Saturday, August 30, 2014

New This Week: The Silent Sea, A Novel of Romantic Suspense by Patricia Rosemoor

The Silent Sea by Patricia Rosemoor

Omnimystery News is pleased to present 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 August 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

The Silent Sea by Patricia Rosemoor

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Patricia Rosemoor

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/30/2014 at 5:00 PM ET).

Previously published in paperback by Harlequin in 1994.

The Silent Sea by Patricia Rosemoor, Amazon Kindle format

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The silent sea holds dark secrets …

Marissa Gilmore searches the sea's edge for an escaped dolphin only to find the sleek mammal pushing a body ashore. The dolphin is the only witness to murder, and only Marissa can find a way to discover its secrets.

Now, deep in the Florida Keys at a marine mammal refuge, Marissa wants to heal the dolphin, while Riley O'Hare wants to free it. Riley's lips speak contempt for her job as a marine mammal trainer, but his eyes kindle a fiery passion in her.

Shielded by his arms, Marissa believes she's safe until the accidents begin …

The Silent Sea by Patricia Rosemoor

Chihuahua Confidential, A Geri Sullivan and Pepe, Barking Detective Mystery by Waverly Curtis, Now Available at a Special Price

Chihuahua Confidential by Waverly Curtis

Omnimystery News is always searching for newly discounted mystery, suspense, thriller and crime novels for our readers to enjoy. Today, we're pleased to present the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Kensington …

Chihuahua Confidential by Waverly Curtis

A Geri Sullivan and Pepe, Barking Detective Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $2.99 (as of 08/30/2014 at 4:30 PM ET).

Chihuahua Confidential by Waverly Curtis, Amazon Kindle format

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"If I say so myself, I am muy foxy!"

When novice P.I. Geri Sullivan first heard her adopted Chihuahua talk, she thought she'd gone barking mad. But it turns out Pepe is a savvy sleuth — and if he has his way, he'll soon be a bone-a-fido celebrity, too, as Pepe and Geri are Hollywood-bound to star in the reality show Dancing With Dogs. So far, so bueno.

Then Nigel St. Nigel, the judge everyone loves to hate, becomes the judge someone wanted dead. Pepe and Geri are hot on a killer's heels but between perfecting the paso doble and protecting Pepe's Pomeranian lady love, both have their paws full. If Pepe's new status as a Beverly Hills Chihuahua goes to his head, it may be the last waltz for Geri's crime-biting compadre …

Chihuahua Confidential by Waverly Curtis

New This Week: Last Resort, A Moose River Mystery by Jeff Shelby

Last Resort by Jeff Shelby

Omnimystery News is pleased to present 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 August 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

Last Resort by Jeff Shelby

A Moose River Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Mission Bay Publishing

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/30/2014 at 4:00 PM ET).

Last Resort by Jeff Shelby, Amazon Kindle format

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All Daisy Savage wants is a vacation. A romantic getaway with her husband. Seven blissful days at a fancy resort to relax, recharge and renew. What she gets instead is a dead body at a campground.

When Daisy and her husband Jake head north to Minnesota's lake country for a weeklong stay at a lakeside retreat, they're surprised to find out the place they've won a trip to is neither lakeside or much of a retreat. Stumbling upon a dead body makes the place even less attractive.

The charms of the campground begin to grow on Daisy, however, and she can't help but be troubled by the bad luck that seems to be raining down on Delilah, the quirky owner of Windy Vista. The more questions she asks, the more things don't add up. And the more curious Daisy becomes.

Despite Jake's pleas to end her amateur investigating, Daisy finds herself in the middle of trying to save the campground from ruin. Doing so, though, puts her in the middle of vandals, liars, thieves and … a murderer.

Which turns out to be anything but a vacation.

Last Resort by Jeff Shelby

Death of an Irish Diva, A Cumberland Creek Mystery by Mollie Cox Bryan, Now Available at a Special Price

Death of an Irish Diva by Mollie Cox Bryan

Omnimystery News is always searching for newly discounted mystery, suspense, thriller and crime novels for our readers to enjoy. Today, we're pleased to present the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Kensington …

Death of an Irish Diva by Mollie Cox Bryan

A Cumberland Creek Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $2.99 (as of 08/30/2014 at 3:30 PM ET).

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Spring is in the air, but the ladies of the Cumberland Creek Scrapbook Crop hardly have time to stop and smell the roses. Not when famed Irish dancer Emily McGlashen is found murdered in her studio just after the St. Patrick's Day parade — and one of the Crop's own members is the prime suspect.

Vera's dance studio may have suffered when Emily waltzed into town, but the croppers know she's not a vengeful murderer. Lucky for her, co-scrapbooker Annie is a freelance reporter eager to vindicate her friend. What she discovers is a puzzling labyrinth of secrets that only add question marks to Emily's murder.

Just when it seems they've run out of clues, an antique scrapbook turns up and points the croppers in the right direction — and brings them face to face with a killer more twisted than a Celtic knot.

Death of an Irish Diva by Mollie Cox Bryan

New This Week: Dressed To Kill, A Novel of Suspense by Charles Alvarez

Dressed To Kill by Charles Alvarez

Omnimystery News is pleased to present 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 August 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …

Dressed To Kill by Charles Alvarez

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Black Opal Books

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/30/2014 at 3:00 PM ET).

Dressed To Kill by Charles Alvarez, Amazon Kindle format

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Victor Espinoza, a short, youthful LAPD patrol officer, is sent undercover as a cross-dresser to catch a serial killer. His ambition to become a detective gets snarled when, ignoring his captain's orders, he goes it alone and establishes himself at the Velvet Glove, a Hollywood bar that caters to transvestites and drag queens.

The secret nature of his assignment not only strains his long-term relationship with his girlfriend, Jannine, who wants to marry and start a family, but hot on the trail of the killer, Victor gets a little too close — and now, he's targeted as the next victim.

Dressed To Kill by Charles Alvarez

The Iron Sickle by Martin Limon, New in Bookstores during August 2014

The Iron Sickle by Martin Limon

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

The Iron Sickle by Martin Limon

A George Sueño and Ernie Bascom Mystery (9th in series)

Publisher: Soho Crime

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

More about our featured title, below …

Early one rainy morning, the head of the 8th United States Army Claims Office in Seoul, South Korea, is brutally murdered by a Korean man in a trench coat with a small iron sickle hidden in his sleeve. The attack is a complete surprise, carefully planned and clinically executed. How did this unidentified Korean civilian get onto the tightly controlled US Army base? And why attack the claims officer — is there an unsettled grudge, a claim of damages that was rejected by the US Army?

Against orders, CID agents George Sueño and Ernie Bascom start to investigate. Somehow, no one they speak to has been interviewed yet. The 8th Army isn't great at solving cases, but they aren't usually this bad, either. George and Ernie begin to suspect that someone doesn't want the case solved.

The Iron Sickle by Martin Limon

Winner of the 2014 Ngaio Marsh Award Announced

Where the Dead Men Go by Liam Mcilvanney

Liam McIlvanney has been named the winner of the 2014 Ngaio Marsh Award for his crime novel Where the Dead Men Go. This annual award is given to the best mystery, novel of suspense, or thriller written by a New Zealand author.

"[A] thought-provoking novel with very real characters and a fascinating, complex plot. McIlvanney puts a lot into this book: the state of the news media, what it takes to be a good reporter, politics, family life, and even a New Zealand connection", said one judge. "Excellent writing makes it all fit together very nicely indeed."

(Hat tip to Mystery Fanfare for alerting us to this news.)

Where the Dead Men Go by Liam Mcilvanney

A Gerry Conway Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Where the Dead Men Go by Liam Mcilvanney, Amazon Kindle format

More about this book, below …

Some stories are worth killing for …

After three years in the wilderness, hardboiled reporter Gerry Conway is back at his desk at the Glasgow Tribune. But three years is a long time on newspapers and things have changed — readers are dwindling, budgets are tightening, and the Trib's once rigorous standards are slipping. Once the paper's star reporter, Conway now plays second fiddle to his former protégé, crime reporter Martin Moir.

But when Moir goes AWOL as a big story breaks, Conway is dispatched to cover a gangland shooting. And when Moir's body turns up in a flooded quarry, Conway is drawn deeper into the city's criminal underworld as he looks for the truth about his colleague's death. Braving the hostility of gangsters, ambitious politicians and his own newspaper bosses, Conway discovers he still has what it takes to break a big story. But this is a story not everyone wants to hear as the city prepares to host the Commonwealth Games and the country gears up for a make-or-break referendum on independence.

Where the Dead Men Go by Liam Mcilvanney

KCPD Protector by Julie Miller, New from Harlequin Intrigue in August 2014

KCPD Protector by Julie Miller

Omnimystery News is pleased to introduce a new mystery, suspense, or thriller title from Harlequin, published this month …

KCPD Protector by Julie Miller

Series: The Precinct

Imprint: Intrigue

KCPD Protector by Julie Miller, Amazon Kindle format

For more information about the book, see a synopsis, below.

