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BOOKPLATE SPECIAL

Bookplate Special, November 2009
A Booktown Mystery #3
by Lorna Barrett

Berkley Prime Crime
Featuring: Tricia Miles
320 pages
ISBN: 0425231194
EAN: 9780425231197
Mass Market Paperback
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BOOKPLATE SPECIAL
Lorna Barrett

Reviewed by Sharon Galligar Chance
Posted November 21, 2009

Mystery Amateur Sleuth

Stoneham, New Hamphshire is known far and wide as Booktown, for all the bookstores and book-related businesses located in the picturesque burg. Tricia Miles owns "Haven't A Clue," the bookstore dedicated to mysteries, and is discovering that her fascination for mysteries has led her to solving one or two in the town. So it came as no surprise that she would be knee-deep in another mystery, but never dreamed it would hit so close to home this time. Tricia knew the day was going to be a doozy when she was forced to confront her college roommate, Pammy, about stealing money from her. Asking her to leave and find somewhere else to live, Tricia was sure that Pammy would be ok, after all she had a knack for taking care of herself. But when taking out the trash at Booked For Lunch, her sister's new cafΓ©, Tricia discovers Pammy's body, headfirst in the dumpster -- and the day turns from bad to worse! While searching for clues to clear her own name as a suspect in Pammy's murder, Tricia discovers that Pammy was a free-gan, she foraged through dumpsters to find food that other's had thrown out. And searching further, Tricia discovers that this is not unusual, even in the small town of Stoneham -- that many others relied up on foraging, plus the town's food and clothes bank to help them survive. But what else was Pammy searching for, and was her killer watching Tricia as she tries to piece the clues together? Looks like it was going to take a head-first dive into this mystery for Tricia to be able to find the real answers. In Lorna Barrett's 3rd "Booktown Mystery," BOOKPLATE SPECIAL, the reader is given a taste for current events as well as a thrilling mystery. Barrett really fleshes out her characters in this edition, bringing in a new love interest for Tricia in the form of the handsome Captain Grant Baker. But first time readers of the series can also pick up the book and get to know the settings and characters easily. A tasty treat, and the several delicious recipes provided in the end of the book are sure to please all readers, old or new!

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SUMMARY

Bookstore owner Tricia Miles has put up-and put up with-her uninvited college roommate for weeks. In return, Pammy has stolen $100. But the day she's kicked out, Pammy's found dead in a Dumpster, leaving loads of questions unanswered.

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BOOK SERIES

Booktown

Murder Is Binding
MURDER IS BINDING
#1.0 β€’ April 2008
Bookmarked For Death
BOOKMARKED FOR DEATH
#2.0 β€’ February 2009
Bookplate Special
BOOKPLATE SPECIAL
#3.0 β€’ November 2009
Chapter And Hearse
CHAPTER AND HEARSE
#4.0 β€’ August 2010
Sentenced To Death
SENTENCED TO DEATH
#5.0 β€’ June 2011
Murder On The Half Shelf
MURDER ON THE HALF SHELF
#6.0 β€’ July 2012
Not The Killing Type
NOT THE KILLING TYPE
#7.0 β€’ July 2013
A Fatal Chapter
A FATAL CHAPTER
#9.0 β€’ June 2015
A Just Clause
A JUST CLAUSE
#11.0 β€’ June 2017
Poisoned Pages
POISONED PAGES
#12.0 β€’ July 2018
A Killer Edition
A KILLER EDITION
#13.0 β€’ August 2019
Handbook for Homicide
HANDBOOK FOR HOMICIDE
#14.0 β€’ August 2020
A Deadly Deletion
A DEADLY DELETION
#15.0 β€’ August 2021
Clause of Death
CLAUSE OF DEATH
#16.0 β€’ June 2022
A Questionable Character
A QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER
#17.0 β€’ August 2023
A Controversial Cover
A CONTROVERSIAL COVER
#18.0 β€’ July 2024
A Perilous Plot
A PERILOUS PLOT
#19.0 β€’ October 2025
A Perilous Plot
A PERILOUS PLOT
#19.0 β€’ August 2026