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It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-45631439838643314622010-03-19T09:04:00.002-04:002010-03-19T09:04:24.781-04:002010-03-19T09:04:24.781-04:00Mystery Bestsellers for March 19, 2010<p style="margin: 6px auto 12px; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;"><a href="http://bestsellers.omnimystery.com/"><img title="Bestselling Mystery Books (a weekly list)" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 375px; height: 80px;" alt="Mystery Bestsellers" src="http://bestsellers.omnimystery.com/graphics/bestsellers-news.jpg"></a></p> <p>A list of the top 15 <a href="http://bestsellers.omnimystery.com/" rel="tag">mystery hardcover bestsellers</a> for the week ending March 19, 2010 has been posted on the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books website.</p> <p>Although there's little change at the top of the list this week, <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/brown-dan.html">Dan Brown</a>'s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385504225/?tag=mystery-books-20%0Arel=" nofollow="" target="_blank" style="font-style: italic;">The Lost Symbol</a> is still number one, we're starting to see more new titles enter the list.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 6px 6px 12px; width: 160px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0399156267/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="New on the Mystery Bestseller list this week: Deep Shadow by Randy Wayne White" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 160px; height: 236px;" alt="Deep Shadow by Randy Wayne White" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0399156267.01._SCL_SX150_PC_.jpg"><br> <img alt="More information about the book" title="More information about the book" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-book-info.jpg"></a></p> <p>Debuting just off the list last week and moving up to 7th position this week is <a style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0399156267/?tag=mystery-books-20">Deep Shadow</a>, the 17th Doc Ford mystery by <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/white-randy-wayne.html">Randy Wayne White</a>.<br> <br> Many dangers lurk in the deep -- the worst of them are human.<br> <br> Thirty minutes into what should have been an easy, beginner-level dive in a remote Florida lake, the rim of a cave collapses, trapping two of Doc Ford's friends. Ford himself manages to escape and quickly surfaces to find help-but that's when his troubles only begin.<br> <br> Two men are waiting for him on the shore, and they are not the kind of men you want to meet at any time. Murderers and ex-cons, they're intent on diving to the bottom of the very deep lake and uncovering the remains of a legendary plane wreck there, supposedly loaded with Cuban treasury gold. Ford's ex­pertise is just what they need. And if he doesn't want to help? He can die. His friends? They can die, too. In fact, they can die right now ...<br> <br> As the hours tick away, two mortal struggles unfold simulta­neously, one above and one below. Neither outcome is certain, no man is safe ... and in the deep shadow, only death awaits.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 6px 6px 12px; width: 160px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312380755/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="New on the Mystery Bestseller list this week: Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 160px; height: 236px;" alt="Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0312380755.01._SCL_SX150_PC_.jpg"><br> <img alt="More information about the book" title="More information about the book" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-book-info.jpg"></a></p> <p>New at number 10 is <a style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312380755/?tag=mystery-books-20">Think Twice</a>, the 13th thriller set at the Philadelphia law firm of Rosato and Associates by <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/scottoline-lisa.html">Lisa Scottoline</a>.<br> <br> Bennie Rosato looks exactly like her identical twin, Alice Connolly, but the darkness in Alice’s soul makes them two very different women. Or at least that’s what Bennie believes, until she finds herself buried alive at the hands of her twin.<br> <br> Meanwhile, Alice takes over Bennie’s life, impersonating her at work and even seducing her boyfriend in order to escape the deadly mess she has made of her own life. But Alice underestimates Bennie and the evil she has unleashed in her twin’s psyche, as well as Bennie’s determination to stay alive long enough to exact revenge.<br> <br> Bennie must face the twisted truth that she is more like her sister Alice than she could have ever imagined, and by the novel’s shocking conclusion, Bennie finds herself engaged in a war she cannot win -- with herself.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 6px 6px 12px; width: 160px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385342314/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="New on the Mystery Bestseller list this week: The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 160px; height: 236px;" alt="The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0385342314.01._SCL_SX150_PC_.jpg"><br> <img alt="More information about the book" title="More information about the book" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-book-info.jpg"></a></p> <p>And just making the list at nubmer 15 is the second Flavia de Luce mystery, <a style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385342314/?tag=mystery-books-20">The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag</a> by <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/bradley-alan.html">Alan Bradley</a>.<br> <br> Flavia thinks that her days of crime-solving in the bucolic English hamlet of Bishop’s Lacy are over -- and then Rupert Porson has an unfortunate rendezvous with electricity. The beloved puppeteer has had his own strings sizzled, but who’d do such a thing and why? For Flavia, the questions are intriguing enough to make her put aside her chemistry experiments and schemes of vengeance against her insufferable big sisters. Astride Gladys, her trusty bicycle, Flavia sets out from the de Luces’ crumbling family mansion in search of Bishop’s Lacey’s deadliest secrets.<br> <br> Does the madwoman who lives in Gibbet Wood know more than she’s letting on? What of the vicar’s odd ministrations to the catatonic woman in the dovecote? Then there’s a German pilot obsessed with the Brontë sisters, a reproachful spinster aunt, and even a box of poisoned chocolates. Most troubling of all is Porson’s assistant, the charming but erratic Nialla. All clues point toward a suspicious death years earlier and a case the local constables can’t solve -- without Flavia’s help. But in getting so close to who’s secretly pulling the strings of this dance of death, has our precocious heroine finally gotten in way over her head?</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p>The top four mystery bestsellers this week are shown below:</p> <p style="margin: 12px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 360px;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385504225/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Mystery Bestseller 1: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown" alt="The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 90px; height: 130px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0385504225.01._SX80_PC_.jpg"></a><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0399156232/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Mystery Bestseller 2: Split Image by Robert B. Parker" alt="Split Image by Robert B. Parker" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 90px; height: 130px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0399156232.01._SX80_PC_.jpg"></a><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316036226/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Mystery Bestseller 3: Worst Case by James Patterson" alt="Worst Case by James Patterson" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 90px; height: 130px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0316036226.01._SX80_PC_.jpg"></a><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307271862/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Mystery Bestseller 4: The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell" alt="The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 90px; height: 130px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0307271862.01._SX80_PC_.jpg"></a></p> <p>Please visit the <a href="http://hsmb.omnimystery.com/">Hidden Staircase Mystery Books</a> where we are committed to providing readers and collectors of <a href="http://hsmb.omnimystery.com/" rel="tag">mystery books</a> with the best and most current information about their favorite authors, titles, and series.</p> <p>Return to <a rel="tag" href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-4563143983864331462?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/G7Yr6QmyPsg" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/mystery-bestsellers-for-march-19-2010.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-41100241618852698362010-03-18T19:58:00.002-04:002010-03-18T20:31:22.114-04:002010-03-18T20:31:22.114-04:00Summit Options Andrew Klavan's Homelanders Young Adult Thriller Series<p style="margin: 3px 6px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1595546073/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1595546073.01._SCL_SX150_.jpg" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 230px;" title="The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan" alt="The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan"><br> <img alt="More information about the book" title="More information about the book" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-book-info.jpg"></a></p> <p>In a <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/Andrew_Klavan/Summit_Entertainment/prweb3748544.htm" target="_blank">press release</a> today, Summit Entertainment announced the studio has optioned the <a href="http://www.firstclues.com/homelanders.html">Homelanders series of thrillers for young adults</a>, written by Andrew Klavan. There are currently two books in the series, <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1595546073/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Last Thing I Remember</a> and <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1595547134/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Long Way Home</a>, which feature high school student Charlie West, who wakes up one morning a hunted man.<br> <br> Two of Klavan's books have previously been adapted for film: <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://cinemystery.omnimystery.com/true-crime.html">True Crime</a>, starring Clint Eastwood, and <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://cinemystery.omnimystery.com/dont-say-word.html">Don't Say a Word</a>, starring Michael Douglas.<br> <br> "I'm really excited about this," said Klavan. "These are top-notch filmmakers who can make movies as action-packed as the books are."<br> <br> About <span style="font-style: italic;">The Last Thing I Remember</span> (from the publisher): Charlie West just woke up in someone else's nightmare.<br> <br> He's strapped to a chair. He's covered in blood and bruises. He hurts all over. And a strange voice outside the door just ordered his death.<br> <br> The last thing he can remember, he was a normal high-school kid doing normal things -- working on his homework, practicing karate, daydreaming of becoming an air force pilot, writing a pretty girl's number on his hand. How long ago was that? Where is he now? Who is he really?<br> <br> And more to the point ... how is he going to get out of this room alive?</p> <p>Return to <a rel="tag" href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-4110024161885269836?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/5T4-5MGztRI" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/summit-options-andrew-klavans-young.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-17899052235380955802010-03-18T16:02:00.000-04:002010-03-18T16:02:09.569-04:002010-03-18T16:02:09.569-04:00Mystery Book Review: One Too Many Blows To the Head by J. B. Kohl and Eric Beetner<p style="margin: 6px auto 12px; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;"><a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/"><img title="Mysterious Reviews: Mysteries Reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;" alt="Mysterious Reviews" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mysterious-reviews-news.jpg"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/">Mysterious Reviews</a>, mysteries reviewed by the <a href="http://hsmb.omnimystery.com/">Hidden Staircase Mystery Books</a>, is publishing a new review of <span style="font-style: italic;">One Too Many Blows To the Head</span> by J. B. Kohl and Eric Beetner. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in advance of its publication on our website.</p><p style="margin: 6px 6px 6px 12px; float: right; width: 150px;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1935171321/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="One Too Many Blows To the Head by J. B. Kohl and Eric Beetner" alt="One Too Many Blows To the Head by J. B. Kohl and Eric Beetner" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1935171321.01._SCL_SX150_.jpg" style="border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150px; height: 225px;"></a></p><p><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-book-reviews/kohl-beetner-blows-head.html">One Too Many Blows To the Head</a> by <a title="More information about J. B. Kohl including a bibliography of books" href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/kohl-j-b.html">J. B. Kohl</a> and <a title="More information about Eric Beetner including a bibliography of books" href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/beetner-eric.html">Eric Beetner</a><br><span style="font-style: italic;">Non-series</span></p><p class="std10">Second Wind Publishing (Trade Paperback)<br>ISBN-10: 1-935171-32-1 (1935171321)<br>ISBN-13: 978-1-935171-32-4 (9781935171324)<br>Publication Date: October 2009<br>List Price: $13.95</p><p class="std10"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Review</span>: Set in 1939, boxing manager Ray Ward pursues those who fixed a fight in which his brother was killed in <span style="font-style: italic;">One Too Many Blows To the Head</span>, a noir-ish thriller by J. B. Kohl and Eric Beetner.<br><br>Rex Ward is an up-and-comer in the sport of boxing. Managed by his brother Ray, he's not quite ready for the big time -- Chicago -- but a few key wins in their home town of Kansas City will set him up well. It's during one of these fights that Rex is killed, his face pummeled so hard it's virtually unrecognizable. Ray isn't naive, he knows fights can be and often are fixed, but suspects this was more than just an illegal take-down, and learns his brother's opponent was using weighted gloves. Determined to seek revenge -- if not justice -- Ray doesn't let anyone get in his way as he hunts down whoever ordered his brother permanently knocked out.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">One Too Many Blows To the Head</span> is told from alternating first-person points of view: that of Ray Ward and that of Detective Dean Fokoli, who is initially investigating the death of Rex Ward, but later the trail of bodies that Ray leaves in his wake. The writing is crisp, the characters finely drawn. Ray's motivation to avenge his brother's death, murder really, may seem to be simple, but in actuality is deeply complex; a former boxer himself, both brothers taught by their abusive father, he sums it up himself in this passage:<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">[T]his was my fight. I'd been sending Rex into the ring for years to fight bouts I didn't have the skill for and I was tired of winning by proxy. I was tired of not feeling the deep satisfaction of a fist connecting with another man's flesh. I was tired of not being close enough to hear a rib bone break or get the warm splatter of an opponent's blood on my face. I had been ringside too long.</span><br><br>As much as the story may seem to be about Ray Ward, it's also about Dean Fokoli, who has his own demons chasing him. They meet in the end, but it's a meeting of equals, men more alike than not. <span style="font-style: italic;">One Too Many Blows To the Head</span> is quite remarkable in how it takes a relatively simple story and develops an intricate, compelling tale of two men on a mission to identify who killed Rex Ward ... but also on a search for their own identities.</p><p class="std10">Special thanks to Eric Beetner for providing a copy of <span style="font-style: italic;">One Too Many Blows To the Head</span> for this review.</p><p class="std10" style="text-align: center;">Review Copyright © 2010 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved</p><p style="margin: 0px 3px 6px 12px; width: 120px; height: 28px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1935171321/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Buy One Too Many Blows To the Head by J. B. Kohl and Eric Beetner from Amazon.com" alt="Buy from Amazon.com" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-reviews-graphics/buy-from-amazon.gif" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 120px; height: 28px;"></a></p><p>If you are interested in purchasing <a title="Buy One Too Many Blows To the Head by J. B. Kohl and Eric Beetner from Amazon.com" style="font-style:italic;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1935171321/?tag=mystery-books-20">One Too Many Blows To the Head</a> from Amazon.com, please click the button to the right.</p><p class="std10"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Synopsis</span> (from the publisher): Kansas City, 1939. One story from two points of view: the hunter and the hunted. Ray Ward -- seeking revenge for his brother's death in the boxing ring. Detective Dean Fokoli -- hot on a killer's trail.<br><br>Ray's hunt takes him underground into Kansas City's criminal nightlife. Dean Fokoli lives there full time but he's on the run from his own troubles. Two men racing forward to collide like a knockout punch.<br><br>A razor-edged story of revenge, redemption and what happens when you confront the ghosts of the past.</p><p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-1789905223538095580?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/ttLMbpIjdfw" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/mystery-book-review-one-too-many-blows.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-84384711607356342862010-03-18T14:58:00.000-04:002010-03-18T14:58:17.059-04:002010-03-18T14:58:17.059-04:00Hyde Park To Film Adaptation of Spy Thriller Firewall by Andy McNab<p style="margin: 3px 6px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743406265/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0743406265.01._SCL_SX150_.jpg" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 230px;" title="Firewall by Andy McNab" alt="Firewall by Andy McNab"><br> <img alt="More information about the book" title="More information about the book" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-book-info.jpg"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016616.html" target="_blank">Variety</a> is reporting that Hyde Park Entertainment has acquired the film rights to the Andy McNab espionage novels featuring British SAS agent Nick Stone. The first book to be adapted, <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743406265/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Firewall</a>, is actually the third in the series, and will be filmed as <span style="font-style: italic;">Echelon</span>. McNab, a former member of the SAS himself, co-wrote the screenplay and will executive produce.<br> <br> "I've been a fan of the Nick Stone stories for years, as they are a rich and unique source for a contemporary action-thriller," said Hyde Park Chairman and CEO Ashok Amritraj, who likened the series to Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne novels.<br> <br> About <span style="font-style: italic;">Firewall</span> (from the publisher): If he hadn't needed the cash so badly, Nick Stone would never have messed with the Russian mafia. But the lucrative offer was one he couldn't refuse. The job seemed simple enough for a man of his particular talents: kidnap a ruthless, money-laundering mob boss from his fortified Helsinki hotel room and deliver him to St. Petersburg. But as the plan begins to unfold, Stone soon realizes that by no means has he been told the full story.<br> <br> Catapulted into the bleak underworld of the former Soviet republic of Estonia, where unknown aggressors stalk the arctic landscape, Stone finds that the mob may now turn out to be the least of his problems. Russia has embarked on a new Cold War offensive -- hacking into the West's computer systems and stealing their most coveted military secrets. As one bloody double cross leads to another, Stone finds himself caught between the suicidal schemes of the British and American intelligence agencies and the ruthless Russians who want to silence him.</p> <p>Return to <a rel="tag" href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-8438471160735634286?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/oToNFCoXDLI" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/hyde-park-to-film-adaptation-of-spy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-19076439712506639632010-03-18T11:49:00.000-04:002010-03-18T11:49:11.289-04:002010-03-18T11:49:11.289-04:00Sherlock Holmes for Dummies Publishes This Week<p style="margin: 3px 6px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0470484446/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0470484446.01._SCL_SX150_.jpg" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 230px;" title="Sherlock Holmes for Dummies" alt="Sherlock Holmes for Dummies"><br> <img alt="More information about the book" title="More information about the book" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-book-info.jpg"></a></p> <p>We're actually a bit surprised it took this long for this book to come out, but <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0470484446/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sherlock Holmes for Dummies</a> publishes this week. Written by Steven Doyle, co-founder of Wessex Press/Gasogene Books, a small press specializing in Sherlock Holmes books, including the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, the book is described as a comprehensive guide to this important literary figure and his author.<br> <br> About <span style="font-style: italic;">Sherlock Holmes for Dummies</span> (from the publisher): A classic literary character, Sherlock Holmes has fascinated readers for decades-from his repartee with Dr. Watson and his unparalleled powers of deduction to the settings, themes, and villains of the stories. Now, this friendly guide offers a clear introduction to this beloved figure and his author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, presenting new insight into the detective stories and crime scene analysis that have has made Sherlock Holmes famous.<br> <br> Inside you'll find easy-to-understand yet thorough information on the characters, recurring themes, and locations, and social context of the Sherlock Holmes stories, the relationship of these stories to literature, and the forensics and detective work they feature.<br> <br> • A plain-English guide that helps you better understand and enjoy this influential literary character;<br> • Gain insight on these classic Doyle tales-from the classic Hound of the Baskervilles to the lesser-known short stories to Holmes stories written by other mystery writers;<br> • Explores the appearance of Sherlock Holmes on film, TV, and stage;<br> • Discusses Holmes today -- from the ever-expanding network of fans worldwide to story locations that fans can visit.<br> <br> An overview of the Sherlock Holmes canon can be found on the publisher website as a <a href="http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/sherlock-holmes-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes for Dummies Cheat Sheet</a>.</p> <p>Return to <a rel="tag" href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-1907643971250663963?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/1s87NAJG84c" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/sherlock-holmes-for-dummies-publishes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-50218252931343254802010-03-18T08:28:00.000-04:002010-03-18T08:28:05.667-04:002010-03-18T08:28:05.667-04:00Mystery Book Review: Occupied City by David Peace<p style="margin: 6px auto 12px; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/"><img title="Mysterious Reviews: Mysteries Reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;" alt="Mysterious Reviews" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mysterious-reviews-news.jpg"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/">Mysterious Reviews</a>, mysteries reviewed by the <a href="http://hsmb.omnimystery.com/">Hidden Staircase Mystery Books</a>, is publishing a new review of <span style="font-style: italic;">Occupied City</span> by David Peace. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in advance of its publication on our website.</p><p style="margin: 6px 6px 6px 12px; float: right; width: 150px;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307263754/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Occupied City by David Peace" alt="Occupied City by David Peace" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0307263754.01._SCL_SX150_.jpg" style="border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150px; height: 225px;"></a></p><p><a rel="tag" style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-book-reviews/peace-occupied-city.html">Occupied City</a> by <a title="More information about David Peace including a bibliography of books" href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/peace-david.html" rel="tag">David Peace</a><br><span style="font-style: italic;">The Tokyo Trilogy</span></p><p class="std10">Knopf (Hardcover)<br>ISBN-10: 0-307-26375-4 (0307263754)<br>ISBN-13: 978-0-307-26375-9 (9780307263759)<br>Publication Date: February 2010<br>List Price: $25.95</p><p class="std10"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Review</span>: Based on a true crime committed in 1948 Tokyo, <span style="font-style: italic;">Occupied City</span> by David Peace is for the most part a fascinating retelling of the circumstances surrounding that fateful day when 12 innocent people lost their lives in a bank.<br><br>A man posing as a health inspector enters the Teikoku Bank in Tokyo just before closing and announces that its employees have been exposed to dysentery. He possesses an antidote, but they must hurry. The "treatment" is really a fast-acting poison, which kills 12 of the employees and seriously injures 4 others. The man makes off with a substantial sum of money. Hirasawa Sadamichi is arrested and two years later convicted of the murders, attempted murders, and robbery, based in large part on a confession, which he subsequently recants. Sentenced to be hung for his crimes, a campaign to clear his name kept his appeal process going until his death in jail in 1987.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">Occupied City</span> consists of twelve "candles" or chapters, each told from a different perspective by a fictional character associated in some way -- sometimes quite tangentially -- with the crime. It can be an exceptionally challenging book to read; fully half the "candles" are written in an atypical, non-narrative manner, including the first one, which is written from the perspective of the victims -- but does provide a foundation for what is to follow. Examples of other chapters include passages from the investigating detective's notebook (written as one long paragraph per entry), letters from an American medical officer to both his wife and commander detailing his investigation into the potential development of biological weapons by the Japanese during the war, newspaper articles and commentary written by a journalist covering the story and its aftermath, and towards the end, chapters each from the man convicted of the crime and someone identified only as "the Killer".<br><br>Far more of a literary novel than a mystery, some might be tempted to call <span style="font-style: italic;">Occupied City</span> a tour de force based on its unusual approach to storytelling ... but no doubt many others will be puzzled, if not put off by it. It may help to read the chapters out of sequence; with the exception of the first and the last few chapters, there doesn't seem to be any specific order to the rest, though the author may find it objectionable to read it in this way, tampering with the art, as it were. Still, it is possible to skip ahead if one chapter appears to be particularly daunting, then return to it later; the overall experience is worth the effort.</p><p class="std10">Special thanks to Random House for providing an ARC of <span style="font-style: italic;">Occupied City</span> for this review.</p><p class="std10" style="text-align: center;">Review Copyright © 2010 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved</p><p style="margin: 0px 3px 6px 12px; width: 120px; height: 28px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307263754/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Buy Occupied City by David Peace from Amazon.com" alt="Buy from Amazon.com" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-reviews-graphics/buy-from-amazon.gif" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 120px; height: 28px;"></a></p><p>If you are interested in purchasing <a title="Buy Occupied City by David Peace from Amazon.com" style="font-style:italic;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307263754/?tag=mystery-books-20">Occupied City</a> from Amazon.com, please click the button to the right.</p><p class="std10"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Synopsis</span> (from the publisher): A fierce, exquisitely dark novel that plunges us into post–World War II Occupied Japan in a Rashomon-like retelling of a mass poisoning (based on an actual event), its aftermath, and the hidden wartime atrocities that led to the crime.<br><br>On January 26, 1948, a man identifying himself as a public health official arrives at a bank in Tokyo. There has been an outbreak of dysentery in the neighborhood, he explains, and he has been assigned by Occupation authorities to treat everyone who might have been exposed to the disease. Soon after drinking the medicine he administers, twelve employees are dead, four are unconscious, and the “official” has fled ...<br><br>Twelve voices tell the story of the murder from different perspectives. One of the victims speaks, for all the victims, from the grave. We read the increasingly mad notes of one of the case detectives, the desperate letters of an American occupier, the testimony of a traumatized survivor. We meet a journalist, a gangster-turned-businessman, an “occult detective,” a Soviet soldier, a well-known painter. Each voice enlarges and deepens the portrait of a city and a people making their way out of a war-induced hell.</p><p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/" rel="tag">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-5021825293134325480?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/qqDR7vPaxVk" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/mystery-book-review-occupied-city-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-88999242479510739122010-03-17T17:46:00.000-04:002010-03-17T17:46:31.930-04:002010-03-17T17:46:31.930-04:00Warner Bros. To Adapt TV Series 77 Sunset Strip as a Theatrical Film<p style="margin: 3px 6px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 175px; float: right;"><img alt="77 Sunset Strip" title="77 Sunset Strip" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 175px; height: 158px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/image-77-sunset-strip.jpg"></p> <p><a href="http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/77-sunset-strip-on-feature-road/" target="_blank">Deadline</a> is reporting that Warner Bros. is bringing the television series <span style="font-style: italic;">77 Sunset Strip</span> to the big screen as a period piece. Stephen Chin is in talks to write the script with Greg Berlanti (<span style="font-style: italic;">Green Lantern</span>) directing.<br> <br> The show ran for 6 seasons on ABC from October 1958 through February 1964, and starred Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Stuart "Stu" Bailey and Roger Smith as Jeff Spencer, both former government agents who ran a private detective agency based in a stylish office at 77 Sunset Strip. From its flashy production values and steady stream of popular guest stars to its iconic theme music, it was considered at the time to be one of the coolest shows on television.<br><br>The series was based on novels and short stories written by producer Roy Huggins, who introduced the character of Stu Bailey in his 1946 novel <span style="font-style: italic;">The Double Take</span>. (Huggins would later go on to develop and produce several crime dramas, including <span style="font-style: italic;">The Rockford Files</span>.)</p> <p>Return to <a rel="tag" href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-8899924247951073912?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/bqqIwhbH75A" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/warner-bros-to-adapt-tv-series-77.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-86355040675025788212010-03-17T17:04:00.000-04:002010-03-17T17:04:15.374-04:002010-03-17T17:04:15.374-04:00Nominations for 2010 Lambda Literary Awards Announced<p style="margin: 6px auto 12px; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;"><a href="http://awards.omnimystery.com/"><img title="Mystery Book Awards: The Edgars, The Agathas, The Anthonys, and many more." style="border: 0px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 375px; height: 80px;" alt="Mystery Book Awards: The Edgars, The Agathas, The Anthonys, and many more." src="http://awards.omnimystery.com/graphics/awards-banner-news.jpg"></a></p> <p class="award10">The <a href="http://www.lambdaliterary.org/" target="_blank">Lambda Literary Foundation</a> today announced the finalists for the 2010 <a href="http://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-lambda.html">Lambda Literary Award</a> for books written by gay and lesbian authors and published in 2009. Awards are given in many categories, including mystery. The finalists in this category are:</p> <p class="award10">Gay Men's Mystery:<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">All Lost Things</span> by <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/aterovis-josh.html">Josh Aterovis</a> (P. D. Publishing)<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">The Killer of Orchids</span> by Ralph Ashworth (State Street Press)<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">Murder in the Garden District</span> by Greg Herren (Alyson Books)<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">Straight Lies</span> by Rob Byrnes (Kensington)<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">What We Remember</span> by Michael Thomas Ford (Kensington)</p> <p class="award10">Lesbian Mystery:<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">Command of Silence</span> by Paulette Callen (Spinsters Ink)<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">Death of a Dying Man</span> by J. M. Redmann (Bold Strokes Books)<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">From Hell to Breakfast</span> by Joan Opyr (Blue Feather Books)<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">The Mirror and the Mask</span> by <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/hart-ellen.html">Ellen Hart</a> <a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-book-reviews/hart-mirror-mask.html"><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/book-review.gif" alt="Review of The Mirror and the Mask by Ellen Hart" title="Review of The Mirror and the Mask by Ellen Hart"></a> (St. Martin's Minotaur)<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">Toasted</span> by Josie Gordon (Bella Books)</p> <p class="award10">A complete list of all finalists is available <a href="http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/" target="_blank">here</a>. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Thursday, May 27th, 2010, in New York City. </p> <p class="award10"> <a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/"><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/book-review.gif" alt="Mysterious Reviews" title="Mysterious Reviews"></a> indicates a review by <a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/">Mysterious Reviews</a>.</p> <p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/" rel="tag">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-8635504067502578821?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/8KjkciqquVs" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/nominations-for-2010-lambda-literary.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-76068458992647069512010-03-17T15:36:00.000-04:002010-03-17T15:36:33.017-04:002010-03-17T15:36:33.017-04:00Mystery Book Review: Watchlist by Jeffery Deaver<p style="margin: 6px auto 12px; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/"><img title="Mysterious Reviews: Mysteries Reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;" alt="Mysterious Reviews" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mysterious-reviews-news.jpg"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/">Mysterious Reviews</a>, mysteries reviewed by the <a href="http://hsmb.omnimystery.com/">Hidden Staircase Mystery Books</a>, is publishing a new review of <span style="font-style: italic;">Watchlist</span> by Jeffery Deaver. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in advance of its publication on our website.</p><p style="margin: 6px 6px 6px 12px; float: right; width: 150px;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/159315559X/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Watchlist by Jeffery Deaver" alt="Watchlist by Jeffery Deaver" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/159315559X.01._SCL_SX150_.jpg" style="border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150px; height: 225px;"></a></p><p><a rel="tag" style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-book-reviews/deaver-watchlist.html">Watchlist</a> by <a title="More information about Jeffery Deaver including a bibliography of books" href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/deaver-jeffery.html" rel="tag">Jeffery Deaver</a><br><span style="font-style: italic;">Non-series</span></p><p class="std10">Vanguard Press (Hardcover)<br>ISBN-10: 1-59315-559-X (159315559X)<br>ISBN-13: 978-1-59315-559-9 (9781593155599)<br>Publication Date: January 2010<br>List Price: $25.95</p><p class="std10"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Review</span>: Based on an idea by Jeffery Deaver, <span style="font-style: italic;">Watchlist</span> consists of two "serial" novellas, each chapter of which is written by a different author. Deaver wrote the opening and closing chapters of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Chopin Manuscript</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">The Copper Bracelet</span>, both of which feature a group of characters called the "Volunteers", a covert government group led by Harold Middleton.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">The Chopin Manuscript</span> introduces Middleton, a musicologist retired from active service, in Poland to authenticate a previously unknown Chopin manuscript. As he's leaving the country to return to the US, he's detained by Polish authorities investigating the murder of the man who gave him the manuscript. Separately, the dead man's niece, Felicia Kaminski, living in Italy, narrowly escapes a murder attempt on her life, and hides out at the shop of an old family friend, who is in possession of a previously unknown Mozart manuscript that he was about to send off to Middleton. Their paths cross in the US as both are chased by a name known as Faust who is after the manuscripts ... not for their inherent value as musical treasures, but for the secrets encoded within their notes.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">The Chopin Manuscript</span> was co-written by Deaver and (in order of chapters written) David Hewson, James Grady, S. J. Rozan, Erica Spindler, John Ramsey Miller, David Corbett, John Gilstrap, Joseph Finder, Jim Fusilli, Peter Spiegelman, Ralph Pezzullo, Lisa Scottoline, P. J. Parrish, and Lee Child.<br><br>Middleton finds himself drawn into an international terrorist plot in the sequel, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Copper Bracelet</span>. A code name for an efficient method of making heavy water developed by the Nazis but presumably destroyed at the end of World War II, knowledge of the "Copper Bracelet" would give rogue nations the ability to develop nuclear weapons quickly and inexpensively. But the man who may hold the key to the formula, Devras Sikari, is also a target himself ... with different factions having differing agendas as to how to use the knowledge and to what end.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">The Copper Bracelet</span> was co-written by Deaver and (in order of chapters written) Gayle Lynds, David Hewson, Jim Fusilli, John Gilstrap, Joseph Finder, Lisa Scottoline, David Corbett, Linda Barnes, Jenny Siler, David Liss, P. J. Parrish, Brett Battles, Lee Child, Jon Land, and James Phelan.<br><br>Though both stories are exciting, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Chopin Manuscript</span> is decidedly the better of the two, its scope more focused and the plot better suited to the serial format. <span style="font-style: italic;">The Copper Bracelet</span> also seems to assume knowledge gained from, or at the very least information provided by, its predecessor. Both, however, tend to generate suspense and thrills using plot twists that have little foundation.<br><br>What is interesting is how the various writing styles of the authors, some of which are markedly different from each other, come together to form a cohesive thriller. Given that each author wants to put their own spin on the story, and each seems to have been assigned a specific task (introduce this character or setting, advance the plot in this way or that, add this twist, etc.), it works surprisingly well. And, considering that most thrillers are at least 100 pages too long anyway, keeping these novellas to around 200 pages works to their advantage.</p><p class="std10">Special thanks to Meryl L. Moss Media Relations for providing a copy of <span style="font-style: italic;">Watchlist</span> for this review.</p><p class="std10" style="text-align: center;">Review Copyright © 2010 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved</p><p style="margin: 0px 3px 6px 12px; width: 120px; height: 28px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/159315559X/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Buy Watchlist by Jeffery Deaver from Amazon.com" alt="Buy from Amazon.com" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-reviews-graphics/buy-from-amazon.gif" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 120px; height: 28px;"></a></p><p>If you are interested in purchasing <a title="Buy Watchlist by Jeffery Deaver from Amazon.com" style="font-style:italic;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/159315559X/?tag=mystery-books-20">Watchlist</a> from Amazon.com, please click the button to the right. <a title="Watchlist by Jeffery Deaver (Kindle edition)" style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003719FZK/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Watchlist (Kindle edition)</a> is also available. Learn more about the <a title="Learn more about the Kindle from Amazon.com" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00154JDAI/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kindle, Amazon's Wireless Reading Device</a>.