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Free Action Thriller Movie: The Chairman

I'll see what else I can find for you.
If you're getting tired of murder mystery movies, Panzer found an action thriller movie instead tonight on the DDF:Reel Films channel on YouTube.
The black and white movie The Chairman is set during the Cold War era. It's 1 hour 33 minutes long.
Get your favorite beverage, sit back on the couch and enjoy this action movie.
To watch the movie tootle over to The Chairman

Free YA Romance Audiobook: Meet Your Match

When did Young Adult become 16? I missed it.
The audiobook Panzer found is listed as a YA romance.
 The novella Meet Your Match is written by Lindzee Armstrong. It's narrated by Tiffany Williams and 2 hours 1 minute long.
 Make a cup of cocoa, lean back and listen to this romance.
 To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Meet Your Match

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: S'more Murder

  Here's your mystery. Next is your romance..
For those of you who like clean mysteries Panzer found a cozy mystery audiobook on YouTube.
 The humorous audiobook S'more Murder is written and narrated by Josephine Beintema. It's 5 hours 38 minutes long. Make a cup of cocoa, wrap up in a warm blanket and see if you can solve the murder before the book ends.
To listen to the mystery tootle over to S'more Murder

Sound Judgment - The Rap Sheet

No one respects cats speaking voices.
Panzer made a quick trip into the Catosphere today. Our little kitty pilot stopped in at The Rap Sheet site. There he found a post about the Audie Awards.  The Audie Awards are presented by the Audio Publishers Association.

J. Kingston Pierce lists the two mystery/thriller winners and nominees of the Audie Awards. The post includes links, one of which goes to the full list of winners and nominees. in all categories.

Panzer says, "As usual no cats were nominated."
Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea to drink if you plan to follow the link and read the full winners and nominees list.
To read the post tootle over to Audie Awards

Court Orders Amazon E-book Monopoly Lawsuit to Proceed - Publishers Weekly

This looks like it's going to go on for a long time.
Today, Panzer's trip into the Catosphere took him to the Publishers Weekly site. There our intrepid kitty traveler found a post about Amazon's ebook contracts with publishers.
 According to Andrew Albanese's post, Judge Gregory Woods is allowing the class action lawsuit that accuses Amazon of monopolizing ebook sales and thereby setting ebook prices to continue. This lawsuit originally started in 2021. The post includes links to information from the original lawsuit and subsequent filings.
 Panzer says, "This lawsuit is separate from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit."
 Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection.
 To read the post tootle over to Amazon E-book Monopoly Lawsuit

Ghost in the Machine: Artificial Intelligence and the Business of Writing - Writer Unboxed

I don't use AI generated stories, but some authors do.
Panzer found an interesting post about AI generated materials at the Writer Unboxed site.
 Emilie-Noelle Provost's post begins with an author who submitted an AI written novel, but claimed it as their own. A further check disclosed this author had other already published AI generated novels which the author also claimed to have written. The post then deals with some of the possible ways authors could petition to stop this practice. The post also includes helpful links.
 
Panzer says, "Be sure to read the Comments section too."
  Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa and a muffin for your snack while you read.
 To read the post tootle over to Artificial Intelligence

A Monday Panzerism

Panzer on being a Bad Boy:
For a while I was working on my Bad Boy Image.Girls really like that whole rebel cat routine.But the more I studied it, the more I could see thatBad Boys and Incredibly Stupid are the same thing. I mean ...  Running in front of moving cars ... Baiting the neighborhood dogs ...
I'm just not that stupid. You know ...  My Momma Kitty didn't raise no stupid kittens.
Mom, let's drop all that Bad Boy stuff.

At least none that were male ...
Well ... There was my brother Sox ... Ahhh ... None with black fur ...Well ... There was my brother Jinx ... Okay ... None named Panzer.



*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: What is it?

Hint
Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.
As always remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.
Be prepared. This one is harder than usual. Have fun!
To do the puzzle tootle over to What is it?

Your Free Classic Crime Movie: The Dark Corner

Now my work is finished until tomorrow.
For you viewing tonight Panzer found a crime noir movie on the DK Classics channel on YouTube.
The Dark Corner is a 1946 black and white movie. It's 1 hour 36 minutes long.
Get you favorite beverage, make a big bowl of popcorn and enjoy the movie.
To watch the movie tootle over to The Dark Corner

Your Free Audio Classic Mystery Short Story:The Blue Geranium

Don't worry there's more.
For those of you who prefer Agatha Christie mysteries Panzer found one for you on the Classic Detective Stories Podcast on YouTube.

The short story The Blue Geranium was published in 1929 and written by Agatha Christie. It's narrated by Tony Walker and 35 minutes long.

Make a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy this short mystery.

To listen to the audio tootle over to Agatha Christie