A week or so ago we reported that the finale of NBC's crime drama The Cape would be shown online only. Now TV|Line is reporting that today is the day ... at Midnight ET on NBC.com. (We're guessing it will be available to watch for some time to come.)
The Cape premiered in January as a mid-season replacement, but never caught on with viewers. In early February, the network cut its order for the series from 13 to 10 episodes.
Here's what to expect from the season (and series) finale: "Police Chief Marty Voyt (Dorian Missick) lands behind bars, in the hands of ARK Corporation, fearing he may receive the same fate as Vince (David Lyons). Attempting to learn more about Vince’s disappearance, Dana (Jennifer Ferrin) takes on Marty’s case, and the impervious ARK Corporation, only to discover secrets of betrayal. The Cape’s double identity becomes blurred when Max (Keith David) and the carnival of crime attempt to protect Dana, Marty and his family."
Friday, March 11, 2011
The Cape Finale to be Posted Online Tonight at Midnight
Uncover a Mystery in the Amazon in Epic Adventures: Cursed Onboard, New from BFG
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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A mysterious adventure begins when you reach a derelict ship stranded in the middle of the Great Amazon jungle. The recently discovered ship set sail in the 1970s but it never reached its destination. There were no survivors and the fate of the whole crew still remains a mystery. With the help of the ghost of a little girl named Anna, you will search the ship in detail and uncover a story that is astonishing as well as tragic. Dive into this incredible hidden object adventure game.
See also the previous game in this series, Epic Adventures: La Jangada.
Epic Adventures: Cursed Onboard may be downloaded and purchased for $6.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. A demonstration version (400.40 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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Mystery Bestsellers for March 11, 2011
A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending March 11th, 2011 has been posted on the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books website.
For the first time in nearly a year, we have a new title atop the bestseller list: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. Its move to the top was by the slimmest of margins, but it still wins bragging rights for the week. Two other titles move from just off the list into the top 15.
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Moving from 16th position to the 8th spot is The Night Season, the fourth thriller to feature Portland homicide detective Archie Sheridan by Chelsea Cain.
With the Beauty Killer Gretchen Lowell locked away behind bars once again, Archie Sheridan — a Portland police detective and nearly one of her victims — can finally rest a little easier. Meanwhile, the rest of the city of Portland is in crisis. Heavy rains have flooded the Willamette River, and several people have drowned in the quickly rising waters. Or at least that’s what they thought until the medical examiner discovers that the latest victim didn’t drown: She was poisoned before she went into the water. Soon after, three of those drownings are also proven to be murders. Portland has a new serial killer on its hands, and Archie and his task force have a new case.
Reporter Susan Ward is chasing this story of a new serial killer with gusto, but she’s also got another lead to follow for an entirely separate mystery: The flooding has unearthed a skeleton, a man who might have died more than sixty years ago, the last time Portland flooded this badly, when the water washed away an entire neighborhood and killed at least fifteen people.
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Aimée Leduc is back in this week's 13th top bestseller, Murder in Passy, the 11th mystery in this series by Cara Black.
The village-like neighborhood of Passy, home to many of Paris’s wealthiest residents, is the last place one would expect a murder. But when Aimée Leduc’s godfather, Morbier, a police commissaire, asks her to check on his girlfriend at her home there, that’s exactly what Aimée finds.
Xavierre, a haut bourgeois matron of Basque origin, is strangled in her garden while Aimée waits inside. Circumstantial evidence makes Morbier the prime suspect, and to vindicate him, Aimée must identify the real killer. Her investigation leads her to police corruption; the radical Basque terrorist group, ETA; and a kidnapped Spanish princess.
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The top four mystery bestsellers this week are shown below:
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
ABC Series Castle to Pay Tribute to Stephen J. Cannell in Upcoming Episode
TV|Line is reporting that the ABC series Castle will pay tribute to the late Stephen J. Cannell on its April 11th episode.
Cannell, who died last fall, appeared on three episodes of the series as one of Richard Castle's poker playing buddies -- all of whom, like Castle, are crime novelists.
In the upcoming episode, Castle will be joined by Michael Connelly (making his third appearance) and Dennis Lehane (his first) for a night of cards when they make reference to Cannell's passing.
New Poster for HBO's Game of Thrones
HBO has released a new poster for its upcoming fantasy/adventure series Game of Thrones, adapted from the novel The Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. Click on the image for a larger version.
Set in Westeros where "summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime," Game of Thrones chronicles the violent dynastic struggles among noble families for control of the Iron Throne.
