Mystery of Bloodsworth Manor by Sophia Queen is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Mystery of Bloodsworth Manor by Sophia Queen as today's second free mystery ebook (A New England Gothic Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 30, 2014 at 6:45 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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Mystery of Bloodsworth Manor
Sophia Queen
A New England Gothic Mystery
Publisher: Sophia Queen

Nothing is as it seems …

16-year-old Claire McKenna and her sister, Lauren, have been stuck in a group foster home for teens for nine miserable months. When a prominent family in Gallows Point, MA requests guardianship, it gives Claire hope that her life will be semi-normal again. Those hopes are shattered soon after arriving to their new home, Bloodsworth Manor, when her sister disappears.

Evidence suggests Lauren ran away, but when Claire learns of a similar disappearance that occurred in the town five years earlier, she suspects her sister was taken. Her foster parents don't believe her and neither do the police. It's up to Claire alone to uncover the truth and save her sister. Uncertain whom she can trust in the strange town, Claire follows a grim trail of clues and discovers an ancient connection between the cruel witch who once served Countess Elizabeth Bathory of Hungary and the founders of Gallows Point. As frightening events start to occur at Bloodsworth Manor, Claire can't help but wonder if the mansion is haunted, or if she's losing her mind — just like her biological mother did. She soon discovers that things are not at all what they seem in the creepy town of Gallows Point. Dark secrets … deadly betrayals … and ancient curses are only the beginning.

To complicate matters, Evan Bradford, the hottest guy in school, seems to have his sights firmly set on Claire. He offers his help, and their friendship evolves into something deeper. But are his feelings for her sincere, or are his attentions merely one more part of the dangerous web of lies that is rapidly closing in on Claire?

  

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Bullets for a Ballot by Nik Morton is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Bullets for a Ballot by Nik Morton as today's free mystery ebook (A Cash Laramie and Gideon Miles Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 30, 2014 at 6:30 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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Bullets for a Ballot
Nik Morton
A Cash Laramie and Gideon Miles Mystery
Publisher: Beat to a Pulp

In the town of Bear Pines, Mrs. Tolliver has announced she is running for the mayoral office. She’s the first woman to run as a candidate which divides the residents and sets the town into a tailspin. U.S. Marshal Cash Laramie is sent in to maintain peace and order and to protect Tolliver and her family from powerful allies of the incumbent, Mayor Nolan. In a bid to force her to quit the race, things turn ugly … and deadly.

Surrounded by killers who will stop at nothing to make sure Mrs. Tolliver is not elected, Cash wires Cheyenne for assistance. But will help arrive in time?

  

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Five Mysteries by Agatha Christie is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Five Mysteries by Agatha Christie as today's Kindle Daily Deal. We're highlighting just one of the titles, Death on the Nile, below.

The deal price of $1.99 each is valid only for today, Sunday, March 30, 2014.

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Death on the Nile
Agatha Christie
A Hercule Poirot Mystery
William Morrow

The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful. A girl who had everything … until she lost her life.

Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: "I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger." Yet in this exotic setting nothing was ever quite what it seemed.

  

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140330)

Here is today's mystery and suspense update from Big Fish Games …

• The New Release is Bridge to Another World: Burnt Dreams (Collector's Edition).

• The Daily Deal is Lost Tales: Forgotten Souls, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Murder, She Wrote 2: Return to Cabot Cove, just $2.99 through Sunday, March 30, 2014 only.

• Today's Special Deal — This Weekend Only — Fresh Cut Prices! All Standard Edition games are $4.99 each! Use coupon code BLOOM at check-out to purchase any Standard Edition game for just $4.99. Offer valid through March 30th, 2014 only until 11:59 PM PT.

Visit the Omnimystery Entertainment Network for more games of mystery and suspense!

