The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed blog is reporting that Michelle Trachtenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has written a script for a crime drama that has been sold to The CW. In it, a young criminology student with a dark past (to be played by Trachtenberg) has a gift for profiling.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
eHarlequin Silhouette Romantic Suspense Titles for November 2010
Sparked by danger, fueled by passion, eHarlequin.com has released the November 2010 titles in their Silhouette Romantic Suspense series. Let yourself be swept away with characters who fall in love under larger-than-life circumstances. In Silhouette Romantic Suspense, suspense, emotion and glamour combine to create these highly charged books! For more information or to purchase any of the books below, click on the book title or book cover. (Previous months titles can be found on the backlist page.)
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Her Private Avenger
Journalist Morgan Kerr shouldn't be surprised that ex-fiancé Adam Quinn wants nothing to do with her. Two years ago the rugged mercenary ran out on her, believing she'd betrayed him. But with her best friend murdered and her own father threatening to cart her away to a loony bin, she needs Quinn's help and forgiveness. Never mind that she never stopped loving him.
Reluctantly, Quinn is in. He knows Morgan's not crazy. With old feelings reigniting like wildfire, their investigation turns fiercely passionate. Quinn tries to convince himself it's nothing more than lust. But when a killer takes Morgan hostage, he realizes it is something more … a second chance with the woman he's always loved.
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Medusa's Sheik
Casey Chandler is a Special Forces operative working under cover. Not a harem girl swept off her feet by some prince. But the way her body reacts to Hakim El Aran, it clearly didn't get that memo. To top it off, Medusa's intelligence is certain that El Haran Industries is close to closing a weapons deal, and it's her assignment to stop it. No matter what.
Hakim El Aran lives life in a gilded cage, his family blackmailed by terrorists … until an exotic, mysterious woman saves his life. Cassandra is more than a match for the banker-playboy. Turns out she has to keep him alive only long enough to catch the terrorists. Can he convince her their attraction is worth fighting for?
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P. I. Daddy's Personal Mission
When his father is found dead in Honey Creek for the second time, private investigator Peter Walsh becomes fixated on finding the killer. He can't count on the sheriff, a Colton, to dig very deeply. But someone—a very beautiful someone—thinks the single dad is digging too deeply: Lisa Navarrone, his son's teacher.
Lisa helps Peter reconnect with the child he loves so much, but finds her own connection to him getting stronger with each breathless moment. A painful secret has kept her alone for years, yet she can't help but picture a future for the three of them. And when the boy is threatened, the new lovers must team up for the fight of their lives …
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Deadlier Than the Male
In these captivating new stories, danger is a breath away, but love conquers all …
The Fiercest Heart by Sharon Sala
Torn apart years ago by a family feud and a deadly accident, high school sweethearts Haley and Mack reunite when Haley returns to town. But someone doesn't want them together and will do anything to keep them apart. Anything …
Lethal Lessons by Colleen Thompson
One of Mara's students is troubled by her mother's mysterious death. Despite warnings that the girl's father, Adam, is a danger, Mara sees only a handsome, caring protector. Will she uncover the truth before it's too late?
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Paramount Plans Film Adaptation of Without Remorse by Tom Clancy
Vulture is reporting that a film adaptation of Without Remorse by Tom Clancy is planned by Paramount. If completed, it would be the first non-Jack Ryan thriller by the author to be adapted and filmed (though there is a Jack Ryan connection). Shawn Ryan (The Shield) will write the screenplay.
Without Remorse features ex-SEAL John Kelly, now living in Baltimore as John Clark, whose girlfriend is murdered by a drug lord. Vowing revenge, he seeks his own form of justice, all the while keeping one step ahead of police detective Emmett Ryan -- Jack Ryan's father.
