Murder by the Book (A Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery)

ISBN: 1496720199

Author: Elliott, Lauren

Condition: New

Addie Greyborne loved working with rare books at the Boston Public Library-she even got to play detective, tracking down clues about mysterious old volumes. But she didnt expect her sleuthing skills to come in so handy in a little seaside town Addie left some painful memories behind in the big city, including the unsolved murder of her fiancé and her fathers fatal car accident. After an unexpected inheritance from a great aunt, shes moved to a small New England town founded by her ancestors back in colonial times-and living in spacious Greyborne Manor, on a hilltop overlooking the harbor. Best of all, her aunt also left her countless first editions and other treasures-providing an inventory to start her own store.But theres trouble from day one, and not just from the grumpy woman who runs the bakery next door. A car nearly runs Addie down. Someone steals a copy of Alice in Wonderland. Then, Addies friend Serena, who owns a nearby tea shop, is arrested-for killing another local merchant. The police seem pretty sure theyve got the story in hand, but Addies not going to let them close the book on this case without a fight