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  • Published: 5 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9798892420464
  • Imprint: Crooked Lane Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $69.99
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Death and the Librarian

A Blue Ridge Library Mystery




It’s summertime in Virginia, but things are about to get out of hand when murder darkens the annual arts festival in this ninth installment of the critically acclaimed Blue Ridge Library mystery series, perfect for fans of Ellery Adams and Miranda James.

Library director Amy Muir has always been suspicious of wealthy art dealer Kurt Kendrick. As a close family friend, the ties that bind them are strong, but his murky past is concerning, especially since he is the godfather to Amy and her husband Richard’s six-year-old twins. When a visitor to their small, historic Virginia town is found dead after publicly accusing Kurt of committing a decades-old murder, Amy is determined to prove that Kurt didn’t kill anyone, in the past or the present. But the evidence Kurt’s accuser sent to Sheriff Brad Tucker before her untimely demise indicates otherwise. 

With Amy’s own aunt and other older town residents corroborating some of the details related to the first murder and a witness placing Kurt near the scene of the second crime, it seems Kurt is doomed to swift and severe justice. Amidst the fun and excitement of an arts festival that features the premiere of Richard’s new dance company, Amy faces her own challenging performance—balancing her work and family life while dancing on the edge of danger. 

With family and friends harboring suspicions about Kurt and Amy bedeviled by her own wavering trust in his innocence, she must fight to uncover the truth before a hidden killer strikes again.

  • Published: 5 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9798892420464
  • Imprint: Crooked Lane Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $69.99
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Praise for Death and the Librarian

Praise for the Blue Ridge Library mysteries:
“Readers of Ellery Adams’s Book Retreat mysteries will appreciate this new series.” 
 —Library Journal

“I can't wait for the next in the series.” 
 —Laura DiSilverio, bestselling and award-winning author

“An intricately plotted library whodunit that both cozy readers and librarians will love!” 
 —Amanda Flower, Agatha Award-winning author

“Victoria Gilbert delivers an entertaining mystery.”
 —Victoria Abbott, award-winning author