One Book in the Grave: A Bibliophile Mystery

bookbinding was a low-risk occupation, but she soon discovers her mistake in Kate Carlisle’s smart and sophisticated page-turner.”
    —Leslie Meier, author of
English Tea Murder
     
    “Brooklyn is my kind of detective! She loves books, wine, chocolate—and solving mysteries! Kate Carlisle has crafted a fabulous new series with great food, great books, and lots of fun.”
    —Maureen Child, author of
Beguiled
     
    “Welcome to the fresh and funny world of bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright. A delicious mix of San Francisco, book restoration, and a lingering counterculture beset by murder. Who knew leather and vellum could be so captivating?”
    —Jo Dereske, author of the Miss Zukas Mysteries
     
    “Kate Carlisle. Remember that name. I have the feeling you’ll be seeing it a lot in years to come. Carlisle bursts onto the publication scene with…a Bibliophile Mystery that kicks off what I hope will be a very long-running series.”
    —Romance Novel TV
     
    “This first in a new series is going to launch Carlisle to a bestselling position and have readers looking forward to the next installment of delightfully eccentric characters, droll dialogue, and a meticulously planned crime. Bibliophile heroine Brooklyn Wainwright is brilliant, feisty, and funny.”
    —
Romantic Times
(4½ stars)
     

O THER B IBLIOPHILE M YSTERIES
    Homicide in Hardcover

If Books Could Kill

The Lies That Bind

Murder Under Cover

Pages of Sin(e-book novella)

O NE B OOK IN
THE G RAVE
     
    A Bibliophile Mystery
    Kate Carlisle

    AN OBSIDIAN MYSTERY

O BSIDIAN
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This book is dedicated to my favorite Beast, my brother,
Daniel Patrick Beaver, and to his beautiful and very
clever wife, Deborah, and their amazingly perfect
children, Campbell and Callan.

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