Library Lover's Mystery Series by Jenn McKinlay, Jenn McKinlay

3.96 · 228 ratings
  • Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lover's Mystery #1)
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    Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lover's Mystery #1)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings · published 2011

    Lindsey is getting into her groove as the director of the Briar Creek Public Library when a New York editor visits town, creating quite a buzz. Lindsey's friend Beth wants to sell the editor her children's book, but Beth's boyfriend, a famous author, gets in the way. When they go to confront him, he's found murdered-and Beth is the prime suspect. Lindsey has to act fast before they throw the book at the wrong person.

  • Due or Die (Library Lover's Mystery #2)
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    Due or Die (Library Lover's Mystery #2)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2012

    Answering tricky reference questions is excitement enough for library director Lindsey Norris. Until a murder is committed in her cozy hometown of Briar Creek, Connecticut, and the question of who did it must be answered before someone else is checked out--for good.

  • Book, Line, and Sinker (Library Lover's Mystery #3)
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    Book, Line, and Sinker (Library Lover's Mystery #3)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2012

    Lindsey is enjoying her second year in Briar Creek as the library director, meeting with the crafternoon club, and happily dating tour boat captain Mike Sullivan. But when a salvage company arrives in town to dig up treasure buried on Pirate Island over three hundred years ago, the locals are torn between protecting the island and welcoming the publicity.    In spite of the squabbling, Charlie Peyton, Lindsey’s downstairs neighbor, takes a job with the salvage company... more

  • Read It and Weep (Library Lover's Mystery #4)
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    Read It and Weep (Library Lover's Mystery #4)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2013

    William Shakespeare is credited with inventing how many words?* Answering Shakespeare trivia comes with the job description for library director Lindsey Norris. But when the Briar Creek Community Theater mounts their newest production of the Bard, she has no intention of leaving the stacks for the stage... more

  • On Borrowed Time (Library Lover's Mystery #5)
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    On Borrowed Time (Library Lover's Mystery #5)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2014

    The New York Times bestselling Library Lover's mysteries continue with a hot new case...Loving a good cup of coffee runs in the family for Briar Creek library director Lindsey Norris. But when her brother, Jack, a consultant for a coffee company, goes missing, her favorite beverage becomes a key clue in a dangerous mystery... more

  • A Likely Story (Library Lover's Mystery #6)
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    A Likely Story (Library Lover's Mystery #6)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2015

    Small-town librarian Lindsey Norris must solve a murder and a missing person's case involving two reclusive brothers.NOT HIS BROTHER'S KEEPERDelivering books to the housebound residents of the Thumb Islands, just a short boat ride from the town of Briar Creek, library director Lindsey Norris has befriended two elderly brothers, Stewart and Peter Rosen... more

  • An Unlikely Meeting (Library Lover's Mystery #6.5)
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    An Unlikely Meeting (Library Lover's Mystery #6.5)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2015

    "Never before published bonus short story" at the end of A Likely Story.

  • Better Late Than Never (Library Lover's Mystery #7)
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    Better Late Than Never (Library Lover's Mystery #7)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2016

    When the Briar Creek Public Library holds its first overdue book amnesty day the volume of incoming materials is more than Lindsey and her staff can handle. In a bind, Lindsey drafts the crafternoon ladies to help check in and sort the stacks of books. But one tardy tome catches her attention a copy of J. D. Salinger sThe Catcher in the Rye, twenty years past due... more

  • Death in the Stacks (Library Lover's Mystery #8)
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    Death in the Stacks (Library Lover's Mystery #8)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2017

    Lindsey Norris and her staff are gearing up for the Briar Creek Library's annual Dinner in the Stacks fundraiser. The night of dinner and dancing is not only a booklover's dream - it's the library's biggest moneymaker of the year. But instead of raising funds, Olive Boyle, the new library board president, is busy raising a stink and making the staff miserable. Although Olive acts like a storybook villain, Lindsey is determined to work with her and make the event a success... more

  • Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery #9)
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    Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery #9)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2018

    It's murder by the book in the latest hit Library Lover's mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Death in the Stacks.When a stack of library materials is found at the scene of a hit and run, library director Lindsey Norris finds herself dragged into the investigation as the police try to link the driver of the stolen car to the person who borrowed the books... more

  • Word to the Wise (Library Lover's Mystery #10)
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    Word to the Wise (Library Lover's Mystery #10)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2019

    It's no-holds-barred murder, in the latest page-turning Library Lover's Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Hitting the Books.Lindsey Norris is finally getting married to the man of her dreams--but it's not all roses for Briar Creek's beloved library director, as gardening enthusiast and town newcomer Aaron Grady gives the term "book lover" a whole new meaning... more

  • One for the Books (Library Lover's Mystery #11)
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    One for the Books (Library Lover's Mystery #11)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2020

    Wedding bells are ringing in the latest page-turning Library Lover's Mystery.Love is in the air in Briar Creek as library director Lindsey Norris and boat captain Mike (Sully) Sullivan are finally tying the knot. The entire town is excited for the happy day, and Lindsey and Sully's plan for a small wedding evaporates as more and more people insist upon attending the event of the year... more

  • Killer Research (Library Lover's Mystery #12)
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    Killer Research (Library Lover's Mystery #12)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2021

    Spring has sprung in Briar Creek, but it is not all sunshine and roses, in the newest Library Lover's Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of One for the Books.Spring is livening up Briar Creek after a long, cold winter, and newlyweds Lindsey and Sully could not be happier. Even though the upcoming mayoral election is getting heated, everything else in town is coming up daffodils...until a body is found.Ms... more

  • The Plot and the Pendulum (Library Lover's Mystery #13)
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    The Plot and the Pendulum (Library Lover's Mystery #13)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2022

    Library director Lindsey Norris is happy to learn the Briar Creek Public Library is the beneficiary of the Dorchester family’s vast book collection. However, when Lindsey and the library staff arrive at the old Victorian estate to gather the books, things take a sinister turn. One of the bookcases reveals a secret passage, leading to a room where a skeleton is found, clutching an old copy of The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe... more

  • Fatal First Edition (Library Lover's Mystery #14)
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    Fatal First Edition (Library Lover's Mystery #14)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2024

    People are dying to get their hands on a rare, valuable book in the newest Library Lover’s Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of The Plot and the Pendulum .Briar Creek Library director Lindsey Norris and her husband, Sully, are at a popular library conference in Chicago to hear book restoration specialist Brooklyn Wainwright give a keynote address... more

  • A Merry Little Murder Plot (Library Lover's Mystery #15)
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    A Merry Little Murder Plot (Library Lover's Mystery #15)

    Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2024

    ‘Tis the season in Briar Creek, and this year festivities become fatalities in the newest Library Lover’s Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Fatal First Edition.During the most wonderful time of the year, famous author Helen Monroe arrives in Briar Creek to be the writer in residence, but her “bah humbug” attitude excludes her from the many holiday celebrations the town residents enjoy... more

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