Games of Mystery: Women's Murder Club in Twice in a Blue Moon, New at PlayFirst Games

Games of Mystery, your source for mystery-themed electronic and board games, parties for kids and adults, and mystery getaway vacations, is pleased to announce a new mystery game available from PlayFirst Games. You can find out more about these games from our Mystery Games: PlayFirst Download Games page or by clicking on the links provided below.

Based on the bestselling series by James Patterson, the third episode in this game series, Twice in a Blue Moon, continues the adventures of the Women’s Murder Club. The bizarre clues left behind at a murder scene lead Lindsay to a hundred year old murder by the famed Jack the Ripper. The WMC suspects a copy-cat killer as new murders mirror those of famous serious killers of the past. The tension heightens as they try to catch the copy-cat killer before he kills again.

Women's Murder Club: Twice in a Blue Moon is available to purchase for $9.95 with the PlayFirst PlayPass program. A trial version may be downloaded and played for one hour for free.

See also the first two games in this series: Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet and Women's Murder Club: A Darker Shade of Grey.

Other popular games on our download PlayFirst Mystery Games page include the Mystery PI series of casual games, Mystery P.I.: The Vegas Heist and Mystery P.I.: The Lottery Ticket, and Private Eye.

And don't forget to visit Games of Mystery for all kinds of mysterious fun!

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Mystery Book Review: The Fitzgerald Ruse by Mark de Castrique

Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of The Fitzgerald Ruse by Mark de Castrique. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in advance of its publication on our website.

The Fitzgerald Ruse by Mark de Castrique
A Sam Blackman Mystery

Poisoned Pen Press (Hardcover)
ISBN-10: 1-59058-629-8 (1590586298)
ISBN-13: 978-1-59058-629-7 (9781590586297)
Publication Date: August 2009
List Price: $24.95

Review: Mark de Castrique's second mystery with Sam Blackman, The Fitzgerald Ruse, has the Iraqi War veteran juggling two threats, one dating from before World War II and other much more recent.

Blackman and his new partner, Nakayla Robertson, have just opened a new private investigation agency when they get their first case: an elderly woman wants them to retrieve and return a manuscript she admits she stole from a hotel room in which F. Scott Fitzgerald stayed in the 1930s to his rightful heirs. "There's no crime worse than betrayal," she says. "A betrayal has to involve trust, even love. I betrayed Mr. Fitzgerald and I'm counting on you to make it right." It seems simple enough. Blackman gets a lockbox from a bank and stores it overnight in his new office. It's an ordinary lockbox, but with an extraordinary lead seal: a swastika. During the night, however, a security guard is killed and the lockbox stolen. The next day Blackman's buddy from the war shows up to warn him that a members of a rogue military operation who were responsible for the death of their two partners in Iraq, which also caused Blackman to lose part of his leg, think that he has a fortune stolen from the Iraqis ... and they want it. Blackman hasn't stolen anything, but he did recently receive several million dollars in a wrongful death settlement from an insurance company after his parents were killed. It is possible these men are confusing an insurance settlement with stolen money? And how does a pre-World War II era lockbox fit into this?

Nakayla sums up the plot of The Fitzgerald Ruse quite succinctly: "One, we have a mysterious lockbox with a swastika. Two, a son who despises his father and works next to the office where a guard was murdered and the lockbox stolen. Three, the father who died in 1944 after attending a part for German POWs, and four, the father's sister who now has nearly five million dollars and knows a secret about the missing lockbox she wants to keep hidden. And last, but not least, a gang of thieves in Iraq who think you've ripped off their fortune, who probably know you've set up an offshore account, and will torture you before killing you. Am I leaving anything out?" It may seem overly complicated, but the author handles these disparate plot elements quite well. And those familiar with the plot and resolution of the first book in the series will likely have a greater appreciation of Blackman's financial situation than newcomers. There's a lot of intentional misdirection here, but the clues as to who did what to whom and when are liberally sprinkled throughout, allowing the perceptive reader to figure it all at about the same time as Blackman. The titular ruse is, in reality, a minor plot point, which is a bit of a disappointment since a clever literary deception or gambit would have really elevated the book into the top tier. Still, the story is well crafted, and a worthy and most satisfying successor to the exceptional first book in this series.

Special thanks to Poisoned Pen Press for providing an ARC of The Fitzgerald Ruse for this review.

If you are interested in purchasing The Fitzgerald Ruse from Amazon.com, please click the button to the right.

Synopsis (from the publisher): Former Chief Warrant Office and amputee Sam Blackman and his partner, Nakayla Robertson, are opening a detective agency. They have high hopes that the thriving mountain region will provide a steady stream of cases.

Their first client, a quirky elderly woman in a retirement community, makes a strange request. She wants Sam to right a wrong she committed over seventy years ago. Her victim: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Her crime: stealing a manuscript when Fitzgerald resided in the stately Grove Park Inn. Sam's task seems simple enough: retrieve the woman's lockbox and deliver the manuscript to Fitzgerald's heirs.

But nothing is simple for Sam. The lockbox is sealed with a swastika, a symbol his client insists predates the Nazis and reflects a scene from The Great Gatsby. Then a security guard is killed and the lockbox disappears. Not only has his first investigation triggered a murder, Sam's final military case has followed him from Iraq and neither he nor anyone close to him is safe. Are the mysteries connected? Or is one a ruse luring him into the crosshairs of his enemies?

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Games of Mystery: Imagine Detective, New for Nintendo DS

Games of Mystery, your source for mystery-themed electronic and board games, parties for kids and adults, and getaway vacations including murder mystery weekends, is pleased to announce the availability of a new mystery game for the Nintendo DS. More mystery games for this platforms are available on our recently updated Games of Mystery: Nintendo DS webpage.

Live the thrill and adventure of being a teenage private investigator fighting for truth and justice in Imagine: Detective. Discover clues, take photographs, question witnesses; it's up to you to solve the mystery!

Play as Kirsten Spark, a smart and independent 14-year-old student at Summer Hill High School. Use your sharp sixth sense and investigative skills to clear your school from bullies and your town from bandits. Solve fun and intricate cases ranging from pure fun to brain teasers, all while gathering clues that will lead you to the ultimate mystery. Take photographs as events unfold, and question witnesses to find out who, what, when, where, and why. Document all your findings in your own virtual blog!

Imagine: Detective is now available for the Nintendo DS, and is ESRB rated E for Everyone.

Don't forget to visit Games of Mystery for all types of mysterious fun!

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James Patterson Signs with Hachette for 17 More Books through 2012

The New York Times is reporting that James Patterson has signed a 17 book deal with Hachette Book Group ... and this only covers the next three years (though 2012).

There will be 10 adult hardcover fiction titles, 1 non-fiction title, and 6 young adult books. All of Patterson's series characters are expected to be represented, including Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, and the Women's Murder Club. Young adult series titles are expected to include Maximum Ride, Daniel X, and a new series, Witch & Wizard, the first book of which publishes this December.

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WhiteOut, a Thriller based on the Graphic Novel by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, Opens This Friday

WhiteOut, an action thriller based on the graphic novel by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, opens this Friday, September 11, 2009. The film stars Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short, and Tom Skerritt.

Antarctica … The most isolated landmass on Earth. 90° S. latitude, 0° E. longitude. Six million square miles of ice. Six months of darkness. Temperatures at -120°. Winds at 100 miles per hour.

Nature never intended you to survive here.

For U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko, things are about to get even more dangerous. The only law enforcement in this unforgiving territory, she has just been sent to investigate a body on the ice. Antarctica’s first homicide. A shocking discovery in itself, it will plunge her into an even more bizarre mystery and the revelation of secrets long-buried under the endless ice … secrets that someone believes are still worth killing for.

As Stetko races to find the killer before he finds her, winter is already closing in. In the deadly Antarctic whiteout, she won’t see him till he’s a breath away.

