The Choirboys, A Crime Novel by Joseph Wambaugh, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Choirboys by Joseph Wambaugh

A Crime Novel

Publisher: Delta

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/17/2015 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

Partners in the Los Angeles Police Department, they're haunted by terrifying dark secrets of the nightwatch — shared predawn drink and sex sessions they call choir practice.

Each wears his cynicism like a bulletproof jockstrap — each has his horror story, his bad dream, his night shriek. He is afraid of his friends — he is afraid of himself.

— The Choirboys by Joseph Wambaugh

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A Circle of Wives, A Novel of Suspense by Alice LaPlante, Now Available at a Special Price

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A Circle of Wives by Alice LaPlante

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/17/2015 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

When Dr. John Taylor turns up dead in a hotel room, the local police uncover enough incriminating evidence to suspect foul play. Detective Samantha Adams, whose Palo Alto beat usually covers petty crimes, is innocently thrown into a high-profile case that is more complicated than any she has faced before. A renowned reconstructive surgeon and a respected family man, Dr. Taylor was beloved and admired.

But beneath his perfect façade was a hidden life — in fact, multiple lives. Dr. Taylor was married to three very different women in three separate cities. As the circumstances surrounding his death emerge, Detective Adams finds herself tracking down a murderer through a tangled web of marital deception and revenge.

— A Circle of Wives by Alice LaPlante

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New This Week: The Barbarossa Covenant, A Justin Scott Thriller by Ian A. O'Connor

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 August 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

The Barbarossa Covenant by Ian A. O'Connor

A Justin Scott Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Pegasus

Price: $2.99 (as of 08/17/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Retired FBI agent Justin Scott becomes a target for assassination while en route to Rome at the behest of the Vatican's secretary of state …

In wartime London, British Intelligence is working feverishly on an audacious plan to thwart the imminent cross-channel Nazi invasion. With England's fate hanging in the balance, a papal emissary hand-delivers a sealed letter to Adolf Hitler from a source no mortal would dare ignore or disobey. The letter is lost to history in 1945 with the fall of Berlin — only to surface without warning in the Vatican seven decades later.

Penned by an unimpeachable source, it states with a God-given certitude that the time of the Dies Irae (The Day of Wrath) is now. A very troubled pope wants Justin to authenticate or disprove both message and messenger — an admitted all but impossible task as the Doomsday Clock readies to strike midnight.

— The Barbarossa Covenant by Ian A. O'Connor

See also the first book in this series, The Seventh Seal, for $2.99 on Kindle.

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Murder on the Leviathan, An Erast Fandorin Mystery by Boris Akunin, Now Available at a Special Price

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Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin

An Erast Fandorin Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Random House

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/17/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

Paris, 1878: Eccentric antiquarian Lord Littleby and his ten servants are found murdered in Littleby's mansion on the rue de Grenelle, and a priceless Indian shawl is missing. Police commissioner "Papa" Gauche recovers only one piece of evidence from the crime scene: a golden key shaped like a whale. Gauche soon deduces that the key is in fact a ticket of passage for the Leviathan, a gigantic steamship soon to depart Southampton on its maiden voyage to Calcutta. The murderer must be among its passengers.

In Cairo, the ship is boarded by a young Russian diplomat with a shock of white hair — none other than Erast Fandorin. The sleuth joins forces with Gauche to determine which of ten unticketed passengers on the Leviathan is the rue de Grenelle killer.

— Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin

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Sherlock Holmes and the Theatre of Death, A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche by Val Andrews, New This Week from Endeavour Press

Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher, promoting and selling ebook editions of works by new authors as well as bringing out ebook editions of out of print books.

We've selected one of their recently published mystery, suspense, thriller or crime titles to feature here today …

Sherlock Holmes and the Theatre of Death by Val Andrews

A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/17/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Edinburgh, 1911. Renowned illusionist Sigmund Neuberger, known by his nom de théâtre "The Great Lafayette", takes to the stage of the Empire Theatre. Known for his spectacular magical illusions, Neuberger has been touring across Europe with his troupe of fellow magicians and a lion in tow. Little does he know, the curtains are soon to rise and fall on his final spectacle.

