When the Head Librarian at the local library decides feature Favorite Childhood Mysteries during National Library Week, she turns to Charlie, who has a large collection he inherited from his aunt, to loan books for their display. When she discovers that one of authors from that era is still alive, and living not far from Athena, she sets up an appointment to ask her to be a featured speaker at the event. She invites Charlie and Diesel to accompany her to the appointment, as the author, Electra Barnes Cartwright (EBC), is a favorite of Charlie's.Everything is going well, until some rabid fans descend on Athena. The head of the EBC fan club is thrilled to find out EBC lives nearby and will be attending, as she has never met her in person. Two fervent collectors want to impose on her to increase the value of their collections, and a publisher wants to get his hands on some unpublished manuscripts so he can publish them.
Then, someone is murdered, and there are several possible murderers. Charlie gets involved in the investigation, and learns several bits of information that are shared with him because of friendships, and being in the right place at the right time. He, of course, passes them along to the Detective in charge of the investigation. There are more twists and turns, but at the end, Charlie helps to discover who the real murderer is.
This was an entertaining book, and I enjoyed it. I actually sped through it, and read it in one sitting. I suspected who the murderer was early on, but that didn't distract from the delightful story. I will continue reading this series.
This was the fourteenth book I've read for my Craving for Cozies Challenge, as well as the letter J for my Alphabet Soup--Authors Challenge.
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