Watch the WhiteOut trailer below:

Related resources: Whiteout Volume 1: The Definitive Edition by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber; Whiteout Volume 2: The Definitive Edition by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber; WhiteOut (official website).

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Mystery Book Review: The Desert Hedge Murders by Patricia Stoltey

Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of The Desert Hedge Murders by Patricia Stoltey. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in advance of its publication on our website.

The Desert Hedge Murders by Patricia Stoltey
A Sylvia and Willie Mystery

Five Star (Hardcover)
ISBN-10: 1-59414-785-X (159414785X)
ISBN-13: 978-1-59414-785-2 (9781594147852)
Publication Date: August 2009
List Price: $25.95

Review: The Florida Flippers are on their way to Laughlin (Nevada) for a weekend of fun … and murder … in The Desert Hedge Murders, the second mystery in the Sylvia and Willie series by Patricia Stoltey.

Sixty-year-old Sylvia Thorn, of Miami, agrees to accompany her mother, Kristina Grisseljon, and friends of her travel club on a week-end of fun and scenic tours. The elderly ladies call themselves the “Florida Flippers” because they all are devoted fans of the Miami Dolphins. Just prior to the start of their journey to their next destination, Laughlin, one of the members, Velma Rasher, falls and breaks her hip. One of the Flippers, Sandra Pringle, invites a friend, Patsy Strump, to go as Velma’s replacement. Before the ladies can get comfortable in their rooms at the motel, however, Sandra and Patsy yell for help. They have found a fully dressed man lying dead in their bathtub. This incident does not deter most of the women from seeking out the gaming fun at the local casinos. But when the police came to question the ladies, Patsy, Sandra and their rental car are nowhere to be found. Is this just a coincidence or is there a link between the murdered man and Patsy and Sandra? The other ladies decide they will all do a little sleuthing on their own to find their friends.

Meanwhile, Sylvia’s brother, Willie, who has experienced moments of clairvoyance since his tour during the war, senses Sylvia is in trouble. He and his dad, Peter, head for Nevada. Between the Nevada police, the Arizona police, the FBI, the Flippers, and now Willie, the hunt for the two missing women and a murderer has turned into a confusing mesh of twists and turns. Soon they're convinced there must be a connection between Patsy and Sandra and the dead man, but a more alarming thought crosses their minds: was Velma’s fall actually an accident?

The Desert Hedge Murders is a delightfully amusing mystery. The members of the Flippers are so typical of a group of women their age, each trying to get the first and/or last word in. The author captures to great effect the colors of the modern west in the setting, juxtaposing glitzy casinos with dusty abandoned gold mines. Finally, the murder plot is well developed and provides a good and enjoyable puzzle for the women, and the reader, to solve.

Special thanks to guest reviewer Betty of The Betz Review for contributing her review of The Desert Hedge Murders and to Patricia Stoltey for providing a copy of the book for this review.

Review Copyright © 2009 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved

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Synopsis (from the publisher): A body in a bathtub is the last thing Sylvia Thorn expects her mother’s travel club to find when they check into their Laughlin, Nevada hotel rooms.

The Florida Flippers, named for their long-standing support of the Miami Dolphins, scatter like dandelion fluff, intent on investigating a murder case to which they have no apparent connection. From the elderly wannabe cowgirl with wild red hair to the caustic- tongued volunteer park ranger in orthopedic hiking boots, the Florida Flippers keep Sylvia on her toes as she does a little sleuthing of her own.

But when the Laughlin detectives want to interview the Flippers, one of the elder travelers and her rental car are nowhere to be found. The tour group soon makes a grim discovery at the Lone Cactus Gold Mine near Oatman, Arizona, and Sylvia realizes there may be a connection between her mother’s club and the body in the tub after all. To add to the confusion, and Sylvia’s internal turmoil, the handsome and much younger FBI agent, who tormented her in so many ways in Florida, is now in Laughlin showing intense interest in her group’s activities.

Soon Sylvia’s brother, reluctant clairvoyant Willie Grisseljon, senses trouble. Unable to contact his mother by phone, and prompted by his father who is equally alarmed, Willie abruptly abandons his bachelor weekend in Florida and impulsively, with Dad at his side, flies to the rescue. Willie soon wishes someone would rescue him instead.

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New on DVD: Harper's Island, the CBS Mystery Event of 2009

Yesterday when we posted a list of mystery and suspense television series being released this week on DVD, we neglected to include the DVD edition of Harper's Island, the CBS "mystery event" series that aired earlier this year.

Harper's Island is about a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island off the coast of Seattle for a destination wedding. This island is famous for a streak of unsolved murders from seven years ago. Although they've come to laugh and to love, what they don't know is they've also come ... to die. As the wedding festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets exposed as a murderer claims victims, one by one, transforming the wedding week of fun and celebration into a terrifying struggle for survival.

In every episode, someone is killed and every person is a suspect, from the wedding party to the island locals. By the end of the 13 episodes, all questions will be answered, the killer will be revealed and only a few will survive.

In retrospect, we enjoyed Harper's Island. We thought the premise terrific, but the series took too long for someone to actually start solving the murders. CBS stuffing each episode with up to 20 minutes of commercials, shuffling the air dates, and abruptly cancelling one episode, didn't help either. The DVD release should provide better continuity for the story and a more enjoyable viewing experience.

The DVD edition of Harper's Island is out today. Watch the series trailer below:

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Nominations for 2009 CWA Dagger Awards Announced

Nominations for the 2009 CWA Dagger Awards (and, as a result of a new commercial sponsorship, for the next three years called the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards) were posted this morning on the Crime Writers' Association website. The awards are given annually to celebrate the crème de la crème of crime and thriller fiction.

And the nominees are ...

Gold Dagger:

◊ When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
◊ In the Dark by Mark Billingham
◊ Hit and Run by Lawrence Block
◊ A Whispered Name by William Broderick
◊ The Coroner by M. R. Hall
◊ Dark Times in the City by Gene Kerrigan

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger:

◊ The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
◊ Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
◊ The Last Child by John Hart
◊ Calumet City by Charlie Newton 
◊ Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva 
◊ The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
◊ The Interrogator by Andrew Williams

John Creasey New Blood Dagger:

◊ Sweetsmoke by David Fuller
◊ Bad Catholics by James Green
◊ No Way to Say Goodbye by Rod Madocks
◊ Old City Hall by Robert Rotenberg
◊ Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
◊ The Blood Detective by Dan Waddell

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Winners will be announced on October 21, 2009.

Congratulations from everyone at MBN to the nominees!

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Mysteries on TV: Criminal Minds and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, New This Week on DVD

Mysteries on TV, your source for the most complete selection of detective, amateur sleuth, private investigator, and suspense television mystery series now available or coming soon to DVD, is profiling two series that have season DVDs being released this week.

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An elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again, is the premise behind the crime drama Criminal Minds.

The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most prominent agent is David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), a founding member of the BAU, who returns to help the team solve new cases, while pursuing some unfinished business of his own. Each member brings his or her own area of expertise to the table as they pinpoint predators' motivations and identify their emotional triggers in the attempt to stop them.

The Criminal Minds: Season Four DVD set of 7 discs contain the 24 episodes that aired on CBS from September 2008 through May 2009. The fifth season of Criminal Minds will premiere on Wednesday September 23rd at 9 PM (ET/PT).

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Based on the best-selling novels by Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency chronicles the adventures of Precious Ramotswe (Jill Scott), the cheerful, eminently sensible proprietor of Botswana's first and only female-owned detective agency.

Aided by her highly efficient yet rather peculiar secretary Grace Makutsi (Anika Noni Rose), Mma Ramotswe investigates a variety of cases, helping townspeople solve mysteries in their lives, and begins a special friendship with a respectable garage owner (Lucian Msamati) along the way. Though only nominally a crime drama, like the books on which it is based, the series is more character driven than plot driven.

