Telemystery: 2013 Prime Time Crime Emmy Nominations

The nominees for the 65th Emmy Awards were announced yesterday, with nominations going to only four series that we follow:

Bates Motel — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Vera Farmiga)

Game of Thrones — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Diana Rigg)
Game of Thrones — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Emilia Clarke)
Game of Thrones — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage)
Game of Thrones — Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ("The Rains of Castamere")

Homeland — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series ("Q&A")
Homeland — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Rupert Friend)
Homeland — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Damian Lewis)
Homeland — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Claire Danes)
Homeland — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Morena Baccarin)
Homeland — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Mandy Patinkin)
Homeland — Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ("Q&A")

House of Cards — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series ("Chapter 1")
House of Cards — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Kevin Spacey)
House of Cards — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Robin Wright)

Two series we don't follow — but probably should — also received multiple nominations, Breaking Bad and Scandal. It's likely both these series will be added to the Telemystery database at some point.

What is unusual about this year's nominations are that, for the first time, a television series developed to be watched online, i.e. House of Cards, is recognized.

Telemystery: ABC Renews Rookie Blue for a 5th Season

ABC has renewed its summer drama Rookie Blue for a fifth season.

The one-hour series provides a candid look at the personal and professional lives of five rookie cops. Now in their fourth year on the job, these officers continue to face new challenges every week, trying to roll with the punches without looking like the rookies they still feel they are. Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym) and Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) were gone six months for their undercover operation. While they were gone, everything seems to have changed at 15 Division. Last season the officers all got what they thought they wanted — and then had to deal with the repercussions. This season they have to look change in the eye and learn to adapt — leaving them all with some big, bold choices to make. Learning to adapt is part of life; these five new officers are putting that life lesson into practice on every single shift.

Development of the fifth season will begin this Fall and move into production in January 2014.

Keep up to date on the status of your favorite mystery and suspense television with our Telemystery Scoresheet. We've updated it with today's news.

An Excerpt from Black Caesar by Ron Chepesiuk

Black Caesar
by Ron Chepesiuk

We are delighted to welcome author Ron Chepesiuk to Omnimystery News today, courtesy of Partners in Crime Tours, which is coordinating his current book tour. We encourage you to visit all of the participating host sites; you can find his schedule here.

Ron's new true crime account is Black Caesar: The Rise and Disappearance of Frank Matthews, Kingpin (Strategic Media Books; July 2013 trade paperback and ebook formats), and we are pleased to introduce you to the book with an excerpt, below.

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BLACK CAESAR'S CRIMINAL LIFE MIGHT not have come to law enforcement's attention if it had not been for some bad luck. Black Caesar did not know it, but one of his neighbors at 130 Clarkson Avenue was a veteran of the New York Police Department named Joe Kowalski. "My (astrological) sign is Virgo and we tend to be nosey people," Kowalski explained. "That was bad news for Frank Matthews."
 Kowalski joined the NYPD on October 1, 1962, and worked in uniform duty in New York Police Department's (NYPD) 84th Precinct before being assigned to its Central Investigation Bureau (CIB). According to one NYPD report, Kowalski's assignment to the CIB was predicated on his knowledge and experience as a former telephone company employee and the fact that he had "continually performed his duties with the Command in an efficient and highly commendable manner."
 Observing Matthews' movements for several months, Kowalski found it strange that while his neighbor looked as if he had money, he exhibited no visible means of support. "I did not like him the first time I saw him," Kowalski recalled. "He was loud and flashy, drove fancy cars and never seemed to go to work."
 Kowalski recalled the day he was on the elevator for the first time with Matthews and one of his associates. Always a cop, Kowalski thought it would be a good opportunity to size up the suspicious neighbor. The detective noted, "The 5' 8" or 5' 9" tall Matthews was muscular, from 180 to 190 pounds, and appeared to be in his mid 20s. He had short-cropped hair, but his clothes could have made him stand out in a pitch-black room. He wore a white mink coat and fashionable platform shoes and he sparkled with jewelry.
 "Matthews was talking in a soft voice to his associate when suddenly he exploded, ‘That Guinea bastard! That son-of-a-bitch. Who does he think he is? If I had a gun, I'd blow him away!'" Watching Matthews spew venom, Kowalski had no doubt the gangster was capable of doing just that. While suspicious of the new neighbor, Kowalski did not want to alert his superiors until he had enough evidence proving Matthews was involved with some kind of criminal activity, so he conducted his investigation while off duty.
 Kowalski had access to the investigative tools of the CIB and he quietly and unofficially began to look into Frank Matthews' background. His investigation revealed that neither Frank Matthews nor Barbara Hinton had a criminal record. The detective further learned that Matthews had a gold Cadillac registered to a company called Mattrank Enterprises, Inc., at 1475 Fulton Street in Brooklyn. Matthews had no broker's license, and records contained no listing for Mattrank Enterprises, Inc. Matthews had bought a 1970 Cadillac, and when Kowalski did a check of the car registration, he found out that, for some strange reason, it was registered to a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania address.
 Meanwhile, Barbara Hinton was driving an expensive green 1970 Cadillac El Dorado registered in her name. In the months after Matthews moved in, the parking lot at the Clarkson apartment building began to look like a luxury car sales lot filled with high-priced Mercedes, Mercuries, Cadillacs and Buicks. People began streaming into the building at all hours of the day to see the residents in 4B. The visitors were black and as flashy and loud as Matthews. They would block the driveways with their cars and park in other people's parking spaces. Many of them carried paper bags that looked as if they might contain money.
 Looking out his apartment window, Kowalski would sometimes see black men strategically located around the apartment building. The deective knew from his experience that this kind of activity was a good sign a drug buy was going down.Kowalski began keeping the visitors under surveillance. He took down license plate numbers and did background checks, using NYPD resources. He put the license plate numbers through the Motor Vehicles database and was not surprised to learn that many of the cars were registered to known drug dealers living not just in the Big Apple but in cities throughout the east, Midwest and the south, including Durham, a small town in North Carolina.
 There was Albert Phillip Wylie, a male negro, 35-40 years old, from Baltimore, who worked for James Westcott, a major drug trafficker in the city. An "unknown negro" appeared to drive a car registered to Nathaniel Elder, a major trafficker in narcotics who "has been a target of the federal authorities in the Atlanta, Georgia area." Another unknown "male negro" visitor, 35-40 years, drove a 1971 Cadillac Eldorado registered to Scarvey McCargo, a major trafficker from New Haven, Connecticut.
 Kowalski began checking the telephone records of Frank Matthews and discovered that he was in contact with individuals whom the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD), the DEA's predecessor, had identified as major narcotics violators. They were located all over the eastern U.S. and included some notorious big time dealers, such as James Craven (Cincinnati, Ohio), James Olive Rowland (Durham, North Carolina) and Shelby Cotton (Chicago, Illinois). Obsessed with finding out more about Matthews, Kowalski began keeping a detailed log of the suspect's activities.
 "I took a lot of chances," Kowalski conceded. "When I thought Matthews wasn't around, I'd go to the garage and look into his car. I'd test his car door; it was always locked, but I'd see an attaché case in the back seat. Matthews seemed to be really careless."
 One day in February 1971, Kowalski saw Matthews acting suspiciously in the garage area of the apartment complex. He searched the area when no one was around but found nothing. A few days later, he did another search near Matthews's car and found a small silver foil package wrapped in wax paper and hidden within the padding placed around a support pole. It contained one ounce of white powder.
 More searching uncovered another one-ounce package of white powder, wrapped in wax paper. Kowalski took samples of both packages back to the NYPD headquarters where he had them tested at the police lab. The powder was found to be cocaine of good quality. Although the discovery could not have gotten Matthews arrested, Kowalski knew he was onto something criminal.
 The detective's investigation went on for months as he continued to gather a small mountain of information. Finally, he decided it was time to submit a detailed report of his findings to his superiors.

