Better Off Read, Nora Page
Better Off Read, Nora Page
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Better Off Read
A Bookmobile Mystery

Author: Nora Page

Narrator: Ann Richardson

Unabridged: 10 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2020

Synopsis

When her best hope of saving her storm-damaged library is found murdered, senior librarian Cleo Watkins hits the road in her bookmobile in search of justice.Septuagenarian librarian Cleo Watkins won’t be shushed when an upstart young mayor threatens to permanently shelve her tiny town’s storm-damaged library. She takes to her bookmobile, Words on Wheels, to collect allies and rally library support throughout Catalpa Springs, Georgia.However, Cleo soon rolls into trouble. A major benefactor known for his eccentric DIY projects requests all available books on getting away with murder. He’s no Georgia peach, and Cleo wonders if she should worry about his plans. She knows she should when she discovers him bludgeoned—and evidence points to her best friend, Mary-Rose Garland.Sure of Mary-Rose’s innocence, Cleo applies her librarian’s sleuthing skills to the case, assisted by friends, family, and the dapper antiquarian bookseller everyone keeps calling her boyfriend. Evidence stacks up, but a killer is overdue to strike again. With lives and her library on the line, Cleo must shift into high gear to close the book on murder.

About Nora Page

Nora Page enjoys rainy weather, the perfect biscuit, and quiet evenings in with her husband and cat. You can often find her in the company of books.

About Ann Richardson

Ann Richardson is an Earphones-winning narrator who studied broadcast journalism and Spanish at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Years later, the desire to take up a creative yet productive career lead her to narrating audiobooks and founding Great Plains Audiobooks, an audiobook publishing company focusing on bringing Midwestern literature to audio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie

Better Off Read by Nora Page is the first book in the new cozy Bookmobile Mystery series. The story centers around Cleo Watkins who is a seventy five year old librarian who is willing to do anything to save her library when the mayor threatens closure. After a storm damaged the main library Cleo took......more

Goodreads review by Susan

Better Off Read had everything I like in a cozy mystery: a charming setting, a smart amateur sleuth, well-developed characters and a furry sidekick. The mystery was well plotted with enough twists and red herrings to keep the story interesting. I especially enjoyed the protagonist, Cleo Hawkins, a s......more

Goodreads review by Betty

A new author for me and the start of a new series with an unusual plot with creative parts. I have trouble at the beginning of the sentence had many adjectives slowing down the reading flow but at the time I was turning The pages very fast.The main characters were developed but others needed fleshin......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl

Cleo’s library is damaged by a storm and her bookmobile bus is at the end of it’s life. The Mayor wants to close the library and the bookmobile. A man who is a major benefactor asks for all the books on getting away with murder and later he is fund dead. Cleo’s friend is blamed and Cleo sets out to......more

Quotes

“A delightful mystery with quirky charm, the fight for the environment, and the love of books.” San Francisco Book Review

“Funny [and] fast-paced…A dynamo of a lead in Cleo, who drives with a lead foot and refuses to back down from anything or anyone, including bullies and murderers.” Publishers Weekly

“A spunky heroine, a furry side-kick with ‘cat-itude,’ and plenty of southern charm. What more could readers want?” Lucy Arlington, New York Times bestselling author

“Outstanding…A delightful cast of characters and an engaging amateur sleuth in Cleo, this mystery is a page-turning whodunit that will have readers longing for another volume featuring this intrepid librarian.” Jenn McKinlay, New York Times bestselling author

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