Prologue to Murder
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4.3 • 365 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
After a career working with rare books at the Boston Public Library, Addie Greyborne is back in her seaside New England hometown—where unfortunately, murder is not so rare . . .
Gossip columnists love a bold-faced name—but “Miss Newsy” at Greyborne Harbor’s local paper seems to specialize in bald-faced lies. She’s pointed a finger of suspicion at Addie after librarian June Winslow never makes it home from a book club meeting. And when June’s found at the bottom of a steep flight of stairs, Addie’s not only dealing with a busybody, but a dead body.
It’s a good thing the guy she’s dating is the police chief. But both the case and her love life get more complicated when a lanky blonde reporter from Los Angeles shows up. She’s trying her hardest to drive a wedge between the couple . . . as if Addie doesn’t have enough problems dealing with angry townspeople. Despite all the rumors, Addie doesn’t know a thing about the murder—but she plans to find out. And the key may lie in a book about pirate legends that June published. Now she just has to hunt down the clues before she becomes a buried treasure herself . . .
Customer Reviews
Murder by the book
I found the book very enjoyable, but not sure I missed something about the desk with different buttons, I found some parts very confused, the key for the box them the the floor board,it could of been any were but it seemed to be right under the desk. Over all i enjoyed the book it keep me interested, glad I read it,
Twists and turns, tunnels and caves!
A lot of fun! And new characters … some we like and some we don’t! Keep’em coming!
Piracy, history and buried treasure
I am rather late coming to this series, and join in with the other reviewers who are not fans of love triangles in cozy mysteries. Judging by some of the comments, it looks as if the author has ignored these reader preferences, and has continued the triangle in subsequent books.
I do not know anything about the author’s bio, but the way the triangle was handled has led me to question the author’s maturity, if not actual age, or at least emotional intelligence. Marc, the police chief, who has been patient as Addie struggles with her grief and conflicted feelings about entering into a new relationship, is now expected to also patiently wait as she chooses between him, and a new rival, Simon.
I also did not find the history of New England piracy and the theme of buried treasure particularly interesting. While actual reference works on this topic were incorporated into the plot, I am hoping future entries in this literary mystery series will go in the direction of exploring the New England poets and writers of which there are so many, such as Emily Dickinson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Emerson or Thoreau.
The ending seem to conclude rather abruptly, relative to the time spent on earlier plot developments. Would a small town police force really not pursue the robbery of a small business’ cash register and safe?