Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock is Today's Teen Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock as today's Teen Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Thursday, August 14, 2014.

Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock

A Supernatural Mystery Series (1st in series)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/14/2014 at 6:10 AM ET).

  

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Mackenzie and Amy were best friends. Until Amy was brutally murdered.

Since then, Mac's life has been turned upside down. She is being haunted by Amy in her dreams, and an extremist group called the Trackers has come to Mac's hometown of Hemlock to hunt down Amy's killer: A white werewolf.

Lupine syndrome — also known as the werewolf virus — is on the rise across the country. Many of the infected try to hide their symptoms, but bloodlust is not easy to control.

Wanting desperately to put an end to her nightmares, Mac decides to investigate Amy's murder herself. She discovers secrets lurking in the shadows of Hemlock, secrets about Amy's boyfriend, Jason, her good pal Kyle, and especially her late best friend. Mac is thrown into a maelstrom of violence and betrayal that puts her life at risk.

— Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock

Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140814)

Here is today's mystery and suspense update from Big Fish Games …

• The New Release is Les Misérables: Jean Valjean.

• The current Catch of the Week is The Mirror Mysteries: Forgotten Kingdoms, just $2.99 through Sunday, August 17, 2014 only.

Visit the Omnimystery Entertainment Network for more games of mystery and suspense!

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The New Release is Les Misérables: Jean Valjean

"Les Misérables" is one of the most renowned literary masterworks and has been adapted for film several times. It is now available as an adventure and hidden object game, with detailed graphics. Play as Jean Valjean in 19th-century Paris and discover the story of the hero! In 1815, Jean Valjean is freed from prison labor, and is an outcast filled with hate and a sense of injustice. He steals silverware from Monseigneur Bienvenu, who has provided him with food and shelter. However, the bishop's generosity teaches him the meaning of virtue and integrity. Explore legendary scenes and meet famous characters from the Novel! Be part of the revolt in the Rue Saint Denis and keep your promise to Fantine by saving Cosette from the Thénardiers. Escape from Javert's manhunt and be part of the revolts in the barricades by helping Marius and Gavroche. Experience many other twists and turns!

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour.

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The current Catch of the Week is The Mirror Mysteries: Forgotten Kingdoms

In this second installation of the series, Tommy is all grown up and on the hunt for the mirror that changed the lives of him and his family forever. Now he's missing, and it is up to you to help his sister retrieve Tommy and locate the evil mirror. Plunge through the mirror and into unimagined realms and magical worlds as you continue the saga and aid Tommy's sister on her quest. The mirror is back — can you and extinguish his power for good?

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. Also available for  Mac.

Also available for this game:

• Get the Strategy Guide.
• Check out the Blog Walkthrough.

Review: An Event in Autumn by Henning Mankell

A Mysterious Review of An Event in Autumn by Henning Mankell. A Kurl Wallander Mystery Novella.

Review summary: Relatively short and crisply written, this well-crafted mystery is an excellent example of the author's work, and one that will capture and retain the reader's interest throughout. It is recommended. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

An Event in Autumn
Henning Mankell
A Kurl Wallander Mystery Novella
Vintage (August 2014)

Publisher synopsis: After nearly thirty years in the same job, Inspector Kurt Wallander is tired, restless, and itching to make a change. He is taken with a certain old farmhouse, perfectly situated in a quiet countryside with a charming, overgrown garden. There he finds the skeletal hand of a corpse in a shallow grave.

Wallander’s investigation takes him deep into the history of the house and the land, until finally the shocking truth about a long-buried secret is brought to light.

        

Aunty Lee's Delights, A Singaporean Mystery by Ovidia Yu, 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, William Morrow …

Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu

A Singaporean Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: William Morrow

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/13/2014 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

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After losing her husband, Rosie Lee could have become one of Singapore's "tai tai", an idle rich lady. Instead she is building a culinary empire from her restaurant, Aunty Lee's Delights, where spicy Singaporean meals are graciously served to locals and tourists alike. But when a body is found in one of Singapore's tourist havens and one of her guests fails to show at a dinner party, Aunty Lee knows that the two events are likely connected.

The murder and disappearance throws together Aunty Lee's henpecked stepson, Mark, his social-climbing wife, Selina, a gay couple whose love is still illegal in Singapore, and an elderly Australian tourist couple whose visit may mask a deeper purpose. Investigating the murder are Police Commissioner Raja and Senior Staff Sergeant Salim, who quickly discover that Aunty Lee's sharp nose for intrigue can sniff out clues that elude law enforcers.

— Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu

New This Week: The Sleeping Dead, A Psychological Thriller by Richard Farren Barber

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 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

The Sleeping Dead by Richard Farren Barber

A Psychological Thriller

Publisher: DarkFuse

Price: $2.99 (as of 08/13/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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When Jackson Smith attends an interview to escape his dead-end job, he witnesses a man jumping to his death through an office window. But this suicide is only the first of many he encounters. All around him, men and women begin taking their own lives. These seemingly random events make little sense to Jackson until he hears voices urging him to join the others.

As Jackson fights the desire to self-destruct, he flees through a mad city where the river and streets pile high with bodies of the sleeping dead, those who have simply surrendered to the strange voices.

Jackson's only chance is to find an escape to this madness before giving in to the strange voices in his head.

— The Sleeping Dead by Richard Farren Barber