Friday, October 14, 2016

New This Week: Brain Games, A Rich Weed Mystery by Alex P. Berg

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 October 2016 and priced $5.99 or less.

Visit our New Indie MystereBooks page for a complete list of titles featured today.

Brain Games by Alex P. Berg

Brain Games by Alex P. Berg

A Rich Weed Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Batdog Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 10/14/2016 at 5:30 PM ET).

Brain Games by Alex P. Berg, Amazon Kindle format

See all three books in the Rich Weed Series for $3.99 or less each on Kindle.

When games are this lifelike, who needs reality? It's a question Tau Ceti private eye Rich Weed has never wrestled with. He prefers his handshakes firm and his women fleshy, not pixilated. But when a missing persons case takes an unexpected turn, Rich is forced to dive into the digital world of fully immersive Brain games — and fend for his life therein.

Luckily, the games aren't real, but the nefarious scheme he finds himself mired in upon logging out certainly is. With a fellow detective at his side, Rich must untangle the threads of a twisted conspiracy in pursuit of an interplanetary con artist, all while putting his neck squarely on the line. The difference is, in the real world — there are no respawns.

Brain Games by Alex P. Berg

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The First Rule of Survival, A Vaughn De Vries Mystery by Paul Mendelson, 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, C & R Crime …

The First Rule of Survival by Paul Mendelson

The First Rule of Survival by Paul Mendelson

A Vaughn De Vries Mystery

Publisher: C & R Crime

Price: $2.99 (as of 10/14/2016 at 5:00 PM ET).

The First Rule of Survival by Paul Mendelson, Amazon Kindle format

Seven years ago in Cape Town three young white South African schoolboys were abducted in broad daylight on three consecutive days. They were never heard of again.

Now, a new case for the unpredictable Colonel Vaughn de Vries casts a light on the original enquiry; for him, a personal failure which has haunted him for those seven years and has cost him his marriage and peace of mind.

A former British government agent, friend to De Vries, provides intelligence on this new case, but is any of it admissible? Struggling in a mire of departmental and racial rivalry, De Vries seeks the whole truth and unravels a complex history of abuse, deception and murder. Challenging friends, colleagues and enemies, De Vries comes to realise he doesn't know who is which.

The First Rule of Survival by Paul Mendelson

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New This Week: Enemy of the Tates, A Tate-à-Tate Mystery by Nic Saint

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 October 2016 and priced $5.99 or less.

Visit our New Indie MystereBooks page for a complete list of titles featured today.

Enemy of the Tates by Nic Saint

Enemy of the Tates by Nic Saint

A Tate-à-Tate Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Puss in Print Publications

Price: 99¢ (as of 10/14/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).

Enemy of the Tates by Nic Saint, Amazon Kindle format

Mark and Cleopatra Tate, Hollywood's most famous celebrity couple, are having a really bad day. First Mark is dumped by his agent after his latest blockbuster Frown Hard bombed at the box office, then Cleo finds a dead body in her Maserati, and now the LAPD suspect she just might be the killer.

Things quickly go from bad to worse for the Tates, as a spate of murders shocks Beverly Hills, and it looks like the murderer is … Mark Tate himself!

Now that they're both wanted by the police and hounded by the paparazzi, the Tates and their crusty bodyguard Julius decide to go after the real killer themselves. Both their lives and careers depend on it. What they discover is a plot to destroy not just them but some of the most famous luminaries in Tinseltown. But can they stop the killer before it's too late?

Enemy of the Tates by Nic Saint

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Dying Art, A Dylan Scott Mystery by Shirley Wells, 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, Carina …

Dying Art by Shirley Wells

Dying Art by Shirley Wells

A Dylan Scott Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: Carina

Price: $2.99 (as of 10/14/2016 at 4:00 PM ET).

Dying Art by Shirley Wells, Amazon Kindle format

Dylan Scott vowed never to return to the dreary town of Dawson's Clough. But one visit from a beautiful ex-lover and he's back in Lancashire, investigating a possible murder. The police think Prue Murphy died during a burglary gone wrong, but her sister isn't so sure — and neither is Dylan. After all, the killer overlooked the only valuable thing in Prue's flat.

