which leads to interesting encounters with a sexy vampire, an old flame, and an elevator that's strictly off-limits. The more Jayne finds out, the more questions she has, but the answers lead her deeper into danger.

Will her magic save her? Or will she come up cold?

— Miss Frost Solves A Cold Case by Kristen Painter

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Walks Through Mist, The Dreaming Series by Kim Murphy, Now Available at a Special Price

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Walks Through Mist by Kim Murphy

The Dreaming Series (1st in series)

Publisher: Coachlight Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 03/10/2016 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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Witch trials in Virginia? Salem wasn't the first …

Psychologist Shae Howard treats a patient who claims to recall nothing of the current century. Under hypnosis, Phoebe Wynne tells an astonishing tale of an ocean crossing to Colonial Jamestown, followed by near starvation and a daring escape to a nearby Indian tribe.

Although Shae's ex-husband, seasoned police detective Lee Crowley, is intrigued by Phoebe's story, he remains skeptical regarding her claim that she's from the seventeenth century. A Native American himself, he does, however, admit to feeling a kinship with Phoebe. How is it that she seems to understand his pain and anger at being caught between two cultures?

Phoebe shows Lee "the dreaming," which reveals a misty world where the Powhatan people and Colonial Jamestown come to life … and connects him to his own past. Is Phoebe delusional? A witch? Or has she indeed traveled through time?

— Walks Through Mist by Kim Murphy

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Skinny Dipping with Murder by Auralee Wallace, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during March 2016

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during March 2016 …

Skinny Dipping with Murder by Auralee Wallace, An Erica Bloom, Otter Lake Mystery

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

  

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Erica Bloom is in no rush to return to Otter Lake, the site of her mother's spiritual retreat for women. Erica met her inner goddess years ago and she's happy to have forged a new identity on her own, thank you very much. But her new-age-y, well-meaning mother is losing her grip on the business, and needs Erica's help. So she heads back to her New Hampshire hometown, where nothing much has changed-except for maybe the body in the well …

When Erica was a teenager, she fell prey to a practical joke that left her near-naked in Otter Lake's annual Raspberry Social. The incident was humiliating, but it wasn't like anyone got killed — until now. Those who were behind that long-ago prank are starting to turn up dead, and Erica's appearance in town makes her a prime suspect. To make matters worse, the town sheriff just happens to be Erica's old nemesis, Grady Forrester … who also happens to be hotter than ever.

Can Erica find a way to dig up the truth-before someone digs her grave?

— Skinny Dipping with Murder by Auralee Wallace

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

The Perk, A Suspense Thriller by Mark Gimenez, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Perk by Mark Gimenez

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Navarchus Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 03/10/2016 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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City lawyer Beck Hardin hasn't been back to the small town in Texas where he grew up for more than twenty years. He has history there. Bad memories.

But when his wife dies, Beck decides to return to Fredericksburg with his two young children. Leaving the rat race behind, he re-enters a beautiful but troubled small town simmering with ancient feuds, class rivalries and racial tensions.

As he tries to reconcile with his tough, stubborn father, and adjust back to the pace of small-town life, Beck learns of an unsolved case that has haunted Fredericksburg for the past five years. The statute of limitations on the case is fast approaching, and although Beck vowed to leave the law behind him, he can't resist the opportunity to seek justice.

Yet in taking the case on, Beck has made one of the most dangerous decisions of his life …

— The Perk by Mark Gimenez

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On a Desert Shore by S. K. Rizzolo, New in Bookstores during March 2016

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

On a Desert Shore by S. K. Rizzolo, a Penelope Wolfe/John Chase, Regency Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press

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Protecting an heiress should be an easy job for Bow Street Runner John Chase. But the heiress — daughter of rich London merchant Hugo Garrod and a slave-housekeeper on his Jamaican property — is no conventional society miss. Educated to take a place among Regency England's upper crust and marry well, she has failed at London's social scene and lives isolated among the Garrod family in Clapham. And someone is playing her malicious tricks, some of which recall her island heritage of Obeah. John Chase needs to determine whether Marina is indeed a victim — or is herself a delusional and malicious trickster. If the trickster is real, is it her rejected suitor and cousin Ned Honeycutt? His demure sister? Their devoted aunt who acts as the Garrod housekeeper? A clergyman friend? Everyone around Hugo Garrod has a stake in how he disposes of his immense wealth.

