The nominees for the 2016 Thriller Awards were announced earlier this week by the International Thriller Writers. The winners will be announced at ThrillerFest XI, July 9th, 2016, at the Grand Hyatt (New York City).
And the nominees are …
Best Hardcover Novel:
• The Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell (Simon & Schuster)
• Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine)
• The Girl on the Train by Paul Hawkins (Riverhead Books)
• Inspector of the Dead by David Morrell (Mulholland Books)
• Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow)
Best First Novel:
• Little Black Lies by Sandra Block (Grand Central)
• The Drowning Game by L. S. Hawker (Witness Impulse)
• What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan (William Morrow)
• Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich (Putnam)
• The Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young (Putnam)
Best Paperback Original Novel:
• Day Zero by Marc Cameron (Pinnacle)
• Against All Enemies by John Gilstrap (Pinnacle)
• Name of the Devil by Andrew Mayne (Bourbon Street Books)
• The Angel of Eden by D. J. McIntosh (Penguin)
• Pockets of Darkness by Jean Rabe (WordFire Press)
Best Short Story:
• "Feeding the Crocodile" by Reed Farrel Coleman (Jewish Noir, PM Press)
• "Repressed" by Jeffery Deaver (Diversion Books)
• "The Water Was Rising" by Sharon Hunt (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine)
• "El Cambalache" by Terrence McCauley (Thuglit)
• "Gun Accident" by Joyce Carol Oats (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine)
Best Young Adult Novel:
• Code of Honor by Alan Gratz (Scholastic Press)
• The Forgetting by Nicole Maggi (Sourcebooks Fire)
• Pretending to be Erica by Michelle Painchaud (Viking Books)
• Half in Love with Death by Emily Ross (Merit Press)
• The Dogs by Allan Stratton (Sourcebooks Fire)
Best E-Book Original Novel:
• Jack and Joe by Diane Capri (August Books)
• The Prisoner's Gold by Chris Kusneski (Chris Kuzneski)
• Deadly Lullaby by Robert McClure (Alibi)
• Ivory Ghosts by Caitlin O'Connell (Alibi)
• Lie In Wait by Eric Rickstad (Witness Impulse)
Saturday, April 09, 2016
Nominees for the 2016 Thriller Awards Announced
Protect and Serve by Terri Reed, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in April 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.
Protect and Serve by Terri Reed
Series: Roookie K-9 Unit
Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense
When rookie K-9 officer Shane West and his German shepherd partner find the lead police dog trainer murdered, he's determined to bring the killer to justice. But then he discovers Gina Perry hiding nearby — a pretty junior trainer who had the motive, means and opportunity to kill her boss. Gina insists her troubled brother is the real murderer … and this isn't the first time he's killed. And when Gina's brother comes after her, Shane is assigned to protect her and uncover the truth. Suddenly, Shane — a cop who always hoped to join a big-city force — vows to stay by Gina's side as a murderer lurks in the small-town shadows.
— Protect and Serve by Terri Reed
The Path of the Crooked, A Hope Street Church Mystery by Ellery Adams, Now Available at a Special Price
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The Path of the Crooked by Ellery Adams
A Hope Street Church Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Beyond the Page
Price: 99¢ (as of 04/09/2016 at 1:00 PM ET).
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Welcome to Hope Street Church, where friendships are formed, fresh starts are encouraged, and mysteries are solved …
Cooper Lee was at a crossroads. Her boyfriend of five years had just left her for another woman, she was living in an apartment above her parents' garage, and her job as a copier repairperson was feeling a little, well, repetitious. Hoping for a fresh start and a new outlook on life, she joins the Bible study group at Hope Street Church. The last thing she expects while studying the Bible is a lesson in murder.
When Brooke Hughes, the woman who first invited Cooper to Hope Street, is found murdered in her home, all signs point to her husband as the culprit. But Wesley Hughes was an elder at Hope Street Church, and the members of the Bible study are filled with disbelief that such a kind and loving man could take a life, much less his wife's. Unwilling to let an innocent man and friend be railroaded into prison, the Bible group decides to investigate on their own.
As Cooper and this humorously diverse group of people — including a blind folk artist, a meteorologist with a taste for younger women, and a soft-spoken web designer who might be out to catch Cooper's eye — dig deeper into the clues, they're about to discover that finding the truth sometimes takes a leap of faith.
