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Bibliophile Mystery #10
Books of a Feather
Brooklyn’s friend Ian runs the Covington Library, which is hosting an exhibit featuring John James Audubon’s massive masterpiece, Birds of America, currently on loan from an Arab sheik. During the gala celebrating the book, she is approached by Jared Mulrooney, the president of the National Birdwatchers Society, who urgently needs Brooklyn’s skilled hands to repair a less high-profile book of Audubon drawings that’s fallen victim to spilled wine.
At the same party, Brooklyn is flying high after she’s asked to refurbish and appraise a rare copy of Poor Richard’s Almanac. But everything runs afoul later that evening when Mulrooney’s body is discovered in the library. Rumors fly about a motive for murder. Perhaps Mulrooney wanted to sink his claws into the pricey Audubon book, but Brooklyn believes the man died fighting off a daring thief.
Soon more troubles ruffle Brooklyn’s feathers. Her parents pop in for a visit with an unsavory friend in tow, and there’s a strange man on her tail. With danger beginning to circle Brooklyn’s every move, it’s clear she must find answers before things really go south . . .
At the same party, Brooklyn is flying high after she’s asked to refurbish and appraise a rare copy of Poor Richard’s Almanac. But everything runs afoul later that evening when Mulrooney’s body is discovered in the library. Rumors fly about a motive for murder. Perhaps Mulrooney wanted to sink his claws into the pricey Audubon book, but Brooklyn believes the man died fighting off a daring thief.
Soon more troubles ruffle Brooklyn’s feathers. Her parents pop in for a visit with an unsavory friend in tow, and there’s a strange man on her tail. With danger beginning to circle Brooklyn’s every move, it’s clear she must find answers before things really go south . . .
317 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 7, 2016
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Kate Carlisle
97 books2,817 followersGolden Heart and Daphne du Maurier Award winning author Kate Carlisle spent over twenty years working in television production as an Associate Director for game and variety shows, including The Midnight Special, Solid Gold and The Gong Show. She traveled the world as a Dating Game chaperone and performed strange acts of silliness on The Gong Show. She also studied acting and singing, toiled in vineyards, collected books, joined a commune, sold fried chicken, modeled spring fashions and worked for a cruise ship line, but it was the year she spent in law school that finally drove her to begin writing fiction. It seemed the safest way to kill off her professors. Those professors are breathing easier now that Kate spends most of her time writing near the beach in Southern California where she lives with her perfect husband.
A lifelong love of old books and an appreciation of the art of bookbinding led Kate to create the Bibliophile Mysteries, featuring rare book expert Brooklyn Wainwright, whose bookbinding and restoration skills invariably uncover old secrets, treachery and murder. Kate is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers and Romance Writers of America. She loves to drink good wine and watch other people cook.
Despite the appearance of overnight success, Kate's dream of publication took many, many years to fulfill.
A lifelong love of old books and an appreciation of the art of bookbinding led Kate to create the Bibliophile Mysteries, featuring rare book expert Brooklyn Wainwright, whose bookbinding and restoration skills invariably uncover old secrets, treachery and murder. Kate is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers and Romance Writers of America. She loves to drink good wine and watch other people cook.
Despite the appearance of overnight success, Kate's dream of publication took many, many years to fulfill.
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July 21, 2025
Books of a Feather is the 10th book in the Bibliophile Mysteries written by Kate Carlisle. I've read several series by the author and am hoping to catch up to the current release in this one by late spring. Set in San Francisco and the surrounding suburbs, the collection follows Brooklyn Wainwright, a 30ish book repair artist who has a habit of finding dead bodies. This time, it happens again in the same library as it did in the first book, bringing back tons of memories for her.
With a focus on birds as the theme, many of the characters and side stories match the astonishing world of aviaries and pecking orders. From cranes to eagles, there's a sense of foreboding from the very beginning. I loved the flirtation between our resident SF police detective and Crane, Dylan's best friend from college. Dylan and Brooklyn visiting with her parents and planning their wedding was a highlight. And the education of learning about book repairs is top notch. The series has a fully immersive tone, where readers get not only a mystery but new skills and history lessons to help them understand the universe of books.
