Friday, October 01, 2010

Harlequin Mira Mystery and Suspense Titles for October 2010

Harlequin Mysteries

eHarlequin.com has announced the October 2010 titles for their Mira imprint, the brightest stars in women's fiction. From all titles available, we've only listed those that are mystery, thriller, or suspense on this page. For more information or to purchase any of the books below, click on the book title or book cover. (Previous months titles can be found on the backlist page.)

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The Immortals by J. T. Ellison
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The Immortals by J. T. Ellison
A Taylor Jackson Mystery (5th in series)

It is Samhain—the Blood Harvest. Nonbelievers call it Hallowe'en. The night when eight Nashville teenagers are found dead, with occult symbols carved into their naked bodies. It's a ritual the killers believe was blessed by Death himself.

When children are victimized, emotions always run high, and this case has the public both outraged and terrified: a dangerous combination. Recently reinstated homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson knows she has to act quickly, but tread carefully.

Exploring the baffling culture of mysticism and witchcraft, Taylor is immersed in a darkness that threatens to unbalance the order of her world, and learns how unchecked wrath can push a killer to his limits.

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Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn
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Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn Mysterious Reviews
A Lady Julia Grey Mystery (4th in series)

After eight idyllic months in the Mediterranean, Lady Julia Grey and her detective husband are ready to put their investigative talents to work once more. At the urging of Julia's eccentric family, they hurry to India to aid an old friend, the newly widowed Jane Cavendish. Living on the Cavendish tea plantation with the remnants of her husband's family, Jane is consumed with the impending birth of her child—and with discovering the truth about her husband's death. Was he murdered for his estate? And if he was, could Jane and her unborn child be next?

Amid the lush foothills of the Himalayas, dark deeds are buried and malicious thoughts flourish. The Brisbanes uncover secrets and scandal, illicit affairs and twisted legacies. In this remote and exotic place, exploration is perilous and discovery, deadly. The danger is palpable and, if they are not careful, Julia and Nicholas will not live to celebrate their first anniversary.

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Killer Heat by Brenda Novak
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Killer Heat by Brenda Novak
A Department 6 Novel of Suspense (5th in series)

The bodies of seven women have been discovered in Skull Valley, Arizona. Jonah Young, a private security operative from Department 6, has been hired by the Yavapai County sheriff to assist in solving these murders. But Jonah's not prepared for the complications that arise when he's forced to work with a woman from his past, private investigator Francesca Moretti.

Jonah betrayed Francesca ten years ago. She hasn't forgiven him and she's pretty sure she never will. But the woman she was hired to find has been murdered in exactly the same way as the seven in Skull Valley, so, Francesca has to work with Jonah. They quickly zero in on the most likely suspect—but questions remain. Questions they have to answer. Because if they bet on the wrong man, it might be the last thing they ever do …

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The 2nd Lie by Tara Taylor Quinn
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The 2nd Lie by Tara Taylor Quinn
The Chapman Files (2nd in series)

They say big-city problems don't happen here. They're wrong. That's why psychologist Kelly Chapman is so concerned about fourteen-year-old Maggie Winston. She's a straight-A student who's developed a sudden interest in an older man. A man she knows only as Mac.

Deputy Samantha Jones, Kelly's longtime friend, is worried, too. She has been ever since a local businessman killed his wife and then himself. Since a kid was caught selling drugs. Since the discovery of a mysterious chemical dump on Kyle Evans's farm. Kyle, her former fiancé and current lover …

Are all these things connected? That's what Sam and Kelly are beginning to think. And that means someone in Chandler is lying.

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Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten
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Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten
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Max Parkman—autistic and whip-smart, emotionally fragile and aggressive—is perfect in his mother's eyes. Until he's accused of murder.

Attorney Danielle Parkman knows her teenage son Max's behavior has been getting worse—using drugs and lashing out. But she can't accept the diagnosis she receives at a top-notch adolescent psychiatric facility that her son is deeply disturbed. Dangerous.

Until she finds Max, unconscious and bloodied, beside a patient who has been brutally stabbed to death.

Trapped in a world of doubt and fear, barred from contacting Max, Danielle clings to the belief that her son is innocent. But has she, too, lost touch with reality? Is her son really a killer?

With the justice system bearing down on them, Danielle steels herself to discover the truth, no matter what it is. She'll do whatever it takes to find the killer and to save her son from being destroyed by a system that's all too eager to convict him.

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The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville

The Mystery Bookshelf: Discover a Library of New Mysteries

The Mystery Bookshelf, where you can discover a library of new mysteries, is pleased to feature a new mystery series title we recently received from the publisher.

