Ghost in the Machine, A Scott Cullen Mystery by Ed James, Now Available at a Special Price

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Ghost in the Machine by Ed James

A Scott Cullen Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Ed James

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/13/2016 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

With a messy divorce behind her, Caroline Adamson's future is finally looking up. But after her mutilated body is found, police think Caroline's ex-husband is the main suspect.

When one murder becomes three, Edinburgh faces up to the fact that it might have a serial killer in its midst. Then DC Scott Cullen of Lothian and Borders CID starts to question his superiors. Could the answer lie with Schoolbook, the latest social media craze to hit the city? Cullen has only been in the job for three months but he's determined to prove himself, and equally as determined that the right person faces justice. As things take an even darker, personal turn, Cullen realises that he must look closer to home for the answer — before it's too late.

— Ghost in the Machine by Ed James

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Sunset Specters, A Jonathan Shade Mystery by Gary Jonas, Now Available at a Special Price

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Sunset Specters by Gary Jonas

A Jonathan Shade Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: Denton & White

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/13/2016 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

The powerful wizard, Henry Winslow, arrives in 1877 and sets out for the Barbary Coast in San Francisco to steal a bit of life energy from his parents before he can head to the 1920s to complete his immortality ritual.

Douglas Freeman is a former slave with a growing collection of vengeful ghosts, and he's headed for the Barbary Coast to kill the last few men on his list.

Jonathan Shade and Kelly Chan reunite with Brand, the former Sekutar warrior, and Esther, the ghost who has an unbreakable bond with Shade. They set out for California to stop Winslow. But the Barbary Coast is a dangerous place where life is cheap. Their paths will cross with thieves, cutthroats, crimps, prostitutes, gangs, magic, and a supernatural threat. Time is running out on their mission, and one thing is certain — not everyone is going to get out alive.

— Sunset Specters by Gary Jonas

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New This Week: Gelignite, A Yellowthread Street Mystery by William Marshall

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Gelignite by William Marshall

A Yellowthread Street Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Farrago

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/13/2016 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

See all three recently reissued mysteries in the Yellowthread Street Series for $3.99 or less each on Kindle.

This is a new ebook edition of a mystery first published in hardcover by Holt, Rinehart and Winston in 1977.

In the seamy Hong Bay district of Hong Kong, crimes of every shape and size were commonplace. But not letter bombs. Not till Mr Leung and Mr Ramaswamy were successively spread bloodily over the office walls.

When Detective Inspector Spencer narrowly escaped becoming victim number 3, the Yellowthread Street police were grimly determined to track down the culprit — before the Special Branch got to him. But unless they could find the link between the neatly timed warning letters, the ghosts in the Chinese graveyard and the strange mission of Mr Conway Kan the millionaire, the killer would go free …

— Gelignite by William Marshall

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The Irish Inheritance, A Jayne Sinclair, Genealogical Mystery by M. J. Lee, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Irish Inheritance by M. J. Lee

A Jayne Sinclair, Genealogical Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: M. J. Lee

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/13/2016 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

June 8, 1921. Ireland. A British Officer is shot dead on a remote hillside south of Dublin.

November 22, 2015. United Kingdom. Former police detective, Jayne Sinclair, now working as a genealogical investigator, receives a phone call from an adopted American billionaire asking her to discover the identity of his real father.

How are the two events linked?

Jayne Sinclair has only three clues to help her: a photocopied birth certificate, a stolen book and an old photograph. And it soon becomes apparent somebody else is on the trail of the mystery. A killer who will stop at nothing to prevent Jayne discovering the secret hidden in the past

— The Irish Inheritance by M. J. Lee

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New This Week: Cruising for Murder, A Myrtle Clover Mystery by Elizabeth Spann Craig

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Cruising for Murder by Elizabeth Spann Craig

A Myrtle Clover Mystery (10th in series)

Publisher: Elizabeth Spann Craig

Price: $4.99 (as of 08/13/2016 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

See all ten mysteries in the Myrtle Clover Series for $4.99 or less each on Kindle. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th books in this series are currently FREE!

Loose lips sink ships … and result in murder …

When Myrtle and her friend Miles set out for adventure on the high sea, they assume most of the trip's excitement will result from shore excursions to charming Alaskan villages.

They feel as if their ship has come in. But when a fellow passenger disappears, Myrtle realizes she must seize the helm and find the killer … before more souls are lost.

— Cruising for Murder by Elizabeth Spann Craig

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Blood Silence, A Mac McRyan Mystery by Roger Stelljes, Now Available at a Special Price

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Blood Silence by Roger Stelljes

A Mac McRyan Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Roger Stelljes

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/13/2016 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Tainted water. Dead bodies. Blood silence.

Two people are coldly executed behind a bar in Washington DC. A high-powered lawyer and his beautiful client are brutally slaughtered in a lake house in a suburb west of Minneapolis. Two cases separated by a thousand miles and connected by one man — Mac McRyan.

