Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
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Summary
What do you do when the life you’ve carefully built for yourself comes apart? But when Joey Molina, a young and mysterious regular, hangs himself in the bookstore and leaves Lydia secret messages hidden in the pages of his books, her world starts to unravel.
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Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan
What do you do when the life you’ve carefully built for yourself comes apart? Lydia Smith lives a quiet life, spent in the company of her colleagues and customers at the bookstore where she works. But when Joey Molina, a young and mysterious regular, hangs himself in the bookstore and leaves Lydia secret messages hidden in the pages of his books, her world starts to unravel. Why did Joey do it? What did he know? And what does it have to do with Lydia?
"A cleverly constructed thriller.. not for the faint-hearted." * Scotsman *
"A compelling read." * The Herald *
"With Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, Matthew Sullivan has written – with great panache and suspense – a smart, twisty crime novel filled with compelling characters set in a world that book-lovers will adore." -- Jess Walter, bestselling author of 'Beautiful Ruins'
"A page-turner featuring a heroine bookseller who solves a cold case with clues from books – what is not to love?" -- Nina George, author of 'The Little Paris Bookshop'
"This book ticked all the boxes for me: an engaging heroine, an intriguing premise, interesting characters and a plot that involved books, readers and the very darkest human passions. A fantastic, assured debut." -- Elly Griffiths, author of 'Crossing Places'
"A compelling read." * The Herald *
"With Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, Matthew Sullivan has written – with great panache and suspense – a smart, twisty crime novel filled with compelling characters set in a world that book-lovers will adore." -- Jess Walter, bestselling author of 'Beautiful Ruins'
"A page-turner featuring a heroine bookseller who solves a cold case with clues from books – what is not to love?" -- Nina George, author of 'The Little Paris Bookshop'
"This book ticked all the boxes for me: an engaging heroine, an intriguing premise, interesting characters and a plot that involved books, readers and the very darkest human passions. A fantastic, assured debut." -- Elly Griffiths, author of 'Crossing Places'
Matthew Sullivan grew up in a family of eight spirited children in suburban Denver, Colorado. In addition to working for years at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver and at Brookline Booksmith in Boston, he has taught writing and literature at colleges in Boston, Idaho and Poland, and currently teaches writing, literature and film at Big Bend Community College in the high desert of Washington State. He is married to a librarian and has two children and a scruffy dog named Ernie.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781786090157 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786090155 |
| Title | Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore |
| Author | Matthew Sullivan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2018-01-09 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |