MYSTERY

Once upon a Spine: A Bibliophile Mystery

by Kate Carlisle

Berkley Prime Crime. Jun. 2017. 288p. ISBN 9780451477729. $25; ebk. ISBN 9780698411111. M

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Bookbinder and amateur sleuth Brooklyn Wainwright is obsessed with a rare edition of Alice in Wonderland, but the arguments among the store's owners are disturbing. Their fights, and then a murder are disruptive enough to distract Brooklyn from a visit from her parents and her future in-laws. Carlisle (Books of a Feather) successfully combines family, a tight-knit community, and booklore in the entertaining 11th cozy outing.—LH

Reviewed by Lesa Holstine , Jun 01, 2017

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