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Checked Out

(2019)
(The first book in the Village Library Mystery series)
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There are no renewals when you're permanently checked out.Librarian Ann Beckett has finally given in. After months of well-meaning patrons insisting she needs to get back out there and date, she agrees to meet Roger Walton for dinner. But Roger never shows.Because someone skewered him with a BBQ tool in his own backyard.Ann's the last person who was supposed to see the victim alive, and in the small town of Whitby, that makes her both a witness and a suspect. When the police investigation stalls and a second body turns up, Ann realizes she can't just check out books anymore; she needs to check out alibis.With help from her quirky library patrons, a rescued orange cat named Fitz, and her growing suspicion that Roger's murder is connected to a deadly secret, Ann starts her own investigation. But digging into Whitby's hidden scandals is dangerous work. Someone is willing to kill to keep the past buried.And Ann might be next on the list for permanent checkout.


Genre: Cozy Mystery

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