Last week CBS announced it was no longer interested in airing the "Jesse Stone" made-for-television movies.
Now we're learning that Sony Pictures Television, which produces the films, is shopping the series to a cable network. This is consistent with what star Tom Selleck, who plays Jesse Stone, has said all along, that he's not done with the character … even if CBS abandons it.
Selleck has co-executive produced and co-written the last few screenplays of the series with Michael Brandman, who recently took over writing the "Jesse Stone" mystery novels following the death of creator Robert B. Parker.
Jesse Stone is the chief of police of the small coastal community of Paradise, Massachusetts. In the most recent movie, "Benefit of the Doubt", he returned to the position after having lost it at the end of the fifth film in the series, "Thin Ice". "Benefit of the Doubt" will be available on DVD August 7th, 2012.
(Related article: Los Angeles Times.)
Friday, June 01, 2012
Jesse Stone Movies May Be Headed to Cable
The Legacy of the Dragon by J. Gregory Smith is This Week's Amazon Deal Vote Winner
MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Legacy of the Dragon by J. Gregory Smith as this week's Amazon Deal Vote Winner. The deal price of $1.99 is valid this weekend only.
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The Legacy of the Dragon by J. Gregory Smith
A Paul Chang Mystery
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
This is the second mystery featuring former NYPD detective, now PI Paul Chang.
About The Legacy of the Dragon (from the publisher): Retiring to open his own agency with former partner Nelson Rogers should mean leaving behind politics and scapegoating. Instead, corrupt Colonel Byrd of the Delaware state police and his lackey Clyde Foley harass Chang at every turn, and their unwanted attention puts his fledgling business on the brink of bankruptcy.
With the police on his back and the agency taking sleazy cases he never thought he’d have to, Chang erupts under the job’s pressures and sees his personal demon, an alter ego he calls the dragon, emerge. Only the training from his martial arts teacher and old friend Shu can keep Chang sane. But when someone tries to frame him for the stalking of his ex-wife and a journalist, the harassment turns deadly and the lives of everyone close to him are in danger. Unable to wait for events to take their course, Chang must unleash the dragon.
Important Note: Amazon.com updates its weekly deal vote winners every Friday. The title referenced above is available at a discounted price of $1.99 from Friday, June 01, 2012 through Sunday, June 03, 2012 only.
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Criminal Minds Seasons 1 to 6 DVDs are Today's Amazon Gold Box Deal
If you're fans of the CBS drama Criminal Minds and you don't already own any of the season DVDs, here's a special offer that might interest you.
The Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day for Friday June 1st, 2012 is a collection of all six season DVDs to date for just $99.
Criminal Minds features an elite team of FBI profilers, who analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds and anticipate their next moves before they strike again. The first two seasons starred Mandy Patinkin as the head of the unit; during the third season, Joe Mantegna took over the role.
The seventh season recently concluded its run on CBS. It has been renewed for an eighth season.
Wild Good Chase by Terri Thayer is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Wild Good Chase by Terri Thayer as today's fourth free mystery ebook.
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Wild Good Chase by Terri Thayer
A Dewey Pellicano, Quilting Mystery
Publisher: Midnight Ink
The amateur sleuth is introduced in this first mystery (of three to date) in the series.
About Wild Good Chase (from the publisher): A computer techie by trade, Dewey Pellicano would rather swallow needles than be pinned down to a life of quilting. But when her mother passes away, Dewey must exchange code for calico as the new proprietress of Quilter Paradiso.
Between learning the business and dealing with a conniving employee who is also her sister-in-law, Dewey is ready to snap. During a national quilt show, quilting celebrity Claire Armstrong offers to buy the shop. But before Dewey can accept, she finds the famous quilter lying dead on the floor—a bloody rotary cutter at her side.
When hunky homicide detective Buster Healy enters the scene, romance flourishes … until another murder takes place. Can Dewey thread together the pieces to this murderous pattern before the killer strikes again?
