Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Monday, December 21, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Monday, December 21, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

Stiff Penalty by Annelise Ryan

A Mattie Winston Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

Deputy coroner Mattie Winston knows a thing or two about dead bodies. That's why she's on the case of Derrick Ames, a high school math teacher stabbed to death with a barbecue fork straight to the heart. Sure, she's turned up some motives and a few suspects, but nothing adds up. Especially when the evidence points to Ames's teenage son. Newly pregnant Mattie can't believe it, even as her own long-estranged father may be following her.

But one thing's certain, she'd better start figuring things out fast, or a deadly perpetrator could be subtracting two more victims from the population of Sorenson, Wisconsin …

— Stiff Penalty by Annelise Ryan

When Elves Attack by Tim Dorsey

A Serge Storms Mystery (14th in series)

Publisher: William Morrow

Nook Daily Find Price: $1.99

  

I'm dreaming of a Serge Christmas …
Palm trees with twinkle lights …
Santa's big belly protruding over a neon Speedo …

It's ho, ho, ho time in this hilarious and wacky Florida holiday tale, featuring bighearted psychopath Serge Storms and his sidekick, Coleman. Like Santa, Serge knows who's been naughty and who's been nice. Few can give with the generosity and creativity of Serge, and as December 24 rolls around, he is filling up the Serge sleigh with an unforgettable bag of presents.

But before that, it's all a big free-range Christmas office party, where Serge will be spreading his special cheer. And there's that last-minute go-for-broke spree at the mall (just beware of those attacking elves — they bite). While you're there, skip the lame photo on Santa's lap — Serge will give you a lap ride you'll never forget. As for that addled elf Coleman, there's nothing like a white Christmas. Let it snow!

So grab a six-pack, spike the eggnog, and hit the dunes on the beach as Serge and Coleman roast some nuts on an open fire and prove that reindeer really do know how to fly!

— When Elves Attack by Tim Dorsey

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Monday, December 21, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Monday, December 21, 2015 at 7:00 AM ET …

Holiday Homicide by Brenda Donelan

The University Mystery Series

Publisher: Brenda Donelan

Price: FREE!

  

All Through the House by Melinda Williams

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Melinda Williams

Price: FREE!

  

Power of Gods by Michael Cody

A David Eliot Technothriller

Publisher: Michael Cody

Price: FREE!

  

Devils Lake by Lee Appleby

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Lee Appleby

Price: FREE!

  

Sir Laurence Dies by Christopher D. Abbott

The Dies Trilogy

Publisher: Christopher D. Abbott

Price: FREE!

  

The Reckless Ones by David Galloway

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: David Galloway

Price: FREE!

  

Reformed by J. R. Tate

A Psychological Thriller

Publisher: J. R. Tate

Price: FREE!

  

Christmas Killing by Chrissie Loveday

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: FREE!

  

Too Easy by Phillip DePoy

A Flap Tucker Mystery

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: FREE!

  

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The River, A Tony Leach Mystery by Joe Albert, Now Available at a Special Price

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The River by Joe Albert

A Tony Leach Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Joe Albert

Price: 99¢ (as of 12/20/2015 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

As tourists play during an idyllic summer in northern Minnesota, they have no idea what's unfolding beneath the star-drenched sky at night.

But things turn explosive when a top politician's daughter turns up dead on the banks of the Mississippi River. Tony Leach, a game warden for the state Department of Natural Resources, begins working a case and quickly finds higher-ups within his own agency will stop at nothing to sideline him, even as the body count rises.

As the situation intensifies and a sordid portrait emerges, Leach finds loyalties crushed under the weight of money, power and sex. He finds it nearly impossible to get a handle on constantly shifting alliances, but if he fails to do so, Leach knows he's as good as dead.

— The River by Joe Albert

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Death of a Batty Genius, A Stormy Day Mystery by Angela Pepper, Now Available at a Special Price

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Death of a Batty Genius by Angela Pepper

A Stormy Day Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Angela Pepper

Price: 99¢ (as of 12/20/2015 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

Stormy Day is making a name for herself in Misty Falls as a private investigator. When her ex-fiance suddenly shows up in town, he begs for one last chance. He invites Stormy and Jessica to a luxury three-day vacation at a nearby mountain resort. Stormy agrees, thinking what's the worst that could happen? The resort owner is a world-famous pastry chef, so the biggest danger should be calories.

Up at the Flying Squirrel Lodge, everyone's having a grand time until one of the guests goes missing under mysterious circumstances.

Now Stormy and Jessica are trapped, miles from home, with a killer … and way too much killer cheesecake. The girls must use their wits to solve the crime before time runs out and the murderer comes after them.

— Death of a Batty Genius by Angela Pepper

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New This Week: Death Under the Mistletoe, A Valentine Christmas Mystery Novella by Jenna Harte

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Death Under the Mistletoe by Jenna Harte

A Valentine Christmas Mystery Novella

Publisher: Moxie Vie Media

Price: 99¢ (as of 12/20/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Tess is excited to spend her first Christmas with her sexy husband, Jack Valentine, that is until the mall Santa staggers in her shop and drops dead underneath the mistletoe on Christmas Eve. There's no shortage of suspects who wanted Santa dead. Was it his jealous elves? His estranged wife? The in-laws who never thought Santa was good enough for their daughter? Or the neighbor who secretly coveted Santa's wife?

Although Tess and Jack are happy to let Detective Daniel Showalter deal with the case, somehow the newlyweds end up a target of Santa's killer who plans to make sure Jack and Tess never celebrate Christmas.

— Death Under the Mistletoe by Jenna Harte

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Hot Seat, An Aidy Westlake Mystery by Simon Wood, Now Available at a Special Price

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Hot Seat by Simon Wood

An Aidy Westlake Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Dark Wood Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 12/20/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

Things are looking good for Aidy Westlake following events from Did Not Finish. He's Pit Lane magazine's Young Driver of the Year, which has earned him a drive in the European Saloon Car Championship.

But his good fortune ends at a race car show when he discovers Jason Gates, a mechanic from a rival team, with his throat cut. The murder sets off a disturbing chain reaction — someone is breaking the rules in the ranks of saloon car racing, on and off the track.

— Hot Seat by Simon Wood

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New This Week: Have A FedExcellent Day!, Dog Stories From A FedEx Driver Gone MAD! by Henry D. Scott

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Have A FedExcellent Day! by Henry D. Scott

Dog Stories From A FedEx Driver Gone MAD!

Publisher: Henry House Publishing

Price: $2.99 (as of 12/20/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Hop on the truck, and step into the real life story of a FedEx Driver Gone MAD! This collection of Hilarious short stories will get your heart pumping! Go on a Thrill Ride as you experience Crazy, Terrifying, Dog Encounters … even a kickboxing rooster to boot! Experience how three muffin eating mutts save the day and your driver's life! Encounter a real wolf attack. And find out that privacy fences aren't actually tall enough for certain species! You'll be enlightened how cunning canines can master-mind a growling, diesel FedEx truck when entering their property. Learn how to escape attacks, teeth, and slobber all with keeping a maddening, positive attitude!

In this doggy, dog world … it can always be a FedExcellent Day!

— Have A FedExcellent Day! by Henry D. Scott

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Dying for a Date, A Laurel McKay Mystery by Cindy Sample, Now Available at a Special Price

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Dying for a Date by Cindy Sample

A Laurel McKay Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Cindy Sample

Price: 99¢ (as of 12/20/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Unsure if she is looking for Mr. Right, or Mr. Every Other Saturday Night, divorced mother of two, Laurel McKay reluctantly joins THE LOVE CLUB, a popular local dating service. Dressed to kill, she meets bachelor number one at a trendy restaurant. But the date is a bust, literally, when the guy decides Laurel is dessert, and she breaks his nose with her cell phone. It gets even worse when the man is found murdered the next morning, and Laurel has his blood on her clothes.

Despite her now being a person of interest to the police, Laurel bravely ventures out on date number two. When that unlucky bachelor disappears during dinner, Laurel's only alibi is a bottle of Dom Perignon. The sexy investigating detective thinks she's innocent and is worried she may be the next target. That's more than enough motivation for Laurel to find a murderer determined to kill her social life — — before dating becomes a dead end she can't escape.

— Dying for a Date by Cindy Sample

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New This Week: Love and Death in Blue Lake, The Blue Lake Series by Cynthia Harrison

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Love and Death in Blue Lake by Cynthia Harrison

The Blue Lake Series (3rd in series)

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 12/20/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

Courtney and Eddie, high school sweethearts, married young. Eddie had dreams of becoming a musician and spurned Courtney's attempts to start a family. So without bothering to get a divorce, she took off for California, where a new thing in the 1990s called "music video" gave her a career as a set stylist. Now their high school reunion weekend is upon them, and despite time passed, they find themselves as wildly attracted to each other as ever.

But Eddie's an embittered failure as a musician and Courtney is conflicted in love as she has finally decided to officially divorce Eddie and start a new family in California with a man willing to have the child Eddie refused to consider. Will Courtney shape a new life or will she and Eddie finally make sweet music together?

— Love and Death in Blue Lake by Cynthia Harrison

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Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death, The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie, Now Available at a Special Price

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Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death by James Runcie

The Grantchester Mysteries (1st in series)

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Price: $2.99 (as of 12/20/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

Sidney Chambers, the Vicar of Grantchester and Honorary Canon of Ely Cathedral, together with his roguish friend Inspector Horatio "Harry" Keating, must enquire into the suspect suicide of a Cambridge solicitor, a scandalous jewellery theft at a New Year's Eve dinner party, the unexplained death of a well-known jazz promoter and a shocking art forgery the disclosure of which puts a close friend in danger.

Sidney discovers that being a detective, like being a clergyman, means that you are never off duty, but alongside the mysteries he solves he manages to find time for a keen interest in cricket, warm beer and hot jazz, and the works of Tolstoy and Shakespeare — as well as a curious fondness for a German widow three years his junior.

— Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death by James Runcie

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Cowboy Undercover by Alice Sharpe, New from Harlequin Intrigue in December 2015

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Cowboy Undercover by Alice Sharpe

Series: The Brothers of Hastings Ridge Ranch

Imprint: Intrigue

  

A desperate call in the middle of the night reunites a cowboy with the woman he's never forgotten …

A child's voice was pleading from the other end of the receiver. He'd been abducted and wanted to come home. Months ago, Chance Hastings had watched Charlie and his mother, Lily Kirk, walk away, vowing to forget them. Now one look at Lily's terrified face and he knows that plan had been futile. Promising to bring her child home, Chance goes undercover to infiltrate a dangerous group in the Idaho mountains. Once the boy is back in his mother's arms, Chance makes a new vow — to convince Lily they belong on his ranch. Permanently.

— Cowboy Undercover by Alice Sharpe

The Riverton Project, A Political Thriller by Paul Elliott, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Riverton Project by Paul Elliott

A Political Thriller

Publisher: Malevolent Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 12/20/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

"How much are you, as American citizens, willing to give up to stop the insanity and return to a world of safety? Would you be willing to give up your citizenship, your constitutional, legal and inalienable rights?"

The answer, of course, is a resounding, "No!" But the citizens of Riverton, Ohio were not given that choice. These men and women woke up one morning to find their community had overnight become its own country within a country, within its borders, its own rules and regulations, its own rights and responsibilities and its own Guardian police force. It had become part of a frightening experiment to save the essence of the American dream by destroying everything that it had been founded upon.

The frightening thing was that the experiment worked.

— The Riverton Project by Paul Elliott

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Dead on Course by Glenis Wilson, New in Bookstores during December 2015

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

Dead on Course by Glenis Wilson, a Harry Radcliffe Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Severn House

 

Back in the saddle and race riding again after weeks recuperating from a serious accident, champion jockey Harry Radcliffe reckons his life is back on course. That's before local gangster Jake Smith, newly released from gaol, makes contact. Knowing of Harry's success in finding out who killed his brother, Jake now wants him to discover who murdered his sister, Jo-Jo. Refusing to accept the official verdict of accidental death, Jake is prepared to use whatever violence necessary to uncover the truth. He's determined that somebody pays the price for his sister's death — and if Harry doesn't find out who's responsible, it'll be him.

Once again forced to turn detective, Harry is about to enter a world of greed, corruption and treachery in order to unmask a ruthless killer.

— Dead on Course by Glenis Wilson

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Mistletoe Justice by Carol J. Post, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in December 2015

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Mistletoe Justice by Carol J. Post

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

Someone has framed Darci Tucker for embezzlement — and she's pretty sure it's her boss. The real criminal will do anything to make sure she doesn't talk, from breaking into her home to hacking her computer. Her only hope for regaining control, and protecting her young son from danger, is Conner Stevenson. Desperate for answers about his sister's sudden disappearance, Conner is determined to uncover why the bookkeeper was named a target. Now Darci and her son have become pawns in a deadly game, and as Conner races to protect them, he finds he wants more than justice. He may want a family for Christmas after all … if they live that long.

— Mistletoe Justice by Carol J. Post

Acceptable Loss, A William Monk Mystery by Anne Perry, Now Available at a Special Price

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Acceptable Loss by Anne Perry

A William Monk Mystery (17th in series)

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/20/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

On a London riverbank, when the body of small-time crook Mickey Parfitt washes up with the tide, no one grieves. But William Monk, commander of the River Police, is puzzled by the murder weapon: an elegant scarf whose original owner was obviously a man of substance. Dockside informers lead Monk to a floating palace of corruption on the Thames managed by Parfitt, where a band of half-starved boys is held captive for men willing to pay a high price for midnight pleasures.

Though Monk and his fearless wife, Hester, would gladly reward Parfitt's killer, duty leads them in another direction — to an unresolved crime, to a deadly confrontation with some of the empire's most respected men, and ultimately to a courtroom showdown with Monk's old friend, Oliver Rathbone, in a trial of nearly unbearable tension and suspense.

— Acceptable Loss by Anne Perry

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New This Week: Mrs Hudson and the Lazarus Testament, A Sherlock Holmes & Mrs Hudson Mystery by Martin Davies

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Mrs Hudson and the Lazarus Testament by Martin Davies

A Sherlock Holmes & Mrs Hudson Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Canelo

Price: $4.49 (as of 12/20/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

A dark mystery for Sherlock Holmes … and of course Mrs Hudson!

A man is accidentally knocked down outside 221B Baker Street by a carriage. His dying words are clear: he has seen a man rise from the grave. At the same time a visitor arrives with a mystery of unparalleled international importance. The Viscount Wrexham is missing, presumed dead, in strange circumstances. In the North, rumours stir of a dead man haunting the moors. Broomheath Hall is, apparently, beset by ghostly lights and spectres. What does it all mean? Can arcane knowledge bring people back from the dead? And what is the connection with the Cumberland town of Alston?

The redoubtable Mrs Hudson — Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper and the Great Detective's best kept secret — and her assistant Flotsam are once again thrown into dark adventure full of gripping twists and murderous intrigue. Together with Holmes and Dr. Watson they must race against the forces of darkness to uncover the truth behind the mysterious document known as the Lazarus Testament.

As mystery after mystery is slowly uncovered, everyone's future hangs in the balance. The puzzle must be solved. But not before a slice of Dundee cake …

— Mrs Hudson and the Lazarus Testament by Martin Davies

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for December 21, 2015

A new Mystery Godoku Puzzle has been created by the editors of the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books and is now available on our website.

Godoku is similar to Sudoku, but uses letters instead of numbers. To give you a headstart, we provide you a mystery clue to fill in a complete row or column (if you choose to use it!).

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This week's letters and mystery clue:

B D I L N O P S T

B. A. Shapiro's supernatural thriller set in Boston has this title (9 letters).

We now have two weeks of our puzzles on one page in PDF format for easier printing. Print this week's puzzle here.

Previous puzzles are stored in the Mystery Godoku Archives.

Enjoy the weekly Mystery Godoku Puzzle from the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, and Thanks for visiting our website!