Synopses & Reviews
You never know what treasures can be found in someones attic. Unfortunately for bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright, some of them are worth killing for.
Brooklyn Wainwright is thrilled to be appearing on the San Francisco edition of the hit TV show This Old Attic as a rare-book expert and appraiser. Her first subject is a very valuable first-edition copy of the classic childrens story The Secret Garden, which is owned by a flower vendor named Vera.
Once she hears what her book is worth, Vera is eager to have Brooklyn recondition it for resale. But after the episode airs, a furious man viciously accosts Brooklyn, claiming that Vera found the first edition at his garage sale, and he wants it backor else. Brooklyn is relieved that shes put The Secret Garden in a safe place, but Randolph Rayburn, the handsome host of This Old Attic, is terrified by the mans threats. He confides in Brooklyn that he fears he is being stalked. He doesn't know who might have targeted him, or why.
In the days that follow, several violent incidents occur on the set, and Brooklyn is almost killed, leaving both her and her security expert boyfriend, Derek, shaken. Is someone after Brooklyn and the book? Or has Randolphs stalker become more desperate? And then Brooklyn visits Veras flower shop
and discovers her dead. Is the murderer one of the two obvious suspects, or is something more sinistereven bizarregoing on? Brooklyn had better find the clever killer soon or more than her chance at prime time may be canceled
permanently.
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“Barrett is skilled at making her characters flawed and fully believable.”
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"Tightly plotted and paced to keep you turning the pages, this series is indeed getting better with each book."
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Praise for the New York Times Bestselling Bibliophile Mysteries
“Suspenseful, intelligent mysteries with a sense of humor.…Kate Carlisle never fails to make me laugh, even as she has me turning the pages to see whats going to happen next.”—Miranda James, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries
“Fun and funny…delightful.”—Lorna Barrett, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Booktown Mysteries
“A delicious, twisty tale, it features food, friends, fiends.…Dont miss it!”—Julie Hyzy, New York Times Bestselling Author of the White House Chef Mysteries and the Manor House Mysteries
“Another superb entry.…Quirky characters and an intriguing cookbook with a fabulous history add to the fun. Highly entertaining.”—Carolyn Hart, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Death on Demand Mysteries
“A fun, fast-paced mystery that is laugh-out-loud funny. Even better, it keeps you guessing to the very end.”—Susan Mallery, New York Times Bestselling Author of Before We Kiss
“A terrific read…great fun all around.”—Library Journal (Starred Review)
“Carlisles story is captivating, and she peoples it with a cast of eccentrics. Books seldom kill, of course, but this one could murder an early bedtime.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
Synopsis
Bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright discovers that some treasures are worth killing for in this novel in the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series.
Brooklyn is thrilled to be appearing on the hit TV show This Old Attic as a rare-book expert and appraiser. Her first subject is a valuable first-edition copy of the children's classic The Secret Garden.
After the episode airs, a man storms onto the set claiming that the owner of the book, a flower seller named Vera, found the book at his garage sale, and he wants it back--or else. Afterward, Randolph Rayburn, the show's host, confides in Brooklyn that he's terrified by the man's threats and fears that he is being stalked.
When several violent incidents occur on the set, Brooklyn and her security expert boyfriend, Derek, are shaken. But Brooklyn's discovery of Vera's corpse in her flower shop convinces her she has to find the killer--before her chance at prime time and her life are canceled...permanently.
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“If anyone has the formula for a frolicking fun mystery down pat, it’s Lorna Barrett” (Roundtable Reviews), the New York Times bestselling author whose latest Booktown Mystery finds amateur sleuth Tricia Miles unexpectedly reunited with a man from a chapter of her life she closed long ago… Stoneham, New Hampshire, is a haven to bookstores, including Tricia’s own mystery shop, Haven’t Got a Clue, but is sadly lacking in bed and breakfasts. Pippa and Jon Comfort’s Sheer Comfort Inn opens its doors to the public in a week and the couple has offered some locals a free night as a trial run.
But what should have been a pleasant overnight stay for Tricia becomes a nightmare when she makes two startling discoveries: Pippa’s murdered body in the backyard, and the fact that her husband Jon is actually Harry Tyler, a man Tricia loved—and believed dead—for nearly twenty years.
Now Harry is the prime suspect, but Tricia doesn’t believe him capable of murder, regardless of her own feelings toward him. And even though Harry’s led a life of lies, Tricia’s learning that Pippa had her share of secrets that some people may have not wanted revealed…
Synopsis
When book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright temporarily relocates to her parents place in Northern California, she finds that wooden barrels arent the only things buried in the wine caves of Sonoma
.
Excited to explore the secrets of wine country, Brooklyn attends an excavation of the caves hidden deep under her parents communeand the findings are explosive. A room is unearthed, and it contains a treasure trove of artwork, rare books, a chest of jewelry
and a perfectly mummified body.
A closer examination of the murdered mans possessions reveals a valuable first edition of Jules Vernes A Journey to the Center of the Earth. Hidden in the book is a secret map that unveils an even greater hoard of treasures brought to California by French winemakers fleeing the Nazi invasion with the commune leaders grandfather, Anton, among them.
As reporters and art appraisers flock to Sonoma to see the precious bounty, questions begin to risedid Anton hide these items to protect them, or did he steal them for himself? Who is the mysterious man left for dead inside the cave? But not all crime is buried in the past. When a new presence threatens the towns peace, Brooklyn decides to do a little excavating of her own and solve the mystery of the treasure before anyone else is written off.
About the Author
A native Californian,
New York Times bestselling author
Kate Carlisle worked in television for many years before turning to writing. A lifelong fascination with the art and craft of bookbinding led her to write the Bibliophile Mysteries featuring Brooklyn Wainwright. She is also the author of
Homicide in Hardcover, If Books Could Kill, The Lies That Bind, Murder Under Cover, One Book in the Grave, Peril in Paperback, and
The Cookbook Conspiracy.