Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Thursday, April 07, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Thursday, April 07, 2016 at 7:30 AM ET …

The Shadow of Death by James Runcie

A Sidney Chambers, Grantchester Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

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Sidney Chambers, the Vicar of Grantchester and Honorary Canon of Ely Cathedral, together with his roguish friend Inspector Horatio "Harry" Keating, must enquire into the suspect suicide of a Cambridge solicitor, a scandalous jewellery theft at a New Year's Eve dinner party, the unexplained death of a well-known jazz promoter and a shocking art forgery the disclosure of which puts a close friend in danger. Sidney discovers that being a detective, like being a clergyman, means that you are never off duty, but alongside the mysteries he solves he manages to find time for a keen interest in cricket, warm beer and hot jazz, and the works of Tolstoy and Shakespeare — as well as a curious fondness for a German widow three years his junior.

— The Shadow of Death by James Runcie

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Thursday, April 07, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Thursday, April 07, 2016 at 7:00 AM ET …

A Merry Chase by Audrey Claire

A Little Merry Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Audrey Claire

Price: FREE!

  

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Book Club Bloodshed by Brianna Bates

A Missy DeMeanor Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Brianna Bates

Price: FREE!

  

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First Mission Paris by Leone R Giuliani

A Spy's Guide to the City of Lights

Publisher: Leone R Giuliani

Price: FREE!

  

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Your Name, In Fire by Kera Emory

A Novel of Supernatural Suspense

Publisher: Cognitive Dissident Press

Price: FREE!

  

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Bridge of Bones by Richard Gleaves

The Jason Crane Trilogy

Publisher: Turtlebug Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

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The first book in this trilogy, Rise Headless and Rise, is also FREE!

General of the Dead by Richard Gleaves

The Jason Crane Trilogy

Publisher: Turtlebug Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

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The first book in this trilogy, Rise Headless and Rise, is also FREE!

Bird Brain by Liz Dodwell

A Polly Parrett Pet-Sitter Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Liz Dodwell

Price: FREE!

  

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Truly Deadly by Rob Aspinall

The Spy and Assassin Action YA Thriller Series

Publisher: Rob Aspinall

Price: FREE!

  

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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.

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Fashion Most Fatal, A Murder Mystery by Hudson Channing, Now Available at a Special Price

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Fashion Most Fatal by Hudson Channing

A Murder Mystery

Publisher: Blood Vintage Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 04/06/2016 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

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Glamorous fashion designer Catherine St. Claire is found slain at her Upper East Side townhouse, her hand clutching a swatch of fabric. A dying clue as to her killer's identity? Was it her husband, Adam, a financial genius with secrets worth killing for? Or her vengeful stepson, Paul, a man who can love and hate in a single breath? What about Jake, her ambitious lover, a male model who'll stop at nothing to get what he wants? Then there's Clover …

As Catherine's assistant, Clover Daniels thought she knew where her Catherine hid her skeletons. But Clover's in for a hard surprise. With a determined New York City cop on her trail, bent on jailing the man she secretly loves, Clover is running out of time to find the meaning of Catherine's dying message.

— Fashion Most Fatal by Hudson Channing

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Review: Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf

A Mysterious Review of Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf. A Novel of Suspense.

Review summary: This book has an intriguing premise, but the characters are largely lacking depth. Much of the cast is featureless and shallow. And the whodunit element is clumsily handled. What could have been, and probably should have been, an interesting novel of suspense ultimately disappoints. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Missing Pieces
Heather Gudenkauf
A Novel of Suspense
Harlequin MIRA (February 2016)

Publisher synopsis: Sarah Quinlan's husband, Jack, has been haunted for decades by the untimely death of his mother when he was just a teenager, her body found in the cellar of their family farm, the circumstances a mystery. The case rocked the small farm town of Penny Gate, Iowa, where Jack was raised, and for years Jack avoided returning home. But when his beloved aunt Julia is in an accident, hospitalized in a coma, Jack and Sarah are forced to confront the past that they have long evaded.

