A New Series of Bibliomystery Short Stories from Mysterious Press

Mysterious Press is publishing today four "short tales about deadly books", the first ebooks in a series of bibliomysteries by bestselling crime novelists.

These short stories average about 35 pages or so. Presented below are summaries of each, together with purchase options.

Dinner with a Dead Man by CJ Hawk is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dinner with a Dead Man by CJ Hawk as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Chick Lit Mystery Novella; iTunes 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.

Grift Sense by James Swain is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Grift Sense by James Swain as today's third free mystery ebook (A Tony Valentine 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.

Restitution by Tracy L. Carbone is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Restitution by Tracy L. Carbone as today's second free mystery ebook (A Novel of Suspense; 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.

Blood Forest by Jonathan Taylor is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Blood Forest by Jonathan Taylor as today's free mystery ebook (A Suspense 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.

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for November 12, 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 B E I L N R S U

Marek Krajewski's first Eberhard Mock mystery has a death here (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!

MystereBooks: Face of a Killer by Robin Burcell, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Face of a Killer by Robin Burcell, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, HarperCollins.

Robin Burcell introduced FBI agent and forensic artist Sydney Fitzpatrick in 2008, when Face of a Killer was first published by Poisoned Pen Press. In our review of the book, we said it was "… a remarkable debut for this series with an attention-grabbing, riveting story." Burcell followed up this title with two others, with the fourth in the series, The Black List, scheduled to be published next month (by Harper).

The ebook format of Face of a Killer was priced at $0.99 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.

Today's Bestselling Free Kindle MystereBooks (121111)

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.

New Poster for Fox Series, The Following

Fox has released a new poster for its upcoming thriller series The Following (right; click for larger image).

What would happen if serial killers had a way of communicating and connecting with each other? What if they were able to work together and form alliances as they left a trail of blood across the country? What if one brilliant and charismatic, yet psychotic serial killer was able to bring them all together and activate a cult of believers following his every command?

When Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) escapes from death row and embarks on a new killing spree, the FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) to consult on the case. Having since withdrawn from the public eye, Hardy was responsible for Carroll's capture in 2003, after Carroll murdered 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature.

Hardy is a walking textbook of all-things Carroll. He knows him better than anyone; he is perhaps Carroll's only psychological and intellectual match. But the Ryan Hardy who broke the Carroll case years ago isn't the same man today. Wounded both physically and mentally by his previous pursuit of this serial killer, it's been a long time since Hardy has been in the field. This investigation is his redemption, his call to action.

The Following premieres on Fox on Monday, January 21st, 2013 at 9 PM ET. Watch a trailer for the series below.

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New Banner for Gangster Squad

A new banner-sized poster has been released by the studio for Gangster Squad (below; click for larger image). The tagline: "No names. No badges. No mercy."

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It's enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop … except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen's world apart.

The Gangster Squad, directed by Ruben Fleischer from an adapted screenplay by Will Beall, and based on the book by Paul Lieberman, is a colorful retelling of events surrounding the LAPD's efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time. It opens in theaters January 11th, 2013.

The Ghosts of Varner Creek by Michael Weems is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Ghosts of Varner Creek by Michael Weems as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Supernatural Thriller; Kindle and iTunes formats).

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.

An Innocent Client by Scott Pratt is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature An Innocent Client by Scott Pratt as today's third free mystery ebook (A Joe Dillard 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.

Silver Flashing by Tamara Ward is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Silver Flashing by Tamara Ward as today's second free mystery ebook (A Jonie Waters 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.

Night of Shadows by Marilyn Haddrill and Doris Holmes is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Night of Shadows by Marilyn Haddrill and Doris Holmes as today's free mystery ebook (A Novel of Romantic Suspense; 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.

Review: Arctic Fire by Stephen W. Frey

A Mysterious Review of …

Arctic Fire by Stephen W. Frey.

Review summary: This stand-alone thriller is replete with electrifying characters and breath-taking action sequences, with a storyline that follows a man trying to find out what happened to his younger brother in a world of shadowy government figures, whose motives aren't always clear despite their professed objectives. (Click here for text of full review.)