Hazel’s grandmother urges her to get a job at the local library. There she meets Astrid, Jonathon, and Sophie. It’s a memorable first couple of days. First, there’s a fistfight and later one of the men dies. Then a person who attended game night is murdered. The police arrive at the library looking for answers. They interview all of the staff; all four have something to hide. At first, the co-workers come together to help Astrid after she quickly becomes the primary suspect. It soon becomes clear that these two deaths are connected. All the library workers have a motive. They decide they have no choice but to come together to uncover the real culprit – before their secrets are exposed. The LIBRARIANS is a thriller with many threads woven together. The timeline is non-linear and includes several flashbacks. It’s a little convoluted and a little confusing, but it’s also a very good read. The four main characters all have a POV. The secrets were unexpected and kept me turning the pages. I needed to see how everything turned out. I enjoyed the romances in the story, but more importantly, the friendships stood out. Pencil in time for this book, you won’t regret it.
Murder disrupts the routine for four quirky librarians who hide among books to keep their secrets in this mystery from USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas.
Sometimes a workplace isn’t just a workplace but a place of safety, understanding, and acceptance. And sometimes murder threatens the sanctity of that beloved refuge....
In the leafy suburbs of Austin, Texas, a small branch library welcomes the public every day of the week. But the patrons who love the helpful, unobtrusive staff and leave rave reviews on Yelp don’t always realize that their librarians are human, too.
Hazel flees halfway across the world for what she hopes will be a new beginning. Jonathan, a six-foot-four former college football player, has never fit in anywhere else. Astrid tries to forget her heartbreak by immersing herself in work, but the man who ghosted her six months ago is back, promising trouble. And Sophie, who has the most to lose, maintains a careful and respectful distance from her coworkers, but soon that won't be enough anymore.
When two patrons turn up dead after the library’s inaugural murder mystery–themed game night, the librarians’ quiet routines come crashing down. Something sinister has stirred, something that threatens every single one of them. And the only way the librarians can save the library—and themselves—is to let go of their secrets, trust one another, and band together....
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