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FATAL FIRST EDITION

Fatal First Edition, February 2024
Library Lover's Mystery
by Jenn McKinlay

Berkley
304 pages
ISBN: 0593639332
EAN: 9780593639337
Kindle: B0C56S1VDD
Hardcover / e-Book
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"FATAL FIRST EDITION is a great addition to the series."

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FATAL FIRST EDITION
Jenn McKinlay

Reviewed by Annie Tegelan
Posted February 9, 2024

Mystery Book Lover

Jenn McKinlay’s Library Lover's Mystery series is one of my favorite Cozy Mysteries to read because it has a laidback feel to it and FATAL FIRST EDITION gives me that impression. Easy to read, it flows effortlessly yet keeps readers on their toes.

 

I love that all the characters are quirky and unique but are not too over-the-top. It makes the mysteries feel more believable and relatable. I enjoy the humor and camaraderie that is present in these books as I feel like it gives readers better insight into the minds of the characters as well as their personalities. Similarly, it enhances the mystery storyline as well, making it more gripping and exciting.

 

If you’re looking for a series that is fun yet exciting, then look no further. You won’t find anyone who can do it better than Jenn McKinlay. FATAL FIRST EDITION is a great addition to the series.

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SUMMARY

People are dying to get their hands on a rare, valuable book in the newest Library Lover’s Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of The Plot and the Pendulum.Briar Creek Library director Lindsey Norris and her husband, Sully, are at a popular library conference in Chicago to hear book restoration specialist Brooklyn Wainwright give a keynote address. After the lecture, Lindsey looks under her seat and finds a tote bag containing a first edition of Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train, inscribed to Alfred Hitchcock. Brooklyn determines the novel is one of a kind and quite valuable, so Lindsey and Sully return the book to the conference director, not wanting to stir up any trouble.But just hours after the pair boards the train back to Connecticut, rumors that the Highsmith novel has gone missing buzz amongst the passengers, and they soon find the conference director murdered in his private compartment. And worse—the murderer planted the book in Lindsey and Sully’s room next door, making them prime suspects. Now, they must uncover the murderer and bring them to the end of their line, before they find themselves booked for a crime they didn’t commit.Featuring a cameo by a beloved character from the New York Times bestselling author Kate Carlisle's Bibliophile series!

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BOOK SERIES

Library Lover's Mystery

Books Can Be Deceiving
BOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING
#1.0 β€’ July 2011
Book, Line And Sinker
BOOK, LINE AND SINKER
#3.0 β€’ December 2012
Read It And Weep
READ IT AND WEEP
#4.0 β€’ November 2013
On Borrowed Time
ON BORROWED TIME
#5.0 β€’ November 2014
A Likely Story
A LIKELY STORY
#6.0 β€’ November 2015
Better Late Than Never
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
#7.0 β€’ November 2016
Death in the Stacks
DEATH IN THE STACKS
#8.0 β€’ November 2017
Hitting the Books
HITTING THE BOOKS
#9.0 β€’ September 2018
Word to the Wise
WORD TO THE WISE
#10.0 β€’ September 2019
One for the Books
ONE FOR THE BOOKS
#11.0 β€’ September 2020
Killer Research
KILLER RESEARCH
#12.0 β€’ November 2021
The Plot and the Pendulum
THE PLOT AND THE PENDULUM
#13.0 β€’ October 2022
Fatal First Edition
FATAL FIRST EDITION
#14.0 β€’ February 2024
A Merry Little Murder Plot
A MERRY LITTLE MURDER PLOT
#15.0 β€’ October 2024
A Merry Little Murder Plot
A MERRY LITTLE MURDER PLOT
#15.0 β€’ October 2025
Booking for Trouble
BOOKING FOR TROUBLE
#16.0 β€’ March 2026

 

 

 

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