The Clinch Knot by John Galligan is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Clinch Knot by John Galligan as today's third free mystery ebook.

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The Clinch Knot by John Galligan
A Ned "Dog" Oglivie Fly Fishing Mystery
Publisher: Tyrus Books

This is the third mystery (of four to date) in this series, a repeat freebie from December 2011.

About The Clinch Knot (from the publisher): The Dog is in Livingston, Montana, daydreaming about fishing the Stone and, as usual, subsisting on Swisher Sweets, vodka-Tang, and the hope that pretending to forget will be enough.

He's forged a few tenuous friendships, and now finds himself watching from the bank as troubled local girl Jesse Ringer leads D'Ontario Sneed into the swift current of young love. It's sweet, really … but some of the locals object to the relationship on the basis of Sneed's skin color.

Then the unthinkable: vibrant, wild Jesse is found shot in the head, and Sneed is passed out in her car, gun beside him, window seams taped, and engine running. Sneed is hospitalized for severe carbon monoxide poisoning and can't string together a sentence to defend himself, so it falls to the Dog.

If only the Dog could run from his life without ending up in the tangle and snarl of the lives of others. A man who wants to lose himself in the current must be careful of his backcast; it'll always keep him tethered to a life he's trying to forget.

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Three to Get Deadly by Lee Goldberg, Joel Goldman, and Paul Levine is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Three to Get Deadly by Lee Goldberg, Joel Goldman, and Paul Levine as today's second free mystery ebook.

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Three to Get Deadly by Lee Goldberg, Joel Goldman, and Paul Levine
A Crime Novel Collection
Publisher: Various

About Three to Get Deadly (from the publisher): A trio of stunning bestselling novels of action and suspense from three masters of the craft …

The Walk by Lee Goldberg. In this stand-alone thriller, a massive earthquake devastates L.A. One ordinary man sets across the landscape of destruction to his home in the San Fernando Valley. It's a journey that will test the limits of his endurance and his humanity, a trek from the man he was to the man he can be … if he can survive The Walk.

Motion to Kill by Joel Goldman. His first novel, this mystery introduces Kansas City trial attorney Lou Mason. When two of his partners are killed, corruption, sex and murder fill Lou Mason's docket as he tracks the killer. Will Lou be the next victim?

To Speak for the Dead by Paul Levine. Linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter is introduced in this mystery. Jake Lassiter suspects his client, a surgeon in a malpractice case, is innocent of negligence … but guilty of murder. Add a sexy widow, a deadly drug, and a grave robbery to the stew, and you have the recipe for Miami's trial of the century.

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Scarlet Sins by Julia Madeleine is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Scarlet Sins by Julia Madeleine as today's free mystery ebook.

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Scarlet Sins by Julia Madeleine
Publisher: Black Heart Books

This is a short prequel to The Truth about Scarlet Rose, which was originally published in 2008 as simply titled Scarlet Rose. In our review of this book at that time, we called it "a characteristically noir novel, … first-class in its genre."

About Scarlet Sins (from the publisher): Life for an unwed teenage mother in the 1960s can be a hard road. Sylvia knows all too well how limited her options are. At seventeen taking a job as a burlesque entertainer to support herself and her baby is her best hope. But choosing to marry an older man and have a family with a cheating, boozing, gambling husband who makes promises he can't keep, becomes her downfall. And for a woman with limited choices, her decision to commit murder is not one she makes lightly, but carefully plans and executes in cold blood.

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Mystery and Suspense Films, New This Week on DVD (120221)

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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London Boulevard (2010)

Film Synopsis (from the studio): London Boulevard follows an ex-con trying to make a fresh start in a relationship with a reclusive actress. A sexy, stylish gangster thriller bristling with wit and brutal intrigue, the film stars Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley as star-crossed lovers who run afoul of one of London's most vicious crime bosses.

Adapted from Ken Bruen's 2009 crime novel of the same title. Rated R. 103 minutes.

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The Son of No One (2011)

Film Synopsis (from the studio): Al Pacino stars in this movie about a young cop (Channing Tatum), who is assigned to a precinct in the Queens neighborhood where he grew up. To provide for his wife (Katie Holmes) and ailing daughter, he works hard to keep his life on track. But this life is threatened when a dark secret bubbles to the surface. An anonymous source reveals new information about the unsolved murder of two boys and a possible police cover-up, setting off a chain of events that rattles the neighborhood.

Rated R. 94 minutes.

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Tower Heist (2011)

Film Synopsis (from the studio): Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star cast in this hilarious comedy caper about a luxury condo manager (Stiller) who leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler (Alan Alda) who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide (Murphy) to steal the $20 million they're sure is hidden in the penthouse.

Rated PG-13. 104 minutes.

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Telemystery: Maigret and Matlock, 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 two series being released this week.

