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Death By Library
by Rebecca M. Douglass
Series: Pismawallops PTA Mysteries #4
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on December 6, 2019
Genres: Mystery
Pages: 223
Format: Kindle
Source: Great Escapes Book Tours
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The library can save your life… can it kill you, too?
JJ has a new job at the library, which ought to make her happy. But with all those books to shelve, the PTA to run, and a 16-year-old son to raise, there’s never enough time to spend with her sweetheart, police chief Ron Karlson. That’s especially true with Thanksgiving on the horizon and her mother coming to visit, not to mention the PTA’s Holiday Bazaar looming ahead.
When things turn deadly in the library stacks, JJ needs some answers fast, before she loses her job—or her life. She’s determined to learn everything about the victim, and for once the library doesn’t hold all the answers. JJ and Kitty may have to face the ultimate peril: a visit to Mrs. Halsey, the oldest—and crankiest—person on the island.
Death By Library by Rebecca M. Douglass is an amusing tale of a small town, a natural disaster, and murder.
Can JJ figure out who killed the reporter and manage the holiday with an extra kid?
JJ MacGregor
JJ MacGregor is many things, County Library page, PTA Vice-President, mom, girlfriend, best friend, and the town’s sleuth. It seems like there aren’t enough hours in the day with everything going on, but JJ is giving it her best shot. Thanksgiving with lots of extra guests, including a six-year-old girl, turn into a crazy but enjoyable day.
Then there is her relationship with Ron, the Police Chief. He is ready to go to the next step, but will JJ agree? I like JJ and her group of friends. I will say that she and Kitty are fabulous together.
The Mystery
The central mystery is the murder of the investigative reporter. Then we have the question about the plot of land given to the school district, and where the new principal was when the earthquake happened. Oh, and what about Holly?
Four Stars for Death By Library by Rebecca M. Douglass
I like the mystery, characters, and setting; overall this is an enjoyable book. Therefore I am giving Death By Library four stars and recommending it to all cozy mystery fans.
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About Rebecca M. Douglass
After a lifetime of reading, and a decade or more of slinging books at the library and herding cats with the PTA, Rebecca began to turn her experiences into books of her own, publishing her first in 2012. That failed to quiet the voices in her head, but seemed to entertain a number of readers, so she wrote some more, which generated still more voices. Despite the unlimited distractions provided by raising sons to the point of leaving home (and preparing to move without forwarding address if necessary to retain that empty nest), not to mention the mountains that keep calling (very hard to resist the urging of something the size of the Sierra Nevada), she has managed to pen a total of 9 books so far.
For those who enjoy murder and mayhem with a sense of humor, Rebecca’s Pismawallops PTA mysteries (Death By Ice Cream and Death By Trombone, Death By Adverb, and Death By Library) provide insights into what PTA moms are really like. If you prefer tall tales and even less of a grip on reality, visit Skunk Corners in The Ninja Librarian and the sequels Return to Skunk Corners and The Problem of Peggy. For those who’ve always thought that fantasy was a bit too high-minded, a stumble through rescues and escapes with Halitor the Hero, possibly the most hapless hero to ever run in fear from any and all fair maidens, should set you straight.
Why does Rebecca write so many different kinds of books (there’s even an alphabet picture book in the mix!)? We could argue that it’s because she has a rich lifetime of experience that requires expression in—squirrel!
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2019 Cloak and Dagger
- 2019 Craving For Cozies Reading Challenge
- 2019 Cruisin' Thru The Cozies Reading Challenge
- 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
- 2019 New Release Challenge
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