</p><p class="std10"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Synopsis</span> (from the publisher): A unique collaboration by twenty-one of the world’s greatest thriller writers including Jeffery Deaver, who conceived the characters and set the plot in motion; in turn, other authors each wrote a chapter and Deaver then completed what he started, bringing each novel to its startling conclusion.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">The Chopin Manuscript</span><br><br>Former war crimes investigator Harold Middleton possesses a previously unknown score by Frédéric Chopin. But he is unaware that, locked within its handwritten notes, lies a secret that now threatens the lives of thousands of Americans.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">The Copper Bracelet</span><br><br>Harold Middleton returns in this explosive sequel to The Chopin Manuscript as he’s drawn into an international terror plot that threatens to send India and Pakistan into full-scale nuclear war.</p><p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/" rel="tag">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-7606845899264706951?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/0-i-Jqqyp8U" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/mystery-book-review-watchlist-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-89309551976138873292010-03-17T12:56:00.003-04:002010-03-17T15:39:33.952-04:002010-03-17T15:39:33.952-04:00eHarlequin Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense Titles for April 2010<p style="text-align: left;">eHarlequin.com has released the April 2010 titles in their Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense series. Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense books combine suspense, romance, hope and faith to create a unique page-turning series that today’s readers love. To purchase any of the books below, click on the book title. (Previous months titles can be found on the backlist page.)</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D359"><img alt="On Thin Ice by Linda Hall" title="On Thin Ice by Linda Hall" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373443888.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D359" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">On Thin Ice</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Linda Hall<br> <br> Twenty years ago—two weeks before their intended wedding day—tragedy tore Megan Brooks and Alec Black apart. They haven't seen each other since. Someone has been watching them, though … and attacking the members of the would-be bridal party. Megan knows she must confront her past to find answers.<br><br>But coming home means facing Alec, now the sheriff of Whisper Lake, Maine. He's the last man Megan wants to see again—yet he's the only one who can keep her safe when the killer comes for the bride.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D359"><img alt="Calculated Revenge by Jill Elizabeth Nelson" title="Calculated Revenge by Jill Elizabeth Nelson" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373443901.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D359" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Calculated Revenge</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Jill Elizabeth Nelson<br> <br> It's been eighteen years since Laney Thompson's sister was abducted and killed, but the pain Laney feels has never faded. And now the murderer is back, taunting Laney with mementos of her sister and threatening Laney's young daughter. School principal Noah Ryder is her best hope for protecting her daughter—if she can convince the former investigator to take the case. As the threats accelerate, a string of clues leads Laney to uncover old secrets. But without Noah's help, how can she piece together the puzzle before her child—like her sister—is lost to a killer's revenge?</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D359"><img alt="Mountain Peril by Sandra Robbins" title="Mountain Peril by Sandra Robbins" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373443918.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D359" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mountain Peril</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Sandra Robbins<br> <br> According to an anonymous message, a young woman is going to be murdered in the North Carolina mountains. When a body is found, Danielle Tyler is shocked to learn it's her student—the third person in her life to meet an untimely death. Is she next? From disturbing notes and roses left in her office to cold-blooded murder, someone means deadly business. Detective Jack Denton—the stalwart lawman who makes her pulse race—vows to find the deranged madman, but Danielle doesn't dare let him too close. Especially when death seems to be the destiny of anyone she cares about …</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D359"><img alt="Deadly Vows by Shirlee McCoy" title="Deadly Vows by Shirlee McCoy" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373443895.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D359" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Deadly Vows</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Shirlee McCoy<br> <br> Olivia Jarrod was newly placed in witness protection when she discovered she was pregnant. First rule of the program: no contact with anyone from her former life. That includes her estranged husband, Ford Jensen—the unknowing father of her unborn child. Despite their rocky marriage, Olivia still loves him deeply. And when Ford shocks her by tracking her down, she knows the mobster pursuing her can't be far behind. But now their baby's very life depends on both of them staying alive—and together.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="text-align: left;">If you enjoy the suspense books in this series, you can <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-2819860-10475534" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">get 2 free Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense books</a> plus 2 free gifts just for giving the automatic program a try. Accepting your two free Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense books and mystery gifts places you under no obligation to buy anything. You may keep the books and gifts and return the shipping statement marked cancel. 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Parker</a> and starring Tom Selleck as the Police Chief of Paradise (MA). Now <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iff897d5a72be730334587fd95b9b61e2" target="_blank">The Hollywood Reporter</a> is reporting that the actor may be returning to series television.<br> <br> According to the article, Selleck is nearing a deal to play the lead role as NYPD Police Chief Michael in a multi-generational CBS drama formerly (and may still be) titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Reagan's Law</span>. Michael, a widower, lives with his father, Patrick (played by Len Cariou), who was also once the chief of police. Michael's son Brian (Donnie Wahlberg), a former captain in Iraq, is a police detective.<br> <br> The pilot for the series is expected to begin shooting later this month.</p> <p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-8668403186154609136?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/jbBcuZAqDQM" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/tom-selleck-set-to-star-in-cbs-crime.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-15295245179687775682010-03-17T09:50:00.001-04:002010-03-17T10:20:37.587-04:002010-03-17T10:20:37.587-04:00Mystery Book Review: The Adventures of Jack Lime by James Leck<p style="margin: 6px auto 12px; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/"><img title="Mysterious Reviews: Mysteries Reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;" alt="Mysterious Reviews" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mysterious-reviews-news.jpg"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/">Mysterious Reviews</a>, mysteries reviewed by the <a href="http://hsmb.omnimystery.com/">Hidden Staircase Mystery Books</a>, is publishing a new review of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Adventures of Jack Lime</span> by James Leck. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in advance of its publication on our website.</p><p style="margin: 6px 6px 6px 12px; float: right; width: 150px;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1554533651/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="The Adventures of Jack Lime by James Leck" alt="The Adventures of Jack Lime by James Leck" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1554533651.01._SCL_SX150_.jpg" style="border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150px; height: 225px;"></a></p><p><a rel="tag" style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-book-reviews/leck-adventures-jack-lime.html">The Adventures of Jack Lime</a> by <a title="More information about James Leck including a bibliography of books" href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/leck-james.html" rel="tag">James Leck</a><br><span style="font-style: italic;">A Jack Lime Mystery</span></p><p class="std10">Kids Can Press (Hardcover)<br>ISBN-10: 1-55453-365-1 (1554533651)<br>ISBN-13: 978-1-55453-365-7 (9781554533657)<br>Publication Date: February 2010<br>List Price: $16.95</p><p class="std10"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Review</span>: High school student and private investigator Jack Lime investigates three cases of teenage crime in James Leck's <span style="font-style: italic;">The Adventures of Jack Lime</span>.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">This line of work isn't all glitz and glamour, that's for sure. Ninety-nine percent of the time, it's dreary, dirty and dull. It's about rooting around in dumpsters and eating a stale granola bar you found in your pocket for breakfast instead of your grandma's buttermilk pancakes because you're waiting for the morning paper to show up, and the kicker is, you're not going to get to read it.</span><br><br>Jack Lime -- detective, private eye, gumshoe, last resort -- solves problems for people. In "The Case of the Broken Lock", he looks into the mysterious circumstances surrounding a missing bike; in "The Case of the Daily Telegraph", he's nearly stumped by a nefarious blackmail scheme; and in "The Case of the Big Dupe", he relates one of his first big cases after arriving at Iona High, exposing a gambling ring.<br><br>Each of these entertaining cases is crafted in the style of hard-boiled crime fiction, with lots of descriptive statements ("I woke up in a fog as thick as a three-day-old cup of joe"), plenty of thugs ("Bucky smiled, started to turn away, then spun around and slammed his fist into my gut like a runaway locomotive"), and beautiful girls to trip him up ("I thought I could get hooked on a girl like her if I wasn't careful, and I wasn't planning on being careful"). The mystery plots are well developed, and, though featuring older high school students and some PG-13 elements, are written at a slightly younger, middle school level.<br><br>The one aspect that doesn't work is portraying Jack as a narcoleptic. Not only is it unnecessary -- it doesn't add anything substantive to his character, and it doesn't play into any of the plots in a meaningful way -- it comes across as more intrusive than anything else. Possibly intended as a way to portray Jack as flawed, though, in this case, a character flaw would be certainly preferable to a physical one, but more probably as a way to make Jack more sympathetic ... but to whom -- other characters or the reader? -- isn't clear. Still, this minor objection aside, Jack Lime is a likeable PI and his cases credible and interesting; a sequel to <span style="font-style: italic;">The Adventures of Jack Lime</span> would be most welcome.</p><p class="std10">Special thanks to Raab Associates for providing an ARC of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Adventures of Jack Lime</span> for this review.</p><p class="std10" style="text-align: center;">Review Copyright © 2010 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved</p><p style="margin: 0px 3px 6px 12px; width: 120px; height: 28px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1554533651/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Buy The Adventures of Jack Lime by James Leck from Amazon.com" alt="Buy from Amazon.com" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-reviews-graphics/buy-from-amazon.gif" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 120px; height: 28px;"></a></p><p>If you are interested in purchasing <a title="Buy The Adventures of Jack Lime by James Leck from Amazon.com" style="font-style:italic;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1554533651/?tag=mystery-books-20">The Adventures of Jack Lime</a> from Amazon.com, please click the button to the right.</p><p class="std10"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Synopsis</span> (from the publisher): Meet Jack Lime, private investigator, who solves problems for his fellow Iona High students. Sometimes he falls for the dames who hire him, sometimes he falls in the river and sometimes he falls asleep (he’s narcoleptic). But rest assured that whether he’s tracking down a missing banana-seat bike or a kidnapped hamster, or cracking open a trivia tournament betting ring, Lime will follow every lead.</p><p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/" rel="tag">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-1529524517968777568?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/YmhPwoaIU2E" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/mystery-book-review-adventures-of-jack.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-14661560730458825252010-03-16T12:52:00.001-04:002010-03-16T13:06:55.035-04:002010-03-16T13:06:55.035-04:00eHarlequin Silhouette Romantic Suspense Titles for April 2010<p style="text-align: left;">Sparked by danger, fueled by passion, eHarlequin.com has released the April 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.)</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D231"><img alt="Unmasking the Mercenary by Jennifer Morey" title="Unmasking the Mercenary by Jennifer Morey" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373276769.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D231" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Unmasking the Mercenary</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Jennifer Morey<br> <br> <span style="font-style: italic;">"I'm here for revenge."</span><br> <br> Nothing's going to sway Rem D'Evereux from his mission of vengeance. Especially not the beautiful intel operative who's just cut in on his turf—and put her life in jeopardy. If the only way to protect her is to keep her by his side, day and night, so be it.<br> <br> Haley Engen's counterterror work means everything to her, until she glimpses the man behind the mercenary's ruthless reputation. She knows what it's like to be haunted by the past. As passion explodes in the midst of danger, she gives Rem a stark choice. Revenge, or the woman who loves him for everything he is …</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D231"><img alt="Secretive Stranger by Jennifer Greene" title="Secretive Stranger by Jennifer Greene" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373276752.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D231" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Secretive Stranger</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Jennifer Greene<br> <br> <span style="font-style: italic;">"Shouldn't you be dead?"</span><br> <br> It's not enough that Sophie Campbell discovers her neighbor's body. His dead ringer has to show up at her doorstep. But this man's no ghost … the instant attraction that sparks between them is all too real.<br> <br> College professor Cord Pruitt wants answers about his brother's murder. The woman downstairs must have seen something. But when Cord lays eyes on Sophie, all he wants to do is take her in his arms and protect her. With a killer on the loose, and all signs pointing toward Sophie as the next target, that's just what he will have to do …</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D231"><img alt="Come To Me by Linda Winstead Jones" title="Come To Me by Linda Winstead Jones" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373276738.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D231" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Come To Me</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Linda Winstead Jones<br> <br> Of all the P.I. offices in all the world …<br> <br> Why did Lizzie Porter have to waltz into his? Wary loner Sam Travers always had a soft spot for Lizzie—and now she's grown up, with the curves to prove it. But to move on his old partner's daughter would be oh-so-wrong …<br> <br> Except that Lizzie won't take no for an answer. She's discovered that she might have a half sister. And she's not going to let anyone stop her on her search—even Sam!<br> <br> The plot thickens when someone takes a shot at Lizzie, and Sam volunteers to move in with her—just to protect her, of course. And as they puzzle out the truth, he wonders just when he'll dare move out …</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D231"><img alt="Her Baby's Bodyguard by Ingrid Weaver" title="Her Baby's Bodyguard by Ingrid Weaver" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373276745.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D231" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Her Baby's Bodyguard</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Ingrid Weaver<br> <br> Special Forces sergeant Jack Norton's mission: to safely see brilliant Russian scientist Dr. Eva Petrova to America. The unwitting pawn in an international biowarfare plot was hiding one minor contingency—her infant daughter. Jack didn't do relationships well, never mind kids. So how was it these two were planting themselves firmly under his skin?<br> <br> Eva Petrova was no stranger to putting up emotional barriers—she'd done it all her life. But when she saw Jack's softer side, she wondered if they were missing out on something more explosive than this mission. Only one way to find out …</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Keep up to date by subscribing to eHarlequin.com's free newsletter that contains the latest information about their series of books as well as informing you about subscriber-only special offers and new products. Click on the banner below to subscribe for free:</p> <p style="margin: 12px auto 18px; width: 120px; height: 90px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2819860-10570490" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img style="border: 0px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-2819860-10570490" alt="Sign up for email newsletters from eHarlequin.com" border="0" height="90" width="120"></a></p> <p>Return to <a rel="tag" href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-1466156073045882525?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/GqgbQuSILKw" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/eharlequin-silhouette-romantic-suspense.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-43563593333440849282010-03-16T11:43:00.000-04:002010-03-16T11:43:00.063-04:002010-03-16T11:43:00.063-04:00Paramount to Film Adaptation of Crime Comic Existence 2.0 by Nick Spencer and Ronald Salas<p style="margin: 3px 6px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; float: right;"><img alt="Existence 2.0 by Nick Spencer and Ronald Salas" title="Existence 2.0 by Nick Spencer and Ronald Salas" style="border: 0px solid ; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 228px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/image-existence-20.jpg"></p> <p>The Hollywood Reporter's <a href="http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/03/paramount-to-adapt-existence-20-comic-exclusive.html" target="_blank">Heat Vision</a> blog is reporting that Paramount has picked up the rights to the film adaptation of the crime comic <span style="font-style: italic;">Existence 2.0</span>, written by Nick Spencer and illustrated by Ronald Salas. Miles Millar and Alfred Gough (<span style="font-style: italic;">Smallville</span>) will write the screenplay.<br> <br> Originally published by Image in July 2009, the series ran for three issues. Spencer has posted a 5 page preview <a href="http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=175467" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> <br> About <span style="font-style: italic;">Existence 2.0</span>: Self-absorbed physicist Sylvester Baladine finds his consciousness transferred into the body of the hitman who just killed him! Things don’t seem too bad until his daughter is kidnapped by the same people who "killed" him. Now, he's forced to dig up his past and solve his own murder … inadvertently making himself a target once more.</p> <p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-4356359333344084928?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/KZWcdZgUcDc" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/paramount-to-film-adaptation-of-crime.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-4829211354777153012010-03-16T10:37:00.000-04:002010-03-16T10:37:41.164-04:002010-03-16T10:37:41.164-04:00Listen to an Interview with James Grippando Today on Blog Talk Radio<p style="margin: 3px 6px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061556300/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0061556300.01._SCL_SX150_.jpg" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 230px;" title="Money to Burn by James Grippando" alt="Money to Burn by James Grippando"><br> <img alt="More information about the book" title="More information about the book" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-book-info.jpg"></a></p> <p>It's a little short notice, but today at 3 PM ET, Virginia Stanley, Director of Library Marketing at HarperCollins, is conducting an interview with thriller writer <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/grippando-james.html">James Grippando</a> to discuss his new book <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061556300/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Money to Burn</a> on <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/librarylovefest/2010/03/16/james-grippando-talks-to-library-lovefest" target="_blank">Blog Talk Radio</a>.<br> <br> Information about the show can be found by clicking <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/librarylovefest/2010/03/16/james-grippando-talks-to-library-lovefest" target="_blank">this link</a>.<br> <br> And according to the information we received from HarperCollins, anyone who writes or calls in with a question will receive a complimentary copy of <span style="font-style: italic;">Money to Burn</span> — they just need to register beforehand <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/register.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> <br> About <span style="font-style: italic;">Money to Burn</span> (from the publisher): At thirty-one, Michael Cantella is a rising star at Wall Street's premier investment bank, Saxton Silvers. Everything is going according to plan until Ivy Layton, the love of his life, vanishes on their honeymoon in the Bahamas.<br> <br> Fast-forward four years. It's the eve of his thirty-fifth birthday, and Michael is still on track: successful career, beautiful new wife, piles of money. Reveling in his good fortune, Michael logs in to his computer, enters his password, and pulls up his biggest investment account: Zero balance. He tries another, and another. All of them zero. Someone has wiped him out. His only clue is a new e-mail message: Just as planned. xo xo.<br> <br> With these three words Michael's life as he knows it is liquidated, along with his investment portfolio. Saxton Silvers is suddenly on the brink of bankruptcy, and he's the leading suspect in its ruin. Michael is left alone, framed, and facing divorce, with undercover FBI agents afoot, spyware on his computer, and mysterious e-mails from a "JBU." Embroiled in corporate espionage, he's desperate to clear his name and realizes that several signs point to his first wife, Ivy, as a key player. But what if Ivy has come back from the dead, only to visit on Michael a fate worse than death?</p> <p>Return to <a rel="tag" href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-482921135477715301?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/pYjMI0lrX18" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/listen-to-interview-with-james.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-50681454475552460282010-03-16T10:02:00.000-04:002010-03-16T10:02:33.368-04:002010-03-16T10:02:33.368-04:00First Clues, Mysteries for Kids: Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye, a New Series for Future Sleuths<p style="margin: 6px auto 12px; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;"><a href="http://www.firstclues.com/"><img title="Find mystery books for the young sleuth in your family at First Clues, Mysteries for Kids" style="border: 0px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 375px; height: 80px;" alt="First Clues: Mysteries for Kids" src="http://www.firstclues.com/graphics/first-clue-mysteries-news.jpg"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.firstclues.com/" rel="tag">First Clues: Mysteries for Kids</a> is your source for information on over 100 mystery series for children and young adults where each series is conveniently listed under four different age categories (New Sleuths, ages 4 to 6; Future Sleuths, ages 7 to 9; Sleuths in Training, ages 10 to 12, and Apprentice Sleuths, ages 13 and older).<br> <br> This week we're featuring a new series that looks like a lot of fun and is written for future sleuths.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; float: right; width: 200px;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0761354794/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Hamster and Cheese by Colleen A. F. Venable" alt="Hamster and Cheese by Colleen A. F. Venable" style="border: 0px solid ; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0761345981.01._SCL_SX200_.jpg"></a></p> <p><a rel="tag" href="http://www.firstclues.com/guinea-pig.html">The Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye Mystery Series</a><br> <br> <a style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0761354794/?tag=mystery-books-20">Hamster and Cheese</a> (synopsis from the publisher): There's a sandwich thief in Mr. Venezi's pet shop, and everyone is a suspect, from the chinchillas to the goldfish. Never fear! The world's fluffiest detective on the case: Sasspants, PI(G). By day, Sasspants is your average book-loving, gizmo-inventing guinea pig. By night she solves pet shop mysteries with the help of her sidekick, Hamisher the hamster. Our furry little heroes will stop at nothing to find the sandwich thief! This is the first book in the Guinea PI(G), Pet Shop Private Eye series.<br> <br> Lexile level: 240L.<br> <br> A note from the author: <span style="font-style: italic;">Hamster and Cheese</span> is a graphic novel for kids and the first in a series starring a unfriendly Guinea Pig who is forced to solve crimes by a hyperactive hamster when the “g” falls off her sign. The art is by the incredible Stephanie Yue, who is a black belt in making-things-super-cute. <br> <br> The Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye illustrated mysteries are recommended for children aged 7 to 9.<br> <br> <span style="font-style: italic;">Hamster and Cheese</span> has a scheduled publication date in April, but is already available to purchase. The sample image below was provided by the author (with a link to the original on Flickr.com).<br> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/abletoven/4173028729/sizes/s/"><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 240px; height: 180px;" alt="Hamster and Cheese by Colleen A. F. Venable" title="Hamster and Cheese by Colleen A. F. Venable" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2719/4173028729_38af6e4bf1_m.jpg"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p>We are also pleased to offer <a href="http://www.firstclues.com/book-reviews.html">First Clues Reviews</a>, reviews of mysteries featured on our site written by students. These book reviews provide a unique perspective by their young readers, often insightful, always entertaining.