Brenda H. (booksinvt) -
Death on the Shelf is the fifth installment in the Haunted Library Mysteries series set in the small town of Clover Ridge and featuring librarian Carrie Singleton. Carrie is helping plan her best friend Angela Vecchio's bridal shower and wedding, but a series of unfortunate events has Angela believing her wedding is cursed. When the restaurant that was to host the shower burns down, Carrie is forced to scramble for a new location and settles on the home of Angela's cousin, Donna Harrington. But, Angela doesn't get a long with her snooty cousin and predicts that something bad is going to happen. She's not wrong.
When Donna's husband, Aiden drops dead in the middle of Angela's wedding reception, there are so many suspects that Carrie doesn't know where to begin tracking down a killer. Could it be Angela's brother, who is mad that Aiden wouldn't invest in his movie? Could it be Aiden's business partner, Dr. Nick Gannon, who is mad that Aiden wanted to expand the practice? Could it be Donna, Aiden's wife who suspected that he might be having an affair with their other cousin Roxy? Or maybe it was Roxy, who is mad that Aiden wouldn't leave his wife?
In addition to finding out who killed Aiden, the library ghost Evelyn, has asked Carrie to track down her brother. He'd abandoned his family years ago, over a gambling incident and Evelyn wants him to come back and help his daughter.
A solid plot with the return of many series regulars. It's always a delight to spend time with Smoky Joe and to visit with Evelyn. The relationship between Carrie and Dylan is on the fast track and I'm looking forward to what happens next between the couple.
When Donna's husband, Aiden drops dead in the middle of Angela's wedding reception, there are so many suspects that Carrie doesn't know where to begin tracking down a killer. Could it be Angela's brother, who is mad that Aiden wouldn't invest in his movie? Could it be Aiden's business partner, Dr. Nick Gannon, who is mad that Aiden wanted to expand the practice? Could it be Donna, Aiden's wife who suspected that he might be having an affair with their other cousin Roxy? Or maybe it was Roxy, who is mad that Aiden wouldn't leave his wife?
In addition to finding out who killed Aiden, the library ghost Evelyn, has asked Carrie to track down her brother. He'd abandoned his family years ago, over a gambling incident and Evelyn wants him to come back and help his daughter.
A solid plot with the return of many series regulars. It's always a delight to spend time with Smoky Joe and to visit with Evelyn. The relationship between Carrie and Dylan is on the fast track and I'm looking forward to what happens next between the couple.