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Photo provided courtesy of
Ron Chepesiuk

Ron Chepesiuk is an award-winning author and a publisher, screenwriter and documentary producer and director. He's a two-time Fulbright Scholar to Bangladesh and Indonesia and a consultant to the History Channel's Gangland TV series. His books include Sergeant Smack, Gangsters of Harlem, Gangsters of Miami, among others. He is also Executive Producer and co-host of the popular radio show Crime Beat.

For more information about other books by Ron Chepesiuk visit Strategic Media Books.

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Black Caesar
Ron Chepesiuk
The Rise and Disappearance of Frank Matthews, Kingpin

In 1973, 29-year old Frank Matthews jumped bail and disappeared with $15-20 million and beautiful mistress and has never been seen again.

Black Caesar chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of Frank Matthews, history's biggest African American drug dealer, and one of history's biggest manhunts to apprehend him.

      

Due Date by Nancy Wood is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Due Date by Nancy Wood as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Shelby McDougall Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, July 19, 2013 at 7:40 AM ET. 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.

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Due Date
Nancy Wood
A Shelby McDougall Mystery
Publisher: Solstice Publishing

Twenty-three year-old Shelby McDougall is facing a mountain of student debt and a memory she'd just as soon forget. A Rolling Stone ad for a surrogate mother offers her a way to erase the loans and right her karmic place in the cosmos. Within a month, she's signed a contract, relocated to Santa Cruz, California, and started fertility treatments.

But intended parents Jackson and Diane Entwistle have their own secret agenda — one that has nothing to do with diapers and lullabies. With her due date looming, and the clues piling up, Shelby must save herself and her twins.

As she uses her wits to survive, Shelby learns the real meaning of the word "family".

  

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The Garvey Protocol by Eric Christopher Webb is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Garvey Protocol by Eric Christopher Webb as today's third free mystery ebook (A Crime Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, July 19, 2013 at 7:30 AM ET. 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 Garvey Protocol
Eric Christopher Webb
A Crime Thriller
Publisher: CreateSpace

Black men are disappearing, being abducted. And no one is asking questions. Not the media, not the police, not the government. They're participating.

Investigative reporter Cinque Solomon stumbles upon the key to the truth while covering what he believes to be another drug-related murder in a violence-plagued Southeast DC neighborhood. Soon, Cinque becomes the target, and when professionals fail to kill him, he's framed for three murders, including those of two police officers. Now, everyone wants him dead, a shadow government agency, the police and a brutal, drug trafficker he helped imprison.

Cinque's running out of time, and to save his life and thousands of others, he must expose the plot and overcome his tragic past, ultimately saving the lives of some he considers scourges on the nation's urban communities.

  

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Blood Collector by T. C. Elofson is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Blood Collector by T. C. Elofson as today's second free mystery ebook (A Tim Anderson Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, July 19, 2013 at 7:20 AM ET. 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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Blood Collector
T. C. Elofson
A Tim Anderson Thriller
Publisher: Kite and Key Publishing

In the wet, rain-soaked city nights of Seattle, Washington, trouble is brewing. Sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the shores. Detectives Tim Anderson and Kenny Johnson are at the center of a conflict that has engulfed their murder investigation with strange findings and odd historical facts that make no earthly sense. This is a tale of one man's life as a single father and his duty to the city as he investigates one of the most bizarre mass murderers of his career. Soon Tim and Kenny realize that vampires and supernatural superstitions, blood and history, are aspects of the truth. And victory only comes to those that believe.

A mysterious foreign beauty has emerged at the core of the case and soon encompasses everything Tim Anderson has in his life. A beautiful female immortal named Fabiana, a gorgeous siren born in the Empire of Rome just after the birth of Christ, has captivated his passion and puts them both on a crash course for disaster. A clan of vampires known as The Origin of Blood has descended from the hills of Europe to ravage the city of Seattle and destroy Fabiana, the thorn in their side.

Vampires and humans, ancient and powerful, weak and fledgling, are all coming together in this dark and blood-soaked conclusion. For in the halls of the Blood Collectors, many are guests — but only a few are survivors.

  

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Just Whistle by Alfie Robins is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Just Whistle by Alfie Robins as today's free mystery ebook (A Novel of Suspense; Kindle format only).

