Monday, March 01, 2010

Authors on Tour This Week: Paul Harris, for his novel The Secret Keeper

Author Book Tour

Mystery Books News is pleased to be coordinating this week's online book tour for author , whose debut novel, The Secret Keeper (Plume Trade Paperback, February 2010), chronicles the story of one man's search for the truth in war-torn Sierra Leone, where the rules of civilized society don't apply ...

The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris

Paul will be visiting seven blog sites this week:

Tuesday, March 02, 2010
In Reference to Murder: Author Interview
Murder by 4: Author Guest Post

Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Wendy's Minding Spot: Book Review
Bookish Ruth: Author Guest Post

Thursday, March 04, 2010
Novel Works: Author Interview
Cheryl's Book Nook: Book Review

Friday, March 05, 2010
Books, Books, the Magical Fruit: Author Guest Post

A complete schedule of Paul's tour including a biography and more information about The Secret Keeper can be found at .

We're also thrilled to announce that Paul is giving away a signed copy of his new book to one lucky tour visitor. Visit each tour site on the day indicated and pick up a unique PIN to be used to enter the giveaway on that day. The entry form can be found on Paul's tour page.

We hope you have the opportunity to stop by each of the tour sites this week to learn more about Paul and how his experience as a journalist was woven into the fictional story of Danny Kellerman.

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Mysteries on TV: The Beiderbecke Connection and Matlock, 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 one series that has a season DVD being released this week plus the conclusion to a British trilogy.

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Information on The Beiderbecke Trilogy: The Beiderbecke Connection

The third and final entry in , The Beiderbecke Connection, has Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne settling down.

Teachers at a run-down school in Leeds, they’re new parents to a son they call Firstborn. Trevor (James Bolam) is a jazz fan; Jill (Barbara Flynn) wants to save the planet. One day a friend asks a favor: will they look after a refugee? His name is Ivan, but he’s not that terrible.

Soon Trevor and Jill are harboring criminals, under police surveillance, and trying to convince the headmaster that their new school supplies aren’t stolen goods.

The Beiderbecke Trilogy: The Beiderbecke Connection DVD set of 2 discs contain the conclusion to award-winning playwright Alan Plater trilogy, where the banter is easy and the humor wry in an offbeat adventure set to a jazzy, BAFTA-winning soundtrack. This episode originally aired as a 4-part miniseries from November through December 1988 on ITV.

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Information on Matlock: Season Four

Andy Griffith starred as Atlanta defense attorney Ben Matlock, known for charging a $100,000 fee but also known for finding the real culprit in , a crime drama that aired for six seasons on NBC before moving over to ABC for its final three seasons.

The series was created by Dean Hargrove who was also associated with the revival of the Perry Mason series, Diagnosis: Murder (in an episode of which, during its 4th season, Matlock is pulled out of retirement to defend a colleague of Dr. Mark Sloan), Jake and the Fatman, the Father Dowling mysteries, and more.

Clarence Gilyard Jr. joined the cast this season as Conrad McMasters, Matlock's private investigator, a former deputy sheriff and rodeo rider.

The Matlock: Season Four DVD set of 6 discs contain the 21 episodes (including 3 2-part episodes) that aired on NBC from September 1989 through May 1990.

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

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Harlequin Mira Mystery and Suspense Titles for March 2010

eHarlequin.com has announced the March 2010 titles for their Mira imprint, the brightest stars in women's fiction. From all titles available, we've only listed those that are mystery, thriller, or suspense on this page. To purchase any of the books below, click on the book title or the book cover. (Previous months titles can be found on the backlist page.)

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The Cold Room by J. T. Ellison
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The Cold Room by J. T. Ellison
A Taylor Jackson Mystery (4th in series)

Homicide detective Taylor Jackson thinks she's seen it all in Nashville—but she's never seen anything as perverse as The Conductor. Once his victim is captured, he contains her in a glass coffin, slowly starving her to death. Only then does he give in to his attraction.

Later, he creatively disposes of the body by reenacting scenes from famous paintings. Strangely, similar macabre works are being displayed in Europe. Taylor teams up with her fiancé, FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin, and New Scotland Yard detective James "Memphis" Highsmythe—a haunted man who has eyes only for Taylor—to put an end to The Conductor's art collection.

Has the killer gone international? Or are there dueling artists, competing to create the ultimate masterpiece?

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Out of Body by Stella Cameron
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Out of Body by Stella Cameron
The Court of Angels Trilogy (1st in series)

Born of an ancient family of clairvoyants, Marley Millet finds that her psychic gift is both unsettling and incredibly dangerous. She never wants to "travel" again—but the choice is not hers to make.

