Buried in the Stacks (The Haunted Library Mysteries #3) by Allison Brook

Buried in the Stacks

(The Haunted Library Mysteries #3)

by Allison Brook (Pseudonym), Marilyn Levinson

Hardcover, 313 pages

Published September 10th 2019 by Crooked Lane Books

Goodreads synopsis:

Librarian Carrie Singleton is building a haven, but one of her neighbors is misbehavin'. Can resident spirit Evelyn help Carrie catch the culprit who made her a ghost?

In winter, the Haunted Library is a refuge for homeless townspeople. When a group purchases a vacant house to establish a daytime haven for the homeless, Carrie offers the library as a meeting place for the Haven House committee, but quickly learns that it may be used for illegal activities.

As the new Sunshine Delegate, Carrie heads to the hospital to visit her cantankerous colleague, Dorothy, who had fallen outside the local supermarket. She tells Carrie that her husband tried to kill her—and that he murdered her Aunt Evelyn, the library's resident ghost, six years earlier.

And then Dorothy is murdered—run off the road as soon as she returns to work. Evelyn implores Carrie to find her niece's killer, but that's no easy task: Dorothy had made a hobby of blackmailing her neighbors and colleagues. Carrie, Evelyn, and Smoky Joe the cat are on the case, but are the library cards stacked against them?

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4.5 Stars

This is the third book in the Haunted Library Mystery series by Allison Brook.

I found another cozy series to follow religiously. I am having such good luck in the series department lately. I really, really enjoyed this.

Former goth girl turned librarian stars in this exciting cozy mystery. She can’t seem to keep her nose out of the investigation. Can any amateur sleuth ever keep themselves from finding out the truth? Carrie Singleton is designated the Sunshine Delegate at the library which means she is the lady who gives out cards, flowers and gifts to those on staff who are sick or in the hospital. The first person she has to visit is not her favorite person in the world. Dorothy has been a thorn in her side before and now she has to smile and be nice when she ends up in the hospital after a nasty fall on the ice.   

There had been a bit of a kerfuffle at the library regarding homeless people needing someplace to stay during the cold weather and it bloomed the idea of a place called Haven House for them to stay at during the day. But not all was what it seemed behind this idea.

Then Dorothy winds up dead and Carrie goes into full investigation mode to the dismay of her boyfriend, Dylan and John, the resident cop. There is a lot going on in this series and just when you think you might know where the plot is going you change your mind when another clue pops up.

This is a really fun cozy romp! And I am reading the previous two books as soon as possible.

Definitely check out this cozy if you love mysteries. You won’t be disappointed.

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.