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This was the first book I've read by Kate Carlisle, and, as always, I was excited to find a new mystery series. I especially enjoy ones about books like the Victoria Abbott series. So, I was prepared to engage in a new series that has plenty in waiting. However, I'm disappointed. Why the profanity, particularly the F-bomb? It was an unpleasant surprise, first as a "pardon me" with the F-word, followed by a stream of it and other obscenities throughout the remainder of the book. I was expecting a cosy mystery for pleasant summer reading. I have the first in Carlisle's "fixer-upper" series and will attempt it because I ordered both books together. Rarely do I write a review, but it's an alert for readers who prefer a cosy to be a cosy.


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Homicide in Hardcover A Bibliophile Mystery Kate Carlisle 9780451226150 Books Reviews

This is the debut cozy mystery novel, Homicide in Hardcover A Bibliophile Mystery, by author Kate Carlise for her Bibliophile Mystery series.

The story centers on Brooklyn Wainwright, a book restoration expert in San Francisco, who gets involved in a murder investigation involving someone close to her. Brooklyn decides she wants to find out who the killer is but is fraught with many different frightful scenes that center on her job to restore Goethe's Faust, which is said to be cursed; that she has been hired to restore after a murder. During her snooping, Brooklyn is followed and guarded by a handsome Derek Stone, a British security agent (think James Bond), who is in charge of security for a Covington Library exhibition event.

Overall, the book is well written and the mystery is plausible. It has a good level of suspense with a touch of romance and filled with weird characters. I learned some interesting tidbits about bookbinding, which was great since I am an avid reader. Moreover, there were not a lot of characters to keep up with as in most mysteries. I really liked Brooklyn carefree attitude and laughed how she tended to pass out at any slight drop of blood. Her relationship with her friend Robin was refreshing and funny.

The characters were believable and I like the characterization of her parents and family. However, I hated the Minka LaBoeuf character. The other fault I had, which had nothing to do with the author is that I read this on my and the double spacing after every utterance or paragraph got on my nerves.

If you are looking for a quick and good read of a cozy mystery, I recommend this book. I look forward to reading more of the author's Bibliophile Mysteries.
This fun mystery series is my favorite new discovery. The story is set in San Francisco where our heroine, Brooklyn, is a book restorer, an interesting metier that I'm more than happy to learn about. The world of rare books seems to draw in con artists, fakers, and people too rich for their own good. The nefarious doings start with the murder of Brooklyn's mentor, and some cryptic last words from the dying man. To add interest to the plot, our girl comes from a family of now-wealthy hippies still living on the commune up in the wine country. I loved the dialogue between characters and the who-killed-him-and-why aspect of the story is believable.

It isn't necessary to give away more of the storyline. Really, the writing is excellent, the plot well-crafted, the characters quite likable when they're meant to be, or likewise hateful. And, never fear, there's also a potential love interest who may turn into someone we like. I finished this book in the very early morning hours and immediately downloaded the next in the series. Who needs sleep when there's a murder to solve?!
I think this book was intended to be a mystery, romance and comedy. Unfortunately, it didn't master any of these genres. I noticed well into the book that I didn't even care "who dunnit". The love story was juvenile (so were the characters) and way too unbelievable. I thought the story was too far-fetched to be funny. I guess I'd rather keep my comedy and mystery separate. I found myself rolling my eyes several times reading this book...still, I finished it. I'll just try to avoid books like this in the future.
This cozy mystery had just enough intrigue to keep me interested without stressing me out, which is just what I was in the mood for. The characters were clearly drawn, and the writing was lightly amusing and clever. The heroine was a good balance between smart and uncautious -- the few questionable decisions she made were not as annoying as in some books where there is just no good reason to have decided thus. I don't know whether or not it was a good thing that , until shortly before the villain was revealed, the finger really pointed at no one. I would liked to have had a few promising suspects so I could take my best guess and be proven right or wrong. As it was, it became clear only once who the culprit could be, and that was who it was. I very much enjoyed the glimpse into the world of book restoration -- such a serious and exacting art, nicely juxtaposed next to the lighter, old-hippy '60s personas of the heroine's parents. Altogether, this book was a nice, nontaxing read -- a blend of light intrigue and clever, professional writing plus educational info that nevertheless didn't weigh it down. A nice diversion. Pleasant and varied characters. I would read another in this series.
I honestly can't recall if this was one view or alternating--just that I found the book quite good, flowed well, had a little twist-turn to it and I was sorry it concluded (even though i've already read the one after this--which is what prompted me to buy this first story.). I look forward to reading more by this author. I recommend it--if you like mysteries with a good story line not based on sexual activities of the characters,--too much of that these days, seems to substitute for actual writing. I really enjoy a good mystery, having devoured all of Doyle's Holmes books at an early age, although I suspect the book-binding-business focus is the real eye-catcher here--books, the preferred addictive 'drug' of choice!
This was the first book I've read by Kate Carlisle, and, as always, I was excited to find a new mystery series. I especially enjoy ones about books like the Victoria Abbott series. So, I was prepared to engage in a new series that has plenty in waiting. However, I'm disappointed. Why the profanity, particularly the F-bomb? It was an unpleasant surprise, first as a "pardon me" with the F-word, followed by a stream of it and other obscenities throughout the remainder of the book. I was expecting a cosy mystery for pleasant summer reading. I have the first in Carlisle's "fixer-upper" series and will attempt it because I ordered both books together. Rarely do I write a review, but it's an alert for readers who prefer a cosy to be a cosy.