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.

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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!

REGULAR EVENTS:
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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.

SPECIAL NOTE TO
AUTHORS OF CRIME FICTION

Authors, we are no longer receiving catalogs from most publishers, and it's becoming difficult to find out when new books are being issued. Despite us trying to read online materials, we are still not finding out about all the new releases. Please send an email to update us in advance of your release so that we make sure we get books ordered and in the store in a timely manner.

Thanks!

Pat & Garyy
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Mon - Sat 11AM to 5:30PM
Closed Sundays
Open Late for Events

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CLICK HERE to see information about the amazing ONCE UPON A CRIME anthology.
UPCOMING EVENTS: All readings/signings listed below are evening events unless otherwise indicated.

Sat. May 5 - 2:00 Ace Atkins "Lullaby" - A signing for the newest installment in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series. Earlier this year, Atkins was chosen by the Parker estate to continue the highly popular Spenser novels. Atkins is the author of nine novels, including The Ranger, the debut novel in the Quinn Colson series, from Putnam.

Tues. May 8 - 7:30 Calhoun Isles Community Band in association with Once Upon A Crime Mystery Bookstore presents "ONCE UPON A CRIME: Music from Classic Movies & TV" at the Jefferson School Auditorium at 1200 W. 26th St. and Hennepin (just down the street from the store). The dulcet tones of Carl Brookins' lovely baritone voice will narrate while Gary Shulze is the tuba solist. Come one! Come all! Don't miss this one-of-a-kind, rare -- and free! -- opportunity to see and hear what a bookseller and a host of local amateur musicians do in their spare time. It's so much fun it should be a crime! CLICK HERE to see the flyer.

Wed. May 9 - 6:30 Mystery Book Club facilitated by Carl Brookins. Book for the night is "The Alto Wore Tweed" by Mark Schweizer.

Tues. May 15 - 7:00 Brian Freeman "Spilled Blood" - Launch Party and Signing with Refreshments.

Wed. May 16 - 7:00 John Sandford "Stolen Prey" - Reading and Signing.

Wed. May 23 - 7:00 Helen Knode "Wildcat Play."

Tues. May 29 - 7:00 Bruce DeSilva, winner of the Edgar Award for "Rogue Island," will be here with his new book, "Cliff Walk."

Tues. Jun 5 - 7:00 David Housewright "Curse of the Jade Lady" - Publication party and introduction to another book penned by David and his wife, Renee Valois, "The Devil and the Diva."

Weds. June 6 - 7:00 Twin Cities Sisters in Crime meeting. Please note that the meeting is a day later than usual - on Wednesday this time.

Thurs. June 14 - 7:00 Jessie Chandler "Hide and Snake Murder" - Reception, Book Launch, & Signing for Book #2 in The Shay O'Hanlon Caper Series.

Fri. June 15 - 7:00 David Ellis "The Wrong Man" - Reading and Signing.

Tues. Jun 26 - 7:00 Lisa Unger "Heartbroken."

Fri/Sat. Jun 29/30 - Antiquarian Book Fair at the MN Sate Fair Grounds.

Sat. Jul 7 - 12:00-2:00 Brian Gruley "The Skeleton Box" - Signing only.

Wed. Jul 11 - 7:00 Alex Kava "Fireproof."

Mon. Jul 23 - 7:00 Lou Berney "Whiplash River."

Sat. Aug 4 - 12:00-2:00 Minnesota author Virginia Lowell "When the Cookie Crumbles" - Signing.

Tues. Aug 7 - 7:00 Julie Kramer "Shunning Sarah" - Launch Party & Signing.

Tues. Aug 21 - 7:00 William Kent Krueger "Trickster's Point" - Reception and Signing with Refreshments.

Tues. Sep 4 - 7:00 Twin Cities Sisters in Crime meeting. Book for the night is "Big Wheat" by Richard A. Thompson.

Sat. Sep 8 - 1:00-3:00 S. L. Smith "Running Scared."

Wed. Sept 12 - 6:30 Mystery Book Club facilitated by Marilyn Victor. Book for the night is "Big Wheat" by Richard A. Thompson.

Tues. Oct 2- 7:00 Twin Cities Sisters in Crime meeting. Book for the night is "TBA."

Sat. Oct 6 -12:00-2:00 Laura Childs "Postcards from the Dead" (Scrapbooking Series) - Signing with Refreshments.

Wed. Oct 10 - 6:30 Mystery Book Club.

Wed. Nov 7 - 7:00 Twin Cities Sisters in Crime meeting. Please note the change to one day later to avoid Election Day conflicts.

Wed. Nov 14 - 6:30 Mystery Book Club.

Tues. Dec 4 - 7:00 Twin Cities Sisters in Crime meeting. Book for the night is "TBA."

Wed. Dec 12 - 6:30 Mystery Book Club.

Wed. Dec 5 - 7:00 Monica Ferris "And Then You Dye" - Reading and Signing.

Sat. Dec 8th 12:00-2:00 Laura Childs "Stake and Eggs" (#4 in the Cackleberry Club Series) - Signing with Refreshments.

Come meet your favorite authors and join the fun! 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.