The Sly Fox

Small town independent bookstore on the Blue Carpet Corridor of Historic Route 66 in Virden, Illinois. Proprietor, George Fox Rishel.

For preorder specials and book of local Illinois interest, go to:

www.slyfoxbookstore.com

Store Hours

Sunday Closed

Monday Closed

Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Valentine's Day Choices for Kids (and maybe a bit older) VIEW LIST (17 BOOKS)

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Christopher Fowler's Bryant & May Peculiar Crimes Unit Series VIEW LIST (16 BOOKS)

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Inspector Montalbano Mysteries by Andrea Camilleri VIEW LIST (30 BOOKS)

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Elly Griffiths' Entire Ruth Galloway Mystery Series VIEW LIST (13 BOOKS)

ABA Best Books for Children 2020--Featured Picture Books VIEW LIST (20 BOOKS)

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ABA Best Books for Children 2020-Picture Books VIEW LIST (40 BOOKS)

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ABA Best Books for Children 2020--Middle Grade VIEW LIST (48 BOOKS)

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ABA's Best Books for Children 2020--Teens VIEW LIST (25 BOOKS)

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ABA's Best Books for Children 2020--Babies, Toddlers, Infants VIEW LIST (33 BOOKS)

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Midwest Holiday Catalog VIEW LIST (49 BOOKS)

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Great Lakes Holiday Catalog VIEW LIST (49 BOOKS)

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Louise Penny's Armand Gamache Crime Novels VIEW LIST (16 BOOKS)

All the Devils Are Here

Louise Penny

$28.99

$26.67

A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

Louise Penny

$17.99

$16.55

Kingdom of the Blind: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

Louise Penny

$17.99

$16.55

Glass Houses

Louise Penny

$17.99

$16.55

A Great Reckoning

Louise Penny

$17.99

$16.55

The Nature of the Beast: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

Louise Penny

$17.99

$16.55

Louise Penny's Armand Gamache Crime Novels

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Keith McCafferty's Sean Stranahan Fly Fishing Mysteries VIEW LIST (8 BOOKS)

Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope Crime Novels VIEW LIST (9 BOOKS)

Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway Mystery Series VIEW LIST (13 BOOKS)

James Benn's Billy Boyle WWII Mysteries VIEW LIST (15 BOOKS)

Martin Walker's Bruno Courreges Perigord Crime Novels VIEW LIST (13 BOOKS)

Children Story Treasuries Offer Great Value VIEW LIST (16 BOOKS)

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Get to Know Illinois: The Land and Natural World VIEW LIST (14 BOOKS)

Exploring Nature in Illinois: A Field Guide to the Prairie State

Michael Jeffords and Susan Post

$24.95

$22.95

Illinois Wildlife Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Guide to Birds, Fish, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians

Scott Shupe

$29.99

$27.59

Roadside History of Illinois

Stan Banash

$20.00

Geology Underfoot in Illinois

Raymond Wiggers

$20.00

$18.40

Starved Rock State Park: An Illinois Treasure

Lee Mandrell and Deedee Niederhouse-Mandrell

$35.00

$32.20

Life Along the Illinois River

$34.95

Get to Know Illinois: The Land and Natural World

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Selected Mystery Short Stories for Busy Readers VIEW LIST (9 BOOKS)

Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories: A Miss Marple Collection

Agatha Christie

$15.99

$14.71

The Best American Mystery Stories 2019

$15.99

$14.71

Both Sides: Stories from the Border

$26.00

$23.92

The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and Pastiches Featuring the Great Detective of West 35th Street

$17.99

$16.55

Deadly Anniversaries: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors

Bill Pronzini and Marcia Muller

$26.99

$24.83

Of Mice and Minestrone: Hap and Leonard: The Early Years

Joe R. Lansdale

$15.95

$14.67

Selected Mystery Short Stories for Busy Readers

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Six French Detectives Qui Sont Magnifiques VIEW LIST (4 BOOKS)

Murder in Bel-Air

Cara Black

$16.95

$15.59

A Noël Killing

M. L. Longworth

$16.00

$14.72

The Killing Tide: A Brittany Mystery

Jean-Luc Bannalec

$26.99

$24.83

Maigret in Vichy

Georges Simenon

$15.00

$13.80

Six French Detectives Qui Sont Magnifiques

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The Sly Fox Recommends Potty Training Books VIEW LIST (7 BOOKS)

Once Upon a Potty: Girl

Alona Frankel

$7.95

$7.31

The Potty Book for Girls

Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Dorothy Stott

$5.95

$5.47

My Big Girl Potty

Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss

$7.99

$7.35

Once Upon a Potty: Boy

Alona Frankel

$7.95

$7.31

The Potty Book for Boys

Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Dorothy Stott

$5.95

$5.47

My Big Boy Potty

Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss

$6.99

$6.43

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World War II Stories: A Curated List for Book Clubs VIEW LIST (12 BOOKS)

The Sly Fox's Favorite Bookseller Mysteries VIEW LIST (4 BOOKS)

