Face Value, A Richard and Amelia Patton Mystery by Roger Ormerod, 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 …

Face Value by Roger Ormerod

A Richard and Amelia Patton Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 11/30/2014 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

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With three days left until he retires, Detective Inspector Richard Patton doesn't want any more big cases. Amelia Trowbridge reports her husband missing, and his car is soon discovered. A burned out car in a ravine should be the perfect way to while away his last days in the force. After all, there isn't even any proof of a crime. But strange things begin to turn up.

A threatening message written on the window of convicted rapist Clive Kendall, recently released from prison. A sinister bearded doll hanging from the branches outside.

When a mutilated body is found in a remote cottage, DI Patton knows his last days of work will be anything but dull. Who is the dead man? And where is the missing husband of Amelia Trowbridge, owner of the burned out car? Will DI Patton discover the truth behind the hanging doll murder? And can he take anything anyone tells him at face value.

— Face Value by Roger Ormerod

In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead, A Dave Robicheaux Mystery by James Lee Burke, Now Available at a Special Price

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In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke

A Dave Robicheaux Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Pocket Star

Price: $1.99 (as of 11/30/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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When Hollywood invades New Iberia Parish to film a Civil War epic, restless specters waiting in the shadows for Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux are reawakened — ghosts of a history best left undisturbed.

Hunting a serial killer preying on the lawless young, Robicheaux comes face-to-face with the elusive guardians of his darkest torments — who hold the key to his ultimate salvation … or a final, fatal downfall.

— In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke

The Abbot's Agreement by Mel Starr, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during November 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during November 2014 …

The Abbot's Agreement by Mel Starr

A Hugh de Singleton Mystery (7th in series)

Publisher: Lion Fiction

  

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

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My life would have been more tranquil in the days after Martinmas had I not seen the crows. Whatever it was that the crows had found lay in the dappled shadow of the bare limbs of the oak, so I was nearly upon the thing before I recognized what the crows were feasting upon. The corpse wore black.

Master Hugh is making his way towards Oxford when he discovers the young Benedictine — a fresh body, barefoot — not half a mile from the nearby abbey. The abbey's novice master confirms the boy's identity: John, one of three novices.

But he had gone missing four days previously, and his corpse is fresh. There has been plague in the area, but this was not the cause of death: the lad has been stabbed in the back.

To Hugh's sinking heart, the abbot has a commission for him …

— The Abbot's Agreement by Mel Starr

The Name of the Rose, A Novel of Suspense by Umberto Eco, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Mariner Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 11/30/2014 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective.

His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon — all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey, where "the most interesting things happen at night."

— The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke, New in Bookstores during November 2014

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

The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke, a Laurie Moran, Under Suspicion Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

        

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 …

Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a success. Even more, the program — a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected — is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode.

Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next episode of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder raised numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan's boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? Was her disappearance connected to a controversial church that was active on campus? Was she close to her computer science professor because of her technological brilliance, or something more? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered?

With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will attract great ratings, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood's elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen — but is Cinderella's murderer ready for a close-up?

— The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke