Murder on the Beach Bookstore Newsletter
January, 2022 - Volume 27, Number 1
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Saturday, January 8 at 2 PM
In Person With Zoom Livestreaming
Alyssa Maxwell Speaks and Signs
A Deadly Endowment: A Lady and Lady's Maid Mystery
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Alyssa Maxwell is the acclaimed author of the Gilded Newport Mysteries and the Lady and Lady’s Maid Mystery series. Growing up in New England and traveling to Great Britain fueled a passion for history, while a love of puzzles of all kinds drew her to the mystery genre. She and her husband reside in Florida, where she loves to watch BBC productions, sip tea in the afternoons, and delve into the past.
A Deadly Endowment
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Lady Phoebe's plan to open the Renshaw estate to guided tours for additional income goes awry when the first tour ends abruptly with the murder of the widow Arvina Bell, strangled with a drapery cord. A photo missing from the library adds to the mystery Lady Phoebe and Eva weigh the clues to solve the murder before someone else is killed. Kensington 1st Printing, Signed: $26.00
In Person: face masks required for everyone
On Zoom: email murdermb@gate.net for link
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Tuesday, January 11 at 7:30 PM Virtual Only
Alafair Burke discusses her new book Find Me $26.99
with Laura Lippman and Megan Abbott
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Alafair Burke is a New York Times bestselling author whose most recent novels include The Better Sister, The Wife, optioned for a feature film by Amazon, and The Ex, which was nominated for the Edgar Award for best novel. She is also the co-author of the bestselling Under Suspicion series with Mary Higgins Clark. She currently serves as the President of Mystery Writers of America and is the first woman of color to be elected to that position. Her new novel FIND ME comes out on 1/11/2022. A former prosecutor, she now teaches criminal law and lives in Manhattan and East Hampton. For more about Alafair Burke, visit: http://alafairburke.com/
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Friday, January 28 at 6 PM
In Person With Zoom Livestreaming
Al Pessin Discusses and Signs Shock Wave $8.99
Al Pessin is an award-winning thriller author and journalist. As a foreign correspondent based in Hong Kong, Islamabad, Beijing, Jerusalem and London, he received the National Association of Government Communicators Award. His expertise earned from reporting on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan informs his fiction writing. A member of Mystery Writers of America, Florida Chapter, the Florida Writers Association, and the Authors Guild, Al Pessin lives with his wife in Delray Beach, FL.
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Saddiq Mohammed al-Assali is America’s most wanted terrorist. His cells in Israeli and the Palestinian territories are ready and eager to usher in a maelstrom of violence between the two nations. Iran will be implicated. And the United States will be drawn into yet another Middle Eastern war. To stop al-Assali, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Bridget Davenport assigns Lieutenant Faraz Abdallah to infiltrate the terrorist’s cabal.
Signed: $8.99
Live: masks required for everyone
On Zoom: email murdermb@gate.net for Zoom link
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Saturday, January 29 at 1 PM
In Person With Zoom livestreaming
Traci Hall Speaks and Signs Murder at a Scottish Social
Traci Hall is the USA Today bestselling author of over fifty books across an array of genres, from cozy mysteries to contemporary seaside romances, YA, and nonfiction. She is also the co-author of the Salem B&B Mystery series as Traci Wilton. A member of Mystery Writers of America, RWA and former President of the Florida Romance Writers Association, she lives in South Florida and can be found online at TraciHall.com.
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Murder at a Scottish Social
When a tainted Scottish shortbread cookie kills the Queen Bee of a competitive mom clique, Paislee Shaw, owner of Cashmere Crush sweater shop and knitting sleuth, must unravel the clues in the third installment of Traci Hall’s Scottish Shire Mystery series.
Signed: $15.95
In person: facemasks required for everyone
On Zoom: email murdermb@gate.net for Zoom link
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Sunday Sleuths Mystery Book Club
Meets on Zoom
Sunday, January 16 at 3 PM at 3 PM
To discuss
The Thursday Murder Club
By Richard Osman $17.00
Call 561 279-7790 or email murdermb@gate.net
For Zoom link
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Calendar
Murder on the Beach
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Delray Beach, FL 33444
561-279 -7790
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We Are On
Winter Hours
Mon - Wed: 10 - 6
Thu - Sat: 10 - 5
Sun: 12 - 5
Author Events in January
Sat, Jan 8 at 2 PM
In Person With
Zoom Livestreaming
Alyssa Maxwell
Speaks and Signs
A Deadly Endowment:
A Lady and Lady's Maid
Mystery $26.00
In Person - face masks required
On Zoom -email murdermb@gate.net for link
Tue, Jan 11 at 7:30 PM
Zoom Only
Alafair Burke discusses
her new book Find Me $26.99
With Laura Lippman &
Megan Abbott
email murdermb@gate.net
for Zoom link
Fri, Jan 28 at 6 PM
In Person with
Zoom Livestreaming
Al Pessin Discusses and Signs
Shock Wave $8.99
In Person - face masks required
On Zoom -email murdermb@gate.net for link
Sat, Jan 29 at 1 PM
In person
with Zoom Livestreaming
Traci Hall will speak and
sign her new book
Murder at a Scottish Social $15.95
In person, face masks required
On Zoom email murdermb@gate.net for link
Zoom Book Club
Sunday Sleuths
Mystery Book Club
Sun, Jan 16 at 3 PM
The Thursday Murder Club
By Richard Osman $17.00
All Are Welcome!
Call 561 279-7790 or
email murdermb@gate.net
For Zoom Link
And Coming Next Month
Feb 3 - Charles Todd
Feb 12 - Deborah Goodrich Royce
Feb 17 - Bonnie Kistler
We Wish You
A Happy, Healthy
2022
Murder on the Beach
Mystery Book Store
104 West Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
561-279 -7790
Fax:561-279 -7759
We are happy to ship
call 561-279-7790 or
email murdermb@gate.net
with your order
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November 2021 Bestsellers at Murder on the Beach
Hardcovers
1. The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly, HAC, 29.00
2. Life Without Parole by Elaine Viets, SEV, 28.99
3. Better Off Dead by Lee Child, RH, 28.99
4. State Of Terror by Louise Penny, SS, 30.00
5. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles, PUT, 30.00
6. Mercy by David Baldacci, HAC, 29.00
7. The Judge’s List by John Grisham, RH, 29.95
8. Silverview by John Le Carre, RH, 28.00
9. The Joy And Light Bus Company by Alexander McCall Smith, RH, 27.00
10. Over My Dead Body by Jeffrey Archer, HC, 28.99
Mass Market/Trade
1. The Usual Santas by Peter Lovesey, RH, 17.95
2. Wreathing Havoc by Julia Henry, RH, 8.99
3. Deck The Donuts by Ginger Bolton, RH, 15.95
4. Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie, HC, 15.99
5. Piece Of My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark, SS, 9.99
6. Gotti’s Boys by Anthony M. DeStefano, RH, 15.95
7. Mafia Hit Man by Frank Dimatteo, RH, 15.95
8. It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Murder by Maria DiRico, RH, 8.99
9. Twenty by James Grippando, HC, 16.99
10. The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins, MPS, 17.99
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Jeffrey Archer - Over My Dead Body 28.99
David Baldacci - Mercy* 29.00
Michael Connelly - The Dark Hours* 29.00
Patricia Cornwell - Autopsy* 28.99
Alyssa Maxwell - A Deadly Endowment 26.00
Val McDermid - 1979** 27.00
Raquel V. Reyes - Mango, Mambo, and Murder 26.99
Elaine Viets - Life Without Parole 28.99
*Signed Tip-In
**Signed Bookplate
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We accept MasterCard, VISA, American Express, and Discover. If you've ordered from us before, we probably have your payment info on file. Shipping is carefully and lovingly done for $5 for the first item, and $1 for each additional item in the US. Priority is $10 for the first item, $2 each additional. Shipping is free for all orders shipped in the US over $100. International rates upon request
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A Deadly Endowment
By Alyssa Maxwell
Reviewed by Stephanie Saxon Levine
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After the Great War, England's noble classes had to come up with some creative solutions for their reduced finances. When Lady Phoebe thought to open the Renshaw estate for guided tours to add to the family income, the family reluctantly agreed to give the idea a try.
Trouble ensues on the very first tour, when one of the members of the Historical Society goes missing. Phoebe's maid and sleuthing companion, Eva, discovers Arvina Bell in the library, strangled by a drapery cord. A family photo is missing from the library. Is the crime connected with old rumors of a hidden family fortune in Foxwood Hall?
The police quickly name a suspect, but Phoebe and Eva have witnessed prior mistaken police rushes - to - judgment which the detecting duo have rectified They rush to solve the widow's murder, before more killings can occur.
I have thoroughly enjoyed every one of the books in Alyssa Maxwell's Lady and Lady's Maid Mystery Series. This author has an admirable ability to populate her stories with distinctive and credible characters. She brings the period to life so vividly that the settings of the tale appear visible on the reader's mental screen. Perhaps best of all, the mystery's solution, though not easily guessed by the reader, seems exactly right when it is revealed. I hope there are many more of Alyssa Maxwell's Lady and Lady's Maid Mysteries for us to savor!
Kensington 1st Printing, $26.00
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The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021
Alafair Burke, Editor
Reviewed by Sue Wilder
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This collection of 20 short stories presents the reader with a variety of themes, locations and characters by a list of authors both familiar and brand new. The commonality lies in strong writing and high levels of suspense in each story.
Readers will enjoy stories from established authors such as Lisa Unger and Laura Lippman and discover more newly published writers such as Jenny Bhatt and Faye Snowden. It is also a good way to check out authors one has been curious about, such as Alison Gaylin and Alex Segura.
The book includes an introduction from Ms. Burke that outlines the criteria for a good short story. Her analysis adds to this reader’s understanding of why a well written short story is so powerful. And of course would serve as a perfect guide to any writer.
