eislerThis Sunday, March 22, at 2 pm, Barry Eisler visits to talk about and sign copies of Fault Line (Ballantine, $25.00), his first standalone novel after six books featuring the assassin John Rain. Barry is one of today's coolest writers, and his thrillers are enormously popular. He's also one of the most engaging and enjoyable speakers we've ever hosted here. We're thrilled that he's coming back.

Silicon Valley: the eccentric inventor of a new encryption application is murdered in an apparent drug deal. Istanbul: a cynical undercover operative receives a frantic call from his estranged brother, a patent lawyer who believes he'll be the next victim. And on the sun-drenched slopes of Sand Hill Road, California's nerve center of money and technology, old family hurts sting anew as two brothers who share nothing but blood and bitterness wage a desperate battle against a faceless enemy....

A full-throttle thriller that is both emotionally and politically charged, Fault Line centers on a conspiracy that has spun out of the shadows and onto the streets of America, a conspiracy that can be stopped by only three people-three people with different worldviews, different grievances, different motives. To survive the forces arrayed against them, they'll first have to survive one another.

If you can't join us, you can order online from us using this link. Place your order no later than noon on Sunday if you'd like to get your copies personally inscribed.  Signed copies will continue to be available from us after the event. Indicate inscription instructions in the special instructions box on the checkout form or give us a call at 800-643-6737. As always, shipping is free to any US address. Note that this book has already gone into a second printing.  We do have a bunch of first editions that are available for this event, but if it's important to you to get a first, reserve a copy, or arrive or order early.

Author's website: www.barryeisler.com
Writing workshop
On Saturday, April 4, Indiana's Sisters in Crime chapter will offer a full-day workshop for writers here at The Mystery Company. Published authors will cover the following topics:
  • Avoid the Ten Most Common Writing Mistakes
  • Self-Editing Techniques
  • Internet Resources for Writers
  • In Fiction, Character is Everything!
  • Writing Believable Dialogue
  • The Lowdown on Editors-"What we Look for in Your Manuscript"
The cost for the whole day is $45 ($35 for Sisters in Crime members), which includes a pizza lunch. Registration deadline is 3/28. For more information, and to register, email: kitehrman@usa.com
New arrivals
We've had a bumper crop of great new arrivals here in the store.  These are just a few highlights:

Andrews, Mary Kay. Deep Dish ($14.99) Buy now!

Ash, Maureen. Plague of Poison ($7.99). Third in this new medieval Templar Knight series. Buy now!

Atherton, Nancy. Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter ($7.99) Buy now!
Atherton, Nancy. Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon ($24.95) Buy now!
New Aunt Dimity novels are always a treat! In Dragon,a Renaissance Faire comes to town.

Ault, Sandi. Wild Sorrow ($24.95) Buy now!
Ault, Sandi. Wild Inferno ($7.99) Buy now!

Balzo, Sandra. Brewed, Crude, and Tattooed ($27.95) Buy now!
Balzo, Sandra. Bean There, Done That ($15.95) Buy now!
Third and fourth in this Milwaukee-based series centering on a coffee shop. This is among my favorite cozy mystery series right now. Start with Uncommon Grounds, if you're not already familiar with these. (Buy now!)

Barrett, Lorna. Bookmarked for Death ($6.99) Buy now!
Second in this cozy series set in a New Hampshire town full of bookstores. The first novel in this series, Murder is Binding, was one of our top sellers of 2008.

Beaton, M.C.. Death of a Witch ($24.99) Buy now!

Berenson, Alex. Silent Man ($25.95) Buy now!
Berenson, Alex. Ghost War ($9.99) Buy now!

Black, Cara. Murder in the Latin Quarter ($24) Buy now!
Black, Cara. Murder in the Rue de Paradis ($13) Buy now!

Bowen, Rhys. Tell Me, Pretty Maiden ($6.99) Buy now!

Brightwell, Emily. Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time ($6.99) Buy now!

Buckley, Michael. Tales From the Hood: Sisters Grimm #6 ($6.95) Buy now!
A favorite series for younger readers: familiar fairy tale characters get mixed-up into (light) mysteries. For third through six grade readers with a sense of humor -- and for their parents too.

Cannell, Dorothy. Goodbye, Ms. Chips ($6.99) Buy now!
A new case for Ellie Haskell, star of the new classic The Thin Woman.

Crais, Robert. Chasing Darkness ($9.99) Buy now!
Private eye Elvis Cole is back.

Crandall, Susan. Seeing Red ($6.99) Buy now!
Romantic suspense from this Noblesville writer.

Dodson, Brandt. Daniel's Den ($14.99) Buy now!
Second standalone by this Indiana writer.

Doherty, Paul. Murder's Immortal Mask ($8.95) Buy now!
Ostensibly a June 2009 release in the US, we already have this new paperback by Doherty in stock. We've also been able to bring in a whole bunch of Doherty's backlist titles and now have more medieval and Egyptian mysteries from this prolific and popular writer than we've ever had in at once before.

