Vengeance is Blind by BV Lawson is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Vengeance is Blind by BV Lawson 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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Vengeance is Blind by BV Lawson
Publisher: Crimetime Press

About Vengeance is Blind (from the publisher): This collection of three short stories feature Scott Drayco, a man who had everything going for him: handsome, brilliant, a talented classical pianist in the prime of his youth. After violence scarred him physically and emotionally, he turned to an FBI career for ten years and now freelances as a crime consultant, taking on cases other people often don't want to touch.

In "Valley of the Shadow of the Death", betrayal leads to attempted murder-by-flash-flood in America's desert southwest; in "Blood Antiphon", a suspected serial killer plays mind games with Drayco, who learns the two men are connected in a most disturbing way; and in "The Devil to Play", Drayco tries to prevent the theft of a rare violin that appears to be cursed.

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The 24th Letter by Tom Lowe is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The 24th Letter by Tom Lowe as today's 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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The 24th Letter by Tom Lowe
A Sean O'Brien Mystery
Publisher: Minotaur Books

This is the second (of two to date) case for the former Miami homicide detective.

About The 24th Letter (from the publisher): Father John Callahan hears the confession of a frightened prison inmate, and learns that a man facing lethal injection is innocent. The lead investigator on the case, his friend Sean O'Brien, is still haunted by the case. The 24th letter in the Greek alphabet — Omega — may provide the key to uncovering the killer's identity.

Read our review of The 24th Letter by Tom Lowe.

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Dangerous Games by Michael Prescott is Today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dangerous Games by Michael Prescott as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal. The deal price of $0.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, April 11, 2012.

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Dangerous Games by Michael Prescott
Publisher: Onyx

This title is the first in a trilogy centered on two female characters, Tess McCallum and Abby Sinclair, who had appeared separately in two of the author's earlier books.

About Dangerous Games (from the publisher): Maverick FBI special agent Tess McCallum (nicknamed "Super Fed" by an adoring media) — the central investigator in previous novel, Next Victim — is back and she’s got a new partner, one she doesn’t want and doesn’t trust. She’s chasing a vicious kidnapper known as the "Rain Man," who leaves his victims chained up in vast storm drain system underneath Los Angeles and doomed to drown unless their ransom is paid on time, and only by the City of Los Angeles, to his off-shore bank account.

A freelance security agent named Abby Sinclair, who specializes in putting stalkers behind bars, often by extra-legal means, has already had her hooks in the case for a while and is working for a woman who may have been targeted — and who doesn’t trust the authorities to protect her.

Since a rain storm has already started, the time limit on saving a woman’s life is very short — and there are already two dead victims to demonstrate the high cost of making mistakes or even just being too slow to act. Only by, very reluctantly, working together can the two investigators piece together the clues to help them figure out who — and maybe even how many people — the killer really is.

Important Note: Amazon.com updates its Kindle book deal every day at approximately midnight PT. The title referenced above is available at a discounted price for Wednesday, April 11, 2012 only.

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HBO Renews Game of Thrones for a Third Season

HBO has renewed Game of Thrones for a third season.

"Series creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss raised our expectations for the second season — and then surpassed them," said Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. "We are thrilled by all the viewer and media support we've received for the series, and can't wait to see what Dan and David have in store for next season.

Based on the "Song of Ice and Fire" epic fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, this third season is expected to follow — at least in part — the first half of the third book in the series, A Storm of Swords. (The hardcover edition runs nearly 1000 pages in length; it was split into two parts for one of its paperback releases.)

The second season of Game of Thrones is currently airing on HBO on Sundays at 9 PM (ET/PT). To celebrate, let's once again revisit the stellar opening credits from the first season, below; we think the theme is about the best we've ever heard for a television series. (HBO hasn't uploaded the second season opening credits … yet.)

The Mystery Bookshelf: Now You See Me by S. J. Bolton

The Mystery Bookshelf, where you can discover a world of mystery and suspense, is pleased to feature a new crime novel we recently received from the publisher.

