Seattle Mystery Bookshop

Seattle Mystery Bookshop We ship all around the world, so please feel free to call or email us if you have any questions. Except now we're permanently closed.

Thanks for all the memories! For Mystery Lovers Who Know What They Want, And For Those Who Haven't A Clue.

Fran here - sorry, so so sorry! I got caught up in, y'know, stuff, and forgot to post September's newsletter, but here i...
09/03/2026

Fran here - sorry, so so sorry! I got caught up in, y'know, stuff, and forgot to post September's newsletter, but here it is, and I think it's a doozy!

Handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence discovered in Wells record book A Reporter’s Accidental Encounter With Atomic History The discombobulating art of making up words Abolish the Top…

Can you believe it's August already? We hope you're safe and cool and hydrated. Take a moment and check out this month's...
08/02/2026

Can you believe it's August already? We hope you're safe and cool and hydrated. Take a moment and check out this month's news!

Rare copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives This Board Book Genius Is One of America’s Great Authors How AI is changing language David Attenborough names his 6 fav…

It's July! Can you believe we're halfway through the year? Gracious. Here's the newsletter, so get something cool to dri...
07/02/2026

It's July! Can you believe we're halfway through the year? Gracious.

Here's the newsletter, so get something cool to drink and don't over-exert in this heat!

A Letter Signed by George Washington That Helped Pave the Way for American Independence Goes on Display in London A rare Edith Wharton story is unearthed about the gap between everyday life and the…

It's June already! Here's this month's newsletter to help you kick it off.
06/02/2026

It's June already!

Here's this month's newsletter to help you kick it off.

You Should Go Full James Bond This Summer A Woman Went for a Casual Walk—and Accidentally Discovered a One-in-a-Million Treasure Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride. But His Forgotten Race to Secure a Trov…

It's May, It's May, and here we are to play!
05/02/2026

It's May, It's May, and here we are to play!

Seattle students battle it out over books at Global Reading Challenge Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo Lots of common English words and phrases …

I skipped posting the newzine yesterday so you wouldn't think it was one of our infamous hoaxes. Here it is in all its A...
04/02/2026

I skipped posting the newzine yesterday so you wouldn't think it was one of our infamous hoaxes. Here it is in all its April glory!

This month, you get to decide which section any given article goes. “Odd Stuff” or “Links of Interest” – or is it “Serious Stuff”?? If you’ve ever wo…

It's March which means all kinds of madness is headed your way! Check it out!
03/02/2026

It's March which means all kinds of madness is headed your way! Check it out!

Bookshops offer so much more than books – so why aren’t they valued like pubs? Read Love Letters From Royals and Romantics Across 500 Years of British History The 10 Most Beautiful Bookstores in th…

Happy Groundhog Day, y'all!Here's February's newzine for your viewing pleasure.
02/02/2026

Happy Groundhog Day, y'all!

Here's February's newzine for your viewing pleasure.

Study Finds 93% Of Murders Solved By Consulting Victim’s Pet Parrot The ‘cosy’ European city that’s home to the ‘world’s most beautiful bookshop’ Newly Digitized Records Reveal How Indigenous Peopl…

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
01/01/2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

dumfungled: to be mentally and physically worn out [maybe the Word of the 2025?] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Oxford Word of the Year 2025 is ‘rage bait’ Merriam-Webster…

Here's our December newzine. Can you believe it's December already? Happy, Merry, Jolly to you all!
12/02/2025

Here's our December newzine. Can you believe it's December already? Happy, Merry, Jolly to you all!

A Home That Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Books As ‘Dorian Gray’ ages, its relevance only grows Famed Florentine diamond surfaces in Canada after century-long disappearance Video: Legendary Or…

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