MYSTERY
LOVES COMPANY BOOKSELLERS
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blog: www.mysterysalon.com
MARCH
2008
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Oxford, MD 21654, 410-226-0010, Hours: Fri &
Sat 10-6, Sun, Mon, Tues 10-4
In Baltimore:
1730 Fleet Street, Baltimore MD 21231, 410-276-6708, 800-538-0042,
Hours: Thurs-Sat 11-5, Sun 12-5.
Call during inclement weather in case we have
trouble getting in to the store.
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COME ON DOWN TO THE MYSTERY SALON...Our new
blog www.mysterysalon.com
is up and running. Authors have posted notes about their new books and we
welcome your input. Create a virtual book group by commenting about some
of the books we have posted. Ask an author a question. Vote on our poll for
favorite mystery sub-genre. Right now "cozy" is way ahead. What think
you? We will use the blog to keep you up to date with signings, events and new
released books. Our Irish Mystery List will also be posted for St. Patrick's
Day. Meet you at the Mystery Salon.
March 11, 2008, 8:30am (BALTIMORE) @ Spoons
Coffeehouse, 27 E. Cross Street.
Come have Latte with Laura Lippman at Spoons Coffeehouse. Laura will be signing
her newest Tess Monaghan mystery ANOTHER THING TO FALL. Mystery Loves Company
will be selling books. If you need copies signed or personalized, give us a
heads up before then @ mysterylovescompanyatgmaildotcom. You can also order
direct at www.mysterylovescompany.com
Tuesday, March 11, 6:30 pm (CHEVY CHASE, MD) Chevy Chase Embassy Suites
Hotel, MWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter meeting. Author Andy Straka will talk about his
latest novel RECORD OF WRONGS. DNA evidence frees a man from prison, but then
he is asked to find the real killer. Tickets, which include dinner and a glass
of wine, are $35.00. See the MWA website for more info http://www.mwa-ma.org/.
MLC
will be selling books.
March 31, 7:00 - 8:30 pm. (PIKESVILLE) Baltimore
County Pikesville
Library. Cara Black (MURDER IN THE RUE DE PARADIS) and Libby Fischer Hellmann
(EASY INNOCENCE) will lecture and sign their mysteries. MLC will be selling
books.
April 25 - 27 (CRYSTAL CITY,
VA) Malice Domestic XX. Join Lindsey Davis, Charlaine Harris Daniel Stashower,
and Peter Lovesey as they celebrate twenty years of the traditional mystery. www.malicedomestic.org
April 29, 2008, 5:20 - 7:30pm (BALTIMORE)
at MLC, 1730 Fleet Street. We will welcome
Sujata Massey signing her new Rei Shirmura novel SHIMURA TROUBLE ($29.95).
Sujata has assured us that the book will have a happy ending. If you would like
to have a signed copy and can't attend, please let us know by April 22nd. You
can also order on our web site.
May 17, 1:00
-3:00 pm (BALTIMORE)
Elizabeth
Zelvin and Bill Rapp. Elizabeth
will sign DEATH WILL GET YOU SOBER. Bill signs his second book A PALE RAIN
featuring Chicago PI Bill Haberman.
Saturday August 16, 1:00 - 3:00 pm (OXFORD)
Ellen Crosby signs her third Virginia wine country
book BORDEUX BETRAYAL.
- October 9 - 12 (BALTIMORE) Bouchercon 2008. It is not too
early to sign up for Bouchercon in our own Charm City.
"Charmed to Death" is being run by Ruth Jordan and her team from Crimespree
Magazine. You can reach her at ruth@crimespreemag.com about registering and any of
your
concerns. The Hotel is the Sheraton
Baltimore City
Center. Remember there
are two Sheratons. Rates are $175.00 for a single and $195.00 for a double. The
hotel is located at 101 West
Fayette Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201. Registration for the convention
is $150.00. We have forms at our Baltimore
store or we can send you one. MLC will be in the dealers' room and we plan to
be fully staffed at the Fells Point store for your shopping convenience. See
you there.
A GRAND DAME OF ROMANTIC SUSPENSE PASSES
ON...Phyllis Whitney died peacefully at the age of 104 years in Virginia. Both my mom
and I are big fans. It is her vivid settings that I remember the most. I met Ms.