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Now You See Me by S. J. Bolton
Minotaur Books (Trade Paperback)
Publication Date: April 2012
ISBN-13: 978-1-250-00163-4

About Now You See Me (from the publisher): Late one night after interviewing a witness, Lacey Flint, a young detective constable, stumbles onto a woman brutally stabbed just moments before. Within twenty-four hours, a reporter receives an anonymous letter pointing out alarming similarities between the murder and Jack the Ripper’s first murder—a letter that calls out Lacey by name. If it’s real, and they have a killer bent on re-creating London’s bloody past, history shows they have just five days until the next attempt.

No one believes the connections are anything more than a sadistic killer’s game, not even Lacey, whom the killer seems to be taunting specifically. But as the case unfolds, the details start reminding Lacey of a part of her own past she’d rather keep hidden. And the only way to do that is to catch the killer herself.

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About the author: Growing up in Lancashire, England, S. J. Bolton now lives near Oxford with her family. Her books are inspired by her fascination with British folklore. Her novel Awakening was the winner of the 2010 Mary Higgins Clark Award. For more information about the author and her books, visit her website at SJBolton.com.

 Crime novels by S. J. Bolton reviewed by Mysterious Reviews: Sacrifice (2008) and Awakening (2009).

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A Special Offer for Buyers of David Swinson's A Detailed Man

For the next three days, from April 10th through 12, 2012, former Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department detective and current crime novelist David Swinson is participating in a special promotion for buyers of his debut thriller A Detailed Man.

Purchase the trade paperback edition of his book from Amazon.com and receive in return over 40 special offers, ranging from free ebooks to discounts on dozens of products and services.

Once you have completed your purchase, go to DavidSwinson.com and fill out the Redemption Form available on the site. You will receive coupon codes for the special offers by return e-mail. (You can find a list of all offers on the author's site, which also has all the specific details for the promotion.)

About A Detailed Man: Half of DC Police Detective Ezra Simeon's face is immobilized from a persistent case of Bell's Palsy — he must drink through a straw and eat carefully to avoid chewing through his own cheek. He has been detailed from robbery to the cold case department while he heals. "How odd to dream with one eye open, like having one foot in reality," Sim muses in the dark, bluesy vein that is typical of his Chandler-esque narration. "That's what makes dreaming dangerous and why I moved my gun farther from the bed." Detective Simeon's half-frozen world begins to heat up when a friend from his Academy days drops dead of a heart attack, and Sim is tapped to replace him, detailed now to homicide, where he inherits the high-profile case of a murdered escort he alone thinks may be the victim of a serial killer.

Absolute Liability by J. W. Becton is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Absolute Liability by J. W. Becton as today's fourth 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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Absolute Liability by J. W. Becton
A Julia Jackson, Southern Fried Mystery
Publisher: Whiteley Press

This is the insurance fraud investigator's first case (of six planned in the series).

About Absolute Liability (from the publisher): Meet Julia Jackson. Apparently, she's been abducted …

A woman is taken at gunpoint from the downtown office of Southeastern Insurance, and the police believe the victim is Special Agent Julia Jackson. Only it isn't true.

Now, with the help of her new partner Mark Vincent, state fraud investigator Julia Jackson must find justice for the woman who was taken in her place.

As Vincent and Julia begin to unravel the multimillion-dollar frauds that led to the abduction, they encounter a cast of quirky characters, one of whom will go to desperate lengths to hide a deadly secret.

Things only become more dangerous as bodies begin accumulating around town, and Julia must discover the truth before the abductor comes to rectify his mistake.

Important Note: This book was listed for free on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.

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Muffin Man by Brad Whittington is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Muffin Man by Brad Whittington 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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Muffin Man by Brad Whittington
Publisher: Wunderfool Press

About Muffin Man (from the publisher): John Lawson, sheriff of the quiet Hill Country town of Bolero, Texas, attempts to quell a feud between the local megachurch and a construction contractor, but it escalates from picketing to vandalism to arson.

