Diva Las Vegas, A Raven McShane Mystery by Stephanie Caffrey, New This Week from Gemma Halliday

Gemma Halliday Publishing is a boutique publisher of light-hearted mystery, romantic suspense and romantic comedy novels, perfect for popping into your beach bag for a weekend away or cozying up beside a warm fire for a quiet night in.

We've selected one of their recently published titles to feature here today …

Diva Las Vegas by Stephanie Caffrey

A Raven McShane Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Gemma Halliday

Price: $0.99 (as of 09/02/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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When Las Vegas exotic dancer Raven McShane launches a private detective business, no one takes her seriously at first. But when a former dancer and good friend needs help solving the town's most notorious murder, Raven joins forces with a built bouncer and a smokin' hot Mormon to uncover the killer's identity.

Raven dodges casino thugs, old-money families, and long-buried secrets, all of which lead her down a path that's seedier than the strip in the morning light. If she can stay one step ahead of the killer, she just may prove that this beauty has brains, too.

— Diva Las Vegas by Stephanie Caffrey

Two O'Clock Slump, A Hartfield Mystery by Chautona Havig, 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 present the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Wynnewood Press …

Two O'Clock Slump by Chautona Havig

A Hartfield Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Wynnewood Press

Price: $0.99 (as of 09/02/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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It's time for Alexa's bi-annual trip to her hometown. In the wake of her dear friend's arrest and her recent engagement, the trip should have been a welcome diversion. However, her trips to California's Mojave Desert only bring pain and reminders of why she moved halfway across the country in the first place.

Any hope for a quiet rest away from the drama of recent months disappears as an alarm clock in the hotel room next to hers awakens her at two o'clock in the morning.

To her astonishment, Alexa finds herself under suspicion for the murder. When the evidence piles up against her, Joe decides it's time for her to leave. While Alexa stays "off the grid" and out of the hands of her hometown police, Joe works quickly to find who is really responsible.

— Two O'Clock Slump by Chautona Havig

Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates by Kathy Aarons, a New 1st in Series Mystery Introducing Michelle Serrano and Erica Russell

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) …

Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates by Kathy Aarons

A Michelle Serrano and Erica Russell, Chocolate Covered Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Berkley

  

What we know about the characters: Michelle Serrano and Erica Russell are co-owners of a combined bookstore and chocolate shop in West Riverdale, Maryland. For more information about their first murder, see a synopsis of the book, below.

Whether it's to satisfy a craving for chocolate or pick up the hottest new bestseller, the locals in charming West Riverdale, Maryland, are heading to Chocolates and Chapters, where everything sold is to die for …

Best friends Michelle Serrano and Erica Russell are celebrating the sweet rewards of their combined bookstore and chocolate shop by hosting the Great Fudge Cook-off during the town's Memorial Day weekend Arts Festival. But success turns bittersweet when Main Street's portrait photographer is found dead in their store, poisoned by Michelle's signature truffles.

As suspicion mounts against Michelle, her sales begin to crumble and her career seems whipped. With Erica by her side, Michelle must pick through an assortment of suspects before the future of their dream store melts away …

— Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates by Kathy Aarons

New This Week: Stalked: The Boy Who Said No, A True-Life Novel by Patti Sheehy

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 September 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

Stalked: The Boy Who Said No by Patti Sheehy

A True-Life Novel

Publisher: Oceanview Publishing

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/02/2014 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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After defecting from Cuba's Special Forces and making a harrowing escape from his homeland, Frank faces new challenges in America. With five dollars in his pocket and a boatload of determination, he rejects an offer to join the CIA and takes his chances on achieving the American dream. Frank and his sweetheart, Magda, want nothing more than marriage, children, and a nice life for themselves.

Frank dreams of celebrating milestone anniversaries with Magda, but his dreams are dashed. Instead, the couple faces a challenge neither of them could ever imagine. Meanwhile, sinister forces in Cuba plan to avenge Frank's escape. Can Frank outwit Cuban operatives bent on killing him? Will he again overcome the forces of evil?

— Stalked: The Boy Who Said No by Patti Sheehy

The Cinderella Killer by Simon Brett, New in Bookstores during September 2014

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

The Cinderella Killer by Simon Brett

A Charles Paris Mystery (19th in series)

Publisher: Crème de la Crime

      

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

More about our featured title, below …

Landing a minor part in the Empire Theatre Eastbourne's Christmas production of Cinderella, Charles Paris soon discovers that his main role is to gently introduce the show's baffled American star, famous sitcom actor Kenny Polizzi, to the bizarre customs of English pantomime.

During their convivial sessions in the local pub, Charles finds himself increasingly caught up in Polizzi's tangled affairs as the American fends off a vengeful soon-to-be-ex-wife, an obsessed groupie, and a barely-controlled drink problem. But Charles is about to be far more involved than he might wish when he stumbles across a body beneath Eastbourne Pier, a neat bullet hole in the centre of the forehead.

As the world's press descends on Eastbourne, the pantomime rehearsals descend into chaos and he himself comes under suspicion, it's up to Charles to put his renowned sleuthing skills to the test to find out who really killed his fellow cast member — and why.

— The Cinderella Killer by Simon Brett