Anna loves her job as a high school English teacher until everything goes sideways. The one bright spot in her life is Titus Gains, the school counselor, who is there for her at every turn. Titus’ boss complicates his ordered world when she tasks him with running a meeting that changes everything. How had he not noticed Anna earlier? Someone is out to destroy her, and he can’t let that happen.As … happen.
As the head of the English department, part of Luke Harms’ job is to make sure everything runs smoothly. Things went haywire when Anna was put in charge of the big writing contest. Entries are missing, Anna appears to be in danger, and her job is on the line. Luke is investigating and wants to make things right for this woman he’s starting to care about.
Can a trio of school officials along with Nancy Daley, the town sleuth, stop the saboteur before it’s too late? And will Anna choose the right man, or lose them both?
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Never read a book where the head librarian is a sleuth. Entertaining, and sweet, the characters were easy to follow, and fun to get to know. I’m going to read everything I can from this author. <3
I loved this book!!! Anna is having trouble at work and she had two men helping her out. I wasn’t sure at first who I wanted her with but love who she picked. She handled IMO the triangle quite well. It was great seeing Nancy again and how she worked through her feelings about sleuthing and how it affected certain loved ones. A really good mystery that kept me guessing as well as a romance or two. Forgiveness, giving advice, and working through problems as a believer was written so well. Loved how the adults weren’t made to look stupid (very common in books today) but wise and teens looked to them for guidance.
I really liked this second installment in the series. I liked getting Nancy’s perspective and seeing where her relationship with Carter went. I liked how there was both a love triangle and some enemies to love overtures. I enjoyed seeing Maddie and Gavin. It was a fun mystery with a lot of high school in it. I’m excited to grab the next in the series!
The Sleuth’s Dilemma is the second book in The Librarian Sleuth Mysteries series by Kimberly Rose Johnson. This book stands very well on its own as any key information about returning characters is well explained.
This book was filled with solid, relatable characters and great examples of true friendship! The plot was well balanced, having a few romances blossoming and an interesting mystery. The mystery half of the plot was delivered perfectly. Both the culprit and the motive puzzled me until the very end! The romantic half of the story was sweetly executed, as well.
I happily recommend this book! The Sleuth’s Dilemma was filled with faith, mystery and romance. It had a quick pace and was enjoyable to read. I’m looking forward to more by this author!
I received a complimentary advanced electronic copy of this book from Mountain Brook Ink in exchange for a review. A positive review was not required. All opinions expressed are my own.
Unexpected danger comes to school teacher Anna. Should she be afraid or just let things go and not worry? This story kept me wondering from page to page as to what would happen next. I really enjoyed the interaction with the characters. From high school age to adults, each character has a unique personality and life story. Great read. I received a complimentary copy of this book. This is my personal honest opinion. No review was required.
Lies, threats, and turmoil. Someone is angry with Anna, and he is making her life miserable.
I really loved the characters, as I seem to do with this author’s books. They are richly developed with an emphasis on their character. It was fun that the author had two men at the school with an interest in Anna and that they were both so full of great Christian traits that I didn’t know which of them I wanted her to end up with.
This cozy mystery kept my interest throughout and the clues were dispensed at just the right pace that I was able to figure out what was going on before the characters did (yay me!) but they were not presented so obviously that there was no challenge.
While the main theme of the story was not about anger, there was an important lesson learned by the one who was causing all the problems because of anger directed at Anna. Giving in to anger and letting it fester is never the right solution and will always lead to problems.
The author’s heart for the Lord shines clearly in this story as she teaches her characters to draw closer to Him.
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I didn’t think it was possible, but I enjoyed this book even more than the first one in
this series! The characters are endearing, the suspense never stops building all the way through the story, and the mystery takes surprising twists and turns. I love the spiritual truths woven throughout the story of taking everything to the Lord & asking for His help, realizing that we have to trust God with our lives and trust Him for our protection, acknowledging that God gave us instincts for a reason, and that He loves us far more than we can even imagine. Love this quote: “It’s the trials of life that make us who we are.” And this one: “The Lord had never failed her, even when she didn’t like the answer. Through the years she realized that His way was always the best way.” Although I haven’t heard it put this way, I like the phrase “Evangelist dating”. And I chuckled over “the black screen of death”, which is so fitting. If you enjoy reading mystery & suspense, this is a MUST read!
The Sleuth’s Dilemma ( The Librarian Sleuth – #2 )
By: Kimberly Rose Johnson
The Sleuth’s Dilemma is book two in The Librarian Sleuth Series. This is part of a series , but I think you can read it as a stand a lone. I absolutely love this series. I am a big fan of a good mystery , and if you love a good mystery then you will love The Sleuth’s Dilemma. I was drawn in at the start and did not want to put it down. I was not disappointed. There are twist and turns that the author will have you guessing till the end. I like the true friendship and good lesson on values. It seem that I could not read fast enough to see what was going to happen next. There was times that I caught myself holding my breath.
I was given a complimentary copy of this book , but was not told that I had to give a positive review. All opinions are my own.