A killer is on the loose and a tornado is about to hit Kansas City …

There was no way Deputy Commissioner George Madigan was going to let his beautiful assistant fall prey to a stalker. Because Elise Brown wasn't just another employee. Her vulnerable blue eyes triggered all of George's protective instincts … and now her life was in jeopardy.

Working together almost 24/7 to bring the perp to justice — and sharing kisses passionate enough to ignite a Kansas City heat wave — George and Elise had forged the kind of partnership that could keep her out of harm's way and potentially lead to happily ever alter.

Until a deadly tornado struck and Elise was taken hostage …

KCPD Protector by Julie Miller

Death of a Chocoholic, A Hayley Powell, Food and Cocktails Mystery by Lee Hollis, Now Available at a Special Price

Death of a Chocoholic by Lee Hollis

Omnimystery News is always searching for newly discounted mystery, suspense, thriller and crime novels for our readers to enjoy. Today, we're pleased to present the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Kensington …

Death of a Chocoholic by Lee Hollis

A Hayley Powell, Food and Cocktails Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $2.99 (as of 08/30/2014 at 1:00 PM ET).

Death of a Chocoholic by Lee Hollis, Amazon Kindle format

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Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell is not looking for love this Valentine's Day. Of course she also isn't planning on looking for a murderer …

Fed up with dating after a disastrous setup, the only thing Hayley wants to snuggle up to is a box of made-to-order chocolates from plus-sized, plus-mouthed chocolatier Bessie Winthrop. But when Bessie is found dead in her kitchen, only Hayley suspects that Bessie's "heart attack" might actually be a candy-coated murder.

Turns out Bessie had more enemies than a boxful of chocolates, each one a suspicious flavor. It's sticky business juggling a job, two teenagers and finding a killer, but it's better than letting a killer find Hayley first …

Death of a Chocoholic by Lee Hollis

Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending August 30, 2014

Bestselling Crime Fiction: Hardcover Mysteries, Suspense Novels and Thrillers

A list of the top 15 Mystery Hardcover Bestsellers for the week ending August 30th, 2014 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

No change in the order of the top five bestsellers, with the third and final book in the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, The Book of Life, remaining in the top spot.

One new title enters the list this week; debut position in [brackets].

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The Long Way Home by Louise Penny

[8]: The Long Way Home
Louise Penny
— The Armand Gamache Series (10th)

Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Sûreté du Québec, has found a peace he'd only imagined possible. On warm summer mornings he sits on a bench holding a small book, The Balm in Gilead, in his large hands. "There is a balm in Gilead," his neighbor Clara Morrow reads from the dust jacket, "to make the wounded whole."

While Gamache doesn't talk about his wounds and his balm, Clara tells him about hers. Peter, her artist husband, has failed to come home. Failed to show up as promised on the first anniversary of their separation. She wants Gamache's help to find him. Having finally found sanctuary, Gamache feels a near revulsion at the thought of leaving Three Pines. "There's power enough in Heaven," he finishes the quote as he contemplates the quiet village, "to cure a sin-sick soul." And then he gets up. And joins her.

Together with his former second-in-command, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, and Myrna Landers, they journey deeper and deeper into Québec. And deeper and deeper into the soul of Peter Morrow. A man so desperate to recapture his fame as an artist, he would sell that soul. And may have. The journey takes them further and further from Three Pines, to the very mouth of the great St. Lawrence river. To an area so desolate, so damned, the first mariners called it the land God gave to Cain. And there they discover the terrible damage done by a sin-sick soul.

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A Conversation with Novelist Eden Baylee

Omnimystery News: Author Interview with Eden Baylee
with Eden Baylee

We are delighted to welcome novelist Eden Baylee to Omnimystery News today.

Though a published author in several genres, Eden's first mystery thriller is Stranger at Sunset (lowercase publishing; June 2014 ebook format), a psychological suspense novel as seen through the eyes of different narrators, each with their own murky sense of justice.

We recently had the opportunity to talk with Eden about her new book.

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Omnimystery News: Introduce us to Stranger at Sunset and tell us a little more about its lead character.

