Buried in the Stacks
A Haunted Library Mystery
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4.4 • 18 Ratings
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Librarian Carrie Singleton is building a haven, but one of her neighbors is misbehavin'. Can resident spirit Evelyn help Carrie catch the culprit who made her a ghost?
In winter, the Haunted Library is a refuge for homeless townspeople. When a group purchases a vacant house to establish a daytime haven for the homeless, Carrie offers the library as a meeting place for the Haven House committee, but quickly learns that it may be used for illegal activities.
As the new Sunshine Delegate, Carrie heads to the hospital to visit her cantankerous colleague, Dorothy, who had fallen outside the local supermarket. She tells Carrie that her husband tried to kill her--and that he murdered her aunt Evelyn, the library's resident ghost, six years earlier.
And then Dorothy is murdered--run off the road as soon as she returns to work. Evelyn implores Carrie to find her niece's killer, but that's no easy task: Dorothy had made a hobby of blackmailing her neighbors and colleagues. Carrie, Evelyn, and Smoky Joe the cat are on the case, but are the library cards stacked against them?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Brook's so-so third Haunted Library mystery (after 2018's Read and Gone), Carrie Singleton, the head of programs at the Clover Ridge, Conn., library, is concerned about the welfare of the homeless people who spend nights in a local shelter and days in the library's reading room. A group of civic-minded citizens set out to buy a house to be used as a day facility for the homeless. Heading up the group is Ernie Pfeiffer, a known sleaze who conned the late Evelyn Havers, whose ghost haunts the library, and her husband out of most of their savings, among other victims. The members of the community appear to be fully aware of Ernie's track record, yet everyone buys into his plan. Widespread rumors that the day center will be used for illegal gambling and more after hours cause no concern. Meanwhile, Evelyn insists that Carrie investigate the suspicious death of her niece, Dorothy Hawkins, a reference librarian. What becomes a murder inquiry follows predictable lines. Too many implausible developments will strain even the patience of cozy fans.
Customer Reviews
Pretty good
Pretty easily digestible writing, however our main character Carrie was a bit naive and made a complete 180 from the first book. She continuously lied and meddled throughout the book, which I don’t mind, however she did make herself out to be innocent which I found icky. Other than that a pretty good read.