The Stranger in the Library, Eva Gates
The Stranger in the Library, Eva Gates
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The Stranger in the Library

Author: Eva Gates

Narrator: Elise Arsenault

Unabridged: 9 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2024


Synopsis

When a traveling show of impressionist art comes to Nags Head, North Carolina, librarian Lucy and the staff at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library are inspired to create an educational display about art history. Their launch of the display is a huge success, but the morning after, they discover that a reproduction of a famous painting has gone missing. No one knows why anyone would bother stealing it: the picture is of no value—the real, priceless painting is under lock and key at the art show itself. Lucy gets an invite to the glitzy opening night for the real show, where she notices unusual tension among the show’s organizers. Then, the man scheduled to give the welcoming speech fails to arrive, and a party-goer is discovered drowned in a fish pond. Meanwhile, Louise Jane is totally captivated by Tom Reilly, a handsome, charming art dealer lurking at the edges of the receptions on both nights. Tom slipped away from the party early, and he cannot be located by the police. Who, Lucy asks, is Tom Reilly, the shadowy figure threatening to break Louise Jane’s heart? Something is afoot in Nags Head, and it’s up to Lucy and her friends to get to the bottom of it before it’s not just paintings being framed.

About Eva Gates

Eva Gates is a national bestselling author who began her writing career as a Sunday writer: a single mother of three high-spirited daughters with a full-time job as a computer programmer. Now she has more than twenty novels under her belt in the mystery genre, published under the name Vicki Delany. She lives in Ontario.

About Elise Arsenault

Elise Arsenault is a talented actor, life coach, and voiceover artist who has lent her talents to many projects. She has appeared in numerous television shows and plays, and her voice can be heard in a multitude of audiobooks, commercials, and podcasts. She currently resides in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James on May 14, 2025

The Stranger in the Library written by Eva Gates is the 11th book in her Lighthouse Library Mysteries, a cozy amateur sleuth series set in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Art work disappears during an event at the library, and protagonist Lucy is determined to find out who took Louisa Jane's gran......more

Goodreads review by Gloria on May 15, 2024

The Stranger in the Library is another great tale in the Lighthouse Library series, set on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in the town of Nags Head. The setting is such a fun one as the library is set in a working lighthouse, not feasible but great to imagine. Newlywed librarian Lucy has organized......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on March 23, 2024

This book was so fun! I love reading about Lucy and all the gang. This time there is a big art show in town and during the opening gala a guest is found dead! Lucy and Louise Jane team up and try to help the police find the identity of the killer. I had a lot of fun, highly recommend! Thank you to Ne......more

Goodreads review by Cozy Reader Lady on June 02, 2024

"The Stranger in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery#11)" by Eva Gates aka Vicki Delany explores the art world. When a painting with seemingly no value (other than sentimental) goes missing and a guest of honor is found dead, Lucy gets pulled into figuring out what is going on. She teams up with......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on March 22, 2024

This book was so fun! I love reading about Lucy and all the gang. This time there is a big art show in town and during the opening gala a guest is found dead! Lucy and Louise Jane team up and try to help the police find the identity of the killer. I had a lot of fun, highly recommend!......more


Quotes

A neat package of art lore and murder set against the storied background of the Outer Banks.