The Mysterious Bookshop played to host to dozens of trick or treaters in our neighborhood of Tribeca this Halloween! Here are some of the best costumes!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Halloween 2010
The Mysterious Bookshop played to host to dozens of trick or treaters in our neighborhood of Tribeca this Halloween! Here are some of the best costumes!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Sally's Weekly Update for 10/29/10!
We're beginning to think about the holiday season (gulp!).
There's no better, or more appreciated, gift than a book, so we hope you browse the next few Weekly Updates with your loved ones in mind. We'll try and make the updates exciting and pocketbook friendly.
Meanwhile, we hope your Halloween is full of candy.
Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/29/10
EVENTS
Wednesday, November 3rd 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Seth Harwood
Young Junius A Trade Paperback Original $14.95
A tale of vengeance set amid the crumbling housing projects of Cambridge, MA.
Thursday, November 4th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
William Heffernan
The Dead Detective $24.95
Featuring PI Harry Doyle
Friday, November 5th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
John Lawton
A Lily of the Field $24.00
Espionage fiction from the creator of Det. Frederick Troy (who makes an appearance in this story)
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin tells the story of two boyhood friends, Larry Ott and Silas Jones, who share a special bond. Then Larry is accused of a crime. Twenty years later Larry lives in the same small town to which Silas returns as a constable. Then Larry becomes the prime suspect in a similar crime! Otto’s favorite of the month. $24.99
We have signed copies of The Confession by John Grisham. The signature appears on a tipped-in page. $28.95
The Countess by Rebecca Johns is based on a true story - history’s first and, possibly, worst female serial killer. In 1611, Countess Erzsebet Bathory , a powerful Hungarian noblewoman, was walled up inside her castle tower for the gruesome murders of dozens of female servants. In this dramatization of her life, the Countess tells her story in her own words as she writes to her son. Not for the squeamish. $25.00
The limited edition of The Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane is here. This is the true first edition of Lehane’s latest Patrick and Angie mystery. It is signed. Numbered copies are limited to 100 copies for $150.00. Lettered copies are limited to 26 copies for $275.00. Published by The Mysterious Bookshop and bound in marbled boards.
P.S. Dennis will be here at The Mysterious Bookshop on Monday, November 15th for the official launch of The Moonlight Mile.
We have received first UK editions of The Lineup edited by Otto Penzler. This Edgar Award-winning collection has been signed by Otto. $25.00
F. Paul Wilson was here signing Fatal Error, his penultimate Repairman Jack novel. $25.99. While he was here, Wilson signed his story which appears in Fear, an anthology of suspense and horror for young adults edited by R.L. Stine. Just a couple of these available. $16.99
Not signed, but...
Outfit by Richard Stark is the second Parker novel to be adapted as a graphic novel by Darwyn Cooke. $24.99
One of our most popular anthologies recently was Damn Near Dead. Now we have Damn Near Dead 2, more original Geezer Noir from Ace Atkins, C.J. Box, Joe R. Lansdale, Denise Mina, S.J. Rozan, Don Winslow, etc. A paperback original. $18.00
FOR COLLECTORS
Travels in the Scriptorium by Paul Auster, Holt, NY. 2006. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Garston Murder Case by H.C. Bailey, Doubleday, NY. 1930. First U.S. Edition. $100.00
A Joshua Clunk novel. Name inside front cover, foxing on fore-edges, else fine in a bright, fresh dust jacket with minor chips at base of spine.
Eclipse by John Banville, Picador, London. 2000. First Edition. SIGNED. $35.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Heartsick by Chelsea Cain, Minotaur, NY. 2007. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.00
Author’s first book. Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Accident Man by Tom Cain, Bantam, London. 2007. First Edition. SIGNED. $35.00
Author’s first thriller. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben, Dell, NY. 1995. First Edition. SIGNED. $30.00
A paperback original. Author’s first Myron Bolitar mystery. Fine.
Drop Shot by Harlan Coben, Dell, NY. 1996. First Edition. SIGNED. $30.00
A paperback original. Author’s second Myron Bolitar mystery. Fine.
The Black Ice by Michael Connelly, Little Brown, Boston. 1993. First Edition. SIGNED. $125.00
Author’s second book. Very fine, fresh copy in dust jacket.
Trace by Patricia Cornwell, Putnam, NY. 2004. First Edition. SIGNED. $30.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Three Lights Went Out by George Robert Dean, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1937. First Edition. $125.00
A fine, fresh, bright copy in dust jacket, which has light edge wear.
Whiskey River by Loren D. Estleman, Bantam, NY 1990. First Edition. SIGNED. $30.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Poachers by Tom Franklin, Wm. Morrow, NY. 1999. First Edition. SIGNED. $35.00
Author’s first book. Short stories, including the title story which won the Edgar Award. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Six Days of the Condor by James Grady, Norton, NY. 1974. First Edition. $175.00
Iconic espionage novel; the basis for the Robert Redford film, Three Days of the Condor. Very fine in dust jacket.
Mr. Sandeman Loses His Life by Eugene Healy, Holt, NY. 1940. First Edition. $75.00
Fine, crisp copy in price-clipped dust jacket with minor edge wear.
Black is the Fashion for Dying by Jonathan Latimer, Random House, NY. 1959. First Edition. $45.00
A very fine copy by this important hard-boiled writer and noted Hollywood screenwriter, in an exceptionally clean an fresh dust jacket.
Dismas Hardy by John Lescroart, Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2008. First Edition. SIGNED. $60.00
A 40-page profile of the author’s most famous character. Limited to only 100 hardcover copies. Very fine without dust jacket as issued.
Anatomy of a Killer by Peter Rabe, Abelard-Shuman, NY. 1960. First Edition. $125.00
This hard-boiled author’s only American hardcover edition. Neat date at top of front endpaper, else fine in dust jacket with the merest trace of rubbing at spine ends.
Brother’s Keepers by Donald E. Westlake, Evans, NY. 1975. First Edition. SIGNED. $75.00
A fine, fresh copy in dust jacket of an absurdly funny book.
Kahawa by Donald E. Westlake, Viking, NY. 1982. First Edition. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED. $35.00
The author regarded this as his masterpiece. Very fine in dust jacket which has a hint of sunning.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
There's no better, or more appreciated, gift than a book, so we hope you browse the next few Weekly Updates with your loved ones in mind. We'll try and make the updates exciting and pocketbook friendly.
Meanwhile, we hope your Halloween is full of candy.
Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/29/10
EVENTS
Wednesday, November 3rd 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Seth Harwood
Young Junius A Trade Paperback Original $14.95
A tale of vengeance set amid the crumbling housing projects of Cambridge, MA.
Thursday, November 4th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
William Heffernan
The Dead Detective $24.95
Featuring PI Harry Doyle
Friday, November 5th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
John Lawton
A Lily of the Field $24.00
Espionage fiction from the creator of Det. Frederick Troy (who makes an appearance in this story)
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin tells the story of two boyhood friends, Larry Ott and Silas Jones, who share a special bond. Then Larry is accused of a crime. Twenty years later Larry lives in the same small town to which Silas returns as a constable. Then Larry becomes the prime suspect in a similar crime! Otto’s favorite of the month. $24.99
We have signed copies of The Confession by John Grisham. The signature appears on a tipped-in page. $28.95
The Countess by Rebecca Johns is based on a true story - history’s first and, possibly, worst female serial killer. In 1611, Countess Erzsebet Bathory , a powerful Hungarian noblewoman, was walled up inside her castle tower for the gruesome murders of dozens of female servants. In this dramatization of her life, the Countess tells her story in her own words as she writes to her son. Not for the squeamish. $25.00
The limited edition of The Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane is here. This is the true first edition of Lehane’s latest Patrick and Angie mystery. It is signed. Numbered copies are limited to 100 copies for $150.00. Lettered copies are limited to 26 copies for $275.00. Published by The Mysterious Bookshop and bound in marbled boards.
P.S. Dennis will be here at The Mysterious Bookshop on Monday, November 15th for the official launch of The Moonlight Mile.
We have received first UK editions of The Lineup edited by Otto Penzler. This Edgar Award-winning collection has been signed by Otto. $25.00
F. Paul Wilson was here signing Fatal Error, his penultimate Repairman Jack novel. $25.99. While he was here, Wilson signed his story which appears in Fear, an anthology of suspense and horror for young adults edited by R.L. Stine. Just a couple of these available. $16.99
Not signed, but...
Outfit by Richard Stark is the second Parker novel to be adapted as a graphic novel by Darwyn Cooke. $24.99
One of our most popular anthologies recently was Damn Near Dead. Now we have Damn Near Dead 2, more original Geezer Noir from Ace Atkins, C.J. Box, Joe R. Lansdale, Denise Mina, S.J. Rozan, Don Winslow, etc. A paperback original. $18.00
FOR COLLECTORS
Travels in the Scriptorium by Paul Auster, Holt, NY. 2006. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Garston Murder Case by H.C. Bailey, Doubleday, NY. 1930. First U.S. Edition. $100.00
A Joshua Clunk novel. Name inside front cover, foxing on fore-edges, else fine in a bright, fresh dust jacket with minor chips at base of spine.
Eclipse by John Banville, Picador, London. 2000. First Edition. SIGNED. $35.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Heartsick by Chelsea Cain, Minotaur, NY. 2007. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.00
Author’s first book. Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Accident Man by Tom Cain, Bantam, London. 2007. First Edition. SIGNED. $35.00
Author’s first thriller. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben, Dell, NY. 1995. First Edition. SIGNED. $30.00
A paperback original. Author’s first Myron Bolitar mystery. Fine.
Drop Shot by Harlan Coben, Dell, NY. 1996. First Edition. SIGNED. $30.00
A paperback original. Author’s second Myron Bolitar mystery. Fine.
The Black Ice by Michael Connelly, Little Brown, Boston. 1993. First Edition. SIGNED. $125.00
Author’s second book. Very fine, fresh copy in dust jacket.
Trace by Patricia Cornwell, Putnam, NY. 2004. First Edition. SIGNED. $30.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Three Lights Went Out by George Robert Dean, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1937. First Edition. $125.00
A fine, fresh, bright copy in dust jacket, which has light edge wear.
Whiskey River by Loren D. Estleman, Bantam, NY 1990. First Edition. SIGNED. $30.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Poachers by Tom Franklin, Wm. Morrow, NY. 1999. First Edition. SIGNED. $35.00
Author’s first book. Short stories, including the title story which won the Edgar Award. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Six Days of the Condor by James Grady, Norton, NY. 1974. First Edition. $175.00
Iconic espionage novel; the basis for the Robert Redford film, Three Days of the Condor. Very fine in dust jacket.
Mr. Sandeman Loses His Life by Eugene Healy, Holt, NY. 1940. First Edition. $75.00
Fine, crisp copy in price-clipped dust jacket with minor edge wear.
Black is the Fashion for Dying by Jonathan Latimer, Random House, NY. 1959. First Edition. $45.00
A very fine copy by this important hard-boiled writer and noted Hollywood screenwriter, in an exceptionally clean an fresh dust jacket.
Dismas Hardy by John Lescroart, Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2008. First Edition. SIGNED. $60.00
A 40-page profile of the author’s most famous character. Limited to only 100 hardcover copies. Very fine without dust jacket as issued.
Anatomy of a Killer by Peter Rabe, Abelard-Shuman, NY. 1960. First Edition. $125.00
This hard-boiled author’s only American hardcover edition. Neat date at top of front endpaper, else fine in dust jacket with the merest trace of rubbing at spine ends.
Brother’s Keepers by Donald E. Westlake, Evans, NY. 1975. First Edition. SIGNED. $75.00
A fine, fresh copy in dust jacket of an absurdly funny book.
Kahawa by Donald E. Westlake, Viking, NY. 1982. First Edition. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED. $35.00
The author regarded this as his masterpiece. Very fine in dust jacket which has a hint of sunning.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Party for MOONLIGHT MILE by Dennis Lehane 11/15/10!
The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:
Dennis Lehane
discussing his new novel
Moonlight Mile
It’s been over ten years since the last Kenzie and Gennaro novel from Dennis Lehane. And even though we’re all fans of Shutter Island and The Given Day, we’re doubly happy that he has decided to give us another installment in the series. Moonlight Mile (Morrow, $26.99) picks up the threads of an old case and sets PI’s Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro in search of a missing girl. But Patrick must confront his own demons before the case can be solved.
This is the author’s only New York appearance!
Monday, November 15th
from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Admission is free.
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY, 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
Friday, October 22, 2010
Sally's Weekly Update for 10/22/10!
Here's the latest update.
We are always sorry when we get don't have enough copies of a title. Sometimes it is because we have been unable to get the quantities we want, and sometimes it is because we sell out so quickly to our walk-in customers.
In any case, our apologies in advance if you are unable to get the title you want.
Happy reading from all of us in Autumnal New York.
Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookchop.com
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/22/10
EVENTS
Wednesday, October 27th 6.30p.m. - 8.00p.m.
F. Paul Wilson will read from and discuss his penultimate Repairman Jack novel
Fatal Error $25.99
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
James R. Benn stopped by to sign copies of Rag and Bone, his fifth Billy Boyle WWII mystery. Billy is sent to London to investigate the murder of a Soviet embassy official. Billy’s uncle Ike - General Eisenhower - is taking the murder seriously, wanting to avoid a breach with the Russian allies. $25.00.
The U.S. edition of Worth Dying For by Lee Child has now been signed. This latest Jack Reacher thriller is a Crime Collectors Club Main Selection. $28.00.
We have a few copies (very few) of the novel Roy & Lillie by Loren D. Estleman. This tells of the real-life love story between Judge Roy Bean and Lillie Langtry who never met but who corresponded for more than twenty years. $24.99
A few copies also of The Book of Murdock by Loren D. Estleman. Again, not a mystery, but a Western adventure featuring Page Murdock, a man of the cloth, who keeps one hand on his bible and the other on his revolver. $24.99
The Shimmering Blond Sister is the latest mystery from David Handler featuring film critic Mitch Berger and Connecticut state trooper Des Mitry. A Soft Boiled Crime Club Selection. $24.99
Law of Attraction is a first novel by Alison Leotta introducing Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Curtis who works out of Washington, D.C. At the trial of a batterer, Anna is shocked when the victim, Laprea Johnson lies on the witness stand and frees her boyfriend. Even more shocked when she hears that Laprea’s body has been found in a trash heap. $25.00
The always gracious Alexander McCall Smith was here signing The Charming Quirks of Others, his latest Isabel Dalhousie novel. Isabel is asked to discreetly investigate when one of the three serious candidates for headmaster at the local boy’s school is accused of having a very serious skeleton in his closet. $24.95
Collusion by Stuart Neville is the follow-up to his first novel, The Ghosts of Belfast. Although Gerry Fagan from that first thriller is featured, it is Detective Inspector Jack Lennon who takes center stage here. A Hard Boiled Club Selection. $25.00
We have just a few of the UK edition of Collusion. This is a paperback original but Neville signed them while he was here. If you asked for one of these recently, you will receive it, otherwise it is first come, first served. $35.00
Agents of Treachery, edited by Otto Penzler, has just been published in the UK. This is the first hardcover edition (our edition was a limited, and the first U.S. was a trade paperback). Otto and Lee Child, a contributor, have signed these. Very few. Very very few. $40.00
Same story with The Best American Mystery Stories 2010, just published in the UK. The first hardcover edition and signed by series editor Otto and guest editor, Lee Child. Very few of these. $35.00
The Wilding by Benjamin Percy is a thrilling read. Three generations of the Cave family, Paul, Justin, and Graham go hunting in Echo Canyon, Oregon, one last time before that particular wilderness is claimed by developers. It is man against nature and nature against man. Justin’s wife stays home and it becomes clear that danger also lurks in so-called civilized areas. $23.00
Not Signed but...
