The Vanishing of Katharina Linden, A Novel of Suspense by Helen Grant, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/26/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

After Pia's grandmother dies in a freak accident, the neighbors in her little German hometown of Bad Münstereifel glance at Pia with wary eyes. But then something else captures the community's attention: the vanishing of Katharina Linden.

Katharina was last seen at a parade, dressed as Snow White. Then, like a character in a Grimm's fairy tale, she disappeared. Ten-year-old Pia and her only friend, the unpopular StinkStefan, suspect that Katharina has been spirited away by the supernatural. Their investigation is inspired by such local legends as that of Unshockable Hans, visited by witches in the form of cats, or of the knight whose son is doomed to hunt forever. Then another girl vanishes, and Pia is plunged into a new and unnerving place, one far away from fairy tales — and perilously close to adulthood.

— The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant

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Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Lost Himself, A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche by Val Andrews, 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.

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Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Lost Himself by Val Andrews

A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 07/26/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Inventor Professor Mainwaring, the man with no identity, calls upon London's greatest detective after his wife, home and life's work disappear before his very eyes.

Encountering danger and excitement along the way, Holmes and Watson follow the trail that leads them both through an exhilarating tale of conspiracy, mistaken identity, murder and mechanical triumph.

— Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Lost Himself by Val Andrews

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Vampires, Bones and Treacle Scones, A Liss MacCrimmon Mystery by Kaitlyn Dunnett, Now Available at a Special Price

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Vampires, Bones and Treacle Scones by Kaitlyn Dunnett

A Liss MacCrimmon Mystery (7th in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/26/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

This is one of over 30 mysteries published by Kensington that are currently discounted to $1.99 each!

Liss MacCrimmon's Scottish Emporium is thrilled to be organizing Moosetookalok, Maine's, Halloween fundraiser. But the abandoned Chadwick mansion might be too perfect a setting for a creepy old haunted house, especially when a very real-looking body with puncture-marks on the neck is added to the decorations. Asking who kilt the deceased brings up everyone from the undead to real estate agents to horror writers.

But Liss had better watch her back, because the killer is much closer then she thinks!

— Vampires, Bones and Treacle Scones by Kaitlyn Dunnett

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New This Week: The Stockholm Castle Mystery, A Johan Sokolewski, Lute Player Mystery by Joyce Elson Moore

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 July 2015 and priced $4.99 or less …

The Stockholm Castle Mystery by Joyce Elson Moore

A Johan Sokolewski, Lute Player Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Five Star

Price: $3.99 (as of 07/26/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

As the Thirty Years' War draws to a close, Johan Sokolewski, a lute-playing soldier, flees Warsaw with the Cossacks at his heels and arrives in Stockholm, where he becomes lutenist for the Swedish queen. On his first day at court, he learns that in the early hours of that morning, a body was discovered in the royal library. When the eccentric and aging queen mother discovers that her favorite book, a priceless sixth-century codex, has disappeared from its place in the library, she insists the thief and murderer are the same person.

Evidence points to Zofia, the court astrologist, seen near the library that winter night, carrying what looked like a blade. Zofia is taken from her workshop and locked in a room under house arrest, but Johan believes she is innocent. When he defends her, the queen mother appoints him to lead the investigation. Failure to uncover the thief and murderer will lead to Zofia's conviction.

Unable to refuse a royal command, Johan enlists the aid of his new friend Gunne, a dwarf who frequently entertains the queen mother. Gunne knows the courtiers and much more about Stockholm Castle, including secret passages in the palace. Together, Johan and Gunne follow a trail of false leads through winding corridors and bat-filled tunnels, where wax dolls and suspicious incidents threaten to end Johan's life.

— The Stockholm Castle Mystery by Joyce Elson Moore

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The Dead and the Beautiful, A Nikki Harper Mystery by Cheryl Crane, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Dead and the Beautiful by Cheryl Crane

A Nikki Harper Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/26/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

This is one of over 30 mysteries published by Kensington that are currently discounted to $1.99 each!

