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The Mysterious Bookshop

@mysteriousbookshop.com

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The world's oldest mystery fiction specialty shop, located at 58 Warren Street, NYC. Home to Penzler Publishers and all its imprints, Mysterious Press, Scarlet, Crime Ink, and American Mystery Classics. Voted USA Today's #1 Indie Bookshop 2025

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · Jul 28

1 like = 1 picture of the bookshop I have on my phone (limit 10,427)

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Jason Diamond @jasondiamond.bsky.social · 1d

Hello. It’s me.

The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 1d

Afternoon visit from @jasondiamond.bsky.social who signed his excellent crime fiction-adjacent debut novel KAPLAN’S PLOT.

Signed copies here: www.mysteriousbookshop.com/products/jas...

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 2d

Cool to see the bookshop mentioned in James Patterson and JD Barker’s newest

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 1d

Afternoon visit from @jasondiamond.bsky.social who signed his excellent crime fiction-adjacent debut novel KAPLAN’S PLOT.

Signed copies here: www.mysteriousbookshop.com/products/jas...

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 2d

Actually, he’s a lot more involved than you might think. From what I understand, he provides his co-authors with extremely detailed outlines for them to fill in, then edits their work meticulously

The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 2d

Cool to see the bookshop mentioned in James Patterson and JD Barker’s newest

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 2d

Publishers Weekly recommends Charles Todd's A CHRISTMAS WITNESS in their holiday gift guide!

"The latest whodunit featuring Scotland Yarder Ian Rutledge finds the long-running series in top form."

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Fiction, Poetry & Comics

Our picks include puzzling mysteries, sizzling romances, and other surefire hits.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 4d

This story (and many others) is in our new kids’ book: DEAD ENDS: Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels - coauthored and illustrated by my husband @tealcartoons.bsky.social!

Signed copies available from @mysteriousbookshop.com: shorturl.at/V0Vxk

Also available: shorturl.at/FS3nd

A cartoon illustration of Phineas Gage by Adrian Teal. It's in black and white but his vest is in red. He is holding the iron rod.

The cover for DEAD ENDS featuring a cartoon patient in a coffin being electrocuted back to life by a doctor who is grinning.

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 4d

It’s the bookshop Bluesky user’s day off so I’m enjoying a classic mystery with a view in downtown Brooklyn.

If you’ve read C Daly King’s OBELISTS EN ROUTE & want to discuss on Zoom Monday at 7 PM, email [email protected] & I’ll add you to the list…

PS: store open 11-7 today!

The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 4d

Happy Friday, mystery fans!

Anyone reading anything good this weekend?

Browse recent arrivals here: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 5d

So great to see this profile of Andrea Bartz in her (and all authors’) fight against Anthropic.

The Thriller Writer Who Took on a Tech Giant

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 5d

Prediction: Garlic ink is the new sprayed edges www.hellmanns.com/us/en/craven...

The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 6d

Btw we will still have a few kids books, but since there is a children’s bookstore opening on our block the large section was no longer necessary

The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 6d

Behold!! Our children’s section has been transformed into a true crime section! And Mike!

The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 6d

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 6d

Children will be directed towards classic mysteries by Christie and Doyle to ensure a lifelong love of crime fiction

James Who Lives in Queens @jamesfromqueensny.bsky.social · 6d

What. Did. You. Do. With. The. Children?

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 6d

It has been drastically reduced as there is a children’s book store opening next door.

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 6d

Behold!! Our children’s section has been transformed into a true crime section! And Mike!

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 7d

Here is the paper’s obit for Thomas Perry:

Thomas Perry Dies at 78; Writer of Popular, Unconventional Thrillers

www.nytimes.com

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 7d

Thank you @squarebooks.bsky.social and Lemuria for your support!

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 7d

Big news! Our anthology, The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2025, edited by John Grisham, is the #6 “Mississippi Top Read” of the week!! www.clarionledger.com/story/entert...

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 8d

It’s excellent!

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Tyler Batista @genro001.bsky.social · 8d

This was my first visit to this bookstore. Hope to go back soon. This was fun to be a part of. I'm in this photo as well, which is pretty neat.

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Mike @lightchilde.bsky.social · 8d

Visited The Mysterious Bookshop in April. It is a delight.

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 8d

Thanks to all who came out last night and thanks to Nicholas Meyer for a fascinating presentation about forgery, pastiche, and Sherlock Holmes

The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 8d

Good crowd for Nicholas Meyer and Sherlock Holmes and The Real Thing

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 8d

Yes - www.mysteriousbookshop.com/products/nic...

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Tom Mason @tommakescomics.bsky.social · 8d

I had dinner with Mr. Meyer earlier this year (at WonderCon in Anaheim). He was a gas. Oh and his books are great, too. I just ordered his new Holmes.
#booksky

The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 8d

Good crowd for Nicholas Meyer and Sherlock Holmes and The Real Thing

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