The mystery was clever, and while it was mostly obvious who the killer was (could only have been 3 options), the reasons why and the actual steps happening behind the scenes were well planned. I can't believe how many first editions are out there; gotta get me some! Looking forward to the next book later this month.
With a focus on birds as the theme, many of the characters and side stories match the astonishing world of aviaries and pecking orders. From cranes to eagles, there's a sense of foreboding from the very beginning. I loved the flirtation between our resident SF police detective and Crane, Dylan's best friend from college. Dylan and Brooklyn visiting with her parents and planning their wedding was a highlight. And the education of learning about book repairs is top notch. The series has a fully immersive tone, where readers get not only a mystery but new skills and history lessons to help them understand the universe of books.
The mystery was clever, and while it was mostly obvious who the killer was (could only have been 3 options), the reasons why and the actual steps happening behind the scenes were well planned. I can't believe how many first editions are out there; gotta get me some! Looking forward to the next book later this month.
June 18, 2016
Brooklyn Wainwright is a bookbinder specializing in rare book restorations. Her good friend, Ian is now the head curator and president of the Covington Library and Museum where there is to be a new exhibit of an Audubon book masterpiece “Birds of America”an exciting event that the national Bird Watchers Society are waiting for.
Jared Mulrooney, president of the National Bird Watchers Society spills wine over the valuable book about birds at the exhibit and asks Brooklyn to repair it. Jared is soon found murdered and between Helping friend Gen, take inventory of her bookshop, Taylor's Fine Books and Gen suspecting her cousin, Billy's dirty dealings with a book collector and her mother and father's stay at Brooklyn and fiance, Derek's home and the murder of their house guest, Goose after someone broke in.
Brooklyn wonders if there is a connection between everything that has been happening and with the help of new found friend Inspector Lee whom she is also repairing a rare book for wants to stitch together the clues and find who could possibly kill over a book....again.
Books, dead bodies, suspect lists police investigations and an intriguing mystery and beautiful birds is what made Books of a Feather a great read. The Bibliophile Mysteries are my favorites and I am working on reading them all. Filled with suspenseful and complex villains and Brooklyn and her passion for books and her job as a bookbinder is something I love about her. It's always a treat reading when Brooklyn is in her workshop repairing the books, it's a fascinating art that I love learning about with every new book.
FTC Disclosure Thank you to the publisher and/or author or Net Galley for providing us with a copy of this book for review.This did not influence our thoughts in any way. All the opinions of the book are our own
August 26, 2017
I get that this is mind candy, but I just don't like this flavor. I found the style annoying, with redundant repartee along the lines of "We're where we were an hour ago. -Wow! We're right where we started." The people and plot are all preposterous but I couldn't tell if this was trying to be funny. For silly murder mysteries in San Francisco, I prefer the Monk books.
July 2, 2016
EDIT: CHANGED IT TO 3 STARS, and begrudging that now! I have gone back & forth SO many times on how to rate this one! The mystery itself, I thought, was a good one. However, when did all of the characters get so stupid??? I'm used to Brooklyn pulling TSTL stunts, but when did Derek get so stupid he'd let a homeless stranger into his home and then leave said stranger there alone while the whole freakin' family went out to pickup breakfast?? I know Brooklyn's mom is a ditz and I have my doubts about her dad, but to bring a guy they "think" is someone they knew from their old Deadhead days into their daughters home like it's no big deal and expect everyone will be cool with him spending the night? "Here's Your Sign"...for the whole lot of them!! Then some more stupid for Derek at the end. Also, Brooklyn's constant mental rhapsodizing about Derek and the preponderance of "darlings" was annoying. I did like the bookbinding info in this one, and as I said, the mystery was actually a pretty good one. Going 4 stars rather than 3 on the merits of the series as a whole. We'll see if everyone gets their good sense back in the next one!
