"There are certain things you really want to have in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth, a festive event, some eccentric locals, a dash of humor and maybe a nice map. G. M. Malliet delivers all that in WICKED AUTUMN."
~ New York Times
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Arizona
Scottsdale: THE POISONED PEN, 4014 N. Goldwater Blvd., Ste. 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85251-4335. Barbara Peters. Phone: 480-947-2974; toll free: 888-560-9919. poisonedpen.com
Sedona: THE WELL RED COYOTE, 3190 W. Highway 89A (at Dry Creek Road in West Sedona), Suite #400, Sedona, AZ 86336. Kris Neri. Phone: 928-282-2284; toll free: 866-282-9291. wellredcoyote.com
Tucson: CLUES UNLIMITED, 3146 E. Ft. Lowell, Tucson, AZ 85716. Chris Acevedo & Pat Davis. Phone: 520-326-8533. cluesunlimited.com
Arkansas
Little Rock: SLEUTHS MYSTERY BOOKSELLER, 2915 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205. Laura Underwood. Phone: 501-603-9676. sleuthsmysterybookseller.com
California
Berkeley: DARK CARNIVAL, 3086 Claremont Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705-2630. Jack Rems. Phone: 510-654-7323. darkcarnival.com
Glendale: MYSTERY & IMAGINATION BOOKSHOP, 238 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA 91203-2610. Malcolm & Christine Bell. Phone: 818-545-0206. mysteryandimagination.com
Huntington Beach: MYSTERY INK, Goldenwest Plaza, 7176 Edinger Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92647. Debbie Mitsch. Phone: 714-960-4000. mysteryink.com
Orange: BOOK CARNIVAL: MYSTERY & DARK FANTASY, 348 S. Tustin Ave., Orange, CA 92866-2502. Anne Saller. Phone: 714-538-3210. facebook.com/BOOKCARNIVAL
San Diego: MYSTERIOUS GALAXY, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Ste. 302, San Diego CA 92111-1040. Linda Tonneson or Bunny Hand. Phone: 858-268-4747; toll free: 800-811-4747. mystgalaxy.com
Colorado
Colorado Springs: BOOK SLEUTH MYSTERY BOOKSTORE, 2501 W. Colorado Ave., Ste. 105, Colorado Springs, CO 80904-3000. Helen Randal. Phone: 719-632-2727.
Denver: MURDER BY THE BOOK. Lauri Verschure & Joan D. Montgomery. Phone: 303-871-9401; toll free: 800-300-2595. murderbythebook.com
Florida
Delray Beach: MURDER ON THE BEACH, 273 Pineapple Grove Way, Delray Beach, FL 33444. Joanne Sinchuk. Phone: 561-279-7790. murderonthebeach.com
Illinois
Forest Park: CENTURIES & SLEUTHS BOOKSTORE, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park, IL 60130-1502. August Paul Aleksy, Jr. Phone: 708-771-7243. centuriesandsleuths.com
Virden: THE SLY FOX, 123 North Springfield, Virden, IL 62690. George Rishel. Phone: 877-848-3100. slyfoxvirden.com
Indiana
Richmond: HOUSE OF MYSTERY, 1115 South A Street, Richmond, IN 47374. Ron or Sandy Weadick. Phone: 765-962-7974.
