This is the first book I read by this author and it’s the first in a new cozy series.
First thing first: I read some mystery featuring a book in a book, both mysteries, but it’s the fist time and I can say the author did an excellent job.
The world building is breath taking as there’s the main book and there’s the real mystery book and, as the story involves further paranormal elements, there’s more world building.
It’s a lot of work and, as I already said, the author did an excellent job.
It starts as a standard cozy mystery using one of the classic cozy mystery, the death of a relative and a life changing inheritance with some references to a mystery library.
The moment the library is discovered the “real” plot starts and it’s both gripping and highly entertaining.
The mystery is solid and kept me guessing, the characters are likeable and fleshed out. Frank, the cat, is a sassy talking cat and my favorite character.
I want to read the rest of the series as I thoroughly enjoyed this novel.
Entertaining, compelling, and gripping.
Many thanks to Elizabeth Pantley and Partners in Crime for this digital copy, all opinions are mine