  This Week at "M"
86 East Third Ave., San Mateo, CA 94401 Phone: 650-401-8077
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| Greetings! | SATURDAY BRINGS A NEW MONTH, a good time to welcome the author of "one of the best novels -- mystery or otherwise -- you'll read this year" ('L.A. Times'). Come meet Marcos Villatoro, with the latest of his Romilia Chac�n books, nationally acclaimed and published in five countries.
END OF SUMMER SALE! Starting Friday, get 20% off unsigned books! See full details in official announcement below (between the Just Arrived and the 'S&S' sections).
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ITALIAN AUTHOR FROM HEEL OF THE BOOT
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IT'S NOT EVERY DAY we can meet a top crime author from Italy -- notably, one who for five years in the mid-1990's had to travel with an armed escort in an armored car. Gianrico Carofiglio, a former prosecutor who was involved in some of the most dramatic Mafia court cases, lived under threat, in his native Bari, from certain Mafiosi who were plotting his death. We are extremely grateful that he has been safe from harm, allowing us the pleasure of welcoming him to "M" last week! Don't miss today's SIGNED&SELECTED feature, below, where his new book is the 'S&S II' pick.
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"M" ON THE WEB: Be sure to check out www.MforMystery.com and scroll down to the Catalogs, where ALL titles have a convenient shopping cart option.
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 Upcoming Author Events
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REMEMBER . . . It is never too soon to reserve your copy of ANY forthcoming book, whether the author is signing in-store or otherwise. These first editions, especially once signed, are limited in quantity. Orders may be placed by email ([email protected]) any time, or telephone (650-401-8077) during store hours.
All events are free and open to the public. To be in the signing line you must buy the new book from us.
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Tues., Sept. 27th at 7:00 PM: "M" is for Mystery Bookclub
| This m onth's book is The Age of Dreaming by Nina Revoyr. 
Join us every last Tuesday of the month for lively discussion about selected books! Please note: This is not an author event and the author will not be present.
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Thurs., Sept. 30th DROP BY: AMOR TOWLES
|  Rules of Civility (Penguin, $26.95).
Mystorical for August. PW called it a "smashing debut . . . His first effort is remarkable for its strong narrative, original characters and a voice influenced by Fitzgerald and Capote, but clearly true to itself." Kirkus praised: "Towles' buzzed-about first novel is an affectionate return to the post-Jazz Age years, and the literary style that grew out of it (though seasoned with expletives). . . The characters are beautifully drawn, the dialogue is sharp and Towles avoids the period nostalgia and sentimentality to which a lesser writer might succumb. An elegant, pithy performance by a first-time novelist who couldn't seem more familiar with his characters or territory." And Booklist added: "This rhapsodic tribute to a bygone era conjures up mesmerizing images of 1930s New York. Two worlds collide on New Year's Eve 1937, and three lives will never be the same. Discerning readers will draw parallels between Towles and the ominously ironic Edith Wharton while relishing the fact that the snappy dialogue and descriptive prose are wrapped in a compelling narrative."
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Sat., Oct. 1st at 2:00 PM: MARCOS M. VILLATORO
|  Blood Daughters (Red Hen Press, $18.95).
"Sexy, fast paced and satisfyingly violent. . .The simmering tension between Romilia and her criminal admirer will leave readers eagerly anticipating the fourth book in this gritty procedural series," said PW.'Booklist praised: "Villatoro's lyrical writing style provides the perfect vehicle for describing his fascinatingly flawed Salvadoran protagonist. . . . this is a compelling, character-driven novel in which Villatoro generates tremendous sympathy for his complex and very human heroine." And the L.A. Times raved: "Charles Dickens, or more recently, Joyce Carol Oates and
Margaret Atwood, have used the crime novel to eloquently express themselves Add to the chorus the name of Marcos M. Villatoro. . . . one of the best novels -- mystery or otherwise -- you'll read this year."
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Tues., Oct. 4th DROP BY: RUSSELL BANKS
|  Lost Memory of Skin (HarperCollins, $25.99).
Booklist starred: "Banks is in top form in his seventeenth work of fiction, a cyclonic novel of arresting observations, muscular beauty, and disquieting concerns. . . . a commanding, intrepidly inquisitive, magnificently compassionate, and darkly funny novel of private and societal illusions, maladies, and truths. Kirkus said: "Banks once again explores the plight of the dispossessed, taking a big risk this time by making his protagonist a convicted sex offender. . . . Intelligent, passionate and powerful, but very stark indeed." And Library Journal concluded: "Multi-award winner Banks has written a disturbing contemporary novel that feels biblical in its examination of good and evil, penance and salvation, while issuing a cri de coeur for penal reform."
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Thurs., Oct. 6th DROP BY: NEAL STEPHENSON
|  Reamde (Wm. Morrow, $35.00).
The author of the bestselling Anathem and groundbreaking novels Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, and Cryptonomicon, is back with a high-intensity, high-stakes, action-packed adventure thriller in which a tech entrepreneur gets caught in the very real crossfire of his own online war game. (Only 1,056 pages this time!) The New York Times called it "Electrifying . . . hilarious . . . a picaresque novel about code making and code breaking, set both during World War II and during the present day." Library Journal said: "Stephenson continues to deliver cyberthrillers packed equally with detailed backstory and action adventure. It is a great crossover recommendation for sf readers interested in thrillers and for fans of spy novels who appreciate intricate plotlines and technical detail." And from Kirkus: "Who lives by the joystick dies by the joystick: Noir futurist Stephenson returns to cyberia with this fast-moving though sprawling techno-thriller."
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Sun., Oct. 9th at 2:00 PM: MICHAEL STANLEY
|  Death of the Mantis (HarperCollins, $14.99, trade paperback original).
Library Journal starred: "Impossible to put down, this immensely readable third entry from the duo of Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip (who write under their combined first names) delivers the goods. Kubu's painstaking detecting skills make him a sort of Hercule Poirot of the desert. . ." PW praised: "Alexander McCall Smith fans interested in a different take on modern-day Botswana will find it in [this] intriguing third mystery. . . . Khumanego, a Bushman, asks his police detective friend, David 'Kubu' Bengu, to intervene to prevent an injustice. . . . The cultural conflict between the Bushmen and their fellow countrymen lends color." And Booklist concluded: "As in the previous titles, Stanley creates a seamless and complex mystery."
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Thurs., Oct. 13th DROP BY: DANIEL WOODRELL
|  The Outlaw Album: Stories (Little, Brown, $24.95).
Kirkus praised: "Twelve spare, haunting and brutal slices of country noir from the genre's most gifted practitioner. . . . Hard words and harsh trials from a writer who knows all too well the frozen ground he occupies." Library Journal said: "Dark, tough, and chilling, this collection packs a wallop, leaving readers to draw solid comparisons to works by Ken Bruen and James Ellroy. Some of these 12 tales are tragic, and some are funny, but all are unforgettable." And from PW: "In his eight novels, Woodrell (Winter's Bone) has been doing for his native Missouri Ozarks what William Faulkner did for rural Mississippi. . . . Despite the simmering tensions among family members, between friends and neighbors, and, especially, towards strangers, however, the criminals in these 12 tales always maintain a simple code of honor as they seek their own brand of justice against those who've crossed them."
ALSO:
--  'The Bayou Trilogy' (Mulholland Books, 2011, $16.99) Trade paperpack original. New. Signed.
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Fri., Oct. 14th at 7:00 PM: DENISE MINA
|  The End of the Wasp Season (Little, Brown & Company $25.99).
PW said: "In Mina's stellar follow-up to Still Midnight, Det. Sgt. Alex Morrow, who's five months pregnant with twins, looks into the murder of Sarah Erroll, who was kicked to death in her childhood home in an affluent Glasgow suburb. The discovery of more than 600,000 euros in the house suggests robbery wasn't a motive." Library Journal praised: "Mina exhibits her usual thoughtful flair for tough female protagonists and morally complex suspects and victims." And Kirkus concluded: "[Mina] takes you so deep inside her troubled characters that long after you turn the last page, you wonder if you'll ever get out again."
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Wed., Oct. 19th at 7:30 PM at the BELMONT LIBRARY: VENDELA VIDA
| The BELMONT LIBRARY is located at 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, two blocks south of Ralston.
 The Lovers (Ecco, $13.99 trade paperback reprint).
"A brilliant, topsy-turvy, twenty-first-century variation on E. M. Forster's Passage to India. . . . Vida creates an atmosphere at once molten and chilling as she deftly exposes the wounding reverberations of timeless conflicts between men and women, parents and children, East and West, appearance and truth," said Booklist. The San Francisco Chronicle added: "Vida's work becomes clearer and more sophisticated with every book she writes; and 'The Lovers' is her best and most disturbing novel yet." And Josh Emmons at the New York Times concluded: "[The Lovers] is a satisfying, often brilliant portrait of a woman searching for relief from things that will not, she discovers at last with something like acceptance, go away."
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Thur., Oct. 20th DROP BY: AMITAV GHOSH
|  River of Smoke (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $28.00).
"In the second installment of Ghosh's Ibis trilogy (after the Booker Prize shortlisted Sea of Poppies) hang on for dear life or risk being lost at sea in this tour of mid 19th-century south Asia. This novel is exhilarating. . . crammed with period detail and pidgin languages. Three ships barely survive an Indian Ocean cyclone in late 1838. Their passengers, each possessing a secret, wash up in Canton (now Guangzhou), China. . . . Ghosh is a highly imaginative, articulate writer. The dialects he mimics are delightful, as are the vignettes and asides that make up the bulk of this book," said PW. And Kirkus concluded: "Ghosh triumphs both through the clarity of his style and the sweep of his vision, and he leaves the reader eager for volume three."
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Wed., Oct. 26th or Thur., Oct 27th DROP BY: CHARLES FRAZIER
|  Nightwoods (Random House, $26.00).
Booklist called it "[A] taut narrative of love and suspense, told against a gritty background of bootlegging and violence. The characters are rich and unforgettable, and the prose almost lyrical. This is Charles Frazier at his best." The Independent (UK) praised: "Frazier is a writer whose spare prose paradoxically oozes atmosphere -- you can almost smell the verdant pine trees and hear the crack of twigs underfoot. The history of the place -- Cherokee Indians turfed out by Spaniards and then American settlers -- wafts through, adding a richness and depth." And Kirkus concluded: "Where his debut (Cold Mountain, 1997) won the literary lottery as an award-winning popular blockbuster, this suggests that Frazier is more than a one-hit wonder."
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November 2011: (Asterisk indicates name added since last week.)
| Thurs., Nov. 3rd at 7:00 PM: JOHN CONNOLLY - 'Infernals' (Young Adult Novel) - Click Here to Pre-Order and 'The Burning Soul' - Click Here to Pre-Order
Sun., Nov. 6th at 2:00 PM DOUBLE AUTHOR EVENT: ANN PARKER - 'Mercury Rises' - Click Here to Pre-Order and PRISCILLA ROYAL - 'A Killing Season' - Click Here to Pre-Order
Sun., Nov. 13th at 3:00 PM at the BELMONT LIBRARY: DAVID VANN - 'Last Day on Earth' - Click Here to Pre-Order
Thurs., Nov. 17th at 7:00 PM: ANTHONY HOROWITZ - 'The House of Silk' - Click Here to Pre-Order
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Coming Attractions
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| WINTER 2011/2012 PREVIEW: (Asterisk indicates name added since last week* .) | AVERY AAMES / CARA BLACK / KATE CARLISLE / * SARA PARETSKY / PENNY WARNER
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ROBERT BRANDMAN - Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues
|  (Penguin, $25.95).
"Brandman, who collaborated with Robert B. Parker (1932-2010) on TV adaptations of his work, perfectly reproduces Parker's style in this impressive continuation of his series featuring Jesse Stone. A series of auto thefts is plaguing the small Massachusetts town just as the profitable summer tourist season is about to kick off. More alarmingly, Stone's former boss with the LAPD phones to warn him that a criminal Stone once roughed up 'pretty good' has been paroled and may come gunning for him. . . . As with the originals, the pleasure lies in the easy, banter-filled writing," said PW. And Library Journal concluded: "Fans mourning Parker's death will be happy to see that Brandman has picked up where the best-selling author left off."
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COLIN COTTERILL - Killed at the Whim of a Hat
|  (St. Martin's, $24.99).
Booklist starred: "Jimm Juree. . . was one of Thailand's hottest crime reporters. Then her mother sold the family business and invested all the proceeds into a rundown resort, forcing Jimm, her brother, and Granddad to move to a tiny village in southern Thailand. Life is very dull until Jimm gets word that a VW van has been dug up in the middle of a palm plantation, and there are two skeletons sitting upright in the front seats. . . . Cotterill combines plenty of humor with fascinating and unusual characters, a solid mystery, and the relatively unfamiliar setting of southern Thailand to launch what may be the best new international mystery series since the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency." And Library Journal praised: "This outstanding series debut from the author of the Dr. Siri Paiboun mysteries (Love Songs from a Shallow Grave) would appeal to crossover readers who enjoy well-developed ensemble casts and a sense of the absurd. . . Cotterill understands people and writes subtle humor like a master."
