Classic mysteries make great gifts, since, with their focus on eccentric characters and sleuths, you’re likely to find a book where a person like your gift recipient either gets killed or solves a murder, no matter what sort of person they may be! https://mailchi.mp/mysteriousbookshop/classic-mysteries-for-one-and-all?e=9097dd6bfb

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If you’re shopping for a librarian or an academic, check out W. Bolingbroke Johnson’s THE WIDENING STAIN, in which a professor is murdered in a university library, and the chief cataloger looks for clues. https://mailchi.mp/mysteriousbookshop/classic-mysteries-for-one-and-all

Is your friend or loved one passionate about honey? Well, so is the narrator of H. F. Heard’s A TASTE FOR HONEY, led to solve a murder simply by his quest for a new supplier of the sweet stuff. https://mailchi.mp/mysteriousbookshop/classic-mysteries-for-one-and-all

Shopping for someone stuck working remotely—and juggling childcare—in the midst of the pandemic? Try Craig Rice’s HOME SWEET HOMICIDE, in which a single mother struggles to finish her novel while her children investigate the murder next door. https://mailchi.mp/mysteriousbookshop/classic-mysteries-for-one-and-all

Fans of hot chocolate will enjoy Charlotte Armstrong’s THE CHOCOLATE COBWEB, in which a poisoned cup of cocoa could mean murder for the unsuspecting recipient... https://mailchi.mp/mysteriousbookshop/classic-mysteries-for-one-and-all

And on and on. Check out our email, titled “Classic Mysteries for One and All,” for more gift ideas. And feel free to respond with requests for even the most peculiar reader. https://mailchi.mp/mysteriousbookshop/classic-mysteries-for-one-and-all