Felony & Mayhem Press
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Felony & Mayhem Press is an American
book publisher which specializes in re-issues of out-of-print mystery novels, first paperback editions of books previously published in hardcover, and U.S. editions of books that initially came out overseas. The company is located in New York City
and was founded in June 2005 by Maggie Topkis
, co-owner of the Greenwich Village
bookstore, Partners and Crime. All Felony & Mayhem imprints are trade paperbacks. The company was called "the most dastardly local press" in the Village Voice's Best of New York 2008 issue.
Felony & Mayhem initially distributed only through independent bookstore
s and catalog sales, but later expanded distribution to major retailers. In 2005, the company's first catalog featured only twelve titles including Caroline Graham
's The Killings at Badger's Drift
, and Reginald Hill
's Who Guards a Prince?
. In 2009, the Felony & Mayhem catalog listed more than 125 titles.
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book publisher which specializes in re-issues of out-of-print mystery novels, first paperback editions of books previously published in hardcover, and U.S. editions of books that initially came out overseas. The company is located in New York City
New York City
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and was founded in June 2005 by Maggie Topkis
Maggie Topkis
Maggie Topkis is the owner of Felony & Mayhem Press, American publisher of mystery fiction. Co-owner of New York bookseller Partners and Crime for over 15 years, Topkis founded Felony & Mayhem Press in 2005 out of her frustration over publishing-industry consolidation driving some of her favorite...
, co-owner of the Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
bookstore, Partners and Crime. All Felony & Mayhem imprints are trade paperbacks. The company was called "the most dastardly local press" in the Village Voice's Best of New York 2008 issue.
Felony & Mayhem initially distributed only through independent bookstore
Independent bookstore
An independent bookstore is a retail bookstore which is independently owned.-Literary and countercultural history:Author events at independent bookstores sometimes take the role of literary salons. The bookstores themselves, "have historically supported and cultivated the work of independent...
s and catalog sales, but later expanded distribution to major retailers. In 2005, the company's first catalog featured only twelve titles including Caroline Graham
Caroline Graham
Caroline Graham is an English playwright, screenwriter and novelist.Graham was born in Nuneaton, studied with the Open University, and received a degree in writing for the theatre from the University of Birmingham. Her first published book was Fire Dance, a romance novel...
's The Killings at Badger's Drift
The Killings at Badger's Drift
The Killings at Badger's Drift is a mystery novel by English writer Caroline Graham, the first in her Chief Inspector Barnaby series. In 1997, it was adapted as the pilot of Midsomer Murders, a popular ITV television series based on Graham's books...
, and Reginald Hill
Reginald Hill
Reginald Charles Hill is an English crime writer, and the winner in 1995 of the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement.- Biography :...
's Who Guards a Prince?
Who Guards a Prince?
Who Guards a Prince? is a 1982 novel by Reginald Hill, the author best known for his Dalziel and Pascoe series of crime novels.The plot of this suspense novel revolves around central character, Doug McHarg, and involves an international conspiracy of Freemasons, Scotland Yard, and extends as far as...
. In 2009, the Felony & Mayhem catalog listed more than 125 titles.