Eden Baylee
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Eden Baylee

Eden Baylee: Stranger at Sunset is the first of a trilogy, which features my protagonist, Dr. Kate Hampton. What appeals to me most about her is her sharp mind. I always write intelligent women into my fiction. In this case, Kate is also infused with an odd sense of humor and a warm, somewhat volatile personality. She is a force to be reckoned with, even though you won't necessarily know that right away.

I think both men and women will relate to her, but for different reasons.

OMN: We had a hard time pinning down a category for Stranger at Sunset. How do you categorize it?

EB: I've never been a fan of labels for anything, and that includes books. When I started writing full-time back in 2010, I wrote literary erotica. I have several books of anthologies and novellas in this vein. My latest, Stranger at Sunset is my first novel and considered a psychological mystery/thriller.

Labels give readers an idea of what to expect, and they help marketers promote books. As a writer, however, I've found labels to be restrictive, and I'm not one to be pigeonholed. Given the misunderstanding around erotica, I had to consider the most seamless way to move into a different genre without creating a whole new identity. It helped that I had written flash fiction and short stories in multiple genres previously, but I'm new to the mystery/thriller genre as a novelist.

Many books cross genres. Certainly, authors should be able to as well.

OMN: Give us a summary of the book in a tweet.

EB: I love it when readers give me headlines for my book, so here's one that combines my tagline with one from a reviewer.

Vacation can be a killer in STRANGER AT SUNSET ~ "A psychological mystery/thriller of literary quality."

OMN: How much of your own personal or professional experience have you included in the book?

EB: People I've known inspired the characters, though no character is an accurate portrayal of any one specific person. For some, I've adopted character traits of real people and enhanced them. For others, I've toned down the real-life personalities. Truth is stranger than fiction sometimes!

For example, the antagonist, Matthew Kane has traits of someone I knew well. His nemesis in the book, Adam, is modeled after someone I've observed from afar. If these two men ever had to spend a day with each other in real life, they would most certainly kill one another.

OMN: How true are you to the setting of Stranger at Sunset?

EB: The setting of my book is based at a resort in Jamaica, where I have stayed. I took minor liberties with the description, but for the most part, it is accurate.

I enjoyed highlighting different parts of the setting throughout the book — from the people, to the landscape, to the history. No one who reads the book should say "Wow, that is completely inaccurate!” because I represented the setting and history as realistically as possible. It helps that I have been there, but regardless of this fact, there is no excuse to get things wrong unless you are a sloppy researcher or you don't care. In this Internet age, we are able to obtain information to create authentic settings even if we've never visited a place.

The setting is vital for my book because the theme of water is important. Stranger at Sunset takes place in an environment that would not normally lend itself to conflict. That's part of the mystery.

OMN: If you could travel anywhere in the world, all expenses paid, to research the setting for a book, where would it be?

EB: My next book will take place in Asia, probably Indonesia, Thailand, and Hong Kong. I've been to these locations before, but it's been some years, and I'm due another trip. It's always best to have the sights and sounds of a place fresh in my mind when writing about it. Being there enhances the other senses as well and makes for a more sensual experience for the reader.

OMN: What are some of your outside interests? Have any of these found their way into your books?

EB: I'm a music snob and a fan of 60s and 70s rock, blues, jazz, and I write about music regularly on my blog. There is even a soundtrack available from iTunes, which is the companion piece to Stranger at Sunset. I play harmonica and guitar and both these instruments are present in my book.

I love good conversation, which to my mind is the exchange of ideas (not gossip about people or regurgitating current events). It's the best way to spend my time getting to know someone. You will always find scenes of conversation mixed with prose in my stories.

OMN: Tell us more about the book's cover and title.

EB: I like covers that are discreet, so you will never see full faces portrayed on my books. I prefer the reader to imagine what my characters look like, and I don't provide full details about characters' appearances in my stories. Beauty or ugliness is always in the eye of the beholder.

The cover of Stranger at Sunset can be easily understood by reading the prologue, readily available via the "Look Inside" option on Amazon. I love the "noir-ish" appearance of it, and less is always more for me. My covers represent my writing — spare, but with room to discover more along the way.

Stranger at Sunset wasn't my first title. I had several others including: Strangers in Paradise, Stranger at Sundown, and so on. I settled on Stranger at Sunset because there are several meanings the title can take. "Stranger" can be both a noun and an adjective, and it alludes to how we view others as well as ourselves. "Sunset" refers to the time when a pivotal scene takes place in the book as well as the name of the resort in Jamaica where the story takes place.

OMN: Complete this sentence for us: "I am a psychological mystery/thriller writer and thus I am also ...".