Top realtor to the stars, Nikki Harper is often privy to the kind of celebrity secrets the tabloids would kill to hear. It's a position that helps her shed light on the darker, deadlier side of Tinsel Town. Her mother, Victoria Bordeaux, is the star of the TV series Casa Capri, the same one rocked by the murder of Ryan Melton, the arm-candy husband of the show's co-star, Diara Elliott.

The prime suspect is the last person to see Ryan alive: his dog walker Alison Sahira, coincidentally the sister of Nikki's own boyfriend. Nikki is sure Alison is innocent, but Alison is also harboring a dirty little secret that could derail the careers of a lot of A-listers. Sorting through a tangled web of lies and innuendo, Nikki is racing to find the truth — before she becomes the next target on Hollywood's deadliest new hit list …

— The Dead and the Beautiful by Cheryl Crane

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Emergency Reunion by Sandra Orchard, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in July 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 …

Emergency Reunion by Sandra Orchard

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

  

Paramedic Sherri Steele refuses to believe someone's out to get her — until she's held at knifepoint in her own ambulance. It'll take her high school crush to convince her she needs protection — and deputy sheriff Cole Donovan is as persuasive as he is handsome. But when his brother rises to the top of the suspects list, Cole's torn between family duty and the woman he's never forgotten. With every emergency call to the paramedics turning into an attack on Sherri's life, Cole's convinced Sherri has a stalker. Cole needs to know whether his brother is the culprit before things spiral out of control. Survival — and a future with Sherri — depends on discovering who wants to cause trauma to this EMT.

— Emergency Reunion by Sandra Orchard

Moving Is Murder, An Ellie Avery, Mom Zone Mystery by Sara Rosett, Now Available at a Special Price

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Moving Is Murder by Sara Rosett

An Ellie Avery, Mom Zone Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/26/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

This is one of over 30 mysteries published by Kensington that are currently discounted to $1.99 each!

Moving four times in five years has honed Ellie's considerable skills. But moving with a newborn daughter and husband Mitch in tow, a record-breaking heat wave, and the realization that their dream neighborhood is known as Base Housing East is enough to make her turn to chocolate for comfort. Now half of their neighbors are with the 52nd Air Refueling Squadron. Forget privacy.

Forget peace of mind, too. Driving home from her first squadron barbecue, Ellie finds neighborhood environmental activist Cass Vincent dead on the side of the road. The police call it an accident — Cass, fatally allergic, was stung by wasps — but Ellie's not so sure. And when it looks like Mitch's best friend might be a suspect in the murder, Ellie starts snooping in earnest. What she finds shocks her — and when suspicious "accidents" start happening in her own backyard, Ellie realizes she's getting closer to the killer … maybe too close!

— Moving Is Murder by Sara Rosett

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The Novel Habits of Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith, New in Bookstores during July 2015

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

The Novel Habits of Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith, an Isabel Dalhousie, Sunday Philosophy Club Mystery (10th in series)

Publisher: Pantheon

    

Through a mutual acquaintance, amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie is introduced to a six-year-old boy who has been experiencing vivid recollections of a past life, which include a perfect description of an island off the coast of Scotland and a house on the island where he claims to have lived. When the boy's mother asks Isabel to investigate, Isabel naturally feels inclined to help, and so she, her husband, Jamie, and their son, Charlie, set off for the island. To their great surprise, they actually locate the house that the boy described, which leads to more complicated questions, as Isabel's desire to find rational explanations comes up against the uncanny mystery unfolding before her. It's an extraordinarily delicate situation that will require all of her skills, as both sleuth and philosopher, to solve.

Back home, as she begins to prepare the next issue of the Review of Applied Ethics, Isabel confronts a threat to her professional well-being in the form of two visiting academics — Lettuce and Dove — who she fears will be a destabilizing influence on her cozy perch in enlightened Edinburgh.

But no matter the trials she faces, Isabel is blissfully content in her personal life, which is centered on her young son and devoted husband. Readers will be filled with happiness as they once again spend time with their beloved heroine and the people she holds dear.

— The Novel Habits of Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith

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Telemystery News: Rizzoli & Isles Renewed for 7th Season

TNT has announced the early renewal for a 13-episode seventh season of Rizzoli & Isles, to air Summer 2016.

Though this is the shortest season order since the first season of 10 episodes, there is no talk that the series will end next year. Now in its sixth season, it remains TNT's highest rated summer series.

Rizzoli & Isles, based on characters created by crime novelist Tess Gerritsen, stars Angie Harmon as Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as medical examiner Maura Isles.

Surrendering to the Sheriff by Delores Fossen, New from Harlequin Intrigue in July 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 …

Surrendering to the Sheriff by Delores Fossen

Series: Sweetwater Ranch

Imprint: Intrigue

  

"Drop the gun, Sheriff."

Discovering Kendall O'Neal being held at gunpoint at his ranch isn't the homecoming sheriff Aiden Braddock expects. And now Kendall's captors are demanding he destroy evidence in an upcoming trial in exchange for the Texas attorney's life … And the life of their unborn baby.

Three months ago, Aiden and Kendall gave in to their long-simmering attraction. Now, with a child on the way, the stakes have shot sky-high. But even after he pulls off a daring rescue, Kendall isn't safe. Before long, they find temporary haven in each other's arms — which could be even more dangerous than facing down a killer.

— Surrendering to the Sheriff by Delores Fossen

Twisted Threads, An Angie Curtis, Mainely Needlepoint Mystery by Lea Wait, Now Available at a Special Price

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Twisted Threads by Lea Wait

An Angie Curtis, Mainely Needlepoint Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/26/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

This is one of over 30 mysteries published by Kensington that are currently discounted to $1.99 each!

Returning to the quaint coastal town of Harbor Haven, Maine — a place she once called home — Angie Curtis finds her memories aren't all quite pleasant ones …

After leaving a decade ago, Angie has been called back to Harbor Haven by her grandmother, Charlotte, who raised her following her mother's disappearance when she was a child. Her mother has been found, and now the question of her whereabouts has sadly become the mystery of her murder.

The bright spot in Angie's homecoming is reuniting with Charlotte, who has started her own needlepointing business with a group called Mainely Needlepointers. But when a shady business associate of the stitchers dies suddenly under suspicious circumstances, Charlotte and Angie become suspects. As Angie starts to weave together clues, she discovers that this new murder may have ties to her own mother's cold case …

— Twisted Threads by Lea Wait

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome, A Calamity Jayne Mystery by Kathleen Bacus, New This Week from Gemma Halliday

Gemma Halliday Publishing is a boutique publisher of light-hearted mystery, romantic suspense and romantic comedy novels, perfect for popping into your beach bag for a weekend away or cozying up beside a warm fire for a quiet night in.

We've selected one of their recently published titles to feature here today …

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome by Kathleen Bacus

A Calamity Jayne Mystery (8th in series)

Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing

Price: $4.99 (as of 07/26/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

What do you call a fly in a blonde's brain? A space invader.

Ace Cub Reporter Tressa "Calamity" Jayne Turner is back in Grandville and ready to enjoy the slower pace of with small town life and begin building a dating resume with one handsome ranger. It's Frontier Days at the Historical Village, but mischief's afoot — of the malicious variety — when vandals target the area, stealing and damaging property and leaving behind spray-painted signatures in the form of hot pink tornadoes.

So what else besides a gang of local thugs threatens Knox County's frontier festivities? Only a cross-dressing aunt bent on a reunion "gotcha," two-relationships in crisis, three dates from hell, an eccentric local with an ET obsession, five burning questions for a man-o'-mystery, and a missing lawn gnome that makes Chucky seem benevolent by comparison.

It's a countdown to a showdown where strange lights in the sky, "signs" on the trees, and horses of a different color are only the beginning of this close encounter of the Calamity Jayne kind. And Tressa Jayne? She's ready to believe.

— The Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome by Kathleen Bacus

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