Today's Spotlight is long overdue. This was scheduled for over a month ago. As most of you know, I haven't been feeling well for just over a month. So, I let things here on the blog get behind me. I offer my sincerest apologies to author Marilyn Levinson aka Allison Brook. I also offer apologies to you, my readers, for leaving so many blank days.

Today's Spotlight is shining on

DEWEY DECIMATED

Book 6 in the Haunted Library Mysteries

by

Allison Brook

Librarian Carrie Singleton is back on the case, alongside library ghost Evelyn, in the sixth installment of Agatha Award nominee Allison Brook’s Haunted Library mysteries.

Carrie Singleton is just off a hot string of murder cases centered around the spooky local library in Clover Ridge, Connecticut. She could really use a break—but no such luck, as she; Smoky Joe, the resident cat; and Evelyn, the library’s ghost, are drawn into another tantalizing whodunit.

First, a dead body is found in the basement of the building attached to the library, and it turns out to be Carrie’s fiancé’s Uncle Alec, who Dylan hasn’t seen in years. But Alec has no intention of truly checking out, and his ghost makes itself at home in the library, greatly upsetting the patrons. Carrie and Evelyn work hard to keep Alec out of sight, but what was he doing in Clover Ridge to begin with? And why was he killed?
 
Meanwhile, the town council, of which Carrie is also a member, is embroiled in a hot-headed debate over the fate of the Seabrook Preserve, a lovely and valuable piece of property that runs along Long Island Sound. Turn it into an upscale park? Sell it to a condo developer? Or keep it as protected land?
 
As the dispute rages, there’s another murder, this time involving a council member. Could the two murders be connected? And could Carrie be next on the hit list? 

A former Spanish teacher, Marilyn Levinson writes mysteries, romantic suspense, and novels for young readers. Her books have received many accolades.

As Allison Brook she writes the Haunted Library mystery series. DEATH OVERDUE, the first in the series, was an Agatha nominee for Best Contemporary Novel in 2018. DEWEY DECIMATED, the sixth book in the series, was released September 6, 2022.

THE DEVIL'S PAWN, Marilyn's horror-suspense YA that will give you chills but leave you smiling when you've read the last page, is on Book Town's Summer 2016 Reading List.

Her Golden Age of Mystery Book Club mysteries have received many wonderful reviews. MURDER A LA CHRISTIE, the first in the series, was a Kings Rivers Life Magazine's "Best of 2014" and on Book Town's 2014 Summer Mystery Reading List. Professor Lexie Driscoll leads discussions about Christie novels as she solves the murders of various members of her book club. In the sequel, MURDER THE TEY WAY, Lexie and the book club talk about Josephine Tey's mysteries as she investigates murders and unravels secrets.

Untreed Reads has brought out new e-editions of Marilyn's Twin Lakes mysteries. A MURDERER AMONG US, was awarded a Suspense Magazine "Best Indie" and on Book Town's Summer Reading List. The sequel, MURDER IN THE AIR, was on Book Town's Fall Reading List. Both books are available as audiobooks. Uncial Press e-publishes her ghost mystery, GIVING UP THE GHOST, and her romantic suspense, DANGEROUS RELATIONS. Most of Marilyn's mysteries take place on Long Island, where she lives.

Her books for young readers include NO BOYS ALLOWED, RUFUS AND MAGIC RUN AMOK, which was awarded a "Children's Choice," GETTING BACK TO NORMAL & AND DON'T BRING JEREMY.

Marilyn loves traveling, reading, knitting, doing Sudoku, and visiting with her grandchildren, Olivia and Jack, on FaceTime. She is co-founder and past president of the now defunct Long Island chapter of Sisters in Crime.

Her website is: www.marilynlevinson.com Stop by and visit. She loves to hear from readers.

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