Seattle Mystery Bookshop provides Christmas book cover photos

Located in Pioneer Square in Seattle, Washington, the Seattle Mystery Bookshop has become a favorite destination for "mystery lovers who know what they want and for those who haven't a clue," as the bookstore defines itself on its website. In addition to its website, the Seattle Mystery Bookshop maintains a blog that keeps customers informed of upcoming events and special promotions.

The Seattle Mystery Bookshop's blog has recently featured a series of bookcovers from Christmas mystery series books. These covers are illustrated in the slideshow that accompanies this article. Their titles follow:

• John Zakour, The Frost-Haired Vixen, 2006 (Zach series, book 6)
  
• Mary Daheim, The Alpine Christmas, 1993 (Emma Lord series, book 3)
  
• Carolyn Hart, Merry, Merry Ghost, 2009 (Bailey Ruth series, book 2)
• Katherine Hall Page, The Body in the Sleigh, 2009 (Faith Fairchild series, book 18)
  
• JoAnna Carl, The Chocolate Snowman Murders, 2008 (Chocoholic Mysteries, book 8)
• Laurien Berenson, Jingle Bell Bark, 2004 (Melanie Travis series, book 11)
• Livia J Washburn, The Christmas Cookie Killer, 2008 (Fresh-Baked Mystery, book 3)
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• Agatha Christie, A Holiday for Murder, 1938  (Hercule Poirot series, book 19)
• Cleo Coyle, Holiday Grind, 2009 (Coffeehouse series, book 8)
• John Mortimer, A Rumpole Christmas, 2009 (Rumpole series)
• Constance and Gwenyth Little, The Black-Headed Pins,1999 (Not in a series, but the cover was too clever to leave out.)
• Maggie Sefton, Fleece Navidad, 2008 (Knitting Mystery series, book 6)
• Emily Brightwell, Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings, 2009 (Mrs. Jeffries series, book 26)
•  Kate Kingsbury, Ringing in Murder, 2008 (Pennyfoot Hotel series, book 16)
• Dell Shannon, No Holiday for Crime, 1973 (Lieutenant Luis Mendoza series)

   

The Seattle Mystery Bookshop, an independent bookstore, has been open for business since 1990. It sells both new and used hardcovers and paperbacks.  Mystery series writers who who will be signing their books at the Seattle Mystery Bookshop in January 2010 include Jasper Fforde, who will sign Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey series, book 1) on January 8; Wendy Roberts, who will sign Dead and Kicking (Ghost Dusters series, book 3) on January 9; and Robert Crais, who will sign The First Rule (Joe Pike series, book 2) on January 13.