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The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville
Non-series
Soho Crime (Trade Paperback)
Publication Date: October 2010
ISBN-13: 978-1-56947-857-8

The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville
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About The Ghosts of Belfast (from the publisher): Fegan has been a “hard man,” an IRA killer in northern Ireland. Now that peace has come, he is being haunted day and night by twelve ghosts: a mother and infant, a schoolboy, a butcher, an RUC constable, and seven other of his innocent victims. In order to appease them, he’s going to have to kill the men who gave him orders.

As he’s working his way down the list he encounters a woman who may offer him redemption; she has borne a child to an RUC officer and is an outsider too. Now he has given Fate -- and his quarry -- a hostage. Is this Fegan’s ultimate mistake?

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About the author: Stuart Neville is a partner in a multimedia design business based in Armagh, Northern Ireland. This is his first novel, which was published in the UK as The Twelve.

Mysterious Reviews: Mysteries Reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books Mysteries by Stuart Neville reviewed by Mysterious Reviews: The Ghosts of Belfast (2009).

Read the first chapters of The Ghosts of Belfast below.

Drawn: Dark Flight, an Adventure Game of Mystery and Intrigue, New at BFG

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Games of Mystery is pleased to announce the availability of a new mystery casual game from Big Fish Games released today and available to BFG Club members. You can find out more about these games by visiting our Mystery Games: Big Fish Download Games page or by clicking on the links provided below.

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Drawn: Dark Flight
Drawn: Dark Flight

Iris has escaped from the Tower but she still needs your help in this exciting sequel, an adventure game of dark secrets and intrigue! Explore the Kingdom of Stonebriar and solve the mysteries of the shadows that prowl its streets. Enter magical worlds through colorful paintings and meet a host of fantastic characters that will help you on your quest. Only someone with the power of imagination can unravel the enigma of the three beacons that lay cold in the corners of a kingdom. Dark, they are a reminder of a future Queen and her kingdom, forever ruled by the night. But with their light comes hope, the dawn of a new day.

For a more in-depth playing experience, check out Drawn: Dark Flight Collector's Edition, which is full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version. Included are bonus gameplay, concept art and wallpapers, original soundtrack, integrated Smart Guide, and more!

Also available for this game: Drawn: Dark Flight Strategy Guide and Drawn: Dark Flight Game Walkthrough.

See also the first game in this series, Drawn: The Painted Tower.

Drawn: Dark Flight may be downloaded and purchased for $6.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. A demonstration version (409.46 MB) may be downloaded and played for free for one hour.

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Get any standard game for $6.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. Other benefits include the $2.99 Daily Deal, Tomorrow's Game Today, and special member rewards. And if you purchase any 6 games within a single month, you earn a free game with the Big Fish Game Club Monthly Punch Card! (Collector's Editions earn 3 punches each, half-way towards your free game!)

Read Ms. Terri's reviews of the adventure and casual mystery games featured on this site, including Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy, Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!, Enlightenus, and many more!

Big Fish Games: Bestsellers

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Mystery Bestsellers for October 01, 2010

Mystery Bestsellers

A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending October 1st, 2010 has been posted on the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books website.

More shuffling among the bestsellers this week, though The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson continues to dominate, for over four months now. Two new titles debut.

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Naked Heat by Richard Castle
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Entering the list in 9th position is the second Nikki Heat mystery, Naked Heat by Richard Castle, the fictional author who appears on the ABC series Castle.

When New York's most vicious gossip columnist, Cassidy Towne, is found dead, NYPD homicide detective Nikki Heat uncovers a gallery of high profile suspects, all with compelling motives for killing the most feared muckraker in Manhattan.

Heat's murder investigation is complicated by her surprise reunion with superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook. In the wake of their recent breakup, Nikki would rather not deal with their raw emotional baggage. But the handsome, wise-cracking Pulitzer Prize-winning writer's personal involvement in the case forces her to team up with Rook anyway. The residue of their unresolved romantic conflict and crackling sexual tension fills the air as Heat and Rook embark on a search for a killer among celebrities and mobsters, singers and hookers, pro athletes and shamed politicians.

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Don't Blink by James Patterson
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Just one place lower on the list is Don't Blink by James Patterson and Howard Roughan.

New York's Lombardo's Steak House is famous for three reasons -- the menu, the clientele, and now, the gruesome murder of an infamous mob lawyer. Effortlessly, the assassin slips through the police's fingers, and his absence sparks a blaze of accusations about who ordered the hit.

Seated at a nearby table, reporter Nick Daniels is conducting a once-in-a-lifetime interview with a legendary baseball bad-boy. In the chaos, he accidentally captures a key piece of evidence that lands him in the middle of an all-out war between Italian and Russian mafia forces. NYPD captains, district attorneys, mayoral candidates, media kingpins, and one shockingly beautiful magazine editor are all pushing their own agendas -- on both sides of the law.

Back off -- or die -- is the clear message Nick receives as he investigates for a story of his own. Heedless, and perhaps in love with his beautiful editor, Nick endures humiliation, threats, violence, and worse.

