The Mysterious Bookshop
@mysteriousbookshop
The world's oldest mystery fiction specialty shop, located at 58 Warren Street, NYC. Home to Penzler Publishers and all its imprints, Mysterious Press, Scarlet, Crime Ink, and American Mystery Classics. Voted USA Today's #1 Indie Bookshop 2025
Pretty sure there’s a new entrance to Hell going up in front of the store
George Pelecanos will be here next Wednesday, 8/12. 6 PM!
Exploring the Connections between Charles Manson and Roman Polanski mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
AUGUST EVENTS in the alt text (George Pelecanos, Tim Sullivan, Olesya Lyuzna, and more)
Have long heard of when Otto Penzler brought Patricia Highsmith to NYC for signing events but never seen a flier for one til just now
Store manager Ryan with some romantic advice for you all
We’ve got your weekend dinner plans sorted, with murder recipes and noir cocktails. Stop by and get the recipes, now til 7 PM
End of a smoky week here in NYC. Maybe a new mystery novel is a good way to escape the horrors outside? Browse new releases here: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
Read the book in a beautiful tie-in edition, then see the movie
Happy birthday to store owner Otto Penzler, seen here with a prop book produced for his brief cameo appearance in the television series A Murder at the End of the World.
July 16th we will be selling Eddie Muller books at the Paris Theatre’s screening of SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, with the Czar of Noir himself on hand to sign. Details here: www.paristheaternyc.com/series/noir-...
Highlight from today’s rare book list, Mark Twain, The Stolen White Elephant
Wonderful review of Amy Bloom’s mystery debut, BLUNT INSTRUMENT, in the New York Times this week
Hey ALA come to booth 3418 at 11 a.m. and take our display copies away!
Grabbed this book to read on the way to ALA this week not realizing it featured the murder of a librarian
Come to my Zoom book club with Charles Todd mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
Headed out to Chicago on Friday to attend ALA and show our Penzler Publishers books to the librarians. See any of you there?
Afternoon visit from the Demon Dog himself. Signed copies of RED SHEET available now mysteriousbookshop.com/item/BXWUqR7...
Outside the bookshop today: a steaming pit of work
