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Are you a mystery bookseller interested in joining
us? Go to ABOUT IMBA
for more information and a link to our online application.
Mystery PUBLISHERS
& AUTHORS: Click
here to learn about our new GET A CLUE Blog for
discussing mystery publishing practices and policies.
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Killer
Gifts for Mystery Fans
Check
out some of the clever, charming, quirky, or useful gifts
our
member stores have to offer.
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A
Mystery a Month
These
stores offer to mail the recipient a mystery a month, with
various degrees of precision in targeting a preferred type
or style:
Cheesecake
and Crime, NV
The
Cloak and Dagger, NJ
Mysteries
and More, TN
I
Love A Mystery, KS
M
is for Mystery, CA
Gift
baskets
A good book elegantly
packaged with some goodies -- what more could you ask for?
Cheesecake
and Crime, NV
The
Cloak and Dagger, NJ
Creatures
'n Crooks, VA
Mystery
Loves Company, MD
Your
passion on your sleeve
Wear
it, carry it, sip it --T-shirts,Book
bags, mugs, and more, with store logos, mystery quotes or
mystery designs
Murder
by the Book, TX
Murder
by the Book, OR
Mysterious
Galaxy, CA
Mystery
Loves Company, MD
M
is for Mystery, CA
The
Poisoned Pen, AZ
The
Sleuth of Baker Street, Toronto
Book
Accessories
Book
lights, book covers, magnifiers, other stuff to enhance
reading pleasure
Mysterious
Galaxy, CA
Mystery
Loves Company, MD
Original
figurines
Creatures
'n Crooks, VA
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Gift
Certificates
For
your perapetetic friends, buy
an IMBA Gift Certificate that can be used at any member
store around the country, or online. Most member stores also
sell their own gift certificates -- check with the store
near your gift recipient for more information.
Killer
Books
Pick one of our recommended reads and we'll email you the
review formatted in an attractive, personalized holiday
card. Purchase from any member
store, then email
us the title and the recipient's name and we'll email
back a card you can print at home.
Signed
Books
Visit
our mystery
calendar to see who's appearing where, then contact that
store about having an autographed first edition inscribed by
the author to your giftee.
Games
& Puzzles
A
Great
way to entertain friends and family over the holidays
The
Cloak and Dagger, NJ
Murder
by the Book, OR
Mystery
Loves Company, MD
Book
Offsets
One
tree produces the paper for about 75 books. For
serious readers (or committed environmentalists), why not
include the gift of a new tree planted? Trees
for Life will plant 10 trees for $10. Each tree
comes with a personalized card to print at home that
explains your gift. Or for every book you give, give a
book to a child in a developing country through Books
for Life, 5 native-language books for $25.
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The
INDEPENDENT MYSTERY BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION (IMBA)