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Post by Scott M., MysteryPeople Crime Fiction Coordinator Last week, we had the extreme pleasure of hosting a fabulous evening with mystery authors Sophie Littlefield and Juliet Blackwell. If you weren't there, you missed an awfully good time - live music by BookPeople's own Chris Hoyt, a lively conversation led by yours truly, and lots … Continue reading MysteryPeople Q&A with Sophie Littlefield
Post by: Scott, MysteryPeople Crime Fiction Coordinator Jeff Abbott is a BookPeople staple. Pretty much as long as he's been publishing, he's been coming to our store. We're thrilled to see all the great reviews that have been rolling in for his latest thriller, Adrenaline: Entertainment Weekly made it their Pick of the Day for … Continue reading We’ve Got Our Adrenaline Pumping
If you were here for MysteryPeople's event with Harlan Coben earlier this year, then you'll remember seeing Austin mystery novelist Jeff Abbott bantering with his buddy up at the podium. Jeff will be flying solo at the BP podium this Wedneday, June 29th, 7pm to talk about his new thriller, Adrenaline. Jeff's a good friend … Continue reading For Your Sunday Viewing: Jeff Abbott and ‘Adrenaline’
It's been a busy month here at the store for MysteryPeople. We've had one author after another coming in to talk crime, murder and intrigue. Our very first MysteryPeople newsletter went out. We'll be sending out the next one July 1st, so if you haven't signed up yet to receive all the latest news in … Continue reading MysteryPeople Videos: Craig Johnson & Ace Atkins
This Wednesday at 7pm MysteryPeople, BookPeople's mystery bookstore-within-a-bookstore, welcomes a fabulous duo, Sophie Littlefield and Juliet Blackwell. Sophie's popularity has skyrocketed with her Stella Hardesty series, about a middle-aged Missouri woman who moonlights as an avenging angel for women done wrong by the abusive men in their lives. Juliet will bring the latest in her … Continue reading Wine, Women, Live Music & Murder! (Mysteries, that is)
This month's MysteryPeople pick is Craig Johnson's new Walt Longmire novel, Hell is Empty. Craig will be at BookPeople speaking and signing Hell is Empty on Thursday, June 16th, 7p. Scott, MysteryPeople's Crime Fiction Coordinator, recently read the novel and loved it. Here's his review, as well as a video of Scott talking about the … Continue reading MysteryPeople Pick of the Month: ‘Hell is Empty’ by Craig Johnson
Tomorrow at 12pm MysteryPeople, BookPeople's mystery-bookstore-within-a-bookstore, is hosting a big release party for Austin mystery novelist Janice Hamrick. Her debut novel, Death on Tour, won the 2010 Mystery Writers of America/St. Martin's First Crime Novel contest. Here's Scott, MysteryPeople's Crime Fiction Coordinator, talking about Death on Tour. Come on down tomorrow afternoon and join us … Continue reading Release Party: Janice Hamrick, ‘Death On Tour’
Nobody knows mystery and crime fiction better than Scott Montgomery, Crime Fiction Coordinator for MysteryPeople, our mystery bookstore-within-a-bookstore. Nobody. Each month, Scott picks the latest mystery he can's stop talking about and makes it the MysteryPeople Pick of the Month. Here he is talking about this month's pick, Black Orchid Blues by Persia Walker.
MysteryPeople's own Scott Montgomery is now writing for The Weekly Lizard, the blog created by classic crime fiction publisher Black Lizard. His first article is up, check it out: This Ain’t Sherlock Holmes: Dashiell Hammett’s Continental Op. If you're a fan of crime and mystery novels, Scott's your man here at BookPeople. He knows virtually … Continue reading MysteryPeople’s Scott Montgomery Now Writes for The Weekly Lizard
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