Brooklyn Wainwright was looking forward to her trip to
Edinburgh, Scotland to attend the annual Book Fair. As a
book restoration expert, the fair was a great chance to see
old friends and learn about the latest techniques in her
field as well as peruse a wide variety of old and unusual
books. Running into and catching up with her old boyfriend
Kyle McVee was a pleasant added bonus.
A fellow book enthusiast, Kyle excitedly tells Brooklyn
about a rare book he has discovered, a book of poems by
Scottish poet Robert Burns that contains a scandalous
secret that will rock the British monarchy and shock the
world as well. He trusts Brooklyn with the valuable book
for her to verify its authenticity, as well as for
safekeeping, due to some uneasy threats he has recently
received. When Kyle is discovered murdered, and the murder
weapon is Brooklyn's bookbinding hammer, all eyes turn to
her as the prime suspect.
Luckily, Brooklyn's pal, Derek Stone turns up in time to
keep the Edinburgh police from taking Brooklyn into
custody, and between the two of them, along with Detective
Investigator Angus MacLeod, they begin to investigate who
would have killed Kyle and how the Robert Burns book that
Brooklyn has in the hotel safe figures into the scheme of
things. And the list of suspects soon grows like a weed!
Could the murderer have been a fellow bookseller who
coveted the book; a jealous husband trying to regain his
wife's affections from Kyle; a band of jolly ruffians from
the Robert Burns Society; or the mysterious young lady who
claims to be Kyle's previously unknown wife? The
possibilities are endless, and it's up to Brooklyn to
figure out who before someone manages to snuff out her life
as well.
IF BOOKS COULD KILL: A Bibliophile Mystery by Kate Carlisle
is a charming, thrilling cozy that is downright hilarious
at times. Carlisle's cast of unusual and unique characters,
such as Brooklyn's wacky hippy-dippy parents, her best
friend Robin, and the decadently handsome Derek Stone, are
just delightful, and her heroine Brooklyn is a savvy, smart
gal who just happens to stumble into mayhem and murder at
every turn. Brooklyn is pretty feisty too, and her run-in
with the deliciously evil Mink La Beouf was just
priceless. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I intend to go
back and find the first book, HOMICIDE IN HARDCOVER, and I
look forward to the next story, THE LIES THAT BIND, due out
in February, 2011.
Book restoration
expert Brooklyn Wainwright is attending the world-
renowned Book Fair when her ex Kyle shows up with a
bombshell. He has an original copy of a scandalous text
that could change history-and humiliate the beloved
British monarchy.
When Kyle turns up dead, the
police are convinced Brooklyn's the culprit. But with an
entire convention of suspects, Brooklyn's conducting her
own investigation to find out if the motive for murder was
a 200-year-old secret-or something much more personal.
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