So who could have wanted the quirky young woman dead, and why? Dylan's search for answers takes him to France, where he discovers Prue's family didn't know her as well as they thought they did. And the more he digs, the more secrets he unearths — secrets someone would kill to keep buried …

Dying Art by Shirley Wells

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Michelangelo's Ghost by Gigi Pandian, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during October 2016

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during October 2016 …

Michelangelo's Ghost by Gigi Pandian

Michelangelo's Ghost by Gigi Pandian, A Jaya Jones Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Henery Press

Michelangelo's Ghost by Gigi Pandian, Amazon Kindle format

A lost work of art linking India to the Italian Renaissance. A killer hiding behind a centuries-old ghost story. And a hidden treasure in Italy's macabre sculpture garden known as the Park of Monsters …

When Jaya's old professor dies under eerie circumstances shortly after discovering manuscripts that point to a treasure in Italy's Park of Monsters, Jaya and her brother pick up the trail. From San Francisco to the heart of Italy, Jaya is haunted by a ghost story inexorably linked to the masterpieces of a long-dead artist and the deeds of a modern-day murderer. Untrustworthy colleagues, disappearing boyfriends, and old enemies — who can Jaya trust when the ghost wails?

Michelangelo's Ghost by Gigi Pandian

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

No Virgin Island, A Sabrina Salter Mystery by C. Michele Dorsey, 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, Crooked Lane Books …

No Virgin Island by C. Michele Dorsey

No Virgin Island by C. Michele Dorsey

A Sabrina Salter Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 10/14/2016 at 3:00 PM ET).

No Virgin Island by C. Michele Dorsey, Amazon Kindle format

Sabrina Salter traded a high-pressure job as a Boston meteorologist for life as an innkeeper on St. John. But storm clouds roll in when Sabrina finds Carter Johnson, her most attractive guest, tucked up in a hammock way past check-out time … and he's not just dead to the world, he's just plain dead, with a bullet hole in his chest.

This isn't the first time Sabrina has seen a dead body, and the island police are well aware of that. Thanks to her checkered history, not to mention the fact that she was the last person who saw Carter alive and far from entirely clothed, she finds herself marked as the prime suspect.

The U.S. Virgin Islands may be the sort of place where even defense attorneys wear flip-flops, but the laid-back life is over for Sabrina unless she can clear her name. So, she sets out to solve the crime, only to find herself caught in a tidal wave of adultery, kidnapping, identity fraud and murder.

No Virgin Island by C. Michele Dorsey

A complete list of today's featured titles can be found on the Discounted MystereBooks page on Omnimystery News.

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Death Among Rubies by R. J. Koreto, New in Bookstores during October 2016

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

Death Among Rubies by R. J. Koreto

Death Among Rubies by R. J. Koreto, a Lady Frances Ffolkes Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Crooked Lane

Death Among Rubies by R. J. Koreto, Amazon Kindle format

Lady Frances Ffolkes is incensed when she finds out that her dear friends Gwendolyn and Thomasina have been subject to vicious threats. Promising to uncover their attacker, she travels with them to Kestrel's Eyrie, the fabled estate belonging to Gwen's family. But soon Frances faces an even greater problem, when Gwen's father, a powerful diplomat, is stabbed to death with his prized ruby dagger.

Frances, with her loyal maid June Mallow at her side, jumps right into interrogating the estate's numbered guests: a charming Turkish diplomat with a habit of sneaking off into the night, a brash American heiress with lofty dreams of becoming mistress of the Eyrie, two gossiping widows with their own scandalous secrets, and Gwen's own aunt tasked with keeping the affairs of the estate in order among the chaos of the investigation. But as the case unfolds, Frances's righteous conviction might just be the very thing that leads danger — and even more death — to her own doorstep.

Death Among Rubies by R. J. Koreto

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

Jimmy and Fay by Michael Mayo, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during October 2016

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during October 2016 …

Jimmy and Fay by Michael Mayo

Jimmy and Fay by Michael Mayo, A Jimmy Quinn Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Mysterious Press

Jimmy and Fay by Michael Mayo, Amazon Kindle format

In the midst of Prohibition, Jimmy Quinn joins forces with screen siren Fay Wray to take on a King Kong — size case of extortion …

It's March 2, 1933. King Kong is premiering at Radio City Music Hall, and Fay Wray is about to become the most famous actress on earth. So what's she doing hanging around a rundown Manhattan speakeasy? This Hollywood scream queen has come to see Jimmy Quinn, a limping tough guy who knows every gangster in New York — and does his best to steer clear of them all.