Dorsey, Tim. Nuclear Jellyfish ($24.99) Buy now!

Downie, Ruth. Terra Incognita ($15) Buy now!
Second in this series set in Roman Britain.

Ellis, Kate. Armada Boy ($9.95) Buy now!
Ellis, Kate. Merchant's House ($9.95) Buy now!
Ellis, Kate. Unhallowed Grave ($9.95) Buy now!
We're thrilled to be able to offer the first three books in Ellis' terrific series, now imported from the UK. Each novel features DI Wesley Peterson, in a nice blend of archaeology, history and mystery. First in the series is The Merchant's House.

Fielding, Joy. Still Life ($25) Buy now!

Franklin, Ariana. Serpent's Tale ($15) Buy now!
Second in this medical medieval series. The third book in the series, Grave Goods, is due here any minute.

Hall, Parnell. Hitman ($14.95) Buy now!
Stanley Hastings' latest, now in paperback.

Heyer, Georgette. Behold, Here's Poison ($12.99) Buy now!
Heyer, Georgette. Unfinished Clue ($12.99) Buy now!
Heyer, Georgette. Why Shoot a Butler ($12.99) Buy now!
Back in print after many years, classic comic country house mysteries by one of the greatest Regency writers of all time.

Hiaasen, Carl. Scat ($16.99) Buy now!
Hiaasen's third book for younger readers, following Hoot and Flush.Hoot remains one of our favorite mysteries for younger readers.

Hill, Susan. Risk of Darkness ($24.95) Buy now!

Jardine, Quintin. Inhuman Remains ($24.95) Buy now!
After the death of Oz Blackstone, his widow, Primavera Blackstone, takes the lead in a new series.

Killian, Diana. Docketful of Poesy ($14.95) Buy now!

Lutz, Lisa. Revenge of the Spellmans ($25) Buy now!
Lutz, Lisa. Spellman Files ($7.99) Buy now!
Lutz, Lisa. Curse Of The Spellmans ($14) Buy now!
I finally just had a chance to try the first in this series, The Spellman Files, and found it delightful. Clever, fresh and funny, the book was a pleasure to read. The second novel is an Edgar Award nominee for best novel of 2008.

Malliet, G. M.. Death and the Lit Chick ($14.95) Buy now!

McInerny, Ralph. Third Revelation ($7.99) Buy now!

McRae, Cricket. Spin A Wicked Web ($13.95) Buy now!

Parker, Robert B.. Night and Day ($25.95) Buy now!
Parker, Robert B.. Stranger in Paradise ($9.99) Buy now!
The latest paperback and hardcover in the Jesse Stone series.

Picoult, Jodi. Handle With Care ($27.95) Buy now!

Quinn, Spencer. Dog On It ($25) Buy now!

Raybourn, Deanna. Silent in the Sanctuary ($6.99) Buy now!
Raybourn, Deanna. Silent on the Moor ($13.95) Buy now!
Raybourn's first two novels were both nominees for the Dilys Award.

Rozan, S.J.. Shanghai Moon ($24.95) Buy now!
After far too long an absence, New York private eyes Lydia Chin and Bill Smith return in an absorbing new case. No one writer better banter than Rozan, and the history in here (World War II Shanghai) is fascinating.

Sakey, Marcus. At the City's Edge ($7.99) Buy now!

Sansom, C. J.. Revelation ($26.95) Buy now!
Sansom, C. J.. Winter In Madrid ($15) Buy now!
Revelation is the fourth in the Matthew Shardlake series, set in Tudor England. Strongly recommended.

Schwegel, Theresa. Person of Interest ($7.99) Buy now!

Sedley, Kate. Dance of Death ($28.95) Buy now!

Simmons, Dan. Drood ($26.99) Buy now!

Solomita, Stephen. Monkey in the Middle ($15.95) Buy now!

Stanley, J. B.. Battered Body ($13.95) Buy now!
New in the Supper Club series.

Steinhauer, Olen. Tourist ($24.95) Buy now!

Thayer, Terri. Ocean Waves ($14.95) Buy now!

Vachss, Andrew. Another Life ($24.95) Buy now!

White, Randy Wayne. Black Widow ($9.99) Buy now!
White, Randy Wayne. Dead Silence ($25.95) Buy now!
Latest paperback and hardcover in the Doc Ford series.

Winspear, Jacqueline. Among the Dead ($25) Buy now!
Maisie Dobbs #6.

Xiaolong, Qiu. Mao Case ($24.95) Buy now!

These are just a few highlights on the new book side of the store.  Stop in or give us a call (800-643-6737) to find out about other new arrivals, including a run of used paperbacks by Ellis Peters!

Yours in mystery,

Jim