The Stolen Letter: A Scottish Bookshop Mystery

Paige Shelton

$26.99

$24.83

The Book Artist

Mark Pryor

$15.95

$14.67

The Cracked Spine

Paige Shelton

$25.99

The Bookseller: The First Hugo Marston Novel

Mark Pryor

$15.95

The Sly Fox's Favorite Bookseller Mysteries

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The Sly Fox Recommends Illinois Ghost and Horror Stories VIEW LIST (7 BOOKS)

Myths and Mysteries of Illinois: True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained

Richard Moreno

$16.95

The Big Book of Illinois Ghost Stories

Troy Taylor

$19.95

$18.35

Monsters of Illinois: Mysterious Creatures in the Prairie State

Troy Taylor

$12.95

Paranormal Illinois

Michael Kleen

$14.99

Ghosthunting Illinois

John B. Kachuba

$15.95

$14.67

Illinois' Haunted Route 66

Janice Tremeear

$19.99

$18.39

The Sly Fox Recommends Illinois Ghost and Horror Stories

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Books With Encouraging Advice for Graduates VIEW LIST (9 BOOKS)

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Dr Seuss

$18.99

$17.47

I Wish You More (Encouragement Gifts for Kids, Uplifting Books for Graduation)

Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld

$14.99

$13.79

Yay, You!: Moving Up and Moving on (Repackage)

Sandra Boynton

$14.99

$13.79

Curious George Curious You: On Your Way!

H. A. Rey

$14.99

$13.79

I Knew You Could!: A Book for All the Stops in Your Life

Craig Dorfman and Cristina Ong

$11.99

$11.03

Celebrate You!

Sherri Duskey Rinker and A. N. Kang

$17.99

$16.55

Books With Encouraging Advice for Graduates

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Books to Help You Record and Preserve Family Stories and History VIEW LIST (7 BOOKS)

The Book of Myself: A Do-It-Yourself Autobiography in 201 Questions

David Marshall and Carl Marshall

$15.00

$13.80

The Book of Us: The Journal of Your Love Story in 150 Questions

David Marshall and Kate Marshall

$15.00

$13.80

300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It's Too Late

Shannon L Alder

$18.99

$17.47

Stories for My Grandchild: A Grandmother's Journal

Honey Good

$16.99

Grandfather's Journal: Memories and Keepsakes for My Grandchild

Laura Westlake

$18.99

$17.47

Grandmother's Journal: Memories and Keepsakes for My Grandchild

Blue Streak

$18.99

$17.47

Books to Help You Record and Preserve Family Stories and History

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Inspiring Stories for Young Men VIEW LIST (10 BOOKS)

Today's Authors Bring Sherlock Holmes Alive VIEW LIST (9 BOOKS)

The Sly Fox's Favorite Western Detectives VIEW LIST (13 BOOKS)

Less Than a Moment

Steven Havill

$15.99

$14.71

Heartshot: A Posadas County Mystery

Steven Havill

$18.99

$17.47

Residue: A Kevin Kerney Novel

Michael McGarrity

$25.95

Tularosa: A Kevin Kerney Novel

Michael McGarrity

$15.95

$14.67

The Bangtail Ghost: A Sean Stranahan Mystery

Keith McCafferty

$26.00

$23.92

A Death in Eden

Keith McCafferty

$16.00

$14.72

The Sly Fox's Favorite Western Detectives

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Two Grand Masters of Urban Crime Fiction VIEW LIST (3 BOOKS)

Charcoal Joe

Walter Mosley

$15.95

$14.67

The Turnaround

George P. Pelecanos

$14.99

The Man Who Came Uptown

George P. Pelecanos

$15.99

$14.71

Two Grand Masters of Urban Crime Fiction

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Wily Detectives in Communist Countries VIEW LIST (12 BOOKS)

Abraham Lincoln for Young and Old VIEW LIST (8 BOOKS)

Abraham

Frank Keating and Mike Wimmer

$17.99

Abe Lincoln: His Wit and Wisdom from A-Z

Alan Schroeder and John O'Brien

$17.95

O Captain, My Captain: Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War

Robert Burleigh and Sterling Hundley

$19.99

$18.39

Abraham Lincoln Comes Home

Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor

$7.99

Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power

Richard Carwardine

$18.00

Abraham Lincoln: A Biography

Benjamin P. Thomas

$24.95

Abraham Lincoln for Young and Old

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Three Italian Detectives Che Sono Molto Bravi VIEW LIST (6 BOOKS)

Trace Elements: A Comissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

Donna Leon

$27.00

$24.84

The Safety Net

Andrea Camilleri

$16.00

$14.72

The Savage Shore: An Italian Mystery (First World Publication)

David Hewson

$28.99

$26.67

Death at La Fenice

Donna Leon

$15.99

$14.71

The Shape of Water

Andrea Camilleri

$16.00

$14.72

A Season for the Dead

David Hewson

$17.95

$16.51

Three Italian Detectives Che Sono Molto Bravi

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