LITTLE BLACK BOOK, is the fifteenth book in the Bibliophile Mystery series by Kate Carlisle. With a mystery surrounding a rare first edition of Rebecca, which shows up unexpectedly at their home in San Francisco, protagonist Brooklyn Wainright and her husband, ex-M6 Derek Stone, take the reader off on another adventure. Non-stop action, along with globe-trotting, made it difficult for this reader to put the book down and attend to responsibilities. The fast pace of the plot, alongside long-enjoyed characters, contributed to the page-turning read. I’ve so adored the development of Brooklyn and Derek’s relationship and now marriage. They exhibit chemistry on the pages, while maintaining respect and admiration for each other’s skills. In turn, they treat their family, neighbors, friends, and acquaintances with courtesy and respect, and as a result have a wide circle of people to rally behind whatever endeavors they take on. In this newest release, weapons expert Claire, a former character from a previous book, makes an appearance. The author does an admirable job of weaving in her past appearance with the current book.

There are several intertwining mysteries in this book from the disappearance of Claire’s Scottish aunt, to the mysterious Rebecca edition, to the two Scottish men murdered by antique weapons. The author takes the opportunity to insert intriguing facts about the weaponry along with Brooklyn’s bookbinding expertise without slowing down the plot. I’ve always enjoyed the ability to learn something in this series while still being entertained. It’s the mark of a great storyteller and Ms. Carlisle hits the mark in this newest release. At the conclusion, the strands of the plot come together in an edge-of-your-seat reveal and has me looking forward to reading the next adventure featuring Brooklyn and Derek!

Brooklyn, her friends, and her family all have an enjoyable appreciation for all types of food. With many mouthwatering mentions on the pages, it was a treat to see that there are several delicious recipes at the back of the book.

I love the bookish world of Brooklyn Wainwright, though I'll admit the series is beginning to feel more like a soap opera to me. EVERYONE is an amazing expert at something (book repair, ancient weapons, security, cooking, etc.), and everyone is gorgeous, and everyone who isn't a bad guy is just sort of perfect in every way. Which is getting a bit old. I want the characters to be slightly more real. I know this isn't realistic fiction, but it's so UNrealistic that it's pulling me out of the story. I'm all in on the intrigue, the various beautiful settings, etc. I'd just like one element, preferably the characters, to be slightly more realistic. The plot on this one is convoluted but fun.

I had this one down as four stars initially, but the feeling that the characters have turned into Barbie dolls (This one is Knife-Thrower Barbie, and this one is Book Restorer Barbie, and here's Secret Agent Ken...) left me a little flat afterward. The author is great at building suspense and taking the reader to beautiful settings, like Scotland and California's wine country. I just want to go there with characters who feel a bit more three-dimensional.

Review copy provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This Bibliophile Mystery series has quickly become one of my favorite Cozy Mystery series. LITTLE BLACK BOOK marks the fifteenth book in the series and Kate Carlisle is showing no signs of stopping. This book swept me off my feet easily and kept me entertained until the very end.

Of course a special book is the main focus of this book. However, the twist is that the book doesn’t come to Brooklyn. It is actually address to Derek and it came all the way from Scotland. Then, when a mysterious old friend appears, they have to figure out how the two connect and find out what is really going on about this book and their friend’s grandmother’s disappearance.

Like I said, this book hooked me in from the beginning. I loved that Carlisle is keeping the romance between Derek and Brooklyn at the forefront of the series and making them both a focus rather than just one of them. It makes the romantic in me very happy to see them working together because it adds to the mystery and the whodunit nature by adding another dimension to the series. I already can’t wait for the next book in the series!

I am always delighted to return to the world of the Bibliophile Mysteries and to see what adventures Brooklyn has found herself experiencing. This is the 15th book in the series and once again Brooklyn and her husband Derek find themselves in a mystery which has a book focus. Here Derek receives a copy of Rebecca from an old colleague whose niece Clara shows up looking for the package in hopes it will help her find her missing aunt. Clara is also a former colleague of Brooklyn's from a tv show.
Brooklyn and Derek find themselves investigating why people are after Clara as well as trying to discover her aunts whereabouts. This adventure takes them from California to Scotland.
I have always found cozy mysteries to be a delight in that there are also fun character interactions along with the mystery. This is one of my favorite series and once again I found myself immersed in this world with Brooklyn. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and as always also appreciated the information on book restorations. The mystery kept me guessing until the end and I’m looking forward to Brooklyn and Dereks next adventure.

Little Black Book's plot was not as exciting as previous books in the Bibliophile Mysteries series. The trip of the Amateur sleuth, Brooklyn, and her husband to Scottland was enjoyable. Recapturing characters from previous books in the series was a great touch. An intrigue existed. The plot of the story was difficult to follow. And the story just didn't interest me.

