Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during January 2017

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during January 2017 …

Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis, A Ryan DeMarco Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

  

The perfect family. The perfect house. The perfect life. All gone now.

What could cause a man, when all the stars of fortune are shining upon him, to suddenly snap and destroy everything he has built? This is the question that haunts Sergeant Ryan DeMarco after the wife and children of beloved college professor and bestselling author Thomas Huston are found slaughtered in their home. Huston himself has disappeared and so is immediately cast as the prime suspect.

DeMarco knows — or thinks he knows — that Huston couldn't have been capable of murdering his family. But if Huston is innocent, why is he on the run? And does the half-finished manuscript he left behind contain clues to the mystery of his family's killer?

— Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for January 2017. For new hardcover titles, visit New Mysteries where for a list of January 2017 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

The Riviera Contract, A Hayden Stone Thriller by Arthur Kerns, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Riviera Contract by Arthur Kerns

A Hayden Stone Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: Diversion Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 01/13/2017 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

In early 2002, six months after the World Trade Center attack, Hayden Stone, who took early retirement from the FBI, is working for the CIA. On his last assignment to Afghanistan, a colleague is killed and Stone blames himself for his death. A friend in the upper ranks of the CIA offers him an assignment to the South of France. Stone accepts, thinking this is exactly what he needs to get his life back on even keel: French life on the Côte d'Azur. Well, he's in for a surprise. He has little time for the Mediterranean ambiance, as two terrorists, acting separately, attempt to murder him. Meanwhile, Stone meets an old love, a contessa, who he had seduced and abandoned years before.

Through a series of setups and encounters, Stone learns that a brutal Middle Eastern terrorist is in Provence to deliver a strain of the Ebola virus to major U.S. cities. At the same time, the CIA and French intelligence have targeted a seriously ill al Qaeda functionary who is seeking medical attention in Nice. Complicating matters still, a Saudi prince and his son-in-law on a yacht off Villefranche are assisting this al Qaeda figure. They lease the contessa's palace so that, without her knowledge, doctors can administer to the functionary. Stone romances the contessa who loves him, but doesn't trust him and with cause, for he also has become fond of a young French researcher, who secretly works for French Intelligence.

— The Riviera Contract by Arthur Kerns

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The Ripper's Shadow by Laura Joh Rowland, New in Bookstores during January 2017

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during January 2017 is …

The Ripper's Shadow by Laura Joh Rowland, A Victorian Mystery

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books

 

Miss Sarah Bain, a photographer in Whitechapel, is an independent woman with dark secrets. In the privacy of her studio, she supplements her meager income by taking illicit "boudoir photographs" of the town's local ladies of the night. But when two of her models are found gruesomely murdered within weeks of one another, Sarah begins to suspect it's more than mere coincidence.

Teamed with a motley crew of friends — including a street urchin, a gay aristocrat, a Jewish butcher and his wife, and a beautiful young actress — Sarah delves into the crime of the century. But just as she starts unlocking the Ripper's secrets, she catches the attention of the local police, who believe she knows more than she's revealing, as well as from the Ripper himself, now bent on silencing her and her friends for good.

Caught in the crosshairs of a ruthless killer, Sarah races through Whitechapel's darkest alleys to find the truth … until she makes a shocking discovery that challenges everything she thought she knew about the case. Intelligent and utterly engrossing, Laura Joh Rowland's Victorian mystery The Ripper's Shadow will keep readers up late into the night.

— The Ripper's Shadow by Laura Joh Rowland

For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for January 2017. For new paperback titles, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of January 2017 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

Afternoons in Paris by Janice Law, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during January 2017

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during January 2017 …

Afternoons in Paris by Janice Law, A Francis Bacon Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: Open Road

  

During the glory days of the Roaring Twenties, budding artist Francis Bacon heads to Paris to paint, love, and spy …

Francis Bacon was having a ball in Berlin — until his uncle Lastings disappeared, leaving Francis alone, broke, and wanted by the German police as well as the burgeoning Nazi party for a political murder he didn't commit. Luckily, for a young painter still learning his craft, there's no better place to find refuge than the cafés of Paris. In the City of Lights, Francis can perfect his French, complete his education, and — if he's lucky — escape with his life.

Strolling along the boulevard one lovely evening, he hears gunshots and sees a Russian émigré cut down by an assassin. Francis dashes into the night and flees to the countryside, but it's too late — the brilliant young painter is in trouble again. And when Uncle Lastings reappears, Francis will find himself back in the thick of a deadly game of international espionage.

— Afternoons in Paris by Janice Law

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Old Bones, A Gideon Oliver Mystery by Aaron Elkins, Now Available at a Special Price

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Old Bones by Aaron Elkins

A Gideon Oliver Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $1.99 (as of 01/13/2017 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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With the roar of thunder and the speed of a galloping horse comes the tide to Mont St. Michel goes the old nursery song. So when the aged patriarch of the du Rocher family falls victim to the perilous tide, even the old man's family accepts the verdict of accidental drowning. But too quickly, this "accident" is followed by a bizarre discovery in the ancient du Rocher chateau: a human skeleton, wrapped in butcher paper, beneath the old stone flooring.

Professor Gideon Oliver, lecturing on forensic anthropology at nearby St. Malo, is asked to examine the bones. He quickly demonstrates why he is known as the "Skeleton Detective," providing the police with forensic details that lead them to conclude that these are the remains of a Nazi officer believed to have been murdered in the area during the Occupation. Or are they? Gideon himself has his doubts. Then, when another of the current du Rochers dies — this time via cyanide poisoning — his doubts solidify into a single certainty: someone wants old secrets to stay buried … and is perfectly willing to eradicate the meddlesome American to make that happen.

— Old Bones by Aaron Elkins

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New This Week: Hard Bite, A Crime Novel by Anonymous-9

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Hard Bite by Anonymous-9

A Crime Novel

Publisher: Down & Out Books

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: $5.99 (as of 01/13/2017 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

The hit-and-run driver took everything — his wife, child and legs. Now a paraplegic, Dean Drayhart unleashes payback on suspected hit-and-runners in Los Angeles with helper-monkey Sid as his deadly assistant.

Dean's gentle, doting nurse knows nothing about what he's up to and when Sid tears out the throat of a Mexican Mafia member, Marcie is kidnapped in order to force Dean's surrender.

Armed with nothing but his wits, Sid, and a sympathetic streetwalker named Cinda, Dean manipulates drug-cartel carnales and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department in a David-against-Goliath plot that twists and turns to a heart-pounding finale.

— Hard Bite by Anonymous-9

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Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Friday, January 13, 2017

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Friday, January 13, 2017 at 7:30 AM ET …

Natchez Burning by Greg Iles

A Penn Cage Thriller (4th in series)

Publisher: William Morrow

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

Raised in the southern splendor of Natchez, Mississippi, Penn Cage learned all he knows of duty from his father, Dr. Tom Cage. But now the beloved family doctor has been accused of murdering the African American nurse with whom he worked in the dark days of the 1960s. Once a crusading prosecutor, Penn is determined to save his father, but Tom, stubbornly invoking doctor-patient privilege, refuses even to speak in his own defense.

Penn's quest for the truth sends him deep into his father's past, where a sexually charged secret lies. More chilling, this long-buried sin is only one thread in a conspiracy of greed and murder involving the vicious Double Eagles, an offshoot of the KKK controlled by some of the most powerful men in the state. Aided by a dedicated reporter privy to Natchez's oldest secrets and by his fiancée, Caitlin Masters, Penn uncovers a trail of corruption and brutality that places his family squarely in the Double Eagles' crosshairs.

With every step costing blood and faith, Penn is forced to confront the most wrenching dilemma of his life: Does a man of honor choose his father or the truth?

— Natchez Burning by Greg Iles

Tough Justice by Carla Cassidy

A Lara Grant Thriller

Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases

Nook Daily Find Price: $2.99

  

Special Agent Lara Grant has finally put her life as an undercover agent in the Moretti gang behind her and started a new assignment in New York City. Until a dramatic sniper attack leaves Lara's face — and real name — all over the media. In the blink of an eye, her cover is blown, her identity exposed.

