Carrie Singleton first appeared in Death Overdue and one of the best ways to learn about a person is by asking questions, so let’s get to know Carrie.

What is your name?
My name is Carrie Singleton.

How old are you?
I am 30 years old.

What is your profession?
I am the head of programs and events at the Clover Ridge Library.

Do you have a significant other?
Yes, I do!

What is his name and profession?
His name is Dylan Avery. He is an investigator specializing in stolen artwork and jewelry.

Any children?
No children

Do you have any sibling(s)?
My older brother Jordan died a few years ago in a car accident.

Do your parents live near you?
No, thank God! My father lives in Atlanta and my mother and her husband live in California.

Who is your best friend?
Angela Vecchio, who works in the library, too.

Cats, dogs or other pets?
Smoky Joe, the library cat, is really my cat.

What town do you live in?
I live in Clover Ridge, Connecticut.

House or building complex? Own or Rent?
I live in a cottage on the Avery estate owned by my boyfriend. I rent it for a very small amount of money.

What is your favorite spot in your house?
Hmm. I love every room in the cottage. My favorite view is from the living room because it faces the river that runs past my cottage.

Favorite meal? Favorite dessert?
My favorite meal is one I eat in a restaurant. I love Italian food and Indian food, especially. My favorite dessert is double chocolate brownies, the only dessert that I bake.

Favorite hobby?
Investigating homicides, though Dylan and Lieutenant John Mathers of the Clover Ridge Police Department don’t like me to get involved in John’s cases because they worry about my safety.

Favorite color?
Purple.

Favorite author?
Agatha Christie.

Favorite vacation spot?
I haven’t been on a real vacation for as long as I can remember. I’d love to take a river cruise in Europe.

Favorite sports team?
The U of Conn. Girls basketball team. They are the greatest!!

Movies or Broadway?
I especially like foreign and indies movies. Wish I had the time to watch more of them.

Are you a morning or a night person?
Unlike my author, I am a morning person. I much prefer working from 9-5, though I’ve some late days when I work from 1:30 till 9:30.

Amateur sleuth or professional?
I am an amateur sleuth.

Whom do you work with when sleuthing?
Sometimes Evelyn Havers—that is, the ghost of an aide who used to work in the library—helps me in my investigations.

In a few sentences, what is a typical day in your life like?
My job is to oversee the programs and events that take place in the library from the moment it opens until it closes. I have two part-time aides—Trish and Susan. During the day, I communicate with people who want to present a program at the library. I’m always working a few months ahead. I also check up on ongoing programs to make sure they’re running smoothly. We put out a bi-monthly newsletter that Trish and Susan help me with. We offer a variety of programs and events—from book clubs and current events discussions to films and cooking demonstrations. I usually have lunch with Angela at the Cozy Corner Café, which is a few blocks from the library.

You can read about Carrie in Buried in the Stacks, the third book in the “Haunted Library” cozy mystery series, released September 10, 2019.

Librarian Carrie Singleton is building a haven, but one of her neighbors is misbehavin’. Can resident spirit Evelyn help Carrie catch the culprit who made her a ghost?

In winter, the Haunted Library is a refuge for homeless townspeople. When a group purchases a vacant house to establish a daytime haven for the homeless, Carrie offers the library as a meeting place for the Haven House committee, but quickly learns that it may be used for illegal activities.

As the new Sunshine Delegate, Carrie heads to the hospital to visit her cantankerous colleague, Dorothy, who had fallen outside the local supermarket. She tells Carrie that her husband tried to kill her–and that he murdered her Aunt Evelyn, the library’s resident ghost, six years earlier.

And then Dorothy is murdered–run off the road as soon as she returns to work. Evelyn implores Carrie to find her niece’s killer, but that’s no easy task: Dorothy had made a hobby of blackmailing her neighbors and colleagues. Carrie, Evelyn, and Smoky Joe the cat are on the case, but are the library cards stacked against them?

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About the author
A former Spanish teacher, Marilyn Levinson writes mysteries, romantic suspense, and novels for kids. 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 last year. Other mysteries include the Golden Age of Mystery Book Club series and the Twin Lakes series. Among her YAs and books for kids are: Getting Back To Normal and And Don’t Bring Jeremy, which was a nominee for six state awards, and Rufus And Magic Run Amok, an International Reading Association-Children’s Book Council “Children’s Choice.” Many of Marilyn’s books take place on Long Island, where she lives.

To learn more about Marilyn, visit her website at www.marilynlevinson.com.

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