Thank you, Berkley and Netgalley for the ARC of this book. This is an honest review.

Little Black Book by Kate Carlisle continues the fact filled saga of Brooklyn and her family and the new book she is working on repairing. It is fun to learn something new in each story while enjoying a good mystery.

Kindle Copy for Review from NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group.

I received a free, advance copy of this book and this is my unbiased and voluntary review.

In book fifteen a rare copy of Rebecca leads to murder for our book restoration Brooklyn.

She and her husband have return from their trip as their house goes through renovations. In the mail they receive a little black book from Scotland with no return address. It seems to be a rare first edition copy and the following day an expert appraisal who works on a television appraisal show as they bound over gothic novels.

The woman reveals that trip to Scotland her aunt went missing and her house was ransacked. She found a receipt for the package that lead to Brooklyn. Before Brooklyn and her husband can investigate, a man is found dead who the woman thought was following her.

Going through the book may find secrets that could destroy things even for the happy couple. It is an intriguing well written story.

It is such a joy to join Brooklyn and Derek in another bibliophile mystery; this time in The Little Black Book, Kate Carlisle’s sixteenth story in the Bibliophile Mysteries series. From San Francisco and the verdant Sonoma hills of Dharma, to Oddlochen, Scotland...from opening page to the very last paragraph...I was once again lost to the humorously wry wit of Brooklyn Wainwright...and the fascinating workings of her whip smart mind...not to mention that the chemistry between the couple is as palpable as ever, creating the softer, romantic element to the story.

As the layers of the puzzle of the Rebecca book are peeled away, and its mystifying years old events are revealed...and the bodies pile up...the story becomes more and more engrossing. Ms Carlisle is a genius in creating a mystery that continues to pull at you, drawing your further in until the very last moment...where the “who done it” takes you completely by surprise. The twists and turns, the red herrings, all the elements of the perfect mystery, are woven intricately throughout the story to keep the pages turning, and the reader guessing until the Aha! moment is least expected.

Already I’m anxiously awaiting for what is in store next for Brooklyn and Derek, and the rest of the characters in the Bibliophile Mysteries series, who all together make it so intriguing.

This ARC book was complimentary, provided by the Publisher and NetGalley. I am voluntarily providing my honest review.

Another fun entry in Kate Carlisle's Bibliophile series. As Brooklyn and her husband arrive back home from thier home away from home, Dharma, a book arrives addressed to Derek. Soon upon its heels, comes Claire looking for her Aunt Gwenyth, whom Derek may have worked with at M16. After two dead bodies and a ransacked apartment, the three of them follow the clues to Scotland to find Aunt Gwenyth to make sure she is alright.
A fun, fast read. Each time I read the latest entry in this series I just think it gets better and better. I feel like these characters really come to life on the pages. Highly recommended for cozy readers.
Thank you to Net Galley, the publisher and the author for this digital ARC. All opinions are my own. This review can also be found on my Goodreads page.

Brooklyn and her husband, security expert Derek Stone, have just returned from a delightful trip to Dharma, where the construction of their new home away from home is well underway, when a little black book arrives in the mail from Scotland. The book is a rare British first edition of Rebecca, and there’s no return address on the package. The day after the book arrives, Claire Quinn shows up at Brooklyn and Derek’s home. Brooklyn met Claire when the two women worked as expert appraisers on the television show This Old Attic. Brooklyn appraised books on the show and Claire’s expertise was in antique British weaponry, but they bonded over their shared love of gothic novels. Claire reveals that during a recent trip to Scotland she discovered her beloved aunt was missing and her home had been ransacked. Among her aunt’s belongings, Claire found the receipt for the package that wound up with Brooklyn and Derek. Claire believes both her own life and her aunt’s are in danger and worries that her aunt's past may be coming back to haunt her. But just as Brooklyn and Derek begin to investigate, a man who Claire thinks was following her is found murdered, stabbed with a priceless jeweled dagger. Brooklyn and Derek page through the little black book, where they discover clues that will take them to the shadows of a medieval Scottish castle on the shores of Loch Ness. Under the watchful gaze of a mysterious laird and the irascible villagers who are suspicious of the strangers in their midst, Brooklyn and Derek must decode the secrets in Rebecca to save both Claire and her aunt.

I have read this series from the beginning, and it just keeps getting better and better. I love the characters and after 15 books, they feel like old friends. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read the newest in this wonderful series.

In this 15th in the Bibliophile Mystery series Derek receives a mysterious package in the mail. The postage shows it's come from Scotland but there's no return information. When Claire shows up asking for the package Brooklyn and Derek are drawn into a web of intrigue centering around a valuable copy of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca and the disappearance of Claire's Scottish aunt. The trio flies to Scotland, in a private jet, of course and begins the search. This is another action-packed case for the dynamic duo. It features, several dead bodies, castles with secret rooms and tunnels and elements of a spy novel. The usual cast of characters appear and I'm pretty confident that Claire will join them. There's a nice balance of Brooklyn's book conservation and mystery in this one. All in all, a fast-paced, fun plot that keeps the reader guessing until almost the last page.
Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced e-book copy.

