Sally's Weekly Update for 04/29/11

First the Edgar Awards!

Then the Royal Wedding (did you ever see so many ridiculous hats?)

Happy weekend from the low -key staff of The Mysterious Bookshop.

Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com


The Mysterious Bookshop

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Ph: 2112-587-1011

Fax: 212-587-1126

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Weekly Update 4/29/11



The staff of the Mysterious Bookshop was decked out in its finery last night for the 65th Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner which was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

Here’s a partial list of the winners:

BEST NOVEL

The Lock Artist - Steve Hamilton

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR

Rogue Island - Bruce DeSilva

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

Long Time Coming - Robert Goddard

BEST FACT CRIME

Scoreboard, Baby: A Story of College Football, Crime and Complicity by Ken Armstrong and Nick Perry

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL

Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and his Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang

BEST SHORT STORY

The Scent of Lilacs - Doug Allyn (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

For a complete listing of the awards go to:

www.mysterywriters.org

(At least one of us is very tired this morning because she had to get up very early to watch the Royal Wedding!!)





EVENTS



Tuesday, May 3rd 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

Cara Black and Jan Merete Weiss will be here to discuss their novels.

Cara Black - Murder in Passy $25.00 Set in Paris




Jan Marete Weiss - These Dark Things $24.00 Set in Naples



Thursday, May 5th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

Heywood Gould will discuss his new novel

The Serial Killer’s Daughter $24.95

When college senior Peter Vogel develops a crush on a fellow student he discovers she is the daughter of the Robbinsgate Killer, responsible for the death of 11 people. Now someone is stalking her, and the two of them must elude a mysterious figure bent on exacting revenge.



Edgar Week means parties and very few signings that do not result in sell-outs, so nothing to offer you this week in the way of signed first editions. But it does give us a chance to highlight books that will NOT be signed:

No Sherlockian should be without Sherlock Holmes for Dummies by Steven Doyle and David A. Crowder. This indispensable companion to the world’s greatest detective is also a must for those of you who are just plain curious about the great man. $19.99



Sixkill is a Spenser mystery by the late Robert B. Parker. Many of you have asked us to automatically send you any books by Parker which may be published, but if you haven’t done so and would like a copy, please let us know so that we can have enough first editions on hand when the book is released next Tuesday. $26.95



The Bayou Trilogy by Daniel Woodrell is a paperback original which brings together three of this terrific author’s early books: Under the Bright Lights; Muscle for the Wing; and The Ones You do. Dennis Lehane says "Woodrell is the least-known major writer in the country right now." So get to know him. $16.99





FOR COLLECTORS

Death in High Heels by Christianna Brand, Chivers Press, London. 1988. $20.00

A Black Dagger Crime reprint. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Death of Jezebel by Christianna Brand, Chivers Press, London. 1990. $20.00

A Black Dagger Crime reprint. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Heads You Lose by Christianna Brand, Chivers Press, London. 1993. $20.00

A Black Dagger Crime reprint. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Tour de Force by Christianna Brand, Chivers Press, London. 1997. $20.00

A Black Dagger Crime reprint. Fine in fine dust jacket.

The Black Ice by Michael Connelly, Little Brown, NY. 1993. First Edition. SIGNED. $125.00

Author’s second Harry Bosch mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.

The Closers by Michael Connelly, Little Brown, NY. 2005. First Edition. SIGNED. $26.95

Harry Bosch. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly, Orion, London. 2009. First Edition. SIGNED. $48.00

Harry Bosch. True first edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Dancing Bear by James Crumley, Random House, NY. 1983. First Edition. $100.00

Spine very slightly slanted, else fine in fine dust jacket.

The Lonesome Badger by Frank Gruber, Rinehart, NY. 1954. First Edition. $75.00

Fine in dust jacket showing some wear at extremities.

Innocent Blood by P.D. James, Scribners, NY. 1980. First U.S. Edition. SIGNED. $40.00

Fine in fine dust jacket.

Black is the Fashion for Dying by Jonathan Latimer, Random House, NY. 1959. First Edition. $45.00

Small stain on inside back board else fine in like dust jacket.

The Defection of A.J. Lewinter, Overlook Press, NY. 2002. First Edition Thus. SIGNED. $35.00

Reprint of author’s Edgar Award-winning first novel. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Ian Fleming by Andrew Lycett, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London. 1995. First Edition. $35.00

Biography. Fine in fine dust jacket.

