Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Thursday, April 30, 2015

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

Ice Country by David Estes

The Country Saga (2nd in series)

Publisher: David Estes

Kindle Daily Deal Price: 99¢

Dazz, a hard-edged, fun-loving Icer, likes fighting, particularly while at his favorite watering hole. However, while recovering from a particularly bad break up, his decision to engage in a brutal pubroom brawl leads to a series of events that thrust him into a dark and mysterious scandal involving King Goff, the ice country ruler.

When his seven-year-old sister is abducted in the dark of night, Dazz pledges to do whatever it takes to get her back, embarking on a quest that threatens to rip apart the very fabric that's barely holding his shattered family together.

Along the way he meets a group of unlikely allies in the form of a travelling group of fire country natives. Can Dazz, when joined with his best friend, Buff, and new tan-skinned friends, defeat the King and his guards before it's too late for his sister?

— Ice Country by David Estes

The Devil's Quota by Tom Avitabile

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: The Story Plant

Nook Daily Find Price: $1.99 (price-matched by Amazon)

  

Every body has a price …

The devil is in the details when the one percent gets what the one percent wants … no matter what, no matter how much or how legal. NYPD Detective Mike DiMaggio is catapulted into an international conspiracy when the details of a not-so-routine murder investigation get his partner killed and him fired. His suspicion that Cassandra Cassidy, a sexual behavioral psychiatrist right out of the society pages, is somehow connected to this syndicate proves to be dangerous. It sets him on a journey that soon has him pitted against the most powerful forces in this country and around the world.

Meanwhile, one victim of this international treachery, special forces operative Master Sergeant Eric Ronson, abandons his unit and is hell-bent on protecting Setara, the Afghan girl he loves, from its evil grip. He's an army of one, and soon his rescue mission crosses international datelines and crosses paths with Detective DiMaggio. None of this is good for the fat cat power brokers and inhuman traffickers who will soon learn the high cost of satisfying the Devil's Quota.

— The Devil's Quota by Tom Avitabile

In the Blood by Lisa Unger

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Touchstone

Kobo Daily Deal Price: $2.99 (price-matched by Amazon)

  

Liar, liar, pants on fire …

College senior Lana Granger has told so many lies about her past that the truth seems like a distant, cloudy nightmare. But she meets her match when she begins babysitting for a volatile, manipulative eleven-year-old boy.

Soon after Lana takes the job, her close friend Beck mysteriously disappears. Lana instantly begins fabricating stories — to friends, to police, to herself. Why doesn't her account jibe with those of eye-witnesses? Lana will do anything to bury the truth about that night … and about her life.

But someone else knows her secrets. And he's dying to tell.

— In the Blood by Lisa Unger

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Thursday, April 30, 2015

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

Hider Seeker by Tom Claver

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Troubador

Price: FREE!

  

Landfall by John McWilliams

A Sci-Fi Adventure

Publisher: John McWilliams

Price: FREE!

  

American Gigolo by Steve Rollins

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Adventure Ink

Price: FREE!

  

Risk Everything by Evie Platt

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: E. P. Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

For a summary of all of today's titles, plus any that may have been added since this post was created, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

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Moonlight Weeps, A Dick Moonlight Mystery by Vincent Zandri, Now Available at a Special Price

Amazon Kindle Countdown Deals are limited-time discounts on Kindle-exclusive books.

Omnimystery News is pleased to present you with one of today's titles … but take advantage of this deal now as the price will go up to its digital list price soon! (See the countdown clock on the book product page to see how much time remains on this deal.)

Moonlight Weeps by Vincent Zandri

A Dick Moonlight Mystery (8th in series)

Publisher: Down & Out Books

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/29/2015 at 8:30 PM ET).

  

Nominated for the 2015 Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original by the International Thriller Writers organization.

Dick Moonlight can't help himself. Moonlight, the private detective known as the head case with a bullet lodged in his brain, should be grateful for his current job. But when it becomes clear the cash-starved brain surgeon he's been hired to drive around is protecting his son from a rape conviction, Moonlight is disgusted.

Worse, when the charges turn into a case of "reckless murder," Moonlight's the only one trying to keep the kid from the electric chair though the girl — a state senator's daughter — clearly committed suicide. Then Moonlight and his unwilling assistant, a fat Elvis impersonator owing him money, stumble into a much bigger plot and are soon dodging Hollywood obsessed drug-running Russian thugs, corrupt government officials, and the specter of Moonlight's recently diseased girlfriend.

