A Far and Deadly Cry, A Novel of Suspense by Teri Holbrook, Now Available at a Special Price

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A Far and Deadly Cry by Teri Holbrook

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Crimeline

Price: 99¢ (as of 07/25/2016 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

The crime scene showed that a cunning mind and a passionate hatred lay behind the killing of Lisa Stillwell. But New Scotland Yard would not have been called to this remote Hampshire village if the baby-sitter's employer hadn't been Gale Grayson, a self-exiled American with a suspicious past.

Three years before, Chief Inspector Daniel Halford had watched helplessly as Gale's husband put a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger — seconds before Halford could arrest him for terrorism. Halford has never forgotten the scene or the pregnant young widow whose life was shattered — and as he questions her now, he finds past and present emotions blurring his judgment.

Yet piece by piece he is discovering some unsettling truths about the life of Lisa Stillwell … and a chilling picture is forming of a village that is not quite as sleepy as it seems.

— A Far and Deadly Cry by Teri Holbrook

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Review: The Body Reader by Anne Frasier

A Mysterious Review of The Body Reader by Anne Frasier. A Novel of Suspense.

Review summary: This is a superb novel full of suspenseful exploits. The two lead characters are very likeable, both individually and as a team, and the supporting cast is well-developed. The electrifying storyline is intriguing, with the past meshing with the present in unexpected ways. One of the best mysteries of the year. (Click here for text of full review.)

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The Body Reader
Anne Frasier
A Novel of Suspense
Thomas & Mercer (June 2016)

Publisher synopsis: For three years, Detective Jude Fontaine was kept from the outside world. Held in an underground cell, her only contact was with her sadistic captor, and reading his face was her entire existence. Learning his every line, every movement, and every flicker of thought is what kept her alive.

After her experience with isolation and torture, she is left with a fierce desire for justice — and a heightened ability to interpret the body language of both the living and the dead. Despite colleagues' doubts about her mental state, she resumes her role at Homicide. Her new partner, Detective Uriah Ashby, doesn't trust her sanity, and he has a story of his own he'd rather keep hidden. But a killer is on the loose, murdering young women, so the detectives have no choice: they must work together to catch the madman before he strikes again. And no one knows madmen like Jude Fontaine.

And Be a Villain, A Nero Wolfe Mystery by Rex Stour, Now Available at a Special Price

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And Be a Villain by Rex Stour

A Nero Wolfe Mystery (13th in series)

Publisher: Crimeline

Price: 99¢ (as of 07/25/2016 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

Madeline Fraser, radio talk show host extraordinare, had a natural dread of dead air. So when one of her on-air guests signed off at the mike after drinking a glass of a sponsor's beverage, it was a broadcasters nightmare come true.

Enter Nero Wolfe. He agrees to take the case, with his sizable fee contingent on his solving the murder. But to Wolfe's surprise, everyone connected to the case now lies in unison about it.

— And Be a Villain by Rex Stour

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New This Week: In The Shadow of the Tower, A Layla Khan Investigation by David Menon

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In The Shadow of the Tower by David Menon

A Layla Khan Investigation (1st in series)

Publisher: Silver Springs Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 07/25/2016 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

Lethal. Deadly. Dangerous. Fear and Loathing. Murder. This is what the streets of Britain's premier holiday resort mean to Layla Khan. On the other side of where cheap booze, cheap clothes, slot machines and fast food reign supreme, Layla, who's recently been promoted to DCI, has to try and sort out the Blackpool that all the tourists don't see.

A teenage prostitute is found murdered. A sample of her blood was taken by the killer. Then a second one is discovered with the same MO. Why is the killer taking their blood? Both girls turn out to have been HIV positive. Did the killer know this? Were they deliberately targeted?

Taking on the investigation, DCI Layla Khan has to contend with a DI who displays thinly veiled racism towards her, and a superior officer who needs her to get a result quickly because he championed her promotion. A prominent local family at war with itself, corruption on the local council, plus a threatening hand from Layla's past all make it difficult for her to get to a result.

But what will happen if she doesn't?

