The most recommended books about bookstores

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Book cover of Murder Is Binding

Daphne Silver Author Of Crime and Parchment

From my list on cozy mysteries about rare books and museums.

Why am I passionate about this?

I am the Agatha-winning author of the Rare Books Cozy Mystery series. My first in the series, below, won the Agatha Award for Best First Mystery Novel. Iā€™ve worked for more than twenty years in museums and symphonies and have the great fortune of being married to a librarian. When not writing, Iā€™m drawing and painting. I live in Maryland with her family. Although Iā€™m not much of a baker, I wonā€™t ever turn down a sweet lokshen kugel.

Daphne's book list on cozy mysteries about rare books and museums

Daphne Silver Why did Daphne love this book?

Who wouldnā€™t want to go to a quaint town where the streets are lined with bookstores? Sign me up! Lorna Barrettā€™s series features mystery bookshop owner Tricia Miles ending up solving her own crimes, including one featuring a rare cookbook.

The idea of owning a bookstore, sharing a love of mysteries, and being part of such a special community really grabbed me as a reader. Since I canā€™t actually move to Booktownā€”aka Stoneham, New Hampshireā€”Iā€™m glad I can read so many books about it!

By Lorna Barrett,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Murder Is Binding as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The streets of Stoneham, New Hampsire are lined with bookstores...and paved with murder.

When she moved to Stoneham, city slicker Tricia Miles met nothing but friendly faces. And when she opened her mystery bookstore, she met friendly competition. But when she finds Doris Gleason dead in her own cookbook store, killed by a carving knife, the atmosphere seems more cutthroat than cordial. Someone wanted to get their hands on the rare cookbook that Doris had recently purchased-and the locals think that someone is Tricia. To clear her name, Tricia will have to take a page out of one of herā€¦


Book cover of Murder Is Binding

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