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I enjoyed what little of this purported crime thriller was actually a crime thriller, though I think it could have been vastly improved with a more focused storyline and less overt violence … and a complete rewrite of the whole love-struck nonsense that dominates the first half of the film.
Read the full text of our review at Mr. E. Reviews Drive.
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We thought the last of The Hunger Games posters had been published last month … but we were wrong! A new poster for the IMAX release has surfaced (below; click for larger version).
Adapted from the first book in "The Hunger Games" trilogy of young adult thrillers by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, a teenager who is forced to participate in an annual televised competition in which "tributes" fight with and against one against until one survivor remains.
The film opens in theaters on March 23rd, 2012. "The world will be watching."
MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Stones Cry Out by Sibella Giorello as today's second free mystery ebook.
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The Stones Cry Out by Sibella Giorello
A Raleigh Harmon Mystery
Publisher: Revell/Running Girl Productions
This first mystery in this series introduces FBI Agent and forensic geologist Raleigh Harmon.
About The Stones Cry Out (from the publisher): During a rally in the searing heat of a Virginia summer, two men plummet from a building into the crowd below. The victims are a white police officer and a young black man with a troubled past. And though hundreds of people stood at the scene, nobody saw what happened. Or are they just not talking?
FBI agent Raleigh Harmon, one of Richmond's own, has to solve the case — and fast. The Bureau wants a quick verdict, with or without the truth. But with tight-lipped witnesses, Raleigh must rely on her instincts and her training in forensic geology to uncover the facts. Working her connections with the city's powerful families and its seedy underbelly, Raleigh is determined to see justice prevail. Will she solve the case before the growing racial unrest rages out of control? Or will her choices ultimately bring down everyone involved — including Raleigh herself?
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MystereBooks is pleased to feature A Ticket to Die For by David J. Walker as today's free mystery ebook.
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A Ticket to Die For by David J. Walker
Publisher: Minotaur Books
This is the first title (of six to date) in the "Wild Onion, Ltd." series of private eye mysteries.
About A Ticket to Die For (from the publisher): Kirsten's client is an ethically challenged lawyer who's about to be disbarred, or have his "ticket" taken away. Kirsten enlists the reluctant help of her husband Dugan, also a lawyer, and the two of them head for a sleazy adult bookstore to interview a witness who can exonerate Kirsten's client. When they get there they find the witness, but she's dead in her chair, her neck broken. Turns out the client wasn't totally open with Kirsten, and the case is a whole lot more complicated, and dangerous, than it seemed.
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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.
The Case of the Vanishing Diamond by Fred Rexroad. A Whiz Tanner Mystery. Lexile measure: N/A. Reviewed by 6th grade student, who writes, "[P]erfect. I couldn't put the book down because every chapter is full of suspense and thrills, so if you are going to read this book be prepared to not put it down because you will get sucked in." (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.
Read our … Review of The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning by Hallgrimur Helgason. AmazonCrossing Trade Paperback, January 2012.
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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Wounded Earth by Mary Anna Evans as today's second free mystery ebook.
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Wounded Earth by Mary Anna Evans
Publisher: CreateSpace
This is the first stand-alone thriller from the author of the Faye Longchamp mysteries.
About Wounded Earth (from the publisher): Larabeth McLeod has beauty, money, several patents, a Ph.D., a successful environmental firm, and some very old secrets. When a man with the uncomfortable name of Babykiller begins stalking her, terrorizing her with stories of her darkest days in Vietnam, stories no one else knows, she feels compelled to fight back … until he exposes her most tender secret of all by threatening the daughter she has never met.
She turns to private detective J. D. Hatten for help, breaking five years of separation and silence between quarreling friends. And then Babykiller shows his true capabilities. He is the head of an illicit business offering but one service — moving cargo worldwide for criminals who need their drugs or cash or smuggled goods shipped safely and anonymously — so he is capable of putting anything anywhere. He quietly explains to Larabeth, a well-known environmental executive, that he can even put defective gauges in nuclear power plants, and he will, just to get her attention. If she goes to the police for protection, people will die. Lots and lots of people will die. And one of them will be her daughter.
Larabeth and J. D. are just a normal man and woman, up against a babykiller. But then, Babykiller doesn't know who he's dealing with …
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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Chop Suey by Ty Hutchinson as today's free mystery ebook.
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Chop Suey by Ty Hutchinson
A Darby Stansfield Mystery
Publisher: CreateSpace
Telecommunication consultant to the criminal underworld Darby Stansfield is introduced in this first of a series.
About Chop Suey (from the publisher): Add one lovable dope. Layer in a vicious serial killer. Throw in a couple of gang members. Mix in a pair of Chinatown detectives. Combine it all with Ling Chi, death by 1,000 cuts. And you have the perfect recipe for Chop Suey.
When disgraced sales associate Darby Stansfield discovers he has six months to save his job, he does what any normal person would do. He freaks.
Desperate to resurrect his career at Teleco Wireless, Darby conjures up an international scheme filled with the promise of endless, high-spending clients. It’s brilliant, it’s international, it would have his boss snooping and his best friend sweating, but it has Darby on a plane to Hong Kong where he signs his latest client, a Chinese gang.
Meanwhile, bodies are piling up in San Francisco and Darby has no idea that his brilliant plan has just put him on a collision course with the killer.
To make matters worse, those closest to him find themselves caught up in his dangerous plan. Darby must now make a tough decision — give up on the one good idea he ever had or risk it all.
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MystereBooks is pleased to feature The First Counsel by Brad Meltzer as today's Barnes&Noble Daily Find. The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Saturday, February 18, 2012.
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The First Counsel by Brad Meltzer
Publisher: Grand Central
About The First Counsel (from the publisher): Shadow is the Secret Service code name for First Daughter Nora Hartson. And when White House lawyer Michael Garrick begins dating the irresistible Nora, he's instantly spellbound, just like everyone else in her world. Then, late one night, the two witness something they were never meant to see. Now, in a world where everyone watches your every move, Michael is suddenly ensnared in someone's secret agenda. Trusting no one, not even Nora, he finds himself fighting for his innocence — and ultimately, his life.
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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Kind of Blue by Miles Corwin as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal. The deal price of $0.99 is valid only for today, Saturday, February 18, 2012.
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Kind of Blue by Miles Corwin
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
This first in a series, written by a former crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, introduces LAPD homicide detective Ash Levine. The next book in the series, Midnight Alley, is expected to be published this spring.
About Kind of Blue (from the publisher): When a legendary ex-cop is mudered in L.A, the pressure's on to find the killer. Lt. Frank Duffy needs his best detective on the case, but his best detective, Ash Levine, quit a year ago. A tenacious, obsessive detective, Ash resigned after Latisha Patton, the witness in a homicide case he was working, was murdered. Without his job, Ash is left unanchored — and consumed with guilt that he somehow caused Latisha's murder.
When he's asked to rejoin the force, Ash reluctantly agrees. Getting his badge back could give him the chance to find Latisha's killer. Ash dives headfirst into the shadowlands of Southern California to investigate the ex-cop's murder. But even when he has a suspect in custody, something about this case doesn't sit right with Ash, and he continues working the increasingly dangerous investigation while quietly chasing leads in Latisha's murder. Unable to let either case go, Ash finds that his obsessive nature might prove fatal.
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