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Ali Reynolds is drawn into the investigation of a shooting. The victim is deputy sheriff Jose Reyes, a friend. At first, it is assumed that he was an unlucky victim of violence along the border, but evidence at the scene soon casts suspicion on him and his wife and, from his hospital bed, he asks Ali ... (more)for help. She will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to her fans. All we ask is you purchase one of her new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

A reverse of history – or is it? On Nov., 9th, 2001, Christian fundamentalists from North America hijack four Arabian jetliners and carry out a daring and audacious attack on Muslim targets. War is declared, American is invaded and DC is captured, becoming a Green Zone for the United Arab States. Years ... (more)later, while interrogating a captured suicide bomber, an Arab Homeland agent is told something startling: the Arab’s world is a mirage, America is the true superpower and a newspaper from that year backs up the story. Stranger still, other agents have been told the same thing and other artifacts have been found. Is what they live in a mirage? Whose reality is wrong? He will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to his fans. All we ask is you purchase one of his new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

Gerald Elias visits to chat about and sign his three Daniel Jacobus mysteries, set in the world of classical music. Jacobus is a blind and curmudgeonly violinist who seems bent on driving away the students that he has. He also has a knack for solving murders that take place within the classic music world. ... (more)The first, Devil’s Trill, was released in 2009. Danse Macabre, the second, was published in 2010. Death and the Maiden, the third and most recent, was published last August. Elias is himself is a violinist, adjunct professor of music at the University of Utah, and musical director of the Vivaldi by Candlelight concert series. He will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to his fans. All we ask is you purchase one of his new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

Serge has decided that his future lies in becoming a spy. To that end, he's decided to prove his effectiveness by conducting surveillance on the Meeting of the Americas Conference. What, really, could possibly go wrong? He will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to his fans. All we ask is ... (more)you purchase one of his new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

After her husband’s tragic death, Leigh Kelly arrives on Whidbey Island, determined to start over. However, the tiny town of Chimney Rock is not as peaceful as it seems. Women have been disappearing and Leigh can’t shake the feeling that she’s being watched. . . Especially at night. Soon she’s ... (more)experiencing visions she can’t explain. Something evil is waiting in the woods, and the hunt is on. She will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to her fans. All we ask is you purchase one of her new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

A fluke of a signing! After the bus carrying the Cinnamon Roll Six jazz band overturns, their keyboardist is murdered in the hospital. Before baker Hannah Swensen can even get the rolls out of the oven, the town is in an uproar. As is our tradition, we hope to be able to provide cinnamon rolls made from ... (more)the book’s recipe during the event! She will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to her fans. All we ask is you purchase one of her new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

Candace Robb's short Biography: It was after leaving graduate school that I focused on creative writing. I wrote short stories, mostly science fiction-probably because I'd just discovered the science fiction section in the library and was devouring the books. But one story was inspired by my graduate ... (more)work in medieval studies. The rejection letters regarding that story were much chattier and far more encouraging than I'd received regarding the science fiction pieces. Still, they were rejections. I was beginning to believe I would never get published. I found a job as an editor of research publications at the University of Washington. But in the early mornings before donning my editor's hat I worked on a novel. It wasn't published, but editors and agents encouraged me to try again. Perhaps I was nanve, but it gave me great hope. I set to work spinning the historical short story that had received chatty rejections in to a novel, The Apothecary Rose . The rest is history. Each month, The Seattle Mystery Bookshop will invite a local author to be here to talk with folks about their own visual art, the written word. As in the gallery walk, when visitors look over an artist’s series of works, the authors will be here to talk about their own series of works in the visial media of words. Authors will be present from 6-8pm. They may or may not have brand new books to talk about. There will be no formal program, so readers are encouraged to stop in on their rounds of gallery visits to chat with the author about their works, their approach to writing, their views on being creators of visual works – whatever may come to mind. It is one more chance for fans of visual arts to meet another type of artist, the writer.

Exterminator Bob Dillon is back! 6 years after escaping the assassins who targeted him (Pest Control– is back in print!), he and his partner Klaus have achieved a genetic breakthrough with their all-natural pesticide. The problem is they need financial backing and their choice is unfortunate. Blue ... (more)Sky Investment Partners make certain demands for their money and, before they know it, Bob and Klaus face more killers, a Company agent with a crazy plan, and a priest with a duffle bag of weaponry. If you’ve never read Fitzhugh, wow, why not? Absolute lunatic fun. He will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to his fans. All we ask is you purchase one of his new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

Charles and Anna are sent to Boston, when the FBI requests the pack's help on a local serial killer case. They quickly realize that not only the last two victims were werewolves - all of them were. Someone is targeting their kind. And now Anna and Charles have put themselves right in the killer's sights... ... (more)3rd in the Alpha & Omega series, recommended by Fran and Amber. She will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to her fans. All we ask is you purchase one of her new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

Aimeé’s partner René is in love and Aimeé wants to be happy for him but she just doesn’t trust Meizi. Her doubts may be prescient; Meizi leaves the table in the middle of dinner and never returns. The body of a young science prodigy is found is the alley nearby and her photo is found in his wallet. ... (more)Government agents were keeping an eye on his man, so things quickly turn to merde. Amber highly recommends this Parisian series. She will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to her fans. All we ask is you purchase one of her new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

Debut thriller. Four friends are scuffling along, going nowhere fast as recent college grads in a bad economy. They joke about committing the perfect crime – a kidnapping. Eventually the joking becomes a serious plan and it all goes well until they grab the wrong guy. The result is that they’re being ... (more)pursued by professionals from both sides of the law. By the way, the four friends were students at the University of Washington. He will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to his fans. All we ask is you purchase one of his new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

The Spellmans – not the most ‘normal’ of families at any time – are suffering through a period of greater lunacy than usual, both personally and professionally. Each of them is engaged in an investigation that seems to have no purpose. Odd all the way around. [Once again, Lisa will be here to ... (more)celebrate Izzy’s birthday, so come have cake!] She will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to her fans. All we ask is you purchase one of her new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

First published in 1996, local author Bill Seil’s book is being reissued as part of Titan’s Sherlock Holmes series just in time for the 100th Anniversary of the Ship’s maiden and final voyage. Holmes and Watson are on board to protect a young British agent who carries blueprints for a new submarine ... (more)developed by the Royal Navy. Plenty of trouble is afoot, for Col. James Moriarty sails with them. Also on the cruise is Jacques Futrell, creator of The Thinking Machine, a real-life mystery puzzle writer who did go down with the ship. There will be lots of hoop-la around this time (Cameron’s Titanic will be re-released in 3D that weekend) so come in and meet Bill and pick up a copy of this extraordinarily enjoyable adventure. He will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to his fans. All we ask is you purchase one of his new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

It’s 1933, and Maisie is approached by a group of costermongers, men Maisie has known all her life, to investigate the death of one of their own, Eddie Petit, a gentle and kind man whose death the authorities are dismissing. As Maisie learns to cope with the changes in her own life, she travels the ... (more)back alleys and mean streets of a London bracing itself for another war. She will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to her fans. All we ask is you purchase one of her new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!

The end of his trilogy of DC thrillers. PI Dana Cutler and attorney Brad Miller face danger from opposite sides: they become aware of a terrorist plot to attack a crowded football stadium and an old nemesis, convicted serial killer Clarence Little, has escaped from prison. He will be on hand to sign ... (more)books and speak informally to his fans. All we ask is you purchase one of his new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events!