October 25, 2018
An exuberant and exciting visit with Brooklyn and Derek who have returned to their remodel home. The Coventon Library is holding an open house to open an exhibit on Audubon's BIRDS OF AMERICA. There Brooklyn is handed two special books BIRDS IN THE TREES and a POOR RICHARD ALMANAC for repair. That evening event began to go wrong with the death of the owner of one of the books. Several attempts are made to enter their new home. Brooklyn's Parents are there first visitors who offer a homeless man a night's shelter. The next morning he is found with a knife in the stomach. Derek increases the security, but still, attempts are made to enter the place occur. Who wants what books Brooklyn has is a mystery? An answer must be found before there are more deaths.
Disclosure: I received a free copy from Berkley Publishing Group through NetGalley for an honest review. I would like to thank them for this opportunity to read and review the book. The opinIons are my own
Disclosure: I received a free copy from Berkley Publishing Group through NetGalley for an honest review. I would like to thank them for this opportunity to read and review the book. The opinIons are my own
June 24, 2016
The book mending/binding process is interesting; but, the characters are too sweet, too handsome, too beautiful and too perfect.
February 24, 2019
Another good read in the Bibliophile Mystery series. These are fun to read. I enjoy all the recurring characters and of course Derek and Brooklyn. I would recommend this book and the whole series to readers who like cozies or who just want a quick, fun read.
June 16, 2016
What a great read! I love it when I can learn something while I'm being entertained. I jumped in this series with this book (#10) but can assure everyone it is a standalone book. I quickly felt the characters come to life. Brooklyn Wainwright is a book restorer and book artist. Reading about her craft and the mysteries that trail her, as well as her love interest, friends and family, was like visiting San Francisco and having this novel come to life around you. The mystery was engaging. There was humor, thoughtful reflections, exciting drama. I think I have a new reverance for old books. Certainly for bookbinders. Looking forward to going back and reading all the other books in this series. I received a free copy from Goodreads wins and this is my honest review. Honest!
May 15, 2017
I enjoyed this book as I do the series. There were a couple things that bothered me such as the story started one way but the author changed her mind and took it in a different direction, it seemed rather abruptly dropped and mentioned in the end. Also a body is not who they think but continue to refer to it as the presumed person. I do love reading about the book binding although this book seemed to have more than usual. These were minor and probably wouldn't bother most, this is just my opinion. The mystery was good, there was one twist that I didn't see coming. I love Brooklyn and Derek they are strong characters, I do like most of the characters. Loved the descriptions of the birds, I could almost picture them. There doesn't seem to be as much humor in this book as earlier ones and hope there is more in the next. On the whole a very enjoyable and interesting read. I will definitely continue on with this series.
July 28, 2017
Another great entry in a series I've loved since reading the first book. This time it's
Only one more book released so far in this series, kinda bummed about that I hope the author is busy working on the next volume.
Only one more book released so far in this series, kinda bummed about that I hope the author is busy working on the next volume.
July 23, 2016
Very thin plot. The story was padded with lengthy descriptions of how Brooklyn, the protagonist, went about her job as a book restorer - which might be interesting in itself but had nothing to do with the "mystery" of the two murders.
November 17, 2024
Another great adventure with Brooklyn and Derek. I liked that they were back in their apartment. I also really enjoyed that Brooklyn was working on multiple books. While I enjoy reading about how Brooklyn fixes the books a lot of it goes over my head, I really need to take one of her bookbinding classes so I can better visualize what she’s doing. Everything just combined to make this a really good story and I always enjoy the author’s writing style.
October 10, 2016
In the tenth book of the Bibliophile Mystery, San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright is in trouble a body is found in a library. But this isn’t just any old library, it’s the Covington Library which is currently exhibiting John James Audubon’s Birds of America. It looks like Brooklyn has her hands full to find this killer.
Brooklyn is easily my favorite thing about this series. It’s quite the easy-going person but at the same time, she holds so much passion for her work. You can definitely see it when she talks about the books. I also liked that Carlisle keeps the romance strong between her and fiancé, Derek. It makes a Romance reader like that appreciate it a whole lot.
