Charlotte Holmes is at it again ... posing as the representative for her (non-existent) invalid brother, Sherlock, she is out to clear the name of a friend who was caught, holding the gun, in a room with two dead men. A locked room. There is a great scene where I wanted to cheer as a widow takes over what is rightfully hers (and I'll say no more so you can cheer, too)! Murder on Cold Street is fifth in the Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas.

Why would anyone want to murder a librarian? (Okay, I guess I can think of a few reasons). And then go on to murder others? Find out in Murder by Dewey Decimal, one of the A Measurements of Murder Mystery books by Stephen B. Bagley. There have been break-ins too, both at the library and at houses in town (it's a small town). Obviously someone is looking for some thing, but what? Not a bad story, it kept me up very late one night!

Reading Hermit With Dog