The Secret Lovers by Charles McCarry, Dutton, NY. 1977. First Edition. $85.00

Fine in fine dust jacket.

Set in Darkness by Ian Rankin, Orion, London. 2000. First Edition. SIGNED. $50.00

Fine in fine dust jacket.





Death is Not the End by Ian Rankin, Minotaur, NY. 2000. First U.S. Edition. SIGNED. $15.00

Novella. Fine in fine dust jacket.

The Patience of Maigret by Georges Simenon, Routledge, London. 1939. First Edition. $275.00

A near fine copy.

Hard Frost by R.D. Wingfield, Constable, London. 1995. First Edition. $50.00

Fine in fine dust jacket.

(Cornell Woolrich) Night Has a Thousand Eyes by George Hopley, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1945. First Edition. $750.00

A fine copy in dust jacket rubbed top and bottom of spine.

Sally

sally@mysteriousbookshop.com

Party for A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF by Lawrence Block 05/19/11

The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:



Lawrence Block
discussing his new novel
A Drop of the
Hard Stuff

Thursday, May 19th
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

MWA Party for THE RICH AND THE DEAD! Exclusive Photos!

Last night The Mysterious Bookshop and the Mystery Writers of America played host to a fabulous party celebrating the release of the new MWA anthology THE RICH AND THE DEAD edited by Nelson DeMille. In addition to Mr. DeMille, several guest contributors were on hand to autograph copies including: Angela Zeman, Michael Connelly, Joseph Goodrich, Karen Catalona, Joseph Goodrich, Daniel Hale, Frank Cook, Twist Phelan, David Morrell, David DeLee, Roberta Isleib, Ted Bell, S. J. Rozan, Elaine Togneri, Carolyn Mullen and Jonathan Santlofer.

Sally's Weekly Update for 04/22/11

Here's the latest update.

Mother's Day is coming up and in the next few days I'll be sending you a list of books you may want to consider for the moms in your life.

Have a wonderful weekend

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 4/22/11



EVENTS



EDGAR WEEK IS HERE!

and

The Mysterious Bookshop and Mystery Writers of America will host a party celebrating the release of

The Rich and the Dead

with Editor

Nelson DeMille

We expect the following contributors to be here:

Michael Connelly

David Morrell

Twist Phelan

S.J. Rozan

Jonathan Santlofer

Angela Zeman

....and others

Hardcover: $24.99 Paperback: $15.99



SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE

A Drop of the Hard Stuff signed by Lawrence Block is here!

This is the true first edition of his latest Matthew Scudder novel and is limited to 100 numbered copies $150.00, and 26 lettered copies $275.00

There has been a tremendous response to this exciting limited edition, but we still have a few copies left. If you have not already ordered your copy, get in touch with us soon.



Marcia Clark signed copies of Guilt By Association. This first novel by former prosecutor Clark introduces DA Rachel Knight, a member of the elite Special Trials Unit, a group of handpicked prosecutors that handles only the toughest and most sensitive cases in the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. Well, Clark certainly knows what that’s all about and her book has received terrific reviews from James Ellroy and David Baldacci. $25.99



Critically acclaimed author Arthur Phillips stopped by to sign The Tragedy of Arthur. The protagonist, Arthur Phillips, is a novelist whose father, a con artist, shares with him a secret that he’s kept for years: a previously unknown play by William Shakespeare entitled The Tragedy of Arthur. Is this the Bard’s last great gift or is it the last great con of Arthur’s father? This novel explores the tension between storytelling and truth telling and includes, in its entirety, the lost five-act play. An Unclassifiable Crime Club Main Selection. $26.00



We sold out of Black Orchid Blues by Persia Walker on the night she was here signing. But she came back this week to sign more first editions of her novel set in 1920s Harlem and featuring society columnist Lanie Price. A Trade Paperback original. $15.95



We’re delighted to have finally receive signed copies of Satori, Don Winslow’s novel based on Trevanian’s Shibumi. Many of you pre-ordered this and we have copies for you. If you did not preorder, we have very few copies left, so first come, first served. $25.99





SIGNED FROM THE U.K.

Blood Count by Robert Goddard is here. Thirteen years ago surgeon Edward Hammond performed a life-saving operation on Serbian gangster Dragan Gazi. Now Gazi is standing trial for war crimes at the international court in The Hague for slaughtering thousands in the Balkan civil wars. In return for keeping Hammond’s secret, plus another secret that Hammond didn’t even know he had, the Gazi family has a favor to ask! We probably don’t have nearly enough copies of this one. $38.00

Hanging Hill is the latest from Mo Hayder. What if you found yourself divorced and penniless? With no skills and a teenage daughter to support? What if the only way to survive was to do things you never thought possible? That’s Sally’s dilemma. Her sister, Zoe, is the opposite. She’s a detective inspector who loves her job. No-one would guess that she hides a crippling secret which, if exposed, may destroy her. A British Crime Club Main Selection. $40.00

Stagestruck is the latest Peter Diamond mystery from Peter Lovesey. Diamond’s latest case is set at The Theatre Royal in Bath, a two-hundred year old theater steeped in tradition. Now that tradition includes murder. $50.00



FOR COLLECTORS

Dead Man Twice by Christopher Bush, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1930. First U.S. Edition. $100.00

Name, else about fine in an unusually nice dust jacket with only light wear at top of spine.



Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain, Knopf, NY. 1941. First Edition. $65.00

Spine darkened, corners worn: a good-very good copy in dust jacket. This is the basis for the Joan Crawford film and the current HBO mini-series.

Three-Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie, Collins, London. 1935. First Edition. $275.00

Orange boards a bit soiled, name on front endpaper, else a very good copy. Scarce.

The Hound of Death by Agatha Christie, Collins, London. 1936. Collins, London. 1936. $200.00

First Collins edition after the first printing by Odham’s Press, which was huge. A small number of sheets were then provided to Collins, who added its own title page and binding, in this case black cloth with orange lettering. Far scarcer than the first printing. A touch of foxing at edges, else near fine.

I Married a Dead Man by William Irish, Lippincott, Philadelphia. 1948. First Edition. $450.00

A fine, crisp copy in an unusually nice dust jacket with a small chip out of the top of the rear panel. The basis for the 1950 film noir, No Man of Her Own, starring the queen of noir films, Barbara Stanwyck.

(Stieg Larsson) Afterword, MacLehose, London. 2010. First Edition. $35.00

Four essays relating to the publishing phenomenon, including "Working with Stieg Larsson" by his editor, "Stieg Larsson - the Un-Swedish Author" by John Henri Holmberg, his friend and champion, etc. Unstated but limited to 5,000 copies. Handsomely printed and bound, without a dust jacket, as issued. Very fine.

The Singing Diamonds by Helen McCloy, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1965. First Edition. $35.00

Very scarce short story collection by an under-rated suspense writer. Tape marks on cover, rubber stamp inside front cover - a good copy in a very good, unmarked dust jacket.

The Ivory Grin by John Ross Macdonald, Knopf, NY. 1952. First Edition. SIGNED. $1,000.00

The fourth Lew Archer. A near fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket that has wear at the top of the spine but is otherwise far superior to most copies of this early title. Signed "John Ross Macdonald" on free front endpaper.

Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh, Furman, NY. 1936. First U.S. Edition. $275.00

A fine copy in the rare dust jacket, which has nicks and small closed tears; the red on the spine has faded.

Red Death by Walter Mosley, Norton, NY. 1991. First Edition. SIGNED. $75.00

In first issue dust jacket (priced at $18.95). Very fine, as new.

Richard Stark (pseudonym of Donald E. Westlake), The Damsel, Macmillan, NY. 1967. First Edition. $200.00

Tiny bump at base of spine, else an exceptionally fine copy and scarce thus.

Richard Stark (pseudonym of Donald E. Westlake), The Dame, Macmillan, NY. 1969. First Edition. SIGNED. $150.00

Very fine in dust jacket. Signed as "Donald E. Westlake (RS)."

Richard Stark (pseudonym of Donald E. Westlake), The Blackbird, Macmillan, NY. 1969. First Edition. $200.00

Very fine in dust jacket.

Richard Stark (pseudonym of Donald E. Westlake), Deadly Edge, Macmillan, NY. 1971. First Edition. SIGNED. $1,000.00

Very fine in dust jacket. Signed as "Donald E. Westlake (RS)." A very scarce book in collectors’ condition.

