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When a famous children’s author is murdered at the library, Tricia Miles has to find the killer before it’s too late in the latest entry to Lorna Barrett’s New York Times bestselling Booktown series.

Tricia Miles is ready to close the book on all her amateur sleuthing—she’s tired of finding dead bodies and being accused of murder. But even the best laid plans often go awry.

Stoneham is all abuzz when Lauren Barker, a famous children’s book author, arrives for an event at the local library. Lauren is a Stoneham native, and her new book strikes some members of the town as controversial. But when Lauren is found strangled to death after an altercation at the event, the plot twist throws Tricia right back into the middle of things.

Who could possibly have wanted Lauren dead? Was it Dan Reed, who had to be thrown out of the signing for spouting conspiracy theories and causing a disturbance? Stella Kraft, Lauren’s high school teacher, who thought of the author as a protégé—something Lauren violently disputed? Or the mystery man who spoke to Lauren just before she was found dead? With the suspect count climbing higher and more information about Lauren’s past coming to light, will Tricia be able to give this story a happily ever after?

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“The latest adventure of the spunky bookseller and her wealthy sister will delight past fans and add new ones.”
— KIRKUS REVIEWS

“Booktown mysteries are always a treat – we love the delightfully quirky characters Ms. Barrett has created, and in spite of her misgivings, Tricia Miles always proves to be a worthy sleuth. In this instalment she’s swearing off detecting – until a murder at the local library sucks her in! Lots of twisty turns in this one; fans of this series will not be disappointed. And may I say I for one am glad that Tricia didn’t give up sleuthing! Five Paws!”
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