Telemystery: Law & Order UK and Perry Mason, 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 or Blu-ray disc, is profiling two series seasons being released this week.

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The police Detective Sergeants of the Major Investigations Unit and the Crown Prosecution Service work together to bring down some of the most complex and clinically insane criminals in Law & Order UK.

From putting a child on trial for the murder of a toddler to the gut-wrenching investigations into the deaths of close friends and colleagues, these cases show the unique drive and determination needed to succeed in the British legal system. Thought-provoking, intense and complex, it's yet another must-own gripping chapter in the global phenomenon that is the "Law & Order" franchise.

Law & Order UK: Season Two is available on DVD and consists of 13 episodes that originally aired in the UK from September through December, 2010.

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Raymond Burr continues igniting the screen as a brilliant Los Angeles defense attorney who will stop at nothing to crack the most impossible cases to uncover the truth in Perry Mason.

The popular TV series that inspired a genre of courtroom dramas finishes the sixth season with its second volume, Perry Mason: Season Six (Volume 2), which is available on DVD and consists of the 14 episodes that originally aired on CBS from January through May 1963.

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Visit the Telemystery website to discover more television mystery series currently available on and coming soon to DVD, Blu-ray disc, or video on demand.

Martin Scorsese to Direct Film Adaptation of Jo Nesbø's The Snowman

Bestselling Norwegian crime novelist Jo Nesbø has confirmed that Martin Scorsese will direct the English-language film adaptation of The Snowman. Originally published as Snomannen in 2007, it is the seventh mystery in the Harry Hole series. Matthew Michael Carnahan (State of Play, World War Z) will write the screenplay.

The book is set in Oslo in November. The first snow of the season has fallen. A boy named Jonas wakes in the night to find his mother gone. Out his window, in the cold moonlight, he sees the snowman that inexplicably appeared in the yard earlier in the day. Around its neck is his mother's pink scarf.

Hole suspects a link between a menacing letter he's received and the disappearance of Jonas's mother — and of perhaps a dozen other women, all of whom went missing on the day of a first snowfall. As his investigation deepens, something else emerges: he is becoming a pawn in an increasingly terrifying game whose rules are devised — and constantly revised — by the killer.

(Source: The Hollywood Reporter.)

Resuscitation by D. M. Annechino is Today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Resuscitation by D. M. Annechino as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal. The deal price of $0.99 is valid only for today, Monday, November 21, 2011.

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Resuscitation by D. M. Annechino
A Sami Rizzo Mystery
Thomas & Mercer

This is the second mystery in this series to feature the San Diego homicide detective.

About Resuscitation (from the publisher): Two years ago, Sami Rizzo narrowly escaped a brush with death at the hands of a serial killer. After apprehending the killer and bringing him to justice, this life-changing event compels her to resign from the police force. In her heart of hearts, however, she struggles with the decision. But a second serial killer — a well-respected doctor gone astray — uses his charm to seduce his victims and then performs horrific surgical experiments on them. In a final act of depravity, he scatters their mutilated bodies throughout San Diego County.

Feeling a sense of duty and obligation, Sami Rizzo appeals to the police chief and mayor, and they reinstate her as a homicide investigator. As the body count grows and the killer’s experiments become more and more brutal, Sami follows one dead-end lead after another, while trying to deal with a sickly mother and a turbulent relationship with her lover. But then the killer makes a crucial mistake: one of his victims survives. Sami does everything to protect the barely alive victim, but the killer has a different plan …

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for November 21, 2011

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 E G H I M N R T

The second Mary Wollstonecraft mystery by Nancy Means Wright has this title (with "The") (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!

Mr. E. Reviews Identity

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This 6-episode television series, which originally aired in the UK during the summer of 2010, is marketed as a police procedural about identity theft, but that's a little misleading. Most of the episodes involve using a victim's unknown identity as a means of identifying the culprit, clearly a much broader approach in storytelling. The twist to the series is that one of the police officers is, himself, leading a double life.

Read the full text of our review at Mr. E. Reviews Identity.

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Mr. E. Reviews is your source for mystery, suspense, thriller, and crime drama reviews of television and film.

Nominees for the 2011 RT Reviewers' Choice Best Book Awards Announced

Earlier this month, the nominees for the 2011 RT Reviewers' Choice Best Book Awards were posted to the RT Book Reviews website. Awards are given out in many categories, including several that honor mystery, suspense and thriller books. The winners will be announced at the RT Booklovers Convention in Chicago, Illinois from April 11th through April 15th, 2012.

