A Bas Bleu Mysteries Book a Month 2019 pick, The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle has the feel of a classic murder mystery, but with a unique twist: The protagonist, Aiden Bishop, is stuck in a time loop, where he inhabits the body of a different guest of an isolated country estate every day until he figures out who will murder/has murdered Evelyn Hardcastle. It’s an enthralling, poignant look at humanity wrapped up in an Agatha Christie-inspired whodunit. This week, we had the pleasure of (virtually) sitting down with the author, Stuart Turton, to chat about how his journalism career informed his fiction writing, the tricks he used to keep his complex plot in order, and how “killing your darlings” really can make a better book. Continue reading
Category Archives: 2019 Book a Month
Our Mysteries Book a Month 2019…Revealed!
Stop right there! Did you receive Bas Bleu’s Mysteries Book a Month 2019 Ship Monthly package for Christmas, your birthday, or just because you’re awesome? If so, lucky you. Also, you have a choice to make: Keep reading and learn the identity of all twelve books in the collection OR stop reading and enjoy the suspense of waiting for your mystery book to arrive each month. Think hard…there’s no turning back… are you ready? Continue reading
Our Book a Month 2019 Picks Are Here!
Our Holiday 2018 catalog is arriving in mailboxes any minute now, and among the amazing gifts packed into its pages you’ll find our Book a Month packages for the coming year! For those of you who aren’t familiar with Bas Bleu’s Book a Month program, the premise is simple: Treat your favorite bibliophile (who may be you!) to an entire year’s worth of terrific books, shipped either all at once or on a monthly basis throughout 2019. Continue reading