MYSTERY WEB SITES

Mystery Readers International is site for mystery fans of all types. Has a search engine for mystery bookstores, reading groups and lots of reviews and recommended titles.

Mysterious Strands is an excellent source for mystery fans. I can find almost anything I want regarding mystery authors, reference sources, other web links, and more.

Local Bookstores



Coffee, Tea and Mystery is an independent bookstore in Southern California.



Book Baron is a used bookstore in Orange County and Long Beach.



Mysterious Galaxy is an awesome bookstore in San Diego that features mysteries, science fiction, fantasy and horror genres. All the books are new but they have a lot of author signings and are able to get books from different sources.

Uncle Boris in the Yukon by Daniel Pinkwater is by one of my favorite children's authors. He is so entertaining and funny. This book is a delightful collection about a boy and his dogs. I just couldn't stop laughing.

Olivia Kidney by Ellen Potter - Olivia Kidney's building superintendent father has just moved them to yet another new apartment building in New York City. One day, 12-year-old Olivia loses her key, and in her efforts to gain entrance to the building she meets a number of the strange residents. During the course of the day, Olivia meets a ghost who is a friendly boy her own age, a woman whose floors are made entirely of glass so that she can spy unnoticed on neighbors below, two intense and unpleasant girls, a sinister ex-pirate and an elderly siren to whom he is in servitude who live in an apartment resembling a tropical rainforest. Olivia is invited into their homes, and they tell her their stories. Olivia reveals the fact that she is lonely and unhappy since her brother died of cancer and her mother left the family. A visiting psychic named Madame Brenda tells Olivia that if she listens carefully enough, she will hear her brother speaking to her.

We are introduced to so many characters that I can see sequels being produced to find out what happens to everyone. We only see the outcome of one. It is an excellent if sad read but so interesting to view Olivia's world.

Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket - book 2 of a Series of Unfortunate Events. Read by Tim Curry. What a delightful book on tape. Curry was fabulous reading the various characters. You need to approach this with a sense of humor and not take it seriously and you'll be fine. I laughed quite a bit.