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Force of Habit by Alice Loweecey is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Force of Habit by Alice Loweecey as today's third free mystery ebook.
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Force of Habit by Alice Loweecey
A Guilia Falcone Mystery
Publisher: Midnight Ink
A former nun, now an assistant to PI Frank Driscoll, is introduced in this first of a "dangerously habit forming" mystery series.
About Force of Habit (from the publisher): Giulia Falcone is convinced she's going to Hell. First, because she left the convent. Second, her new job with a private investigator has her sneaking around and lying. Adjusting to life in the outside world isn't easy. Makeup, dating, and sex are all new to her. And despite a crush on her boss Frank Driscoll—a foul-mouthed, soft-hearted ex-cop—Giulia is sure he'd never fall for an ex-nun.
Her first case involves drop-dead handsome Blake Parker, a man with immense wealth and an ego to match. He and his fiancée are getting disturbing "gifts" with messages based on biblical verses. When Giulia is drawn into the stalker's twisted game, salacious photos of her appear, threatening her job and her friendship with Frank. No one imagines—least of all naïve Giulia—the danger ahead, when following the clues turns into a fight for her life.
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Shadow of Doubt by Jonnie Jacobs is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Shadow of Doubt by Jonnie Jacobs as today's second free mystery ebook.
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Shadow of Doubt by Jonnie Jacobs
A Kali O'Brien Mystery
Publisher: Kensington
This is the first mystery (of seven published over a 10 year period) featuring the criminal defense attorney.
About Shadow of Doubt (from the publisher): Despite her doubts, Kali agrees to help a childhood friend accused of murder, but she hadn't counted on the missing teenage girl and the envelope of incriminating photos—or the need to confront her own past.
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Messages by John Michael Hileman is Today's Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Messages by John Michael Hileman as today's free mystery ebook.
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Messages by John Michael Hileman
Publisher: Amlin Publishing
About Messages (from the publisher): Words are everywhere — on labels, magazines, sign posts, t-shirts — everywhere. And as much as David Chance would like to hide from them, he can't. Words keep leaping off objects around him, forming messages in his mind. But how is this possible? Has his brain suddenly taken an evolutionary leap forward, or are the mysterious messages proof of divine intervention? Does God really exist?
Driven to answer a question he'd long ago abandoned, and stalked by the killer he's trying to stop, David risks everything to follow the messages to a dirty bomb set to go off in the heart of Boston. But can he trust the author of the messages to protect him from a terrorist who seems to know his every move.
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Mystery Bestsellers for the Week Ending June 01, 2012
A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending June 1st, 2012 has been posted by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books.
John Sandford's 22nd Lucas Davenport mystery, Stolen Prey, takes over the top spot this week. Otherwise it was a very quiet week, with most books moving up or down a notch or two and just one new title debuting.
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New at number 7 is the stand-alone period thriller Istanbul Passage by Joseph Kanon.
A neutral straddling Europe and Asia, Istanbul survived the Second World War as a magnet for refugees and spies, trafficking in secrets and lies rather than soldiers. Expatriate American businessman Leon Bauer was drawn into this shadow world, doing undercover odd jobs and courier runs in support of the Allied war effort.
Now, as the espionage community begins to pack up and an apprehensive city prepares for the grim realities of postwar life, Leon is given one last routine assignment. But when the job goes fatally wrong—an exchange of gunfire, a body left in the street, a potential war criminal on his hands—Leon is plunged into a tangle of intrigue, shifting loyalties, and moral uncertainty.
Played out against the bazaars and mosques and faded mansions of this knowing, ancient Ottoman city, Leon’s conflicted attempt to save one life leads to a desperate manhunt that ultimately threatens his own survival. How do you do the right thing when there are only bad choices to be made?
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Winners of the 2012 Arthur Ellis Awards Announced
The winners of the 2012 Arthur Ellis Awards were announced last night by the Crime Writers of Canada recognizing excellence in Canadian crime writing.
