Christmas at the Mysterious Bookshop
Edited by Otto Penzler
Vanguard Press 2010
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The first thing you need to know is that I NEVER but NEVER read short stories. I usually can't stand them. But when I spotted this book at my local library, it's about books, its set in a bookshop, I have to at least try and read them. And when I discovered that the editor and the book shop are both real - well thats just icing on the cake.
So I read the 17 short stories written for this anthology. All mysteries written by mystery authors and all had a setting either at or partially at The Mysterious Bookshop.
I read all the stories within 24 hours. Most of them I liked. Some of these authors I have read. Most of them I have not actually heard of because mysteries are not my usual reading genre.
So if you want to read an anthology of short stories - all mysteries - and all connected in some way with the Mysterious Bookshop in Manhattan, NYC, then this is the book for you.
And while right now is not yet Xmas - after next week - when Halloween is over and done with - then the retail shops WILL be gearing up for Xmas and we will be flooded with Xmas music and decorations - starting on November 1st - I guarantee it.
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2 comments:
I just bought this for my Christmas box for myself! I've been waiting all year for it to come out in paperback, and grabbed it when I saw it last month. I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. I can' hardly wait to read it! And as you say, the bookstore is real too, so that just adds some flair, doesn't it?
Thanks for posting....added to my TBR list
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