crime fiction

The Secret Beyond the Door. Best 100 Mysteries of All Time

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  The Secret Beyond the Door-(original title: Museum Piece No.13)–Rufus King-1946–Doubleday Crime Club–OOP I chose to use the title under which I read the book , because it’s sooooo Gothic in feel, lol. It was made into a film, and one that closely sticks to the book, unusually so. Lily, a widow with money who … Read more

The Best 100 Mysteries of All Time–Ten More Titles

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The Best 100 Mysteries of All Time–10 Titles-Number 2    Stone Quarry—  S. J. Rozan  1999-St. Martin’s Press-IP   To read a synopsis go here:   https://bookshopblog.com/2011/11/05/no-79-stone-quarry-best-100-mysteries-of-all-time/           Billy Dead—Lisa Reardon–Viking Publishers-1998–IP   To read a synopsis of the book go here:  https://bookshopblog.com/2011/08/12/no-90-billy-dead-best-100-mysteries-of-all-time/       Murder Between the Covers—Elaine Viets–2003—-IP   To … Read more

I Think It Had A Red Cover

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As a bookseller at various stores, I can honestly say with, LOL, humility, that I was extremely customer oriented. Too much for one owner who found customers annoying and wouldn’t deal with them or authors unless forced to. There was, I’m not sure if this holds true now, a certain snobbishness in some independent bookstores. … Read more

Mystery Loves Company Booksellers To Host Author Donna Andrews

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  From the Mystery Loves Company Booksellers Facebook Page: “It is official Donna Andrews will sign “The Real Macaw” on Saturday June 23 in Oxford at Mystery Loves Company. We’ll finally find out what Meg names the twins. Please join us for a fun afternoon. Reserve a book and rsvp by calling the store.” Mystery Loves … Read more

The Innocent Mrs. Duff–Best 100 Mysteries of All Time

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The Innocent Mrs. Duff —   Elizabeth Sanxay Holding-1946-used I read Number 100, only recently. And had to jam it into the list, somewhere. Maybe it belongs a lower number, I don’t know and won’t try to figure it out, my mind has lost its ability to discern between good great and greatest, to coin a … Read more

Lilian Jackson Braun, Author of The Cat Who Etc., novels dies at 97

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If you’re not familiar with this author, she wrote what seemed like a billion books involving a couple of cats that help solve crimes. Honestly, I didn’t realize she was still alive. Just as I was positive that Phyliss A Whitney had died many moons ago, when she only passed away within the last 10 … Read more

Independent Mystery Booksellers Association (IMBA)–This Month's Killer Books

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As a former indie bookseller, this association’s monthly lists helped me find new authors to recommend and confirmed some of my own choices. As the website states: “Who better to pick the best mystery books of the month than people who run mystery bookstores? Each month a rotating editor selects 5 great reads from our … Read more