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.
Review
Praise for the Bibliophile Mysteries:
"Terrific...great fun all around."—Library Journal (starred review)
"[A] fun and funny delightful debut."—Lorna Barrett, New York Times bestselling author of the Booktown Mysteries
"Books seldom kill, of course, but this one could murder an early bedtime."—Richmond Times-Dispatch
Review
Praise for the Novels of Kate Carlisle:
“A delicious, twisty tale.”—New York Times Bestselling Author Julie Hyzy
“A fun, fast-paced mystery that is laugh-out-loud funny.”—New York Times Bestselling Author Susan Mallery
“Carlisle never fails to make me laugh, even as she has me turning the pages.”—New York Times Bestselling Author Miranda James
“Great fun all around!”—Library Journal, starred review
“Books seldom kill, of course, but this one could murder an early bedtime.”—Richmond-Times Dispatch
“Saucy, sassy, and smart—a fun read with a great sense of humor.”—Nancy Atherton, author of the Aunt Dimity mysteries
Review
Praise for the New York Times Bestselling Bibliophile Mystery Series “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
“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
“A terrific read…great fun all around.”—Library Journal (Starred Review)
“Fun and funny…delightful.”—Lorna Barrett, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Booktown Mystery Series
“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 Halfway There
“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
“Another superb entry… Quirky characters and an intriguing cookbook with a fabulous history add to the fun. Highly entertaining.”—Carolyn Hart, Author of the Death on Demand Mysteries
Synopsis
There may be grave consequences for bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright as she attempts to solve two murders tied to one book... Brooklyn’s chance to restore a rare first edition of Beauty and the Beast seems a fairy tale come true—until she realizes the book belonged to an old friend of hers. Ten years ago, Max Adams, a brawny renowned papermaker, fell in love with a stunning beauty, Emily, and gave her the copy of Beauty and the Beast as a symbol of their love. Soon afterward, he died in a car crash, and Brooklyn has always suspected his possessive ex-girlfriend and her jealous beau.
Now she decides to find out who sold the book and return it to its rightful owner—Emily. She believes a rare book dealer can assist her, but when she arrives at his shop, she finds him murdered. Is it possible that the same couple who may have killed Max are now after his edition of Beauty and the Beast? With the help of her handsome boyfriend, Derek Stone, Brooklyn must unravel the murder plot—before she ends up in a plot herself....
Synopsis
There may be grave consequences for bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright as she attempts to solve two murders tied to one book in this novel in the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series.
Brooklyn's chance to restore a rare first edition of Beauty and the Beast seems a fairy tale come true--until she realizes the book belonged to an old friend of hers. Ten years ago, Max Adams, a brawny renowned papermaker, fell in love with a stunning beauty, Emily, and gave her the copy of Beauty and the Beast as a symbol of their love. Soon afterward, he died in a car crash, and Brooklyn has always suspected his possessive ex-girlfriend and her jealous beau.
Now she decides to find out who sold the book and return it to its rightful owner--Emily. She believes a rare book dealer can assist her, but when she arrives at his shop, she finds him murdered. Is it possible that the same couple who may have killed Max are now after his edition of Beauty and the Beast? With the help of her handsome boyfriend, Derek Stone, Brooklyn must unravel the murder plot--before she ends up in a plot herself....
Synopsis
FIRST IN A NEW SERIES!
In the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove in northern California, everyone knows the best man for the job is actually a womancontractor Shannon Hammer. But while Shannon can do wonders with a power drill and a little elbow grease, shes about to discover that some problems arent so easily fixed....
Shannons home-renovation and repair business is booming, but her love life needs work. On a blind date with real estate agent Jerry Saxton, she has to whip out a pair of pliers to keep Jerry from getting too hands on. Shannon is happy to put her rotten date behind her, but when Jerrys found dead in a run-down Victorian home that shes been hired to restore, the towns attractive new police chief suspects that her threats may have laid the foundation for murder.
Determined to clear her name, Shannon conducts her own investigationwith the help of her four best friends, her eccentric father, a nosy neighbor or two, and a handsome crime writer whos just moved to town. But as they get closer to prying out the murderers identity, Shannon is viciously attacked. Now shell have to nail down the truthor end up in permanent foreclosure.
About the Author
Award-winning author Kate Carlisle worked in television for many years before turning to writing. Inspired by the northern seaside towns of her native California, where Victorian mansions grace the craggy cliffs and historic lighthouses warn fishermen and smugglers alike, Kate was drawn to create the Fixer-Upper Mysteries, featuring small-town girl Shannon Hammer, a building contractor specializing in home restoration. Kate also writes the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mysteries (The Book Stops Here, A Cookbook Conspiracy, Peril in Paperback) featuring Brooklyn Wainwright.