Author: evagates
When her former director is found dead in the water, librarian Lucy Richardson will have to get to the bottom of the mystery before the killer ends her tale.It’s summertime in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Bertie James’s college class is having their 40th anniversary reunion. The opening night reception is held at the Lighthouse Library and Lucy and her colleagues have assembled an … have assembled an exhibit of library artifacts showing how libraries have changed over the years. After the reception, some of the women take a walk down the boardwalk to the pier, using flashlights…
Librarian Lucy Richardson unearths a mysterious map dating back to the Civil War. But if she can’t crack its code, she may end up read and buried.The Bodie Island Lighthouse Library Classic Novel Book Club is reading Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne while workers dig into the earth to repair the Lighthouse Library’s foundations. The digging halts when Lucy pulls a battered tin … when Lucy pulls a battered tin box containing a Civil War-era diary from the pit. Tucked inside is a hand-drawn map of the Outer Banks accompanied by a page written in…
National bestselling author Eva Gates’s fifth Lighthouse Library mystery will carry fans of Miranda James and Jenn McKinlay to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.Dark deeds in the Lighthouse Library threaten to send Lucy Richardson’s soon-to-be-wed cousin Josie to an early ‘til-death-do-us-part.Winter falls on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as Lucy Richardson and her friends joyfully help her … friends joyfully help her favorite cousin, Josie O’Malley, plan her wedding. The owner and head baker of Josie’s Cozy Bakery and her fiancé, chef Jake Greenblatt, want a small, simple wedding.But to their horror, Josie’s imperious grandmother, Gloria, descends with the “Louisiana…
Halloween in North Carolina’s Outer Banks becomes seriously tricky when librarian Lucy Richardson stumbles across something extra unusual in the rare books section: a dead body.Wealthy businessman Jay Ruddle is considering donating his extensive collection of North Carolina historical documents to the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, but the competition for the collection is fierce. … fierce. Unfortunately, while the library is hosting a lecture on ghostly legends, Jay becomes one of the dearly departed in the rare books section. Now, it’s up to Lucy Richardson and her fellow librarians to bone up on their detective skills and discover who is…
Lighthouse librarian Lucy Richardson faces big trouble when her meddling mother comes to town — and embroils Lucy in a murder mystery! “A charming new series… A book lover’s dream” (New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis).
After a shipwreck survivor ends up murdered, lighthouse librarian Lucy must help solve the crime… before another victim washes ashore! Book lovers will adore this “charming, entertaining, and smart” cozy mystery (Library Journal starred review) that’s a standalone in a series.
When Lucy ditches the city for small-town North Carolina, she takes a job as a lighthouse librarian — and gets tangled in a murder mystery involving a missing Jane Austen novel! A “smart whodunit” (New York Times bestselling author Sofie Kelly) that’s first in a series.