Cozy on Up in NC Cardinal discussion

September went by in a rush, ending with Hurricane Helene devastating much of Western NC. Giving all of us time to process what we were seeing and hearing, along with helping through donating supplies or in-person support to the mountains has taken precedence over making a September book wrap-up post. I hope this post finds you and your loved ones and friends OK.

For September, as we dove into a new angle in 'adventure' by looking at books that had the main character relocating to a new place, *Mousse and Murder* in the Alaskan Diner Mystery series by Elizabeth Logan was certainly a fun read, with discussion of terrain, weather, and animals many of us may have not experienced in person. The book title was a cute nod to both the crime and a key animal in a recipe -- moose. I found it a good read, that flowed well, quickly captured my attention, and the culprit and cause were not too easily guessable. This title is available in NC Cardinal in large print and regular print (https://www.nccardinal.org/eg/opac/re... as an audiobook in Hoopla Digital (https://www.hoopladigital.com/audiobo... and in Libby (https://www.overdrive.com/media/48842...).

The alternative or additional read for the month was *Auntie Poldi And The Sicilian Lions* by Mario Giordano and John Brownjohn, the first book in the The Auntie Poldi Adventures series. This title is available in NC Cardinal in large print and regular print (https://www.nccardinal.org/eg/opac/re...), and is also in Kindle Unlimited, Hoopla Digital (https://www.hoopladigital.com/ebook/a...), and Libby (https://www.overdrive.com/media/33600...). Other titles in this 'relocating to a new place' theme include Buried in a Good Book (By the Book Mysteries, 1) which is in NC Cardinal as audio and regular print; Death in Brittany: A Mystery (Brittany Mystery Series Book 1) which is in NC Cardinal; Murder on the Road by Adriana Licio (An Italian Village Mystery Book 1) which is Kindle Unlimited only; and Murder in an Italian Village by Michael Falco (A Bria Bartolucci Mystery Book 1) which is in NC Cardinal.