I remember the first time I met Dorothy St. James. It was at Malice Domestic. Dorothy was sitting at a signing table and no one was on her line, so me and my conference buddy, Aimee Hix, went to Dorothy’s table and chatted her up and that is where I learned of her White House Gardener series and since then, have followed her prolific career as more of her books and series became published. I am so honored and thrilled to host this gorgeous cover reveal for the next book in her Beloved Bookroom series, coming September 2021 and is up for preorder.

Book Synopsis
Libararian Tru Beckett, ardent defender of the printed word, is about to find out that keeping murder checked out of her beloved library is much harder than she thought. . .

Tru Beckett succeeded in building a secret book room in her now bookless library, where book lovers from lovely Cypress, South Carolina, can rejoice in the printed word. Now she’s working hard to maintain the little library downstairs while keeping her “real job” upstairs in the bookless technology center. The last thing she needs is a mysterious vandal who seems intent on breaking into her secret book-filled sanctuary and creating chaos. The nasty interloper doesn’t steal anything, but brutalizes the books, damaging them and knocking them off shelves.

A patron of the secret book room tells Tru that there have been creepy goings-on at the library for years, especially in the basement where the secret book room is located. He’s heard rumors of a poltergeist that haunts the library, determined to scare off readers. Tru is certain it’s hogwash, but she’s at a loss to think of who might be vandalizing the beautiful books she fought so hard to protect. And when a dead body shows up right behind the library, Tru is certain that it’s not a ghost but a cold-blooded killer that she and her trusty tabby Dewey Decimal will need to uncover.

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Publication Date: September 28, 2021
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Format: Print, Digital, Audio
Name of Series: Beloved Bookroom
Number in Series: #2
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Author Website: dorothystjames.com

About the author
A lover of puzzles and perhaps a bit too nosy about other people’s lives, author Dorothy St. James is a former Folly Beach beach bum. She now lives in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, with her husband, precocious daughter, slightly (OK, terribly) needy dogs, and the friendliest cat you’d ever meet. Author of a dozen novels, Dorothy enjoys writing both cozy mysteries and romance. Her works have been nominated for many awards including: the Southern Independent Bookseller’s Alliance Southern Book Prize, Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, National Reader’s Choice Award, and The Romance Reviews Today Perfect 10! Award.

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