Amateur Sleuth Nominees:
• To Have and To Kill by Mary Jane Clark (William Morrow)
• The Busy Woman's Guide to Murder by Mary Jane Maffini (Berkley)
• Killing Kate by Julie Kramer (Atria Books)
• Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend (Berkley)
• Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen (Berkley)

Contemporary Mystery Nominees:
• Stagestruck by Peter Lovesey (Soho Crime)
• Ringer by Brian M. Wiprud (Minotaur Books)
• Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill (Minotaur Books)
• The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill (Harper)
• In Search of the Rose Notes by Emily Arsenault (William Morrow)
• V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton (Putnam)

First Mystery Nominees:
• The Breath of God by Jeffrey Small (West Hills)
• Cookie Dough or Die by Virginia Lowell (Berkley)
• Thou Shalt Kill by Daniel Blake (Gallery Books)
• Purgatory Chasm by Steve Ulfelder (Minotaur Books)
• Death on Tour by Janice Hamrick (Minotaur Books)

Historical Mystery Nominees:
• A Lonely Death by Charles Todd (William Morrow)
• The Beloved Dead by Tony Hays (Tor Books)
• The Illusion of Murder by Carol McCleary (Forge Books)
• Bye Bye, Baby by Max Allan Collins (Forge Books)
• City of Secrets by Kelli Stanley (Minotaur Books)
• Troubled Bones by Jeri Westerson (Minotaur Books)

Inspirational Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Nominees:
• Book of Days by James L. Rubart (B&H)
• Blood Covenant by Lisa Harris (Zondervan)
• Diagnosis Death by Richard L. Mabry (Abingdon)
• The Baker's Wife by Erin Healy (Thomas Nelson)

Suspense/Thriller Nominees:
• Love You More by Lisa Gardner (Bantam Press)
• In Desperation by Rick Mofina (Mira Books)
• Among the Missing by Morag Joss (Delacorte Press)
• The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane (Mira Books)
• Now You See Me by S. J. Bolton (Minotaur Books)
• You're Next by Gregg Hurwitz (St. Martin's Press)
• Death in High Places by Jo Bannister (Minotaur Books)
• New York to Dallas by J. D. Robb (Putnam)
• Ghost Hero by S. J. Rozan (Minotaur Books)

Romantic Suspense Nominees:
• Love Me To Death by Allison Brennan (Ballantine)
• Loose Ends by Tara Janzen (Dell)
• Living on the Edge by Shannon K. Butcher (Signet)
• Beg for Mercy by Jami Alden (Forever)
• Darkness at Dawn by Elizabeth Jennings (Berkley)
• Deadly Little Lies by Jeanne Adams (Zebra)

Paranormal Romantic Suspense Nominees:
• In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz (Putnam)
• Skin Heat by Ava Gray (Berkley)
• Burning Darkness by Jaime Rush
• Hush by Cherry Adair (Pocket Star)
• Cold Touch by Leslie Parrish (Signet)
• Delaney's Shadow by Ingrid Weaver (Berkley)

Review: The Lost Women of Lost Lake by Ellen Hart

Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: The Lost Women of Lost Lake by Ellen Hart.

Reviews of Mystery and Suspense Books for Kids, New This Week on Book Trends (111119)

Book Trends, a review site for young adult and children books, published several new book reviews this past week. We're presenting here a summary of those in the mystery/suspense/thriller category.

Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber. Non-series. Lexile measure: N/A. Reviewed by a 6th grade student, who writes, "If you like action and adventure combined with some awesome espionage, you will want this [book] on your bookshelf TODAY!" (Read the full review here.)

For more reviews of children and young adult books of all genres, visit Book Trends; their reviews will amaze you! You can also follow Book Trends on Twitter.

Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection by Loren D. Estleman is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection by Loren D. Estleman as today's second free mystery ebook. We don't know how long it will be offered at this special price (typically only until a certain number of downloads have been completed), so we urge you to download it while it is still available for free.

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Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection by Loren D. Estleman
Story Story Collection
Tyrus Books

About Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection (from the publisher): Thirty years ago Loren D. Estleman introduced the world to his Detroit private investigator Amos Walker. In celebration of this anniversary, Estleman has collected every previously published Walker short story in this massive volume, including a brand-new story never before published!

