Mystery Godoku Puzzle for June 27, 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:

A B D E K N O R W

The 31st Alex Delaware mystery by Jonathan Kellerman has this 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.

Enjoy the weekly Mystery Godoku Puzzle from the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, and Thanks for visiting our website!

Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Sunday, June 26, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 7:30 AM ET …

Breaking Glass by Lisa Amowitz

A YA Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Spencer Hill Press

Kindle Daily Deal Price: 99¢

On the night seventeen-year-old Jeremy Glass winds up in the hospital with a broken leg and a blood alcohol level well above the legal limit, his secret crush, Susannah, disappears. When he begins receiving messages from her from beyond the grave, he's not sure whether they're real or if he's losing his grip on reality.

Clue by clue, he gets closer to unraveling the mystery, and soon realizes he must discover the truth or become the next victim himself.

— Breaking Glass by Lisa Amowitz

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: William Morrow

Kobo Daily Deal Price: $3.99 (price-matched by Amazon)

  

On a night flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kintner. Sharing one too many martinis, the strangers begin to play a game of truth, revealing very intimate details about themselves. Ted talks about his marriage that's going stale and his wife, Miranda, who he's sure is cheating on him. Ted and his wife were a mismatch from the start — he the rich businessman, she the artistic free spirit — a contrast that once inflamed their passion but has now become a cliché.

But their game turns a little darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda for what she's done. Lily, without missing a beat, says calmly, "I'd like to help." After all, some people are the kind worth killing, like a lying, stinking, cheating spouse.

Back in Boston Ted and Lily's twisted bond grows stronger as they begin to plot Miranda's demise. But there are a few things about Lily's past that she hasn't shared with Ted, namely her experience in the art and craft of murder, a journey that began in her very precocious youth.

Suddenly these coconspirators are embroiled in a chilling game of cat and mouse, one they both cannot survive … with a shrewd and very determined detective on their tail.

— The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Sunday, June 26, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 7:00 AM ET …

Demons by Remington Kane

A Detective Pierce Novel

Publisher: Remington Kane

Price: FREE!

  

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Silver Lead and Dead by James Garmisch

An Evan Hernandez Mystery

Publisher: James Garmisch

Price: FREE!

  

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Ghostly Interests by Lily Harper Hart

A Harper Harlow Mystery

Publisher: HarperHart Publications

Price: FREE!

  

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The Jade Lady by Patrick Wayland

A Spy Thriller

Publisher: Patrick Wayland

Price: FREE!

  

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The Odd Couple by John Stone

The Flaw and Order Series

Publisher: Mystery Thriller Suspense Publications House

Price: FREE!

  

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Double-Crossed Counterfeiter by Arleen Gabrio

A Mike and Peter, FBI Agents Novel

Publisher: Arleen Gabrio

Price: FREE!

  

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Jewel of the Just by Catherine Rose Hull

A Novel of Psychological Suspense

Publisher: Clio Press

Price: FREE!

  

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The Sapphire Express by J. Max Cromwell

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: J. Max Cromwell

Price: FREE!

  

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Moscow Machination by Ian Maxwell

An Espionage Thriller

Publisher: Ian Maxwell

Price: FREE!

  

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Pine Brook Fallls by Matt Byron

The Charlie Noble Chronicles

Publisher: Matt Byron

Price: FREE!

  

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The Marble Mask, A Joe Gunther Mystery by Archer Mayor, 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, MarchMedia …

The Marble Mask by Archer Mayor

A Joe Gunther Mystery (11th in series)

Publisher: MarchMedia

Price: $1.99 (as of 06/25/2016 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

Joe Gunther, a Brattleboro, Vermont, cop, is the head of the new Vermont Bureau of Investigation (VBI), a joint task force charged with statewide responsibility for major crimes. The VBI's first case takes the force north to Stowe, where a 50-year-old corpse has turned up in a crevasse on Mt. Mansfield. When the frozen stiff turns out to be a (formerly) big-time Canadian crime boss named Jean Deschamps, who disappeared after World War II, Joe and his gang cross the border to work with the Mounties, the Sûreté, and the local cops in Sherbrooke, where Deschamps's son Marcel is involved in a turf war with the Hell's Angels and a rival gang of thugs.

Old secrets and intrigues come to light while an intricate plan to frame a dying man for a crime half a century old forms an interesting puzzle that's not fully revealed until the last couple of pages.

— The Marble Mask by Archer Mayor

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Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders, An Oscar Wilde Mystery by Gyles Brandreth, Now Available at a Special Price

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Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders by Gyles Brandreth

An Oscar Wilde Mystery

Publisher: Touchstone

Price: $3.99 (as of 06/25/2016 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

It is 1890 at a glamorous party hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Albemarle. All of London's high society — including the Prince of Wales — are in attendance at what promises to be the event of the season. Yet Oscar Wilde is more interested in another party guest, Rex LaSalle, a young actor who claims to be a vampire.