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JEFFERY EUGENIDES - The Marriage Plot
|  (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $28.00).
We are taking PRE-ORDERS for this, which is due in next week.
Kirkus starred: "Dazzling work -- Eugenides' continues to show that he is one of the finest of contemporary novelists." Booklist also starred: "In Eugenides' first novel since the Pulitzer Prize winning Middlesex (2002), English major and devotee of classic literature Madeleine Hanna is a senior at Brown University. Only when curiosity gets the best of her does she belly up to Semiotics 211, a bastion of postmodern liberalism, and meet handsome, brilliant, mysterious Leonard Bankhead. Completing a triangle is Madeleine's friend Mitchell, a clear-eyed religious-studies student who believes himself her true intended. The drama enfolds over the next year. . . His characteristically deliberate, researched realization of place and personality serve him well." And PW starred: "Eugenides revives the coming-of-age novel for a new generation. . . . the central argument of the book is also its solution: the old stories may be best after all, but there are always new ways to complicate them."
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ARCHER MAYOR - Tag Man
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"Mayor's 22nd Joe Gunther procedural (after 2010's Red Herring) . . . . centers on the person known as Tag Man, who breaks into supposedly secure, occupied houses, explores them, takes nothing of value, but leaves a Post-it as his calling card. The Tag Man enjoys the challenge and the risk, until he makes a grisly discovery and is identified by one of his victims, who sends a hit man after him. . . . Multiple games of cat-and-mouse ensue as the Tag Man tries to elude both police and a determined killer. Vermont's history and geography again serve Mayor well in this deadly and highly entertaining entry," said PW.
We have most if not all beautiful imprints of his earlier Joe Gunter series books produced and published by the author in trade paperback edition priced at $14.95.
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SIMON TOYNE - Sanctus
|  (HarperCollins, $25.99).
Booklist starred: "High above Ruin, a city in Turkey, a monk climbs to the top of a mountain called the Citadel and jumps off. Unless the monastery's abbot, a ruthless and powerful man, can retrieve the body and cover up the death, an ancient secret could be revealed -- one that could shatter the foundations of the Christian Church. This is a big, bold thriller, so big that it needs to create its own mythology (the ancient Greeks, we're told, believed the Citadel to be Olympus; the Citadel's monks are guardians of the Sacrament, the world's oldest and its greatest mystery). But at the heart of the book is the story of a woman risking everything, including her own life, to find out what happened to a man who disappeared from her life eight years ago, and who now lies dead on a coroner's table. Elegantly written and imaginatively plotted, with a smart heroine and an appropriately evil villain, this is a must-read for fans of high-concept thrillers involving grand conspiracies." This is the first in a projected triology.
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AMY WALDMAN - The Submission
|  (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $26.00).
Booklist starred: "After venomous deliberations over anonymous design submissions for a 9/11 memorial at ground zero, the jury selects an elegant garden as the ideal embodiment of remembrance and rebirth. But when the identity of the architect is revealed as the American son of Muslim immigrants, the dream of national healing warps into a hysterical nightmare. As public outrage ignites, entangled characters struggle with anger, fear, conscience, and ambition. . . . In her magnetizing first novel, replete with searing insights and exquisite metaphors, Waldman, formerly a New York Times reporter, maps shadowy psychological terrain and a vast social minefield." Kirkus also starred: "A remarkably assured portrait of how a populace grows maddened and confused when ideology trumps empathy. . . Waldman's book reflects a much needed understanding of American paranoia in the post-9/11 world."
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MARTIN WALKER - Black Diamond
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PW starred: "Gallic charm suffuses Walker's third mystery of the French countryside. . . Like the aroma of amateur chef Bruno's venison stew, which virtually leaps off the pages, Walker's unmistakable affection for the 'enchanting P�rigord' makes every morsel of this cozy-cum-crime novel a savory delight." And Booklist praised: "Murder and misdeeds keep French policeman Bruno Courreges on his toes in Walker's consistently charming series. This time around, the only law-enforcement presence in the idyllic French village of St. Denis, investigates suspicious transactions at the truffle market in nearby Perigord. . . . With all this chaos, there's little room for Bruno to relish life's extracurriculars: cooking, hunting, and spending time with his quirky English girlfriend. . . . Bruno may be a small-town cop, but he's anything but small-minded. Walker has created a character who's endearingly human and worldly wise."
ALSO:
-- 'Bruno, Chief of Police' (Knopf, 2009, $24.95) New. Signed.
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Recent Signed Arrivals
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These are the signed first editions that arrived or were signed here, in the past two weeks of which we have current stock. Complete blurbs for these titles can be found on our updated Archive ; link to it on this newsletter by clicking on the gold button above, left.
DAVE BARRY and RIDLEY PEARSON - The Bridge to Neverland - Buy Now!
RHYS BOWEN - Naughty in Nice - Buy Now!
LEE CHILD - The Affair - Buy Now!
MARGARET COEL - The Perfect Suspect - Buy Now!
ANDREW GROSS - Eyes Wide Open - Buy Now!
DAVID KING - Death in the City of Light - Buy Now!
WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER - Northwest Angle - Buy Now!
DEON MEYER - Trackers - Buy Now!
ERIN MORGENSTERN - The Night Circus - Buy Now!
JOYCE CAROL OATES (edt) - New Jersey Noir - Buy Now!
JIMMY OLSEN - Poison Makers - Buy Now!
LEONARD ROSEN - All Cry Chaos - Buy Now!
JAMES SALLIS - The Killer is Dying - Buy Now!
ALEX SHAKAR - Luminarium - Buy Now!
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S&S I: JASON WEBSTER - Or the Bull Kills You
|  (St. Martin's, $24.99).
Signed Bookplates. PW praised: "Webster's remarkable first novel, a baffling mystery centered on the world of Spanish bullfighting, introduces Chief Insp. Max C�mara of the Valencia police. . . Webster makes the bullfighting integral to the plot rather than a mere backdrop, effortlessly conveying the role of the sport in Spanish society. The well-rounded lead - cynical, willing to bend the rules, emotionally wounded -- should be more than capable of sustaining a long series." And Library Journal said: "Webster, who lives in Spain and who is married to a flamenco dancer, makes his scenes easy to visualize, uses believable dialog, and plays out the investigation in an assured manner. The author's marvelously structured mystery not only reveals the complex politics behind bullfighting but also introduces us to colorful, tragic, and empathetic characters. . . . With its rapid pace and wonderfully flawed detective, this vibrant novel has tremendous appeal."
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S&S II: GIANRICO CAROFIGLIO - Temporary Perfections
|  (Rizzoli, $24.95).
A huge bestselling hit in Italy, the fourth novel featuring defense lawyer Guido Guerrieri is now in English in this excellent translation by noted translator Antony Shugaar. During his visit to "M", Carofiglio spoke about his long-time interest in, and affinity for, the works of such top American crime writers as Lawrence Block and Joe Lansdale, among others.
PW praised: "a satisfyingly complex protagonist and well-drawn secondary characters . . ." Guido Guerrieri, a defense lawyer practicing in Bari, in the Puglia [or Apulia] region on Italy's Adriatic coast, is hired by an old colleague to work a missing-persons case that the police have failed to solve. While the investigation proceeds, Guido fights his loneliness by talking to the punching bag hanging in his living-room and by walking the streets of Bari late at night, often visiting a colorful bar owned by a former client and ex-prostitute. The series has been praised for being "Hard-boiled and sun-dried in equal parts. . . Simultaneously thoughtful and suspenseful." Where Philip Marlowe would be knocking back bourbon and listening to the snap of fist on jaw, Guerrieri prefers Sicilian wine and Leonard Cohen.
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Mystorical: KELLI STANLEY - City of Secrets
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"Welcome back captivating and tough-talking PI Miranda Corbie (City of Dragons), who's determined to find out who killed stage performer Pandora Blake and defiled her body with an anti-Semitic epithet. . . . Most notably, Stanley brings 1940s San Francisco to life with her meticulously detailed, hard-boiled novel. She transports us to a world on the eve of massive change. It's neo-noir in a classical five-act structure, starring one of crime's most arresting heroines: angry, big-hearted, and fearless Miranda Corbie," said Library Journal. And PW praised: "In best pulp fiction style, suspects lounge about with slick hair and cheap suits, blondes are chain-smoking broads, and the nightclubs are smoky and languid."
ALSO, buy the new one plus the following and get 10% off both!:
'City of Dragons' (Minotaur, 2010, $24.99) As New. Signed.
