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By Book or by Crook

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by Eva Gates
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Get bound up in murder in the first Lighthouse Library mystery!
For ten years Lucy has enjoyed her job poring over rare tomes of literature for the Harvard Library, but she has not enjoyed the demands of her family’s social whorl or her sort-of-engagement to the staid son of her father’s law partner. But when her ten-year relationship implodes, Lucy realizes that the plot of her life is in need of a serious rewrite.
 
Calling on her aunt Ellen, Lucy hopes that a little fun in the Outer Banks sun—and some confections from her cousin Josie’s bakery—will help clear her head. But her retreat quickly turns into an unexpected opportunity when Aunt Ellen gets her involved in the lighthouse library tucked away on Bodie Island.
 
Lucy is thrilled to land a librarian job in her favorite place in the world. But when a priceless first edition Jane Austen novel is stolen and the chair of the library board is murdered, Lucy suddenly finds herself ensnared in a real-life mystery—and she’s not so sure there’s going to be a happy ending....

  • Creators

  • Series

    Lighthouse Library Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 3, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780698165885

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780698165885
      • File size: 1033 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from January 1, 2015

      Reference librarian Lucy Richardson has decided to leave Boston behind, along with her Harvard University job, almost fiance, and unending social circles, to stay with her aunt on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Then she lands a delightful position at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, although Lucy is one of the few who are pleased. When the chair of the library board is killed at a reception honoring the installation of a collection of first edition Jane Austen novels, and then one of the Austen novels is stolen, Lucy suddenly realizes that reading mysteries has definitely not prepared her for a real-life one. VERDICT This charming, entertaining, and smart series launch by Gates, who also writes under the Vicki Delany pen name, features an unusual (and real) setting and colorful cast of characters that set it apart from other bookish cozies.

      Copyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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