The Book Supremacy by Kate Carlisle is the 13th book in the “Bibliophile” cozy mystery series. Publisher: Penguin Random House, June 4, 2019

In the latest in this New York Times bestselling series, San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright investigates a mysterious spy novel linked to a string of murders. . .

Newlyweds Brooklyn and Derek are enjoying the final days of their honeymoon in Paris. As they’re browsing the book stalls along the Seine, Brooklyn finds the perfect gift for Derek, a first edition James Bond novel, The Spy Who Loved Me. When they bump into Ned, an old friend from Derek’s spy days, Brooklyn shows him her latest treasure.

Once they’re back home in San Francisco, they visit a spy shop Ned mentioned. The owner begs them to let him display the book Brooklyn found in Paris as part of the shop’s first anniversary celebration. Before they agree, Derek makes sure the security is up to snuff—turns out, the unassuming book is worth a great deal more than sentimental value.

Soon after, Derek is dismayed when he receives a mysterious letter from Paris announcing Ned’s death. Then late one night, someone is killed inside the spy shop. Are the murders connected to Brooklyn’s rare, pricey book? Is there something even more sinister afoot? Brooklyn and the spy who loves her will have to delve into the darkest parts of Derek’s past to unmask an enemy who’s been waiting for the chance to destroy everything they hold dear.

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This is one of my favorite series and like fine wine, gets better and better with time. In Brooklyn’s latest adventures, she fresh from her honeymoon to the handsome Derek and murder is never far from Brooklyn as she becomes entangle in yet another.

Oh, what a fun book to read with all the suspense, intrigue and action packed into this fast-paced drama. I read this book in one sitting because I had to know who was doing what to whom and why. The author did a great job in staging this well-written mystery that had me immersed in all that was happening.

The activities include visiting “Spectre” spy shop and meeting owner and other writers, the escape room, the dialogue that moved the story along, the setting that created the ambiance that surrounded the telling of this tale. The suspects, where every strategically-placed clue gave me just enough to narrow the field kept me glued to the pages.

As always, I like the snippets of Brooklyn’s bookbinding business that is intertwined in this tightly woven story. The overall style, the presentation and the espionage aspect catapulted this book to the creative force that it is.  This was one of the best books in this brilliantly endearing series and I can’t wait for the next book with Brooklyn and her friends.