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Dear %%First Name%%,

Twenty Years, Twenty Books, Twenty Bucks

Get $20 to start your holiday shopping--here's how

A fabulous special just in time for Black Friday shopping: in honor of our 20 year anniversary, place an order for 20 books and take 20 bucks off your order.

We say "books" for the sake of alliteration but actually your order can consist of 20 anythings except for the specifics noted below. In any case, your order must total $160 before deducting your $20.

To take advantage of this order simply enter coupon code 202020 as you are checking out. This order is good for orders placed from Friday, November 26 through Monday, November 29.

Your order must consist of books already published or other merchandise on hand in the store. Future publications may not be included.

Looking for more details, check the website.

Interactive Holiday Gift Guide ready to go

The Interactive version of our Holiday Gift Guide is ready to make your holiday shopping easy. Following this link will take you to a version of our Holiday Catalog where you can order books, games, puzzles and more right from the page.

If you prefer to download the Gift Guide in its printed form, see the next article.

Holiday Gift Guide ready for download

Our Holiday Gift Guide is availble on the website for download. Just like the regular MLB News, the Holiday Gift Guide is available in a PDF format which you can download and, if you like, print.

Please take a look at our Holiday Gift Guide to see the wonderful assortment of puzzles, games, mugs and other gift ideas (even books) that we've got for you. As always, we urge you to shop early to avoid the disappointment of out of stock items.

Construction Alert: Allegheny River Boulevard

Construction work on Allegheny River Boulevard has moved to a stretch just off Delaware Avenue. Delaware itself is now open but the Boulevard is closed in the outbound direction. Parking is still available on Allegheny River Boulevard.

The Boulevard will remain open during almost all of that period but there may be restrictions on on-street parking during this time.

As you approach Washington Ave and Allegheny River Boulevard there is a Road Closed sign, local traffic only. At this time you can proceed down Allegheny River Boulevard and find plenty of parking near the store.

If you cannot park on our block you may want to try the following alternatives:

If you're coming to the store during this time please give us a call at 412-828-4877 and we'll give you the update as of that day.

New Arrivals

New Arrivals this week reflect the beginning of December books arriving. Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell is a new Kay Scarpetta. P.L. Gaus's Ohio Amish series continues with Clouds Without Rain. Steve Berry's The Emperor's Tomb is his newest Cotton Malone thriller.

Pittsburgh mystery is turned up a notch with C.J. Lyon's Critical Condition, set in a fictitious local hospital much like Mercy. New in paperback is Sue Grafton's U Is for Undertow.

We've recently added to our stock of clever little stocking stuffers (also good for those second through eigth nights of Hanukkah. Why not check out our This 'n' That category for some fun ideas. Please note, free shipping doesn't apply to any of these--we have to send them parcel post or Priority and we'll have to charge you $4.50 shipping.

You'll find the link for this on the browsing menu on the left hand side of the website under the title Other Cool Stuff.

New books arrive every day. Check our New Arrivals page often for everything new at MLB.

Signed first editions

What's on the website now

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

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I know you don't want to hear it but holiday shopping has begun--get your list ready before things start to run out.
Richard, Mary Alice and the MLB Staff

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