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Booked for Death
Booked for Death: A Book Lover's B&B Mystery | Victoria Gilbert
5 posts | 3 read | 7 to read
From the critically acclaimed author of SIBA Okra Pick A Murder for the Books, Victoria Gilbert embarks with a new series for perfect for fans of Kate Carlisle and Juliet Blackwell. A book lover's B&B in an idyllic waterfront village becomes the scene of a grisly murder--and a ruthless battle between treachery and the truth. Nestled in the historic waterfront town of Beaufort, North Carolina, Chapters Bed-and-Breakfast is a reader's paradise. Built in 1770, the newly renovated inn hosts a roster of special events celebrating books, genres, and authors. It's the perfect literary retreat--until a rare book dealer turns up dead in the carriage house during a celebration of Golden Age mystery author Josephine Tey. The victim's daughter points the finger at forty-two-year-old widow and former schoolteacher Charlotte Reed, who inherited the B&B from her great-aunt Isabella. Charlotte is shocked to discover that the book dealer suspected Isabella of being a thief who founded Chapters on her ill-gotten gains. Charlotte has successfully learned the B&B business in a year, but nothing has prepared her to handle a death on the premises. Armed with intelligence and courage and assisted by her vibrant older neighbor, a visiting author, and members of a local book club, Charlotte is determined to prove her innocence and to clear her great-aunt's name. But the murderer is still at large, and equally determined to silence anyone who might discover the truth behind the book dealer's death. Now, Charlotte must outwit an unknown killer--or end up writing her own final chapter.
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KathyWheeler
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Mehso-so

This book was just okay. Literary bed & breakfast and a great aunt with a mysterious past? I‘m here for both of those things; however, I could not connect to the main character— I was always forgetting her name since the book is told in first person.

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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Pickpick

This is a great start to a new series. The setting of a book lover‘s bed and breakfast is a dream vacation for anyone who is a book lover. The main character, Charlotte, is a likable, realistic, strong woman. The mystery is full of twists and turns. I look forward to the next book in the series. #cozyinthesun #9thcozyrreadthismonth

Librarybelle Amazing progress on the cozies! 4y
Graciouswarriorprincess @Librarybelle They are fun and quick reads! 4y
ferskner This sounds PERFECT. 4y
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Starting my 9th #cozyinthesun mystery of the month. This is a new series set in North Carolina. #Hoopla

Librarybelle This looks like a good one! 4y
Graciouswarriorprincess @Librarybelle It is so far. I am about twenty pages in but stopping for the night. 4y
tracey38 This sounds good, too. Another cozy in my state of NC! 4y
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Another cozy mystery found on #Hoopla for the July #cozyinthesun readalong.

Librarybelle Oh! I‘ve been eyeing this series! 4y
Graciouswarriorprincess @Librarybelle me too especially since it is set in NC! I have been trying to read NC authors and books about NC. 4y
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melissanorr
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Slept a little later than I expected but now settling in with coffee and another #CozyMystery

#ILoveCozies #Cozies #Mysteries