Paige Shelton’s Dark Night is the third book in her Alaska Wild series. This is a thriller series, not the cozy mysteries usually associated with Shelton. There are signed copies of Dark Night available through the Web Store. https://tinyurl.com/2p97juv6

Here is the summary of Dark Night.

Dark Night marks the third book in the gripping, atmospheric Alaska Wild series from Paige Shelton, in which Benedict, Alaska is met with some unexpected visitors…and then disappearances.

Winter is falling in the remote town of Benedict, Alaska, and with the cold comes a mysterious guest. The dreaded “census man,” seemingly innocuous, is an unwelcome presence to those members of this secretive community who would prefer to keep their business to themselves. Meanwhile, thriller writer Beth Rivers has received her own unexpected company: her mother. The last Beth heard, Mill Rivers had gone underground in the lower forty-eight, in search of Beth’s kidnapper, and Beth can’t help but be a little alarmed at her appearance: If Mill was able to track down her daughter, who knows who else might be able to?

Beth doesn’t have time to ponder this for long, after a battered woman stumbles into the town bar one night, and her husband is found dead the next morning. Suspicions immediately turn to the census man, but when he, too, goes missing, everyone in Benedict—including the police chief—is suspected, and Beth and Mill must work to uncover the truth.

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PAIGE SHELTON had a nomadic childhood, as her father’s job as a football coach took her family to seven different towns before she was even twelve years old. After college at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, she moved to Salt Lake City. She thought she’d only stay a couple years, but instead she fell in love with the mountains and a great guy who became her husband. After many decades in Utah, she and her family moved to Arizona. She writes the Scottish Bookshop Mystery series and the Alaska Wild series.Her other series include the Farmers’ Market, Cooking School, and Dangerous Type mystery series.

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Enjoy Paige Shelton’s conversation with Barbara Peters, owner of The Poisoned Pen.

If you missed the recent virtual event at The Poisoned Pen, you can still catch Robert J. Lloyd talking about his debut, The Bloodless Boy. Lee Child was guest host for the discussion of the historical mystery. You can order copies of this well-reviewed book through the Web Store. https://bit.ly/3oark12

Here’s the summary of The Bloodless Boy.

A New York Times Best New Historical Novel of 2021

“Potent… fast-paced…” – The New York Times Book Review

“Wonderfully imagined and wonderfully written . . . Superb!” — Lee Child

Part Wolf Hall, part The Name of the Rose, a riveting new literary thriller set in Restoration London, with a cast of real historic figures, set against the actual historic events and intrigues of the returned king and his court …

The City of London, 1678. New Year’s Day. Twelve years have passed since the Great Fire ripped through the City. Eighteen since the fall of Oliver Cromwell and the restoration of a King. London is gripped by hysteria, and rumors of Catholic plots and sinister foreign assassins abound.

When the body of a young boy drained of his blood is discovered on the snowy bank of the Fleet River, Robert Hooke, the Curator of Experiments at the just-formed Royal Society for Improving Natural Knowledge, and his assistant Harry Hunt, are called in to explain such a ghastly finding—and whether it’s part of a plot against the king. They soon learn it is not the first bloodless boy to have been discovered.

Meanwhile, that same morning Henry Oldenburg, the Secretary of the Royal Society, blows his brains out, and a disgraced Earl is released from the Tower of London, bent on revenge against the King, Charles II.

Wary of the political hornet’s nest they are walking into ““ and using scientific evidence rather than paranoia in their pursuit of truth ““ Hooke and Hunt must discover why the boy was murdered, and why his blood was taken.

