Book, Line, and Sinker (Library Lover's Mystery, #3)

by Jenn McKinlay

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING LIBRARY LOVER'S MYSTERY FROM THE AUTHOR OF DUE OR DIE

“Avast” in pirate speak means what?*

Answering tricky reference questions like this one provides plenty of excitement for library director Lindsey Norris. But when a shocking murder is committed in her cozy coastal town of Briar Creek, Connecticut, the question of who did it must be answered before an innocent man gets the book thrown at him...

Lindsey is enjoying her second year in Briar Creek as the library director, meeting with the crafternoon club, and happily dating tour boat captain Mike Sullivan. But when a salvage company arrives in town to dig up treasure buried on Pirate Island over three hundred years ago, the locals are torn between protecting the island and welcoming the publicity. 

In spite of the squabbling, Charlie Peyton, Lindsey’s downstairs neighbor, takes a job with the salvage company. But when Trudi Hargrave, the local tourism director who hired the company, is found murdered at the excavation site, Charlie becomes the chief suspect. To help him, Lindsey must do some digging of her own before the real killer buries the truth for good…

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• ISBN10: 0425251764
• ISBN13: 9780425251768
• Publish Date: 4 December 2012 (first published 1 December 2012)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Berkley
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 304
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780425251768

Reviews

[Mystereity Reviews]

I tried, I really did, but I just can't seem to like this series. I struggled through the first book. I made my way through the second book. And now, a third of the way through this book, I concede defeat. I just don't connect with this series at all.

[MurderByDeath]

I love this series - it started off with an excellent first book and has just improved from there. Book, Line and Sinker is an excellent read with great characters that I could picture being friends with, a main love interest that one *wishes* existed in real life, and a town I'd love to call home.

The mystery in this book is excellent, with many twists and a bit of a shocker at the end. Ms. McKinlay had me along for the ride from beginning to end and in fact, I didn't put the book down until I was finished.

My only complaint was the end in terms of relationships, I felt it was weak, unnecessary, and unrealistic based on previous behaviour. It left me annoyed with a book that I had enjoyed 98% of unconditionally.

Still - can't wait for the next one.