The Mysterious Bookshop

08/12/2026

Cover reveal! Next April, Mysterious Press will publish THE TWISTED WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB, featuring a cycle of stories by the world’s greatest thriller writers centered on one deadly book club. Coming 4/20/2027!

Full descriptions below:

Dr. Margaret Richter has it all. She’s rich, thanks to her bestselling self-help books. She has a beautiful home in Cape Cod overlooking the beach. And she has a monthly book club that everyone is dying to get invited to.

Literally.

Because behind the crystal wine glasses, the fine linens, and the catered hors d’oeuvres lies a tangled web of secrets, of deceit, of murder. No member of the book club is innocent—and many are guilty. And the person with the most to hide is Margaret Richter herself.

Commissioned by International Thriller Writers and edited and introduced by bestselling author Jennifer Weiner, The Twisted Women’s Book Club brings the biggest names in the genre together for some brilliantly creative collaborative storytelling.

Contributors include:
K. J. Howe
Karin Slaughter
Caroline Kepnes
Linwood Barclay
Clare Mackintosh
Lee Child
Naomi Hirahara
B. A. Paris
Alison Gaylin
Shari Lapena
Heather Gudenkauf
Robert Dugoni
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Sarah Pekkanen
Stacy Willingham

08/07/2026

Looking for a great new mystery book? Come to our air conditioned crime fiction oasis just past the hell pit entrance on Warren Street.

08/03/2026

AUGUST EVENTS
(all start at 6 PM at 58 Warren Street)
See you there!

Aug 4th
Robyn Harding’s Strangers in the Villa

Aug 6th
Olesya Lyuzna’s Liars in Paradise

Aug 12th
George Pelecanos’s The Blue Flame

Aug 18th
Kevin Wade’s One Good Eye

Aug 19th
Raphael Montes’s The Secret Dinner

Aug 27th
Tim Sullivan’s The Tailor

08/03/2026

Quick heads-up: On Friday, August 14, The Mysterious Bookshop will be closed to in-person browsing and shopping as we welcome a film production taking over the shop for the day. We'll still be sending out our Weekly Update as usual, and we'll be available by phone and email until 4:00pm EDT if you need us. Thanks for your understanding—we'll be back to our regular mystery-filled routine on Saturday, August 15, open from 11:00am til 7:00pm!

07/30/2026

07/30/2026

Super gratifying to see two new espionage thrillers from Mysterious Press praised in a recent column from Adam LeBor at Financial Times:

He calls Charles Cu***ng’s ICARUS 17 “a hefty, satisfying read” that “takes the genre to another level.”

Of Connor Martin’s THE SILVER FISH, he notes that “Martin’s strong characterisation and notably vivid scene-setting in the bars and back streets of Accra make for an impressive debut.”

Both books are available now! Check stories for a link to the full review

07/25/2026

We’ve got your weekend dinner plans sorted, with murder recipes and noir cocktails. Stop by and get the recipes, now til 7 PM

07/17/2026

End of a smoky week here in NYC. Good weather for staying inside with a mystery novel? We’ve got signed copies of some of the biggest new releases of the season; check out our stories for a link to today’s newsletter

07/10/2026

Happy Friday, mystery fans! We’re stocking the summer’s hottest mystery and thriller reads, including the just-released spy novel ICARUS 17 by store favorite Charles Cu***ng. Stop by and get something to get into on a warm weekend afternoon; open 11-7 today.

07/08/2026

Happy birthday to store owner Otto Penzler! I had the pleasure recently to go through an archive of photos of bookshop history, including these gems with authors from years past.

1. With Donald E. Westlake
2 With Sue Grafton
3. With Harlan Coben and Lawrence Block
4. With Ellis Peters
5. With Ian Rankin
6. With Dick Francis and Hiroshi Hayakawa
7. With Jeffery Deaver
8. With Dennis Lehane