I wonder how many mystery books or short stories have a body found in a library! Authors (yes, remember, there are two here) Katie Gayle did that in their second book in their Julia Bird Mystery series: Murder in the Library. Wanting to be a part of her new town, Julia joins the library just in time to attend a talk and book signing by a well known local author ... and then (of course) said author is found dead in the stacks. His most recent story is about a small town, with (some say) thinly veiled characters that are actual people (not always nice descriptions). He's always been good with his historical facts ... but is the research all his? Are there motives here for murder? And then, there's the missing manuscript ... this is a fun series, I'll be reading the third book soon.

I will admit that I have a fondness for books with a musical twist, having played in various groups over the years, so Dead Ringer, first in her Music Lover's Mystery, by Sarah Fox looked most interesting. I will have to say, it was a 'so so' read for me. There was no mention that the author is a musician, but there were no glaring music type errors. As you might expect, the main character sets off to investigate on her own but to me, there should have been more, um, overlap with the police. There's a dog, too, one that failed at becoming a service dog, but is becoming a good companion dog, but maybe (again,to me) could have used some training. :-) So, if you are looking for something to read between books by favorite authors, or have just finished an intense, non-fiction book, then this could be a good choice.

Reading Hermit With Dog