Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay

Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay ISBN-13: 9780451492678 Hardback: 304 pages Publisher: Berkley Released: Sept. 11, 2018

Source: Review copy from the publisher.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Theresa Houston is the victim of a hit and run. When she's attacked a second time, the investigation shifts from driver negligence to attempted homicide. A clue surfaces in the confiscated library materials that could crack open the case and it is up to library director Lindsey Norris to piece it all together. But things are not as they seem in the sleepy town of Briar Creek and when the driver of the stolen car turns up dead, Lindsey, her staff and her library friends have to hit the books before the murderer gets the last word.


My Review:
Hitting the Books is a cozy mystery. It's the ninth in a series. You don't need to read the previous books to understand this one, and this book didn't spoil the whodunits of the previous mysteries.

This was a clue-based mystery that can be guessed before the end. Someone's out to kill her friend, Theresa, so we get multiple near-death suspense scenes witnessed by Lindsey. When the man hired to kill Theresa is found murdered and some library materials in the car point to an unexpected person, they must clear up the confusion and delve deeper to find whodunit.

There were no sex scenes. There was occasional use of bad language. Overall, it was an enjoyable novel.


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