Whilst in the middle of a performance, a deadly inferno engulfs the stage. A mysteriously locked door bars the escape route, and the blaze brings down the great theatre to ash and rubble. The tragedy claims the lives of several members of the troupe — including The Great Lafayette himself. In the ensuing chaos, the circumstances of the fire remain unknown, as does the whereabouts of Neuberger's corpse. Holmes and Watson are called upon to help untangle the web mystery shrouding the event. But how can the truth come to light, when everyone who worked for Neuberger has sworn a vow of secrecy and dares not divulge any details?

Their journey of discovery takes Holmes and Watson across the depth and breadth of Great Britain, into the bowels of the theatre, where a gruesome discovery is revealed — along with something that Neuberger has left behind …

— Sherlock Holmes and the Theatre of Death by Val Andrews

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Targeted, A Deadly Ops Romantic Thriller by Katie Reus, Now Available at a Special Price

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Targeted by Katie Reus

A Deadly Ops Romantic Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: Signet

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/17/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Hidden in plain sight …

Former Marine sniper and current NSA agent Jack Stone has a new face to go with his new identity. But he still has the same tortured memories — which include the woman he let get away years ago, when they were teenagers. Now his new assignment in Miami will put him so close to the woman he's never been able to forget, he could reach out and touch her — if only she weren't under suspicion.

When Sophie Moreno uncovers evidence linking the medical supply company she works for with arms smuggling — and worse — she doesn't know who to turn to. After a shocking betrayal, she realizes the only person she can trust is a mysterious new person in the company — a man with hauntingly familiar eyes.

As Sophie questions her intense attraction to this man and Jack struggles not to blow his cover, the two of them must race against the clock to stop terrorists from killing scores of people — starting with them.

— Targeted by Katie Reus

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Undercover With the Enemy, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Sharron McClellan, New This Week from Entangled Select

Entangled Select has the perfect books for all romance readers.

We've selected one of their recently published romantic suspense or romantic thriller titles to feature here today …

Undercover With the Enemy by Sharron McClellan

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Entangled Select

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/17/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

When opposites ignite …

High-risk securities operative Holly Milano usually prefers to work alone. Having a partner is, well, annoying. Case in point-her current assignment with Kane MacMillan. They're working undercover in high society to retrieve a priceless diamond necklace.

And Mr. Plan Everything is seriously cramping Holly's fly-by-the-seat-of-her-sexy-pants style.

Kane takes his job seriously, and he knows from experience that working with Holly usually ends in disaster. Their conflicting approaches could destroy their cover-or worse, get them killed. But when they're forced to pose as an engaged couple, neither Holly nor Kane are prepared for the possibility of an unexpected attraction … or that they're now putting their lives and their hearts on the line.

— Undercover With the Enemy by Sharron McClellan

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Six Bad Things, A Henry "Hank" Thompson Mystery by Charlie Huston, Now Available at a Special Price

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Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston

A Henry "Hank" Thompson Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/17/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

Hank Thompson is living off the map in Mexico with a bagful of cash that the Russian mafia wants back and many, many secrets. So when a Russian backpacker shows up in town asking questions, Hank tries to play it cool. But he knows the jig is up when the backpacker mentions the money … and the family Hank left behind. Suddenly Hank's in a desperate race to get to his parents in California before anyone can harm them.

Along the way he'll face Federales and Border Patrol, mafiosi and vigilantes, extortionists and drug dealers, and a couple of psychotic surf bums with an ax to grind.

— Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston

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Revenge of the Chili Queens by Kylie Logan, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2015 …

Revenge of the Chili Queens by Kylie Logan, A Maxie Pierce, Chili Cook-Off Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Berkley

  

On the chili cook-off circuit to southern Texas revenge is a dish best served hot …

Everyone in San Antonio remembers the Alamo, but how many remember the Chili Queens? Back in the early twentieth century, these spicy señoras sold their lip-smacking chili in plazas all around the city. Now, as part of the Chili Showdown, Maxie and her half-sister, Sylvia, are dressing up as the Chili Queens to raise money for charity.

But someone wasn't feeling too charitable toward a local troubadour, who is murdered at the fundraiser. When their friend Nick Falcone, head of security for the Showdown, actually becomes the prime suspect, it's up to Maxie and Sylvia to turn the heat up on a killer, who's planning a chili reception for them …

— Revenge of the Chili Queens by Kylie Logan

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

Ten Second Staircase, A Bryant & May, Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery by Christopher Fowler, Now Available at a Special Price

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Ten Second Staircase by Christopher Fowler

A Bryant & May, Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Bantam

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/17/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

It's a crime tailor-made for the Peculiar Crimes Unit: a controversial artist is murdered and displayed as part of her own outrageous installation. No suspects, no motive, no evidence — it's business as usual for the Unit's cantankerous founding partners, Arthur Bryant and John May. But this time they have an eyewitness. According to twelve-year-old Luke Tripp, the killer was a cape-clad highwayman atop a black stallion.

As implausible as the boy's story sounds, Bryant and May take it seriously when "The Highwayman" is spotted again, striking a dramatic pose at the scene of his next outlandish murder. Whatever the killer's real identity, he seems intent on killing off a string of minor celebrities while becoming one himself.

As the tabloids look to make a quick bundle on "Highwayman Fever," Bryant and May, along with the newest member of the Unit, May's agoraphobic granddaughter, April, find themselves sorting out a case involving an unlikely combination of artistic rivalries, sleazy sex affairs, the Knights Templars, and street gang feuds. To do it, they're going to have to use every orthodox — and unorthodox — means at their disposal, including myth, witchcraft, and the psychogeographic history of the city's "monsters," past and present.

And if one unsolvable crime weren't enough, this case has disturbing links to a decades-old killing spree that nearly destroyed the partnership of Bryant and May once before … and may again. The Peculiar Crimes Unit is one murder away from being closed down for good — and that murder could be their own.

— Ten Second Staircase by Christopher Fowler

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The Killing Room by Christobel Kent, New in Bookstores during August 2015

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

The Killing Room by Christobel Kent, A Mystery in Florence

Publisher: Pegasus

    

When private investigator Sandro Cellini is invited to attend a glamorous launch party for a luxury residence overlooking the glittering expanse of Florence, he has no idea what he's walking into.

Behind the ancient and luxurious facade of Palazzo San Giorgio, there lies a series of terrible secrets; an old torture chamber, hidden for centuries in the bowels of the building, and a much more recent malevolence. The former head of security for this elite development has just died under suspicious circumstances and Sandro finds himself―quite literally―stepping into dead man's shoes.

He soon discovers that other unsavory incidents have tainted the prestigious opening. When one of the residents is found murdered in her room, events begin to spiral out of control. Sandro must work to untangle the complex web of relationships that exists between residents and staff to unmask a deadly killer.

— The Killing Room by Christobel Kent

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Telemystery: The Blacklist, NCIS, NCIS LA, NCIS New Orleans, and Once Upon a Time, New This Week on DVD

Telemystery, your source for one of the most comprehensive listings of crime drama, amateur sleuth, private investigator, mystery and suspense television series, mini-series and made-for-television movies, now available on or coming soon to DVD, Blu-ray disc, or Video-on-Demand, is profiling five series from our site being released this week.

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The Blacklist

Season Two

    

For decades, ex-government agent Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) has been one of the FBI's Most Wanted fugitives.

In the first season, he mysteriously surrendered to the FBI but now the FBI works for him as he identifies a "blacklist" of politicians, mobsters, spies and international terrorists. He will help catch them all … with the caveat that Elizabeth "Liz" Keen (Megan Boone) continues to work as his partner. Red will teach Liz to think like a criminal and "see the bigger picture" … whether she wants to or not.

