A Body in the Bookshop: the perfect cosy crime for book lovers to curl up with

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'If you like a cosy mystery, you'll love this' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

It's nearly Christmas in York, but it seems the season of goodwill hasn't touched everyone...

When DS Charlotte Banks is suspended from the police on suspicion of assaulting a suspect in the burglary of a local bookshop, librarian Kitt Harley and her friend Evie Bowes refuse to believe she is guilty. But why is she being framed?

With Charlotte's boss DI Malcolm Halloran unable to help, Evie decides to take matters into her own hands. Kitt takes little persuading to get involved too - after all, as well as Charlotte's career to save, there are missing books to be found!

From the tightknit community of York's booksellers, to the most gossipy bus route in the country, Kitt and Evie leave no stone unturned to get at the truth behind the burglary.

Then the discovery of a body raises the stakes even higher. For Evie, and now Kitt, this case is as personal as it gets. Can they catch the murderer in time to turn a bleak midwinter into something merry and bright?

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'If you like a cosy mystery, you'll love this' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review It's nearly Christmas in York, but it seems the season of goodwill hasn't touched everyone... When DS Charlotte Banks is suspended from the police on suspicion of assaulting a suspect in the burglary of a local bookshop, librari...

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1 review
Janice Tangen
February 7, 2020
england, law-enforcement, murder-investigation, theft, librarian, amateur-sleuth, friendship, procedural Super twisty! Kitt is a librarian with sleuthing tendencies, Evie is her best friend and her past is on her face, DI Halloran is Kitt's interest, and DS Banks is in the frame. At first there was just a major theft, the murders came later. Extremely twisty plot and I don't want to do spoilers. Just start with the publisher's blurb and get drawn in! Enough background material is slipped in during the first twenty per cent that I was never lost. Loved it! I requested and received a free ebook copy from Quercus Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
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Helen Cox is a Yorkshire-born novelist and poet. Since completing her MA in creative writing at the York St John University, Helen has written for a range of publications and has had her stories translated into several languages.Helen currently lives by the sea in Sunderland where she writes poetry, romance and mystery books. More information can be found about Helen on her website: helencoxbooks.com or at substack.com/@helenography.

Helen Cox is a Yorkshire-born novelist and poet. Since completing her MA in creative writing at the York St John University, Helen has written for a range of publications and has had her stories translated into several languages.Helen currently lives by the sea in Sunderland where she writes poet...

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