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Season One DVD set of 3 discs contain the 7 episodes, including the series pilot, that aired from March through May 2009 on HBO. Despite critical acclaim for the series, there has been no announcement yet on whether a second season will be produced.

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Visit the Mysteries on TV website to discover more television mystery series currently available on DVD.

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for September 07, 2009

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!).

This week's letters and mystery clue:

A E H N O R S W Y

This 1996 anthology of the murderous mind was edited by Ruth Rendell (with "The", 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!

   

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Edgar Allan Poe Exhibition to Open September 8th at University of Texas

If you're in Austin (TX) this fall, be sure to stop by the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at the University of Texas. From September 8th, 2009, through January 3rd, 2010, the exhibition "From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe" will be on display.

"From Out That Shadow" features manuscripts, books, art and personal effects, many of them displayed for the first time, documenting Poe's career as a writer, his romantic relationships and mysterious death, the decline and rehabilitation of his literary reputation and his profound influence on mystery and detective fiction and other genres.

Exhibition highlights include Poe's writing desk, letters by and about the author, records of his student days at the University of Virginia, a brooch containing his hair, manuscripts of landmark works such as "The Raven" and the original art for Arthur Rackham's illustrated edition of "Tales of Mystery & Imagination." The exhibition will also contain an interactive digital facsimile of the scroll manuscript of the "Domain of Arnheim."

The exhibition is organized into 12 sections: "The Early Years," which covers Poe's family and his student days at the University Virginia; "Working Writer," about Poe's daily activities earning money and engaging with other writers; "Poe in Love," which documents the many women in Poe's life; "Death and Infamy," devoted to the circumstances of Poe's death and the immediate downturn of his reputation; "Poe the Poet"; "The Raven," which is dedicated to the most famous of Poe's poems; "Poe the Critic"; "Detection," which surveys Poe's stories and his influence upon later writers of mysteries; "Poe and Science," which explores Poe's engagement in topics ranging from shells to astronomy; "The Haunted Mind," which uses portraits and illustrations to investigate the psychological aspects of Poe's work and Poe the man; and "Poe in France" and "Perspectives on Poe," which look at the important influence of Poe upon later writers.

The Ransom Center Galleries are open Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended Thursday hours until 7 p.m. On Saturdays and Sundays the galleries are open from noon to 5 p.m. The galleries are closed on Mondays.

For more information see the original press release, which announced the exhibition last December.

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CBS Schedules Busytown Mysteries as part of Rebranded Children's Programming Cookie Jar TV

CBS announced in a press release Thursday the Saturday morning schedule for its rebranded block of children's programming, Cookie Jar TV.

New this season is Busytown Mysteries, based on the best-selling books by Richard Scarry. Busytown Mysteries brings the popular adventures of Busytown to preschoolers with an educational, problem-solving twist. Children can follow classic characters such as Huckle, Sally, Lowly, Hilda, Pig Will and Pig Won't while they scour around Busytown on fun-filled adventures looking for answers to life's puzzles. They are always up for a new adventure and with everyone driving their own unique vehicle, such as the iconic Apple Car and Pickle Car, getting there is half the fun.

Beginning Saturday, September 19th, Cookie Jar TV, which airs from 7 AM to noon on CBS, will have three episodes of Busytown Mysteries, at 7 AM, 8 AM, and 11 AM (ET/PT).

Busytown Mysteries is also available on DVD as part of the Hurray for Huckle series: Zooming Around Busytown, The Very Best Busytown Friends Ever, and The Spooky Secrets of Busytown.

For online fun, visit BusytownMysteries.com, where kids can explore different neighborhoods of Busytown, play games, and interact with the Busytown characters.

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New Trailer for The Mystery of Whiterock Castle

Oh no! The princess has vanished!

The young squire has come to pick up the little princess from her royal chambers for a stroll in the park, but he is confronted with an empty room, and no trace of his favorite playmate. Luckily, he stumbles upon an important clue. So our dauntless squire sets out to rescue the princess. Will he be able to trace her in the many dangerous corners of the castle, and bring back the King's beloved daughter?