Upon arriving in Penny Gate, Sarah and Jack are welcomed by the family Jack left behind all those years ago — barely a trace of the wounds that had once devastated them all. But as facts about Julia's accident begin to surface, Sarah realizes that nothing about the Quinlans is what it seems. Caught in a flurry of unanswered questions, Sarah dives deep into the puzzling rabbit hole of Jack's past. But the farther in she climbs, the harder it is for her to get out. And soon she is faced with a deadly truth she may not be prepared for.

Zombies in the Delta, A Peyton Brooks Mystery by M. L. Hamilton, Now Available at a Special Price

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Zombies in the Delta by M. L. Hamilton

A Peyton Brooks Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: M. L. Hamilton

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/06/2016 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

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Peyton and Marco's relationship has undergone enormous change. With new jobs demanding their attention, they struggle to find an equilibrium between their professional and personal lives. Added to that difficulty is Marco's inability to accept his own physical limitations and his fear that Peyton stays with him only through guilt.

Peyton sees his growing distance and worries about it, but she's afraid to confront him and add to his stress. Faced with her own challenges, Peyton tries to balance both halves of her life, but when a zombie killer strikes in the Delta, Peyton will have to focus her attention on catching a murderer as elusive as smoke, leaving Marco to fend for himself.

— Zombies in the Delta by M. L. Hamilton

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New This Week: Murder in the Marsh, An Adam Fletcher Mystery by Sara Whitford

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 April 2016 and priced $4.99 or less …

Murder in the Marsh by Sara Whitford

An Adam Fletcher Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Seaport Publishing

Price: $4.99 (as of 04/06/2016 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

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Port Beaufort, North Carolina — December 1766

After a tumultuous time in Havana where he uncovered more family secrets in a week than most people do in a lifetime, Adam Fletcher is grateful things are finally starting to get back to normal.

That is, until an inexplicable series of brutal crimes in the region hits a little too close to home. Suddenly, Adam finds himself in the middle of hunting down clues to try and identify the suspect, or suspects, in three different murders, one of which has a mystery victim.

— Murder in the Marsh by Sara Whitford

See all three historical mysteries in the Adam Fletcher Series for $4.99 or less each on Kindle.

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Love Is Murder, A Short Story Collection by Sandra Brown, editor, Now Available at a Special Price

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Love Is Murder by Sandra Brown, editor

A Short Story Collection

Publisher: Harlequin MIRA

Price: $2.99 (as of 04/06/2016 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

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Prepare for heart-racing suspense in this original collection by thirty of the hottest bestselling authors and new voices writing romance suspense today.

Bodyguards, vigilantes, stalkers, serial killers, women (and men!) in jeopardy, cops, thieves, P.I.s, killers — these all-new stories will keep you thrilled and chilled late into the night.

— Love Is Murder by Sandra Brown, editor

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New This Week: One Last Goodbye, A Sharyn Howard Mystery by Joyce and Jim Lavene

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 April 2016 and priced $4.99 or less …

One Last Goodbye by Joyce and Jim Lavene

A Sharyn Howard Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: J. Lavene

Price: $2.99 (as of 04/06/2016 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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This is a new ebook edition of a book published in hardcover by Avalon in 2000.

Sheriff Sharyn Howard has her hands full. The county commission wants to cut her staff. Colonel John Metzger wants his brother's killer yesterday. And the Navy wants to be sure she comes up with the "right" answers to the town's new mystery.

Add to that a lovesick deputy and her mother dating Senator Caison Talbot, one of Sharyn's least favorite people.

But what really has her puzzled is the mystery everyone in town is talking about. Someone shot WWII Navy Captain William "Billy" Bost as he dipped his plane's wings to his sweetheart. The secret's been hidden for over half a century. Is it possible that the person who killed Billy Bost, Diamond Springs' most famous hero, is also the same person who killed the Pulitzer prize-winning author looking for the truth?

— One Last Goodbye by Joyce and Jim Lavene

See also the recently reissued first mystery in this series, Last Dance, for $2.99 on Kindle.

