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Zusatztext Praise for the  New York Times Bestselling Booktown Mysteries “Lorna Barrett never fails to offer a suspenseful cozy mystery.”— Cozy Mystery Book Review “Strong writing from [Barrett] continues in this delightful! and often funny! mystery series about a town that lives and dies by the love of books.”— King’s River Life “Chock-full of interesting suspects and a surprising denouement.”— Kirkus Reviews “Fans of Carolyn Hart and Denise Swanson rejoice! This first-rate cozy artfully blends crime! cuisine! and even bookselling in a cheerful! witty! well-plotted puzzler.”—Julia Spencer-Fleming! New York Times bestselling author of Through the Evil Days “Charming . . . The mix of books! cooking! and an engaging whodunit will leave cozy fans eager for the new installment.”— Publishers Weekly “Wonderful old books! quirky characters! a clever mystery! and a cat named Miss Marple!”—Roberta Isleib! author of Asking for Murder “A mystery bookstore in a sleepy New England town! a cat named Miss Marple! a nasty murder! and a determined heroine make Barrett’s delightful debut mystery everything a cozy lover could want and more. Bravo!”—Leann Sweeney! author of The Cat! the Mill and the Murder   Informationen zum Autor Lorna Barrett is the New York Times bestselling author of the Booktown mysteries, including  Not the Killing Type ,  Murder on the Half Shelf , and  Sentenced to Death . She lives and writes in Rochester, NY. Klappentext The New York Times bestselling author of Not the Killing Type is back in Booktown with another page-turning mystery. Bookstore owner Tricia Miles and her sister! Angelica! must put their problems on the shelf to catch a killer who turns a bookcase into a murder weapon... After cranky Chamber of Commerce receptionist Betsy Dittmeyer is crushed by a fallen bookcase! the next item to be read is her will! which is packed with surprises. It seems Betsy was hiding volumes of secrets behind her perpetual frown—one of which might have been a motive for murder. While Tricia tries to help Angelica—the newly elected Chamber of Commerce president—solve the mystery! she discovers a hidden chapter in her own family history. And with her ex-husband and the chief of police vying for her affections! it's doubly hard to focus on who buried Betsy in a tomb of tomes. But Tricia and Angelica will need to watch their step carefully to make sure the killer doesn't catch them between the stacks. ONE For once the winter weather seemed to be cooperating, meaning that unless any unforeseen complications arose, Tricia Miles, owner of the mystery bookstore Haven’t Got a Clue, would get a lot accomplished on that particular Saturday in February. No ice, no snow, and though the sun had not yet made an appearance in Booktown, otherwise known as Stoneham, New Hampshire, the skies were due to clear before lunchtime—hopefully bringing plenty of book-buying customers with it. Meanwhile, Tricia and her sister, Angelica, who owned not only the Cookery bookstore, but a charming retro café, Booked for Lunch, and had a half share in a local bed-and-breakfast called the Sheer Comfort Inn, had a date to look over a private book collection. These kinds of sales were few and far between, and their window to make a bid on the collection was narrow—between ten and eleven o’clock. Tricia glanced at her watch. It was 9:55 and Angelica wasn’t yet ready to leave. “Ange, will you hurry,” she called, but Angelica was deep in conversation with her new receptionist. In actuality, Betsy Dittmeyerwasn’t Angelica’s personal secretary, but she was employed by the local Chamber of Commerce. Angelica had won the election for the presidency back in November and had officially taken office some five weeks before. Things ...

Product details

• Authors: Lorna Barrett
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.05.2015
• EAN: 9780425262122
• ISBN: 978-0-425-26212-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 105 mm x 171 mm x 22 mm
• Series: A Booktown Mystery; Booktown Mystery; A Booktown Mystery; Booktown Mystery
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense