title: Homicide in Hardcover: A Bibliophile Mystery
author:  Kate Carlisle 
description: <b>4.5 Stars -- Reviewer's Choice nominee for Best First Mystery Novel</b> "This first in a new series is going to launch Carlisle to a bestselling position and have readers looking forward to the next installment of delightfully eccentric characters, droll dialogue and a meticulously planned crime. Bibliophile heroine Brooklyn Wainwright is brilliant, feisty and funny."<br /> --<i>RT Book Review Magazine</i>
zlib_text: **When death comes to town**
  
  Inviting the bestselling cozy crime author Bella Brookes to town is going to
  be the best business move Vicky Simmons has made yet. Not only is Bella going
  to sign her books to kick off Glen Cove’s annual One-Mile Book Market, but
  she’s also running her famous scavenger hunt right in town. That’s sure to win
  over the townsfolk!
  
  All is going to plan until a dead body is discovered, drawing Vicky straight
  to the scene of the crime. After the last murder Vicky had vowed to stay out
  of Sheriff Cash’s way, but when death comes to town she finds herself
  embroiled in the investigation. She’s racing against time to uncover the
  murderer…but can there really be a second devious killer in Glen Cove? Vicky
  will stop at nothing to get to the truth.
  
  Praise for VIVIAN CONROY
  
  ‘This book is a cross between _Downton Abbey_ and Miss Marple. … Perfect for
  the long winter nights ahead where comfort becomes a key word in everyone's
  vocabulary.’ – Katherine (Goodreads), _A Pro