Kansas
Lawrence: THE RAVEN BOOKSTORE, 6 E. 7th St., Lawrence, KS 66044-2702. Pat Kehde & Mary Lou Wright. Phone: 785-749-3300. ravenbookstore.com
Overland Park: MYSTERYSCAPE, 7309 West 80th Street, Overland Park, KS 66204. Acia Morley and Cheri LeBlond. mysteryscape.com
Maine
Hulls Cove (Bar Harbor): MYSTERY COVE BOOKSHOP (Bar Harbor Book Shop, Inc.), 1 Dewey Street, Hulls Cove (Bar Harbor), ME 04644. Steve Powell & Barbara Baron Gifford. Phone: 207-288-4665. mysterycovebookshop.com
Kennebunk: MAINELY MURDERS, 1 Bourne Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043. Phone: 207-985-3256. mainelymurders.com
Maryland
Oxford: MYSTERY LOVES COMPANY, 202 S. Morris Street, Oxford, MD 21654. Kathy Harig. Phone: 410-226-0010. mysterylovescompany.com
Michigan
Ann Arbor: AUNT AGATHA'S, 213 S. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104. James & Robin Agnew. Phone: 734-769-1114. auntagathas.com
Minnesota
Minneapolis: ONCE UPON A CRIME, 604 W. 26th St., Minneapolis, MN 55405-3303. Patricia Frovarp and Gary Shulze. Phone: 612-870-3785. onceuponacrimebooks.com
Minneapolis: UNCLE EDGAR'S MYSTERY BOOKSTORE, 2864 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55407-1320. Jeff Hatfield. Phone: 612-824-9984. uncleedgar.com
Missouri
St. Louis: BIG SLEEP BOOKS, 239 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108-1527. Helen Simpson. Phone: 314-361-6100. bigsleepbooks.com
Nebraska
Omaha: THE MYSTERY BOOKSTORE, 1422 S. 13th St., Omaha, NE 68108-3504. Kate Birkel. Phone: 402-342-7343. mysterybookstore.biz
New Jersey
Princeton: THE CLOAK & DAGGER, 349 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08540-4614. Aline Lenaz. Phone: 609-688-9840. thecloakanddagger.com
New Mexico
Taos: MOBY DICKENS BOOKSHOP, 124A Bent St., Taos, NM 87571-5992. Art & Susan Bachrach. Phone: 505-758-3050; toll free: 888-442-9980. mobydickens.com
Taos: MYSTERY INK BOOKSHOP, 121 Camino de la Placita, Taos, NM 87571. Phone: 505-751-1092.
New York
New York: THE MYSTERIOUS BOOKSHOP, 58 Warren Street (between Church and W. Broadway), New York, NY 10007. Otto Penzler. Phone: 212-587-1011. mysteriousbookshop.com
Pennsylvania
Mechanicsburg: MECHANICSBURG MYSTERY BOOK SHOP, 6 Clouser Rd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-9735. Deborah Beamer. Phone: 717-795-7470; toll free: 866-MY-ALIBI (866-692-5424). mysterybooksonline.com
Oakmont: MYSTERY LOVERS BOOKSHOP, 514 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont, PA 15139-1648. Phone: 412-828-4877; toll free: 888-800-6078. mysterylovers.com
Philadelphia: WHODUNIT?, 1931 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19103-3530. Art Bourgeau & Henry Reifsnyder. Phone: 215-567-1478; toll free: 800-567-1478. www.abebooks.com/home/whodunit
Rhode Island
Warwick: MURDER BY THE BOOK, 1645 Warwick Avenue, Suite 202, Warwick, RI 02889-1524. Open by appointment. Kevin J. Barbero. Phone: 401-781-1300. www.abebooks.com/home/kbbooks/
Tennessee
Nashville: MYSTERIES & MORE, Lenox Village, 6965 Sunnywood Drive, Nashville, TN 37211. Mary and Greg Bruss. Phone: 615-837-3300. mysteriesandmore.net
Texas
Houston: MURDER BY THE BOOK, 2342 Bissonnet St., Houston, TX 77005-1512. Phone: 713-524-8597; toll free: 888-4-AGATHA. murderbooks.com
San Antonio: REMEMBER THE ALIBI MYSTERY BOOKSTORE, 8055 West Avenue #101, San Antonio, TX 78213. Ray Hengst. Phone: 210-344-7776; toll free: 888-272-5135.
Vermont
Brattleboro: MYSTERY ON MAIN STREET, 119 Main St., Brattleboro, VT 05301. David Lampe-Wilson. Phone: 802-258-2211. mysteryonmain.com
Waterford: KINGDOM BOOKS, 283 East Village Road, Waterford, VT 05819. Open by appointment and for author events. Beth & Dave Kanell. Phone: 802-751-8374. kingdombks.com
Washington
Olympia: WHODUNIT? BOOKS, 301 E. 4th Ave., Olympia, WA 98501-1106. Phone: 360-252-8252.
