I enjoyed this book so much. Great characters, a couple of mysteries to solve, interesting location, and a dog named Killer. I couldn't put it down.

Many thanks to Kensington Publishing and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias or favor or expectation.

Mystery done right! This series has been a favorite from the first book and this installment cements this series as a top favorite! Wonderfully crafted characters make you care and connect with them, but the mystery is why you pick up the book! Fantastic plot that is engaging, entertaining and wrought with twists, turns and red herrings. This author crafts wonderful mysteries where there is often more than one mystery at play thus more potential suspects in the pool. Is there one guilty party or two or more? Are the mysteries connected or just coincidence that they happen at the same time? I absolutely love Rarity as a main character. A strong, independent woman who has survived what life has thrown at her and thrived, not to mention she owns a bookstore so that automatically makes her likable! Rarity has surrounded herself with a found family of wonderful friends who also make up her sleuthing crew when they start poking into the mysteries that surround them. The author has also sparked a need to revisit Sedona, Flagstaff and surrounding areas as they play predominantly in the setting of the book. I'm always sad when I finish a book in this series as it means that visit has come to a close and now I must wait impatiently for the next visit with Rarity and friends! To the author I say, great book, but give me more, more, more! (Does that sound too needy/greedy??? Too bad, I really love this series! LOL!)

Rarity has found a first edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland in the bookstores bathroom. She isn't sure who left it there but it is a new mystery for her to figure out. She gets a bigger mystery handed to her from one of her book club members. Shirley's husband, who has dementia, is the prime suspect in a murder at the nursing home. Rarity can't let her friend go through this alone and decides to jump in and help investigate. Follow along as Rarity and the other book club members help Shirley look into the death in hopes of clearing her husbands name. Will they find a killer before something else bad happens?

This is a favorite Series I always enjoy. This is a wonderful new release with a intriguing mystery. I love the protagonist Rarity who is smart, savvy and skilled at finding clues. The bookstore is charming and a wonderful addition to the community. Rarity has developed a long term romantic relationship which is a nice series addition.
Thank you to the publisher, Net Galley and the author. My review is my own opinion.

Dying to Read is the fifth cozy mystery in the Survivors’ Book Club Mystery series. When Rarity finds a rare book left in her book store it starts to unravel a mystery and cold case from years ago. On top of that mystery, Shirley’s husband, George, becomes a prime suspect in murder investigation and Rarity and the Book Club are pulled into that case as well. Will Rarity be able to solve one or both mysteries before it’s too late?

I have enjoyed this series since the first book and liked this one too. This mystery was easy to get lost in and kept me guessing with the twists and turns. I really enjoyed how everything tied together in the end. The setting and characters are great and I always love visiting them again. I like how the some of the characters connected to the mystery in the past and thought that was a great way to get to know some of them better. This mystery in this book was really good and I enjoyed the book as a whole. I look forward to seeing what comes next in this series.

Lynn Cahoon is the prolific author of several cozy mystery/romance series including The Survivor's Mystery series of which DYING TO READ is book #5. Rarity is a cancer survivor who owns a bookstore and hosts a book club. One of the book club's members asks for help when her husband, who is in a memory care facility, is accused of murder. A different plot line twist earns Cahoon my 5 stars.

t was too easy to think that the old friend mired in dementia was guilty of murdering the obnoxious administrator of the care home, but the Sleuthing Club vehemently disagreed. There is a related cold case that wants solving as well as the sudden odd appearance of a stolen rare book that is actually related to that cold case. The addition of mystifying relationship problems add to the realistic portrayal of the ongoing characters. Great story.
I requested and received a temporary uncorrected digital galley from Kensington Books/Lyrical Press via NetGalley. *****
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This is my favorite book in the series. We had two mysteries to solve and they kept me guessing for quite a while. The cast of characters are so endearing. As someone with an aging parent the relationships between adult children and their ailing parents brought a bit of therapy to my reading. Dive into this series and you won't be disappointed.

I read a preview of this book in book 4 and I was really afraid of what was coming since it indicated that Archer had changed his mind about moving in. This issue is one that is part of Dying to Read, but thankfully we get an understanding of what is behind what Archer didn't say initially.
There is a cold case, and there is a current murder of an unlikable senior care home administrator that are the focus of the the book. 1st edition missing books come to light. Found family is an important topic.
Shirley and her husband George, who has dementia/Alzheimer's, are at the center of the senior care facility storyline.
I like how Lynn Cahoon isn't afraid to address serious subjects. This series deals with surviving cancer, the difficulties of dementia and memory care, the challenges of senior care facilities, and relationship issues.
I enjoyed Dying to Read. In spite of the challenging topics, this really is a fun cozy mystery. It took most the book to suspect who might be the real culprit.
I like all the characters. The way the book wrapped up it might be the last one, but I am hoping that it won't be.
Thanks to Netgalley and Kensington for the opportunity to read the book.

This book has so much that interests me. Bookshop, adorable pup, cancer survivor, and Arizona location. All put together they make another excellent read in the series, A Survivor's Book Club Mystery. A well crafted cozy filled with excellent characters and a great story plot. Whenever you want a great read just look to Lynn Calhoon. Thanks #Netgalley and #Kensington for the eARC in exchange for a honest review. All opinions are mine.

Dying to Read is book #5 in the Survivors' Book Club series by Lynn Cahoon.

