Today's Selection of New or Newly Released Indie MystereBooks

Omnimystery News is pleased to present a selection of newly published and recently released mystery, suspense and thriller titles — mostly from independent publishers — for Wednesday, May 10, 2017.

Mansions, Macarons and Murder by Cindy Bell

A Macaron Patisserie Cozy Mystery (3rd in series)

Published: 05/08/17 by Cindy Bell

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: 99¢

One Punch by Keith Dixon

A Paul Storey Crime Thriller (2nd in series)

Published: 05/08/17 by Seimologic Ltd.

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: 99¢

Fatal Vision by Misty Evans

The SEALs of Shadow Force Series (5th in series)

Published: 05/08/17 by Beach Path Publishing

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: $4.99

Murderous Mocha Waffle by Carolyn Q. Hunter

The Diner of the Dead Series (14th in series)

Published: 05/08/17 by Summer Prescott Books

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: 99¢

Booked For Murder by CeeCee James

An Oceanside Mystery (1st in series)

Published: 05/08/17 by CeeCee James

Edition(s): Print and eBook

eBook Price: 99¢

The Cold Room by Karen Long

An Eleanor Raven Thriller (3rd in series)

Published: 05/08/17 by Karen Long

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: $3.99

The War Planners Series by Andrew Watts

Books 1-3

Published: 05/08/17 by Point Whiskey Publishing

Edition(s): Print and eBook

eBook Price: $5.99

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of 05/10/17 4:30 PM ET. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

Dying Games by Steve Robinson, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2017

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2017 …

Dying Games by Steve Robinson, A Jefferson Tayte Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

  

Washington, DC: Twin brothers are found drowned in a Perspex box, one gagged and strapped to a chair. It's the latest in a series of cruel and elaborate murders with two things in common: the killer has left a family history chart at each crime scene, and the victims all have a connection to genealogical sleuth Jefferson Tayte.

Hoping his insight and expertise will help solve the case, the FBI summon Tayte back to the capital. But as he struggles to crack the clues, the killer strikes again — and again. Tayte is known as the best in the business, but this time he's up against a genealogical mastermind who always seems to be one step ahead.

With the clock ticking and the body count rising, Tayte finds himself racked with guilt, his reputation and career in tatters. The killer is running rings around him; is it only a matter of time before he comes for the ultimate target?

— Dying Games by Steve Robinson

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

Murder in the Bowery by Victoria Thompson, New in Bookstores during May 2017

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

Murder in the Bowery by Victoria Thompson, a Gaslight Mystery (20th in series)

Publisher: Berkley

 

Sarah Brandt and Frank Malloy search for a connection between a murdered newsie and a high society woman with dangerous habits …

Frank Malloy's latest client is the well-dressed Will Bert. He's searching for his brother, a newsboy named Freddie, so he can share his new financial good fortune. Frank makes quick work of the case and locates Freddie, but a happy reunion between brothers is not in the cards.

When Will's name is mentioned, Freddie runs off — only to be found dead a short time later. Suspicious, Frank tracks down Will who spins a tale of lust and deceit involving a young society woman, Estelle Longacre, also recently deceased. Frank can't be sure if Estelle's risky behavior and the company she kept was to blame, or if her own ruthless family had a hand in her death.

Frank will need Sarah's help to unearth the dark secrets of the wealthy Longacres and to discover if there is a connection between Estelle and Freddie's death. Together they must navigate a perilous underground web of treachery to find the truth.

— Murder in the Bowery by Victoria Thompson

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

Murder between the Lines by Radha Vatsal, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2017

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2017 …

Murder between the Lines by Radha Vatsal, A Kitty Weeks Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

  

When Kitty's latest assignment for the New York Sentinel Ladies' Page takes her to Westfield Hall, she expects to find an orderly establishment teaching French and dancing-but there's more going on at the school than initially meets the eye.

Tragedy strikes when a student named Elspeth is found frozen to death in Central Park. The doctor's proclaim that the girl's sleepwalking was the cause, but Kitty isn't so sure.

Determined to uncover the truth, Kitty must investigate a more chilling scenario-a murder that may involve Elspeth's scientist father and a new invention by a man named Thomas Edison.

— Murder between the Lines by Radha Vatsal

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

Today's Selection of Newly Discounted MystereBooks

Here is a selection of the recently discounted mystery, suspense and thriller titles found on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 …

One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: MIRA

Price: $1.99

The Morning Show Murders by Al Roker with Dick Lochte

A Billy Blessing Mystery

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Price: $1.99

As Night Falls by Jenny Milchman

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Price: $1.99

Island of Secrets by Janni Nell

An Allegra Fairweather Mystery

Publisher: Carina Press

Price: $1.99

Still Life by Dani Pettrey

A Chesapeake Valor Novel of Romantic Suspense (2nd in series)

Publisher: Bethany House

Price: $1.99

Storm Season by J. T. Ellison, Alex Kava, and Erica Spindler

One Storm, Three Novellas

Publisher: J. T. Ellison

Price: 99¢

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of 05/10/17 8:09 AM. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 7:00 AM ET …

A Bonnie June Mystery Set by Sharon A. Austin

13 Dark Tales

Publisher: Sharon A. Austin

Price: FREE!

  

Once a Spy… by Molly Bishop

An Eleanor Gentry Mystery

Publisher: Gluesticks and Gemstones

Price: FREE!

  

The Insider by Reece Hirsch

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: MacGuffin Books

Price: FREE!

  

Mischief in March by Juliet Kincaid

The Calendar Mysteries

Publisher: AzureSky Press

Price: FREE!

  

Under Dark Skies by A. J. Scudiere

The NightShade Forensic Files

Publisher: Griffyn Ink

Price: FREE!

  

Dark Side of Midday by Dan Whitesnow

The Dark Series

Publisher: Dan Whitesnow

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.

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of the date and time shown. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

Review: Chaos by Patricia Cornwell

A Mysterious Review of Chaos by Patricia Cornwell. A Kay Scarpetta Mystery.

Review summary: The murder mystery in the latest entry of this long-running series is compelling and worth following, but the overall pace of the book is very slow and there are long passages where little of interest happens. Still, will likely not be disappointed to follow along with the investigation for a few surprises that await them. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Chaos
Patricia Cornwell
A Kay Scarpetta Mystery
William Morrow (November 2016)

Publisher synopsis: On a hot late summer evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dr. Kay Scarpetta and her investigative partner Pete Marino respond to a call about a dead bicyclist near the Kennedy School of Government. It appears that a young woman has been attacked with almost super human force.

Even before Scarpetta's headquarters, the Cambridge Forensic Center, has been officially notified about the case, Marino and Scarpetta's FBI agent husband Benton Wesley receive suspicious calls, allegedly from someone at Interpol. But it makes no sense. Why would the elite international police agency know about the case or be interested? With breathtaking speed it becomes apparently that an onslaught of interference and harassment might be the work of an anonymous cyberbully named Tailend Charlie, who has been sending cryptic communications to Scarpetta for over a week.

Stunningly, even her brilliant tech savvy niece Lucy can't trace whoever it is or how this person could have access to intimate information few outside the family would have. When a second death hundreds of miles south, shocking Scarpetta to her core, it becomes apparent she and those close her are confronted with something far bigger and more dangerous than they'd ever imagined. Then analysis of a mysterious residue recovered from a wound is identified as a material that doesn't exist on earth.

Murder is the Main Course by Shawn Reilly Simmons, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2017

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2017 …

Murder is the Main Course by Shawn Reilly Simmons, A Red Carpet Catering Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Henery Press

  

Small Town. Big Secrets. Penelope and her Red Carpet Catering crew find themselves transported to a different world when they arrive on their newest movie set in rural Indiana. Surrounded by prickly locals, a nervous director out to prove herself, and a vast forest with secrets all its own, Penelope feels more homesick for the big city than ever before. When she finds their host, owner of Indiana's newest culinary hotspot, dead of an apparent suicide, Penelope works to uncover the darker truths boiling beneath the surface of his seemingly perfect life.

Asked to help keep the late chef's restaurant afloat, Penelope is fried trying to juggle two kitchens and a ravenous cast and crew. When the chef's suicide turns out to be murder, and the restaurant is vandalized in the middle of the night, Penelope must find out who is behind it all before she's the next one on the chopping block.

— Murder is the Main Course by Shawn Reilly Simmons

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

Love & Death in Burgundy by Susan C. Shea, New in Bookstores during May 2017

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

Love & Death in Burgundy by Susan C. Shea, a Katherine Goff Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

 

After three years of living in the small town of Reigny-sur-Canne, all Katherine Goff really wants is to be accepted by her neighbors into their little community. But as an American expat living in the proud region of Burgundy, that's no easy task.

When the elderly Frenchman who lives in the village chateau is found dead at the bottom of a staircase, the town is turned into a hot bed of gossip and suspicion, and Katherine suddenly finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into the small town's secrets. A motherless teenager, a malicious French widow, a brash music producer, and a would-be Agatha Christie are among those caught up in a storm that threatens to turn Katherine's quiet life upside down. As more and more of the villagers' secrets are brought to light, Katherine must try to figure out who, if anyone, in the town she can trust, and which one of her neighbors just might be a killer.

— Love & Death in Burgundy by Susan C. Shea

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

Private: Gold by James Patterson and Jassy Mackenzie, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2017

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2017 …

Private: Gold by James Patterson and Jassy Mackenzie, A Private Mystery Short

Publisher: Book Shots

  

Money. Betrayal. Murder. That's a Private conversation …

Hired to protect a visiting American woman, Private Johannesburg's Joey Montague is hoping for a routine job looking after a nervous tourist. After the apparent suicide of his business partner, he can't handle much more. But this case is not what it seems — and neither is his partner's death.

— Private: Gold by James Patterson and Jassy Mackenzie

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