Whitney when she was in her 90s at a Malice Domestic convention. She had, as
has been noted by many who knew her, a beatific smile for each of her fans. As
a librarian I gave her books to many a young woman. In a way they were the
perfect transition into adult books. She will be very much missed. You can
leave a virtual memory of Ms. Whitney and her books at www.phylliswhitney.com
BEN SCHUTZ OBIT FOLLOWUP...A wonderful 1996
photo appeared in the February 17, 2008 Washington Post with an appreciation of
D.C. author Ben Schutz by JoAnn Goslin entitled "Ugliness He Saw Inspired
Empathy in Writing, Life." The article is terrific, but the photo is to
die for. Pictured in crime writer shades are: Benjamin M. Schutz, Jan Adkins,
James Grady, Mark Olshaker, John Weisman, David Corn and George Pelecanos. See
for yourself at the link below. Such great talent all in one photo. The
Washington/Baltimore metropolitan area is truly blessed with crime writers.
Long may Chesapeake
crime writers rule! Check
out the Washington Post article.
SIGNED COPIES OF BLOOD OF THE
WICKED...Valentine's Day 2008 Leighton Gage dropped by Mystery Loves Company to
chat about his debut novel, "The Blood of the Wicked", a mystery set
in Brazil.
Recognition includes a star in Library Journal and a very favorable mention in
The New York Times. Leighton writes from the tour: "Thanks to you and Tom
for giving me such a warm reception at Mystery Loves Company. I loved your
shop, loved the neighborhood, and loved the material you gave me about Poe's
last days. I'm also going to take your advice and visit the Oxford
area the next time I'm in Maryland."
Sample the first chapter of "Wicked" on his website: http://www.leightongage.com/
You can order Leighton's book on our website.
MARCH RELEASES...
THE GIRL WHO STOPPED SWIMMING by Joshilyn
Jackson is an astonishing book about ghosts in suburban Georgia and other skeletons that
families try to hide. The style is extremely personal and mesmerizing. On a
moonlight night, Laurel,
sees a ghost of her daughter's friend at the foot of her bed. She is taken by
the ghost to her own backyard swimming pool and the girl's dead body. The very
eclectic family rallies round to support one another in their grief. But soon
the story takes on a whole new pace, as secrets, elderly family members, and an
impoverished town called DeLop surface. The writing goes from hysterically
funny to chilling in a sentence. I was up all night finishing it. I was
privileged recently to hear the author read from her work, which made the book
that much more personal. Dotty and I really liked this one. Ms. Jackson is a
talent to be reckoned with.
ANOTHER THING TO FALL by Laura Lippman. Laura
sends the following précis about her newest--"P.I. Tess Monaghan collides
-- literally -- with Hollywood
on the Patapasco when she blunders into a shot early one morning. She has no
interest in life behind-the-scenes on a television show, but the executive
producer is adamant that he needs her for security. He's right: It's not long
before someone is killed at the production office. Unfortunately, as Tess
discovers, these Hollywood types lie for fun
and profit." WHAT THE DEAD KNOW by Laura will be available in paperback
($7.99). See our March 11 entry about how you can have Latte with Laura @ Spoons
and get a signed copy of ATTF.
MURDER IN RUE de PARADIS by Cara Black
($24.00) Aimee LeDuc attempts to solve her fiancée's death and gets involved
with Middle-Eastern politics. (Signed copies after March 31)
SHIMURA TROUBLE By Sujata Massey ($29.95) Rei
Shimura has shaken off her espionage role and goes to Hawaii to help her family get back some
property taken from them during WWII. (Signed copies after April 27)
TOO CLOSE FOR WORDS by Diane Marquette
($16.95) Second in the Chesapeake
Conference Center
Mystery Series. Diane sends this description of her new book. "Jill McCormick,
former Chesapeake
Conference Center
security guard and now a sheriff's deputy, is summoned by the U.S. Secret
Service to assist in security operations during an international summit at the
prestigious facility. After Jill discovers evidence of a potential bomb on the
conference center property, she confronts the would-be assassin, putting
herself, as well as the President and other world leaders, in deadly danger." We'll have signed copies after March
10..
BUCKINGHAM PALACE GARDENS by Anne Perry. ($26.00) When scandal threatens the monarchy after a
female guest turns up dead following one of the debauched stag parties of
Edward, the Prince of Wales, the Palace calls in Thomas Pitt of the Special
Branch to solve the murder with utmost discretion.
CARROT CAKE MURDER by Joanna Fluke ($22.00)
Hannah Swenson bakes a poisonous cake.
