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Nestled on the banks of a breathtaking Rocky Mountain river and dotted with delightful boutiques and galleries, Silvercrest, Colorado, is a book lover’s paradise. Bookseller and literary event planner Emma Starrs is looking forward to attending the annual Silvercrest Library Gala, a glamorous evening with celebrities including the legendary Whitney Willton, currently on the hit crime show Chasers, and her niece, party-planner-to-the-stars Lyra Willton. Gala Week is full of exciting activities honoring both page and screen, and library board president Tabitha Baxter is basking in the glow of her successful launch—until Lyra is found dead.
With the gala only days away, the board asks Emma for help, despite Tabitha—her longstanding nemesis—bristling over the choice. Emma agrees, even though she is already in charge of a classic mystery panel at her family’s bookstore, Starlit Books, which turns out to have its own challenges. Meanwhile, Whitney, who is aware of Emma’s sleuthing skills, begs her to find the killer. The case grows more complex with the disappearance of several priceless objects, an attack on one of the attending celebrities, and other predicaments. Emma searches for clues while handling every unexpected twist and turn leading up to the extravagant affair. But when the guests step onto the red carpet, a killer still lurks in the shadows—and murder just might become the main event.
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- ISBN: 9781639100712
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- ISBN: 9781639100712
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July 15, 2024
A library fundraiser turns deadly. The planners of a grand Gala Week to raise money for the library in Silvercrest, Colorado, consider themselves fortunate to have former resident Whitney Wilton and other cast members from the popular TV showChasers on hand. Tabitha Baxter, leader of the gala committee, rules with an iron hand and has plenty of enemies to show for it. Emma Starrs, who's given up her job on the academic tenure track to return home and run the family bookstore, Starlit Bookshop, has arranged a mystery panel, and Tabitha's obliged to work with her though she doesn't like giving up any control. Things go sideways when Whitney's niece and assistant, Lyra, passes out in a pile of cupcakes--and, later, her dead body is found in a freezer. Emma's friend Jake Hollister, a detective who's also a member of her writing group, is put in charge of the case. Emma's success in solving a previous murder encourages her to do a little sleuthing, and since Lyra's death has upended the gala plans, she agrees to help out despite Tabitha's resistance. Disaster strikes again when the band backs out, someone cancels the reservation for the pre-party, and the Baxter Ballroom at Silvercrest College, the venue for the grand ball and silent auction, burns to the ground. In a superhero performance, Emma finds workarounds while reviewing motives for murder among both Hollywood stars and figures from Whitney's past. She benefits from the clues provided by a series of near-deaths. A mystery filled with secrets, animosity, and enough romance to lighten the mood.COPYRIGHT(2024) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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