Aground on St. Thomas by Rebecca M. Hale, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during December 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during December 2014 …

Aground on St. Thomas by Rebecca M. Hale

A Pen Hofstra, Mystery in the Islands Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Berkley

  

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The tropical paradise of St. Thomas is shut down as the FBI seizes control of the island to apprehend government officials on bribery charges. Tourists and locals are stranded until FBI agent Gabe "Friday" Stein can find the missing governor and two senators who have eluded capture.

Innocent of any crime, Senator Julia Sanchez can only escape wrongful arrest with the help of eccentric Senator Bobo. As they try to blend in with increasingly hostile locals and make their trek across the island to safety, Senator Sanchez is only just beginning to realize the extent of the corruption behind the island's idyllic façade …

— Aground on St. Thomas by Rebecca M. Hale

The Cinderella Murders, A Novel of Suspense by Diane Sawyer, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Cinderella Murders by Diane Sawyer

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Price: $1.99 (as of 12/05/2014 at 3:00 PM ET).

This title is one of over 60 mysteries and thrillers included in Amazon's The Big Deal for December 2014.

  

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When Kelly Madison returns home from an extensive European business trip and discovers that her sister Meg has been missing for three weeks, she immediately rushes to the seaside resort town of Belvista, where Meg was last seen. The police, finding no evidence of foul play, have closed the case, but Kelly is adamant that something terrible has happened.

As Kelly searches frantically for her sister, she hears disturbing rumors about several missing women, a serial killer, and a cover-up perpetrated by local business leaders. At Kelly's urging, brash Detective Luke Campbell, a specialist in crime-solving techniques, re-opens Meg's case. When Kelly helps him run down clues, the crazed killer proclaims Kelly his next victim. Without revealing his identity, he attacks anyone who defends her. As the violence escalates, town secrets emerge.

While trying to save her sister, Kelly places herself squarely in harm's way. It's up to Luke and his trained officers to save Kelly while she endeavors to save herself and Meg before time runs out.

— The Cinderella Murders by Diane Sawyer

Nothing But Lies by Lyndon Stacey, New in Bookstores during December 2014

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

Nothing But Lies by Lyndon Stacey, a Daniel Whelan Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Severn House

      

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Daniel's ex-colleague, police officer Joey Matsuki, has asked for his help. Joey is concerned for the safety of his fiancée, Tami, who has reported sightings of a sinister, hoodie-clad figure lurking in the area. Joey fears the involvement of a notorious local criminal recently released from prison. But with nothing concrete to go on and police resources scarce, he's asked Daniel to keep an eye on Tami on his behalf.

Working undercover as Tami's temporary horsebox driver, Daniel soon begins to believe there may be more to the situation than meets the eye. As he questions Tami's friends and neighbours, it becomes clear that something is not quite right. There are things people aren't telling him; small but significant incidents that can't be explained.

Events take a tragic turn when there is a fatal hit-and-run incident. But was it really an accident — and could Tami herself have been the intended target?

— Nothing But Lies by Lyndon Stacey

Blood Jungle Ballet by John Enright, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during December 2014

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during December 2014 …

Blood Jungle Ballet by John Enright

An Apelu Soifua, Jungle Beat Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

  

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A disquieting string of murders terrorizes the remote, lush island of Samoa. Detective Sergeant Apelu Soifua has seen a lot in his time with the police force, but even he is unsettled by the bodies that have started piling up.

At first, the murders don't seem connected — a local transvestite found castrated and brutalized, a visiting politician who drops dead on the dance floor, a prison guard and an inmate who kill each other — but as Apelu works with the hospital's new medical examiner to find out who is behind the killings, a disturbing pattern emerges. And the closer they get to the killer, the more destructive he becomes.

Can they put the pieces together before Apelu becomes the next victim?

— Blood Jungle Ballet by John Enright

Lady of Ashes, A Violet Harper Mystery by Christine Trent, Now Available at a Special Price

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Lady of Ashes by Christine Trent

A Violet Harper Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $2.99 (as of 12/05/2014 at 1:00 PM ET).

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Only a woman with an iron backbone could succeed as an undertaker in Victorian London, but Violet Morgan takes great pride in her trade. While her husband, Graham, is preoccupied with elevating their station in society, Violet is cultivating a sterling reputation for Morgan Undertaking. She is empathetic, well-versed in funeral fashions, and comfortable with death's role in life — until its chilling rattle comes knocking on her own front door.

Violet's peculiar but happy life soon begins to unravel as Graham becomes obsessed with his own demons and all but abandons her as he plans a vengeful scheme. And the solace she's always found in her work evaporates like a departing soul when she suspects that some of the deceased she's dressed have been murdered. When Graham's plotting leads to his disappearance, Violet takes full control of the business and is commissioned for an undertaking of royal proportions. But she's certain there's a killer lurking in the London fog, and the next funeral may be her own.

— Lady of Ashes by Christine Trent