Crimes and Covers

A Magical Bookshop Mystery, Book 5

By: Amanda Flower

Narrated by: Rachel Dulude

Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

Christmas is coming to the Western New York village of Cascade Springs, and so is the long-awaited wedding of Charming Books proprietor Violet Waverly and police chief David Rainwater. Grandma Daisy and Violet's best friend, Sadie, go all out to make the nuptials the event of the season—whether Violet likes it or not. But the reception becomes memorable for all the wrong reasons when a woman's dead body floats by on the frigid Niagara River.

Violet is shocked to recognize the deceased as a mysterious woman who visited Charming Books two days before the wedding, toting a rare first edition of Henry David Thoreau's Walden. Well aware that a mint condition copy could be worth more than $14,000, Violet told the woman she would have to have the book appraised before she could consider buying it. Most displeased, the woman tucked the precious tome under her arm and stormed out of the shop. Now she's dead, and an enigmatic message scrawled in pen upon her palm reads, "They stole my book."

It's a confounding case, indeed. But fortunately, Violet can draw on the resources of her bookshop's magical consciousness, which communicates clues to Violet via quotes from Walden. With Emerson the tuxedo cat and Faulkner the crow at her side, Violet sets out to recover the priceless book by solving a murder most transcendental.

©2022 Amanda Flower (P)2022 Tantor

Crimes and Covers

I’ve read this series from the beginning & the story has gotten better with each book. This book was no exception. It’s nearing Christmas, Violet & Rainwater are getting married, Emerson & Faulkner are very involved as usual & there are murders to be solved. I loved the feel good ending as well. A good read!