Omnimystery News

The River Premieres Tuesday, February 7th on ABC

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Tomorrow, Tuesday February 7th, ABC's paranormal thriller The River premieres with two episodes starting at 9 PM (ET/PT).

In the first hour — the series pilot — Dr. Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood), beloved adventurer and television personality, goes missing deep in the Amazon. After a fruitless search for him, his family and friends abandon hope and hold a memorial service to commemorate his amazing life. His grieving wife, Tess (Leslie Hope), reluctantly tries to face the reality that her husband is gone, while her son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), is more than ready to bury his past. Six months later Emmet's location beacon mysteriously begins to relay a signal. Tess persuades Lincoln to join her and Emmet's film crew on a journey through the Amazon to find him, a journey on which horrifying and almost mythical events will push them to their limits.

In the second hour — "Marbeley" — when the spirit of Emmet Cole mysteriously enters Jahel Valenzula (Paulina Gaitán), the message is clear … go home! Instead, Tess is determined to go into the jungle to find clues to Cole's whereabouts. While on their mission, they discover a tree draped in children's dolls that they suspect is there to ward off the "spirit of the abandoned girl" who drowned in the river. Then, when a member of the crew goes missing, the group realize they'll have to endure a nightmare in order to appease an angry spirit and get their loved one back.

Take a first look at The River below.

Mystery and Suspense Films, New This Week on DVD (120207)

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Checking through our list of films currently scheduled for release this week on DVD and/or Blu-ray disc, shown below are those that fall into the mystery, suspense, thriller and adventure categories.

See also a list of current mystery and suspense DVD, Blu-ray, or VOD deals on Amazon.com.

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Anonymous (2011)

Film Synopsis (from the studio): Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds … Who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare?

Anonymous poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for power were exposed in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.

Rated PG-13. 130 minutes.

Watch a trailer for the film below:

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Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)

Film Synopsis (from the studio): After their wedding, Bella and Edward (Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattison) travel to Rio de Janeiro for their honeymoon, where they finally give in to their passions. Bella soon discovers she is pregnant, and during a nearly fatal childbirth, Edward finally fulfills her wish to become immortal.

But the arrival of their remarkable daughter, Renesmee, sets in motion a perilous chain of events that pits the Cullens and their allies against the Volturi, the fearsome council of vampire leaders, setting the stage for an all-out battle.

Adapted from the fourth and final novel in the "Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer. Rated PG-13. 118 minutes.

Watch a trailer for the film below:

Gillian Anderson to Star in BBC Crime Drama The Fall

2012-02-06T11:40:00.002-05:00

Gillian Anderson will star as a Metropolitan detective superintendent sent to Belfast to conduct a review of a high profile murder case in BBC's upcoming The Fall. Written by Allan Cubitt, the crime drama will follow a police investigation that uncovers the intricate story of lives entangled by a series of murders, from both the perspective of the killer's and victim's families.

"The Fall is a unique, forensic and characterful take on a classic genre that continues BBC Two's commitment to original British drama in 2012," said Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning. "Cubitt's rich and complex psychological thriller combined with another compelling performance from Gillian Anderson will keep viewers on the edge of their seats."

Filming on the 5-episode series is expected to begin in Belfast in March 2012.

(Source: Press release.)

Telemystery: Father Dowling, New Tricks, and Police Woman, New This Week on DVD

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Telemystery, your source for one of the most comprehensive listings of crime drama, amateur sleuth, private investigator, mystery and suspense television series, mini-series and made-for-television movies, now available on or coming soon to DVD or Blu-ray disc, is profiling three series seasons being released this week.

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Tom Bosley stars as Father Frank Dowling, a Chicago priest with a proclivity for finding and solving local murders in his community, in Father Dowling Mysteries. The character is based on one created by crime novelist Ralph McInerny, who featuring him in a long-running series of mysteries published from 1977 through 2009.

Helping Father Dowling in his efforts is Sister Stephanie "Steve" Oskowski (Tracy Nelson), a clever and resourceful young nun resourceful enough that she could pick locks or wheedle information out of street people with great ease.

Father Dowling Mysteries: Season One is available on DVD and consists of episodes that originally aired on NBC — its only season on this network before moving to ABC — during the spring of 1989. The series pilot, "Final Confession", which aired in 1987, is not included in this set.

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Amanda Redman stars as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, who leads the office of the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS), in New Tricks.

The death of a respected journalist, an actress's disappearance, the demise of a dodgy timeshare dealer, and the murder of a butcher whose body is found neatly cut into pieces are just a few of the cases Pullman and her team of retired detectives — Brian, Gerry, and Jack — tackle this season.

New Tricks: Season Six is available on DVD and consists of episodes that originally aired on BBC during the Summer of 2009.

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Angie Dickinson stars as LAPD Sergeant Pepper Anderson in Police Woman, an undercover officer with the Criminal Conspiracy Unit, charged with the task of investigating all kinds of crimes, from sexual assault to narcotics and homicide.

Led by Sgt. Bill Crowley (Earl Holliman) and joined by partners Pete Royster (Charles Dierkop) and Joe Styles (Ed Bernard), Anderson must go undercover to get dangerously close to the criminal underworld before taking it down.

Police Woman: Season Two is available on DVD and consists of episodes that originally aired on NBC during the 1975/1976 television season.

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Visit the Telemystery website to discover more television mystery series currently available on and coming soon to DVD, Blu-ray disc, or video on demand.

Review: The Fear Index by Robert Harris

2012-02-06T09:27:00.000-05:00

Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: The Fear Index by Robert Harris.

Thread of Hope by Jeff Shelby is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Thread of Hope by Jeff Shelby as today's second free mystery ebook.

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.

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Thread of Hope by Jeff Shelby
Publisher: Jeff Shelby

Written by the author of the Noah Braddock mysteries, this stand-alone may be the first of a new series. "Joe will be around for awhile," the author writes on his website.

About Thread of Hope (from the publisher): If someone took your child, how soon would you stop looking for her? If someone accused your best friend of a terrible crime, when would you stop defending him?

Seven years after Joe Tyler’s daughter Elizabeth was abducted, he hasn’t stopped looking for answers, and he hasn’t forgotten the friend who stood by him as he lost his wife, his home, and his career in his search. Now he’s been brought back to San Diego by the news that this friend has been arrested for beating up a teenage girl—a girl not much older than Elizabeth would be now.

Joe is convinced Chuck Winslow is innocent, but Chuck is in a coma and can’t explain what happened. And the more Joe hears about what Chuck’s been up to in the years he’s been gone, the less Joe recognizes his old friend. To find out the truth, he will have to face his ex-wife, his former bosses, and a hometown full of wealth, lies, and illicit privilege. When Chuck’s accuser goes missing, Joe must decide where his loyalties truly lie.

Important Note: This book was listed for free on the date and time of this post. Prices can and do change without prior notice. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your purchase.

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Dying for a Change by Kathleen Delaney is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dying for a Change by Kathleen Delaney as today's free mystery ebook.

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.

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Dying for a Change by Kathleen Delaney
An Ellen McKenzie Mystery
Publisher: PublishAmerica

This first mystery (of four to date) in a series introduces Santa Louisa (California) real estate agent Ellen McKenzie.

About Dying for a Change (from the publisher): Nothing ever happened in Santa Louisa, which was why Ellen McKenzie, divorce decree in one hand, new real estate license in the other, went home. Peace was what she needed, and time to figure out if forty is too late to start a new life. The town she remembered isn’t the same. A huge big box store wants to build and the town is sharply divided about its coming. Each side has drawn up battle plans. If that isn’t enough, Ellen makes an appointment to show her first house in her new real estate career and instead of a client finds the body of a man, beaten to death, in the walk-in closet. Could Hank Sawyer’s death have something to do with the new store’s coming? Hank was its most ardent supporter. Or could it be more personal? It seems half the staff at Harper’s Land Sales, where Ellen has just started work, had reason to hate Hank. Why? Ellen finds out all too quickly the real reason Hank was murdered and almost loses her own life.

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Mystery Godoku Puzzle for February 06, 2012

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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!).

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This week's letters and mystery clue:

A D E H L O S T W

Chicago businessman Jack O'Shea finds this on the Blue Line in a 2011 mystery by Edward Fadden (with "A") (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!

Review: Four Below by Peter Helton

2012-02-05T16:25:00.003-05:00

Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: Four Below by Peter Helton.

New Poster for Indie Suspense Film Apart

2012-02-05T12:14:00.001-05:00

A new poster for the indie suspense film Apart has been released (right; click for larger image). The poster's tagline: "Always together. Forever apart."

Directed by Aaron Rottinghaus from an original screenplay by Rottinghaus and Josh Danziger, Apart is the journey of the tragically star-crossed Noah Greene (Josh Danziger) and Emily Gates (Olesya Rulin), who are linked by a rare psychological disorder classified as ICD-10 F24, madness of two. Drawing from actual case history, this richly evocative and unsettling mystery holds a love story that will haunt you long after the final scene.

The film opens in limited release and video-on-demand on March 9th, 2012, and will likely be direct-to-DVD soon thereafter. Watch a trailer for Apart below.

Bone Dry by Ben Rehder is Today's Third Featured Free MystereBook

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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Bone Dry by Ben Rehder as today's third free mystery ebook.

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.

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Bone Dry by Ben Rehder
A John Marlin "Blanco County" Mystery
Publisher: Minotaur Books/CreateSpace

This second mystery in the series is an "an over-the-top tale of sex, mayhem and murder in Texas's hill country." (Publisher's Weekly, 2002.)

About Bone Dry (from the publisher): Life can get a little wild from time to time for John Marlin— game warden in Blanco County, Texas — but few incidents compare to the stories flying around town at the start of this new deer season. Hunters are reporting an incredible sight: a six-foot-tall, drop-dead gorgeous blonde is roaming the woods, searching out camouflage-clad men with guns and disarming them with powers of seduction the likes of which none of them have ever come across before. Everyone has a hearty laugh at the expense of a few embarrassed hunters, until one of their own turns up dead in the woods. Now Marlin has a real mystery to deal with.

Meanwhile, rumors are spreading about a new Blanco resident, an ex-New Yorker named Sal Mameli who's ruffling feathers with his loud mouth and his penchant for getting his own way, no matter what the cost.

Before long, John Marlin realizes he may be the only sane man in town, and he's starting to wonder if he can last much longer himself. It's just the start of another unforgettable hunting season in Bone Dry.

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Sweet Revenge by Nina Bruhns is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Sweet Revenge by Nina Bruhns as today's second free mystery ebook.

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Sweet Revenge by Nina Bruhns
The New Orleans Trilogy
Publisher: Cajun Hot Press

This second book in this trilogy was the winner of several romantic suspense awards after it was first published in 2001.

About Sweet Revenge (from the publisher): Auri "Creole" Levalois is looking for a killer. Determined to put his foster-brother’s killer behind bars, he has taken a leave of absence from New Orleans PD to hunt the man down. But what he finds instead is a woman who turns his lonely world upside down—and touches him as no other woman had ever done.

Grace Summerville’s identical twin sister has vanished without a trace. Grace has left her cozy Charleston home and high school counselor job, and rushed to New Orleans’ notorious French Quarter, where she discovers a dark, mysterious man watching her from the neighboring balcony.

From the second their eyes meet, Creole and Grace’s attraction burns out of control. But she is wary. She has heard about these hot-blooded Cajun men. They are intense. Passionate, like their music. Nothing remotely similar to the calm, dignified South Carolina gentlemen she is used to. Creole is just the kind of man she desperately needs to avoid.

After days—and nights—of sizzling clashes, where each suspects the other of duplicity, they finally strike a truce and work together to trap the man who is responsible for both terrible crimes. Meanwhile their attraction flames hotter and hotter with each erotic encounter they are helpless to avoid, until at last they end up in each other’s arms.

Closing in on the murderer, the worst happens, and they are trapped in his deadly net. Faced with certain death, will they finally admit to their secret hope for love and a future together?

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Getting Sassy by D. C. Brod is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Getting Sassy by D. C. Brod as today's free mystery ebook.

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Getting Sassy by D. C. Brod
A Robyn Guthrie Mystery
Publisher: Tyrus Books

This first in a series by the author of the Quint McCauley mysteries introduces freelance reporter and amateur sleuth Robyn Guthrie. (This is a repeat freebie last offered in December 2011.)

About Getting Sassy (from the publisher): With her nearly broke and practically homeless mother about to land on her doorstep, Robyn Guthrie learns that desperation can play havoc with a daughter's scruples. Otherwise, why would she even consider kidnapping a goat and holding it for ransom?

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Mr. E. Reviews Margin Call

2012-02-04T17:22:00.000-05:00

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This drama with tension — not a thriller as I have come to understand the term — set in the days before the Lehman Brothers collapse of 2008 has some terrific performances, but is paced so erratically that I found it hard to remain engaged in its paper-thinly plotted storyline.

Read the full text of our review at Mr. E. Reviews Margin Call.

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Mr. E. Reviews is your source for mystery, suspense, thriller, and crime drama reviews of television and film.

Crime Novelist Dorothy Gilman Has Died

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Photo credit: Corey Lowenstein

Crime novelist Dorothy Gilman, author of the popular Mrs. Pollifax spy mysteries as well as many other novels of mystery and suspense, has died at her home in Rye Brook (NY). She was 88.

Ms. Gilman wrote the first of her Mrs. Pollifax books, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, in 1966 and went on to feature the character in 13 subsequent tales of espionage. Emily Pollifax was a 60-something suburban widow and grandmother looking to travel the world, the perfect cover for her role as an agent with the CIA. The books are set in exotic locales in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

The character was featured in a film adapted from the first book in the series, 1971's Mrs. Pollifax—Spy starring Rosalind Russel in the title role. In 1999 CBS produced a made-for-television movie also based on this book, which stars Angela Lansbury.

Two years ago, Dorothy Gilman was honored by the Mystery Writers of America as their 2010 Grand Master.

(Related article: New York Times.)

Reviews of Mystery and Suspense Books for Kids, New This Week on Book Trends (120204)

2012-02-04T09:54:00.004-05:00

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/thriller category.

Sammy Keyes and the Night of Skulls by Wendelin Van Draanen. A Sammy Keyes Mystery. Lexile measure: 770L. Reviewed by 7th grade student, who writes, "The book is a mystery, and contains a lot of suspense and surprises. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and you cannot guess what will happen next. Plus, the characters in this book are a very unique group of kids. They are interested in being detectives and are actually really good at it." (Read the full review here.)

For more reviews of children and young adult books of all genres, visit Book Trends; their reviews will amaze you! You can also follow Book Trends on Twitter.

Yellow Medicine by Anthony Neil Smith is Today's Second Featured Free MystereBook

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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Yellow Medicine by Anthony Neil Smith as today's second free mystery ebook.

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Yellow Medicine by Anthony Neil Smith
Publisher: Bleak House/Anthony Neil Smith

About Yellow Medicine (from the publisher): Deputy Billy Lafitte is not unfamiliar with the law — he just prefers to enforce it, rather than abide by it. But his rule-bending and bribe-taking have gotten him kicked off the force in Gulfport, Mississippi, and he's been given a second chance — in the desolate, Siberian wastelands of rural Minnesota. Now Billy's only got the local girls and local booze to keep him company. Until one of the local girls — cute little Drew, bassist for a psychobilly band — asks Billy for help with her boyfriend. Something about the drugs Ian's been selling, some product he may have lost, and the men who are threatening him because of it. Billy agrees to look into it, and before long he's speeding down a snowy road, tracking a cell of terrorists, with a severed head in his truck's cab. And that's only the start.