In a tale of money and blood that hits a little too close to home, Mac is forced to confront his tumultuous past.

— Blood Silence by Roger Stelljes

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New This Week: Fat Man Blues, A Tubby Dubonnet Mystery by Tony Dunbar

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Fat Man Blues by Tony Dunbar

A Tubby Dubonnet Mystery (9th in series)

Publisher: booksBnimble

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/13/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

See all nine mysteries in the popular Tubby Dubonnet Series for $3.99 or less each on Kindle.

Ex-con Angelo Spooner is trying to start a legit business, but he just can't catch a break. Just as his healing Holy Water, "Angelo's Elixir" is about to go upscale, the sticky strands of the Big Sleazy's tangled web of crime and corruption reach out to ensnare him. What's a law-abiding parolee to do? He can't get caught with a gun, but maybe that axe in his shed could help him extricate himself. But when low-level creep Frenchy Dufour's henchman turns up nearly beheaded, Angelo's fate rests in the capable hands of laid-back lawyer Tubby Dubonnet.

Tubby's been trying hard to lay low, too. As those closest to him are targeted by frightening attacks, he suspects his dealings with the clandestine society of Cuban exiles who've plagued him lately are far from over. Tubby would love to have nothing further to do with "that crazy band of geriatric lunatics". But the old Cuban revolutionaries have taught their sons well. Now their grandchildren, heirs to a substantial cache of weapons and money, burn with a dangerous zeal to prove themselves.

Meanwhile … a man's got to eat! The epicurean counselor does his best thinking when he's well-fed. Our good luck! — as we vicariously sample our way across New Orleans' culinary panorama on the hunt for an axe murderer. But sleuth does not live by bread alone — even in a Tony Dunbar legal thriller. Ignoring his own advice to his client to "keep your head on your shoulders", Tubby's lost his to the lovely Peggy O'Flarity. It's about time Tubby had some steamy sex — and maybe a little happiness? But fortune teller Sister Soulace has her doubts.

— Fat Man Blues by Tony Dunbar

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Wilde Card, A Novel of Immortal Vegas by Jenn Stark, Now Available at a Special Price

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Wilde Card by Jenn Stark

A Novel of Immortal Vegas (2nd in series)

Publisher: Elewyn Publishing

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/13/2016 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

When an antique gold show comes to Vegas, artifact-hunter Sara Wilde's job is simple: to locate and liberate a set of relics rumored to give their bearers access to an ancient, incredible power. Yet within the Connected community, whispers of a war against magic draw every psychic, mystic, warlock, and witch to Sin City. The most powerful Connected also covet the infamous relics, but no one wants them more than Sara's client — the insufferably arrogant, criminally sensual, and endlessly evasive Magician.

And what the Magician wants …

Sara's heist takes a turn for the trickier as the smoky-eyed specter from her past, Detective Brody Rooks, is assigned to investigate a break-in at the gold show, forcing her to confront the one man in Vegas she can't bluff. Even worse, just as she finally gets her hands on the goods, the game changes anew. The resulting chase leads her across the world to an ancient Egyptian temple filled with secrets, deception … and hints about her own abilities that could change everything. Desperate for answers, Sara is forced to turn to the one person she knows will manipulate, obfuscate and beguile to get whatever he craves. Only now, it seems, the Magician wants her.

— Wilde Card by Jenn Stark

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Secrets and Lies by Shirlee McCoy, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in August 2016

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Secrets and Lies by Shirlee McCoy

Series: Rookie K-9 Unit

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

Attacked in her classroom, widowed teacher Ariel Martin's only thought is for her unborn child. When her student's brother, rookie K-9 officer Tristan McKeller, and his faithful dog save her life, she can't thank him enough. She knows Tristan won't rest until she's safe, but she doesn't want him or his police colleagues digging into her dangerous past. After all, the only person who would want to hurt her is dead … or is he? With her and her child's life on the line, she'll have to trust Tristan with her secrets if she wants to finally get the fresh start she's been desperately seeking.

— Secrets and Lies by Shirlee McCoy

A Death in the Highlands, A Euphemia Martins Mystery by Caroline Dunford, Now Available at a Special Price

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A Death in the Highlands by Caroline Dunford

A Euphemia Martins Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Accent Press

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/13/2016 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

After dodging criminal charges, Richard returns as head of the household at Stapleford Hall. Changing fortunes find Euphemia temporarily promoted to housekeeper for the first trip to the family's new hunting lodge in the Scottish Highlands, where she is meets Rory Macleod, the new butler. Taking on her new role, she encounters angry locals with a grudge against the Staplefords and thwarts what she believes to be an attempt on Bertram Stapleford's life. A strange group of house guests arrive for the Glorious Twelfth, but with disastrous consequences.

Euphemia finds herself caught in the midst of bitter rivalries, and evidence pointing to several murder suspects. Will she unravel the mystery?

— A Death in the Highlands by Caroline Dunford

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The Damascus Threat by Matt Rees, New in Bookstores during August 2016

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

The Damascus Threat by Matt Rees, a Dominic Verrazzano Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books

 

ICE Special Agent Dominic Verrazzano's vigilance pays off when he uncovers a plot to launch a chemical attack in New York, but he doesn't know what the target is or how deep the conspiracy goes.

The only woman who could have answered his questions is murdered just before she reaches him. In her last moments, she manages to send him a single clue. It will have to be enough. Her tip leads him to Syria, where he must negotiate the treacherous alleys of the casbah in the midst of civil war to track the weapon before it's too late — unless it's already too late.

— The Damascus Threat by Matt Rees

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Beauty and the Bodyguard by Lisa Childs, New from Harlequin Romantic Suspense in August 2016

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Beauty and the Bodyguard by Lisa Childs

Series: Bachelor Bodyguards

Imprint: Romantic Suspense

  

Can this bachelor bodyguard save his true love from mortal danger … on her wedding day?

Bride-to-be Megan Lynch has just learned her ex, presumed dead marine Gage Huxton, is alive after surviving enemy captivity. But before she can break up with her fiancé, gunmen storm her wedding and take hostages! Megan will do anything to stay alive — for herself and a second chance with Gage. But there's more terror to endure before she can say yes to the dress — and her dream groom!

What do the gunmen want? Gage works double time to unravel the mystery and save the beauty who still holds his heart. As the wedding crashers open fire, Gage puts his life on the line to protect Megan and convince her of his love.

— Beauty and the Bodyguard by Lisa Childs

Summit, A Novel of Suspense by Harry Farthing, Now Available at a Special Price

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Summit by Harry Farthing

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/13/2016 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

Even after eight successful summits, Mount Everest guide Neil Quinn can't handle anything the mountain throws his way. Disaster strikes steps from the top, leaving him with a very old swastika-embellished ice axe that should never have been so high on the mountain — not if Everest's meticulously documented history is accurate.

When he heads back to Europe, blackballed and alone, he struggles to discover the truth about this lost relic. Quinn's investigations soon have neo-Nazis, assassins, and history buffs vying to take possession of the axe'proof of Nazi alpine superiority, and strong evidence that a German climber was the first to summit Mount Everest.

— Summit by Harry Farthing

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New This Week: Miss Seeton, By Appointment, A Miss Seeton Mystery by Hampton Charles

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Miss Seeton, By Appointment by Hampton Charles

A Miss Seeton Mystery (8th in series)

Publisher: Farrago

Price: $2.99 (as of 08/13/2016 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

See all eight mysteries in the Miss Seeton Series for $2.99 or less each on Kindle.

This is a new ebook edition of a mystery first published in paperback by Berkley in 1990.

Who should be hobnobbing with the great and the good at a Buckingham Palace garden party but little Miss Emily Seeton, retired teacher and artistic sleuth. It seems there may be a traitor amongst HM's faithful retainers.

But while Miss Seeton is viewing shrunken heads and other royal treasures with Sir Wormelow Tump, a plan is being hatched by a titled crook to steal valuables of a different kind — a fabulous set of Lalique jewelry. So the battling brolly must make the most of her royal appointment and literally 'use her head' to save the day.

Serene amidst every kind of skullduggery, this eccentric English spinster steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles, armed with nothing more than her sketchpad and umbrella!

— Miss Seeton, By Appointment by Hampton Charles

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Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Saturday, August 13, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 7:30 AM ET …

Cop Hater by Ed McBain

An 87th Precinct Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

As a cop with the city's famed 87th Precinct, Steve Carella has seen it all. Or so he thinks. Because nothing can prepare him for the sight that greets him on a sweltering July night: fellow detective Mike Reardon's dead body splayed across the sidewalk, his face blown away by a .45.

Days later, Reardon's partner is found dead, a .45-caliber bullet buried deep in his chest. Only a fool would call it a coincidence, and Carella's no fool. He chalks the whole ugly mess up to a grudge killing … until a third murder shoots that theory to hell. Armed with only a single clue, Carella delves deep into the city's underbelly, launching a grim search for answers that will lead him from a notorious brothel to the lair of a beautiful, dangerous widow. He won't stop until he finds the truth — or until the next bullet finds him.

— Cop Hater by Ed McBain

The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah

A Hercule Poirot Mystery

Publisher: William Morrow

Kobo Daily Deal Price: $1.99 (price-matched by Amazon)

  

"I'm a dead woman, or I shall be soon … "

Hercule Poirot's quiet supper in a London coffeehouse is interrupted when a young woman confides to him that she is about to be murdered. She is terrified — but begs Poirot not to find and punish her killer. Once she is dead, she insists, justice will have been done.

Later that night, Poirot learns that three guests at a fashionable London Hotel have been murdered, and a cufflink has been placed in each one's mouth. Could there be a connection with the frightened woman? While Poirot struggles to put together the bizarre pieces of the puzzle, the murderer prepares another hotel bedroom for a fourth victim …

— The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah

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