Welcome to Mr. Mike's! I've been selling books on the World Wide Web through this site and others since 1998. I started out selling just true crime, but I sell other books too.
All my books are located at www.alibris.com. You can see a list of the books by clicking on this link. Alibris offers a variety of payment options, including Paypal.
If you don't wish to purchase through Alibris, make a note of the books you want to order, and then return to this WWW site and contact me by clicking here.
Note that the vast majority of books are one of a kind, and are all subject to prior sale, though the Alibris list is much more up to date than the old listings which appeared on this site. If you want to see a scan of the front cover or want more information about the book, just send me some e-mail through the link above.
Prices for books on the Alibris site are in U.S. dollars and do not include shipping charges.
If you're interested in obtaining these books through me directly, see important information on ordering on my To expedite inquiries, please let me know where you are located, including your postal code if you are in Canada.
"Binding is fragile" means the book should be opened with caution, pages may be in danger of becoming detached.
A "ex-library" book may have labels or stamps on it, the cover may be laminated, and it most likely has more wear than normal.
OTHER GOODIES
- Check out my gallery of true crime book covers (the books are not for sale, sorry).
- TrueCrime.Net, which includes home pages for authors Jack Olsen, Stephen Michaud and Carlton Stowers.
- "I like your site. Your descriptions of the books are concise and clear, and the physical description when necessary is a nice touch. Keep up the good work."
- "Dear Mike, to my joy the package arrived today & it contained exactly what we agreed. That is so satisfying. You can be sure I will come back to your "store".
- "Mike's site is awesome. There are books there you can't find even from Amazon." [from alt.true-crime]
- "Thanks for the sturdy packaging.... Sometimes when I order books from the big internet stores the packaging is so shoddy the books look used when they arrive!"
- "Thanks for the excellent books at extremely reasonable prices! I look forward to doing more business with you in the future."
- "I got the third and fourth packages. It was exactly as was agreed upon. I just want you to know that I have had bad experiences in the past making purchases on the Internet, but you are true to your word. You run a first class operation. Thanks again."
- "Appreciate getting these listings, and am glad you suppressed recipients list -- that shows you to be a man who doesn't like getting unwanted mail and pays the same courtesy to your clientele."
- "Books received yesterday in good shape ... thanks for the excellent service!"
- "I was able to find books unavailable through amazon.com and bn.com and the books were at a reasonable price. My dealings with Mike were excellent and I would recommend his service to all book buyers."
- "The books arrived safely today. I'm quite happy with their condition too. Thanks so much."
- "my books arrived today . very happy. packed nicely. i will be putting in another order in a few weeks. thank you. i'm never disappointed with you."
- "Mr. Mike, I got your books today. I don't know who packaged them for you but they did a great job. [They were packaged by me. - MQ] It took me 15 minutes to get them open. Can't wait to read them. They look great."
- "I would like to extend my sincere gratitude for the completion of the deal in purchase of the book that I received yesterday. It sure is the one I need and is in good condition."
- "Thanks for the quick turnaround time. I have to say, I was a little skeptical ordering from you on the internet, but this has been a great experience. I look forward to getting more books from your vast collection."
- "Thank you for your very prompt and courteous service."
- "Hello, I got the Book today. THANK YOU!!! It is in such amazing shape, like it's brand new! And you packaged it up so nicely. Thanks so much for a great transaction!"
- "Thanks, got the book. It's in great shape - couldn't want it better."
- "A quick note to thank you for an excellent service! I promptly received my package of books so tenderly wrapped in little bundles--in time for my vacation. I'm very happy and would not hesitate to recommend you. You're AWESOME!"
- "Thank you so much for the book! I enjoyed reading it and I hope to buy another book from you soon. Once again I appreciate everything!"
- "I was impressed with the scrupulous care and attention to detail involved in the packing of this book. Outstanding variety of books on your site, including some truly fine, lurid covers!"
- "Thank you so much! I received the book Saturday. You were the only person I could find with it! Even Amazon didn't have it any more. Thank you again!
- "It [the book] arrived safely, you are a good packer."
- "I just got the book. Everything in order.That saranwrap thing [the book was wrapped in it] is fantastic. No extra wear and tear whatever on the book. By comparison, I just got a book of the same age, which was shipped "very good" and arrived with the binding split right down the middle. Why? Because it was in a padded envelope with no inner wrapping on the book. Crazy. Anyway, thanks for your prompt and friendly service."
- "Package arrived well & good just now. Feels like Christmas, or summer holiday! The pleasure of doing business with you is, as always (10 years now?), all mine."
- "The [record] catalogs arrived today. You did a great job of packing them."
- "I am glad to hold my book :-D Today arrived without any breaking. Thanks a lot. Book delivered to Czech Republic in 3 work-days. Thats wonderfull. It is pretty nice surprise for me. First think I do now, is recommend your services at web page I found you. You are only one, who support books from U.S. and Canada to our region, without any problem and pretty fast. Thousand thanks to you."
- Thank you for... 1) your gentle customer-friendly pricing 2) your honesty about refunding postage 3) your kindness in tracking down the requested item very quickly andwithout fuss 4) your quick shipping 5) and last but not least ... the lovely book. You are an exceptional supplier on the internet. I recommend you to anybody on the planet without hesitation.
- We received the book -- in very good condition and nicely packaged -- last week. Thank you very much for the very prompt service. Once again, thank you and it was a pleasure doing business with you.
- The book arrived on Wednesday in perfect condition. Actually, I was very impressed with the quality -- thanks again!
- Thanks for a good deal and for sending me the two dollars change!
- I want to thank you for the great care you took in packaging the book I recently bought from you. I appreciated the chance to do business with you.
- I received the book today....I am so happy, thank you for your service, I will be recommending you to everyone I know.
- [from Ebay] This was the most expertly packed CD I have ever received!
- Mom and I just wanted to let you know again how much we really appreciated being able to pick up her book before she returns to Calgary. You're terrific!
- I am amazed by such a speedy reply. Very impressive: Solid proof you take care of your customers.
- I wanted you to know how much I appreciated your service. It was outstanding, 5 star, totally positive in everyway.
Can't find what you're looking for here? Check out these other sites which feature used true crime books:
Here are some bookselling sites which can also be useful:
- AddALL (searches numerous sites for used and out-of-print books)
- Bookfinder (another useful search engine)
- TRUSSEL.COM -- a site with numerous book search engines
A site with interesting discussion about true crime and true crime books: