Criminal Intent, A Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez Legal Thriller by Sheldon Siegel, Now Available at a Special Price

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Criminal Intent by Sheldon Siegel

A Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez Legal Thriller (3rd in series)

Publisher: Sheldon Siegel

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You can pick your friends, they say, but you can't pick your family. And lately, Mike Daley's family has been keeping him very busy. An ex-priest, ex-public defender, and ex-corporate lawyer, Daley and his former wife, Rosie Fernandez, now run their own San Francisco criminal defense firm. Most of their cases are fairly small-time, which is why it would be surprising that the person accused of murdering movie director Richard (Big Dick) MacArthur is calling them — except that the accused is Rosie's own niece, Angelina.

That case is bad enough, but the family problems don't end there: Rosie's brother, Tony, may be on the wrong end of a strong-arm graft proposal; the son of one of the firm's lawyers has just been busted on a drug charge; Mike is having a clandestine affair with a woman judge … and Rosie herself has a dark secret that may make all of it seem irrelevant.

— Criminal Intent by Sheldon Siegel

A Mix of Six, A Short Story Collection by Geraldine Evans, Now Available at a Special Price

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A Mix of Six by Geraldine Evans

A Short Story Collection

Publisher: Geraldine Evans

Price: $0.99 (as of 01/04/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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Geraldine Evans has put together an eclectic mix of stories: some humorous, some not. Some mysteries, some spooky. They range between one about her popular DI Joe Rafferty, to a satirical Christmas tale, via mucky schoolboys and another about an other-worldly experience, with two more thrown in for luck!

— A Mix of Six by Geraldine Evans

Undercurrent by Sara K. Parker, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in January 2015

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

Undercurrent by Sara K. Parker

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

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Trapped at sea …

In an instant Kathryn Brooks's idyllic transatlantic cruise turns to terror. It's hard to believe someone has it out for her, yet chandeliers don't explode on their own — and her best friend has gone missing. But Secret Service agent Sam West vows to protect her as every corridor poses a threat and any stranger may be an assailant. With the ship's security providing little assistance, Kathryn puts her trust in Sam. Yet losing her own life is no longer her only fear. As she and Sam strive to stay a step ahead of the enemy, Kathryn worries that by caring for Sam … she's put a target on his back, as well.

— Undercurrent by Sara K. Parker

The Last One Left, A Novel of Suspense by John D. MacDonald, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Last One Left by John D. MacDonald

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Orion

Price: $2.99 (as of 01/04/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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When a yacht explodes in the Bahamas, apparently killing six people, Sam Boyleston, an attorney from Texas and the brother of one of the victims, is compelled to investigate the circumstances, as does Raoul Kelly, a newspaper reporter.

After the disaster the yacht's burned captain was temporarily marooned on a small island, and soon it becomes apparent that one person is ruthlessly manipulating events. But for Boyleston and Kelly proving guilt appears impossible …

— The Last One Left by John D. MacDonald

Classic Cashes In by Amy Myers, New in Bookstores during January 2015

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during January 2015 is …

Classic Cashes In by Amy Myers, a Jack Colby Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: Severn House

      

For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for January 2015. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of January 2015 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

More about our featured title, below …

A commission to buy a classic Packard saloon from the 1930s on behalf of a client should have been routine for Jack Colby, but this Packard is special … and as Jack struggles to piece together the car's history and the mystery surrounding it, he is soon precipitated into a dangerous world where nothing is as it seems.

What is the reason behind enigmatic banking magnate Philip Moxton's desperate desire for this particular car? Whatever it is, the car's current owner, actor Tom Herrick, seems to know it too — and is all too willing to sell. But when murder strikes, Jack is drawn into a hunt for the truth that involves not only his personal happiness but facing a relentless killer.

— Classic Cashes In by Amy Myers

Sinker, A Las Vegas Mystery by Rex Kusler, Now Available at a Special Price

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Sinker by Rex Kusler

A Las Vegas Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Rex Kusler

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Former Las Vegas Homicide Detective Jim Snow has found himself in a tenuous position with his partner Alice James. She's the other half of their Private Eye firm James & James and she's back in her hometown tending to her sick mother and contemplating a career change.

This leaves Snow alone in Las Vegas to work his newest case involving the drowning of a former Deputy District Attorney on Lake Mead. But that's only half the job. He'll also have to find the victim's monkey that was with her in her boat that night — and babysit until he can find a primate shelter with a vacancy.

Snow struggles to uncover the events leading up to the drowning, dealing with a diverse assortment of suspects including the victim's twin sister, an ambulance-chasing estranged husband, an unscrupulous loan shark, and an ex-convict with a bad attitude.

Adding to Snow's frustration sifting through the clues, he'll have to work this case on his own — with a monkey riding shotgun instead of the brilliant Alice James.

— Sinker by Rex Kusler

Bayou Hero by Marilyn Pappano, New from Harlequin Romantic Suspense in January 2015

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Bayou Hero by Marilyn Pappano

Imprint: Romantic Suspense

  

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One family's scandal is responsible for a rising body count …

Even for an experienced NCIS agent like Alia Kingsley, the murder scene is particularly gruesome. Someone killed in a fit of rage. Being the long-estranged son of the deceased, Landry Jackson quickly becomes a person of interest. But does Landry loathe his father as much as the feds suspect?

It's clear to Alia that Landry Jackson has secrets, but his hatred for his father isn't one of them. Alia feels sure Landry isn't the killer, but once more family members start dying, she's forced to question herself. What if the fierce attraction between her and Landry has compromised Alia's instincts?

— Bayou Hero by Marilyn Pappano

The Crossing Places, A Ruth Galloway Mystery by Elly Griffiths, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

A Ruth Galloway Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Mariner Books

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When she's not digging up bones or other ancient objects, tart-tongued archaeologist Ruth Galloway lives happily alone in a remote area called Saltmarsh near Norfolk, land that was sacred to its Iron Age inhabitants — not quite earth, not quite sea. When a child's bones are found on a desolate beach nearby, Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson calls Galloway for help.

Nelson thinks he has found the remains of Lucy Downey, a little girl who went missing ten years ago. Since her disappearance he has been receiving bizarre letters about her, letters with references to ritual and sacrifice. The bones actually turn out to be two thousand years old, but Ruth is soon drawn into the Lucy Downey case and into the mind of the letter writer, who seems to have both archaeological knowledge and eerie psychic powers, luring Ruth into completely new territory — and serious danger.

— The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

The Dog Did It, A Gabe and Tigger Mystery by Jim Toombs, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Dog Did It by Jim Toombs

A Gabe and Tigger Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Jim Toombs

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The Texas Hill Country will take your breath away. Brandt, on the other hand, is such a low-key town that drying paint makes the ten o'clock news. The only thing that brought Gabe Chance back to his hometown was the death of his mother. After he wraps up her affairs he's heading straight back to the cool California coast and leaving drought-stricken Brandt in his rearview mirror.

Some things are easier said than done.

The estate she left him is surprisingly rich for the widow of a salesman. But, then again, he's been gone for a decade or two and hasn't been keeping up very well. Just as surprising are the long, strong strings she wrapped around it to keep him here. Mother's dog is now his dog: shaggy, sheddy, boisterous and irritating. If he wants the estate he has to keep the dog. In Brandt. In Mother's house. Bummer times 3.

Before the ink can even dry on his mother's death certificate, an old girlfriend's husband dies in a tragic and violent accident. Steeped in denial, she refuses to accept that it was an accident. She asks him to "go take a look".

Gabe takes that look and man and dog become unlikely allies in unraveling a mystery of ancient Spanish treasures, unknown fortunes, and villains who make Dumb and Dumber seem like Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein.

— The Dog Did It by Jim Toombs

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for January 05, 2015

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 C D I K N Q S U

William P. Wood's 2014 crime thriller has this title (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!

The Killing League by Dani Amore is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature …

The Killing League by Dani Amore

A Wallace Mack Thriller

Publisher: Slogan Books

… as today's second free mystery ebook.

  

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A retired FBI profiler uncovers the Killing League, a competition among active serial killers to prove who is the greatest killer, and learns that he and a woman whose life he saved are the grand prize.

