> I'm going on a short trip to LA (Pasadena,
actually), in about a week.
> I'm not going to have much spare time, just an
afternoon, maybe two, so
> I won't be able to go on a full-scale search. So,
can anyone recommend
> the best one or two used bookstores for mysteries in
the area?
>
> Appreciate the help,
> Mark
>
There are two
that quickly come to mind:
Mysterious
Bookshop in Beverly Hills. They don't have much of a general
used section, but they do have a lot of premium collectable
paperbacks. They also stock many signed books and other
interesting memorabilia. The people who work and hang out
there are good at talking about the genre.
Mitchell's
Books in Pasadena. Mitchell's has a much larger, but less
premium paperback section. He also has a huge hardback first
edition section. The big treat is Mitchell himself. You can
talk to him all day long and he won't run out of anecdotes,
trivia, recommendations and stories.
There is also
Mystery and Imagination in Glendale (close to Pasadena). I
have not been in about 4 years but I was impressed. They just
started carrying collectable paperbacks and were hoping to
add more.
There are
others I have heard of in the northern valley, but I forget
their names.
There are
also good ones in the Long Beach/Orange County region, but
those can be a 60 minute drive from Pasadena.
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