Review: Deadly Assets by Wendy Tyson

A Mysterious Review of Deadly Assets by Wendy Tyson. An Allison Campbell Mystery.

Review summary: Two clients. Two disappearances. Too much of a coincidence? A twisted trail through multi-generational family dynamics and corporate conspiracies is at the core of this superbly crafted whodunit, a real treat for fans of well-written mysteries that take unexpected turns to a surprising conclusion. (Click here for text of full review.)

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Deadly Assets
Wendy Tyson
An Allison Campbell Mystery
Henery Press (July 2014)

Publisher synopsis: An eccentric Italian heiress from the Finger Lakes. An eighteen-year-old pop star from Scranton, Pennsylvania. Allison Campbell's latest clients seem worlds apart in every respect, except one: Both women disappear on the same day. And Allison's colleague Vaughn is the last to have seen each.

Allison's search for a connection uncovers an intricate web of family secrets, corporate transgressions and an age-old rivalry that crosses continents. The closer Allison gets to the truth, the deadlier her quest becomes. All paths lead back to a sinister Finger Lakes estate and the suicide of a woman thirty years earlier. Allison soon realizes the lives of her clients and the safety of those closest to her aren't the only things at stake.

        

New This Week: Power Play, A Carl Pappas, Radio Detective Mystery by M. H. Vesseur

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Power Play by M. H. Vesseur

A Carl Pappas, Radio Detective Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Vibes

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/11/2014 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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The death of an environmental activist brings bizz jockey Carl Pappas to the quiet island of Islasol. Everything seems to be OK with the local National park and the wind turbine park in the heart of it.

But Carl and his team soon find out you can't take anything on face value. Below the surface of an environment friendly enterprise lies a darker secret. It's time for the radio detective to unravel the local secrets of wind energy, assisted by his producer Hitomi and a new, unlikely ally.

— Power Play by M. H. Vesseur

Eva's Eye, A Konrad Sejer Mystery by Karin Fossum, Now Available at a Special Price

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Eva's Eye by Karin Fossum

A Konrad Sejer Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Price: $1.99 (as of 09/11/2014 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

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Eva Magnus and her daughter are out walking by the river when a man's body floats to the water's surface. Eva goes to call the police, but when she reaches the phone, she dials another number altogether.

The police find the body anyway Inspector Sejer and his team quickly determine that the man, Egil, died in a violent attack. But Egil has been missing for months and the trail to his killer is cold. It's as puzzling as another unsolved case on Sejer's desk: the murder of a prostitute, found dead just before Egil went missing. Sejer sets to work piecing together these two impossible cases; it's not long before he realizes that they aren't as separate as they previously seemed.

— Eva's Eye by Karin Fossum

Comes the Dark, A Johnny Hawke Thriller by David Stuart Davies, New This Week from Endeavour Press

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We've selected one of their recently published mystery, suspense, thriller or crime titles to feature here today …

Comes the Dark by David Stuart Davies

A Johnny Hawke Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 09/11/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

First published in hardcover by Robert Hale (UK) in 2006, this is its first appearance as an ebook.

  

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1941. London is suffering under the bombardment of the German blitzkrieg. A desperate murderer is using the blackout to his advantage, leaving a string of strangled prostitutes littered around London's streets.

One-eyed self-employed detective Johnny Hawke is drawn into a complex web of darkness, drama and death. He takes it upon himself to infiltrate the Britannia Club, a dangerous underground fascist organisation hell-bent on a Nazi invasion of Britain, and bring them down, single-handedly, from within.

As the strands of his investigations come together, Johnny is faced with the greatest challenge of his life, and an ugly accusation: the murderer may be closer than he had ever imagined.

— Comes the Dark by David Stuart Davies

Lost Legacy, A Zoe Chambers Mystery by Annette Dashofy, Now Available at a Special Price

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Lost Legacy by Annette Dashofy

A Zoe Chambers Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Henery Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 09/11/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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On a sultry summer afternoon, Paramedic Zoe Chambers responds to a call and finds a farmer's body hanging from the rafters of his hay barn. What first appears to be a suicide quickly becomes something sinister when Zoe links the victim to a pair of deaths forty-five years earlier. Her attempts to wheedle information from her mother and stepfather hit a brick wall of deception, one that brings into question everything Zoe knows about her late father, who died in a car crash when she was eight. Or did he?

Police Chief Pete Adams fears Zoe's inquiries are setting her up for deeper heartbreak and putting her in danger. As Zoe and Pete inch closer to the truth, they discover that a missing gun links the crimes which span more than four decades. But the killer isn't done. Two more Vance Township residents fall victim to the same gun, and when tragedy strikes too close to home, Zoe realizes her family is in the crosshairs.

— Lost Legacy by Annette Dashofy