The U.S. edition of Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carre is here. We’re hearing that this is one of the best Le Carre’s in a long time. $27.95
FOR COLLECTORS
Psycho by Robert Bloch, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1959. First Edition. $450.00
Iconic novel, superbly adapted for the screen by Alfred Hitchcock. A fine, tight copy, with pages a bit tanned as usual for the cheap paper used, in a fresh dust jacket with a one-inch closed tear on the front panel, light wear to the top of the spine, and a bit of soiling to the rear panel. A very nice collectable copy of a book generally found in poor condition or priced at double or triple this copy.
The Office by Fredric Brown, McMillan, Miami Beach. 1987. First Edition. $100.00
Limited to 425 copies, numbered and signed by Philip Jose Farmer, who wrote the introduction. Very fine in dust jacket.
Madman’s Holiday by Fredric Brown, McMillan, HI. 1985. First Edition. $600.00
Limited to 350 copies, numbered and signed by Newton Baird, who wrote the introduction. Very fine in dust jacket. Scarce.
Brother Monster by Fredric Brown, McMillan, Miami Beach. 1987. First Edition. $400.00
Limited to 400 copies, numbered and signed by Harry Altshuler, who wrote the introduction. Very fine in dust jacket.
The Poet by Michael Connelly, Little Brown, Boston. 1996. First Edition. SIGNED. $45.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Tabernacle by Thomas H. Cook, Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 1983. First Edition. SIGNED. $60.00
A fine copy of this uncommon title by one of today’s greatest crime writers. The dust jacket has very slight wear at the base of the spine.
Best American Noir of the Century, edited by James Ellroy and Otto Penzler, HMH, Boston. 2010. SIGNED. $30.00
This copy has been signed by contributors Thomas H. Cook, Joyce Carol Oates, Elmore Leonard, as well as Otto Penzler.
Red Gold by Alan Furst, Random House, NY. 1999. First Edition. $65.00
A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, which is usually found with severe rubbing to the black background.
Murder By Reflection by H.F. Heard, Vanguard, NY. 1942. First Edition. $75.00
Fine in dust jacket which is lightly rubbed and with minor chipping on the spine.
Poison Is a Bitter Brew by Anne Hocking, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1942. First U.S. Edition. $45.00
Endpapers foxed, small ding on spine, else fine and bright in dust jacket, which has a 3/4" chip at the bottom of the spine.
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, NY. 1998. First Hard Cover Edition. SIGNED. $50.00
Introduces Precious Ramotswe. Fine in fine dust jacket.
La’s Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, NY. 2008. First Edition. SIGNED. $23.95
Charming stand alone set in wartime England. Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Better Angels by Charles McCarry, Dutton, NY. 1979. First Edition. $35.00
A fine copy in dust jacket of this outstanding thriller about a presidential race in which the allegation against one of the candidates is that he ordered the assassination of a leading Arab leader.
The Last Supper by Charles McCarry, Dutton, NY. 1979. First Edition. $65.00
A fine copy in dust jacket of this superb espionage thriller about McCarry’s series hero, Paul Christopher.
The Doomsters by Ross Macdonald, Knopf, NY. 1958. First Edition. $750.00
A fine copy in a bright dust jacket which has a bit of dust soiling and a closed tear on rear panel and a tiny chip at lower rear hinge. As usual, colors on the spine have faded. Still, an unusually nice copy of a scarce book in collectors’ condition.
Blue City by Kenneth Millar, Knopf, NY. 1947. First Edition. $375.00
Author’s third book before taking the Ross Macdonald pseudonym. Neat date and rubber stamp on front endpaper, else fine in dust jacket, which has a single closed tear at top of front panel and shallow chipping at top of spine.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet, Random House, NY. 2010. First U.S. Edition. SIGNED. $35.00
U.S. edition of the Booker Prize-nominated book. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
We are always sorry when we get don't have enough copies of a title. Sometimes it is because we have been unable to get the quantities we want, and sometimes it is because we sell out so quickly to our walk-in customers.
