Read and Gone - Haunted Library, Bk 2 Author:Allison Brook Murder among Thieves — The last person Carrie Singleton needs to see is her charming, ever-thieving dad—especially since she's finally settling in to small-town life. And as Clover Ridge Library's head of programs, she's certainly not going to help him recover twenty million dollars' worth of jewels he stole with the ... more »help of unctuous town jeweler Benton Parr. But when Parr is stabbed to death—the day after his talk at the library—police promptly arrest Jim Singleton for the crime.
To find the now-missing gems and clear her dad, Carrie dives deep into the victim's endlessly shady dealings and turbulent personal life. Just between Parr's controlling wife, estranged son and once-burned colleagues, there are ten novels' worth of motives. With help from her library's friendly ghost, Carrie starts piecing together the truth. But with bodies stacking up, she needs to move fast before a murderer ends her story for good…Carrie watches as Smokey Joe, the resident cat, paws at a hole in the wall. Is he after the library's ghost Evelyn, or something shinier?« less