Risky Undertaking by Mark de Castrique, New in Bookstores during November 2014

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

Risky Undertaking by Mark de Castrique, a Barry Clayton Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press

      

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

More about our featured title, below …

When Cherokee burial remains are unearthed on the site expanding a local cemetery, the dual occupations of Barry Clayton, part-time deputy and full-time undertaker, collide. Then, during the interment of the wife of one of Gainesboro, North Carolina's most prominent citizens, Cherokee activist Jimmy Panther leads a protest. Words and ¬ fists fly. When Panther turns up executed on the grave of the deceased woman, Barry is forced to confront her family as the chief suspects. But the case lurches in a new direction with the arrival of Sheriff Tommy Lee Wadkin's Army pal, Boston cop Kevin Malone. He's on the trail of a Boston hit man who arrived at the Cherokee reservation only days before the murder. Malone is convinced his quarry is the triggerman. But who paid him? And why?

The accelerating investigation draws Barry onto the reservation where Panther's efforts to preserve Cherokee traditions threatened the development of a new casino, a casino bringing millions of dollars of construction plus huge yearly payouts to every member of the tribe. Leading an unlikely team — his childhood nemesis Archie Donovan and his elderly fellow undertaker Uncle Wayne — Barry goes undercover. But the stakes are higher than he realized in this risky undertaking. And the life of a Cherokee boy becomes the wager. Barry must play his cards very carefully …

— Risky Undertaking by Mark de Castrique

Deadly Holiday Reunion by Lenora Worth, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in November 2014

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

Deadly Holiday Reunion by Lenora Worth

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

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

Texas Ranger Jake Cavanaugh will do anything to rescue his kidnapped daughter from the clutches of a killer. And that means turning to Ella Terrell — his high school sweetheart — for help. The former FBI agent is lucky to be alive after her own encounter with the vengeful madman. And now history seems to be repeating itself this holiday season. Ella needs time to sort through the past — yet time is a luxury they don't have. For the kidnapper is taunting them with misleading clues and a ticking clock. But Ella will bring Jake's child home at all costs — even at the risk of losing her heart and her life …

— Deadly Holiday Reunion by Lenora Worth

Silent Assassin, A Dan Morgan Thriller by Leo J. Maloney, 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, Pinnacle Books …

Silent Assassin by Leo J. Maloney

A Dan Morgan Thriller (2nd in series)

Publisher: Pinnacle Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 11/08/2014 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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Code named Cobra, former CIA agent Dan Morgan is pulled in when every other option has failed. His mission: find Nikolai Novokoff, a ruthless KGB officer turned international arms dealer. Locate the weapons of mass destruction that the rogue terrorist is threatening to unleash on the world. And terminate with extreme prejudice …

In the world of clandestine ops, where the line between friends and enemies is constantly shifting, especially in the halls of Washington, Morgan must survive a merciless maze of deceit — and risk everything — to stop a madman.

— Silent Assassin by Leo J. Maloney

The Cunning Cruise Ship Caper, A Sandy Fairfax, Teen Idol Mystery by Sally Carpenter, New This Week from Cozy Cat Press

Cozy Cat Press is a small, independent publishing company devoted to producing cozy mysteries, warm, gentle, character-centered books with an emphasis on humor, romance, and detecting puzzles. Cozy up to one of their "purr-fect" mysteries!

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

The Cunning Cruise Ship Caper by Sally Carpenter

A Sandy Fairfax, Teen Idol Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Cozy Cat Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 11/08/2014 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of the date and time shown. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

38-year-old Sandy Fairfax is a former '70s teen idol and star of the TV show "Buddy Brave, Boy Sleuth." Now he's rebuilding his career with a series of concerts aboard the SS Zodiac bound for the Bahamas. He makes amends with his estranged sister, Celeste, who is blind and also a musician, so she will join his performances.

But their cruise hits turbulent waters when Sandy finds a dead body in his onboard dressing room. He investigates the colorful cast of suspects while avoiding an old flame and trying to ignite something with his beautiful choreographer.

When Sandy gets too nosy, the bad guys throw him overboard. Will he sleep with the fishes or escape and unmask the killer at the ship's Halloween costume gala?

— The Cunning Cruise Ship Caper by Sally Carpenter

Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending November 08, 2014

A list of the top 15 Mystery Hardcover Bestsellers for the week ending November 8th, 2014 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

John Grisham's Gray Mountain remains in the number one position this week, but we suspect we'll have a new title at the top next week.

One new title enters the list this week; debut position in [brackets].

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[9]: The Burning Room
Michael Connelly
— A Harry Bosch Mystery (19th in series)

In the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder victims die a decade after the crime. So when a man succumbs to complications from being shot by a stray bullet ten years earlier, Bosch catches a case in which the body is still fresh, but any other clues are virtually nonexistent. Even a veteran cop would find this one tough going, but Bosch's new partner, Detective Lucia Soto, has no homicide experience. A young star in the department, Soto has been assigned to Bosch so that he can pass on to her his hard-won expertise.

Now Bosch and Soto are tasked with solving a murder that turns out to be highly charged and politically sensitive. Beginning with the bullet that has been lodged for years in the victim's spine, they must pull new leads from years-old evidence, and these soon reveal that the shooting was anything but random.

As their investigation picks up speed, it leads to another unsolved case with even greater stakes: the deaths of several children in a fire that occurred twenty years ago. But when their work starts to threaten careers and lives, Bosch and Soto must decide whether it is worth risking everything to find the truth, or if it's safer to let some secrets stay buried.

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