New This Week: Blood Gold, A Jack Ferrell Adventure by William Nikkel

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 December 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

Blood Gold by William Nikkel

A Jack Ferrell Adventure (5th in series)

Publisher: Suspense Publishing

Price: $3.99 (as of 12/02/2014 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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Marine biologist Jack Ferrell is in Guyana, South America conducting research into an increase in shark attacks when he witnesses a man violently assault a beautiful woman. He rushes to her rescue and afterwards discovers the woman is a part of an international research team analyzing water samples at the request of the government.

The only explanation for the woman's attempted murder is that the person behind the attack doesn't want the research team to expose the source of the deadly toxins killing the Mazaruni River.

Jack is quick to discover the shark attacks and the water pollution are connected. And when his two close friends join him expecting a leisure holiday, the three of them are immediately drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game as they race against time to stop the man behind the poisonous tide. A pursuit that takes them deep into the Guyanese jungle where a modern-day gold rush is destroying the rainforest and men kill for the riches buried there.

— Blood Gold by William Nikkel

The Traveler, A Novel of Suspense by John Katzenbach, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Traveler by John Katzenbach

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Mysterious Press

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/02/2014 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

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Miami detective Mercedes Barren, recovering from a traumatic shooting, has transferred to the relative quiet of the forensics department to get her life back on track. Yet this peace is put on hold when she gets a wrenching phone call: her niece has been brutally murdered. Soon she uncovers the shocking truth: the killer — a professional photographer — is engaging in "copycat" murders across the country, while forcing a young student to document every horrific crime. The woman — he calls her "Boswell" — is his stenographer of cruelty. And if she drops her pen, she'll end up being his next "subject."

As her already fragile life begins to fall to pieces, Mercedes makes it her mission to track down this cold-blooded killer — even if it means enlisting the help of his brother, a psychiatrist specializing in sex offenders. But can they catch him before his camera flashes next and snuffs out another life?

— The Traveler by John Katzenbach

New This Week: Paws for Death, A Randi Sterling Mystery by Susan Union

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Paws for Death by Susan Union

A Randi Sterling Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Koehler Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 12/02/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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On the cusp of turning thirty, San Diego vet-tech Randi Sterling yearns to heal her wounded family relationships, but when her mother barges into her life unannounced, bringing her yappy, spoiled little dog with her, and forcing her new-found passion for dog agility upon her, Randi finds herself biting her tongue and keeping her feelings leashed. Things get worse when her mother's best friend drops dead competing on course for an important agility championship, and her mother pressures Randi to investigate her death. Randi agrees, but soon finds out all is not what it seems with her mother and her motives.

While struggling to mend fences and repair broken hearts, Randi becomes enmeshed in an ordeal with far more obstacles than one normally finds in the agility ring — a love triangle, a lesbian lover, jealous competitors, and a fight over a beloved Border Collie. Everything takes a turn for the worse when the police come looking for her mother as a suspect in what they believe to be the murder of her best friend. Randi has a hunch her mother is being framed and fights to prove the accusations against her are unfounded.

With the help of her hunky, yet unavailable, veterinarian boss, Randi attains a breakthrough on the killer's identity, but as soon as the possibility of clearing her mother and healing their relationship could become reality, her mother and her little dog vanish without a trace. Will Randi find her mother before she falls prey to a ruthless killer, or will Randi become the next murder victim?

— Paws for Death by Susan Union

What Strange Creatures, A Novel of Suspense by Emily Arsenault, Now Available at a Special Price

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What Strange Creatures by Emily Arsenault

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: William Morrow

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/02/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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The Battle siblings are used to disappointment. Seven years, one marriage and divorce, three cats, and a dog later, Theresa still hasn't finished her dissertation. Instead of a degree, she's got a houseful of adoring pets and a dead-end copywriting job for a local candle company.

Jeff, her so-called genius older brother, doesn't have it together, either. Creative, and loyal, he's also aimless in work and love. But his new girlfriend, Kim, a pretty waitress in her twenties, appears smitten.

When Theresa agrees to dog-sit Kim's puggle for a weekend, she has no idea that it is the beginning of a terrifying nightmare that will shatter her quiet world. Soon, Kim's body will be found in the woods, and Jeff will become the prime suspect.

Though the evidence is overwhelming, Theresa knows that her brother is not a cold-blooded murderer. But to clear him she must find out more about Kim. Investigating the dead woman's past, Theresa uncovers a treacherous secret involving politics, murder, and scandal — and becomes entangled in a potentially dangerous romance. But the deeper she falls into this troubling case, the more it becomes clear that, in trying to save her brother's life, she may be sacrificing her own.

— What Strange Creatures by Emily Arsenault

Geared for the Grave by Duffy Brown, a New 1st in Series Mystery Introducing Evie Bloomfield

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) …

Geared for the Grave by Duffy Brown

An Evie Bloomfield, Cycle Path Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Berkley

  

What we know about the character: Evue Bloomfield works in a bike shop on Mackinac Island. For more information about her first murder, see a synopsis of the book, below.

Mackinac Island is a peaceful summer resort town where everyone coasts through the streets on bicycles. But after someone sends a prominent local on her final ride, it's up to one resourceful visitor to get things running again …

Hoping to shift her chances of a promotion in her favor, Evie Bloomfield heads to Mackinac Island to assist her boss's father. Rudy Randolph has broken his leg and operating his bike shop, Rudy's Rides, is too much to handle by himself. But Evie's good turn only leads to more trouble …

After Evie's arrival, wealthy resident Bunny Harrington dies in what looks like a freak bike accident. Upon closer inspection, Bunny's brakes were tampered with, and now the prime suspect in her murder is also Bunny's number one enemy: Rudy. So if Evie hopes to stay on her boss's good side, she'll need to steer Rudy clear of jail. Now she must quickly solve this mystery so she can put the brakes on the real killer's plan …

— Geared for the Grave by Duffy Brown