CBS to Develop Crime Drama based on the Jane Whitefield Mysteries by Thomas Perry
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Carol Mendelsohn (CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY) has sold an untitled series to CBS based on the Jane Whitefield mysteries by Thomas Perry. Vanishing Act, published in 1995, is the first of the six books currently in the series. Craig Sweeny (Medium) will serve as writer and executive producer on the script deal
Jane Whitefield is a Native American guide who leads people out of the wilderness -- not the tree-filled variety but the kind created by enemies who want you dead. She is in the one-woman business of helping the desperate disappear. Thanks to her membership in the Wolf Clan of the Seneca tribe, she can fool any pursuer, cover any trail, and then provide her clients with new identities, complete with authentic paperwork. Jane knows all the tricks, ancient and modern; in fact, she has invented several of them herself.
OMN Welcomes Patricia Gussin, Author of And Then There Was One
Omnimystery News is delighted to welcome Patricia Gussin as our guest blogger. Patricia's latest thriller is And Then There Was One (Oceanview Publishing Hardcover, October 2010).
Today, Patricia writes about the idea behind the book. And she's also providing our readers with an opportunity to win a copy of her book. Visit Mystery Book Contests, click on the "Patricia Gussin: And Then There Was One" contest link, enter your name, e-mail address, and this code (2923) for a chance to win! (One entry per person; contest ends November 04, 2010.)
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Photo provided courtesy of Patricia Gussin
The premise of And Then There Was One can be summed up in one sentence: Three nine year old triplets go into a movie theater and only one comes out.
The Monroe triplets live in Tampa, but are visiting their mother’s relatives in a suburb of Detroit. Their father, a former professional baseball player, is in the Bronx at a Yankees game. On the last day of their visit, a nineteen year old cousin takes the three girls to a movie theatre, a multiplex. There’s a squabble about what movie they want to attend so the triplets split up. Jackie goes in with the older cousin. Sammie and Alex go into the adjoining theatre. Sammie and Jackie never come out.
The Monroe parents are beyond devastation. The FBI is called in quickly. Every aspect of the family’s life examined for clues. Especially the professional life of the triplet’s mother, a forensic pediatric psychiatrist, who has helped separate many abusive parents from their children. The Monroes are a biracial family; could racial bigotry play a role? The emotional scale ratchets up as the array of possibilities expand and contract as to who took Sammie and Jackie. Are they even alive? But in the background as the tension and fear and terror escalate, what is happening to Jackie, the safe triplet?
And Then There Was One exploits the most basic of fears, the loss of a child, or in the case of the Monroe triplets, children. This family is at the very pinnacle of anguish. Sammie and Alex have vanished, but the emotional stress on little Jackie is overwhelming, too.
What I was aiming for was super-psychological suspense, but also to explore the emotional glue that holds a family together in crisis.
As the mother of seven and a physician trained in pediatrics, I believe that the abduction of a child evokes the most primal of fears, a terror beyond even the most vivid imagination.
All of my novels have strong family themes along with a sub-theme of medicine and of course being thrillers, gasping twists. Starting with Shadow of Death, the most autobiographical of my novels, followed by Twisted Justice and The Test I have blended my passion for children and medicine and thrillers. The three loves of my life, except for my fabulous husband.
That leads me to a non-fiction book that I co-authored with my husband, Robert Gussin. What’s Next … For You? tells the story of how we both went from careers in medicine and medical research to books and wine. Yes, wine. We have a couple of vineyards in Marlborough, New Zealand. Our grapes are in bottles of Villa Maria Estate wines which you may see on the shelves or in restaurants throughout the world. This “together” book has been called inspirational and humorous, quite a departure from my novels. But we had a good time writing it and we’re still together!
Back to And Then There Was One. Recognizing the depth of emotions plumbed in this story, the actual inspiration for the plot was very banal. I was driving down Route 41 in Sarasota and I noticed a woman pushing a double stroller down the sidewalk. I love kids so I did a double take. There were two toddlers in the stroller, maybe eighteen months old. And beside the stroller, toddled another. All three looked to be about the same age and they looked a lot alike. But the moment was fleeting, and I drove along.
I kept thinking. Why was one walking and the other two being pushed? Were they siblings, or not? That got me thinking about what if they were triplets? What if one triplet was separated from the others?
That led me to something buried deep in my PC archives: my second novel, Twisted Justice. Two of the five children in Twisted Justice are twins, Natalie and Nicole, ten year olds.
When my agent and editor first read Twisted Justice, they both said, “You have too much going on. You need to simplify the story.” So I took out one of my favorite sub-plots and guess what? The novel improved just the way they said it would. The sub-plot that I removed was a kidnapping scenario. Natalie and Nicole were kidnapped out of a mall.
Never delete early drafts. Needless to say, I went back to my former versions of Twisted Justice, extracted the kidnapping details, and modified them to meet the needs of Sammie and Alex’s abduction in And Then There Was One.
It wasn’t exactly that easy, but you get the point. That leads me to my writing habits. I’m not proud to say it, but they are erratic. I write whenever and wherever I can. I am bouncing many balls and I don’t have as much time as I’d like. And I’m behind in my next novel which will feature bioterrorism.
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Patricia is a board certified Family Medicine physician who has spent the major part of her career as the vice president of research of a large health care company. She grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, studied medicine in Detroit, practiced medicine in Philadelphia, and now splits her time between Florida, New York, and New Zealand. Visit her website at PatriciaGussin.com for more information, or her publisher's website, OceanviewPub.com, where she "tells all" about each of her books. You can also add her as a friend on Facebook.
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About And Then There Was One: One is the loneliest number.
Nine years ago, Katie and Scott Monroe were blessed beyond their wildest dreams with identical triplets, Sammie, Alex, and Jackie. Three beautiful daughters and two adoring parents formed the picture-perfect party of five. But this tight-knit family unravels when the three little girls go to see a movie, but only one emerges from the darkness of the theatre. How could Sammie and Alex vanish without a trace?
Plunged into the abyss of a parent's worst fear, Katie and Scott hang by a thread-waiting, worrying, not knowing, and confronting the terrifying realization that the kidnapping may not have been a random act.
Who took Sammie and Alex? Why? Where are they? When will they be found? And what if they're never found, or not found alive? When Jackie, the remaining triplet, crumbles under the weight of grief and survivor's guilt, Katie and Scott struggle to hold out hope and hold on to what remains of their family.
Until -- or unless -- Sammie and Alex are found safe, this picture-perfect family can't be put back together again.
For a chance to win a copy of And Then There Was One, courtesy of the author, visit Mystery Book Contests, click on the "Patricia Gussin: And Then There Was One" contest link, and enter your name, e-mail address, and this code (2923) in the entry form. (One entry per person; contest ends November 04, 2010.)
Confront the Man Behind the Mask in Mystery Legends: The Phantom of the Opera (Collector's Edition), New from BFG
Games of Mystery is pleased to announce the availability of a new mystery casual game from Big Fish Games released today and available to BFG Club members. You can find out more about these games by visiting our Mystery Games: Big Fish Download Games page or by clicking on the links provided below.
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The ruins of the opera house stand as a tomb to unrequited love. Though long abandoned, an undying ghost still wanders its halls, plotting the return of his heart’s desire. Discover the history that haunts the opera house and face all of its challenges. Confront the man behind the mask and complete the final act in this mysterious hidden object adventure game!
This special Collector's Edition includes extras you won't find in the standard version, including a bonus quest and gameplay, an integrated strategy guide, and more!
Mystery Legends: The Phantom of the Opera (Collector's Edition) may be downloaded and purchased for $13.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. A demonstration version (180.83 MB) may be downloaded and played for free for one hour; the full version is 334.70 MB.
Also available: Mystery Legends: The Phantom of the Opera (Collector's Edition) for the Mac.
Watch a preview video below:
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 Ms. Terri's reviews of the adventure and casual mystery games featured on this site, including Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy, Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!, Enlightenus, and many more!
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Universal Planning Film Adaptation of Sweep Series of Fantasy Suspense Novels by Cate Tiernan
Variety is reporting that Universal is planning a film adaptation of the "Sweep" series of fantasy suspense novels by Cate Tiernan, the first of which is Book of Shadows. Robert Nelson Jacobs (Dinosaur, Chocolat, The Shipping News, Extraordinary Measures) will write the screenplay.
The series features Morgan Rowlands, a high school student, who learns she is a blood witch, and must battle the forces of dark magic.