Due to recent supply chain issues, publishing calendar changes and unavailability of books by new authors, The Best of 2021 fills in some of the holes. It is rewarding to randomly pick a story and immediately become immersed. This reader looks forward to more stories, whether small or full length, from these authors. Yet another way to add to the TBR pile. READ IT!
The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021 HC $16.99
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We accept MasterCard, VISA, American Express, and Discover. If you've ordered from us before, we probably have your payment info on file. Shipping is carefully and lovingly done for $5 for the first item, and $1 for each additional item in the US. Priority is $10 for the first item, $2 each additional. Shipping is free for all orders shipped in the US over $100. International rates upon request
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New Hardcovers in January |
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Alafair Burke – Find Me. HC 26.99
Charles Cumming – Box 88. NOR 27.95
Vicki Delaney – Three Book Problem. RH 26.99
Amanda Flower – Crimes and Covers. RH 26.99
Elizabeth George – Something to Hide. PUT 29.00
W.E.B. Griffin – Attack. PUT 28.00
Rachel Hawkins – Reckless Girls. MPS 27.99
Kay Hooper – Curse of Salem. PUT 27.00
Victoria Houston – Wolf Hollow. RH 26.99
Harper Kincade – Midsummer’s Night’s Scheme. RH 26.99
Laura Lippman – Seasonal Work. HC 26.99
Nick Petrie – Runaway. PUT 27.00
Mark Prins – Latinist. NOR 26.95
James Rollins – Starless Crown. MPS 27.99
Laura Scott – Tailing Trouble. RH 26.99
Brad Taylor – End of Days. HC 28.99
Ryan Wick – Safecracker. MPS 26.99
Marty Wingate – Librarian Always Rings Twice. PUT 26.00
Stuart Woods – Criminal Mischief. PUT 28.00
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New Historicals in January |
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Hope Adams – Dangerous Women. 17.00
Callie Hutton – Mystery of Albert E. Finch. RH 26.99
Alyssa Maxwell – Deadly Endowment. RH 26.00
Jess Montgomery – Stills. 18.99
Paraic O’Donnell – House on Vesper Sands. 17.95
T. Jefferson Parker – Thousand Steps. MPS 27.99
Deanna Raybourn – Unexpected Peril. 17.00
Laura Joh Rowland – Garden of Sins. RH 26.99
Charles Todd – Fatal Lie. 16.99
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New Nonfiction in January |
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John Douglas – Law and Disorder. 15.99
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New Paperbacks in January |
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Ellery Adams – Ink and Shadows. 15.95
Jasmine Aimaq – Opium Prince. 16.95
Ashley Audrain – Push. 17.00
Kimberly Belle – My Darling Husband. 16.99
Linda Castillo – Gone Missing. 11.95
Bailey Cates – Spirits and Sourdough. 8.99
Agatha Christie – Deadly Affair. 16.99
Cate Conte – Witch Trial. 8.99
Clive Cussler – Blue Gold. 9.99
Clive Cussler – Fast Ice. 17.00
Tim Dorsey – Tropic of Stupid. 15.99
Claire Douglas – Just Like the Other Girls. 16.99
Robyn Gigi – By Way of Sorrow. 15.95
Rachel Howzell Hall – And Now She’s Gone. 8.99
Jane Harper – Survivors. 17.99
Todd Harra – Mortuary Confidential. 15.95
Joe Hill – Black Phone. 16.99
Ladee Hubbard – Rib King. 16.99
Joe Ide – Smoke. 16.99
Darby Kane – Replacement Wife. 16.99
Erin Kelly – He said She Said. 11.99
S.A. Lelchuk – One Got Away. 17.99
Selena Montgomery – Deception. 15.99
Fuminori Nakamura – Thief. 16.95
James Patterson – Coast to Coast Murders. 17.99
Sarah Pearse – Sanatorium. 17.00
Allie Reynolds – Shiver. 17.00
Hans Rosenfeldt – Cry Wolf. 16.99
Barbara Ross – Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door. 9.99
Clea Simon – Cat on the Case. 16.00
Wendy Corsi Staub – Lullaby and Goodnight. 8.99
C.J. Tudor – Burning Girls. 17.00
Wendy Walker – Don’t Look For Me. 17.99
Yan Geling – Secret Talker. 15.99
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To order, phone 561 279 - 7790 or send an email to murdermb@gate.net
We accept MasterCard, VISA, American Express, and Discover. If you've ordered from us before, we probably have your payment info on file. Shipping is carefully and lovingly done for $5 for the first item, and $1 for each additional item in the US. Priority is $10 for the first item, $2 each additional. Shipping is free for all orders shipped in the US over $100. International rates upon request
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Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore Newsletter
Publisher- Joanne Sinchuk
Editor- Stephanie Saxon Levine
Contributors:
Cheryl Kravetz, Stephanie Saxon Levine, Stacey Schwartz,
Joanne Sinchuk, Sue Wilder, and David Wulf
A Murder on the Beach Publication
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