Tuesday, July 19, 2011

One O'Clock Jump by Lise McClendon is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

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MystereBooks is pleased to feature One O'Clock Jump by Lise McClendon 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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One O'Clock Jump by Lise McClendon

One O'Clock Jump by Lise McClendon
A Dorie Lennox Mystery (1st in series)
Thalia Press

About One O'Clock Jump (from the publisher): Halfway around the world, war has begun, but for Dorie Lennox, a newly-minted private eye on her first tail, danger is more immediate. The dark streets of Kansas City of 1939 offer swing music, fast cars, gangsters, and the chance to forget about the Depression and her own murky past. But first she must conquer her fears and save a woman on a bridge high above the muddy Missouri. Dorie is thrown into a quickly unraveling scam that offers salvation to few — and misery to plenty — in the high stakes world of machine politics and desperation deals.

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Trailer Released for ABC Family Series The Lying Game

The Lying Game (ABC Family)

We haven't heard much recently about the television series adaptation of the young adult thriller The Lying Game by Sara Shepard, but maybe we just haven't been paying attention. Because a trailer for the ABC Family series was released a couple of weeks ago, and we completely missed it! We've embedded it below. (The Lying Game is the first of an expected four book series by Shepard; Never Have I Ever, the second book in the series, is published next month by HarperTeen.)

From the same team that brought Shepard's other series to television — that would be Pretty Little Liars — comes The Lying Game, in which Emma (Alexandrea Chando), a kind-hearted foster kid, who learns she has an identical twin sister, Sutton (also played by Chando). Sutton, unlike Emma, was adopted by wealthy parents and is seemingly living an ideal life. After their initial meeting, Sutton talks Emma into stepping into her life for a few days while she pursues a lead on the mysterious identity of their birth mother. After Sutton inexplicably fails to return to the girls' designated meeting place, Emma must decide whether to come clean about her identity and risk her own safety in the hope of uncovering her twin sister's whereabouts, along with the truth about why they were separated in the first place.

The Lying Game premieres on ABC Family on August 15th, 2011. Watch a preview for the series below.

New Motion Poster for The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

A new "motion poster" has been released on the Yahoo! Movies site for the film adaptation of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins; we've embedded it below.

The film stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, a teenager living in the post-apocalyptic country of Panem. According to the Capitol, the law of the land, every year each district must participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight-to-the-death on live TV.

One boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and sixteen are selected by lottery to play. The winner brings riches and favor to his or her district. But that is nothing compared to what the Capitol wins: one more year of fearful compliance with its rule. Katniss, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her impoverished district in the Games.

But Katniss has been close to dead before — and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

The Hunger Games opens in theaters March 23rd, 2012.

New International Poster for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

A few weeks ago we posted the international trailer for the film adaptation of John le Carré's 1974 thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Now, the dramatic first (also international) poster for the film has also been released (right; click for larger version). Just visible are the red coded numbers indicating the release date in the UK (September 16th, 2011); the film is released here in the US on November 18th, 2011.

Gary Oldman stars as retired MI-6 agent George Smiley, who is drawn back into the game when another agent claims that there is a mole within their organization ... and he needs to identify which of his trusted colleagues has betrayed them.

The film also stars Colin Firth (Bill Haydon, "Tailor"), Mark Strong (Jim Prideaux), Benedict Cumberbatch (Peter Guillam), Ciarán Hinds (Roy Bland, "Soldier"), Toby Jones (Percy Alleline, "Tinker"), and Kathy Burke (Connie Sachs).

Mr. E. Reviews Agatha Christie Poirot Set 6, The Movie Collection

Agatha Christie: Poirot Set 6, The Movie Collection (DVD Cover)
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All three of the made-for-television movie adaptations of Poirot mysteries by Agatha Christie in this set are worthy additions to this long-running series, but one in particular, "Three Act Tragedy", with the Belgian detective in fine form, is among the best ever filmed.

Read the full text of our review at Mr. E. Reviews Agatha Christie: Poirot Set 6, The Movie Collection.

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Harlequin Intrigue Titles for August 2011

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eHarlequin.com has released the list of August 2011 titles in their Intrigue, breathtaking romantic suspense series. Get these edge-of-your-seat reads today with characters who conquer everything from kidnappings to murder mysteries, only to find themselves irresistibly drawn to one another!

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Dakota Marshal by Jenna Ryan
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Dakota Marshal by Jenna Ryan

He brought danger to her doorstep …

Shot and bleeding, cowboy cop turned U.S. Marshal Gabriel McBride had nowhere to go, no one else he trusted except the very woman who wanted nothing to do with him. Tracking a fugitive, he'd been ambushed by a hit man. A hit man he'd unwittingly brought straight to Alessandra Norris. It had been the risks he'd taken, the secrets he'd kept, that had broken them apart. And now Alessandra was right in the thick of them, fleeing into the Black Hills with a rifle scope aimed at her back and a rogue marshal at her side. But the gravest danger came from McBride himself—a man whom she'd never stopped loving …

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Locked and Loaded by HelenKay Dimon
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Locked and Loaded by HelenKay Dimon

Nothing was as it seemed … Not even the protection Maddie Timmons was promised when she'd entered the Witness Security Program. One of her handlers was missing, the other had burned her, and now Maddie was at risk.

