Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Sunday, April 26, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

The Watchman by Robert Crais

A Joe Pike Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

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Larkin Conner Barkley lives like the City of Angels is hers for the taking. Young and staggeringly rich, she speeds through the city during its loneliest hours, blowing through red after red in her Aston Martin as if running for her life. Then suddenly she sees another car's metal-on-metal explosion of a terrible accident and, dazed, finds herself the single witness in a secret federal investigation.

For maybe the first time in her life, Larkin wants to do the right thing. But in doing so she becomes the target for a relentless team of killers. And when the US Marshals and the finest security money can buy can't protect her, Larkin's wealthy family turns to the one man money can't buy―Joe Pike.

Pike lives a world away from the palaces of Beverly Hills. He's an ex-cop, ex-Marine, ex-mercenary who owes a bad man a favor, and that favor is to keep the uncontrollable Larkin alive.

Pike commits to protecting the girl, but it becomes clear someone in their circle is selling them out. Taking matters into his own hands, Joe drops off the gird with Larkin and follows his own survival rules: strike fast, hit hard, hunt down the hunters. With the help of private investigator Elvis Cole, Pike uncovers a web of lies and betrayals, and the stunning revelation that even the cops are not who they seem. As the body count rises, Pike's biggest threat might come from the girl herself, a lost soul in the City of Angels, determined to destroy herself unless Joe Pike can teach her the value of life … and love.

— The Watchman by Robert Crais

Six Mysteries in the Charley Davidson Series by Darynda Jones for $1.99 Each is today's Kindle Daily Deal. We're featuring the first in the series in this post.

First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones

A Charley Davidson Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

Charley sees dead people. That's right, she sees dead people. And it's her job to convince them to "go into the light." But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e., murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice.

Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she's been having about an Entity who has been following her all her life … and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely.

— First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Sunday, April 26, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

When the Music Dies by Ken Vanderpool

A Music City Murders Mystery

Publisher: Twin Oaks Press

Price: FREE!

  

An Innocent Death by David Anderson

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Telemachus Press

Price: FREE!

  

Murder in Green Harbor by Nancy C. Davis

A Deirdre the Cat Lady Sleuth Mystery

Publisher: Cat Cozy Mysteries Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

The Secret by Kathi Daley

A Seacliff High Mystery

Publisher: Kathi Daley Books

Price: FREE!

  

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New This Week: Dark Water Dive, A Hannah Sampson, Underwater Investigation Mystery by Kathy Brandt

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 April 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Dark Water Dive by Kathy Brandt

A Hannah Sampson, Underwater Investigation Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Monkshood Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 04/25/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

This is a new ebook edition of a mystery first published by Signet in 2004.

Homicide detective Hannah Sampson has traded the chill of the Colorado Rockies for the sunnier climes of the British Virgin Islands to become the only underwater CSI for the Tortola Police Department.

But a murdered tourist and colleagues eager to sink her career have left Hannah navigating the stormy waters of betrayal, greed, and murder as cold as the deep blue sea …

— Dark Water Dive by Kathy Brandt

See also the first mystery in this series, Swimming with the Dead, for $2.99 on Kindle.

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Death Mask, A Murder Mystery by J. F. Straker, New This Week from Endeavour Press

Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher, promoting and selling ebook editions of works by new authors as well as bringing out ebook editions of out of print books.

We've selected one of their recently published mystery, suspense, thriller or crime titles to feature here today …

Death Mask by J. F. Straker

A Murder Mystery

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 04/25/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

When private detective Johnny Inch is invited to a fancy-dress party at Abstock Hall he looks forward to an evening of good food, fine wine and harmless flirtations. But play soon turns into work as the night takes a sinister turn. Witnessing a violent car bomb explosion Johnny is flung headlong into a dangerous murder investigation.

Employed by the lady of the manor and sporting two badly burned legs and a face to match, all Johnny has to go on is a threatening letter mysteriously signed by "The Goat". Slowly he starts to uncover a trail of that points to the killer. But Johnny becomes frustrated by the lack of concrete proof.

Time is of the essence as more victims disappear and fear mounts in the community. The clock is ticking. Johnny's perseverance and bravery are vital to solving a complex plot in which two more mysteries and black magic take centre stage. Will he find out who is behind these turbulent and terrifying events? Or will he himself fall victim to the mysterious figure hiding behind the death mask?

— Death Mask by J. F. Straker

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New This Week: The Double Take, Classic Crime Fiction by Roy Huggins

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The Double Take by Roy Huggins

Classic Crime Fiction

Publisher: NightHawk Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 04/25/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

This is a new ebook edition of a mystery first published in 1946.

Detective Stuart Bailey has been hired by an influential politician who is being blackmailed in regard to his wife's past. Bailey investigates the woman's history in an attempt to stop the extortion, and as the story unfolds, there are many twists and turns along the way.

— The Double Take by Roy Huggins

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Fatal Freeze by Michelle Karl, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in April 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to introduce a new mystery, suspense, or thriller title available this month from Harlequin, one of the world's leading publishers of books for women …

Fatal Freeze by Michelle Karl

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

CIA agent Shaun Carter is on the trail of an international crime ring, and the sudden appearance of a woman from his past could jeopardize his mission. Missing persons investigator Lexie Reilly's search for a missing teen has put her in the criminals' crosshairs. Joining forces to take down this ring is their only chance of survival. Shaun vows to keep the beautiful investigator out of harm's way and help her find the lost girl. But when their ferry becomes icebound, they are trapped at sea with killers who will stop at nothing to keep them from discovering their secrets.

— Fatal Freeze by Michelle Karl

A Catered Mother's Day by Isis Crawford, New in Bookstores during April 2015

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

A Catered Mother's Day by Isis Crawford, a Mystery with Recipes Mystery (11th in series)

Publisher: Kensington

    

It's Mother's Day in sleepy Longely, New York, and this year, catering sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons help a friend — who happens to be an overworked and underappreciated mom — go to extreme lengths to teach her family a lesson. But when a prank turns deadly, the Simmons sisters will have to cook up a plan to clear their pal's name …

Bernie's college roommate Ellen Hadley is burning the candle at both ends. She's grown a successful business baking treats for dogs and cats, and she's a dutiful wife and mother who somehow manages to fit all the cooking and cleaning into her busy schedule. But after her children forget her birthday and her husband forgets their anniversary, her expectations for a memorable Mother's Day are understandably modest.

When Bernie jokingly suggests Ellen fake her own kidnapping to set her family straight, she never imagined her friend would actually go through with it. But when Ellen's husband follows her phony ransom note to an out-of-the-way hotel, he finds the police taking her into custody after she discovers a dead body in her room. Ellen swears she doesn't know the victim, but as police investigate her half-baked plans, they turn up more questions than answers.

Bernie can't help but feel guilty for helping her friend concoct a recipe for disaster, so she and her sister Libby enlist the help of Ellen's kids, and together, they must race to find the true culprit — before Mother's Day is postponed indefinitely …

— A Catered Mother's Day by Isis Crawford

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

The Dead Play On by Heather Graham, New from Harlequin MIRA in April 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to introduce a new mystery, suspense, or thriller title available this month from Harlequin, one of the world's leading publishers of books for women …

The Dead Play On by Heather Graham

Series: Cafferty & Quinn

Imprint: MIRA

  

Play a song for me …

Musicians are being murdered in New Orleans. But Arnie Watson apparently died by his own hand. When Tyler Anderson plays the saxophone he inherited from Arnie, a soldier and musician who died soon after his return, he believes he sees visions of his friend's life — and death. He becomes convinced Arnie was murdered and that the instrument had something to do with whatever happened, and with whatever's happening all over the city …

Tyler knows his theory sounds crazy to the police, so he approaches Danni Cafferty, hoping she and Michael Quinn will find out what the cops couldn't. Or wouldn't. After all, Cafferty and Quinn have become famous for solving unusual crimes.

