{"product_id":"death-on-the-books-a-blue-ridge-library-mystery-blue-ridge-library-mystery","title":"Death on the Books: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery (Blue Ridge Library Mystery)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRaised in a historic small town at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, \n\u003cb\u003eVictoria Gilbert \u003c\/b\u003eturned her early obsession with books into a dual career as an author and librarian. Now retired after over thirty years in the library field, she's worked as a reference librarian, research librarian, and university library director. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictoria writes the Blue Ridge Library mystery series, the Booklover's B\u0026amp;B mystery series, the Campus Sleuth mystery series, and the Hunter and Clewe traditional mystery series for Crooked Lane Books. A member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers, Victoria lives in North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDeath on the Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"In a town marked by elegant American traditions, a sleuth with family connections preserves and protects art and community.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA sleuthing library director is on the case when a patron drops dead in the tenth installment of Victoria Gilbert's critically acclaimed Blue Ridge Library mysteries.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a stranger falls over dead in the Taylorsford Public Library, clutching a crumpled piece of paper inscribed only with the words \n\u003ci\u003ehen\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003esapphire\u003c\/i\u003e, Library Director Amy Muir must once again investigate. She soon learns that the man is the personal assistant to Warren Sanderson, an art collector and dealer who just so happens to be visiting Kurt Kendrick, the godfather of Amy's twins. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the autopsy reveals that the library patron was poisoned, suspicion falls on those who knew him--mainly Sanderson, his granddaughter Heather, and Kurt. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, Amy digs into the contentious relationships between Kurt and the Sandersons. But as it turns out, suspects abound, and when Amy's best friend's boyfriend is implicated, the case becomes even more complicated. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmy's research ties the dead man's note to a lost treasure of the Romanov empire. Then another person falls victim. With the bodies piling up, Amy knows better than anyone that killers often keep killing until they're caught, and she'll stop at nothing to get to the bottom of this tangled mystery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496109015318,"sku":"9798892427333","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798892427333.jpg?v=1783053321","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/death-on-the-books-a-blue-ridge-library-mystery-blue-ridge-library-mystery","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}