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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 7h

In a new essay for Writer's Digest, Lyndsay Faye discusses the art of negative space in Edgar Allan Poe's work, and how "capturing the emptiness" was crucial when writing her novel RAVEN. Check out the full article now! 💙📚⚡📚🔎💀📚 www.writersdigest.com/poe-and-abse...

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Poe and Absence: Loss and Negative Space in the Edgar Allan Poe Canon

Bestselling author Lyndsay Faye discusses Edgar Allan Poe and his use of loss and negative space in compelling fiction.

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

OUT SOON: THE CASE OF THE CONSTANT SUICIDES by the celebrated John Dickson Carr. On shelves October 27! 🔎💀📚💙📚 In this puzzler from the master of the locked room mystery, amateur sleuth Dr. Gideon Fell must investigate multiple impossible murders labeled as suicides—before the killer strikes again.

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Want an early copy of DARK PLACES by leading criminologist Katherine Ramsland? Enter our Goodreads giveaway for a chance to win this chilling memoir and critique of the current state of true crime media. Coming out March 9. 💙📚⚡📚 www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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Book giveaway for Dark Places: My Secret Life with Killers by Katherine Ramsland Oct 05-Nov 04, 2026

Enter to win one of 15 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Oct 05-Nov 04, 2026. Enter to win an early copy of this chilling memoir and critique of...

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

COMING SOON: the newest in NYT bestselling author Andrew Klavan’s Cameron Winters series, FIND ME NOWHERE is out October 27! 🔎💀📚 In this literary thriller, Winter must journey into America’s aching heartland for one last job: to solve the mysterious murder of an American soldier’s father. 💙📚⚡📚

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Out today: RAVEN by Lyndsay Faye! 🐦‍⬛ This layered and atmospheric Gothic homage to Edgar Allan Poe is an aching tale of loss, freedom, death, and resurrection. By the celebrated author of Jane Steele and Dust and Shadow, Raven is a hauntingly decadent story perfect for the fall season. 💙📚⚡📚🔎💀📚

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Looking for some spooky book events? If you're in any of the cities listed below, come see internationally bestselling author Lyndsay Faye on her book tour for RAVEN. RAVEN is "at once an homage to Edgar Allan Poe and a playful riff on the gothic genre" (PW). www.lyndsayfaye.com/new-events

Lyndsay Faye's RAVEN Tour Dates. 1) September 17, 5:30pm, Richmond, VA Tell-Tale Talk at the Poe Museum; 2) October 5, 6pm, New York, NY, The Mysterious Bookshop; 3) October 6, 6pm, Providence, RI Books on the Square; 4) October 8, 6:30pm, Arlington, VA, One More Page Books; 5) October 12, 7pm, Los Angeles, CA, Book Soup; 6) October 14, 5:30pm, San Francisco, CA, Book Passage, SF Ferry Building; 7) October 16, 7pm, Portland, OR, Powell's, Cedar Hills; 8) October 18, 6pm; Bellingham, WA, Village Books & Paper Dreams; 9) October 20, 6:30pm, Seattle, WA, Swoon City; 10) November 3, 7pm, Kelso, WA, Folded Corner; 11) November 9, 7pm, Queens, NY, Astoria Bookshop; 12) November 18, 6pm MT, Virtual Event, Poisoned Pen. https://www.lyndsayfaye.com/new-events

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Coming soon: GIDEON’S RING by internationally bestselling author Carin Gerhardsen! In stores November 10 🔎💀📚 In the next dark and complex tale from “a very exciting new voice from the north” (Ragnar Jónasson), a deadly and mysterious case pushes the Swedish Hammarby detective squad to its limit. 💙📚

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The next in our 50 States of Crime series is OUT NOW: THE GRAND CANYON BLACK WIDOWER by Vincent Manilève! 💙📚 Over the course of 16 years, one man loses three wives to tragic deaths. Is he the victim of an unusually cruel fate or the perpetrator behind these mysterious passings?

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

FAST COMPANY by Marco Page, featuring an introduction by Nicholas A. Basbanes, is out now in paperback and hardcover! 🔎💀📚 Follow rare book detective Joel Crisp in this classic and witty hardboiled mystery as he and his wife Garda investigate a murder in the bookish underworld. 💙📚

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Out today: THE MYSTERIOUS BOOKSHOP PRESENTS THE BEST MYSTERY STORIES OF THE YEAR 2026, edited by TESS GERRITSEN! 🔎💀📚 Including the best short mystery fiction of this past year from genre legends alongside exciting newcomers, this anthology is a must-read for mystery lovers. ⚡📚 #booksky

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

When the street graffiti outside the bookstore matches your new release… FAST COMPANY by Marco Page, a fabulous bibliomystery featuring a private detective in the world of rare books, comes out on Tuesday! 💙📚 💀🔎📚

Photo of paperback book Fast Company by Marco Page. In the background, the word “Fast Company” (and some additional words obscured by the book) are spray painted in white on the pavement.

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Andy Boyle @andymboyle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

so my story “The Lord God Bird” was selected for the @mysteriousbookshop.com 2026 Best Mystery Stories of the Year by @tessgerritsen.bsky.social. it comes out next week, and here’s me unboxing my copies. I am extremely proud of this. go get it because it’s got a lot of other amazing stories in it!!

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Out today in paperback: CHRISTMAS PRESENTS by Lisa Unger 🎁🎄🎅🏼 Instead of presents this Christmas, a true crime podcaster is opening up a cold case . . . “Electrifying … Unger fans will find themselves racing through the pages at near reindeer speed.”—BookPage

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Out today: SANCTUARY by Garry Disher! This standalone outback noir by one of Australia’s most esteemed crime authors follows a thief attempting to outrun her past. “Arguably Australia’s greatest living crime writer.”—Canberra Times #garrydisher #sanctuary #pubday #thriller #mysteriouspress

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Great to see several Penzler Publishers titles on this list: A PAST WITHOUT PICTURES by Jonathan Ames CHRISTMAS CRIMES AT THE MYSTERIOUS BOOKSHOP edited by Otto Penzler RAVEN by Lyndsay Faye and one of our AMC titles, THE CASE OF THE CONSTANT SUICIDES by John Dickson Carr!

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"The aspect of Poe’s art I studied the most carefully while writing [Raven] was his unforgettable style." Check out Lyndsay Faye's latest essay on Rhythm and Musicality in Edgar Allan Poe, a sneak peek of the talk she'll be giving at the Poe Museum Sept 17: thepoemuseum.substack.com/p/hymns-of-t...

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Hymns of the Beyond: Rhythm and Musicality in Edgar Allan Poe

Written by Lyndsay Faye

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Out this week: CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES AT THE MYSTERIOUS BOOKSHOP A compilation of eighteen puzzling Christmas stories commissioned by @mysteriousbookshop.com from 1993-2010, including a new introduction by Otto Penzler. The perfect companion to 2024’s Christmas Crimes at The Mysterious Bookshop. 🎄🎅❄️

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Jonathan Ames sat down with Linda Hurtado at Fox 13's Tampa Bay Reads to discuss his latest noir A PAST WITHOUT PICTURES: www.fox13news.com/video/fmc-s1...

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Author Jonathan Ames pens a noir thriller.

A LAPD detective investigates her estranged father's murder in "A Past Without Pictures."

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Out today: A PAST WITHOUT PICTURES by Jonathan Ames! In this twisty, no-nonsense noir, an LAPD detective travels to coastal Alabama to investigate the death of the father she hardly knew. “Highly recommended this spare, minimalist but deeply touching noir adventure.” —Joyce Carol Oates #pubday

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hot off the press: it’s the perfect read for spooky season! Lyndsay Faye, bestselling author of Jane Steele and Gods of Gotham, is back with a Gothic suspense novel that is a decadent homage to the life & works of Edgar Allan Poe. RAVEN by Lyndsay Faye - in stores October 6! 💙📚 😱📚

Photo of hardcover book RAVEN by Edgar Allan Poe. The cover features a large black feather against a background of aged parchment with occult symbols. The title “RAVEN” runs diagonally across it in bold red letters

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“Fans of southern noir fiction writers like S.A. Cosby and David Joy will find much to love here, as will those interested in difficult parent-child relationships.” Check out KTLA's review of A PAST WTIHOUT PICTURES by Jonathan Ames, out September 8! 💙📚

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Tess Gerritsen recommends DEATH AND THE CONJUROR by @tommeadauthor.bsky.social in this piece for the New York Times on senior sleuths: "Fans of cozy locked-room mysteries will savor this period novel."

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

THE TRAGEDY OF Y by Ellery Queen is out now in paperback and hardcover! You know Queen’s eponymous sleuth, but do you know the Drury Lane books, originally published under the pen name Barnaby Ross? Check out this second adventure featuring the retired Shakespearean actor turned sleuth!

Photo of The Tragedy of Y by Ellery Queen. The cover is orange and features a castle-like house with a man silhouetted in the window of the turret

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joycecaroloates.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Highly recommend this spare, minimalist but deeply touching noir adventure for those who can appreciate that noir is a state of mind that is never “solved” as a mystery might be solved. I

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

LIARS IN PARADISE by Olesya Lyuzna is a fantastic new detective novel worth investigating, according to @sarahweinman.com and @nytimes.com! "Lyuzna paints a vivid portrait of Jazz Age New York — a hedonistic, noirish world on a knife’s edge." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/b...

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Fantastic New Detective Novels Worth Investigating

Our columnist on four of the month’s best releases.

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

@crimereads.bsky.social on GOLDEN AGE SUSPENSE STORIES, edited by Otto Penzler: "Detective fiction usually gets the top billing for its golden age, but classic suspense stories are getting their time in the limelight now, too." crimereads.com/best-short-s... Grab your copy today!

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The Best Crimey Short Story Collections in Recent Years

I love a short story! And as a new mom, short stories are kind of all I can read right now. I love Jonathan Ames, and I just moved through The Double Life Is Twice as Good. And now I’m ready …

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Penzler Publishers is now hiring a Publicity & Editorial Assistant position! This full-time position will be in-person at our Mysterious Bookshop office and will report to our Publicity Director and Editor-in-chief. See our website for more details: penzlerpublishers.com/now-hiring-p...

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Now Hiring: Publicity & Editorial Assistant - Penzler Publishers

Publicity & Editorial Assistant, Penzler Publishers (New York, NY)

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

“Short story collections with a theme continue to be the trend. BIRDS OF PREY, edited by Harlan Coben and C.J. Box, gives 11 writers a chance to let their imaginations soar.” Check out this review of BIRDS OF PREY in the @sun-sentinel.com: www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/04/b...

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Book review: Deliciously chilling ‘Heart of Glass’ unlocks memories, secrets and a longing for the past

Oline H. Cogdill also reviews the short-story collection ‘Birds of Prey: New Crime Stories.’

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

When a child's body is discovered in tumultuous 18th-century London, a struggling writer dares to defy her time and become an unlikely force for social justice. Check out this cover reveal for COLD DARK DEEP, a new historical mystery from Julia Keller: www.criminalelement.com/cover-reveal... 💙📚

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Cover Reveal and Excerpt: Cold Dark Deep by Julia Keller - Criminal Element

Take a first look for the cover of Julia Keller's Cold Dark Deep, the first in the Sarah Fielding Mystery series, and enjoy an excerpt!

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Dean Jobb - True Crime Writer @deanjobb.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

'The stories run the gamut from assault to murder, with segues into art theft, blackmail, wrongful convictions & rehabilitation of offenders' From my review of Best True Crime Stories 2025 (@penzlerpublishers.bsky.social) in @elleryqueenmm.bsky.social: elleryqueenmysterymagazine.com/the-crime-sc...

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“[Mercury Carter] remains my favorite contemporary action hero. I can’t wait to read what happens next.” Check out Criminal Element's review of THE DELIVERY by @awhcolumbus.bsky.social: www.criminalelement.com/book-review-...

