Returned items: There may be a delay clearing returned items from your account due to a high volume of returns. There are no late fines at Burnaby Public Library.
For ten years Lucy has enjoyed her job at the Harvard Library, but she hasn't enjoyed her family's social whirl or her sort-of-engagement to the son of her father's law partner. With the plot of her life in need of a rewrite, Lucy calls her aunt Ellen in hopes that some fun in the Outer Banks sun will help clear her head. Her retreat turns into an opportunity when Lucy lands a librarian job in her favorite place in the world. Then a priceless Jane Austen first edition is stolen, and the chair of the library board is murdered ...
Call me a curmudgeon, but when I got to page 156 I was a wee perturbed to read " . . . a rare-book dealer would ask for proof of providence, so he must want it for his own collection,"
The word is "provenance" and I wonder where the editor was. Yes, there *is* a character in the book prone to malapropisms - but it's *not* the librarian, whose line this is. Aside from that pulling me out of the story, it was an ok read. I was surprised to see "waived" used instead of "waved" earlier in the book - but that seemed more of a typo and not quite so egregious.
I really enjoyed this first book in a new series: Lighthouse library mystery. I do wish that the characters could have had more distinctive voices (distinctive from each other) as they do seem to all have a kind of sameness to them and yet I think they are distinct individuals. And I'd like that to be more obvious. Lucy is a bit more hesitant than I expected, which was a shame.
Comment
Add a CommentCall me a curmudgeon, but when I got to page 156 I was a wee perturbed to read " . . . a rare-book dealer would ask for proof of providence, so he must want it for his own collection,"
The word is "provenance" and I wonder where the editor was. Yes, there *is* a character in the book prone to malapropisms - but it's *not* the librarian, whose line this is. Aside from that pulling me out of the story, it was an ok read. I was surprised to see "waived" used instead of "waved" earlier in the book - but that seemed more of a typo and not quite so egregious.
This book was poorly edited and was obviously a first attempt at writing.
This is such as great new series!
I really enjoyed this first book in a new series: Lighthouse library mystery. I do wish that the characters could have had more distinctive voices (distinctive from each other) as they do seem to all have a kind of sameness to them and yet I think they are distinct individuals. And I'd like that to be more obvious. Lucy is a bit more hesitant than I expected, which was a shame.