The Bloodless Boy is an absorbing literary thriller that introduces two new indelible heroes to historical crime fiction. It is also a powerfully atmospheric recreation of the darkest corners of Restoration London, where the Court and the underworld seem to merge, even as the light of scientific inquiry is starting to emerge …

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Robert Lloyd, the son of parents who worked in the British Foreign Office, grew up in South London, Innsbruck, and Kinshasa.  He studied for a Fine Art degree, starting as a landscape painter, but it was while studying for his MA degree in The History of Ideas that he first read Robert Hooke’s diary, detailing the life and experiments of this extraordinary man. After a 20-year career as a secondary school teacher, he has now returned to painting and writing. The Bloodless Boy is his debut novel. He is at work on a sequel.

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Enjoy the discussion with Robert Lloyd, Lee Child, and Barbara Peters, owner of The Poisoned Pen.

The Poisoned Pen recently welcomed Maegan Beaumont, author of The Darkwater Girls, and Matt Coyle, author of the Rick Cahill novels, including Last Redemption. You can order copies of their books through the Web Store. https://store.poisonedpen.com/

Here’s the description of The Darkwater Girls.

Georgia Fell is forced to return to her Michigan island hometown after a decade of military service away from her family. It’s time to end the years of silence and meet her younger sister at a bar on the isolated tip of the island. But Georgia arrives to a scene of devastation: Rachel is dead, purple bruises around her slim, beautiful neck.

Georgia is beside herself with grief. But when the police rule out murder, she knows it can’t be true and vows to hunt down her sister’s killer, no matter the cost. Even if it means turning to the last person she ever wants to see again.

Single dad Lincoln McNamara is the reason Georgia ran away ten years ago, but he has an in with the crew operating out the roadhouse where Rachel was killed. The question is, can she trust him?

But before Georgia can act, her heart shatters at the news that another of her sisters has been murdered. Why would a twisted killer be targeting her family? Are more of the people she loves at risk, and could it be connected to her return? How many more innocent lives will be lost before Georgia uncovers the devastating truth?

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Maegan Beaumont‘s (Phoenix, AZ) longtime love of action movies inspired her to begin writing stories of her own. Carved in Darkness, the first Sabrina Vaughn Novel, was a Suspense Magazine Best Debut of 2013 and a Library Journal Debut of the Month. Beaumont is a member of Sisters in Crime. You can visit her online at Maeganbeaumont.com.

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There are signed copies of Last Redemption available through the Web Store. Here’s the description of the novel.

San Diego Writer’s Festival Mystery Writer of the Year for 2021

Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Award-winning Author

Will Rick Cahill survive an insidious disease long enough to see his first-born child—or will sadistic killers murder him first?

Rick Cahill is finally living a settled, happy life. His fiancée, Leah Landingham, is pregnant with their first child and he is doing PI work that pays well and keeps him out of danger. Then a doctor gives him the bad news about the headaches he’s been suffering—CTE, the pro football disease that leads to senility and early death—a secret he keeps from Leah and his best friend Moira MacFarlane.

When Moira asks him to monitor her son, Luke—who’s broken a restraining order to stay away from his girl-friend—a simple surveillance explodes into greed, deceit, and murder. Luke goes missing, and Rick’s dogged determination compels him to follow clues that lead to the exploration of high finance and DNA cancer research.

Ultimately, Rick is forced to battle sadistic killers as he tries to find Luke and stay alive long enough to see the birth of his child.

Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and John Sandford

While all of the novels in the Rick Cahill PI Crime Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:

Yesterday’s Echo
Night Tremors
Dark Fissures
Blood Truth
Wrong Light
Lost Tomorrows
Blind Vigil
Last Redemption
Doomed Legacy (coming November 2022)

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Matt Coyle is the best-selling author of the Rick Cahill PI Crime Series. His novels have won the Anthony Award, the Shamus Award, the Lefty Award, the San Diego Book Award, among others, and have been nominated for numerous Anthony, Macavity, Shamus, and Lefty Awards. Last Redemption is the eighth in this award-winning series. Matt is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara and lives in San Diego with his yellow Lab, Angus.

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You can watch the Poisoned Pen virtual event here.

Meg Waite Clayton’s latest novel, The Postmistress of Paris, is inspired by a real person. It covers the early days of the German occupation of Paris. Clayton uses slides to discuss her story, and talks about her book and history with Barbara Peters, owner of The Poisoned Pen. You can order a signed copy of the book through the Web Store. https://tinyurl.com/mwcesn2r

Here is the description of The Postmistress of Paris.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Train to London revisits the dark early days of the German occupation in France in this haunting novel—a love story and a tale of high-stakes danger and incomparable courage—about a young American heiress who helps artists hunted by the Nazis escape from war-torn Europe.

Wealthy, beautiful Naneé was born with a spirit of adventure. For her, learning to fly is freedom. When German tanks roll across the border and into Paris, this woman with an adorable dog and a generous heart joins the resistance. Known as the Postmistress because she delivers information to those in hiding, Naneé uses her charms and skill to house the hunted and deliver them to safety.

Photographer Edouard Moss has escaped Germany with his young daughter only to be interned in a French labor camp. His life collides with Nanée’s in this sweeping tale of romance and danger set in a world aflame with personal and political passion.

Inspired by the real life Chicago heiress Mary Jayne Gold, who worked with American journalist Varian Fry to smuggle artists and intellectuals out of France, The Postmistress of Paris is the haunting story of an indomitable woman whose strength, bravery, and love is a beacon of hope in a time of terror.

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Meg Waite Clayton is the New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including The Postmistress of Paris (a Publisher’s Weekly notable book; HarperCollins, Nov. 30, 2021), the National Jewish Book Award finalist and international bestseller The Last Train to London, the Langum Award honoree The Race for Paris, the Bellwether Prize finalist The Language of Light, and The Wednesday Sisters, an Entertainment Weekly 25 Essential Best Friend Novels of all time. Her novels have been published in 23 languages. She has also written more than 100 essays, opinions, and reviews for major newspapers, magazines, and public radio. She mentors in the OpEd Project, and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the California bar. megwaiteclayton.com

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You can watch the conversation, and see Meg Waite Clayton’s slides relating to The Postmistress of Paris.

You’ll recognize the names, even if you don’t recognize the faces. In alphabetical order, they are

Rhys Bowen

Lucy Burdette

Deborah Crombie

Hallie Ephron

Jenn McKinlay

Hank Phillippi Ryan

Julia Spencer-Fleming

The mystery authors will be appearing for a virtual event for The Poisoned Pen on Thursday, December 9 at 5 PM MST, 7 PM EST. If you don’t know about Jungle Red Writers, you’ve missed their fun posts about “writing and life”. Find those at https://www.jungleredwriters.com/. You missed conversations with other writers such as Catriona McPherson, Naomi Hirahara, Jennifer Chow. You missed conversations between the group as they talk about food, including leftovers. You also missed their conversations with the many people that follow the daily posts from these wise and witty authors.

But, you don’t have to miss them this time if you log on to listen and watch their conversation on Thursday. And, find their books in the Web Store. https://store.poisonedpen.com/

The Midnight Lock is the fifteenth book in the Lincoln Rhyme series. Jeffery Deaver actually appeared in person at The Poisoned Pen to discuss The Midnight Lock. You can find signed copies of the book in the Web Store. https://bit.ly/30e1laZ

Here’s the description of The Midnight Lock.

The “master of ticking-bomb suspense” (People) Jeffery Deaver delivers the latest thriller featuring his beloved protagonists Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs as they search for a criminal whose fascination with breaking locks terrorizes New York City.

A woman awakes in the morning to find that someone has picked her apartment’s supposedly impregnable door lock and rearranged personal items, even sitting beside her while she slept. The intrusion, the police learn, is a message to the entire city of carnage to come. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are brought in to investigate and soon learn that the sociopathic intruder, who calls himself “the Locksmith,” can break through any lock or security system ever devised. With more victims on the horizon, Rhyme, Sachs and their stable of associates must follow the evidence to the man’s lair… and discover his true mission.

Their hunt is interrupted when an internal investigation in the police force uncovers what seems to be a crucial mistake in one of Rhyme’s previous cases. He’s fired as a consultant for the NYPD and must risk jail if he investigates the Locksmith case in secret.

The Midnight Lock is a roller-coaster read that takes place over just a few days’ time, features surprise after surprise and offers a fascinating look at the esoteric world of lockpicking.

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Jeffery Deaver is the #1 international bestselling author of more than forty novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into 25 languages. His first novel featuring Lincoln Rhyme, The Bone Collector, was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. He’s received or been shortlisted for a number of awards around the world, including Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers and the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers’ Association in the United Kingdom. In 2014, he was the recipient of three lifetime achievement awards. A former journalist, folksinger, and attorney, he was born outside of Chicago and has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University.

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What a fascinating discussion between Jeffery Deaver and Barbara Peters, owner of The Poisoned Pen. Deaver is so interesting to listen to talk about writing.

Robert Lloyd’s debut novel, The Bloodless Boy, is the topic of his conversation today with Lee Child. It’s on Facebook Live as well as YouTube at 1 PM, MST. You can order copies of the book through the Web Store. https://bit.ly/3oark12

Here is the description of The Bloodless Boy.

“Wonderfully imagined and wonderfully written . . . Superb!” — Lee Child

Part Wolf Hall, part The Name of the Rose, a riveting new literary thriller set in Restoration London, with a cast of real historic figures, set against the actual historic events and intrigues of the returned king and his court …

The City of London, 1678. New Year’s Day. Twelve years have passed since the Great Fire ripped through the City. Eighteen since the fall of Oliver Cromwell and the restoration of a King. London is gripped by hysteria, and rumors of Catholic plots and sinister foreign assassins abound.

When the body of a young boy drained of his blood is discovered on the snowy bank of the Fleet River, Robert Hooke, the Curator of Experiments at the just-formed Royal Society for Improving Natural Knowledge, and his assistant Harry Hunt, are called in to explain such a ghastly finding—and whether it’s part of a plot against the king. They soon learn it is not the first bloodless boy to have been discovered.

Meanwhile, that same morning Henry Oldenburg, the Secretary of the Royal Society, blows his brains out, and a disgraced Earl is released from the Tower of London, bent on revenge against the King, Charles II.

Wary of the political hornet’s nest they are walking into ““ and using scientific evidence rather than paranoia in their pursuit of truth ““ Hooke and Hunt must discover why the boy was murdered, and why his blood was taken.

The Bloodless Boy is an absorbing literary thriller that introduces two new indelible heroes to historical crime fiction. It is also a powerfully atmospheric recreation of the darkest corners of Restoration London, where the Court and the underworld seem to merge, even as the light of scientific inquiry is starting to emerge …

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Robert Lloyd, the son of parents who worked in the British Foreign Office, grew up in South London, Innsbruck, and Kinshasa.  He studied for a Fine Art degree, starting as a landscape painter, but it was while studying for his MA degree in The History of Ideas that he first read Robert Hooke’s diary, detailing the life and experiments of this extraordinary man. After a 20-year career as a secondary school teacher, he has now returned to painting and writing. The Bloodless Boy is his debut novel. He is at work on a sequel.

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Lee Child was born October 29th, 1954 in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. By coincidence he won a scholarship to the same high school that JRR Tolkien had attended. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theater he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a presentation director during British TV’s “golden age.” During his tenure his company made Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, Prime Suspect, and Cracker. But he was fired in 1995 at the age of 40 as a result of corporate restructuring. Always a voracious reader, he decided to see an opportunity where others might have seen a crisis and bought six dollars’ worth of paper and pencils and sat down to write a book, Killing Floor, the first in the Jack Reacher series.

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Before today’s conversation, you might be interested in the Q&A with Robert Lloyd that appeared in https://BookReporter.com. The interview is available here. https://www.bookreporter.com/authors/robert-j-lloyd/news/interview-110421

All the social media sites and magazines seem to be sharing their “Best Books of 2021” lists. John Charles from The Poisoned Pen chose to share something a little different, “10 Delightful Debuts”. It’s an excellent list of suggestions for yourself or for gift giving, so don’t forget to look for the books in the Web Store. https://store.poisonedpen.com/. Thank you, John.

10 Delightful Debuts

This year instead of trying to winnow down the amazing number of terrific books that were published to just ten, I want to offer the literary debuts that dazzled me as a reader.

The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser.

After her personal and professional lives implode, Thea Mottram packs up her bags and leaves Chicago for Baldochrie, Scotland, where she has just inherited a small estate and collection of books from her late great uncle Andrew. Once there, Thea quickly finds she is warmly welcomed by everyone in the small town, except cranky bookseller Edward Maltravers. Who wouldn’t want to escape life’s stresses and strains (even if only for a few hours) by running away to a charming town in Scotland?

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun.

As a hopeless romantic, Dev Deshpande loves working as a producer on Ever After, but getting the show’s latest Prince Charming – geeky tech billionaire Charlie Winshaw – to connect emotionally with one of his Princess candidates is an uphill battle. Could it be because Charlie isn’t looking for a Princess with whom to fall in love but rather a Prince? Cochrun delivers everything readers expect in a great rom-com while at the same time giving a clever wink and nod to the insane popularity of reality dating shows like The Bachelor.

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse.

Forced to take a “vacation” by her boss, British police officer Elin Warner and her boyfriend travel to Le Sommet, a former tuberculosis sanatorium in the Swiss Alps now converted into a luxury hotel and spa, to celebrate Elin’s brother Isaac’s engagement to Laure Strehl, the assistant manager at the hotel. However, when Laure mysteriously vanishes, Elin’s police training kicks in and she begins investigating only to discover Laure is not the first women to disappear from Le Sommet. Fans of Ruth Ware’s One by One or Lucy Foley’s The Guest List will gobble up this eerie, mesmerizing tale.

All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris

Ellice Littlejohn seemingly has it all: an Ivy League law degree, a well-paying job as a corporate attorney…and a relationship with a rich, charming executive, who just happens to be her married boss Michael. But when Ellice arrives early one morning for a meeting in the executive suite and finds Michael dead with a gunshot to his head, she fears her personal relationship with him will now become common company gossip. So, Ellice retreats to her own office to wait for someone else to discover the body. However, once the police arrive, what was initially thought to be a suicide becomes a murder investigation. Reading this exemplary debut reminded me of when I first discovered John Grisham via The Firm decades ago. As with that twisty thriller, I was completely hooked on Morris’ addictively readable tale of murder and shady dealings at a high-end law firm told in Ellice’s vibrant, compelling voice.

How to Survive a Scandal by Samara Parish.

Amelia Crofton’s plans for marrying the Duke of Wildeforde come to an end when she is found in a compromising situation with Benedict Asterly. Forced to marry Benedict, Amelia, whose domestic skillset consists of knowing how to embroider a pillow and arrange flowers, now finds she has a husband who expects her to do things like cook and clean their house! Parish’s dazzling debut is a fresh take on the classic, old-school historical romance.

A Low Country Bride by Preslaya Williams.

NYC wedding dress designer Maya Jackson thinks she is just putting her career on hold temporarily when she travels to Charleston, S.C. to help her father recover from a broken hip. But once there, Maya finds she may be there longer than she expects leaving her to accept a temporary job working at a bridal shop owned by single parent Derek Sullivan. Williams effortlessly transports readers to South Carolina in this warm and wonderful debut that beautifully celebrates the culture and history of Charleston.

Murder Most Festive by Ada Moncrieff.

It’s 1938, and the Westbury family and assorted friends have gathered at the family’s country home for the holidays. But this year’s festivities will be a bit different when one of the footmen discover the body of David Campbell-Scott, a wealthy ex-pat who has just returned home to Great Britain, dead in the snow. Moncrieff’s debut is very much an homage to those wonderful mysteries written during the Golden Age of crime fiction. Some readers may find the writing a bit too twee for their literary tastes ““ think Agatha Christie meets P.G. Wodehouse ““ but I thought Moncrieff did a brilliant job channeling her inner Edmund Crispin.

The next trio of titles are not technically “debut novels” since the authors all have YA books to their credit. But since in each of their cases these are their first adult novels, I am counting it as close enough.

The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon.

Shay Goldstein has spent ten years working her way up the career ladder in public radio, but now the only thing everyone at the station where she works can talk about is new reporter Dominic Yun. Things go from bad to worse, however, when the podcast idea Shay pitches to her bosses about a relationship advice show hosted by exes, is picked up but with the caveat that Shay and Dominic be the hosts. For classic movie fans, think a 21^st century spin on Desk Set but taking place in the world of NPR.

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto.

Sutanto’s publisher is promoting this zany (in the best way possible) book as Crazy Rich Asians meets Weekend at Bernie’s, which is one case where their marketing is right on target. In the book wedding photographer Meddelin Chan’s blind date goes horribly wrong, and now Meddy need the help of her meddling mother and aunts to clean up afterwards. But when the body accidently ends up at a wedding party Meddy and her family are catering, things get really crazy. This fast-paced mix of mystery caper and rom-com is fresh, fun, and fabulously entertaining.

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano.

When a stranger overhears romantic suspense novelist Finlay Donovan discussing her latest project with her editor and mistakes Finlay for a killer for hire, the woman hires Finlay to bump off her cheating husband. Of course, that’s when things get really interesting. Not since Evelyn E. Smith created genteel, lady hitman Susan Melville with her book Miss Melville Regrets has there been such a clever use of the premise of an accidental hitman as a protagonist.  Writing with a deliciously acerbic sense of wit and the perfect sense for the ridiculous in life, Cosimano hits all the marks with this fun and funny series debut that is wonderfully reminiscent of Susan Isaacs at her best (think Compromising Positions).

I’m sure many of you receive the email newsletters from The Poisoned Pen, but, in case you don’t, I’m sharing the recent list of upcoming events. Don’t forget to check the Web Store for copies of books by your favorite authors! https://store.poisonedpen.com/

Here’s the latest newsletter.

Our December Events and on into Early January

Here is our December Calendar of Events All Events Are on MST Watch them on our Facebook Live Video or on our YouTube Live Video or any time thereafter Listen to the podcasts  But First: our final LIVE event for 2021   TUESDAY NOVEMBER 30 7:00 PM Live National Book Launch (masks required) Jeffery Deaver discusses The Midnight Lock (Putnam $28) Lincoln Rhyme Books signed at The Pen, short (5 word) inscription requests available if ordered by noon November 30   WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1 1:00 PM Robert Lloyd with Lee Child Lloyd discusses The Bloodless Boy (McSweeney $29.99) An astonishing historical mystery debut by an author living in Wales Signed bookplates in stock along with this special limited edition for the Welsh author’s heralded debut   WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1 6:00 PM Meg Waite Clayton discusses The Postmistress of Paris (Harper $27.99) Signed books in stock THURSDAY DECEMBER 2 7:00 PM Matt Coyle and Maegan Beaumont Beaumont discusses The Darkwater Girls (Bookouvure $15.99). Coyle discusses Last Redemption (Oceanview $26.95) PI Rick Cahill Signed books in stock for Coyle   MONDAY DECEMBER 6 7:00 PM Paige Shelton discusses Dark Night (St Martins $26.99) An Alaska Wild mystery Signed books in stock   WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8 5:00 PM SJ Rozan discusses Family Business (Pegasus $25.95) A Lydia Chen and Bill Smith PI novel Signed books in stock   WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8 6:30 PM Stephen Spotswood discusses Murder Under Her Skin (Knopf $27) A Pentecost and Parker 1946 mystery Signed books available   THURSDAY DECEMBER 9 12:30 PM Ted Bell and Luke McCallin Bell discusses Sea Hawke (Berkley $28) An Alex Hawke thriller McCallin discusses From a Dark Horizon (Penguin $28) Lt. Gregory Reinhardt WWI Thriller A modern swashbuckler and a WW1 dark investigation   THURSDAY DECEMBER 9 5:00 PM Jungle Reds Christmas Cheer Celebration Pour your favorite beverage and join us Rhys Bowen, Lucy Burdette, Deborah Crombie, Hallie Ephron, Jenn McKinlay Hank Phillippi Ryan, Julia Spencer-Fleming   FRIDAY DECEMBER 10 6:30 PM Live Kevin Hearne Party Bring your books to a meet and greet with Hearne   SATURDAY DECEMBER 11 5:00 PM Croak & Dagger Discussion Club Christmas Party The Club discusses Rhys Bowen’s The Twelve Clues of Christmas ($7.99)   MONDAY DECEMBER 13 6:15 PM Jane Cleland discusses Jane Austen’s Lost Letters (St Martins $26.99) A Josie Prescott Antiques mystery Signed books available   THURSDAY DECEMBER 16 7:00 PM Hardboiled Crime discusses William Boyle’s Gravesend ($16.95) Attendees may want to discuss Boyle’s November release Shoot the Moonlight Out ($25.95 Signed) as well   FRIDAY DECEMBER 17 7:00 PM SciFi Friday discusses CL Polk’s Witchmark ($15.99) We are closed December 25 and January 1 and close at 5:00 PM on December 24 and 31.  This January listing is not complete but the below events are confirmed. I can’t promise that the omicron COVID variant won’t shut down the Live Events but let’s hope not JOIN US LIVE JANUARY 4 7:00 PM National Book Launch James Rollins discusses The Starless Crown (Tor $28.99) Moon Fall #1, Epic Fantasy Signed books available PLEASE ORDER NOW!!   WEDNESDAY January 5 5:00 PM Emily Levesque with Dana Stabenow They discuss The Last Stargazers ($16.99)   WEDNESDAY JANUARY 5 6:30 PM Jillian Cantor with Heather Gudenkauf Cantor discusses Beautiful Little Fools (Harper $26.99) Signed books available   THURSDAY JANUARY 6 5:00 PM from Australia Michael Robotham discusses When You Are Mine (Scribner $27)   THURSDAY JANUARY 6 6:15 PM Peter Mann debuts The Torqued Man (Harper $26.99) Signed copies available   MONDAY JANUARY 10 5:00 PM National Book Launch James Patterson and Mike Lupica discuss The Horsewoman (Little Brown $28) Signed bookplate available   MONDAY JANUARY 10 7 PM National Book Launch T Jefferson Parker discusses A Thousand Steps (Forge $27.99) A Laguna Beach 1968 story Signed copies available   TUESDAY JANUARY 11 7:00 PM Live National Book Launch Brad Taylor discusses End of Days (Morrow $28.99) Pike Logan Signed copies available   WEDNESDAY JANUARY 12 7:00 PM LIVE Spenser #50 Party Ace Atkins discusses Robert B. Parker’s Bye Bye, Baby (Putnam $28) Signed copies available   THURSDAY JANUARY 13 6:00 PM Alafair Burke discusses Find Me (Harper $26.99) NYPD’s Ellie Hatcher Signed copies available   SATURDAY JANUARY 15 10:30 AM Croak and Dagger Club discusses Damien Boyd’s As the Crow Flies ($15.95) Britain’s DI Nick Dixon #1   SATURDAY JANUARY 15 2:00 PM Live National Book Launch Dana Stabenow discusses Disappearance of a Scribe (Zeus $29.95) Eye of Isis Series Signed copies available