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The Poisoned Pen Bookstore

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About Me

It's more than a bookstore, it's an experience.
Founded in 1989, The Poisoned Pen is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, part of Greater Phoenix, now the fifth largest metro-region in the United States. We run a full and varied program of Events, Workshops, and Conferences. Our specialty is fiction-mysteries and thrillers, plus general fiction, science fiction/fantasy, historical fiction-and a whole lot more including history, travel, and food. We carry British and Canadian as well as American titles with a strong collection of Signed First Editions. We are a member of BookSense.
For a schedule of events, to sign up for a subscription to the free E-Newsletter, or to find out more about The Poisoned Pen, visit
http://www.poisonedpen.com
or
4014 N. Goldwater Blvd Suite 101 Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Subscriptions to the Booknews ($25 Annually) can be obtained by contacting [email protected]. Sample issues are available for free.
The Collector's Corner Newsletter($6 per issue) can also be obtained by contacting [email protected]. Sample issues are not available.

My Interests

Heroes:

Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, Edward Stratemeyer (Franklin W. Dixon & Carolyn Keen), Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, Raymond Chandler, James M. Cain, Ellery Queen (Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee), Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy L. Sayers, Carrol John Daly, Dashiell Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner, James Ellroy

My Blog

Recommendation from Neil Gaiman

Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother X (Tor $18). "A wonderful, important book&I'd recommend Little Brother over pretty much any book I've read this year, and I'd want to get it into the hands of as many sm...
Posted by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore on Fri, 02 May 2008 11:46:00 PST

From Lea

Unger, Lisa. Black Out (Shaye Areheart Books $23) In her third book, Lisa Unger brings us an intriguingly complex character in Annie Powers .Living a beautiful life in a wealthy Florida suburb, she ha...
Posted by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore on Fri, 02 May 2008 05:55:00 PST

From Les

In the Small by Michael Hague is a beautifully written and lavishly illustrated graphic novel that chronicles the lives of a group of human survivors who have to face very real dangers and challenges ...
Posted by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore on Fri, 02 May 2008 05:55:00 PST

Wednesday, April 30 at 7 pm

Peter Lovesey, one of Britain's finest mystery writers, will be signing Headhunters Wednesday, April 30 at 7 pm. He began his Diamond series in 1991 featuring the modern policeman, Peter Diamond, whic...
Posted by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:48:00 PST

From Patricia

Baker, Deb, Murder Talks Turkey(Midnight Ink, $14) May, pbo. denizons of Michigan's Upper Peninsula expect turkey hunting season in April, not a credit union robbery at gunpoint. The culprit, wearing ...
Posted by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:07:00 PST

Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez return on May 16 in Sheldon Siegels JUDGMENT DAY

This is from author Sheldon Siegel who will be signing at the Poisoned Pen on May 20.JUDGMENT DAY finds the ex-spouses tackling their most difficult case yet. Mike and Rosie are called in at the las...
Posted by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:07:00 PST

For the Aspiring Writers Among Us

Join us on Saturday, May 3 from 10:30 am  2:30 pm at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore for a creative writing seminar taught by author Earlene Fowler. The cost of the seminar is $10 and includes refreshment...
Posted by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:06:00 PST

Lessons I Learned in a Trash Can

Author Jane K. Cleland sent this one in. You can meet her at the Poisoned Pen on May 8 at 2. She will be signing her new mystery Antiques to Die For. The Discussion will be followed b...
Posted by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:31:00 PST

Two From Patrick

Domenic Stansberry. The Ancient Rain($25 &) "Stansberry's always been a favorite of mine and his new book, the third in his excellent series featuring jaded PI Dante Mancuso is his best yet. Ma...
Posted by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:29:00 PST

Mario Acevedo signs The Undead Karma Sutra

Mario Acevedo Apr 22, 2008 signs the third book in his Felix the vampire series, The Undead Karma Sutra.The opening lines of Mario Acevedo's debut novel The Nymphos of Rocky Flats, 'I don't like what ...
Posted by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:44:00 PST