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Note: I'm afraid that our increasingly weekly email will suffer a slight interruptin in service next week as we leave for a long-anticipated vacation in the Outer Banks. No email Friday July 15 or 22.

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Our Weekly Special: a monumental thriller

Our lastest Weekly Special is perhaps the last book from a popular author who died last year. You can save 20% and get free shipping on this one.

The Weekly Special for kids: a clever cat solves a problem

In our Weekly Special for Kids a clever cat with some magical powers creates chaos in the barnyard just so he can sleep in every morning. You can get 20% savings and free shipping this week.

July Staff Picks--something for everyone

Our July Staff Picks are an excellent way to find some vacation reading for the upcoming months. Everything from cozy to thriller, suspense to humor and past to present can be found on our latest list.

Puzzles, puzzles and puzzles

Summer jigsaw puzzles are here for adults and kids.

With summer vacation, whether at home, at the beach or in the woods, what better entertainment for the whole family than a jigsaw puzzle. We've got a nice assortment of brand-new puzzles that brighten up your week or the whole summer.

Check our jigsaws for adults and our jigsaws for kids for the whole list.

Please note that we cannot send jigsaw puzzles by Media Mail and they are not therefore eligible for Free Shipping. We'll send them Priority or Parcel Post and charge you $4.50 shipping.

June-July MLB News--now better than ever

As a result of the tireless work of the Comma-kaze Squad, the June-July MLB News is now available in a new and improved version with 82% fewer typos. You can download it, in full color, from the website.

If you receive the News in the mail it went to the post office today.

Ebooks are coming to MLB in August

After receiving hundreds of responses to our ebook survey and after many conversations both in person and via email with customers we've concluded that we simply must be in the ebook business.

We anticipate being able to sell you ebooks probably beginning sometime in August. We will be able to sell you ebooks if you have any sort of ereader other than a Kindle. Prices will be competetive with other online sellers.

We have further details of our plans as well as background information on various ebook alternatives on the website. Our thanks to the many customers who took the time to write to us about ebooks.

Thomas Kaufman coffee & crime

We welcome Thomas Kaufman back to MLB for a Coffee & Crime event on Saturday, July 9 at 10 am. Tom is here with the second of his novels to feature Washington DC investigator Willis Gidney, Steal the Show.

The author breakfast starts at 10 am and the cost of $5 includes continental breakfast, talk and signing. Reservations are essentiail.

Kathryn Miller Haines celebrates new book

Kathy Haines will celebrate publication of her new novel, The Girl Is Murder, on Saturday, July 9 at 2 pm.

We'll be opening an old-fashioned soda fountain, complete with root beer and cream soda, to mark the publication of Kathy's new mystery set in wartime New York and featuring teen sleuth Irish Anderson.

Be sure to stop by and pick up copies for yourself, your favorite teen and your library.

New Arrivals

New Arrivals are full of July books including new titles by Lisa Lutz, James McClure, Kathryn Miller Haines, Gregg Hurwitz, Chris McEwan and many others.

Also just in, signed copies of Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich.

We expect loads more July books to arrive today and Monday so check back often.

Be sure to check our New Arrivals for the latest in new books on our shelves.

New British books

We've received a terrific assortment of New British imports this week with several new series for your enjoyment.

First up is The Missing,a debut by Jane Casey. A teenage girl has gone missing and it is her teacher, Sarah Fletcher, who finds her body in woods. Police suspicion is aroused because 16 years ealier Sarah's brother went missing and they believe she had a role in both cases. Casey followed up The Missing with The Burning which introduced the character of Detective Constable Maeve Kerrigan who is on the trail of a serial killer.

Next, veteran Stephen Booth has a new book for DS Ben Cooper and DI Diane Fry who face off against a home invasion squad who are wreaking havoc in the district in The Devil's Edge.

Lastly, Mercy is the debut book in English by Jussi Adler-Olson and it introuduces Danish detective Carl Mork. Mork has just returned from duty after a shooting that left one colleague dead and another paralyzed. Needless to say, is attitutude towards his work is not positive. Through a series of political maneuvers he ends up the head (and sole detective) of a department for cold cases. The case he takes on is the disappearance of a prominent member of parliament who disappeared from a ferry crossing to Germany. A wonderful character, plenty of wry humor, terrific suspense--all the elements for a great read.

Also in a Scandinavian vein, The Killer's Art is Mari Jungstedts fourth book with Sweden's Inspector Anders Knutas.

Signed first editions

What's on the website now

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

Find us on Facebook

We're over the 1,200 fan mark. How cool! Glad so many of you like to stop by our page. Check out the pictures from our wonderful Craig Johnson event, thanks to Steve Bucci, our official photographer.

Come visit us at facebook.com/mysterylovers where you can join the 1,211 folks who are already our fans.

Upcoming Events

July 9 - Thomas Kaufman coffee & crime
July 9 - Kathryn Miller Haines publication party
July 27 - Meg Gardiner book club dinner
More events...

Looks like summer may finally be here--ahh, time to read!

Richard, Mary Alice and the MLB Staff

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