The Black Road by Tania Carver, New in Bookstores during August 2014

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

The Black Road by Tania Carver

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Pegasus

        

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 …

The honeymoon is over for newlywed criminologist Marina Esposito. Her house is in flames. Her detective husband is in a coma. Her baby daughter is missing. And then her phone rings …

"I have something you've lost," the voice said. "Your daughter."

The voice at the other end wants to play a game. If Marina completes a series of bizarre tasks within three days, she wins her daughter's life. If she fails, her little girl dies. The clock starts now.

In a desperate race against time, Marina begins to suspect that the madman is someone she knows — someone with a past as troubled as her own. But the truth is far darker than she imagines …

— The Black Road by Tania Carver

Cavanaugh Strong by Marie Ferrarella, New from Harlequin Romantic Suspense in August 2014

Omnimystery News is pleased to introduce a new mystery, suspense, or thriller title from Harlequin, published this month …

Cavanaugh Strong by Marie Ferrarella

Series: Cavanaugh Justice

Imprint: Romantic Suspense

  

For more information about the book, see a synopsis, below.

Why are too many healthy seniors dying in nursing homes? Vice detective Noelle O'Banyon can't let the mystery go. And though she has no business working a homicide case, the love-shy single mom draws partner Duncan Cavanaugh into her rogue investigation. He's a notorious player she thoroughly disdains — and the feeling's mutual.

Duncan considers Noelle too straightlaced for his taste. But as they uncover the shocking scandal behind the mysterious deaths, the crime-fighting pair become closer — and passionately in sync. Now, before a killer stops their bliss, can he and Noelle prevent the next murder in Aurora?

— Cavanaugh Strong by Marie Ferrarella

Murder Strikes a Pose, A Kate Davidson, Downward Dog Mystery by Tracy Weber, 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, Midnight Ink …

Murder Strikes a Pose by Tracy Weber

A Kate Davidson, Downward Dog Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Midnight Ink

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/10/2014 at 1:00 PM ET).

This title is one of over 100 mysteries and thrillers included in Amazon's The Big Deal for August 2014.

  

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When George and Bella — a homeless alcoholic and his intimidating German shepherd — disturb the peace outside her studio, yoga instructor Kate Davidson's Zen-like calm is stretched to the breaking point. Kate tries to get rid of them before Bella scares the yoga pants off her students. Instead, the three form an unlikely friendship.

One night Kate finds George's body behind her studio. The police dismiss his murder as a drug-related street crime, but she knows George wasn't a dealer. So Kate starts digging into George's past while also looking for someone to adopt Bella before she's sent to the big dog park in the sky. With the murderer nipping at her heels, Kate has to work fast or her next Corpse Pose may be for real.

— Murder Strikes a Pose by Tracy Weber

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for August 11, 2014

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:

2 4 E G I O R T V

Martha Grimes's 2014 Richard Jury mystery 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!

An Excerpt from 30 Days, a Crime Thriller by G. R. Case

30 Days by G. R. Case

We are delighted to welcome crime novelist G. R. Case to Omnimystery News today.

G. R.'s debut thriller is 30 Days (Cool Blue Books; April 2014 trade paperback and ebook formats) and we are pleased to introduce you to it with an excerpt. (G. R. will be with us again later in the month, when we'll talk more about it.)

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Night time — An arrow has pinned Detective Rodgers' arm to a tree …

MARCUS! I KNOW YOU DID THIS! WHAT you're doing with Troy and little Brittany is wrong!" His voice carried through the crisp night air. "This is not the way to make things right for Tonisha! You're no better than he is if you murder him and his daughter! It's not too late to turn back!"
  Marcus yelled back, still in hiding. "It's already too late! I've done some things, Detective, that I'm not proud of to get retribution on Mr. Troy Edwards! See, Detective Rodgers, just like Ranger Wyatt, Mr. Edwards will die! And little Brittany … I will deal with later! Detective Rodgers, you will, how can I say this? You will perish also! I didn't want it to go down like this, but you've forced my hand! You shouldn't have come here! You have no right to interfere with real justice, Detective!" Marcus's voice seemed to echo and surround Rodgers with every harsh, espoused statement.
  Rodgers aimed the gun toward the house, barn, and woods to follow the voice. "Marcus, think about your sister, Diane! I told her I would bring you back safe! You're not going to make me break my promise, are you?"
  "Don't you dare bring my sister into this! Keep her name out of your mouth! I'm doing this to give her some sense of peace! Peace in knowing that the man that killed her baby has been executed! I don't care what happens to me! It's irrelevant at this point!"
  "Marcus! This ain't right, man! Our system doesn't work perfect all the time! I know that!"
  "I know, the system doesn't work unless you're wealthy, then everybody can be bought! So for the average guy like me … this is my justice! Right here! Right now! There are no appeals in my criminal justice system! The guilty don't go free in my system! You can have your system and I'll take mine!" he said, walking calmly through the woods with his night-vision goggles on.
  "Marcus, doing this will not make you whole again! Tonisha is not coming back! Your sister needs you! Think about her!"
  Marcus walked behind him. He slapped the gun out of his hand. "I am."

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Photo provided courtesy of
G. R. Case

G. R. Case resides just outside of the Chicago area with his family. His passion is crafting every story by taking the reader on a journey into the minds of vast characters. In addition to storytelling, he enjoys following his favorite Chicago sports teams. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a Masters of Arts in Sociology.

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

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30 Days
G. R. Case
A Crime Thriller

Vengeance is due …

Marcus Freling is a military veteran working as a mail carrier enjoying life. His pride and joy is his thirteen-year-old niece. Innocence is lost when her young life is snuffed out by a senseless random drive-by shooting in Harlem, NY. Over the next several months, Marcus's sorrow turns to anger. Anger gives way for a yearning to inflict vengeance on Troy, the drug dealer, whom fired the kill shot. Troy is questioned by Detective Rodgers about the murder but is released due to lack of evidence.

Marcus lurks in the shadows of Troy's existence, fiendishly watching his every move over the next year. He kidnaps Troy and holds him hostage in a secluded farmhouse in the Catskill Mountains. He heaps unrelenting torture upon Troy over the next thirty days. He insanely serves as the defense attorney, prosecutor, and judge at Troy's mock trial in a barn behind the house. Rodgers uncovers Marcus's plot and ventures into the mountains to stop him. Will he get there before it is too late?