A UK trailer for the crime thriller Lawless has been released by the studio; we've embedded it below.
Set in the 1920s prohibition era America, the film is the true story of the Bondurant brothers. Brazen and fearless, these young rural bootleggers became legendary criminals. The youngest brother, Jack (Shia LaBeouf) is ambitious and impulsive, the middle brother, Howard (Jason Clarke), is loyal but reckless and eldest brother, Forrest (Tom Hardy), leads the family with a silent determination. As the Bondurants' illicit business and legend grows, so too looms the danger of bigger fish, and it's not long before the brothers must face the consequences.
Directed by John Hillcoat from a screenplay by Nick Cave adapted from the book The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant, Lawless opens in US theaters August 29th, 2012. (It opens in UK theaters September 7th, 2012.)
Friday, July 06, 2012
New UK Trailer for Lawless
New Poster for Copper
A new poster — a variant of the teaser from April — has been released by BBC America for its new historical crime drama Copper (right; click for larger image).
This poster highlights the series' creators — Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana — over its stars; indeed both Levinson and Fontana have been featured prominently in all the videos to date as well.
But the series does have a star, Tom Weston-Jones as Kevin Corcoran — the titular character — an intense, rugged Irish-immigrant cop working the New York City's notorious Five Points neighborhood in 1864. Corcoran is struggling to maintain his moral compass in a turbulent world while on an emotional and relentless quest to learn the truth about the disappearance of his wife and the death of his daughter.
The first full-length trailer came out earlier this week for Copper, which premieres on BBC America on August 19th, 2012 at 10 PM (ET/PT).
White Collar Season 4 Promotional Poster, Video
The fourth season of White Collar premieres next week and in addition to a preview video (embedded below) we found a promo poster we hadn't seen before (right; click for slightly larger image). There was the Magic Mike take-off, so to speak, but we didn't care much for it.
Last season ended with Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) on the run. This season starts with Agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) trying to discover where he's run to.
White Collar is one of our "must see" television crime/caper dramas, one which has only gotten better with each successive season. Season Four premieres this coming Tuesday, July 10th, on USA Network. (Don't worry; we'll remind you Monday afternoon!)
This Week's Bestselling Mystery and Suspense Television and Film Video on Demand (120706)
Here is this week's list of the top bestselling mystery and suspense television and film videos available to download from Amazon Instant.
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Inspector Lewis Series 5 Premieres Sunday, July 8th, on PBS's Masterpiece Mystery!
Inspector Lewis returns to PBS's Masterpiece Mystery! this weekend with the first of four new episodes in its fifth season.
In "The Soul of a Genius" and airing this Sunday, July 8th — check your local listings — botanist Liz Nash (guest star Nadine Lewington) discovers a corpse in the woods downriver from Carlyle College that has been ritually buried with a watch inscribed in Latin and a cross fashioned from sticks. The murder victim, Oxford English professor Murray Hawes, was known around the university as a harmless eccentric obsessed with Lewis Carroll's cryptic poem The Hunting of the Snark. This legendary theological and philosophical work, Hathaway elucidates, presents an impossible quest in which the hunters don't know what they're looking for, yet the danger is in finding it. Scholars and monomaniacs alike have devoted their lives to cracking The Snark's unfathomable code.
And so Detective Inspector Robert Lewis (Kevin Whatley) and Detective Sergeant James Hathaway (Laurence Fox) embark on an impossible quest of their own, from the Oxford botanical gardens, where Hawes regularly foraged for meaning, to the office of Carlyle's Reverend Dr. Conor Hawes (Alex Jennings), Murray's estranged brother. Conor makes no secret of his bitter rivalry with Murray, but he is somehow connected to a secret society at Carlyle College, an exclusive club whose coveted membership two goth students, Vincent and Mia, are desperately trying to secure.
In a case already mired in layers of mystery, Lewis contends with another obstacle, the maddening amateur sleuth Michelle Marber (Celia Imrie). This self-styled Miss Marple attempts to redirect suspicions to a local medical researcher, Dr. Alex Falconer (James Fleet), but Michelle too harbors secrets. Hathaway, equally enamored of the philosophical text and botanist Liz Nash, is restless. But when a second death brings the inscrutable into terrifying clarity, Lewis and Hathaway move to catch the killer and put the soul of genius to rest.
Watch a short preview of the episode below.
Review: Cop to Corpse by Peter Lovesey
We've just published our Review of Cop to Corpse by Peter Lovesey. A Peter Diamond Mystery. Soho Crime Hardcover, June 2012.
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Today's Bestselling Free Kindle MystereBooks (120706)
Here is today's list of the top bestselling free Kindle mysteries, suspense novels and thrillers.
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No Rest for the Dead: Enter to Win a Copy of this Collaborative Mystery!
David Baldacci introduces twenty-six writers contributing to one mystery in No Rest for the Dead, new in paperback this week. And Omnimystery News is thrilled to offer one of our readers a chance to win a copy of the book, courtesy of the publisher. Details below.
Jeff Abbott • Lori Armstrong • Sandra Brown • Thomas Cook • Jeffery Deaver • Diana Gabaldon • Tess Gerritsen • Andrew F. Gulli • Peter James • J. A. Jance • Faye Kellerman • Raymond Khoury • John Lescroart • Jeff Lindsay • Gayle Lynds • Phillip Margolin • Alexander McCall Smith • Michael Palmer • T. Jefferson Parker • Matthew Pearl • Kathy Reichs • Marcus Sakey • Jonathan Santlofer • Lisa Scottoline • R. L. Stine • Marcia Talley
Each of these bestselling writers brings his or her distinctive voice to the narrative, building the tension to a shocking, explosive finale. No Rest for the Dead is a thrilling, page-turning accomplishment that only today's very best authors could achieve.
Here's the synopsis: When a ruthless curator at San Francisco's McFall Art Museum is murdered, his wife is the primary suspect. She is tried, convicted, and executed. Ten years later, Jon Nunn, the detective who cracked the case, is convinced that the wrong person was put to death. With the help of the dead woman's friend, he plans to finally uncover the truth. Solving this case may be Nunn's last chance for redemption … but the shadowy forces behind this murder will stop at nothing to silence the past forever.
In our review of the book, we said "there's a terrific story being told" and the "plot is relentless in its pacing".
Watch a video featuring ten of the authors below, who discuss the process of writing a collaborative mystery.
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For a chance to win a trade paperback edition of No Rest for the Dead, visit Mystery Book Contests and click on the David Baldacci: No Rest for the Dead contest link, enter your name, e-mail address, and this code: 2921. (One entry per person. US residents only. Contest ends July 13th, 2012.)
The Caveman's Valentine, Free to Watch on Hulu
For the past few weeks we've featured free mystery movies available to view online.
This week's title: The Caveman's Valentine, currently available to watch for free on Hulu.
In 1994, George Dawes Green's debut crime thriller was published. Titled The Caveman's Valentine, it features a most unusual protagonist, Romulus Ledbetter, a delusional music prodigy, now homeless and living in a cave in Manhattan's Inwood Park. The following year the book was honored with an Edgar Award for Best First Novel.
In 2001 the film adaptation of the book was released, starring Samuel L. Jackson in the role of Romulus Ledbetter.
On Valentine's Day, Romulus discovers the frozen body of a young man, Scotty Gates (Sean MacMahon), left in a tree outside his cave. The police, including Romulus's daughter Lulu (Aunjanue Ellis), dismiss the man's death as accident however, a homeless ex-lover of Scotty tells Romulus that he was murdered by the famous photographer David Leppenraub (Colm Feore). Determined to discover the truth behind Scotty's death and prove his worth to his daughter, Romulus manages to get an invitation through a former friend to perform one of his compositions at Leppenraub's farm. What unfolds is a twisted tale of mystery, deception, and one man's struggle against his own mind.
In our review of the film, we called Samuel L. Jackson's performance "brilliant" though we faulted the screenwriter — and maybe the director — with spending a little too much time on the character's state of mind and not enough on developing the mystery plot.
The Caveman's Valentine is rated R for for language, some violence and sexuality. The film is also available on DVD.
Thrillers: 100 Must Reads by David Morrell and Hank Wagner, co-editors is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Thrillers: 100 Must Reads by David Morrell and Hank Wagner, co-editors 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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Thrillers: 100 Must Reads by David Morrell and Hank Wagner, co-editors
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
In our review of this collection, we said it "is not a reference work, nor is it marketed as such — it's far too subjective for that. But it does offer a relatively comprehensive and inclusive listing of those books written over the ages that have '[a]n unsettling theme, a menacing tone, or an insistent pace' … and possibly more importantly for modern readers, an intriguing glimpse into how these books have influenced — and continue to influence — today's thriller writers."
About Thrillers: 100 Must Reads (from the publisher): The most riveting reads in history meet today's biggest thriller writers in 100 seminal works of suspense through essays contributed by such esteemed modern thriller writers as: David Baldacci, Steve Berry, Sandra Brown, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Tess Gerritsen, Heather Graham, John Lescroart, Gayle Lynds, Katherine Neville, Michael Palmer, James Rollins, R. L. Stine, and many more.
Through lively, spirited, and thoughtful essays that examine each work's significance, impact, and influence, this collection provides both historical and personal perspective on those spellbinding works that have kept readers on the edge of their seats for centuries.
Read our review of Thrillers: 100 Must Reads by David Morrell and Hank Wagner, co-editors.
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Remains To Be Seen by Jim Ingraham is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Remains To Be Seen by Jim Ingraham as today's third free mystery ebook.
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Remains To Be Seen by Jim Ingraham
Publisher: CascoBay Books
About Remains To Be Seen (from the publisher): This is the story of a young female deputy sheriff from Florida who goes to Maine on a federal training program and becomes involved in the investigation of the murder of a college president whose body is found tied to a tree with arms outstreched as though crucified. Her search into the corruption, deceit, and perversion she encounters on the college campus creates a barrier of hatred that threatens her life.
