The Paper Caper
by Kate Carlisle
Narrated by Sara Young
Pub Date 26 Jul 2022
Dreamscape Media
Mystery & Thrillers


I am reviewing a copy of The Paper Caper through Dreamscape Mrdia and Netgalley:




Joseph Cabot is a San Franciscan who is both wealthy and popular. He owns the main newspaper, as well as radio and tv stations. Some years before Brooklyn’s husband Derek and his security team rescued Joseph from an assassination attempt, and now the man and his wife are friendly with Derek and Brooklyn. The friendship is helped along by the fact that Joseph is a big book lover and contributes lavishly to the Covington Library. His favorite author is Mark Twain (another newspaperman), and he’s underwritten the first annual Mark Twain Festival at the Covington.





Brooklyn will spend a few hours every day at the Library, giving demonstrations of her work, re-binding an old copy of The Prince and the Pauper, as part of the festival activities. There will be events all week, all around town, celebrating the time Twain spent in the city. But the biggest event is being run by Joseph’s newspaper: a citywide contest based on The Prince and the Pauper—they want to find someone who looks like Joseph! The two men will trade places for a week as part of a huge publicity campaign to raise money for the Covington Library. But the fun turns frantic when a murder occurs right before Brooklyn’s eyes! Now Brooklyn and Derek will have to chase clues all over their beloved city to solve the murder before another death becomes front page news.




I give The Paper Caper five out of five stars!


Happy Reading!

While I enjoyed the book the only issue that I had with this as, it was a little to slow. I did love the way the author described how the book binding worked, step by step. But it took a little to long to get to the actual murder. All in all it was a good book.

Another fantastic cozy mystery by Kate Carlisle. I only wish i knew more about The Prince and The Pauper, so I could fully understand all the nuance in the story.

I received an audiobook ARC of this novel.

The story: I can say honestly that I had no idea who was the criminal until it was revealed! It definitely led towards one person, however it was a red herring. Brooklyn and Derek are always a treat to read, and the level of detail provided about book binding is so fascinating!

The narration: The narrator was excellent. It was easy to know which character was speaking, and their accents for the various British men were very good!

The Paper Caper is the sixteenth mystery in the Bibliophile Mystery series and the first in the series I have read. In this mystery, Brooklyn Wainwright, an expert in book restoration, finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation when a body turns up during the first annual Mark Twain Festival.

Not having read any of the other Brooklyn Wainwright mysteries, I was going into this series blind, but I still enjoyed it very much. This was a good mystery and I really loved getting to know Brooklyn and her gang. I thought this was a fun mystery and I am definitely going to go back and start this series from the beginning. I look forward to seeing all this series had to hold and am sure I will love the rest of the series just like I did this book. I would definitely recommend this mystery to those have read this series from the beginning as well as to others just starting out, the only thing I missed out from starting in the middle of the series was a little history.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the audiobook version of this mystery!

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, from Dreamscape Media and #NetGalley. Thank you for the opportunity to preview and review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Kate Carlisle's cozy mystery series is a delight, as is the writing. Listening via audiobook or reading, it's an absolute comfort to enjoy.

Barbara’s rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars
Series: Bibliophile Mysteries #16
Publication Date: 7/26/22
Period: Contemporary San Francisco
Number of Pages: AUDIOBOOK, 9 h 4 m Sara Young narrator

There are exciting times happening at the Covington Library because they have paired with the rich, handsome industrialist, Joseph Cabot to hold a Mark Twain festival. The festival, of course, is totally funded by Joseph. There is something for everyone and it is all based on events from Mark Twain’s books – there is a children’s fence painting event, a frog race, and even a series of live events showing the step-by-step restoration of a first edition of Mark Twain’s The Prince And The Pauper.

Brooklyn Wainwright and her handsome husband Derek Stone are intimately involved with the festival. Brooklyn because she is a renowned book restoration expert and paper artist and Derek because he owns an international security agency that once rescued Joseph Cabot from kidnappers and because Derek and Joseph are friends.

Part of the festivities is a look-alike contest. Strangely though, the lookalike contest wasn’t for a Mark Twain lookalike – it was for someone who looked like Joseph. I have to say, this plot point – and it was a major one – just made absolutely no sense to me. Anyway, the winner is a very affable, gregarious man who continued to march to his own tune throughout the book.

