Thank you to Eva Gates and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. As a first foray for me into Lighthouse Library series, I found it easy to dive in without too much background.
However, the book’s pacing for me was a little off. It took a look time for the mystery to begin (no spoilers here) and as such, made it a bit hard to stay engaged at the beginning, Ultimately, even after the mystery started to develop, I still struggled to stay engaged and care about the characters and their development as the book kept getting bogged down in details about what the women were eating at lunch,

A woman finds a dead man in her new house. She and her fiancé are baffled but work with the police to find out who killed him.

When a new Lighthouse Library book comes available for review, all my other books are left to be read later. Death by Beach takes us back to Nag's Head and the Lighthouse Mystery with a mysterious death this time in Lucy and Connor's new home. Besides the death of one of the original home owners, someone is trying to scare Lucy out of her new beach house. Lucy and the library gang have another mystery to solve.
Gates brings wonderful new changes to the Lighthouse Library and Death by Beach is a great new addition to the series. I thought I would miss Lucy living in the lighthouse, but this newest book made wonderful changes to help the series from becoming dormant.
I received a copy of Death by Beach complimentary through NetGalley, but all opinions are my own.

Unfortunately I couldn't keep interest in this book. I read the first chapter and I didn't find it very well written. I'm sure that there will be people who absolutely love it, but that's all the further I could make it.

A couple buys a historical home in The Outer Banks. The house was sold to them at a decent price because the family that sold it to them was looking for specific buyers that would thoroughly enjoy this special home.. Unfortunately, this house comes with many ghosts. A cozy mystery with many enjoyable characters,

I went into this book not realizing it was a series, but it was a good read as a stand alone book as well! I really enjoyed how Charles was brought into the book and his little personality gave the book a little something extra. I was left guessing until the last bit of the book on who did it and wouldn't have guessed it! I will definitely be checking out the rest of the Lighthouse Library mysteries.

I can honestly say this book was an enjoyable read but it didn’t grab me the way other cosy mysteries have.

Lucy and Conor are an engaged couple living in Outer Banks with their cat Charles. They purchase a house that is rumoured to be haunted and that’s where the fun begins. The towns people of Outer Banks are quirky characters that make the story come alive.

Librarian Lucy’s new historic house comes with a lot of baggage and family secrets. Can she put them to rest or will a killer bring Lucy’s family to their downfall, in the 9th Lighthouse Library mystery. It’s spring in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and Lucy and Connor have moved into their new home at last, a historic cottage on the Nags Head Beach. The house needs a lot of renovations, but they worked hard over the winter to get it ready. Lucy is now happily immersed in her work at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, planning her wedding, and decorating the house. That is, until a dead body disrupts their peaceful new abode. Even though this is the 9th in this series it is still as fresh as the first. I was afraid I would miss her life in the lighthouse but it is still front and center in the story along with all the other interesting characters. Excited for the 10th! Thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy for review.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by Crooked Lane Books and #NetGalley for my honest opinion.

A delightful cozy mystery with charming characters for all to enjoy.

3.5 rounded off to 4 🌟

A thoroughly delightful read, perfect for a weekend at home snuggled in with (you guessed it) a cat! Charles really made this story come alive for me, and I loved the descriptions of the area, the historical as well as scenic bits.

Definitely worth reading for any cosy mystery fan, especially one who loves the sea, libraries and books, and a hint of historical suspense. I'm definitely going to look up more in this series.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for my ARC.

This is the 9th installment of the Lighthouse Library cozy series, which is among my favorites, set in the Outer Banks, Nags Head, North Carolina.

As the series name indicates, it's mainly set in a small library which is located in a lighthouse. However, due to a change in circumstances, Lucy no longer lives in the lighthouse, above the library, and much of the action centers on the house she and Conor have purchased. As a result, this book has a different feel than the first eight books in the series. Not a bad thing, just different.

The characters I love (and love to hate) are back so all is good in the Lighthouse Library world. In this particular installment, the crime is centered on past events, which is another cozy favorite for me.

Highly recommended, enjoyable cozy.

Lucy Richardson, librarian and one time resident of the Bodie Island Library Aerie, and her fiance Connor McNeil, mayor of the beach town of Nags Head, have bought their first home together. Known as an unpainted aristocracy type of house and empty for over a decade it needs quite a bit of work, but is right on the beach, has fantastic views, and is keeping Connor's dad, Fred busy in his reluctant retirement.

After a winter of hard work Lucy and Connor have been able to move in, along with Charles, the library cat, and are happily planning for their future until, after a rare night out, they discover a dead body in their new kitchen. Previously owned by the Harper family, Lucy soon discovers its difficult history including reports of the ghost of a previous owner.  With no real clues available Lucy is happy to leave any investigating to the local police but soon finds herself deeply involved against a killer happy to add her name to their list of victims.