Richard Stark (pseudonym of Donald E. Westlake) , The Sour Lemon Score, Gold Lion, London. 1973. First English and First Hardcover Edition. $100.00

This edition precedes the Allison & Busby edition that is generally catalogued as the first hardcover edition. Very fine in dust jacket. Scarce.



Sally

sally@mysteriousbookshop.com

Party for THE SERIAL KILLER'S DAUGHTER by Heywood Gould 05/05/11!

The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:

Heywood Gould
discussing his new novel
The Serial Killer's
Daughter

Thursday, May 5th
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

MWA Party for THE RICH AND THE DEAD with Nelson Demille and Guest Contributors!

The Mysterious Bookshop
and
The Mystery Writers of America
will host a party
celebrating the release of

The Rich and the Dead
with editor
Nelson DeMille
and contributors
Michael Connelly, Karen Catalona,
Joseph Goodrich, Daniel Hale, Robert Iseley,
David Morrell, Twist Phelan, David DeLee,
Roberta Isleib, Ted Bell, S. J. Rozan,
Elaine Togneri, Angela Zeman, Frank Cook
and Jonathan Santlofer

Join us in celebrating the publication of
The Rich and the Dead
(Hardcover, $24.99. Paperback, $15.99. Grand Central Publishing)
with a greeting and reception. Copies will be available for autographs.
Light refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, April 26th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.

Admission is Free.

The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Bet. Church and W. Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com

Party for MURDER IN PASSY by Cara Black and THESE DARK THINGS by Jan Marete Weiss 05/03/11

The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:



Cara Black
discussing her new novel
Murder in Passy
and



Jan Marete Weiss
discussing her new novel
These Dark Things

Tuesday, May 3rd
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

Sally's Weekly Update for 04/15/11!

Philip Kerr was here earlier and we are now waiting for Michael Connelly.

LOVE MY JOB

Happy reading

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 4/15/11



EVENTS



Tuesday, April 19th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

Marcia Clark will be discussing her new book

Guilt By Association $25.99





Tuesday, April 26th 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

Edgar Award Week: The Mysterious Bookshop and Mystery Writers of America will host a party celebrating the release of

The Rich and the Dead

with editor

Nelson DeMille

plus contributors (to be announced)

Hardcover $24.99. Paperback $15.99





SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE



He hasn’t arrived at the store yet, but Michael Connelly is so reliable, we feel confident in telling you that we are about to have signed copies of The Fifth Witness - featuring Mickey Haller. It will, of course, be a Crime Collectors Club Main Selection. $27.99

Forensic pathologist Jonathan Hayes was here signing copies of A Hard Death featuring brilliant forensic pathologist Edward Jenner, introduced in Hayes’ first book, Precious Blood. The political fallout from the case described in that book has forced Jenner out of New York and into Port Fontaine, Florida where a gruesome discovery in the heart of the Everglades will lead him to a shadowy criminal conspiracy. $25.99



Philip Kerr signed copies of the U.S. edition of Field Grey, the latest Bernie Gunther thriller. Spanning twenty-five years, Field Grey begins with the street riots in Berlin in 1931 and follows Bernie’s career into the Cold War. Considered by some readers to be the best of the series so far. $26.95

Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon is her twentieth book to feature Commissario Guido Brunetti. This is the U.S. edition which is the true first. We will be getting some signed U.K. editions later in the month. $24.00



Emily, Alone is not a mystery but it is by one of our favorite authors, Stewart O’Nan.. This story of an older woman as a familiar but invisible figure, one rarely portrayed honestly, is a graceful look at late life - its joys, regrets and sorrows - told by a master storyteller. I’m sold. $25.95



A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear has, at last, arrived. Sorry about the delays we experienced receiving the latest Maisie Dobbs novel, but the wait is worthwhile. If you have already ordered this title, we do have a note of it. $25.99





SIGNED FROM THE U.K.

The latest Flavia de Luce novel, A Red Herring without Mustard, is here. The true first of this title is the U.S. but unfortunately, Alan Bradley did not tour this country for this edition. He lives in Malta, so he went to the U.K. instead. Well, wouldn’t you? In any case, we have the U.K edition for those of you who are collecting this wonderful series and would like a signed copy. $35.00

Coroner Jenny Cooper is back in The Redeemed by M.R. Hall. Jenny’s investigation into the death of a high-profile political campaigner will lead her to a powerful new religious organization and to those who control it. $48.00

An Agent of Deceit is a first novel by Chris Morgan Jones introducing Ben Webster who is employed by a private London intelligence agency. When a client asks him to expose the dealings of shadowy Russian oligarch Konstantin Malin, Webster finds himself fixated not only on Malin but also on his front man, Richard Lock who is hard put to explain how he came to be one of Russia’s largest investors. $43.00

Sanctus by first-time author Simon Toyne is a must for conspiracy buffs. This apocalyptic thriller begins when a man throws himself from the oldest inhabited place on earth, a mountainous citadel in the historic Turkish city of Ruin. This is no ordinary suicide but a symbolic act witnessed, thanks to the media, by the entire world. $38.00





FOR COLLECTORS

Clues for Dr. Coffee by Lawrence G. Blochman, Lippincott, PA. 1964. First Edition. $75.00

Short story collection. Very fine in very fine, price-clipped dust jacket.

The Dead Ringer by Fredric Brown, Dutton, NY. 1948. First Edition. $250.00

Author’s second mystery novel. Very good in a near fine dust jacket which has a small chip at the top and bottom of spine.

The Five Day Nightmare by Fredric Brown, Dutton, NY. 1962. First Edition. $125.00

Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Top and bottom edges lightly sunned with light foxing to endpapers. A closed tear at top of front panel and some rubbing to extremities.

Handle with Fear by Thomas B. Dewey, Mill & Morrow, NY. 1951. First Edition. $40.00

Very good in like dust jacket. Shelfwear top and bottom of spine. Dust jacket has chips on corner and top and bottom of spine.

Every Bet’s a Sure Thing by Thomas B. Dewey, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1953. First Edition. $50.00

Fine in near fine dust jacket. Rubbing to top and bottom of dj spine and tiny chip top corner of front panel.

The Plague Court Murders by Carter Dickson, Morrow, NY. 1934. First Edition. $75.00

Lending library stamps, some pages wrinkled due to a binding error, else very good.

Hypnotic Tales by James L. Ford, Puck, NY. 1891. First Edition. $100.00

Illustrated. A scarce mixed collection which contains "The Detective’s Tale." About fine.

Death in Donnegal Bay by William Campbell Gault, Walker, NY. 1984. First Edition. $25.00

Fine in fine dust jacket. Publisher’s promo material laid in.

The Chicano War by William Campbell Gault, Walker, NY. 1986. First Edition. $45.00

Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hangman’s Tie by Christopher Hale, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1943. First Edition. $30.00

A State Police Officer Trench mystery. Near fine in price-clipped dust jacket.

Murder is My Business by Brett Halliday, Dodd, NY. 1945. First Edition. $45.00

Near fine in dust jacket showing large chip top of front panel covering the width of the jacket. Smaller chip to bottom corner of rear flap. A scarce title.





One Night with Nora by Brett Halliday, Dodd, NY. 1953. First Edition. $50.00

Near fine in very good dust jacket. Light foxing to end papers and some rubbing to spine ends and bottom edges.

American Gigolo by Timothy Harris, Delacorte, NY. 1979. First Edition. $125.00

Novelization of a screenplay by Paul Schrader. An exceptionally fine copy in a white dust jacket which has one ½ inch tear at the rear hinge.

The Delicate Ape by Dorothy B. Hughes, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, NY. 1944. First Edition. $35.00

Very good in a lightly chipped dust jacket which is trimmed about 1/8th inch.

A Matter of Conviction by Evan Hunter, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1959. First Edition. $15.00

Near fine in a rubbed dust jacket with a chip out of the front panel. A crime novel by Ed McBain under the author’s real name.

Blood of Vintage by Thomas Kyd, Lippincott, Philadelphia. 1947. $45.00

Fine in a lightly chipped and rubbed dust jacket.

The Disentanglers by Andrew Lang, Longmans, London. 1902. First Edition. $100.00

A scarce short story collection. Pale beige covers slightly soiled, some foxing, still a better than very good copy.

Death and Chicanery by Philip MacDonald, Jenkins, London. 1963. First U.K. Edition. $45.00

Fine in dust jacket, which has the author’s name faded on spine. Short stories.

Stolen Woman by Wade Miller, Gold Miller, NY. 1950. First Edition. $45.00

One of the past hard-boiled authors of mainly paperback originals. Fine and scarce thus.

