Wendy is reading BEAN THERE, DONE THAT by Sandra Balzo and NESTING DOLLS by Gail Bowen.

Jack is reading THREE STATIONS by Martin Cruz-Smith.

Sian is reading JUDGMENT CALLS by Alafair Burke.

It's taken me over a year to finish AN EXPERT IN MURDER by Nicola Upson and while that?s certainly not the longest I've ever had a book on the go, it's still a little embarrassing. I've had a soft spot for Josephine Tey ever since my sainted AP history teacher (and...

Jack is reading Mrs. Pargeter's Package by Simon Brett

Wendy is reading A Deadly Arrangement by Denise Osbourne

Sian FINALLY finished An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson and is still working on A BODY TO DIE FOR by Kate White.

What are YOU reading?

Excitement at Whodunit? on Saturday morning when Gail Bowen stopped by and autographed copies of her latest book, The Nesting Dolls. The visit was totally unexpected as Gail and her husband where en route from Toronto to Regina by train and had a four hour lay over..

The book is available (signed)...

Hack, Richard, Duchess of Death: The Unauthorised Biography of Agatha Christie (London: J.R. Books, 18.99 pounds, 2010).
Richard Hack is an American writer and talk-show guest, the latter indicating the kind of books he writes, which appeal to those of salacious curiosity. The books include an exposé of Howard Hughes, an exposé...

Michael -
Just finished PRONTO by Elmore Leonard, RIDING THE RAP by Elmore Leonard.
Is working on THE ICE HARVEST by Scott Phillips, THERE ARE NO GHOSTS IN THE SOVIET UNION by Reginald Hill, and THE NAME OF A BULLFIGHTER by Luis Sepulveda.

Wendy -
Is reading DEAD TIME by Stephen White.

Sian -
Is...

I don't know about you, but there's nothing that keeps me honest about staying on task like making my intentions known. So, let it be known that the following is the schedule that we're trying to adhere to here at WhodunitCanada.com.

The August Used Book Sale really cleared out our shelves, but as soon as we started buying books again we got a deluge of Agatha Christie titles and cozies. Come on down to the store and take a look.

By now almost everyone in the Western World has heard the story of Stieg Larsson, the Swedish journalist who published what is now called “The Millennium Trilogy”, which has sold millions of copies world-wide. The barebones of the story seem straightforward enough. Larsson began the manuscript on his laptop around 2002,...

If you have been in the store in the last few weeks you will have seen that we have been making some changes. The first was to take out the window display area. Although we and our customers loved Cathy’s displays we decided that we really did need to address the...

Writer’s Group
The writer’s group is breaking for the remainder of the summer. Come September, they will continue to meet at the store on the third Wednesday of the month, at 7 p.m. starting September 25th. All are welcome. Call Wendy at the store for more details.

Mystery Reading Club

The Mystery Reading Group...

San Francisco, October 14th-17th, 2010
Distinguished Contribution to the Genre: Lee Child
International Guest of Honor: Denise Mina
American Guest of Honor: Laurie R. King
Bouchercon, the Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention, is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction. It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and...

Those of you who are fans of the ABC series, Castle, will remember that the series ended with Castle going off to the Hamptons to finish his second Nicky Heat novel. He was obviously successful because Naked Heat will be released in hardcover and be in the store at the end...

One of the first books which I wrote about for this newsletter was the genre-defying Court of Air, Hunts' first offering in his Jackelian series. The Kingdom Beyond the Waves, which sees the return of several characters from the first book, evolves mostly around the adventures of Professor Amelia Harsh, the...

My first visit to the store when I visit Winnipeg is always exciting because I get to pick up the books I ordered on my last visit. There are usually a few old favorites and a few new authors I’m trying in a lovely pile on the shelf (you are pre-ordering...

The lists on the website are updated regularly, to alert our customers to new releases.

August Mass Market
Andrews, Donna - Swan for the Money
Barclay, Alex - Time of Death
Barrett, Lorna - Chapter and Hearse
Baxter, Cynthia - Crossing the Lion
Beaton, M.C. - There Goes the Bride
Beck, Jessica - Fatally Frosted
Black, Lisa - Evidence...

The shortlists for three of the 2010 CWA Dagger awards has just been announced, to be awarded in the fall, and are as follows:

Many of you know that I'm a big fan of Victoria Laurie, particularly of her 'Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye' series. Needless to say, I was thrilled when home for the last long weekend that the new book A GLIMPSE OF EVIL had just been delivered (I got to receive it, even)....

Michael Van Rooy's latest book A CRIMINAL TO REMEMBER is now available for purchase at Whodunit. Want to meet Michael and get your book signed? Stay tuned for details. Don't forget, you can reserve a copy by calling (294-284-9100) or emailing the store.

The Swedish film version of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO was just released in Canada this past April, but the film version of the second book in the series THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE has already released in Europe. The trailer is available now, although it's unclear when the...

One of the many problems at our store is our lack of space to display all of our new books. This drawback is particularly noticeable with the new trade paperbacks, of which there are constantly increasing numbers. One of our solutions will be to display the new trades on line.

An interesting article in the New York Times today is talking about how publishers are on the lookout for the next new Scandanavian sensation. Of course, they use Camilla Lackberg as an example of a bestselling Swedish author who hasn't been translated and made available in the United States. Whodunit customers...

Something to look forward to, crime fiction fans. From Publishers Lunch:
"Little, Brown will call their new crime imprint Mulholland Books (named for the road in the Hollywood Hills that is "synonymous with drama and suspense.") The line will launch in spring 2011, starting with books by Marcia Clark, Lawrence Block, Mark...

Only people who have never heard of Stieg Larsson will be surprised to discover that he's the bestseller in two categories this month. Are you up to date?

The National Library of Sweden has announced that they've come into posession of several unpublished Stieg Larsson manuscripts. They were written by Larsson when he was 17 years old and hoping to become a Science Fiction writer. Read more about it at the New York Times, here.