Charles Perry
@charlesperry.bsky.social
Publisher at Mysterious Press, Scarlet, and American Mystery Classics. Social media user at Mysterious Bookshop.
Interesting safe at an apartment I just visited cc: @tommeadauthor.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Interesting safe at an apartment I just visited cc: @tommeadauthor.bsky.social
View from the playground
November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
View from the playground
I looked up at my father and said, “What happened, Daddy?” My father had a faraway look in his eyes and he said, “Son, you were hit on the head with a cow.”
October 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I looked up at my father and said, “What happened, Daddy?” My father had a faraway look in his eyes and he said, “Son, you were hit on the head with a cow.”
It’s crazy to me that he’s actually doing this
October 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It’s crazy to me that he’s actually doing this
Check out this destroyed quarter I got
October 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Check out this destroyed quarter I got
This is the front room at Spain bar now 😢
October 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is the front room at Spain bar now 😢
Looking at John F Peto paintings and wondering if they inspired Raymond Hawkey’s Len Deighton covers
October 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Looking at John F Peto paintings and wondering if they inspired Raymond Hawkey’s Len Deighton covers
An early advertisement for the Doubleday Crime Club which explains the logo, among other things
September 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
An early advertisement for the Doubleday Crime Club which explains the logo, among other things
They're calling it one of the most 1970s-looking movie posters of the 1970s
September 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
They're calling it one of the most 1970s-looking movie posters of the 1970s
Had to walk around an impromptu Ed Sheeran concert to get to the playground
September 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Had to walk around an impromptu Ed Sheeran concert to get to the playground
Legitimately excited for this kids book found at a thrift shop
August 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Legitimately excited for this kids book found at a thrift shop
Huge book dump in the middle of the aisle in target is crazy… not sure I’ve seen that before
August 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Huge book dump in the middle of the aisle in target is crazy… not sure I’ve seen that before
Such a disappointing building
August 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Such a disappointing building
Frederic Dorr Steele sketch for an HC Bailey cover
August 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Frederic Dorr Steele sketch for an HC Bailey cover
Hundred year old Raffles card games that I saw this evening
August 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Hundred year old Raffles card games that I saw this evening
Is this the Hanuman edition?
August 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Is this the Hanuman edition?
Designed this cover for The Glass Eel and the finished copies came out even better than I hoped. Hard to photograph but the lettering is matte against the gloss of the background image
August 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Designed this cover for The Glass Eel and the finished copies came out even better than I hoped. Hard to photograph but the lettering is matte against the gloss of the background image
The Fall 1930 Dutton catalog, which introduced the Dutton Clue Mystery line to retailers
August 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Fall 1930 Dutton catalog, which introduced the Dutton Clue Mystery line to retailers
Dancing of the Giglio
July 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Dancing of the Giglio
Finally a book series for me
June 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Finally a book series for me
June Autumn in New York
June 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
June Autumn in New York
Insurance Thrillers
June 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Insurance Thrillers
It's no exaggeration to say that I think of these Len Deighton covers every time I slice an apple
June 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It's no exaggeration to say that I think of these Len Deighton covers every time I slice an apple
Reading this on the train a week before pub for clout
June 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Reading this on the train a week before pub for clout
Book cover I designed got the cookie treatment
June 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Book cover I designed got the cookie treatment