Victorian Mysteries: Woman in White, a Mystery Game based on the Classic Wilkie Collins Novel, New at 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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Who is this Woman in White and where did she come from? Walter Hartright, a poor drawing teacher, finds himself in the middle of an inexplicable mystery. Somehow his future is intertwined with an elusive woman who harbors a dreadful secret. A secret so damaging her life is in danger! Explore Victorian mansions finding hidden objects, search for clues, uncover diabolical plots, root out the lies, and discover the truth.

Based on the classic thriller Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.

See also the previous game in this series, Mystery Masterpiece: The Moonstone.

Also available: Victorian Mysteries: Woman in White Strategy Guide and Victorian Mysteries: Woman in White game walkthrough.

Victorian Mysteries: Woman in White may be downloaded and purchased for $6.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. A demonstration version (238.82 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 September 17, 2010

A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending September 17th, 2010 has been posted on the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books website.

Again, another week with very little change among the top mystery bestsellers with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson remaining on top. One new title debuts this week ... and we expect to see it shake up the top tier next week!

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Janet Evanovich spins off a character from her Stephanie Plum "between-the-numbers" books with his own series, starting with Wicked.

Life in Marblehead has had a pleasant predictability ... until Diesel arrives. Rumor has it that a collection of priceless ancient relics representing the Seven Deadly Sins have made their way to Boston’s North Shore. Partnered with pastry chef Lizzie Tucker, Diesel bullies and charms his way through historic Salem to track them down—and his criminal mastermind cousin Gerewulf Grimorie. The black-haired, black-hearted Wulf is on the hunt for the relic representing gluttony. Caught in a race against time, Diesel and Lizzie soon find out that more isn’t always better, as they battle Wulf and the first of the deadly sins.

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The top four mystery bestsellers this week are shown below:

Please visit the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books where we are committed to providing readers and collectors of mystery books with the best and most current information about their favorite authors, titles, and series.

It All Began in Monte Carlo by Elizabeth Adler (Book Review)

It All Began in Monte Carlo by Elizabeth Adler. A Mac Reilly Mystery. St. Martin's Press Hardcover, July 2010.

When searching for a fun summer “beach read,” It All Began in Monte Carlo by Elizabeth Adler could fit the bill. This is the third Mac Reilly mystery. Mac is a Hollywood detective with his own television show, dedicated to making other people’s lives better. But when Mac postpones their wedding -- once again -- his fiancé Sunny Alvarez takes off her ring and lets Mac know that she’s finished and boards a plane for France. When Mac comes home to find her missing, she suddenly becomes his most important case. But first he must figure out where she’s gone!

Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: It All Began in Monte Carlo by Elizabeth Adler.

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eHarlequin Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense Titles for October 2010

eHarlequin.com has released the October 2010 titles in their Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense series. Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense books combine suspense, romance, hope and faith to create a unique page-turning series that today’s readers love. To purchase any of the books below, click on the book title. (Previous months titles can be found on the backlist page.)

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Critical Impact by Linda Hall

The bomb wasn't supposed to be real. But the mock-disaster explosion to test emergency procedures killed two people in a small Maine town. And all evidence points to shy makeup artist Anna Barker as the prime suspect. When Deputy Sheriff Stu McCabe is assigned to investigate the case, Anna hopes he'll prove her innocent. But with a harrowing past of his own, Stu seems to trust no one. Something that might save both their lives when the real killer plans to make critical impact—again.

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Into the Deep by Virginia Smith

When Ben Dearinger got hold of a flash drive carrying deadly secrets, the scuba diver did the only thing he could. He buried it—fathoms deep. Now a drug cartel wants the evidence back, and they're willing to threaten Ben's ex-girlfriend Nikki Hoffman to get it. Although Nikki caused him no end of heartache, forgetting her has been impossible, and Ben would risk anything to protect her. But what will he do when he discovers her secret—that he's the father of her child?

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Betrayal in the Badlands by Dana Mentink

Isabel Ling returned to the barren Badlands of South Dakota to bury her sister—but she stayed to find answers no one wants to give. Cassie's death was no accident, and Isabel will find the killer, no matter what she has to do. And no matter who stands in her way.

The one thing former pararescue soldier Logan Price wants is to avoid the kind of trouble Isabel brings. Yet he can't deny his attraction to her. In this desolate, treacherous land, Isabel needs all the protection she can get—and all the love that Logan can give.

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Under the Marshal's Protection by Kathleen Tailer

Entrap her own brother for a U.S. Marshal? Jessica Blake can't bear the thought, but what choice does she have? It isn't just the marshals who are after Michael. If his co-conspirators in the counterfeiting ring find him first, he won't live long enough to clear his name. And both the U.S. Marshals and the counterfeiters think the best way to get to Michael … is through Jessica. With danger on every side—for herself and for the only family she has left—Jessica has to make a choice. Can she trust U.S. Marshal Dominic Sullivan with her safety, her brother's life … and her heart?

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Fox Orders Pilot for J. J. Abrams Mystery Series about Alcatraz

In other television news,The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Fox has ordered a pilot from Lost creator J. J. Abrams, the subject of which is "a show about mysteries, secrets and the most infamous prison of all time: Alcatraz."

Abrams has also been shopping a crime thriller with Jonah Nolan, who wrote the screenplays for The Dark Knight and The Prestige. Little more is known about this project.

CBS Picks Up Crime Drama Script Set in Newark NJ

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that CBS has picked up an original untitled script written by Gary Lennon, writer/producer of FX's crime drama Justified. The storyline involves the first female chief of police for the city of Newark, New Jersey, who must battle crime on the streets as well as corruption in her department.

The Town, Adapted from the Novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan, Opens Friday, September 17th

This Friday, September 17th, The Town opens in theaters. Adapted from the Chuck Hogan thriller Prince of Thieves, the film stars Ben Affleck, who also co-wrote the screenplay and directed. (A paperback release of the novel, published last month, was retitled The Town, to tie-in with the film.)

In The Town, Doug MacRay (Affleck) is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves in stealing what they want and getting out clean. With no real attachments, Doug never has to fear losing anyone close to him. But that all changed on the gang's latest job, when they briefly took a hostage. Though they let her go unharmed, she is nervously aware that the robbers know her name ... and where she lives. But she lets her guard down when she meets an unassuming and rather charming man named Doug ... not realizing that he is the same man who only days earlier had terrorized her.

Watch a trailer for the film below:

Mr. E. Reviews The Ghost Writer

Review of The Ghost Writer.

It has long been my opinion that authors (or screenwriters, which in this case are one and the same), who have a political statement to make, are better served by writing a letter to the editor than attempting to wrap a story around their point of view and disguise it as fiction. It rarely succeeds, and most certainly doesn't in the case of The Ghost Writer, which Robert Harris adapted from his own novel The Ghost.

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

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Hardcover Mysteries, a Live Webcast at the Library of Congress, Monday September 20th

Later this month, on Saturday, September 25th, the 2010 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, begins on the National Mall in Washington DC.

A few days prior, on Monday, September 20th, Investigation Discovery will hold Hardcover Mysteries, a live webcast from the Library of Congress. Mystery writers, including David Baldacci, Sandra Brown and Kathy Reichs, will discuss what inspires them to write crime novels, and the true stories that have influenced the crossover of fact and fiction. (We think the website address for the live webcast will be InvestigationDiscovery.com/event. The event will also be tweeted live at @DiscoveryID.)

For those who want to attend in person, the event will be held in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building at 10 First St. SE, Washington, DC. Doors will open at 6 PM and the event will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for a small fee through Ticketmaster at (202) 397-7328 or (703) 573-7328.

Next month, Investigation Discovery launches its new television series, also titled Hardcover Mysteries, in which eight bestselling mystery authors discuss the real-life cases that compelled their fascination and inspired their page-turners. Authors featured in the show are: David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, Harlan Coben, Linda Fairstein, Sara Paretsky, Kathy Reichs, Lisa Scottoline, and Joseph Wambaugh. The first episode airs Monday, October 11th, at 9 PM (ET/PT). Watch a 30-second commercial for the series below:

eHarlequin Silhouette Romantic Suspense Titles for October 2010

Sparked by danger, fueled by passion, eHarlequin.com has released the October 2010 titles in their Silhouette Romantic Suspense series. Let yourself be swept away with characters who fall in love under larger-than-life circumstances. In Silhouette Romantic Suspense, suspense, emotion and glamour combine to create these highly charged books! For more information or to purchase any of the books below, click on the book title or book cover. (Previous months titles can be found on the backlist page.)

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Covert Christmas by Marilyn Pappano, Linda Conrad, Loreth Anne White

Open Season by Marilyn Pappano
Natalia Parker's frightening past was back to haunt her and Josh Saldana—the man she once betrayed—was the only man she could trust. Would this Christmas be a time for redemption?

Second-Chance Sheriff by Linda Conrad
Single father Cameron Farrell never expected to reunite with old flame Tara Jackson during the worst blizzard in Colorado history. Tara needed the rugged ex-sheriff's help—but seeking safety in his home might reawaken long-dormant desires …

Saving Christmas by Loreth Anne White
Four years apart from his ex-wife, Cass Rousseau, and Jack Bannister had never given up on their dream of love. Could the Special Forces soldier keep the war correspondent safe and make this the perfect Christmas for coming home—together?

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Profile for Seduction by Karen Whiddon

The clock is ticking …

Every minute means another woman may die. The Cowtown Killer is free from prison and stalking the very woman who helped put him away—FBI Special Agent Lea Cordasic. She's determined to see this grisly murderer who held her captive locked away forever. She just doesn't know if she can do it on her own.

Texas cop Marc Kenyon had been there before … he'd seen Lea brutalized and left for dead. He'd fallen for the feisty beauty instantly, and loves her still. Now that the madman is back for her, he'll do anything to thaw her heart … and keep her safe.

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Dr. Colton's High-Stakes Fiancée by Cindy Dees

Dr. Finn Colton thought he'd left his past behind. But once he sets foot in Honey Creek, Montana, after years away, he sees that some things never change. The Colton family unit is still fragile. The woman who'd destroyed his heart ages ago still gets past his defenses. And the deceit that tore them apart is still a mystery.

Rachel Grant can't forget how loving Finn had led to destruction. Nor can she forget what his smile, his touch, stirs in her. With a devastating storm racing toward them and that long-ago treachery itching to resurface, everything Rachel cares about is at risk— including her future with Finn.

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The Bride's Bodyguard by Beth Cornelison

Hired by the groom-to-be, former SEAL Jake McCall must make sure beautiful bride Paige Bancroft stays safe. When gunfire shatters the wedding, he discovers that the threat to Paige is hovering close. Now the country's national security depends on keeping her and a mysterious "bead" in her possession out of the wrong hands.

Paige Bancroft never had control of her privileged, sheltered life until she finds danger on her trail and a larger-than-life bodyguard at her side. Realizing her almost-wedding was a mistake, she's determined to fight for her survival … and start a new life with the sexy SEAL—for better or worse.

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