Riddled to Death, A Hummingbird Falls Mystery by Joanne Clarey, Now Available at a Special Price

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Riddled to Death by Joanne Clarey

A Hummingbird Falls Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Alabaster Book Publishing

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/25/2016 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

A lush and lovely June in Hummingbird Falls gives way to a strange and threatening game for transplanted librarian Ellie Hastings and her beloved mutt Buddy. Someone is sending her notes, each one a riddle, leading her on a strange hunt with malice implied at each turn. Her sharp mind enables her to keep up with the clues, but her nerves and her sense of dread are growing, especially when murder strikes.

The body of an unidentified woman is found floating near the falls, literally riddled to death with buckshot. A child goes missing, and a mysterious family moves into the village, a family with dark secrets. As events collide in unexpected ways, Ellie races to figure out the connection, before all the questions turn twice as deadly.

— Riddled to Death by Joanne Clarey

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Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke, New in Bookstores during September 2016

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

Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke, a Hannah Swensen Mystery (20th in series)

Publisher: Kensington

 

The holidays have arrived, and Hannah and her good pal Lisa have agreed to provide all the goodies for the town's annual production of A Christmas Carol. But before anyone can say "Bah, humbug!" a Santa-sized sackful of trouble ensues. Like the fact that Lisa's husband will be playing Mr. Claus to his ex-girlfriend Phyllis Bates' Mrs. Claus. Or that before the curtains even go up Phyllis is found dead in the snow — wearing a costume that the real Mrs. Claus would put on the naughty list. Soon after the suspects pile up faster than snowdrifts in a blizzard, while a merry murderer remains on the loose.

With clues even harder to find, it might take a visit from ghosts of Christmas past to wrap up this mystery in time for the holidays …

— Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke

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Hostage Negotiation by Lena Diaz, New from Harlequin Intrigue in September 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.

Hostage Negotiation by Lena Diaz

Series: Marshland Justice

Imprint: Intrigue

  

Many women went missing outside Mystic Glades. She escaped.

When he took the job, Zack Scott heard about the horrors waiting in the swamp. So when Kaylee Brighton dashed into the road like the devil was on her tail, the new police chief gave her a safe place to recover. Imprisoned for months, Kaylee could lead Zack to her captor. Though Zack swore to protect her, only Kaylee knew the darkness that awaited them if she returned. She couldn't begin to understand what drove Zack, but she knew the importance of having him by her side. Because it wasn't enough for Kaylee to have escaped. Now it was time to take back her life.

— Hostage Negotiation by Lena Diaz

Mountain Mystery, A Silver River Mystery by Carré White, 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, Love Lust Story …

Mountain Mystery by Carré White

A Silver River Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Love Lust Story

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/25/2016 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

Welcome to the town of Silver River, hidden deep within the majestic Rocky Mountains. This historical, three-part series follows the lives of the Bradford-Bevan family, who live with their Aunt in a sprawling, three-story house. Abby, her sister, Rosemary, and their friend, Greta, will each face certain calamity, uncovering mysteries to maintain the peaceful existence of their town.

After several miners fall ill, Doctor Roger Cameron finds himself volunteering to help in Silver River, a bustling mining town deep in the Colorado Mountains. What he hadn't counted on was Nurse Abigail Bradford-Bevan, who, despite wearing hideous-looking glasses, intrigues him.

Following the death of her employer, Abigail stumbles upon his replacement at the post office, meeting a doctor on holiday from Philadelphia. Doctor Cameron must discover the source of the toxin, enlisting Abigail's help, although they unknowingly place themselves in danger. As the situation grows dire, Abby and Roger work together to solve the puzzle, the truth revealed after a shocking accident.

— Mountain Mystery by Carré White

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New This Week: Hostile Makeover, The Crime of Fashion Mysteries by Ellen Byerrum

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Hostile Makeover by Ellen Byerrum

The Crime of Fashion Mysteries (3rd in series)

Publisher: Lethal Black Dress Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 09/25/2016 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

See all three recently reissued mysteries in the Crime of Fashion Series for $3.99 each on Kindle.