The winners are …
• Best Crime Novel: Before the Poison by Peter Robinson (McClelland and Stewart)
• Best First Crime Novel: The Water Rat of Wanchai by Ian Hamilton (House of Anansi Press)
• Best Crime Novel in French: La chorale du diable by Martin Michaud (Les Editions Guélette)
• Best Crime Non-Fiction: Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives Through the Secret World of Stolen Art by Joshua Knelman (Douglas & McIntyre)
• Best Juvenile/Young Adult Crime Book: Blink & Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones (Candlewick Press)
• Best Crime Short Story: What Kelly Did by Catherine Astolfo (North Word Magazine)
• Best Unpublished First Novel, the "Unhanged Arthur": Last of the Independents by Sam Wiebe
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Canada's CTV Orders New Crime Drama, Motive
In news from our neighbor to the north, CTV announced today that it has ordered a procedural crime drama with the working title of Motive.
Each of the thirteen episodes opens not only revealing the victim of a murder but also the identity of the killer. A Vancouver homicide detective then begins to piece together clues to solve the crime. As the mystery unfolds, the viewer navigates the twisted and complicated maze of each murder and solves the puzzle alongside the detective and her team.
Motive is expected to premiere later this year. And with the increasing number of series that cross the border in each direction every year, it wouldn't be surprising for those of us in the US to see it sometime next year.
(Source: Press release.)
Review: Lehrter Station by David Downing
We've just published our Review of Lehrter Station by David Downing. A John Russell Mystery. Soho Press Hardcover, May 2012.
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Today's Bestselling Free Kindle MystereBooks (120531)
Here is today's list of the top bestselling free Kindle mysteries, suspense novels and thrillers.
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Gabriella Pierce's Second 666 Park Avenue Novel at a Special eBook Price
Earlier this week we mentioned that the ebook edition of 666 Park Avenue by Gabrella Pierce, which is serving as the inspiration for the new ABC supernatural drama to air this fall, was available for just 99 cents. (It still is!)
Now we're seeing that HarperCollins has priced the second ebook in the series, The Dark Glamour, also at 99 cents. (Here are links to the Kindle, Nook, and iTunes versions.) This is almost certainly a short-term promotional price, so please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book.
Jane Boyle has married her prince charming and moved into his upper east side castle — but she didn't get her fairy-tale ending
It's hard to live happily ever after when you discover your demanding and controlling mother-in-law is literally a witch, determined to steal the magical powers you didn't even know you had. Jane narrowly avoided Lynne Doran's clutches when she escaped on her wedding day, and has been hiding out in New York City. But she can't hide forever.
When Jane learns of the one thing Lynne wants most, she sets out to provide it, hoping her good turn will persuade her mother-in-law to stop hunting her. Unfortunately, Jane's daring plan will send her right back into the witches' den — the Doran clan's multistory town house on Park Avenue. But thanks to a tricky spell, blond architect Jane will be transformed into Ella, a dark beauty with a whole new look … and all of Jane's budding powers. Though the stakes are life or death, nobody said "Ella" couldn't have a little fun along the way, too.
Please Welcome Mystery Author Jorge E. Goyanes
We are delighted to welcome mystery author Jorge E. Goyanes as our guest blogger today.
Jorge's new crime novel is Miami Beat (Ampersand Editions, April 2012 trade paperback and ebook editions) introducing Cuban-American private investigator Jose Castillo.
Today Jorge tells us how a cynical, cigar-smoking car guy became a published author.
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There are quite a few reasons why I decided to write a book.
Last year, during the week between Christmas and New Year's, my wife made the suggestion that since I write a car advice column for our hometown newspaper, The Lake Worth Herald, and I write a political blog for a digital/online magazine, Arketipo187.com (and wasn't getting paid for either), that I should write a book and maybe I could make some money from that.
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Jorge E. Goyanes
So I started writing the book that week and finished it in the last week of February of this year.
I thought I had been writing a lot until my editor checked the word count and Miami Beat was just under 30,000 words, so the first installment in the Jose Castillo mystery series (I'm already pretty deep into the second) is a novella rather than a novel. The second installment is already proving to be much longer — in fact, my editor may have to trim it a bit.
I have always read that you should write about what you know, so I made my main character, Jose Castillo, a restorer of classic cars (I own a Goodyear Independent Dealer and have worked on cars for most of my adult life) and a smartass (which I happen to be). I also made my character a Cuban-American that was raised in Miami, the same as I was.
I tried to portray the point of view of those from my generation who assimilated into the United States but kept one foot planted in the traditions of their parents' homeland. It was also very important to me that I give an insider's view of Miami and South Beach and its international flavor.
My main goal is that a book and series like mine bring the same enjoyment and entertaining escape that I experience when reading John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee stories or a Spenser book from Robert B. Parker.
As far as the publishing tightrope goes, it was fairly easy for me to navigate since my daughter Ily Goyanes is a published writer and editor and had just launched a publishing house. I'm pretty fortunate that getting published was a fairly painless procedure as I've heard quite the opposite from my writer friends.
All the reviews that Miami Beat has been receiving have been positive and all clamoring for the same — more Jose Castillo adventures and longer books. I am answering both calls and hope that readers enjoy each new installment as much as they have enjoyed the first (and as much as I enjoy writing them).
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Much like his wise-cracking, fictional private eye, Jose Castillo, Jorge Goyanes also owns a car repair shop, enjoys a good cigar and relies on the common sense of the love of his life, Kat. When he isn't writing about Jose's latest adventure or behind the counter at Car Clinic, he can be found on the greens of his local golf course or writing his political column for Arketipo 187 Magazine (Arketipo187.com). For more information, visit his website at JorgeGoyanes.com.
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About Miami Beat:
Jose Castillo is a cynical, wise-cracking Cuban-American who restores classic cars. He's also a private eye whose sarcastic ways sometimes get him into trouble. One day in the process of installing a four-barrel carburetor on a 1965 Mustang, into his shop walks trouble — in the shape of a mysterious, beautiful woman surrounded by an entourage of goons. Mrs. Santana is the wife of one of Miami's most well-known, successful and untouchable mobsters and she wants to avail herself of Jose's services. What starts out as a job mediating a multi-million dollar casino land deal rapidly escalates into a case involving deceit, betrayal, blackmail and even two of Jose's long estranged relatives. With the help of his fiancée Kat and best friend/police detective Nate, he hopes to untangle the mess quickly so he can enjoy a stiff drink and a fat stogie, but when things get hotter than usual in tropical Miami and a murder is committed, Jose has no choice but to keep his Glock close and his enemies closer. There's no telling who you can trust when the temperature rises in Miami Beat.
Freezing Point by Karen Dionne is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook
MystereBooks is pleased to feature Freezing Point by Karen Dionne as today's second free mystery ebook.
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Freezing Point by Karen Dionne
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
In our review of the author's debut eco-thriller, we said, "The characters could easily have been caricatures but are not, and are portrayed as sincerely believing that their approach is best," and concluding that the book "is a fast-paced novel with some thought-provoking themes."
About Freezing Point (from the publisher): As he faces the frozen behemoth of a giant iceberg, environmental activist Ben Maki sees Earth’s future. Clean drinking water for millions, waiting to be tapped from the polar ice. The Soldyne Corporation backs Ben’s grand philanthropic vision for a better today—while making its own plans for a very profitable tomorrow.
Rebecca Sweet lives for the cause—an eco-terrorist who will do whatever she must to protect the earth. And Ben Maki’s ideas have set her on the path to war …
All of them will be drawn into a battle between hope and helplessness, power and pride. But they are about to discover that deep within the ice waits an enemy more deadly than any could imagine—an apocalyptic horror mankind may not survive.
Read our review of Freezing Point by Karen Dionne.
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