This book was purchased for Traveling With T’s personal reading time.

The Plot and the Pendulum

Summary: Library director Lindsey Norris is happy to learn the Briar Creek Public Library is the beneficiary of the Dorchester family’s vast book collection. However, when Lindsey and the library staff arrive at the old Victorian estate to gather the books, things take a sinister turn. One of the bookcases reveals a secret passage, leading to a room where a skeleton is found, clutching an old copy of The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe.

Lindsey does a quick check of missing persons, using the distinctive 80s era clothing worn by the deceased to determine a time frame, and discovers that Briar Creek has an unsolved missing person’s case from 1989. A runaway bride went missing just weeks after her wedding. No suspects were ever arrested and the cold case remains unsolved. Lindsey and the crafternoon crew decide that justice is overdue and set about solving the old murder mystery, using some novel ideas to crack the case.

 

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

 

I’ve been a fan of Jenn McKinlay’s cozy mystery series for years. They are light and easy reads with characters I can really care about.

The Plot and The Pendulum is perfect for spooky season. It just made me want to pull out the cozy cat blanket I have, curl up on the couch, and drink some hot chocolate while I read the afternoon away.

What I liked:

The cover is SO cute.

The cat character. I love cats, so anytime we can work a cat into the book and I’m purrrrfectly happy.

The dynamic between Lindsey and Robbie. I love when them 2 investigate a mystery. They have an almost Lucy and Ethel quality about them.

 

Bottom line: If you like cozy mystery series, you should give this book a try!

 

*This book was purchased by Traveling With T. All thoughts and opinions are mine alone.*

 

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Happy Reading and Bookishly Yours,

T @ Traveling With T