Really enjoyed this book about the librarian who loves research and puzzles. Really liked the different twist and turns this book took along the journey and am curious where the series will go next.

I LOVED this cozy mystery and am thrilled that it is a brand new book for a brand new season! I don't get excited this often for books but I can honestly tell you that this is a MUST read and fits in well with the genre. I feel like I need more right this minute!

This is an excellent start to the series and I am so excited to see where the author takes us next!

A new cozy mystery series, this book keeps your attention to the end.

A promising start to a new cozy series. A Murder for the Books is well-written and features likeable characters, especially heroine librarian Amy Webber. Amy loses her university job when she reacts badly to catching her boorish boyfriend cheating on her and makes a public spectacle of herself. She retreats to her aunt's house in small town Taylorsford, Virginia.

Tangled family histories and town secrets suppressed by earlier generations can be a bit challenging to follow (as is the introduction of so many characters that the debut of any cozy series demands), but eventually all becomes clear. Also clear is the romance between Amy and the choreographer next door, Richard Muir.

And, let's face it, any book about a librarian, written by a librarian, merits a read!

Full Disclosure--Net Gallery and the publisher provided me with a digital ARC of this book. This is my honest review.

I love being able to become ensconced in a community and get to know the people and their stories. Victoria Gilbert's first Blue Ridge Library Mystery took me to Virginia with intriguing characters, a taut mystery and a sweet romance. I learned a lot about loyalty, and the meaning of family pride - for good or for ill. Most importantly the story of Amy Webber doesn't seem to be finished. The were several possibilities for the future contained within a satisfying conclusion. I look forward to more!

I really enjoyed this book. It had a lot of depth in terms of the history and the characters and cold cases as well as the contemporary crime. It was well plotted and written and very satisfying. But it's the first book in a series and there's nowhere to go with this story. The story has been told so I don't understand how this can be the launchpad for a series and where the characters will go forward. I loved the book but I think it's a stand alone.

A brilliant 1st a book , I couldn't put it down .what drew me to this book was the history of a unsolved mystery and a new one added.
Amy lives with her aunt with family secrets to be told her best friend Sunny both work in the local library looking into a old mystery of the local orphanage and trying for find answers to the truth. This book had twists and turns through out the book and I couldn't believe who the killer turned out to be .very well done to the author for a really thought through book . I cannot wait for the next book in this new series.
Thankyou so much net galley for letting me read and review this wonderful book .

A compelling mystery with a side of romance

Victoria Gilbert's debut mystery was a pleasure to read. I loved her sleuth Amy, a librarian who can't resist a puzzle but who has been hurt by love gone bad. Richard her new neighbor encourages her to believe in love while delving into their joint investigation.
The story twisted and turned starting with a body she finds in the library to the past and secrets she never knew her family kept. The dialogue was realistic and the secondary characters added a richness to the story.

I received an advance reader copy from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

Excellent! Engaging,entertaining and a page turner.
I could hear the characters voices.
More please!

Who doesn’t love a mystery with a librarian as the protagonist? Amy Webber has left her college library job behind along with her broken heart and moved in with an aunt in small town Virginia. There shes tries to forget her sorrow by taking over the reins of a small public library that is severely underfunded (like every library). The last thing she wants is to get involved with another man, but Richard is a charming man who is trying to clear the name of an ancestor accused of murder most foul neatly 100 years ago. Amy uses her formidable research skills to help uncover the answers in this lively cozy