Today's Selection of New or Newly Released Indie MystereBooks

Omnimystery News is pleased to present a selection of newly published and recently released mystery, suspense and thriller titles — mostly from independent publishers — for Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

The Preston Emerald by Erik Carter

A Barnaby Wilcox Wild West Mystery (2nd in series)

Published: 05/21/17 by Erik Carter

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: 99¢

Caught Dead Handed by Lyndsey Cole

A Hooked & Cooked Cozy Mystery (6th in series)

Published: 05/21/17 by Lyndsey Cole

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: 99¢

Scandal in Tawas by Madison Johns

An Agnes Barton Senior Sleuths Mystery (13th in series)

Published: 05/21/17 by Madison Johns

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: $2.99

Ghostly Affairs by K. E. O'Connor

A Lorna Shadow Cozy Ghost Mystery (4th in series)

Published: 05/21/17 by K. E. O'Connor

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: 99¢

A Murder on Long Island by Owen Parr

A Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian Crime Mystery (2nd in series)

Published: 05/21/17 by Owen Parr

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: $2.99

Constable Versus Greengrass by Nicholas Rhea

A Constable Nick Mystery (18th in series)

Published: 05/21/17 by Endeavour Press

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: $3.99

The Vital Chain by Sally Spencer

A Novel of Suspense

Published: 05/21/17 by Endeavour Press

Edition(s): eBook only

eBook Price: $3.99

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of 05/23/17 4:30 PM ET. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

A Reference to Murder by Kym Roberts, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2017

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2017 …

A Reference to Murder by Kym Roberts, A Book Barn Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Lyrical Underground

  

Charli Rae Warren is back home in Hazel Rock, Texas, spending her time reading, collecting, and selling books — at least, the ones that don't get eaten first by her father's pet armadillo. Running the family bookstore is a demanding job, but solving murders on the side can be flat out dangerous …

The Book Barn is more than just a shop, it's a part of the community — and Charli is keeping busy with a fundraising auction and the big rodeo event that's come to town. That includes dealing with the Texas-sized egos of some celebrity cowboys, including Dalton Hibbs, a blond, blue-eyed bull rider who gets overly rowdy one night with the local hairdresser … and soon afterward, disappears into thin air.

Dalton's brother also vanished seven years ago — and Charli is thrown about whether Dalton is a villain or a victim. After a close call with an assailant wielding a branding iron (that plays havoc with her hair), and some strange vandalism on her property, she's going to have to team up with the sheriff to untangle this mystery, before she gets gored …

— A Reference to Murder by Kym Roberts

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for May 2017. For new hardcover titles, visit New Mysteries where for a list of May 2017 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

Testimony by Scott Turow, New in Bookstores during May 2017

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during May 2017 is …

Testimony by Scott Turow, A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Grand Central

 

At the age of fifty, former prosecutor Bill ten Boom has walked out on everything he thought was important to him: his law career, his wife, Kindle County, even his country. Still, when he is tapped by the International Criminal Court — an organization charged with prosecuting crimes against humanity — he feels drawn to what will become the most elusive case of his career. Over ten years ago, in the apocalyptic chaos following the Bosnian war, an entire Roma refugee camp vanished. Now for the first time, a witness has stepped forward: Ferko Rincic claims that armed men marched the camp's Gypsy residents to a cave in the middle of the night — and then with a hand grenade set off an avalanche, burying 400 people alive. Only Ferko survived.

Boom's task is to examine Ferko's claims and determinine who might have massacred the Roma. His investigation takes him from the International Criminal Court's base in Holland to the cities and villages of Bosnia and secret meetings in Washington, DC, as Boom sorts through a host of suspects, ranging from Serb paramilitaries, to organized crime gangs, to the US government itself, while also maneuvering among the alliances and treacheries of those connected to the case: Layton Merriwell, a disgraced US major general desperate to salvage his reputation; Sergeant Major Atilla Doby,a vital cog in American military operations near the camp at the time of the Roma's disappearance; Laza Kajevic, the brutal former leader of the Bosnian Serbs; Esma Czarni, Ferko's alluring barrister; and of course, Ferko himself, on whose testimony the entire case rests-and who may know more than he's telling.

— Testimony by Scott Turow

For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for May 2017. For new paperback titles, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of May 2017 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

The Woodpecker Always Pecks Twice by J. R. Ripley, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2017

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during May 2017 …

The Woodpecker Always Pecks Twice by J. R. Ripley, A Bird Lover's Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Lyrical Underground

  

A red-bellied woodpecker may lead to a yellow-bellied killer …

One morning when unwilling early bird Amy Simms grabs her binoculars for a closer look at the woodpecker who's been waking her up, she can't believe her eyes. Across Ruby Lake, through a curtain of rain, she sees a body being tossed out of an upstairs window at the old McKutcheon place.

Or at least she thinks she does. The police chief finds no body — only a discarded dressmaker's dummy — and complains that Amy sent him on a wild-goose chase. She should probably focus on minding her store, Birds & Bees, but Amy can't help snooping. And when she turns up another body — a murdered member of her birdwatching group — Amy once again needs to wing it as a sleuth to zoom in on a killer …

— The Woodpecker Always Pecks Twice by J. R. Ripley

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for May 2017. For new hardcover titles, visit New Mysteries where for a list of May 2017 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.

Today's Selection of Newly Discounted MystereBooks

Here is a selection of the recently discounted mystery, suspense and thriller titles found on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 …

Memory Man by David Baldacci

An Amos Decker Mystery

Publisher: Grand Central

Price: $3.99

This title is included in the Kindle Daily Deal and is available at this price today only.

Sting by Sandra Brown

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Grand Central

Price: $2.99

This title is included in the Kindle Daily Deal and is available at this price today only.

Armada by Ernest Cline

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Broadway Books

Price: $2.99

This title is included in the Kindle Daily Deal and is available at this price today only.

The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille

A John Sutter Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Grand Central

Price: $1.99

This title is included in the Kindle Daily Deal and is available at this price today only.

The Gate House by Nelson DeMille

A John Sutter Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Grand Central

Price: $1.99

This title is included in the Kindle Daily Deal and is available at this price today only.

These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: MIRA

Price: $1.99

This title is included in the Kindle Daily Deal and is available at this price today only.

The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Grove Press

Price: $1.99

This title is included in the Kindle Daily Deal and is available at this price today only.

Deception Island by Brynn Kelly

A Novel of Romantic Suspense

Publisher: HQN Books

Price: 99¢

I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells

A John Cleaver Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: Tor Books

Price: $2.99

This title is included in the Kindle Daily Deal and is available at this price today only.

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of 05/23/17 6:59 AM. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.

Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 7:00 AM ET …

Three Witches and a Killer by Kendra Ashe

A Wicked Western Witches Mystery

Publisher: Lavine

Price: FREE!

  

Witches' Brew by Morgana Best

A Vampires and Wine Paranormal Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Best Cosy Books

Price: FREE!

  

The Devil's Concubine by Jill Braden

The Devil of Ponong Series

Publisher: Wayzgoose Press

Price: FREE!

  

Night Undone by K. S. Brooks

The Agent Night Cover Me Series

Publisher: Brooks & Hise Productions

Price: FREE!

  

Angel's Isle by Andi Neal

The Progeny Novels

Publisher: Andi Neal

Price: FREE!

  

Farewell Gesture by Roger Ormerod

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: FREE!

  

Fear the Reaper by J. D. Roth

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: J. D. Roth

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.

Important Note: Price(s) verified as of the date and time shown. Price(s) are subject to change at any time. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of the purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before purchasing it.