A retired librarian gets back to the books—and into a devilish murder case—in acclaimed author Victoria Gilbert’s new series, the perfect literary adventure for fans of Kate Carlisle and Jenn McKinlay.

Sixty-year-old Jane Hunter, forced into early retirement from her job as a university librarian, is seeking a new challenge to keep her spirits up and supplement her meager pension. But as she’s about to discover, a retiree’s life can bring new thrills—and new dangers.

Cameron “Cam” Clewe, an eccentric 33-year-old collector, is also seeking something—an archivist to inventory his ever-expanding compendium of rare books and artifacts. Jane’s thrilled to be hired on by Cam and to uncover the secrets of his latest acquisition, a trove of items related to the classic mystery and detective authors. But Jane’s delight is upended when a body is discovered in Cam’s library. The victim, heir to a pharmaceutical fortune, was the last in line of Cam’s failed romances—and now he’s suspect number one.

Cam vows to use his intelligence and deductive skills to clear his name—but with a slight case of agoraphobia, rampant anxiety, and limited social skills, he’ll need some help. It comes down to Jane to exonerate her new boss—but is he truly innocent?

Jane Hunter is starting a new job at sixty, cataloging a large book collection for reclusive, 33-year-old,  multi-millionaire Cam Clewe. But on her first day, before she can even get started, she finds a dead body in Cam’s library, the dead body of his ex-girlfriend, Ashley.  With Cam as the prime suspect, the break-up was not amicable, he turns his puzzle-solving mind to uncovering the real murderer with Jane’s help since his mild agoraphobia hinders his ability to get out and about to question the suspects. Soon it becomes apparent that there were many people who wanted Ashley dead and most had the opportunity to kill her.

I initially found it easier to like Cam with all his prickliness, he is obviously somewhere on the spectrum, than it was to like Jane. Her inner voice that seemed so cynical and suspicious to begin with was a bit off-putting but a scene in which she connects, really connects, with Cam and his insecurities led me to like her a lot more. The mystery is well-plotted and while I suspected who the murderer was it was not apparent until fairly close to the climax in which all was revealed.  There are several mysteries within the book and only the murder is solved leaving plenty of questions to explore in future books. I look forward to more in this series. Recommended ~~ Stephanie L Bannon

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