Wiley's Lament by Lono Waiwaiole is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Wiley's Lament by Lono Waiwaiole as today's second free mystery ebook.

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Wiley's Lament by Lono Waiwaiole
A Wiley Mystery
Publisher: Down and Out Books

Wiley, a loner in Portland (Oregon), is introduced in this first of a trilogy of thrillers.

About Wiley's Lament (from the publisher): Wiley is a man who's drifting through the remains of his torn-up life like a ghost, playing poker to make ends meet but always on the edge of the abyss, not quite sure whether his minimal efforts at life are worth the trouble.

When the estranged daughter he hasn't spoken to in a year turns up gutted with a sharp knife in a cheap motel room, Wiley's solitary life spins out of control and a violent showdown with both the killer and with his own bloody conscience becomes inevitable. He stalks the nasty underside of Portland's sex industry, jumping at every shadow and taking two steps back for every forward stride. But Wiley is determined to do this one thing right, perhaps to make amends to his lost daughter, or maybe to make peace with his own battered soul.

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Favorite Kills, a Short Story Anthology, is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Favorite Kills, a Short Story Anthology, as today's free mystery ebook.

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Favorite Kills, a Short Story Anthology
Publisher: Top Suspense Books

About Favorite Kills (from the publisher): Twelve stories are included in this anthology, major prize-winning tales and personal favorites, each one a knock-out punch of suspense. They are: "A Matter of Principal" by Max Allan Collins, "Top of the World" by Bill Crider, "Restraint" by Stephen Gallagher, "Jack Webb's Star" by Lee Goldberg, "Knife Fight" by Joel Goldman, "Angie" by Ed Gorman, "House Rules" by Libby Fischer Hellmann, "Sweet Dreams" by Vicki Hendricks, "Number 19" by Naomi Hirahara, "Solomon & Lord Drop Anchor" by Paul Levine, "Night Nurse" by Harry Shannon, "Archie's Been Framed" by Dave Zeltserman.

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Jade Lady Burning by Martin Limón is Today's Barnes&Noble Nook Daily Find

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Jade Lady Burning by Martin Limón as today's Barnes&Noble Daily Find. The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Tuesday, February 07, 2012.

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Jade Lady Burning by Martin Limón
A George Sueño and Ernie Bascom Mystery
Publisher: Soho Crime

This first book in a series of seven — the most recent, Mr. Kill, was published this past December — introduces military policemen George Sueño and Ernie Bascom, who are stationed in South Korea.

About Jade Lady Burning (from the publisher): Almost twenty years after the end of the Korean War, the U.S. Military is still present throughout South Korea, and tensions run high. Koreans look for any opportunity to hate the soldiers who drink at their bars and carouse with their women. When Pak Ok-Suk, a young Korean woman, is found brutally murdered in a torched apartment in the Itaewon red-light district of Seoul, it looks like it might be the work of her American soldier boyfriend. Sergeants George Sueño and Ernie Bascom, Military Police for the U.S. 8th Army, are assigned to the case, but they have nothing to go on other than a tenuous connection to an infamous prostitute. As repressed resentments erupt around them, the pair sets out on an increasingly dangerous quest to find evidence that will absolve their countryman.

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The River Premieres Tuesday, February 7th on ABC

Tomorrow, Tuesday February 7th, ABC's paranormal thriller The River premieres with two episodes starting at 9 PM (ET/PT).

In the first hour — the series pilot — Dr. Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood), beloved adventurer and television personality, goes missing deep in the Amazon. After a fruitless search for him, his family and friends abandon hope and hold a memorial service to commemorate his amazing life. His grieving wife, Tess (Leslie Hope), reluctantly tries to face the reality that her husband is gone, while her son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), is more than ready to bury his past. Six months later Emmet's location beacon mysteriously begins to relay a signal. Tess persuades Lincoln to join her and Emmet's film crew on a journey through the Amazon to find him, a journey on which horrifying and almost mythical events will push them to their limits.

In the second hour — "Marbeley" — when the spirit of Emmet Cole mysteriously enters Jahel Valenzula (Paulina Gaitán), the message is clear … go home! Instead, Tess is determined to go into the jungle to find clues to Cole's whereabouts. While on their mission, they discover a tree draped in children's dolls that they suspect is there to ward off the "spirit of the abandoned girl" who drowned in the river. Then, when a member of the crew goes missing, the group realize they'll have to endure a nightmare in order to appease an angry spirit and get their loved one back.

Take a first look at The River below.

Mystery and Suspense Films, New This Week on DVD (120207)

Checking through our list of films currently scheduled for release this week on DVD and/or Blu-ray disc, shown below are those that fall into the mystery, suspense, thriller and adventure categories.

See also a list of current mystery and suspense DVD, Blu-ray, or VOD deals on Amazon.com.

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Anonymous (2011)

Film Synopsis (from the studio): Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds … Who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare?

Anonymous poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for power were exposed in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.

Rated PG-13. 130 minutes.

