Synopses & Reviews
The national bestselling Novel Idea Mysteries return with Lila Wilkins, who has just been promoted to full-time literary agent. But great new writers arenandrsquo;t the only people sheandrsquo;s trying to catchandhellip; Lila Wilkins has it all: the home of her dreams in the charming town of Inspiration Valley, North Carolina; a perfect police officer boyfriend; and a new job she absolutely loves. At the Book and Author Festival, which is sponsored by the Novel Idea Literary Agency, Lila expects to discover some talented new authors, but what she finds instead is the body of an editor to whom she bears an eerie resemblance.
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Trouble is, the editorandrsquo;s death isnandrsquo;t the only literary murder taking place. Soon a blossoming author is also killed, and Lila has a gut feeling that the two murders are linked. Now she must hunt down the dark figure who killed these womenandmdash;and to her surprise, she just might find the clues hidden in a manuscriptandhellip;
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Praise for
Buried in a Book:
andldquo;An entertaining thriller.andrdquo; andmdash;Genre Go Round Reviews
andldquo;Will appeal to anyone who loves reading, especially anyone who loves discovering a new author.andrdquo;andmdash;The Mystery Reader
andquot;A charming new protagonist.andquot; andmdash;Mystery Scene
andldquo;Cheer up, there's no middle-age malaise for Lila. This cozy debut excels at describing bucolic North Carolina. Think Kate Carlisle for her intergenerational ensemble style or Mark de Castrique's series for regional Tar Heel flavor.andrdquo; andmdash;Library Journal
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Praise for the Novel Idea Mysteries
“[A] smart whodunit filled with well-drawn and interesting characters.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Cheer up—theres no middle-aged malaise for Lila. This cozy debut, written by a pseudonymous duo, excels at describing bucolic North Carolina. Think Kate Carlisle for her intergenerational ensemble style or Mark de Castriques series for regional Tar Heel flavor.”—Library Journal
“This is a terrific Novel Idea Mystery with its contemporary literary crowd mingling with residents of a small North Carolina town…Lucy Arlington provides an entertaining thriller.”—Genre Go Round Reviews
“Will appeal to anyone who loves reading, especially anyone who loves discovering a new author.”—The Mystery Reader
Synopsis
After losing her job as a journalist at the age of forty-five, Lila Wilkins accepts an internship at A Novel Idea, a thriving literary agency in North Carolina. Being paid to read seems perfect to Lila, although it's difficult with the cast of quirky co-workers and piles of query letters. But when a penniless aspiring author drops dead in the agency's waiting room-and Lila discovers a series of threatening letters-she's determined to find out who wrote him off.
Synopsis
The national bestselling Novel Idea Mysteries are back, as Lila Wilkinsliterary agent and sleuthis setting up a delicious cookbook fair. But the tension in the kitchen is about to boil over
Inspiration Valley, North Carolina, is bubbling with excitement for the Taste of the Town festival, and Lila is right in the middle of it all. Along with her coworkers at the Novel Idea Literary Agency, Lila is organizing a grand celebrity chef event, featuring food television's biggest stars, complete with cooking demonstrations, cookbook giveaways, and even a culinary writing contest.
But just as the celebration is about to start, the demo kitchen blows up, taking one of the star cooks with it. With all the explosive egos of the cooks colleagues, its hard to find someone who didnt have a motive to eliminate the competition. Now Lila will have to scramble to figure out which of her clients is a killerbefore someone else gets burned.
About the Author
Lucy Arlington, the national bestselling author of the Novel Idea mysteries, including Every Trick in the Book and Buried in a Book, is a pseudonym for the writing team of Ellery Adams and Sylvia May. Ellery Adams is also the author of the Books by the Bay mysteries, including Written in Stone, The Last Word, A Deadly Cliché, and A Killer Plot, and the bestselling Charmed Pie Shoppe mysteries, including Peach Pies and Alibis and Pies and Prejudice. Sylvia May is the author of The Unraveling of Abby Settel.