They're partners in their personal lives, too. Quinn's a private investigator and Danni works with him. When they look into the case, they discover a secret lover of Arnie's and a history of jealousies and old hatreds that leads them back to the band Arnie once played with — and Tyler plays with now.

They discover that sometimes, for some people, the line between passion and obsession is hard to draw. Only in uncovering the truth can they hope to save others — and themselves — from the deadly hands of a killer.

— The Dead Play On by Heather Graham

The Extinguished Guest, A Lexie Starr Mystery by Jeanne Gildewell, Now Available at a Special Price

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, ePublishing Works! …

The Extinguished Guest by Jeanne Gildewell

A Lexie Starr Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: ePublishing Works!

Price: $1.99 (as of 04/25/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

At the Grand Opening of Stone Van Patten's new B&B, the local Historical Society's soon-to-be inaugurated new president, Horatio Prescott III, is found murdered in the inn's grandest suite.

Much to Van Patten's chagrin, Lexie, a widowed library assistant, decides to aid in the investigation.

Despite several foiled attempts made on her own life by the killer, Lexie manages to save herself, uncover the perpetrator and rescue several abducted kakapo parrots in the process.

— The Extinguished Guest by Jeanne Gildewell

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New This Week: Three Alex Glauberman Mysteries by Dick Cluster

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 April 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

Return To Sender by Dick Cluster

An Alex Glauberman Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: booksBnimble

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/25/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

This is a new ebook edition of a mystery first published by Dutton in 1988.

He went to the post office … and ended up in Berlin …

Meet reluctant detective Alex Glauberman — just a guy who fixes foreign cars, a 41-year-old divorced father with a brilliant British girl friend. But he's got a complication right now — he's trying to survive chemo. And then Gerald Meyer, a stranger he meets at the P.O., asks him to mail a package to Meyer's daughter. Easily done, but too late, Meyer changes his mind.

And turns up dead.

But now the package is gone, and clearly dangerous! Will Meyer's daughter be the next victim? Worse, is Alex about to be arrested for murder? Out of those fears is born Alex's career as an international detective — because the stranger's daughter lives in Berlin, and he doesn't know how to contact her.

Too intrigued to let it go (and also because he's a mensch) Alex sets off on an adventure that takes him to London and Berlin in the last years of the Wall, in a search for package, perpetrators, and to prove his own innocence.

Along the way he's plunged into the wreckage of Gerald Meyer's life, a wake that includes the daughter, half-German and half-Jewish, as well as an underworld network, unusual banking transactions, blackmail, shadowy neo-Nazis, and a city in which, as Meyer's daughter puts it, "Under all the showy stuff, Berliners are frightened of so many things." Police detectives in two countries don't make it any easier, but Alex learns to cope, trading bits of information while explaining his actions with metaphors such as the Yiddish meaning of his family name.

— Return To Sender by Dick Cluster

Repulse Monkey by Dick Cluster

An Alex Glauberman Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: booksBnimble

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/25/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

This is a new ebook edition of a mystery first published by Dutton in 1989.

Really bad news — the baby-sitter could be a murderer!

A year following Boston-based auto mechanic Alex Glauberman's first brush with murder, mystery, and the life of an amateur detective, he's recovered from cancer and chemotherapy; he's studying tai chi for its pleasures and therapeutic effects; and he's getting on with his life. Then, in the space of a two-minute phone call, he's ensnared in another mystery.

His anniversary dinner with girlfriend Meredith comes to an abrupt halt when a quick check-in with the babysitter yields the news from Alex's sleepy nine-year-old that the babysitter has left: "She said it was an emergency. She said the emergency was that somebody was dead."

More worrisome still, the babysitter, college student Suzanne Lutrello, cannot be found, and then her ex-boyfriend is savagely killed.