I also like that you can learn a hell of a lot of things while reading these books. Not only is your mind trying to figure out who the killer is but there’s also a lot of rich history here that I’m sure will interest a lot of people. So all around it’s a really great book.
Even though this was my first book I’ve in this particular series by Kate Carlisle, I didn’t have a problem of jumping in. I think that’s what’s so great about mystery series is that they standalone really well and it’s not so difficult to catch up and figure out what’s going on. And with a series this long-standing, I thought that was important to note. I will definitely keep reading this series as I’m sure it’ll become a favorite very soon!
July 23, 2018
Antiquarian Bookbinder, Brooklyn Wainwright, finds herself, once again, with a pile of dead bodies and rare books in need of her expertise. She, and fiancé Derek, along with Inspector Lee work to solve the murders before Brooklyn is added to the count.
I love this series for all the biblio knowledge shared and tips on book restoration I’ll never use, but fun to know just the same.
It’s template cozy and while I always enjoy them, I think they would be just as enjoyable were there other than murders to solve. Book theft? Forgery? Simply seeking a certain volume? Murders get tedious and lose their drama.
Still, it’s nice to follow along as this series continues, evolving in many friendships, book restoration knowledge and, alas, ways to die.
I love this series for all the biblio knowledge shared and tips on book restoration I’ll never use, but fun to know just the same.
It’s template cozy and while I always enjoy them, I think they would be just as enjoyable were there other than murders to solve. Book theft? Forgery? Simply seeking a certain volume? Murders get tedious and lose their drama.
Still, it’s nice to follow along as this series continues, evolving in many friendships, book restoration knowledge and, alas, ways to die.
August 15, 2016
Another visit with Brooklyn, Derek and their consortium of friends. This time a murder has happened once again at the Covington Library, but this time there are so many different potential killers that they don't know where to look! It appears a beautiful book about birds may be central to solving the crime. If you like a great cozy mystery then you can't go wrong with this series. I highly recommend it
August 12, 2020
Brooklyn and Derek are back in their renovated apartment after spending three months in Dharma with Brooklyn's parents. Derek's longtime friend is in town and they all attend a book exhibit where Brooklyn is handed two rare books. At the end of the event, a body is found. Brooklyn suspects that the death has something to do with the books she was given to repair earlier in the evening. More bodies turn up and more than one attempted break in at their apartment has Derek and Brooklyn on edge. Brooklyn does her part to help the investigation. I love this series. I love Brooklyn and Derek's relationship. I enjoyed seeing her parents in Brooklyn's setting instead of only at Dharma. The side characters of her neighbors are great. They help move the story along really well. I enjoyed having a old friend of Derek's in this book. I hope we see more of him. The mystery was good. I always enjoy learning about the books that Brooklyn is restoring. I can't wait to continue with this series.
April 27, 2023
I picked this up because it was in the large print section not realizing it was 10th in a series. It was a fluffy mystery and the author filled in any major developments from the first 9 books (I think). Or at least enough that having not read them didn't spoil the story.
I really enjoy light serial-mysteries. They remind me of vintage Agathe Christie's.
While the mystery aspect was a little convoluted, and the author's style was very, very simple, I enjoyed this, especially the descriptions of book binding and restoration. I'll happily read more of these for that aspect alone.
I really enjoy light serial-mysteries. They remind me of vintage Agathe Christie's.
While the mystery aspect was a little convoluted, and the author's style was very, very simple, I enjoyed this, especially the descriptions of book binding and restoration. I'll happily read more of these for that aspect alone.
November 16, 2017
Brooklyn is in the thick of it again - she suddenly has book repairs and then some to do (including one from Detective Lee), one is Poor Richard's Almanack and the other is an Audubon bird book both of which she was given clandestinely whilst at the Covington Library, shortly afterwards someone tries to break into Brooklyn and Derek's apartment. Oh and add to the mix an old school friend of Derek's has turned up and everything seems to be spiraling out of control!
May 12, 2020
2.5 stars
this series must be read in order!
the writer does a bad job of summing things up in previous books for the reader unlike some other series. while you're not completely lost, there are things/characters mentioned that you don't understand the reference which is a shame.
and b/c of that, i will now have to go back & read the ones i skipped so i may catch up.
otherwise, this is an okay series.
and the mystery was complex in this story so it kept me thinking while i tried to figure it out.
this series must be read in order!
the writer does a bad job of summing things up in previous books for the reader unlike some other series. while you're not completely lost, there are things/characters mentioned that you don't understand the reference which is a shame.
and b/c of that, i will now have to go back & read the ones i skipped so i may catch up.
otherwise, this is an okay series.
and the mystery was complex in this story so it kept me thinking while i tried to figure it out.
April 17, 2022
Come mi piace questa serie! Adoro tutti i personaggi ricorrenti e riesco a sopportare anche la madre un po' fuori di testa della protagonista. Questa storia mi ha fatto venire voglia di andare a cercare le riproduzioni dei disegni di cui si parla. Per quanto riguarda il mistero, avevo trovato solo metà della soluzione, come ho avuto di scoprire leggendo la scena finale. Sì, è stata decisamente una ottima lettura.
August 24, 2020
This series just keeps getting better in my opinion. I love how the characters are developing and growing. I also think the author does a terrific job of introducing interesting secondary characters into her stories. I am intrigued by Derek's friend Crane and hope to see him in future books. The mystery was well done. It was complex and provided plenty of twists and turns that I didn't see coming.
I'm off to put the next book in the series on hold.
I'm off to put the next book in the series on hold.
July 4, 2017
As one of Kate's raters, I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Prior to this, I had read her Crowned and Moldering(Fixer-Upper Mystery #3). I found her writing style to be very readable and enjoyed the humor scattered throughout to lighten the mood.
In this tenth book in Carlisle's Bibliophile Mystery series, book binding/restoration expert/artist and amateur sleuth Brooklyn Wainwright returns as the narrator. She, along with her security expert fiancée, Derek, are attending an exhibit that the Covington Library is hosting. She is in high spirits, having recently been given several valuable volumes to restore. But, her happiness is short-lived when the dead body of her client is found in the library later that same evening. Then...a "friend" Brooklyn's parents bring in during a visit meets an untimely end. These deaths, along with a couple break-ins, leave everyone scrambling to find a connection and a culprit.
Being a bibliophile myself, I appreciated Brooklyn's reverence for all things bookish. Although interesting and enlightening, I found the restoring/book-binding descriptions to be overly technical at times. Also, before reading this book, I was only vaguely familiar with the name Audubon. I also thought, mistakenly, that birding/bird-watching/ornithology were synonymous(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdw...).
As the story progresses, characters are introduced or re-introduced, as the case may be. The backstory of returning characters and past events are interspersed smoothly so this book can serve as a standalone.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I loved the writing style, humor, and even the puns. A couple times, I thought I had solved the mystery and fingered the culprit. I was wrong on both counts and loved that the ending was unpredictable, yet satisfying. I look forward to reading more in this and other series by Carlisle.
Prior to this, I had read her Crowned and Moldering(Fixer-Upper Mystery #3). I found her writing style to be very readable and enjoyed the humor scattered throughout to lighten the mood.
In this tenth book in Carlisle's Bibliophile Mystery series, book binding/restoration expert/artist and amateur sleuth Brooklyn Wainwright returns as the narrator. She, along with her security expert fiancée, Derek, are attending an exhibit that the Covington Library is hosting. She is in high spirits, having recently been given several valuable volumes to restore. But, her happiness is short-lived when the dead body of her client is found in the library later that same evening. Then...a "friend" Brooklyn's parents bring in during a visit meets an untimely end. These deaths, along with a couple break-ins, leave everyone scrambling to find a connection and a culprit.
Being a bibliophile myself, I appreciated Brooklyn's reverence for all things bookish. Although interesting and enlightening, I found the restoring/book-binding descriptions to be overly technical at times. Also, before reading this book, I was only vaguely familiar with the name Audubon. I also thought, mistakenly, that birding/bird-watching/ornithology were synonymous(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdw...).