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Thrilled to Death by L. J. Sellers is Today's Featured Free MystereBook

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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Thrilled to Death by L. J. Sellers as today's free mystery ebook.

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Thrilled to Death by L. J. Sellers
A Wade Jackson Mystery
Publisher: Spellbinder Press

This is the second mystery to feature the Eugene (Oregon) police detective.

About Thrilled to Death (from the publisher): Monday morning, a young mother disappears after a doctor’s appointment. Monday evening, a young socialite leaves a risqué lounge and never makes it home. Detective Jackson lands both cases, but at first he can't find signs of foul play. When the socialite turns up dead, his investigation uncovers her dirty secrets, which complicates everything. The case runs into even bigger trouble with a suspect who hasn’t left his house in a year. Jackson must push all the boundaries to find the connection and answer the question: Where is the other missing woman?

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Well-Offed in Vermont by Amy Patricia Meade is Today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal

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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Well-Offed in Vermont by Amy Patricia Meade as today's Amazon Kindle Daily Deal. The deal price of $1.99 is valid only for today, Saturday, February 04, 2012.

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Well-Offed in Vermont by Amy Patricia Meade
A Stella and Nick Thornton Mystery
Publisher: Midnight Ink

This first in a new series is by the author of the Marjorie McClelland mysteries.

About Well-Offed in Vermont (from the publisher): In bucolic small-town Vermont, tapestries expert Stella Thornton Buckley feels out of her element—and not just because she’s fresh from Manhattan. Mere hours after moving to maple syrup country, she and her husband, Nick, find a dead man, Allen Weston, in a well on their property. The police investigation forces the couple out of their lovely vintage farmhouse and—since the motels are packed with leaf-peepers — into a less than luxurious deer camp. Instead of mourning the loss of electricity and running water, Stella and Nick drive their Smart car all over the Vermont hamlet to question the quirky locals about Weston, a shrewd businessman who rubbed a lot of folks the wrong way.

Stella and Nick may never shed their flatlander reputation in this close-knit community, but can they get enough information from the taciturn townspeople to help Sheriff Mills solve the murder and sew up the investigation?

Important Note: Amazon.com updates its Kindle book deal every day at approximately midnight PT. The title referenced above is available at a discounted price for Saturday, February 04, 2012 only.

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Katherine Heigl to Star in Thrillers Face Blind, possibly Happytime Murders

2012-02-03T17:50:00.002-05:00

With One for the Money not doing terrific box office business, it's unlikely there will be Two for the Dough, but Katherine Heigl — who stars as bounty hunter Stephanie Plum in the film adaptation of Janet Evanovich's comic mystery novel — is still looking to star in movies in our preferred genre, albeit somewhat edgier ones.

Heigl has reportedly signed on to star in the thriller Face Blind as a psychologist suffering from prosopagnosia — face blindness — and is targeted by a stalker, who, of course, she cannot recognize. (This sounds suspiciously similar to last year's Faces in the Crowd starring Milla Jovovich … but maybe we're quibbling here.)

More interestingly, she's also being associated with Brian Henson's "puppet noir" film Happytime Murders, the storyline of which involves the puppet cast of the 1980s kids TV show "The Happytime Gang" that gets murdered one by one, with a disgraced LAPD homicide detective-turned-private eye puppet taking on the case.

We'll keep you posted if either of these projects moves forward.

(Related articles: Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter.)

Review: Those Who Love Night by Wessel Ebersohn

2012-02-03T16:49:00.000-05:00

Read the full text of our review at Mysterious Reviews: Those Who Love Night by Wessel Ebersohn.

New Character Posters for the Thiller Red Lights

2012-02-03T11:55:00.000-05:00

Earlier this week we featured an English-language trailer for the psychological/paranormal thriller Red Lights.

Today four new character posters for the film have surfaced (below; click on each for a larger version).

