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Mar 18, 2010 0

Seattle, WA – 03/18/10 – Seattle Mystery Bookshop – Cara Black

Who
Cara Black
When
Thursday, March 18, 2010
12:00pm - All Ages
Where
Seattle Mystery Bookshop (map)
117 Cherry St
Seattle, WA, USA 98104

The Seattle Mystery Bookshop opened in the summer of 1990. The store sells hardcovers and paperbacks — new and used. The store also host author signings nearly every week and have a large stock of signed firsts as well as a selection of collectibles. They have a quarterly newsletter which lists the new books coming in, features about authors and mystery books, 'favorite lists' and more. They are a member of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. This group is an advocate for independent mystery bookshops and mystery authors, both of which seem to be somewhat endangered.
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Cara Black signs Murder in the Palais Royale (Soho, $25.00). Aimee's partner is shot, an eyewitness maintains Aimee's the culprit, and there's a mysterious deposit in Aimee's account. Obviously she's being set up, but who? With ties going back to her very first novel, Aimee will have to search desperately for answers.

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Mar 6, 2010 0

Seattle, WA – 03/06/10 – Seattle Mystery Bookshop – Bethany Maines

Who
Bethany Maines
When
Saturday, March 6, 2010
12:00pm - All Ages
Where
Seattle Mystery Bookshop (map)
117 Cherry St
Seattle, WA, USA 98104

The Seattle Mystery Bookshop opened in the summer of 1990. The store sells hardcovers and paperbacks — new and used. The store also host author signings nearly every week and have a large stock of signed firsts as well as a selection of collectibles. They have a quarterly newsletter which lists the new books coming in, features about authors and mystery books, 'favorite lists' and more. They are a member of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. This group is an advocate for independent mystery bookshops and mystery authors, both of which seem to be somewhat endangered.
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Bethany Maines signs Bulletproof Mascara (Mar, Atria tpo, $15). Debut comic thriller from a Tacoma resident. 26 year-old Nikki Lanier desperately wants to get out on her own and takes a job selling door-to-door for the Carrie Mae Cosmetics Company. Once employed, she's told that the outfit is really a cover for an international intelligence agency devoted to helping women everywhere. Nikki has stumbled into a world of espionage, human trafficking and weaponized make-up.

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Dec 10, 2009 0

Seattle, WA – 12/10/09 – University Book Store – U District – Clyde Ford

Who
Clyde Ford
When
Thursday, December 10, 2009
7:00pm - All Ages
Where
University Book Store - U District (map)
4326 University Way NE
Seattle, WA, USA 98105

The University Book Store is the largest bookstore in Washington state. It is one of few college bookstores organized as an independent, tax paying corporation with direct student involvement in management oversight. It feature an expansive Art/Architecture Department in their general bookstore with strong emphasis on graphic design, high quality art/photography monographs, contemporary architecture and esoteric gift ideas.

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Charlie Noble, former-Coast-Guard-officer-turned-marine-PI, is back. This time, he is hot on the trail of a human trafficking scheme that begins in Mexico…and ends in murder.



Still reeling from the untimely death of his wife, Charlie begins to warm to the idea of a second chance at true love with new girlfriend Kate Sullivan. These plans are quickly docked when boating friends Marvin and Angela Baynes come to him with a horrifying discovery—the body of an unidentified young woman impaled on the flukes of their boat anchor. The Bayneses themselves lost a child years ago. No stranger to loss, Charlie finds it impossible not to help them—even though it could mean putting his new romance in jeopardy.



Charlie enlists a friend, Raven, a Native-American salvage diver. Together, the pair plunge beneath the waters of Puget Sound to seek out any clues about the identity of the dead woman and how she wound up there. But they find more bodies instead—all young, all female, all Hispanic. Soon Charlie finds himself navigating a course that leads him through the choppy waters of transporting human cargo, and right into the seedy underworld of the Northwest’s sex trade.

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Dec 10, 2009 0

Lake Forest Park, WA – 12/10/09 – Third Place Books – Jess Walter

Who
Jess Walter
When
Thursday, December 10, 2009
7:00pm - All Ages
Where
Third Place Books (map)
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA, USA 98155

Sociologist Ray Oldenberg's book The Great Good Place suggests that to lead a rewarding life, each of us needs three places. First is the home. Second is the workplace or school. Beyond lies the place where people from all walks of life and all social levels interact, experiencing and celebrating their commonality as well as their diversity. It is a third place. Third Place Books is the deliberate and intentional creation of a community of booklovers, a fun, comfortable and safe place to browse, linger, lounge, relax, read, eat, laugh, play, talk, listen and just watch the world go by.

We invite you to make Third Place Books your third place.

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Sarah Vowell describes Jess Walter’s new novel as “...a comic, graceful parable of marriage and money problems in which a well-meaning family man makes decisions that are seriously stupid – and entertaining and American.”

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Dec 3, 2009 0

Mill Creek, WA – 12/03/09 – University Book Store – Mill Creek Store – J.A. Jance

Who
J.A. Jance
When
Thursday, December 3, 2009
7:00pm - All Ages
Where
University Book Store - Mill Creek Store (map)
Mill Creek Town Center
15311 Main Street
Mill Creek, WA, USA 98012

The U Bookstore store in Mill Creek, Washington serves the South Snohomish County and North King County areas and offers a large selection of general and reference books as well as a wide variety of UW Husky apparel, souvenirs, and student & art supplies. Top Pot Doughnuts is part of the store, too.
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In Cruel Intent, trouble comes when Ali's contractor's philandering wife is murdered on her own front lawn. Bryan, the betrayed husband, is the prime suspect but he swears he didn't do it and Ali is the only one who As Ali attempts to prove Bryan's innocence, she unwittingly attracts the attention of a ruthless serial killer, a man who specializes in a deadly game of cyber hide-and-seek. Now he's "it" and Ali is next on his list.

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Nov 30, 2009 0

Seattle, WA – 11/30/09 – Seattle Mystery Bookshop – J. A. Jance

Who
J. A. Jance
When
Monday, November 30, 2009
12:00pm - All Ages
Where
Seattle Mystery Bookshop (map)
117 Cherry St
Seattle, WA, USA 98104

The Seattle Mystery Bookshop opened in the summer of 1990. The store sells hardcovers and paperbacks — new and used. The store also host author signings nearly every week and have a large stock of signed firsts as well as a selection of collectibles. They have a quarterly newsletter which lists the new books coming in, features about authors and mystery books, 'favorite lists' and more. They are a member of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. This group is an advocate for independent mystery bookshops and mystery authors, both of which seem to be somewhat endangered.
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J. A. Jance signs Trial by Fire (Touchstone, $25.99) . A devastating fire destroys a subdivision, leaving one woman horribly burned and barely alive. Months later, Jane Doe cannot remember anything and Ali Reynolds begins to investigate, to help her find out who she is. However, Ali's investigation may expose Jane Doe to even more danger.

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