New This Week: Be Still My Beading Heart, A Glass Bead Mini-Mystery by Janice Peacock

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Be Still My Beading Heart by Janice Peacock

A Glass Bead Mini-Mystery

Publisher: Vetrai Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 12/11/2016 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

It's Valentine's Day and Jax O'Connell's red VW bug is missing. Did she forget where she parked the Ladybug as she rushed to deliver her handmade glass beads, or has the beloved car been stolen?

Searching the streets of Seattle, Jax and her best friend, Tessa, face some unsavory characters. Jax regrets not having a date on the most romantic day of the year after spotting Ryan, Seattle's newest — and hottest — cop and running into Zachary, the stern yet sexy detective. She must take matters into her own hands to find the Ladybug and salvage her love life, and do it before the day is over.

— Be Still My Beading Heart by Janice Peacock

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The Man from St. Petersburg, A Suspense Thriller by Ken Follett, 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, Penguin Books …

The Man from St. Petersburg by Ken Follett

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Penguin Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/11/2016 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

His name was Feliks. He came to London to commit a murder that would change history.

A master manipulator, he had many weapons at his command, but against him were ranged the whole of the English police, a brilliant and powerful lord, and the young Winston Churchill himself.

These odds would have stopped any man in the world — except the man from St. Petersburg.

— The Man from St. Petersburg by Ken Follett

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New This Week: Hawaiian Hangover, An Agnes Barton Senior Sleuths Mystery Novella by Madison Johns

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Hawaiian Hangover by Madison Johns

An Agnes Barton Senior Sleuths Mystery Novella (12th in series)

Publisher: Outrageous Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 12/11/2016 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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Agnes and Eleanor land in Hawaii for a trip of a lifetime thanks to a lottery windfall!

They plan a host of activities and Agnes even goes along on a snorkeling adventure, even if she's only going to sun herself on the beach. All doesn't go according to plans though when she finds a floater wearing scuba gear. Now they have to deal with grieving honeymooners who promptly inform Agnes that it's their guide.

Now the ladies are working alongside the local police, and it's a Hawaiian adventure of oceanic proportions as they search for the killer …

— Hawaiian Hangover by Madison Johns

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Fifteen Minutes to Live, A Novel of Suspense by Phoef Sutton, Now Available at a Special Price

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Fifteen Minutes to Live by Phoef Sutton

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Brash Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 12/11/2016 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Carl moved into his childhood home after his parents died. It's a house filled with fond memories … like when he was a teenager and his girlfriend Jesse would throw pebbles at his window at night to lure him outside for frantic sex. So he thinks he's dreaming when late one night, he hears those pebbles hitting his window again … and there she is outside, aching for his touch. It's only as they are ravaging each other again that he realizes it's too good to be a dream.

It's her. She's back as if nothing has changed. But it has. For one thing, it's been twenty years since high school. And she died three weeks ago.

Is she an imposter? A ghost? Or is the answer even more chilling? It's just the beginning of a dangerous, unpredictable, and bizarre odyssey for them both … where nothing is what it seems … and every minute counts.

— Fifteen Minutes to Live by Phoef Sutton

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New This Week: Skin in the Game, A Bonnie Parker Mystery by Michael Prescott

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Skin in the Game by Michael Prescott

A Bonnie Parker Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Michael Prescott

Price: $2.99 (as of 12/11/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

See all four mysteries in the highly reviewed Bonnie Parker Series for $2.99 each on Kindle.

Small-town private investigator and part-time assassin Bonnie Parker isn't expecting any trouble at the boardwalk amusement arcade in South Jersey — until she meets Kyle Ridley, a renegade drug courier on the run, who desperately requires Bonnie's special skills to keep herself alive.

Going up against a ruthless drug syndicate isn't anyone's idea of fun and games, especially when the enemy is the Dragusha clan, whose graying patriarch — Ujku, the Wolf — has a penchant for shipping his victims out of Port Newark in a freighter's cargo hold, locked in a steel container where no one can hear their screams.

What started as another day at the beach turns into Bonnie's longest and most harrowing night as she tangles with professional killers, sadistic thugs, and a deeply crazy man out of her past. It's the ultimate test of luck and skill, with the odds against her stacked impossibly high, and Bonnie wouldn't play at all if she didn't have her own skin in the game.

