Dance with the Devil by J. R. Tate is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dance with the Devil by J. R. Tate as today's second free mystery ebook (A Psychological Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 04, 2013 at 7:20 AM ET. 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.

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Dance with the Devil
J. R. Tate
A Psychological Thriller
Publisher: J. R. Tate

Lane O'Reily, a Baltimore Homicide Detective, takes on the case of a lifetime when he is handed a murder investigation involving a string of young women. Desperate to solve the case before another victim turns up, he must rely heavily on his only witness, a survivor to the crimes.

She begins harassing and stalking him and with his marriage, career, and life on the line, he must decide if the obsessive witness is leading him down a path to the murderer, or down a trail littered with lies, betrayal and ultimately, a dead end.

  

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Foreign Deceit by Jeff Carson is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Foreign Deceit by Jeff Carson as today's free mystery ebook (A David Wolf Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 04, 2013 at 7:10 AM ET. 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.

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Foreign Deceit
Jeff Carson
A David Wolf Thriller
Publisher: Jeff Carson

Sergeant David Wolf has put his Special Forces days long behind him, settling down as a cop in the small ski resort town of Rocky Points, Colorado. He's a good cop who's seen bad days before, but none quite like this.

As if narrowly escaping an attempt on his life, his addict ex-wife being back in the picture, and complications to his all-but-certain appointment to Sheriff weren't enough, he's just received word that his traveling blogger brother has committed suicide in the Alps of Italy.

Devastation and resentment over his only sibling's selfish act quickly gives way to a nagging suspicion that he isn't getting the whole truth. Conviction of his brother's character is enough to pull Wolf from his pressing situation at home to the entirely foreign land of Northern Italy — into a more dangerous and volatile turn of events than he could have possibly imagined.

With the help of a beautiful young officer of the Carabinieri, Wolf must piece together what happened on that last fateful night of his brother's life without ruffling too many feathers, or paying the ultimate price.

  

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for March 04, 2013

A new Mystery Godoku Puzzle has been created by the editors of the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books and is now available on our website.

Godoku is similar to Sudoku, but uses letters instead of numbers. To give you a headstart, we provide you a mystery clue to fill in a complete row or column (if you choose to use it!).

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This week's letters and mystery clue:

A E I L N O P T X

Mike Resnick introduced this Cincinnati PI in his 2012 mystery Dog in the Manger (9 letters).

We now have two weeks of our puzzles on one page in PDF format for easier printing. Print this week's puzzle here.

Previous puzzles are stored in the Mystery Godoku Archives.

Enjoy the weekly Mystery Godoku Puzzle from the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, and Thanks for visiting our website!

MystereBooks: The 13th Tribe by Robert Liparulo, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The 13th Tribe by Robert Liparulo, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Thomas Nelson.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $2.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (03/03/2013 at 8:00 PM ET). 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.

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The 13th Tribe by Robert Liparulo
An Inspirational Suspense Thriller
Publisher: Thomas Nelson

When a group of immortal vigilantes threatens millions, only one man is brave enough to stand in their way …

Their story didn’t start this year … or even this millennium.

It began when Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Tired of waiting on the One True God, the twelve tribes of Israel began worshipping a golden calf through pagan revelry. Many received immediate death for their idolatry, but 40 were handed a far worse punishment — endless life on earth with no chance to see the face of God.

This group of immortals became the 13th Tribe, and they’ve been trying to earn their way into heaven ever since — by killing sinners. Though their logic is twisted, their brilliance is undeniable. Their wrath is unstoppable. And the technology they possess is beyond anything mere humans have ever seen.

Jagger Baird knows nothing about the Tribe when he’s hired as head of security for an archaeological dig on Mt. Sinai. The former Army Ranger is still reeling from an accident that claimed the life of his best friend, his arm, and his faith in God.

The Tribe is poised to execute their most ambitious attack ever and the lives of millions hang in the balance. When Jagger’s wife and son are caught in the crossfire, he’ll stop at nothing to save them. But how can one man stand against an entire tribe of immortals?

    

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Mr. E. Reviews Alex Cross

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Maybe it's because I had such low expectations going in that I'm rating this movie as high as I am … which, to be fair, isn't all that high. If you haven't seen the previous movies with Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross, you won't know how good this character can be. (To be sure, he had better screenplays to work with as well.) And if you have seen these movies, you'll need to completely set those performances aside to enjoy this film.

Read the full text of our review at Mr. E. Reviews Alex Cross.

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Enter to Win a Copy of Jim Guigli's Mystery Story, Bad News for a Ghost

Last month we were thrilled to welcome novelist Jim Guilgli as our guest, writing about how one sentence can change your life.

Jim also had graciously agreed to give away 15 copies of his new mystery story Bad News for a Ghost introducing Sacramento private eye Bart Lasiter. Unfortunately, we set up the giveaway in such a way that it was almost impossible to easily enter. Therefore, we're re-running the giveaway for one week, starting today.

Here's what you need to do to enter to win one of fifteen Kindle ebook copies of Jim's story, Bad News for a Ghost, courtesy of the author. Plus one of these winners will also win a $10 Amazon.com gift card, courtesy of Omnimystery News.

