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December 2008 update
You can purchase any of these titles from us by using the "Buy now!" links -- while supplies last. There's no charge for standard shipping to any US address.
Recent Arrivals
These titles are among the many new books that have arrived in the store for the first time within the last six or eight weeks or so:
Andrews, Donna. Six Geese A-Slaying ($22.95) Buy now!
Barbieri, Maggie. Quick Study ($24.95) Buy now!
Beaton, M.C.. Spoonful of Poison ($24.95) Buy now!
Beaton, M.C.. Kissing Christmas Goodbye ($6.99) Buy now!
Bennett, Ronan. Zugzwang ($15) Buy now!
Benoit, Michel. Thirteenth Apostle ($15.95) Buy now!
Bliss, Miranda. Dying for Dinner ($6.99) Buy now!
Box, C. J.. Blue Heaven ($7.99). First paperback edition of Box's first standalone novel Buy now!
Brogan, Jan. Teaser ($25.95) Buy now!
Burke, Alafair. Dead Connection ($7.99) Buy now!
Cannell, Stephen J.. Three Shirt Deal ($7.99) Buy now!
Chang, Henry. Year Of The Dog ($24) Buy now!
Childs, Laura. Eggs In Purgatory ($6.99). First in a new series from the popular tea shop and scrapbooking series author. Buy now!
Agatha Christie re-issues
We've recently started carrying these attractive new hardcover editions of these Christie classics. Great way to introduce younger readers to Christie's works -- would make an excellent first Christie for a middle-schooler. We'll take 30% off any of these 8 Christie titles; markdown taken at the register or when we ring up your online purchase (discount will not show in the online shopping cart).
Christie, Agatha. A.B.C. Murders ($12) Buy now!
Christie, Agatha. Body in the Library ($12) Buy now!
Christie, Agatha. Evil Under the Sun ($12) Buy now!
Christie, Agatha. Murder At the Vicarage ($12) Buy now!
Christie, Agatha. Murder Is Announced ($12) Buy now!
Christie, Agatha. Murder of Roger Ackroyd ($12) Buy now!
Christie, Agatha. Murder On the Orient Express ($12) Buy now!
Christie, Agatha. Mysterious Affair At Styles ($12) Buy now!
Church, James. Bamboo And Blood ($23.95) Buy now!
Church, James. Hidden Moon ($13.95) Buy now!
Clare, Alys. Joys Of My Life ($27.95). Latest in the Hawkenlye series. Buy now!
Clare, Alys. Enchanter's Forest ($9.95). New paperback in the Hawkenlye series. Buy now!
Clement, Blaize. Even Cat Sitters Get the Blues ($6.99) Buy now!
Cooper, Susan Rogers. Shotgun Wedding ($27.95) Buy now!
Cornwell, Patricia. Scarpetta ($27.95) Buy now!
Crandall, Susan. Pitch Black ($6.99) Buy now!
Cussler, Clive. Arctic Drift ($27.95) Buy now!
Davies, David Stuart. Without Conscience ($23.95) Buy now!
Critically aclaimed Victorian mystery series, finally available in paperback. Start with Goodnight, Sweet Prince.
Dickinson, David. Death And The Jubilee ($13) Buy now!
Dickinson, David. Death Called To The Bar ($13) Buy now!
Dickinson, David. Death Of A Chancellor ($13) Buy now!
Dickinson, David. Death Of An Old Master ($13) Buy now!
Dickinson, David. Death On The Nevskii Prospekt ($13) Buy now!
Dickinson, David. Goodnight Sweet Prince ($13) Buy now!
Estleman, Loren D.. American Detective ($7.99) Buy now!
Peculiar Crimes series -- the latest in hardcover plus attractive new paperback editions of all the earlier books in this series. Quirky and delightful -- recommended! Start with Full Dark House, the first in the series.
Fowler, Christopher. Victoria Vanishes ($24) Buy now!
Fowler, Christopher. Full Dark House ($13) Buy now!