In any case, our apologies in advance if you are unable to get the title you want.
Happy reading from all of us in Autumnal New York.
Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookchop.com
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/22/10
EVENTS
Wednesday, October 27th 6.30p.m. - 8.00p.m.
F. Paul Wilson will read from and discuss his penultimate Repairman Jack novel
Fatal Error $25.99
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
James R. Benn stopped by to sign copies of Rag and Bone, his fifth Billy Boyle WWII mystery. Billy is sent to London to investigate the murder of a Soviet embassy official. Billy’s uncle Ike - General Eisenhower - is taking the murder seriously, wanting to avoid a breach with the Russian allies. $25.00.
The U.S. edition of Worth Dying For by Lee Child has now been signed. This latest Jack Reacher thriller is a Crime Collectors Club Main Selection. $28.00.
We have a few copies (very few) of the novel Roy & Lillie by Loren D. Estleman. This tells of the real-life love story between Judge Roy Bean and Lillie Langtry who never met but who corresponded for more than twenty years. $24.99
A few copies also of The Book of Murdock by Loren D. Estleman. Again, not a mystery, but a Western adventure featuring Page Murdock, a man of the cloth, who keeps one hand on his bible and the other on his revolver. $24.99
The Shimmering Blond Sister is the latest mystery from David Handler featuring film critic Mitch Berger and Connecticut state trooper Des Mitry. A Soft Boiled Crime Club Selection. $24.99
Law of Attraction is a first novel by Alison Leotta introducing Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Curtis who works out of Washington, D.C. At the trial of a batterer, Anna is shocked when the victim, Laprea Johnson lies on the witness stand and frees her boyfriend. Even more shocked when she hears that Laprea’s body has been found in a trash heap. $25.00
The always gracious Alexander McCall Smith was here signing The Charming Quirks of Others, his latest Isabel Dalhousie novel. Isabel is asked to discreetly investigate when one of the three serious candidates for headmaster at the local boy’s school is accused of having a very serious skeleton in his closet. $24.95
Collusion by Stuart Neville is the follow-up to his first novel, The Ghosts of Belfast. Although Gerry Fagan from that first thriller is featured, it is Detective Inspector Jack Lennon who takes center stage here. A Hard Boiled Club Selection. $25.00
We have just a few of the UK edition of Collusion. This is a paperback original but Neville signed them while he was here. If you asked for one of these recently, you will receive it, otherwise it is first come, first served. $35.00
Agents of Treachery, edited by Otto Penzler, has just been published in the UK. This is the first hardcover edition (our edition was a limited, and the first U.S. was a trade paperback). Otto and Lee Child, a contributor, have signed these. Very few. Very very few. $40.00
Same story with The Best American Mystery Stories 2010, just published in the UK. The first hardcover edition and signed by series editor Otto and guest editor, Lee Child. Very few of these. $35.00
The Wilding by Benjamin Percy is a thrilling read. Three generations of the Cave family, Paul, Justin, and Graham go hunting in Echo Canyon, Oregon, one last time before that particular wilderness is claimed by developers. It is man against nature and nature against man. Justin’s wife stays home and it becomes clear that danger also lurks in so-called civilized areas. $23.00
Not Signed but...
The U.S. edition of Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carre is here. We’re hearing that this is one of the best Le Carre’s in a long time. $27.95
FOR COLLECTORS
Psycho by Robert Bloch, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1959. First Edition. $450.00
Iconic novel, superbly adapted for the screen by Alfred Hitchcock. A fine, tight copy, with pages a bit tanned as usual for the cheap paper used, in a fresh dust jacket with a one-inch closed tear on the front panel, light wear to the top of the spine, and a bit of soiling to the rear panel. A very nice collectable copy of a book generally found in poor condition or priced at double or triple this copy.
The Office by Fredric Brown, McMillan, Miami Beach. 1987. First Edition. $100.00
Limited to 425 copies, numbered and signed by Philip Jose Farmer, who wrote the introduction. Very fine in dust jacket.
