Book Review - Murder by the Book

Welcome - Today I am reviewing:
Murder by the Book by author, Lauren Elliott.
I received an e-copy of this book from Net Galley for my honest opinions.

Murder by the Book is the debut book in a new series by the author.  I love it when I have a chance to start a book series.

Here is a description from Net Galley of the book:

Description

Addie Greyborne loved working with rare books at the Boston Public Library—she even got to play detective, tracking down clues about mysterious old volumes. But she didn’t expect her sleuthing skills to come in so handy in a little seaside town . . .
 
Addie left some painful memories behind in the big city, including the unsolved murder of her fiancé and her father’s fatal car accident. After an unexpected inheritance from a great aunt, she’s moved to a small New England town founded by her ancestors back in colonial times—and living in spacious Greyborne Manor, on a hilltop overlooking the harbor. Best of all, her aunt also left her countless first editions and other treasures—providing an inventory to start her own store.

But there’s trouble from day one, and not just from the grumpy woman who runs the bakery next door. A car nearly runs Addie down. Someone steals a copy of Alice in Wonderland. Then, Addie’s friend Serena, who owns a nearby tea shop, is arrested—for killing another local merchant. The police seem pretty sure they’ve got the story in hand, but Addie’s not going to let them close the book on this case without a fight . .

Addie Greyborne loved working with rare books at the Boston Public Library—she even got to play detective, tracking down clues about mysterious old volumes. But she didn’t expect her sleuthing skills...

           

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My thoughts on the book:  I absolutely loved this book from the very first page.  While the book was a bit fast paced and crammed a lot into the story I still found it very enjoyable and one that I wanted to keep reading without putting it down. 

 

Addie is the main character in the book and she has suffered several losses in a very short amount of time.  That part was one of the things I thought was a bit "much" to the story but it made sense as you went along in the book.  Addie inherits a family manor and opens up her own rare/used book store much to the dismay of a few of the towns residents.  Soon things start happening like break-ins to the story, near misses with cars, and murder that keep you wanting to figure out the mystery of why they are all happening to Addie.

 

What I really liked was that there were fun character's in the story and a hint of romance as well.  I like a good murder story and this one kept you guessing as to who the murderer was until almost the very end of the story.

 

I found myself rooting for Addie and wanting her to find peace from the turmoil that she had been through. - Of course with a murder to deal with that wasn't easy.  Addie finds that she has friends on her side when she meets up with Serena and her older brother, Marc who happens to be the Chief of the Police.  They team up to help solve this crime.

 

I was satisfied with the ending of the story and excited that there is another book in the series that is now available for pre-order HERE  you can also purchase this book in the series HERE -  I have already pre-order the 2nd book in the series.

 

I will say this is a more (easy) read book and not a suspense type murder mystery but one that I really enjoyed reading.