After glimpsing the fates of two missing New Orleans jazz singers, Marley knows she has no choice and must speak up before more women disappear. Flinty cop-turned-writer Gray Fisher, who interviewed both chanteuses before they vanished, takes a special interest in Marley's incredible story—and in Marley.

Scouring the wild clubs of the French Quarter, Marley and Gray make an unlikely and uneasy team. But their determination is matched only by the heat between them … and the evil they have uncovered.

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The Reincarnationist by M. J. Rose
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The Reincarnationist by M. J. Rose
Non-Series

A bomb in Rome, a flash of bluish-white, and photojournalist Josh Ryder's world explodes. As Josh recovers, thoughts that have the emotion, the intensity, the intimacy of memories invade him. But they are not his. They are ancient … and violent with an urgency he cannot ignore—pulling him to save Sabina … and the treasures she protects. But who is Sabina?

Desperate for answers, Josh turns to the Phoenix Foundation—a research facility that scientifically documents past-life experiences. He is led to an archaeological dig and to Professor Gabriella Chase, who has discovered an ancient, powerful secret that threatens to merge the past with the present.

Here, the dead call out to the living, and murders of the past become murders of the present.

 Read our review of The Reincarnationist by M. J. Rose.

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The Séance by Heather Graham
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The Séance by Heather Graham
A Harrison Investigation (5th in series)

A chill falls over Christina Hardy's housewarming party when talk turns to a recent murder that has all the hallmarks of the so-called "Interstate Killer" murders from fifteen years before. To lighten the mood, the guests drag out an old Ouija board for a little spooky fun … and that's when things become truly terrifying.

Summoned by the Ouija board, the restless spirit of Beau Kidd, the lead detective—and chief suspect—on the original case, seeks Christina's help: the latest killing isn't a copycat crime, and he wants his name cleared. Back in the real world, cop-turned-writer Jed Braden is skeptical of Christina's ghostly encounters, but his police sources confirm all the intimate details of the case—her otherworldly source is reliable, and the body count is growing.

The spirits are right. The Interstate Killer is still out there, and Christina's life is hanging in the balance between this world and the next.

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Shift by Rachel Vincent
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Shift by Rachel Vincent
A Werecats Thriller (5th in series)

Being the first female werecat enforcer isn't easy. Scars accumulate, but I'm stronger in so many ways.

As for my personal life? It's complicated. Choices worth making always are. Ever since my brother's death and my father's impeachment, it's all I can do to prevent more blood from spilling. Now our Pride is under attack by a flight of vicious thunderbirds. And making peace with our new enemies may be the only way to get the best of our old foe.

With the body count rising and treachery everywhere, my instincts tell me to look before I leap. But sometimes a leap of faith is the only real option …

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Games of Mystery: Apparitions, Kotsmine Hills, New at Big Fish Games

Games of Mystery

, your source for mystery-themed board, electronic and video games, parties for kids and adults, and murder mystery weekends and mystery getaway vacations, is pleased to announce the availability of a new mystery casual game from Big Fish Games released today. You can find out more about these games by visiting our page or by clicking on the links provided below.

Apparitions: Kotsmine Hills
Apparitions: Kotsmine Hills

The Peter Wren Paranormal Investigative Agency is working on a new case at Kotsmine Hills in Virginia, a lonely mining town that been the site of a terrible disaster in 1929. You see, a snowstorm swept through the area, blanketing the town and cutting it off from outside help. Workers at the local Kotsmine Mill were called in during the storm to repair some machinery that had broken down, but a fire broke out during their attempts, and most were killed including people in nearby homes that burned down in the spreading blaze. Is it their spirits that still haunt the old mining town?

Join seasoned paranormal investigators Lucy Ponds and James Light in the game as you help them locate dozens of hidden objects, uncover clues that may solve a decades old mystery and play additional puzzles in the supposedly haunted Kotsmine Hills.

This game was developed in conjunction with The Atlantic Paranormal Society, which was the subject of Ghost Hunters, a popular weekly reality television series for the SyFy channel. It is the second game in this series; the first, Apparitions: Red Reef Inn is not available from BFG.

Apparitions: Kotsmine Hills may be downloaded and purchased for $6.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. A demonstration version (61.62 MB) may be downloaded and played for free for one hour.

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Get any standard game for $6.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. Other benefits include the $2.99 Daily Deal, Tomorrow's Game Today, and special member rewards. And if you purchase any 6 games within a single month, you earn a free game with the Big Fish Game Club Monthly Punch Card! (Collector's Editions earn 3 punches each, half-way towards your free game!)

Read our new game reviews by Ms. Terri: , , , , and .

Big Fish Games: Bestsellers

Big Fish Games: New releases

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for March 01, 2010

A new 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!).

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for March 01, 2010

This week's letters and mystery clue:

A D E H K O R S W

This Bill Pronzini short story features a con man who picks the wrong marks (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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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Mystery Book Review: Stirring Up Strife by Jennifer Stanley

Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of Stirring Up Strife by Jennifer Stanley. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in advance of its publication on our website.

Stirring Up Strife by Jennifer Stanley

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A Hope Street Church Mystery

St. Martin's Minotaur (Mass Market Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0-312-37685-5 (0312376855)
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-37685-7 (9780312376857)
Publication Date: December 2009
List Price: $7.99

Review: Jennifer Stanley introduces 32-year-old Cooper Lee, a plucky lady repairman of office equipment in need of a new life, in Stirring Up Strife, the first in the Hope Street Church mystery series.

After being dumped by her boyfriend of five years, Cooper has moved back with her family in Richmond, Virginia. She's working as a repairer of office equipment -- copiers, laminators, fax machines, and the like -- for a local company, They Make It Work. If only she could patch up her broken heart as quickly as she can put together a broken machine. When Cooper is sent to the offices of Capital City, the nation's largest credit card company, she strikes up a conversation with Brooke Hughes, the office manager. Before she knows it, she's telling Brooke about her miserable life. Brooke invites her to come as her guest to her church where she can meet new people in a relaxed environment. They have a small study group, men and women, who enjoy learning more about the Bible and themselves. Cooper accepts, but following the services on Sunday, Brooke is not among the group, who welcome here as if she was already one of them. Just before their session concludes, they learn that Brooke has been murdered and her husband, Wesley, has been arrested. The group believes Wesley could not have possibly killed his wife, and fearful that the police might not look much further for a suspect, they pair off -- including Cooper -- to search for clues that Wesley is not a killer.

Stirring Up Strife is a splendid mystery with an impressive cast of characters. There are Savannah, a legally blind artist, and Nathan, a computer geek with large feet; Jake, a "recovering Catholic" and Little League coach, and real estate agent Trish, whose face is plastered on billboards through the city; and Quinton, a "banker dude" who's also a master cake maker. Each of these characters is original and real, and it's a treat getting to know them. That they're part of a solidly plotted, really quite charming, murder mystery is all the more enjoyable.

Special thanks to guest reviewer Betty of The Betz Review for contributing her review of Stirring Up Strife and to St. Martin's Minotaur for providing a copy of the book for this review.

Review Copyright © 2010 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved

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Synopsis (from the publisher): Cooper Lee can repair a copy machine — but can she repair her life? That’s one of the many Big Questions that lead this newly single Richmond girl to Sunrise Bible Study at the Hope Street Church. Cooper hasn’t attended church in ages, but after getting dumped by her long-time boyfriend — and moving in with her family — she could use some new friends, and a new outlook on life. Happily, the members of the Bible group are anything but cookie-cutter, which suits Cooper just fine. There’s a blind folk artist, a playboy meteorologist, an investment banker with a sweet tooth, an ambitious realtor, and a cute shy web designer who just might be “the one” for Cooper. But the member of Hope Street Church who invited Cooper to join this motley crew — an office worker who got her wedding ring stuck in a copier — is something else altogether: She’s dead And her husband is suspected of murder!

The Sunrise gang jumps into action, vowing to solve this unholy mess — with God’s guidance — and Cooper’s snooping …

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Mystery Book Review: Death's Green Eyes by Kent Wallace

Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of Death's Green Eyes by Kent Wallace. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in advance of its publication on our website.

Death's Green Eyes by Kent Wallace

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Non-series

World Audience (Trade Paperback)
ISBN-10: 1-935444-62-X (193544462X)
ISBN-13: 978-1-935444-62-6 (9781935444626)
Publication Date: December 2009
List Price: $20.00

Review: Kent Wallace's debut novel, Death's Green Eyes, is a stylish if occasionally uneven thriller featuring a "seen it all"-type character who gets involved in a murder investigation.

Wade Ellington a guy who has struggled in life and wasn't above breaking the law to get by. He's on his way to Los Angeles because a woman he once knew called to say she needed him. She sounded scared. He discovers her body in her apartment, an apparent suicide, but he doesn't buy it ... and neither do the police. Unsure why she called him, unsure it was even her, Wade wants some answers. But someone else is determined to prevent him from getting them.

The opening chapter introduces the lead character in a series of non-linear flashbacks and sets the tone for the book. The writing is generally crisp and edgy, often graphic and explicit, but also somewhat choppy; M-dashes abound, as illustrated in the this short passage from mid-way through the book:

The area code was 213 -- Los Angeles -- no surprise. Now I was nodding like the idiot boy -- a smile.

They left, and I paced -- popped another beer. I ran through some scenarios -- conversations -- approaches. I was excited but didn't want to sound it -- I knew I was at least two more beers from making a call.

When I finally did call -- three beers later -- I reached a machine. I'd only considered what I was going to say to [her] if she answered the phone -- reckoning I'd ad lib, play the magic game -- leaving a message confused me, and I hung up the phone -- then sat wondering if the receiver had disconnected before I'd uttered [a word].


At times, Death's Green Eyes risks being more style than substance, but the murder mystery plot is well conceived and played out. It's an interesting example of a noir thriller that is anything but mainstream.

Special thanks to Kent Wallace for providing a copy of Death's Green Eyes for this review.

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Synopsis (from the publisher): Wade is knock-around guy who has done everything and seen more -- from drug smuggling to prostitution; from providing protection to those who need it, to retrieving things for people who can't go through traditional channels for help ... Ellington has thrived in society's underbelly -- mingling with hookers and hit-men, crooked cops and mafia capos ...

A desperate late night telephone call from a long ago friend and lover -- an ex-prostitute turned movie star -- throws him into a frenzied case of whodunit ...

Against his better judgment and the advice of his patrono, Ellington's conscience and unorthodox belief system force him to find the killer -- in the process he finds love and self-respect.

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Ostara Publishing Announces Four New Titles for its Top Notch Thrillers Imprint

Ostara Publishing

Three months after the imprint’s launch, Ostara Publishing has issued four more titles in their print-on-demand Top Notch Thrillers series which “aims to revive great British thrillers which do not deserve to be forgotten.”

The new titles, originally published in Britain between 1962 and 1970, were selected by crime writer and critic Mike Ripley, who acts as Series Editor for Top Notch Thrillers. "When first published," he said, "these titles were all best-sellers and their authors are among the most respected names in thriller fiction. Many readers will welcome these novels back almost as old friends and hopefully a new generation of readers will discover them for the first time."

At present, these books do not seem to be available in the US but may be ordered directly from the publisher or from Amazon.co.uk.

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The Ninth Directive by Adam Hall

The Ninth Directive by Adam Hall
Originally published in 1966, 2nd in series

"At this time, when the whole of the South-east Asian picture is confused and threatening, Her Majesty's Government consider it highly desirable that a goodwill mission is undertaken by someone who is neither a statesman nor a diplomat but who commands international respect and admiration, particularly in Thailand. Thus in three weeks' time a representative of the Queen is to visit Bangkok on a goodwill tour." With careful precision he said: "During the visit we want you to arrange for his assassination."

Quiller, the meticulous, ice-cold, taut-as-a-spring super agent is in Thailand planning an assassination - in order to prevent one. He knows his opponent is as ruthlessly professional as he is and he also knows to trust no one.

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The Tale of the Lazy Dog by Alan Williams

The Tale of the Lazy Dog by Alan Williams
Originally published in 1970, Non-series

With friends like these ...

Murray cut him short: "All right, I’ll take your word for it. But for a moment you had me worried. I thought it was you who’d killed Finalyson." Pol sat back with his champagne and chuckled playfully. "Oh but it was, my dear Murray. Or rather, I had him killed. It was the only way." Murray closed his eyes. It was not easy to lose one’s temper with a man while you drank his champagne. Especially when he also had a gun.

The Tale of the Lazy Dog assembles a pirate's crew of rogues, mercenaries and undercover agents, throws them into the world's hottest hot spot -- South East Asia during the Vietnam War -- and then tempts them to pull off the heist of the century.

The prize: one and a half billion dollars in US currency.

What could possibly go wrong?

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A Flock of Ships by Brian Callison

A Flock of Ships by Brian Callison
Originally published in 1970, Author's first book, Non-series

1941: As part of a small Allied convoy, the British freighter M.V. Cyclops races through the South Atlantic with a cargo of secrets. One of the convoy is torpedoed and sunk ... a mysterious distress call is received from another ship ... the Radio Officer disappears ... and then Cyclops seems to open fire on her sister ship.

Gradually the convoy is pushed westward, further and further away from its South African destination – and safety. Could it be that something is actually shepherding this tiny flock of ships towards the waiting U-boats?

The Devil doesn’t really exist – not in the South Atlantic. Does he?

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Time Is an Ambush by Francis Clifford

Time Is an Ambush by Francis Clifford
Originally published in 1962, Non-series

In a quiet Spanish town near Barcelona, the innocent Englishman abroad Stephen Tyler is trying to pursue his career as a novelist and scriptwriter when he stumbles into a relationship with visiting German couple, Erich and Ilsa Scheele. Tyler’s growing attraction towards Scheele’s wife, though, soon proves dangerous, especially when the German’s body is washed up on the beach, for this is Franco’s Spain in the early 1960s, where suspicion runs deep but the scars of the Civil War are even deeper.

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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Reviews of Mystery and Suspense Books for Kids, New This Week on Book Trends

Book Trends: Reviews of Young Adult and Children Books

Book Trends, a review site for young adult and children books, published several new book reviews this past week. We're presenting here a summary of those in the mystery / suspense category.

Sinister Substitute by Wendelin Van Draanen. The 3rd book in the Gecko and Sticky series. Recommended for readers aged 10 to 12. Lexile measure: N/A. Reviewed by a 6th grade student who wrote, "This book was amazing and very cool. This is one of those books where once you have read it, you wish you had one of the character’s lives just for awhile."

The Veiled Detective by David Stuart Davies. The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Recommended for readers aged 12 and older. Lexile measure: N/A. Reviewed by a 6th grade student who wrote, "Calling all Sherlock Holmes fans: this incredibly very well-written book with classic characters like Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, and Professor James Moriarty by author David Stuart Davies will fulfill your 'Who done it' reading pleasures."

For more reviews of children and young adult books, visit Book Trends; their reviews will amaze you!

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Games of Mystery: 3 Cards to Dead Time, New at Big Fish Games

Games of Mystery

, your source for mystery-themed board, electronic and video games, parties for kids and adults, and murder mystery weekends and mystery getaway vacations, is pleased to announce the availability of a new mystery casual game from Big Fish Games released today. You can find out more about these games by visiting our page or by clicking on the links provided below.

3 Cards to Dead Time
3 Cards to Dead Time

Jess Silloway's dreams are haunted by a ghostly figure, always gesturing to be followed. Clues lead to a bed and breakfast on the coast of Maine – the lone surviving structure of a small town mysteriously destroyed eighty years ago ... and now one of the most haunted places on earth. Ghost hunters have come for an annual Halloween Night investigation, but it's Jess who glimpses the "other side." But why her? She doesn't know the woman in her dreams and, until now, she had no idea Beacon Bay even existed. She has no connection here, no history. And then ... something starts to feel ... familiar ...

Use your powers of observation and deduction to unlock glimpses of events from the past, present and future, and then put the pieces together to discover what happened that fateful night so long ago.

See also the first game in the series, 3 Cards to Midnight

Also available: 3 Cards to Dead Time Game Walkthrough.

3 Cards to Dead Time may be downloaded and purchased for $6.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. A demonstration version (195.86 MB) may be downloaded and played for free for one hour.

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Get any standard game for $6.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. Other benefits include the $2.99 Daily Deal, Tomorrow's Game Today, and special member rewards. And if you purchase any 6 games within a single month, you earn a free game with the Big Fish Game Club Monthly Punch Card! (Collector's Editions earn 3 punches each, half-way towards your free game!)

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Friday, February 26, 2010

John Grisham To Write Young Adult Series Featuring Kid Lawyer

John Grisham

Publishers Weekly is reporting that bestselling legal thriller author John Grisham has signed with Penguin Young Readers Group in the US and Hodder & Stoughton in the UK to publish a series featuring a 13-year-old amateur attorney. The first book, Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, in which the titular character unwittingly becomes involved in a high-profile murder trial, is scheduled to be published this May with the second, as yet untitled but also featuring the same character, book to be published next year. The two novels in the series will be aimed at middle school readers.

Don Weisberg, President of Penguin Young Readers Group, said, "We are looking forward to introducing John Grisham to a whole new generation of young readers. Theodore Boone delivers Grisham's trademark storytelling, perfectly spun for a younger audience. Kids are going to love it."

This is Grisham's first series for young adults. He has more than 250 million books in print worldwide, and his books have been published in 29 languages.

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NBC Shelves Remake of Prime Suspect

Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that NBC has temporarily shelved its remake of Prime Suspect due to difficulties in casting a lead. (And seriously, what actor would want to take on comparisons with the superb Helen Mirren, who played the role of Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison in the original series?)

The original series was written by, and based on stories by, Lynda La Plante, who won an Edgar Award for her work; all seven series (seasons) are available on DVD from Mysteries on TV: Prime Suspect. The update was written by Without a Trace creator Hank Steinberg.

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