Killer Research
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4.6 • 100 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Spring has sprung in Briar Creek, but it is not all sunshine and roses, in the newest Library Lover's Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of One for the Books.
Spring is livening up Briar Creek after a long, cold winter, and newlyweds Lindsey and Sully could not be happier. Even though the upcoming mayoral election is getting heated, everything else in town is coming up daffodils...until a body is found.
Ms. Cole, a librarian and current candidate for town mayor, is shocked when she opens her trunk to discover a murder victim who just so happens to be a guy she dated forty years ago and the founder of the baking empire Nana's Cookies. As the town gossip mill turns, a batch of rumors begins to circulate about Ms. Cole's rebellious youth, which--along with being a murder suspect--threatens to ruin her life and her budding political career. But Ms. Cole is one tough cookie who will not go down without a fight.
Has the campaign for mayor turned deadly? It is up to Lindsey, Sully, and the rest of the crafternoon pals to see how the cookie crumbles and figure out who is trying to frame Ms. Cole for murder and why.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In McKinlay's diverting 12th Library Lover's mystery (after 2020's One for the Books), library director Lindsey Norris and her colleagues are supporting the campaign of library circulation head Eugenia Cole for mayor of Briar Creek, Conn., while coping with the incumbent, Mayor Hensen, who has done little for the library and resents Ms. Cole's candidacy. When a body is found in Ms. Cole's car trunk, the mayor attempts to torpedo her campaign by insinuating that she's the killer and attempting to have her arrested. Lindsey learns that the victim, Henry Lewis, was a former fiancé of Ms. Cole and involved in a controversial potential sale of his successful Nana's Cookies company. In addition, Henry was opposed to the sale of family property to a developer, which may have placed him on the wrong side of his nephew, Lenny Lewis. McKinlay's solid understanding of small-town personalities and the rallying of loyal library patrons and employees to Ms. Cole's aid provide satisfying reading. Both new and faithful fans will find much to enjoy.
Customer Reviews
Another great mystery
Jenn Mckinlay is one of my favorite murder mystery writers. All her series have interesting plots and each page offers insights and builds the foundation to catch the killer. The library series is the best. And, Killer Research doesn’t disappoint.