The Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James

 


The Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James

Series: Beloved Bookroom Mystery 

Rating: 3.0

Recommend: Yes

Synopsis: The first in an exciting new series featuring Trudell Becket, a spunky librarian who will stop at nothing to save her beloved books and catch a killer! Trudell Becket finds herself in a bind when her library is turned into a state-of-the-art bookless 'technological center'. A library with no books breaks Trudell's book-loving heart and she decides to rescue hundreds of beloved tomes slated for the recycle center. Under the cover of darkness, Trudell sets up a secret book room in the library's basement and opens it to her loyal patrons. When the town councilman, who was a vocal supporter of the library's transformation is crushed by an overturned shelf of DVDs, Trudell becomes the prime suspect. She was the only person in the library at the time of his murder, or so the police believe. But the visitors to Trudell's secret bookroom were actually all there too. If she tells the police about the backdoor patrons who were in the library at the time of the murder, she'd have to explain about the secret book room and risk losing the books. To keep herself out of jail, Trudell--with the help of a group of dedicated readers--decides to investigate. She quickly finds herself on the same page with a killer who would love to write her final chapter.

Review: I did enjoy this book but it did drag in some parts. The characters were good but I just wasn’t connected to them like I would have liked. I will pick up the next book in the series because in the second book you are more likely to see growth with the characters. Now I kind of guessed the killer in about the middle of the book but that isn’t a deal breaker for me. I have a friend who would love this book and I can’t wait to recommend this book to her.   I will also be picking up more of Dorothy St. James series in the future.

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