First, Kill All the Lawyers by Patricia M. Clark is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

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First, Kill All the Lawyers
Patricia M. Clark
The Cleary Case Files
Publisher: Patricia Clark

It's true what Shakespeare wrote about killing lawyers being a good start. At least that's what Sgt. Edward Pulaski secretly believes when attorneys start popping up dead all over Washington, D.C. If reporters could be next on the hit list all his dreams would be fulfilled. An obscure poison, no suspects, and no forensic evidence hinder the investigation until a federal judge is the target and Pulaski's friend, FBI agent Shawn Cleary, joins the task force.

Shawn, fresh from a shootout that may leave her partner a quadriplegic, throws herself into the investigation to assuage her guilt and stop the horrible flashbacks of the event. As the body count rises and crosses state lines, lawyers from across the country begin to panic and demand action. Patterns emerge as pieces of the puzzle begin to come together.

The breakneck pace accelerates until Sgt. Pulaski reluctantly realizes all the clues lead to Shawn Cleary as the main suspect. She does nothing to dampen his suspicions when she flees instead of turning herself in. Worlds collide when powerful people in Washington seem more interested in a shoot to kill order than capturing Shawn alive. Pulaski is torn when Shawn calls him professing her innocence.

Working both inside and outside the system, Pulaski and Shawn continue to connect all the dots until the killer's next move becomes obvious. Aware her life hangs in the balance, Shawn tells Pulaski she is determined to save someone she loves and capture the killer before he gets away. Pulaski must choose between trusting a friend and doing what his bosses want. As Shawn races to the historic theater where the climax awaits, she prays she can make it in time while Pulaski wonders if he made the right choice.

  

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Spitfire by Annette Sandoval is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Spitfire by Annette Sandoval as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Tuesday, August 28, 2012.

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Spitfire
Annette Sandoval
Thomas & Mercer

Twenty-eight-year-old Tomi Reyes is a documentary filmmaker who moonlights as a receptionist to pay the bills. It’s a pretty easy gig—until she receives an unexpected promotion, and her somewhat interesting life goes totally insane.

For starters, her new boss, Scott Martin, morphs from nice guy into creepy dictator in the space of, like, five seconds. Then Justin Thyme, Tomi’s occasional boyfriend, is found murdered and stuffed inside his refrigerator. Before Tomi can get over the shock, her friend Whim meets the same gruesome fate. Tomi has a sneaking suspicion that new-boss-Scott has a hand in all of this, but the evidence to both of the murders is pointing to her! She is wondering how she'll look in an orange jumper, when her childhood pal is assigned to the case. Nicholas "Nickels" Turino, is now an FBI agent, and a hot one at that. When the killer starts stalking Tomi—going as far as turning her fridge into her waiting tomb—the not-so-swift hand of justice drives Tomi to act. She sets out to unmask the killer herself or die trying. Seriously underdressed for such a cold-blooded death, Tomi is determined to live.

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Mr. E. Reviews Midsomer Murders Set 20

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This DVD (and Blu-ray disc) set will probably best be remembered as the set of episodes that mark the end of the career of DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles). He first played the character in 1997, based on one created by crime novelist Caroline Graham, who featured the police detective in a series of mysteries set in fictional Midsomer County. The four episodes in Set 20 are typical of the series, ranging from the good to very good to the really quite good. It's a rare episode, indeed, that fails to satisfy.

Read the full text of our review at Mr. E. Reviews Midsomer Murders Set 20.

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This Week's Bestselling Mystery and Suspense Audiobooks (120827)

Here is this week's list of the top ten bestselling mystery and suspense audiobooks (books on CD).

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SyFy Acquires US Rights to Canadian Sci-Fi Crime Drama Continuum

The Canadian sci-fi crime drama Continuum has been picked up by SyFy to air in the US.

The 10-episode first season of the series premiered on Showcase in May 2012 and has been renewed for a second season.

The series stars Rachel Nichols as Kiera Cameron, a regular cop from 65 years in the future who finds herself trapped in present day Vancouver. She is alone, a stranger in a strange land, and has eight of the most ruthless criminals from the future, known as Liber8, loose in the city. Lucky for Kiera, through the use of her CMR (cellular memory recall), a futuristic liquid chip technology implanted in her brain, she connects with Alec Sadler (Erik Knudsen), a seventeen-year-old tech genius. When Kiera calls and Alec answers, a very unique partnership begins.

Kiera's first desire is to get "home". But until she figures out a way to do that, she must survive in our time period and use all the resources available to her to track and capture the terrorists before they alter history enough to change the course of the future. After all, what's the point of going back if the future isn't the one you left?

Watch a trailer for Continuum below.

Today's Bestselling Free Kindle MystereBooks (120827)

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

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Mystery and Suspense Films, New This Week on DVD (120828)

Checking through our list of films currently scheduled for release this week on DVD and/or Blu-ray disc, shown below are those that fall into the mystery, suspense, thriller and adventure categories.

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Headhunters (2011)

Film Synopsis (from the studio): Aksel Hennie stars as Roger Brown, a charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter. He lives a life of luxury well beyond his means and chooses to subsidize his expensive lifestyle through stealing highly prized art. When his beautiful wife, an art gallery owner, introduces him to a former mercenary in the possession of an extremely valuable painting, he decides to risk it all in order to obtain it, and in doing so, he discovers something, which makes him a hunted man.

Directed by Morten Tyldum from a screenplay by Lars Gudmestad, Ulf Ryberg, and Jo Nesbø, the author of the crime thriller from which this film was adapted. The film is in Norwegian with English subtitles, runs 100 minutes, and is rated R for bloody violence including some grisly images, strong sexual content and nudity.

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Battleship (2012)

Film Synopsis (from the studio): The battle for Earth begins at sea in this epic action-adventure starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna, Alexander Skarsgård and Brooklyn Decker. An international naval coalition becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage a hostile alien force of unimaginable strength.

Inspired by the board game of the same title, the film is directed by Peter Berg from an original screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber. It runs 131 minutes and is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language.

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This Week's New Mystery/Suspense Title from Carina Press

Carina Press is a digital-first imprint from Harlequin, publishing books in an interesting and diverse selection of genres including contemporary romance, steampunk, gay/lesbian fiction, science-fiction, fantasy, and — but of course — mystery and suspense.

Here is this week's new ebook (listed under Romantic Suspense) …

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In His Sights
Tina Beckett

During a hostile situation at the American embassy in Angola, Special Forces officer Cole Scalini is ordered to take out a suicide bomber and rescue a hostage. Simple enough for a sniper with his training, until he realizes that the woman in danger is neither a random nor a typical victim. She's pregnant.

Callie Nascimento is carrying her sister's baby as a surrogate when she discovers her sister was killed under suspicious circumstances. Now Callie's become a target. Her only hope for survival is a rebel of another kind, a handsome loner of a military man who's risking his life to save her.

As Cole strives to keep Callie safe, fighting the terrain and terrorist attacks, his respect for her grows. She's strong, capable and sexy as hell. But before he can explore if their attraction is something deeper, he has to get her safely back on U.S. soil. Because the enemy is much closer to home than they realize.

      

Telemystery: Homeland, In Plain Sight, Once Upon a Time, Poirot, The Streets of San Francisco, and The Walking Dead, New This Week on DVD

Telemystery, your source for one of the most comprehensive listings of crime drama, amateur sleuth, private investigator, mystery and suspense television series, mini-series and made-for-television movies, now available on or coming soon to DVD or Blu-ray disc, is profiling six series being released this week.

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Homeland
Season One

Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes), a brilliant but volatile CIA agent, suspects that a rescued American POW may not be what he seems. Is Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) a war hero … or an Al Qaeda sleeper agent plotting a spectacular terrorist attack on U.S. soil?

Following her instincts, Mathison will risk everything to uncover the truth — her reputation, her career and even her sanity.

This first season of the series aired on Showtime in Fall 2011. The second season premieres Sunday, September 30th.

    

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In Plain Sight
Season Five

Mary McCormack stars as tough, smart and sexy U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon who works for the Witness Protection Program (WITSEC).

Putting her life on the line as she relocates and protects both innocent people and ruthless criminals, Mary struggles to find a balance between work and her personal life.

This fifth and final season of the series aired during Spring 2012 on USA Network.

    

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Once Upon a Time
Season One

Immerse yourself in the magic and mystery of Storybrooke — a sleepy little town where every fairytale character you've ever known is frozen in time and trapped between two worlds, victims of an evil curse.

On her 28th birthday, Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) meets Henry (Jared Gilmore), the son she gave up for adoption 10 years ago. Henry believes Emma is the daughter of Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), prophesied to break a powerful curse. Unconvinced, Emma returns Henry to Storybrooke, where she encounters the enigmatic Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) and clashes with mayor Regina Mills (Lana Parrilla) — the boy's adoptive mother — who Henry insists is none other than the Evil Queen!

This first season of the series aired on ABC from October 2011 through May 2012. The second season is set to premiere on Sunday, September 30th.

      

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Poirot
Series Six

David Suchet stars as the dapper, diminutive Belgian private detective Hercule Poirot, who solves the most serpentine cases with the sharpest of minds and the driest of wits.

Set in the Art Deco elegance of 1930s England, each mysterious adventure is a treat for the eyes and the intellect.

Acorn Media is re-releasing the episodes of this series, remastered, and in their original broadcast order.

Four feature-length episodes are included in this set: "Hercule Poirot's Christmas"; "Hickory Dickory Dock"; "Murder on the Links"; and "Dumb Witness".

    

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The Streets of San Francisco
Season Four (Volume 1)

Twenty year veteran Detective Lt. Mike Stone (Karl Malden) is partnered with young, college educated Inspector Steve Keller (Michael Douglas), who has a lot to learn about being a police detective on the Streets of San Francisco in this ABC crime drama that aired for five seasons.

This fourth season of the series, released in two volumes, aired September 1975 through March 1976.

  

Also available: The Streets of San Francisco Season Four Volume 2. A combo-pack of both DVDs can also be purchased, at a modest discount.

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The Walking Dead
Season Two

When the world is ravaged by a zombie apocalypse, police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and a small group of others struggle to stay alive as "the dead" stalk them at every turn. Can Rick and the others hold onto their humanity as they fight to live in this terrifying new world? And, amidst dire conditions and personal rivalries, will they ultimately survive one another?

This AMC thriller is based on "The Walking Dead" graphic novels by Robert Kirkman. The first of eight episodes of the third season premiere on Sunday, October 14th. The final eight episodes will begin airing in February 2013.

      

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Visit the Telemystery website to discover more television mystery series currently available on and coming soon to DVD, Blu-ray disc, or video on demand.

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin is Today's Kindle Daily Deal for Kids

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal for Kids.

The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Monday, August 27, 2012.

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The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
Puffin

First published in 1979, this middle school grade mystery was the recipient of the Newbery Medal.

When sixteen people are called together for the reading of wealthy Sam Westing's will, they are surprised to learn that the will is actually a contest in which they are all to participate. Working with partners, the potential heirs take their clues to try to find the elusive answer to the Westing game and thus take their shares of the two-hundred-million-dollar prize.

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