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This week's special is the latest in a popular series set in Minnesota. You can enjoy this week's special at a savings of 20% plus free shipping.

New Ian Rankin arrives

We're happy to announce that the latest Ian Rankin crime novel, The Complaints, has arrived. We've got a limited quantity to we urge you to order without delay to avoid disappointment.

We've also received another new title from Britain The Coroner by M.R. Hall; the first in a new series featuring a young woman attorney who is the newly appointed coroner for a rural district in England.

New Dan Brown coming Sept. 15

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown goes on sale September 15. We don't know a thing about this book except that if features symbologist Robert Langdon, who was featured in the earlier DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons, and it seems to have something to do with the Freemasons. According to the author, he's spent the last five years researching the book. The entire action of the novel takes place in a 12 hour period immediately following the event in The DaVinci Code.

You can order your copy now and we'll ship it as soon as it arrives.

MLB Best Sellers for August

The MLB Best Sellers for August have just been posted and they show a strong effect from our virtual signing efforts with various authors. Other books on the list reflect author appearances as well as books in popular series and book club purchases.

Come check out our Best Sellers and see if you can find some new authors.

See what we're reading in September

The September Staff Picks have been posted with an assortment of new and old titles, even a childrens book. Check out what we're reading this month on our September Staff Picks page.

Shamus Award nominees announced

The Private Eye Writers of America have announced their nominees for the 2009 Shamus Award for novels published in 2008. Books have been nominated in the categories of Best Hardcover, Best First Novel and Best Paperback Original. You'll find the complete list of nominees at our Shamus Award 2009 page.

Missing mysteries

In case you missed them, here are the titles we left out of the September MLB News:

Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson--this is a sort of "between the numbers" Alex Cross book purporting to be a story, called Trial, written by Cross to tell the story of his great uncle Abraham and his struggle against the Klan in the 1940's. The next regular Cross novel, I, Alex Cross, comes out in November.

Wife of the Gods by Kwei J. Quarty--a fascinating view of modern Africa through the eyes of police inspector Darko Dawson who returns to his childhood home in rural Ghana to investigate a murder

Sand Sharks by Margaret Maron--if you're a fan of the Deborah Knott series you won't want to miss this latest installment

Paths of the Air by Alys Clare--the eleventh in this popular Hawkenlye medieval series featuring Abbess Helewise and Joss D'Acquin

No Law in the Land by Michael Jecks--another great historical mystery series featuring bailiff Simon Puttock and his friend Sir Baldwin Furnshill, this is the 26th.

MLB News for August-September is here

The August-September issue of the MLB News is available for download. The printed version of the News goes in the mail today but you can download it right now from the website and view it on screen or print it.

Barbara Cloud - Coffee & Crime September 26

Our Fall Coffee & Crime series continues on September 26 with legendary Pittsburgh newspaper columnist Barbara Cloud. During her long career Barbara interviewed just about everyone who was anyone and we expect a fascinating morning of insider info on celebrities during our author talk.

Halloween Birthday Bash - Oct. 31

With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year we've decided to extend our birthday festivities to cover the whole day.

From 10 am to Midnight we'll have free cappuccino

In honor of our 19th birthday we invite you to take 19% off any one hardcover book purchased that day

At 1 pm Bob Regan will have a talk and signing of Names of Pittsburgh

At 7 pm Alan W. Petrucelli will have a talk and signing of Morbid Curiosity: The Disturbing Demises of the Famous and Infamous

Following Alan's talk, he'll judge and announce the winners in the Dress as Your Favorite Dead Celebrity contest.

At 9 pm we'll hold the Ten Cent Book Sale to benefit Beginning with Books

Please join us for our Halloween Birthday Bash on Saturday, Oct. 31.

More 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.

New Arrivals

I'm afraid that New Arrivals are in the doldrums this week. Just about all the September books are here so we've just got a few new titles. Aside from the British imports mentioned earlier we've received Josh Bazell's debut Beat the Reaper, now in paper, along with Lisa Black's second novel.

On the non-mystery front paperback's have arrived from Jodi Picoult and David Wroblewski's The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.

Among the other new titles is a memoir by Susan Wittig Albert, Together Alone. Susan had mentioned with upcoming title when she was here earlier this year and it's available now.

Also just in is Barbara Cloud's collection of newspaper columns, By-Line. Barbara herself will be here for a Coffee & Crime author breakfast on September 26.

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

Sept. 26 - Barbara Cloud
Oct. 10 - John LeBeau
Oct. 24 - Elizabeth Zelvin
Oct. 31 - Halloween Birthday Bash

More events...

Take a trip abroad--books are your ticket this summer.
Richard, Mary Alice and the MLB Staff

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