This title was listed for free as of the date and time of this post, July 19, 2013 at 7:10 AM ET. 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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Just Whistle
Alfie Robins
A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: Caffeine Nights Publishing

My name is John Osbourne; well it was before I started writing this bloody book, now I'm not sure who the hell I am. If you think you know me, please telephone 01482 21 …

Unemployed and recently divorced, John Osbourne's life was slowly falling apart, then, encouraged to get a hobby by his daughter things took a different turn, a turn that he did not realise would change his life. As he starts writing his first novel, the characters seem to come alive before his very eyes.

Osbourne's creation, Detective Sergeant Harry "H" Blackburn and his team, find themselves involved in the investigation of the murder of a young female student which leads them to the dangerous world of drug trafficking. When their only witness is murdered it becomes even more difficult for the team to get justice.

As the lines between reality and fiction blur, Osbourne struggles to maintain his grip on reality as he enters the realm of fiction. Will Harry and the team get their man, but if they do, will John Osbourne be lost in the world of fiction forever?

  

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Winner of the 2013 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Announced

The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival opened yesterday in Harrogate and, as is tradition, the winner of the 2013 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year was announced.

And it is Gods and Beasts, the third "Alex Morrow" mystery by Denise Mina. Mina also won last year with The End of the Wasp Season.

Ruth Rendell was also honored with the Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction Award.

Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending July 19, 2013

A list of the top 15 Mystery Hardcover Bestsellers for the week ending July 19th, 2013 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.

Just some minor shuffling among the top four bestsellers this week with Dan Brown's Robert Langdon thriller, Inferno, remaining at number one.

One new title in an otherwise slow week debuts … and if you've been reading the news, it's not hard to guess what it is.

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[7]: The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith
— Cormoran Strike (1st)

After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, and creditors are calling. He has also just broken up with his longtime girlfriend and is living in his office.

Then John Bristow walks through his door with an amazing story: His sister, thelegendary supermodel Lula Landry, known to her friends as the Cuckoo, famously fell to her death a few months earlier. The police ruled it a suicide, but John refuses to believe that. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and it introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction, and delusion known to man.

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Today's Mystery and Suspense Update from Big Fish Games (130719)

Here is today's mystery and suspense update from Big Fish Games …

• The New Release is Mystery Trackers: Silent Hollow Collector's Edition.

• The Daily Deal is Royal Detective: The Lord of Statues, just $2.99 today only!

• The current Catch of the Week is Spirit Walkers: Curse of the Cypress Witch, just $2.99 through Sunday, July 21, 2013 only.

Visit the Omnimystery Entertainment Network for more games of mystery and suspense!

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Today's New Release is Mystery Trackers: Silent Hollow Collector's Edition

There are screams heard in Silent Hollow … Trouble at the Mystery Trackers headquarters means you're called in to help. With a few extra abilities, not to mention your trusty sidekick, Elf, you just might save the day! Uncover the treachery of a centuries-old turncoat in this incredible follow-up to the bestselling Mystery Trackers series.

This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version, including: a bonus game in which you learn Morpheus' secret; downloadable soundtracks and wallpapers; bonus screensavers and concept art; integrated strategy guide.

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour.

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Today's Daily Deal is Royal Detective: The Lord of Statues

You have been summoned to save the alpine village of Martlet, which has been taken over by statues! What made these statues come alive, and how can you stop them from destroying Martlet? The answer lays in the story of Princess, a young girl who was left on the statue maker's doorstep at birth. Find out who enchanted the statues and why in this charming game set in a small European town.

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game today only — Friday, July 19, 2013 — for $2.99.

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The current Catch of the Week is Spirit Walkers: Curse of the Cypress Witch

Lift a curse and save the Cypress Witch! Maylynn and a group of friends go on what was supposed to be an innocent hiking trip when one of her friends gets seriously hurt. Looking for help Maylynn ends up at a beautiful and majestic cypress tree. She meets a witch that offers to help in exchange for a favor first. Now you'll have to travel to a different time and dimension to undo a thing that once went wrong!

