{"product_id":"flora-steele-mystery-8-the-library-murders-merryn-allingham","title":"(Flora Steele Mystery #8) The Library Murders - Merryn Allingham","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookshop owner and amateur detective Flora Steele and her fiancé, crime writer Jack Carrington, discover words can kill as they solve their most puzzling case yet…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s a sunny morning in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbbeymead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlora\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e cycles through the village and knocks on the door of the local library, planning to deliver a gift to librarian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaud Frobisher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to mark her retirement. But Flora is shocked when she finds Maud slumped in the corner, and even more startled when she recognises the man holding the murder weapon – an enormous hardback book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlora’s known \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLowell Gracey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e since her college days, but what is he doing working for Maud and now the main suspect in her murder? Suspicion mounts when Flora and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e discover that Lowell is heavily in debt, and that a priceless rare first edition has recently gone missing, but Lowell is adamant that he’s innocent, and Flora believes him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe pair are once more drawn into an investigation, but who would kill a beloved librarian? Perhaps \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRose Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a mysterious newcomer to Abbeymead known to be in dire financial straits? Or pompous bestselling author \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFelix Wingrave\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who rumours say would do anything to get his hands on a valuable book for his collection?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen the village is rocked by the discovery of a second body. Flora and Jack realise a vital clue lies in the pages of a novel – but the plot is thickening and the killer is closing in…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlora and Jack are determined to solve this fiendish case by the book – but will this be the end of their story?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"pagesFormat\"\u003e288 pages, Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"publicationInfo\"\u003eFirst published February 20, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"publicationInfo\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"publicationInfo\"\u003e270g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terrier Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48830510628964,"sku":"9781837908462","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/4869\/4628\/files\/IMG_1115_f3a915be-8893-477c-b733-642d65f478e5.jpg?v=1785006013","url":"https:\/\/terrierbooks.com\/fr-us\/products\/flora-steele-mystery-8-the-library-murders-merryn-allingham","provider":"Terrier Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}