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The New Release today is Bridge to Another World: Burnt Dreams (Collector's Edition)

You’ll never forget the day the monstrous mist rose up and snatched away your little brother — while you watched helplessly from the bridge. But now, after twenty years, the mist has returned — and so has your determination to free him. But first you must confront the evil Countess, who keeps him painting creatures she has learned to burn into reality! Can you face your fears and help your brother finally escape the mysterious island where his dreams come to life — or will the whole world enter the mist? Enter a world where art and reality join hands, in this heart-stopping, hidden-object adventure!

This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version, including: Gripping bonus gameplay; Exciting new quests; Unlockable collectibles and achievements; Stunning wallpapers and concept art; and an Integrated strategy guide.

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour.

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Today's Daily Deal is Lost Tales: Forgotten Souls

A crow smashes into the windshield of your car and causes you to crash into a nearby tree. A nice elderly lady named Emma offers to let you and your daughter, Maria, rest in her cabin until the thick fog dissipates. You settle down for a nice cup of tea and then suddenly fall asleep. Emma fed you poisoned tea and kidnapped Maria! Solve riddles and brain teasing puzzles as you desperately search the spooky cabin for your missing daughter in this ghoulish Hidden Object tale.

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Sunday, March 30, 2014 — for $2.99.

Also available for this game:

• Get the Strategy Guide.
• Check out the Blog Walkthrough.

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The current Catch of the Week is Murder, She Wrote 2: Return to Cabot Cove

Take on the role of beloved murder-mystery writer Jessica Fletcher and return to lovely (but lethal) Cabot Cove! In Case 1, a prominent gallery owner is found stabbed in the back, and Jessica must distinguish friend from foe. Intrigue abounds in Case 2 when the philanthropic president of the local charity is electrocuted to death. It's up to Jessica to discover whether the motive was love, money or power. Jessica decides that she needs a vacation after all the mayhem and murder in her hometown, but Case 3 finds her embroiled in a mystery involving James Joyce!

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game at the special price of $2.99 through Sunday, March 30, 2014.

Review: Murder in Pigalle by Cara Black

A Mysterious Review of Murder in Pigalle by Cara Black. An Aimée Leduc Investigation.

Review summary: After several overly complicated and really rather average outings for Aimée Leduc and her investigative partner Rene Friant, this mystery is refreshingly simple in its scope and quite good as a result. And while the storyline is far afield of the primary focus of Leduc Detective, this is most certainly one of the better entries in this series. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Murder in Pigalle
Cara Black
An Aimée Leduc Investigation
Soho Crime (March 2014)

Publisher synopsis: June, 1998: Paris's sticky summer heat is even more oppressive than usual as rowdy French football fans riot in anticipation of the World Cup. Private Investigator Aimée Leduc has been trying to slow down her hectic lifestyle — she's five months' pregnant and has the baby's well-being to think about now. But then disaster strikes close to home. A serial rapist has been terrorizing Paris's Pigalle neighborhood, following teenage girls home and attacking them in their own houses. It is sad and frightening but has nothing to do with Aimée — until Zazie, the 13-year-old daughter of the proprietor of Aimée's favorite café, disappears. The police aren't mobilizing quickly enough, and when Zazie's desperate parents approach Aimée for help, she knows she couldn't say no even if she wanted to.

        

A New MystereBook: Squeeze Play by Nicolette Pierce

Here is 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 March 2014 priced $4.99 or less …

Squeeze Play by Nicolette Pierce is the fourth entry in this series of romantic suspense novels featuring Nadia Wolf.

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Squeeze Play by Nicolette Pierce
A Nadia Wolf Novel
Publisher: Nicolette Pierce
Publication Date: March 28, 2014
Price: $3.99 (as of 03/29/14 04:30 PM ET)

Nadia is faced with the hardest decision of her life and she's hiding like a coward. Since the decision is choosing between the two men she loves, hiding seems like a reasonable option. That is until things start going terribly wrong. Caleb's money has been stolen and the likely suspect is none other than his PR manager Jessica. And Greyson has embarked on a project that lures a killer.

While attempting to help both men, Nadia dates them simultaneously in order to figure out which man she loves more. It has nothing to do with the fact that they are both sinfully handsome. That's a bonus. Unfortunately, things never go as smoothly as Nadia plans. Not only does she anger the men she loves, but the killer sets her as the target.