— In The Shadow of the Tower by David Menon

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Crime of Privilege, A Novel of Suspense by Walter Walker, Now Available at a Special Price

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Crime of Privilege by Walter Walker

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/25/2016 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

A murder on Cape Cod. A rape in Palm Beach.

All they have in common is the presence of one of America's most beloved and influential families. But nobody is asking questions. Not the police. Not the prosecutors. And certainly not George Becket, a young lawyer toiling away in the basement of the Cape & Islands district attorney's office. George has always lived at the edge of power. He wasn't born to privilege, but he understands how it works and has benefitted from it in ways he doesn't like to admit. Now, an investigation brings him deep inside the world of the truly wealthy — and shows him what a perilous place it is.

Years have passed since a young woman was found brutally slain at an exclusive Cape Cod golf club, and no one has ever been charged. Cornered by the victim's father, George can't explain why certain leads were never explored — leads that point in the direction of a single family — and he agrees to look into it.

What begins as a search through the highly stratified layers of Cape Cod society, soon has George racing from Idaho to Hawaii, Costa Rica to France to New York City. But everywhere he goes he discovers people like himself: people with more secrets than answers, people haunted by a decision years past to trade silence for protection from life's sharp edges. George finds his friends are not necessarily still friends and a spouse can be unfaithful in more ways than one. And despite threats at every turn, he is driven to reconstruct the victim's last hours while searching not only for a killer but for his own redemption.

— Crime of Privilege by Walter Walker

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New This Week: The Kidney Donor, A Dave Slater Mystery by P. F. Ford

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The Kidney Donor by P. F. Ford

A Dave Slater Mystery (8th in series)

Publisher: P. F. Ford

Price: $2.99 (as of 07/25/2016 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

See all eight mysteries in the Dave Slater Series for $2.99 or less each on Kindle.

When a homeless man is found burned to death in a skip, it seems to police like an open and shut case. After all, it was probably just a tragic accident, wasn't it? But when former Detective Sergeant Dave Slater (now just plain Mr) arrives back from a holiday to Thailand, it's not long before he and former partner Norman Norman get the distinct whiff that something isn't quite right. Why has homeless veteran Ryan suddenly gone missing? And why is he so sure that it should have been him in that skip? And why had the dead man recently had a kidney removed?

No longer having the resources and clout of Tinton Police behind them, Slater and Norman must put their detective skills to good use to find the truth before there are more victims.

— The Kidney Donor by P. F. Ford

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The Samurai Cipher, A Sean Wyatt Thriller by Ernest Dempsey, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Samurai Cipher by Ernest Dempsey

A Sean Wyatt Thriller (8th in series)

Publisher: Enclave

Price: 99¢ (as of 07/25/2016 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

At the end of World War II, the greatest Samurai sword of all time vanished without a trace.

Rumors abound as to its whereabouts. Some historians claim it was destroyed with the rest of Japan's weapons. Others believe it is hidden somewhere. Theories about its location vary from intricate cave systems to monks protecting the blade in a shrine deep in the mountains.

When Sean Wyatt and his longtime friend Tommy Schultz try to help a troubled Japanese woman, they find themselves right in the thick of a power struggle between some of the most dangerous gangsters in the world.

Now Sean and company must race across Japan, unravel clues that were left decades before, and discover the true location of a blade made by the greatest sword maker of all time: Honjo Masamune.

— The Samurai Cipher by Ernest Dempsey

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New This Week: Murder in E Minor, A Lily Schumacher Mystery by Seneca Prescott

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Murder in E Minor by Seneca Prescott

A Lily Schumacher Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Seneca Prescott

Price: $2.99 (as of 07/25/2016 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

Fresh out of New England, emotional powerhouse Lily Schumacher is looking to start a new life in the sunny town of Quiet Creek, Arizona. Armed with her guitar and high hopes for the future she starts busking downtown.

Yet her first night in Quiet Creek, Lily learns that the town is the center of a passionate and embroiled controversy — one leading to murder and placing Lily as the number one suspect.

Struggling to adapt to a new environment and a new culture Lily juggles her tortured personal life, blossoming romance, and her unsteady new job as a Quiet Creek street performer all while trying to solve the mystery and clear her name.