Then a woman's body is found, branded with the ritual Moretti tattoo. Someone knows who Lara is … and exactly how to make her pay …

— Tough Justice by Carla Cassidy

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Friday, January 13, 2017

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Friday, January 13, 2017 at 7:00 AM ET …

Out of the Ashes by Lawrence Kelter

A Heat Beat Thriller

Publisher: F Street Books

Price: FREE!

  

For Butter or For Worse by Holly Plum

A Patty Cakes Bake Shop Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Holly Plum

Price: FREE!

  

Before He Sees by Blake Pierce

A Mackenzie White Mystery

Publisher: Blake Pierce

Price: FREE!

  

Harry's Justice by Andy Wiseman

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Andy Wiseman

Price: FREE!

  

Double Elephant by Thomas Cape

A Felix Butler Mystery

Publisher: Failed State Media

Price: FREE!

  

The Urban Chameleon by China Alexandria

A Crime Drama

Publisher: Arctic Books Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

Seismic Girls by Ashley Setzer

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Ashley Setzer

Price: FREE!

  

Murder in Kiev by Dan Spanton

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Dan Spanton

Price: FREE!

  

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Dean's List, A Novel of Suspense by Stacy Claflin, Now Available at a Special Price

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Dean's List by Stacy Claflin

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Stacy Claflin

Price: 99¢ (as of 01/12/2017 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

Every marriage has secrets. Some are deadly …

Lydia Harris knows her marriage to Dean has problems, but when she finds a box of news clippings he took great pains to conceal, the problems go from disappointing to dangerous. Nation-wide murders … in cities where he has traveled. She doesn't want to believe him capable of such violence, so she searches for clues to explain the hidden clippings.

As the evidence begins to mount, Lydia is torn. Dean seems to be trying to rekindle their lost spark, and she yearns for what they'd once had. But can she look past her own feelings to uncover the truth, or will she be next on his list?

— Dean's List by Stacy Claflin

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Wounded Prey, A Farrell and Kearns Thriller by Sean Lynch, Now Available at a Special Price

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Wounded Prey by Sean Lynch

A Farrell and Kearns Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: Sean Lynch

Price: 99¢ (as of 01/12/2017 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

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It's time to finish what he started …

A young girl is snatched from her rural Iowa school in broad daylight. The child is later found murdered, her body hanging from a tree.

When retired San Francisco Police Inspector Bob Farrell reads a newspaper account of the horrific crime, he realizes his worst nightmare has come true. The same remorseless predator a government agency stopped him from putting away twenty years before is once more on the loose.

Farrell enlists the aid of rookie Iowa deputy Kevin Kearns, who is tortured by his inability to prevent the kidnapping. As the murderer wreaks a trail of blood and destruction across North America, the duo sets out to track down their lethal prey.

But Farrell and Kearns aren't playing by the rules any more than the killer is, and soon the F.B.I. has them all in its sights …

— Wounded Prey by Sean Lynch

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New This Week: The Piper, An Ian Rutledge Mystery Story by Charles Todd

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The Piper by Charles Todd

An Ian Rutledge Mystery Story

Publisher: Witness Imulse

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: 99¢ (as of 01/12/2017 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Before the Great War, Hamish is farmer in the Scottish Highlands, living in a small house on the hillside and caring for a flock of sheep he inherited from his grandmother. When one spring evening he hears a faint cry ringing across the glen, Hamish sets out in the dark to find the source. Near the edge of the loch he spots a young boy laying wounded, a piper's bag beside him. Hamish brings the piper to his home to stay the night and tends to his head wound, but by the time Hamish wakes the boy has fled. He tracks the footsteps in pursuit of the injured lad and finds him again collapsed in the grasses — now dead.

Who was the mysterious piper, and who was seeking his death? As Hamish scours the countryside for answers, he finds that few of his neighbors are as honest as he, and that until he uncovers a motive, everyone, including Hamish, is a suspect.

— The Piper by Charles Todd

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The Unforgiver, A Jack Whittaker Thriller by Steven Bannister, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Unforgiver by Steven Bannister

A Jack Whittaker Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: Firestone Media

Price: 99¢ (as of 01/12/2017 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

Can the past really catch up with those responsible for heinous crimes?

A tall stranger suddenly appears in a small, prosperous town. His message is dark and the close-knit community is shaken. There is something strangely attractive about this man, yet violence walks in his shadow. The local authorities are ordered to investigate and Police Chief Carl Thomas comes to see that something evil has come to town.

But all may not be as it seems. Just who, or what, is this man who calls himself Judge Jack? And what havoc does his presence bring for Carl Thomas and the townsfolk? Only Judge Jack has the answers …

— The Unforgiver by Steven Bannister

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New This Week: Not Quite Free, A Lowcountry Mystery by Lyla Payne

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Not Quite Free by Lyla Payne

A Lowcountry Mystery (9th in series)

Publisher: Lyla Payne

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: $4.99 (as of 01/12/2017 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

See all nine mysteries in the popular Lowcountry Series for $4.99 or less each on Kindle. The 1st book in the series, Not Quite Dead, is currently FREE!

Graciela Harper would like nothing better than to nurse her broken heart and hide from the world, but some problems get bigger the longer they're left to sit. She's about to stand trial for her father's murder, and whoever killed him did a thorough job of setting her up. And, to make matters worse, a sinister new ghost has taken to following her around.

If Gracie wants to avoid being wrongfully convicted, she'll have to solve her father's murder herself. The few clues she's found indicate a connection between his death and his ability to see ghosts, a talent that has manifested in generations of Fourniers. With the help of her half-brother, Gracie follows the thorny branches of her father's family tree, seeking answers. But the more they learn about the Fourniers, past and present, the more it starts to seem as if their father's violent death wasn't an aberration.

Gracie has found her way out of plenty of fixes, but she fears this one might finally take away her freedom — or her life.

— Not Quite Free by Lyla Payne

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Fatal Trust, A Novel of Suspense by Diana Miller, Now Available at a Special Price

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Fatal Trust by Diana Miller

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Montlake Romance

Price: 99¢ (as of 01/12/2017 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Stepping her perfect Jimmy Choos into place beside Ben Gallagher's wounded Nikes, straitlaced Philadelphia lawyer Catherine Barrington is surprisingly unable to resist the disarming small-town mechanic's charm. He's one of the heirs to the vast fortune left by his eccentric grandfather Max, a bestselling horror writer, and she's there to carry out Max's last wishes. Routine enough … except that inheriting comes with a catch: none of Max's heirs will get a penny until they've lived together for two weeks in the shadow-filled rooms of his mansion in the wooded hills near Lake Superior.

From beyond the grave, a letter from Max insists that his death was no accident, sending Catherine undercover — and way out of her comfort zone — to catch the killer. Posing as Lexie, Ben's cocktail waitress girlfriend, Catherine soon finds herself trapped with the feuding clan at the sinister Nevermore manor. To save her own life, she'll have to confront the murderer, as well as her growing attraction to Ben — a top suspect.

— Fatal Trust by Diana Miller

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New This Week: Gone, The Deadly Secrets Series by Elisabeth Naughton

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Gone by Elisabeth Naughton

The Deadly Secrets Series (2nd in series)

Publisher: Montlake Romance

Edition(s): Print and eBook

eBook Price: $4.99 (as of 01/12/2017 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

See also the first mystery in this series, Repressed, for 99¢ on Kindle.

Three years ago, Alec McClane and Raegan Devereaux lived every parent's worst nightmare: their one-year-old daughter, Emma, was abducted from a park when Alec turned his back for just a moment. Emma was never found, and presumed dead. The crushing trauma, plus Alec's unbearable guilt, ended the couple's marriage.

Now a four-year-old girl matching Emma's profile is found wandering a local park. Alec and Raegan are heartbroken to discover she's not their daughter but are newly motivated to find closure … and each secretly feels desperate to be in the other's presence again.

Alec suspects his vengeful biological father is behind Emma's disappearance. But as Raegan investigates other abductions in the area, she sees a pattern — and begins to wonder if Emma's kidnapping is actually linked to something more sinister.

As Alec and Raegan race to uncover the truth, a long-burning spark rekindles into smoldering passion, and they realize they need each other now more than ever.

— Gone by Elisabeth Naughton

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