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Artistic License by Julie Hyzy is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Artistic License by Julie Hyzy as today's free mystery ebook. We don't know how long it will be offered at this special price (typically only until a certain number of downloads have been completed), so we urge you to download it while it is still available for free.

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Artistic License by Julie Hyzy
Non-Series
Five Star/Smashwords

Before Julie Hyzy began writing her award-winning series mysteries, she wrote this stand-alone romantic thriller, her first book.

About Artistic License (from the publisher): Two months ago Annie Callaghan thought she'd planned for every contingency. After five years in a bad marriage she filed for divorce, began to pursue her dreams of being a full-time artist, and quit her job to work for herself. Now, well on her way to a brand-new start with her mural painting business and her handsome new client, life finally holds promise again. But, as she finds out, things are not always what they seem. An unexpected pregnancy and the intrusion of her loser, soon-to-be-ex-husband back into her world send things into a tailspin. Determined to get back on track and get her life together by using a little artistic license, Annie inadvertently puts events in motion that sweep her into a maelstrom of intrigue involving a stolen masterpiece, a powerful lawyer with questionable connections, and a murder for which she's the prime suspect.

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Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming is Today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal. The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Saturday, November 19, 2011.

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Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming
A James Bond Thriller
Ian Fleming Publications

Originally published in 1954, this is the second book in the series. It was adapted into the 1973 film of the same title, which introduced Roger Moore as James Bond.

About Live and Let Die (from the publisher): Beautiful, fortune-telling Solitaire is the prisoner (and tool) of Mr Big — master of fear, artist in crime and Voodoo Baron of Death. James Bond has no time for superstition — he knows that Mr Big is also a top SMERSH operative and a real threat. More than that, after tracking him through the jazz joints of Harlem, to the Everglades and on to the Caribbean, 007 has realized that Mr Big is one of the most dangerous men that he has ever faced. And no-one, not even the enigmatic Solitaire, can be sure how their battle of wills is going to end …

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First Trailer for Rampart

The first trailer for Rampart, based on a real LAPD scandal from the 1990s, has been released. We've embedded it below.

Co-written by crime novelist James Ellroy, the film stars Woody Harrelson as a corrupt police officer … and nothing fascinates like a dirty cop. In real life they're terrifying, but in the movies their upending of law and order can open deep explorations of psychology, morality and violence.

So meet Dave Brown. Brown is a cop long ago unleashed from the rules of the Los Angeles Police Department. Roving the streets in his black-and-white cruiser, he governs and punishes at will. His home life is a riddle. Somehow he has fathered children with two sisters (Anne Heche and Cynthia Nixon). Somehow he still lives casually with them both, slipping in and out of a family life thats as tangled as his long career on the force. His own daughter calls him Date Rape. That's because, years ago, Brown may have killed a rapist and gotten away with it. The shadow of the incident still haunts him, so when his Rampart division gets caught up in a corruption scandal, Brown makes an easy target. As the controversy seeps through the department and into city hall, this hardened, reckless officer finds himself at the center of a sordid L.A. story.

Rampart opens in US theaters on January 27th, 2012.

ABC Announces 2012 Mid-Season Schedule

ABC announced its mid-season schedule today and from a "prime time crime" perspective there's not much new to note.

Body of Proof has been extended to a full season with the order of additional episodes and two previously announced mystery thrillers get premiere dates: The River on Tuesday, February 3rd at 9 PM (ET/PT) and Missing on Thursday, March 15th at 8 PM (ET/PT).

Showtime Renews Dexter for Seasons Seven, Eight

Showtime announced this morning that it has renewed Dexter for two more seasons.

"Dexter's enormous success is a real tribute to the great achievements of its cast, producers, and the powerhouse performance of Michael C. Hall," said David Nevins, Showtime's President of Entertainment. "The series is bigger than it's ever been in its sixth season, both in terms of audience and its impact on the cultural landscape. Together with Michael, the creative team on the show has a very clear sense of where they intend to take the show over the next two seasons and, as a huge fan, I'm excited to watch the story of Dexter Morgan play out."

Based on a character created by crime novelist Jeff Lindsay — whose sixth and most recent "Dexter" novel, Double Dexter, was published last month — the series stars Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department who moonlights as a serial killer.

(Source: Press release.)

Review: Never Hug a Mugger on Quadra Island by Sandy Frances Duncan and George Szanto

Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: Never Hug a Mugger on Quadra Island by Sandy Frances Duncan and George Szanto.