As a bibliophile, wouldn't it be fun to go to a town that is full of bookstores? One book store has cookbooks? The other has mysteries, another is filled with tomes crammed with history. Welcome to Stoneham, New Hampshire! This imaginary town decided to revitalize it's old downtown, by inviting booksellers to come and help create a tourist attraction. So the town is filled with new folks, tourists, and long time residents. Not always a happy combination. But when the owner of the cook book store is found dead and her rarest cookbook is gone, and Tricia, the mystery store owner, is suspected... Tricia decides to get to the bottom of this.
Lorna Barrett's Murder is Binding is a great start for a mystery series. Barrett has constructed some welcoming characters and eccentric ones too. My particular favorite is the older gentleman customer who is there when the mystery store opens until it closes for the day. Tricia eventually ends up hiring him since he knows so much about the books in stock.
Tricia is a enjoyable character who deals with murder, running her store, and the invasion of her out of town , trying to be helpful sister, with class and style. A bit of wine at the end of the day helps, too. One can also learn a bit about antique books. A fun read. I'm looking forward to the sequel.
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