Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener, An Agatha Raisin Mystery by M. C. Beaton, 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 feature the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Minotaur Books …

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M. C. Beaton

An Agatha Raisin Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 08/06/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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Never say die. That's the philosophy Agatha Raisin clings to when she comes home to cozy Carsely and finds a new woman ensconced in the affections of her attractive bachelor neighbor, James Lacey. The beautiful newcomer, Mary Fortune, is superior in every way, especially when it comes to gardening. And Agatha, that rose with many thorns, hasn't a green thumb to her name.

With garden Open Day approaching, she longs for a nice juicy murder to remind James of her genius for investigation. And sure enough, a series of destructive assaults on the finest gardens is followed by an appalling murder.

Agatha seizes the moment and immediately starts yanking up village secrets by their roots and digging up all the dirt on the victim. Problem is, Agatha has an awkward secret of her own …

— Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M. C. Beaton

Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams, a New 1st in Series Mystery Introducing Jane Steward

Omnimystery News is pleased to present you with one of this month's new 1st in Series titles, a mystery, thriller or suspense novel that introduces a recurring character (or characters) …

Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams

Jane Steward, Book Retreat (1st in series)

Publisher: Berkley

  

What we know about the character: Tucked away in the rolling hills of rural western Virginia is the storybook resort of Storyton Hall, managed by Jane Steward, catering to book lovers who want to get away from it all. For more information about her first murder, see a synopsis of the book, below.

Who would resort to murder?

To increase her number of bookings, resort manager Jane Steward has decided to host a Murder and Mayhem week so that fans of the mystery genre can gather together for some role-playing and fantasy crime solving.

But when the winner of the scavenger hunt, Felix Hampden, is found dead in the Mystery Suite, and the valuable book he won as his prize is missing, Jane realizes one of her guests is an actual murderer. Amid a resort full of fake detectives, Jane is bound and determined to find a real-life killer. There's no room for error as Jane tries to unlock this mystery before another vacancy opens up …

— Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams

Death Trap, A Jessie Arnold, Alaska Mystery by Sue Henry, Now Available at a Special Price

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Death Trap by Sue Henry

A Jessie Arnold, Alaska Mystery (10th in series)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/06/2014 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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Up north, the summers are brief … and winter, like death, is cold and long …

Recovering from knee surgery that will cause her to miss the upcoming dogsled racing season, champion "musher" Jessie Arnold feels empty and bored — so she grabs an opportunity to fill her days manning the Iditarod booth at the Alaska State Fair.

But murder becomes an attraction here as well — an especially brutal one — when the corpse of a small-time hoodlum slain by a double-blade axe blow to the skull turns up on the fairgrounds. Jessie shouldn't get involved, having already seen too much violent death in her lifetime.

But strange connections are linking the killing with a child's kidnapping … and with the sudden disappearance of her own beloved lead sled dog. Soon friends old and new will be pulled in as well when the unthinkable occurs: Jessie herself vanishes without a trace.

— Death Trap by Sue Henry

Avoidable Contact by Tammy Kaehler, New in Bookstores during August 2014

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during August 2014 is …

Avoidable Contact by Tammy Kaehler

The Kate Reilly, Racing Series (3rd)

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press

        

For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for August 2014. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of August 2014 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

More about our featured title, below …

Racecar driver Kate Reilly is suited up and ready for the start of the legendary 24 Hours of Daytona. But what lies ahead is not just a racing challenge but a harrowing test of her will and nerve off the course.

Even before the green flag waves over Daytona International Speedway, Kate receives word her boyfriend Stuart is hospitalized nearby in a coma, fighting for his life after a hit-and-run. Stunned by the news, Kate can do nothing better for Stuart than complete her scheduled laps driving her team's car. But more shocks follow as Daytona's clock starts ticking. An on-track accident ends tragically. Some of her complicated family is spotted with other teams — why? And an eyewitness claims Stuart was run down deliberately by someone from the race paddock.

Alternating stints behind the wheel of the team's Corvette with stretches of quizzing colleagues and searching for clues, Kate circles the police and taps every possible source — friend, foe, and family — to find out who's after Stuart and why. As the race clock counts down to zero hour, Kate must come to terms with her own fears rising from her past and decide who she's willing to trust. Only then can she identify who's willing to kill to keep a secret buried.

— Avoidable Contact by Tammy Kaehler

The Counterfeit Lady by Kate Parker, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2014 …

The Counterfeit Lady by Kate Parker

The Georgia Fenchurch, Victorian Bookshop Series (2nd)

Publisher: Berkley Trade

  

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for August 2014. For new hardcover mysteries, visit New Mysteries where for a list of August 2014 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

More about our featured title, below …

Who would suspect antiquarian bookseller Georgia Fenchurch of leading a double life — as a private investigator for the clandestine Archivist Society in Victorian London? When England's national security is compromised, Georgia must pose as a titled lady to root out a spy …

A cousin of Georgia's dear friend, Lady Phyllida Monthalf, is brutally murdered in her home during the theft of blueprints of a new battleship designed by her husband — who now stands accused of her murder … and treason. The Duke of Blackford, in service to Whitehall, enlists Georgia and the Archivist Society to assist in the investigation. Playing the part of the duke's new paramour, Georgia gains entry into the upper echelons of London's elite, where amidst elegant dinners and elaborate parties a master spy schemes to lay hands on the stolen plans.

The duke is no stranger to the world of international espionage, but Georgia is out of her element in more ways than one. She must not allow her genuine attraction to the duke — or her obsession with finding her parents' killer — to distract her from her role. But when a mysterious stranger threatens to expose her, the counterfeit lady may be in real trouble …

— The Counterfeit Lady by Kate Parker