All that stood between her and certain death was one sexy stranger.

Deep undercover, Recovery Project agent Adam Wright vowed to keep Maddie safe from the leak at WitSec. But Adam wasn't prepared for the confident woman he'd rescued, the sensuous lover who got under his skin. He could do nothing about her past being taken away, but he'd do anything to secure her future … even if it meant forsaking his own …

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Stampeded by B. J. Daniels
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Stampeded by B. J. Daniels

To escape a killer, she must accept the Chisholm brand of protection …

Alexa Cross has spent a lifetime outrunning the "curse" of her bloodline. Now she must confront her past to save her family from an extraordinary force of evil. Haunted or not, the eerie Wellington Manor radiates danger and Alexa has nowhere to run except to her strongest—and most irresistible—ally.

Ending the threat against Alexa is Marshall Chisholm's top priority. He'll stop at nothing to erase her fear … and replace it with white-hot desire. But the closer they get, the more mysterious she becomes. And if they stand a chance of uniting to unlock a killer's secrets, Marshall will have to first unlock Alexa's …

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Sovereign Sheriff by Cassie Miles
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Sovereign Sheriff by Cassie Miles

As sheriff, the law guided his decisions.

As a man protecting a princess, his libido seemed to be in control …

Sheriff Jake Wolf took pride in two things: his Native American heritage and his adherence to the law. So when Princess Saida Khalid came to him, desperate for answers to an unsolved case, Jake stuck to the facts—and tried not to get distracted by what he wanted. But ignoring Saida's gorgeous features and whip-smart mind were nearly impossible, especially when she claimed he was the only person who could keep her safe. Jake had every intention of maintaining a professional distance…even though he ached to hold her and promise everything would be okay. But remaining alert had to be his priority. And one touch would never be enough.

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Flashback by Gayle Wilson
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Flashback by Gayle Wilson

A wounded warrior was facing the toughest mission of his life …

The battlefield had taught Jake Underwood just how much could be lost in a single moment. So when he returned home, scarred and grieving for those he'd left behind, the last thing he needed was to be responsible for another person's life. Especially that of a missing little girl. But one look in police chief Eden Reddick's tear-filled eyes and Jake couldn't help but feel her frustration … and share her pain. Jake knew Eden was grateful for whatever investigative skills he could offer—until he uncovered a connection to her mysterious past. Now, as a heartbreaking case turned even more personal when Eden became a target, Jake realized that all he'd lost in his past was nothing compared with just how much he had to lose now …

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Protecting the Pregnant Witness by Julie Miller
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Protecting the Pregnant Witness by Julie Miller

A ruthless killer … an expectant mother … one determined cop.

Rafe Delgado had been there for Josie Nichols her entire life. So when he turned to her one night, emotionally drained thanks to a heartbreaking case, her longtime crush on the brooding cop reached a whole new level. But afterward, Rafe went back to being untouchable and Josie didn't know how to break through his shell … even to tell him she was pregnant.

Everything Rafe did was by the book and so his moment of weakness could never be repeated. He didn't deserve someone like Josie … even if it was a daily struggle to keep his hands off her. But learning she could ID a cold-blooded killer changed everything. Now she was in his protective custody and caring about her only made his job harder. And learning about his unborn child made it nearly impossible.

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Innocent Monster by Reed Farrel Coleman is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Innocent Monster by Reed Farrel Coleman 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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Innocent Monster by Reed Farrel Coleman

Innocent Monster by Reed Farrel Coleman
A Moe Prager Mystery (6th in series)
Tyrus Books

About Innocent Monster (from the publisher): Seven years have passed since the brutal murder that tore Moe Prager’s family apart and six years since Moe brushed the dust off his PI license. But when his estranged daughter Sarah comes to him with a request he cannot refuse, Moe takes a deep breath and plunges back into the icy, opaque waters of secrets and lies. Sashi Bluntstone, an eleven-year-old art prodigy and daughter of Sarah’s dearest childhood friend, has been abducted. Three weeks into the investigation, the cops have gotten nowhere and the parents have gotten desperate. Desperation, the door through which Moe Prager always enters, swings wide open. Just as in Sashi’s paintings, there’s much more to the case than one can see at a glance.

With the help of an ex-football star, Moe stumbles around the fringes of the New York art scene, trying to get a handle on where the art stops and the commerce begins. Much to Moe’s surprise and disgust, he discovers that Sashi is, on the one hand, revered as a cash cow and, on the other, reviled as a fraud and a joke. Suspects abound beyond the usual predators and pedophiles, for it is those closest to Sashi in life that have the most to gain from her death. Cruel ironies lurk around every corner, beneath every painting, and behind every door. Almost nothing is what it seems.

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