Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton, New in Bookstores during May 2015

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during May 2015 is …

Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton, A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Minotaur Books

    

In such a small community as the Falkland Islands, a missing child is unheard of. In such a dangerous landscape it can only be a terrible tragedy, surely …

When another child goes missing, and then a third, it's no longer possible to believe that their deaths were accidental, and the villagers must admit that there is a murderer among them. Even Catrin Quinn, a damaged woman living a reclusive life after the accidental deaths of her own two sons a few years ago, gets involved in the searches and the speculation.

And suddenly, in this wild and beautiful place that generations have called home, no one feels safe and the hysteria begins to rise.

But three islanders — Catrin, her childhood best friend, Rachel, and her ex-lover Callum — are hiding terrible secrets. And they have two things in common: all three of them are grieving, and none of them trust anyone, not even themselves.

— Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton

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Heir To Murder by Elle James, New from Harlequin Romantic Suspense in May 2015

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 …

Heir To Murder by Elle James

Series: The Adair Affairs

Imprint: Romantic Suspense

  

Thanks to a DNA test, ranch hand Noah Scott discovers he's heir to a billion-dollar fortune. Now an Adair, Noah must come to grips with his true identity and the shocking murder of his real father. Then he discovers that the one woman he thought he could trust was spying on him for his siblings, and he cuts Rachel Blackstone out of his life.

But his father's killer has never been caught … With all those close to Noah targets — including Rachel — Noah needs to set a dangerous trap … using himself as ultimate bait.

— Heir To Murder by Elle James

Switched, A Comic Romantic Mystery by Elise Sax, 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 author …

Switched by Elise Sax

A Comic Romantic Mystery

Publisher: Elise Sax

Price: 99¢ (as of 05/23/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

Debra's wedding day ended when the groom jilted her three hours before the ceremony, leaving her with a stiff catering bill and a broken heart. Now, he's off to Bora Bora on a one-man honeymoon, and she's on the couch in her wedding dress, watching Christmas movies and eating her way through the corner market. Inspired by her movie marathon, she decides to do a home exchange on a Spanish island to get over her ex.

But Debra's life is nothing like the movies, and her home exchange goes terribly wrong. Stranded, she draws the attention of a hunky café owner who might know more than he admits about the disappearances of some local women. If Debra's not careful, she may be the next one to disappear.

— Switched by Elise Sax

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Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Saturday, May 23, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

Up to 80% Off Popular Summer Reads on Kindle is a Kindle Daily Deal. About half of the titles in this promotion are novels of mystery or suspense. We're featuring one of the more recently published books in this post.

Life or Death by Michael Robotham

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Mulholland Books

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $2.99

Why would a man serving a long prison sentence escape the day before he's due to be released?

Audie Palmer has spent ten years in a Texas prison after pleading guilty to a robbery in which four people died and seven million dollars went missing. During that time he has suffered repeated beatings, stabbings and threats by inmates and guards, all desperate to answer the same question: where's the money?

On the day before Audie is due to be released, he suddenly vanishes. Now everybody is searching for him — the police, FBI, gangsters and other powerful figures — but Audie isn't running to save his own life. Instead, he's trying to save someone else's.

— Life or Death by Michael Robotham

Lethal Vintage by Nadia Gordon

A Sunny McCoskey Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Nook Daily Find Price: $2.99 (price-matched by Amazon)

  

A decadent day of poolside sunbathing turns into a scandalous night — culminating in murder. By morning, the police are pounding on Sunny McCloskey's door, and she is once again thrust into the center of a tense investigation involving a hedge-fund billionaire with a spectacular estate in California's Napa Valley.

— Lethal Vintage by Nadia Gordon

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Saturday, May 23, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

Sandstorm by Gary Fidel

A Rick Sands Thriller

Publisher: Gary Fidel

Price: FREE!

  

Deadly Flare-Up by L. R. Pendleton

A Richard McCord Novel

Publisher: Pendleton Artists

Price: FREE!

  

Born To Bleed by Ryan C. Thomas

The Roger Huntington Saga

Publisher: Grand Mal Press

Price: FREE!