The latest in the Bibliophile series does not miss. This time, trouble finds Brooklyn in the form of a black covered, first edition of Rebecca, and an old friend Claire, who is running away from danger.

I’m so impressed that Kate Carlisle continues to release books in a such a large cozy series that continue to feel fresh and enjoyable. I love that the regular cast continues to show up hear or there. A quick, fast read, that actually kept me on my toes a bit more than normal. I hope we get to see more of Claire!

I love everything about this series, the characters, the settings, the mysteries and, especially, the book restoration sections. The cast of supporting characters are interesting and charming. I like that the supporting characters also move along with their lives, not just wait in the wings until they pop up in another book. I think this book would be okay as a stand alone but the reader would miss out on the interesting back stories.

Another fun Brooklyn book! This time the little book comes addressed to her husband, but once again danger seems to follow close behind. This time we get to know a little more about Derrick's past. Plenty of cameos from some favorite supporting characters, and the action and humor keep the story moving along nicely.

The storyline was really well written. I thought it dragged in spots though. I loved that we got to see and hear from a couple of Derek's brothers. Overall a really great edition to this series.

"I confess I have an active imagination. It comes from being confronted one too many times by vicious killers." That comment from Brooklyn Wainwright, bookbinder and protagonist, is a bit of an understatement since this is the fifteenth adventure in which readers find her involved. This time her husband receives a package sent by an old colleague. When that same colleague goes missing and her niece Claire turns up in San Francisco asking for Derek's help, the duo are back in the middle of another mystery with killers on the loose.

"Anytime Derek and I had been dragged into something secretive or dangerous, it had always ben connected to a book." When a possible coded message is discovered in the rare copy of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca that was in the package, it seems that the book once again is the catalyst. A large portion of the story takes place in Scotland where the missing colleague lived. The laird's castle, the nearby village, and the local pub offer plenty of opportunities for Brooklyn and Derek to absorb the atmosphere as they search for clues.

This time it isn't only Brooklyn's rare book expertise that is tied into the mystery, but also Claire's. Fans will remember Claire as the antique weapons expert that was also an appraiser on the television show "This Old Attic" which had hired Brooklyn for some episodes filmed in San Francisco in The Book Stops Here (Bibliophile Mystery #8). Several suspicious characters wind up dead with expensive jeweled daggers as the murder weapons. Is Claire being framed or warned off?

With the typical mix of tense situations, book trivia, newlywed snuggling, and networking with friends old and new - Little Black Book is sure to please readers whether they are new to the series or longtime admirers.

Kate Carlisle writes two of my favorite mystery series, this and the fixer-up series. The bibliophile books are always a treat because Brooklyn is a book restorer, and there are always interesting parts included about restoring and selling rare books that I find fascinating. This mystery centers on an old copy of Rebecca, and Brooklyn and Derek are once again called upon for skills. This series never gets stale.

Another good installment in Kate Carlisle’s Bibliophile Mystery series.

Little Black Book is number 15 and as usual the action surrounds an antique book. This time it is Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Brooklyn Wainwright’s husband Derek receives a package all the way from Scotland. In the package is the book Rebecca with no note or letter. Then a woman, who Brooklyn knew briefly from her time at the This Old Attic television show, appears on their doorstep acting very nervous and claims her recently missing aunt sent the book. This woman and the book bring danger to Brooklyn and Derek’s doorstep, to their second home in Dharma, and sends them to Scotland to solve the clues that may be hidden in Rebecca.

Thank you NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The aptly named Bibliophile Mystery series by Kate Carlisle delivers again in this 15th outing, which features a focus on the modern gothic classic Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. Super sleuth couple Brooklyn Wainwright and Derek Stone receive a rare copy of the book from one of Derek's former colleagues at MI6. No sooner has Brooklyn has begun to turn her book restoration skills to the title than the owner's niece Claire shows up in search of the package her aunt has sent Derek. A former colleague of Brooklyn's, Claire has been the subject of a home break in and some other creepy doings. In quick order, Claire's tormentors are dispatched via antique daggers.

Who's after Claire and why? What has happened to Claire's missing aunt? Who is killing Claire's tormentors? Where is Claire's long lost father? And how will a book once again prove to be the key to unlocking these riddles? Little Black Book is another finely crafty entry in this fun series with likable characters whose relationships grow and develop with each adventure.

Some advice to Hallmark Movies and Mysteries: these would be perfect books to base a movie series on.

Another great addition to this series introducing compelling new characters while continuing with the San Francisco and Dharma-based characters we love.