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Fall Issue #116
Kathy Reichs, William Kent Krueger, Mystery Cookbooks, Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Sister
and much more!
Forthcoming Fall Issue  | Hi everyone, We've got a terrific Fall Issue in the works. K athy Reichs, whose forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan stars in both print and TV, has taken multi-tasking to unprecedented levels. She's a fascinating person and a great interview. We also talk to William Kent Krueger, long known as a "writer's writer," but now a general favorite. Sherlock Holmes gets his comeuppance from a source close to home in Nancy Springer's terrific Enola Holmes YA novels and we review hundreds of the season's best books. When Brian and I took over Mystery Scene in Fall 2002, our first issue coincided with the one-year anniversary of the September 11th attacks. In remembrance, that first issue offered essays from several crime writers. SJ Rozan's contribution, "My New York," is one of the finest pieces to ever appear in Mystery Scene and one we're proud to offer now at the MS Website. Look for more contests and giveaways in this newsletter, at our website and in the magazine!
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Kate Stine
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Writers on Reading: Deon Meyer
Ed McBain, King of Crime
 Don's Book Exchange was a dusty secondhand bookshop about half an hour's bicycle ride from our
home in Klerksdorp--an oasis of affordable reading for a 14-year-old South African kid from
the wrong side of the tracks. It was where I bought my first Ed McBain novel. For 50 cents.
It was, in retrospect, a rite of passage.
Regrettably, I can't recall which of the McBain's 87th Precinct titles was the first one I read. However,
I do remember the fever and intense pleasure of discovering a new kind of book--grown-up, thrilling,
wry, suspenseful, gritty, witty, human...and a whole new genre; the police procedural, that somehow
captured my imagination like none before or since. It was like coming home.
And for the next four decades, I would buy and devour every book the late, great man wrote,
including a signed hardback copy of Alice in Jeopardy for $22.50 from Mysterious Galaxy in San
Diego during a US book tour, my most prized possession. (The very thought that I was sharing
a space Mr. McBain had also visited, thrills me to this day. And my only real claim to fame is
that he and I shared adjacent pages in our mutual Dutch publisher's catalogue some years ago.)
His books have inspired, taught, and greatly influenced me as an author. From the vivid city settings,
to the fallible, affable cop characters, the great dialogue, the perfect plotting, the word economy, and
his incredible work ethic, he will always remain, in my estimation, the King of Crime.
 Deon Meyer's latest thriller is Thirteen Hours (Grove Atlantic, September 2010).
www.deonmeyer.com
"Writers on Reading" is a special ongoing Mystery Scene series available as a first look exclusive to our newsletter subscribers.
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Mystery Crime Time TV
Buzz on the best of the new fall lineup
Boardwalk Empire
Debuts Sept. 19 on HBO
When Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas) and Terence Winter (The Sopranos) whip up a cinematically stunning, $65 million production about Prohibiton-era style politics, gambling, and thuggery on the picturesque boardwalk of Atlantic City... It's at least worth a look. Featuring Steve Buscemi as the bug-eyed, bad-to-the-wallet politician Nucky Thompson, based on the real-life Enoch "Nucky" Johnson of the times.
Chase
Debuts Sept. 20 on NBC
Emmy-award wining producer Jerry Bruckheimer (CSI franchise) brings viewers tough Texas U.S. Marshall Annie Frost (Kelli Giddish) in this fast-paced action-drama. Also on the elite team are cowboy Jimmy Godfrey (Cole Hauser), intelligence expert Marco Martinez (Amaury Nolasco of Prison Break), weapons specialist Daisy Ogbaa (Rose Rollins), and eager rookie outsider Luke Watson (Jesse Metcalfe).
Hawaii Five-O
Debuts Sept. 20 on CBS
New and old fans alike will be interested in this update of the original classic series, which ran from 1968-1980 and starred Jack Lord as Detective Steve McGarrett. Alex O'Loughlin takes a stab at the new Steve McGarrett, head of the special Hawaii task force. Rounding out the team is ex-New Jersey cop Danny "Danno" WIlliams (Scott Caan), Hawaiian Detective Chin Ho Kelly (Daniel Dae Kim, Lost), and Chin's rookie cousin, Kono Kalakaua (Grace Park, Battlestar Galactica).
Undercovers
Debuts Sept. 22 on NBC
J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, Lost, Alias) and Josh Reims (Brothers and Sisters) bring their twist on the spy loves spy story of Mr. and Mrs. Smith to the small screen with plenty of sexy, international, espionage action. Retired CIA operatives Steven and Samantha Bloom (Boris Kodjoe and Gugu
Mbatha-Raw) are drawn back into the game when their colleague and close friend, Leo Nash (Carter MacIntyre), goes missing. With Abrams' name on the project, it's sure to be flashy and fun.
Blue Bloods
Debuts Sept. 24, CBS
New York Police Commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) manages the politics and dramas of a multigenerational law enforcement clan. On the enforcement end are officer sons the tough Iraq War vet Danny (Donny Wahlberg) and ambitious Harvard man Jamie (Will Estes). On the law end is assistant district attorney daughter Erin (Bridget Moynahan), also a single-mom. A police procedural with topnotch acting cred, it is already garnering good advance word from critics.
Also new: Nikita (Sept. 9, CW); The Event (Sept. 20, NBC); Detroit 1-8-7 (Sept. 21, ABC); Law & Order: Los Angeles (Sept. 22, CBS); The Whole Truth (Sept. 22, ABC) The Defenders (Sept. 22, CBS); Outlaw (Sept. 24, NBC); Body of Proof (TBD, ABC)
Plus returning old favorites: Castle (Sept. 20, ABC); House (Sept. 20, FOX); Bones (Sept. 20, FOX); Chuck (Sept. 20, NBC); CSI: NY (Sept 21, CBS); NCIS (Sept. 21, CBS); NCIS: Los Angeles (Sept. 21, CBS); Criminal Minds (Sept. 22, CBS); Law & Order: SVU (Sept. 22, NBC); CSI (Sept. 23, CBS); The Mentalist (Sept. 23, CBS); Bored to Death (Sept. 26, HBO); Dexter (Sept. 26, Showtime); CSI: Miami (Oct. 3, CBS).
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Overheard
"The best time for
planning a book
is while you're doing
the dishes."
- Agatha Christie
(Sept. 15,1890 - Jan. 12, 1976)
Happy Birthday, Agatha!
Barnes & Noble is celebrating Christie's 120th birthday the entire month of September. Join Mystery Scene's Kate Stine, Brian Skupin, Jeffrey Marks and other shady folks at the B&N Mystery Book Club! |
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Win a copy of Jordan Gray's Stolen
Greed. Jealousy. Murder. You know you want it.
 Harlequin Mystery and Mystery Scene are giving away the first book in Jordan Gray's Blackpool Mystery series.
Meet the young couple Michael and Molly Graham and their new Blackpool friends and neighbors.
Newly arrived to the quaint seaside town, Michael and Molly are set to enjoy the simple life - but they soon find life in Blackpool is anything but.
Enter at MysterySceneMag.com to win your copy today!
OFFER TERMS & CONDITIONS: A free copy of the book STOLEN by Jordan Gray will be sent to the first 30 eligible respondents. ARV of book: $7.99 US/$9.99 CDN. Offer available to legal residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their state/province/territory of residence. Limit one book per household. Offer ends when the first 30 eligible respondents have responded to the offer or by September 20, 2010 , 11:59 p.m. (ET), whichever is earlier.
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