My Book ReviewCarrie Singleton is working at the small Connecticut library she loves when she meets psychic Daphne Marriott, who wants to host a program at the library. The women become friends and Carrie is saddened when Daphne is murdered. When a second murder occurs, a starlet in a movie shooting in town, Carrie goes to work to solve the crimes -- with the help of her boyfriend, Dylan (a private investigator), library ghost Evelyn, and of course, her cat Smokey Joe.
I wanted to read Checked Out for Murder because I have enjoyed all the books in the Haunted Library series.
This is another fun read from Allison Brook. I love the cozy library setting, the library ghost, and the cat-character of Smokey Joe.
Carrie has her work cut out for her in this mystery, with not one but two murders to solve. The cases seem very different too, so she has to do a lot of research of suspects' histories to connect the dots. This one kept me guessing until the denouement!
This is a well written, fast-paced mystery that can be read in a couple of evenings. The author does an especially good job at setting the scene and creating interesting characters.
I enjoyed Checked Out for Murder and recommend this mystery (and the series) for fans of cozy mysteries, library settings, and mysteries that involve pets. I look forward to the next read in this series!
Book Synopsis
Carrie Singleton and Evelyn
the ghost sleuth the slayings of a starlet and a star-crossed psychic in
Agatha Award nominee Allison Brook’s fourth Haunted Library mystery.
Daphne Marriott strolls into Clover
Ridge and informs librarian Carrie Singleton that she’s a psychic. But
had she foreseen what fate awaited her, Daphne would have steered clear
of the quaint Connecticut town. Evelyn, the library ghost, tells Carrie
that there’s more to Daphne than she lets on.
The mysterious woman grew up in Clover
Ridge with her no-good dad, who apparently met his end at the hands of
Daphne’s brother, Billy. Still, Daphne proves a welcome distraction when
Carrie’s overbearing mother hits town. Mom’s much younger husband, Tom,
is in a movie that’s lensing locally, and she’s there to keep an eye on
him: Tom’s costar, sultry Ilana Reingold, is also his ex-fiancée, and
there’s no denying the chemistry is still there. Soon after mingling
with the moviemakers at a meet-and-greet, Daphne is found dead.
Carrie and Evelyn investigate, assisted
by bushy-tailed library cat Smoky Joe. But the suspect list could
overflow the library shelves. Has Billy killed another relative? Is
their long-missing mother involved? Or Daphne’s mean ex-husband?
Carrie’s sure she knows who committed the crime, but can she bind
together the clues before the culprit Dewey-decimates the town?
Author BioA former Spanish teacher, Marilyn
Levinson writes mysteries, romantic suspense, and novels for kids. Her
books have received many accolades. As Allison Brook she writes
the Haunted Library series. DEATH OVERDUE, the first in the series, was
an Agatha nominee for Best Contemporary Novel in 2018. Other mysteries
include the Golden Age of Mystery Book Club series and the Twin Lakes
series.
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