A blackmailer has pictures of a Fay Wray lookalike engaged in conduct that would make King Kong blush, and Fay's movie studio — with the cooperation of a slightly corrupt NYPD detective — wants the threat eliminated. Jimmy tries to settle the matter quietly, but stopping the extortion will cut just as deeply as Fay's famous scream, ringing from Broadway all the way to Chinatown.

Jimmy and Fay by Michael Mayo

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

Dead Silence, The Stillwater Trilogy by Brenda Novak, 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, MIRA …

Dead Silence by Brenda Novak

Dead Silence by Brenda Novak

The Stillwater Trilogy (1st in series)

Publisher: MIRA

Price: $1.99 (as of 10/14/2016 at 1:00 PM ET).

Dead Silence by Brenda Novak, Amazon Kindle format

Every town has its secrets — and Stillwater, Mississippi, has more than most! Starting with a murder almost twenty years ago …

Grace Montgomery knows who it is, and she knows why it happened. She was only thirteen the night it all went wrong. And now, like then, she has no choice but to keep her mouth shut.

Grace left the town of Stillwater thirteen years ago, trying to forget, trying to make good. As an assistant D.A. in Jackson, she's finally achieved the success that was supposed to change her life. But it hasn't — so she's come back to confront her own history. Which means returning to the farmhouse now owned by her brother and facing the people of Stillwater, a number of whom suspect the truth.

Widower Kennedy Archer is one of those people. He's running for mayor and needs to stay as far away from Grace as possible. And yet … she's an enigma he can't resist. Even though her enemies are close to finding out what really happened — and that could ruin them both.

Dead Silence by Brenda Novak

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New This Week: When the Rooster Kills, A Rainy Day Mystery by Jeff Shelby

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 October 2016 and priced $5.99 or less.

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When the Rooster Kills by Jeff Shelby

When the Rooster Kills by Jeff Shelby

A Rainy Day Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Mission Bay Publishing

Price: 99¢ (as of 10/14/2016 at 12:30 PM ET).

When the Rooster Kills by Jeff Shelby, Amazon Kindle format

See also the highly reviewed first mystery in this series, Bought the Farm, for $2.99 on Kindle.

Small towns like big stories. And Rainy Day is right in the middle of one.

Rainy is settling into her new life in the small town of Latney, but when a young woman goes missing, she finds herself thrown in the spotlight again. Because the townspeople turn to her for help.

Rainy reluctantly lets herself be drawn into searching for the woman. Soon enough, she is surrounded by people who are sneaking around and struggling with telling her the truth. As new suspects come to light, Rainy worries that the woman might never be found and that an innocent person will stand accused.

Can she find the missing woman before it's too late?

When the Rooster Kills by Jeff Shelby

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Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Friday, October 14, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Friday, October 14, 2016 at 7:30 AM ET …

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Open Road

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers, Amazon Kindle format

Lord Peter Wimsey comes to the trial of Harriet Vane for a glimpse at one of the most engaging murder cases London has seen in years. Unfortunately for the detective, the crime's details are distractingly salacious, and there is little doubt that the woman will be found guilty. A slightly popular mystery novelist, she stands accused of poisoning her fiancé, a literary author and well-known advocate of free love. Over the course of a few weeks, she bought strychnine, prussic acid, and arsenic, and when her lover died the police found enough poison in his veins to kill a horse. But as Lord Peter watches Harriet in the dock, he begins to doubt her guilt — and to fall in love.

As Harriet awaits the hangman, Lord Peter races to prove her innocence, hoping that for the first time in his life, love will triumph over death.

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry

The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry

A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Open Road

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry, Amazon Kindle format

Panic and fear strike the Ellison household when one of their own falls prey to the Cater Street murderer. While Mrs. Ellison and her three daughters are out, their maid becomes the third victim of a killer who strangles young women with cheese wire, leaving their swollen-faced bodies on the dark streets of this genteel neighborhood.

Inspector Pitt, assigned to the case, must break through the walls of upper-class society to get at the truth. His in-depth investigation gradually peels away the proper veneer of the elite world, exposing secrets and desires until suspicion becomes more frightening than truth.

Outspoken Charlotte Ellison, struggling to remain within the confining boundaries of Victorian manners, has no trouble expressing herself to the irritating policeman. As their relationship shifts from antagonistic sparring to a romantic connection, the socially mismatched pair must solve the mystery before the hangman strikes again.

The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry

The Fixer by Joseph Finder

The Fixer by Joseph Finder

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Dutton

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

The Fixer by Joseph Finder, Amazon Kindle formatThe Fixer by Joseph Finder, Kobo format

When former investigative reporter Rick Hoffman loses his job, fiancée, and apartment, his only option is to move back into — and renovate — the home of his miserable youth, now empty and in decay since the stroke that put his father in a nursing home.

As Rick starts to pull apart the old house, he makes an electrifying discovery — millions of dollars hidden in the walls. It's enough money to completely transform Rick's life — and everything he thought he knew about his father. Yet the more of his father's hidden past that Rick brings to light, the more dangerous his present becomes. Soon, he finds himself on the run from deadly enemies desperate to keep the past buried, and only solving the mystery of his father — a man who has been unable to communicate, comprehend, or care for himself for almost 20 years — will save Rick … if he can survive long enough to do it.

The Fixer by Joseph Finder

For more deals that may have been found after this post was created, see our Daily Deals page on Omnimystery News for an updated list.

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Friday, October 14, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Friday, October 14, 2016 at 7:00 AM ET …

Chasing the Dollar by Ellie Ashe

Chasing the Dollar by Ellie Ashe

A Miranda Vaughn Mystery

Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing

Price: FREE!

Chasing the Dollar by Ellie Ashe, Amazon Kindle format

Bathing with the Dead by Ray Else

Bathing with the Dead by Ray Else

A First Kiss Mystery

Publisher: Ray Else

Price: FREE!

Bathing with the Dead by Ray Else, Amazon Kindle format

First One Down by R. J. Belle

First One Down by R. J. Belle

A Paul Sutton Mystery

Publisher: R. J. Belle

Price: FREE!

First One Down by R. J. Belle, Amazon Kindle format

Margaritas & Murder by CeCe Osgood

Margaritas & Murder by CeCe Osgood

A Sunny Trule Mystery

Publisher: CeCe Osgood

Price: FREE!

Margaritas & Murder by CeCe Osgood, Amazon Kindle format

Family Secrets by Vera Lafleur

Family Secrets by Vera Lafleur

A Claire Whitney Mystery

Publisher: Vera Lafleur

Price: FREE!

Family Secrets by Vera Lafleur, Amazon Kindle format

Evil Turn by Douglas Watkinson

Evil Turn by Douglas Watkinson

A Nathan Hawk Mystery

Publisher: Armstrong & Jago

Price: FREE!

Evil Turn by Douglas Watkinson, Amazon Kindle format

The Daughter by A. R. Simmons

The Daughter by A. R. Simmons

A Richard Carter Mystery

Publisher: Acorn Moon Press

Price: FREE!

The Daughter by A. R. Simmons, Amazon Kindle format

Meet Me at the Café Terrace by Moll French

Meet Me at the Café Terrace by Moll French

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Moll French

Price: FREE!

Meet Me at the Café Terrace by Moll French, Amazon Kindle format

The Forgotten Painting by Gabriel Farago

The Forgotten Painting by Gabriel Farago

A Jack Rogan Mystery

Publisher: Bear & King Publishing

Price: FREE!

The Forgotten Painting by Gabriel Farago, Amazon Kindle format

Twisted Desire by Laura Dunaway

Twisted Desire by Laura Dunaway

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Laura Dunaway

Price: FREE!

Twisted Desire by Laura Dunaway, Amazon Kindle format

Brown Bag Murder by Evalynne Shaw

Brown Bag Murder by Evalynne Shaw

A Hungry Hubcap Mystery

Publisher: Summer Prescott Books

Price: FREE!

Brown Bag Murder by Evalynne Shaw, Amazon Kindle format

Sexy Sleuths by Josie Brown and Deborah Coonts

Sexy Sleuths by Josie Brown and Deborah Coonts

Two First in Series Mysteries

Publisher: Signal Press

Price: FREE!

Sexy Sleuths by Josie Brown and Deborah Coonts, Amazon Kindle format

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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