When Nora makes a delivery to one of her elderly, reclusive customers, something seems off. When the woman doesn’t answer Nora’s knock and then answers Nora’s call asking for help, Nora breaks in to find the woman at the bottom of her staircase. Was it simply a fall or something more sinister?

When Nora is given the payment left for her by the woman, it turns out to be a clue to the woman’s life and possibly who may have had it in for her. Can Nora follow the clues and moreover, will they tell her what happened, or will the killer shut down Nora’s curiosity, once and for all?

This series has evolved so well over the course of its existence. With a solid mystery, a strong group of supporting characters and the solid female protagonist, every single entry is a home run. I haven’t missed a single entry in this series yet, and I hope there are many more to come.

When Nora delivers a book order to a recluse, she finds more than she bargained for. Was there more than just an accident? Nora feels that there may be more to the story. When secrets are uncovered, will truth be found? I really enjoyed this cozy mystery. I received a copy through Netgalley. A review was not required.

The Little Lost Library is the seventh book in a wonderful series set in Miracle Springs, NC. If I could I'd move there in a heartbeat. Ellery Adams descriptions of the community and society of close woman friends are so vivid and heartwarming. I've loved this series from the start and can't say the books keep getting better, they are all good and are consistently well -written mysteries.
This time the plot doesn’t revolve around the other members of the society, but rather around Lucille Wynter, a reclusive inhabitant of Miracle Springs. Bookshop owner Nora has been bringing books to Lucille on a regular basis. When the novel opens, Lucille has recently died (Was she murdered?) and leaves Nora a puzzle to solve. Nora depends on her friends and law enforcement beau Grant to solve the puzzle and figure out Lucille’s story. I highly recommend this series!

Miracle Springs is one of my favorite cozy mystery settings to return to. This one is excellent, and I think what is most heartwarming about it is that Nora really gets to see what she and her bookstore mean to the town, even if it is hard for her to receive their support. The books mentioned or referenced in this always add something special to the story, and the series moves the characters along wonderfully.

I adore this series. This book was an intense page-turner and kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. I LOVE the idea of the Little Library with its little books. Ellery Adams writes the most interesting books with such real-to-life characters. Thank you, Ellery for writing such amazing books. This is a wonderful addition to a great series.

I am enjoying this series. This author is one of my favorites. I find the characters interesting and I like the setting. I love the interactions and the relationships between the main characters. The mystery kept me guessing.

Thankyou to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Little Lost Library is book #7 in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society series by Ellery Adams.

I’m a huge fan of this series. Each book is like reuniting with friends. Nora delivers an order of books to a reclusive customer. When the customer doesn’t answer, Nora investigates and finds the customer dead in a house stuffed with books. This mystery drew me in and I couldn’t put it down!

Thank you to the author, Kensington Publishing, and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

Take your traditional well-constructed cozy, add empathy, wisdom, an appreciation of the value of friendship. Meticulously plotted, the Little Lost Library feels like a warm cozy hug yet deals sensitively with topics such as hoarding and addiction and after affects of trauma. Immersive, you won't want to put it down.

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The Little Lost Library by Ellery Adams
Pub Date: 10/22/24

Ellery Adams has done it again with The Little Lost Library, another delightful installment in her Secret, Book, and Scone Society series. This cozy mystery is filled with charm, character, and a dash of danger.
When Nora, the owner of Miracle Books, is tasked with delivering books to a reclusive elderly woman, she discovers a hidden world of secrets and danger. The crumbling Wynter House, filled with books and a mysterious past, quickly becomes the center of a thrilling investigation.
I loved the way Adams blends a love for books with a captivating mystery. The characters are endearing, and the setting is both cozy and intriguing. If you're looking for a fun and engaging read, The Little Lost Library is a must-read! 📚🔍☕️
Huge thank you to Net Galley and Kensington Parties for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Ellery Adams for keeping this amazing world going.

In each book of the Secret, Book & Scone Society, Ellery Adams brings us a beautiful community of friends and a warm love of books. Every time a read a novel in this series, I remember how literature can help us heal and connect us to other people.

At the same time, Adams also shows different aspects of the sadness and loneliness humans face. This time, a character is a hoarder who has faced a lot of trauma in her life. We are brought into her house, and the situation can be difficult to read about. For me, this balance between the joys and pains of life is what makes this series a standout, along with the wonderful characters.