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Scent of a Killer, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Christiane Heggan, Now Available at a Special Price

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Scent of a Killer by Christiane Heggan

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Harlequin MIRA

Price: $2.99 (as of 04/06/2016 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

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Manhattan photographer Jenna Meyerson is attending her first exhibit when her ex-husband suddenly shows up, claiming to need her help. A corporate attorney, Adam Lear suspects a high-profile rival company of having ties to a deadly group of international criminals — and Jenna may have the photographs to prove it.

Before she can agree to give them to him, Adam is found murdered in Central Park. With the police convinced the attorney's death was a random act of violence, Jenna seeks the help of Adam's former best friend, private investigator Frank Renaldi. When an attempt on Jenna's life sends her into hiding, Frank's only hope of keeping her alive is to stay one step ahead of a killer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

— Scent of a Killer by Christiane Heggan

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New This Week: One Dead, Two to Go, An Eddie Shoes Mystery by Elena Hartwell

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One Dead, Two to Go by Elena Hartwell

An Eddie Shoes Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Camel Press

Price: $4.95 (as of 04/06/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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Private Investigator Edwina "Eddie Shoes" Schultz's most recent job has her parked outside a seedy Bellingham hotel, photographing her quarry as he kisses his mistress goodbye. This is the last anyone will see of the woman … alive. Her body is later found dumped in an abandoned building. Eddie's client, Kendra Hallings, disappears soon after. Eddie hates to be stiffed for her fee, but she has to wonder if Kendra could be in trouble too. Or is she the killer?

Eddie usually balks at matters requiring a gun, but before she knows it, she is knee-deep in dangerous company, spurred on by her card-counting adrenaline-junkie mother who has shown up on her doorstep fresh from the shenanigans that got her kicked out of Vegas. Chava is only sixteen years older than Eddie and sadly lacking in parenting skills. Her unique areas of expertise, however, prove to be helpful in ways Eddie can't deny, making it hard to stop Chava from tagging along. Also investigating the homicide is Detective Chance Parker, new to Bellingham's Major Crimes unit but no stranger to Eddie. Their history as a couple back in Seattle is one more kink in a chain of complications, making Eddie's case more frustrating and perilous with each tick of the clock.

— One Dead, Two to Go by Elena Hartwell

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Finding Mercy, A Home Valley Amish Novel of Romantic Suspense by Karen Harper, Now Available at a Special Price

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Finding Mercy by Karen Harper

A Home Valley Amish Novel of Romantic Suspense (3rd in series)

Publisher: Harlequin MIRA

Price: $1.99 (as of 04/06/2016 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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Quiet, cautious Ella Lantz has spent her entire life in the Home Valley. Tending her lavender fields, she finds calm and serenity in purple blooms, heavenly scents and a simple life. But the sudden arrival of a strange visitor heralds a host of new complications. Alex Caldwell is unlike any man Ella has ever met — in fact, he's a Wall Street whistle-blower under witness protection … and he's brought a world of trouble to the Lantz doorstep.

As Ella comes to trust — even love — a man so utterly worldly, she realizes her life has already changed forever. When it becomes violently clear that even the Home Valley is no refuge, Ella and Alex are driven into the wider world to hide. And, with such a high price placed on their silence, they may not survive to share their love …

— Finding Mercy by Karen Harper

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Killer Takeout by Lucy Burdette, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during April 2016

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during April 2016 …

Killer Takeout by Lucy Burdette, A Hayley Snow, Key West Food Critic Mystery (7th in series)

Publisher: NAL

  

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It's Fantasy Fest at Key West, and food critic Hayley Snow is ready to celebrate. But a killer seems intent on crashing the party …

Every year, Key West's weeklong Mardi Gras — style festival has tourists and locals alike lining up for costumed revelry and delicious eats. Key Zest magazine has assigned Hayley to write a piece on the fest's grab-and-go food, so she's planning on hitting up the mobile eateries while checking out the party preparations.