But the entertaining evening ends in tragedy when the duchess is found murdered — with two tiny puncture marks on her throat. Desperate to avoid scandal and panic, the Prince asks Oscar and his friend Arthur Conan Doyle to investigate the crime. What they discover threatens to destroy the very heart of the royal family.

— Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders by Gyles Brandreth

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New This Week: The Proposal Planner, A Claire Hartley Accidental Mystery by Madison Score

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 June 2016 and priced $5.99 or less.

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The Proposal Planner by Madison Score

A Claire Hartley Accidental Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: That's What She Said Publishing

Price: $3.99 (as of 06/25/2016 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Young, energetic, and successful, Claire Hartley has made a name for herself making other girls' dreams come true. As the city's prime proposal planner, she has it all: an in-demand business that turns custom marriage proposals into guaranteed yeses, a crazy circle of friends, and the love of her life, her sweet rescue Corgi, Rosie.

She's making shelf space for yet another Proposal Planner of the Year award. But things start to unravel when the competition decides to play dirty and Claire finds herself in the sights of a potential killer.

On her to do list:
1. Pull off the top-secret proposal of the century
2. Keep a professional distance from a certain sexy, narcissistic filmmaker
3. Avoid becoming the next target of a deranged killer

Add to the mix too many margaritas with the girls, a mother convinced Claire's safer in a bubble, and did we mention that hunky filmmaker? All Claire wants is to make it through proposal season with a string of satisfied clients … and her life.

— The Proposal Planner by Madison Score

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The Red Dahlia, An Anna Travis Mystery by Lynda La Plante, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Red Dahlia by Lynda La Plante

An Anna Travis Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Touchstone

Price: $3.99 (as of 06/25/2016 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

When the body of a young girl is found dumped on the banks of the Thames, even the police are shocked by the brutality of her murder: horrifically mutilated, severed in half, and drained of blood, her corpse is an obvious mirror image of the famous Black Dahlia murder in 1940s Los Angeles.

Now Detective Inspector Anna Travis must race against time to catch this copycat killer. She turns to her mentor, the brilliant and volatile Detective Chief Inspector James Langton, but the frictions of their romantic relationship are complicating the case. And then a second girl is found …

— The Red Dahlia by Lynda La Plante

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New This Week: I've Been Watching You, The North East Police Series by K. A. Richardson

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I've Been Watching You by K. A. Richardson

The North East Police Series

Publisher: Bloodhound Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 06/25/2016 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Ben Cassidy has a hard job balancing single motherhood with her career as a Crime Scene Investigator. While taking a course in Digital Forensics she meets the charming Jacob Tully, an ex army war veteran struggling with his past.

While the team investigate the apparent hit and run of a care home worker, Ben suspects there is more to it. As events unfold she discovers the connection to a series of murders much closer to home. To catch the killer, can she confront the demons from her past? Will the team piece together the evidence before it's too late?

The hunt is on for a twisted killer and this will be their deadliest challenge yet.

— I've Been Watching You by K. A. Richardson

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No Place to Hide, The Devlin Group Series by Shannon Stacey, Now Available at a Special Price

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No Place to Hide by Shannon Stacey

The Devlin Group Series (4th in series)

Publisher: Shannon Stacey

Price: 99¢ (as of 06/25/2016 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Jack Donovan went through hell and back to save Isabelle once. Now she's back in his life, hunted by an assassin so elusive some claim he's only an urban legend. More than just a gun for hire, the killer is driven by a pathological need to take down his targets and, when Isabelle escapes the bullet meant for her, Jack knows he'll strike again. The only way to keep her alive is to keep her close, and Jack's about to learn what hell really is.

In the year since Jack rescued her from a guerrilla compound and then walked away, Isabelle Arceneau has begun to put her life back on track. Now somebody wants her dead and Jack is once again her only hope for survival. As the Devlin Group races to uncover the killer's identity and Jack and Isabelle go on the run in a desperate bid to keep her alive, she knows she can trust him with her life, but never again with her heart.

— No Place to Hide by Shannon Stacey

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New This Week: Ganache with Panache, The Chocolate Café Series by Valley Sams

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Ganache with Panache by Valley Sams

The Chocolate Café Series (2nd in series)

Publisher: Summer Prescott Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 06/25/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

See also the highly reviewed first mystery in this series, Truffles and Troubles, for $2.99 on Kindle.

Mac and Brie find themselves smack dab in the middle of investigating another mystery when a bridezilla goes on the rampage. What looks like an annoying but harmless rivalry turns deadly, and Mac has to get to the bottom of it before she and other innocent people get hurt, as wedding woes come to a head.

