Booked on Murder

by Allison Brook Narrated by Mia Gaskin

Overview

Librarian Carrie Singleton must catch a killer before she can say, I do, in the 8th delightful installment in Agatha Award-nominee Allison Brook's Haunted Library Mystery series.

Carrie Singleton is ready to kiss the single life goodbye. Her wedding to Dylan Avery is just a few weeks away, and a happy ending is about to be hers. But when a body is found on the lawn of their wedding venue, happily-ever-after is looking deadlier than ever.

The victim turns out to be Billy Carpenter, a young man recently released from prison after serving time for a bank robbery. The stolen money he'd buried is gone and Carrie and the police suspect Billy's two alleged co-conspirators, his friends Luke Rizzo and Tino Valdez. But then Luke is murdered and Tino is nowhere to be found.

With no leads and only a week to go before her big day, Carrie is on the hunt for clues. She hopes to wrap up this investigation with a neat bow before she and Dylan tie the knot. Carrie has something old, something new, and something borrowed ready for her walk down the aisle. Now she needs to find the killer without becoming the 'something blue.'

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for Booked on Murder:
“A complex mystery with historical tidbits and plenty of likable characters. The ghosts are especially charming.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Sit and read and hang on for the ride.”
—Cozy Mystery Book Reviews

“Another good one. . . . These small-time murder mysteries are the best to read, and include some fun supporting characters.”
—Red Carpet Crash

Kirkus Reviews

2024-05-31
Not even her impending nuptials can stop a Connecticut librarian from investigating murder and mayhem.

When Carrie Singleton’s boss asks her to write an article on Verity Babcock, a woman hanged for witchcraft whose diary turned up in a donation to the Clover Ridge library, Carrie hopes it will encourage pardons for the so-called witches hundreds of years after their deaths. Even as wedding preparations make more and more demands on her time and energy, Carrie is encouraged in her research by Evelyn Havers, the library ghost. When Carrie and her fiance, Dylan Avery, visit their friend Victor Zalinka’s lavish home above the Long Island Sound, where their wedding will be taking place, to make some final arrangements, they find a dead man next to a large hole in the lawn. The victim was a bank robber whose loot was never recovered and who may have been killed on his release from prison by accomplices seeking the money. Naturally, Carrie can’t resist nosing around. In the meantime, two area residents are fighting over Verity’s reputation. One is a relative of Verity; the other, the relative of a man she was accused of murdering. Seeking relief from their stress, Carrie and Dylan go look at a charming older home that’s been on the market for three years. They love the place and don’t mind the two ghostly girls that come with it. When one of the robber’s accomplices turns up dead, Carrie fears that her investigation may exact a higher toll than last-minute wedding jitters.

A complex mystery with historical tidbits and plenty of likable characters. The ghosts are especially charming.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940192299555
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	08/06/2024
Series:	Haunted Library Mystery , #8
Edition description:	Unabridged

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