Log in to the Rafflecopter widget below using either your e-mail address or your Facebook login. Once you've provided this information — which will be used ONLY to contact you if you're a winner; see our privacy policy here — click on the Enter Me To Win! +1 button. This enters you into the giveaway. After you do this, you'll be given two opportunities to gain an additional entry: Leave a comment on this post; or Tweet about the Giveaway by clicking on the Tweet button and using the text provided. If you entered the previous giveaway, you're already entered in this one.

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Bad News for a Ghost
Jim Guigli
A Bart Lasiter Mystery

A Sacramento private detective goes underground to help a seductive TV reporter catch a ghost …

  

MystereBooks: The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville, Available this Month at a Special Price

Every month Amazon releases a new selection of Kindle books priced $3.99 or less.

Today's featured title from the Mystery & Thrillers category is The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville. This Kindle book was listed at $2.99 as of the date and time of this post, Sunday, March 03, 2013 at 1:30 PM ET, and should be available at this price through the end of the month.

More information about the book is below; if other vendors have priced-matched this title, links to their sites are also shown.

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The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville
Publisher: Soho Crime

Read our review of The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville

Fegan has been a "hard man", an IRA killer in northern Ireland. Now that peace has come, he is being haunted day and night by twelve ghosts: a mother and infant, a schoolboy, a butcher, an RUC constable, and seven other of his innocent victims. In order to appease them, he's going to have to kill the men who gave him orders.

As he's working his way down the list he encounters a woman who may offer him redemption; she has borne a child to an RUC officer and is an outsider too. Now he has given Fate — and his quarry — a hostage. Is this Fegan's ultimate mistake?

  

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MystereBooks: A Trouble of Fools, the 1st Carlotta Carlyle Mystery by Linda Barnes, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature A Trouble of Fools by Linda Barnes, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Minotaur Books.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $2.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (03/03/2013 at 12:45 PM ET). 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.

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A Trouble of Fools by Linda Barnes
A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery (1st)
Publisher: Minotaur Books

Since being bounced from the Boston police for insubordination after six years of service, Carlotta Carlyle has set up shop as a private investigator ready to deal with anything from lost pets to substantially grander larcenies. Though Carlotta, a six-foot-tall, redheaded ex cop, part-time cabbie, and neophyte private eye, works out of her home, it's rare that clients stop by unannounced. Especially clients like the genteel, reserved, elderly spinster Miss Margaret Devens.

With cash flow problems and a caseload so light that she's taken to reading her cat's mail, Carlotta accepts the case of Miss Devens's missing brother Eugene. Oddly enough, Carlotta knew Eugene when they worked together back at Green and White Cab. As far as Carlotta sees it, this case should be a pinch — until two thugs looking for money send her client to the hospital.

The old lady's missing brother seems to have been involved in something much more dangerous than simply driving a cab. Carlotta is determined to do whatever it takes?work the cops, pose as a hooker, and even drive a cab again—to find Eugene before it's too late.

      

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MystereBooks: The Chase by DiAnn Mills, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Chase by DiAnn Mills, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Zondervan.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $1.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (03/03/2013 at 12:00 PM ET). 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.

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The Chase by DiAnn Mills
Crime Scene: Houston
Publisher: Zondervan

To the FBI it's a cold case. To Kariss Walker it's a hot idea that could either reshape or ruin her writing career. And it's a burning mission to revisit an event she can never forget.

Five years ago, an unidentified little girl was found starved to death in the woods behind a Houston apartment complex. A TV news anchor at the time, Kariss reported on the terrifying case.

Today, as a New York Times bestselling author, Kariss intends to turn the unsolved mystery into a suspense novel. Enlisting the help of FBI Special Agent Tigo Harris, Kariss succeeds in getting the case reopened. But the search for the dead girl's missing mother yields a discovery that plunges the the partners into a witch's brew of danger. The old crime lives on in more ways than either of them could ever imagine. Will Kariss's pursuit of her dream as a writer carry a deadly price tag?

      

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Telemystery: Game of Thrones Season 3 Extended Trailer

A week ago HBO released the first teaser trailer for the third season of Game of Thrones. The cable network has now released a longer version, which we've embedded below.

Based on the "Song of Ice and Fire" epic fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, this third season is adapted from the first half of the third book in the series, A Storm of Swords.

The new season returns on March 31st, 2013 at 9 PM ET/PT.

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Imperfect Daddy by Gregg E. Brickman is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Imperfect Daddy by Gregg E. Brickman as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Sophia Burgess and Ray Stone Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 03, 2013 at 7:40 AM ET. 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.

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Imperfect Daddy
Gregg E. Brickman
A Sophia Burgess and Ray Stone Mystery
Publisher: CreateSpace

"Daddy did it," says seven-year-old Amber Pyle. She's a rape victim, the worst her nurse, Sophia Burgess, can imagine. But, unlike her murdered mother and little brother, Amber might survive. Detective Ray Stone, Sophia's live-in boyfriend, is assigned the case and is more distressed than usual over the hideous crime, but he won't say why.

