Resuscitation by D. M. Annechino is Today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Resuscitation by D. M. Annechino as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal. The deal price of $0.99 is valid only for today, Monday, November 21, 2011.

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Resuscitation by D. M. Annechino
A Sami Rizzo Mystery
Thomas & Mercer

This is the second mystery in this series to feature the San Diego homicide detective.

About Resuscitation (from the publisher): Two years ago, Sami Rizzo narrowly escaped a brush with death at the hands of a serial killer. After apprehending the killer and bringing him to justice, this life-changing event compels her to resign from the police force. In her heart of hearts, however, she struggles with the decision. But a second serial killer — a well-respected doctor gone astray — uses his charm to seduce his victims and then performs horrific surgical experiments on them. In a final act of depravity, he scatters their mutilated bodies throughout San Diego County.

Feeling a sense of duty and obligation, Sami Rizzo appeals to the police chief and mayor, and they reinstate her as a homicide investigator. As the body count grows and the killer’s experiments become more and more brutal, Sami follows one dead-end lead after another, while trying to deal with a sickly mother and a turbulent relationship with her lover. But then the killer makes a crucial mistake: one of his victims survives. Sami does everything to protect the barely alive victim, but the killer has a different plan …

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for November 21, 2011

A new Mystery Godoku Puzzle has been created by the editors of the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books and is now available on our website.

Godoku is similar to Sudoku, but uses letters instead of numbers. To give you a headstart, we provide you a mystery clue to fill in a complete row or column (if you choose to use it!).

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This week's letters and mystery clue:

A E G H I M N R T

The second Mary Wollstonecraft mystery by Nancy Means Wright has this title (with "The") (9 letters).

We now have two weeks of our puzzles on one page in PDF format for easier printing. Print this week's puzzle here.

Previous puzzles are stored in the Mystery Godoku Archives.

Enjoy the weekly Mystery Godoku Puzzle from the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, and Thanks for visiting our website!

Mr. E. Reviews Identity

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This 6-episode television series, which originally aired in the UK during the summer of 2010, is marketed as a police procedural about identity theft, but that's a little misleading. Most of the episodes involve using a victim's unknown identity as a means of identifying the culprit, clearly a much broader approach in storytelling. The twist to the series is that one of the police officers is, himself, leading a double life.

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

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Nominees for the 2011 RT Reviewers' Choice Best Book Awards Announced

Earlier this month, the nominees for the 2011 RT Reviewers' Choice Best Book Awards were posted to the RT Book Reviews website. Awards are given out in many categories, including several that honor mystery, suspense and thriller books. The winners will be announced at the RT Booklovers Convention in Chicago, Illinois from April 11th through April 15th, 2012.

Amateur Sleuth Nominees:
• To Have and To Kill by Mary Jane Clark (William Morrow)
• The Busy Woman's Guide to Murder by Mary Jane Maffini (Berkley)
• Killing Kate by Julie Kramer (Atria Books)
• Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend (Berkley)
• Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen (Berkley)

Contemporary Mystery Nominees:
• Stagestruck by Peter Lovesey (Soho Crime)
• Ringer by Brian M. Wiprud (Minotaur Books)
• Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill (Minotaur Books)
• The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill (Harper)
• In Search of the Rose Notes by Emily Arsenault (William Morrow)
• V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton (Putnam)

First Mystery Nominees:
• The Breath of God by Jeffrey Small (West Hills)
• Cookie Dough or Die by Virginia Lowell (Berkley)
• Thou Shalt Kill by Daniel Blake (Gallery Books)
• Purgatory Chasm by Steve Ulfelder (Minotaur Books)
• Death on Tour by Janice Hamrick (Minotaur Books)

Historical Mystery Nominees:
• A Lonely Death by Charles Todd (William Morrow)
• The Beloved Dead by Tony Hays (Tor Books)
• The Illusion of Murder by Carol McCleary (Forge Books)
• Bye Bye, Baby by Max Allan Collins (Forge Books)
• City of Secrets by Kelli Stanley (Minotaur Books)
• Troubled Bones by Jeri Westerson (Minotaur Books)

Inspirational Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Nominees:
• Book of Days by James L. Rubart (B&H)
• Blood Covenant by Lisa Harris (Zondervan)
• Diagnosis Death by Richard L. Mabry (Abingdon)
• The Baker's Wife by Erin Healy (Thomas Nelson)

Suspense/Thriller Nominees:
• Love You More by Lisa Gardner (Bantam Press)
• In Desperation by Rick Mofina (Mira Books)
• Among the Missing by Morag Joss (Delacorte Press)
• The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane (Mira Books)
• Now You See Me by S. J. Bolton (Minotaur Books)
• You're Next by Gregg Hurwitz (St. Martin's Press)
• Death in High Places by Jo Bannister (Minotaur Books)
• New York to Dallas by J. D. Robb (Putnam)
• Ghost Hero by S. J. Rozan (Minotaur Books)

Romantic Suspense Nominees:
• Love Me To Death by Allison Brennan (Ballantine)
• Loose Ends by Tara Janzen (Dell)
• Living on the Edge by Shannon K. Butcher (Signet)
• Beg for Mercy by Jami Alden (Forever)
• Darkness at Dawn by Elizabeth Jennings (Berkley)
• Deadly Little Lies by Jeanne Adams (Zebra)

Paranormal Romantic Suspense Nominees:
• In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz (Putnam)
• Skin Heat by Ava Gray (Berkley)
• Burning Darkness by Jaime Rush
• Hush by Cherry Adair (Pocket Star)
• Cold Touch by Leslie Parrish (Signet)
• Delaney's Shadow by Ingrid Weaver (Berkley)

Review: The Lost Women of Lost Lake by Ellen Hart

Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: The Lost Women of Lost Lake by Ellen Hart.

Reviews of Mystery and Suspense Books for Kids, New This Week on Book Trends (111119)

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.

Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber. Non-series. Lexile measure: N/A. Reviewed by a 6th grade student, who writes, "If you like action and adventure combined with some awesome espionage, you will want this [book] on your bookshelf TODAY!" (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.

Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection by Loren D. Estleman is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection by Loren D. Estleman 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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Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection by Loren D. Estleman
Story Story Collection
Tyrus Books

About Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection (from the publisher): Thirty years ago Loren D. Estleman introduced the world to his Detroit private investigator Amos Walker. In celebration of this anniversary, Estleman has collected every previously published Walker short story in this massive volume, including a brand-new story never before published!

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Artistic License by Julie Hyzy is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Artistic License by Julie Hyzy 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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Artistic License by Julie Hyzy
Non-Series
Five Star/Smashwords

Before Julie Hyzy began writing her award-winning series mysteries, she wrote this stand-alone romantic thriller, her first book.

About Artistic License (from the publisher): Two months ago Annie Callaghan thought she'd planned for every contingency. After five years in a bad marriage she filed for divorce, began to pursue her dreams of being a full-time artist, and quit her job to work for herself. Now, well on her way to a brand-new start with her mural painting business and her handsome new client, life finally holds promise again. But, as she finds out, things are not always what they seem. An unexpected pregnancy and the intrusion of her loser, soon-to-be-ex-husband back into her world send things into a tailspin. Determined to get back on track and get her life together by using a little artistic license, Annie inadvertently puts events in motion that sweep her into a maelstrom of intrigue involving a stolen masterpiece, a powerful lawyer with questionable connections, and a murder for which she's the prime suspect.

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Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming is Today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal. The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Saturday, November 19, 2011.

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Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming
A James Bond Thriller
Ian Fleming Publications

Originally published in 1954, this is the second book in the series. It was adapted into the 1973 film of the same title, which introduced Roger Moore as James Bond.

About Live and Let Die (from the publisher): Beautiful, fortune-telling Solitaire is the prisoner (and tool) of Mr Big — master of fear, artist in crime and Voodoo Baron of Death. James Bond has no time for superstition — he knows that Mr Big is also a top SMERSH operative and a real threat. More than that, after tracking him through the jazz joints of Harlem, to the Everglades and on to the Caribbean, 007 has realized that Mr Big is one of the most dangerous men that he has ever faced. And no-one, not even the enigmatic Solitaire, can be sure how their battle of wills is going to end …

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First Trailer for Rampart

The first trailer for Rampart, based on a real LAPD scandal from the 1990s, has been released. We've embedded it below.

Co-written by crime novelist James Ellroy, the film stars Woody Harrelson as a corrupt police officer … and nothing fascinates like a dirty cop. In real life they're terrifying, but in the movies their upending of law and order can open deep explorations of psychology, morality and violence.

So meet Dave Brown. Brown is a cop long ago unleashed from the rules of the Los Angeles Police Department. Roving the streets in his black-and-white cruiser, he governs and punishes at will. His home life is a riddle. Somehow he has fathered children with two sisters (Anne Heche and Cynthia Nixon). Somehow he still lives casually with them both, slipping in and out of a family life thats as tangled as his long career on the force. His own daughter calls him Date Rape. That's because, years ago, Brown may have killed a rapist and gotten away with it. The shadow of the incident still haunts him, so when his Rampart division gets caught up in a corruption scandal, Brown makes an easy target. As the controversy seeps through the department and into city hall, this hardened, reckless officer finds himself at the center of a sordid L.A. story.

Rampart opens in US theaters on January 27th, 2012.

ABC Announces 2012 Mid-Season Schedule

ABC announced its mid-season schedule today and from a "prime time crime" perspective there's not much new to note.

Body of Proof has been extended to a full season with the order of additional episodes and two previously announced mystery thrillers get premiere dates: The River on Tuesday, February 3rd at 9 PM (ET/PT) and Missing on Thursday, March 15th at 8 PM (ET/PT).

Showtime Renews Dexter for Seasons Seven, Eight

Showtime announced this morning that it has renewed Dexter for two more seasons.

"Dexter's enormous success is a real tribute to the great achievements of its cast, producers, and the powerhouse performance of Michael C. Hall," said David Nevins, Showtime's President of Entertainment. "The series is bigger than it's ever been in its sixth season, both in terms of audience and its impact on the cultural landscape. Together with Michael, the creative team on the show has a very clear sense of where they intend to take the show over the next two seasons and, as a huge fan, I'm excited to watch the story of Dexter Morgan play out."

Based on a character created by crime novelist Jeff Lindsay — whose sixth and most recent "Dexter" novel, Double Dexter, was published last month — the series stars Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department who moonlights as a serial killer.

(Source: Press release.)

Review: Never Hug a Mugger on Quadra Island by Sandy Frances Duncan and George Szanto

Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: Never Hug a Mugger on Quadra Island by Sandy Frances Duncan and George Szanto.

Capitol Reflections by Jonathan Javitt is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Capitol Reflections by Jonathan Javitt 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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Capitol Reflections by Jonathan Javitt
Gwen Maulder (1st in series)
The Story Plant

Jonathan Javitt's background as a physician and scientist, who has served as a senior White House health advisor in the three presidential administrations, serves him well in his debut political/medical thriller. In addition to his White House roles, Javitt serves as a Senior Fellow in the National Security Health Policy Center and advises the World Bank and the health ministries of several foreign countries. Though this title, originally published in 2008, is listed as the first in a series, the second has yet to be published.

About Capitol Reflections (from the publisher): When Marci Newman, the best friend of FDA scientist Gwen Maulder, dies mysteriously, Gwen refuses to believe that the cause was natural. Marci was simply too young and too healthy. Gwen makes it her mission to determine why Marci really died, even though her superiors and even her husband implore her to move on. What she discovers is much bigger and much more horrifying than she ever anticipated.

Her efforts will put her in opposition to some very influential people, people who have every reason to prevent her from discovering their secret … and, more importantly, the power to stop her. As people keep dying, Gwen must go underground to find the answers — risking her life and the lives of those she loves in an attempt to prevent a nationwide disaster.

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Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending November 18, 2011

A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending November 18th, 2011 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

Just a bit of minor shuffling among the top bestselling mysteries this week, with The Litigators by John Grisham retaining the number one spot. Two new titles debut this week.

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Coming in at number 8 is the 22nd Kinsey Millhone mystery, V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton.

A woman with a murky past who kills herself — or was it murder? A spoiled kid awash in gambling debt who thinks he can beat the system. A lovely woman whose life is about to splinter into a thousand fragments. A professional shoplifting ring working for the Mob, racking up millions from stolen goods. A wandering husband, rich and ruthless. A dirty cop so entrenched on the force he is immune to exposure. A sinister gangster, conscienceless and brutal. A lonely widower mourning the death of his lover, desperate for answers, which may be worse than the pain of his loss. A private detective, Kinsey Millhone, whose thirty-eighth-birthday gift is a punch in the face that leaves her with two black eyes and a busted nose.

And an elegant and powerful businessman whose dealings are definitely outside the law: the magus at the center of the web.

V: Victim. Violence. Vengeance.

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Just one place lower at number 9 is the latest Alex Cross mystery, Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson.

The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone very high-up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him off the case and in the dark.

A deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Alex discovers that someone may be about to unleash the most devastating attack the United States has ever experienced.

As his window for solving both crimes narrows, Alex makes a desperate decision that goes against everything he believes — one that may alter the fate of the entire country.

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