— The Killing League by Dani Amore

Restrike by Reba White Williams is Today's First Featured Free MystereBook

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Restrike by Reba White Williams

A Coleman and Dinah Greene Mystery

Publisher: Magnolia Publishing

… as today's first free mystery ebook.

  

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Cousins Coleman and Dinah Greene moved to New York to make their mark on the art world. Coleman is the editor of an arts magazine and Dinah is the owner of a print gallery. But their challenges are mounting as one of Coleman's writers is discovered selling story ideas to a competitor and The Greene Gallery is in the red.

When billionaire Heyward Bain announces plans to fund a fine print museum, Coleman is intrigued and plans to get to know Bain. Dinah hopes to sell him enough prints to save her gallery. At the same time, swindlers, attracted by Bain's lavish spending, want to grab his money.

When a print dealer dies, Coleman is suspicious, but she can't persuade the NYPD of a connection between the dealer's death and Bain's buying spree. After one of Coleman's editors is killed and Coleman is attacked, the police must acknowledge the connection, and Coleman becomes even more determined to discover the truth about Bain.

— Restrike by Reba White Williams

Alien — The Official Movie Novelization by Alan Dean Foster is Today's Sci-Fi Thriller Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Alien — The Official Movie Novelization by Alan Dean Foster as today's Sci-Fi Thriller Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Sunday, January 04, 2015.

Alien — The Official Movie Novelization by Alan Dean Foster

A Sci-Fi Thriller

Publisher: Titan Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 01/04/2015 at 6:20 AM ET).

  

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The thing looked like the hand of a skeleton with many fingers curled into the palm. Something like a short tube protruded from the palm and something like a tail was coiled beneath the base of the hand. There, on the back, was a dim, convex shape like a glazed over eye. Disgusting! But if that was an eye and not some slimy excrescence … he moved closer to take a look. And the eye moved; it stared right back at him.

Then, the ovoid sprang at him, exploded at him with the energy contained in that coiled tail. He raised an arm to protect himself. Too late! The thing's fingers gripped his faceplate. The weaving tube in the palm's center was stroking the glass. It started to sizzle. The faceplate was dissolving! The creature was through the plate. Must get it off! It was pushing at his mouth, tight around skull, tube down throat, can't breathe …

"Kane, answer me," Dallas' voice came from above, but from down below, there was no reply.

— Alien — The Official Movie Novelization by Alan Dean Foster

Eight Mysteries in J. D. Robb's In Death Series is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature Eight Mysteries in J. D. Robb's In Death Series as today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 each is valid only for today, Sunday, January 04, 2015. We're highlighting the first book in the series in this post.

Naked in Death by J. D. Robb

An Eve Dallas Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Berkley

Price: $1.99 (as of 01/04/2015 at 6:10 AM ET).

  

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In a world of danger and deception, she walks the line — between seductive passion and scandalous murder …

Eve Dallas is a New York police lieutenant hunting for a ruthless killer. In over ten years on the force, she's seen it all — and knows her survival depends on her instincts. And she's going against every warning telling her not to get involved with Roarke, an Irish billionaire — and a suspect in Eve's murder investigation.

But passion and seduction have rules of their own, and it's up to Eve to take a chance in the arms of a man she knows nothing about — except the addictive hunger of needing his touch.

— Naked in Death by J. D. Robb

New This Week: Gateway Murders, A Cole Sullivan Mystery by Russell Warnberg

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 January 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Gateway Murders by Russell Warnberg

A Cole Sullivan Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Fountain Blue Publishing

Price: $3.99 (as of 01/03/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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Detective Isaac Trader was looking for a quiet little place to end a long distinguished career in Manchester. He hoped he had found it when he was hired as a detective in one of Maine's tranquil little towns for what he hoped would be a peaceful few years.

Unfortunately for both Trader and this quaint little berg, the trouble begins almost immediately. It starts with drugs and goes downhill from there. Drug addicts are being murdered and typically Detective Sullivan would step in, but Trader, being older and more experienced, was able to take charge, yet it was only a matter of time before Sullivan and Trader team up.

— Gateway Murders by Russell Warnberg