BOOKING FOR TROUBLE by Jenn McKinlay

A member of the town council is threatening the library’s funding. Lindsey isn’t going down without a fight. Inspired to get more people caring about the library, she has the brilliant idea of having a boat book mobile so she can deliver books to people on the surrounding islands.

With the help from her friend Robbie, she secures funding and her husband agrees to captain the boat book mobile. The first run is successful with one minor unpleasant interaction. However, on the second trip, Lindsey discovers a dead body. This particular island has a famous feud. Everyone believes one party murdered the other. When Linsey’s funding comes into question, she makes it her mission to discover what really happened.

BOOKING FOR TROUBLE is the 16th book in the Library Lover's Mystery series, which should be read in order. Jenn McKinlay uses current library issues to create tension and drama in her fictional town. Readers will enjoy this mystery with favorite characters popping up. I found a new favorite character in this installment, and I hope to see more of her. It is rumored that this is the last book of the series. I really hope that’s not the case.

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SUMMARY

It’s all hands on deck when a dead body is found near the small town of Briar Creek in this Library Lover’s Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Merry Little Murder Plot.

Just off the shores of the coastal Connecticut town of Briar Creek are two small islands, which library director Lindsey Norris visits with her new book-boat, inspired by the bookmobiles she’s seen traveling across the country. Nothing, not even the infamous feud between the families who own the Split Islands, can stop Lindsey from getting books into the hands of readers. But when Lindsey and her boat captain husband, Mike Sullivan, discover a body on the rocky outcropping of one of the islands, Lindsey’s new library venture quickly becomes a murder investigation.

At news of the crime, hostilities between the two families are reignited. Long buried secrets are revealed, tensions spark, and suspects abound. As Lindsey navigates treacherous waters (both literal and metaphorical), she must use her research skills and community ties to solve the murder and bring peace to the islands before her book-boat dreams are sunk.

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