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Title details for Death on the Page by Essie Lang - Available

Death on the Page

#2 in series

by Essie Lang
Teri Reeves
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There are a thousand stories in New York's scenic Thousand Islands, and Bayside Books co-owner Shelby Cox stocks them all. But lately, the Blye Island bookseller's life is more about the investigation than inventory. True-crime writer Savannah Page caps off two successful signings at Bayside Books with a night in Blye Castle. She's there to research Joe Cabana, a colorful Prohibition-era mobster who owned the castle—until he was found dead in the island Grotto. But crime becomes all too true for Savannah. Her body turns up the next morning in a secret passage at the bottom of the stairs. The last thing Shelby Cox wants is to sleuth another murder, but she's intrigued about how a killer could have reached the island after hours. She's not at a lack for suspects either. It could have been anyone, from Savannah's fiancé Liam Kennelly, who argued with her the evening before, to island caretaker Matthew Kessler, recently cleared of his wife's murder. Can Shelby keep regular store hours, elude the police chief, and assemble the clues into a hard-bound case without getting permanently shelved?

  • Creators

  • Series

    Castle Bookshop Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    March 10, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666550122
      • File size: 273679 KB
      • Duration: 09:30:09

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 13, 2020
      In Lang’s plodding sequel to 2019’s Trouble on the Books, bestselling true crime author Savannah Page, who’s researching a book on Prohibition-era mobster Joe Cabana, agrees to do a signing at the two shops co-owned by Shelby Cox—one in Alexandria Bay, N.Y., the other in Blye Castle on Blye Island in the Saint Lawrence River, where Cabana died—on condition that she can spend the night in the purportedly haunted castle alone. At the first signing, a waitress aggressively accuses Savannah of having stolen the idea for the Cabana book from her. The morning after Savannah’s second signing party in the castle shop, she’s found dead in the castle. Curious to solve the murder, Shelby bustles around asking questions and accusing various bystanders of the crime. A spontaneous confession resolves the mystery. Despite all the surefire ingredients for a cozy, including a cat, a chocolate shop, and a knockout boyfriend, this entry never really engages readers through either characterization or plot. Those seeking serious amateur sleuthing will have to look elsewhere. Agent: Kim Lionetti, BookEnds Literary.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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