Madman’s Holiday by Fredric Brown, McMillan, HI. 1985. First Edition. $600.00
Limited to 350 copies, numbered and signed by Newton Baird, who wrote the introduction. Very fine in dust jacket. Scarce.
Brother Monster by Fredric Brown, McMillan, Miami Beach. 1987. First Edition. $400.00
Limited to 400 copies, numbered and signed by Harry Altshuler, who wrote the introduction. Very fine in dust jacket.
The Poet by Michael Connelly, Little Brown, Boston. 1996. First Edition. SIGNED. $45.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Tabernacle by Thomas H. Cook, Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 1983. First Edition. SIGNED. $60.00
A fine copy of this uncommon title by one of today’s greatest crime writers. The dust jacket has very slight wear at the base of the spine.
Best American Noir of the Century, edited by James Ellroy and Otto Penzler, HMH, Boston. 2010. SIGNED. $30.00
This copy has been signed by contributors Thomas H. Cook, Joyce Carol Oates, Elmore Leonard, as well as Otto Penzler.
Red Gold by Alan Furst, Random House, NY. 1999. First Edition. $65.00
A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, which is usually found with severe rubbing to the black background.
Murder By Reflection by H.F. Heard, Vanguard, NY. 1942. First Edition. $75.00
Fine in dust jacket which is lightly rubbed and with minor chipping on the spine.
Poison Is a Bitter Brew by Anne Hocking, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1942. First U.S. Edition. $45.00
Endpapers foxed, small ding on spine, else fine and bright in dust jacket, which has a 3/4" chip at the bottom of the spine.
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, NY. 1998. First Hard Cover Edition. SIGNED. $50.00
Introduces Precious Ramotswe. Fine in fine dust jacket.
La’s Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, NY. 2008. First Edition. SIGNED. $23.95
Charming stand alone set in wartime England. Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Better Angels by Charles McCarry, Dutton, NY. 1979. First Edition. $35.00
A fine copy in dust jacket of this outstanding thriller about a presidential race in which the allegation against one of the candidates is that he ordered the assassination of a leading Arab leader.
The Last Supper by Charles McCarry, Dutton, NY. 1979. First Edition. $65.00
A fine copy in dust jacket of this superb espionage thriller about McCarry’s series hero, Paul Christopher.
The Doomsters by Ross Macdonald, Knopf, NY. 1958. First Edition. $750.00
A fine copy in a bright dust jacket which has a bit of dust soiling and a closed tear on rear panel and a tiny chip at lower rear hinge. As usual, colors on the spine have faded. Still, an unusually nice copy of a scarce book in collectors’ condition.
Blue City by Kenneth Millar, Knopf, NY. 1947. First Edition. $375.00
Author’s third book before taking the Ross Macdonald pseudonym. Neat date and rubber stamp on front endpaper, else fine in dust jacket, which has a single closed tear at top of front panel and shallow chipping at top of spine.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet, Random House, NY. 2010. First U.S. Edition. SIGNED. $35.00
U.S. edition of the Booker Prize-nominated book. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Party for A LILY OF THE FIELD by John Lawton 11/05/10!
The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:
John Lawton
discussing his new novel
A Lily of the Field
Often compared to John le Carre and Alan Furst, John Lawton is one of the best writers working in the espionage genre today.
Accompanied by a cellist (once you read the book you’ll find out why),
the author will talk about writing A Lily of the Field and do a brief Q&A session.
Join us for what will surely be a wonderful evening.
Friday, November 5th
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Admission is free.
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Otto Penzler and Friends at Barnes and Noble Tonight!
Otto Penzler will be at Barnes & Noble (86th St. & Lexington Avenue) at 7:00 p.m. with Thomas H. Cook, Lorenzo Carcaterra, Lyndsay Faye and Bradford Morrow to discuss and sign copies of THE BEST AMERICAN NOIR OF THE CENTURY and THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2010.
Party for THE DEAD DETECTIVE by William Heffernan
The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:
William Heffernan
discussing his new novel
The Dead Detective
Thursday, November 4th
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Admission is free.
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
(Between Church and West Broadway)
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
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