— Moonlight Weeps by Vincent Zandri

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No Place To Hide, The Devlin Group by Shannon Stacey, Now Available at a Special Price

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No Place To Hide by Shannon Stacey

The Devlin Group (4th in series)

Publisher: Shannon Stacey

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/29/2015 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

Jack Donovan went through hell and back to save Isabelle once. Now she's back in his life, hunted by an assassin so elusive some claim he's only an urban legend. More than just a gun for hire, the killer is driven by a pathological need to take down his targets and, when Isabelle escapes the bullet meant for her, Jack knows he'll strike again. The only way to keep her alive is to keep her close, and Jack's about to learn what hell really is.

In the year since Jack rescued her from a guerrilla compound and then walked away, Isabelle Arceneau has begun to put her life back on track. Now somebody wants her dead and Jack is once again her only hope for survival. As the Devlin Group races to uncover the killer's identity and Jack and Isabelle go on the run in a desperate bid to keep her alive, she knows she can trust him with her life, but never again with her heart.

— No Place To Hide by Shannon Stacey

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Review: Cold Trail by Janet Dawson

A Mysterious Review of Cold Trail by Janet Dawson. A Jeri Howard Mystery.

Review summary: There is a great deal of underlying tension and suspense in this solidly plotted mystery, as the series lead searches for her missing brother. With sharply drawn characters, vivid settings, and a relentless pace, this is a strong entry in this series. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Cold Trail
Janet Dawson
A Jeri Howard Mystery
Perseverance Press (April 2015)

Publisher synopsis: Oakland PI Jeri Howard tackles her most personal case yet. Her brother, Brian, has disappeared and has been missing for four days before she is notified. The trail is getting colder as the anxious PI searches for Brian across Sonoma County for clues to explain why he disappeared. She'd thought Brian's life was in great shape. But her investigation uncovers cracks in his marriage and problems with his job. To complicate matters, there's a body on a boat along with Brian's MedicAlert bracelet, and two police detectives who think Brian is involved in the homicide.

Meanwhile, the clock keeps ticking …

New This Week: Fury, The Blur Trilogy by Steven James

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 …

Fury by Steven James

The Blur Trilogy (2nd in series)

Publisher: Skyscape

Price: $3.99 (as of 04/29/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

The disturbing visions that helped Daniel Byers solve a deadly mystery have finally quieted, and the sixteen-year-old basketball star is looking forward to things settling back to normal. But when his father mysteriously disappears, Daniel realizes that the key to finding his dad rests in deciphering his chilling hallucinations.

Soon, long-buried secrets begin to surface, revealing clues that could help him locate his father. But as the past collides with the present and reality begins to blur around him, Daniel faces a race against time to save his dad before it's too late.

— Fury by Steven James

See also the first book in this trilogy, Blue, for $3.99 on Kindle.

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New This Week: Exposure, A Suspense Thriller by Alan Russell

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Exposure by Alan Russell

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Price: $3.99 (as of 04/29/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

This is a new ebook edition of a mystery first published by Minotaur Books in 2002.

Capturing the seedy and sordid side of life isn't anything new for photojournalist-turned-paparazzo Graham Wells. But when a shoot turns deadly — secretly causing the car crash that takes the lives of two beloved public figures — he knows the ensuing media spotlight could easily destroy him. Fortunately, no one else knows his shameful secret except for a mysterious CIA operative, and that clandestine agent swears he'll keep quiet … for a price.

Blackmailed into documenting the orchestrated downfalls of some of Hollywood's biggest stars, Graham finds his role in the operation disturbingly murky. But the picture soon begins to clear and comes into horrifying focus after he prevents the suicide of celebrated actress Lanie Byrne, revealing a sprawling web of lies that reaches from the glittering lights of Hollywood to the dark political intrigue of Europe and Washington, DC.

— Exposure by Alan Russell

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Sinful Resurrection, The CSA Case Files by Kennedy Layne, Now Available at a Special Price

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Sinful Resurrection by Kennedy Layne

The CSA Case Files (2nd in series)

Publisher: Kennedy Layne

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/29/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Sins of the past have been resurrected, predetermining their path to love. Can they overcome the treacherous obstacles set before them?

