Once Upon a Spine, from the Bibliophile Mystery series by Kate Carlisle actually comes before Buried in Books (August 20, 2018 post), but I found I didn't mind reading them out of order at all. Here, for the first time, the parents are all going to meet ... Brooklyn's folks are hippies, in fact, they still live in the commune where she was raised. And Derek's folks? Well, they are British! Add in one, no, two ... maybe more rare copies of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and you've got quite the mystery going on.

Business is slow at the B&B, but then, it is January, and the weather is cold and damp. Life is not dull, however, as there have been a series of break-ins around town. There's even one right across the street. Should the sisters worry? Can they help find who is responsible? The Fenton Case is the sixth of the Markham Sisters Cozy mysteries by Diana Xarissa.

The sisters are beginning to feel more like a part of Doveby Dale now that their B&B has been open for a while. Janet has even joined the local Ladies' Club. Conflict arises when the suggestion is made to include men in the group. Just who are these men? And is one of them cheating one of the members out of her savings? Joan and Janet are starting to clean out the old carriage house, too ... what will they find? The Green Case is the next in Markham Sisters Cozy series. Author Diana Xarissa is doing a great job! I often read these novellas in one sitting.

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