EB: I am a psychological mystery/thriller writer and thus I am also ... adept at analyzing your thoughts while meticulously planning your demise.

OMN: Do you enjoy watching movies?

EB: I love mystery thrillers and gangster films, many directed by David Fincher, the Coen Brothers, Guy Ritchie, and Quentin Tarantino.

Of course, I love the classic directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Mike Leigh. In film, I tend toward off-the-wall characters and storylines that are not linear. It's not all that different from the books I like to read.

OMN: Create a Top 5 list for us on any subject.

EB: Top 5 professions I wanted to be as a child:

• Assassin
• Photojournalist
• Blues guitarist
• Escort
• Gymnast

As you can see, I was always destined to be a writer. There was no way I could do all these things except in fiction.

OMN: What's next for you?

EB: As a full-time author, it's the next book in my series with Kate Hampton, entitled A Fragile Truce. Writing will be balanced with reading, researching, and promoting of my current books. Along the way, I hope to fit in sleep, travel, and some leisure time. Maybe I'll even sneak in a game of Scrabble.

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Eden Baylee left a twenty-year banking career to become a full-time writer. She incorporates many of her favorite things into her writing such as: travel; humor; music; poetry; art; and much more. Stranger at Sunset is her first mystery novel, on the heels of several books of erotic anthologies and short stories. She writes in multiple genres.

An introvert by nature and an extrovert by design, Eden is most comfortable at home with her laptop surrounded by books. She is an online Scrabble junkie and a social media enthusiast, but she really needs to get out more often!

To stay apprised of Eden's book-related news, please add your name to her mailing list.

For more information about the author, please visit her website at EdenBayleeBooks.com or find her on Facebook and Twitter.

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Stranger at Sunset by Eden Baylee

Stranger at Sunset
Eden Baylee
A Suspense Thriller

Vacation can be a killer …

Dr. Kate Hampton, a respected psychiatrist, gathers with a group of strangers at her favorite travel spot, Sunset Villa in Jamaica. Included in the mix are friends of the owners, a businessman with dubious credentials, and a couple who won the trip from a TV game show.

It is January 2013, following the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The luxury resort is struggling, not from the storm, but due to a scathing review from caustic travel writer, Matthew Kane. The owners have invited him back with hopes he will pen a more favorable review to restore their reputation.

Even though she is haunted by her own demons, Kate feels compelled to help. She sets out to discover the motivation behind Kane's vitriol. Used to getting what he wants, has the reviewer met his match in Kate? Or has she met hers?

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Jack Stone by Steven Savile and Steve Lockley is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

Jack Stone by Steven Savile and Steve Lockley

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature …

Jack Stone by Steven Savile and Steve Lockley

The Jack Stone Series

Publisher: BadPress

… as today's second free mystery ebook.

Jack Stone by Steven Savile and Steve Lockley, Amazon Kindle format

This title was listed for free as of August 30, 2014 at 7:10 AM ET. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the 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.

More on today's free book, below.

This book contains the entire Jack Stone series including Northern Fire, Northern Grit, and Northern Soul.

No good deed goes unpunished for men like Jack Stone. His best friend lies bleeding slowly to death when a bad situation goes to worse. A favour's being cashed in. He can't say no. Not that he ever would. He owes Micky Brannon big time. Once upon a time they'd been the Three Musketeers, Micky, Chris Drury and Jack Stone. Then Chris had come back to Brize Norton in a box and Micky had lost his legs thanks to an IED.

Shrinks called it Survivor's Guilt, Jack called it being a mate.

Micky's baby sister, Carly, is in trouble. Jack's promised to find her and bring her home safe. She's not the innocent young kid he remembers — but then he hasn't seen her since she was six and called him Uncle Jack. His search leads Jack into a seedy underworld of sex clubs, violent crime, and desperate people. The locals call it Paradise, the girls trapped there call it Hell. Jack calls it home.

And when he thinks he's done … it's only just beginning. Because trouble has a way of finding men like Jack Stone.

This time it comes in the guise of an old school friend looking for a favour. A grand up front, no questions asked. The job sounds simple enough, an overnight drive down South, pick up some merchandise, bring it back up North. Nothing to it. But Jack doesn't do 'no questions'. When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. So Jack walks away.

For any other man that would be the end of it, but not Jack. A simple haircut turns into a front row seat for a shakedown and his innate sense of justice won't let Jack walk away this time, even if it means he's on the wrong side of the local mob. If he's going to help he's got to find an old cabaret singer from the 70s. The problem is she doesn't want to be found, and for good reason.