Jax Christensen likes his life just the way it is. He has his work, his club, and the occasional naked submissive to take his mind off everything else. He doesn't talk about the past, as there is no point in reminiscing about things that cannot be altered. His chest has an empty hole where his heart used to be, but he's grown accustomed to the constant pain. It's become the only thing that reminds Jax that he's alive.

Emily Weiss has never forgotten the one and only man she's ever loved. She's hidden for two long years in an attempt to protect Jax and herself, desperate to try and stay one step ahead of those who want her dead. She has information that could destroy the United Nations. Unfortunately, they want to eliminate her first. Emily's exhausted and wants more than anything to feel safe once more. That was how she felt in Jax's strong arms and she longs to be there again.

When Jax sees that Emily has risen from the grave, his heart and soul are full of anger and regret. He'll never forgive her lies and deception. He will, however, keep her safe. He hates her for what she's done, but he doesn't want her death on his conscience. He'll protect her and then walk away.

Secrets are revealed and the danger is more sinister and deadly than anyone could have guessed. Jax and Emily are forced on the run and the passion they once felt for one another burns even hotter and brighter the second time around. Jax doesn't know how he'll walk away this time or if he even wants to. Emily is determined to expose a high-level official within the United Nations and walk away unscathed. She wants a second chance with her first love — even if it kills her.

— Sinful Resurrection by Kennedy Layne

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New This Week: Old Scores, A Barry Gilbert Mystery by Scott Mackay

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Old Scores by Scott Mackay

A Barry Gilbert Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Diversion Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 04/29/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

This is a new ebook edition of a mystery first published by Minotaur Books in 2003.

When a music mogul is found strangled in his apartment, Detective Barry Gilbert immediately finds out he is no ordinary victim: music-producer Glen Boyd has a prodigious list of enemies,men and women who have any number of reasons to kill him. Even Gilbert once wanted to murder the man for nearly stealing his wife.

From Boyd's own world-famous ex-wife, to a rock guitarist, to a notorious drug kingpin, Boyd's shady business dealings have affected the wrong people in the wrong way. But there is one suspect Gilbert is too close to, and refuses to include even though evidence keeps piling up,Regina, the woman he has been married to for the last twenty years. With outside pressure mounting, time becomes critical, and Gilbert must embark upon a distressing and personal journey to find the true culprit behind this sad but vengeful crime before his family is torn apart.

— Old Scores by Scott Mackay

See all three mysteries in the Barry Gilbert Series for $2.99 or less each on Kindle. The first book in the series, Cold Comfort, is currently FREE!

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Caedmon Wolves, A Boxed Set by Ambrielle Kirk, 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, Obsidian Gem Publishing …

Caedmon Wolves by Ambrielle Kirk

A Boxed Set

Publisher: Obsidian Gem Publishing

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/29/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

Enjoy the first 3 books in the Caedmon Wolves series in one steamy bundle!

Wolf's Haven (Book One) — Can Tamara trust Devin or will the memories of her abuse dissuade her from being bound to the wolf?

Wolf's Promise (Book Two) — True love awaits in the path of danger, but will Selene and Nick let the chaos destroy their bond?

Wolf's Touch (Book Three) — Wolf shifter Jayson will put his life on the line for Arianna, but will he gain her love and acceptance in return?

— Caedmon Wolves by Ambrielle Kirk

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The Alchemist's Daughter by Mary Lawrence, a New 1st in Series Mystery Introducing Bianca Goddard

Omnimystery News is pleased to present in this post one of this month's new 1st in Series titles, a mystery, thriller or suspense novel that introduces a recurring character (or characters) …

The Alchemist's Daughter by Mary Lawrence

Series: A Bianca Goddard Mystery

Publisher: Kensington

  

What we know about the character: Bianca Goddard is the daughter of an infamous alchemist, in pursuit of science to create medicines to help the sick in Tudor London. More about her first murder …

In the year 1543 of King Henry VIII's turbulent reign, the daughter of a notorious alchemist finds herself suspected of cold-blooded murder …

Bianca Goddard employs her knowledge of herbs and medicinal plants to concoct remedies for the disease-riddled poor in London's squalid Southwark slum. But when her friend Jolyn comes to her complaining of severe stomach pains, Bianca's prescription seems to kill her on the spot. Recovering from her shock, Bianca suspects Jolyn may have been poisoned before coming to her — but the local constable is not so easily convinced.

