Another One Bites the Dust

I heard about this a few days ago, but now comes official confirmation: The Mystery Company, a well-known independent bookshop in Carmel, Indiana, is closing its doors after almost seven years in business. Owner Jim Huang writes in his blog that the store “will shut down in the next week or so.” He adds:

It’s hard to express how disappointed we are that things didn’t work out at The Mystery Company, and how much we’ll miss the many friends we’ve made here in Indiana. We’ve given this everything we could and we’ve had a great run. In the end, though, it just wasn’t enough.

Huang is already moving on to “new challenges in a new job out of state. I start on February 15 at Kenyon College, in Gambier, Ohio, where I’ll be general manager of the college’s bookstore.”

I’ve never been to The Mystery Company, but many favorable things have been said about that establishment. Like any independent bookseller, it’s sad to see it disappear.