This Weekend Only: MCF Dire Grove for $2.99 from BFG

This weekend only, from today through Sunday, November 11th, Big Fish Games is discounting one of the popular games in the Mystery Case Files series, MCF: Dire Grover, to just $2.99!

The Celtic legend of Dire Grove has been passed down from generation to generation for centuries. Considered a fairytale, its telling was meant to frighten small children into staying in their beds through the night. A recently unearthed artifact in the United Kingdom, however, proves the dark legend to be true! Use your wits and hidden object talents to follow the trail of a group of missing graduate students in Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove!

Visit the BFG website to learn more about the game and to purchase. At checkout, use the coupon code DIRE299 to get the discounted price. This special price is only available through November 11th, 2012.

Watch a short trailer for the game below.

Double Take by J. P. David is Today's Fifth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Double Take by J. P. David as today's fifth free mystery ebook (A Hank Hammond P.I. Mystery; Kindle format only).

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.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

Eleven by Carolyn Arnold is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Eleven by Carolyn Arnold as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Brandon Fisher FBI Series Thriller; Kindle format only).

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.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

The Criminal Lawyer by Jack Hillgate is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Criminal Lawyer by Jack Hillgate as today's third free mystery ebook (A Legal Thriller; Kindle format only).

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.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

Taken by Lori Gordon is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Taken by Lori Gordon as today's second free mystery ebook (A Skinbone Harris/Sierra Montgomery Mystery; Kindle format only).

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.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

Tough Cookie by M. Ruth Myers is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Tough Cookie by M. Ruth Myers as today's free mystery ebook (A Maggie Sullivan Mystery; Kindle format only).

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.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

Breaking Beautiful by Jennifer Shaw Wolf is Today's Kindle Daily Deal for Teens

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Breaking Beautiful by Jennifer Shaw Wolf as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal for Teens.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Friday, November 09, 2012.

Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending November 09, 2012

A list of the top 15 Mystery Hardcover Bestsellers for the week ending November 9th, 2012 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

No change in the order of the top five bestsellers this week (compared to last week), with The Racketeer by John Grisham remaining at the top of the list.

Only one new title debuts this week.

Telemystery: AMC and Netflix Considering a Third Season of The Killing

We were enthusiastic fans of AMC's murder mystery series The Killing … until the series' showrunner decided to betray the audience by changing the rules in the middle of the game. We basically lost interest after the first season. When AMC canceled the series at the end of the second season — yes, we did somewhat reluctantly watch it — we had mixed feelings. The cast was first-rate and we were sorry that they had to suffer as a consequence of the arrogance of the showrunner but we were happy that we wouldn't be tempted to watch any more … and ultimately be disappointed again.

Well, the plot, as they say, thickens. Deadline is reporting that AMC is working with Netflix and the series producers to create a third season. The arrangement, if the project moves forward, would have the season "air" first on Netflix and later on AMC. The good news is the principal cast is committed to a third season. The bad — and probably deal-breaking for us — news is that showrunner Veena Sud is still associated with the show. The only way we'd return is if she publicly apologized for the way she handled the first two seasons of the series and then promised to create a positive viewer experience for the third season. Since that's not likely to happen, we simply don't have the time and energy to commit to being deceived again by her, and thus we'll likely give the third season — if it comes to be — a pass.

New Trailer for Action Crime Thriller The Last Stand

The final trailer for the action crime thriller The Last Stand has been released by the studio (embedded below).

After leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.

With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by the icy Burrell (Peter Stormare), Cortez begins racing towards the US-Mexico border at 250 mph in a specially-outfitted Corvette ZR1 with a hostage in tow. Cortez' path: straight through Summerton Junction, where the whole of the U.S. law enforcement, including Agent John Bannister (Forest Whitaker) will have their final opportunity to intercept him before the violent fugitive slips across the border forever.

At first reluctant to become involved, and then counted out because of the perceived ineptitude of his small town force, Owens ultimately rallies his team and takes the matter into his own hands, setting the stage for a classic showdown.

Directed by Kim Jee-woon from an original screenplay written by Andrew Knauer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff, The Last Stand opens in theaters January 18th, 2013.

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Review: Dead Anyway by Chris Knopf

A Mysterious Review of …

Dead Anyway by Chris Knopf.

Review summary: This is an intricately crafted, superbly plotted crime novel. It's hard — probably impossible — to say much about the plot without giving away too much of what happens, so suffice it to say this is a most entertaining storyline. There are a few problems that slightly mar the experience, but none of them should prevent one from reading this excellent novel. (Click here for text of full review.)

CWA 2013 Debut Dagger Competition Now Open

The Crime Writers' Association has opened the 2013 competition for the Debut Dagger, open to anyone, who has not yet had a novel published commercially. The first prize is £700 and all shortlisted entrants will receive a professional assessment of their entries.

You have until February 2nd, 2013 to submit your entry. The CWA has a handy FAQ page that answers many questions. (For example, the competition is worldwide, published authors of short stories can enter, only the first 3000 words of your entry will be considered, and there is a £25 entry fee.)

The shortlist is expected to be announced at Crimefest in May 2013 with the winner announced at an awards ceremony in July.

First Trailer for Jurassic Park 3D

As a follow-up to our post last night about the first teaser poster for Jurassic Park 3D, Universal has now uploaded the first trailer for the re-release (embedded below).

Remember … Return … Relive … in 3D … Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the adventure 65 million years in the making.

Directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay adapted from Michael Crichton's novel of the same title, Jurassic Park first opened in theaters June 11th, 1993. The 3D release opens in theaters April 5th, 2013.

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Today's Bestselling Free Kindle MystereBooks (121108)

Here is today's list of the Bestselling Free Kindle Crime Fiction: the top nine mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers.

We're using a script to embed an RSS feed from Amazon.com, which is updated hourly; as an alternative, you can click on the image to the right or use this link to see the relevant page on Amazon.com, which includes a list of both the Top 100 Paid and Top 100 Free Kindle Mysteries and Thrillers.

MystereBooks: The First Patient by Michael Palmer, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The First Patient by Michael Palmer, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, St. Martin's Press.

Michael Palmer trained in internal medicine at Boston City and Massachusetts General Hospitals, spent twenty years as a full-time practitioner of internal and emergency medicine. His first published medical thriller, The Sisterhood in 1994, was set inside a fictional Boston hospital and featured a secret society of nurses dedicated to mercy killing. He now spends his time split between writing and working 20 hours a week as an associate director of the Massachusetts Medical Society's physician health program.

The ebook format of The First Patient, the author's thirteenth thriller, was priced at $2.99 from the listed vendors (below) 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.