The case is derailed by the unwelcome return of John's free-wheeling bipolar father, who arrives in the same red Mustang he drove away twenty-four years ago when he abandoned the family.

But ultimately it is the muffin that his overzealous deputy bags as evidence that threatens John's ordered life, possibly beyond repair.

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The Jury Series by Lee Goldberg is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Jury Series by Lee Goldberg 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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The Jury Series by Lee Goldberg
Publisher: Adventures in Television

About The Jury Series (from the publisher): The complete saga of Brett Macklin, a one-man judge, jury, and executioner, fighting a war on terror on the streets of Los Angeles in the mid-1980s. Includes the novels Judgment (originally published in 1985 under the title .357 Vigilante and as written by Goldberg's pseudonym Ian Ludlow); Adjourned (original title Make Them Pay); Payback (original title: White Wash); and Guilty (original title: Killstorm, never before published in a print edition).

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The Dunn Deal by Catherine Leggitt is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Dunn Deal by Catherine Leggitt as today's 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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The Dunn Deal by Catherine Leggitt
A Christine Sterling Mystery
Publisher: Ellechor Publishing

About The Dunn Deal (from the publisher): Rumors of dirty cops, midnight meetings on Friday the thirteenth, and a forested militia masquerading as a religious cult—these and other peculiar elements complicate the senseless murder of Deputy Sheriff Baxter Dunn, son-in-law of Christine Sterling's best friend and mentor Zora Jane Callahan.

The subject may be frightful, but amateur sleuth Christine Sterling tackles it with her characteristic blend of snoopiness and tenacity, especially after Molly, her beloved border collie, is dog napped in retaliation for Christine's intrusion into matters that are none of her business.

National media attention fuels the escalating conflict between Christine and the authorities. Constance Boyd, a renowned newswoman, arrives to launch her own inquiry into the murder. When she crosses paths with Zora Jane, a strong Christian with a heart for spreading the Gospel, she is confronted with Truth. Zora Jane challenges postmodern humanistic beliefs using scripture. But Miss Boyd clings to her perverted "religion."

Suspicions develop concerning which of the lawmen can be trusted, if any. Truth is challenged on every side. When a second murder jolts the tranquil community, Christine gets tagged as the prime suspect. Who will rescue Molly if Christine ends up behind bars?

Important Note: This book was listed for free on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.

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Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter is Today's Barnes&Noble Nook Daily Find for Families

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter as today's Barnes&Noble Nook Daily Find for Families. The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Tuesday, April 10, 2012.

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Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter
A Gallagher Girls Mystery
Publisher: Hyperion

This is the second mystery in this series for young adults set at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women.

About Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (from the publisher): After staking out, obtaining, and then being forced to give up her first boyfriend, Josh, all Cammie Morgan wants is a peaceful semester. But that's easier said than done when you're a CIA legacy and go to the premier school in the world … for spies.

Cammie may have a genius I.Q., but there are still a lot of things she doesn't know. Like, will her ex-boyfriend even remember she exists? And how much trouble is she really in after what happened last semester? And most of all, why is her mother acting so strangely?

Despite Cammie's best intentions to be a normal student, danger seems to follow her. She and her friends learn that their school is going to play host to some mysterious guests — code name: Blackthorne. Then she's blamed for a security breach that leaves the school's top secret status at risk.

Soon, Cammie and her friends are crawling through walls and surveilling the school to learn the truth about Blackthorne and clear Cammie's name. Even though they have confidence in their spy skills, this time the targets are tougher (and hotter), and the stakes for Cammie's heart — and her beloved school — are higher than ever.

Important Note: Barnes&Noble updates its Nook Daily Find every day at approximately midnight PT. The title referenced above is available at a discounted price for Tuesday, April 10, 2012 only.

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Last Exit in New Jersey by C. E. Grundler is Today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Last Exit in New Jersey by C. E. Grundler as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal. The deal price of $0.99 is valid only for today, Tuesday, April 10, 2012.

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Last Exit in New Jersey by C. E. Grundler
A Hazel Moran Mystery
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Gritty, offbeat, and darkly funny, this modern mystery introduces an unforgettable new protagonist to the ranks of literature's hard-boiled detectives.

About Last Exit in New Jersey (from the publisher): Nice young ladies really shouldn't be dumping bodies at sea. Then again, that isn't stopping Hazel Moran, and she can't figure where anyone got the idea she was nice to begin with.

Raised aboard her father's aging schooner and riding shotgun in their eighteen-wheeler, she can handle almost anything on the road or water; it's her people skills that need work. Normally that isn't an issue—most people tend to leave her alone behind the wheel of a Kenworth. But when twenty-year-old Hazel and her father become the targets of some unsavory characters hunting for her missing cousin, their stolen tractor trailer, and a delivery that never arrived, she knows it's time to heed a lesson learned from her favorite hard-boiled paperbacks: playing nice will only end in tears.

It'll take all her ingenuity, not to mention some fishing tackle and high voltage, if Hazel hopes to protect her family and unravel this tangle of greed and betrayal. And anyone who gets too close, no matter the intent, will discover just how dangerous Hazel truly is as she sets in motion a twisted plan to uncover the truth, settle some scores, and not wind up dead in the process.

Important Note: Amazon.com updates its Kindle book deal every day at approximately midnight PT. The title referenced above is available at a discounted price for Tuesday, April 10, 2012 only.

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Watch, more importantly Listen, to a New Trailer for Zoë Sharp's Crime Novel Fifth Victim

Singer/songwriter Beth Rudetsky dropped us a line today, asking us to take a look at a book trailer for Zoë Sharp's new Charlie Fox mystery Fifth Victim … and we're so glad she did. Rudetsky wrote and performed the song that is used as as the soundtrack for the trailer, and what a hauntingly beautiful song it is. (We've embedded the book trailer below.)

So many book trailers use stock images and stock audio and are ho-hum at best — we rarely feature them on our site as a result — but this one includes live action video and the mesmerizing song by Rudetsky, which we're assuming was written specifically for this trailer.

This is what a book trailer should be, enticing a potential reader to reach out for the book. Enjoy …

New TV Spot for Action Thriller Safe

Lionsgate has just released a new 30-second TV spot for the action thriller Safe, starring the man with the gun, Jason Statham.

Statham stars as Luke Wright, a second-rate cage fighter on the mixed martial arts circuit, who lives a numbing life of routine beatings and chump change … until the day he blows a rigged fight. Wanting to make an example of him, the Russian Mafia murders his family and banishes him from his life forever, leaving Luke to wander the streets of New York destitute, haunted by guilt, and tormented by the knowledge that he will always be watched, and anyone he develops a relationship with will also be killed.

But when he witnesses a frightened twelve-year-old Chinese girl, Mei (Catherine Chan), being pursued by the same gangsters who killed his wife, Luke impulsively jumps to action … and straight into the heart of a deadly high-stakes war. Mei, he discovers, is no ordinary girl, but an orphaned math prodigy forced to work for the Triads as a "counter." He discovers she holds in her memory a priceless numerical code that the Triads, the Russian mob and a corrupt faction of the NYPD will kill for.

Realizing he's the only person Mei can trust, Luke tears a swath through the city's brutal underworld to save an innocent girl's life … and perhaps even redeem his own.

Written and directed by Boaz Yaking, Safe is scheduled to be in theaters April 27th, 2012.

Teaser Trailer for the Trailer for Looper

We're wondering if producing a trailer for a trailer is becoming a new trend …

The latest example is for the sci-fi thriller Looper. In the video below, screenwriter/director Rian Johnson appears with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who stars in the film, and show us a few quick clips from the movie … but basically the message is, come back in 3 days to see the trailer.

Gordon-Levitt plays a hired gun named Joe, who finds himself the target of his future self (played by Bruce Willis), who travels back from the future to kill him. (We're always confused by time travel movies but, hey, it's got Bruce Willis and that's all we need to know.)

Looper opens in theaters September 28th, 2012.