The Mysterious Bookshop
@mysteriousbookshop.com
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
Voted USA Today's #1 Indie Bookshop 2025
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Since we are closed today I will observe that the current weather in NYC would provide the perfect conditions for seeing Wake Up Dead Man at the theater. Might have to go for a second viewing…
November 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Since we are closed today I will observe that the current weather in NYC would provide the perfect conditions for seeing Wake Up Dead Man at the theater. Might have to go for a second viewing…
Happy birthday to the locked room master John Dickson Carr, born 11/30/1906 in Uniontown, PA
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Happy birthday to the locked room master John Dickson Carr, born 11/30/1906 in Uniontown, PA
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Today’s book haul from @mysteriousbookshop.com: three locked-room mysteries! It’s practically a house! Cannot wait to dive in. @tommeadauthor.bsky.social #booksky #shopsmall
November 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Today’s book haul from @mysteriousbookshop.com: three locked-room mysteries! It’s practically a house! Cannot wait to dive in. @tommeadauthor.bsky.social #booksky #shopsmall
Luckily we reissue several of them at American Mystery Classics: www.mysteriousbookshop.com/search?q=Joh...
loved the hell out of Wake Up Dead Man but now i fear every used bookstore is soon going to be picked clean of John Dickson Carr novels
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Luckily we reissue several of them at American Mystery Classics: www.mysteriousbookshop.com/search?q=Joh...
New tradition of reading only Christmas themed / seasonal mysteries from now til 12/25. What am I missing?
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New tradition of reading only Christmas themed / seasonal mysteries from now til 12/25. What am I missing?
Our holiday gift guide is now live! us4.campaign-archive.com?e=%5B0d99c9b...
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Our holiday gift guide is now live! us4.campaign-archive.com?e=%5B0d99c9b...
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Open normal hours today! Stop by 11-7 for a great new detective novel.
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Open normal hours today! Stop by 11-7 for a great new detective novel.
Closing at 5 today
Heads up! We’ll be closing early next Wednesday and all day on Thursday, so act now to get your turkey day murder mysteries lined up.
New arrivals here: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
New arrivals here: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Closing at 5 today
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PSA for fellow Wake Up Dead Man fans: The US publication title for John Dickson Carr’s The Hollow Man is The Three Coffins and you can order copies from @mysteriousbookshop.com. Support independent booksellers!
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 AM
PSA for fellow Wake Up Dead Man fans: The US publication title for John Dickson Carr’s The Hollow Man is The Three Coffins and you can order copies from @mysteriousbookshop.com. Support independent booksellers!
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Next week, we’re kicking off the most wonderful time of the year with a @CharlesTodauthor.bsky.social author event at @MysteriousBookshop.com!
Come celebrate the release of a special seasonal novella in his Inspector Ian Rutledge series: A CHRISTMAS WITNESS.
Join us on Wednesday, December 3, at 6pm.
Come celebrate the release of a special seasonal novella in his Inspector Ian Rutledge series: A CHRISTMAS WITNESS.
Join us on Wednesday, December 3, at 6pm.
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Next week, we’re kicking off the most wonderful time of the year with a @CharlesTodauthor.bsky.social author event at @MysteriousBookshop.com!
Come celebrate the release of a special seasonal novella in his Inspector Ian Rutledge series: A CHRISTMAS WITNESS.
Join us on Wednesday, December 3, at 6pm.
Come celebrate the release of a special seasonal novella in his Inspector Ian Rutledge series: A CHRISTMAS WITNESS.
Join us on Wednesday, December 3, at 6pm.
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Amen
if you can find his story “Cockfighter,” grab a beer and find a quiet corner
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Amen
Otto Penzler, the master of modern mysteries, has another holiday story collection www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/b...
Book review: Otto Penzler, the master of modern mysteries, has another holiday story collection
Otto Penzler has had a long career as a publisher, editor, bookstore proprietor, and is surely our leading authority on the mystery genre. He’s also a big fan of Christmas. His Manhattan bookstore, Th...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Otto Penzler, the master of modern mysteries, has another holiday story collection www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/b...
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Heads up! We’ll be closing early next Wednesday and all day on Thursday, so act now to get your turkey day murder mysteries lined up.
New arrivals here: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
New arrivals here: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Heads up! We’ll be closing early next Wednesday and all day on Thursday, so act now to get your turkey day murder mysteries lined up.
New arrivals here: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
New arrivals here: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
Heads up! We’ll be closing early next Wednesday and all day on Thursday, so act now to get your turkey day murder mysteries lined up.
New arrivals here: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
New arrivals here: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Heads up! We’ll be closing early next Wednesday and all day on Thursday, so act now to get your turkey day murder mysteries lined up.
New arrivals here: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
New arrivals here: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
The verdict is in: A CHRISTMAS WITNESS by @charlestodauthor.bsky.social is officially “readworthy”: www.bookbub.com/readworthy/b...
November 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The verdict is in: A CHRISTMAS WITNESS by @charlestodauthor.bsky.social is officially “readworthy”: www.bookbub.com/readworthy/b...
Don’t tell me how to stack
My god....asymmetrical book stacking...
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Don’t tell me how to stack
Nice pile o’ Willeford on the cataloging desk today
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Nice pile o’ Willeford on the cataloging desk today
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Well folks, our tenure as USA Today’s Best Independent Bookstore of 2025 is nearing its end. Anything we should do before the title passes on to another deserving bookseller?
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Well folks, our tenure as USA Today’s Best Independent Bookstore of 2025 is nearing its end. Anything we should do before the title passes on to another deserving bookseller?
Staff picks Wednesday with store manager Ryan! Check the alt text for his thoughts on James Lee Burke
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Staff picks Wednesday with store manager Ryan! Check the alt text for his thoughts on James Lee Burke
Noirvember at American Mystery Classics: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Noirvember at American Mystery Classics: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
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My goodness but I love that bookshop.
Well folks, our tenure as USA Today’s Best Independent Bookstore of 2025 is nearing its end. Anything we should do before the title passes on to another deserving bookseller?
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My goodness but I love that bookshop.