I've been a long-time fan of Vicki Delany and her multiple cozy mystery series. 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. Lucy is thrilled to land a librarian job in her favorite place in the world. But her retreat quickly turns into an unexpected opportunity when Aunt Ellen gets her involved in the lighthouse library tucked away on Bodie Island. But when her ten-year relationship implodes, Lucy realizes that the plot of her life is in need of a serious rewrite.Ĭalling 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, throughout all of it, I did enjoy my time between these pages.Īll in all, I’m a huge fan of book-themed cozies and this one was no exception.Get bound up in murder in the first Lighthouse Library mystery!įor 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. I’m also a huge fan of Jane Austen, so I loved this little literary twist to the mystery.Īs with most cozies, there’s some bits that are over the top and others are way over the top. I really loved the concept of having a library in a lighthouse (and I’m eternally disappointed that this particular lighthouse library is not a real thing!). This was the perfect little cozy mystery I needed in my life. Someone is after the rare Jane Austen editions being housed at the library.Īhhh yes. She spoke as if “librarian” were another word for “ax murderer.” Everything is going great, at first…but she quickly learns just how much simmers below the surface of small towns. She retreats to the Outer Banks and is quickly hired as a Lighthouse Librarian.
She spent over a decade at the Harvard Library, fulfilling her love for literature…but then an engagement rears its ugly head and family pressure from all sides…she takes off.
0 kommentar(er)
