![]() ![]() ![]() Overall, this was a sweet story, a nice light read, and a great continuation of the series. I do think the library ghost who gives the series its name deserves a bigger role, though □ On the downside, the wedding topic didn’t really capture my imagination, and the supporting cast is rather unmemorable – although the flip of that is that they do feel quite ‘real’ rather than two-dimensional with some ‘quirk’. For fans of Miranda James and Jenn McKinlay comes an enthralling series debut featuring a librarian who solves. As with any cosy, it does wrap up a little too abruptly, but up until that point there’s a large suspect pool and plenty to keep you guessing. Death Overdue audiobook, by Allison Brook. I also really liked that the mystery element is kept at the forefront. For one, there’s the lack of annoyingly contrived obstructions: most of the characters are supportive of our heroine. This series, while not the strongest of my book-related cosy mystery reads, has improved as it continued, and there’s a lot to like here. Given neither Angela nor her fiancé can be excluded from that list, Carrie is soon back to sleuthing to clear her friends’ names. However, helping her best friend Angela organise her wedding, Carrie is soon caught up in family drama a-plenty – and when a wedding guest winds up dead, there are no shortage of suspects. ![]() Life is going pretty well for Carrie, which is a nice place to start a cosy mystery. We first met librarian Carrie Singleton in Death Overdue, where she met the library’s ghost, got tangled up in a murder, and then solves it – with a little help. “‘I can’t believe it! This simply cannot be happening!’ “ ![]()
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