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Killer Librarian
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
FILE M FOR MURDER. . . . Champion of the mystery section at a small-town Minnesota library, Karen Nash is about to embark on a dream trip to Londona literary tour inspired by every murderous intrigue, wily suspect, and ingenious crime found in the pages of the British mysteries that she devours. But shes clueless why the love of her mid-life, Dave, would dump her hours before takeoffuntil she spies him at the airport with a young honey on his arm! She decides the best revenge (for now) is to get on that plane anyway . . . and entertain schemes for Daves untimely demise while crossing the pond. After touching ground in the hallowed homeland of Christie, Sayers, and Peters, she checks into a cozy B & B run by charming bibliophile Caldwell Perkins. Soon shes spilling tears in her pint at the corner pub, sharing her heartbreak saga with a stranger. That night, a B & B guest drops out of circulationpermanently. And when Dave and his cutie turn up in London, Karen realizes they are an assassins target. With the meticulous attention to detail that makes her a killer librarian, Karen sleuths her way through her own real-life mysteryin which library science meets the art of murder.
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bthegood
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The plot is ridiculous, the murder is “solved“ in an unbelievable way and I loved it. Karen's boyfriend dumps her right before their trip to England. Karen goes on the trip anyway - she gets involved in murder, kidnapping, and love, with time to spare for seeing the sights. If you want a quick, fun cozy mystery - this is it!

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Make a great day everyone 🌞

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bthegood
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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June #BookSpinBingo - thanks for hosting @TheAromaofBooks

Make a great day everyone 🌞

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fabulous!! 1y
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Branwen
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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I'm going to start keeping this book with me out at the reference desk at work to see if it helps keep patrons in line! 😂 #librarylove #librariansoflitsy

AmyG Ha! 2y
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rwmg
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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Karen Nash is dumped by her boyfriend on the eve of their trip to England but decides to go anyway. In the land of Agatha Christie and other great mystery writers of course she finds a corpse (natural causes? accidental OD? poison?) and overcome by jet lag and a boozy evening in a pub, she may've accidentally put out a hit on the cheating scumbag (how to retract it?).

Very entertaining piece of fluff. Moving rapidly on to the 2nd in the duology.

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rwmg
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Branwen
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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Oh no! Is there a killer librarian on the loose somewhere?! 😂🤣💕📚 #librarylove #librariansoflitsy

Hazel2019 😂 3y
OutAndAbout 😆 3y
Cortg Oooh! Add it to a display sometime 😂 3y
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DaveGreen7777 😱😱😱 3y
GingerAntics What did you do? 😏 3y
glowyone Haha! 3y
Branwen @GingerAntics Apparently I helped one two many cranky patrons and just snapped! 🤣😂 @Cortg I totally did already! 😁👏 3y
GingerAntics @Branwen it happens!!! I‘m sure you held it together as long as you could. 3y
Branwen @GingerAntics Some days are harder than others! 🤣😂 3y
GingerAntics @Branwen I know how you feel!!! 3y
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MaleficentBookDragon
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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I love seeing what everyone got for the #cozyswap.
My #TBR is growing today.

BethM Same! 4y
Chrissyreadit ME TOO ❣️❣️❣️ 4y
BethM I‘ve added a bunch to my tbr! 😂 4y
katy4peas Dead men is great! 😍 4y
Avanders Totally... 4y
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Marmie7
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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Thank you @Kshakal Everything is perfect, very cozy😁 I love the fall sign.🎃 The cup is perfect for mulled wine. Thank you!
#cozyswap Thank you for hosting; @Avanders @Chrissyreadit @ferskner

mcipher Psychic Eye is such a fun series!! 4y
Kshakal I am so glad you like everything!!! 4y
Chrissyreadit I love your cup! Mulled wine does sound perfect! 4y
Avanders 😍😍🎃🧡💛❤️👏🏽👏🏽 And I‘ll need to check out 4y
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kspenmoll
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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#porchlife #mydayisdone #relaxandread #booksandbeer #MarvelousMay #gratitude
A little french bread, a little brie, a dab of marmalade, a beer. My son bought us Sam Adams Porch Rocker for obvious reasons. Soon he & my hubby will join me for our daily dose of Sherlock!

Lauraandherbooks Serenity!! 4y
LeeRHarry That looks idyllic! It‘s so cold here this morning in Melbourne that I‘m huddled on the couch with a blanket! 😏 4y
Suet624 That‘s so lovely! 4y
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Mollyanna Perfection! 4y
Ncostell That looks wonderful! It really was beautiful porch weather today! 4y
Cathythoughts Looks so lovely 4y
Gissy Comfy!😍❤️❤️❤️ 4y
JoScho Perfect 🖤 4y
kspenmoll @Lauraandherbooks Definitely serenity! ❤️ 4y
kspenmoll @LeeRHarry It is idyllic! Savoring this time. Someday you will have warmth again!!! (edited) 4y
kspenmoll @Suet624 @Mollyanna @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cathythoughts @Gissy @JoScho Thank you for all your lovely thoughts and comments. I feel so blessed to have this space- best room in the house!!!! 4y
kspenmoll @Ncostell It was such a perfect porch day! 4y
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kspenmoll
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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#easyread #mystery #longdistancelearning #teachersoflitsy #MarvelousMay #gratitude
Taking a break from teaching on this gorgeous day. If I were in a school building today I would be longing to teach outside. So I am grateful for this day, and the gift of teaching with nature‘s sights and sounds around me.

AlaMich Your porch is gorgeous! 4y
JoScho There are some perks to long distance learning. 🖤 4y
kspenmoll @AlaMich It is the best room in the house! Thank you; it is so centering for me. 4y
kspenmoll @JoScho So true!!! 4y
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nitalibrarian
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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1. Adult Services Librarian at a public library.
2. First non-babysitting job was McDonald's in high school.
3. Best - current job, Worst - last library job because of micro-managing and negative manager.
4. Romance bookshop owner. ❤️
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@wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 😀 6y
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lyradora
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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Mehso-so

This was one of those books in which I liked the characters, but the mystery was rather blah. Ultimately, the murder wasn't even really a murder; it was an accidental death, and then there was *another* accidental death. Not sure I'll read anything else by this author.😕 #mystery

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lyradora
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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Current read: a literary mystery with a middle-aged librarian sleuth. It is very nice to see a woman in her forties as the protagonist. Plus I love all the literary references. #mystery #bravegirls

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LeslieO
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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booksandsympathy When she checks in, someone always checks out! Lol. That is fantastic! 😂😂 7y
lynneamch Ooh. Sounds good. Librarians rock! 7y
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megt
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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Mehso-so

A cute, but not entirely memorable cozy mystery. I was drawn to this by the premise. Okay, and by the super cheesy pun on the cover. Karen is a solid protagonist, but her judgmental, know-it-all personality wore on me after awhile. The story itself was intriguing enough to keep me reading, but I ultimately didn't care enough about the characters to want to pick up the next book in the series.

LeahBergen I've read this, too, and you summed up my feeling exactly. It was a bit of frothy fun! (edited) 7y
megt @LeahBergen definitely some frothy fun! 7y
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megt
Killer Librarian | Mary Lou Kirwin
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Weekend plans! After this week, I'm in need of some fun books. Mysteries like these are definitely comfort reads for me. Probably won't get through all three this weekend, but I'll try!

Lmstraubie I've been reading a lot of mysteries myself lately. They feel like a nice light break from reality. 7y
megt @Lmstraubie they really do! 7y
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