Saturday, February 6 at 1:00 p.m.
MELINDA WELLS discusses and signs THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING
Berkley, $7.99 (paperback original)
Fans of lighter mysteries won't want to miss this double–header. THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING is the third "Della Cooks" mystery, featuring cooking school owner and cable TV show hostess Della Carmichael. This time out, Della is one of three judges for an A–list cookoff, but the celebrities involved are getting killed off.



and KATE CARLISLE discusses and signs IF BOOKS COULD KILL
Signet, $6.99 (paperback original)
IF BOOKS COULD KILL is the second adventure for book restoration Brooklyn Wainwright, whose ex-boyfriend Kyle is murdered after claiming to have found an original text of a scandalous book that could change British history.



Thursday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m.
KELLI STANLEY discusses and signs CITY OF DRAGONS
Minotaur, $24.99
Kelli Stanley's acclaimed debut, NOX DORMIENDA, was set in first-century Roman Britain; with her second novel, she jumps ahead a millennium or two to 1940 San Francisco. During celebrations for the Chinese New Year, private investigator Miranda Corbie sees a young Japanese numbers runner shot to death on the street. The police don't care, and refuse to take Miranda, a former escort, seriously; she sets out to learn who killed Eddie Takahashi, and why.


Saturday, February 13 at 3:00 p.m.
JEFFREY SIGER discusses and signs ASSASSINS OF ATHENS
Poisoned Pen hardcover, $24.95; simultaneous trade paperback, $14.95
In this sequel to MURDER IN MYKONOS, Athens Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis investigates the murder of teenager Sotiris Kostopoulos, the son of one of Athens' wealthiest families. By leaving Sotiris' body in a dumpster in one of Athens' worst neighborhoods, the killer was sending a message; but to whom, and why? Kaldis' search takes him from the slums of Athens to the inner circle of its highest society, and readers get a fascinating look at life in modern Greece.
This title is not yet available at The Mystery Bookstore, but will be in stock in time for the event. Please contact us directly to reserve a copy. You may email orders@mystery-bookstore.com or telephone us on our toll-free number, (800) 821-9017.


Saturday, February 20 at 2:00 p.m.
A LAUNCH PARTY for CORPSE ON THE COB by SUE ANN JAFFARIAN
Midnight Ink, $14.95 (trade paperback original)
Odelia Grey is back! The plus–sized sleuth, now on her fifth adventure, is reunited with her long-lost mother – in a corn maze in Holmsbury, Massachusetts, of all places. Joyful reunions have to wait, though, because Odelia's mother is crouching next to a dead body, with blood on her hands. It's not long before Odelia meets her two half-brothers, who happen to be cops, and aren’t too happy about Odelia's reentry into their lives. This series gets better with every book, and we're delighted to celebrate it with food, drink, and a presentation from the author.
This title is not yet available at The Mystery Bookstore, but will be in stock in time for the event. Please contact us directly to reserve a copy. You may email orders@mystery-bookstore.com or telephone us on our toll-free number, (800) 821-9017.