OMG - what a gripping novel. I read it in one sitting - simply couldn't put it down.
Lucy, the main character, is Librarian (and tenant) of a library housed in an old lighthouse. When a member of her book club is done in, Lucy sets about uncovering the truth, a quest made all the more urgent when the main suspect is her mother (who's visiting). The story is a real page-turner because the author writes in such an engaging way that holds one's attention and makes you eager to carry on reading.
Readers who like gentle whodunits (not graphically 'grizzly' murders) will love this book, and if you have read Jo Dereske's 'Helma Zukas' series and are clamouring for something similar, this series (of 3) will quench your thirst. (Note: if you are expecting the library cat (as featured on the cover) to be part of the 'discovery' process, it isn't. Cat literally just jumps up on people's laps etc so doesn't really play any part in the book). I'm so glad the other two are on their way from Amazon as I write. CAN'T WAIT!!!

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Booked for Trouble Paperback – Large Print, 16 March 2016
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Eva Gates
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The author of "By Book or By Crook "returns to the Outer Banks and the Lighthouse Library, where Lucy Richardson must shed light on a shocking murder
Lucy has finally found her bliss as a librarian and resident of the Bodie Island Lighthouse. She loves walking on the beach, passing her evenings with the local book club, bonding with the library cat, Charles, and enjoying the attention of not one, but TWO eligible men. But then her socialite mother, Suzanne, unexpectedly drops in, determined to move Lucy back to Boston and reunite her with her ex-fiance.
To make matters worse, Suzanne picks a very public fight at the local hotel with her former classmate Karen Kivas. So, when Karen turns up dead outside the library the next morning, Suzanne is immediately at the top of the suspect list. Now Lucy must hunt down a dangerous killer before the authorities throw the book at her poor mother "
Lucy has finally found her bliss as a librarian and resident of the Bodie Island Lighthouse. She loves walking on the beach, passing her evenings with the local book club, bonding with the library cat, Charles, and enjoying the attention of not one, but TWO eligible men. But then her socialite mother, Suzanne, unexpectedly drops in, determined to move Lucy back to Boston and reunite her with her ex-fiance.
To make matters worse, Suzanne picks a very public fight at the local hotel with her former classmate Karen Kivas. So, when Karen turns up dead outside the library the next morning, Suzanne is immediately at the top of the suspect list. Now Lucy must hunt down a dangerous killer before the authorities throw the book at her poor mother "
- Print length359 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherWheeler Publishing Large Print
- Publication date16 March 2016
- Reading age18 years and up
- Dimensions10.16 x 2.54 x 15.24 cm
- ISBN-109781410486585
- ISBN-13978-1410486585
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A charming new series a book lover s dream. "New York Times" bestselling author Krista Davis
Praise for "By Book or By Crook"
A smart whodunit .A likeable heroine. "New York Times" bestselling author Sofie Kelly
A library in a lighthouse? And a cat? Sign me up! National bestselling author Laurie Cass"
"A charming new series...a book lover's dream."-- "New York Times" bestselling author Krista Davis
Praise for "By Book or By Crook"
"A smart whodunit....A likeable heroine."-- "New York Times" bestselling author Sofie Kelly
"A library in a lighthouse? And a cat? Sign me up!"--National bestselling author Laurie Cass
Praise for "By Book or By Crook"
A smart whodunit .A likeable heroine. "New York Times" bestselling author Sofie Kelly
A library in a lighthouse? And a cat? Sign me up! National bestselling author Laurie Cass"
"A charming new series...a book lover's dream."-- "New York Times" bestselling author Krista Davis
Praise for "By Book or By Crook"
"A smart whodunit....A likeable heroine."-- "New York Times" bestselling author Sofie Kelly
"A library in a lighthouse? And a cat? Sign me up!"--National bestselling author Laurie Cass
About the Author
Eva Gates is also the author "By Book or by Crook," the first book in the Lighthouse Library Mystery series. She 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 in the mystery genre, published under the name Vicki Delany. She lives in Ontario.
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- ASIN : 1410486583
- Publisher : Wheeler Publishing Large Print; Large Print edition (16 March 2016)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 359 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9781410486585
- ISBN-13 : 978-1410486585
- Reading age : 18 years and up
- Dimensions : 10.16 x 2.54 x 15.24 cm
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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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SUE, SHROPSHIRE
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A REAL PAGE-TURNER - COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!!
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Nellie P
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Most enjoyable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 May 2016Verified Purchase
Really good series

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An entertaining mystery - highly recommended!
Reviewed in Canada on 2 November 2015Verified Purchase
The setting for this novel - a lighthouse on North Carolina's Outer Banks - was enough to draw me in to the story and I'm so glad it did. Lucy, the librarian, is an engaging character with a talent for solving deadly puzzles. Having fled the stuffy confines of Boston and her parent's attempt to match her up with a less than enticing potential fiancée, Lucy's just getting settled into her new community when her mother descends and an old friend of her mother's is murdered. This is just the start of an absorbing mystery and entertaining read. You know you're in experienced hands when the writing flows so well you lose track of time - I promise, you'll love this book!

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Herrlich !!!
Reviewed in Germany on 22 October 2017Verified Purchase
Dieses Buch Buch ist durch die familiären Verwicklungen der Hauptperson besonders ansprechend. Jeder kennt die Schwierigkeiten die Erwachsene mit ihren Eltern haben können dies wird hier sehr schön dargestellt und gibt der Story einen besonderen Touch.