It may be a little too much to handle for an unassuming young woman from a quiet New Hampshire town.

— Murder in E Minor by Seneca Prescott

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Stealing Shadows, A Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Mystery by Kay Hooper, Now Available at a Special Price

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Stealing Shadows by Kay Hooper

A Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Bantam

Price: $2.99 (as of 07/25/2016 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

What if you can enter a madman's cruel mind as he plans his vicious crimes? What if you can see the terrified face of his prey as he moves in for the kill — but you can't stop his frenzy once he strikes?

Psychic Cassie Neill helps the L.A. police catch killers — until she makes a terrible mistake and an innocent child dies. Cassie flees to a small North Carolina town, hoping that a quiet life will silence the voices that invade her unwilling mind. But Cassie's abilities know few boundaries. And she's become certain — as no one else can be — that a murderer is stalking Ryan's Bluff.

It's his fury that Cassie senses first, then his foul thoughts and perverse excitement. Yet she doesn't know who he is or where he will strike. The sheriff won't even listen to her — until the first body is found exactly where and how she predicted. Now a suspect herself, she races desperately to unmask the killer in the only way she knows: by entering his twisted mind. Her every step is loaded with fear and uncertainty … because if he senses her within him, he'll trap her there, so deep she'll never find her way out.

— Stealing Shadows by Kay Hooper

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Spells and Scones by Bailey Cates, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during July 2016

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during July 2016 …

Spells and Scones by Bailey Cates, A Katie Lightfoot, Magical Bakery Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: NAL

  

When the bookshop next to the Honeybee Bakery hosts a signing for a Savannah radio celebrity's new self-help book, magical baker Katie Lightfoot is happy to provide some delectable desserts. A big crowd has turned out for the event, curious about the book (and maybe to sample some goodies), but the final chapter comes too soon for the author when she is found dead at the event.

The prime suspect is Angie Kissel, a former witch whose familiar was once Katie's own terrier, Mungo. Katie is at first hesitant to help, afraid of losing the little dog who has become so important to her. But after a little nudge from Mungo himself, Katie decides to try to conjure up the real killer — before Angie gets served …

— Spells and Scones by Bailey Cates

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The Cleanup, A Crime Novel by Sean Doolittle, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Cleanup by Sean Doolittle

A Crime Novel

Publisher: Dell

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/25/2016 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

Matthew Worth is a mess. Somewhere between a good cop and a bad screwup, he botched a marriage and a career. His fellow officers think he's a joke. His commanders are tired of cutting him breaks. Even his wife has left him for a flashy homicide detective. Busted to night patrol at a robbery-prone Omaha supermarket, Worth is doing time, wearing his uniform and asking shoppers if they want paper or plastic. If that isn't enough, he suspects he might be falling for Gwen, the shy checkout girl who may be an even bigger mess than he is. It couldn't get any worse. Until it does.

When Gwen comes to him one night scared and desperate for help, Worth discovers just how far he's willing to go to protect and serve. The next thing he knows, he's driving a stolen car with a corpse in the trunk, a pistol in the glove box, and no way to turn back. Everything he doesn't know could get them killed. And things haven't even begun to get messy yet …

— The Cleanup by Sean Doolittle

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Live and Let Growl by Laurien Berenson, New in Bookstores during July 2016

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during July 2016 is …

Live and Let Growl by Laurien Berenson, a Melanie Travis Mystery (19th in series)

Publisher: Kensington

 

For a dog lover like Melanie, the opportunity to attend the Kentuckiana Dog Show Cluster is not to be missed. Fortunately, the timing coincides with her spring break from teaching, so she heads for central Kentucky with her sister-in-law Bertie and Aunt Peg, who's accepted a week-long judging assignment. Once there, Aunt Peg reconnects with an old friend, Ellie Gates Wanamaker, a former Standard Poodle exhibitor and a member of a well-heeled Kentucky family. Miss Ellie has been out of the dog show world for more than a decade, but when Melanie invites her to spectate at the Louisville Kennel Club dog show, she's eager to accompany her.

Miss Ellie's presence at the expo center, however, provokes mixed reactions from exhibitors she hasn't seen in years, including some outright animosity. The following day Melanie learns that Miss Ellie has suffered a fatal accident while exercising her dogs. Aunt Peg, however, suspects foul play. Wishing to avoid any scandal, Miss Ellie's pedigreed family prefers to let sleeping dogs lie, but as Melanie begins to sniff around, she discovers Miss Ellie had many secrets, both in the dog show world and amongst her Kentucky kin …

— Live and Let Growl by Laurien Berenson

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Telemystery: Jack Irish (The Movies and Season 1), New This Week on DVD

Telemystery, your source for one of the most comprehensive listings of crime drama, amateur sleuth, private investigator, mystery and suspense television series, mini-series and made-for-television movies, now available on or coming soon to DVD, Blu-ray disc, or Video-on-Demand, is profiling one series from our site which has two releases this week.

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Jack Irish

The Movies

  

Jack Irish is down on his luck. Reeling from his wife's murder, the former lawyer has reinvented himself as a private investigator and debt collector, with a penchant for drowning his demons at the local pub. When an old client dies, Jack is thrust back into the criminal underworld that took everything away from him — but might offer his only chance at redemption.

World-weary with a dash of dark humor, Jack takes on cases that dig into the dregs of Australian society and expose conspiracy and corruption among the power elite. Along the way, he becomes involved with smart, ambitious journalist Linda Hillier (Marta Dusseldorp), who realizes there's an honorable man hiding behind his disheveled exterior.

Guy Pearce stars as Jack Irish in three made-for-television movies based on the award-winning novels Bad Debts, Black Tide, and Dead Point by crime novelist Peter Temple.

Jack Irish

Season One

  

The brooding Australian antihero of Peter Temple's award-winning crime novels returns in this six-part drama. Guy Pearce is Jack Irish, a former criminal lawyer turned private investigator and debt collector. When Jack is contracted to find a man with a criminal past who is then killed in front of him, Jack suspects a set-up. The case spirals into a larger international conspiracy involving Muslim extremists and born-again Christians.

Meanwhile, Jack's on-again, off-again girlfriend, journalist Linda Hillier (Marta Dusseldorp), leaves Melbourne to further her career as a foreign correspondent in Manila. Though the job is not exactly what she had planned, Linda quickly realizes she may be on to a big story. As their cases eventually intertwine, Jack and Linda's reunion is tested by the arrival of Sarah Longmore (Claudia Karvan), a metal sculptor with connections.

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Shots in the Dark by Allyson K. Abbott, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during July 2016

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during July 2016 …

Shots in the Dark by Allyson K. Abbott, A Mack's Bar Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Kensington

  

For Mack and her barfly allies, solving homicides calls for equal parts instinct and wit. To strain out a crafty criminal, the mixture has got to be absolutely perfect …

It's a week before Christmas, but Milwaukee bar owner Mackenzie "Mack" Dalton is hardly in good spirits. Chilled to the core by the murder of bouncer Gary Gunderson, Mack is determined to use her extra perceptive senses to identify the gunman responsible. Did Gary's patchy past brew up some fatal trouble, or could his death be linked to a series of cryptic letters concocted by Mack's anonymous adversary? With a second case to crack, innocent lives at stake, and a media frenzy in their midst, Mack and her barstool detectives have little time to mull over the grim details — especially when clues lead dangerously close to home …

— Shots in the Dark by Allyson K. Abbott

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Bitter Sweets, A Savannah Reid Mystery by G. A. McKevett, Now Available at a Special Price

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Bitter Sweets by G. A. McKevett

A Savannah Reid Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $1.99 (as of 07/25/2016 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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Now that overly voluptuous, food-lovin' former policewoman Savannah Reid has no badge and no income, she's not sure where her next box of Godiva truffles is coming from. So when her new private detective agency gets its first client, the Moonlight Magnolia gang is dancing in their collective bloomers.

But their joyful circumstances quickly turn tragic when Savannah fails to keep a vicious predator from his innocent prey.

— Bitter Sweets by G. A. McKevett

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