Alex's newly minted private detective skills come quickly into play, but he soon discovers he isn't the only one looking for Suzanne. As he outruns her pursuers and their threats, he navigates the world of old Boston money to its intersection with small-town corruption, high-end prostitution, and drug-addiction recovery, in a life-or-death finish amid the stark white New England winter woods.

— Repulse Monkey by Dick Cluster

Obligations of the Bone by Dick Cluster

An Alex Glauberman Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: booksBnimble

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/25/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

This is a new ebook edition of a mystery first published by St. Martin's Press in 1992.

When you lose what makes you who you are …

"Your bone-marrow," thinks Alex Glauberman, "is the place you store the stuff that makes you who you are." He is feeling queasy about the prospect of anyone living temporarily without it. This "anyone" is not him, not yet, but after a successful first bout with a lymphoma that he expects to come back, someday, for a rematch, he wants to know more about marrow transplant treatments, so he is pleased to be summoned for a consult by Dr. Jay Harrison, a pioneer in the field. What Harrison wants, though, is to hire to Alex as an investigator in something much less scientific — a blackmail letter that the doctor cannot understand.

It purports to be from someone in his past, someone Harrison remembers well. They met long ago, in the early 1970s, when Harrison was hitchhiking from a Vietnam War protest and Foster was an anti-war army deserter just returned from exile in France. They had shared some politics, some travel, and a little hashish, but what was any of that to threaten Harrison's position now?

Something is going on here, Alex tells himself, trying to mentally spread these disparate parts out before him just as he would in his day job of fixing Northern European cars. Some other shoe, his marrow tells him, is going to drop. Drop it does, and marrow is what it's about: Linda Dumars, one of Harrison's transplant patients is due to have her own marrow reinfused now that her days of intense treatment are over, but the marrow's been stolen.

A ransom note soon arrives and the clock ticks: each day without her marrow reduces Linda's chances of survival.

— Obligations of the Bone by Dick Cluster

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Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Saturday, April 25, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

Up to 80% Off Books from Best-Selling Series on Kindle is today's Kindle Daily Deal. We're highlighting just one of the 36 mystery, thriller and suspense titles representing seven series included in this promotion, and priced $2.99 or less each.

The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear

A Maisie Dobbs Mystery (7th in series)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

August 1914. Michael Clifton is mapping the land he has just purchased in California's beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, certain that oil lies beneath its surface. But as the young cartographer prepares to return home to Boston, war is declared in Europe. Michael — the youngest son of an expatriate Englishman — puts duty first and sails for his father's native country to serve in the British army. Three years later, he is listed among those missing in action.

April 1932. London psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs is retained by Michael's parents, who have recently learned that their son's remains have been unearthed in France. They want Maisie to find the unnamed nurse whose love letters were among Michael's belongings — a quest that takes Maisie back to her own bittersweet wartime love. Her inquiries, and the stunning discovery that Michael Clifton was murdered in his trench, unleash a web of intrigue and violence that threatens to engulf the soldier's family and even Maisie herself. Over the course of her investigation, Maisie must cope with the approaching loss of her mentor, Maurice Blanche, and her growing awareness that she is once again falling in love.

— The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

The Todd Family Series (1st in series)

Publisher: Hachette Books

Nook Daily Find Price: $2.99 (price-matched by Amazon)

  

What if you could live again and again, until you got it right?

On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual. For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, in a variety of ways, while the young century marches on towards its second cataclysmic world war.

Does Ursula's apparently infinite number of lives give her the power to save the world from its inevitable destiny? And if she can — will she?

— Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Saturday, April 25, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

Fairy Tale Murders by Kelly Money

A Kate Kingsley Mystery

Publisher: Fideli Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

The Flower Girl by Ronald Watkins

A Robert Killian Mystery

Publisher: Watkins Literary

Price: FREE!

  

Watson Manor Unfolding by Ronald Craig

A Watson Manor Mystery

Publisher: Ronald Craig

Price: FREE!

  

Sandman by Morgan Hannah MacDonald

The Thomas Family Series

Publisher: Morgan Hannah MacDonald

Price: FREE!

  

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