MystereBooks: This Week's Update of Kindle Crime Fiction Priced $2.99 or Less

Every month Amazon publishes a list of 100 Kindle books priced $3.99 or less. We thought we'd take that idea and improve on it, publishing a list of 100 Kindle mystery books priced $2.99 or less and updating it every week!

Here is our general criteria for selecting titles to include: books from major or specialty publishers of crime fiction and those written by authors familiar to us. There are far more than 100 to choose from, so we use our best judgment to narrow it down.

And just a reminder … as we add new titles, older ones are removed from the list. These books aren't likely to be repeated, so we encourage you to check in frequently!

Just a couple of notes before we get started …

• Amazon announced a new list of titles for November 2012 this past week. We posted the list of mystery and suspense books on Thursday and have not repeated any of these titles in our own update today.

• Perservance Press discounted several of its titles this week to $2.99. We've read most of these and enthusiastically recommend them.

Authors on Tour: A Conversation with Morgan C. Talbot

with Morgan C. Talbot

We are delighted to welcome crime novelist Morgan C. Talbot to Omnimystery News today, courtesy of Red Adept Publishing, which is sponsoring her book tour. We encourage you to visit all the participating sites on her tour; you can find a schedule of stops here.

Morgan's new mystery is First to Find (Red Adept Publishing, October 2012 trade paperback and ebook formats), the first in the "Caching Out" series.

We recently had a chance to talk to Morgan about her new book.

Trade Off by Tom Kasey is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Trade Off by Tom Kasey as today's second free mystery ebook (A Crime Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

The House of the Wicked by D. M. Mitchell is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The House of the Wicked by D. M. Mitchell as today's free mystery ebook (A Psychological Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

On Thin Ice by Anne Stuart is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature On Thin Ice by Anne Stuart as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Saturday, November 03, 2012.

The Mystery Bookshelf: Stealing Mona Lisa by Carson Morton

The Mystery Bookshelf, where you can discover a world of mystery and suspense, is pleased to feature a new crime novel we recently received from the publisher.

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Stealing Mona Lisa by Carson Morton
Minotaur Books (Trade Paperback)
Publication Date: October 2012
ISBN-13: 978-1-250-01573-0

Review: Skating on the Edge by Joelle Charbonneau

A Mysterious Review of …

Skating on the Edge by Joelle Charbonneau. A Rebecca Robbins Mystery.

Review summary: This is an entertaining mystery, set in a small town, where everyone knows everyone else … and their secrets, too. The storyline unfolds in a comfortable manner, easy to follow without being overly complicated. There is a lot of humor here, too, both in character and in setting, as well as a touch of romance for the lead character. (Click here for text of full review.)

Today's Bestselling Free Kindle MystereBooks (121102)

Here is today's list of the Bestselling Free Kindle Crime Fiction: the top nine mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers.

We're using a script to embed an RSS feed from Amazon.com, which is updated hourly; as an alternative, you can click on the image to the right or use this link to see the relevant page on Amazon.com, which includes a list of both the Top 100 Paid and Top 100 Free Kindle Mysteries and Thrillers.

Spitting Image by M. K. Mattias is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Spitting Image by M. K. Mattias as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Novel of Mystery and Misadventure; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

The Big Bend by Gary Showalter is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Big Bend by Gary Showalter as today's third free mystery ebook (A Terry Rankin Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

The Devil's Grin by Annelie Wendeberg is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Devil's Grin by Annelie Wendeberg as today's second free mystery ebook (A Victorian Crime Novel; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

Fatal Affair by Marie Force is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Fatal Affair by Marie Force as today's free mystery ebook (Book One of the Fatal Series; Kindle, Kobo, and iTunes formats).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending November 02, 2012

A list of the top 15 Mystery Hardcover Bestsellers for the week ending November 2nd, 2012 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

We have a new book at the top of the list for the first time since June: The Racketeer by John Grisham.

We're entering the relatively quiet pre-holiday season, where the number of new titles coming out is limited. This week, there's merely some reordering of titles as no new books enter the list.

Cinemystery: New Trailer for John Dies at the End

Magnolia Pictures has released a new trailer for the comic fantasy thriller John Dies at the End, adapted from the novel by David Wong.

It's all about the Soy Sauce, a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. Users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is John (Rob Mayes) and David (Chase Williamson), a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Can these two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity? No. No, they can't.

Directed by Don Coscarelli from his own adapted screenplay, John Dies at the End opens in theaters January 25th, 2013.

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First Clues, Mysteries for Kids: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew Graphic Novels

Since 2006, Aladdin has been publishing a series of mysteries featuring an 8-year-old Nancy Drew. Collectively grouped as "Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew", the popular series now numbers 33 titles.

Earlier this week Papercutz released the first in a new series of comics in this same series. In the first title, Small Volcanoes, written by Stefan Petrucha and Sarah Kinney, Nancy and her friends George, Bess and Ned investigate a missng science project. The second in the series, Secret Sand Sleuths, will be published in January 2013. These 64-page graphic novels are recommended for readers aged 7 to 9.

Papercutz is also the publisher of the teen Nancy Drew comics, also written by Petrucha and Kinney.