The film stars Sigourney Weaver as Professor Margaret Matheson who, together with her assistant Tom Buckley (Cillian Murphy) dissect and disprove phenomena from the metaphysical world. Elizabeth Olsen is a student at the university where Matheson teaches. Robert De Niro plays Simon Silver, one of the most gifted psychics of all time, who Matheson tried — but failed — to prove as a fraud 30 years ago, and who has suddenly come out of retirement … but why and to what end is unknown.

Red Lights is written and directed by Rodrigo Cortés will open in Spain on March 2nd, 2012; a US release date has not yet been set.

The taglines on the posters are, respectively, "How much do you want to believe?", "Do you believe?", "There is no escape from your own mind", and "Not everything can be explained".

Simon Said by Sarah R. Shaber is Today's Sixth Featured Free MystereBook

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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Simon Said by Sarah R. Shaber as today's sixth free mystery ebook.

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Simon Said by Sarah R. Shaber
A Simon Shaw Mystery
Publisher: St. Martin's Press/Bella Rosa Books

The winner of the 1996 St. Martin's Press Best Traditional Mystery Contest, this is the first book (in a series of five) to feature Raleigh (NC) history professor Simon Shaw.

About Simon Said (from the publisher): Forensic historian Simon Shaw likes his murders old and cold, and his first case fits the bill. An archeologist friend has found a skeleton with a bullet hole in its skull under historic Bloodworth House, and Simon investigates with his usual doggedness until he discovers that the corpse is Anne Bloodworth, an heiress who disappeared in 1926. Shaw feels compelled to find out who killed her. But this turns out to be more than an academic exercise when someone who wants to hide past secrets tries to murder him!

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Rock & Roll Homicide by R. J. McDonnell is Today's Fifth Featured Free MystereBook

2012-02-03T08:04:00.000-05:00

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Rock & Roll Homicide by R. J. McDonnell as today's fifth free mystery ebook.

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.

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Rock & Roll Homicide by R. J. McDonnell
A Jason Duffy Mystery
Publisher: Killeena Publishing

San Diego PI Jason Duffy is introduced in this mystery, of which we said, "Filled with insider details of the entertainment industry, music and mystery fans alike will be thrilled with Rock & Roll Homicide."

About Rock & Roll Homicide (from the publisher): Just as the rock band Doberman’s Stub was about to reach stadium tour status, its leader was brutally murdered when his headphones exploded during a recording session. The widow, who inherits $5 million, is the San Diego Police Department’s number one suspect. She hires Jason Duffy, a 27-year-old PI in his first year of private practice, in spite of his background as a former musician.

Jason learns that the victim was also a very skilled contract negotiator, who was in the middle of an acrimonious renegotiation with the record company at the time of his death. He also finds that the record company has a very unhealthy tie to the Russian Mafia.

As an inexperienced detective, Jason does not yet have the contacts within the police department to gather vital information. He is forced to mend fences with his estranged father, an opinionated ex-SDPD detective.

Read our review of Rock & Roll Homicide by R. J. McDonnell.

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Dead Angler by Victoria Houston is Today's Fourth Featured Free MystereBook

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MystereBooks is pleased to feature Dead Angler by Victoria Houston as today's fourth free mystery ebook.

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.

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Dead Angler by Victoria Houston
A Loon Lake Mystery
Publisher: Tyrus Books

This repeat freebie (from December 2011) is the first title in a series of 11 mysteries (to date) that feature retired dentist and fly fisherman Paul "Doc" Osborne.

About Dead Angler (from the publisher): Retired dentist Paul Osborne hasn't fly fished since his wife died. He hasn't had a woman tell him what to do since then either. But in the company of Lewellyn Ferris, he's relearning both. And when he and his lady instructor find a well-dressed body floating in the moonlight, Paul adds deputy to his list of experiences …

Whether the death is accidental — or accidentally on purpose — Lewellyn is determined to tell in the truth. She enlists Pail and his walleye-expert buddy, Ray, to help her get to the bottom of the murky mystery. Whoever thought small-town retirement could be this dangerous?

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