Although this is the ninth in the Lighthouse Library mystery series it's the first I've read. I thoroughly enjoyed it however, and will be reading some of the previous books as soon as I can. I loved the location, the main protagonists, and the inclusion of all the everyday things which happened alongside the murder investigation.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the opinions expressed are my own. This is an excellent addition to the works of a cosy crime author clearly at the top of her game.

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley #netgalley

I've read all the books in this cozy series and I love everyone of them the setting is so magical instantly puts me at ease. The characters are so familiar, it's like coming home.

I do love this series! A cosy mystery set in a library that's housed in a working lighthouse. Gold! This book is the ninth in the series so I'd recommend starting at the beginning. It's so worth it. Lucy and her fiancé Connor have bought an old beach house and are renovating it themselves. After they return home one night and find a dead man in their kitchen, mysterious noises and creepy cloaked figures harass Lucy as she struggles to solve this latest mystery. While not as cosy as when Lucy lived in the lighthouse library, and with far fewer scenes taking place in the library, this latest instalment has a head-scratching mystery and delivers a satisfying conclusion.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

Although a multiple book series, this is the first title I have read. Lucy and Connor are fixing up a beach front house while planning their wedding. While neither believe the rumors that the house is haunted, it has been an unhappy home in the past and a new murder threatens to upset their future. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Death By Beach Read is listed as a mystery/thriller, but it feels more like a cozy mystery to me. This was the first book of the series that I've read (thank you NetGalley for the ARC) and I had no trouble jumping right in. The main character, a librarian and accidental detective of sorts, is likable enough to entice the reader to pick up previous books in the series. I have to say that it had a good twist at the end. I had guessed at a number of characters as the "who done it" and was surprised when the real culprit was revealed.
If you're looking for a good clean cozy mystery this is definitely for you.

A fast-paced mystery with plenty of action and colorful characters.
Thank you to Eva Gates, NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for the ARC of this book

This is book nine in the Lighthouse Library Mystery series. I normally would have read the first 8 before starting this one but decided to go ahead and read it anyway. I'm glad I did, despite not knowing any back story, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Lucy works as a librarian at the Bodie Lighthouse Library. She is engaged to the local mayor, Connor McNeil. They have recently bought a historic house in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The house has stood empty for years and is in dire need of updating and renovations. They waste no time in getting started with the help of Connors father, Fred. Connor has to be out of town a few nights for work and Lucy starts hearing strange noises around her new home. Chalking it up to settling she refuses to believe the rumors of it being haunted. Lucy and Connor go out on evening only to return to a dead body in their kitchen, strangled to death with their cats leash. It doesn't take long to figure out the man is connected to the house and the secrets that are interred there.

I really enjoyed this book. Another short, cozy mystery in a series that I really must pick up now. I love how the author is able to set up such a rich setting. Her notes state that the places she mentions are real, although the lighthouse isn't quite big enough to hold a library, but I love the idea that one could. If this book is any indication of how the other books are, I'm excited to see what other mysteries Lucy has been involved in. I happily give this book 5 stars.

I received this ARC via Netgalley and Crooked Lane Books, in return for an honest review. While the ninth book in this series, it is easily read as a standalone. This series is a delight and I recommend to lovers of cozy mysteries, unique libraries, cats and strong female protagonists. Lucy is a librarian at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library and engaged to Connor. As their wedding approaches, they were fortunate enough to buy a historic, albeit somewhat dilapidated, beach ‘cottage’ house on Nags Head, North Carolina. Between Connor’s two full-time jobs as mayor of the town and a dentist, it’s a struggle to get all the house renovations completed before their wedding. Luckily, his dad is a retired contractor, so they are working through the project list. When Connor must go out of town, Lucy and the library cat, Charles, spend their first night alone in the house. Charles makes an excellent guard cat and alerts Lucy to an open door and what appear to be footprints in the sand. Lucy convinces herself that she’s imagining things but decides to contact the former owner of the house about its history. He and his sister live nearby, although she’s not set foot in the house in over 40 years due to a long-ago unknown trauma. Things evolve and then Lucy discovers the dead body of their long-lost brother lying on the floor of their house. Wow!
This is such a good series for cozy mystery lovers, and I highly recommend this book. The author uses a delicate touch with the prank-induced trauma while weaving together all the sub-plots and red herrings to create a very satisfying story. You should enjoy this cozy addition to the series.

I've loved this series from the very beginning. In this book, the things I particularly enjoy are Lucy's clear-eyed appraisals of the other townspeople, the engaging writing (she's seen "warmer smiles on crocodiles"), and the subplot of the family members of the original owners of Lucy and Connor's new home, one of the "unpainted aristocracy" of Nags Head. Fun plot and satisfying resolution!

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