mystery

Here’s a good deal:

…free PDF downloads of the first two books in Spencer-Fleming's series, In the Bleak Midwinter and A Fountain Filled With Blood, via e-mail registration.

Though the story says the offer expired a couple of days ago, I signed up and received the books without a problem today.

The Michael Chabon express passed this station.

Is it possible that Emily Bronte's poems were really written by her reprobate brother Branwell? Justine Picardie spins a tale of forged signatures and disgraced curators, suggesting that the poems were deliberately misattributed in order to increase their monetary value.

Otto Penzler, the founder of the Mysterious Press and owner of the famous Mysterious Bookstore in New York, answers questions about the art of mystery writing.

Here’s a small press with big ambitions. One man publisher David Thompson is dedicated to reprinting classic crime and mystery titles to make them available to the next generation of readers. Busted Flush Press also publishes anthologies and has recently received recognition—an Edgar nomination—for one of its short stories.

Attention mystery lovers; it’s that time again. The nominees for the 2008 Edgar Awards are in. Far too many to list. Check them all out here…with cover art.

For all you lovers of mystery out there, Soho Press is launching a new mystery imprint this spring called Soho Constable. Starting in April, they’ll be releasing both historical and modern-day mysteries recently published in Britain, and plan to add some classics to their list as well.

I occasionally enjoy a light mystery read, and Sue Grafton is one of my favorites. Her twentieth alphabet novel is now available and sounds as well-crafted as the previous nineteen, if not her best effort yet. Some writers get better with age, and Grafton’s always been at the top of her particular game, in my opinion.

Interested in finding out who’s driving the mystery market these days? Five mystery book stores give their take on what’s hot and what helps push sales in the mystery publishing world.

Do you like cats, murder mysteries and a little bit of paranormal. This story is a quick read with a very interesting, psychic cat. Written by author Gary Starta of "Murder by Association" and starring the lead detective from that novel.