Mysterious Bookshop
@TheMysterious
The world’s oldest & largest mystery fiction bookstore (est 1979), located in Manhattan, shipping worldwide. Home of @penzlerpub, @eMysteries & @MysteriousPress
Check out this delicious little Orphan X profile, an original I wrote for @MysteriousPress. If you're at @thrillerwriters #thrillerFest this week, swing by @TheMysterious and get one. They are piping hot off the press.
My ultimate ambition in life is probably to get an EGOTCWAJCNBDAFBCDOTY, which is, of course, an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony, and a CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award For Best Crime Debut Of The Year
NEWS: Our in house mystery publisher will soon be distributed by Simon & Schuster

Thrilled to welcome @TomMeadAuthor to the bookshop next week for his first ever US appearance!

EVENT UPDATE: Sadly, today’s in-person book event with Eric Rickstad has been cancelled. We’ll keep everyone posted re: a raincheck date. Thank you for understanding!

That face you make when you’re about to devote 50+ years of your life to publishing, promoting, and collecting mystery fiction… Wishing a very happy birthday to store owner Otto Penzler!

My books are all signed and ready to be scooped up at Mysterious Bookshop’s pop-up bookstore at ThrillerFest!
Thanks, @TimeOutNewYork! But we don't have a candy-striped awning—or any awning at all...?
This Tribeca favorite nabs the No. 1 spot—and we’re not surprised timeout.com/newyork/news/t…
This Tribeca favorite nabs the No. 1 spot—and we’re not surprised timeout.com/newyork/news/t…
Signing copies of #TheInnocentOne @TheMysterious in New York City #NYC - does it get any better? Love this independent bookstore! #Scotland #Glasgow
Congratulations @TheMysterious. This bookshop has one of the richest and most intriguing histories in the US. James Ellroy is just one author whose career would have turned out differently if it wasn't for this place.
Day 2 of our tenure as USA Today’s Best Independent Bookshop of the Year. Still feels pretty good
Well deserved, @TheMysterious !
Day 2 of our tenure as USA Today’s Best Independent Bookshop of the Year. Still feels pretty good
Congratulations, Mysterious Bookshop!
Day 2 of our tenure as USA Today’s Best Independent Bookshop of the Year. Still feels pretty good
Day 2 of our tenure as USA Today’s Best Independent Bookshop of the Year. Still feels pretty good

Big congrats to @TheMysterious, one of my faves, for winning @USATODAY's best indie bookstore competition. #indiebookstore #NYC 10best.usatoday.com/awards/best-in…
What a night this was at the magical @TheMysterious! A fabulous conversation with @juliadahl & thrilled to celebrate MARGUERITE BY THE LAKE w/ @MinotaurBooks, the best publishing team ever! And so many friends & family were there as well. Thank you! @MinotaurBooks @LGRLiterary
A huge thank you to @BookTrib for reviewing CEYLON SAPPHIRES!🙌 #thrillers #books #WritingCommunity Link: booktrib.com/2025/05/31/may…
Enter for a chance to win a print copy of CEYLON SAPPHIRES, Book 2 in my Rune Sarasin caper series!💎 Giveaway ends on June 3rd. US only goodreads.com/giveaway/show/… #ceylonsapphires #thriller #heist #books #giveaway
NYC folks: Come on out to The Mysterious Bookshop for a reading & signing of my debut book, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS. It's a literary-leading, speculative thriller and has cults and killers and crazy pills. Join us tonight at 6 pm! @TheMysterious mysteriousbookshop.com/products/omar-…
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