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The Mysterious Bookshop

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The Mysterious Bookshop
Company typeIndependent bookstore and publisher
IndustryBookstore, Publishing
FoundedApril 13, 1979; 47 years ago (1979-04-13)
FounderOtto Penzler
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Area served
United States
Key people
Otto Penzler (owner and manager)
ProductsMystery fiction books, limited editions, Bibliomystery series
ParentPenzler Publishers
Websitewww.mysteriousbookshop.com


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The Mysterious Bookshop

The Mysterious Bookshop is an independent bookstore and publisher located in New York City, focusing exclusively on mystery fiction. It ranks among the longest-standing mystery bookstores in the United States.[1]

Besides operating its own imprint, the store also houses the headquarters of Penzler Publishers, an independent publishing company that includes the imprints The Mysterious Press, Scarlet, American Mystery Classics, and Crime Ink, all distributed through W.W. Norton.[2] Additionally, the bookstore serves as the base for MysteriousPress.com, an e-book imprint distributed by Open Road Integrated Media.[3] Owned and managed by editor and publisher Otto Penzler, the shop’s inventory features both new releases and rare editions spanning detective fiction, crime fiction, spy fiction, thrillers, and other mystery subgenres. It boasts the world’s largest collection of Sherlock Holmes works and related Sherlockiana, along with an extensive selection of Bibliomystery titles.[4]

History

Established on Friday, April 13, 1979, The Mysterious Bookshop originally operated for 25 years at 129 West 56th Street.[5] In 2005, following the sale of its building, the store was compelled to move to the Tribeca neighborhood. Its current address is 58 Warren Street.[6]

Publishing

The Mysterious Bookshop issues limited editions of significant mystery genre works and has produced numerous original series within this field. The latest is its Bibliomystery series, which presents mystery novellas centered around murders connected to books or book collecting. Esteemed authors such as Ian Rankin, Joyce Carol Oates, and Nelson DeMille have contributed to this collection. Notably, John Connolly earned the 2014 Edgar Award for best short story with "The Caxton Lending Library and Book Depository".[7] These works are available in both limited hardcover editions and paperback formats.[8]

Limited edition volumes from the bookstore feature leather bindings with marble boards and have included titles authored by Michael Connelly and Lawrence Block, among others. Currently, they are producing a limited edition set encompassing all volumes of Lee Child's Jack Reacher series.[9]

References

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