When attempted murders – and an actual murder occur, everyone begins to look at everyone else to determine who the villain(s) are. Personally, I don’t think the author went to any great pains to hide the identity of the bad guys because it was very obvious from the beginning. However, you had to wonder throughout the book how it was managed and who, if anyone, was an accomplice.

I have read or listened to every book in this series and I have enjoyed all of them. That said, this one doesn’t have the strongest or best-written story, and when you add a new narrator to the mix -- well, it becomes the least enjoyable book of the series – for me. I thought the narrator did an okay job with most of the voices and delivery, but when it came to Derek’s voice, I absolutely cringed each time I heard it and it jerked me right out of the story. Since Derek is a main character, that is a lot of jerking. 😊 So, while I will continue to read the series, I will skip listening if this narrator continues.

The narrator has a pleasant voice and a basically upbeat delivery – which seems wrong in some of the scenes. She also mispronounces the name of the library – the Covington. Since the Covington is the main location in the story, that is a great many mispronunciations. Her range of voices seems to be fairly narrow as well. Some of the voices were so similar I wasn’t always sure who was speaking until they identified themselves.

I voluntarily listened to and reviewed an Advance Audio Copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle

This is book 16 of this mystery series by Mrs. Carlisle. Brooklyn Wainwright is a book binder specializing in rare books. Her husband is Derek Stone who is a former MI 6 agent and now a security agent. Joseph Cabot is a wealthy newspaper owner who is in charge of a Mark Twain festival and good friends with Derek Stone. This year they are having a Prince & pauper themed festival. Brooklyn is in charge of restoring a first edition of the Prince & Pauper book. During the festival a contest was held to find a look alike to Joseph Cabot. Joseph Cabot hires Derek's security company to handle security at the festival. Then the butler is killed and Derek and Brooklyn are trying to find out who did it.

This was the first time I listened to one of Mrs Carlisle books and it was a very good read for me. I haven't read any of her books in the past but still felt like this could be read as a standalone. I am a big fan of mysteries especially mysteries about books. This one did not disappoint me at all it was everything I expect in a cozy mystery. Even if you haven't read this author before you can still read this book and be just fine. I know some people don't like to jump into series but I find most of the time you can and for me I find new series to go back and read.

I plan on going back and reading the series in due time. I enjoyed the characters and enjoyed the mystery in the story. Sara Young did a great job narrating this story give each character their own voice.

Thank You to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for a free audio copy of this book for an honest review.

The Paper Caper is the 16th book in Kate Carlisle's amazing Bibliophile Mystery series and it is awesome! Brooklyn is a book restoration specialist and is married to Derek who owns a company that does Security. Derek's friend Joseph Cabot is sponsoring a Mark Twain event featuring The Prince and the Pauper. There are events all week. Brooklyn is restoring a copy of the Prince and the Pauper at Covington Library. She meets Joseph's wife Ella and her mother.. One of the events is a look alike contest to find someone who looks like Joseph. A death occurs right before Brooklyn and Derek's eyes! The characters are wonderful! This book focuses mostly on Brooklyn, Derek, and Inspector Janice Lee. There are brief appearances by a few of the other usual characters but they play very small parts. There are a lot of new characters. who are interesting and definitely keep the story fresh. Kate Carlisle is a master at creating characters and an intriguing cozy mystery! I was lucky enough to get an ARC audio book narrated by Sara Young. She did a fantastic job with the various accents and made it easy to differentiate the different characters. The story was riveting and hard to put down! I have read every book in this series and they continue to be unique and very.enjoyable! #ThePaperCaper #NetGalley #DreamscapeMedia

The opinions expressed in the review are my own, and I thank NetGalley for the ARC.

I have never read anything by Kate Carlisle but have wanted to read her Bibliophile series. A mystery featuring a bookbinder and quotes from well-known authors is very cool! What's not to love?