DEAD TIME by Stephen White ($25.95)
Psychologist Alan Gregory's own life is in chaos. DRY ICE is in paperback
($9.99)
THE SILVER NEEDLE MURDER, by Laura Childs
($23.95) Tea shop owner Theodosia Browning finds fame does not come cheap.
DRAGONWELL DEAD is the newest paperback in the Tea Shop series ($7.99)
KILLER HEAT by Linda Fairstein ($26.00)
Assistant District Attorney Alex Cooper has a new French lover and death
threats.
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE by Edward Marston ($25.95)
A new historical series begins with Captain Rawson.
ST. BARTS BREAKDOWN by Don Bruns ($24.95)
Music Legend Danny Murtz is interviewed and his life is in danger.
IRON TONGUE OF MIDNIGHT by Beverly Graves Myers ($24.95) Someone is
killing the opera cast.
SOCORRO BLAST by Peri Noskin Taichert
($24.95) Sasha Solomon, PR specialist has to find the person who put a bomb in
her niece's mailbox. (Signed copies after April 27).
DRINK TO YESTERDAY ($14.95) and TOAST TO
TOMORROW ($14.95) by Manning Coles. Finally reprinted, these favorites among
mystery readers show World War II espionage at its darkest and wittiest.
(Reprint)
PENGUIN POOL MURDER by Stuart Palmer ($14.95)
Hildegarde Withers takes her class of students to see the penguins and finds a
body instead. She helps out NYPD Inspector Piper who is in over his head with
penguins and red herrings. (Reprint)
BLACKEST BIRD by Joel Rose ($14.95) Summer of
1841 and the High Constable of New York is investigating the death of Mary
Rogers.
ROMA by Steven Saylor ($15.95) This novel of Rome traces life in the Imperial
City from Romulus and Remus to the Caesars.
SOVERIGN by C. J. Sansom ($15.95) Lawyer
Matthew Shardlake finds paper which questions the royal succession when Henry
VIII goes north to quell revolt.
NEFERTITI by Nick Drake ($14.95) Chief
Detective of Thebes Rai Rahotep tries to solve the great Queen's disappearance.
ALL MORTAL FLESH by Julia Spencer-Fleming
($6.99) Rev. Clare Fergusson's relationship to Russ van Alstyne is cast aside
when Russ becomes the prime suspect in his wife's murder.
DOLLY DEPARTED By Deb Baker ($6.99) Third in
the Dolls to Die For series. When doll restorer Gretchen Birch finds a body amidst
miniature doll houses, she must follow tiny clues to the murderer.
STAYING HOME IS MURDER by Sarah Roset ($6.99)
Air Force wife Ellie Avery becomes enmeshed with Middle Eastern artifacts,
priceless manuscripts and a shady art dealer.
TIE DIED AND DEAD by Sharon Short ($6.99) In
this Stain Busting Mystery Laundromat owner goes on a case to find the lost
costumes of a local singing group.
HUNTER'S MOON by Randy Wayne White ($9.99)
Doc Ford saves the president from an assassination attempt and discovers that
the government is planning to secretly strike in Central
America.
MALICE by Robert Tannenbaum ($9.99) Lawyer
Butch Karp goes against a crime group who uses terrorism to target school
children in New York.
DEAD ROOM by Heather Graham ($7.99) Archeologist
Leslie Macintyre can talk with the dead, which makes it handy when she goes to
Hastings House where her fiancé died in an explosion.
WHAT'S SO FUNNY? by Donald Westlake ($7.99)
In this latest Dortmunder romp, the hysterical ne'er-do-well gang is off to
track down a missing chess set in a treasure hunt involving the last Russian
czar.
WITHOUT FAIL by Lee Child ($7.99) Jack
Reacher, ex-military cop is asked to test a shield around the White House. But
then he learns that assassins plan a hit on the vice president.
WRECKER'S KEY by Christine Kling ($6.99)
Salvage Captain Seychelle Sullivan tows a yacht owned by her friend back from Key West. When her friend
turns up dead, Seychelle has to battle modern day "pirates" to find
the killer.
You'll find these and more on our website www.mysterylovescompany.com
under Current Hardbacks, Trade Paperbacks and Paperbacks.
That's all for now. Be well, and Happy Holidays
from
Kathy, Tom, Dotty, Brenda, Nick and Nora of Mystery Loves Company
