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ID: 531840
Title: Murder by the Bookend
Author: Laura Gail Black
Narrator: Susan Boyce
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:42:00
Language: English
Release date: 09-07-21
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Genres: Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Cozy Mystery
Summary:
The quaint warehouse district of Hokes Folly, NC, is hopping despite the drizzly November chill. The occasion? The mountain town's beloved antiquarian bookstore, Twice Upon a Time, is throwing a bash for its grand reopening. But bookseller Jenna Quinn's peace of mind is shattered when the local library's Director of Antique Books turns up dead in the parking lothis head bashed in by a glittering pair of vintage glass bookends. As they examine the murder scene, Jenna and her police detective boyfriend happen upon the only witnessthe victim's dog, who flees the scene leaving a trail of bloody footprints behind. If only dogs could speak, Jenna might be able to make quick work of the murder case and get back to stocking her bookcases. Alas, finding the killer won't be so easy, even though this is not Jenna's first murder investigationindeed, she inherited Twice Upon a Time from her slain uncle. The suspect list is voluminousthe late librarian had not-so-friendly run-ins with numerous guestsbut suspicion eventually centers on three unsavory individuals who left the party shortly before the victim did. Now Jenna must edit her inventory of suspects from three names to one before the bloodthirsty bookend-wielder becomes the author of Jenna's demise.