Watch a trailer for the film below:

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Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)

Film Synopsis (from the studio): After their wedding, Bella and Edward (Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattison) travel to Rio de Janeiro for their honeymoon, where they finally give in to their passions. Bella soon discovers she is pregnant, and during a nearly fatal childbirth, Edward finally fulfills her wish to become immortal.

But the arrival of their remarkable daughter, Renesmee, sets in motion a perilous chain of events that pits the Cullens and their allies against the Volturi, the fearsome council of vampire leaders, setting the stage for an all-out battle.

Adapted from the fourth and final novel in the "Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer. Rated PG-13. 118 minutes.

Watch a trailer for the film below:

Gillian Anderson to Star in BBC Crime Drama The Fall

Gillian Anderson will star as a Metropolitan detective superintendent sent to Belfast to conduct a review of a high profile murder case in BBC's upcoming The Fall. Written by Allan Cubitt, the crime drama will follow a police investigation that uncovers the intricate story of lives entangled by a series of murders, from both the perspective of the killer's and victim's families.

"The Fall is a unique, forensic and characterful take on a classic genre that continues BBC Two's commitment to original British drama in 2012," said Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning. "Cubitt's rich and complex psychological thriller combined with another compelling performance from Gillian Anderson will keep viewers on the edge of their seats."

Filming on the 5-episode series is expected to begin in Belfast in March 2012.

(Source: Press release.)

Telemystery: Father Dowling, New Tricks, and Police Woman, New This Week on DVD

Telemystery, your source for one of the most comprehensive listings of crime drama, amateur sleuth, private investigator, mystery and suspense television series, mini-series and made-for-television movies, now available on or coming soon to DVD or Blu-ray disc, is profiling three series seasons being released this week.

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Tom Bosley stars as Father Frank Dowling, a Chicago priest with a proclivity for finding and solving local murders in his community, in Father Dowling Mysteries. The character is based on one created by crime novelist Ralph McInerny, who featuring him in a long-running series of mysteries published from 1977 through 2009.

Helping Father Dowling in his efforts is Sister Stephanie "Steve" Oskowski (Tracy Nelson), a clever and resourceful young nun resourceful enough that she could pick locks or wheedle information out of street people with great ease.

Father Dowling Mysteries: Season One is available on DVD and consists of episodes that originally aired on NBC — its only season on this network before moving to ABC — during the spring of 1989. The series pilot, "Final Confession", which aired in 1987, is not included in this set.

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Amanda Redman stars as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, who leads the office of the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS), in New Tricks.

The death of a respected journalist, an actress's disappearance, the demise of a dodgy timeshare dealer, and the murder of a butcher whose body is found neatly cut into pieces are just a few of the cases Pullman and her team of retired detectives — Brian, Gerry, and Jack — tackle this season.

New Tricks: Season Six is available on DVD and consists of episodes that originally aired on BBC during the Summer of 2009.

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Angie Dickinson stars as LAPD Sergeant Pepper Anderson in Police Woman, an undercover officer with the Criminal Conspiracy Unit, charged with the task of investigating all kinds of crimes, from sexual assault to narcotics and homicide.

Led by Sgt. Bill Crowley (Earl Holliman) and joined by partners Pete Royster (Charles Dierkop) and Joe Styles (Ed Bernard), Anderson must go undercover to get dangerously close to the criminal underworld before taking it down.

Police Woman: Season Two is available on DVD and consists of episodes that originally aired on NBC during the 1975/1976 television season.

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Visit the Telemystery website to discover more television mystery series currently available on and coming soon to DVD, Blu-ray disc, or video on demand.

Review: The Fear Index by Robert Harris

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Thread of Hope by Jeff Shelby is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Thread of Hope by Jeff Shelby as today's second free mystery ebook.

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Thread of Hope by Jeff Shelby
Publisher: Jeff Shelby

Written by the author of the Noah Braddock mysteries, this stand-alone may be the first of a new series. "Joe will be around for awhile," the author writes on his website.

About Thread of Hope (from the publisher): If someone took your child, how soon would you stop looking for her? If someone accused your best friend of a terrible crime, when would you stop defending him?

Seven years after Joe Tyler’s daughter Elizabeth was abducted, he hasn’t stopped looking for answers, and he hasn’t forgotten the friend who stood by him as he lost his wife, his home, and his career in his search. Now he’s been brought back to San Diego by the news that this friend has been arrested for beating up a teenage girl—a girl not much older than Elizabeth would be now.

Joe is convinced Chuck Winslow is innocent, but Chuck is in a coma and can’t explain what happened. And the more Joe hears about what Chuck’s been up to in the years he’s been gone, the less Joe recognizes his old friend. To find out the truth, he will have to face his ex-wife, his former bosses, and a hometown full of wealth, lies, and illicit privilege. When Chuck’s accuser goes missing, Joe must decide where his loyalties truly lie.

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Dying for a Change by Kathleen Delaney is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dying for a Change by Kathleen Delaney as today's free mystery ebook.

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Dying for a Change by Kathleen Delaney
An Ellen McKenzie Mystery
Publisher: PublishAmerica

This first mystery (of four to date) in a series introduces Santa Louisa (California) real estate agent Ellen McKenzie.

About Dying for a Change (from the publisher): Nothing ever happened in Santa Louisa, which was why Ellen McKenzie, divorce decree in one hand, new real estate license in the other, went home. Peace was what she needed, and time to figure out if forty is too late to start a new life. The town she remembered isn’t the same. A huge big box store wants to build and the town is sharply divided about its coming. Each side has drawn up battle plans. If that isn’t enough, Ellen makes an appointment to show her first house in her new real estate career and instead of a client finds the body of a man, beaten to death, in the walk-in closet. Could Hank Sawyer’s death have something to do with the new store’s coming? Hank was its most ardent supporter. Or could it be more personal? It seems half the staff at Harper’s Land Sales, where Ellen has just started work, had reason to hate Hank. Why? Ellen finds out all too quickly the real reason Hank was murdered and almost loses her own life.

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for February 06, 2012

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 D E H L O S T W

Chicago businessman Jack O'Shea finds this on the Blue Line in a 2011 mystery by Edward Fadden (with "A") (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!

Review: Four Below by Peter Helton

Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: Four Below by Peter Helton.

New Poster for Indie Suspense Film Apart

A new poster for the indie suspense film Apart has been released (right; click for larger image). The poster's tagline: "Always together. Forever apart."

Directed by Aaron Rottinghaus from an original screenplay by Rottinghaus and Josh Danziger, Apart is the journey of the tragically star-crossed Noah Greene (Josh Danziger) and Emily Gates (Olesya Rulin), who are linked by a rare psychological disorder classified as ICD-10 F24, madness of two. Drawing from actual case history, this richly evocative and unsettling mystery holds a love story that will haunt you long after the final scene.

The film opens in limited release and video-on-demand on March 9th, 2012, and will likely be direct-to-DVD soon thereafter. Watch a trailer for Apart below.

Bone Dry by Ben Rehder is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Bone Dry by Ben Rehder as today's third free mystery ebook.

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

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Bone Dry by Ben Rehder
A John Marlin "Blanco County" Mystery
Publisher: Minotaur Books/CreateSpace

This second mystery in the series is an "an over-the-top tale of sex, mayhem and murder in Texas's hill country." (Publisher's Weekly, 2002.)

About Bone Dry (from the publisher): Life can get a little wild from time to time for John Marlin— game warden in Blanco County, Texas — but few incidents compare to the stories flying around town at the start of this new deer season. Hunters are reporting an incredible sight: a six-foot-tall, drop-dead gorgeous blonde is roaming the woods, searching out camouflage-clad men with guns and disarming them with powers of seduction the likes of which none of them have ever come across before. Everyone has a hearty laugh at the expense of a few embarrassed hunters, until one of their own turns up dead in the woods. Now Marlin has a real mystery to deal with.

Meanwhile, rumors are spreading about a new Blanco resident, an ex-New Yorker named Sal Mameli who's ruffling feathers with his loud mouth and his penchant for getting his own way, no matter what the cost.

Before long, John Marlin realizes he may be the only sane man in town, and he's starting to wonder if he can last much longer himself. It's just the start of another unforgettable hunting season in Bone Dry.

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Sweet Revenge by Nina Bruhns is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Sweet Revenge by Nina Bruhns as today's second free mystery ebook.

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

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Sweet Revenge by Nina Bruhns
The New Orleans Trilogy
Publisher: Cajun Hot Press

This second book in this trilogy was the winner of several romantic suspense awards after it was first published in 2001.

About Sweet Revenge (from the publisher): Auri "Creole" Levalois is looking for a killer. Determined to put his foster-brother’s killer behind bars, he has taken a leave of absence from New Orleans PD to hunt the man down. But what he finds instead is a woman who turns his lonely world upside down—and touches him as no other woman had ever done.

Grace Summerville’s identical twin sister has vanished without a trace. Grace has left her cozy Charleston home and high school counselor job, and rushed to New Orleans’ notorious French Quarter, where she discovers a dark, mysterious man watching her from the neighboring balcony.

From the second their eyes meet, Creole and Grace’s attraction burns out of control. But she is wary. She has heard about these hot-blooded Cajun men. They are intense. Passionate, like their music. Nothing remotely similar to the calm, dignified South Carolina gentlemen she is used to. Creole is just the kind of man she desperately needs to avoid.

After days—and nights—of sizzling clashes, where each suspects the other of duplicity, they finally strike a truce and work together to trap the man who is responsible for both terrible crimes. Meanwhile their attraction flames hotter and hotter with each erotic encounter they are helpless to avoid, until at last they end up in each other’s arms.

Closing in on the murderer, the worst happens, and they are trapped in his deadly net. Faced with certain death, will they finally admit to their secret hope for love and a future together?

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