The 3rd season of this intriguing NBC drama premieres on October 1st, 2015.

NCIS

Season Twelve

   

World Class Action. Fielding cases from local cyber-terrorists to international pirates and elusive serial killers, the NCIS team keeps adventure in the line of fire.

Led by Special Agent Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), this expert squad hunts down humanity's most notorious enemies in the name of freedom and justice for all.

The 13th season of this CBS series premieres on September 22nd, 2015.

NCIS: Los Angeles

Season Six

   

NCIS: Los Angeles blows suspense out of the water in this 6th season of the CBS drama.

Agents "G" Callen (Chris O'Donnell) and Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) lead their team of high-caliber operatives, including Special Agent Kensi Blye (Daniela Ruah), LAPD liaison Marty Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen), tech wizard Eric Beale (Barrett Foa), and intelligence analyst Nell Jones (Renee Felice Smith).

This season, the team mobilizes to protect beloved Operations Manager Hetty Lange (Linda Hunt) from a lethal Cold War enemy, even as they're being investigated by the Department of Justice. NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger (Miguel Ferrer) struggles to keep the unit in check, as they push every boundary and cross every line to defend their country, complete their missions and safeguard their own.

The 7th season premieres on September 21st, 2015.

NCIS: New Orleans

Season One

   

In a city that keeps surviving disaster, one elite team is dedicated to making our shores a little safer. Dwayne Cassius "King" Pride (Scott Bakula) knows every corner of the Crescent City from his days as a deputy. Now, his mission has higher stakes as he leads an elite crew that tackles crimes that threaten national security. The Big Easy is in good hands with a supremely professional team with a passion for justice. Pride's trusted right-hand man Christopher LaSalle (Lucas Black) loves this city like few others. Newcomer Meredith Brody (Zoe McLellan) unleashes her unique skills in interrogation to corner the crooks. Eccentric forensic scientist Sebastian Lund (Rod Kerkovich) tackles the evidence with high-tech tactics while Medical Examiner Loretta Wade (CCH Pounder) employs her wisdom and experience to reveal the secrets of the dead.

Together, they can counter any threat, from escaped prisoners, to bio-threats, to unrepentant killers.

The second season of this NCIS spin-off premieres on September 22nd, 2015.

Once Upon a Time

Season Four

    

Love. As seductive and dangerous as magic, this potent, unpredictable force proves to be the ultimate weapon in the epic battle between good and evil in the 4th season of this ABC series.

Soon after Emma and Hook unwittingly bring Elsa of Arendelle to Storybrooke, they encounter the mysterious Snow Queen, whose relentless obsession with both Emma and Elsa has chilling consequences. Meanwhile, it appears Regina has at last found true love with Robin Hood, but how will she react when her happy ending is thwarted yet again by a maddening twist of fate? Then, a banished Rumplestiltskin enlists the Queens of Darkness in an insidious scheme to rewrite their own stories and corrupt the Savior by turning her newly blissful heart pitch-black.

The 5th season premieres on September 27th, 2015.

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Devil Dead by Linda Ladd, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2015 …

Devil Dead by Linda Ladd, A Claire Morgan Mystery (8th in series)

Publisher: Lyrical Underground

  

She was last seen in New Orleans. Her father, a rich, powerful arms dealer, believes she was abducted. For ransom. For revenge. For reasons too horrible to imagine.

Claire Morgan, recent former cop turned private investigator, and her new partner begin their search at the girl's school, where a violent junkie attacks Claire with scissors, raves of "demons and devils," and then takes her own life.

Sinister clues lead Claire on a twisted trail through the bars and bayous of New Orleans to a bloodstained altar in Paris. Vast, secret, and powerful, it is a world that few enter or escape. And Claire is going in — the devil be damned …

— Devil Dead by Linda Ladd

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