Nora has been delivering books to reclusive agoraphobe Lucille, but is never allowed inside Wynter House. When Lucille doesn’t answer the door, Nora forces her way into the house to check on Lucille, and finds the woman’s body at the foot of the stairs. Lucille left a note, presumably for Nora, Nora wonders if her death was an accident or murder. Hired by Lucille’s grown children to sort the piles of books she left behind, Nora looks for answers to a myriad of questions.

This is one of my favorite series, and I couldn’t wait to read this book. As usual, it more than lived up to my expectations. The primary recurring characters all feel like old friends at this point, and I love the way they’re all able to lean on each other whenever the need arises. I have some ideas about what a hoarder’s home would look like, and was horrified at some of the things that were found under the piles of clutter.

Although there were hints along the way, it wasn’t until near the end of the book that the death was indeed a murder. Most of the book focused on the puzzle of the note Lucille left behind, and I like that Nora doesn’t keep her findings to herself as she digs, but instead shares what she’s discovered with local law enforcement, even though not all of them appreciate her efforts.

I wasn’t surprised by the motive, but the killer turned out to be someone I hadn’t seriously suspected. Until we got to know a different character better, I was hoping that person was the culprit, so probably had my mind stuck on that track instead.

I can’t wait to read the next book in this series to find out what’s next up for Nora, Hester, and the rest.

The Little Lost Library is #7 in the Secret, Book and Scone Society series.  We are back in North Carolina in a place called Miracle Springs. Where Nora has a wonderful bookshop, some firm friends and Grant - the local Sheriff - her hard working partner.

Nora is very kind hearted and she has been visiting Lucille once a month or so, Lucille a strange old lady that never lets her past the little boot room. The house Lucille lives in is regarded as haunted. With good reason it turns out. When Lucille dies in strange circumstances, It's not long before Nora is involved in searching for a little library hidden within the house. Lucille has left Nora clues as to where it is. One major problem is that Lucille was a hoarder and the house is unbelievable. There is danger at many a corner. I wasn't surprised by the murderer, while I hadn't pinpointed the character, I was suspicious.

It's apparent that Lucille was murdered so Grant and his police force is heavily involved. The plot moves along really well with surprises of all kinds - not all of them that good. We get to catch up with Nora's friends Sheldon, Hester, Estelle and June. When Nora needs them there they are, which continues to create that warm tone to the book, which of course has its macabre side. Nora also ends up employing someone part time in the bookshop and that too lends warmth to the book and the promise of another character to love in future books.

This book's main setting is the book shop, and it feels like the best bookshop I have ever read about. I have said this before about this series, I especially like the number of real books mentioned. It's a treasure trove of its own.

I highly recommend this series, and if you haven't read any in the series do start at the beginning.

I always look forward to a new Ellery Adams book, and I love this series. This is Book 7 of A Secret, Book, and Scone Society series. I've read quite a few Ellery Adams books in a couple of different series and haven't read a single one I disliked.

Description:
When an elderly Miracle Springs resident, Lucille Wynter, arranges for Nora to deliver an order of books to her creepy, crumbling Southern Gothic mansion on the outskirts of town, Nora doesn’t expect to be invited in. An agoraphobic, Lucille doesn’t leave Wynter House. Nor does she invite anyone inside. But when Lucille doesn’t come to the door to collect her books, Nora begins to worry.

Forcing her way into Lucille’s dilapidated home, Nora is shocked to find rooms packed to the ceiling with decaying books and a lifeless Lucille at the foot of her stairs. After reading a note left behind by Lucille, Nora wonders if her death was an accident. Did Lucille fall or was she pushed by someone seeking a valuable item hidden within Wynter House? Lucille’s children are clearly confident the house contains something of value, because they hire Nora to sift through the piles of books. As she digs, Nora can’t shake the feeling that hoarding didn’t cause Lucille’s fall.

Soon, Nora’s obsession with Lucille’s collection is cause for concern amongst her friends in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society—she’s even neglecting her bookshop! Then, Nora does find something valuable deep inside Wynter House—a revelation about Lucille’s terrible past . . . and a secret worth a small fortune. But there’s someone who’d do anything to keep the truth buried amid the moldering tomes. The odds against them are stacked as high as the books, but it’s up to Nora and her friends to track down a murderer with a literary lean before Wynter House’s lost library claims another victim . . .

My Thoughts:
It was fun coming back to Miracle Springs and finding the same sweet characters. Nora Pennington owns the local bookstore and her love interest is the town Sheriff, Grant McCabe. Nora and her friends June, Hester, and Estelle meet regularly for book club, but they also seem to get involved in investigations and trying to solve them. Nora has a quirkly part-time employee, Sheldon, who gets involved with the group as well.

I love that Nora gets so involved with her customers and their well-being. This was the basis of her trying to help Lucille and getting so involved with finding out what happened to her and looking for the "lost library". This investigation had some surprising twists and it was fun to follow the clues. I also loved how Nora handled the situation with the book thief. I'm looking forward to the next book in this series.

Thanks to Kensington Publishing | Kensington Cozies through Netgalley for an advance copy.

The Little Lost Library is a continuation of a series where Nora bookseller and store owner tends to everyone while running the store. As she makes a visit to a run-down, historic home in the area, the owner, Lucille, doesn’t answer. The owner is a recluse and has never let Nora in the home. Lucille orders and buys books online and often sells some books of minor value. Lucille is found dead in the home which is a hoarder nightmare. Later Nora is handed a package which Lucille left for her and the hunt for the “little lost library” begins. This is an excellent book. I feel the tone is different than the others in the series, but this one is not to be missed.

4.5 stars - This is the seventh book in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society series and is one of my favorites! Nora Pennington loves books and loves sharing that love with her customers. She has a unique relationship with one of her regular customers. Nora delivers books to her monthly, but has never been inside Lucille Wynter's house. Lucille serves Nora tea and cookies in a mudroom when Nora brings the book and doesn't talk much about her personal life. When Lucille doesn't answer the door for a planned delivery, Nora enters her house and finds her dead at the bottom of a staircase. Lucille leaves something for Nora that leads her on a mysterious treasure hunt as well as a search for a killer.

This book has a great balance of scenes with Nora at the bookstore, with her close friends, with the man she's seeing (Sheriff Grant McCabe), and her investigation. Nora is wonderful with her friends, loyal and willing to trust them. I was frustrated with her for not telling McCabe more about what she was up to, but eventually they have some very touching scenes. The book is suspenseful and Nora's very unique "treasure hunt" kept my interest from beginning to end. The book recommendations throughout the story, which are also summarized at the end of the book, are also outstanding.

I received a review copy of this ebook through the courtesy of NetGalley and Kensington Books, but my review is voluntary and unbiased.

Nora is a bookstore owner. She delivers some of her books to reclusive reader Lucille Wynter. Lucille doesn't let anyone into her mansion, she makes Nora sit in the boot room. Nora gets worried one day when she comes to deliver books and Lucille doesn't answer the door. Nora calls Lucille and she says it's too late. Nora breaks open the door and finds Lucille dead. Lucille has also left Nora an obscure note and book. A self published children's book about Wynter House. Nora has to find out what happened to Lucille following the clues in the book. Lucille is a hoarder though which means wading through piles of stuff and books to find clues.
The mystery to this book is wonderful. I also loved the depiction of hoarding and cleaning out a hoarders house.

An amazing read - especially for bibliophiles. Ellery Adams creates a spellbinding mystery around "little" books. See my complete review at www.reviewingtheevidence,com.

I love anything written by Ellery Adams. This is book 7 in The Secret Book and Scone Society. Nora has been taking books to Lucille that lives in the “haunted” mansion in town. Lucille never allows Nora any further than the boot room where they share tea and discuss books. On one visit Nora finds Lucille dead at the bottom of the stairs. Lucille left Nora a letter and book with riddles about a little lost library. Nora is determined to find out what Lucille wanted her to know. Which leads to unraveling the life of Lucille and why she was a recluse. This story is a cozy mystery but has some very heavy topics which could be triggers to some people: murder, mention of rape, child loss, parental neglect, parental loss, hoarding
Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Another good installment in a series that's book centric- and this more than some of the earlier ones will be entirely enjoyable as a standalone. Nora and Lucille were fond of one another but Nora had no idea that Lucille was a hoarder. Now, she's working through the piles of Lucille's books using a letter and book Lucille left her to find the truth about her death. Nora's pals in the Society help her work the puzzle but she's the one who's doing most of the work. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. Good storytelling and a twisty mystery make this a good read. No spoilers!

I love this series and I loved this book! These are cozy and sweet mysteries, set in a small town in North Carolina, but they also address deeper issues with perfect balance. This was very unique and interesting and I couldn't put it down once I started. The characters are interesting and believable, and it's easy to connect with them. This one really had a LOT going on, but it worked well and I loved it. I can't wait for the next one! Thanks to Netgalley and Kensington for the advance digital copy!