CBS hasn't announced much (yet) in the way of its upfront Fall 2011 television lineup, but we do know that the network has picked up the J. J. Abrams/Jonathan Nolan project Person of Interest, starring Jim Caviezel as a presumed dead ex-CIA agent, who teams up with a reclusive billionaire to fight crime in New York City.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Prime Time Crime: ABC Orders Charlie's Angels, Renews Body of Proof, Cancels Detroit 1-8-7
Here's the latest from ABC regarding their Prime Time Crime upfront announcements for the Fall 2011 television season.
The network has ordered its contemporary (and relocated) update to Charlie's Angels and renewed Body of Proof for a second season.
ABC has canceled Detroit 1-8-7 after its freshman season and passed on the Poe project, a concept we rather liked.
Prime Time Crime: NBC Cancels Law & Order LA and The Event, Passes on 17th Precinct
More upfront news from NBC.
The Event, a series we tried to like but never really clicked with us, has been canceled.
And the network is passing on picking up 17th Precinct, set in the fictional town of Excelsior where magic and supernatural elements rule over science, a premise we found intriguing.
UPDATE: Law & Order: Los Angeles, an extension of the "Law & Order" franchise that never attracted much of an audience, has also been canceled.
Sudden Death by Michael Balkind is Today's Featured Free Kindle Mystery
MystereBooks is pleased to feature a mystery title that is currently available in Kindle eBook format for free from Amazon.com. 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 download it today!
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Sudden Death by Michael Balkind
A Deadly Sports Mystery (1st in series)
Pero Thrillers (Kindle eBook)
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About Sudden Death (from the publisher): Reid Clark is a pro golfer at the top of the leader board during the PGA tour; he is also a hothead with a reputation for trouble. Reid receives a death threat right before teeing off on the final day of the Master's Tournament, and hires a P.I. to track down the perpetrator. Suspense builds throughout as Reid tries to compete in one of golf s most prestigious contests ... and woo the woman he loves ... while dodging death at every turn.
Review: Rook, Rhyme & Sinker by R. Michael Phillips
Rook, Rhyme & Sinker by R. Michael Phillips. An Ernie Bisquets Mystery. Asylett Press Trade Paperback, January 2011.
The storyline involving the mystery of a carved ivory rook's origin -- and of its owner's death -- is cleverly devised, and uses as its foundation the real Lewis Chessmen. There is also a considerable amount of good humor included. This is a series that definitely deserves a wider audience.
Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: Rook, Rhyme & Sinker by R. Michael Phillips.
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The Mystery Bookshelf: The Daughter of Siena by Marina Fiorato
The Mystery Bookshelf, where you can discover a world of mystery and suspense, is pleased to feature a new crime novel we recently received from the publisher.
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The Daughter of Siena by Marina Fiorato
Non-series
St. Martin's Griffin (Trade Paperback)
Publication Date: May 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-60958-0
About The Daughter of Siena (from the publisher): Amid the intrigue and danger of 18th-century Italy, a young woman becomes embroiled in romance and treachery with a rider in the Palio, the breathtaking horse race set in Siena ...
It’s 1729, and the Palio, a white-knuckle horse race, is soon to be held in the heart of the peerless Tuscan city of Siena. But the beauty and pageantry masks the deadly rivalry that exists among the city’s districts. Each ward, represented by an animal symbol, puts forth a rider to claim the winner’s banner, but the contest turns citizens into tribes and men into beasts—and beautiful, headstrong, young Pia Tolomei is in love with a rider of an opposing ward, an outsider who threatens the shaky balance of intrigue and influence that rules the land.
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About Marina Fiorato: A history graduate of Oxford University and the University of Venice, she specialized in the study of Shakespeare’s plays as an historical source. After University she studied art and has since worked as an illustrator, actress, and film reviewer. She was married on the Grand Canal in Venice and lives in London with her husband, son, and daughter. Visit her website at MarinaFiorato.com.
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Jonathan Levine to Direct Film Adaptation of YA Thriller Legend
This past February we posted that CBS Films had acquired the rights to the futuristic young adult thriller Legend by Marie Lu. Now we're learning that Jonathan Levine will direct the film adaptation.
Set in 2130, in what was once the western United States, the Republic is a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths -- until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.
Legend is scheduled to be published by Putnam in November, 2011.
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter.)
Prime Time Crime: More New Series for NBC
NBC continues to pre-announce their upfront Fall 2011 schedule with more series pick-ups.
On the Prime Time Crime front, the network is adding Awake, an Inception-styled thriller that follows the parallel lives of a detective after he awakens from an automobile accident. (The series was previously known as REM when we first posted about it in February.)
NBC is also moving forward with Grimm, a fantasy crime drama in which the characters are all inspired from those that appear in Grimm's Fairy Tales.
New Trailer for 4th Season of True Blood
The fourth season of True Blood starts June 26th, but you can get a sneak peek at what's to come from in a new trailer from HBO.
True Blood is based on the series of Southern Vampire mysteries by Charlaine Harris and stars Anna Paquin as telepathic barmaid Sookie Stackhouse.
Mystery Bestsellers for May 13, 2011
A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending May 13, 2011 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.
Last week's featured title, Dead Reckoning, the 11th Southern Vampire mystery by Charlaine Harris, assumes the top spot this week. One new title debuts.
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Coming in at number 11 is Buried Prey, the 21st Lucas Davenport mystery by John Sandford.
A house demolition provides an unpleasant surprise for Minneapolis -- the bodies of two girls, wrapped in plastic. It looks like they've been there a long time. Davenport knows exactly how long.
In 1985, Davenport was a young cop with a reputation for recklessness, and the girls' disappearance was a big deal. His bosses ultimately declared the case closed, but he never agreed with that. Now that he has a chance to investigate it all over again, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: It wasn't just the bodies that were buried. It was the truth.
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