librarian, library, small-town, murder, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, cozy-mystery, friendship, secrets, suspense, amateur-sleuth***** Greer Hogan escaped her old life in NYC after her husband's unsolved murder in their home by getting her master's in library science, followed by a drastic move to a village upstate to work in their beautiful library in an old family home that gets a lot of use. The first body is that of a much-disliked library board chairperson who was run off a twisty road after a meeting about the impending book sale. Greer is not on the suspect list but becomes endangered during the course of her investigation. It's been two years since I read the first in series, so I feel confident in saying that it works well as a stand-alone but looks to be a great character driven series. Really enjoyed it! I requested and received a free e-book copy from Crooked Lane Books via NetGalley. Thank you!

Shhh...this is a library! Three Can Keep A Secret, can't they? This is the third in the refreshing Greer Hogan Mystery series, dripping with atmosphere (small town gossip, turret, library, maps, letters, trusts, murder) and full of quirky characters. Though a cozy mystery, there are less lighthearted elements as well. After main character Greer Hogan's husband was murdered, she left her NY life and moved to a small town where she is a reference librarian and amateur sleuth. In this story there are other crimes to solve, including murder (in spades) but her story continues. When death comes knocking, Anita and her police officer friend Jennie get down to business. Greer's reaction to busybody controlling Anita's death was too indifferent and the resolution is predictable. However, learning more about her back story is interesting and the literary references and setting made it for me. Cozy Mystery readers who enjoy a wee bit of oomph do pick this up. My sincere thank you to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for providing me with an early digital copy of this compelling book.