Very very sad indeed...a great place Murder One with very knowledgeable
people that could direct you to new discoveries everytime...
Sad
montois
On 1/19/09 10:56 AM, "Richard Moore" <moorich@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Catching up on posts for the last few days, I was sad to learn about
> Murder One closing. When I lived in Brussels, I often visited London
> on business and for pleasure and always tried to get by Murder One.
> It introduced me to many writers and I'm sorry to see it go.
>
> Specialty bookstores are having a tough time as are all independents.
> I used to visit the mystery store near DuPont Circle in Washington,
> DC all the time as well as The Moonstone, which had some crime fiction
> but leaned more toward science fiction. Now both are gone and
> Washington is a city of readers. Baltimore's mystery bookstore is
> hanging in there but I don't get to the city often enough to visit. I
> do get by The Mystery Store in an Indianapolis suburb when I'm
> visiting my daughter there. They steadily work their regular customer
> list via the Internet and also seem to do a brisk mail order business.
>
> Richard Moore
>
> --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com <mailto:rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> "ssshapir" <ssshapir@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Murder One the iconic Charing Cross Road bookstore run by Maxim
>> > Jakubowski is to close at the end of January.
>> >
>> > See here for more info:
>> >
>> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/jan/08/murder-one-
>> > closing-crime
>> >
>> > Sean Shapiro
>> >
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