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Book Review: The Delivery by Andrew Welsh-Huggins - Criminal Element

Freelance courier Mercury Carter races against time and across New England to rescue a trafficking victim in this new thriller.

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"Because the novel is written in the first person, I very much become Dell as I write it." Check out Amy Bloom's interview with Crimespree Magazine about the writing process for her new mystery novel, BLUNT INSTRUMENT: crimespreemag.com/interview-wi...

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Interview with Amy Bloom

Following my review of Blunt Instrument, I decided to see if Amy Bloom would do a brief interview, and she kindly agreed.

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Out today: ICARUS 17 by Charles Cumming! In the 4th installment of his bestselling Box 88 series, Cumming returns to prove himself the “rightful inheritor of John le Carré's crown as the king of elegant spy fiction.” - The Observer ⚡ 💙📚

A copy of Icarus 17 by Charles Cumming sits on a ladder in a bookshelf. The cover has the title in bold yellow text of an image of a man walking towards the Parthenon.

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Coming soon: A riveting new look at the parallel lives of Charles Manson and Roman Polanski. An enlightening read for true crime fans and film buffs alike. BLOOD AND FAME by Peter Rowe - out August 4! . 💙📚 #truecrime

Photo of BLOOD AND FAME: THE INTERSECTING LIVES OF ROMAN POLANSKI & CHARLES MANSON by Peter Rowe. The cover shows black & white photos of Polanski and Manson overlaid with a vibrant red filter.

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Just a week left to enter this Goodreads giveaway for a chance to win an early copy of A PAST WITHOUT PICTURES, a new noir novella from Jonathan Ames, author of the Happy Doll books: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #giveway ⚡📚 💙📚

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Book giveaway for A Past Without Pictures by Jonathan Ames Jun 01-Jul 01, 2026

Enter to win one of 15 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Jun 01-Jul 01, 2026. Enter to win an early copy of this quicksilver family reckoning ...

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Librarians, will we see you in Chicago this weekend? Come visit us at booth 3418 at the ALA conference! #ALAAC26

“Penzler Publishers will be at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago this weekend! Find us at Booth 3418.”

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Out today in hardcover and paperback: BIRDS OF PREY, edited by Harlan Coben and C.J. Box! The world’s top thriller writers flock together in this bird-themed anthology. In a starred review, Kirkus says, “Coben and Box have an eagle eye for what makes a good story.” Grab your copy today!

Photo of a paperback copy and hardcover copy of Birds of Prey propped up on a sliding ladder in front of a bookshelf. The cover shows two birds fighting mid-flight against an orange and green background.

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

On the flip side of whodunit mysteries are suspense stories, which you can think of as “when-will-it-be-dones.” Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler collects some of the best suspense tales of the early 20th century in a new anthology: GOLDEN AGE SUSPENSE STORIES will be in stores July 7!

Photo of Golden Age Suspense Stories Edited by Otto Penzler. The cover is purple with an illustration of a crow perched upon the handle of an axe that is sticking out of a tree trunk.

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Coming soon: LIARS IN PARADISE, the champagne-soaked followup to Olesya Lyuzna’s debut historical mystery, Glitter in the Dark. On a quest to clear her business partner’s name, party-girl flapper turned private detective Ginny Dugan explores the Gatsby-era decadence of Long Island’s Gold Coast.

Photo of paperback book LIARS IN PARADISE by Olesya Lyuzna. The cover is pink and black, showing a flapper with bobbed hair and dramatic makeup against an Art Deco style patterned background

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Penzler Publishers @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Dwyer Murphy writes the introduction for our new American Mystery Classics edition of SANDBAR SINISTER, an Asey Mayo mystery by Phoebe Atwood Taylor - in stores now! Check out Dwyer's thoughts on this trailblazing mystery novelist who helped define a region: crimereads.com/mystery-cape...

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Phoebe Atwood Taylor and the Search for the Quintessential Cape Cod Mystery

So many writers and artists have passed through Cape Cod it was probably inevitable that over time a formidable literature would grow up around the region. Mary McCarthy, Denis Johnson, Richard Rus…

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