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Author
Series
Library lover's mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lindsey is getting into her groove as the director of the Briar Creek Public Library when a New York editor visits town, creating quite a buzz. Lindsey's friend Beth wants to sell the editor her children's book, but Beth's boyfriend, a famous author, gets in the way. When they go to confront him, he's found murdered-and Beth is the prime suspect. Lindsey has to act fast before they throw the book at the wrong person."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Ophelia and Abby mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Harper/Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
65) Stiffs and swine
Author
Series
Supper club mystery volume 4
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
66) The mortal word
Author
Series
Invisible library volume 5
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When her favorite patron, a book-loving ten-year-old, runs away from overbearing parents who force him to attend anti-gay classes with a celebrity pastor, children's librarian Lucy Hull flees with the boy and discovers that they are being pursued by an anonymous adversary.
69) Trouble in Texas
Author
Series
Deep in the heart of Texas volume 4
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Author
Series
Harmony novels (Jodi Thomas) volume 5
Language
English
Description
Librarian Emily must deal with a secret she has kept for many years that threatens to shatter her future, while new lawyer Rick Matheson seeks the aid of a beautiful U.S. Marshal as he tries to discover who is attempting to kill him.
71) Wonderland Creek
Author
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Happily-ever-after librarian Alice Ripley unexpectedly finds herself in a real-life adventure filled with mystery and romance in the 1930s as she serves rural communities in Kentucky.
72) The Lending Zoo
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Overseeing a "zoo-brary" that lends out all types of animals, librarian Miss Perkins discovers that the tiger has gone missing, a disappearance that triggers a citywide search alongside a new friend.
Author
Series
Scumble River mysteries volume 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
There's no place like Scumble River at Christmastime, and this year, school psychologist Skye Denison has twice as much to celebrate and to do. In addition to the usual holiday frenzy, Skye's wedding to police chief Wally Boyd is less than a week away, that is, if the groom isn't too busy working to attend. The town's sexy new librarian, Yvonne Osborn, has just been murdered, and the list of suspects is piling up faster than late fees on an overdue...
Author
Series
Bear and Mouse volume 5
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Although he sees no need for more books to read, Bear agrees to accompany Mouse to the library.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Darcy Cotterill, 30 and divorced, works at the Nantucket library during the day. She spends most nights in her backyard, gazing at the stars. She's on the brink of starting a relationship with a local carpenter, Nash, when she gets new neighbors for the summer, the most unexpected of whom are her ex-husband, his new wife, and step-daughter. As Darcy is drawn into the lives of her neighbors, she develops a crush on another vacationer, Clive, a musicologist...
79) Luck be a lady
Author
Publisher
Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
When her cousin's wedding is almost ruined by cop Logan Doyle, who reveals a shocking secret that shatters all of their lives, librarian Megan West sets off on a quest to make sense of the revelations, accompanied by Logan.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Investigating the murder of a recently returned local who hid a tragic past, librarian Carrie Singleton, aided by library ghost Evelyn and the bushy-tailed Smoky Joe, finds her efforts complicated by her celebrity stepdad's latest production.
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