In the July/Aug. issue of the San Francisco Interest NextReads Newsletter, Staycation Summer Reading: San Francisco Mystery, we list two handfuls of mystery-related books set in San Francisco, about half of which are mystery novels. For more San Francisco mystery novels that you can borrow, here are some catalog searching tips:
Go to the San Francisco Public Library's online catalog and search by keyword: San Francisco mystery fiction. You'll get over 400 hits, more than enough for several summers of reading! Click the Modify Search button to limit your results to your favorite library location, media format, language, or publisher, and sort by relevance, date, or title.
Note for persistent catalog sleuths: You might have noticed from looking at the results of the above search that the San Francisco History Center has its own collection of mystery novels. To limit your search to just the San Francisco History Center, search by subject: Mystery fiction. On the next screen, click the Limit/Sort search button, then in the Where Item is Located pull-down menu, choose San Francisco History Ctr. and click OK. You'll get a manageable 54 hits, enough for several engrossing afternoons in our San Francisco History Center reading room.
Send us your comments with your personal mystery novel favorites!
Image credit: Patron Mary June King looking up a book in the card catalog at the Main Library, Aug. 10, 1948. Courtesy of the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection, San Francisco Public Library.
Note for persistent catalog sleuths: You might have noticed from looking at the results of the above search that the San Francisco History Center has its own collection of mystery novels. To limit your search to just the San Francisco History Center, search by subject: Mystery fiction. On the next screen, click the Limit/Sort search button, then in the Where Item is Located pull-down menu, choose San Francisco History Ctr. and click OK. You'll get a manageable 54 hits, enough for several engrossing afternoons in our San Francisco History Center reading room.
Send us your comments with your personal mystery novel favorites!
Image credit: Patron Mary June King looking up a book in the card catalog at the Main Library, Aug. 10, 1948. Courtesy of the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection, San Francisco Public Library.
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