</p> <p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/" rel="tag">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-5068145447555246028?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/W_-qEB4hJHc" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/first-clues-mysteries-for-kids-guinea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-55407397395615071992010-03-16T08:10:00.000-04:002010-03-16T08:10:03.073-04:002010-03-16T08:10:03.073-04:00CBS Schedules 6th Jesse Stone Film, No Remorse, for May 9th<p style="margin: 3px 6px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 200px; float: right;"><a href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/jesse-stone.html"><img alt="Tom Selleck as Jesse Stone" title="Tom Selleck as Jesse Stone" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/photo-tom-selleck-jesse-stone.jpg"></a></p> <p>In a press release from a couple of weeks ago (that we obviously missed), <a href="http://www.cbspressexpress.com/div.php/cbs_entertainment/original/release?id=6484&dpid=59&rid=24426" target="_blank">CBS</a> announced that the 6th Jesse Stone movie, <span style="font-style: italic;">No Remorse</span>, will have its broadcast premiere on Sunday, May 9th, at 9 PM (ET/PT).<br> <br> CBS has been frustratingly slow in scheduling these made-for-television movies, based on a character created by <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/parker-robert-b.html">Robert B. Parker</a>. <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.mystery-books.com/2008/11/mysteries-on-tv-jesse-stone-no-remorse.html">No Remorse</a> completed filming in November 2008, and the 7th in the series, <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.mystery-books.com/2009/09/seventh-jesse-stone-movie-innocents.html">Innocents Lost</a>, was filmed last fall. The first five films have all been commercial and critical successes for the network, and are currently available on DVD from <a href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/jesse-stone.html">Mysteries on TV: Jesse Stone</a>.<br> <br> In <span style="font-style: italic;">No Remorse</span>, Police Chief Jesse Stone (played brilliantly by Tom Selleck), who was suspended by the Paradise, Massachusetts Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy (Stephen McHattie), by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose Gammon (Kathy Baker) and Luther "Suitcase" Simpson (Kohl Sudduth) to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish (William Sadler), Jesse's pursuit becomes hazardous. William Devane reprises his role as Jesse's psychiatrist, Dr. Dix, and Saul Rubinek returns as Hasty Hathaway, fresh from a stint in prison. Krista Allen joins the cast as Hathaway's ex-wife, Cissy, who never misses an opportunity to tell Jesse she's interested.<br> <br> Tom Selleck received an Emmy nomination for his role in <span style="font-style: italic;">Sea Change</span>, the 4th in the series.<br> <br> <span style="font-style: italic;">No Remorse</span> is not based on any specific Parker novel, but is an original screenplay co-written by Selleck.</p> <p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-5540739739561507199?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/qok6wUjoA6Y" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com1http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/cbs-schedules-6th-jesse-stone-film-no.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-59687753762794354732010-03-15T15:12:00.000-04:002010-03-15T15:12:50.365-04:002010-03-15T15:12:50.365-04:00FX Networks Crime Drama Justified, based on a novella by Elmore Leonard, Premieres Tomorrow<p style="margin: 3px 6px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060083972/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060083972.01._SCL_SX150_.jpg" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 230px;" title="When the Women Come Out to Dance: Stories by Elmore Leonard" alt="When the Women Come Out to Dance: Stories by Elmore Leonard"><br> <img alt="More information about the book" title="More information about the book" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-book-info.jpg"></a></p> <p>Tomorrow, Tuesday March 16th at 10 PM (ET/PT), marks the premiere of the crime drama <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/justified/">Justified</a> on FX Networks. Based in part on the novella <span style="font-style: italic;">Fire in the Hole</span> by Elmore Leonard, the series stars Timothy Olyphant as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a true-blue hero and something of a throwback, given to wearing a Stetson and cowboy boots, carrying his sidearm in a hip holster – a weapon he only draws when he has to, and when he does, he shoots to kill, because, as he sees it, that’s the purpose of a gun. (<span style="font-style: italic;">Fire in the Hole</span> most recently appeared in the collection <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060083972/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">When the Women Come Out to Dance: Stories by Elmore Leonard</a>.)<br> <br> In the premiere episode, also titled "Fire in the Hole", Raylan Givens enforces the law his way in his Kentucky hometown, where he's exiled after killing a gun thug under questionable circumstances in Miami. "It was justified," Raylan insists. Raylan's first order of business: a white-supremacist (Walton Goggins) with whom he once mined coal, who's suspected of robbing banks and blowing up a black church.<br> <br> A profile of Elmore Leonard on the <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/justified/">Justified</a> website says the author is writing a fresh Raylan Givens story. “I can pick up Raylan’s story anywhere,” he said. “It’s like visiting with an old friend.”</p> <p>Return to <a rel="tag" href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-5968775376279435473?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/evU1tBLqhMo" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/fx-networks-crime-drama-justified-based.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-47305210470951661542010-03-15T13:45:00.002-04:002010-03-15T13:45:00.203-04:002010-03-15T13:45:00.203-04:00Lifetime Television Schedules Movies based on Patricia Cornwell Novels<p style="margin: 3px 6px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0425214761/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0425214761.01._SCL_SX150_.jpg" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 230px;" title="At Risk by Patricia Cornwell" alt="At Risk by Patricia Cornwell"><br> <img alt="More information about the book" title="More information about the book" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-book-info.jpg"></a></p> <p>Last April, <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/2009/04/lifetime-networks-announces-slate-of.html">Lifetime Networks announced a number of television programs</a>, including movie adaptations of the two books in the Monique Lamont and Win Garano series by <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/cornwell-patricia.html">Patricia Cornwell</a>, <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0425214761/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">At Risk</a> and <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0425228282/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Front</a>. <a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/" target="_blank">Lifetime</a> has now announced the scheduling of these made-for-television films for next month.<br> <br> On Saturday, April 10th at 9 PM ET/PT (and repeated at 11PM ET/PT), <span style="font-style: italic;">At Risk</span> airs, featuring high-powered and sexy Boston District Attorney Monique Lamont (Andie MacDowell) and her favorite ace detective, Win Garano (Daniel Sunjata). In an attempt to become the next Governor of Massachusetts, the calculating Monique creates an anti-crime initiative and enlists Win's help to solve a 20-year-old murder in Tennessee. Grudgingly taking on the assignment, he delves deep into the case with the help of his colleague Sykes (Annabeth Gish) while Monique becomes a victim of a crime herself ... making it apparent there is much more at stake.<br> <br> A week later, on Saturday, April 17th at 9 PM ET/PT (and repeated at 11 PM ET/PT), <span style="font-style: italic;">The Front</span> airs. Having survived a brutal attack in her home and attempting to generate much needed publicity for her flagging political aspirations, Monique orders Win to re-open and investigate an unsolved brutal, decades-old murder. To crack the case, he must work closely with a no-nonsense and combative female detective named "Stump" (Ashley Williams). As Win and "Stump" unpeel layer upon layer of the 40-year-old crime, more of Monique's own dark secrets are brought to light, placing Win in the grave danger his grandmother, Nana (Diahann Carroll), has warned him about throughout his career. (For those who may have missed <span style="font-style: italic;">At Risk</span> the previous week, it repeats at 7 PM ET/PT, immediately preceding <span style="font-style: italic;">The Front</span>.)</p> <p>Return to <a rel="tag" href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-4730521047095166154?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/WPzm3pVnt9M" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/lifetime-television-schedules-movies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-5883705759468862052010-03-15T12:53:00.000-04:002010-03-15T12:53:00.065-04:002010-03-15T12:53:00.065-04:00Harlequin Intrigue Titles for April 2010<p style="text-align: left;">eHarlequin.com has released the April 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.)</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D225"><img alt="Bulletproof Bodyguard by Kay Thomas" title="Bulletproof Bodyguard by Kay Thomas" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373694648.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D225" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Bulletproof Bodyguard</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Kay Thomas<br> <br> Marcus North was an intriguing mystery to the residents of Murphy's Point, Mississippi—especially Cally Burnett, the single mom who ran the B and B where Marcus stayed. But despite the instant attraction that flared between them, Cally couldn't have guessed the secrets Marcus hid, or the way those secrets would come to haunt them both.<br> <br> Working undercover on a crucial case, Marcus had to keep his identity hidden … but his desire to protect the young mother and her son had him putting everything else at risk. Including his career—and his life.<br> <br> Passion—and desperation—rise as the determined mother and sexy cop come to an uneasy alliance, and everything rides on one deadly night …</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D225"><img alt="Enigma by Carla Cassidy" title="Enigma by Carla Cassidy" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373694662.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D225" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Enigma</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Carla Cassidy<br> <br> Test Subject: Jared Maddox.<br> <br> Ability: Mental telepathy.<br> <br> Weakness: Willa Tyler, the only person he was able to communicate with while in a coma.<br> <br> From the moment he came out of a coma, Jared Maddox knew his whereabouts had been compromised and that only one person could help him escape: trauma nurse Willa Tyler. Although he was reluctant to put Willa's life in danger, she refused to abandon him, insisting she help him reconnect with his mysterious past … and his identical twin. Using the abilities some saw as a gift, Jared sensed the moment they closed in on the truth. And the moment he started considering a future with the strong and beautiful woman who'd faithfully stood by his side. But was her healing touch enough to weather what they uncovered deep in the mountains?</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D225"><img alt="Takedown by Julie Miller" title="Takedown by Julie Miller" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373694686.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D225" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Takedown</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Julie Miller<br> <br> SWAT Captain Michael Cutler's pulse was racing. He should have been thinking about the intense hostage crisis he'd just diffused. But he couldn't keep his mind off of her—Jillian Masterson, the leggy brunette who had come to him for protection from an obsessive stalker.<br> <br> He certainly hadn't been looking for love, especially with someone fifteen years his junior. But their chemistry was undeniable.<br> <br> As the stalker's threats intensified, Michael knew he'd go to any lengths to bring him down. Even if that entailed giving Jillian some very personal security …</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D225"><img alt="Rocky Mountain Fugitive by Ann Voss Peterson" title="Rocky Mountain Fugitive by Ann Voss Peterson" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373694693.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D225" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rocky Mountain Fugitive</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Ann Voss Peterson<br> <br> Eric Lander hated to be tied down …<br> <br> But when Sarah Trask, the woman he'd left months ago, came to him for help solving a very personal murder, saying no wasn't even an option. Especially once he learned she was pregnant with his child …<br> <br> Running from the law through the Rocky Mountains after being wrongly accused about his role in the killing wasn't exactly how Eric planned on absorbing—or celebrating—the big news. Yet they had no other choice. Now, with the beautiful rancher and their unborn baby counting on him for protection, Eric found himself both excited and terrified by the idea of "family." He knew he'd be a good father—if only he could keep them all alive to prove it.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D225"><img alt="Saving Grace by Patricia Rosemoor" title="Saving Grace by Patricia Rosemoor" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373694679.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D225" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Saving Grace</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by Patricia Rosemoor<br> <br> Grace Broussard never thought she'd trust a man again … until she met the right McKenna. Declan was a P.I. and he made New Orleans a safer place, but Grace's case was almost too hot to handle. He knew she needed protection from more than simple blackmail.