To clear her name and keep her neck free of the gallows, Bianca must apply her knowledge of the healing arts to deduce exactly how her friend was murdered and by whom — before she herself falls victim to a similar fate …

— The Alchemist's Daughter by Mary Lawrence

When a Hard Rain Falls, A Suspense Thriller by Jeffrey Miller, Now Available at a Special Price

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When a Hard Rain Falls by Jeffrey Miller

A Suspense Thriller

Publisher: Jeffrey Miller

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/29/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

What starts out as a long overdue camping trip for Keith Mitchell and his two sons turns into one of terror and survival. Mitchell, who wants to spend a week with his two sons before his estranged wife moves them to another state, takes them on a camping trip — the kind that Mitchell used to go on when he was a child.

However, the trip quickly turns deadly as Mitchell battles the forces of nature during a torrential thunderstorm and puts him on a collision course with a broken man on the run from the law who won't let anyone stand in his way.

— When a Hard Rain Falls by Jeffrey Miller

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Gathering Prey by John Sandford, New in Bookstores during April 2015

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

Gathering Prey by John Sandford, a Lucas Davenport Mystery (25th in series)

Publisher: Putnam

    

They call them Travelers. They move from city to city, panhandling, committing no crimes — they just like to stay on the move. And now somebody is killing them.

Lucas Davenport's adopted daughter, Letty, is home from college when she gets a phone call from a woman Traveler she'd befriended in San Francisco. The woman thinks somebody's killing her friends, she's afraid she knows who it is, and now her male companion has gone missing. She's hiding out in North Dakota, and she doesn't know what to do.

Letty tells Lucas she's going to get her, and, though he suspects Letty's getting played, he volunteers to go with her. When he hears the woman's story, though, he begins to think there's something in it. Little does he know. In the days to come, he will embark upon an odyssey through a subculture unlike any he has ever seen, a trip that will not only put the two of them in danger — but just may change the course of his life.

— Gathering Prey by John Sandford

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.

Oh Say Can You Fudge by Nancy Coco, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during April 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during April 2015 …

Oh Say Can You Fudge by Nancy Coco, An Allie McMurphy, Candy-Coated Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Kensington

  

Red, White, And Boom …

It's not Fourth of July on Mackinac Island without fireworks and fudge. The Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop is supplying the treats — and Allie has hired Rodney Rivers, the biggest name in aerial displays, to create an unforgettable spectacle. Unfortunately, Allie finds him dead, covered with screaming chicken fireworks, just before the entire warehouse of pyrotechnics goes up in smoke. Is it arson or is it murder?

Allie and her bichonpoo, Mal, must sift through the suspects until the killer is caught and the island can enjoy a star-spangled celebration.

— Oh Say Can You Fudge by Nancy Coco

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for April 2015. For new hardcover mysteries, visit New Mysteries where for a list of April 2015 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

The Devil's Quota, A Novel of Suspense by Tom Avitabile, 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, The Story Plant …

The Devil's Quota by Tom Avitabile

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: The Story Plant

Price: $1.99 (as of 04/29/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

The devil is in the details when the one percent gets what the one percent wants … no matter what, no matter how much or how legal. NYPD Detective Mike DiMaggio is catapulted into an international conspiracy when the details of a not-so-routine murder investigation get his partner killed and him fired. His suspicion that Cassandra Cassidy, a sexual behavioral psychiatrist right out of the society pages, is somehow connected to this syndicate proves to be dangerous. It sets him on a journey that soon has him pitted against the most powerful forces in this country and around the world.

Meanwhile, one victim of this international treachery, special forces operative Master Sergeant Eric Ronson, abandons his unit and is hell-bent on protecting Setara, the Afghan girl he loves, from its evil grip. He's an army of one, and soon his rescue mission crosses international datelines and crosses paths with Detective DiMaggio. None of this is good for the fat cat power brokers and inhuman traffickers who will soon learn the high cost of satisfying the Devil's Quota.

— The Devil's Quota by Tom Avitabile

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