Library Director Lindsey Norris finds herself being pulled into another murder mystery when the residents of the town of Briar Creek, Connecticut, decide that they are doing to present "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare at the local community theater. The theater has been struggling to make payments, but local celebrity (and theater owner) Violet LaRue has brought in her good friend Robbie Vine, Broadway star, in to take on the role of Puck.Robbie is the typical ladies' man actor, which riles a lot of the locals up as they are worried about their wives and girlfriends. It doesn't help, that Robbie also comes with a pair of ladies to help in the performance: his wife Kitty ... and his girlfriend Lola.Lindsey takes on a role backstage, while most of her friends fill in both on the stage and behind the scenes, giving them all front row seats to all of the controversy. This also means they are right there when Robbie, who has also been flirting with Lindsey, takes a sip of his coconut water and dies from poisoning before everyone's eyes.So, there is a body and a question of whether someone wanted him dead because of his flirtatious ways or because someone just wants to stop the show. In either case, it seems like Robbie might not be the only target. It is going to take everything Lindsey and her friends have to solve the mystery before more bodies turn up or they become a body (or two) themselves. McKinley's "Library Lover's Mysteries" are by no means classics, but they are really enjoyable cozies that remind me a lot of the old "Murder She Wrote" television program. It is easy for the reader to just settled down into Briar Creek and hang out with the residents each time one of the books come out. As you can imagine, the library connection is a big part of why I got into the series, but I definitely look forward to reading each of them, and this one is no exception. The books are definitely worth a try if you like light mysteries. Book #4 of the Library Lover's Mysteries....The more suspects, the merrier! Retired Broadway actress, Violet La Rue, is directing Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" at the Briar Creek Community Theater. It is not every day a Tony award winning actress is available to direct a play! Violet's friend and local library director, Lindsay Norris, has agreed to have her "crafternoon" book/craft group read the book. Violet wants the group to read the book and give her their input before auditions. Lindsey had been dating ex-marine Michael "Sully" Sullivan. Sully is the handsome owner of a local fleet of boats. An incident with Lindsay's "ex" (in the prior title) caused Sully to put the breaks on their blooming relationship. Lindsay took offense at the offered "space" and has done her best to avoid Sully over the summer months. It becomes harder and harder to steer clear of him, when Lindsay agrees to help with costumes and Sully is asked to help the backstage crew. “Did you know the earliest reference to A Midsummer Night’s Dream is from 1598?” she asked. “No one knows exactly when it was written.”“Nice segue . . . not,” Charlene La Rue said. “Are you telling us you don’t even want to picture Sully in tights?” Violets asks her friend and famous actor, Robbie Vine, to play Puck in her directing debut. Robbie arrives with both his ex-wife and ex- girlfriend in tow. Several attempts are made on Robbie's life and there are no shortage of suspects.
What do You think about Read It And Weep (2013)?
I have previously enjoyed this series. This particular book wasn't as strong as some of the others.
—shaggypuppy
A book where the main character is a librarian!!! What's not to like?!?!!?!
—Lucas
I love this series, it just keeps getting better and better!
—Trece
Review posting on February 24, 2015 at whitnage.blogspot.com
—ALew