As the story progresses, characters are introduced or re-introduced, as the case may be. The backstory of returning characters and past events are interspersed smoothly so this book can serve as a standalone.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I loved the writing style, humor, and even the puns. A couple times, I thought I had solved the mystery and fingered the culprit. I was wrong on both counts and loved that the ending was unpredictable, yet satisfying. I look forward to reading more in this and other series by Carlisle.
September 29, 2017
In the tenth book of the Bibliophile Mystery, San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright is in trouble a body is found in a library. But this isn’t just any old library, it’s the Covington Library which is currently exhibiting John James Audubon’s Birds of America. It looks like Brooklyn has her hands full to find this killer. Brooklyn is easily my favorite thing about this series. It’s quite the easy-going person but at the same time, she holds so much passion for her work. You can definitely see it when she talks about the books. I also liked that Carlisle keeps the romance strong between her and fiancé, Derek. It makes a Romance reader like that appreciate it a whole lot.
I also like that you can learn a hell of a lot of things while reading these books. Not only is your mind trying to figure out who the killer is but there’s also a lot of rich history here that I’m sure will interest a lot of people. So all around it’s a really great book.
Even though this was my first book I’ve in this particular series by Kate Carlisle, I didn’t have a problem of jumping in. I think that’s what’s so great about mystery series is that they standalone really well and it’s not so difficult to catch up and figure out what’s going on. And with a series this long-standing, I thought that was important to note. I will definitely keep reading this series as I’m sure it’ll become a favorite very soon!
*ARC provided by publisher
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July 23, 2017
I began reading Kate Carlisle's Bibliophile mysteries when the series first began but stopped because I soon became consumed by an irrational loathing of one of the secondary characters. After being told that this character is no longer around, it didn't take any persuasion at all for me to begin reading once more.
I did find the mystery in Books of a Feather to be rather easy to solve, but that didn't bother me one little bit. Like all the best series, the mystery is important but the cast of characters and the setting are key. A beginning that has Brooklyn cataloging the books in an old shop and finding treasure after treasure immediately put me firmly in book lover's heaven.
With Brooklyn's personal and home security at risk, her friend Alex devises a series of self-defense exercises for her. I really liked this, since so many amateur sleuths in cozy series consistently put themselves (and others) at risk without doing a single thing about learning how to defend themselves. (I do appreciate common sense!) These self-defense exercises lead to my favorite line in the book, too-- "That's my mommy!"
After a long hiatus from the series, I loved catching up with what's been happening in Brooklyn's life as well as learning little tidbits. Did you know that the people living in San Francisco have given the omnipresent fog a name? Neither did I. But the absolute best thing about coming back to Carlisle's Bibliophile series is being able to watch Brooklyn work on old books. Watching her restore old treasures is sheer bliss and makes me feel that-- at that moment-- all is right in my world.
Now that I'm back in the fold, I'm looking forward to Brooklyn's next adventure. Bring it on!
I did find the mystery in Books of a Feather to be rather easy to solve, but that didn't bother me one little bit. Like all the best series, the mystery is important but the cast of characters and the setting are key. A beginning that has Brooklyn cataloging the books in an old shop and finding treasure after treasure immediately put me firmly in book lover's heaven.
With Brooklyn's personal and home security at risk, her friend Alex devises a series of self-defense exercises for her. I really liked this, since so many amateur sleuths in cozy series consistently put themselves (and others) at risk without doing a single thing about learning how to defend themselves. (I do appreciate common sense!) These self-defense exercises lead to my favorite line in the book, too-- "That's my mommy!"
After a long hiatus from the series, I loved catching up with what's been happening in Brooklyn's life as well as learning little tidbits. Did you know that the people living in San Francisco have given the omnipresent fog a name? Neither did I. But the absolute best thing about coming back to Carlisle's Bibliophile series is being able to watch Brooklyn work on old books. Watching her restore old treasures is sheer bliss and makes me feel that-- at that moment-- all is right in my world.