Fowler, Christopher. Seventy-Seven Clocks ($13) Buy now!
Fowler, Christopher. Ten Second Staircase ($13) Buy now!
Fowler, Christopher. Water Room ($13) Buy now!
Fowler, Christopher. White Corridor ($13) Buy now!
Goodwin, Jason. Snake Stone ($14) Buy now!
Graves, Sarah. Book of Old Houses ($6.99) Buy now!
Greer, Robert. Blackbird, Farewell ($25.95) Buy now!
Harrison, Cora. Secret and Unlawful Killing ($24.95) Buy now!
Hechtman, Betty. Dead Men Don't Crochet ($6.99) Buy now!
Henry Chang. Chinatown Beat ($12) Buy now!
Hooper, Kay. Blood Dreams ($7.50) Buy now!
Hyzy, Julie. Hail To The Chef ($7.99). Second in the White House Chef series. Buy now! We really liked the first in this series, State of the Onion
Jackson, Steve. Mentor ($9.95) Buy now!
James, P. D.. Private Patient ($25.95) Buy now!
Jance, J. A.. Hand Of Evil ($7.99) Buy now!
Jance, J.A.. Cruel Intent ($25.95) Buy now!
Jones, Merry. Borrowed And Blue Murders ($24.95) Buy now!
Jungstedt, Mari. Inner Circle ($25.95) Buy now!
Kalian, Cady. Few Good Murders ($6.99) Buy now!
Kellerman, Jonathan. Bones ($27) Buy now!
Lakeman, Thomas. Chillwater Cove ($7.99) Buy now!
Langfield, Martin. Malice Box ($15.95) Buy now!
Lewis, Simon. Bad Traffic ($25) Buy now!
MacBride, Stuart. Bloodshot ($15.95) Buy now!
Magnan, Pierre. Messengers of Death ($24.95) Buy now!
Maitland, Barry. Spider Trap ($13.95) Buy now!
McInerny, Ralph. Green Reovlution ($24.95). Set at Notre Dame. Buy now!
McIntosh, Pat. Harper's Quine ($13) Buy now!
McIntosh, Pat. Merchant's Mark ($13) Buy now!
McIntosh, Pat. St. Mungo's Robin ($13) Buy now!
Morrell, David. Spy Who Came for Christmas ($15.95) Buy now!
Morris, Bob. Deadly Silver Sea ($24.95) Buy now!
Morson, Ian. Falconer And The Ritual Of Death ($27.95) Buy now!
Mortimer, John. Rumpole Misbehaves ($14) Buy now!
Neville, Katherine. Fire ($26) Buy now!
Nikitas, Derek. Pyres ($13.95) Buy now!
Osawa, Arimasa. Poison Ape ($15.95). Second in the Shinjuku Shark series. Buy now!
Pattison, Eliot. Skull Mantra ($14.95). Reprint of Pattison's Edgar Award-winning first novel set in Tibet. Buy now!
Perry, Anne. Christmas Grace ($18) Buy now!
Pfarrer, Donald. Common Ordinary Murder ($26) Buy now!
Pickens, Cathy. Hush My Mouth ($6.99) Buy now!
Picoult, Jodi. Change of Heart ($16). New in paperback. Buy now!
Pollero, Rhonda. Knock 'em Dead ($19.95) Buy now!
Pronzini, Bill. Other Side of Silence ($24) Buy now!
Pronzini, Bill. Savages ($14.95) Buy now!
Pyper, Andrew. Killing Circle ($24.95) Buy now!
Randisi, Robert. Hey There (You With the Gun in Your Hand). ($25.95). Rat Pack mystery. Buy now!
Reaves, Sam. Mean Town Blues ($25) Buy now!
Rickman, Phil. Fabric Of Sin ($9.95) Buy now!
Roberts, John Maddox. SPQR XII Oracle of the Dead ($24.95) Buy now!
Roberts, John Maddox. SPQR XI: Under Vesuvius ($14.95) Buy now!
Rowe, Rosemary. Death At Pompeia's Wedding ($28.95) Buy now!
Rowling, J.K.. Tales of Beedle the Bard ($12.99) Buy now!
Rucka, Greg. Patriot Acts ($6.99) Buy now!
Sharp, Zoe. Third Strike ($24.95) Buy now!
Sokoloff, Alexandra. Price ($6.99) Buy now!
Starr, Jason. Follower ($7.99) Buy now!
Tapply, William. Hell Bent ($24.95). Brady Coyne. Buy now!
Thornton, Betsy. Song For You ($24.95) Buy now!
Tremayne, Peter. Dancing With Demons ($24.95) Buy now!
Tremayne, Peter. Prayer For The Damned ($13.95) Buy now!
Westerson, Jeri. Veil Of Lies ($24.95). Entertaining "medieval noir" in the tradition of The Maltese Falcon, set in 14th century London. A first novel, and first in a series. Buy now!
Wilson, John Morgan. Spider Season ($24.95) Buy now!
Winspear, Jacqueline. Incomplete Revenge ($14). Latest Masie Dobbs, now in paperback. Buy now!
New Sherlockian items
Bayard, Pierre. Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong ($20). A re-investigation of The Hound of the Baskervilles from the author of How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read. Buy now!
Lycett, Andrew. Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes ($16.95). A biography, now in paperback. Buy now!
Miller, Russell. Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle ($27.95). Another biography, this one new this year. Buy now!
Thomas, Donald. Execution of Sherlock Holmes ($14.95). Pastiche, collection of stories. Buy now!
New medieval mysteries (Summer/Fall 2008)
For the past dozen or so years, we've sold books at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Primarily medieval mysteries, but some other historical (primarily pre-medieval), plus a few other odds and ends. These are titles of interest that have arrived since the 2008 Congress in May.
Blair, J.M.C.. Excalibur Murders ($6.99). Murder in Camelot, with Merlin as detective. Buy now!
Blixt, David. Master Of Verona ($16.95). Historical novel featuring Dante; not a mystery, but looks fascinating. Buy now!
Carrell, Jennifer Lee. Interred with Their Bones ($15). Now in paperback. Where would a long-lost Shakespeare play end up? In Utah? Carrell's novel of historical speculation is great fun for lovers of The Bard. Buy now!
Clare, Alys. Enchanter's Forest ($9.95). New paperback in the Hawkenlye series. Buy now!
Clare, Alys. Joys Of My Life ($27.95). Latest in the Hawkenlye series. Buy now!
Follett, Ken. World Without End ($22). Now in paperback. Buy now!
Gregory, Susanna. Devil's Disciples (#14) ($24.95) Buy now!
Gregory, Susanna. To Kill or Cure (#13) ($9.95) Buy now!
Harrison, Cora. My Lady Judge ($13.95). First in new Irish series. Buy now!
Harrison, Cora. Secret and Unlawful Killing ($24.95) Buy now!
Jecks, Michael. Prophecy Of Death ($24.95) Buy now!
Jecks, Michael. Templar, the Queen and Her Lover ($9.95) Buy now!
Knight, Bernard. Manor of Death ($24.95) Buy now!
Maitland, Karen. Company of Liars ($24) Buy now!
Now in paperback, three in the Gil Cunningham series:
McIntosh, Pat. Harper's Quine ($13) Buy now!
McIntosh, Pat. Merchant's Mark ($13) Buy now!
McIntosh, Pat. St. Mungo's Robin ($13) Buy now!
Medieval Murderers. Lost Prophecies ($16.95) Buy now!
Morson, Ian. Falconer And The Ritual Of Death ($27.95) Buy now!
New paperback editions of four hard-to-find titles by Sharan Newman!
Newman, Sharan. Cursed in the Blood ($16.95) Buy now!
Newman, Sharan. Difficult Saint ($16.95) Buy now!
Newman, Sharan. Strong as Death ($16.95) Buy now!
Newman, Sharan. To Wear the White Cloak ($16.95) Buy now!
