Booked for Trouble

Lighthouse Library Mystery Series #2

De: Eva Gates

Narrado por: Elise Arsenault

Lucy has finally found her bliss as a librarian and resident of the Bodie Island Lighthouse. She loves walking on the beach; passing her evenings with the local book club; bonding with the library cat, Charles; and enjoying the attention of not one but two eligible men.

But then her socialite mother, Suzanne, unexpectedly drops in, determined to move Lucy back to Boston and reunite her with her ex-fiancé. To make matters worse, Suzanne picks a very public fight at the local hotel with her former classmate, Karen Kivas. So, when Karen turns up dead outside the library the next morning, Suzanne is immediately at the top of the suspect list. Now Lucy must hunt down a dangerous killer before the authorities throw the book at her poor mother.

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Delightful series

This second entry in the Lighthouse Library series is even better than the first. I look forward to new entries, which I hope will be numerous.

Great book

This was an entertaining cozy mystery book. I enjoyed the characters and mystery. I look forward to the next book.

love this series

I never saw that ending coming! love the characters and the narration. this is a great cozy mystery series!

Great who done-it

Elise gives a great performance. Eva Gates writes so vividly. She makes me feel like I’m on vacation, right there in the book.

Reminds me of Murder She Wrote. Like!

A well-done cozy. The location is interesting. The plot is clear and well-developed. The writing is pretty good. The narrator continues to mush the ending of words, and if it's an attempt at the softer Southern dialect, it's not working. Also, the narrator mispronounces some, e.g., enveloped is not about an envelope one uses for mail, so it is pronounced en-VEL, etc - yes, it is picky, but it is distracting and pulls one from the story. Has romance but no descriptions of sex. It has murder but no blow-by-blow descriptions of violence or blood and guts because it is about the mystery, not the crime. I really like the cat. Well-rounded characters. There is nothing cardboard about the plot or characters. It fulfills all the requirements of a properly good cozy for adults who like to read a mystery without delving into complex, sordid details and appreciate good writing.

Readers voice not meant for this profession

Main character reminded me of a rug, just pathetic to let EVERYONE walk all over you!

A great read

A great read. The story kept my interest all the way to the end. I would recommend to anyone who likes a surprise ending.

Mispronunciation!

. Overall the book was entertaining. Until the last minute when the narrator mispronounced Mallorca! She pronounced the L. This is an irritant with orated books.

Review

This is a very well written novel. I loved listening to the audio book for this novel and the 1st one. can't wait to see happens next.

Good cozy mystery

Good storyline as a continuation of the first book (but can be a stand alone). I liked the plot but after a while, the main character’s lack of a “backbone” started to annoy me. She’s just portrayed a little too timid for too long. Still worth the read but I’d like her to become a stronger person. Maybe in the next book….