As a former cop, Sophia is suspicious by nature. She may have left the force after getting shot, but she kept her independent outlook, keen mind, and adventurous nature — and she kept her sassy attitude, too. At odds with Ray over the secrets he keeps, Sophia investigates and ends up face-to-face with a murderer.

  

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Screams and Bleeds by Leon Shure is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Screams and Bleeds by Leon Shure as today's third free mystery ebook (A North Shore Mystery; Kobo and iTunes formats).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 03, 2013 at 7:30 AM ET. 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.

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Screams and Bleeds
Leon Shure
A North Shore Mystery
Publisher: Leon Shure

When an aspiring actress from a Chicago suburb becomes the suspect in a murder, Police Detective Vanek must risk his life and the lives of his family to prove she is innocent.

    

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Final Justice by Patricia Hagan is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Final Justice by Patricia Hagan as today's second free mystery ebook (A Novel of Romantic Suspense; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 03, 2013 at 7:20 AM ET. 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.

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Final Justice
Patricia Hagan
A Novel of Romantic Suspense
Publisher: ePublishing Works!

First published by Vandamere Press in 2001 as Cry Me a River.

Vietnam war hero Luke Ballard thought his miserable childhood, ridiculed as a bastard in a small Alabama town, was behind him. Then his beloved mother, with her dying breath, reveals how she was raped by three men the night he was conceived, and he secretly vows to avenge her.

Luke runs for town sheriff and wins. It's the 60's, and his sights are not only on debasing the monsters who violated his mother, but he must confront corruption, gambling, prostitution and the KKK, rendering his own brand of justice.

Along the way, Luke meets Emma Jean, the much-abused wife of his old high-school nemesis, and falls in love.

As secret, passionate rendezvous and deadly determination turn into a maelstrom of retribution, Luke and Emma must unravel the truth to create their own final justice.

  

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Geezer Paradise by R. P. Gannon is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Geezer Paradise by R. P. Gannon as today's free mystery ebook (A Barney, Willie, and Oscar Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 03, 2013 at 7:10 AM ET. 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.

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Geezer Paradise
R. P. Gannon
A Barney, Willie, and Oscar Mystery
Publisher: Robert Gannon

South Florida may be the promised land for laid-back retirees, but there's nothing laid back about Barney McGee's retirement. A notorious developer has set his sights on Barney's mobile home park--he wants to level it and build high-rise condos. Then the park's resident lawyer who is fighting the sale, is murdered. And who is the mysterious Night Stalker, that is planting bombs under Barney's house? Could it be the work of the developer?

Barney and his neighbor, Willey, and their pet monkey, Oscar — it's a long story — set off on a Quixotic mission to stop the developer any way they can … short of murder!

  

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Telemystery: Red Widow Premieres Sunday, March 3rd on ABC

When her husband is brutally murdered, stay-at-home mom Marta Walraven is pushed to the limits to protect her children in the new ABC crime drama Red Widow, premiering tomorrow, Sunday March 3rd, 2013 with a 2-hour episode at 9 PM ET/PT. (The series' regular timeslot will be Sundays at 10 PM ET/PT.

In the first hour of the premiere, "Pilot", Marta Walraven (Radha Mitchell) has spent most of her life staying out of her father's world of organized crime. But when her loving husband, Evan, who supports the family by exporting marijuana, is brutally murdered in their driveway, everything changes. Marta's primary concern is to protect her three children — and yet when an FBI agent promises justice in exchange for her cooperation, she hesitates to go against the "Bratva" (Russian mob) code. Evan's business partners — Marta's scheming brother, Irwin Petrov (Wil Traval), and their best friend, the hapless Mike Tomlin (Lee Tergesen ) — were involved in the theft of millions of dollars of cocaine from a formidable international crime boss, Nicholae Schiller (Goran Visnjic). Evan paid with his life, but as far as Schiller is concerned, his debt is not clear. It is up to Marta, as Evan's widow, to navigate the criminal underworld in order to repay this debt — whatever way Schiller sees fit.

In the second hour, "The Contact", in exchange for his stolen drugs, crime boss Schiller tells a still grieving Marta he wants her to import a shipment for him. But she doesn't know when or how he will contact her. She believes if she is successful, she will be free from Schiller's control. While waiting, she enlists Mike and her father, Andrei (Rade Serbedzija), to teach her the criminal business. Their first step is to find a customs official to pay off — requiring an uncomfortable Marta to use her feminine wiles and rethink how far she is willing to go to protect her children. Meanwhile, her young son, Boris (Jakob Salvati), is still reeling after having witnessed his dad's death; Andrei has his bodyguard, Luther (Luke Goss), keep watch over Marta's family; Marta's sister, Kat (Jaime Ray Newman), steps in to help out at the house, causing conflict with her new husband; Marta's brother, Irwin, fights for his life while in jail for gun possession; and a suspicious Natalie asks FBI Agent James Ramos (Clifton Collins Jr.) if her father was involved in illegal activities.

Red Widow is based on the Dutch series Penoza, which recently concluded its second season on the air in The Netherlands.