Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Saturday, June 20, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

Crooked House by Agatha Christie

A Murder Mystery

Publisher: William Morrow

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

A wealthy Greek businessman is found dead at his London home …

The Leonides were one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. That was until the head of the household, Aristide, was murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection. Suspicion naturally falls on the old man's young widow, fifty years his junior.

But the murderer has reckoned without the tenacity of Charles Hayward, fiancé of the late millionare's granddaughter …

— Crooked House by Agatha Christie

Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie

A Hercule Poirot Mystery

Publisher: William Morrow

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

While organizing a mock murder hunt for the village fete hosted by Sir George and Lady Stubbs, a feeling of dread settles on the famous crime novelist Adriane Oliver. Call it instinct, but it's a feeling she just can't explain … or get away from.

In desperation she summons her old friend, Hercule Poirot — and her instincts are soon proved correct when the "pretend" murder victim is discovered playing the scene for real, a rope wrapped tightly around her neck.

But it's the great detective who first discovers that in murder hunts, whether mock or real, everyone is playing a part …

— Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie

The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie

A Murder Mystery

Publisher: William Morrow

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

When an elderly priest is murdered, the killer searches the victim so roughly that his already ragged cassock is torn in the process. What was the killer looking for? And what had a dying woman confided to the priest on her deathbed only hours earlier?

Mark Easterbrook and his sidekick Ginger Corrigan are determined to find out. Maybe the three women who run The Pale Horse public house, and who are rumored to practice the "Dark Arts," can provide some answers?

— The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie

Left To Die by Lisa Jackson

A Regan Pescoli and Selena Alvarez Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Zebra

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

  

One by one, the victims are carefully captured, toyed with, then subjected to a slow and agonizing death. Piece by piece, his exquisite plan takes shape. The police can't yet see the beauty in his work — but soon, very soon, they will …

In the lonely woods around Grizzly Point, Montana, four bodies have been discovered. Detectives Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli have been hoping for a career-making case, but this is a nightmare. Even with the FBI involved, Selena and Regan have nothing to go on but a killer's cryptic notes, and the unsettling knowledge that there is much worse to come …

When Jillian Rivers opens her eyes, she's trapped in a mangled car. Then a stranger, claiming to be a trail guide named Zane McGregor, pries her free. Though she's grateful, something about him sets Jillian on edge. And if she knew what lay out there in the woods of Montana, she'd be truly terrified. Because someone is waiting … watching … poised to strike and make Jillian the next victim …

— Left To Die by Lisa Jackson

If You've Got It, Haunt It by Rose Pressey

A Cookie Chanel, Haunted Vintage Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Audible Studios

Audible Daily Deal Price: $2.95

Cookie Chanel has a passion for fashion — and a murder mystery to solve!

Cookie Chanel has opened her own vintage clothing boutique, It's Vintage, Y'All, in the charming town of Sugar Creek, Georgia. Always on the lookout for stylish second-hand steals, she attends the estate sale of deceased socialite Charlotte Meadows. But she gets a lot more than she bargained for when Charlotte's ghost appears before her — offering fashion advice and begging Cookie to find out who murdered her.

As the persistent poltergeist tags along and a possibly psychic pussycat moves into the shop, Cookie sorts through racks of suspects to see who may be hiding some skeletons in the closet. Do a clothing store owner and a disembodied socialite have a ghost of a chance of collaring a killer — or will Cookie's life be the next one hanging by a thread?

— If You've Got It, Haunt It by Rose Pressey

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Saturday, June 20, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

A Bridge To Murder by Steve Demaree

An Off the Beaten Path Mystery

Publisher: Steve Demaree

Price: FREE!

  

Corner Office by Aria Grace

A Real Answers Investigations Mystery

Publisher: Aria Grace

Price: FREE!

  

Goddess of the Moon by Polly Iyer

A Diana Racine Novel of Psychic Suspense

Publisher: Parkwood Press

Price: FREE!

  

This is a repeat freebie that was last featured on our site on January 17, 2013.

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: Burnt Siena, A Flora Garibaldi, Art History Mystery by Sarah Wisseman

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 June 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Burnt Siena by Sarah Wisseman

A Flora Garibaldi, Art History Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Five Star

Price: $3.99 (as of 06/19/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

In the magical and historically rich city of Siena, Italy, old paintings are as common as cobblestones. But what if some of those paintings are forgeries? And what if your employers at Restauro Lorenzetti, a respected firm of art conservators, might be smuggling antiquities?

After colleague and roommate Ernst Mann is found dead in the street below their apartment balcony, Flora Garibaldi suspects her bosses are crooks. The Italian police, after ruling Flora innocent of murder, persuade her to spy on her employers. Flora is trapped between the competing demands of the Lorenzettis: genial Beppe, sulky Pietro, and hunky and amorous Marco.

Flora thinks Marco is being used by his family to divert police attention and generate income by replicating Greek sculpture. Marco's latest work resembles a controversial, supposedly ancient sculpture purchased by a California museum. Will Marco's statue be sold as a legitimate, museum-grade copy, or as a Greek "masterpiece?"

Flora's emotional turmoil grows as she works to protect Marco, avenge Ernst, and fight her growing attraction to policeman Vittorio Bernini.

— Burnt Siena by Sarah Wisseman

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Further Adventures of Carlotta Carlyle, Three Mystery Stories by Linda Barnes, 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, Open Road …

Further Adventures of Carlotta Carlyle by Linda Barnes

Three Mystery Stories

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $1.99 (as of 06/19/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Available to Pre-Order; Publication date July 7th, 2015.

Available for the first time in one volume: three delectably puzzling mystery stories — including the Anthony Award — winning story "Lucky Penny" — starring the inimitable taxi-driving Boston private investigator Carlotta Carlyle.

Struggling PI Carlotta Carlyle drives a cab at night to make ends meet. She's almost done with the night shift when a fare tries to rob her, and her moonlighting gig becomes a crime scene. Unfortunately for the thief, nothing ruffles Carlotta. As she figures out why she was targeted, she uncovers startling information.

Whether Carlotta is flying cross-country to safeguard a blues musician's priceless guitar or stopping a killing at Fenway Park, this flame-haired, six-foot-one detective knows to never let a felony get in the way of a good time.

— Further Adventures of Carlotta Carlyle by Linda Barnes

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New This Week: Murder Tuned In, An Allie Griffin Mystery by Leslie Leigh

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Murder Tuned In by Leslie Leigh

An Allie Griffin Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Leslie Leigh

Price: $2.99 (as of 06/19/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

Allie Griffin is home in the quiet, quirky town of Verdenier. She has reason to celebrate, as her good friend Ben, a composer, has recently been commissioned to write the score for an upcoming musical. However, the star of this musical, Sally Kane — a prima donna in every sense of the word — is suddenly found dead in the dressing room of the theater.

Once more, Allie Griffin is determined to solve the mystery, but it's not going to be easy, for she's finding clues that hearken back to her first case. Is this merely a copycat killer? Or could someone be trying to lure Allie into a trap? One thing is certain: When Allie Griffin is on the case, thrills and suspense are par for the course.

— Murder Tuned In by Leslie Leigh

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The Death of Friends, A Henry Rios Mystery by Michael Nava, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Death of Friends by Michael Nava

A Henry Rios Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $2.51 (as of 06/19/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

Winner of the 1996 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Mystery.

When a judge leading a double life is murdered, Henry Rios comes to the controversial defense of the prime suspect …

Chris Chandler, a long-married and closeted California state superior court judge, has been found dead in his chambers — beaten to death with his recent Judge of the Year award. When his young lover, Zack Bowen, is arrested, Henry Rios takes on Bowen's defense. For Rios, who has kept Judge Chandler's secret since law school, it means going up against a closed community — including Chandler's angry wife and son — to defend a man he believes innocent. Then Bowen vanishes.

As Rios copes with the loss of a friend, and the impending death of his lover, Josh, he finds himself front and center in a case that becomes a test of his own moral courage.

— The Death of Friends by Michael Nava

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Winter Territory by Scott Blade, a New Get Jack Reacher Mystery for Apprentice Sleuths

Omnimystery News is pleased to present in this post a new First Clues: Mysteries for Kids series title published this month …

Winter Territory by Scott Blade

Series: Get Jack Reacher

Publisher: Black Lion

Formats: eBook

Recommended for Apprentice Sleuths, Ages 13 and older

  

Deep in northern Wyoming, in the dead of winter, CIA agent Alex Shepard is desperate. A few days ago, he sent an undercover agent into the Red Rain Indian Reservation. When his man was supposed to check in, Shepard heard nothing. No report. No communication.

