The INDEPENDENT MYSTERY BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION (IMBA)

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Find a great mystery

  KILLER BOOKS:  Read about what mystery booksellers have been reading -- and loving

 

DILYS AWARD WINNERS:  Read about the 2008 Dilys Winner and see the list of books we've voted as the ones we most enjoyed handselling in years past.

RECENT BESTSELLERS:  Track what our customers bought most in July and previously

OUR 100 FAVORITE Click here for larger image. MYSTERIES OF THE 20th CENTURY: See the list us mystery lovers and that best fed that love

When you've found a new author, find a complete list of all the books in the series, in chronological order, on stopyourekillingme.com (not affiliated with IMBA but a site we find indispensable)

 		 

Find a great bookstore

to buy the mysteries that arrest you and get suggestions for more

USE our interactive map of independent mystery booksellers across the country to find a store near you

VISIT THIS MONTH'S PROFILED STORE:

At I Love A Mystery®, the decor is "Victorian library" with a twist. Visitors are greeted at the door by a gargoyle, while the coffee bar is guarded by a life-size skeleton. Daggers, skulls and poison bottles may be tucked into nooks and crannies, but the atmosphere is cozy, with overstuffed chairs inviting customers to settle in for a read or a nap. The store, which is located in Mission, Kansas (just across the state line from Kansas City, Missouri), is home to about 20,000 used and 3,000 new mystery books, including a large selection of signed first editions

http://www.iloveamystery.net/

   SEE WHAT MYSTERY BOOKSELLERS HAVE BEEN READING & THINKING: View our rotating feature of IMBA members' blogs.  This month's blog is from Vermont's MYSTERY ON MAIN STREET

Give a great mystery

Now available!  IMBA Gift Certificates that can be used at any IMBA Member store anywhere in the country!

 

Copies of IMBA's 2008 Catalogue, including Dilys nominees and Killer Book recommendations through 2007, plus a complete listing of IMBA members, will be available at Left Coast Crime and all other major mystery conventions this year, as well as at member stores.  Booksellers may order 100 copies for $20, including shipping.