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Get bound up in murder in the first Lighthouse Library mystery!

For ten years Lucy has enjoyed her job poring over rare tomes of literature for the Harvard Library, but she has not enjoyed the demands of her family’s social whorl or her sort-of-engagement to the staid son of her father’s law partner. But when her ten-year relationship implodes, Lucy realizes that the plot of her life is in need of a serious rewrite.

Calling on her aunt Ellen, Lucy hopes that a little fun in the Outer Banks sun—and some confections from her cousin Josie’s bakery—will help clear her head. But her retreat quickly turns into an unexpected opportunity when Aunt Ellen gets her involved in the lighthouse library tucked away on Bodie Island.

Lucy is thrilled to land a librarian job in her favorite place in the world. But when a priceless first edition Jane Austen novel is stolen and the chair of the library board is murdered, Lucy suddenly finds herself ensnared in a real-life mystery—and she’s not so sure there’s going to be a happy ending....

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3 February 2015
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"By Book or By Crook is a smart whodunit. Assistant librarian Lucy, is a likeable heroine among an engaging cast of supporting characters."--Sofie Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of the Magical Cats mysteries

"A library in a lighthouse? And a cat? Sign me up! A fun read for all cozy fans."--Laurie Cass, national bestselling author of the Bookmobile Cat mysteries

"This is a first-rate cozy mystery featuring a spunky librarian, a captivating book collection, an intriguing lighthouse, and plenty of twists and turns to keep you reading until dawn."--Daryl Wood Gerber, national bestselling author of the Cookbook Nook mysteries

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Eva Gates began her writing career as a Sunday writer- a single mother of three high-spirited daughters, with a full-time job as a computer programmer. Now she has more than ten novels under her belt, all in the mystery genre, published under the name Vicki Delany. She lives in Ontario. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00LMGLZW8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (3 February 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5333 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 341 pages

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Eva Gates is the pen name of Canadian author Vicki Delany. As Eva she writes the national bestselling Lighthouse Library cozy series for Crooked Lane Books, the latest of which is DEATH BY BEACH READ, coming June 2022

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Nicole

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Reviewed in Australia on 17 July 2015

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T. Wood

Good Start

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2021

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Librarian Lucy Richardson had a good life, or so she thought. A job working with rare books at the Harvard Library, a wedding in her future, and her family nearby. Look a little closer though and things aren't as clear cut. She’s had the same job for a decade, doesn’t actually want to be engaged to her partner and has no enjoyment of her family’s high society social life.

Heading to her aunt and uncle's home in the Outer Banks, where she made many happy childhood memories, Lucy is offered the job of her dreams. The Bodie Island Lighthouse Library has always been a special place for Lucy and now she gets to work there! The library has recently offered to exhibit a complete set of Jane Austen first editions which excites her no end. When the head of the library board is found dead at the introduction ceremony Lucy is horrified but after one of the rare first editions goes missing a short while later she knows has to do something to save her ideal job and even the very library itself.

This is the first in the successful Lighthouse Library mystery series which I have only discovered recently. With everything seen from Lucy’s point of view the storyline is fast moving with a mix of her working and private life to give the reader all the clues needed to solve the murder. There is an engaging group of characters both good and bad who hopefully will be seen again in the next few instalments.

This is a very good start to a series which will soon be nine books strong. My only disappointment is that not all are available on Kindle.

adrenalize1992

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2016

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Kethry47

Charles, the cat, is cute

Reviewed in Germany on 27 June 2016

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That is almost the best I can say about this. Lucy, the librarian and heroine of the book, more or less also is the problem of the book: Lucy, who's supposedly 30 years old, but behaves like a thirteen-year old. And a not very bright 13-year-old at that. She is so dumb she believes every single "ghost story" a rival tells her and spends the night cowering in her bed. She is so dumb she runs around town accusing all and sundry of having committed a crime, without having the slightest shred of evidence. She isn't even subtle about it, no she runs right up to someone and blurts out that they did it. When she comes under suspicion, what does she do? She cries. The - three - single men of the town all flock to her - apparently it is enough to look cute and be dumb. The most intelligent thing she seems to have done in her life is to say "no" to a proposal from her childhood friend.
I love cozy mysteries and this one looked like a good set-up: library in a lighthouse, murder, theft, lots of likable supporting characters and a cat. What more can you ask? Well, an intelligent heroine would have been nice.
I did buy the next book. I guess I am glutton for punishment - or a dumb optimist who hopes things might improve. We'll see. If you intend to read it, borrow it from a library. Sadly, I do not have that option.

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Love this cozy

Reviewed in Canada on 17 March 2015

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Love this cozy! It is all it is cracked up to be. Smart likeable characters...and some of course are not likeable. Looking forward to Lucy's next adventure. If you like a cozy mystery, get started on this series when it is in it beginning.

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susan corkin

Brilliant new series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 September 2015

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Great new series which I enjoyed from page one...looking forward to reading the next instalment...a lovely read in which to loose yourself for a few hours

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