by Cynthia Chow
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After a tragedy disrupted her plans to grow to be a criminologist, Annie Murray discovered happiness beginning her life over as a bookseller and promoter for the Secret Bookcase bookstore within the Northern California city of Redwood Grove. She desires her barista greatest good friend Priya Kapoor to seek out happiness too, so Annie plans a Thriller Dinner fundraiser for Priya’s new girlfriend, Penny Schurr. As soon as Priya’s mysterious “Double Americano” buyer, Penny strikes to Redwood Grove and purchases the historic Wentworth farm with plans to renovate the farmhouse and property.
Sadly, the whole lot prices greater than anticipated, and Penny now finds herself struggling to make funds as predatory builders hover over the land. Two of them, neighboring farm proprietor Curtis Wright and the condescending Patrick Zimmerman, are unlikable males who, unsurprisingly, additionally detest each other. After they attend the Thriller Dinner, Annie should do her greatest to maintain them aside, a activity made considerably simpler when Curtis drops lifeless. Sadly, he was not the meant Thriller Dinner sufferer.
Penny publicly argued with Curtis simply earlier than his demise which will increase Annie’s willpower to guard her. As a result of his poisoning so intently resembles the one in Annie’s script, she wonders if one of many Redwood Curtain Gamers was concerned. Her suspicions are furthered by the information that Curtis had reduce his funding for the group, which threatens their survival and makes him an enemy of its director, Ophelia Timmons. Penny should as soon as once more use her criminology diploma to query suspects and observe down a killer. She and her pals do that as Redwood Grove celebrates the Halloween season with pageants, parades, and the acquisition of an infinite variety of sweet treats.
This third e-book within the sequence explores extra of Redwood Grove and the historical past of the Wentworth farm. Legend has it that the Wentworth household hid their fortune someplace on their property, which has treasure hunters following maps and in search of secret passages. The key bookcase that gave the bookstore its title is however one of many secrets and techniques hidden in Redwood Grove, which incorporates not simply underground tunnels however hidden heirs and unknown relations.
Annie continues to be haunted by the demise of her good friend Scarlet, whose criminology class venture––following a chilly case––could have led to her demise. A clue discovered within the earlier installment of this sequence results in data that will probably be pursued within the subsequent, giving readers a lot to anticipate as Annie will get nearer to the reality.
Her relationship with pub proprietor Liam strikes ahead as effectively, particularly when she discovers that regardless of his declarations of solely studying nonfiction, he has stealthily been delving into the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. This trace of romance, an appreciation of basic mysteries, and an newbie detective with professional-level investigative expertise provides thriller followers a lot to understand on this compelling novel that arrives simply in time for the Halloween season.
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