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March 21, 2016

From Page to Screen: Evelyn Piper's The Nanny

Of our recently-acquired Evelyn Piper novels, perhaps the most immediately recognizable title is 1964’s The Nanny, which, in 1965, was made into the popular Bette Davis vehicle of the same name.

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Published on March 21, 2016 14:43

March 18, 2016

Stellar review of J. Robert Janes's THE SLEEPER!

The Globe and Mail praises the combination of "great history with excellent action."

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Published on March 18, 2016 11:53

March 15, 2016

New eBooks from Benjamin M. Schutz

We’ve just added eight titles from Edgar and Shamus Award-winning author Benjamin M. Schutz to our eBook collection!

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Published on March 15, 2016 13:53

March 14, 2016

Associated Press Cites Gary Phillips as Precursor to Black Lives Matter-Era Crime Fiction

Looking at current and upcoming releases in the crime fiction genre, one may notice a trend: it is clear that the intense media attention given to the police killings of black men will have a large role to play in this year’s publications. 

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Published on March 14, 2016 14:09

March 11, 2016

Mr. and Mrs. North are now available in eBook formats!

We've just made all 26 Mr. and Mrs. North mysteries—characters that thrilled from page to stage to screen—available in eBook formats! 

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Published on March 11, 2016 12:28

March 9, 2016

Nicholas Cage to direct Joyce Carol Oates adaptation!

This just in! Indiewire announces Nicholas Cage’s newest directorial venture: a film adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’s Rape: A Love Story

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Published on March 09, 2016 08:26

March 7, 2016

Condor in the Stacks, now an eBook!

James Grady’s Condor in the Stacks, a Mysterious Bookshop Bibliomystery, is now available in eBook form!

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Published on March 07, 2016 08:49

March 2, 2016

eBooks now available from Evelyn Piper

We’ve just added eight new eBooks from one of the forerunners of domestic suspense, Evelyn Piper!

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Published on March 02, 2016 12:47

February 29, 2016

It's Anthony Award season! Time to nominate...

The ballots for Bouchercon's Anthony Award have gone out—here are the MysteriousPress.com authors who are eligible!

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Published on February 29, 2016 07:21

February 10, 2016

Stephen Greenleaf comes to eBook

Hardboiled fans rejoice: We’ve just added all fourteen of Stephen Greenleaf’s John Marshall Tanner novels to our eBook collection! 

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Published on February 10, 2016 13:09