Nadia's not the only one having relationship problems. Mya and David are at a standoff. Mya's determined to stand her ground, even if it means sleeping on an air mattress far away from her beloved clothes. Mark wants more from content bachelor Frankie. Neither of them are willing to talk, and Mark's ready to leave Las Vegas for good. Muffin finds she's married to a man who actually stands up to her. And, Lord, they aren't shy about letting everyone hear their arguments, nor their … other activities. Her husband has a reason for sticking around, and if Muffin isn't careful, it could mean her downfall. And Remy, well, he's gone and kissed someone, adding confusion to an already messy situation.

In the end, it all comes down to Nadia and the love of her life. She'll choose the right man. Sadly, it might be too late.

  

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You're Not Safe by Mary Burton, New in Bookstores in March 2014

Today's featured paperback original mystery title, scheduled to be published during March 2014 by Zebra Books, is You're Not Safe by Mary Burton.

For a list of more new paperback mysteries, thrillers, and novels of suspense published this month, visit our Mystery Bookshelf page for March 2014. For hardcover titles, visit New Mysteries for a selection of books published during March 2014.

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You're Not Safe
Mary Burton
Series: The Texas Rangers Series

The broken body hanging from a tree in Texas Hill Country … the frozen figure huddled in a meat locker … only at second glance does the truth become apparent. What seems like suicide is far more sinister, and the terror is only beginning …

One devastating moment changed Greer Templeton's life and ended two others. Now, with a body found on her property and Texas Ranger Tec Bragg on her doorstep, Greer's nightmare has returned. With each new victim, her link to Tec's case grows, and soon it will be too late to run.

Greer hoped the past was behind her, but an obsessed killer has never forgotten the bond that unites them. One by one, he will track down his victims, finish what was started--and make Greer's dying wish come true.

        

Without Warning by David Rosenfelt, New in Bookstores in March 2014

Today's new hardcover mystery title, scheduled to be published during March 2014 by Minotaur Books, is Without Warning by David Rosenfelt.

For a list of more new hardcover mysteries published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for March 2014. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of March 2014 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

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Without Warning
David Rosenfelt

Years ago, Katie Sanford's husband was convicted of the murder of Jenny Robbins, then died himself in prison. It's a small town and memories are long, and Katie and Jenny's husband, Chief of Police Jake Robbins, have had to work at putting the tragedy behind them. But it's all brought up again in the wake of a hurricane which has just wreaked havoc on their quiet Maine town. Since its founding, Wilton has had a quaint tradition of creating a time capsule every fifty years, and the storm unearthed the most recent capsule. As the editor of the local paper, Katie joins Chief Robbins to supervise its opening. Neither of them is prepared for the macabre set of predictions, dating back to months before Jenny's murder, that they find inside. Someone predicted her death, as well as eleven other tragedies, which are still occurring even long after the death of Katie's husband.

At last, after all these years, Katie has reason to hope that her husband might not have been guilty of Jenny's murder after all. But as she and Jake race to stop the next predictions from coming true, they find themselves caught in a terrifying mind game with no rules … and life or death consequences.

        

New from Harlequin Intrigue: The Prosecutor by Adrienne Giordano

Every month Harlequin publishes several new novels of mystery and suspense. We are pleased to present in this post one of its new March, 2014 titles, published in the Harlequin Intrigue series.

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The Prosecutor by Adrienne Giordano
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue
List Price: $4.99 (ebook), $5.50 (paperback)

Two attorneys with everything to lose fight for justice …

Chicago assistant state's attorney Zac Hennings just got handed a political hot potato: keeping the convicted murderer in a high-profile case behind bars. He's up against his most formidable — and alluring — adversary. First-year law student Emma Sinclair is passionately fighting to free her brother. But she needs the take-no-prisoners prosecutor's help.

Caught between attraction and letting a killer go free, Zac walks a tightrope. Until evidence surfaces that the real culprit's still out there. With his career and Emma's life on the line, Zac races to right a terrible wrong. Refusing to back down, he'll bring a cunning lawbreaker to justice — or die trying.

        

A New MystereBook: Frozen Identity by Sharon Rose

Here is 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 March 2014 priced $4.99 or less …

Frozen Identity by Sharon Rose is the fifth cozy mystery in the Parson's Cove series.

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Frozen Identity by Sharon Rose
A Parson's Cove Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Cozy Cat Press
Publication Date: March 27, 2014
Price: $2.99 (as of 03/29/14 12:30 PM ET)

When a frozen corpse is discovered in a fishing shack on a nearby lake, most residents of Parson's Cove assume the man succumbed to the blistery cold. However, after the body thaws, the coroner discovers that the man — one Victor Fleming — was actually beaten to death.

Eye witnesses suggest that town bad boy Jakie Flanders was seen leaving the shack the night of the murder and was overheard threatening Fleming in town earlier. Add this to the fact that Victor Fleming was Jakie's mother's first cousin and was demanding money from her — and Jakie's motives for murder were piling up. Jakie's mother Flori, a crier if there ever was one, is so devastated when her oldest boy is arrested that she is drained of all her tears, and only her best buddy and local amateur sleuth Mabel Wickles seems to have any faith that Jakie might just be innocent.

Putting her detective cap on, Mabel enlists the aid of her young computer expert friend Nathan Horne and her pal the local Sheriff, Reg Smee, in her attempt to clear Jakie and bring her friend Flori some relief. Soon, Mabel discovers a startling fact. The frozen body, whom everyone assumes is Victor Fleming — isn't. Did Jakie kill the wrong man — if he killed anyone at all? Or is there another reason entirely for this corpse's frozen identity? Mabel will encounter many more clues before she puts this mystery on ice.

  

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The Next Target by Marcel Trigueiro is Today's Fifth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Next Target by Marcel Trigueiro as today's fifth free mystery ebook (A Techno-Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, March 29, 2014 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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The Next Target
Marcel Trigueiro
A Techno-Thriller
Publisher: Marcel Trigueiro

When fear is used as a weapon, the panic paralyses the target like a spider web which immobilizes the preys in the last seconds of their existences. Thenceforth, eliminating a life becomes something elementary.

Rio de Janeiro had already experienced the climate of terror at the end of 2010, with cars and buses being constantly torched overnight. Now, a similar climate settles in the city, but this time the targets have names and surnames. Hundreds of thousands of people are progressively threatened by terrorists who seem to know all the details of their lives. Some of them are cowardly murdered, in a demonstration that anyone can die.

Matheus Erming is the Computer Forensics specialist responsible for examining the computers used by the victims and for finding out how details of their daily routines, kinship and friendship relations were taken by the perpetrators of the attacks. The investigations are the starting point of a persecution not only cybernetic, which touches the lower levels of the organized crime and chases for the roots of chaos in the city. During this race, the security of Matheus' family is also put at risk. When this happens, he knows he has only one choice: to go further, at any cost.

  

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Hide 'n Seek by Yvonne Harriott is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Hide 'n Seek by Yvonne Harriott as today's fourth 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 29, 2014 at 7:15 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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Hide 'n Seek
Yvonne Harriott
A Novel of Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Yvonne Harriott

Private Investigator Marklynn Brooks has a major problem and this time it's personal. Her sister, Sydney, is missing and the trail leads to Dalton Beck, CEO of Beck Security Systems. He denies any involvement in Sydney's disappearance, but with the evidence stacked against him, can she believe him? As she races against time to find her sister, she's not only in danger of losing Sydney she's also in danger of losing her heart.

Dalton Beck is positive that Sydney is responsible for the security breach at his company. Someone is hacking into his computer system. To find the truth he turns to Marklynn for help. She doesn't trust him but he's not going to let that stop him as an attraction develops between them. But to earn her trust, he must make the ultimate sacrifice in order to save his company and catch a killer who will stop at nothing to destroy them.

  

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