
Murder in the Manuscript Room
Murder in the Manuscript Room A 42nd Street Library Mystery by Con Lehane St. Martin's Press Minotaur Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 21 Nov 2017 Review I had a hard time getting through Murder in the Manuscript Room. Don’t get me wrong, it is well written. The problem I had was that it dealt too much with contemporary politics for it to be an escapist read. An Arab scholar is automatically accused when a young woman working under an assumed name at the library is murde

The Secret Book & Scone Society
The Secret, Book & Scone Society
by Ellery Adams
Kensington Books
Mystery & Thrillers
Pub Date 31 Oct 2017 Review I was definitely impressed by The Secret Book and Scone Society. Its central characters are genuine and the development of their friendship is believable - particularly as its first test comes when Nora and the others (Hester, Estella and June) begin their investigation of a suicide they are certain is murder. I loved the idea of bibliotherapy - healing your


Plaid and Plagiarism a charming debut cozy
Plaid and Plagiarism by Molly MacRae WW Norton Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths Pub Date 6 December 2016 Review Plaid and Plagiarism, the debut novel of Molly MacRae’s newest mystery series, offers readers a cozy with more than a wee bit of Scottish flair. Janet Marsh, her daughter and two of their friends have bought a bookshop in Inversgail, a charming village in the Highlands. The transfer of the bookshop is going well, but someone has been vandalizing Janet’s


Two paws up for Ali Brandon's newest mystery
Plot Boiler: A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery by Ali Brandon Berkley Prime Crime Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date: November 3, 2015 Description The New York Times bestselling author of Literally Murder returns to Pettistone’s Fine Books, where the silence of Hamlet the cat speaks volumes about two mysterious deaths…
It’s almost Fourth of July, and to boost customer traffic in their Brooklyn neighborhood, bookseller Darla Pettistone decides to throw a block party. All the local shop

Once again Alex Erickson serves up a delicious read
Death by Tea by Alex Erickson Kensington Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date: November 24, 2015 Description Mystery lovers have descended on Pine Hills for this year's book club competition, to be held at Krissy Hancock's bookstore café. But the killer in their midst seems determined to outwit all the armchair sleuths—and send Krissy to the remainder bin forever.
Just before two dueling book clubs are set to square off at Death by Coffee, one of the competitors turns up dead