Murder by the book
(Book)

Addie Greyborne loved working with rare books at the Boston Public Libraryshe even got to play detective, tracking down clues about mysterious old volumes. But she didnt 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 fianc ǎnd her fathers fatal car accident. After an unexpected inheritance from a great aunt, shes moved to a small New England town founded by her ancestors back in colonial timesand living in spacious Greyborne Manor, on a hilltop overlooking the harbor. Best of all, her aunt also left her countless first editions and other treasuresproviding 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 theyve got the story in hand, but Addies not going to let them close the book on this case without a fight . .