Jack's good at what he does though. It's only when he brings finds the girl that he realises just how badly he's screwed-up.

He's brought the devil to her door.

And now there's hell to pay.

Jack Stone by Steven Savile and Steve Lockley

Gray Ghost by C. L. Swinney is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

Gray Ghost by C. L. Swinney

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature …

Gray Ghost by C. L. Swinney

A Bill Dix Mystery

Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing

… as today's free mystery ebook.

Gray Ghost by C. L. Swinney, Amazon Kindle format

This title was listed for free as of August 30, 2014 at 7:00 AM ET. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the 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.

More on today's free book, below.

While on a fly fishing vacation to Andros Island in the Bahamas, narcotics detectives Dix and Petersen discover their fishing guides were killed when a sudden blast of gunfire fractured their speedboat, Gray Ghost. Local gossip has it that Gray Ghost went to the ocean floor with a hundred million dollars' worth of cocaine in the hull.

Dix and Petersen, against their better judgment, are drawn into helping their island friends even though it could cost them their careers. Leads are chased down in the Bahamas and Miami. The two detectives identify a diabolical plot of a sinister man known only as "The Caller."

An elaborate trap is set for The Caller, but he's two steps ahead of the detectives. As the drama unfolds, it's unclear who can be trusted. When it appears The Caller will get away once again, lead detective Dix and his sidekick Petersen exhaust everything they have in an effort to capture the criminal mastermind.

Gray Ghost by C. L. Swinney

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta is Today's Teen Kindle Daily Deal

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta as today's Teen Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Saturday, August 30, 2014.

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

A Mystery

Publisher: HarperTeen

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/30/2014 at 6:20 AM ET).

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta, Amazon Kindle format

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"What do you want from me?" he asks. What I want from every person in my life, I want to tell him. More.

Abandoned by her mother on Jellicoe Road when she was eleven, Taylor Markham, now seventeen, is finally being confronted with her past. But as the reluctant leader of her boarding school dorm, there isn't a lot of time for introspection. And while Hannah, the closest adult Taylor has to family, has disappeared, Jonah Griggs is back in town, moody stares and all.

Nothing is as it seems and every clue leads to more questions as Taylor tries to work out the connection between her mother dumping her, Hannah finding her then and her sudden departure now, a mysterious stranger who once whispered something in her ear, a boy in her dreams, five kids who lived on Jellicoe Road eighteen years ago, and the maddening and magnetic Jonah Griggs, who knows her better than she thinks he does. If Taylor can put together the pieces of her past, she might just be able to change her future.

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (140830)

Big Fish Games

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

• The New Release is Amaranthine Voyage: The Shadow of Torment.

• The Daily Deal is Echoes of the Past: The Kingdom of Despair, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Deadly Voltage: Rise of the Invincible, just $2.99 through Sunday, August 31, 2014 only.

• Today's Special Deal — Labor Day Sale: All games are Two for the Price of One! Use coupon code LABOR for Collector's Edition games and use coupon code DAY for Standard games. Offer valid through September 1st, 2014 only until 11:59 PM PT.

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

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Amaranthine Voyage: The Shadow of Torment

The New Release is Amaranthine Voyage: The Shadow of Torment

Long ago, Anther was a realm of beauty and magic, but the appearance of a being named Torment drained their magic and forced the survivors to flee to a world called Earth. Years later, one of their artifacts has been uncovered, reopening the way between both worlds. You must enter the portal and stop Torment before it turns its sights toward Earth. An ancient prophecy declares that you will be the one to save both worlds, but will it come true? Find out in this breathtaking Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game!

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

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Echoes of the Past: The Kingdom of Despair

Today's Daily Deal is Echoes of the Past: The Kingdom of Despair

End the witch's evil reign at last! Explore the twists and turns of a mysterious world as you travel through a strange, cursed kingdom, where the characters have been robbed of their beauty and talents by a cruel sorceress. Test your wits as you gather the missing amulets, restore the lives of the cursed characters — and open the portal to return home!

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

Also available for this game:

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Deadly Voltage: Rise of the Invincible

The current Catch of the Week is Deadly Voltage: Rise of the Invincible

A mysterious force from a parallel universe wreaks havoc on a small town as a scientist fights to stop it from taking over the world! With its dazzling animation, super-charged gameplay and electrifying story, this is a hidden object adventure for all ages! Plug in today!

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

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