Once Upon A Crime

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Once Upon a Crime is being honored with the 2011 Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Established in 1953, the award recognizes outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside the realm of creative writing. Gary & Pat will receive the award at the Edgar Awards Banquet in New York City on Thursday, April 28, 2011.

Pat and Gary at ONCE UPON A CRIME are informal, low-tech, and happy to provide the best customer service around. They carry thousands of new mysteries, thrillers, and crime fiction and also have a large collection of rare, used, and hard-to-get volumes. They can order almost any book. Feel free to call ahead to check to see if the book you want is in stock: 612-870-3785 or EMAIL. Please drop a note if you would like to be on the e-mail notification list for information about upcoming appearances.

Below you will find a rolling list of upcoming store events. Please stop by for any appearance or just to visit and check out the incredible collection!

Sisters in Crime meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM excluding July and August.
The Crime Fiction Book Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30PM except June, July, and August.

UPCOMING EVENTS: All readings/signings listed below are evening events unless otherwise indicated.

Sat. Nov 20 - 1:00-3:00 Pete Hautman "Blank Confession" - Young Adult novel.
Thu. Dec 2 - 7:00 "Why Did Santa Leave a Body?" anthology with stories by: Jessie Chandler, Michael Allan Mallory, Brian Landon, Camille Hyytinen, Barbara DaCosta, Joan Murphy Pride, Dennis Anderson, Kathleen Lindstrom, J. Henry, T. J. Roth,and Marlene Chabot - Signing and refreshments.
Tues. Dec 7 - 7:00 Monica Ferris "Buttons and Bones" - Publication party and signing only.
Wed. Dec 8 - 6:30 Mystery Book Club - Facilitator will be Marilyn Victor, and the book for the night is "Florida Roadkill" by Tim Dorsey.

Tues. Dec 14 - 7:00 Twin Cities Sisters in Crime meeting. Book for the night is "Florida Roadkill" by Tim Dorsey. Please note: This month the group meets a week later than usual - back to normal for January!
Sat. Dec 18 - 1:00-3:00 Margaret Frazer "A Play of Piety" - Signing.
Tues. Jan 4 - 7:00 Twin Cities Sisters in Crime meeting. Book for the night is "City of the Sun" by David Levien.
Wed. Jan 12 - 6:30 Mystery Book Club - Facilitated by Michael Allan Mallory and the book is "The Butcher's Boy" by Thomas Perry.
Mon. Jan 24 - 7:00 Lori Armstrong "Mercy Kill" - South Dakota author's third in the series set in SD.

Tues. Feb 1 - 7:00 Twin Cities Sisters in Crime meeting. Book for the night is "Blindsighted" by Karin Slaughter.
Wed. Feb 9 - 6:30 Mystery Book Club - Facilitator and book TBA.
Tues. Mar 1 - 7:00 Twin Cities Sisters in Crime meeting. Book for the night TBA.
Thurs. Mar 3 - 7:00 Susan Runholt "The Adventure at Simba Hill" - Launch Party for this Minnesota author of YA mysteries

Wed. Mar 9 - 6:30 Mystery Book Club - Facilitator and book TBA.
Tues. Mar 29 - 7:00 Brian Freeman "The Bone House" (first stand alone) - Reception and refreshments.
Sat. Apr 2 - 12:00-4:00 Write of Spring IX
Tues. Apr 5 - 7:00 Twin Cities Sisters in Crime meeting. Book for the night TBA.
Wed Apr 6 - 7:00 Libby Fischer Hellmann "Set the Night on Fire" & Cara Black "Murder on Passy."
Wed. Apr 13 - 6:30 Mystery Book Club - Facilitated by Camille Hyytinen and the book is "Vengeance" by Jarkko Sipila.
Thurs. April 28 - Edgar Awards Banquet in New York City - Pat and Gary receive the MWA's 2011 Raven Award!
Tues. May 3 - 7:00 Twin Cities Sisters in Crime meeting. Book for the night TBA.

Can’t attend? Call or email and we will reserve a signed and/or inscribed copy for you.
RESERVES GET THE BEST COPIES! Signed/inscribed copies require a credit card.

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