Penman, Sharon Kay. Devil's Brood ($28.95). Final volume in Penman’s trilogy of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Buy now!
Peters, Elizabeth. Laughter Of Dead Kings ($25.95). New in the Vicki Bliss series. We have a small number of signed copies still available. Buy now!
Roberts, John Maddox. SPQR XI: Under Vesuvius ($14.95) Buy now!
Roberts, John Maddox. SPQR XII Oracle of the Dead ($24.95) Buy now!
Rowe, Rosemary. Death At Pompeia's Wedding ($28.95). New Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain. Buy now!
Rowe, Rosemary. Roman Ransom (#8) ($9.99) Buy now!
Sedley, Kate. Green Man ($15.95) Buy now!
Todd, Marilyn. Blind Eye ($15.95) Buy now!
Tremayne, Peter. Dancing With Demons ($24.95) Buy now!
Tremayne, Peter. Prayer For The Damned ($13.95) Buy now!
Westerson, Jeri. Veil Of Lies ($24.95). Entertaining "medieval noir" in the tradition of The Maltese Falcon, set in 14th century London. A first novel, and first in a series. Buy now!
Gift ideas (other than books, for word lovers)
Word Games beyond Scrabble
These are games that our family plays, enjoys and recommends:
Smart Mouth ($18). Works well even with younger players; very easy to learn. Buy now!
Typo ($10.99). Middle-schoolers and up. Rules seem a little odd at first, but the game works really well once you grasp them. Buy now!
Word Sense ($12). Simple and fast-paced! Buy now!
eeBoo Early Literacy Materials
A great system of cards, games and pads with stickers that you can use with young kids to get them involved with words and storytelling. The cards, games and "write me a story" pads are attractive, bright and inviting, and can be used separately or together to stimulate creativity. Though this isn't the kind of stuff we normally carry in our store, Jennie and I stumbled across these materials and fell in love with them. And even if this isn't what we normally do, we see these as just another way of sharing our love of words and stories, and fostering that same love in a new generation of readers. Four different themes, all enchanting. (Not all elements come in all themes, unfortunately.)
Mystery in the Forest Matching Game ($15.95) Buy now!
Mystery in the Forest Tell Me a Story Creative Story Cards ($10.95) Buy now!
Fairytale Mixups Tell Me a Story Creative Story Cards ($10.95) Buy now!
Fairytale Mixups Write Me a Story ($12.95) Buy now!
Circus Animals' Adventures Write Me a Story ($12.95) Buy now!
Circus Animals' Adventures Tell Me a Story Creative Story Cards ($10.95) Buy now!
Robot Matching Game ($15.95) Buy now!
Little Robot's Mission Tell Me a Story Creative Story Cards ($10.95) Buy now!
Little Robot's Mission Write Me a Story ($12.95) Buy now!
Magnetic Poetry
Words on magnets for lockers, refrigerators, etc. Great fun!
Mixed-Up Detective Novel ($9.95) Buy now!
Mixed-Up Movie Lines (Magnetic Poetry) ($9.95) Buy now!
Mixed-Up Politician (Magnetic Poetry) ($9.95) Buy now!
Cat Lover (Magnetic Poetry) ($9.95) Buy now!
Dog Lover (Magnetic Poetry) ($9.95) Buy now!
Book Lover (Magnetic Poetry) ($9.95) Buy now!
Shakespeare (Magnetic Poetry) ($9.95) Buy now!
Genius (Magnetic Poetry) ($9.95) Buy now!
Magnetic Poetry for Kids:
Rhyme Maker (Magnetic Poetry) ($14.95) Buy now!
Story Maker (Magnetic Poetry) ($14.95) Buy now!
First Words (Magnetic Poetry) ($14.95) Buy now!
Adventure Storymaker (Magnetic Poetry) ($14.95) Buy now!
Don't have a handy refrigerator for your magnets? Here's an easel:
Black Easel (Magnetic Poetry) ($13.95) Buy now!
And, finally, just for fun:
Crime Scene Scarf ($18.95) Buy now
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