by Thomas Montasser (2016)
When businesswoman Valerie enters the bookshop owned by her aunt - who has vanished without trace - her intention is to bring some order into the chaos and then sell the business. But she has underestimated the power of the little shop. One day she stumbles upon a mysterious book with an unfinished ending. Valerie thinks it must be a defective copy, but when a customer (who has been searching for that very book) turns up searching for that very book, her view of the book, the shop and world shifts, as she is forced to question what is and isn't possible.
Elaine Viets
Helen has a new job "off the books" at Page Turners bookstore in Fort Lauderdale...until the owner is murdered. But since the arrogant Page Turner III had so many enemies, Helen will have to read between the lines to uncover the truth about a clever killer.
Carolyn G. Hart
Mystery bookstore owner Annie Laurance didn't really want to go to her neighbor's Valentine Day masked ball -- particularly not after the voluptuous brunette made a pass at Annie's husband, Max. So when her dizzy mother-in-law, Laurel, made a surprise visit to Broward's Rock Island, Annie thought it would be a perfect excuse to skip the party. She should have known better: True to form, Laurel accepted the invitation for all three of them. But the biggest surprise of all came at the party's end, when Annie found the amorous hostess in the gazebo--murdered.
Gregory Mcdonald
Fletch's journalism career is in danger when the newspaper discovers that recent quotes in his article are from a man who is supposed to have been dead for two years.
[story and art by] Yukiya Sakuragi
"All alone except for her loyal mutt Lupin, 18-year-old Suguri moves form the countryside to the big city to find a job and a new life. In her first job at a pet store, she meets an assortment of quirky dogs and even stranger owners. What she lacks in retail experience, she makes up for through her natural rapport with all things wagging and fluffy! The pressure is on for Suguri to make at least one sale during her training at the pet shop. She's been all over town with Noa, the store manager's black Labrador, advertising the store, and new customers are finally showing up. Among them is an otaku who realizes that dogs won't judge him as harshly as humans. Will Suguri have her first sale?!"--P. [4] of cover.