The Little Lost Library

Name: The Little Lost Library
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Ellery Adams
ISBN: 9798855517620

Author: Ellery Adams

Series: Secret, Book, & Scone Society #7

Narrator: Cris Dukehart

Unabridged: 9 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/22/2024

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Cozy, Amateur Sleuth, Women Sleuths

Synopsis

When an elderly Miracle Springs resident, Lucille Wynter, arranges for Nora to deliver an order of books to her creepy, crumbling Southern Gothic mansion, Nora doesn't expect to be invited in. An agoraphobic, Lucille doesn't leave Wynter House. Nor does she invite anyone inside. But when Lucille doesn't come to the door to collect her books, Nora begins to worry.

Forcing her way into Lucille's dilapidated home, Nora is shocked to find rooms packed to the ceiling with decaying books and a lifeless Lucille at the foot of her stairs. After reading a note left behind by Lucille, Nora wonders if her death was an accident. Did Lucille fall or was she pushed by someone seeking a valuable item? Lucille's children are clearly confident the house contains something of value, because they hire Nora to sift through the piles of books. As she digs, Nora can't shake the feeling that hoarding didn't cause Lucille's fall.

Nora does find something valuable deep inside Wynter House—a revelation about Lucille's terrible past . . . and a secret worth a small fortune. But there's someone who'd do anything to keep the truth buried amid the moldering tomes. The odds against them are stacked as high as the books, but it's up to Nora and her friends to track down a murderer with a literary lean before Wynter House's lost library claims another victim.

About Ellery Adams

Ellery Adams has written over forty mystery novels and can't imagine spending a day away from the keyboard. Ms. Adams, a native New Yorker, has had a lifelong love affair with stories, food, rescue animals, and large bodies of water. When not working on her next novel, she reads, bakes, gardens, spoils her three cats, and rearranges her bookshelves. She lives with her husband and two children (aka the Trolls) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deborah on October 03, 2024

I always look forward to the books in this series, and as usual, this is a tough book to put down. This series is a little heavier than a lot of cozies, it deal with serious and often painful things, but then always gets real about what's important and meaningful. Nora had been dropping off books to......more

Goodreads review by Louise on December 16, 2024

(4.5 stars, rounded down) What a delight to be back in Miracle Springs for another adventure. The town and Nora’s bookstore are places I’d love to wander around. This time the story revolves around an elderly recluse and her once-magnificent home. When Nora find Lucille Wynter dead in her home, Nora......more

Goodreads review by Cozy Reader Lady on October 18, 2024

"The Little Lost Library (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #7) by Ellery Adams is sort of the worst case scenario for a hoarding house. Nora is bringing books to a long time customer. When the woman doesn't follow her usual pattern of behavior Nora takes steps to try to help. Unfortunately, she's too l......more

Goodreads review by Brenda on July 06, 2024

I have loved every series I have read by Ellery Adam’s. The characters, the settings and their back stories. Nora has been delivering books to a recluse for years. On this visit she doesn’t come to the door in their agreed time limit so Nora calls. Once the phone is finally answered all she hears is......more

Goodreads review by Kim on January 10, 2025

While delivering books to an elderly resident, Lucille Wynter. Nora becomes concerned when Mrs. Wynter doesn't answer the door. Then when Nora gets an unexpected invite from her agoraphobic customer, Nora has to force her way inside. Nora is just a little too late, finding Mrs. Wynter at the bottom......more