Like the universe, the operation of a self-storage facility is rife with mysteries—some simple to solve, others quite complex. As facility operators, you face the unknown all the time, for example:

There are probably a million other mysteries you could add to this list from daily life at your storage property (and I heartily encourage you to do so using the “Comments” link below). But if you’re like me and love a good sleuth story, you’ll also want check out the new novel “Hot Storage,” now available in the ISS Store.

Authored by Mary Mead, a “transplanted Southerner and lung-cancer survivor,” the book tells the tale of self-storage manager Marlena Montoya, who finds a stash of drugs in a unit that was supposed to be empty. When two murder victims turn up with ties to her facility, she teams up with a local detective to solve the case.

This is the second fiction novel we’ve added to the ISS Store in the past year, and we’re excited to be expanding our catalog to include some recreational products. The first was the horror-fiction novel “Self Storage” by “New York Times” best-selling author Jay Bonansinga, who also penned the popular “Walking Dead” novels. These fun fictions make for excellent break-time reading or great gifts for your industry co-workers!

We’re extremely interested in expanding the Books section of our online store, so if you or someone you know has written or is in the process of writing an industry-relevant publication of any type, please reach out to me about the possibility of adding it to our list of offerings.

If you’ve already read one of these two novels, how did you like it? Would you like to read more works by either author? Again, please leave your feedback in the comments below. Happy reading!