Author: Jenn McKinlay
Series: Library Lovers Mystery #13
Publisher: Berkley
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Format: Audiobook ALC
Narrator: Allyson Ryan
Length: 7 hr.4 min
No. of Pages: 296
Date of Publication: October 11, 2022
My Rating: 4 Stars
DESCRIPTION:
Library director Lindsey Norris is happy to learn the Briar Creek Public Library is the beneficiary of the Dorchester family’s vast book collection. However, when Lindsey and the library staff arrive at the old Victorian estate to gather the books, things take a sinister turn. One of the bookcases reveals a secret passage, leading to a room where a skeleton is found, clutching an old copy of The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Lindsey does a quick check of missing persons, using the distinctive 80s era clothing worn by the deceased to determine a time frame, and discovers that Briar Creek has an unsolved missing person’s case from 1989. A runaway bride went missing just weeks after her wedding. No suspects were ever arrested and the cold case remains unsolved. Lindsey and the crafternoon crew decide that justice is overdue and set about solving the old murder mystery, using some novel ideas to crack the case.
MY THOUGHTS:
Lindsey and Sully are back in the 13th book off the Library Lovers Mystery series. In this story Lindsey is excited to get a huge book collection for the library. As she heads to where the books are located, and she is more than certain that it is a valuable collection, she is about to find a gruesome discovery. The hold library at a Victorian estate has more than books in its vaults. There is a hidden room, and this room contains a skeleton that has a collection of Edgar Allen Poe in its hands. In fact, with Poe’s creepy stories, The Pit and the Pendulum just might follow that course.
Naturally, Lindsey’s attention is drawn to the old collection of books, but her attention is redirected to the deceased body. She promptly employs her exceptional deductive skills to identify the individual and potentially uncover the reason behind the skeleton’s possession of Poe’s book. The release of this book coincides with mid-October, which may evoke a sense of unease and foreboding among readers.
I manage to get a book ahead of time but don’t get around to reviewing it right away, I can usually borrow it from my library using Libby. I’m glad I did because there are some really cool additions at the end of this book. Since this was an audiobook review, and Allyson Ryan’s narration was amazing, I decided to check out the e-book. Jenn McKinlay added some really fun stuff at the end too!
Many thanks to Berkley and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
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