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By Book or By Crook (A Lighthouse Library Mystery 1) by [Eva Gates]

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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....

Length: 341 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Language: English	Grade Level: 12 and up

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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 --This text refers to the paperback edition.

About the Author

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 : 1086 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 341 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 99,335 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 1,926 in Amateur Sleuth Mysteries (Books)
- 2,001 in Cosy Mystery
- 2,419 in Women Sleuths

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Nicole

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Reviewed in Australia on 17 July 2015

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Great read couldn't put it down

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adrenalize1992

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2016

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Kethry47

Charles, the cat, is cute

Reviewed in Germany on 28 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 18 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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Pages missing from Kindle edition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 May 2015

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Only on chapter two, but so many pages are missing from the kindle edition that it is becoming almost unreadable.

Carmen

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2015

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really enjoyed this. Looking forward to the next one.

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