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Granny Heist by Juliet Dillon Clark is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Granny Heist by Juliet Dillon Clark as today's second free mystery ebook.
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Granny Heist by Juliet Dillon Clark
A Lindsay Carter Mystery
Publisher: Winsome Entertainment
About Granny Heist (from the publisher): Grandma Switzer was not your typical sweet old granny. Cold and remote, she'd been a hoarder who had collected and stored years of rotting garbage, old food and junk in her cramped house. As Lindsay Carter and her sister Shelly sorted through junk and treasures in their dead grandma's house, they discovered far more than expected.
From boxes piled to the ceiling to mysterious little baggies stacked neatly in the freezer, the sisters would unearth clues to heinous crimes; one of which would not only change their lives, but also bring into question the identity of their unsuspecting mother. Death, diamonds and deceit would set off a chain reaction of crime and murder two thousand miles away and clues to unsolved mysteries would bubble up from decades past. Could tales told by elderly partners-in-crime be believed or trusted?
As Lindsay Carter unravels their stories, a vicious killer begins to kill them one by one, leaving her to wonder if she will have a chance to prove their accounts of the villainous deeds.
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Foreclosed by Traci Tyne Hilton is Today's Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Foreclosed by Traci Tyne Hilton as today's fifth free mystery ebook.
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Foreclosed by Traci Tyne Hilton
A Mitzy Neuhaus Mystery
Publisher: CreateSpace
This is the first mystery (of three to date) in this series.
About Foreclosed (from the publisher): Mitzy Neuhaus is the top selling Realtor in Portland, but even her office is dead in this economy. Foreclosed is the word no homeowner wants to hear and Mitzy is determined to save the incredible mansion on her street from that fate.
But with the homeowner desperate to keep Mitzy away from his property and Alonzo, the dangerously hot rival investor trying to snatch it out from under her, Mitzy knows she has to work fast, or the economy won’t be the only thing dead …
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Macbeth by A. J. Hartley and David Hewson is Today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Macbeth by A. J. Hartley and David Hewson as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal. The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Friday, July 06, 2012.
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Macbeth by A. J. Hartley and David Hewson
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
About Macbeth (from the publisher): Set in eleventh-century Scotland, this interpretation of Shakespeare's tale is rich with ancient clans battling fiercely against one another and against the foreign marauders raiding their borders.
Macbeth, Lord of Moray, and his wife, Skena, are loyal patriots, willing to kill or be killed to protect the Scottish kingdom. Yet the greatest danger to their beloved homeland is proving to be the king himself, Duncan, whose corrupt, bloody reign threatens to destroy the country.
After Macbeth meets a trio of witches, the frustrated hero begins to think that perhaps Scotland needs a new king — him. But what begins as a plan fueled by the best of intentions soon spirals into murder, treachery, and personal collapse.
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 Friday, July 06, 2012 only.
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Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending July 06, 2012
A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending July 6th, 2012 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.
No change at the top this week with the stand-alone thriller Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn remaining number 1.
Two new titles debut this week.
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Coming in at number 9 is the latest "Will Trent" mystery, Criminal by Karin Slaughter.
Newly in love, George Bureau of Investigation agent Will Trent is beginning to put a difficult past behind him. Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is inexplicably kept off the case by his supervisor and mentor, deputy director Amanda Wagner. Will cannot fathom Amanda's motivation until the two of them literally collide in an abandoned orphanage they have both been drawn to for different reasons. Decades before — when Will's father was imprisoned for murder — this was his home …
Flash back nearly forty years. In the summer Will Trent was born, Amanda Wagner is going to college, making Sunday dinners for her father, taking her first steps in the boys' club that is the Atlanta Police Department. One of her first cases is to investigate a brutal crime in one of the city's worst neighborhoods. Amanda and her partner, Evelyn, are the only ones who seem to care if an arrest is ever made.
Now the case that launched Amanda's career has suddenly come back to life, intertwined with the long-held mystery of Will's birth and parentage. And these two dauntless investigators will each need to face down demons from the past if they are to prevent an even greater terror from being unleashed.
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Just making the list at number fifteen is the 9th "Alex McKnight" mystery, Die a Stranger by Steve Hamilton.
Late one night, a plane lands on a deserted airstrip. Five dead bodies are found there the next morning. And now Vinnie LeBlanc is missing.
Vinnie is an Ojibwa tribal member, a blackjack dealer at the Bay Mills Casino, and he just might be Alex McKnight's best friend. He's come through for Alex more than once in the past, and he never ever misses a day of work. So Alex can't help but be worried.
There's a deadly crime war creeping into Michigan's Upper Peninsula, leaving bodies in its wake, and Alex wouldn't think for a minute that his friend could be involved. But when an unexpected and unwelcome stranger arrives in town, Alex will soon find out that the stakes are higher than he ever could have imagined.
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