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Lädt ... A Deadly Chaptervon Essie Lang
![]() Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. ![]() ![]() I enjoyed this third installment in the Castle Bookshop series and hope there are more to come. Bookstore/library cozies are among my favorites and I like how much of the action actually takes place there. Solid plot, great characters, interesting setting. Well recommended to cozy mystery fans!! (I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via Net Galley, in exchange for a fair and honest review.) A Deadly Chapter is the third book in the A Castle Bookshop Mystery series by Essie Lang. One morning Shelby Cox goes out to stand on the deck of her houseboat. Out of peripheral vision, she notices something floating in the water between her houseboat and the dock. She soon learns that it is the body of a man. Police Chief Tekla Stone later returns with a picture of the man. Shelby realizes that he had come into her Blye Castle bookstore. She doesn’t know who he is but remembers that he asked about a woman who moved to Alexandra Bay some seven years ago. Of course, Stone warns Shelby about investigating, but Shelby is smart enough not to promise not to get involved. Shelby was interested in learning who the victim was but wasn’t really doing any sleuthing until the victim’s daughter came to town asked Shelby to help her find out who killed her father and why. Also, Shelby and her boyfriend, Zack Griffin, have reached a difficult decision in their relationship. Zack is an investigative officer with the Coast Guard and is being considered for an assignment in Boston and would like Shelby to move there with him. Shelby doesn’t want to move and is unsure about having a relationship that far away. It hasn’t been that long ago that she learned that her mother is still alive, having been told as a young child that she had died. Out of the blue, her mother has come to town and would like to see her. I always enjoy my visits to Alexandra Bay/Byle Island and Shelby’s time and the wonderful and believable residents. The story is well-written and plotted. There were enough red herrings in the book that kept me guessing who the killer was until the end. I’m eagerly awaiting the next book in this delightful series. Shelby Cox co-owns Bayside Books along with her Aunt Edie. She works at the second store on Blye Island and lives in a houseboat. Her boyfriend is an investigator for the Coast Guard, and she has a cat named JT. Her life is pretty great...except when she wakes up one morning and finds a body floating against her houseboat. Calling the police chief, she's eventually told she needs to leave and not come back until it's clear. Showing up at her aunt's home in her pajamas, she wears her borrowed clothes to go to work but wants to know who he is. That's resolved in a way when the chief shows her a picture and she recognizes him as a man who's been to both bookstores looking for an unknown woman. But the story ends there, or it should -- until the man's daughter shows up asking Shelby for help in trying to find out who killed her father and why. Shelby, understanding Hillary's need to know, tells her she will ask a few questions...but a few questions could get her killed, if she asks the wrong person... This is the third book in the series and I have to say that I've been enjoying the progression of Shelby's life in Alexandria Bay. When she arrived she knew no one except Edie, but that's changed and she has friends all over town. She's also gained a boyfriend in Zack, and things are progressing nicely. What I enjoyed most about this book was the fact that we're starting to learn more about Shelby's mother, Merrily, who abandoned her when she was a child. It's an interesting journey that I hope to see more of. When Shelby starts asking questions, it seems innocuous enough, but then she discovers things about some of the people she's been questioning, and it draws the attention of Chief Stone, which is never a good thing. She also has another problem to deal with concerning her personal life, and it's causing her angst in trying to decide what to do. Shelby is having more than enough problematic situations in her life right now, and dealing with any of them isn't going to be easy. But she takes her time thinking through most of them, and you know that the right conclusion will come about. When the ending comes and the murderer is revealed, the surprises are there, as there is more to the story than anyone could have guessed. While it was all resolved satisfactorily, I eagerly await the next in the series, hoping to continue the journey with Shelby. Recommended. amateur-sleuth, family-dynamics, friendship, relationship-issues, cozy-mystery, murder-investigation***** The story begins with the bookshop owner discovering a dead body stuck between her houseboat and the dock before she's even had her morning coffee. Turns out that the victim was a regular visitor to town who has recently begun asking after a town resident. Enter her own boyfriend who will be moving six hours away, the prickly police chief, the victims daughter, and a whole host of suspects. Of course the bookseller begins sleuthing! Well plotted with great characters and a positive theme. I requested and received a free ebook copy from Crooked Lane Books via NetGalley. Thank you! Zeige 5 von 5 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Gehört zur ReiheCastle Bookshop (3)
Wake up on a houseboat, moored in scenic Alexandria Bay, New York. Ride the gentle waves to work at quaint Bayside Books, where you spend your days supplying literature and conversation to the charming locals and seasonal tourists. Sounds pleasant, doesn't it? Except bookseller Shelby Cox has already sleuthed two murders from Bayside Books's home base on Blye Island, one of New York State's famed Thousand Islands. And this time, mayhem knocks right on Shelby's waterside door when she finds a body lodged between the side of her houseboat and the dock, his skull shattered. The victim is no local, but Shelby can't shake the feeling she's seen him before. Twice, in fact--that's how many times he's dropped into Bayside Books asking about an enigmatic woman who lived on Blye Island many years before. The last time? The day before he was found. But the poor man obviously was killed elsewhere, so who brought him down to the bay, and why? When the victim's daughter hits town demanding answers, Shelby takes the case, despite Police Chief Tekla Stone's usual reservations. But she uncovers more suspects than there are pages in War and Peace, and Shelby can expect no peace--except the peace of the grave--unless she can turn the page on this grisly mystery. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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