The Player on the Other Side by Ellery Queen, Random House, NY. 1964. First Edition. $35.00

Neat date at top of front endpaper, else fine in near fine dust jacket.

(Rex Stout), Nero Wolfe of West 35th Street, Viking, NY. 1969. First Edition. $65.00

Review slip laid in. Fine in dust jacket, which has a tear at the rear hinge.

Sally

sally@mysteriousbookshop.com

Party for THE RICH AND THE DEAD with Nelson DeMille and the MWA 04/26/11.

The Mysterious Bookshop
and
The Mystery Writers of America
will host a party
celebrating the release of

The Rich and the Dead
with editor
Nelson DeMille
and contributors
to be announced

Join us in celebrating the publication of
The Rich and the Dead
(Hardcover, $24.99. Paperback, $15.99. Grand Central Publishing)
with a greeting and reception. Copies will be available for autographs.
Light refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, April 26th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.

Admission is Free.

The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Bet. Church and W. Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com

April 2011 Newsletter

Here are the links to our online April newsletter.

http://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/home/newsletter/newsletter.pdf

http://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/home/printnewsletter/print_newsletter.pdf

When you go to our website you will also see that you are now able to access older newsletters. We will find them under "Newsletter Archive" on the left hand side of our main page.

Hope that's helpful.

Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com

Sally's Weekly Update for 04/08/11

Here's the latest update.

Happy weekend to all.

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 4/8/11





SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT


A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF


BY LAWRENCE BLOCK


LIMITED SIGNED EDITION

The Mysterious Bookshop is publishing a special limited edition of this exceptional novel, signed by the author, one of the most popular mystery writers working today. It will be produced in the same elegant format as our previous publications, almost all of which sold out on publication. It will be released before the trade edition is published by Mulholland. This is the first Matthew Scudder novel in many years and it is a masterpiece, taking Scudder back to an earlier time.

The edition is limited to only 100 copies, numbered and signed by Lawrence Block. Bound in marbled boards with a leather spine. The price is $150.00. There are also 26 lettered copies available at $275.00

Reserve your copy today.





EVENTS



Friday, April 15th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

Jessica Speart will discuss and sign

Winged Obsession $25.99

This true crime story follows US Fish and Wildlife Agent Ed Newcomer as he tries to catch butterfly smuggler Yoshi Kojima.

Tuesday, April 19th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

Marcia Clark will discuss and sign

Guilt By Association $25.99

This first thriller features L.A. deputy DA Rachel Knight who must confront the shocking crime of a colleague’s murder-suicide and solve the case of a teenage girl’s rape.





SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE



School of Night by historical novelist Louis Bayard is set in modern day DC and the England of James I, both centuries sharing one shocking secret. Hired to retrieve a letter written by Thomas Harriot (known as England’s Galileo), disgraced scholar Henry Cavendish and Clarissa Dale find themselves on the trail of buried treasure. $25.00

Mobbed is the latest Regan Reilly mystery from Carol Higgins Clark. This thriller is set on the Jersey Shore where Regan and her husband are celebrating the birthday of Regan’s mother, the suspense writer Nora Regan Reilly!! $25.00

Carol’s real-life mother, suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark has a new one too. I’ll Walk Alone features Alexandra "Zan" Moreland, an interior designed who is terrified to discover that someone is using her credit cards and manipulating her financial accounts in order to bankrupt her and destroy her reputation. They may also be impersonating her in a scheme that may involve kidnapping and murder. $25.99



Red on Red by Edward Conlon tells the story of NYPD detectives Meehan and Esposito, one damaged and instrospective, the other ambitious and unscrupulous. This very well-written slice of police life is receiving terrific reviews. Please note that we sold out of our first batch (except for first mystery crime club members) but we have been able to get more first editions. They’ll be here next week. A First Mystery Club Main Selection. $26.00



Camilla Lackberg stopped by to sign paperback editions of her best-seller, The Ice Princess. Trade Paperback $15.00; Mass Market Paperback $$7.99

Nathan Larson signed copies of his first novel The Dewey Decimal System. This paperback original, set in New York City in the future after several large-scale terrorist attacks, features an obsessive-compulsive man, dubbed Dewey Decimal, who has taken it upon himself to reorganize the contents of the New York Public Library. We are almost sold out of this edition. $15.95 The limited hardcover edition of this title is a First Mystery Club Main Selection.



Henning Mankell stopped by and tirelessly signed The Troubled Man, the last Kurt Wallander mystery. We did ask that you pre-order this title and most of our copies are already gone, but if you hurry, there are a few left. $26.95











FOR COLLECTORS

(Aviation Mystery) Murder in the Stratosphere by Gilbert Eldridge, Phoenix, NY. 1940. First Edition. $100.00

Name and address on front endpaper, remainder marks on bottom edges, else a fine, tight copy in dust jacket that is lightly worn at spine ends and edges.

The Shaggy Dog and Other Murders by Fredric Brown, Dutton, NY. 1963. First Edition. $500.00

Fine in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy of this classic collection.

The Exploits of a Physician Detective by George F. Butler, M.D., Clinic Publishing, Chicago. 1908.First Edition. $150.00

Scarce short story collection. Spine a little faded as usual, else a very good copy.

The Big Four by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1927. First U.S. Edition. $75.00

Tear at the inside margin of pages 161-162, very light wear at spine tips, else very good copy of an uncommon title in first printing.

The Murder at Hazelmoor by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1931. First U.S. Edition. $50.00

Very good.

Murder in Three Acts by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1934. First U.S. Edition. $65.00

Very good.

Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1936. First U.S. Edition. $50.00

Very good.

Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1938. First U.S. Edition. $50.00

Previous owner’s label on front endpaper, else very good.

Murder for Christmas by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1939. First U.S. Edition. $60.00

Bit of wear at spine tips, else very good plus.

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1942. First U.S. Edition. $45.00

Bit of wear at spine tips, else very good.

Crooked House by Agatha Christie, Collins Crime, London. 1949. First Edition. $75.00

Owner’s inscription, lower two inches of spine sunned, else very good in dust jacket with large chip at base of spine and chip at top of front panel.

Ordeal By Innocence by Agatha Christie, Collins Crime Club, London. 1958. First Edition. $35.00

Near fine in dust jacket, which has a triangular chip at the top of the front hinge.

The Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie, Collins, London. 1964. First Edition. $40.00

Fine in soiled dust jacket.

Sheriff Olsen by M.G. Chute, Appleton, NY. 1942. First Edition. Inscribed and SIGNED. $150.00

An exceptionally scarce short story collection. The spine is minutely sunned, else very fine in dust jacket, with light wear at spine ends and along edges.

The Mean Streets by Thomas B. Dewey, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1955. First Edition. $65.00

About fine in a near fine jacket. Cloth and dj extremities a bit rubbed, a little wear to top of dj spine, otherwise a handsome copy.

Found and Fettered by Dick Donovan, Hutchinson, London. 1894. First Edition. $100.00

A scarce short story collection. Spine a little rubbed at ends, else very good.

Marked for Murder by Brett Halliday, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1945. First Edition. $100.00

Top of spine crimped, otherwise fine in a very good dust jacket. Small chips to corners and spine ends and some light spotting to front panel.

Woman in the Dark by Dashiell Hammett, Spivak, NY. 1951. First Edition. $125.00

A collection of stories collected from the pulps. With a new introduction by Ellery Queen. A fine copy in wrappers. Not a super-rare book, but very scarce in this outstanding collectors’ condition.

Honour of Thieves by C.J. Cutliffe Hyne, Chatto &Windus, London. 1895. First Edition. $150.00

Scarce Victorian crime novel. Corners a bit bumped, some light soiling, but a near fine copy.

The Looking-Glass War by John Le Carre, Heinemann, London. 1965. First Edition. $100.00

Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket with just slight fading to the spine, much less than usual for this title.



Sally

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Sally's Weekly Update for 04/01/11

If its Friday, it must be the Weekly Update.

Have a good weekend.

Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
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Weekly Update 4/1/11



A Note about our Descriptions

The subject of First Editions came up a couple of this time this week. When we list first editions, do we mean first printings? Yes we do. We will always specify if the book is a later printing.

All new books have dust jackets unless we specify otherwise. When we describe rare books we will always note if a book has a dust jacket.

We welcome any questions you may have.



EVENTS

Tuesday, April 5th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.



Nathan Larson discussing

The Dewey Decimal System

Original Trade Paperback $15.95

&



Persia Walker discussing

Black Orchid Blues

Original Trade Paperback $15.95





SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE



The U.S. edition of Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson is here. The fourth in the quirky series featuring Jackson Brodie includes neglected dogs and unwanted children as part of the story while reluctant sleuth Brodie tracks down the missing details of a woman’s life. The beauty of this series lies in the many wonderful characters who inhabit Atkinson’s writing. $24.99



Chelsea Cain was here signing The Night Season, the fourth in her series featuring Detective Archie Sheridan and serial killer Gretchen Lowell. Lowell makes only a cameo appearance here (because she’s behind bars - for now), but Archie still bears the emotional and physical scars from his encounters with her. When the Willamette River floods, bodies are found and Archie, together with reporter Susan Ward, investigates what looks like the work of a serial killer. A Hard Boiled Club Main Selection. $24.99

We have just five signed first editions of Devil Red, the latest Hap & Leonard novel from Joe R. Lansdale. Unfortunately, the dust jackets are not in great shape, but we’ll put a brodart on and they will still make a wonderful addition to your library. Sorry we couldn’t get more. First come, first served. $24.00



The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith is the latest installment in the best-selling No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series featuring Precious Ramotswe. A Soft Boiled Club Main Selection. $24.94





FOR COLLECTORS

Average Jones by Samuel Hopkins Adams, Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis. 1911. First Edition. $75.00

A very good copy of this nice Queen’s Quorum title.

Trent Intervenes by E.C. Bentley, Knopf,. NY. 1938. First U.S. Edition. $125.00

Contains the classic golf story, "The Sweet Shot." About fine in dust jacket, which has several nicks and closed tears.

Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie, The Bodley Head, London. 1924. First Edition. $4,000.00

Queen’s Quorum title. A bit of foxing to the endpapers, else a remarkable fine, fresh copy of this very rare and important book - the first short story collection by Christie.

The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1928. First U.S. Edition. $450.00

Near fine in dust jacket, which is chipped at spine ends and at top of rear panel.

The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1936. First U.S. Edition. $600.00

Apart from a bit of soiling to the top page edges, a fine copy with the yellow cloth bright and fresh. In the very scarce dust jacket, which is lightly chipped at the top of the spine and front panel.

Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie, Collins, London. 1945. First Edition. $300.00

A fine, fresh copy in dust jacket, which is lightly worn at spine ends.

Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1948. First Edition. $85.00

There is no equivalent British edition. Very good in chipped dust jacket. A surprisingly elusive title.

The Under Dog and Other Stories by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1951. First Edition. $300.00

No British equivalent. Fine in dust jacket with a few tiny nicks along edges. An unusually fine, sharp copy of a book generally found in worn condition.

Lincoln Rhyme by Jeffery Deaver, Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2007. First and only Edition. SIGNED. $60.00

A profile in the format of a previously unpublished story by the six-time Edge nominee. Limited to only 100 hardcover copies, numbered and signed. As new without dust jacket, as issued.

Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, Macmillan, NY. 1959. First U.S. Edition. $500.00

A fine copy in a bright, fine dust jacket with the merest trace of wear at the top rear hinge. One of the iconic James Bond classics.

Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett, Knopf, NY. 1929. First Edition. $1,000.00

A light crease at upper corner and a trace of sunning to the spine, else a near fine, tight copy of the author’s first book and a landmark of detective fiction.

Woman in the Dark by Dashiell Hammett, Spivak, NY. 1951. First Edition. $75.00

A collection of stories collected from the pulps. With a new introduction by Ellery Queen. Front cover and spine edges a little rubbed, else very good. $75.00

The Three Taps by Ronald Knox, Methuen, London. 1927. First Edition. $90.00

A classic detective story from the Golden Age of mystery writing. Cloth is slightly dusty, else a near fine copy of a scarce book.

The Death of Monsieur Gallet by Georges Simenon, Covici, Friede, NY. 1932. First U.S. Edition. $175.00

Rare Maigret novel. Spine badly sunned, else very good.

The Gracie Allen Murder Case, by S.S. Van Dine, Scribners, NY. 1935. First Edition. $175.00

A fine, bright copy in a price-clipped dust jacket which is lightly rubbed.

Murder on the Second Floor by Frank Vosper, Putnam’s, London. 1929. First Edition. $175.00

Very rare play - only second copy I have ever seen. A fine, fresh copy in the even rarer dust jacket, which is bright and fresh with only trivial chipping at the top edges.





Sally

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