Bookish Mysteries - Long Beach Public Library (New York)
Transcript of Bookish Mysteries - Long Beach Public Library (New York)
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Books can be deceivingby Jenn McKinlayNewly single librarian Lindsey Norris, thedirector of the Briar Creek Public Library,must help her best friend Beth, achildren's book author, prove herinnocence when she is accused ofmurdering her boyfriend Rick, a localcelebrity, before the authorities throw thebook at the wrong person.
Death by Coffeeby Alex EricksonWhen a customer, on her very first day ofbusiness, drops dead after drinking a cupof coffee, bookstore café owner KrissyHancock, using her love of puzzles andmysteries, must read between the lines tofind out which one of her new neighborsis a killer.
The pawful truthby Miranda JamesLibrarian Charlie Harris (with Maine Cooncat Diesel) returns to school to take anearly medieval history course. Alas, DixieBell Compton, the only other student inhis class well beyond 21, is foundmurdered after she's heard arguing withthe professor.
By book or by crookby Eva GatesSeriously determined to rewrite her life,Lucy, leaving her job poring over the raretomes of literature for the Harvard Librarybehind, arrives in the Outer Banks whereshe lands a librarian job at the lighthouselibrary that seems like a dream come trueuntil theft and murder enter the picture.
Can't judge a book by itsmurderby Amy LillardWhen a best-selling author, whose latestthriller has a few too many similarities toa 15-year-old cold case, is murdered,bookstore owner Arlo Stanley sets out toinvestigate this strange case.
Bookmarked for Deathby Lorna BarrettWhen a bestselling author is foundmurdered in her bookstore, and thepolice and media demand answers, TriciaMiles must read between the lines tosolve this mystery before it's too late.
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BookishMysteries
Bookish MysteriesAll titles are available through Nassau Digital Doorway and the Overdrive and Libby apps.
Murder at the Library ofCongressby Margaret TrumanCommissioned by the Library ofCongress's magazine, Civilization, towrite an article on a recently discovered,supposed diary of Christopher Columbus,Annabel Smith finds herself matchingwits with a ruthless wealthy bibliophile, an
ambitious TV journalist, and a killer to complete herassignment.
Death at the doorby Carolyn G HartMystery bookstore owner Annie Darlingand her husband Max investigate after alocal artist is accused of murdering hiswife with a sculpting mallet and a doctor'ssister casts doubt on his apparentsuicide.
Murder by the bookby Lauren ElliottAddie Greyborne, after an unexpectedinheritance from a great aunt, moves to asmall New England town where shestarts a book store and has trouble fromday one, including murder.
The grim readerby Kate CarlisleWhen Dharma’s first annual Book Fair ismarred by murder — one predicted byboth of their moms — book-restorationexpert Brooklyn and her new husbandDerek must catch a spineless killer.
The secret, book & sconesocietyby Ellery AdamsWhen a visiting businessman reaches outto Nora of Miracle Books for advice onthe perfect novel to read, she knowsexactly which ones will help, but beforehe can keep their appointment, he’sfound dead on the train tracks.
Elementary, she readby Vicki DelanyWhen Gemma Doyle—owner of CapeCod's Sherlock Holmes Bookshop andEmporium, as well as Moriarty thecat—finds a rare and potentially valuablemagazine containing the first SherlockHomes story hidden in her shop, she andher friend, Jayne (who runs the adjoining
Mrs. Hudson's Tea Room), set off to find the owner, only tostumble upon a dead body.
The lions of Fifth Avenueby Fiona DavisIn 1993, Sadie Donovan struggles withthe legacy of her grandmother, a famousessayist, especially after she's wrangledher dream job as a curator at the NewYork Public Library. But the job quicklybecomes a nightmare when raremanuscripts, notes, and books for the
exhibit Sadie's running begin disappearing from thelibrary's famous Berg Collection. Determined to save boththe exhibit and her career, the typically risk-averse Sadieteams up with a private security expert to uncover theculprit.
Buried in the stacksby Allison BrookVolunteering the Haunted Library as ameeting place for the community’shomeless people, Carrie visits a friend inthe hospital, only to discover the identityof library ghost Aunt Evelyn’s killer.
The body in the libraryby Agatha ChristieWhen Colonel and Mrs. Bantry find thecorpse of a beautiful girl in their library,they rely upon their good friend MissMarple to unravel the crime.