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Sporting his pipe that seems a nod to Sherlock Holmes, the pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret (Bruno Cremer) investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth. To crack his cases he peels back the veneer of seemingly idyllic villages and neighborhoods, exposing the criminals who lurk in all levels of society.

Against a backdrop of 1950s Paris and the surrounding French countryside, these original feature-length made-for-television movies based on a character created by Georges Simenon pay homage to one of the most brilliant detective minds of the twentieth century.

Maigret: Set One is available on DVD and consists of 6 episodes — "Maigret in Montmartre", "The Burglar's Wife", "The Flemish Shop", "The Judge", "The Headless Corpse", and "The Crossroads" — that originally aired on French television during 1991 and 1992. The episodes are in French with English subtitles.

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Andy Griffith stars as Atlanta defense attorney Ben Matlock in Matlock.

For six seasons, Matlock aired on NBC. In this, its seventh (of nine) season, it moves to ABC and finds Matlock reopening a 30-year-old murder case, representing a ghost, and learning to work with his daughter and new partner, Leanne (Brynn Thayer).

Also this season, his trusted colleague Conrad McMasters (Clarence Gilyard, Jr.) is joined by recent law school graduate Cliff Lewis (Daniel Roebuck).

Using his street-savvy tactics and down-home instincts, Matlock always knows how to captivate a jury … and generations of audiences.

Matlock: Season Seven is available on DVD and consists of episodes that originally aired during the spring of 1993.

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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.

A Creative Kind of Killer by Sandra Scoppettone is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature A Creative Kind of Killer by Sandra Scoppettone as today's third free mystery ebook.

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A Creative Kind of Killer by Sandra Scoppettone
Publisher: Franklin Watts/Sandra Scoppettone

Sandra Scoppettone published this mystery as written by Jack Early in 1984. It won the Shamus Award the following year for Best First PI Novel.

About A Creative Kind of Killer (from the publisher): Lots of long-time residents of Soho don't approve of the transformation the art crowd has brought to the area. But Fortune Fanelli, ex-cop turned private investigator and single parent of two, likes his old neighborhood in its chic and glitzy guise. He also likes to work, and accepts the task of finding a young woman's killer, by following a trail that snakes along the underbelly of artsy Soho, where drug smugglers, runaways, and legions of hustlers crowd.

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The Price of Life by Greg McCarthy is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Price of Life by Greg McCarthy as today's second free mystery ebook.

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The Price of Life by Greg McCarthy
Publisher: Otherworld Publications

About The Price of Life (from the publisher): Eight-year-old Jennifer Haller's brain tumor is killing her. A timely CT scan would likely have saved her, and a new surgery offers hope for a cure, but Julie Haller is crushed when their insurance company refuses to pay for her daughter's operation.

Shortly after Jennifer's diagnosis, Marine Captain Ed Haller loses his leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq. He comes home to rehabilitate while Jennifer wages her own losing battle with cancer and its treatment. Jennifer's death leads the family to Fort Worth lawyer Grant Mercer, whom they hire to sue Jennifer's neurologist.

As Mercer works the case, Julie Haller learns the results of recent tort reform efforts, including a $250,000 limit in medical malpractice cases. She and her husband realize that a quarter-million dollar price tag on a beloved eight-year-old girl is simply inconceivable. They have no interest in the money, focusing instead on their responsibility to honor their daughter by seeking justice for her death.

The murders of a lobbyist in Austin, a state senator on a remote country road, and an insurance executive in New York seem unrelated until Jennifer's doctor is kidnapped. Mercer makes the disturbing connection between the victims and his case, and discovers how far some people will go when the usual avenues of justice are too sharply curtailed.

Read our review of The Price of Life by Greg McCarthy.

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The Last Time by David Fulmer is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Last Time by David Fulmer as today's free mystery ebook.

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The Last Time by David Fulmer
Publisher: Stay Thirsty Press

This stand-alone thriller is by the author of the Shamus Award-winning Valentin St. Cyr series of mysteries.

About The Last Time (from the publisher): Joey Sesto is dead. His complicated life abruptly ended when he fell from a mountain ledge to his death. A tragic misstep on a dark night or the result of someone protecting a secret so explosive that, if revealed, it would rock the very foundations of a small Pennsylvania town?

The police ruled the incident an accident, but others suspect something more sinister. Childhood friendships, long ago romances and small town whispers lure Joey’s boyhood friend, Richard Zale, back to his roots and into a web of intrigue, danger and betrayal in his quest to uncover the truth in this fast-paced crime thriller.

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for February 20, 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 C D K L M N U Y

Deborah Coonts's series character is so this in the title of the third book to feature her (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!

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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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Mr. E. Reviews is your source for mystery, suspense, thriller, and crime drama reviews of television and film.

New IMAX Poster for The Hunger Games

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."

The Stones Cry Out by Sibella Giorello is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

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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A Ticket to Die For by David J. Walker is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

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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