Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Dec 8, 2009, 9:05 pm
Variety is reporting that CBS is developing a crime drama based on the yet-to-be-published novel Private by James Patterson (co-written with Maxine Paetro; see book synopsis below). Jason Cahill (Frin...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Dec 8, 2009, 8:45 pm
Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of Twenty-Five Years Ago Today by Stacy Juba. For our blog readers, we are printing it first he...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Dec 8, 2009, 7:59 pm
Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of Trick or Treat by Kerry Greenwood. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in ad...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Dec 7, 2009, 7:11 pm
In AOL Entertainment News, it's being reported that David Suchet, who has portrayed Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot for over two decades, must relearn the character's voice with each new ...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Dec 7, 2009, 9:18 am
Mysteries on TV, 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 profilin...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Dec 7, 2009, 7:52 am
Games of Mystery, your source for mystery-themed electronic and board games, parties for kids and adults, murder mystery weekends and mystery getaway vacations, and more mysterious fun, is pleased to ...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Dec 7, 2009, 5:22 am
A new Mystery Godoku Puzzle has been created by the editors of the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books and is now available on our website. Godoku is similar to Sudoku, but uses letters instead of number...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Dec 6, 2009, 10:00 pm
The winner of the 2009 Nero Award, for books published in 2008, was announced last night at the Black Orchid Banquet in New York City, and presented by the Nero Wolfe Society for literary excellence i...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Dec 6, 2009, 9:29 pm
Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of Along Came a Fifer … by R. Michael Phillips. For our blog readers, we are printing it firs...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Dec 6, 2009, 2:33 pm
In a press release earlier this week, SyFy (a unit of NBC Universal) announced it had ordered 13 episodes of a supernatural drama series based on the mystery novel The Colorado Kid by Stephen King, wh...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 28, 2009, 8:50 pm
First Clues: Mysteries for Kids 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 (Ne...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 28, 2009, 7:58 am
Book Trends, a review site for young adult and children books, published several new book reviews this past week. We're presenting here a summary of those in the mystery / suspense category. Na...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 28, 2009, 7:42 am
Games of Mystery, your source for mystery-themed electronic and board games, parties for kids and adults, murder mystery weekends and mystery getaway vacations, and more mysterious fun, is pleased to ...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 27, 2009, 7:46 am
In an article earlier this week in the Publishers Weekly Talkback section, Jordan Foster writes about breaking the wall of crime fiction. What separates the genre of crime fiction from literary fic...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 27, 2009, 5:13 am
A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending November 27, 2009 has been posted on the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books website. A quiet Thanksgiving week, with little change ...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 26, 2009, 7:13 am
Games of Mystery, your source for mystery-themed electronic and board games, parties for kids and adults, and murder mystery weekends and mystery getaway vacations, is pleased to announce the availabi...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 25, 2009, 10:06 am
First Clues: Mysteries for Kids 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 (Ne...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 24, 2009, 8:02 pm
First Clues: Mysteries for Kids, your source for information on over 100 mystery series for children and young adults where each series ... older), is pleased to announce a selection of new mystery b...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 24, 2009, 7:26 pm
In a press release today, Fox Television announced its 2009 / 2010 midseason schedule, which includes the new thriller Past Life, the action drama Human Target, and an additional 9 episodes of the cri...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 24, 2009, 7:44 am
Last month, we reported that Tommy Lee Jones was in negotiations to direct and co-star in the film adaptation of Michael Connelly's 2005 legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer. Variety is now reporting...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 20, 2009, 7:29 am
November 2009: Using the latest print-on-demand technology, Top Notch Thrillers, a new imprint of Ostara Publishing based in Essex, England, aims to revive the best of British thriller writing from th...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 20, 2009, 7:14 am
Games of Mystery, your source for mystery-themed electronic and board games, parties for kids and adults, and murder mystery weekends and mystery getaway vacations, is pleased to announce the availabi...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 20, 2009, 5:19 am
A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending November 20, 2009 has been posted on the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books website. Another reasonably quiet week, no change among...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 19, 2009, 2:51 pm
Mania.com is reporting that Sam Worthington (Avatar) has been cast to appear in the film adaptation of the soon-to-be-published graphic novel series The Last Days of American Crime, written by Rick Re...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 19, 2009, 7:54 am
Variety is reporting that the 2002 graphic novel Miss: Better Living Through Crime, written by Philippe Thirault and illustrated by Marc Riou and Mark Vigouroux, is being adapted for the big screen. A...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 18, 2009, 11:44 am
... 's Murder on the Orient Express, starring David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. The star-studded international cast includes Dame Eileen Atkins, Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Chastain, Sam Crane, Mar...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 18, 2009, 11:31 am
A press release on YourStory.org announced Whodunit140, the world's first Twitter murder mystery novel. Simply follow @whodunit140 on Twitter to read it. The story will develop every day, and i...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 18, 2009, 11:20 am
The Crime Writers' Association (CWA) is planning a National Crime Fiction Week next year, according to an article in The Bookseller. Members of the CWA will take part in readings, discussions, and...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 18, 2009, 11:08 am
The Bookseller is reporting that Otto Penzler, owner of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, has joined Atlantic Books to create his own imprint under the Corvus division in January. It is expect...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 18, 2009, 7:52 am
The Hollywood Reporter (here and here) is reporting several casting news items related to upcoming crime dramas. Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break) has been signed to co-star opposite Radha Mitchell in ...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 5, 2009, 6:57 am
Games of Mystery, your source for mystery-themed electronic and board games, parties for kids and adults, and mystery getaway vacations, is pleased to announce the availability of a new mystery game f...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 4, 2009, 3:22 pm
MTV.com unveiled an exclusive trailer for the Sherlock Holmes today, one that has considerably more new footage than shown in previous trailers (the most recent of which, a television version, was rel...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 4, 2009, 11:29 am
Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of Collision of Evil by John J. Le Beau. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 4, 2009, 8:47 am
Earn free games during NovemberFest at Big Fish Games! It's easy: Buy any 6 games during November 2009 and receive a free credit for an additional game. If you buy 9 games, you'll get 2 fre...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 4, 2009, 6:18 am
Games of Mystery, your source for mystery-themed electronic and board games, parties for kids and adults, and mystery getaway vacations, is pleased to announce the availability of a new mystery game f...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 3, 2009, 8:24 pm
Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of Loot the Moon by Mark Arsenault. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in adva...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 3, 2009, 6:42 pm
In a press release today, Merscom Games announced that it is developing a casual game based on the CBS series Diagnosis: Murder. The downloadable game, expected to be available in late 2010, will be p...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 3, 2009, 5:58 pm
The casting news for this project just keeps getting better: ScreenDaily.com is reporting that Helen Mirren has joined Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman in the screen adaption of the graphic novel Red b...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 3, 2009, 3:37 pm
In a press release yesterday, TNT officially announced it was picking up the crime drama Southland, recently canceled by NBC before airing even a single episode of the second season. According to t...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Nov 3, 2009, 2:24 pm
Pajiba is reporting, and the author is confirming, that Chris Pine is attached to star in the film adaptation of Marcus Sakey's debut thriller The Blade Itself. The novel was optioned not long ...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Oct 30, 2009, 8:55 pm
Warner Bros. has launched a new website to promote its upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie, this time creating an online game that can be played alone or with a partner. The website, 221B.sh, is the gat...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Oct 30, 2009, 1:01 pm
Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of Service Dress Blues by Michael Bowen. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Oct 30, 2009, 8:02 am
Games of Mystery, your source for mystery-themed electronic and board games, parties for kids and adults, and mystery getaway vacations, is pleased to announce the availability of a new mystery game f...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Oct 30, 2009, 5:35 am
A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending October 30, 2009 has been posted on the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books website. No change at the top this week, with The Lost S...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Oct 29, 2009, 10:19 pm
Last month we reported that ABC had ordered a pilot featuring illusionists Penn and Teller. Now Variety is reporting that NBC is considering a drama featuring a crime solving magician. The untitled...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Oct 29, 2009, 6:51 pm
First Clues: Mysteries for Kids is delighted to introduce a new feature for our website, book reviews written by students. These students offer their unique perspective on the book in their review and...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Oct 28, 2009, 3:48 pm
Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of The Last Dickens by Matthew Pearl. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in ad...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Oct 28, 2009, 2:07 pm
Paramount delayed the release of Shutter Island until February 2010 but is keeping us interested by regularly releasing new trailers for the film. The third was released today and can be seen below. ...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Oct 28, 2009, 6:07 am
Games of Mystery, your source for mystery-themed electronic and board games, parties for kids and adults, and mystery getaway vacations, is pleased to announce the availability of a new mystery game f...
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Lance W. posted an article on Mystery Books News - Oct 27, 2009, 7:19 pm
Mysterious Reviews, mysteries reviewed by the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, is publishing a new review of Heir of the Dog by Judi McCoy. For our blog readers, we are printing it first here in advanc...
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