'Curse Maker' (Minotaur, $24.99) As New. Signed.
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Signed First Editions - Expected Soon
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Asterisk indicates name added since last week.
LAWRENCE BLOCK (as Jill Emerson) - Getting Off - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
TANIA CARVER (Pseudonym for Martyn Waites) - The Surrogate - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
RITA MAE BROWN - Murder Unleashed - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
MICHAEL CONNELLY - The Drop - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
JAMES DOSS - Coffin Man - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
R.J. ELLORY - A Simple Act of Violence - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
SUE GRAFTON - V Is For Vengeance - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
* RICHARD KADREY - Aloha From Hell - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
JOE & JOHN LANSDALE - Shadow West ($50.00 Subterranean Press Limited Edition)
VAL MCDERMID - Trick of the Dark - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
* STUART NEVILLE - Stolen Souls - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
GEORGE PELECANOS - What It Was - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
LAURA JOH ROWLAND - The Ronin's Mistress - Click Here to Pre-Purchase!
DAN SIMMONS - Phases of Gravity ($60.00 Subterranean Press Limited Edition)
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MAX ALLAN COLLINS - Quarry's Ex
|  (Hard Case Crime, Trade Paperback Original, $9.95).
Unsigned. "Set in 1980, Collins's lean, sardonic 10th noir featuring the killer-for-hire who uses the pseudonym Quarry (after Quarry in the Middle) finds Quarry in Boot Hill, Nev., earning his keep in an unusual way. Drawing on his knowledge of the hit-man world derived from his years of working for a murder middleman known as the Broker, Quarry identifies intended targets of hits, then charges a hefty fee to eliminate the hired guns out to kill them. When he learns of a plot against B-movie director Arthur Stockwell, Quarry discovers that Stockwell's wife is all too familiar -- his ex-wife, Joni, whose betrayal led the Vietnam vet to use his murderous talents in civilian life. . . Collins amply leavens the violence with wit," said PW.
ALSO:
-- 'The First Quarry' (Hard Case Crime, 2008, $6.00) Near Fine. Paperback original.
-- 'Quarry's Cut' (Foul Play Press, 1986, $19.00) Near Fine. Previously published in 1977 as "The Slasher."
-- 'Quarry's List' (Foul Play Press, 1985, $8.00) Near Fine. Originally published in 1976 as "The Broker's Wife."
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LAWRENCE BLOCK - Afterthoughts
|  (Mysterious Press, $35.00). Limited Edition signed by Lawrence Block! Afterthoughts contains the author's reflections on his career which spans more than fifty years. These more than forty-five essays talk about his work including the semi-autobiographical series featuring Matthew Scudder. It is a must for fans of Lawrence Block. This edition is limited to 100 copies.
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MARGARET COEL - Watching Eagles Soar: Stories from the Wind River and Beyond
|  (A.S.A.P. Publishing, $300.00). This collector's 432-page limited edition has an Introduction by Craig Johnson, and an Afterword by William Kent Krueger. Artist Phil Parks created the 66 full-page illustrations; there are also eleven photographs, some from Margaret's personal collection. This edition is limited to 26 copies and is custom bound and housed in a clamshell case with one of the original illustrations laid in. The back cover essay is by Tony Hillerman. This is the first anthology of Margaret's short stories. Featured are: All ten of the Arapaho Commandments short stories, three other Father John-Vicky short stories, six other stories; the novella Molly Brown and Cleopatra's Diamond; two essays on writing and on writing about the West: Stories in the World and The West of Ghosts.
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USED BOOKS NOW IN STOCK!
| Be sure to browse our Used mass market paperback section, where we've recently added a rather large selection of authors such as Mary Higgins Clark, Agatha Christie, Tom Clancy, Len Deighton, Barry Eisler, Erle Stanley Gardner, Carl Hiaasen, Donna Leon, Greg Rucka, Julie Smith, Rex Stout, and Donald Westlake (Richard Stark) and many more! These are all very good-condition copies, priced from $2.75 to $3.25. Not to be missed!
We also have a fine selection of trade paperback and hardcover used books, virtually $4-$5, all in fine condition. An excellent selection of titles including authors such as Andrea Camilleri, Alexander McCall Smith, Carol O'Connell, Stuart Woods, Sue Grafton, Janet Evanovich, and Donald Westlake (Richard Stark!)
Also, just in from the Swedish writing duo Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, we have 10 of the original US mass market editions priced at $5.00 each!
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