— The Path of the Crooked by Ellery Adams
Also newly discounted, the second book in this series, The Way of the Wicked, for $1.99 on Kindle.
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New This Week: A Body on the Porch, A Dekker Cozy Mystery by Steve Demaree
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A Body on the Porch by Steve Demaree
A Dekker Cozy Mystery (10th in series)
Publisher: Steve Demaree
Price: $3.99 (as of 04/09/2016 at 12:30 PM ET).
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When a retired detective encounters a stranger standing outside a restaurant when both of them are on vacation and the stranger finds out what he did before he retired, the detective jokingly tells the stranger that he will come and solve a murder for him if he goes home and finds a body on his front porch.
— A Body on the Porch by Steve Demaree
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Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Saturday, April 09, 2016
Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Saturday, April 09, 2016 at 7:30 AM ET …
A Necessary Kill by James P. Sumner
An Adrian Hell Mystery (5th in series)
Publisher: Kindle Press
Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99
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The world has just experienced the most devastating nuclear terrorist attack in history. Having discovered proof of the U.S. president's involvement, legendary assassin Adrian Hell finds himself facing an enemy too powerful to overcome alone.
With no friends by his side and his loved ones in danger, Adrian must find new allies to combat the unprecedented threat, and he gathers the few he can — an over-the-hill small-time mob hitman, a female assassin who's so crazy that Adrian has to break her out of an insane asylum, and an illegal arms dealer who's not used to working in the field. While they start out taking the job for the money, they soon come to realize that their actions have much farther reaching impacts. But the nuclear attack was only the beginning. The horrifying conspiracy runs deeper than even Adrian knows, and time is running out to save the world from a war no one knows is coming.
— A Necessary Kill by James P. Sumner
Lost Canyon by Nina Revoyr
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: Akashic Books
Kindle Daily Deal Price: 99¢
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Four people on a backpacking trip in the Sierra Nevada find more adventure than they ever imagined. Each of them is drawn to the mountains for reasons as diverse as their own lives. Gwen Foster, a counselor for at-risk youth, is struggling with burnout from the demands of her job and with the loss of one of her teens. Real estate agent Oscar Barajas is adjusting to the fall of the housing market and being a single parent. Todd Harris, an attorney, is stuck in a lucrative but unfulfilling career — and in a failing marriage. They are all brought together by their trainer, Tracy Cole, a former athlete with a taste for risky pursuits.
When the hikers start up a pristine mountain trail that hasn't been traveled in years, all they have to guide them is a hand-drawn map of a remote, mysterious place called Lost Canyon. At first, the route past high alpine lakes and under towering, snowcapped peaks offers all the freedom and exhilaration they'd hoped for. But when they stumble onto someone who doesn't want to be found, the group finds itself faced with a series of dangerous conflicts, moral dilemmas, confrontations with nature, and an all-out struggle for survival.
— Lost Canyon by Nina Revoyr
What Angels Fear by C. S. Harris
A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Recorded Books
Audible Daily Deal Price: $3.95
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It's 1811, and the threat of revolution haunts the upper classes of King George III's England. Then a beautiful young woman is found savagely murdered on the altar steps of an ancient church near Westminster Abbey. A dueling pistol found at the scene and the damning testimony of a witness both point to one man — Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, a brilliant young nobleman shattered by his experience in the Napoleonic Wars.
— What Angels Fear by C. S. Harris
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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Saturday, April 09, 2016
Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Saturday, April 09, 2016 at 7:00 AM ET …
Gone Bad by J. B. Turner
A Jon Reznick Mystery Novella
Publisher: J. B. Turner
Price: FREE!
Ransom Beach by Lawrence Kelter
A Stephanie Chalice Mystery
Publisher: F Street Books
Price: FREE!
Death and Daiquiris by Andrew Culver
An Aristotle McCreadie Mystery
Publisher: Andrew Culver
Price: FREE!
Cut Work by Michael C. Hughes
A Ty Connell Mystery Romance Thriller
Publisher: Michael C. Hughes
Price: FREE!
White Collar Blackmail by Peter Ralph
A Financial Thriller
Publisher: Peter Ralph
Price: FREE!
Catch Me If You Dare by Tobin Michael
A Jake Mathews Mystery
Publisher: Tobin Michael
Price: FREE!
Rogue Drone Project by Paul Giordano
A Financial Thriller
Publisher: Paul Giordano
Price: FREE!
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Friday, April 08, 2016
The Final Cut, The House of Cards Trilogy by Michael Dobbs, 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, Sourcebooks Landmark …
The Final Cut by Michael Dobbs
The House of Cards Trilogy (3rd in series)
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Price: $2.99 (as of 04/08/2016 at 8:00 PM ET).
Click here to take a Look Inside The Final Cut.
Months from taking his place as the longest-serving Prime Minister this century, Francis Urquhart's country is tiring of him. But he's not about to be driven from office. If the public demands new blood, that is precisely what he will give them …
This is a different Francis Urquhart — more vulnerable, more loving, and more ruthless than ever. He will risk everything, but one thing is certain: whatever the outcome of this, his greatest gamble, the name of Francis Urquhart will never be forgotten.
— The Final Cut by Michael Dobbs
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Savage Lane, A Novel of Suspense by Jason Starr, Now Available at a Special Price
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Savage Lane by Jason Starr
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: Polis Books
Price: $1.99 (as of 04/08/2016 at 7:00 PM ET).
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In Savage Lane, Jason Starr has crafted a searing tale of suspense that proves the adage: Love thy neighbor, but don't pull down your hedge. Karen Daily, recently divorced, lives with her two kids in a quaint suburb of New York City. She's teaching at a nearby elementary school, starting to date again, and for the first time in years has found joy in her life. Mark Berman, Karen's friend and neighbor, wants out of his unhappy marriage, and so does his wife, Deb, but they have stayed together for the sake of their children.
Unbeknownst to Karen, while Mark's marriage has deteriorated his obsession with her has grown. And as Mark's rich fantasy life takes on a more sinister edge, rumors begin to spread about Karen and a bigger secret is uncovered. And soon Karen finds that Mark is not the only one who has taken an undesired interest in her …
— Savage Lane by Jason Starr
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New This Week: Dead White Female, A Sam Jones Mystery by Lauren Henderson
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Dead White Female by Lauren Henderson
A Sam Jones Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Fahrenheit Press
Price: $3.95 (as of 04/08/2016 at 6:30 PM ET).
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This is a new ebook edition of a book published in hardcover by Hodder & Stoughton in 1995.
Camden based sculptor Sam Jones has a nose for trouble and an instinct for investigation. She lives hard, plays harder and knows London like the back of her hand.
When Lee Jackson is found dead after a party, the police believe it was an accident, but Sam Jones is convinced it's murder.
Frustrated by the see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil attitude of friends, she abandons the sculpture she is working on, to investigate her art tutor's death.
— Dead White Female by Lauren Henderson
See all seven newly reissued mysteries in the Sam Jones Series for $3.99 or less each on Kindle.
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Hardheaded Brunette, A Gilda Wright Mystery by Diane Bator, Now Available at a Special Price
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Hardheaded Brunette by Diane Bator
A Gilda Wright Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Price: 99¢ (as of 04/08/2016 at 6:00 PM ET).
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Gilda Wright's life seems to finally be on track. Her love life is looking up with her hot boss, Mick, and she's planning and promoting a grand opening extravaganza for his new martial arts school. But things go awry when their special guest referee for the opening's exhibition match is found dead on the beach.
To make matters worse, the school's sexy new weapons instructor, Kane Garrick, stands accused of his murder. In spite of her promise to Mick and nearly everyone else in town to not get involved, Gilda — a.k.a. the Brunette Sherlock — wades into danger one more time. The only question is, can Gilda catch a killer before the killer catches up to her?
— Hardheaded Brunette by Diane Bator
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New This Week: Chosen for Death, A Thea Kozak Mystery by Kate Flora
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Chosen for Death by Kate Flora
A Thea Kozak Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
Price: $4.99 (as of 04/08/2016 at 5:30 PM ET).
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This is a new ebook edition of a book published in hardcover by St. Martin's Press in 1994.
Tragically widowed, Thea Kozak is tall, brave, and trying to rebuild her life.
Then her little sister is murdered in a picturesque Maine town. The police have no leads. Her grieving parents are eager to put everything behind them, and Thea — "little mother" to her adopted sister — refuses to back down. Not when she can do one more thing for Carrie: find the killer and get justice for her little sister.
But the truth behind Carrie and her adoption proves ugly, and her killer steadfastly believes family secrets must be kept silent.
— Chosen for Death by Kate Flora
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The Last Girl, The Dominion Trilogy by Joe Hart, Now Available at a Special Price
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The Last Girl by Joe Hart
The Dominion Trilogy (1st in series)
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Price: $3.03 (as of 04/08/2016 at 5:00 PM ET).
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A mysterious worldwide epidemic reduces the birthrate of female infants from 50 percent to less than 1 percent. Medical science and governments around the world scramble in an effort to solve the problem, but twenty-five years later there is no cure, and an entire generation grows up with a population of fewer than a thousand women.
Zoey and some of the surviving young women are housed in a scientific research compound dedicated to determining the cause. For two decades, she's been isolated from her family, treated as a test subject, and locked away — told only that the virus has wiped out the rest of the world's population.
Captivity is the only life Zoey has ever known, and escaping her heavily armed captors is no easy task, but she's determined to leave before she is subjected to the next round of tests … a program that no other woman has ever returned from. Even if she's successful, Zoey has no idea what she'll encounter in the strange new world beyond the facility's walls. Winning her freedom will take brutality she never imagined she possessed, as well as all her strength and cunning — but Zoey is ready for war.
— The Last Girl by Joe Hart
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New This Week: Blow Back, A Merchant of Death Novel by Tommy Hill
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Blow Back by Tommy Hill
A Merchant of Death Novel (1st in series)
Publisher: Tommy Hill
Price: $1.99 (as of 04/08/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).
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Dom Kozlov is a hotshot twenty-something who's made his millions dealing illegal guns. From drug running biker gangs to Syrian freedom fighters, his client base extends to every corner of the globe. With his crack shot team of friends and longtime girlfriend by his side, there isn't a deal in the world they can't close.
But when a rival dealer steps up the pressure, tensions quickly spiral out of control. From Miami to Oakland, this new competitor has declared all-out war. As the noose tightens, Dom and his friends must figure out a way to continue the business while staying out of both the handcuffs and the crosshairs. Could all the high stakes deals, heavy firefights, and close calls with law be signing the death warrants of Dom and his crew?
— Blow Back by Tommy Hill
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The Longest Yard Sale, A Sarah Winston, Garage Sale Mystery by Sherry Harris, Now Available at a Special Price
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Today, we're pleased to present the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Kensington …
The Longest Yard Sale by Sherry Harris
A Sarah Winston, Garage Sale Mystery (2nd in series)
Publisher: Kensington
Price: $1.99 (as of 04/08/2016 at 4:00 PM ET).
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When Sarah Winston turns Ellington, Massachusetts, into New England's largest garage sale for a day, it's the small town's biggest event since the start of the Revolutionary War — but without the bloodshed. That is, until a valuable painting goes missing … and the lifeless body of an Air Force officer is found in Carol Carson's painting studio, his face perfectly framed with the murder weapon — a metal picture frame.
Sarah is mad as heck that someone used her town-wide garage sale to commit a crime — and frame her good friend Carol. She is definitely on this case … but it's not easy rummaging through increasingly strange clues that point to cheating spouses, downright dirty investment schemes — even the mob. And Sarah will have to be very careful if she wants to live to bargain another day …
— The Longest Yard Sale by Sherry Harris
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An Unhappy Medium by Dawn Eastman, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during April 2016
New on the Mystery Bookshelf during April 2016 …
An Unhappy Medium by Dawn Eastman, A Family Fortune Mystery (4th in series)
Publisher: Berkley
Click here to take a Look Inside An Unhappy Medium.
Former cop and novice psychic Clyde Fortune finds herself in a race for justice when a Zombie Fun Run turns deadly …
All of Crystal Haven, Michigan, is psyching up to participate in a Zombie Fun Run organized by Clyde's nephew Seth, but Clyde is fretful about the undead festivities. For one thing, her sister, Grace, has unexpectedly returned to town after fifteen years. For another, Clyde has the nagging feeling that something is about to go wrong …
When one of the zombie runners is found murdered and then Grace disappears, Clyde realizes her grim premonition is dead-on. Now, she and her police detective boyfriend Mac must find a ghoulish murderer before someone points the finger at Grace. And when a tangled web of family secrets and old grudges combines with a mysterious case of stolen diamonds, even someone as quick-witted as Clyde might not be able to outrun a killer …
— An Unhappy Medium by Dawn Eastman
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.
