Death on the Page (Castle Bookshop, Bk 2)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
Death on the Page is the second installment in the Castle Bookshop Mystery series set between Blye Island and Alexandria Bay, NY and featuring bookshop co-owner Shelby Cox. Tourist season is winding down as winter approaches and the last activity scheduled for the bookstores are the book signings on the mainland and in the castle on Blye Island by famed mystery writer, Savannah Page.
The mainland signing gets off to a rocky start when a local woman approaches the author and accuses her of stealing her manuscript and then publishing the book as her own. Savannah has asked if she can spend the night at the castle after the island signing because she would like to learn more about the last owner, Joe Cabana. The reputed mobster turned smuggler is reported to haunt the island and Savannah thinks that staying upstairs in his rooms, which are normally off limits to the public, will help add to her story line. But, Savannah has a strange request - she doesn't want either her fiance or editor to stay with her, she just wants a security guard to stay upstairs with her and island/castle caretaker, Matthew Kessler who resides in his own home on the island.
When Savannah is discovered dead at the bottom of the stairs leading to the castle's secret passageways, nobody is quite sure what happened. But, Chief Stone who has had it in for Matthew from the start (see book one in the series) is happy to point a finger in his direction. Knowing that Matthew is not the killer, Savannah ignores the warnings of her boyfriend Coast Guard agent Zack Griffin and her Aunt Edie and finds herself drawn into a dangerous investigation.
A good addition to the series, this one gets off to a slow start and does bog down a little in the middle, but the last third of the book will attract and keep your attention to the final reveal. A unique location, the author providing more information about each of the secondary characters and a maturing romance will mean tuning in to see what Winter will bring to the the Thousand Islands.
The mainland signing gets off to a rocky start when a local woman approaches the author and accuses her of stealing her manuscript and then publishing the book as her own. Savannah has asked if she can spend the night at the castle after the island signing because she would like to learn more about the last owner, Joe Cabana. The reputed mobster turned smuggler is reported to haunt the island and Savannah thinks that staying upstairs in his rooms, which are normally off limits to the public, will help add to her story line. But, Savannah has a strange request - she doesn't want either her fiance or editor to stay with her, she just wants a security guard to stay upstairs with her and island/castle caretaker, Matthew Kessler who resides in his own home on the island.
When Savannah is discovered dead at the bottom of the stairs leading to the castle's secret passageways, nobody is quite sure what happened. But, Chief Stone who has had it in for Matthew from the start (see book one in the series) is happy to point a finger in his direction. Knowing that Matthew is not the killer, Savannah ignores the warnings of her boyfriend Coast Guard agent Zack Griffin and her Aunt Edie and finds herself drawn into a dangerous investigation.
A good addition to the series, this one gets off to a slow start and does bog down a little in the middle, but the last third of the book will attract and keep your attention to the final reveal. A unique location, the author providing more information about each of the secondary characters and a maturing romance will mean tuning in to see what Winter will bring to the the Thousand Islands.
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