There are currently 14 books in the "Sweep" series plus a super edition. The books are published outside the US as either the "Wicca" or "White Magic" series.
Read the first chapters of Book of Shadows below.
J. K. Rowling Wins Inaugural Hans Christian Andersen Literature Prize
J. K. Rowling has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Hans Christian Andersen Literature Prize, created to honor children's authors who write in the spirit of Andersen.
"Hans Christian Andersen is a writer I revere, because his work was of that rare order that seems to transcend authorship," the author of the Harry Potter books said, praising Andersen's "indestructible, eternal characters." (Guardian)
This new prize is separate from the Hans Christian Andersen Awards, which have been given out every other year since 1956 to a living author and illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children's literature.
Johnny Depp Developing Film Adaptation of The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
Vulture is reporting that Johnny Depp is scouting directors for his film adaptation of The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett, in which he plans to star. His first choice is Rob Marshall, who is currently directing the actor in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. There's no script yet, but plans are moving forward for Depp to develop the project through his production studio at Warner Bros.
Written in 1934, The Thin Man was a stand-alone novel, though you wouldn't know it based on the six films adapted from it starring William Powell and Myrna Loy that were released from 1936 through 1947. Set in Prohibition-era New York City, the original storyline features the glamorous couple Nick and Nora Charles -- and let's not forget their dog, Asta -- who are drawn into investigating the disappearance of an eccentric inventor and the murder of his secretary. The titular character actually refers to the missing man, Clyde Wynant.
Social Game CSI: Crime City Launches Today on Facebook
In a press release today, Ubisoft and CBS Consumer Products announced a new social game based on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: CSI: Crime City
The game can be downloaded starting today at Facebook.com/CSICrimeCity.
In CSI: Crime City the player is a CSI dropped in the middle of a teeming metropolis and is challenged to solve difficult murders to bring criminals to justice. Players can explore crime scenes, earn virtual currency and build their very own CSI Lab. They can play alongside their favorite characters while exploring cool Las Vegas locations such as casinos, nightclubs, hotel suites, the desert and the Las Vegas strip.
Developed with the cooperation of the writers of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Crime City’s nearly endless supply of gameplay will keep fans coming back for more. The game includes storylines and cases tied to events on the television show and features tons of unique items, lab machines and forensic tools to collect and use. Players will be able to interact with their friends by exchanging messages, sharing information and working together to solve intriguing criminal cases.
Ubisoft and CBS have teamed up before to produce a number of games based on the CSI franchise. The next game in the series, CSI: Fatal Conspiracy, will be released later this month for Windows PC, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, and Xbox 360. Learn more about the game at the Ubisoft/CSI website.
Hard Case Crime Signs Publishing Deal with Titan Books
A post on the Shots Magazine blog announced that the creative team behind Hard Case Crime has signed a new deal with UK-based Titan Books to continue publishing hardboiled crime fiction.
Hard Case Crime will relaunch late next year with four new books, including Choke Hold by Christa Faust, a sequel to her 2008 novel Money Shot; and Quarry's Ex by Max Allan Collins, which was originally scheduled to be published last month. In addition, Titan will acquire all existing stock of Hard Case Crime's backlist from its previous publisher, Dorchester.
Titan is distributed in the US and Canada by Random House.
Strange Cases: The Tarot Card Mystery is Available for $2.99 for a Limited Time Only at BFG
From today through October 28th, 2010, Big Fish Games is offering Strange Cases: The Tarot Card Mystery for only $2.99! Simply use the coupon code STRANGE299 at checkout.
Watch a trailer for the game below:
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The Queen of Patpong by Timothy Hallinan (Book Review)
The Queen of Patpong by Timothy Hallinan. A Poke Rafferty Mystery. William Morrow Hardcover, September 2010.
Travel writer Poke Rafferty's life is turned upside down when a man from his wife's past shows up unexpectedly, threatening his family, in The Queen of Patpong, the fourth mystery in this series by Timothy Hallinan.
Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: The Queen of Patpong by Timothy Hallinan.
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Harlequin Intrigue Titles for November 2010
eHarlequin.com has released the November 2010 titles in their Intrigue, breathtaking romantic suspense series. Get these edge-of-your-seat reads today with characters who conquer everything from kidnappings to murder mysteries, only to find themselves irresistibly drawn to one another! For more information or to purchase any of the books below, click on the book title or book cover. (Previous months titles can be found on the backlist page.)
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Body Armor
If last-minute shopping isn't killer enough, Santa is! When Anna Sanford is attacked by a vengeful Saint Nick, a mystery man saves her life. But the real mystery isn't why this man, Brody Carpenter, pledges to protect Anna through the holidays—it's why he left her in the first place…and why she never told him she was pregnant with his child.
In four turbulent years, he'd transformed from local sheriff into an international bodyguard for hire—and Anna is in serious need of protection. Brody wants to help her put her life back together, but dodging bullets is easier done than dodging the past … especially when she is about to give him the ultimate Christmas surprise …
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Hostage to Thunder Horse
Discovering an unconscious woman in a snowdrift, rancher Maddox Thunder Horse vowed to save her life. How she had wound up in a remote area of the Badlands was a mystery, but the fear in the icebound beauty's eyes revealed that it had not been by choice. The woman who called herself Kat roused protective instincts the Lakota native had thought long-dead …
Grateful for her rescue, Katya Ivanov didn't want to pull Maddox into her nightmare. Someone wanted her dead, so the less he knew about her and her situation, the better. Still, the growing attraction between them couldn't be denied—and neither could the killer who lurked in wait. But with a warrior by her side, she just might have a shot at the life—and love—she'd always wanted …
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Colby Brass
As a Colby agent, Trinity Barrett is one of the best at finding the missing and delivering justice. He hasn't confronted a challenge he couldn't handle with ease—until now. To locate an abducted child and bring her home safely, he must team up with Equalizer Evonne Cassidy…his ex-wife.
Launching a dangerous search in Chicago's underbelly is not Evonne's biggest obstacle—partnering with Trinity is. They'd managed to keep their history a secret, but in close quarters they can't deny the passion that still connects them. And if there's any hope for a Christmas reconciliation, they'll first have to survive their risky assignment …
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High-Caliber Christmas
When Jace Dennison left Whitehorse twelve years ago, he never meant to return—until a family tragedy draws the undercover agent back to the town … and the woman he left behind. Suddenly Jace must deal with a life-changing Winchester revelation and serious danger. His Christmas homecoming is stirring up a hornet's nest of trouble, and his ex-fiancée, Kayley Mitchell, is smack dab in the middle.
The last thing Jace wanted was to put the warm and loving blonde in harm's way, but whoever has it out for him has taken Kayley hostage. Jace knows, without a doubt, he'll risk his own life to save Kayley's … and if he's given a second shot at her love, he'll take it.
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Savior in the Saddle
Willa Marks is pregnant. Afraid. And can't remember anything beyond two months ago. What she does know is that she can't trust the police to keep her safe. So when two men—cops—appear at her door, all she can think about is escape. But instinct tells her to trust one of them …
Brandon Ruiz is ex-military. Sheriff of a small town in Texas. And Willa's ex-boyfriend. Or so he claims. Now that they've found her, he's determined to keep Willa safe from her would-be assassin. But to do that he has to stay distanced. He can't let her touch, her scent, reach him. Can't let her kisses inflame him.
He thinks if she remembers, she'll be safe. But he's wrong …
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The Pediatrician's Personal Protector
Dr. Christy Moser had returned to her close-knit Louisiana parish, determined to uncover the truth about her troubled family past. Suddenly complications arise: two terrifying attempts on her life and Reilly Delancey, a handsome SWAT specialist who won't let her out of his sight until the would-be killer is caught …
Reilly never signed on to be someone's bodyguard. Especially not a woman as self-assured, as beautiful, as frustrating as Christy. With her sights set on conducting a private investigation, the sexy pediatrician pleads with Reilly for help. Unable to refuse—or resist—Reilly digs deeper into who framed the people closest to Christy. Before long a new culprit steps forward. A culprit who could end Reilly's career—and ultimately seal Christy's fate.
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