With a major snowstorm fast approaching, Shepard's secret mission is in peril. He thinks that his agent is dead. He has no time left. And lives are on the line.

Enter Cameron Reacher — Shepard's one hope to recover his agent and stop an unthinkable terrorist plot.

Cameron is on a mission to locate a man who doesn't even know that he exists: his father, Jack Reacher. Cameron follows in his father's footsteps, traveling the country, finding injustice, and correcting it.

Now he will face the harsh, winter elements, a reluctant and beautiful tribal deputy, and a hidden enemy.

— Winter Territory by Scott Blade

Clammed Up, A Maine Clambake Mystery by Barbara Ross, 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, Kensington …

Clammed Up by Barbara Ross

A Maine Clambake Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $1.99 (as of 06/19/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

This title is one of over 40 mysteries and thrillers included in Amazon's Monthly Deals for $3.99 or Less promotion.

Summer has come to Busman's Harbor, Maine, and tourists are lining up for a taste of authentic New England seafood, courtesy of the Snowden Family Clambake Company. But there's something sinister on the boil this season. A killer has crashed a wedding party, adding mystery to the menu at the worst possible moment …

Julia Snowden returned to her hometown to rescue her family's struggling clambake business — not to solve crimes. But that was before a catered wedding on picturesque Morrow Island turned into a reception for murder. When the best man's corpse is found hanging from the grand staircase in the Snowden family mansion, Julia must put the chowder pot on the back burner and join the search for the killer. And with suspicion falling on her old crush, Chris Durand, the recipe for saving her business and salvaging her love life might be one and the same …

— Clammed Up by Barbara Ross

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The Ultimatum by Dick Wolf, New in Bookstores during June 2015

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

The Ultimatum by Dick Wolf, a Jeremy Fisk Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: William Morrow

    

When a leaker named Verlyn Merritt releases sensitive documents from the NYPD Intelligence Division to WikiLeaks, some of the deadliest criminals have access to Detective Jeremy Fisk's unlisted home address. Within hours, three mysterious assailants arrive at his Sutton Place apartment. Who are they and why do they want Fisk dead?

Authorities quickly identify and arrest Merritt. But the case takes a sinister twist when an anonymous third party makes threats if authorities don't release Merritt immediately. Forced from his home and his bank accounts drained, Fisk confronts Chay Maryland, a reporter who has been covering Merritt's case. Fisk wants the journalist's help to get close to the leaker — to find out what Merritt really wants and who else is involved.

The investigation is nearly derailed when a serial sniper begins shooting people on the street who seem to have no connection to Merritt's case. The killer's aim is eerily accurate — and Fisk believes the shooter might be using a drone rigged with unusual sighting capabilities. Then the sniper contacts the New York Times and promises to kill one person every day, "for the greater good of the citizens of America.

With the clock ticking and millions of lives at stake, Fisk and Chay must find the mastermind before he can wreak havoc on a city paralyzed by fear.

— The Ultimatum by Dick Wolf

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

Blane's Turn by Tiffany Snow, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during June 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during June 2015 …

Blane's Turn by Tiffany Snow, A Kathleen Turner Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Montlake Romance

  

Blane Kirk is a Navy SEAL-turned-attorney with old money and an even older pedigree. High powered and aggressive, he plays the field, changing women as often as he changes his ties — but he's had no complaints so far. He has only two rules: don't date employees, and don't get emotionally involved. These are rules he can easily live by … until his runner, an employee in his law firm named Kathleen Turner, does an unexpected face-plant into his lap.

Kathleen's too young and innocent for Blane, and much too vulnerable. After her friend is murdered, Blane knows she could be next — and he knows that keeping her alive means keeping her close to him. Kathleen's like no woman he's ever met, and protecting her could be the one thing to change his life forever. He may be able to keep her safe from the killer … but can he keep her safe from himself?

— Blane's Turn by Tiffany Snow

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This Dog for Hire, A Rachel Alexander and Dash Mystery by Carol Lea Benjamin, 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, Open Road …

This Dog for Hire by Carol Lea Benjamin

A Rachel Alexander and Dash Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $1.99 (as of 06/19/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

Winner of the 1997 Shamus Award for Best First Novel.

Divorced dog trainer — turned — private-eye Rachel Alexander and her canine assistant Dash — short for Dashiell — are hired by a man named Dennis Keaton to investigate the hit-and-run death of his friend and neighbor Clifford Cole, whose body was found on an isolated Christopher Street pier. The police are treating the gay painter's suspicious death as a hate crime, but Dennis insists Cliff hadn't cruised the waterfront in months. Plus, Magritte, Cliff's champion basenji — a competitor in the upcoming Westminster Dog Show — may have been a witness to the crime and is now missing.

The search for answers takes Rachel and Dash from the SoHo art scene to the most famous dog show in America. Now Rachel is in the sights of a killer hunting her across a treacherous urban landscape. There's no one she can trust — especially not of the two-legged variety.

— This Dog for Hire by Carol Lea Benjamin

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Motion for Malice, A Jamie Winters Mystery by Kelly Rey, 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 …

Motion for Malice by Kelly Rey

A Jamie Winters Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing

Price: 99¢ (as of 06/19/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

Psychic medium Dorcas Beeber is brash, obnoxious … and dead. Unfortunately for legal secretary Jamie Winters, she arrives at the psychic's studio for a reading only to find the victim apparently killed by a blow from her own crystal ball. And things only get worse when Jamie suddenly finds herself the prime suspect in the murder. It's clearly a setup, but Jamie's only clue to the real killer's identity is a black SUV parked near the scene of the crime.

Desperate and running out of time, Jamie enlists the help of her landlord's eccentric teenaged niece, Maizy, as her unlikely sidekick to help wade through the pool of disgruntled clients, a family with divided loyalties, a creepy ex-boss, and incriminating news reports to find the real killer … before Jamie's future includes a jail cell!

— Motion for Malice by Kelly Rey

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Nominees for the 2015 Macavity Awards Announced

The nominees for the 2015 Macavity Awards have been announced by Mystery Readers International and chosen by members of the organization. The winners will be announced at Bouchercon in the Fall.

And the nominees are …

Best Mystery Novel:
• The Missing Place by Sophie Littlefield (Gallery)
• The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood (Penguin)
• The Lewis Man by Peter May (Quercus)
• The Day She Died by Catriona McPherson (Midnight Ink)
• The Long Way Home by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books)
• The Last Death of Jack Harbin by Terry Shames (Seventh Street Books)

Best First Mystery Novel:
• Blessed Are the Dead by Kristi Belcamino (Witness Impulse)
• Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman (W. W. Norton)
• Invisible City by Julia Dahl (Minotaur Books)
• Someone Else's Skin by Sarah Hilary (Penguin)
• Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little (Viking)
• The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day (Seventh Street Books)

Best Mystery-Related Non-Fiction:
• The Figure of the Detective: A Literary History and Analysis by Charles Brownson (McFarland)
• Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey by Hank Phillippi Ryan, editor (Henery Press)
• Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe by J.W. Ocker (Countryman)
• 400 Things Cops Know: Street Smart Lessons from a Veteran Patrolman by Adam Plantinga (Quill Driver)

Best Mystery Short Story:
• "Honeymoon Sweet" by Craig Faustus Buck (Murder at the Beach, The Bouchercon Anthology 2014, edited by Dana Cameron; Down & Out Books)
• "The Shadow Knows" by Barb Goffman (Chesapeake Crimes)
• "Howling at the Moon" by Paul D. Marks (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2014)
• "The Proxy" by Travis Richardson (Thuglit #13, Sept./Oct. 2014)
• "The Odds Are Against Us" by Art Taylor (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Nov. 2014)

Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award:
• Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen (Berkley Prime Crime)
• Things Half in Shadow by Alan Finn (Gallery)
• An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris (Knopf)
• A Deadly Measure of Brimstone by Catriona McPherson (Minotaur Books)
• Present Darkness by Malla Nunn (Atria)
• Hunting Shadows by Charles Todd (William Morrow)

Please Welcome Mystery Author Steven Tyler

We are delighted to welcome author Steven Tyler to Omnimystery News today.

Steven's new murder mystery featuring amateur sleuth Luna Susan George is titled One Little Lie (February 2015 trade paperback and ebook formats). We learned a little more about the author and his book from an interview that Susan conducted with him.

— ♦ —

Susan: You're not the singer Steven Tyler, are you?

Tyler: (Laugh). No. But I did meet him once at a restaurant in Los Angeles. I was writing at one of the patio tables and he asked me what I was working on. He's a nice guy.

Susan: Please tell the readers how you came about creating me.

Tyler: I wrote a dozen screenplays before switching to the long form novel. All the protagonists in my literary works are women. The macho, macho man persona doesn't fit my personality. Thus, I have found writing women lead characters much easier.

Susan: One Little Lie is about an amateur detective investigating a case involving millions of dollars in stolen art. Why art theft?

Tyler: One Little Lie is actually my second book. The RTT Killer is the first. RTT is a humorous story about a serial killer. I decided to put RTT aside once it was completed before going back to do a re-write, which is presently underway. It was a desire to write a story that did not involve a murder that led me to perform research of other types of crimes. That research revealed that art theft and forgery are actually the fourth most prevalent crimes worldwide. Besides, I like art.

Susan: Would you call One Little Lie a cozy mystery?

Tyler: Cozies are usually defined as having an amateur detective, who lives in a small town, and there is no sex in the story. One Little Lie does have an amateur detective but it's set in Los Angeles. I live in L. A., it's a city of many wealthy people, and several museums with paintings by the Masters, and so it figured to be a good place to set the story. And there's only a one page where you hook-up with a guy and nothing is described in detail.

Susan: My love interest in the story, Shaunessey O'Halloran, is a detective in the LAPD Art Fraud Unit. I didn't know that the police even had a unit to deal with art crimes.

Tyler: There's an episode of the TV show Frasier where Frasier is snookered into buying a piece of fake art. Frasier's father Martin, a retired cop, tells him to call the Seattle Fine Arts Theft Unit. Frasier calls and is laughed at by the police for believing there would be such a unit. Martin has a good chuckle at his son's naiveté. Few people may know that there is actually an art fraud unit in the LAPD.

Susan: Please tell us about some of the other characters in One Little Lie.

Tyler: Part of the fun in writing is creating the characters. One Little Lie is filled with kooky characters which makes it an enjoyable, humorous read. There's Strom Cecil, the trust fund son of the art owner, Viola Cecil. Strom is a big and I mean big believer in Earthly visitations by outer space aliens. His trust fund sister Diamond is, well, shall we say, the elevator does not go to the top floor.

Susan: Diamond's elevator doesn't get off the first floor let alone go the penthouse.

Tyler: (Laugh) You said it, not me.

Susan: What about the two sixteen year old skateboarders?

Tyler: Wiggins and sidekick appear in four chapters. Originally, they were only going to appear once. Then I found a reason for you to use them a second time, two days later. To have them appear twice and then just disappear would have left the book unbalanced, so I had them re-occur in every other chapter after their initial introduction. This gave the book balance and they're really funny, to boot.

Susan: As you said, One Little Lie is filled with kooky characters. Describe some of the others, please.

Tyler: Viola Cecil herself is a loon. There's her naive personal assistant, Patricia Ashley. Two egotistical men: art dealer William Roger and veterinarian Prakash Kumar. Also, there's the cold as ice personal manager for Mrs. Cecil, Roxanne Ray and the butler, Walter Eric, who your intuition tells you is someone who is hiding something.

Susan: How did you come up with me?

Tyler: I needed a fish-out-of-water protagonist, so I made you recently divorced, which explains why there aren't any men in your life. New to the city of L.A., from Pittsburgh, which explains why you didn't have any friends, and working for your older brother who is the real private-eye.

Susan: My brother Leslie Samuel George goes away on his honeymoon when I'm mistaken for being the Shamus. How did that come about?

Tyler: The Bob Hope movie My Favorite Brunette. Hope is a baby photographer who steps into the next door office of P.I. Alan Ladd and Dorothy Lamour mistakes Hope as the detective. In One Little Lie Sam is away with his bride when Patricia comes into the office looking to hire a detective to find Mrs. Cecil's missing cat. A rare breed of cat by-the-way that is worth twenty-five thousand dollars.

Susan: Sam and I both go by our middle names and have the same initials so the misunderstanding is easy to occur.

Tyler: Exactly! I then gave you a degree in Art History to explain how you were able to determine that some, but not all, of the art hanging on Mrs. Cecil's walls is fake. That deduction leads you to investigate the phony art under the pretext of searching for the whereabouts of the missing cat.

Susan: Even the cat's name is a joke but we'll let the readers find that out for themselves when the read One Little Lie. Please tell everyone about the ending.

Tyler: I'm a film noir fan, so I used The Thin Man method of deduction where the detective gathers all the suspects in a room at the end of the story and one-by-one explains how each suspect had motive and opportunity to commit the crime before identifying the culprit.

Susan: Yeah, gee thanks for that. You don't know how nervous I was having a dozen people waiting for me to tell them who was the bad guy or gal and I didn't even know myself.

Tyler: That's part of the fun, Susan.

Susan: Am I going to be solving other crimes of missing pets and paintings?

Tyler: Not at this time although you will appear in my third book, which is partially completed.

Susan: What's that book about?

Tyler: It's the story of a ghostwriter who meets a real ghost.

Susan: Ghosts! Please no, I'm afraid of ghosts.

Tyler: Searching for My Soul will be a different undertaking for me as it dispenses with the humor my works usually provide, although there are funny moments, and concentrates on injustices that have occurred to those who are now deceased. It's Gothic Horror at its finest.

Susan: How did you come to name this book One Little Lie?

Tyler: It's your "one little lie" of pretending to be the private detective that gets you into all the trouble.

Susan: Where can our readers find out more about One Little Lie?

Tyler: There's the book website, where they can read the first two chapters for free and order the book directly so they can find out how you get yourself out of the mess you created.

Susan: You mean the mess you created for me. Is there anything you'd like to ask of our readers?

Tyler: Yes, thank you. Please read the book and provide positive reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. I need to increase my book sales to pay for the cost of independently publishing One Little Lie and the my forthcoming projects. I am sure everyone will enjoy One Little Lie.

Susan: Thank you for your time.

Tyler: No, thank you, Susan. One Little Lie is the best thing I have written and everyone who has read it shares how much they liked it. You made it all possible, Susan.

— ♦ —

Steven Tyler is the author of a dozen screenplays for the movie industry which are in various stages of production. One Little Lie is his second novel. He is hard at work on the third, the tale is the story of a ghostwriter who meets a real ghost.

For more information about the author, please visit his website at OneLittleLie.com and his author page on Goodreads, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.

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One Little Lie by Steven Tyler

A Luna Susan George Mystery

Publisher: Steven Tyler

Life was so simple for Luna Susan George on Monday. Her older brother, Sam, was away on his honeymoon, and as his only employee of "Leslie S. George, Private Investigations," Susan had the office to herself. Yes, Monday was so simple, but then came Tuesday, and that "One Little Lie."

Tuesday made Susan's life complicated when a perky twenty-something young woman wearing a pink baseball cap, with an appointment for a dental cleaning down the hall, stumbled into the office to seek a private investigator to find the missing cat of her multi-millionaire employer.

What comes next are twelve days discovering millions of dollars worth of stolen art, an assortment of oddball characters, and the involvement of the entire Los Angeles Art Fraud Unit.

— One Little Lie by Steven Tyler

Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Friday, June 19, 2015

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This House is Haunted by John Boyne

A Ghost Story

Publisher: Other Press

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

Set in Norfolk in 1867, Eliza Caine responds to an ad for a governess position at Gaudlin Hall. When she arrives at the hall, shaken by an unsettling disturbance that occurred during her travels, she is greeted by the two children now in her care, Isabella and Eustace. There is no adult present to represent her mysterious employer, and the children offer no explanation. Later that night in her room, another terrifying experience further reinforces the sense that something is very wrong.

From the moment Eliza rises the following morning, her every step seems dogged by a malign presence that lives within Gaudlin's walls. Eliza realizes that if she and the children are to survive its violent attentions, she must first uncover the hall's long-buried secrets and confront the demons of its past.

— This House is Haunted by John Boyne

The Girl in the Woods by Gregg Olsen

A Waterman and Stark Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Pinnacle Books

Kobo Daily Deal Price: $2.99 (price-matched by Amazon)

  

A schoolgirl found it on a nature hike. A severed human foot wearing pink nail polish. A gruesome but invaluable clue that leads forensic pathologist Birdy Waterman down a much darker trail — to a dangerous psychopath whose powers of persuasion seem to have no end. Only by teaming up with sheriff's detective Kendall Stark can Birdy hope to even the odds in a deadly game.

It's a fateful decision the killer wants them to make. And it's the only way Birdy and Kendall can find their way to a murderer who's ready to kill again …

— The Girl in the Woods by Gregg Olsen

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