Who Killed Shelly Sinclair? by Carla Cassidy, New from Harlequin Intrigue in February 2016

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Who Killed Shelly Sinclair? by Carla Cassidy

Series: Scene of the Crime

Imprint: Intrigue

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A cold case reunion ignites romance …

Sheriff Olivia Bradford has a corrupt police department to clean up and an unsolved murder case to crack. But her new employee, Daniel Carson, isn't some subordinate she can brush off. Unbeknownst to him, he fathered her young daughter five years ago. Now she needs him to get close enough to solve Shelly Sinclair's untimely death without letting him get too close to learn her secret.

Daniel never forgot Olivia or the sizzling night of passion they shared. But with a killer targeting her, he must keep his elusive boss alive if he's ever going to learn the truth …

— Who Killed Shelly Sinclair? by Carla Cassidy

The Rope, An Anna Pigeon Mystery by Nevada Barr, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Rope by Nevada Barr

An Anna Pigeon Mystery (17th in series)

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Price: $2.99 (as of 02/28/2016 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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In 1995 and 35 years old, fresh off the bus from New York City and nursing a broken heart, Anna Pigeon takes a decidedly unglamorous job as a seasonal employee of the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area. On her day off, Anna goes hiking into the park never to return. Her co-workers think she's simply moved on — her cabin is cleaned out and her things gone. But Anna herself wakes up, trapped at the bottom of a dry natural well, naked, without supplies and no clear memory of how she found herself in this situation.

As she slowly pieces together her memory, it soon becomes clear that someone has trapped her there, in an inescapable prison, and no one knows that she is even missing. Plunged into a landscape and a plot she is unfit and untrained to handle, Anna Pigeon must muster the courage, determination and will to live that she didn't even know she still possessed to survive, outwit and triumph.

— The Rope by Nevada Barr

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New This Week: Painting the Lake, A Murder on the North Shore by Jody Wenner

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Painting the Lake by Jody Wenner

A Murder on the North Shore

Publisher: Jody Wenner

Price: $2.99 (as of 02/28/2016 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

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Winter in Minnesota can be deadly …

George has always plunged into the season with a sense of contentment, but as the snow begins to fly he hits a patch of icy luck. Newly retired, he heads up north to escape his troubles and do some painting. There he meets a young woman who begins pursuing him for more than his art. When she takes him on a wild ride, George isn't surprised to find Detective Nancy Simmons at his cabin door. For Nancy, winter comes with a much harsher reality. She feels the bite as she investigates who dumped a young woman's body in Lake Superior's frigid waters.

Maybe George isn't as innocent as he seems.

— Painting the Lake by Jody Wenner

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for February 29, 2016

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 F I L N O T

This Grant County thriller by Karin Slaughter mentions this kind of fear in its title, with A (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!

Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Sunday, February 28, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 7:00 AM ET …

Lady Justice and the Candidate by Robert Thornhill

A Walt Williams Mystery

Publisher: Robert Thornhill

Price: FREE!

  

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Kristmas Collins by Derek Ciccone

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Derek Ciccone

Price: FREE!

  

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Mallicious Rules by Helen L. Lowe

A Hartmann Thriller

Publisher: Helen L. Lowe

Price: FREE!

  

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Deep Woods by Tom Clark

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Tom Clark

Price: FREE!

  

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The Chihuahua Affair by Ellen Carlsen

A Dog Lady Mystery

Publisher: Ellen Carlsen

Price: FREE!

  

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The Return by S. C. King

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Mystery and Suspense Publications

Price: FREE!

  

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Be Still, My Love by Deborah J. Hughes

A Tess Schafer, Medium Mystery

Publisher: Deborah J. Hughes

Price: FREE!

  

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Lonely Hearts by Henry Simpson

A Joe Costa Mystery

Publisher: Henry Simpson

Price: FREE!

  

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Karma Settles the Score by Ashley Carrillo

A Karma Wise Mystery Novella

Publisher: Ashley Carrillo

Price: FREE!

  

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The First Stone, A Liz Stone Mystery by Kathy Reynolds, Now Available at a Special Price

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The First Stone by Kathy Reynolds

A Liz Stone Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Kathy Reynolds

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/27/2016 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

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Liz Stone is the wife of a high powered lawyer, the mother of a feisty five year old Rosie, and a cop. A Las Vegas Detective working in the Crimes Against Children, division kind of cop.

Liz is on the hunt for Surfer-Dude-Sam, a serial rapist and killer who lures teen girls over the internet by pretending to be a 16 year old boy. Liz and her partner, John, Stewart, are working against time to find 14-year-old Amanda Stephens before it's too late.