This is a new ebook edition of a mystery first published in paperback by Signet in 2005.

With a messy murder case in the hothouse world of haute couture just behind her, and a romantic getaway weekend just ahead, Lacey promises her new boyfriend she'll stay out of trouble. For once.

But trouble follows Lacey like static cling on a silk skirt. Her crazy fashion beat brings her a hot interview with Amanda Manville, reality TV makeover success story turned Supermodel Diva From Hell. Amanda has dangerous secrets — and a scary and elusive stalker. As if that weren't enough, Lacey's mother and sister are in town, bent on doing an extreme makeover on Lacey's entire life. Lacey steps stylishly into the path of drive-by shootings, speeding stolen cars (her own!), and the infamous office jinx. And she learns that sometimes makeovers can be murder …

— Hostile Makeover by Ellen Byerrum

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for September 26, 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:

D E F H K O S T U

Phil Rickman's 13th Merrily Watkins mystery has friends here (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, September 25, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 7:30 AM ET …

Still Life by Louise Penny

An Armand Gamache Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $2.99

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. border, has been found dead in the woods.

The locals are certain it's a tragic hunting accident and nothing more, but Gamache smells something foul in these remote woods, and is soon certain that Jane Neal died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter.

— Still Life by Louise Penny

Rivals of the Republic by Annelise Freisenbruch

The Blood of Rome Series (1st in series)

Publisher: The Overlook Press

Nook Daily Find Price: $1.99

  

The body of a Vestal Virgin is found in the Tiber River, and soon after, a senator is found having bled to death in his bath. As Roman authorities turn a strangely blind eye, Hortensia, the daughter of the capital's most celebrated orator, begins investigating this trail of murders that leads straight into the dark heart of Rome.

Despite her husband's and father's attempts to protect her, rebelling against the societal constraints to her sex, Hortensia plunges deeper into the corrupt underworld of the city. And only one man can save her from becoming the next victim: Lucrio, the ex-gladiator to whom she already owes her life. But Lucrio has secrets as well, and his past threatens to subsume both him and Hortensia.

— Rivals of the Republic by Annelise Freisenbruch

No One Knows by J. T. Ellison

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Audible Daily Deal Price: $3.95

The day Aubrey Hamilton's husband is declared dead by the state of Tennessee should bring closure so she can move on with her life. But Aubrey doesn't want to move on; she wants Josh back. It's been five years since he disappeared, since their blissfully happy marriage — they were happy, weren't they? — screeched to a halt and Aubrey became the prime suspect in his disappearance.

Five years of emptiness, solitude, loneliness, questions. Why didn't Josh show up at his friend's bachelor party? Was he murdered? Did he run away? And now, all this time later, who is the mysterious yet strangely familiar figure suddenly haunting her new life?

— No One Knows by J. T. Ellison

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Sunday, September 25, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 7:00 AM ET …

The Life & Death of Cody Parker by Remington Kane

A Tanner Novel

Publisher: Remington Kane

Price: FREE!

  

Alter Ego by Tory Allyn

The Davenport Decree Series

Publisher: Spume Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

Gardener by Jacob Mesmer

The Roots Of Ancient Evil

Publisher: Jacob Mesmer

Price: FREE!

  

Layered Lies by Kaylie Hunter

The Kelsey's Burden Series

Publisher: Kaylie Hunter

Price: FREE!

  

The Break by M. L. Rudolph

A Crime Novel

Publisher: M. L. Rudolph

Price: FREE!

  

The Purple Room by Mauro Casiraghi

A Novel of Psychological Suspense

Publisher: Mauro Casiraghi

Price: FREE!