Hayley's office mate, Danielle, recently elected Queen of Fantasy Fest, is also buzzing between festivities and fundraisers. But when a former royal rival gets taken out, Hayley needs to put down her party hat and her pen and figure out who served up a side of murder — before Danielle gets crowned a killer …

— Killer Takeout by Lucy Burdette

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

Copycat, A Kitt Lundgren Mystery by Erica Spindler, Now Available at a Special Price

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Copycat by Erica Spindler

A Kitt Lundgren Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Harlequin MIRA

Price: $2.99 (as of 04/06/2016 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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Five years ago, three young victims were found murdered, posed like little angels. No witnesses, no evidence left behind. The Sleeping Angel Killer called his despicable acts 'the perfect crimes.' The case nearly destroyed homicide detective Kitt Lundgren's career — because she let the killer get away.

Now the Sleeping Angel Killer is back.

But Kitt notices something different about this new rash of killings — a tiny variation that suggests a copycat killer may be re-creating the original "perfect crimes". Then the unthinkable happens. The Sleeping Angel Killer himself approaches Kitt with a bizarre offer: he will help her catch his copycat.

Kitt must decide whether to place her trust in a murderer — or risk falling victim to a fiend who has taken the art of the perfect murder to horrific new heights.

— Copycat by Erica Spindler

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Come Dark by Steven F. Havill, New in Bookstores during April 2016

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

Come Dark by Steven F. Havill, a Posadas County Mystery (21st in series)

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press

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Posadas County, New Mexico, is in the news. NightZone, a mammoth astronomy theme park, is bringing in jobs, media, and such new infrastructure as a slick narrow-gauge railway to transport tourists from the village of Posadas to the tramway running up the mesa to the project's site. And the Posadas High School girls' volleyball team is on a hot winning streak, exciting everyone.

But more news, not good, breaks. Volleyball Coach Clint Scott has been found gunned-down in the girls' shower room, the victim of four bullets, one fired nearly point blank into his heart. Dead for hours, killed soon after the end of last night's game. And, last night, a homegrown Banksy had tagged both one of the railway cars and a section of NightZone's giant radio telescope dish. Then, apparently, this young artist began work on a section of wall outside the girls' locker room at the high school — a project that was clearly — dramatically — interrupted.

With morning come two strange incidents. Stacie Willis Stewart, a former Posadas volleyball star, locks up her baby and Jack Russell terrier in her Volvo, walks away to local superstore The Spree — and disappears. A former teacher spots the child and dog before the heat can kill them. Deputy Tom Pasquale, in The Spree's parking lot where he's spotted a suspicious Illinois plate on a Ford Fusion, watched it all. He then leads a fruitless search for her inside the store. No luck — but he does score a man with an Elvis haircut and his wife when they return to the Ford with stories that don't add up.

The lead on the murder is Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman, who's still able to call on the retired former sheriff, Bill Gastner — a good thing, for she is surprised by the arrival of her piano-prodigy son, Francisco, age 15, in a sleek Corvette driven some one thousand unchaperoned miles by an eighteen-year-old beauty, a cellist. Their goal: to join the one hundredth birthday celebration for Estelle's mother.

— Come Dark by Steven F. Havill

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

Telemystery News: Amazon Renews Bosch for a Third Season

Amazon has renewed the crime drama Bosch for a third season. The first two seasons have been wildly popular with Amazon Prime viewers, including those here at Omnimystery News, who rated the first season as "outstanding" and thought the second season was even better.

Based on a character created by Michael Connelly, Titus Welliver stars as Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, a homicide detective in Los Angeles.

"Our customers can't get enough of Harry Bosch," said Morgan Wandell, Head of Drama Series at Amazon Studios. "Michael, Eric, Henrik, and Pieter Jan, as well as Titus and the entire cast and crew, have done a fantastic job with Season 2, and we can't wait to see what they have in store for next season."

"[For the third season we] are going to adapt The Black Echo and elements of A Darkness More than Night this time around," said Connelly on his website.

No premiere date was announced.