Rarity Cole is a busy woman. She owns a bookstore, stuffs Easter eggs for a charity event, has a booth at an event, investigates a couple of murders, and deals with odd behavior by her boyfriend, Archer. Rarity has a wonderful group of friends to help her with everything. I’m a bit miffed with Archer. The way everything wrapped up was really well done. And I wasn’t expecting the surprise at the end!

Dying to Read is #5 in the Surviviors' Book Club cozy series. Rarity continues to work from her bookshop, now with more help, care for her dog Killer and to build up solid relationships in her small town.

Now at the moment her boyfriend Archer seems to be rather distant and Rarity doesn't know why until quite a way in, although the reader gets information before she does. I thought his inability to communicate strange. Jonathon, the dad of the local police chief Drew, still hangs out in the shop and writes. He also steps in to walk Rarity home when Archer isn't available. Jonathon has a closed unsolved murder and books that were stolen case, the only one he has from the time he was a local police officer.  That case comes alive again in the book.

But wait there is more! Remember George at the Memory Care centre, Shirley's husband. Having lost his memory George is in residence and of course Shirley while not recognised by him, continues to visit him. All doesn't seem well there and then... a murder.

Of course the team go into action and assist Drew where they can. They can do some looking into things in a way that goes largely unnoticed.

Those who love a small town cozy mystery, where things amble along and by some local sleuthing, everything is revealed in a very low key manner. I liked the characters and felt that this could be a wrap up book of the series.

Lynn Cahoon has a real gift for weaving storylines that are threaded through with interesting puzzles, families that are composed of unrelated people and characters that grow and change in each successive book. What a treat her books are for her readers. Dying to Read features two unrelated murders committed decades apart, but more importantly, many of the returning characters are dealing with real life problems in a believable way. Rarity Cole, the main character and cancer survivor, moves through her life with purpose and endeavors to live a good life and be a good person. She continues to succeed, even as her personal life hits a major bump in the road. I like the different plot lines and layers in this book and how they sometimes “flirt” with each other, even if they don’t entirely converge. I enjoyed this book and I recommend it.

A Survivors' Book Club Mystery Series is one that I have enjoyed from the beginning. I enjoy the bookstore setting and the great group of characters, especially Rarity Cole. Lynn Cahoon does a wonderful job of creating strong female characters that are likable and realistic. Dying to Read brings us into the memory care center where Shirley's husband lives and a murder happens there. There are plenty of suspects with a multilayered plot to unravel. Something is going on with Archer, Rarity's boyfriend, and she is worried about him. There are several things going on in this story, including a cold case, but all threads come together with some surprises along the way making this a great read. I received a copy for the purpose of an honest review. These are my thoughts.

Rarity Cole finds a rare book in the bathroom of her bookstore. It's a book that was stolen from her boyfriend's grandmother's home the night she was murdered. Then Shirley's husband is accused of murder in the nursing home. The book club has their hands full with two mysteries to solve. This was a good addition to the series and the reader gets to know more background about the characters. I enjoyed the plot and the mystery kept you guessing to the end. I look forward to the next adventure!

Rarity and the survivors next case is proving that George didn’t murder the man from the nursing home. No one liked him, but George believed he was chasing his girlfriend. Although George has dementia, Shirley knows he didn’t do it. Meanwhile rare books keep showing up unexpectedly in the bookstore and they belonged to her boyfriend’s family. Rarity has her hands full with these two cases and trying to figure out what problems her boyfriend is keeping from her.
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Rarity lives in a in a home in Sedona Arizona with a year round swimming pool. She has a dog named Killer, a boyfriend Archer, and owns a bookstore nearby. Archer was about to move in with her when he suddenly tells her he can’t. Meanwhile, her friend and bookstore employee’s husband is living in a care facility which seems to be having some problems. The night manager seems to be causing problems.

Meanwhile, Rarity begins finding old rare books on her store and doesn’t know who is leaving them. She remembers that Archer’s Grandmother had owned lots of them She was killed at a time when four of her books were stolen. The sleuthing group at the bookstore has a lot of information to obtain after a murder at the care facility as well as figuring who was responsible for the years ago murder and theft of books.

I thank Netgalley and Kensingtonbooks for the ARC so I could read the book before publication.

Rarity and Killer the Yorkie are back and solving multiple mysteries in this latest in an engaging series that should also be fine as a standalone. Who is leaving rare books in Rarity's bookstore? If George didn't kill one of the other men at his care facility (and Rarity is certain he didn't) then who did? And why is Archer acting oddly? Luckily, Rarity not only has Killer but also her pals from the bookstore to figure all of this out. I've been a fan of this series for Rarity and Killer (as well as the mysteries) and the Sedona bookstore setting. Even better, each installment has seen growth in the characters and more complexity in the story. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. A good cozy read.

Another great book by Cahoon. Enjoy the Sedona setting. Archer's life is complicated but he and Rarity work things out. Good connection to his family's past with the mystery in this release. Wish I could visit the bookstore!

Dying To Read is a modest murder inquiry set, supposedly, in Sedona, AZ. It might as well be set in Podunk, IL as the reader gets no Sedona ambience. Some authors make you the reader feel present, but author Lynn Cahoon keeps one at a distance. The lead character is oddly named Rarity. Every time I saw that name I became distracted by its oddity. The novel has a large list of characters and two murders. So Rarity's book club has its work cut out for them.
The novel moves slowly as Cahoon likes fine details. But ultimately she has a story to tell and I found myself finishing the novel.
Thanks NetGalley for the ARC.