I understand this is the sixth book in the series. Perhaps if I had read the previous books I might have enjoyed it more. In places I got confused by all the characters thrown at me very quickly. It was an enjoyable read but it didn't make me want to read any others in the series.

This cozy takes place in Nags Head and centers around a lighthouse library, which intrigued me. How fun would it be to look for books in a place like that? The main character is a librarian and her boyfriend the mayor. My problem, I think is that I started this series with this, the sixth book, which may explain why it seemed there were too many characters introduced so quickly in the beginning. Had I met them before, it might not have seemed so overwhelming. The problem was I never connected with the protagonist or anyone else. The premise was interesting, but I found the writing a bit choppy. Unfortunately I will not be continuing with this series. I thank Netgalley for the review copy and wish the author well.

Another winner in one of my favorite cozy series.

*Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an e-galley in exchange for an honest review!

The Eva Gates Lighthouse Library series is among my very favorite cozy series (I also enjoy the cozies she writes under Vicki Delany, particularly the Year Round Christmas series). This 6th Lighthouse Library book does not disappoint.

Gates has a great knack for tying in Outer Banks history with present day mysteries for librarian Lucy Richardson and her cohorts to solve.

Great characters, clever plots, this series has it all.

Highly recommended!!

The Lighthouse Library series continues to be one of my favorite series. I like all of the characters, especially Charles.

A nice and friendly library mystery with a library cat to boot filled my days at the beginning of summer. The sixth book in the series, it is easy to read without the background material that may have been present in earlier books. The lighthouse housing the library actually exists in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, though the author has added a full-service library and a fourth story apartment to the contents of the actual building. The author compares the library to Dr. Who’s Tardis - larger on the inside than it is on the outside. The lighthouse/library is supposed to be haunted - but only one rather strange library board member really believes that story.

The mystery begins with the discovery of a strange tin box containing a diary, a hand-drawn map, and a cryptic note. Dating from the time of the Civil War, no one is sure whether the contents are significant or just the result of a young boy’s imagination - but, regardless, it leads to murder.

The story is a great cozy mystery with enough history woven in to allow the reader to follow his or her own research path if they choose to do so. Though understanding the history is not critical to following the story, it meant spending a few extra minutes in Google in order to better understand the history of the Outer Banks.

Whether the reader is a cozy mystery lover, a civil war buff, or library connoisseur, the book will be a fun read for a couple of days and nights.
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Another solid addition to the series! I look forward to each new release.

This book continues with construction on the lighthouse library. During that construction, a box is found containing an old diary. The usual crew is present with some worthwhile additions.

Surprisingly, I found Louise Jane growing on me in this book. Her character feels more developed and complex this time around. My only complaint is Conner and Lucy’s too high school relationship. I don’t need or want the nitty gritty details - this isn’t that kind of series, but let’s go!

Overall, a great and involved storyline, and I can’t wait for the next one!

Lovers of cozy mystery, this one is for you!

Lighthouse Library Mystery #6 is a well written and charming book where the main character, Lucy, and her colleagues at The Bodie Lighthouse Library helps the police investigate a murder that's taken place inside the library. There is also a tin box with old documents (treasure map?) that are part of the story.

The story has a nice flow with a really good language.
This was my first book by Eva Gates and I will be looking for the next book in the series. I want to follow the characters ;)

The publishers kindly provided me with a free copy through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enthusiastically recommend the latest offering in the A Lighthouse Library Mystery series! The characters are so engaging and the setting is a great escape to a place I've never been. This mystery had everything - buried 'treasure', codes to break in order to find the possible treasure, murder and even historical feuds. It is also full of humor and has a delightful touch of romance. I look forward to many more from Eva Gates.

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During construction on the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, the construction crew finds a mysterious box. Librarian Lucy Richardson opens the box and finds a diary of what seems to be entries of weather and a hand-drawn map. Once the book was found the library was overrun by people wanting to see the book. They finally get everyone to leave the library and close up, Lucy leaves on a date with Connor. When Lucy and Connor return they find that the library has been broken into. When they go into to see if anything has been stolen they find a body and the map missing. Does the fact the map missing have something to do with the murder?

This is one of my favorite series, I mean come on it takes place in a library. The book is very entertaining and the characters are interesting. My favorite characters are Lucy and her cat Charles, they have a wonderful relationship. The setting of a library in a lighthouse is very unique. The mystery is well plotted and has several twists and turns to keep the readers guessing. The books can be enjoyed as stand-alone mysteries and I recommend the book to cozy mystery fans.

I voluntarily agreed to read a copy of this book supplied by Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own and in no way have been influenced.

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What do you know about the Freedman colony in the Outer Banks? That's your free history lesson in this fun mystery at the most marvelous lighthouse library anywhere. The characters certainly are and the plot is ingenious! It's a very good mystery with murder, theft, greed, and even a wonderful plan to keep kids safe while construction workers do their job! I loved it!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Crooked Lane Books via NetGalley. Thank you!

This book is funny, cute and does a great job selling the Outer Banks. The quirky characters and their mischief are important aspects that make this mystery come to life. I love this book and this author. What a fantastic and fun read. This is perfect to read at the beach! Especially if you are headed down to one of the beaches in Nags Head. It was a fun read.

Entertaining, fun and captivating with Lucy and her Librarian friends. A great storyline with cool characters like Louise Jane she is rather brash and unashamedly, I like her. In this cozy mystery, the star was definitely Louise Jane with her shocking swordsmanship. This is like a jigsaw puzzle, first, you must solve the murder but to solve the murder you must first find the stolen items and when you do this then you would find the killer or killers and then you needed to solve the cryptogram, really cool. I like that part cause I’m a puzzle fanatic myself, so this book gets the thumbs up five times from me.

I love this Lighthouse library mystery series. What could be better than books and a lighthouse. Once again Lucy is involved trying to catch a killer. She swears she isn’t, that all she plans to do is work on the code they found, but plans can change.
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This is the best book of the series so far! The mystery was intriguing and entertaining with a well thought out plot with plenty of twists and turns to keep you engaged. The characters were well developed with interesting personalities with auxiliary characters becoming even more fleshed out. The relationships between the main character and the auxiliary characters also went a step deeper in this book keeping the reader engaged and interested to see what happens next in the lives of the characters. If you haven't read the series, you don't have to in order to enjoy this book. However, your enjoyment will be enhanced if you do take the time to enjoy the entire series. I look forward to reading what happens next in these characters lives, especially with Lucy (the main character) and her beau, Connor.

Great story. I don't want to give out any spoilers, but the end of the this story was especially sweet and made me feel that sometimes things do get better!

I have given this book five stars because while I was reading it, I could not put it down. I had to take it with me when I went with my daughter and grandchildren shopping.

This is a wonderful book. Lucy Richardson is a librarian who lives and works in the Outer Banks area in North Carolina. She Lives in a small apartment at the top of the lighthouse where the Library is located. So she just needs to go down to the first floor to go to work.

The Lighthouse Library is under construction to modernize it. Bertie is Lucy's boss and when the construction supervisor comes in and tells Bertie she needs to come with him to see what the crew found while they were digging.

Lucy needs to go out and get the old tin box that they found in the ground and find out what is in it.

Much to their surprise the historical Society finds out about it and wants to take a look at it. Only it is getting late on a Monday afternoon and it is almost time to close the library. So Bertie tells all of the people that they can come back the next day and discover what if anything it is.

In the meantime, someone from the Society breaks into the library that night and is found dead. So now the police are involved in the mystery.

The story starts to get very interested since there are so many people who could possibly be the murderer. You need to read the book and get involved with all the towns people and help solve the mystery.

It held my interest and is well written and I will read other books written by this author. Well Worth the time to read and try to figure out who did it!

I like this series a lot and this book didn't disappoint me.... except for a little bit of a cliff-hanger. (Don't worry the mystery is solved.) Well-written, it reads easily with characters that I feel like friends to me.

I so with that I could visit Lucy and the library, but I guess that I'll just have to wait until the next book.

The outcome was predictable but cute, and, well, cozy! Lucy is a likable character; her thoughts and observations are amusing. Example: "I took the first welcome bite and chewed happily. I caught sight of Elizabeth MacArthur and Norman Hoskins checking the selection at the bookstore tent, and chewed less happily." She's just fun and quirky.

There are a lot of characters, but many are so minor it really doesn't matter if you forget a name. I will continue to read this series.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the advanced copy.

Read and Buried by Eva Gates is another outstanding addition to this series. I was so excited to see this book was going to be available in October since I really love visiting the Outer Banks and the Bodie Island Lighthouse.

Ms. Gates has again written a complex mystery with a quickly paced plot, several suspects and plenty of twists. Lucy swears she's not going to be involved this time but she can't resist when another library co-worker has old ties to the victim. All of the characters have been developed so well over the last five books and yet Ms. Gates has allowed us to see a little more into Charlene's past in this one. The secondary mystery of the map and coded message had me completely baffled until Lucy and the gang finally found the key for the code. I enjoyed every minute of reading this book and managed to finish it in an afternoon.