  

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Words To Die By, An Allison Taylor Mystery by Jeanne Lamb Carlin, Now Available at a Special Price

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Words To Die By by Jeanne Lamb Carlin

An Allison Taylor Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Jeanne Lamb Carlin

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/24/2016 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

Allison Taylor is having some trust issues, when a woman from Mark Ryan's past turns up in Spring Hollow, and makes it very clear she'd like to revisit old times. And Elizabeth Meade is writing a murder mystery. But then people start dying just like the characters in her book, and it seems likely the killer is someone Lizzie knows.

Mark Ryan would like Ally to leave the police work to him, but Ally, Lizzie, and new friend, Larry Jones, decide to investigate before someone else winds up with a knife in their chest.

— Words To Die By by Jeanne Lamb Carlin

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Firebird, A Suspense Thriller by Michael Asher, Now Available at a Special Price

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Firebird by Michael Asher

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 09/24/2016 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

Sammy Rashid, Cairo's maverick detective, is assigned the hopeless case, a political hot potato made even worse by his being harnessed to an FBI partner, covering the American interest in the case. The first body is an American man found in the back of a shop, with a bullet to the head. The police's instant suspicion is that it is a hate crime; the work of Militants, but Commander Hammoudi insists it isn't a terrorist act.

But the only clue is a charm connected to the disappearance of a Persian king, his army and his gold centuries earlier. And the word 'Firebird' overheard by a witness. How could that be of interest now — unless it is related to its use as a symbol by a defunct Islamic fundamentalist group, the Sanusiya Brotherhood? The CIA become involved, led by the brutal Van Helsing. And the man they go to see about the suspicious charm suggests a more sinister, ghoulish presence is involved and the shadowy Jinns …

Meanwhile, Rashid is getting closer and closer to his FBI partner, Daisy. As the killings continue on a six-monthly basis, Cairo is seized by the fear of the unidentified killer …

Can Rashid and Daisy find the organised but brutal killer before he or she strikes again? And what do the animal-like marks on the bodies mean?

Daisy and Rashid are drawn into a race against time as they search for the killer and the mysterious Benben stone which is their only lead …

— Firebird by Michael Asher

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The Price of Justice, A Legal Thriller by Vincent S. Green, New This Week from Endeavour Press

Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher, promoting and selling ebook editions of works by new authors as well as bringing out ebook editions of out of print books.

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The Price of Justice by Vincent S. Green

A Legal Thriller

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 09/24/2016 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Where do you turn when there's no one left to trust … ?

At sleepy Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, the Commanding General's wife Bunny Harris has been murdered, her head decapitated, and the Arabic word for "dust" scrawled in her blood over the bed. Jack Garrett, a Los Angeles lawyer and former special ops soldier who recently lost his own wife, starts working on the case with Cameron Wells, a beautiful and equally ambitious attorney. Frank O'Connor, who admits to having an affair with Bunny, is quickly charged with her rape and murder. Yet he continues to deny any involvement in Bunny's death. O'Connor requests that Garrett defend him.

Soon evidence emerges which points to the General's involvement in war crimes and the killing of Iraqi POWs with a nerve agent simply known called "dust." Was Bunny killed with this same nerve agent? Eager to keep things under wraps, the CIA bring in Phillip Rubie and his daughter Simone, who kidnap Garrett's son in an attempt to frighten up off the case.

But Garrett won't give up that easily. During the trial, the prosecutor receives a CD showing Bunny and O'Connor at an S&M club, where O'Connor appears to cut off her head with a machete. O'Connor is offered a deal, but refuses, citing his innocence once more. With everyone harboring dark secrets, Garrett isn't sure who he can trust. And when his son makes a shocking discovery, the case, and Garrett's entire life, are turned upside down.