The premiere of this 10-episode series airs Sunday, April 17th, on HBO.
Stephen King Announces The Wind Through the Keyhole, a New Book in The Dark Tower Series
With the "The Dark Tower" series of fantasy thrillers in the news -- Ron Howard and company are planning a multi-platform adaptation of the novels -- it is worth noting that author Stephen King announced today a new entry in the series, The Wind Through the Keyhole, chronologically set between the fourth and fifth books.
"It won’t tell you much that’s new about Roland and his friends," says King, "but there’s a lot none of us knew about Mid-World, both past and present."
The first book in the series, The Gunslinger, was published in 1982 with the series concluding (or so everyone thought) in 2004 with the seventh, The Dark Tower.
The Wind Through the Keyhole is expected to be published in 2012.
Chelsea Cain's Archie Sheridan/Gretchen Lowell Thrillers Optioned
This is actually fairly old news from several weeks ago (but we're just learning of it today). January Jones (Mad Men) has optioned the first three books in the Archie Sheriden series of thrillers by Chelsea Cain, with the expectation of playing serial killer Gretchen Lowell.
The characters were introduced in Heartsick, originally published in 2007. The fourth book in the series, The Night Season, was published earlier this month.
In the series debut, Portland detective Archie Sheridan has spent years tracking Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful serial killer. In the end she was the one who caught him, but after torturing him for days she mysteriously let him go and turned herself in. Since then the she has been locked up, leaving Archie damaged but alive in a prison of another kind—addicted to pain pills, unable to return to his old life, powerless to get those ten horrific days or Gretchen off his mind.
When another killer begins snatching teenage girls off the streets, Archie has to pull himself together to head up a new task force, but even then he can’t stop him without getting information from Gretchen—an encounter that may destroy him.
With Susan Ward, a hungry young newspaper reporter, profiling Archie and his team, Archie, the killer, and Gretchen enter into a dark and deadly game.
You can read the first chapter(s) of Heartsick below. Use the Aa settings button to adjust text size, line spacing, and word density.
TNT Announces Summer 2011 Series Schedule
TNT announced this morning its Summer 2011 schedule of series, which includes several returning crime dramas.
Memphis Beat, with Jason Lee as a Memphis police detective with an intimate connection to the city, a passion for its music and a very demanding boss, returns for its second season on June 14th at 9 PM (ET/PT). (10 episodes)
The fourth season of Leverage, with Timothy Hutton heading a gang of thieves, grifters, and con artists out to help everyday people get even against the big shots who have destroyed their lives, premieres on June 26th at 9 PM (ET/PT). (10 episodes)
The Closer, with Kyra Sedgwick as LA Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, opens its 7th season on July 11th at 9 PM (ET/PT). This will be the last season of the series, but as we reported earlier, it will be extended to introduce new characters for a spin-off. (10 episodes)
Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander star as Rizzoli & Isles, a series based on characters created by crime novelist Tess Gerritsen. The second season for Boston detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles premieres on July 11th at 10 PM (ET/PT). (10 episodes)
Two new series will also debut, including Falling Skies, starring Noah Wyle, a sci-fi suspense drama about the aftermath of an alien invasion and the resistance movement formed by the survivors.
The Cowboy and the Vampire by Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall (Mystery Book Review)
The Cowboy and the Vampire by Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall. Non-series. Midnight Ink Trade Paperback, October 2010.
The authors make the most of the contrasts introduced in this "darkly romantic" mystery, adding interest to the overall storyline. The narrative itself proceeds at a brisk pace, helped along by moving the action to multiple venues. A well thought out backstory provides the foundation for the conflict between human and vampire, though the resolution (given the book's title and premise) is never in doubt.
Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: The Cowboy and the Vampire by Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall.
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Jane Eyre Opens in Theaters Friday, March 11th
An adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel of romantic suspense, Jane Eyre opens in limited release in theaters tomorrow, Friday March 12th.
The film stars Mia Wasikowska as the titular character, who works as a governess for the wealthy Edward Rochester (Michael Fassbender). As she reflects upon the people and emotions that have defined her, it is clear that the isolated and imposing residence — and Mr. Rochester's coldness — have sorely tested the young woman's resilience, forged years earlier when she was orphaned. She must now act decisively to secure her own future and come to terms with the past that haunts her — and the terrible secret that Mr. Rochester is hiding and that she has uncovered.
Watch a behind-the-scenes featurette about the film below.
