From USA Today bestselling author Camilla Chafer comes a brand new mystery.Welcome to Calendar where life is sweet, but death is murder.Sara Cutler loves her job as head librarian of the public library, an integral part of the historic heart of the picturesque mountain town, Calendar. The combination of old books, quirky clientele, and endless reading is nothing less than perfection for Sara. So … perfection for Sara. So when she discovers a body in the rare books section that threatens to destroy her quiet existence, along with the imminent demise of the library, Sara vows to find the killer.
She never expects to receive any help from Jason Rees, the handsome, big city developer whose only objective is to get rid of the library. Sara assumes he is counting on the murder to serve as the final death knell his firm needs to demolish the library. However, that doesn’t prevent him from falling head over heels for the very woman with whom he’s clashing.
When news arrives that the dead woman was nothing that she appeared to be, the whole town is instantly enthralled by the concept of having an actual jewel thief in their midst. Even more puzzling is: where did she hide her stolen treasure?
All Sara must do to save the library is simply solve the murder, find the hidden jewels, and convince herself not to succumb to the one man she would rather see run out town. It doesn’t take long before she realizes that amateur sleuthing isn’t as easy in real life as it is in the stories she loves to read.
Twelve cozy mysteries… one deadly town!
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I’ve read other books by this author I’ve really enjoyed but this was a disappointment. The heroine never seemed to have a clue about what was going on around her. By mid-book I knew who did it and where the treasure was hidden but the heroine made dumb choices until the end.
Wow! So many exclamation marks! So! Many!!! I would hate to have a conversation with a person like Sara, she (and everyone in Calendar) are hyper excited about everything. And anything! It’s ridiculous. Simple statements that aren’t exciting or meant to be yelled end in exclamation points for no reason whatsoever.
For example: Sara is talking to Officer Nixon who is staking out Bree’s apartment to make sure no one attempts to break in again. He mentions freezing his ass off, she says she read in a book (she likes to mention that a lot because she’s a Librarian!) that cops bring their own blankets on stake outs. Officer Nixon then exclaims “I’ll try to remember that if I ever have to do it again!” Why is he yelling? He’s trying to be unobtrusive, he’s watching for bad guys yet he yells that sentence. That’s just one of what seems like a thousand unnecessary and annoying exclamation points.
Also for someone educated she doesn’t know what a smash and grab thief is. And sadly neither does Detective Logan when he explains it to her. His definition of a smash and grab is; “The type that runs in and grabs something before smashing their way out.” What? How can a DETECTIVE not know what a smash and grab is? The author should be ashamed of herself for not even bothering to do a quick online search for the correct definition. Here’s the first thing that popped up when I searched:
A smash and grab is a particular form of burglary that involves smashing a barrier, usually a display window in a shop or a showcase, grabbing valuables, and then making a quick getaway, without concern for setting off alarms or creating noise.
So the author Camilla Chafer got it wrong and made her main detective look ridiculous. All because she was too lazy to research a simple term. How did that slide past the editor? SMH.
The book is predictable, you’ll figure out where the jewels are by chapter six. Sara is beautiful, gorgeous, and lovely! Per everyone in town. She’s somehow educated yet dumb. She does stupid, dangerous things because she goes through life with the common sense of a two year old that wants a cookie and would walk into traffic to get it.
I had high hopes for this book and this series but my first and last visit to the constantly (!) rainy town of Calendar started and ended in January.
Goodbye Calendar! Goodbye over abundance of useless exclamation points!!!
The story was OK but really needed an editor for grammar and consistnacy in plot. there was a lot of internal dialog that would have flowed better as conversation. The thinking breaks into the dialog with others and makes the story stop and start – no flow
Plucky small-town librarian, Sara, fights off the plans of a big-city developer, Jason, to tear down her beloved library and replace it with housing. But it’s hard to stay focused on the mission when sparks fly between her and the developer. Throw in the murder of Sara’s mysterious assistant and a jewel heist and you have an entertaining who-done-it.
If you enjoy stories in small quaint towns and mysteries, this book is for you. It centers on a 100 year old doomed library and the young woman managing it. She’s in the midst of trying to save the library while a murder occurs in the library. Trying to help solve the case, she runs into danger herself. An intriguing read!
Fantastic story! Loved the characters and the story line. Read it from beginning to end in one sitting, it was such a good story.
Camille Chaffee’s murder mystery has enough twists to make it an interesting read ..,. and the final three chapters make it worth getting there. I loved it.
Loved it! Plot twists with a librarian whose assistant was not who she seemed….
Kept my interest
I enjoyed the read. Very fast paced!
Nothing cerebral. Just a fun read.
Wonderful small town story with a mystery and a romance to boot! I loved reading about the characters and finding out the answer to the who-done-it! I would recommend this easy read anytime!
Cute cozy mystery. I loved Camilla Chafer’s the Lexi Graves series.
This one was cute too but just ok for me.
Small quiet town, lots of nosy neighbors. Especially when a murder occurs.
Fun series
I enjoyed this book and am going to look for the second book. It was clean and sweet. I really liked the setting.
Pretty simplistic but a fun, gentle read.
Sara Cutler is the librarian in Calendar, a lovely mountain town. The library has been a part of the town for decades and is loved by everyone. It features a garden maintained by the city and used by everyone.
Unfortunately, a developer has made arrangements with the town to tear down the library and create a new housing development. The library will be rebuilt in a different part of the town. Sara vows to save the library and hatches a plan to do just that. Sadly, her plans are derailed when she discovers the body of her coworker in the library after closing. She plans to find the killer and save the library.
This is the first book in the Calendar Mysteries series by Camilla Chafer. I enjoyed the book and recommend it. The characters were well-developed. I felt that there was information missing in the description of the setting. When I read a novel I want a better idea of where it is taking place. The plot moved at a steady pace and kept me engaged. I did however figure out to killer quickly. I might read the next book. I was disappointed that the series does not continue with the same protagonist.
Great book to read. I liked the characters.
I loved reading this story. Could not put it down.
Enjoyed and look forward to the next book in the series