Book 23, 2021

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Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I brought my book from work home this weekend to finish. It was Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay, and it's the third installment in the "Library Lover's" mystery series. The main character is librarian Lindsey Norris. Story is told in third-person pov, but it sticks to Lindsey's perspective.

Lindsey is enjoying her new life in the small town of Briar Creek. She loves her job as the director of the library, socializing with her crafternoon club, and seeing tour boat captain Mike "Sully" Sullivan. The peace in Briar Creek is shattered, however, when a salvage company arrives in town, intent on searching for buried pirate treasure on one of the small islands off Briar Creek. Lindsey's personal peace is shattered when her ex-fiance, John, comes to town, intent on winning her back. Fortunately, Sully finds the situation more amusing than threatening. Unfortunately, there's nothing funny about the murdered woman that Lindsey, Sully, and Charlie (Lindsey's neighbor and Sully's employee) find on the island. The salvage operation screeches to a halt while the crime is investigated, and when Lindsey overhears an intriguing conversation between the head of the salvage company and a stranger, she finds herself invested in the investigation. When she helps bait a trap for the killer, Lindsey may end up just as buried as the treasure.

I've read and enjoyed other books by this author, and this was no exception. The plot moved at a good pace, characters were fully realized, and everything flowed and made sense. I liked Lindsey's comfortable relationship with Sully (as well as the fact that he wasn't in law enforcement!), and I appreciated that she was shown doing things other than simply investigating. The only complaint I have is that the blurb on the back of the book indicated that Charlie would become the prime suspect, but such was not the case.

Favorite line: "You'll probably pass out and pass gas. It'll be the talk of the town for weeks, maybe months."

Very good, four stars.