— Skin in the Game by Michael Prescott

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Dying for a Dance, A Laurel McKay Mystery by Cindy Sample, Now Available at a Special Price

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Dying for a Dance by Cindy Sample

A Laurel McKay Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Cindy Sample

Price: 99¢ (as of 12/11/2016 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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Discovering she has two left feet isn't the biggest problem for Laurel McKay when she agrees to learn a foxtrot routine for her best friend's Lake Tahoe wedding. Stumbling over the lifeless body of a sexy Russian dance star with her broken shoe heel stuffed in his mouth … is far worse. Almost as bad as running into the hunky detective she dated briefly before he disappeared from her life.

When another death occurs on the ballroom floor, Laurel finds herself waltzing her way into the dark secrets of the Golden Hills Dance Studio. Navigating kids, career, wedding planning and murder requires some fancy footwork. Can Laurel tango with a killer and stay alive?

— Dying for a Dance by Cindy Sample

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Christmas Conspiracy by Susan Sleeman, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in December 2016

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Christmas Conspiracy by Susan Sleeman

Series: First Responders

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

It's a typical day at Rachael Long's day-care center — until a masked gunman tries to abduct one of the children in her charge. First response commander Jake Marsh manages to defuse the situation before anyone is harmed … but not before Rachael unmasks the would-be kidnapper. Now Jake must lead a manhunt and protect Rachael from the criminal who's turned his focus on her. But the case is reawakening painful memories for Jake, and Rachael's treating emotional wounds of her own. And with danger mounting as Christmas nears, they must learn to let go of the past in order to outwit a killer … and find the peace that's always eluded them both.

— Christmas Conspiracy by Susan Sleeman

Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things, A Wedding Planner Mystery by Rachelle J. Christensen, 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, Peachwood Press …

Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things by Rachelle J. Christensen

A Wedding Planner Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Peachwood Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 12/11/2016 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

See all three mysteries in the Wedding Planner Series for $2.99 or less each on Kindle.

Adrielle Pyper knows how to plan a wedding, and she's especially good at pleasing bridezillas. But when her biggest client and best friend is murdered just three days before the wedding, Adri's world falls apart.

She moves to the resort town of Sun Valley, Idaho, and starts from scratch. Thanks to Adri's impeccable taste and unique style, she lands two celebrity clients, and her business seems headed for success — until someone vandalizes the specialty wedding dresses she imported from overseas. Adri must race to uncover the secret hidden within the yards of satin and lace before she becomes the next victim.

— Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things by Rachelle J. Christensen

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A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill, New in Bookstores during December 2016

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

A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill, a Rowland Sinclair Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press

 

Direct threats from Australia's warring Right and the Left having quieted, wealthy Rowland Sinclair and his group of bohemian friends are their way home to Sydney via New York after a lengthy stay in Europe. The wealthy Sinclair scion has treated his artist friends to first-class accommodations on the Cunard ship, the luxury liner of the day. Also on board are some members of the Theosophical Society, one of those spiritualism movements that had a heyday in the early twentieth century, as well as an aggressively conservative Irish Catholic Bishop and his cohorts. Their clash ups the tensions in first class and presents the liner's captain with a tricky situation when bodies start to drop.

It is Sinclair's bad luck that he becomes a suspect in the first death, that of the Bishop's beautiful young niece. But before the ship docks, he is cleared and the investigation, and further crimes, are taken ashore to the Australian capital and into some of its grand country houses.

— A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill

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PhD Protector by Cindi Myers, New from Harlequin Intrigue in December 2016

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PhD Protector by Cindi Myers

Series: The Men of Search Team Seven

Imprint: Intrigue

  

Calculating the odds on their fate isn't exactly rocket science …

Nuclear physicist Mark Renfro will do anything to keep his daughter safe, including building a "suitcase nuke" for the radical group that killed his wife. Imprisoned alone in a makeshift lab, Mark has all but given up hope of seeing his daughter again. Until his captors provide an assistant — the beautiful stepdaughter of the terrorist leader.

Angry and defiant, Erin Daniels has no intention of assisting anyone — including a gorgeous scientist. That is, until a time bomb is strapped around her neck. They have one week to finish … or Erin dies. Mark knows he's Erin's only hope for survival. And she's his only hope for a future.

— PhD Protector by Cindi Myers

Truth Stained Lies, The Moonlighters Series by Terri Blackstock, 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, Zondervan …

Truth Stained Lies by Terri Blackstock

The Moonlighters Series (1st in series)

Publisher: Zondervan

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/11/2016 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

See all three titles in the Moonlighters Series for $7.99 or less each on Kindle.

When truth doesn't make sense, will lies prevail?

Cathy Cramer is a former lawyer and investigative blogger who writes commentary on high-profile homicides. When she finds a threatening note warning her that she's about to experience the same kind of judgment and speculation that she dishes out in her blog, Cathy writes it off as mischief … until her brother's wife is murdered and all the "facts" point to him. The killer has staged the crime to make the truth too far-fetched to believe. Working to solve the murder and clear her brother's name, Cathy and her two sisters, Holly and Juliet, moonlight as part-time private investigators. Juliet, a stay-at-home mom of two boys, and Holly, a scattered ne'er-do-well who drives a taxi, put aside their fear to hunt down the real killer.

Stakes rise when their brother's grieving five-year-old son is kidnapped. As police focus on the wrong set of clues, the three sisters and their battered detective friend are the only hope for solving this bizarre crime, saving the child, and freeing their brother.

— Truth Stained Lies by Terri Blackstock

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New This Week: Majestic Is Dying, A Flint Harrington Mystery by Michael Arches

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Majestic Is Dying by Michael Arches

A Flint Harrington Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Pyrenees Publishing

Price: $2.99 (as of 12/11/2016 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

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Spring ski vacations in the Colorado Rockies just got deadly dangerous …

It's March, and skiers are flocking to Majestic Mountains' word-famous resorts in Alpine County. That is until local skier Stan Allen is found dead on one of Majestic's double black diamond runs. Half of a ski pole is protruding from his chest.

Detective Flint Harrington investigates, but he can't find anyone who held a grudge against poor Stan. Then the murderer strikes again, this time posting a video of his attack on the Internet. Ski trips suddenly get cancelled, and people throughout the world wonder who could be so sadistic.

Flint investigates the ski company's business practices and discovers plenty of folks who are furious at Majestic Mountains, including disgruntled employees, injured patrons, and frustrated environmentalists. Then Majestic's CEO, Dan Kincaid, hears directly from the killer — More trouble is heading your way, Danny Boy. Get out your checkbook.

— Majestic Is Dying by Michael Arches

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for December 12, 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 C E I L K Q U X

Susan Moody's first contemporary British mystery introduces this outspoken female sleuth (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, December 11, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 7:30 AM ET …

The Christmas Cookie Killer by Livia J. Washburn

A Fresh-Baked Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: NAL

Nook Daily Find Price: $1.99

  

Phyllis Newsom stands a good chance in the Christmas cookie contest with her snowflake-shaped lime sugar cookies. But Mrs. Simmons' gingerdoodles might give her a run for her money … until she's found strangled in a pile of cookies.

With many on Santa's naughty suspect list, this case is a cookie Phyllis means to crumble?

— The Christmas Cookie Killer by Livia J. Washburn

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Sunday, December 11, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 7:00 AM ET …

Exiles by Lawrence J. Epstein

A Daniel Levin Mystery

Publisher: Fig Hollow Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

Black Widow by Raven Creed

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Raven Creed

Price: FREE!

  

Just an Average Dilemma by D. A. Williams

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Raccoon Press

Price: FREE!

  

A Death Too Far by Judith Cranswick

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Judith Cranswick

Price: FREE!

  

The Emperor's Cross by John Marling March

A Miles Cannon Mystery

Publisher: John Marling March

Price: FREE!

  

Corpse in the Trunk by J. B. Land

A Body in the Desert Mystery

Publisher: J. B. Land

Price: FREE!

  

Bet Your Life by Kirsten Jany

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Kirsten Jany

Price: FREE!

  

The Arena by William Haggard

A Colonel Russell Thriller

Publisher: Three Castles Media

Price: FREE!

  

Lost Heroes by W. S. Alex

A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche

Publisher: W. S. Alex

Price: FREE!

  

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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