New This Week: The Trade, A Novel of Suspense by Shirley Palmer

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 October 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

The Trade by Shirley Palmer

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Harlequin MIRA

Price: $3.99 (as of 10/15/2014 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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Matt Lowell never set out to be a hero … but he wasn't given a choice …

As a wildfire rages in the canyons around Malibu, Matt Lowell races along the edge of the surf in a desperate attempt to reach his house and save his dog, Barney. But as he runs he stumbles upon a horror that stops him in his tracks: a newborn baby abandoned in the sand. And before he can get her to safety, the baby dies in his arms.

When the police find the baby's teenage mother dead on the side of the canyon road, her body covered with wildflowers, Matt can't ignore the unexpected sense of duty he feels for these innocent victims. And so he decides to get involved, a decision that will set in motion irreversible consequences — and lead him straight into the midst of an unspeakable crime ring of greed, slavery and murder.

Matt Lowell is about to find out that doing the right thing could be the last thing he ever does …

— The Trade by Shirley Palmer

New This Week: Dust Bunnies and Dead Bodies, An Elmwood Confidential Cozy Mystery by Janis Thornton

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 October 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

Dust Bunnies and Dead Bodies by Janis Thornton

An Elmwood Confidential Cozy Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Cup of Tea Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 10/15/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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When it comes to murder, forget the butler … it's the housekeeper who knows where the bodies are buried …

Small-town newspaper editor Crystal Cropper never takes "no" for an answer, hates to be called a "senior citizen," and uses the power of her pen to expose corruption in her small town.

Cleaning lady Gertie has a knack for sweeping skeletons out of closets — which makes her one of Crystal's best informants. But Gertie's latest hot tip has landed her in a coma, courtesy of an unknown assailant.

Now Crystal must follow the trail of dirt and gossip right to the doorsteps of several prominent local families to solve a decades-old murder and the disappearance of a young boy …

— Dust Bunnies and Dead Bodies by Janis Thornton

The Shaman's Bones, A Charlie Moon Mystery by James D. Doss, 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, HarperCollins …

The Shaman's Bones by James D. Doss

A Charlie Moon Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: $3.99 (as of 10/15/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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A women of the Tohono O'otam tribe has been savagely — and ritually — murdered in Wyoming, outside the jurisdictions of Granite Creek, Colorado, Police Chief Scott Parris and Ute tribal policeman Charlie Moon. But a brutal, unprovoked assault by the suspected killer on one of Parris's detectives — and the dark, unsettling visions of Charlie's shaman aunt, Daisy Perika — are pulling two dedicated lawmen and an aging Native American mystic into the hunt.

Daisy's dreams of raining blood tell her that more will die. Despite the healthy skepticism of his good friend Moon, Parris is inclined to heed the shaman's dire warnings. But the trail of a murderer is leading them all to perilous and unexpected places, where secrets of past betrayals and treacherous tribal politics are buried, and where the pursuit of a stolen Power has turned some men greedy and hungry … and deadly.

— The Shaman's Bones by James D. Doss

The Alias Men by F. T. Bradley, a New Double Vision Adventure for Cadet Sleuths

Omnimystery News is pleased to present in this post a new First Clues: Mysteries for Kids series title published this month …

The Alias Men by F. T. Bradley

Series: Double Vision

Publisher: HarperCollins

Format(s): Hardcover, eBook

Recommended for Cadet Sleuths, Ages 10 to 12

  

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

After his last mission, Linc thought his undercover junior agent days were behind him, and tons of boring studying lay ahead of him. But when super-secret government agency Pandora wants your help, you don't exactly have a choice. Sinister criminal Ethan Melais is on the loose in Tinseltown, and it's up to Linc to find him.

While he's on the job, Linc is snagged by a famous director to star in a movie. Add "trying to impress the cute Hollywood starlet Savannah Stone" to Linc's to-do list and this mission has suddenly become more complicated. As always, Linc's look-alike agent nemesis, Ben Green, is hot on Linc's heels, and time is running out. Can Linc nab the felon, charm Savannah, and beat Ben at his own game?

— The Alias Men by F. T. Bradley

Cobra by Deon Meyer, New in Bookstores during October 2014

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

Cobra by Deon Meyer, a Benny Griessel Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press

        

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 …

The bodies of three people are found at an exclusive guest house in the beautiful Franschhoek wine valley. Two of them were professional bodyguards, but the British citizen they were meant to be protecting is nowhere to be found; left behind are his brand new passport, new suitcase, and new clothes. And the spent shell cases bear a chilling engraving: the flaring head of a spitting cobra.

Meanwhile, in Cape Town, a skilled pickpocket is using his considerable talents to put his younger sister through school. But one day he is caught in the act. Security guards begin to question him, only to be killed with consummate ease by a stranger who leaves behind the distinctive shell cases.

With the help of his colleagues, Detective Benny Griessel rushes to untangle a case that only grows more complex. The British man's passport turns out to be a fake, but the British consulate is decidedly unhelpful. And then the pickpocket's sister is abducted.

From Cape Town's famous waterfront to a deadly showdown on a suburban train, the storyline hurtles towards a shocking finale — and someone may not make it out alive.

— Cobra by Deon Meyer