This is page 5 of the mystery/thriller book news archives.

Novel by Lost Character Hits Bestseller List (2006-05-10): A novel by Gray Troup, a character from the Lost television series, has hit the bestseller list.

More Good News For Dan Brown (2006-04-24): More good news for Dan Brown: the 2nd U.

Dan Brown Wins Lawsuit (2006-04-07): Dan Brown has been vindicated: he and Random House won the copyright lawsuit filed against them by disgruntled authors Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh over The Da Vinci Code.

Dan Brown is Cross-Examined (2006-03-15): The British press is closely following the Dan Brown trial: each day the testimony is analyzed in detail.

Dan Brown Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Going to Trial (2006-02-27): The Observer (U.

Hyperion to Publish Mansucript Featured on Lost (2005-11-03): The television show Lost is getting ready to break new ground once again.

Agatha Christie Inspires Videogame (2005-10-26): The Adventure Company today released 75 Facts About the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie to celebrate the upcoming release of the first-ever video game based on the works of Dame Agatha.

Paul Levine and Solomon vs. Lord (2005-10-04): It's been seven years since Florida attorney and novelist Paul Levine hit the bestseller lists with his Supreme Court thriller 9 Scorpions.

Caspar Weinberger Writes Thriller Novel (2005-07-07): Caspar Weinberger, a two-term Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan, has penned a thriller novel with Peter Schweizer called Chain of Command.

Jordan Bans Saddam Hussein's Novel (2005-06-28): Ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's novel called Get Out You Damned has been banned by Jordan officials who say the novel could harm relations between Jordan and Iraq.

Of All the President's Men, Deep Throat Revealed (2005-06-03): Go back in time with us to 1974: platform heels, bellbottom jeans and really hideous eyewear were all the rage, along with a book called All the President's Men, in which Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein laid bare the story behind Watergate.

The Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries (2005-06-02): Thank goodness.

Association of American University Presses Furious at Google (2005-05-23): Google's plans to digitize all the books in the libraries of Harvard, Stanford and the University of Michigan and make them available on the Web (while they sell ads next to the content) has caused quite a bit of consternation with the publishers and authors who hold the copyrights to those works.

Summer Mysteries Reopen Cold Cases (2005-05-23): An Associated Press story breaks the news on the murders in some of this summer's biggest reads.

Jhumpa Lahiri and the Author Interview From Hell (2005-05-12): The New York Post's Page Six reports on a bizarre incident yesterday at an annual fundraising lunch to benefit the New York Public Library.

Are Women Mystery Writers Worthy of Awards? (2005-04-28): The Book Standard presents a very interesting article which asks the question, "Are the Edgar Awards and the whole mystery community sexist?" Noted critic (and apparent misogynist) Otto Penzler puffs out his chest and declares: Of course, not everyone agrees with Mr.

Tony Hillerman Wins Robert Kirsch Lifetime Achievement Award (2005-04-25): The Los Angeles Times honored bestselling author Tony Hillerman with the annual Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement on Friday night.

Bad Manners Mar Book Party (2005-04-24): Debut thriller author Cheryl Howard Crew (the wife of producer Ron Howard) was thrilled to attend a book party thrown by producer Brian Grazer and his author wife Gigi Levangie Grazer to celebrate the release of Ms.

Zorro Returns in Isabel Allende Novel (2005-04-21): Author Isabel Allende is bringing back the Zorro character in a retelling of the sword-weilding hero.

Sir Ian McKellan Signed For the Da Vinci Code Film (2005-04-20): Sir Ian McKellen has joined the cast of the upcoming film of Dan Brown's bestseller, The Da Vinci Code.