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Free Shipping Friday for Friday the 13th

In honor of our Friday the 13th we're announcing a Free Shipping Friday starting today, Feb. 13 and continuing through Sunday, Feb. 15.

What: Free shipping on any order of $10 or more.

When: Friday, Feb. 13 through Sunday, Feb. 15

How: enter the coupon code fsf when you checkout.

Our Weekly Special

An exciting standalone from a popular author of legal thrillers is our Weekly Special. Save 20% and make get a great read This Week's Special.

February-March MLB News is out

The February-March edition of the MLB News is available for download (and printing, if you like).

To get the current issue, simply click here. Your browser should open with an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. You can read the news on the screen or print it out. If you print, be sure to use the Adobe Reader print button rather than the print button on your browser.

The version of the MLB News that you see on the website reflects the numerous corrections identified by our bevy of sharp-eyed volunteer proofreaders. Our thanks to their efforts for improving the accuracy of the news. Naturally, any errors remaining are entirely the responsibility of the management.

MLB January Best Sellers

Why not check out what our customers are reading in our January Best Sellers. Our Best Seller lists are a great place to find new authors for every taste.

Credit Card security improvements

The security of customers shopping on our website is important to us and as a result we have made a few significant changes.

First, we are discontinuing the payment option for Credit Card On File. We realize that this is a convenience for many regular customers but it creates an opportunity for potential problems and our credit card processors have requested that this practice be discontinued--not only by us but by all merchants. We regret the inconvenience but had no choice.

Secondly, for Visa card holders we've added a requirement for the CVV2 or Credit Card Verification number to be entered along with card number and expiration date. This is the 3 digit number on the back of your card, usually found by the signature line and often preceeded by the last four digits of the card number. This is a security device to ensure that the person making the purchse is in possesion of the actual card.

We hope that these changes, which ultimately are for the benefit of our customers, will not prove troublesome to you.

If you have any questions, please email us or give us a call at 888-800-6078.

New Arrivals

The last of the New Arrivals for February are still coming in. We've got new titles from Jacqueline Winspear, Kerry Greenwood, April Smithand, William Lashner, Linda Fairstein, Alex Berenson and many others.

So far as British New Arrivals are concerned, we've gotten a nice-sized order of older titles, including many Patricia Wentworth titles, with more on the way. We also received Death Under the Dryer by Simon Brett. This is the eighth in a delightful, comic series set in a small seaside town called Fethering. This book was never published in the US and we also have the earlier books in the series which are now out of print here.

See New Arrivals for the complete list.

What's on the website now

Here's what you can find at www.mysterylovers.com:

T.C. Boyle - February 13

Friday, February 13 T.C. Boyle will give a talk and signing of his new book, The Women, at the Oakmont Carnegie Library at 7 pm. Boyle, the author of ten novels including Road to Wellville and The Inner Circle, is a noted speaker and his subject will be Frank Lloyd Wright. The Women tells the story of Wright's tempestuous life through the perspective of the four women in his life: his three wives and his mistress.

Tickets for T.C. Boyle's talk and signing are $31 and include a copy of the book, The Women. Companion tickets, which do not include the book, are $9 and are only available when purchasing regular tickets.

Jacqueline Winspear - March 6

Jacqueline Winspear, creator of Maisie Dobbs, will give a talk and signing on Friday, March 6 at 7 pm. She's here with her sixth novel in the series set in post WW I England, Among the Mad. Jacqueline has made several visits to MLB and she is a terrific speaker and very knowledgable about England in the period between the wars; especially regarding social issues and tha status of women. You won't want to miss her talk this year. The event is at the Oakmont Carnegie Library, 3 blocks from the store and admission is $5.

Upcoming Events

Feb. 13 - T.C. Boyle
Mar. 6 - Jacqueline Winspear
Mar. 27 - Jeffrey Siger
More events...

Stay warm and keep reading .
Richard, Mary Alice and the MLB Staff

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