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Red-hot summer reading in the June-July MLB News

The June-July issue of the MLB News is out and ready for you to compile your list of vacation reading. You can download the MLB News and print it if you like. If you do, be sure to use the Adobe Reader print button not the print function in your web browser.

If you receive the printed version of the MLB News, it went in the mail this week.

The return of the prodigal Staff Pick

We're happy to announce that our adorable mascot Staff Pick has returned to MLB after taking off the month of May. Evidently, all the fuss surrounding the Festival of Mystery and the other major events of the month scared him (or her) away until the dust settled.

But now the June Staff Picks are here and you can treat yourself to a list of recommended reads from our booksellers.

You know, it often surpirses folks that we have actual booksellers who read books at MLB. We've become accustomed to "booksellers" whose prior job involved folding sweaters at the mall. Not so at Mystery Lovers Bookshop. Anytime you're stumped for something to read don't hesitate to drop us an email telling us the sort of books you like and we'll be happy to make recommendations.

Meanwhile, check out our June Staff Picks to get started.

Merry month of May

May was an excellent month at MLB. We started with the Festival of Mystery which was a huge success. Even more customers than last year came to meet our 40 authors and sales were up nearly 15% from last year.

The Festival was followed by outstanding events with Lisa Scottoline and Diane Mott Davidson and wrapped up with a sell-out event with Michael Connelly and George Pelecanos.

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Book a trip abroad

Summer is a time for travel but sometimes economic realities mean we can't go to all the places we might dream about visiting. Books are your ticket for cheap trips to exocic locales. We've put together a guide to mysteries with foreign settings in the June-July MLB News in an article starting on the back cover.

You'll find even more listings, arranged geographically, in our Foreign Travel page on the website.

New British titles arrive

Some new titles have arrived from England and you'll find them on our New British page. Murder by the Sea is the fourth in Leslie Cookman's series with amateur sleuth Libby Serjeant This is an enjoyable series with a setting in a small village in Kent, Steeple Martin.

If you prefer more urban crime, try Alex Gray's Pitch Black with Glasgow's Chief Inspector Lorimer.

Murder in Italy is on the menue with Michele Guittari's Death in Tuscany featuring Michele Ferrara, Chief Superintendent of Florence's Squadra Mobile. This is the second book in the series, following Florentine Death.

We've got a tasty treat for Ian Rankin fans: a brand new crime novella, Cool Head. It's a paperback original and sells for only $4.95. How can you resist? The story concerns a hapless young man named Gravy, cause he works in a graveyard The action starts when a friend drives up in an unfamiliar car and with a bullet hole in his chest. You'll find out the rest when you pick up this nifty new volume.

Supplies are limited on this British import so don't delay, order now.

May MLB Best Sellers

We're pleased to present our May MLB Best Sellers. The success of the Festival of Mystery is evident in the number of titles from authors who were there. Also prominent, books by visitors Lisa Scottoline, Diane Mott Davidson, Michael Connelly and George Pelecanos.

Why not check out our MLB Best Sellers and find a new author to read.

Signed copies of Karen E. Olson's Missing Ink

Last week we announced availability of signed copies of Karen's new book. The announcement was somewhat garbled due to my inability to read what I was typing. The correct version, in English, appears below.

We've arranged for signed copies of Karen E. Olson's series debut Missing Ink. The bool introduces Brett Cavanaugh who owns a tattoo Parlor in Las Vegas. A young woman makes an appointment for a tattoo but never shows. Her disappearance is soon tied to a series of murders involving a rival tattoo parlor and Brett's brother, a cop, requests her help in the case.

Order you signed copy of Missing Ink today.

Signed copies of Hank Phillippi Ryan's Prime Time - with free shipping

Exciting news that Hank Phillippi Ryan's first Charlotte McGovern novel, the Agatha-winning Prime Time, will be reissued in July. We've made arrangments for signed copies and we'll be shipping them free thanks to an arrangement with the author.

You can pre-order your signed copy now and we'll ship it in July. To get your free shipping, use coupon code hank when you check out.

Michael Baden Coffee & Crime, June 27

Noted forensic authority Michael Baden will be out guest at a Coffee & Crime author breakfast on Saturday, June 27 at 10 am.

Michael has worked on numerous high-profile cases including O.J. Simpson and Phil Spector and has just been hired by the family of David Carridine to perform the autopsy to determine cause of death. With his wife, Linda Kenney Baden, he is the author of two forensic thrillers: Remains Silent and the new Skeleton Justice. Both feature a husband and wife team consisting of a medical examiner and criminal attorney.

The breakfast is $5 and reservations are essential.

Signed books

We've got some signed books that are either here or coming in the next few weeks. Quantities are limited so place your order now.

A torrent of June books arrive

The New arrivals page shows a veritable deluge of June books. Alan Furst, Walter Mosley, Michael Jecks, Kerry Greenwood, Maggie Sefton Sarah Strohmeyer, Stella Rimington and Phillip Margolin are just some of the authors with new books in the stpre/

Check our New Arrivals for page for everything new at MLB.

What's on the website now

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

Upcoming Events

June 27 = Michael Baden Coffee & Crime
July 10 - Maggie Leffler publication party
More events...

Spring is here, time to sit on the porch with a good book.
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