Eva Gates
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| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Lighthouse Library Mystery #1 |
| Setting: | Bodie Island, North Carolina(United States) |
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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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| Title | : | By Book or By Crook (Lighthouse Library Mystery #1) |
| Author | : | Eva Gates |
| Book Format | : | ebook |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 239 pages |
| Published | : | February 3rd 2015 by NAL |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Cozy Mystery. Fiction |
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This was another of those really great cozies that just hook you right from the beginning. I've had it downloaded on my Kindle for a while, and thought, why not? I'm glad I did.I love Jane Austen, and Pride and Prejudice particularly. I loved the idea of the Lighthouse library hosting a special event with first edition books- how I would love to see that in real life! I can see why it caused such a buzz around the town. The actual setting is made up for this series, as there is no libraryLucy leaves her Harvard Library job, her family, and her ex-fiance behind in Boston and moves to the coast of NC to take a librarian position in a small town library. She loves the Outer Banks, the library and her apartment in a refurbished lighthouse. She arrives as a set of Jane Austen first editions arrives for display at the Bodie Lighthouse Library. Just as the events showcasing the priceless books begin, the president of the library board is murdered in the lighthouse and the loaned Austen
This was okay. Im probably not the target audience. There was a lot about Jane Austen, who I honestly dont care about at all (sorry). I felt overwhelmed by how many characters were introduced right off the bat. It was a lot of people to keep track of all of a sudden. And then more kept getting added as the story went on. I liked Charles the cat, even though my experience with cats is that they generally hate tummy rubs, so if a cat is going to be into tummy rubs, I think there should be some
Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time. ~E.P. WhippleLucy escapes her parents' expectations, and an unwanted marriage proposal, by fleeing from Boston to Nags Head, North Carolina. She finds solace in the Outer Banks, where she spent her childhood summers visiting her maternal aunt and female cousin who is more like a sister. Lucy's getaway turns into an opportunity for a new direction - she is offered a job in the town's library that is housed in the historic lighthouse. The
In By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates, Lucy realizes she needs a new start on life after refusing the proposal of her longtime boyfriend. So she quits her job as a librarian for Harvard and goes to visit her favorite aunt in North Carolina to regroup. Before she knows it, Lucy has gotten a new job as Assistant Librarian for the nearby Bodie Island Lighthouse Library. The public library has just taken a three- month loan of a priceless set of first editions of all six of Jane Austens novels, and
I loved this first in a new series to me-the setting was terrific as it is one of my favorite places to stay and I have visited the Bodie Lighthouse before. The idea of it as a library and being able to live/work there too would be a fantasy come true! I enjoyed the cast of characters and hope to read more of them in the next book!
I enjoyed the idea of a lighthouse being used as a library. If you're a Jane Austen fan, a library fan, and a lighthouse fan, this is the cozy for you!
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