Now that I'm back in the fold, I'm looking forward to Brooklyn's next adventure. Bring it on!
February 5, 2017
I really enjoy these mysteries - and this one is no exception. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I like that Brooklyn is discovering that she can be a strong and independent woman while still managing to share her life with Derek. She is learning that loving someone and sharing her life with someone doesn't mean that she has to be dependent on them.
Then, of course, is the great mystery. Who has killed to obtain a rare book - and which book is it that they want to obtain? Brooklyn currently has several locked in her safe and she and Derek aren't sure which one the murderer is after.
You also just have to love the support characters in these books. You especially have to love Brooklyn's hippie era parents. They are both a hoot!
I like that Brooklyn is discovering that she can be a strong and independent woman while still managing to share her life with Derek. She is learning that loving someone and sharing her life with someone doesn't mean that she has to be dependent on them.
Then, of course, is the great mystery. Who has killed to obtain a rare book - and which book is it that they want to obtain? Brooklyn currently has several locked in her safe and she and Derek aren't sure which one the murderer is after.
You also just have to love the support characters in these books. You especially have to love Brooklyn's hippie era parents. They are both a hoot!
May 7, 2019
It was great to check in with Brooklyn and friends again. This time around things seem to be centered around an Audubon exhibit and many books that Brooklyn is repairing.
What I enjoyed:
* Love Brooklyn and Derek's relationship
* Brooklyn ended up helping out on a few cases - theft at her friend's shop and as an expert witness in a divorce case as well as the murder
* We meet an old friend of Derek's - Crane, and the background about his ancestor was interesting
* Learning more about book binding and repair is fascinating
What could have been better:
* Brooklyn's parents are still on the kooky side
* Some things were a bit obvious
What I enjoyed:
* Love Brooklyn and Derek's relationship
* Brooklyn ended up helping out on a few cases - theft at her friend's shop and as an expert witness in a divorce case as well as the murder
* We meet an old friend of Derek's - Crane, and the background about his ancestor was interesting
* Learning more about book binding and repair is fascinating
What could have been better:
* Brooklyn's parents are still on the kooky side
* Some things were a bit obvious
July 22, 2016
This is number 10!! I would have never found this series, except for finding the 1st one in a cruise ship library!! The information about book binding is so interesting. I do enjoy the characters, and the continuing love story is very cute. I did sort of figure out the bad guy earlier than usual (well one of them) . The conceit of the series is that Brooklyn keeps finding dead bodies and then helping solve the mysteries. I also like the SF geography, after living 10 years in the Bay area. I don't think this is a stand a lone as the characters dhow up in each book, and some things progress! But if you are interested in books, book binding or SF you will like this. If you just like mysteries with some romance, you will also like this.
March 19, 2019
Brooklyn is helping her friend Genevieve inventory her father's bookstore. They have found eleven first edition worth a pretty penny. Some need a little sprucing up. So Brooklyn takes them home to work on. A couple of days later at a special event, Genevieve hands another book worth more in a wrapped casing. Brooklyn puts it in her bag. A few minutes later she is introduced to the President of a Bird Watcher group who specializes in everything Audubon. He has a book he believes was sketched by the great man but he has spilled white wine on it. He asks Brooklyn to help restore it. Later, he is found dead. Read and see how the two books relate to his death. Or does it?
February 3, 2021
This is the first Bibliophile Mystery I've read, but it certainly won't be the last. While I felt a little lost not knowing who all the characters were (since I started so far into the series), I did like the characters. I really like book restorer Brooklyn, who seems to have a knack for finding bodies (like many cozy mystery sleuths). I also like how she didn't try to solve the murder herself, though she did investigate the rare books she thought might have led to the murder. The supporting characters were great, too, and while the ending kind of came out of nowhere, the book was otherwise quite well written. I'm definitely picking up the rest of the series when I get a chance.
June 15, 2018
It had potential. The descriptions of book repairs were nice.
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