Sometimes the price of justice is too much to pay …

— The Price of Justice by Vincent S. Green

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The Storyteller, A Novel of Suspense by Howard and Susan Kaminsky, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Storyteller by Howard and Susan Kaminsky

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Polis Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/24/2016 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

He's the most famous novelist in the country, the author of a raft of international bestsellers, the darling of New York's publishing circles. But the more successful he becomes, the more terrifying is the predicament he finds himself in …

In the beginning, Steven (with a v) King is an aspiring writer tending bar in a small town in Maine. He works diligently on his novel, dreams of the life he and his fianceé, Tina, will share, and puts his faith in the successful power-agent (his first cousin Stuart) who represents him. Then Steve's life takes an unexpected turn. In a stroke of unimaginable good fortune, he gets his big break — though not the kind he'd always wished for. With a momentous decision, he opens a Pandora's box that transforms him from a failed novelist into one of the hottest authors in the world. To avoid confusion with another famous writer from Maine, Steve uses his ancestral name, and the phenomenon known as Steven Konigsberg is born.

Within weeks of his first book's publication he is perched firmly on top of the bestseller lists. His subsequent novels only outdo each other. His face graces TV talk shows and magazine covers . But Steven Konigsberg has a very dark secret — a hidden skeleton that not only threatens his meteoric career, but may very well jeopardize the safety of his family and his own life. As a range of sinister people come out of the woodwork of the past, Steve must make an agonizing choice: confront his deepest secret … or lose far more than just his place on the bestseller list.

— The Storyteller by Howard and Susan Kaminsky

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New This Week: Strawberry Cheesecake Murder, A St. Augustine Culinary Cozy Mystery by Amber Cabrera

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Strawberry Cheesecake Murder by Amber Cabrera

A St. Augustine Culinary Cozy Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Amber Cabrera

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/24/2016 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Jewell Deen, owner of the bake shop and crime museum Just Desserts in St. Augustine, Florida, flies to New York City to visit her nephew Barry and start her press tour for her first mystery cookbook.

What Jewell Deen didn't expect was becoming involved in solving the double murder of a costume party guest held at her publisher Macgregor James' estate and sea Captain Wayne Wright, who was found dead on his boat.

Could it have been Captain Wright's boozy wife, whose suspicions about her husband's philandering may have drove her to kill her husband? Perhaps it was Ashley Wentz, the beautiful but deceptive vixen who was rumored to have been having an affair with the captain? Or was it Jewell Deen's own nephew, Barry?

The clues lead her on a scavenger hunt all over the Big Apple, as the suspects are plenty and time is running out to identify the killer. Will Jewell Deen be able to survive the big city and solve this mystery before the murderer strikes again?

— Strawberry Cheesecake Murder by Amber Cabrera

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Ghost Girl, The Detective's Daughter Series by Lesley Thomson, Now Available at a Special Price

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Ghost Girl by Lesley Thomson

The Detective's Daughter Series (2nd in series)

Publisher: Head of Zeus

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/24/2016 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

A year after her father's death, the detective's daughter inherits a strange new case involving a haunting stack of photographs …

In a cold day in 1966, 10-year-old Mary Thornton is taking her little brother home from school in time for tea. But that afternoon will change Mary's life forever. She is about to become the only witness to her brother's murder. Only a year after the death of her father, chief superintendent Terry Darnell, his daughter Stella is still reeling from the publicity storm around the case of Kate Rokesmith.

But Stella has discovered a folder of unlabeled photographs of deserted streets amongst her father's possessions. And the first photograph in this odd collection dates back to 1966 …

— Ghost Girl by Lesley Thomson

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New This Week: Count Catula, A Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery by Kathi Daley

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Count Catula by Kathi Daley

A Whales and Tails Cozy Mystery (9th in series)

Publisher: Kathi Daley

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/24/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

See all nine mysteries in the popular Whales and Tails Series for $2.99 each on Kindle.

Cait and the gang set out to find a killer when novelist Amanda Lowman is found dead just an hour after speaking to the Mystery Lovers Book Club about her true crime novel: The Vampire Murders. As Cait delves into Amanda's death she finds a spider web of lies and half truths that could very well be tied to a series of murders that took place fifteen years prior.

The deeper Cait digs the more tangled the web and the closer she becomes to being the vampire killers next victim.

— Count Catula by Kathi Daley

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