— The First Stone by Kathy Reynolds

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Purple Death, A Serial Killer Thriller by Brian L. Porter, Now Available at a Special Price

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Purple Death by Brian L. Porter

A Serial Killer Thriller

Publisher: Creativia

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/27/2016 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

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A series of shocking and particularly gruesome murders leads Detective Inspector Sean Connor and his team into a labyrinthine investigation, in which all roads lead towards a thirty-year-old unsolved murder. The victims, all apparently unconnected to each other, are being dispatched by the use of a unique poison, previously associated with the notorious Borgia family.

As the murders begin to multiply at an alarming rate, Connor finds clues hard to come by, and every lead takes him down yet another blind alley. The killer seems to be one step ahead of the police at every turn. Together with his assistant, Sergeant Lucy Clay, they must piece together the shreds of evidence that will lead them to the mysterious Chocolate Woman, and in turn to the brain behind the horrific murders that soon come to be known as The Purple Death.

— Purple Death by Brian L. Porter

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New This Week: Walk this Way, Haunt this Way, A Haunted Tour Guide Mystery by Rose Pressey

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Walk this Way, Haunt this Way by Rose Pressey

A Haunted Tour Guide Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Rose Pressey

Price: $3.99 (as of 02/27/2016 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

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Ripley Van Raden guides tour-goers through the spooky streets and creepy buildings on her popular ghost tour. She deals with ghosts on a daily basis in her haunted hometown of Devil's Moon.

Spirits aren't only there at night. During the day, as head librarian, Ripley chats with the ghost of the town's former librarian via text and social media.

When a team of film makers want to include Ripley's tour in their documentary she agrees. It sounds like a great way to promote her tour. No sooner does the camera stop rolling when one of the crew members is murdered.

Sinister spirits have potentially attached to Ripley's boyfriend Officer Brannon Landon and now she has to find out if there's a connection to the murder before the final chapter of her book ends for good.

— Walk this Way, Haunt this Way by Rose Pressey

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Murder Laid Bare, A Hope and Carver Mystery by Robert Forrester, Now Available at a Special Price

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Murder Laid Bare by Robert Forrester

A Hope and Carver Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Best of Both Worlds

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/27/2016 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

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When a body is discovered on a nudist beach, the struggling seaside resort of Milhaven is thrust into the media spotlight.

Fortunately, Inspector Hope has just arrived at the sleepy coastal town, much to the annoyance of brassy Detective Sergeant Elaine Carver.

Forced to work together, the temperamental Carver and rather prudish Hope delve into the dead man's past and uncover a darker side to the goings on at the seemingly innocent nudist resort.

Both Hope and Carver are themselves harbouring dark secrets and have far more in common than they think. The investigation soon leads them on a path of self-discovery where they have to face their inner demons as they uncover the seedier side to middle class suburbia.

— Murder Laid Bare by Robert Forrester

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New This Week: With Ties That Bind, A Broken Bonds Novel by Trisha Wolfe

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With Ties That Bind by Trisha Wolfe

A Broken Bonds Novel (1st in series)

Publisher: Trisha Wolfe

Price: $2.99 (as of 02/27/2016 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

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Detective Ethan Quinn has questions. The Arlington Slasher case is closed, the UNSUB no longer a threat — but Quinn can't quiet the suspicion he harbors toward his partner and the young, attractive M.E. Not only does he loathe his uncertainty, he's torn between doing his job and protecting his team.

But burying himself in cases no longer works. He's restless. On edge. And tired of fighting his compulsions. Quinn has always viewed the law in black and white. Only now his world is swirling with a murky gray that threatens to devour him.

When lead medical examiner Avery Johnson careens toward a dangerous path, she pulls the unwitting detective into a dark web of deception and lust, triggered by a spree of recent killings.

Is this new player linked to the Bathory murders, or is it another copycat?

Time almost took Avery from him once before. As the clock ticks, Quinn will stop at nothing to protect her, refusing to let Avery become a victim again. Against his uncompromising logic, Quinn can't deny his feelings. Avery forces him to acknowledge his darker desires, tempting his control — which weakens with every second he spends with the feisty M.E. as they hunt down the perpetrator threatening to tear them apart.

— With Ties That Bind by Trisha Wolfe

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Corpses Say the Darndest Things, A Nod Blake Mystery by Doug Lamoreux, Now Available at a Special Price

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Corpses Say the Darndest Things by Doug Lamoreux

A Nod Blake Mystery

Publisher: Creativia

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/27/2016 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

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The death of the wife of Chicago's most beloved televangelist is only the beginning: someone is homiciding their way through the congregation of the Temple of Majesty Church. Thanks to his eager young secretary, private eye Nod Blake, an aging throwback to a bygone era of detecting on the mean streets, a dinosaur who never got the memo he was extinct, who sometimes thinks he's Bogart, George Raft, and Lee Marvin rolled into one, has been dumped in the middle of it all, on his head.

The resulting injuries seem to have opened a door to the hereafter. Blake believes dead people are talking to him. Are the victims really begging the last gumshoe for help from the other side of the grave? Or has he lost his friggin' mind? When his nemesis, Detective Lieutenant Wenders finds evidence that Blake is the murderer, the private dick's life becomes a great big soup sandwich.

— Corpses Say the Darndest Things by Doug Lamoreux

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New This Week: Exposed, A Twisted Cedar Mystery by C. J. Carmichael

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Exposed by C. J. Carmichael

A Twisted Cedar Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: C. J. Carmichael

Price: $4.99 (as of 02/27/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

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When a young boy goes missing shortly after his father is arrested for murdering the boy's mother, the residents of Twisted Cedars are in a panic. They would be even more fearful if they knew a serial murderer has secretly moved back to town.

Local Sheriff Wade MacKay, and true crime writer Dougal Lachlan, finally realize that unless they pool their resources and work together, no one in town is going to be safe.

— Exposed by C. J. Carmichael

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In the Shadow of Occam's Razor, A Jack Winters Mystery by James T. Rogers III, Now Available at a Special Price

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In the Shadow of Occam's Razor by James T. Rogers III

A Jack Winters Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: James T. Rogers III

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/27/2016 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

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Dr. David McGill is a man with a problem. His close friend, Demi Myerson, is in grave danger, and she refuses his help. When she starts stealing from Dr. McGill's restaurant, he turns to Sarasota Private Investigator Jack Winters. As Jack begins treading his way through the tangled landscape of Demi's life, he uncovers some dark secrets — secrets that were not meant to be uncovered — secrets leading from her shocking past to blackmail, setups, and murder.

Jack risks everything to help her, but is it too late? He soon finds his own back against the wall as the police begin questioning him about evidence tampering and a missing murder weapon. Time is running short, and Jack is trapped in a nightmare where no one seems to be telling the truth and each new piece of evidence makes the woman for whom he's risked his reputation, career, and freedom appear guilty of murder.

— In the Shadow of Occam's Razor by James T. Rogers III

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Plain Danger by Debby Giusti, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in February 2016

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Plain Danger by Debby Giusti

Series: Military Investigations

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

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When Carrie York arrives at the house she inherited from her father in an Amish community, she's shocked to discover a soldier's body on the property. Her neighbor, army special agent Tyler Zimmerman, starts investigating the murder, and Carrie fears it's related to her father's mysterious death. Tyler doesn't trust the pretty speechwriter or the suspicious timing of her arrival — especially since her boss is responsible for his father's death. But when someone attacks Carrie, Tyler insists on protecting her. With his help, will Carrie be able to hold on to her inheritance and her life?

— Plain Danger by Debby Giusti

Cisco Bandits, A Gwynn Reznick Mystery by Inge-Lise Goss, Now Available at a Special Price

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Cisco Bandits by Inge-Lise Goss

A Gwynn Reznick Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Inge-Lise Goss

Price: 99¢ (as of 02/27/2016 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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Newly trained and ready to rock her first assignment, Gwynn Reznick is about to go undercover for the first time. She will investigate one of the highly private companies who call on Ruben Dordi's Investigation Group. Ruben is the boss — and he also happens to be Gwynn's boyfriend.

When Ruben gives Gwynn her assignment — to pose as an accountant for the Prudell Energy Company — Gwynn resists asking exactly what she's supposed to be investigating. She knows Ruben has his reasons — she's just not sure why they require her to go two months without even a hint as to why she's there.

But things change quickly when Gwynn witnesses the death of a Prudell employee. It's made to look like an accident, but when Gwynn learns that another employee died just before she arrived, it seems like a little too much of a coincidence.

When the CFO tells Gwynn about missing project files and data that just doesn't add up, Gwynn finds herself suddenly in over her head. Will she be able to maintain her cover, follow Ruben's orders, and get to the bottom of the mystery? Or will the killers get to Gwynn before she cracks the case?

— Cisco Bandits by Inge-Lise Goss

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