Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book
By Betsy Brannon Green
Covenant Communications, 2009. 275 pgs. Mystery

Kennedy Killingsworth, the librarian in a middle-of-nowhere Georgia town, is one of the last people to see Foster Scoggins before his alleged suicide. She can't help but wonder why he would apply for a library card only hours before killing himself, and she soon finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation and being romanced by several of the suspects. Drake Langston seems nice enough; after all, he wants to build a new library in town. But he needed Foster to sell his land in order for his development scheme for the town to work. And his construction boss Sloan, although highly attractive, also seems a little dangerous. Kennedy's falling for Luke Scoggins, handsome nephew of the deceased...who also stood to gain if his uncle died.

Readers may wonder just why Kennedy has so many suitors or consider it unlikely that someone with no experience in crime investigation gets so heavily involved in solving a murder, but at the same time, a fun mix of characters with a helping of a southern setting will have fans eager to follow Kennedy on her inaugural murder investigation.

AE