Brenda H. (booksinvt) - , reviewed on 2/6/2022 + 465 more book reviews

Dewey Decimated is the sixth installment in The Haunted Library Mysteries series set in Clover Ridge, Connecticut and featuring librarian Carrie Singleton. Carrie and fiance Dylan Avery are in the early stages of planning their wedding, the new extension to the library is underway and the town council is embroiled in a heated debate over the fate of the Seabrook Preserve. Then, the contractors discover a body wrapped in a blanket and stuffed under a basement shelf in the abandoned building next door to the library.

Renovations come to a halt while the police try and determine the identity of the body, and a new ghost suddenly appears in the library. The ghost seems to have a case of amnesia but it doesn't take long to discover that this is the man who was murdered and left in the basement next door, AND that he's Dylan's Uncle Alec Dunmore who hasn't been seen in years.

While Carrie works with resident ghost Evelyn and Police Lieutenant John Mathers to track down a killer, another member of the community is murdered and it quickly becomes evident that the murder of Uncle Alec is connected to the recent murder. It's up to Carrie to figure out how and most importantly why.

A pleasant afternoon read with the return of cast regulars including Smokey Joe, Carrie's cat. Two mysteries are deftly crafted into one plot, with a surprising conclusion.

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