To the tome of murder / Lauren Elliott.
"Addie's determined to turn a seemingly ordinary November in coastal Greyborne Harbor into one for the books. The windows of her shop display carefully curated works by American writers, including a rare selection of traditional holiday recipes from the influential 19th-century publication Godey's Ladies Magazine. And then there's the town's Civil War-era themed cooking and baking competition, with a hefty cash prize and free publicity going to the winning dish... But when she finds her cousin's boyfriend murdered, a stunned Addie reluctantly realizes she may be the only person who can blow the cover off a grisly crime. With so many unanswered questions surrounding the victim's death, Addie must figure out the strange connection between a mysterious vintage briefcase, the disappearance of a first edition copy of Sarah Josepha Hale's famous nursery rhyme, ٢Mary Had a Little Lamb,٣ and a dangerously well-read culprit..."-- Back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 1496735129
- ISBN: 9781496735126
- Physical Description: 316 pages ; 18 cm.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Kensington Publishing Corp., [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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Subject: | Greyborne, Addie (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Women booksellers > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Rare books > Fiction. Cousins > Fiction. Massachusetts > Fiction. |
Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Cozy mysteries. |
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- 17 of 17 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Archie | F ELL 2021 (Text) | 0002205446590 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Garden City | F ELL 2021 (Text) | 0002205446582 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary
To the Tome of Murder
Three weeks before Thanksgiving, bookshop owner Addie Greyborne already has a full plate-and a killer on her case... Addie's determined to turn a seemingly ordinary November in coastal Greyborne Harbor into one for the books. The windows of her shop display carefully curated works by American writers, including a rare selection of traditional holiday recipes from the influential 19th-century publication Godey's Ladies Magazine. And then there's the town's Civil War-era themed cooking and baking competition, with a hefty cash prize and free publicity going to the winning dish... But when she finds her cousin's boyfriend murdered, a stunned Addie reluctantly realizes she may be the only person who can blow the cover off a grisly crime. With so many unanswered questions surrounding the victim's death, Addie must figure out the strange connection between a mysterious vintage briefcase, the disappearance of a first edition copy of Sarah Josepha Hale's famous nursery rhyme, "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and a dangerously well-read culprit...