Deadly Chapter, A, Essie Lang
Deadly Chapter, A, Essie Lang
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Deadly Chapter, A

Author: Essie Lang

Narrator: Teri Reeves

Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/09/2021

Synopsis

Wake up on a houseboat, moored in scenic Alexandria Bay, New York. Ride the gentle waves to work at quaint Bayside Books, where you spend your days supplying literature and conversation to the charming locals and seasonal tourists. Sounds pleasant, doesn't it? Except bookseller Shelby Cox has already sleuthed two murders from Bayside Books's home base on Blye Island, one of New York State's famed Thousand Islands. And this time, mayhem knocks right on Shelby's waterside door when she finds a body lodged between the side of her houseboat and the dock, his skull shattered.The victim is no local, but Shelby can't shake the feeling she's seen him beforetwice, in fact. That's how many times he's dropped into Bayside Books asking about an enigmatic woman who lived on Blye Island many years before. The last time? The day before he was found. But the poor man obviously was killed elsewhere, so who brought him down to the bay, and why?When the victim's daughter hits town demanding answers, Shelby takes the case, despite Police Chief Tekla Stone's usual reservations. But she uncovers more suspects than there are pages in War and Peace, and Shelby can expect no peaceexcept the peace of the graveunless she can turn the page on this grisly mystery.

About Essie Lang

Essie Lang is an Agatha Award-nominated author who has also been shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award for Crime Writers. The former owner of a bookstore dedicated to mysteries, she loves all things cozy. When not writing, she enjoys choral singing and entertaining her Siamese cat, Keesha.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nancy on February 22, 2021

Shelby loves living in a houseboat except when she finds a dead body floating next to her home. She knows, and is constantly reminded by the chief of police, that she shouldn't get involved. However the victim's daughter wants help to find out what happened and Shelby really wants to know too. Shelb......more

Goodreads review by Deanne on May 01, 2021

This is the third book in the Castle Bookshop Mystery series. What more could you look for in a cozy mystery? Nothing this one has it all, a dead body of course,a romantic island.a bookstore in a castle,a cat,living on a house boat and the characters are dynamic, very likable. You're going to want to......more

Goodreads review by The Cozy Review on June 16, 2021

A Deadly Chapter is the third installment in the “A Castle Bookshop Mystery” series. Shelby, a bookshop owner, and houseboat lover, has a knack for getting involved in murder investigations. Even when her family, friends, and the police tell her to stay out of it. She can’t help herself, she just ha......more

Goodreads review by Melissapalmer404 on March 27, 2021

Cozy mystery series set in a bookshop in a castle. Decent mystery....I did not figure out who the killer was.......more

Goodreads review by Kirsti on October 20, 2020

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book! I have no idea how cozy authors manage to make me so jealous of beautiful locations and setting for books! I really want to live somewhere with a castle, with a bookstore in it that has another store on the mainland. It sounds......more

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