Four for a Boy by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer is Today's Fifth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Four for a Boy by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer as today's fifth free mystery ebook (A John the Eunuch Mystery; iTunes format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. 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. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

Cruel Music by Beverle Graves Myers is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Cruel Music by Beverle Graves Myers as today's fourth free mystery ebook (A Tito Amato Mystery; iTunes format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. 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. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

How To Get a Literary Agent in Two Murders or Less by Ellie Burmeister is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature How To Get a Literary Agent in Two Murders or Less by Ellie Burmeister as today's third free mystery ebook (A Comic Novel of Romantic Suspense; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. 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. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

Motion To Kill by Joel Goldman is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Motion To Kill by Joel Goldman as today's second free mystery ebook (A Lou Mason Legal Thriller; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. 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. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

In the Blood by Steve Robinson is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

MystereBooks is pleased to feature In the Blood by Steve Robinson as today's free mystery ebook (A Jefferson Tayte, Genealogical Crime Mystery; Kindle format only).

This title was listed as free as of the date and time of this post. 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. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

For a summary of all of today's featured titles, plus any that may have appeared before and are repeat freebies, visit our Free MystereBooks page. This page is updated daily, typically by 8 AM ET.

Sly Fox by Jeanine Pirro is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Sly Fox by Jeanine Pirro as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Wednesday, November 07, 2012.

New, Starkly Minimalist Poster for Killing Them Softly

A new, starkly minimalist US poster for the crime thriller Killing Them Softly has been released by the studio (right; click for slightly larger image.) No tagline, but then again, one probably isn't necessary.

Adapted from George V. Higgins's 1974 crime novel and set in New Orleans — the book is set in Boston — Killing Them Softly follows professional enforcer, Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt), who investigates a heist that occurs during a high stakes, mob-protected, poker game.

Directed by Andrew Dominik from his own adapted screenplay, Killing Them Softly opens in theaters November 30th, 2012.

Review: Death in the Floating City by Tasha Alexander

A Mysterious Review of …

Death in the Floating City by Tasha Alexander. A Lady Emily Mystery.

Review summary: The author makes 19th century Venice come alive in this historical whodunit, with its palaces and canals, its people and traditions. The mystery is interesting and well crafted, if also a little convoluted, spanning several centuries of familial conflict. Still, it is Lady Emily and her resourcefulness that makes the journey to the site of her investigation worthwhile. (Click here for text of full review.)

Cinemystery: Locke & Key Graphic Novels to be Adapted into Film Trilogy

A film trilogy adaptation of Locke & Key, a series of graphic novels by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, is apparently a go for Universal. Roberto Orci appended the word "true" to a tweet asking for confirmation. Orci is expected to co-write a screenplay with frequent writing partner Alex Kurtzman.

A television adaptation of the series was considered by Fox in 2011, which got far enough along in the project to order a pilot written and produced by Orci and Kurtzman, but was not developed further. The trailer for that pilot can be seen below. It isn't clear if any of the work that went into the pilot, including any of the cast, will be a part of the film trilogy adaptation.

Telemystery: Starz to Develop Adaptation of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander

Earlier this year we reported that Diana Gabaldon's Outlander had been optioned for television. Today we're learning (via Deadline) that cable station Starz will develop the project. Ron Moore (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Battlestar Galactica) will write the series adaptation. No target air date was announced.

In 1998, Gabaldon wrote a novella centered on one of the minor characters in the book, Lord John Gray, and later (in 2003) wrote the first of a series of mysteries to feature him.

MystereBooks: The Chiffon Scarf by Mignon G. Eberhart, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The Chiffon Scarf by Mignon G. Eberhart, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Mysterious Press.

Mignon G. Eberhart (1899-1996) was a profilic author of crime novels of romantic suspense, among the first to feature strong female characters in lead roles. And while many of her books are set in exotic locales, the featured title, first published in 1939, is set in St. Louis.

The ebook format of The Chiffon Scarf was priced at $1.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post. 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. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

Today's Bestselling Free Kindle MystereBooks (121106)

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

We're using a script to embed an RSS feed from Amazon.com, which is updated hourly; as an alternative, you can click on the image to the right or use this link to see the relevant page on Amazon.com, which includes a list of both the Top 100 Paid and Top 100 Free Kindle Mysteries and Thrillers.

MystereBooks: 30 Kindle Books for $3 Each, Now Through December 5th

From today through December 5th, Amazon has discounted 30 Kindle books to an even $3.00 each. Eleven of these are mysteries, thrillers, or novels of suspense; we've listed them below, alphabetically by author, with a synopsis of each. Several have special Whispersync deals associated with them — the Audible audiobook version available at a steeply discounted price when purchased together with the Kindle ebook. We've made note of those that have particularly good deals.

You can see all thirty titles by following this link. This special offer ends on December 5th, 2012.

Telemystery: CBS Considering a Third NCIS Series

An upcoming two-part episode of NCIS: Los Angeles will serve as the pilot for a potential third "NCIS" series.

To be written by executive producer Shane Brennan, the episode will feature an ensemble cast of characters, mobile agents who live and work together solving crimes across the country.

Long-time viewers will remember that the original NCIS was itself introduced in a two-part episode on JAG, and the characters in NCIS: Los Angeles were introduced in a two-part episode of NCIS.

No further information about the potential new NCIS series, including its title or casting, is known at this time.

MystereBooks: Last To Die by Kate Brady, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Last To Die by Kate Brady, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, Forever.

Last To Die is the sequel to One Scream Away, which won the 2010 RITA Award for Best First Novel. The author has also just begun a new series of romantic thrillers set in rural Ohio; the first of the "Mann Family" novels is titled Where Angels Rest and is published laster this month.

The ebook format of Last To Die was priced at $1.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post. 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. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.