— Ganache with Panache by Valley Sams

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Death in an English Cottage, A Murder on Location Mystery by Sara Rosett, Now Available at a Special Price

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Death in an English Cottage by Sara Rosett

A Murder on Location Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Sara Rosett

Price: 99¢ (as of 06/25/2016 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

It's spring in England, and location scout Kate Sharp has returned to the quaint village of Nether Woodsmoor with its lush gardens, budding hedgerows, and mellow stone cottages to work on a Jane Austen television documentary. The unique opportunity also gives her the chance to explore a possible romance with Alex, the deliciously rumpled local scout.

Rumors of recently discovered Jane Austen letters stir up the production, but then an unidentified young woman dies in a fire in a village cottage, and the police investigation narrows to focus on the documentary crew.

Desperate to keep her job and help a friend under suspicion, Kate delves into the search for the identity of the woman. Who was she? What was her connection to the seemingly sleepy village? And who in the village is lying?

— Death in an English Cottage by Sara Rosett

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Dark Harbor by Christy Barritt, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in June 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.

Dark Harbor by Christy Barritt

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

Someone wants reporter Madelyn Sawyer to leave the small coastal town she's just arrived in — even if it takes hurting her. But she won't give up her goal of investigating Waterman's Reach's new police chief that easily. Madelyn assumes that former big-city detective Zach Davis — who some believe is a murderer involved in a drug-trafficking ring — is behind the threat. Who else would have a motive? But as bullets fly Madelyn's way, it's Zach who keeps saving her life. The closer she gets to the truth, the more she wants to tell the handsome lawman why she's really in town. But if she does, will she lose his trust … and any hope of surviving long enough to bring the real killer to light?

— Dark Harbor by Christy Barritt

The Blight Way, A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery by Patrick F. McManus, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Blight Way by Patrick F. McManus

A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Price: $3.99 (as of 06/25/2016 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

Bo Tully, sheriff of Blight County, Idaho — and a fellow who dropped twenty pounds on Atkins — had been thinking about asking out Jan Whittle, his grade-school sweetheart. Problem is, he's already promised to celebrate his dad's seventy-fifth birthday with him. Thwarted romance proves to be the least of Bo's problems, however, when a dead body turns up on Batim Scragg's ranch.

Forced to put on his sleuthing hat, Bo finds himself faced with a whole slew of possible suspects. And what quickly becomes apparent is that, while the sheriff's investigative methods may not exactly be legal, they are, for better or worse, the Blight way.

— The Blight Way by Patrick F. McManus

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Collecting the Dead by Spencer Kope, New in Bookstores during June 2016

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

Collecting the Dead by Spencer Kope, A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Click here to take a Look Inside Collecting the Dead.

 

Magnus "Steps" Craig is part of the elite three-man Special Tracking Unit of the FBI. Called in on special cases where his skills are particularly needed, he works as a tracker. The media dubs him "The Human Bloodhound," since Steps is renowned for his incredible ability to find and follow trails over any surface better than anyone else. But there's a secret to his success. Steps has a special ability — -a kind of synesthesia — -where he can see the 'essence' of a person, something he calls 'shine,' on everything they've touched. His ability is known to only a few people — -his father, the director of the FBI, and his partner, Special Agent Jimmy Donovan.

When the remains of a murdered woman are found, Steps recognizes the shine left by the murderer from another crime scene with a physically similar victim. And he uncovers the signature at both scenes — -the mark of a sad face. At the same time, another killer, one Steps has dubbed Leonardo and has been trying to track for over ten years, appears again, taunting Steps. But while Steps tries to find a clue that will lead him to Leonardo, the case of the Sad Face Killer heats up. The team uncovers eleven possible victims: missing women who fit the same pattern. Using his skill and the resources of the Bureau, it is a race against time to find the killer before it's too late.

— Collecting the Dead by Spencer Kope

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

Cavanaugh Cold Case by Marie Ferrarella, New from Harlequin Romantic Suspense in June 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.

Cavanaugh Cold Case by Marie Ferrarella

Series: Cavanaugh Justice

Imprint: Romantic Suspense

  

Working in a morgue, medical examiner Kristin Alberghetti hardly expects a living, breathing man to walk through the door and make her heart pound. So she's floored when gorgeous playboy Malloy Cavanaugh is her partner on a new case. The cold-case detective has a rep for charming the clothes off every woman … except her. And it's tough to keep her eyes on the prize as the two investigate recently excavated, long-buried bodies at a cacti nursery.

Malloy has no plans to change his bachelor lifestyle, until reclusive Kristin catches his eye. Something about this case — and his beautiful colleague — touches his heart. But can a flowering romance survive the rigors of a brutal case and its infinite dangers?

— Cavanaugh Cold Case by Marie Ferrarella