Author Showcase ~ The Bodies in the Library by Marty Wingate

Oct 13, 2019 | Author Showcase


Release: October 8, 2019
Series: First Edition Library #1
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Penguin Random House

Book Synopsis:
Hayley Burke’s fresh start as the curator of The First Edition Society’s library in Bath, England, is about to take a rotten turn in this charming new mystery series from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate.

Hayley Burke has landed a dream job. She is the new curator of Lady Georgiana Fowling’s First Edition library. The library is kept at Middlebank House, a lovely Georgian home in Bath, England. Hayley lives on the premises and works with the finicky Glynis Woolgar, Lady Fowling’s former secretary.

Mrs. Woolgar does not like Hayley’s ideas to modernize The First Edition Society and bring in fresh blood. And she is not even aware of the fact that Hayley does not know the first thing about the Golden Age of Mysteries. Hayley is faking it till she makes it, and one of her plans to breathe new life into the Society is actually taking flight–an Agatha Christie fan fiction writers group is paying dues to meet up at Middlebank House.

But when one of the group is found dead in the venerable stacks of the library, Hayley has to catch the killer to save the Society and her new job.

Purchase Link

Giveaway: Marty is giving away one (1) print copy of The Bodies in the Library. Leave a comment to be included in the giveaway. The giveaway ends October 15, 2019. Good luck everyone!

About the author
A Seattle native, Marty Wingate is a member of the Royal Horticultural Society and leads garden tours through England, Scotland, and Ireland when she is not killing people in fiction. To learn more about Marty, visit her website at martywingate.com.

All comments are welcomed.

32 Comments

  1. Dianne B.
    Dianne B. on October 13, 2019 at 7:08 am

    This is a new to me series and I would love to read. I love the idea that Haley has taken on a new job and doesn’t know anything about the Golden Mystery Age and has to “fake it”. She sounds like a real go getter!

    • Candace knight
      Candace knight on October 13, 2019 at 10:10 am

      This new series sounds great. I can’t wait to read it. Thanks for the chance!

    • Gloria Browning
      Gloria Browning on October 13, 2019 at 11:07 pm

      I used to work in a genealogical room of the public library and love old books. Beautiful cover.

  2. Liz Penney
    Liz Penney on October 13, 2019 at 8:39 am

    I love Marty’s other series. Looking forward to this one.

  3. Alicia
    Alicia on October 13, 2019 at 9:20 am

    This sounds like a great book. I think it’ll be fun seeing how she manages to fake her way through knowing all these old mysteries.

  4. Celia Fowler
    Celia Fowler on October 13, 2019 at 10:06 am

    I can’t wait to start this series, especially since I have been to Bath! I love Marty Wingate’s books and have read them all ~

    • holdenj
      holdenj on October 13, 2019 at 10:41 am

      Hayley’s job and the setting definitely seem like a dream! Thanks for the chance to win!

      • Cyn209
        Cyn209 on October 14, 2019 at 7:22 am

        Sounds like I would enjoy this read….
        Thank you for the giveaway..

  5. Wendy Newcomb
    Wendy Newcomb on October 13, 2019 at 10:10 am

    I don’t think I’ve read any of Mary’s books but this sounds like a great cozy. Thank you for the chance to win a copy.

    wfnren at aol dot com

  6. Nora-Adrienne
    Nora-Adrienne on October 13, 2019 at 10:23 am

    I’ve always wondered what I’d do if I found a body while trolling thru the stacks at the Brooklyn Central Library…. So many corners to hide in.

    Yes please Dru, I’d love to “Be in it to Win it!”

  7. DOWARD WILSON
    DOWARD WILSON on October 13, 2019 at 10:44 am

    Sounds like a great read.

  8. Pat Dupuy
    Pat Dupuy on October 13, 2019 at 10:56 am

    I love that this is Hayley’s dream job but she knows nothing about the books!

  9. Carolyn Connell Theriot
    Carolyn Connell Theriot on October 13, 2019 at 11:01 am

    This sounds interesting. I would love to read it.

  10. Lysette
    Lysette on October 13, 2019 at 11:52 am

    Looks like a great new series!

  11. Libby Dodd
    Libby Dodd on October 13, 2019 at 12:21 pm

    I look forward to another series by this author.

  12. Bonnie K.
    Bonnie K. on October 13, 2019 at 12:36 pm

    A library mystery sounds good to me. This is a new to me author.

  13. Autumn Trapani
    Autumn Trapani on October 13, 2019 at 12:40 pm

    This mystery sounds like lots of fun. Thank for the chance!

  14. Cheryl Robere
    Cheryl Robere on October 13, 2019 at 1:45 pm

    I will check this series out. I’m actually reading my first Marty Wingate mystery now, The Garden Plot. I’m enjoying it. I learned of Marty Wingate from you, Dru. Thank you.

    Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy of this new series.

  15. Denise James
    Denise James on October 13, 2019 at 3:37 pm

    I’m excited about their new series!

  16. Denise James
    Denise James on October 13, 2019 at 3:38 pm

    *this* new series. 🙂

  17. Linda Herold
    Linda Herold on October 13, 2019 at 3:46 pm

    This is a new author to me! Love the book cover!

    • Dianne Casey
      Dianne Casey on October 13, 2019 at 6:26 pm

      Marty is a new author to me. I really enjoy library mysteries and I can’t wait to read “The Bodies In The Library”.

  18. Mary C
    Mary C on October 13, 2019 at 5:30 pm

    Enjoy library mysteries – thanks for the chance.

  19. SandyG
    SandyG on October 13, 2019 at 6:42 pm

    Sounds like a good read

  20. Terry Browning
    Terry Browning on October 13, 2019 at 11:10 pm

    It would be great to get in on the beginning of this series. Thanks for the opportunity!

  21. Ashley Cate
    Ashley Cate on October 14, 2019 at 9:16 am

    Sounds like a fantastic book! Thanks for the chance to win a copy.

  22. Elizabeth Keith
    Elizabeth Keith on October 14, 2019 at 10:53 am

    Looks like a great beginning to a new series! it’s intriguing to have old world (Agatha Chrisitie) meet up with the Milliniel set. Looking forward to reading!

  23. Karen Terry
    Karen Terry on October 14, 2019 at 12:51 pm

    I like that title.

  24. Sharon Marchisello
    Sharon Marchisello on October 14, 2019 at 1:21 pm

    Sounds like this will be an interesting series.

  25. Rachel
    Rachel on October 14, 2019 at 7:41 pm

    I have heard so much about this book and would love to read it.

  26. Rochelle
    Rochelle on October 15, 2019 at 9:11 pm

    I visited Bath this summer–I’d love to read a mystery set there

  27. Dru
    Dru on October 18, 2019 at 4:02 am

    **** WINNER ****
    The Bodies in the Library is Denise James
    Congratulations!