<br> <br> Every touch they shared knocked something loose, and the passion it ignited was too powerful to deny. But every touch also brought the curse of the McKennas closer to fulfillment—and certain death. Now, only Declan could save the life of the future Mrs. McKenna.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 3px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D225"><img alt="Gun-Shy Bride by B. J. Daniels" title="Gun-Shy Bride by B. J. Daniels" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 201px;" src="http://www.eharlequin.com/images/books/0410-9780373694655.gif"><br> <img alt="Buy the Book!" title="Buy the Book!" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 3px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 127px; height: 27px;" src="http://mystery-books-news.omnimystery.com/graphics/button-buy-the-book.jpg"></a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2819860-534091?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eharlequin.com%2Fstore.html%3Fcid%3D225" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Gun-Shy Bride</a><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534091"> by B. J. Daniels<br> <br> The discovery of human bones not far from the Winchester Ranch rocked the small town and its deputy sheriff, McCall Winchester. The grave held answers to questions that had long haunted her, and nothing would stop her from getting them … not even the return of Luke Crawford.<br> <br> Luke wasn't about to be pushed out of McCall's life again. Not when she needed him the most. The blue-eyed boy was now a devastating cowboy who knew what he wanted—and that was to keep McCall safe. Not an easy thing to do when her investigation stirred up a hornet's nest of trouble. But nothing would stop him from taking this Winchester as his bride!</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="text-align: left;">If you enjoy the romantic suspense books in this series, you can <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2819860-534089" target="_blank">get 2 free Harlequin Intrigue books</a><img style="border: 0px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2819860-534089" border="0" height="1" width="1"> plus 2 free gifts just for giving the automatic program a try. Accepting your two free Intrigue books and mystery gifts places you under no obligation to buy anything. You may keep the books and gifts and return the shipping statement marked cancel. If you do not cancel, about two months later, and then every other month, eHarlequin will send you four additional Intrigue books.<br> <br> Keep up to date by subscribing to eHarlequin.com's free newsletter that contains the latest information about their series of books as well as informing you about subscriber-only special offers and new products. 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More mystery games for this platform are available on our recently updated <a href="http://games.omnimystery.com/games-pc.html" rel="tag">Games of Mystery: Windows PC</a> webpage.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 12px 6px 9px; text-align: center; float: left; width: 150px;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002X9HB26/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Prison Break: The Conspiracy (Windows PC)" alt="Prison Break: The Conspiracy (Windows PC)" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: 215px; width: 150px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B002X9HB26.01._SCL_SX160_.jpg"></a><br> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002X9HB26/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="More Information About Prison Break: The Conspiracy (Windows PC)" alt="More Information About Prison Break: The Conspiracy (Windows PC)" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px 0px; height: 27px; width: 150px;" src="http://games.omnimystery.com/mystery-games-graphics/button-game-info.jpg"></a></p> <p>In <span style="font-style: italic;">Prison Break: The Conspiracy</span>, you play as "The Company" agent Tom Paxton, sent to the Fox River State Penitentiary to unravel the mystery behind why Michael Scofield, a man without a previous criminal record, was sent to the same prison as your brother Lincoln Burrows, convicted for a crime he did not commit.<br> <br> Based on the television series <span style="font-style: italic;">Prison Break</span>, the game storyline runs parallel to the first season in which Paxton encounters several characters from the series and experiences key events from his own perspective.<br> <br> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002X9HB26/?tag=mystery-books-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prison Break: The Conspiracy</span> for Windows PC</a> is scheduled for release on March 16, 2010, and is available for pre-order. It is ESRB rated Teen.</p> Also scheduled for release on March 16th: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002X9HAZY/?tag=mystery-books-20">Prison Break: The Conspiracy (Xbox 360 version)</a>, and on March 30th, <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002X9R0EU/?tag=mystery-books-20">Prison Break: The Conspiracy (PlayStation 3 version)</a>. <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p>Don't forget to visit <a href="http://games.omnimystery.com/" rel="tag">Games of Mystery</a> for all types of mysterious fun!</p> <p>Return to <a rel="tag" href="http://www.mystery-books.com/">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-6956410329467241195?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/h-2HBrqx-C0" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/games-of-mystery-prison-break.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-68174046972790921362010-03-15T11:34:00.000-04:002010-03-15T11:34:58.284-04:002010-03-15T11:34:58.284-04:00Mysteries on TV: Armchair Thriller, Hawaii Five-O, Monk, and Ruth Rendell Mysteries, New This Week on DVD<p style="margin: 6px auto 12px; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;"><a href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/"><img title="Mysteries on TV, the most complete selection of detective, amateur sleuth, private investigator, and suspense television mystery series now available or coming soon to DVD" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 375px; height: 80px;" alt="Mysteries on TV" src="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/mysteries-on-tv-news.jpg"></a></p> <p><a href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/" rel="tag">Mysteries on TV</a>, 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 three series that have season DVDs being released this week plus the a collection of British mysteries based on the novels by Ruth Rendell.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 12px 6px 9px; width: 150px; float: left;"><a rel="tag" href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/armchair-thriller.html"><img title="Armchair Thriller: Set Two Available on DVD" alt="Armchair Thriller: Set Two, a Mystery TV Series" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 210px;" src="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/covers/armchair-thriller-s02-150x210.jpg"></a><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002V3AM3O/?tag=mystery-books-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img title="Information on Armchair Thriller: Set Two" alt="Information on Armchair Thriller: Set Two" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px 0px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/graphics/info-button.jpg"></a></p> <p>The classic British mysteries seen on <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/armchair-thriller.html" rel="tag">Armchair Thriller</a> will keep you on the edge of your seat. Each set features stellar casts and scripts based on novels and stories by acclaimed crime writers (such as Antonia Fraser and Lionel Davidson).<br> <br> This set includes two versions of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Chelsea Murders</span>. Originally commissioned for the<span style="font-style: italic;"> Armchair Thriller</span> series as six short installments, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Chelsea Murders</span> aired instead as a feature-length television movie in 1981. Both versions are included in this set for the complete viewing experience.<br> <br> <span style="font-style: italic;">The Circe Complex</span> is based on the 1975 stand-alone novel by Desmond Cory, and originally aired as a 6-part episode.<br> <br> <span style="font-style: italic;">Quiet as a Nun</span> is based on the debut mystery in the Jemima Shore series by Antonia Fraser, published in 1977. It, too, originally aired as a 6-part episode.<br> <br> The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002V3AM3O/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Armchair Thriller: Set Two</a> DVD set of 4 discs contain the above references episodes that aired on ITV during 1978, 1980, and 1981.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 12px 6px 9px; width: 150px; float: left;"><a rel="tag" href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/hawaii-five-o.html"><img title="Hawaii Five-O: Season Eight Available on DVD" alt="Hawaii Five-O: Season Eight, a Mystery TV Series" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 210px;" src="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/covers/hawaii-five-o-s08-150x210.jpg"></a><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030Y12BO/?tag=mystery-books-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img title="Information on Hawaii Five-O: Season Eight" alt="Information on Hawaii Five-O: Season Eight" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px 0px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/graphics/info-button.jpg"></a></p> <p>The classic <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/hawaii-five-o.html" rel="tag">Hawaii Five-O</a> aired its 8th season on CBS from September 1976 through March 1976. It starred Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett, head of an elite (and fictional) state police unit in Hawaii. The series was filmed entirely on the islands.<br> <br> In January, <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/01/cbs-orders-updated-hawaii-five-o-series.html">CBS officially ordered an updated version of the series</a>, currently scheduled to premiere this fall.<br> <br> Alex O'Loughlin will play Steve McGarrett, and Scott Caan McGarrett's right hand man Danny "Danno" Williams. Other cast members announced include Daniel Dae Kim as Detective Chin Ho Kelly, Grace Park as Kono Kalakaua (Kelly's niece), and Jean Smart as Hawaii's Governor Pat Jameson.<br> <br> The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030Y12BO/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Hawaii Five-O: Season Eight</a> DVD set of 6 discs contain the 23 episodes (including the 2-part opener) that comprise the 8th season.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 12px 6px 9px; width: 150px; float: left;"><a rel="tag" href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/monk.html"><img title="Monk: Season Eight Available on DVD" alt="Monk: Season Eight, a Mystery TV Series" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 210px;" src="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/covers/monk-s08-150x210.jpg"></a><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030ZIZRM/?tag=mystery-books-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img title="Information on Monk: Season Eight" alt="Information on Monk: Season Eight" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px 0px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/graphics/info-button.jpg"></a></p> <p>Tony Shalhoub is back for one last obsessively compulsive good time in the final season of the hit crime series <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/monk.html" rel="tag">Monk</a>.<br> <br> From the very first moment police detective Adrian Monk (Shalhoub), on leave from but a consultant to the San Francisco Police Department, appeared on the scene, audiences have been hooked on this intelligent and irreverent sleuth who uses his quirky phobias and neuroses to solve crimes in a way other detectives just can’t. Join him now as he reunites with former colleagues and friends from seasons past for some of the most riveting cases yet, including the one that has haunted him for the past eight seasons.<br> <br> The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030ZIZRM/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Monk: Season Eight</a> DVD set of 4 discs contain the 15 episodes, including the 2-part finale, that originally aired on USA Network from August through December 2009.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p style="margin: 3px 12px 6px 9px; width: 150px; float: left;"><a rel="tag" href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/ruth-rendell.html"><img title="The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Mysteries Collection Available on DVD" alt="The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Mysteries Collection, a Mystery TV Series" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 150px; height: 210px;" src="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/covers/ruth-rendell-s99-150x210.jpg"></a><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0031REQCC/?tag=mystery-books-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img title="Information on The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Mysteries Collection" alt="Information on The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Mysteries Collection" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px 0px; width: 150px; height: 27px;" src="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/graphics/info-button.jpg"></a></p> <p>Bestselling crime writer Ruth Rendell (Baroness Rendell of Babergh) explores the motives for murder across England’s many landscapes, from rock-strewn moors to suburban estates in <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/ruth-rendell.html" rel="tag">The Ruth Rendell Mysteries</a>. The collection includes 17 stories of suspense based on her crime novels.<br> <br> Featuring outstanding performances by Colin Firth, James Callis, Amanda Redman, James D’Arcy, Honeysuckle Weeks, and George Baker as Inspector Wexford, these programs bring Rendell’s work to life with every wicked irony and startling twist intact.