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Peril in Paperback - (Bibliophile Mystery) by Kate Carlisle

 Peril in Paperback - (Bibliophile Mystery) by  Kate Carlisle
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Brooklyn Wainwright is thrilled to be invited to the 50th birthday party of her neighbor Suzie's aunt Grace, who has an extensive collection of rare paperback pulp fiction. Part of the fun involves a seance--but after the lights flicker, one guest is dead. Original.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In this novel in the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series, bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright takes a trip to Lake Tahoe and ends up at a killer party...</b> <p/>Rare books and antiquities expert Brooklyn Wainwright is thrilled to be invited to the fiftieth birthday party of her neighbor Suzie's aunt Grace. A retired founder of a major video game corporation, Grace is a larger-than-life character who's turned her Lake Tahoe mansion into a fun house, full of everything from pinball machines and giant props to secret passageways and trap doors. Brooklyn is most excited to catalog Grace's extensive collection of rare paperback pulp fiction. <p/>Part of the fun involves a séance, but after the lights flicker, one guest is dead, poisoned by a cocktail intended for Grace. It seems someone is determined to turn Grace's playful palatial estate into a house of horrors. Brooklyn suspects the key to the killer's identity may lie in the roman á clef Grace has written about her life. With Grace in great peril, "must-read" takes on a whole new meaning, as Brooklyn tries to stop a murderer who's through playing around...<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for the <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling Bibliophile Mysteries</b> <p/>"Kate Carlisle never fails to make me laugh, even as she has me turning the pages to see what's going to happen next."--Miranda James, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries <p/>"Carlisle's dialogue is natural, her prose has great flow, and her striking descriptions bring Brooklyn's world to life."--<i>Crimespree</i> Magazine <p/>"Captivating....The action builds to a surprising final showdown."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>"A true whodunit...highlights Carlisle's story line skills, her love for books, and her always-endearing heroine."--<i>Richmond Times-Dispatch</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>A native Californian, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author <b>Kate Carlisle</b> worked in television for many years before turning to writing. A lifelong fascination with the art and craft of bookbinding led her to write the Bibliophile Mysteries featuring Brooklyn Wainwright, whose bookbinding and restoration skills invariably uncover old secrets, treachery, and murder. She is also the author of the Fixer-Upper Mysteries featuring small-town girl Shannon Hammer, a building contractor specializing in home restoration.

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