Bless Her Dead Little Heart by Miranda James, a New 1st in Series Mystery Introducing Southern Ladies

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) …

Bless Her Dead Little Heart by Miranda James

A Southern Ladies Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Berkley

  

What we know about the characters: The Southern Ladies are Miss An'gel and Miss Dickce Ducote, two snoopy sisters who are always ready to lend a helping hand to the residents of Athena, Mississippi. For more information about their first murder, see a synopsis of the book, below.

When a stressed socialite brings murder right to their doorstep, even they have trouble maintaining their Southern hospitality …

With the Mississippi sun beating down, An'gel and Dickce are taking a break to cool off and pet sit their friend Charlie Harris's cat, Diesel, when their former sorority sister, Rosabelle Sultan, shows up at their door unexpectedly, with her ne'er-do-well adult children not far behind.

Rosabelle's selfish offspring are desperate to discover what's in her will, and it soon becomes clear that one of them would kill to get their hands on the inheritance. Suddenly caught up in a deadly tangle of duplicitous suspects and deep-fried motives, it will take all of the sisters' Southern charm to catch a decidedly ill-mannered killer …

— Bless Her Dead Little Heart by Miranda James

The Deadliest Denial, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Colleen Thompson, 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, Montlake Romance …

The Deadliest Denial by Colleen Thompson

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Montlake Romance

Price: $0.99 (as of 10/04/2014 at 3:00 PM ET).

This title is one of over 100 mysteries and thrillers included in Amazon's The Big Deal, Now through 10/05/2014.

  

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The worst day of Claire's life begins with a 5:00 AM knock on her door, the summons every cop's wife dreads. But instead of telling her Spence is gone, killed in the line of duty, his sergeant has even worse news for Claire. Her husband is in jail. For murder. And there is irrefutable evidence that the person he really wants dead is her.

But betrayal turns to terror when Spence skips out on his bail and someone begins vandalizing her horse ranch. In the fury of a Texas thunderstorm, her husband reappears with a story that sounds all too credible and a seductive magnetism Claire has never been able to resist. Is her refusal to turn him in, her need to believe in his innocence , nothing but the deadliest denial?

— The Deadliest Denial by Colleen Thompson

Louise's Blunder by Sarah R. Shaber, New in Bookstores during October 2014

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

Louise's Blunder by Sarah R. Shaber, a Louise Pearlie Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Severn House

      

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 …

1940s, Washington DC. Government. Girl Louise Pearlie is asked to review the file usage of a missing analyst from the Office of Strategic Services — the US's wartime intelligence agency — only to learn he'd drowned in the Tidal Basin days before. OSS confirm it was an accident, and Louise is sent back to her regular job in the file rooms.

Her time spent investigating Paul Hughes at least has one positive outcome, though: Louise meets a young woman in the OSS Reading Room, who asks her to join her "salon", where she is encouraged to talk about controversial issues like racial segregation and equal pay for women. Socializing with the women helps her cope with her beau Joe Prager's transfer to New York City.

— Louise's Blunder by Sarah R. Shaber

Telemystery: Inspector Lewis Season 7 Premieres Sunday, October 5th on PBS's Masterpiece Mystery

The seventh season of Inspector Lewis premieres tomorrow, Sunday October 5th, 2014 on PBS's Masterpiece Mystery.

In three all-new cases ("Entry Wounds", October 5th), "The Lions of Nemea", October 12th, and "Beyond Good and Evil", October 19th), the seasoned Inspector Lewis (Kevin Whately) and the newly-minted Inspector Hathaway (Laurence Fox) encounter the future, in new partner DS Lizzie Maddox (Angela Griffin), and the past, in the reopening of a closed case and the repetition of its grisly murders.

Watch a preview to this season, below.

Down To the Wire by Laura Scott, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in October 2014

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

Down To the Wire by Laura Scott

Series: SWAT: Top Cops

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

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

Who placed the bomb under schoolteacher Tess Collins's classroom desk — and why? There's only one man who can save Tess — SWAT cop Declan Shaw. Her survival depends on him defusing the bomb and protecting her from an unknown enemy. He can't afford to be distracted by the alluring beauty who was his onetime high school crush. But keeping her safe soon becomes more than just a job for the highly trained explosives expert. And it'll take all his professional skills to catch the madman targeting Tess before it's too late.

— Down To the Wire by Laura Scott