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Murder in the First Edition

Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery Series, Book 3

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Murder in the First Edition

By: Lauren Elliott
Narrated by: Karen White
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Addie Greyborne is preparing for the holidays at her bookstore in seaside New England - but a winter storm is coming, in more ways than one....

Addie's getting into the spirit for the upcoming Charity Auction - especially since she's got an 1843 copy of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol to donate. Her former colleagues at the Boston Public Library have confirmed that its worth runs toward the high five figures, which should help with the new pediatric wing. Her mood darkens, though, when a visitor from the past appears - Jonathan Hemingway, the father of her late fiance. His presence stirs up sad memories for Addie, but also has her fuming when Jonathan, true to his womanizing ways, runs off for a lunchtime liaison with Teresa Lang, who's in charge of the auction.

Soon after, Addie heads to Teresa's office at the hospital - and finds the poor woman's dead body. What she doesn't find is her valuable first edition. What sort of Scrooge would steal from sick children and commit murder in the process? As a Nor'easter bears down and a mystery emerges about Jonathan's past, Addie must find out if she can appraise people's motives and characters as well as she can appraise rare books....

©2019 Lauren Elliott (P)2019 Tantor Amateur Sleuths Cosy Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Winter Cosy Mysteries
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I had to put this book aside after listening to less than a chapter because I couldn’t handle the weird intonation of the reader. I tried again because I wanted to listen to a lighthearted story and managed to finish but it took perseverance.

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Ridiculous plot and an irritating protagonist - totally unbelievable. What normal person thinks like Addie? And the narrator had a sinister tone even the romantic scenes. Glad to finish!!

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