| Lucy
Richardson is a librarian at the Bodie Island's Lighthouse
Library. She even gets to live upstairs in the lighthouse,
along with library cat, Charles! Lucy loves her job and has
fantastic co-workers who are also her good friends. Over the
course of her time at the library, she's been directly involved
with solving some murders. There are even a couple of handsome
men in her life, although she's got to let her heart make
a decision on one of them, and soon.
Things
have settled down nicely, and after a staff party to celebrate
her boss, Bertie James', tenth anniversary working at the
library, Lucy settles down with a book and Charles for company.
From her window alcove, Lucy notices some odd lights and what
is obviously a small boat in trouble during a windy storm.
She dials 911 and reports it, learning the next day that there
were two survivors from the small shipwreck. Sometime later,
a body is discovered on shore in another boat. A victim of
the storm or a victim of something more sinister? Murder?
I enjoy
this series very much, and hope that there will be several
more books to come. Eva Gates writes in a smooth, flowing
manner. The characters are quite true to life, and the situations
realistic. The protagonist, Lucy, is a strong and smart woman,
not prone to flights of fancy, nor to putting herself directly
in the path of danger without a plan for backup. She's a very
loyal friend as well, and when her friend, Stephanie, is suspected
of murdering her recently discovered father, Lucy knows she
is innocent and sets out to prove it. Will she unearth enough
clues to figure out who the killer is before the killer strikes
again?
Reading
up a Storm is an excellent weekend read, especially if you've
got a good storm going outside so you can settle in and read
all day. As with previous books in the series, I believe this
would be a good book club read. It's fine as a stand alone,
but I've really enjoyed getting to know Lucy and her cohorts
more and more in each installment. If you enjoy a mystery
setting with a library, the ocean, a lighthouse and a library
cat, you will unquestioningly love this book! Get your copy
today!
Reviews
of other titles in this Series
By
Book or by Crook #1
Booked
for Trouble #2
Reading
Up a Storm #3
Spook in the Stacks #4
Something
Read, Something Dead #5
Reviewer
Note: Eva Gates also writes as Vicki Delaney |