The Paper Caper has all the elements of my favorite cozy mystery. First, it's an unusual type of murder, second the professions of the main characters are something I might have liked to do (book binder and British MI6). No, I am not qualified for either of those positions, but I love books and the British Secret Service sounds very interesting.

When the Covington Library plans their annual festival with homage to Mark Twain the main attraction finding a look for Joseph Cabot, friend, newspaper publisher, uber wealthy citizen and friend of Derek. A murder and a few attempts at murder puts everyone on guard.

As Derek.and Brooklyn work through the clues without becoming the next victims, several other mysteries come to light and are solved by this industrious couple who will keep you guessing until the last chapter.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the author of The Paper Caper, Kate Carlisle! What an enjoyably smooth listen. Highly recommended.

A Prince and the Pauper story/mystery!

This is a light mystery that relates books and the prince and the pauper classic storyline.

I ended up liking the book in the end even if the mystery was predictable. I think it's because I love all the book tie ins this story has, including some Mark Twain quotes on every chapter.

The big drawback was that this book to a long time to get to the mystery part since that was almost halfway in. What happened to the classic mystery style with finding a body in the first few chapters. Since this book is part of a series, too much background and explanation early on wasn't needed.

This is a fun mystery if you start just before the halfway point.

Thank you to Dreamscape Media and Netgalley for providing me a copy of this Audiobook for my honest review.

I really like this series, but I usually read the print version. The narrator did okay with women's voices, but I did not like her British accent at all.

Thank you to the author, publisher, narrator and Net Galley for providing a free e-audiobook copy of this title in exchange for my review.

I've read a LOT of cozy mysteries, and always really enjoyed those related to cats, libraries and books. When I read the description of this book, I thought it was part of a series I was actively reading. But it's not. I read the first book years back and it was ok, but I never really cared to continue the series.

Cozy mysteries can be fun for a light, fun read and they often are so themed that you can learn about new things along the way. I usually enjoy that. But with this series, the bookbinding theme seems to overpower the rest of the story. There are SO many details about book binding - in such great detail at times - that I forget what the actual mystery is. Which is one reason I didn't continue the story. But also, I don't like Brooklyn or Derek. I'm not sure why, but both characters really irritate me. Combined with the long dialogue over the books, I don't think I would continue this series.

However, for anyone interested in book binding and book repairs, I think this would be a great series and quite enjoyable. Also anyone who really enjoys the San Francisco, CA area, as that seems to be very important to the author as well.

I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator was pleasant to listen to for the female characters, but I didn't care for her inflection for the male characters. IT was very bad, and also distracting.

2 stars because this was only "Just ok" for me

The Paper Caper AUDIO by Kate Carlisle takes Brooklyn back to her roots: San Francisco and the Covington Library. It is Mark Twain Week, co-sponsored by the Covington and Brooklyn and Derek plan to participate in all of the activities. Derek’s friend, Joseph, is the publisher of the major newspaper in town as well as some TV and radio, and is the major underwriter for the week. Brooklyn of course, will be teaching some classes, and Derek’s company will be providing the security, especially for events away from the Covington. The opening party is a Joseph’s lovely, over-the-top home where the main publicity stunt for the week is to be announced. Joseph’s wife, and her mother, are attending the party, but don’t really seem to be a part of it. The contest is to select a person who looks like Joseph. There had been all kinds of contestants, including a cat, who did indeed bear a striking resemblance. The contest was based on The Prince and the Pauper. The two men, Joseph and his look-alike, would trade places for a week. Another aspect of the contest was that anyone who could catch and photograph them together would also wind a prize. All prizes were cash, and very generous.

This was a well-plotted mystery and the characters were excellent, especially the recurring ones, like Brooklyn and Derek. It was good to be back in their world for a short while and back at the Covington, which is everything a library/museum should be, especially for children, where they are allowed to have fun. Brooklyn and Derek have a good life, aside from the occasional murder. There were cupcakes and other treats from Alexandra, a visit to their home in Dharma, and their cat, Charlie. All are charming parts of Brooklyn’s world and a joy to revisit. That is what cozy mysteries are all about: family, whether they are related or chosen.

Sara Young was the narrator and in the beginning I felt she sounded too young and without the gravitas I felt Brooklyn deserved. She grew on me except for the voice and accent she used for Derek. She voiced all the other men appropriately, but fell apart on the lead male. It made me cringe.

I was invited to listen to a free e-ARC of the audio version of The Paper Caper by Dreamscape Medio, through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions were mine. #netgalley #dreamscapemedia #katecarlisle #sarayoung #thepapercaper

This is cheesy but I like it. I was hoping the cat was a bigger character though.

I don't normally read such fluffy murder mysteries, but it was enjoyable and funny. I would read more from this series given the chance. It's a great story to read on a rainy day and bundled in a blanket.

This is the 16th book in the Bibliophile Mystery series. The female lead, Brooklyn, is a book repairer and each mystery is somehow involved—even if it is very distantly—with a classic book that she is repairing. I always enjoy the details about how books are repaired. As the title of the series says this is a nod to people who love not just stories but physical books themselves. Saying that, you don’t have to only read a physical book to enjoy this. It really is for everyone.

Brooklyn’s latest job is to repair a copy of The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain during a Twain festival. The man sponsoring the festival has a lookalike who is soon attacked and put into a coma. Is the lookalike or the multimillionaire the target? Well, there are plenty of suspects and twists and turns.

A solid mystery with many returning characters that make this series and this addition enjoyable.

The narrator does a wonderful job in creating different voices that can easily be distinguished from one another. Her accents are good as well. I have a Swedish background and one of the characters is speaking English with a Swedish accent. It puts me off if it is done badly. The flow is smooth and consistent.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an audio ARC in return for an honest review.

The Paper Caper is the 16th Bibliophile cozy mystery by Kate Carlisle. Published 26th July 2022 by Penguin Random House on their Berkley imprint, it's 336 pages and is available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.

This is an easy breezy read. The characters are rendered lightly and are honestly sometimes a bit tropey, but it's an appealing and whimsical story. The protagonist is sweet and likeable and although she has a penchant for landing in the middle of murder and mayhem, she seems to always manage to stay kind, resourceful, and (mostly) brave. I found my suspension of disbelief yanked at a few places but at the end of the day it's a cozy mystery and while it's not egregiously silly, it is a cozy for real fans of the genre.

As with the others in the series, there are lots of classic book name drops for readers who like suggestions for their TBR lists. The language is clean, there is no gore, and the denouement and resolution (though a bit over the top) are well done and satisfying. The book is adept technically and quite well put together and I never found it lagging or too slow. Although it's the 16th book in the series, it would work as a standalone, readers won't have troubles keeping up with the story, but they must be willing to accept major spoilers for earlier books if read out of order.

The unabridged audiobook from Dreamscape is narrated by Sara Young and has a runtime of 9 hours 3 minutes. I had some issues with the voice reading in the first few chapters since it's a very dialogue heavy book and the narrator was doing lots of different accents and both male and female parts. The narrator did find her pacing eventually and the accents mostly straightened out after a few chapters.

Four stars. This is a perfectly fun light read in a fun series. Recommended for fans of book themed cozies.

Disclosure: I received a copy of this book at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

I assumed I would enjoy The Paper Caper. The main character, Brooklyn, restores books and does paper art and the story is set during a Mark Twain festival. This is the first I’ve read in the series and maybe that’s the problem, maybe I would have enjoyed it more if I knew the characters better.

I love that Brooklyn restores books but I couldn’t quite get a hold of her character. This is #16, so presumably she’s helped solve at least sixteen murders. But she seems really young and her husband seems to humor her more than take her thoughts on the case seriously. I’m assuming she’s seen several dead bodies, but watching a video of a car crash is almost too much for her to handle?

The whodunnit was a bit obvious and therefore disappointing. The twist I was assuming there would be regarding who the killer was just never happened.

Overall, it was just a little too silly. Some of the characters were over the top, the lookalike contest and how it connected with the story was unlikely, and Brooklyn is not someone I could see myself being friends with. I did listen to the audiobook. I thought the narrator did a good job with the accents and personalities.

I loved this book,! I always enjoy another fun sleuthing adventure with Brooklyn. I love all the book binding details in this series. This book was very enjoyable and I would highly recommend this book!

This was such a quaint and unique story of Brooklyn and Derek. It opens up to a Mark Twain Festival where they are hosting a contest to find a look a like for Joseph to help fund the Covington Library.

I really liked Brooklyn's character. She is a book restoration and I felt like the author did a excellent explaining several steps while Brooklyn was restoring books. While I was able to figure out who the murderer was early on I still found the book to be a enjoyable listen. Sara Young did a wonderful job portraying all of the moving characters in this book. I felt like I was visiting old pals.

While each book can be read as standalone I feel like the reader would get a better overall feel of the characters and backstory if read in order. I would recommend this book to fans of cozy mystery reads.

Special thanks to Dreamscape Media and Netgalley for the ALC.

The Paper Caper continues Kate Carlisle's very interesting Bibliophile Mysteries. In this installment the Covington Library is putting on an event centered around the writings of Mark Twain with special emphasis on The Prince and the Pauper. As part of this event, the library is hosting a contest where a local newspaper publisher and philanthropist would be replaced for the week by a look-a-like who would receive a cash prize. Brooklyn has also agreed to repair a copy of The Prince and the Pauper in front of a live audience to demonstrate the process she goes through to bring damaged books back to life. The morning after the winner of the look-a-like contest is named the butler employed by the publisher dies shortly after opening and reading a letter addressed to the publisher. Brooklyn notices that the letter is on paper that is very similar to paper contained within a display of poisonous papers at the Covington and quickly calls Detective Janice Lee to loop her into the situation.

As with the earlier books in this series, there is a core group of characters that maintain a presence throughout offering a connection to the earlier books but the author continues to create new and intriguing characters to focus on for the new installment. Along with the character development, there is in-depth plotline development which draws the reader (or listener) into the very core of the story. Contained within the storyline are enough interesting and unique twists and red herrings to through suspicions onto several different characters but not so much as to create an unbelievable scenario during the revelation of the person(s) and motive(s) involved.

The narrator of this audiobook has done an excellent job of creating and maintaining different voices for the individual characters as well as performing the reading at a comfortable pace for the listener to comprehend the storyline but also to become enmeshed in the investigation along with Brooklyn and Derek.

I look forward to more adventures involving this cast of characters and am anticipating the continuing development of the family relationships that lie at the very core of this series.

I received a copy of this audiobook free from NetGalley and Dreamscape and am posting this review voluntarily.

The first annual Mark Twain Festival at the Covington Library in San Francisco. Brooklyn Wainwright, book-restoration expert, is excited to attend and put on a demonstration of her craft. The festival will last for five days, ending in a frog-hopping contest. The major draw is a competition to find some that looks like wealthy benefactor Joseph Cabot so they can switch places <u>The Prince and The Pauper</u> style. But when the butler is killed, who was the intended target - Joseph; Tom, the winner of the look-alike contest; or the butler himself?

The mystery was interesting, but there was a bit of suspension belief for one of the reveals at the end that I just couldn't buy. Otherwise a good book!

The Paper Caper
by Kate Carlisle

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[Review] What an absolutely adorable book. It has all of my favorite things. It's a book about books, and it's a cozy mystery. Its perfection.

I love a cozy mystery. They really are my 'comfort food' in book form. And I've never read one of these from this series before, I love that you can just jump in on this series and not have to start at book one. This was such a cute book. If I catch up on my netgalley TBR I'll have to start with book 1 on this series. It's just so fun and cozy book.

Also, I really love books about books, or libraries, and people who love books!

If you're a fan of cozy mysteries. This is such a sweet and perfect book!

Thank you netgalley and dreamscape media for the ARC copy of the audiobook
Thank you, Kate Carlisle for such a good cozy mystery.
Thank you, Sara Young for using your voice to bring these characters to life.

First off I went into this book completely blind. I did not read any of the other books in the series (I found out after the fact that there are 16 books in this series) however, I enjoyed the book all the same and did not feel like I missed out on necessary backstory. This is a pretty classic murder mystery story, with a husband and wife team as the investigators and a town of friendly folks who are considered and discarded as suspects throughout the story.

Our heroine works in the library which is actually more of a museum and is married to the owner of a security business. Together they stumble into a situation where (you can tell from the beginning) there will be some kind of chaos but you’re not sure what. From there, is develops into pretty much what I expected, it was a satisfying story with interesting characters and a fleshed-out-enough world. The way the story wrapped up seemed a little bit heavy handed to me, but it was still about what you look for in one of these kinds of stories.

I listened to this book as an audiobook and I very much enjoyed the narrator. The Swedish accent was a little choppy but I think overall she did a fantastic job, doing a Swedish accent can be a tall order for any narrator and she rose to the challenge admirably.

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for providing me with an advance review copy of this book for free in exchange for my honest review.

This is book number 16 in the series. I liked the story and the characters. Lots of Mark Twain quotes. I didn't find any holes in the story but then again unless it's huge I don't go looking. I like the San Fran location, the library and the hills. I'm gonna have to go back and listen to the first 15 books.

I enjoyed this one so much more than the last one. I think it's because this one went back to basics - there was no more jet-setting off in private planes with Brooklyn acting as a spy. Brooklyn is back at the Covington and working with books. This is what made me fall in love with the series and I am glad it is back. As usual, the mystery is well written and keeps you intrigued the whole way through (although I did figure out who the guilty party was early on). I can't wait to see what they get up to next.

Narration was well done, although there were some pronunciation issues (French).

Narrator: First person
Series #: Bibliophile Mystery 16
Main sleuth(s): Brooklyn Wainwright, bookbinder
Animals: Fluffy calico cat
Location: San Francisco, California
Theme: Bookbinding
Sub-location: Covington Library during the Mark Twain Festival
Notes on the puns of the title: It's has to do with the murder AND it rhymes! I'm not sure that it's a pun, but I do enjoy it.
Mystery notes: Twists! Turns! I really enjoyed this one, I love it when it ends up being the character I hated most. This one hinged on being about Cars, which I cannot tell apart, but I'm glad that the characters of the book can. Four stars. I enjoyed myself! I've read other books in the series before, and I always enjoy something by Kate Carlisle.
Recipes: No :<
Copaganda/police involvement: Bumbling, not useful. Big plus! Unfortunately Brooklyn's husband/boyfriend, Derek is a Secret Agent of Some Kind, which really feels like it should be investigated (but I bet it was the plot of some other book in the series).
Further Notes: I read this on audiobook and I LOVED the narrator. 
Four stars! I’m definitely going to be looking for another Bibliophile Mystery.

What a fun concept! Brooklyn is a book restorer and she just happens to be at the wrong/right place at the wrong/right time for a murder and cannot help by investigate. Her fiance, Derek, owns a security firm and together they are a "power" couple when it comes to saving the day. Joseph Cabot is the billionaire who owns several media outlets including the newspaper in San Francisco and he is underwriting the festivities for the Mark Twain festival celebrating the Prince and the Pauper is the theme of the contest looking for his look alike. When they find someone who looks like him then mayhem starts happening and the butler is murdered, hit and run, and gunshots. Who is behind it and is anyone safe? I do have to say this was my first read/listen in this series and I loved it and cannot wait for another!