In this mystery, Joseph Cabot, an influential and wealthy individual, hosts a Mark Twain event in the SF Bay area. Brooklyn, our main character, and her husband, Derek, who has a security firm, are hired to assist at the event and are friends with Joseph Cabot. The event starts wonderfully, with Cabot swapping places with the winner of the raffle, relating to the Mark Twain story, The Prince and the Pauper. This does not go over well with Cabot's new wife, mother-in-law, or his butler. But, Cabot does not allow that to deter him. Unfortunately, while Cabot is living the life of Mark, the raffle winner, a murder occurs. And this is where Brooklyn and her husband get involved, trying to determine who is placing their friend at risk and solving the crime.
There are a few suspects and limited red herrings, and I thought it was an easy crime to solve.
But, I loved the use of Mark Twain quotes, and the whole literary event was well thought out and developed in the story.
The narration was well done, but I cannot say that I liked the narration of Derek.
I would recommend this book to fans of cozy mysteries and Kate Carlisle.

I’ve been a fan of the Bibliophile mysteries since the beginning. The Paper Caper is book 16. I enjoyed the mystery and the creativeness of playing off Mark Twain’s work with an identity exchange, frog race, fence painting and cruising on a body of water. Hints of Prince and the Pauper, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and other Twain works.
There is an interesting mix of characters new and old (well known). There are some really nice people and some that make food villains. I wasn’t surprised by the identity of the murderer.
The tone of the series has changed since Brooklyn and Derek married. Brooklyn is more clingy. Derek and Brooklyn’s relationship is cute but almost too sweet in this book.
The narrator does a pretty good job. Some parts come across as more dramatic when listening than I think the same scenes would if read.
Overall a good addition to the series. In some ways, previous acquaintance with the series is needed for this book because former characters pop in and a new reader might wonder why people outside the main storyline are being introduced. For a long time reader of the series, these are welcome additions because we want to catch up with their lives in addition to enjoying a new mystery.
Thanks to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for the chance to review this audiobook.

A Mark Twain festival, book binding demonstrations, charity events, and murder, all in a weeks work for Brooklyn and Derek. I found every moment of this murder mystery entertaining, enthralling, and immersive. The characters were well written and completely relatable, even the Billionaire.

The idea of a titan of industry of any kind being willing, no excited to trade places with someone his complete opposite in every way but his face is fascinating, I've read the Prince and the Pauper and have to say this is the perfect contemporary retelling with a few zingy one liners thrown in just for fun.

While I haven't read any of the previous books in this series I will be checking all of the audio books and reading any more that are written, I need to know all that's happened that led to our cast of characters that is comedic one moment and heartbreaking the next and what trouble Brooklyn will find herself in next.

This is a murder mystery, don't get me wrong, it's also a story of friendship, love, and loss. If I had to give it a brief description I would say this is the perfect cozy mystery to sit down with a cup of cocoa, a fluffy cat (the bigger the better) and a comfy blanket. Once you start this one you won't want to put it down.

Without giving anything away the ending was a surprise for me, even up to the end I had my theories but I wasn't completely convinced on any of the theories I had. It turned out to be a combination of a few of my theories which I love.

I absolutely love the narration on this book, Sarah Young is amazing, there are a lot of characters in this one and each one had it's own voice so that it was easy to keep track of who was who without having to think about it.

I have either read or listened to this entire series and I think it might be coming to the time for me to be done with it. This story wasn’t really bad but it wasn’t great either. Really, I have never learned to love Derek. I think he is just a bit overbearing and sometimes treats Brooklyn like a child rather than a partner.
As for this particular story, the ending was just a bit ridiculous and totally over the top.
This is a new narrator and that is always hard to accept after listening to someone else for more than ten books. Also, she mispronounces Covington and since it is repeatedly in the story, it was a bit annoying.
Even so, thanks to Netgalley for this early read.

Brooklyn Wainwright is a book binder specializing in rare books. Her gorgeous British husband Derek Stone is a former MI 6 agent and now a security agent. His friend Joseph Cabot is a wealthy newspaper owner who is in charge of a Mark Twain festival. This year they are having a Prince & pauper theme. Brooklyn is in charge of restoring a first edition. They did a contest to find a look alike to Joseph Cabot. Joseph Cabot hires Derek's security company to handle security at the festival. Then the butler is killed and Derek and Brooklyn are trying to find out who did it.

This is the 16th book in the Bibliophile Mystery Series. I have read the previous books and was super excited to get my hands on the audiobook before its release date. The book could be read as a stand alone but the series is so good that it's best to read in order. To fully appreciate and get to know all the fun characters. I'm excited to see what happens next. Kate Carlisle is one of my favorite authors.

Title: The Caper Caper
Series: Bibliophile #16
Author: Kate Carlisle
Audiobook Narrator: Sara Young
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Pub Date: July 26, 2022
My Rating: Stars 3.7 rounded up

This is #16 in the series, so I had a lot of caching up to do. Read several of the reviews of the other books in this series and decided this looked like a fun cozy.
Brooklyn Wainwright is book-restoration expert in San Francisco.
Joseph Cabot is a wealthy man who owns several radio and TV stations as well as the main newspaper in town.
Brooklyn and Derek had rescued Joseph from an assassin attack years ago, so have established a friendship.
Joseph’s newspaper is organizing a citywide contest based on <i>The Prince and The Pauper</i>—they want to find someone who looks like Joseph! The two men will trade places for a week as part of a huge publicity campaign to raise money for the Covington Library.
The prize is $100,000.00 Hmm I thought I would hire a good make-up artist!

But the fun turns frantic when a murder occurs right before Brooklyn’s eyes!

I enjoyed this and the characters were great.
Additionally, narrator Sara Young did a great job performing all the characters!

Want to thank NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for this early Audio eGalley.
Publishing Dare scheduled for Tuesday, July 26, 2022

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the audio version. Ehh I just couldn't get into this book. I didn't really like the narrator. Also the author repeats herself over and over. Also the book is very woke feminist feeling.

I enjoyed this audiobook. The story had me hooked from the start. Totally worth the listen. Cannot wait for the next one.

I don't usually read cozy mysteries, but I was drawn to this one because it revolves around books. Joseph, a wealthy media mogul, and publisher who loves Mark Twain novels, decides to support the Covington Library yet another way – by organizing a Mark Twain-themed book festival. There will be "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn's" based painting a fence or "The Prince and the Pauper's" inspired look-alike contest with a generous prize. Brooklyn – the returning character in Kate Carlisle's "Bibliophile" series – will do a public demonstration restoring an old copy of Mark's Twain novel. However, murder destroys the joyful mood of celebration. Did the exhibition of poisoned papers in the library give ideas to the murderer on how to proceed? Once more, Brooklyn, using her observation skills and logic, together with her handsome British husband, Derek, who now is on an assignment to protect Joseph during the festival, follows the trails to bring the murderer to justice.
I enjoyed listening to the mystery, mainly for the background of book restoration and the feeling of the book lover community in the library. The characters are lively; especially the perky Brooklyn is adorable as a newly-wed wife with her admiration of Derek and slightly jealous of a statuesque Swedish-born wife of Joseph. There is some light humor and although solving the mystery was a bit predictable, it was still an enjoyable story.

Brooklyn is back and entertaining as always! I love the entire cast of regulars in this series and can't get enough of them. I would love to be friends with the book loving characters and hang out in the Covington Library at will in real life, alas, it doesn't work that way, so I am stuck spending brief snippets of time with the characters each time a new book drops in the series! The Mark Twain festival is in full swing and so is a murderer or two which puts Brooklyn and Derek firmly in the middle of things. Lots of potential suspects and while I did figure this one out very early on, it was still a fun and entertaining read or rather listen in my case. The narrator did a great job of helping to bring this wonderful story to life and I can't wait to listen to the next book in the series!

Cute cozy murder mystery set in San Francisco! Interesting setting (library!), characters, and plot. I really enjoyed the main character’s profession as a book binder. Very enjoyable but not all that memorable once finished reading.

Brooklyn is a book restoration expert. Joseph is the wealthy owner of the town's newspaper, radio stations and TV. Brooklyn's husband, Derek, is a security officer, saved Joseph's life years ago, and they are now all friends. The town holds a new Mark Twain festival, busting with activities. But the fun stops when Brooklyn witnesses a murder... Will they find the murderer in time?
This was book 16 of the Bibliophile Mystery series, but the first one I read. It was a bit long for a cozy mystery (over 300 pages, I prefer my cozies around the 250 pages mark), but I enjoyed it in one sitting in audio version. The writing was really good. The mystery was well done also, with plenty of red herrings to keep me guessing. I loved Brooklyn and Derek's relationship. And as a book lover (not just the reading part, but the object in itself), I loved the book restoring details. I will definitely go back to the first book and start the series from the beginning!
I received an advance review copy for free from NetGalley and Dreamscape Media, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.