To Kill A Mocking Girl by Harper Kincaid is the first book in the NEW “Bookbinding” cozy mystery. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books, coming May 12, 2020.

Bookbinder Quinn finds herself in trouble when her ex’s fiance turns up dead and if she’s not careful, her days might be numbered in this debut series perfect for fans of Kate Carlisle and Eva Gates.

Quinn Victoria Caine is back in her quirky town of Vienna, Virginia, starting her new life as a bookbinder in her family-owned, charm-for-days bookshop, Prose & Scones. With her trusty German Shephard RBG-‘Ruff Barker’ Ginsburg by her side, what can go wrong? Okay, sure, bumping into her ex, Scott, or her former high school nemesis, Tricia, is a drag. It certainly doesn’t help they have acquired the new hobby of shoving their recent engagement in her face every chance they get. But that doesn’t mean Quinn wanted to find Tricia dead in the road. So why does half the town think she may have done it?

Quinn is determined to find Tricia’s killer, even if it means partnering with her cousin-turned-nun, Sister Daria, and Detective Aiden Harrington, her older brother’s too-movie-star-handsome-for-his-own good, best friend. They believe she’s innocent, but of course that doesn’t influence the police, who peg her as their prime suspect. Or, at least until she’s poisoned.

But there is no way Quinn is going to stop now. Vienna is her town and-for better or worse-Tricia was one of their own. Someone may have killed the mocking girl, but no one’s going to stop the notorious QVC.

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Dru’s Musing:
This is my favorite new series. This is a well-written and fast-paced light drama that immediately grabbed my attention, quickly becoming a page-turner as I could not put this book down. The tone was comfortable making it easy to follow along with what the author has intended. The mystery was nicely done, keeping me immersed in all that was happening. Quinn is an excellent character and her interactions with the various residents of Vienna, VA kept me intrigued because you knew that some of these people were suspects. It was fun sifting through the clues and when the killer hit a bit closer to home, the story’s pacing matched the urgency in figuring out which of these suspects was the guilty culprit. When I thought I had a handle of who was behind it all, the author changed direction and wow, nice touch. I also love the internal dialogue that Quinn had throughout the telling of this tale. Boasting a wonderful cast of characters from Quinn to Daria to Bash to RGB, with engaging dialogue and a small-town atmosphere, this was a fun book to read and I look forward to more adventures in this delightfully charming new series.

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FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.