By Book or By Crook
By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates is a cozy mystery published by Penguin on February 3, 2015. This edition features 352 pages and is written in English. The story follows Lucy, who has spent a decade working at the Harvard Library, but finds herself yearning for a change after her long-term relationship falls apart. Seeking solace, she visits her aunt in the Outer Banks, where she unexpectedly lands a job at a charming lighthouse library.
As Lucy settles into her new role, she becomes embroiled in a mystery when a rare first edition of a Jane Austen novel is stolen and a library board member is murdered. This book presents a blend of intrigue and personal transformation, as Lucy navigates her new surroundings and the challenges that arise. Readers will encounter themes of amateur sleuthing and the cozy atmosphere of a small-town library, making it a fitting entry in the mystery and detective genre.
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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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