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The top four mystery bestsellers this week are shown below:

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg LarssonWicked Appetite by Janet EvanovichBad Blood by John SandfordThe Postcard Killers by James Patterson

Please visit the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books where we are committed to providing readers and collectors of mystery books with the best and most current information about their favorite authors, titles, and series.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Uncover the Deadly Truth in Women's Murder Club: Little Black Lies, a New Mystery Game from I-play

Women's Murder Club 4: Little Black Lies (I-play)

In a press release today, I-play, a division of Oberon Media, announced the release of the fourth game in the Women's Murder Club series, Little Black Lies.

Based on characters created by bestselling crime novelist James Patterson, this thrilling interactive game has more twists and turns than ever, including allowing players the option to play as the killer for the first time ever in a chilling epilogue.

"As the millions of fans who have downloaded the first three games will attest, interactive games are a great way to tell a Women's Murder Club story," says Patterson. "Seeing the characters come to life in the beautiful environments I-play creates is an ongoing thrill for me."

In Women's Murder Club: Little Black Lies, a cold case heats up when a true-crime author is put on ice. Famous for uncovering the truth, Regina Blacklock learns that sometimes the truth can be deadly. When Blacklock is discovered in her car, authorities find a strange clue leading them straight to the Women's Murder Club. Through more than 29 beautifully illustrated scenes, players must collect evidence to piece together clues in eight shocking investigations. The game offers endless re-playability, providing hours of edge-of-your-seat crime solving as players discover what this present day homicide has to do with the 1975 murder of a local teenager.

Women's Murder Club: Little Black Lies is now available on Iplay.com and includes an exclusive excerpt from James Patterson's next book in the Women's Murder Club series, 10th Anniversary, scheduled for publication next spring.

Watch a trailer for the game below.

Mysteria Film Group Options Rights to Adventure Game MYST

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MYST: The Motion Picture has been in development for years. Cyan Worlds, the creator of the immensely popular adventure game, has a project summary on the film's website dating back to 2006. Now, it appears the project has taken a substantial step forward towards reality.

Deadline is reporting, and the games developer is confirming, that the Mysteria Film Group has optioned the film rights. With several games in the series as well as three tie-in novels, there is a wealth of material from which to draw.

"Our aim with this project is to stretch the genres it operated within, much like the source material did," Adrian Vanderbosch of Mysteria said. "It is such an innovative property and by utilizing the novels as our primary resource, we have the opportunity to offer audiences the essence of MYST without being limited only to the famous island of the first game. Our focus has always been on creating an entirely new visual experience driven by engaging characters and an epic narrative."

James Franco Options Film Rights to Stephen Elliott's The Adderall Diaries

The Adderall Diaries by Stephen Elliott
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Variety is reporting that actor/director/screenwriter James Franco has optioned the film rights to Stephen Elliott's The Adderall Diaries, with an eye towards directing his own adaptation.

Subtitled "A Memoir of Moods, Masochism and Murder", the book is described as a gripping account of the notorious San Francisco murder trial of Hans Reiser, accused of killing and hiding the body of his wife, Nina, who was having an affair with his best friend Sean Sturgeon. In a bizarre twist, and separate from the trial, Sturgeon confessed to killing eight people, though none were related to Reiser's case. Author Elliott knew Sturgeon from a BDSM club they both attended -- hence his connection to the whole affair.

Christopher Plummer Cast in Film Adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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More casting news for the film adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the first novel in the Millennium trilogy of thrillers by Stieg Larsson.

The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog is reporting that Christopher Plummer has been cast as Henrik Vanger, patriarch of one of Sweden's wealthiest families, who hires journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) to discover what happened to his niece, who disappeared over 40 years ago. Rooney Mara will play Lisbeth Salander, who Blomkvist hires to assist him with the investigation.

Serpent in the Thorns by Jeri Westerson, A Medieval Noir Mystery with Crispin Guest (2nd in series)

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The Mystery Bookshelf, where you can discover a library of new mysteries, is pleased to feature a new mystery series title we recently received from the publisher.

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Serpent in the Thorns by Jeri Westerson
A Medieval Noir Mystery with Crispin Guest (2nd in series)
Minotaur Books (Trade Paperback)
Publication Date: September 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-64944-9

Serpent in the Thorns by Jeri Westerson
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About Serpent in the Thorns (from the publisher): Convicted of treason, Crispin Guest was stripped of his title, his land, his money and his friends. Now with only his considerable wits to sustain him, Guest works the mean streets of 14th century London, building a small reputation for his skill.

In 1383, a simple-minded tavern girl comes to his door—a body was found where she works and she’s the only person who could have killed him. Except for the fact that the man was killed in place by a precisely aimed crossbow bolt. Making matters worse, the murdered man was one of three couriers from the French king, transporting a relic intended to smooth the troubled relations between France and England. Events quickly spin out of control and Guest now finds himself the prime suspect in the murder, one with terrible diplomatic implications. As the drumbeat of war between the two countries grow, Guest must unravel the con spiracy behind the murder to save not only his country, but himself as well.

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About Jeri Westerson: A journalist and noted blogger on things mysterious and medieval (Getting-Medieval.com), she lives with her family in Menifee, California. Visit her website at JeriWesterson.com, and learn more about her series character at CrispinGuest.com.

Read the first chapters of Serpent in the Thorns below.

Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn (Book Review)

Mysterious Reviews: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller and Crime Novel Reviews, edited by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books

Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn. A Lady Julia Grey Mystery. Mira Books Trade Paperback, October 2010.

Lady Julia Grey, now Lady Brisbane after her marriage to detective Nicholas Brisbane, travels to a picturesque Indian village in the foothills of the Himalayas to investigate murder on a tea plantation in Dark Road to Darjeeling, the fourth mystery in this series by Deanna Raybourn.

Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn.

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Mysterious Reviews is your source for the latest mystery, suspense, thriller, and crime novel reviews, edited by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Teenage Hitchcockian Thriller Planned

Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
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Deadline|London is reporting that BBC Films and Slingshot Productions are planning a teen thriller tentatively titled Teens on a Train, loosely based on the Alfred Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train, which itself was adapted from Patricia Highsmith's debut novel of psychological suspense, also titled Strangers on a Train.

Interestingly, the idea for the film was developed from a Hitchcockian script-writing competition that Slingshot held in 2007. It may be moving forward now that a judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by the estate of Cornell Woolrich that the 2007 film Disturbia did not infringe on the Hitchcock film Rear Window, which was based on a Woolrich short story.

ABC Family Orders Pilot based on The Nine Lives of Chloe King Series by Celia Thomson

The Nine Lives of Chloe King Series by Celia Thomson
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Deadline|TV is reporting that ABC Family has ordered three pilots for the network, one of which is based on "The Nine Lives of Chloe King" series of paranormal suspense books for middle school readers by Celia Thomson.

In the first book of the series, The Fallen, Chloe thinks she is just a normal 16-year-old girl until she falls from Coit Tower in San Francisco and dies. But then she wakes up to find things have changed in her new life. She has the ability to see in the dark. And she has claws. And someone is trying to kill her. Luckily she has eight lives to go.

Two additional books are in the series: The Stolen and The Chosen. Celia Thomson is a pen name used by Liz Braswell, who writes other young adult novels as Tracy Lynn.

The Fall Trilogy: Reconstruction, the Second Chapter in the Adventure Suspense Game Series, New at BFG

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Games of Mystery is pleased to announce the availability of a new mystery casual game from Big Fish Games released today and available to BFG Club members. You can find out more about these games by visiting our Mystery Games: Big Fish Download Games page or by clicking on the links provided below.

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The Fall Trilogy Chapter Two: Reconstruction
The Fall Trilogy Chapter Two: Reconstruction

The adventure continues in this second chapter of The Fall Trilogy. You were trapped in a mysterious temple in Asia, but now you've escaped and about to regain your family when disaster strikes, and you have a bad fall. You wake up in a building where an unknown contact briefs you for a brand new mission: If you find the USB key, you will be one step closer to finding your family!

See also the first game in the series, The Fall Trilogy Chapter One: Separation

Also available: The Fall Trilogy Chapter Two: Reconstruction Strategy Guide and a The Fall Trilogy Chapter Two: Reconstruction Game Walkthrough.

The Fall Trilogy Chapter Two: Reconstruction may be downloaded and purchased for $6.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. A demonstration version (139.62 MB) may be downloaded and played for free for one hour.

Watch a preview video below:

Get any standard game for $6.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. Other benefits include the $2.99 Daily Deal, Tomorrow's Game Today, and special member rewards. And if you purchase any 6 games within a single month, you earn a free game with the Big Fish Game Club Monthly Punch Card! (Collector's Editions earn 3 punches each, half-way towards your free game!)

Read Ms. Terri's reviews of the adventure and casual mystery games featured on this site, including Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy, Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!, Enlightenus, and many more!

Big Fish Games: Bestsellers

Big Fish Games: New releases

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Games of Mystery is your source for mystery-themed video, electronic, and board games, parties for kids and adults, and murder mystery weekends and mystery getaway vacations!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Fox Cancels Lone Star; Third Season of Lie to Me to Air in its Time Slot on Mondays

Lone Star (Fox)

In a somewhat indirect manner, Fox announced today it has canceled its new series Lone Star after airing just two episodes. In a press release, the network states that the third season of Lie to Me will take over the time slot of Lone Star, starting next Monday, October 4th with the season premiere.

Lone Star was one of the shows we featured in our Prime Time Crime series last week.

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