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The Plot and the Pendulum

A Library Lover's Mystery, Book 13

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The Plot and the Pendulum

By: Jenn McKinlay
Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
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Summary

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.

Lindsey does a quick check of missing persons, using the distinctive '80s era clothing worn by the deceased to determine a time frame, and discovers that Briar Creek has an unsolved missing-person case from 1989. A runaway bride went missing just weeks after her wedding. No suspects were ever arrested, and the cold case remains unsolved. Lindsey and the crafternoon crew decide that justice is overdue and set about solving the old murder mystery, using some novel ideas to crack the case.

©2022 Jenn McKinlay (P)2022 Dreamscape Media, LLC
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I loved this mystery and all of the plot twists. I also love the new characters.

Great Plot

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Another twisty mystery from Jenn McKinlay. I couldn't quite sus out the murderer and then there was THE CAT to muddle things up.

Spooky.

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Wow! This book and performance was amazing the narration was top notch and the story was really spooky and heart wrenching at the same time.

Wow! This book and performance was amazing

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Another great addition to the series. Well developed characters, a plot to keep you guessing as to whom the murderer, and an excellent narrator make the listener not want to stop listening until finished with the book.

Interesting plot and characters

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This book is an easy listening story. Just the right amount of complexity to keep you from knowing who did it. Suspense without gore.

All the Elements of a Cosy Mystery

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