Author: Jenn McKinlay
Published: September 3rd 2019 by Berkley
Format: eBook, 304 pages
Genre: Cozy
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for an opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: Library Lover's #10
Word to the Wise, the tenth book in the Library Lover’s mystery series hits on a subject which is not common to cozy mysteries. Stalking is a not a subject to be joked about and Jenn McKinlay takes a delicate, yet strong, hand to the subject and the fear associated with it.
What begins as a normal day for library director Lindsay Norris turns into a frightening experience when a library patron takes a kind gesture and turns it into an open invitation for a relationship that was not offered. The stalking continues until Grady turns up dead on the steps of the library and Lindsay and her fiancé, Mike Sullivan, are named chief suspects. As Grady’s wife makes public accusations, no one is sure what is going on until Lindsay does some reverse photo identification and finds out not everyone is who they claim to be.
In the past, I did not hold this series to a high standard, the characters were created to be simple and naïve. The atmosphere and relationships are on the old-fashioned side, but once you get past that, the core friendships are what rises to the top. This book and its subject matter changed that. Jenn McKinley took a cozy mystery to a different dimension and in doing so opened the eyes of her readers.
What begins as a normal day for library director Lindsay Norris turns into a frightening experience when a library patron takes a kind gesture and turns it into an open invitation for a relationship that was not offered. The stalking continues until Grady turns up dead on the steps of the library and Lindsay and her fiancé, Mike Sullivan, are named chief suspects. As Grady’s wife makes public accusations, no one is sure what is going on until Lindsay does some reverse photo identification and finds out not everyone is who they claim to be.
In the past, I did not hold this series to a high standard, the characters were created to be simple and naïve. The atmosphere and relationships are on the old-fashioned side, but once you get past that, the core friendships are what rises to the top. This book and its subject matter changed that. Jenn McKinley took a cozy mystery to a different dimension and in doing so opened the eyes of her readers.
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