Author: Victoria Gilbert
Series: A Hunter and Clewe Mystery (Book 2)
Publication: Crooked Lane Books (September 24, 2024)
Description: Perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Jenn McKinlay, acclaimed author Victoria Gilbert is back with more devious clues and deadly secrets as Hunter and Clewe take on a new case in the second Hunter and Clewe mystery.
When Eloise Anderson, the owner of an antiquarian bookshop, arrives at the grand Aircroft estate to ask retired librarian Jane Hunter and eccentric collector Cameron Clewe for help, Jane and Cam expect a bookish inquiry. But the bookseller has a different sort of assistance in mind—clearing her mother’s name of a murder Eloise is convinced she didn’t commit.
Eloise’s mother has just died after spending many years in prison for allegedly killing Eloise’s father. Armed with new information found in her mother’s effects, the bookseller is determined to uncover the true killer so her mother can rest in peace, even though the case is now colder than ice. When Jane tracks down the original detective from the investigation and discovers him stabbed to death in Eloise’s bookshop, Jane and Cam are sure this murder is connected to the cold case. They think it’s the same killer, but the police unfortunately have their own prime suspect, and this time around it’s Eloise.
Cam and Jane’s cold-case sleuthing turns urgent—find who committed the murders or watch another innocent woman rot in jail as a cold-blooded killer walks free.
My Thoughts: Reclusive young businessman Cam Crewe and his librarian/amateur sleuthing partner retired librarian Jane Hunter have their next case walk in the door in the person of a young rare books dealer that Cam has worked with for years. Eloise Anderson wants Cam and Jane to prove that her mother did not murder her father despite the fact that her mother has recently passed away in prison having been convicted of the crime.
When Jane travels the next day to interview Eloise at her bookstore, she discovers Eloise hunched in a corner and a body in the office. The body belongs to the detective who investigated the murder of Eloise's father who was also stabbed in the back.
With Eloise arrested for the murder, Cam and Jane have lots of work to do to find the real killer although Jane isn't at all sure that Eloise isn't the killer. While investigating the recently retired and shady partner in the bookstore and a rival rare books collector, they come to learn that a missing but very valuable book might be the center of the crime.
I enjoyed this mystery. Cam who suffers from social anxiety and Jane who is a no-nonsense woman make a great detecting team.
Favorite Quote:
Favorite Quote:
"I'm a little old to be Nancy Drew," I said, with a smile.Bailey grinned and released my hands. "Miss Marple, then.""And I'm too young for that," I said, playfully swatting at her.
I just read this myself. Liked it very much.
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