Booked and Charged! - But Never Fined! Court TV's Memorial Day Movie Marathon Takes Viewers On a Mystery Film Book Tour of America's Hottest Writers.

Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 17, 2002

Court TV viewers are promised a whirlwind book tour of the novels created by America's top mystery writers on May 27 from 9 AM through 11 PM during the network's "Memorial Day Marathon: Booked and Charged!"

The marathon consists of seven movies based on mysteries, whodunits and other investigative stories developed from America's list of best-selling books.

Stars Tom Selleck, Elizabeth McGovern and Marsha Mason kick off the marathon at 9 AM in "Broken Trust," a look at how "doing good" sometimes cloaks ruthless self-interest. The film is based on the best-selling novel, Court of Honor, by William Wood.

At 11 AM, fans of the legendary author, Elmore Leonard, can see the movie Glitz, which is based on the best-seller of the same name and stars Jimmy Smits playing a Miami cop being stalked by a criminal he put away and is now out of jail. Film and TV star Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos) stars as a detective with a major workload of cases ranging from the bizarre to the dangerous in the Ed McBain mystery thriller 87th Precinct: Ice at 1 PM

At 3 PM, Bed of Lies starring Susan Dey (LA Law) tells the true story of a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who marries a Texas governor's son, only to find herself in a dangerous and steamy relationship that leads to murder. The film is based on the book Deadly Blessing by Steve Salerno. Another true story, Black Widow: Blanche Taylor Moore, stars Elizabeth Montgomery (Bewitched) whose string of husbands die surrounded by mysterious circumstances, finally resulting in her arrest and trial. The film at 5 PM is based on the book Preacher Girl by Jim Shutze.

At 7 PM, Honor Thy Mother, based on the Jerry Bledsoe book Blood Games, tells the true story of a mother, played by the Emmy Award-winning Sharon Gless, who is forced to realize that her college-aged son conspired to kill her and her husband.

Wrapping up the day's mystery book tour at 9 PM is Tori Spelling, starring in Mother May I Sleep with Danger, the story of an overachiever daughter who meets and falls in love with a young man whose real credentials make it more likely that she'll be his next victim rather than his fiancee. The movie is based on the book of the same name by Claire L. Jacobs.

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