num_pages: 544
description: If you open your dictionary you will discover that there is no such word as bibliomystery. However most mystery readers know that the word refers to a mystery story that involves the world of books: a bookshop a rare volume a library a collector or a bookseller.The stories in this unique collection were commissioned by the Mysterious Bookshop. They were written by some of the mystery genres most distinguished authors. Tough guys like Ken Bruen Reed Farrel Coleman Loren D. Estleman and Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins. Bestsellers like Nelson DeMille Anne Perry and Jeffery Deaver. Edgar winners such as C. J. Box Thomas H. Cook and Laura Lippman.Here you will discover Sigmund Freud dealing with an unwelcome visitor; Columbo confronting a murderous bookseller; a Mexican cartel kingpin with a fatal weakness for rare books; and deadly secrets deep in the London Library; plus books with hidden messages beguiling booksellers crafty collectors and a magical library that is guaranteed to enchant you. The stories have been published in seven languagesone has sold more than 250000 copies as an e-book (The Book Case by Nelson DeMille)and another won the Edgar Allan Poe Award as the Best Short Story of the Year (The Caxton Lending Library and Book Depository by John Connolly). Who knew literature could be so lethal!
language: English
title: Bibliomysteries
publisher: Pegasus Crime