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Sometimes you can't wait until the evening to talk about murder. With that in mind, we invite you to join MysteryPeople for Murder in the Afternoon, a brand new afternoon book club that meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 2PM on our third floor (603 N. Lamar Blvd). Join us for coffee, tea, and discussions of some … Continue reading New Book Club: Murder in the Afternoon
(This review was first posted on the MysteryPeople blog.) Come, Sweet Death! by Wolf Haas Reviewed by Andrew H. Wolf Haas has a voice to be reckoned with. His series of novels starring Detective Brenner is already wildly popular in his native Austria and in Germany, and it is only a matter of time until … Continue reading COME, SWEET DEATH! Funny, Full of Suspense
Over on the MysteryPeople blog today Molly's digging into International Crime Month with a look at Europa Editions and their World Noir series. "Most of the World Noir releases are set in sweltering places full of simmering tensions and no clear path to resolution. Texas readers should feel right at home." Check it out.
HARDCOVER FICTION Summer House With Swimming Pool by Herman Koch Signed Copies Available While Supplies Last! It all started the previous summer. Marc, his wife, and their two beautiful teenage daughters agreed to spend a week at the Meier’s extravagant summer home on the Mediterranean. Joined by Ralph and his striking wife Judith, her mother, … Continue reading New Release Picks for the Week!
~post by Steve(n) W. As the fluorescent lights flicker and the recycled air goes swampy, as the corridors stretch endlessly in front of you, and you realize you may not be alone in the labyrinthine hallways of BookPeople, you can take grim solace in the knowledge that whatever fate may befall you is just a … Continue reading Nightmare Factory Book Club MEETS TONIGHT
HARDCOVER FICTION Stone Cold by C. J. Box Joe Pickett, still officially a game warden but now mostly a troubleshooter for the governor, is assigned to find out what the truth is about a mysterious man living on a massive ranch in the remote Black Hills of Wyoming, but he discovers a lot more than … Continue reading New Releases – 3/11/14
Do you know we have a whole blog dedicated to crime fiction? Book reviews, author Q&A's, industry news & more can all be found over at mysterypeople.wordpress.com. Here's what Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. and his cohorts have been talking about the last couple of weeks: Scott Reviews Pale Horses by Nate Southard "Nate Southard … Continue reading Keepin’ Up with MysteryPeople
_____________________________________________ HARDCOVER FICTION The Polaris Protocol by Brad Taylor Brad Taylor's bestselling thrillers are fueled by his more than twenty years of experience in the US Army, including eight years in Delta Force. Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are used to putting their lives at risk, but in The Polaris Protocol it's Jennifer's … Continue reading New Releases – 1/14/14
_____________________________________________ HARDCOVER FICTION Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah When Ishmael Beah’s A Long Way Gone was published in 2007, it soared to the top of bestseller lists, becoming an instant classic. Now Beah, whom Dave Eggers has called “arguably the most read African writer in contemporary literature,” has returned with his first novel, an … Continue reading New Releases – 1/7/14
Do you know we have a whole blog dedicated to crime fiction? Book reviews, author Q&A's, industry news & more can all be found over at mysterypeople.wordpress.com. Here's what Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. and his cohorts were talking about last week: Getting to know Daniel O'Shea a little better: "I got to know Daniel … Continue reading Keepin’ Up with MysteryPeople
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