The Mystery of Whiterock Castle offers quick and easy accessibility that is deliberately simple and easy to learn, especially for young gamers. To find and collect the numerous hidden objects concealed in the ten different settings, players can play either in cooperative mode, competing against other players or in a single player game. With randomly generated objects scattered around the levels, secret nooks and crannies and a variety of multiplayer modes and highscore lists, The Mystery of Whiterock Castle makes for an entertaining adventure that the whole family can enjoy.

The Mystery of Whiterock Castle will be available for the Nintendo Wii and X-box 360. No release date for the US has been announced. A new trailer for the game was unveiled yesterday, and can be seen below:

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Mystery Book Review: The Knight by Steven James

Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of The Knight by Steven James. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in advance of its publication on our website.

The Knight by Steven James
A Patrick Bowers Mystery

Baker Publishing (Hardcover)
ISBN-10: 0-8007-1898-4 (0800718984)
ISBN-13: 978-0-8007-1898-5 (9780800718985)
Publication Date: August 2009
List Price: $19.99

Review: FBI Special Agent Patrick Bowers plays a cat-and-mouse game with a cunning killer in The Knight, the third thriller in this series by Steven James.

Bowers has been called from his home in Colorado to Chicago to testify in a retrial of Richard Devin Basque, a serial killer caught by Bowers and convicted 13 years ago. New evidence has been uncovered, which may lead to Basque's release. This comes at an awkward time for Bowers as he's been asked by his friend, Lt. Kurt Mason of the Denver Police Department, to assist in the investigation of a crime that appears to be linked to a double homicide that took place the day before. What they discover shocks them: at the scene of the first murders, a tiny tape recording is found in the woman's mouth which, when played, tells Bowers that the killer will see him in Chicago. How could he know that Bowers was scheduled to testify and be at this particular crime scene? Subsequent murders occur, and at each scene is evidence that indicates the killer knew Bowers would be there. There seemed to be only one conclusion here, he thinks: "Maybe you are no the one closing in on him; maybe he's the one closing in on you."

As thrilling as the investigation is in The Knight also shows a softer side to Bowers. Bowers, a widower, has had to balance a demanding career with caring for his teenaged step-daughter Tessa. This is especially true now as Tessa recently discovered a diary written by her mother in which she admits she had thoughts of aborting her unborn child. Tessa now decides she has to find her biological father. Bowers wants -- needs -- to be there for Tessa, and uses his considerable resources to help her.

There's a nice balance to The Knight, from the intrigue of the cleverly devised plot to the thrill of the investigation, and from the tense courtroom drama to the loving relationship Bowers has with his step-daughter. It's a smart, thoughtful, and satisfying novel.

Special thanks to guest reviewer Betty of The Betz Review for contributing her review of The Knight and to Baker Publishing Group for providing a copy of the book for this review.

Review Copyright © 2009 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved

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Synopsis (from the publisher): The stakes have never been higher.

FBI Agent Patrick Bowers is used to tracking the country's most dangerous killers, but now it looks like a killer is tracking him. When he realizes the murderer is using clues from a medieval manuscript as a blueprint for his crimes, Bowers faces a race against time to decipher who the next victim will be and to stop the final shocking murder--which he's beginning to believe might be his own.

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Second Season Premiere of Castle to Include Cameos by Michael Connelly and Stephen J. Cannell

According to the press release issued yesterday by ABC, the season premiere of Castle will feature cameos by two mystery authors: Michael Connelly (previously announced) and Stephen J. Cannell, who also appeared on the series premiere episode earlier this year.

The episode is titled "Deep in Death", and airs Monday, September 21st at 10 PM (ET/PT). Castle (Nathan Fillion) is wrestling with how to repair his relationship with Beckett (Stana Katic), while struggling to finish his soon-to-be-published bestseller, Heat Wave. But circumstances force the pair back together to investigate the mysterious murder of a man found dead, tangled in the limbs of a tree.

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