Death Overdue by Allison Brook
Ghosts, books, and cats, oh my!-introducing a 'spirited' cozy mystery series about a sleuthing Connecticut librarian and her paranormal sidekick.When a retired detective drops dead at Carrie's small-town library, she and her ghostly companion set out to find the culprit . . .
Carrie Singleton is just about done with Clover Ridge, Connecticut until she's offered a job as the head of programs and events at the spooky local library, complete with its own librarian ghost. Her first major event is a program presented by a retired homicide detective, Al Buckley, who claims he knows who murdered Laura Foster, a much-loved part-time library aide who was bludgeoned to death 15 years earlier. As he invites members of the audience to share stories about Laura, he suddenly keels over and dies.
The medical examiner reveals that poison is what did him in and Carrie feels responsible for having surged forward with the program despite pushback from her director. Driven by guilt, Carrie's determined to discover who murdered the detective, convinced it's the same man who killed Laura all those years ago. Luckily for Carrie, she has a friendly, knowledgeable ghost by her side. But as she questions the shadows surrounding Laura's case, disturbing secrets come to light and with each step Carrie takes, she gets closer to ending up like Al . . . Now it's due or die for Carrie in Death Overdue the delightful first in a new cozy series by Allison Brook.
Allison Brook, a former Spanish teacher, writes mysteries, romantic suspense, and young adult fiction. She enjoys traveling, reading, knitting, Sudoku, and FaceTime visits with her granddaughters Olivia and Jack.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781683317265 |
| ISBN 10 | 1683317262 |
| Title | Death Overdue |
| Author | Allison Brook |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Crooked Lane Books |
| Year published | 2018-08-07 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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