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It’s that time of year again… the time when the staff of The Mystery Bookstore chooses our favorites of the past year. Some of these books may still be available as signed first editions from us, but all of them are worth tracking down – if not as first editions, then as paperbacks, when they become available next year.
ADULTS
Sheryl Anderson, KILLER COCKTAIL. Minotaur, $24.95. Grab a martini and have fun!
Cara Black, MURDER IN CLICHY. Soho, $24.00. Atmospheric setting, intriguing character.
Jodi Compton, SYMPATHY BETWEEN HUMANS. Delacorte, $22.00. Great series character development.
Victor Gischler, SUICIDE SQUEEZE. Delacorte, $23.00. High body count, lots of fun.
David Wolstencroft, CONTACT ZERO. Dutton, $24.00. Complex plotting from the author of GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS.
CHILDREN
THE HOUSE THAT JILL BUILT, by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Delphine Durand. Candlewick, $15.99. Open the windows into a fun fold-the-flap playhouse! (ages 4-8)
IMAGINE, by Norman Messenger. Candlewick, $17.99. Visually and verbally intriguing. (ages 4-8)
INKSPELL, by Cornelia Funke. Chicken House, $19.99. A grand fantasy adventure for every book lover, young and old. (ages 8-12)
MAY BIRD AND THE EVER AFTER, by Jodi Lynn Anderson. Atheneum, $15.95. Picture Gaiman’s Coraline a few years later – spooky story and spunky heroine. (ages 8-12)
OPERATION RED JERICHO, by Joshua Mowll. Candlewick, $15.99. Incredible format and illustrations, intriguing storyline. (ages 8-14)
RUNNY BABBIT: A BILLY SOOK, by Shel Silverstein. HarperCollins, $17.99. Beally rilliant! (all ages)