A sample version is available to download and play for free for one hour. You can purchase this game at the special price of $2.99 through Sunday, July 21, 2013.

Murder at Honeysuckle Hotel, a Trash To Treasure Crafting Mystery by Rose Pressey, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Murder at Honeysuckle Hotel by Rose Pressey, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Magical Press.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $0.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (07/18/2013 at 2:00 PM ET). 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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Murder at Honeysuckle Hotel by Rose Pressey
A Trash To Treasure Crafting Mystery (1st in series)
Publisher: Magical Press

It's summertime in Honeysuckle, and everyone is lazing in the shade with a tall glass of lemonade. Everyone except Raelynn Pendleton. She's stuck working at the local store to make the rent while her no-good ex-husband lives it up with a floozy.

When she inherits a Victorian house, Raelynn jumps at the chance to turn her life around. How can she afford the upkeep on such a huge place? Simple. She'll run it as a hotel. Problem is, she has no experience and the décor dates back to the Dark Ages. She'll have to use her secret talent for turning junk into treasure or she'll never snag an overnight guest.

But before the new Honeysuckle Hotel even opens for business, Raelynn discovers the body of a young woman in the garden. As a newcomer in town, Raelynn is blamed for the murder. She's fired from her job, which could mean she'll lose the house. The only way to save Honeysuckle Hotel is to find the real killer — with or without the sexy Sheriff Kent Klein.

One way or another, Honeysuckle will be buzzing.

  

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MystereBooks: The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina, Available this Month at a Special Price

Every month Amazon releases a new selection of Kindle books priced $3.99 or less.

Today's featured title from the Mystery & Thrillers category is The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina. This Kindle book was listed at $1.99 as of the date and time of this post, Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 1:30 PM ET, and should be available at this price through the end of the month.

More information about the book is below; if other vendors have priced-matched this title, links to their sites are also shown.

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The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina
An Alex Morrow Mystery
Publisher: Little, Brown

When a notorious millionaire banker hangs himself, his death attracts no sympathy. But the legacy of a lifetime of selfishness is widespread, and the carnage most acute among those he ought to be protecting: his family.

Meanwhile, in a wealthy suburb of Glasgow, a young woman is found savagely murdered. The community is stunned by what appears to be a vicious, random attack. When Detective Inspector Alex Morrow, heavily pregnant with twins, is called in to investigate, she soon discovers that a tangled web of lies lurks behind the murder. It's a web that will spiral through Alex's own home, the local community, and ultimately right back to a swinging rope, hundreds of miles away.

      

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Eye of the Needle, a Suspense Thriller by Ken Follett, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, HarperCollins.

The ebook format of this title was priced at $1.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post (07/18/2013 at 1:00 PM ET). 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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Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
A Suspense Thriller
Publisher: HarperCollins

One enemy spy knows the secret of the Allies' greatest deception, a brilliant aristocrat and ruthless assassin — code name: "The Needle" — who holds the key to the ultimate Nazi victory.

Only one person stands in his way: a lonely Englishwoman on an isolated island, who is coming to love the killer who has mysteriously entered her life.

      

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R.I.P.D. in Theaters July 19th, 2013

R.I.P.D.. Opens in theaters July 19th, 2013.

Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds stars as two cops dispatched by the otherworldly Rest In Peace Department to protect and serve the living from an increasingly destructive array of creatures who refuse to move peacefully into the afterlife.

Directed by Robert Schwentke from a screenplay by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi and based on the comic created by Peter M. Lenkov.

Running time: 96 minutes. Rated PG-13 for violence, sci-fi/fantasy action, some sensuality, and language including sex references.

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RED 2 in Theaters July 19th, 2013

RED 2. Opens in theaters July 19th, 2013.

Retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing, next-generation lethal device that can change the balance of world power. To succeed, they'll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the technologically advanced super weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow.

Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world-and stay alive in the process.

Directed by Dean Parisot from a screenplay by Erich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber, and based on characters created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner.

Running time: 116 minutes. Rated PG-13 for pervasive action and violence including frenetic gunplay, and for some language and drug material.

Watch a trailer for the film below: