New This Week: Midnight Reckoning, A Fortress Security Novel by Rebecca Deel

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Midnight Reckoning by Rebecca Deel

A Fortress Security Novel (2nd in series)

Publisher: Rebecca Deel

Price: $2.99 (as of 01/26/2015 at 7:30 PM ET).

  

Her sister was a world-class jewel thief. But she crossed the wrong person and now Sophie's baby may pay the price …

Sophie Valero has spent her life living down her last name. In a family of murderers, thieves, and con artists, she's the black sheep. As the owner of a legitimate business, the toughest challenge she faces is helping customers find the right herbal supplements to enhance their health. But when she's attacked in her home, Sophie is given 72 hours to find what her sister stole. The price of failure? Her son's life. Since the retired cat burglar can't go to the local police, she turns to the one man who might help her. If he can forget she's a Valero.

Secret Service Agent Micah Winter stopped for a cup of coffee and left with a bullet in his leg. The gangbanger who shot him left in a body bag. Now Micah is home on medical leave with a contract on his head. The last thing he wants is to protect a beautiful jewel thief. Yet within minutes of seeing Sophie again, he has no choice but to offer his protection.

Micah and Sophie team up to locate the items her sister stole while staying one step ahead of the gang determined to kill Micah and the local law committed to pinning jewel thefts on Sophie. Micah vows to neutralize the threats to Sophie because the federal agent has fallen hard for his cat burglar. But the deadline is hours away and a killer is closer than he thinks.

— Midnight Reckoning by Rebecca Deel

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Nominees for the 2015 Lefty Awards Announced

The nominees for the 2015 Lefty Awards have been announced by organizers of Left Coast Crime "Crimelandia". The awards will be voted on at the convention and the winners presented at the Awards Banquet on Saturday, March 14th, 2015, at the Doubletree by Hilton Portland.

The nominees are …

The Lefty (for best humorous mystery):

• The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews (Minotaur Books)
• Herbie's Game by Timothy Hallinan (Soho Crime)
• January Thaw by Jess Lourey (Midnight Ink)
• Dying for a Dude by Cindy Sample (Cindy Sample Books)
• Suede to Rest by Diane Vallere (Berkley Prime Crime)

The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award:

• Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen (Berkley Prime Crime)
• From the Charred Remains by Susanna Calkins (Minotaur Books)
• A Deadly Measure of Brimstone by Catriona McPherson (Minotaur Books)
• City of Ghosts by Kelli Stanley (Minotaur Books)
• Cup of Blood by Jeri Westerson (Old London Press)

The Rose (for best mystery novel set in the Left Coast Crime region):

• One Kick by Chelsea Cain (Simon & Schuster)
• Glass Houses by Terri Nolan (Midnight Ink)
• Pirate Vishnu by Gigi Pandian (Henery Press)
• Deadly Bonds by L. J. Sellers (Thomas & Mercer)
• Plaster City by Johnny Shaw (Thomas & Mercer)

The Rosebud (for best first mystery novel set anywhere in the world):

• Kilmoon by Lisa Alber (Muskrat Press)
• Ice Shear by M. P. Cooley (William Morrow)
• The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens (Seventh Street Books)
• The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day (Seventh Street Books)
• Mistress of Fortune by Holly West (Carina Press)

New This Week: Cherringham Cozy Crime Series, Episodes 4-6 by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards

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Cherringham Cozy Crime Series by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards

Episodes 4-6

Publisher: Bastei Entertainment

Price: $3.99 (as of 01/26/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries.

In this compilation of episodes 4 — 6, Jack and Sarah get caught up in a mysterious treasure hunt. They tease out the truth behind the town puppeteer's death, and they're threatened by the ancient curse of a local farm.

"Cherringham" is serial novel à la Charles Dickens, with a new mystery thriller released each month. Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly — but with a spot of tea — it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby. Each of the 12 self-contained episodes is a quick read for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa.

— Cherringham Cozy Crime Series by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards

See also the first compilation in this series, Cherringham Cozy Crime Series Episodes 1-3, for $3.99 on Kindle.

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Fog Warning, A Suspense Thriller Novella by Edward Lorn, Now Available at a Special Price

Amazon Kindle Countdown Deals are limited-time discounts on Kindle-exclusive books.

Omnimystery News is pleased to present you with one of today's titles … but take advantage of this deal now as the price will go up to its digital list price soon! (See the countdown clock on the book product page to see how much time remains on this deal.)

Fog Warning by Edward Lorn

A Suspense Thriller Novella

Publisher: Edward Lorn

Price: $0.99 (as of 01/26/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

"Tick, tock, tickety, tock. Time's slipping away, Doc … "

Emergency Room Physician Brent Cummings is harboring secrets he'd rather leave in the shadows of his past. But, when he finds a dead woman in a foggy park, all his skeletons come tumbling out of the closet.

In a deadly race against time, Brent attempts to alter the future so that he might finally let go of the past.

Will he heed the warning in the fog, or will fate prove more dependable than the good doctor?

— Fog Warning by Edward Lorn

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The Corpse That Walked, Murder on Nantucket Island by Roy Winsor, New This Week from Endeavour Press

Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher, promoting and selling ebook editions of works by new authors as well as bringing out ebook editions of out of print books.

We've selected one of their recently published mystery, suspense, thriller or crime titles to feature here today …

The Corpse That Walked by Roy Winsor

Murder on Nantucket Island …

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 01/26/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

When Steve Barnes embarked on a relaxing holiday to Nantucket Island the last thing he expected was to become ensnared in a frightening and puzzling murder mystery. His host and the former professor-come-sleuth Dr Ira Cobb was enlisted by the Chief of Police to use his research skills to crack the most incredible phenomenon yet — a corpse that walked. Together, Barnes and Cobb surreptitiously investigate the private lives of the Nantucket Islanders and attempt to untangle the web of lies, adultery and jealousies behind the peaceful façade of golf and local community life.

But with violence spreading and the murder count climbing, the two acting-detectives begin to despair of their few clues and seeming lack of progress. Will Dr. Cobb's merciless instinct track down the murderer?

The clock is ticking …

— The Corpse That Walked by Roy Winsor

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