BACK TO THE BEACH 2013

Hot New Thrillers and Mysteries

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Poisoned Pen- How Are We Doing?

Market Share for 2012

From Publisher’s Weekly Vol 260 Issue 3 p 3-4

Poisoned Pen- How Are We Doing

Despite this rising trend, the Poisoned Pen is doing excellent Increased programming for 2012/2013. We will have

done close to 500 programs over the course of 2 years Increased demand for Trade Paperbacks and

Hardback Books have helped keep profits strong Strong web presence has kept world wide sales high

(3/4 of Poisoned Pen sales go to Mail Order) Small Enough to Be Flexible

Poisoned Pen’s Web Presence

Weekly Constant Contact E-NewsPDF link’s to a Monthly BooknewsStaff PicksA Blog where the Poisoned Pen staff,

customers and authors can post their reviewsYouTube, Twitter, ABE, Alibris, Amazon,

Flickr presencesFeatured in the New York Times, CNN etc.

What Makes the Poisoned Pen Stand Out

Great Customer ServiceStaff who enjoy reading and who enjoy

reader’s advisoryEvents that make people excited about

reading

Exciting New Releases

May Wonderland by Ace Atkins Black Country by Alex Grecian NOS4A2 by Joe Hill Garden of Stones- Sophie Littlefield (February and a

little late) Norwegian by Night by Derek Miller Redeemer by Jo Nesbo Human Division by John Scalzi

Norwegian by Night

Fantastic first novelCross Country thriller

about a retired Watchmaker/Korean War Vet and a young Norwegian boy fleeing from a group of Balkan Criminals

Tightly written

Redeemer by Jo Nesbø

One of the hottest foreign writers in the past few years

Harry Hole series has been nominated for several Best Mystery- Edgar and Dagger Awards

Exciting New Releases

June Broken Places by Ace Atkins Hour of the Rat by Lisa Brackman Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo Kill Room by Jeffrey Deaver Marysk Station by David Downing Ocean at the End of the Street by Neil Gaiman Red Sparrow by Jason Mathews Choke Point by Ridley Pearson Doll by Taylor Stevenson

Red Sparrow by Jason Mathews

Barbara choose this as a First Mystery Pick

Great spy thriller set in Putin era Russia

Matthews, who is retired CIA, tells a gripping story with a unique format

Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo

Castillo’s series is uniquely gripping

Takes places in the Amish Country

Great juxtaposition between Katie Burkholder- a police detective who grew up in an Amish Community and the Amish Themselves

Exciting New Releases

July Highway by CJ Box Bomb Shell by Catherine Coulter Let it Burn by Steve Hamilton Stranded by Alex Kava Unleashed by David Rosenfelt Hidden Order by Brad Thor Seventh Trumpet by Peter Tremayne Warriors by Tom Young

Highway by CJ Box

Two young girls driving across the highway just disappear

Serial killer thriller meets the taught voice of the Joe Pickett Series

Great for readers who like serial killer or outdoor/adventure mysteries

Stranded by Alex Kava

Like Box, Kava’s new novel deals with a Serial Killer murdering at Rest Stops

Maggie O’Dell and her partner Tully go cross country to stop the killer

Kava’s voice is fresh and much cleaner than many other Forensic Science Mysteries

Favorite Beach Reads Printed Before Summer

500 by Matthew QuirkLand More Kind than Home by Wiley CashDown River by John HartRogue by Mark SullivanRed Cell by Mark HenshawOrdinary Grace by William Kent KruegerProfessionals by Owen LaukkanenBruno Chief of Police by Bruno WalkerQuiet by Susan Cain (Non Fiction)

500 by Matthew Quirk

Exciting Financial, Political Thriller

Combination of David Baldacci and Brad Meltzer

Pulse pounding thriller that kept me reading til the wee hours

Edgar nominee 2012

Ten Book Challenge

Does Reader’s Advisory Make You Feel Stressed?

Try the 10 Book Challenge- Read 10 books (or listen) in 10 different genres/subgenres that your normally don’t read.

It gives you a great sense of what is out there, what you liked about the book and what you didn’t.

You may be pleasantly surprised.