The White Sea by Paul Johnston, New in Bookstores during October 2014

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

The White Sea by Paul Johnston, an Alex Mavros Mystery (7th 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 October 2014. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of October 2014 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

More about our featured title, below …

Wealthy ship-owner Kostas Gatsos has been missing for several weeks, having been snatched from his luxury villa on the idyllic island of Lesvos. Curiously, there has been no ransom demand. When the police investigation stalls, the desperate Gatsos family turn to private investigator Alex Mavros for help.

Inherently suspicious of the super-rich and initially reluctant to take on the case, Mavros finds himself dealing with a highly dysfunctional family with more than a few skeletons in its closet, a family whose tentacles have a surprisingly wide reach. Alex believes the key to the mystery lies in the ship-owner's shady past and sinister business deals — but the truth behind the kidnapping is more disturbing, and closer to home, than Mavros could ever have imagined.

— The White Sea by Paul Johnston

Gone Girl — In Theaters October 03, 2014

Gone Girl. Opens in theaters October 03, 2014.

On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?

Directed by David Fincher from a screenplay written by Gillian Flynn. Read the book by Gillian Flynn from which this film was adapted.

Running time: 149 minutes Rated R for a scene of bloody violence, some strong sexual content/nudity, and language.

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Glycerine by Garry Ryan, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during October 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during October 2014 …

Glycerine by Garry Ryan

A Detective Lane Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: NeWest Press

  

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

More about our featured title, below …

With the traumatic events of Foxed behind him, Detective Lane has been promoted to the head of the Calgary Major Crimes Unit, a position that brings new responsibilities, as well as a new partner in the form of headstrong rookie Nigel Li.

Lane and Li's first case, an investigation into the death of a migrant worker, points them in the direction of John A. Jones, the leader of a fractured community in northern Alberta, who has been suspected of bombing oil and gas pipelines. With the Calgary Stampede just days away, and anti-Muslim tension mounting in town in the wake of the "honour killing" of a young girl, Lane and Li must foil a potential terror attack.

— Glycerine by Garry Ryan

A Discovery of Witches, The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, 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, Penguin Books …

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

The All Souls Trilogy (1st in series)

Publisher: Penguin Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 10/02/2014 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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A centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together …

Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks.

But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries — and she is the only creature who can break its spell.

— A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Ryder, An Ayesha Ryder Novel by Nick Pengelley, New This Week from Alibi

Alibi is a digital-only imprint of Random House dedicated to publishing mystery and thriller books.

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

Ryder by Nick Pengelley

An Ayesha Ryder Novel (1st in series)

Publisher: Alibi

Price: $2.99 (as of 10/02/2014 at 12:30 PM ET).

Read more about this book in our interview with the author, Nick Pengelley.

  

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Ayesha Ryder bears the scars of strife in the Middle East. Now her past is catching up to her as she races to unravel a mystery that spans centuries — and threatens to change the course of history.

As Israeli and Palestinian leaders prepare to make a joint announcement at the Tower of London, an influential scholar is tortured and murdered in his well-appointed home in St. John's Wood. Academic researcher Ayesha Ryder believes the killing is no coincidence. Sir Evelyn Montagu had unearthed shocking revelations about T. E. Lawrence — the famed Lawrence of Arabia. Could Montagu have been targeted because of his discoveries?

Ryder's search for answers takes her back to her old life in the Middle East and into a lion's den of killers and traitors. As she draws the attention of agents from both sides of the conflict, including detectives from Scotland Yard and MI5, Ryder stumbles deeper into Lawrence's secrets, an astounding case of royal blackmail, even the search for the Bible's lost Ark of the Covenant.

Every step of the way, the endgame grows more terrifying. But when an attack rocks London, the real players show their hand — and Ayesha Ryder is left holding the final piece of the puzzle.

— Ryder by Nick Pengelley