Meanwhile Mrs. Penelope Wolfe, an abandoned wife, flouts convention by earning her living with her pen. She's in love with barrister Edward Buckler and hesitant to further scandalize society by breaking any more rules. Hugo Garrod invites her to join his household and put her pen to work. Her assignment takes her into an exotic world where menace lurks at every turn of the garden path and the façade of propriety masks danger. To solve the case, Chase must grasp the enigma of Marina, an expert in self-concealment, who challenges his assumptions and confronts him with difficult truths. And, with the aid of Penelope and Edward Buckler, Chase must reveal a clever killer.

— On a Desert Shore by S. K. Rizzolo

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

Telemystery News: New Poster for Houdini & Doyle (Fox)

A new poster for the upcoming Fox Special Event Houdini & Doyle has been released by the network (right; click for larger version). The tagline: "Catching killers is elementary to them."

Inspired by true events, the series follows two great men of the 20th century and real-life friends — Harry Houdini (Michael Weston), master magician, escape artist and paranormal debunker; and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Stephen Mangan), prolific writer, creator of "Sherlock Holmes" and paranormal aficionado. They grudgingly join forces with New Scotland Yard to investigate unsolved, inexplicable and possibly supernatural crimes, alongside the first female Constable of the London Metropolitan Police Force, Adelaide Stratton (Rebecca Liddiard).

In the series, Houdini, Doyle and Stratton are tasked with the cases that nobody else can solve. It challenges their sense of what is real and what is not. Houdini is a skeptic, while Doyle believes in the unseen. Their diverse viewpoints make solving crime a challenge and often Stratton is put in the middle. The trio will take on cases that involve vampires, ghosts, monsters and poltergeists … or are they a ruse to conceal murder?

Houdini & Doyle premieres Monday, May 2nd on Fox at 9 PM ET/PT. Watch a series "first look", below.

Between a Book and a Hard Place by Denise Swanson, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during March 2016

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during March 2016 …

Between a Book and a Hard Place by Denise Swanson, A Dev Sinclair, Devereaux's Dime Store Mystery

Publisher: NAL

  

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Five-and-dime store owner Devereaux "Dev" Sinclair moved to Shadow Bend for her family. But when her long-lost mother shows up in town, she realizes too much kin can be killer …

Shadow Bend's library closed years ago because of budgetary problems, so when a wealthy benefactor offers to reopen it, everyone, including Dev, is thrilled. But Dev's excitement wanes when she realizes the mysterious donor is actually her runaway mother Yvette's latest husband, Jett Benedict.

Dev suspects that Yvette and Jett's intentions aren't as noble as they appear, but before she can discover what they're really up to, Jett turns up dead — and all clues point to Yvette as the prime suspect.

Even though Dev has no loyalty to Yvette, she's in a bind. Setting the record straight could prove her mother is a killer. But doing nothing might get her mother booked for a crime she didn't commit …

— Between a Book and a Hard Place by Denise Swanson

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

The Second Deadly Sin, An Edward X. Delaney Mystery by Lawrence Sanders, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Second Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders

An Edward X. Delaney Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $2.99 (as of 03/10/2016 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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A month ago, world-renowned artist Victor Maitland was found dead in his Mott Street studio — stabbed repeatedly in the back. With no clear leads or suspects, the New York Police Department calls Chief Edward Delaney out of retirement. Delaney is still adjusting to life on the outside, and he's bored by his free time. He welcomes the chance to put his well-honed investigative skills to the test once again.

To investigate the case, Delaney plunges into Maitland's rarefied orbit. Following a winding path of avarice, deception, and fraud, Delaney uncovers a long line of suspects that includes Maitland's wife, son, and mistress. When a second murder rocks Manhattan's art world, Delaney moves closer to the truth about what kind of a man — or monster — Victor Maitland really was. But which of the artist's enemies was capable of killing him and leaving no trail?

— The Second Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders

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