<br> <br> The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0031REQCC/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Mysteries Collection</a> DVD set of 11 discs contain these 17 made-for-television movies, running about 100 minutes each, three of which (<span style="font-style: italic;">Harm Done</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Simisola</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic;">Road Rage</span>) are based on the the character Chief Inspector Reg Wexford starring George Baker. The films originally aired from 1994 through 1998.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">— ◊ —</p> <p>Visit the <a href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/">Mysteries on TV</a> website to discover more <a href="http://tvmysteries.omnimystery.com/" rel="tag">television mystery series</a> currently available on DVD.</p> <p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/" rel="tag">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-6817404697279092136?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/Y1q3ui23RZM" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/mysteries-on-tv-armchair-thriller.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-45383024721564681572010-03-15T09:38:00.000-04:002010-03-15T09:38:17.188-04:002010-03-15T09:38:17.188-04:00Mystery Award Winners Announced at Left Coast Crime<p style="margin: 6px auto 12px; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;"><a href="http://awards.omnimystery.com/"><img title="Mystery Book Awards: The Edgars, The Agathas, The Anthonys, and many more." style="border: 0px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 375px; height: 80px;" alt="Mystery Book Awards: The Edgars, The Agathas, The Anthonys, and many more." src="http://awards.omnimystery.com/graphics/awards-banner-news.jpg"></a></p> <p class="award10"><a href="http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/" target="_blank">Left Coast Crime</a> concluded this past weekend with the announcement of the winners of the annual <a href="http://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-lefty.html">Lefty Award</a> and <a href="http://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-bruce-alexander.html">Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Award</a>, and a special award, the PAnik Award, named in honor of the late LCC Chairman Paul Anik, honoring the best noir novel set in Los Angeles. And the winners are ...<br> <br> ... for the Lefty Award:<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">Getting Old Is a Disaster</span> by <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/lakin-rita.html">Rita Lakin</a><br> <br> ... for the Bruce Alexander Award:<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">A Trace of Smoke</span> by <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/cantrell-rebecca.html">Rebecca Cantrell</a><br> <br> ... and for the PAnik Award:<br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">Death Was In the Picture</span> by <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/richards-linda-l.html">Linda L. Richards</a> <a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-book-reviews/richards-death-picture.html"><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/book-review.gif" alt="Review of Death Was In the Picture by Linda L. Richards" title="Review of Death Was In the Picture by Linda L. Richards"></a><br> </p> <p>The winner of the Dilys Award was also announced for the mystery title which the member booksellers have most enjoyed selling. The award is named in honor of Dilys Winn, the founder of Murder Ink, the first specialty bookseller of mystery books in the United States. And the winner is ...<br> <br> ◊ <span style="font-style: italic;">The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie</span> by <a href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/bradley-alan.html">Alan Bradley</a> <a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-book-reviews/bradley-sweetness-bottom-pie.html"><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/book-review.gif" alt="Review of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley" title="Review of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley"></a></p> <p class="award10"> <a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/"><img style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/book-review.gif" alt="Mysterious Reviews" title="Mysterious Reviews"></a> indicates a review by <a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/">Mysterious Reviews</a>.</p> <p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/" rel="tag">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-4538302472156468157?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/THI-IXmcywI" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/mystery-award-winners-announced-at-left.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-44861950063360151862010-03-15T06:04:00.000-04:002010-03-15T06:04:00.799-04:002010-03-15T06:04:00.799-04:00Mystery Godoku Puzzle for March 15, 2010<p style="margin: 6px auto 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;"><a rel="tag" href="http://godoku.omnimystery.com/"><img title="Find More Mystery Godoku Puzzles at MysteryGodoku.com" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px auto 20px; padding: 0px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;" alt="Mystery Godoku" src="http://godoku.omnimystery.com/graphics/mystery-godoku-news.jpg"></a></p> <p>A new <a href="http://godoku.omnimystery.com/" rel="tag">Mystery Godoku Puzzle</a> has been created by the editors of the <a href="http://hsmb.omnimystery.com/">Hidden Staircase Mystery Books</a> and is now available on our website.</p> <p>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!).</p> <p style="margin: 3px 0px 6px 12px; padding: 0px; float: right; width: 170px; height: 181px;"><a href="http://godoku.omnimystery.com/"><img title="Mystery Godoku Puzzle for March 15, 2010" style="border: 0px solid ; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: right; width: 170px; height: 181px;" alt="Mystery Godoku Puzzle for March 15, 2010" src="http://godoku.omnimystery.com/puzzles/godoku-100315-p.jpg"></a></p> <p>This week's letters and mystery clue:</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">A B D E L O R U V</span></p> <p>Bill Guttentag’s debut novel, a crime drama set on the streets of Hollywood, has this title (9 letters). </p> <p>We now have two weeks of our puzzles on one page in PDF format for easier printing. Print this week's puzzle <a href="http://godoku.omnimystery.com/print-100315.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>Previous puzzles are stored in the <a href="http://godoku.omnimystery.com/mystery-godoku-archives.html">Mystery Godoku Archives</a>.</p> <p>Enjoy the weekly Mystery Godoku Puzzle from the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, and Thanks for visiting our website!</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.qksz.net/1e-fpds"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.qksz.net/1e-fpdt"></script></p> <p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/" rel="tag">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-4486195006336015186?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/Hj3nZzm5q38" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/mystery-godoku-puzzle-for-march-15-2010.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285327832119375741.post-68113474612281250062010-03-14T15:38:00.000-04:002010-03-14T15:38:57.203-04:002010-03-14T15:38:57.203-04:00Mystery Book Review: Where Armadillos Go To Die by James Hime<p style="margin: 6px auto 12px; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/"><img title="Mysterious Reviews: Mysteries Reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books" style="border: 0px none transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 375px; height: 80px;" alt="Mysterious Reviews" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mysterious-reviews-news.jpg"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/">Mysterious Reviews</a>, mysteries reviewed by the <a href="http://hsmb.omnimystery.com/">Hidden Staircase Mystery Books</a>, is publishing a new review of <span style="font-style: italic;">Where Armadillos Go To Die</span> by James Hime. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in advance of its publication on our website.</p><p style="margin: 6px 6px 6px 12px; float: right; width: 150px;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312534868/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Where Armadillos Go To Die by James Hime" alt="Where Armadillos Go To Die by James Hime" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0312534868.01._SCL_SX150_.jpg" style="border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 150px; height: 225px;"></a></p><p><a rel="tag" style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-book-reviews/hime-armadillos.html">Where Armadillos Go To Die</a> by <a title="More information about James Hime including a bibliography of books" href="http://authors.omnimystery.com/hime-james.html" rel="tag">James Hime</a><br><span style="font-style: italic;">A Jeremiah Spur Mystery</span></p><p class="std10">St. Martin's Minotaur (Hardcover)<br>ISBN-10: 0-312-53486-8 (0312534868)<br>ISBN-13: 978-0-312-53486-8 (9780312534868)<br>Publication Date: November 2009<br>List Price: $25.99</p><p class="std10"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Review</span>: Retired Texas Ranger Jeremiah Spur is drawn into the investigation of a restaurant owner gone missing in <span style="font-style: italic;">Where Armadillos Go To Die</span>, the outstanding third mystery in this series by James Hime.<br><br>Sylvester Bradshaw owns one of the most popular restaurants in Washington County, Texas. His catfish always tastes clean and fresh, and customers from as far away as Houston, even people who don't like the cantankerous man, show up to dine there. His secret: a machine that removes impurities from the fish. But he's ultra-secretive about the device, refusing to market or even license it. When he -- and his invention -- disappears one evening, his sons don't seem all that worried. But his daughter is, asking Jeremiah to look into what might have happened.<br><br>The great appeal of <span style="font-style: italic;">Where Armadillos Go To Die</span> is in its narrative style that seems to perfectly capture living and working in a small town in Texas. It's homey, at times a bit quirky, and always enjoyable. The richly drawn characters -- and there are quite a few of them -- are as varied as the landscape of ranchland is not, and include infomercial king Big Ty Daniels ("known the world over for his gridiron feats and his toaster oven"); Robert Bruni, an attorney from Houston who seems to know more than he lets on; Clyde Thomas, a security salesman and part-time PI looking for his big break; and Jeremiah's wife Martha, a gentlewoman who's the very definition of the word.<br><br>About the only weakness in <span style="font-style: italic;">Where Armadillos Go To Die</span> is that it really isn't much of a mystery. The plot gently rolls along, steady and sure, but the surprises are few, the outcome long foreshadowed. Still, everything else about the book is so well done that it's well worth accompanying Jeremiah Spur on his investigation into the circumstances surrounding the missing inventor.<br><br>The title is taken from the lyrics of a fictional country song that "tended to put Jeremiah in mind of Washington County itself", the last verse of which goes ...<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">Lord give me the grace<br>'Fore we meet face to face<br>Without so much as a sigh<br>My fate in Your hands<br>To accept like a man<br>Where armadillos go to die.</span></p><p class="std10">Special thanks to St. Martin's Minotaur for providing a copy of <span style="font-style: italic;">Where Armadillos Go To Die</span> for this review.</p><p class="std10" style="text-align: center;">Review Copyright © 2010 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved</p><p style="margin: 0px 3px 6px 12px; width: 120px; height: 28px; float: right;"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312534868/?tag=mystery-books-20"><img title="Buy Where Armadillos Go To Die by James Hime from Amazon.com" alt="Buy from Amazon.com" src="http://www.mysteriousreviews.com/mystery-reviews-graphics/buy-from-amazon.gif" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 120px; height: 28px;"></a></p><p>If you are interested in purchasing <a title="Buy Where Armadillos Go To Die by James Hime from Amazon.com" style="font-style:italic;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312534868/?tag=mystery-books-20">Where Armadillos Go To Die</a> from Amazon.com, please click the button to the right. <a title="Where Armadillos Go To Die by James Hime (Kindle edition)" style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033ZAWNE/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Where Armadillos Go To Die (Kindle edition)</a> is also available. Learn more about the <a title="Learn more about the Kindle from Amazon.com" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00154JDAI/?tag=mystery-books-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kindle, Amazon's Wireless Reading Device</a>.</p><p class="std10"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Synopsis</span> (from the publisher): Sylvester Bradshaw owns the Bouree restaurant, home of the best catfish within a hundred miles of Brenham, Texas. Besides being known for his cooking and for being one of the town’s nastiest residents, he also happens to have invented a machine that several venture capitalists and one former NFL star would like to invest in at almost any cost. But Bradshaw -- stubborn and miserly -- can’t be enticed no matter what offer they put on the table. Nobody gets a look and nobody gets to know how the device works, not even his family.<br><br>When the restaurant is ransacked and he goes missing, the only person willing to take his disappearance seriously is Jeremiah Spur. The retired Texas Ranger and rancher is a dedicated customer, if not a friend, which makes him the only man on whom the Bradshaws can pin their hopes.</p><p>Return to <a href="http://www.mystery-books.com/" rel="tag">Mystery Books News</a> ...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4285327832119375741-6811347461228125006?l=www.mystery-books.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mysterybooks/~4/kK7tUPs_bL8" height="1" width="1"/>Omnimysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095682686415338438info@omnimystery.com0http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/03/mystery-book-review-where-armadillos-go.html