LITTLE BLACK BOOK is Kate Carlisleβs 15th Bibliophile Mystery, and it is an intriguing adventure with a group of characters that makes the visit worthwhile.
After visiting Dharma, Brooklyn and Derek return home to San Francisco. The next day a book comes in the mail from Gwyneth Antiquities, Oddlochen, Scotland, but is for Derek, not the book mender Brooklyn. No note, just a first edition of REBECCA. Derek admits to working with Gwyneth when they both served with MI6.
Later, a young woman rings the doorbell and asks Derek if he received a package from Scotland. Introducing herself as Claire Quinn, she informs Brooklyn and Derek she just returned from Scotland where she discovered her Aunt Gwyneth is missing. She hopes the package might provide a clue to her auntβs disappearance. Brooklyn recognizes Claire as an antique weapons expert she met while working on the TV show, This Old Attic, where they both examined and valued old books and weapons.
Claire explains that when she came home to her apartment, she found someone hiding in her closet and narrowly escaped. Then a pizza delivery man shows up and rings her doorbell. Claire refuses to open the door, and he throws an empty pizza box at a neighbor as he leaves.Β
Kate Carlisle builds an intricate mystery with lots of threads and twists. The author also creates well-developed characters and realistic relationships. LITTLE BLACK BOOK is a riveting read that unfolds at a suspense-driven pace.
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