  

Face Blind by Deborah Rine

A Banner Bluff Mystery

Publisher: Deborah Rine

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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New This Week: The Secret Corps, A Suspense Thriller by Peter Telep

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 May 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

The Secret Corps by Peter Telep

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Peter Telep

Price: $2.99 (as of 05/22/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

When a small town home invasion results in a tragic death, retired Marine Master Sergeant James "Johnny" Johansen agonizes over questions whose answers threaten his loved ones, his career, and his company. The most serious question of all — is Johnny's family linked to Islamic extremists in the United States?

Johnny turns to Willie, Corey, and Josh — his former brothers-in-arms. Relying on their skills as highly-trained Marines, the team uncovers a treacherous plot involving a renegade defense contractor and the highest levels of a U.S. intelligence network.

Risking their lives to reveal the shocking details of the operation, Johnny and his friends discover that hundreds of terrorists are poised to launch a coast-to-coast attack on American soil. Time is running out! Who can Johnny trust?

No one except … the Secret Corps.

— The Secret Corps by Peter Telep

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Review: Manhattan in Miniature by Margaret Grace

A Mysterious Review of Manhattan in Miniature by Margaret Grace. A Geraldine Porter Mystery.

Review summary: This is a most enjoyable story. Not only are there several cleverly integrated but not too demanding mysteries to solve, but there is the adventure that is New York City itself. Overall, a terrific entry in this series, one that is highly recommended. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Manhattan in Miniature
Margaret Grace
A Geraldine Porter Mystery
Perseverance Press (April 2015)

Publisher synopsis: Perhaps Manhattan, like Christmas, is best seen through the eyes of a child. Gerry Porter provides both magical experiences for granddaughter Maddie when a SuperKrafts manager takes them to New York City for a huge crafts fair. They get to work on both making miniatures and solving crimes, the detecting duo's favorite pastimes. All this, plus Rockefeller Center and Radio City, too!

But a crafty murderer wants to make sure they don't make it safely home again to California …

New This Week: Death of a Bride and Groom, A Will Halsey, Honeymoon Falls Mystery by Allan J. Emerson

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 May 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Death of a Bride and Groom by Allan J. Emerson

A Will Halsey, Honeymoon Falls Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Five Star

Price: $3.99 (as of 05/22/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

When the body of writer Iris Morland is discovered in full bridal array atop a giant wedding cake parade float, the little resort town of Honeymoon Falls is left reeling. Not only is its reputation as "the Romance Capital of the World" at risk, its very survival is threatened. Murder, it seems, has a chilling effect on those considering venues for potential nuptials.

Iris enjoyed betrayal, which makes half the people in town potential suspects. Among them is her husband, Kenneth, enraged after discovering her liaison with television host Arnold Reifel. Arnold's wife, Marjorie, was seething because Iris had turned Marjorie's interior decoration schemes into a very public humiliation. Then there's haughty French film auteur, Pierre Blondin, in town filming Iris's novel. Did Iris trigger his murderous wrath by opposing a nude scene featuring ninety-five-year-old actress Hermione Hopkins?

Captain Will Halsey, head of Honeymoon Falls' three-person police force, must find the killer among Iris's host of enemies. And he'll have to do it while coping with small-town politics, feuding among his subordinates, and the ferocious attentions of the media.

— Death of a Bride and Groom by Allan J. Emerson

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Chilled, The Bone Secrets Series by Kendra Elliot, 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, Montlake Romance …

Chilled by Kendra Elliot

The Bone Secrets Series (2nd in series)

Publisher: Montlake Romance

Price: $1.99 (as of 05/22/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

As a forensic nurse on a search and rescue team, Brynn Nealey braves a dangerous blizzard to find the survivors of a plane crash in the Cascade Mountains. Joining her is Alex Kinton, a former US marshal with self-destructive tendencies. Alex lies his way onto Brynn's team to find the man who killed his brother — and then administer his own brand of vigilante justice. But once the team members reach the plane's wreckage, they discover everyone aboard has perished … except for the man Alex is hunting. Alex will do whatever it takes to track his target through the vast, snowy wilderness.

As the temperatures drop, however, so do Alex's defenses. His contact with the sharp, kindhearted Brynn makes his lust for vengeance difficult to reconcile with his growing feelings for a woman who risks her life to help others. What will happen to Alex's savage instincts when he finally has the opportunity to confront his brother's killer?

— Chilled by Kendra Elliot

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New This Week: Trial by Twelve, A Murder in the Mountains Mystery by Heather Day Gilbert

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 May 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Trial by Twelve by Heather Day Gilbert

A Murder in the Mountains Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: WoodHaven Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 05/22/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

Tess Spencer loves her low-key job at the Crystal Mountain Spa, which allows her plenty of down-time with her one-year old daughter and lawyer husband, Thomas. But when a pool installation turns up eight skeletons in the spa's back yard, Tess becomes entangled in a sleuthing job destined to go awry.

As the investigation gets underway, someone dumps a fresh body near the excavated burial site, confirming unspeakable fears. A serial killer has returned to Buckneck, West Virginia … a skilled hunter with a unique taste in prey.

When Tess agrees to help the cunning Detective Tucker gather clues from the inside, she discovers the posh spa hides more than dead bodies. Even as she sifts through layers of deceit, Tess realizes too late that the killer's sights have zeroed in on her.

— Trial by Twelve by Heather Day Gilbert

See also the highly reviewed first book in this series, Miranda Warning, for 99¢ on Kindle.

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Gem Stone, A Gemma Stone Mystery by Dale Mayer, 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, Valley Publishing …

Gem Stone by Dale Mayer

A Gemma Stone Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Valley Publishing

Price: 99¢ (as of 05/22/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

A juvie kid trying to stay on the right path stumbles into trouble …

Gemma takes her camera everywhere. From juvie hall to a halfway home, the new hobby gives her a focus she'd never had before and … hope in a future. Until she takes pictures of something that could get her killed.

And not just her … after she and another juvie girl are chased by a stranger to the halfway home that same night, the other girl goes missing and Gemma knows she needs help. But who can she trust?

Not the authorities that's for sure. Trusting them is impossible for a girl with her damaged history, and besides, who cares about a troubled kid … especially when trouble just naturally seems to find her.

— Gem Stone by Dale Mayer

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Paris Ransom by Charles Rosenberg, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2015 …

Paris Ransom by Charles Rosenberg, A Jenna James Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

  

Lawyer Robert Tarza is surprised when his young, beautiful and wealthy French girlfriend, Tess, proposes marriage. It's not that he doesn't love her, but even after five years, there's a lot about her he doesn't know.

But Robert has to put his personal life on hold when his friend Oscar Quesana shows up outside Tess's Parisian apartment clutching a mysterious package, with a thief hot on his heels. Oscar has somehow acquired a priceless old book.

When Robert and his former protégée, Jenna James, see Oscar shoved into a car and abducted, they find themselves entangled in unexpected intrigue. Robert, Tess and Jenna must quickly determine who is friend and who is foe in order to rescue Oscar before it's too late. Along the way, Robert might just make some astonishing discoveries about those he holds dear.

— Paris Ransom by Charles Rosenberg

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for May 2015. For new hardcover mysteries, visit New Mysteries where for a list of May 2015 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

Entangled Love, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Cait Jarrod, 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, The Wild Rose Press …

Entangled Love by Cait Jarrod

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 05/22/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

Emma James is on a mission to rebuild her life after the loss of her husband. When her childhood friend offers an innocent getaway to Santa Monica, she accepts thinking fun in the sun will be a great way to start fresh.

Retired professional skateboarder, Ryan Cross is a gorgeous, lovable, ladies' man. With two skateboard parks and a fat bank account, he's on top of his game. What could make him happier?

The love of his childhood friend.

Chaos and life-threatening obstacles have Ryan investigating Emma's husband's death. When he discovers handwritten notes made by her late husband, he learns some friends can't be trusted. They will stop at nothing to get what they want, including putting Emma's life in danger.

— Entangled Love by Cait Jarrod

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Kickback by Ace Atkins, New in Bookstores during May 2015

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during May 2015 is …

Kickback by Ace Atkins, a Spenser Mystery (43rd in series)

Publisher: Putnam

    

What started out as a joke landed seventeen-year-old Dillon Yates in a lockdown juvenile facility in Boston Harbor. When he set up a prank Twitter account for his vice principal, he never dreamed he could be brought up on criminal charges, but that's exactly what happened.

This is Blackburn, Massachusetts, where zero tolerance for minors is a way of life.

Leading the movement is tough-as-nails Judge Joe Scali, who gives speeches about getting tough on today's wild youth. But Dillon's mother, who knows other Blackburn kids who are doing hard time for minor infractions, isn't buying Scali's line. She hires Spenser to find the truth behind the draconian sentencing.

From the Harbor Islands to a gated Florida community, Spenser and trusted ally Hawk follow a trail through the Boston underworld with links to a shadowy corporation that runs New England's private prisons. They eventually uncover a culture of corruption and cover-ups in the old mill town, where hundreds of kids are sent off to for-profit juvie jails.

— Kickback by Ace Atkins

For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for May 2015. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of May 2015 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

Traitor's Gate by Charlie Newton, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2015 …

Traitor's Gate by Charlie Newton, A Historical Thriller

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

  

The drums of war beat amid global economic ruin. The skies, not the trenches, will decide the survivors. Rich men marshal their resources as all sides race to acquire 100-octane aviation gasoline, an unproven, unstable witches' brew that could fuel the fastest attack aircraft. In a brutal maze of corporate treason, personal blackmail, and imperfect heroism, a young, brilliant petroleum engineer battling the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma may hold the key.

Eight years ago in Jerusalem, schoolgirl Saba Hassouneh survived the murder of her family. Sentenced to the barbaric refugee camps, Saba is freed by a legendary Bedouin freedom-fighter. She embraces his life of a bandit/rebel, evolving into a fearsome Arab nationalist femme de guerre hunted by the colonial powers and religious mullahs. Saba has one mission: free her people.

— Traitor's Gate by Charlie Newton

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for May 2015. For new hardcover mysteries, visit New Mysteries where for a list of May 2015 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

Project: Killer, The Project Series by J. L. Beck, 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 author …

Project: Killer by J. L. Beck

The Project Series (1st in series)

Publisher: J. L. Beck

Price: 99¢ (as of 05/22/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

"Her eyes grew wide, full of shock and fear. I could practically see the lie forming in her mind. I wanted to smile, but instead, I wrapped my hand around her throat."

In her eyes, he would always be the same …

Twenty-four-year-old Maggie Jacobs had lived a life of heartache and pain. After losing the one and only man she ever loved to incurable cancer, she went on to take a job working for PGI Corporation in hopes she could find a cure in honor of him one day. Little did she know her very working there could be the difference between life and death.

Killer was just that — a killer. He lived for the moments when he could break bones and bring other's nightmares to life. After all, isn't that what they wanted from him? Genetically altered by the government, stripped of all his own memories, Killer heads down a dark and dangerous road. Memories evade his mind, but nothing sticks out quite like the girl in his dreams. With her dark brown hair and eyes, she's a danger to his heart, but a victim to his rage. He knows she has the answers to his past. If he gets his hands on her, she will never be seen again.

Secrets, lies, and the sweetest of betrayals encompass them. Can Killer find his way through the rage and back to Maggie or is it too late? Can someone who is hell bent on being broken truly be saved?

— Project: Killer by J. L. Beck

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Awaken the Devil, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by A.J. Chase, New This Week from Gemma Halliday

Gemma Halliday Publishing is a boutique publisher of light-hearted mystery, romantic suspense and romantic comedy novels, perfect for popping into your beach bag for a weekend away or cozying up beside a warm fire for a quiet night in.

We've selected one of their recently published titles to feature here today …

Awaken the Devil by A.J. Chase

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing

Price: 99¢ (as of 05/22/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

Fielding French knows she's stepping into murky waters when she agrees to prove enigmatic producer Chandler Bentley innocent of murdering his wife. Her promise to her dying uncle involves getting Bentley to trust her, to let her into his life, to tell his secrets. But as a dancer first and an amateur sleuth second, Fielding finds herself torn between the man who raised her and the dangerously seductive lure of the Devil of Broadway.

A lifetime of tragedy has driven Chandler Bentley to insulate his heart from any emotion and focus only on his work. Being an island unto himself suits Chandler just fine until Fielding barrels into his life, pushing for friendship, digging for his secrets, prodding at his heart.

This heats up when Fielding's investigation uncovers that the late Mrs. Bentley isn't the only dead woman in Chandler's past, and now "The Chorus Girl Killer" is on the prowl and in a town where dancing is everything. Fielding must chose who to trust before it's too late. And when she breaks her uncle's cardinal rule and falls headlong into a relationship with her subject, she must decide who means more to her: the uncle she loves or the man whose heart she cannot touch.

— Awaken the Devil by A.J. Chase

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