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21 Hours At Munich [Mystery Movies]: 21 Hours At Munich plays and sounds like the made for TV movie it is. It is the story of the taking of Israeli athletes as hostages during the 1972 Munich Olympics and the events that followed.

61 Hours [Mystery Books]: Jack Reacher is trapped in a small town under lockdown and snowed in while a drug lord makes arrangements to kill a witness.

88 Minutes - Al Pacino [Mystery Movies]: Great thriller with edge on your seat twists and turns.

A Conflict Of Interest [Mystery Books]: Excellent debut novel and legal thriller

A Cool Breeze on the Underground - A Neal Carey Mystery [Mystery Books]: The first couple Neal Carey mysteries are quite good, the rest blah.

A Death In Vienna [Mystery Books]: Gabriel Allon goes Nazi hunting when the head of the war crimes investigation office in Vienna is nearly killed when the offices are blown up. What follows is an old story but a compelling one.

A Drop of the Hard Stuff - A Matthew Scudder Mystery [Mystery Books]: High Low Jack gets himself killed doing his 4th step, Matt Scudder investigates

A Firing Offense - a Nick Stefanos novel [Mystery Books]: First of three Nick Stefanos novels from the early nineties now back in print

A Hummingbird Dance [Mystery Books]: Gay mystery novels with more gay characters than there are at a gay wedding.

A Magpie's Smile [Mystery Books]: Canadian mystery novel is so-so

A Monstrous Regiment Of Women - A Mary R. Russell Mystery [Mystery Books]: Benefactors at The New Temple in God are dying mysteriously and it is up to Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes to find out who is behind the killings.

A Night at the Operation - A Double Feature Mystery [Mystery Books]: Second run movie theatre owner becomes amateur detective in lightweight series.

A Night to Remember - Comedy Mystery [Mystery Movies]: Fun comedy spoof of thirties and forties murder mystery movies including Thin Man.

A Slice of Murder - A Pizza Lover s Mystery [Mystery Books]: Fun but chatty cozy. Better if you do not ask too many questions while reading.

A Slight Case Of Murder [Mystery Movies]: Excellent mystery and comedy based on Donald E. Westlake novel

A Slight Case of Murder [Mystery Movies]: Great adaptation of Westlake mystery novel. Brilliant in all possible ways.

A Soldier's Story [Mystery Movies]: An absolute must have for any cinema fan.

A Touch Of Frost - Seasons 11 and 12 [Mystery TV]: A great British mystery TV series

A Touch of Frost Season 1 [Mystery TV]: Season 1 of A Touch of Frost reveals the story of the George's Cross and Frost's wife. Tape quality picture though.

A Touch of Frost: Seasons 7 & 8 [Mystery TV]:

A Touch Of Frost: Seasons 9 and 10 [Mystery TV]: One thing that is immediately clear while watching any episode of this British television mystery is how superior to American fare the filming is.

Act of Evil - A Hal Bannatyne Mystery [Mystery Books]: The right elements are present in this mystery but a tighter focus would have made a more effective and entertaining story.

Act Of Treason [Mystery Books]: An attempted assassination leads to massive amount of butt covering and finger pointing in Washington as Mitch Rabb cuts to the chase and tracks down the culprit.

After The Thin Man [Mystery Movies]: The sequel is better than the original.

Agent #1 [Mystery Movies]: rare opportunity to get a movie about an aspect of Poland during World War 2

Alcatraz - Premieres Jan 16th 8 p.m. CITY TV [Mystery TV]: Everybody on Alcatraz vanished in 1963 and the inmates are reappring 49 years later.

Alexandra's Project [Mystery Movies]: Great psychological thriller.

Alien Nation [Mystery Movies]: A great science fiction cop/buddy movie.

All The Flowers Are Dying - A Matthew Scudder Mystery [Mystery Books]: An innocent man is put to death but one psychologist believes in the mans innocence. Meanwhile back in Manhattan Matt Scudder is investigating a new and mysterious boyfriend for a friend of his in the program. That these two paths intersect is only the beginning of another fine addition to the Scudder legend.

Already Dead [Mystery Movies]: One hell of a movie. An absolute must see.

Always Kiss the Corpse on Whidbey Island [Mystery Books]: Less a mystery than a so what novel.

Amazonia [Mystery Books]: A book that will hold your attention - a lighting fast read.

Among Thieves [Mystery Books]: Someone is killing Boston mobster with tie-in to great art robbery

Another Thin Man [Mystery Movies]: Being a married couple with a baby boy doesn’t slow down the social butterflies Nick and Nora Charles one iota.

Arabesque - Gregory Peck / Sophia Loren [Mystery Movies]: Great political thriller with superb comic moments.

Asian Heritage Month Contest courtesy Hachette Book Group [Articles]:

Baby Moll [Mystery Books]: Mallory is forced back in the fold when his former boss is threatened. Not the best in this series.

Bad Day At Black Rock [Mystery Movies]: Classic Spencer Tracy mystery.

Bad Girls of Film Noir Volume 2 [Mystery Movies]: 4 sort of film noir, 3 starring Cleo Moore on 2 DVD

Bad Luck and Trouble [Mystery Books]: Do not mess with the special investigators takes on a whole new meaning when Calvin Franz turns up dead and Jack Reacher takes on the case.

Basket Case [Mystery Books]: Obituary journalist investigates death of rock star. Not as wild as most Hiaasen mysteries.

Batman Begins Steelbook Blu-ray [Mystery Movies]: Decent enough recreation of the Batman story

Batman: Under The Red Hood [Mystery Movies]: Batman and Robin have a difference of opinion after Robin goes through a life altering experience.

Beat the Reaper [Mystery Books]: Excellent first novel features former hit man now a doctor

Billion Dollar Brain [Mystery Movies]: Based on the novel by the same name by Len Deighton.

Black Dawn [Mystery Movies]:

Black Order: A Sigma Force Novel [Mystery Books]: Painter Crowe is trapped in the Himalayas, Grayson Pierce botches a simple surveillance in Europe and Nazis are once again threatening the world.

Blackfly Season - a John Cardinal Mystery [Mystery Books]: Enjoyable, well written, not for the faint of heart mystery set in Canada

Blacklands [Mystery Books]: very impressive debut mystery novel

Bleeding Hearts [Mystery Books]: An assassin is set up on a hit and investigates who set him up

Blonde Faith - A Different Review [Mystery Books]: The tenth Easy Rawlins mystery. The man's hurtin'

Blonde Faith - The Rebel's Yell [Mystery Books]: When you combine Camus with Hammett the result is a great read that is literary and philosophically engaging.

Blonde Faith Audio Book [Mystery Books]: 10th Easy Rawlins mystery much better as an audio book.

Blood Hunt [Mystery Books]: Rankin can do better but this is still a good read.

Blood Simple Blu-ray [Mystery Movies]: Superb first thriller by the Coen Brothers, the director s cut version

Blue Screen - A Sunny Randall Mystery [Mystery Books]: Very ordinary Sunny Randall mystery with stupid ending.

Blue Thunder [Mystery Movies]: Cool action movie with helicopter shoot out scenes

Blue Thunder - The Complete Series [Mystery TV]: Eighties action TV series that was short-lived.

Blue Thunder Blu-ray [Mystery Movies]: LAPD chopper pilot gets way cool helicopter and uncovers conspiracy.

Blue Velvet Blu-ray [Mystery Movies]: A David Lynch film ergo very weird really looks its best on Blu-ray

Bodily Harm [Mystery Books]: Very good and original mystery around a toy manufactured in China killing children, the manufacturer, and a contract killer.

Body Double [Mystery Movies]: Bizarre Brian De Palma mystery DVD keeps you guessing.

Bones Season 4 [Mystery TV]: Excellent and very odd crime TV show

Bones Season 4 Blu-ray [Mystery TV]: Excellent and quirky crime TV show

Bones The Complete Season 6 Blu-ray [Mystery TV]: Excellent crime TV show.

Bonnie And Clyde - 2-Disc Special Edition [Mystery Movies]: Classic gangster movie.

Boomerang - Fox Film Noir [Mystery Movies]: Great prosecutorial mystery.

Brad Meltzer [Mystery Books]: An old biblical message is hidden in the first Superman comic.

Brilliant But Cancelled - TV Crime Dramas [Mystery TV]: Title says it all

Broken Flowers [Mystery Movies]: A fifty something fading Don Juan whose girlfriends all basically look the same and all leave him

Brother Orchid - Warner Pictures Gangster Collection 3 [Mystery Movies]: Gangster comedy featuring florist friars in the end.

Bubba and the Dead Woman [Mystery Books]: Fun good old boy mystery available free

Burn After Reading [Mystery Movies]: Coen Brothers take on the spy thriller, sort of, with their usual dark glee.

Business As Usual [Mystery Books]: Botany professor and boyfriend investigate wine country mystery

Cache / Hidden [Mystery Movies]: The best mystery movie I have seen in four years.

Cadillac Beach [Mystery Books]: A very very wild comic mystery.

Canterbury's Law The Complete Seeries [Mystery TV]: Margulies plays a criminal defense attorney in a cancelled series.

Cash On Demand - Hammer Films Icons of Suspense [Mystery Movies]: Excellent Cat and mouse suspense between bank manager and robber.

Casino Royale 2006 [Mystery Movies]: Simply the best Bond ever

Cemetery Dance - A Pendergast Mystery [Mystery Books]: The zombi did it in this lesser Pendergast mystery novel.

Charlie's Angels The Complete Third Season [Mystery TV]: Great mix of mystery television and jiggle.

Chat - A Joe Gunther Mystery [Mystery Books]: One of the good ones in this series

Child 44 [Mystery Books]: Superb mystery set in Stalinist Russia

Choke Hold - Hard Case Crime [Mystery Books]: Second Angel Dare thriller and excellent, fast-paced read.

Chrystal [Mystery Movies]: Chrystal is definitely a keeper.

Chuck Season 3 Blu-ray [Mystery TV]: Fun spy comedy

Chuck The Complete Season Four Blu-ray [Mystery TV]: Fun spy comedy a bit of an acquired taste but worth the effort.

City of Sinners [Mystery Books]: An apparent terrorist threat puts detective Johnny Emory on the spot to find the bombs before they go off.

City of Veils [Mystery Books]: Sometimes terrifyingly brutal; sometimes tender, and always interesting, City of Veils is the book to read.

Cleaner [Mystery Movies]: Guy who cleans up after a murder scene cleans up an uninvestigated murder.

Coffy [Mystery Movies]: A fun to watch blacksploitation flick.

Cold Service - A Spenser Mystery [Mystery Books]: A little less than a Spenser novel should be.

Cold Vengeance - A Pendergast Novel [Mystery Books]: Perhaps reading the recommended Fever Dream first would help, but this reader is not convinced.

Con Ed [Mystery Books]: Who's conning who in this solid thriller.

Controversial Trials [Mystery TV]: Court TV crime documentaries on Sam Sheppard, The Chicago Eight, and Jeffrey MacDonald

Cop [Mystery Movies]: Lloyd Hopkins an obsessive LAPD police officer who is the only one to see the mark of a serial killer.

Cover [Mystery Movies]: Woman tries to prove she did not do it.

Crime Beat [Mystery Books]: An interesting read for true crime fans.

Crime Spree [Mystery Movies]:

Cross - An Alex Cross Novel [Mystery Books]: The latest Alex Cross mystery by James Patterson. Excellent except for the ending.

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