Mystery Cove Bookshop

This is the best bookshop I’ve ever been to. Great selection of books from Maine to mystery to popular to children’s. 10 percent off for COA students. And I love the feel of the place. Every time I’m on MDI I spend at least a day there. I highly recommend stopping by. Best (and only!) used bookstore on the Island… and you can sit down and drink coffee and quiz Steve about old movies and ask Barbara about children’s books.

Much to my roommate’s displeasure, I keep buying books. Our apartment is filled with all kinds of fascinating novels, stories of the supernatural and the macabre. While visiting lovely Mount Desert Island, I saw these signs off the main road for a bookshop. It was not easily noticeable, but said it was off the Crooked Road. Yes, there is a road called Crooked Road on the island, and it is indeed hooked and angled in a preposterous fashion. Many of the locals use it as a shortcut.
So my friend Wendy and I followed the signs to this concealed book merchant. The shop is located in a small line of stores with apartments overhead. As we entered the shop, music from the 1940’s meandered through the room. While the store is somewhat shoe box in it’s size, their selection is top-​shelf all the way. Of the three purchases I made, I found a rare hardback by Graham Masterton, a collection of erotic horror by Ramsey Campbell, and a Gothic novella from the 60’s that takes place in Coastal Maine.
The owner of the shop, Steve Powell, is a true book lover and quite amiable. A small lot is provided for parking, and a few other businesses, including a lobster restaurant and used clothing boutique, are close at hand. An absolutely excellent place to buy books. When I returned home, I was able to smuggle in my new cargo and my roommate didn’t notice a thing.