Seattle: SEATTLE MYSTERY BOOKSHOP, 117 Cherry St., Seattle, WA 98104. J.B. Dickey. Phone: 206-587-5737. seattlemystery.com
Wisconsin
Madison: MYSTERY TO ME, 1863 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711. Joanne Berg. Phone: 608-283-9332. mysterytomebooks.com
Milwaukee: MYSTERY ONE BOOKSHOP, 2109 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202-1110. Richard Katz. Phone: 414-347-4077; toll free: 800-207-0084. mysteryone.com
Arizona
Scottsdale: THE POISONED PEN, 4014 N. Goldwater Blvd., Ste. 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85251-4335. Barbara Peters. Phone: 480-947-2974; toll free: 888-560-9919. poisonedpen.com
Sedona: THE WELL RED COYOTE, 3190 W. Highway 89A (at Dry Creek Road in West Sedona), Suite #400, Sedona, AZ 86336. Kris Neri. Phone: 928-282-2284; toll free: 866-282-9291. wellredcoyote.com
Tucson: CLUES UNLIMITED, 3146 E. Ft. Lowell, Tucson, AZ 85716. Chris Acevedo & Pat Davis. Phone: 520-326-8533. cluesunlimited.com
Arkansas
Little Rock: SLEUTHS MYSTERY BOOKSELLER, 2915 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205. Laura Underwood. Phone: 501-603-9676. sleuthsmysterybookseller.com
California
Berkeley: DARK CARNIVAL, 3086 Claremont Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705-2630. Jack Rems. Phone: 510-654-7323. darkcarnival.com
Glendale: MYSTERY & IMAGINATION BOOKSHOP, 238 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA 91203-2610. Malcolm & Christine Bell. Phone: 818-545-0206. mysteryandimagination.com
Huntington Beach: MYSTERY INK, Goldenwest Plaza, 7176 Edinger Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92647. Debbie Mitsch. Phone: 714-960-4000. mysteryink.com
Orange: BOOK CARNIVAL: MYSTERY & DARK FANTASY, 348 S. Tustin Ave., Orange, CA 92866-2502. Anne Saller. Phone: 714-538-3210. facebook.com/BOOKCARNIVAL
San Diego: MYSTERIOUS GALAXY, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Ste. 302, San Diego CA 92111-1040. Linda Tonneson or Bunny Hand. Phone: 858-268-4747; toll free: 800-811-4747. mystgalaxy.com
Colorado
Colorado Springs: BOOK SLEUTH MYSTERY BOOKSTORE, 2501 W. Colorado Ave., Ste. 105, Colorado Springs, CO 80904-3000. Helen Randal. Phone: 719-632-2727.
Denver: MURDER BY THE BOOK. Lauri Verschure & Joan D. Montgomery. Phone: 303-871-9401; toll free: 800-300-2595. murderbythebook.com
Florida
Delray Beach: MURDER ON THE BEACH, 273 Pineapple Grove Way, Delray Beach, FL 33444. Joanne Sinchuk. Phone: 561-279-7790. murderonthebeach.com
Illinois
Forest Park: CENTURIES & SLEUTHS BOOKSTORE, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park, IL 60130-1502. August Paul Aleksy, Jr. Phone: 708-771-7243. centuriesandsleuths.com
Virden: THE SLY FOX, 123 North Springfield, Virden, IL 62690. George Rishel. Phone: 877-848-3100. slyfoxvirden.com
Indiana
Richmond: HOUSE OF MYSTERY, 1115 South A Street, Richmond, IN 47374. Ron or Sandy Weadick. Phone: 765-962-7974.
Kansas
Lawrence: THE RAVEN BOOKSTORE, 6 E. 7th St., Lawrence, KS 66044-2702. Pat Kehde & Mary Lou Wright. Phone: 785-749-3300. ravenbookstore.com
Overland Park: MYSTERYSCAPE, 7309 West 80th Street, Overland Park, KS 66204. Acia Morley and Cheri LeBlond. mysteryscape.com
Maine
Hulls Cove (Bar Harbor): MYSTERY COVE BOOKSHOP (Bar Harbor Book Shop, Inc.), 1 Dewey Street, Hulls Cove (Bar Harbor), ME 04644. Steve Powell & Barbara Baron Gifford. Phone: 207-288-4665. mysterycovebookshop.com
Kennebunk: MAINELY MURDERS, 1 Bourne Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043. Phone: 207-985-3256. mainelymurders.com
Maryland
Oxford: MYSTERY LOVES COMPANY, 202 S. Morris Street, Oxford, MD 21654. Kathy Harig. Phone: 410-226-0010. mysterylovescompany.com
Michigan
Ann Arbor: AUNT AGATHA'S, 213 S. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104. James & Robin Agnew. Phone: 734-769-1114. auntagathas.com
Minnesota
Minneapolis: ONCE UPON A CRIME, 604 W. 26th St., Minneapolis, MN 55405-3303. Patricia Frovarp and Gary Shulze. Phone: 612-870-3785. onceuponacrimebooks.com
Minneapolis: UNCLE EDGAR'S MYSTERY BOOKSTORE, 2864 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55407-1320. Jeff Hatfield. Phone: 612-824-9984. uncleedgar.com
Missouri
St. Louis: BIG SLEEP BOOKS, 239 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108-1527. Helen Simpson. Phone: 314-361-6100. bigsleepbooks.com
Nebraska
Omaha: THE MYSTERY BOOKSTORE, 1422 S. 13th St., Omaha, NE 68108-3504. Kate Birkel. Phone: 402-342-7343. mysterybookstore.biz
New Jersey
Princeton: THE CLOAK & DAGGER, 349 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08540-4614. Aline Lenaz. Phone: 609-688-9840. thecloakanddagger.com
New Mexico
Taos: MOBY DICKENS BOOKSHOP, 124A Bent St., Taos, NM 87571-5992. Art & Susan Bachrach. Phone: 505-758-3050; toll free: 888-442-9980. mobydickens.com
Taos: MYSTERY INK BOOKSHOP, 121 Camino de la Placita, Taos, NM 87571. Phone: 505-751-1092.
New York
New York: THE MYSTERIOUS BOOKSHOP, 58 Warren Street (between Church and W. Broadway), New York, NY 10007. Otto Penzler. Phone: 212-587-1011. mysteriousbookshop.com
Pennsylvania
Mechanicsburg: MECHANICSBURG MYSTERY BOOK SHOP, 6 Clouser Rd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-9735. Deborah Beamer. Phone: 717-795-7470; toll free: 866-MY-ALIBI (866-692-5424). mysterybooksonline.com
Oakmont: MYSTERY LOVERS BOOKSHOP, 514 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont, PA 15139-1648. Phone: 412-828-4877; toll free: 888-800-6078. mysterylovers.com
Philadelphia: WHODUNIT?, 1931 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19103-3530. Art Bourgeau & Henry Reifsnyder. Phone: 215-567-1478; toll free: 800-567-1478. www.abebooks.com/home/whodunit
Rhode Island
Warwick: MURDER BY THE BOOK, 1645 Warwick Avenue, Suite 202, Warwick, RI 02889-1524. Open by appointment. Kevin J. Barbero. Phone: 401-781-1300. www.abebooks.com/home/kbbooks/
Tennessee
Nashville: MYSTERIES & MORE, Lenox Village, 6965 Sunnywood Drive, Nashville, TN 37211. Mary and Greg Bruss. Phone: 615-837-3300. mysteriesandmore.net
Texas
Houston: MURDER BY THE BOOK, 2342 Bissonnet St., Houston, TX 77005-1512. Phone: 713-524-8597; toll free: 888-4-AGATHA. murderbooks.com
San Antonio: REMEMBER THE ALIBI MYSTERY BOOKSTORE, 8055 West Avenue #101, San Antonio, TX 78213. Ray Hengst. Phone: 210-344-7776; toll free: 888-272-5135.
Vermont
Brattleboro: MYSTERY ON MAIN STREET, 119 Main St., Brattleboro, VT 05301. David Lampe-Wilson. Phone: 802-258-2211. mysteryonmain.com
Waterford: KINGDOM BOOKS, 283 East Village Road, Waterford, VT 05819. Open by appointment and for author events. Beth & Dave Kanell. Phone: 802-751-8374. kingdombks.com
Washington
Olympia: WHODUNIT? BOOKS, 301 E. 4th Ave., Olympia, WA 98501-1106. Phone: 360-252-8252.
Seattle: SEATTLE MYSTERY BOOKSHOP, 117 Cherry St., Seattle, WA 98104. J.B. Dickey. Phone: 206-587-5737. seattlemystery.com
Wisconsin
Madison: MYSTERY TO ME, 1863 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711. Joanne Berg. Phone: 608-283-9332. mysterytomebooks.com
Milwaukee: MYSTERY ONE BOOKSHOP, 2109 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202-1110. Richard Katz. Phone: 414-347-4077; toll free: 800-207-0084. mysteryone.com