David Thompson, a lover of crime fiction, a publisher, and a longtime staff member of Murder by the Book in Houston, Texas, died unexpectedly on Monday, September, 13.
It's not a mystery why these titles were chosen by independent booksellers as their top ten picks for the fall. Thanks to all who contributed to the wealth of enthusiastic nominations. Pads of the Mystery 76 are being sent in the October White Box mailing, and a downloadable PDF file is available by clicking here.
A "perfect fit" is how John Cross, co-owner of Foul Play Mystery Bookshop in Westerville, Ohio, described the store's sponsorship of Mystery! on WOSU, the local PBS station. "People have always come in looking for the books on Mystery!" he explained.
On Thursday, February 6, NBC News' Today Show announced that the eighth selection of its monthly "Today Book Club" is The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor). The title was an Autumn 2002 Top Ten Book Sense Mystery 76 pick.
Dear Booksellers, As always, thank you for all the great recommendations. A few very deserving mysteries you e-mailed me about are due in March, so we may have enough for another mystery 76 top ten. And look for more category 76s soon; go to http://www.bookweb.org/read/2330 for a schedule and nomination deadlines. Thanks again! Carl carl@booksense.com
The pad is on press now and will be in the October white box mailing. You can also click here for the list in PDF format. Thanks! Carl carl@booksense.com
