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The plot and the pendulum  Cover Image Book Book

The plot and the pendulum / Jenn McKinlay.

McKinlay, Jenn, (author.).

Summary:

"Halloween is approaching in Briar Creek, and things get spooky when a skeleton is found and connected to a decades-old cold case. 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 eighties-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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593101803
  • Physical Description: 296 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Berkley Prime Crime, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes reader's guide, crafts, and recipes (pages 263-269).
Includes excerpt Fatal Fascinator.
Series numeration from Goodreads.
Subject: Norris, Lindsey (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Missing persons > Investigation > Fiction.
Library directors > Fiction.
Librarians > Fiction.
Halloween > Fiction.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) > Fiction.
Women detectives > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.
Cozy mysteries.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library MCKINLAY (Jenn) - Library Lover's BK 13 (Text) 37814003699304 FICTION - NEW MYSTERY Reshelving -
Paisley Branch Library FIC McKINLAY (Text) 37620000995938 Adult Fiction Available -
The Dalles Wasco County Library MCKIN (Text) 33892006771043 Fiction Available -


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