Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Mystery and Thrillers Editor, Patrick O'Kelley FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * What We're Reading: "Hunting Badger," "Saving Faith," and "Harm Done" * Amazon.com Welcomes Otto Penzler * Penzler Picks for November 1999: "Every Dead Thing" by John Connolly * Amazon.com Exclusive: Classic mystery first-edition facsimiles * New on the Bestsellers List: "The Twisted Root" by Anne Perry * New in Paperback: "Best American Mystery Stories 1999" * Coming Soon: "Atlantis Found" by Clive Cussler WHAT WE'RE READING ****************** "Hunting Badger" by Tony Hillerman http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060192895/entertainmentsit In "Hunting Badger," Tony Hillerman's 13th novel featuring Navajo police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, the pair track the right-wing militiamen who pulled off a violent heist at an Indian casino. As always, Hillerman's evocation of the people and subtly beautiful places of the Southwest enrich a fast-paced narrative rife with plot twists. "Saving Faith" by David Baldacci http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446525774/entertainmentsit Faith Lockhart holds the key to a massive scandal that could bring down the U.S. government. While she realized going to the FBI with her profound secret was risky, she never imagined the enemies she was making--including a carefully cloaked splinter group of the CIA who wants her dead. On the run after a failed assassination attempt, her only friend in the world is a stranger, a private detective whose connections to Faith are as shadowy as her own future. "Harm Done" by Ruth Rendell http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/060960547X/entertainmentsit Ruth Rendell never disappoints, and her 19th chief inspector Wexford mystery, "Harm Done," is another brilliant piece of detective fiction. When two girls disappear from the town of Kingsmarkham (and then mysteriously reappear), Wexford discovers that all is not quite what it seems. THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF OTTO PENZLER ************************************ Amazon.com is thrilled to welcome Edgar-winning mystery expert (and world-famous book collector) Otto Penzler to our editorial ranks. Penzler is the founder of The Mysterious Press and the largest mystery bookshop in the world, The Mysterious Bookshop. He was publisher of The Armchair Detective, the Edgar-winning quarterly journal devoted to the study of mystery and suspense fiction, for 17 years. Mr. Penzler is also the founder of The Armchair Detective Library, a publishing house devoted to reprinting classic crime fiction for the collector and for library markets. (See more about this below.) In 1977, Penzler won an Edgar Award for "The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection." The Mystery Writers of America honored him with the prestigious Ellery Queen Award at the 1994 Edgars for his exceptional contributions to the publishing field. To read more about Otto Penzler and his work with Amazon.com, please visit http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=entertainmentsit&path=tg/feature/-/12820 PENZLER PICKS FOR NOVEMBER 1999 ******************************* Each month, Otto Penzler will be selecting six or more of his favorite mysteries, both old and new. Among his first list of picks, Otto had this to say about John Connolly's "Every Dead Thing": "Okay, we all know the biggest, hottest and perhaps best book of the summer was "Hannibal" by Thomas Harris. But, and I'm serious here, it may turn out to be no better than the best serial killer book I've read in years--this tough, violent, but beautifully written first novel by an author so talented that it's difficult to believe he's so young. The novel is about a New York cop named Charlie "Bird" Parker whose life is filled with agony and despair about the unsolved murders of his wife and daughter. When he needs to track the serial killer known as The Traveling Man, he lusts for revenge but can hardly cope with the depths of cruelty and depravity into which he must immerse himself. It is truly a white-knuckle book that you won't soon, if ever, forget. And here's a bonus: he writes New York scenes as if he lived here all his life (and I know, having spent 50 years here) and then does the same for scenes set in Louisiana (at least I think he does, because they sure feel right)." http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684857146/entertainmentsit To see the complete list of Penzler Picks for November, please visit http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=entertainmentsit&path=tg/feature/-/13856 OTTO PENZLER'S CLASSIC MYSTERY FIRST-EDITION FACSIMILES ******************************************************* Otto Penzler's true passion is collecting first-edition mysteries. He has the largest such collection in the world (in excess of 50,000 books). While we all can't own the first edition of such classics as "The Thin Man" or "The Big Sleep," Amazon.com now has beautifully reproduced facsimiles of these and nine other mysteries produced by Otto Penzler's specialty press. Quantities are very limited, and these books are only available though Amazon.com and Mr. Penzler's own shop. Browse the complete list of first-edition facsimiles: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=entertainmentsit&path=tg/feature/-/13857 NEW ON THE BESTSELLERS LIST *************************** "The Twisted Root" by Anne Perry http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345433254/entertainmentsit In "The Twisted Root," handsome British detective William Monk is back on the streets of Victorian London, sniffing out his 10th puzzling case, the disappearance of a bride-to-be. NEW IN PAPERBACK **************** "The 1999 Best American Mystery Stories" edited by Ed McBain (series editor, Otto Penzler) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395939151/entertainmentsit For the third year in a row, the creme de la creme of the mystery world spoil us with an indulgent collection of short stories edited by mystery masters Ed McBain and Otto Penzler. "The 1999 Best American Mystery Stories" features 19 recently published works from the likes of Jeffery Deaver, John Updike, and Joyce Carol Oates. COMING SOON *********** "Atlantis Found" by Clive Cussler http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399145885/entertainmentsit Heroic adventurer Dirk Pitt discovers Atlantis, confronts a diabolical adversary, and races to prevent Armageddon in Clive Cussler's "Atlantis Found." It's due out December 6, and you can pre-order your copy now for delivery as soon as it's available. ****** Looking for power tools? From screwdrivers to scroll saws, our brand-new Home Improvement Store offers the planet's best selection of tools and more. Home Improvement ****** You'll find more great books, articles, excerpts, and interviews in Amazon.com's Mystery & Thrillers section at Mystery & Thrillers ******
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