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.